SATURDAY...
MARCH 6 1897
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Dally.
MIbb Lena Be;rs, of Salem, is visit
in? Mrs. J. C. Hertz in this city.
The Hook and Ladder Co. give a
smoker at the council chambers at
7:30 this evening.
The receipts of the county clerk's
offise from fees for the month of Feb
ruary were $376.85.
' Yesterday the Regulator brought up
60 fine beef for the Columbia Packing
Co. The cattle' had been fed at Trout
lake during the winter.
A crop of seven hobos was harvested
- last night. This morning they were
all discharged from jail and started on
the road counting ties.
Commissioner's court convened to
day for the consideration of county
business. The judge and both com
missioners were present.
J. H. McKibben, editor of the Ore
gon Senator, is in the city, interview
ing his brother Knights, and working
in the intesest of his paper.
Mrs. Wethenten and son, of Salem,
are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. B.
Adams. They are returning from
Walla Walla where they spent the
winter.
Three car loads of cattle were
shipped from the stock yards on the
local today to Seattle, and a train of
nine cars passed down this afternoon
toTroutdale.
: This morning Mrs. Schooling left
for Portland to attend the millinery
spriug openings in that city and for
the purpose of selecting spring and
summer stock.
The D. P. & A. N Co. have begun
repairing their dock. Today the pile
driver was loaded on the scow Wasco,
and will begin hammering piling into
the ground around the lower end of the
dock. ,
" Fully 105,000 pounds of wool were
' sold recently in Wallowa county at 8
- cents -the pound. One lot of 58,500
pounds was sold by Snapper & Jen
nings, of Joseph, to Mr. Mclntyre, of
. the Oregon City woolen mills.
, Large bands of deer are frequently
seen near the head of Indian creek, in
the neighborhood of Granite creek, in
Grant county. Some report the size
of th'e bands 50 in number, decidedly
the largest seen in the mountains of
late years. . f
. N. Whealdon reports the sale of a
lot 90 feet square just west of the M.
E. church to Hon. E. O. McCoy. This
is one of the best building sites in the
city, and Mr. McCoy intends, erecting
thereon a handsome residence during
the coming seasoo. .
The1 postoffioe is bow supplied with
a Harrison bag rack which is a joy and
beauty forever. By its use Postmaster
Crossen is enablad to handle the mails
with greater speed and will be able to
va oucHiflA nmffl9 mimn natter aarvtna
an in tha nast. ttinoA ha nn.n nnw
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Albert Brownell, living in Albany,
met with a peculiar accident Sunday.
A neighbor came in and told him that
a dog was parrying off a chicken. Mr.
Brownell started for his shotgun,
which was leaning up in a corner, but
noticing some dust on the gun, he took
an old pair of gloves nd resting his
left hand on the edge of a box about
two feet above the gun, gave the gun
a brush. The gun had been left cocked.
The gloves struck the hammer, and
the gun was discharged, the contents
striking Mr. Brownell's thumb, taking
off the end up to the joint. '
Prom Tuesday's Dally.
H. H. Riddell returned yesterday
i
place, as witnesses in a case against j patrons of this district,. who shall be
elected as officers of the district at the
election to be held next Monday.
Especially should care be taken in se
lecting a director who is interested-in
the welfare of the district and the
maintainance of the present excellent
school system. The district has been
well managed in the past, and it is im
portant at this time that careful man
agement should continue.
The Dalies City arrived from Port- j
land last night loaded down to the
guards with freight, and this morning
the Regulator dock looked as if a steam
ship had unloaded there, freight being
stacked up mountain high. The faith
ful little steamer Dalles City looks
like a new boat after the repairs she
has undergone, and is now one of the
handsoinests boats to he seen anywhere
on the river. Her cabin has been en
larged, and she is now well apportioned
to accommodate passengers.
Ten carloads of cattle that were held
for taxes in Pendleton went out from
there Wednesday. Sheriff Houser
'held up" the shipment until the taxes
were paid, and the result is that Uma
tilla county is $4-1.55 richer. ' The
sheriff took the ground that taxable
property could not be removed from
the state until assessed, and held both
his ground and the cattle until he car
ried his point. C. C. Joy, the buyer,
was compelled to pav the taxes, as it
was shown that he contracted for them
prior to March 1, wnen tne assessor
commenced his work for 1S97, and they
had virtually passed out of the hands
of the raisers. 1
THE END HAS COME.
John McGratb, sr., charging him with
assault and battery. The case in
which they were witnesses terminated
at Moro the other day, the elder Mc
Gratb. being fined $40.
Members of the faculty of the univer
sity of Oregon, students and citizens,
turned out in Eugene Monday night,
in honor ot Mr. Fisk, the incercollegi
ate oratorical champion of Oregon for
the present year. In all there have
been five of tho intercollegiate ora
torical contests, and once before has
the university of Oregon been victor
ious. This was in 1892, when Miss
Julia Veazle, class of '95, carried off
the honors.
The people of Umatilla county have
a right to feel encouraged over the
pleasing evidence that they are get
ting out of debt. Recorder Bickers
gives the information that there have
been more mortgages satisfied within
the last two months than ever before
during a similar period in the history
of the office. About one-half the
mortgages on record in the office in
1891 have now been cancelled, and the
good work goes merrily on.
An energetic Salem youth left via
the ''break-beam route" one night last
week for Carson City, Nevada, in
cidentally for his health but more par
ticularly to witness the great slugging
match between Corbett and Fitzsim
mons, scheduled to take place at that
city on the 17th Inst. He was com
fortably dressed for the trip and that
he will succeed in witnessing the fight,
is not doubted by those who are ac
quainted with the stick-to-it-iveness
possessed by the young Salemite.
Capital Journal.
In the case of George D. Barnard &
Co. vs. W. C. Gibson for stealing war
rants issued to the firm and collected
by Gibson, the grand jury returned
not a true bilL The whole matter
says the Baker City Republican, seems
to have been trumped up and the
grand jury and prosecuting attorney
are to be commended in not putting
the county in cost when the true
nature of the prosecution was unfolded
to them. Gibson's many friends all
over the coast will be pleased to hear
that he has been able to clear his
skirts of blame.
A new school district called No. 58
has been formed from the western
part of No. 13, and including all resi
dents of that district living west of
Fifteen-mile creek. Louis Schwa
bacher, well and favorably known to
the business men of this locality, has
donated one and a half acres of land
near the center of the newly formed
district for a school house site, and a
building 22x30 will at once be erected
thereon, which will not only furnish a
good school room, but will also meet
the long needed demands of Columbia
precinct for a place to hold meetings
CONTRACT AWARDED. -
Hooa River to Be Spanned With a Steel
Bridge.
Wednesday the county court opened
the bid3 for constructing a bridge
across Hood River at or near the town
ot Hood Kiver, and the contract was
awarded to the San Francis jo Bridge
Company. The bridge to be con
structed is to be built of steel, and the
contract price is $3,799.50. The other
bids recciyed were:
J. L. Langille, Howe Truss. $1,928
Bowstring, $1,250.
W. C. Edding, Howe Truss, $1,828;
Bowestring, $1,235.
H. C. Martin, Howe Truss, $1,572.62.
H. B. St. John, Howe Truss, $1,249.
Pacific Steel Bridge Co., steel bridge,
$3,960.
The bridge contracted for is to be
constructed upon the most approved
plans, and when once completed will
be a permanent structure, one that
will last for ages. .
The Nineteenth Biennial Session of the
Legislature Has Closed.
At 7:30 Tuesday night what was left
of the Oregon legislature turned up its
little toes and allowed its existence to
be recorded in the history of the state.
In other words, the legislature has ad
journed for good, and will cause no
more disturbance at least until such a
time as Gov. Lord shall convene it, in
extraordinary session. The failure of
the house through its numerous sar-
geants-at-arms to compel the attend'
ance of absent members, showed con.
cluslvely that organization of that
body was impossible, hence the senate
adjourned without date, but not until
having adopted the following resolu
tion:
Wherear, for the purpo3 of perfect
ing a complete and proper organiza
tion of the house, every possible effort
has been made to secure the return of
the members who have absented them
selves without leave; and,
"Whereas, the processes issued under
the direction of the house to require
the return of such absent members,
have been resisted and its officers ar
rested and suits instituted designed to
complicate and delay, intending there-
Dy to prevent tne enactment oi rem
edial legislation and the eletion of a
United States senator: and,
'Whereas, the hijfh-bauded and re
volutionary tactics adopted by the
members of the house in so absenting
themselves therefrom, and resisting all
efforts made to compel their attend
ance, make it manifest that it will be
impossible to secure a 'constitutional
quorum to transact business; and,
"Whereas, the "senate has been for
nearly a week past without a quorum
to transact business, for like reasons,
and it is now apparent that a dissolu
tion of the legislature is imperative;
therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, That the
senate now dissolve, and the members
thereof return to their respective
home3."
There were 29 representatives on
hand in the Davis house when it was
called to order, but the report of the
chief sergeant-at-arms that he was un
able to compel members to come in
was all that wa9 required to hasten dis
solution, and the Davis house conse
quently adjourned.
navigation of the Columbia and Snake
rivers and the tributaries thereof, and
the termini of its main water lines are
Celilo, in Wasco county, Oregon, Priest
Rapids, on the Columbia river in
Washington, and Lcwiston, on Snake
river in Idaho."
The promoters of the new enterprise
have secured the right of-way for most
or the line from Jiiggs to Wasco in
Sherman county, and one of the con
siderations in the granting of rights-of-way
is that work of construction shall
begin by the 1st of May next, hence it
would appear that it is the intention of
the company to build the road as far as
Wasco this year.
A SPLENDID RECEPTION.
the
EARLY DAYS IK NEVADA.
and for voting purposes.
' from a visit to Portland.
A. E. Lake, one of the prominent
fftrmnra nf W ami waa In t.ha Mr.tr tsi.
day.
John W. Stewart, of Corvallls, is in
the city en route to his Btock farm in
' Crook county.
Douglas Allen and wife will move to
The Dalles next Friday to become per
manent residents of the city. .
- Avoid the jam by getting in early
Friday morning and reserving seats
for the minstrels.
Yesterday L. W. Robertson,' chief of
police of Portland, placed his resigna
tion in the hands of Mayor Pennoyer.
. The Dalles, Moro and Antelope stage
line will make the first through trip
on Monday, March 15, leaving The
The entertainment giyen at . the
Congregational church by Mrs. Briggs'
who attended speak in high praise of
those who took part.
tvev. w. a. joraye, rounder, oi tne
Japanese. Christian Mission in San
Francisco, will preach at the Christian
church Sunday, March 7th, at 11 A. M.
and 7 :30 p. m. Other services as usual.
"Uncle Dan'l" attracted a large
audience at the Vogt last evening. In
this play the Pay ton's won new laurels
as entertainers. The play ' is full . of
life and amusing scenes that please
theater goors. ' 4
The steamer Dalles City, after being
laid up since last November and hav
ing undergone extensive repairs, will
make a through trip from Portland -to.
The Dalles today, arriving here be-
tSAn 7 and 8 n'nrtlnp.Ir this evAnincr
- .
It was a pleasant evening that was
spent by the members of the Degree of
Honor. A most entertaining program
was rendered, and the "Fern Leaf,"
edited by Miss Nettie Longmire, was
an excellent issue of the lodge paper.
We were mistaken yesterday in say
ing, the legislature had adjourned.
Part of it still holds forth in Salem.
The senate quit Tuesday but the Davis
house refuses to let go, but will prob
ably expire tomorrow.
Yesterday the D. P. & A. N. Co.
resorted to a primitive method of con
veyance, by transferring light freight
around the locks at Cascades, not being
able to get their boats through. This
is another evidence that the Regula
tor line never gets left.
A heavy shipment .of .cattle left
Pendleton for Nebraska Tuesday. The
cattle were bought by C. C. Joy, of
Joy and Jordan, Nebraska, from the
following Umatilla county stockmen:
Mark Sturdivant, 190 head; Enoch
Pearson, 55; John Sparks, 74; John
Noble 24.
Inaugural day was observed in Wash
ington in grand style, and was also
remembered in a quiet way in The
Dalles by the employes in Pease and
Mays' store. A minature white house
was placed in one of the windows with
a figure of Uncle Sam on the steps
welcoming Major McKinley.
Some time since John McGrath and
Mrs. Simmons were arrested here and
taken to Morp by a constable of that
From ftnaay's Dally
Carnita will be here on March 11.
Hon. A. A. Jayne returned today
from below.
Messrs. C. P, Balch, W. H. Dufur
and Geo. Nolin, of Dufur, are in the
city.
Miss Laurena Henrlchsen, of Port.
'and, Is visiting Mrs. S. L. Brooks in
the city.
Henry York, proprietor of the
Glacier Pharmacy at Hood River, was
in the city last night.
. W. H. Zell, of Pnneville, accom
panied by his sister, Mrs. Oliver
Powell, of Moro, was in the city yes
terday.
Kehersals for the coming show are
conducted every night and will be con
tinued until the fight is pulled off next
Monday evening. i
William, the youngest son of Mr,
and Mrs. Wm. Odell, died at Hood
River Wednesday and was buried in
Hood River cemetery today.
Farmers throughout the county are
busy plowing and seeding, and if favor
able weather continues will seed mo re
acres this spring than ever before.
The pile driver has been engaged to
day slaking piles at the lower end of
the D. P. & A. N. incline. They are
sunk to bedrock, about 20 feet below
the surface, and project some 10 feet
out of water.
Mr. Fancher, who for a number of
years traveled with the Payton Comedy
Co., but who has been residing in
Wasco county for sometime past, came
in town the other day to visit his old
friends, and has since been dangerously
til at the Umatilla House.
When the box office for the minstrels
was opened ' this morning 300 seats
were sold in less than half an hour,
still there are plenty of desirable seats
unsold, and all who desire to attend
the home minstrels will be supplied
with comfortable positions.
Bert Bowlen, recently from Forest
Grove, has accepted a position with
Blakeley & Houghton as night clerk.
Mr.- Bowlen besides being a thorough
pharmacist Is a congenial young gen
tleman, one whom the Dalles Is gainer
by numbering among its citizens.
' When D. A. Osborc retired from the
office of sheriff of Benton county last-
July he was several thousand dollars
short in his accounts. A settlement
has finally been reached between' the
ex-sheriff and the county court, Osborn
paying $7500 into the county treasury.
It is almost a certainty that the new
Catholic church will be built in The
Dalles the coming summer. Plans and
specifications for the new building are
now exhibited at the store of H. Her
bring, where they may be examined
by the contractors. It is expected the
new edifice will be erected at a coat of
about $12,000.
Numerous inquiries have been made
a3 to the whereabouts of Hon. F. N.
Jones. As all of Wasco county's other
representatives to the late unpleasant
ness at Salem bad 'returned, it was
feared he had been lost somewhere in
the shuffle, but he was not. Mr. Jones
Is laid up at the Imperial Hotel in
Portland with a very severe cold.
Chris Dethman, one ,ot the old
settlers and prominent fruit raisers rf
Hood river valley, was in the city yes
terday. Mr. Dethman says the
orchards in the valley are looking fine,
and that little damage was done to
fruit trees during the winter. Some of
his white winter pearmalns were In
jured, but bis other trees are thrifty.
Albert Smith, who fell asleep at
Coburg last Saturday afternoon, and
failed for eighteen hours to respond to
any efforts to awaken him, has re
covered his health and been. 'scharged
by the attending physician. Mr.
Smith's involuntary nap was due to
nervous prostration, says the Eugene
Guard. After waking, Mr. Smith was
threatened for a time with typhoid
fever, but careful attention prevented
any serious results and he is now in
his usual good health.
It is a matter of importance to all i
statistics About Beer.
The reader will gain some idea of
the immense amount of beer consumed
in one year by scanning the following
statistics: "Statistics just completed
show that the consumption of beer In
the world during th6 year 1896 was
5,467,905,121 gallons. If this beer was
poured out into a canal twenty feet
wide and ten feet deep, it would extend
663 miles, or more than sufficient to
connect New York City with Colum
bus, O. Loaded on cars, at 600 Kegs
to the car and forty cars to the train,
it would require 29,000 trains of cars
to moye this immense quantity of beer.
Let these trains pass, one to the mile
and at the rate of thirty miles an hour,
and sixty-six days of running night
and day, would be required before all
had passed.
Acoustics Improved.
Ever since the Vogt opera house was
rebuilt the acoustic properties of the
hall have been very poor, in fact so
bad that only in certain parts of the
building were people able to hear dis
tinctly. The lesees have been experi
menting in various ways to improve
the acoustics, and have at last dis
covered a plan by which the sound has
been much improved. Strips of bunt
ing about a yard in width have -been
drawn across the hall at intervals of
four feet, touching the ceiling in front
of the stage and gradually dropping
lower, till they are within about eight
feet of the floor near the main entrance,
This has been a marked improvement,
and persons sitting in almost any part
of the hall can hear quite distinctly.
Tuition Students.
4
Among some of the resident patrons
of The Dalles public schools there is
an idea that non-resident pupils are a
disadvantage, and that the tuition they
pay is of little consequence. The re
port of the school clerk, however,
shows that non-resident pupils are a
source of no small revenue, and since
they do not necessitate the employ
ment of any extra teachers, they are a
benefit financially to the district.
During the past five years the tuition
collected from non-resident pupils has
been as follows:
1893.. ..$102 50
1894 258 95
1895.....; 546 25
1896 -. 505 30
1897 535 75
Who Said So.
The man who said that the hardest
part of an eastern trip came after leav
ing the Mississippi river, never jour
neyed between Minneapolis or St.
Paul to Milwaukee or Chicago, over
the lines of the Wisconsin Central, for
the accommodations over this route
are unsurpassed, the connections are
close, thus doing away with vexatious
delays. The dining car service is the
remark of all travelera who go this
way. A good square meal at reason
able prices. For particulars addrese
Geo. S. Batly, General Agent, 246
Stark St., Portland, Or., or James C
Pond, General Passenger Agent, Mil
waukee, Wis., or apply to your nearest
ticket agent
He Butts a Sheep to Death.
A wager was made that Job John
son, known as the "double skulled
nigger," could kill a sheep in five
minutes in a butting match, says an
Atchison, Kan., dispatch. The negro
and sheep "lined up." The negro got
down on his knees, and, looking the
sheep in the face, said, "ba, ba.'
The sheep almost instantly "went for"
the negro, knocking him over. In the
next round the negro gauged the sheep
accurately, and by ducking his head
struck the animal on its nose as it
made its second assault and by somo
wonderful dexterity tossed It over his
head, breaking its neck.
Calls the Bet.
It ia a fact I make the best photo
graphs in The Dalles, and to me aak
new.spring display will give a free sit
ting and one picture until March 15.
D. D. Wilder,
Opposite Mays & Crowe's.
For Trade.
Real estate in Portland, near Mount
Tabor, for real estate in The Dalles or
good range horses. For details call
on G. W, Rowland The Dalles.
Foe Sale,
- Span of good driving horses, weighed
lat fall, 2400 pounds. Well matched.
Enquire of W. E, Kabler, Vogt Block.
ltvdiw.
Interesting Events iu the History of the
Sage-hen State.
While numerous instructive and in
teresving lectures have been delivered
during the lecture course given at the
Congregational church the past win
ter, none have been listened to wit
more interest or by a larger audience
than the one delivered by Mr. Cradle
baugh Tuesday evening. His theme was
"The Hatching of the Sagehen," and
the speaker lead bis hearers back to
the first discovery of precious metals
in -Nevada, when that state was a part
of Utah territory and settled princi
pally by Mormons.
as a youtn Mr. cradiebaugu ac
companied his father, who was the
first federal judge of the territory, to
the mining camps of Nevada, and his
knowledge of the formation of govern
ment in that wild section ' is perfect.
In his customary humorous manner he
reported many of the exciting events
of pioneer life in the far west, and
kept his hearers in the best of spirits
throughout his entire address which.
lasted an hour and a half. He nar
rated tne events oi tne lirst session o
court, which was held in the loft of a
barn, reached by a rickety ladder, how
the grand jurors summoned refused to
act, on account of . the majority of
them having been implicated in various
sudden "takings-off" of their fellow
miners and the administration of sum
mary justice common in those days.
His description of the first territorial
legislature was quite interesting, and
the history of the Ccmstock lode, the
greatest silver mine in the world, was
replete with information. Through
out his lecture was intermingled with
statistics and witlclsms that made it
both interesting and instructive.
CLEAR OFF.
One of the Actors Declares. All the Mins
trels Will Be Here.
ED. TmE8-MOUNTAINEER:
In your issue of last Friday you made
some mention of the fortbebming min
strel show, and placed the advance
agent in his true light before the read
ers, but you were entirely off concern
ing some of our leading characters. I
must admit' that Johnny Hampshire
has a weakness for herding sheep, but
he got fired. He has returned to the
city, taken his old job as bookkeeper
for Mays & Crowe, and will dance on
the head set next Monday night both
as a burnt-cork artist and as an Irish
comedian. Harry Lonsdale didn't get
the Alaskan appointment, his aspira
tions In that direction were blighted,
so he too will be with the boys in black
next Monday night, and Billy Crossen
has given up his theoligical studies,
and Billy will be the prettiest little
nigger In the land next Monday even
ing. Since the senate at Salem has ad
journed, Prof. Love has been able to
cancel his contract with Joe Simon,
and will fall into the minstrel show all
In a heap. ' ' ' r
Having set at rest all question about
the stars of our troupe and the cer
tainty that they will be on hand Mon
day night, let me state further that the
box sheet will be opened at the Snipes
Kinnersly drug store Friday morning.
at 9 o'clock, and such a rush for seats
is expected that the city officers have
detailed two extra police to keep down
a jam at the store while the anxious
throng piles in to reserve seats.
One op the Teoope.
A NEW RAILROAD CORPORATION.
Its Purpose Is to Build Koad From
Biggs to PrlnevlUe.
Thursday articles were filed with the
county clerk incorporating the Colum
bia River & Southern' Railway company.-
The capital stock of the cor
poration Is $100,000, divided into 1,000
shares of $100 each, and the principal
office of the company is to be located
in Dalles City. The objects of the cor
poration are to construct, purchase,
maintain and operate railroads, steam
boats and telegraph lines, and to en
gage in general traffic as common car
riers. The incorporators are E.
E. Lytle, J. M. Murcbie and T. A.
Hudson. The lines to be constructed
and operated are described in the fol
lowing section of the articles of incorporation:
"The termini of the railroad which
this corporation proposes to make and
construct are Biggs, in Sherman coun
ty, Oregon, and Prineville, in Crook
county, Oregon, and branches are to
be constructed at various points along
said main line, extending therefrom on
each side. This corporation proposes,
among other things, to engage in the
The Rathcone Sisters Entertained
Knights and Their Ladies.
Members of Friendship lodge No. 9,
K. of P., will ever have a pleasant
recollection of the entertainment given
them and their ladies by. Harmony
Temple No. 12, Rathbone Sisters, at
Castle Hall last evening. It is seldom
indeed that a lodge of Knights is so
royally entertained by such accomp
lished hostesses, and certain it is none
ever more fully appreciated a reception.
Both the assembly hall and banquet
room had been tastefully decorated for
the occasion and presented a most in
viting appearance to the ladies and
gentlemen who assembled as the guests
of the Sister, aud when the evening's
entertainment was opened with a vio
lin aud piano duetto by Clarence and
Maud Gilbert, the hall and the guests
looked cheery and comfortable.
Scarcely had the music ceased, when
Mrs. J. B. Crossen arose and welcomed
the guests in a most fitting address,
which was followed by 18 ladies clad
n robes of pink and blue (nintjin each
color) and executed a beautiful drill in
floor work, describing in graceful
figures the triangle, K. P. and R. S.
Tho floor work required about half an
hour and was followed by little Dollie
Davis rendering a pretty recitation
describing the pleasures at home after
"Mamma Joined the Rathbone Sis
ters."
The next number was a vocal duet
by Mesdames Bradshaw and Varney,
followed with a solo by T. A. Hudson,
then Mesdames Driver and Waud ap
peared in an amusing dialogue rehears
ing the conversation that is liablo to
occur between two lady friends during
a friendly visit. "Three Little Maids
From School" was sung very prettily
by Madge Varney, Lela and Lota
Kolsay, that called for a hearty en
core, and the little maidens reappeared
perfectly captivating the audience H.
H. Riddell was next called from his
seat in the audience and gave a reading
entitled "Multnomah," that was well
appreciated, but scarcely had ho ceased
readiDg when Samantha Ailen, from
Chicago, made her bow,-and enter
tained the audience by reciting her
experience with the Jones family, then
Aunt Betsy, of Celilo, with three asso
ciates, appeared in a pantomine that
depicted the course of true love to per
fection. The program terminated with
a song by the sunflowers that caused
abundance of amusement.
When ths curtain had been drawn
before the sunflowers, Mrs. Crossen
announced 20 minutes would be de
voted to answering a dozen questions
that had been written oh handsome
little souvenir cards, and at the expi
ration of the time it was found that
Mrs. J. S. Fish had answered the great
est number of questions, while W. H.
Wilson had answered only, one, and
was presented with a crisp head of
California cabbage as a reward. By
this time the audience was demanding
some more spirited amusement, and
when the musicians began a waltz
they who had been so well entertained
for the proceeding two hours were
whirling around the hall in a merry
dance. But a greater pleasure was
still in store. There were tables in
the banquet hall ladened with most in
viting viands, and there the merry
throng repaired to further partake of
the hoppitility of the Rathbones. Fol
lowing the banquet, an-hour was spent
In dancing ere the hour of 12 was an
nounced, closingone of the pleasantest
social events that ever occurred in
The Dalles.
OF INTEREST TO FRUIT GROWERS.
Horticultural Institute to Be Held In The
llHll.-H.
Complete arrangements have been
made for holding a horticultural in
stitute at the court house in this city
oa March 18th and 19th. On the even
ing of the 18th Prof. A. B. Cordley.
entonioligost, of the state usricultural j
college, will deliver an illustrated
lecture on the Insect and fungus pests
of the apple, pear and peach, and on J
the 19th Hon. H. B.' Miller, president
of the state agricultural college, will
lecture upon the subject "Industrial I
Education." Both lectures will be il
lustrated bv stereoptican views, be
sides an interesting musical program
will be rendered each evening.
This institute Is principally for tho
benefit of the horticulturalists, and the
lectures will be replete with informa
tion that directly interests them, hence
it is to be expected that every fruit
grower in the county will bo present.
However, President Miller's lecture
will treat largely of the work being
carried on In the agricultural college,
and will be of interest to everybody.
Tho people generally are Invited to at
tend the institute both evenings, and
all will feel well repaid for the time
they have spent in listening to the dis
cussion of the in'eresting-subjects that
will be presented.
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..Commenced Honday.. I
1 Special.
CO--
Clearance S&Ie I
Of HEN'S HATS . . 1
We have made up three special lines, including all popular shades, to sell at 2
bocrefwful At iJtst.
San Francisco, March 2. Gottlieb
Rittstern, a wood and coal dealer, com
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with a carving knife. lie went home
last evening in an intoxicated con
dition, and had a dispute with his wife.
During the brawl ho attempted to kill
her, but she ran out into -the residence
of a neighbor Mrs. O'Brien. About
half an hour afterwards he was found
in the back yard with his throat cut.
His wife was about to sue for divorce
owing to his cruelty and neglect.
This Is the seventh time he has at
tempted to commit suicide within 12
months. He leaves five children.
I.OO,
$1.5
Regular Values Ranainrj from $1.00. to $3.40.,
Will fie Shown in our Hat Department up stairs 1
A Fatal Hull Fight.
Torreon, Mexico, March 3. The
bull-tights which took place at Dur-
rango yesterday were tho most horrible
in the numberof latalities ever given
in Mexico, and made the large crowd
go wild with delight. The first bull
that entered the ring gored one of the
fighters to death; another man was
killed by a second bull, and a third
bull killed two more men in quick suc
cession, . making in all four human
uvea sacrincea. iMgnt ouns were
killed and four horses gored to death.
SlcKlulvy at Washington.
Washington, March 2. Major Mo-
Kinley with family and a large party
of friends arrived safely at one minute
after eleven this morning over the
Pennsylvania railroad. The weather
was cheerful, with the temperature, if
anything, too high' to be seasonable. A
large crowd assembled at the Pennsyl
vania station, and it required the efforts
of a considerable force of police to
keep the approaches clear. v
The Extra Session.
Washington, March 3. The As
sociated Press is able to make definite
though not official announcement that
congress will be convened in special
session March 15. The new president
will send a message to congress calling
attention to the state of the govern
ment revenues, and urging the speedy
enactment of a general revision of the
tariff.
HaoKien Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for cuts
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, tetter, chapped hands, chil
blains, corns and all skin eruptions,
and positively cures piles, or no pay
rea ulred. It is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For Bale by
Blakeley & Houghton.
J 97. Williams d Co. 1
Vs. -Ms
"Uhe Dalles, Oregon.
THE"
'T1UNSON"
TYPEWRITER
vv Writing In SIM 7
Johnston
Is "The Best" Writing Machine
The highest eT&de. Standard of excellence.
Controlled by no trust or combine.
. Signed by Cleveland.
Washington, March 3 The inter
national monetary conference bill is
now a law, President Cleveland hav
ing feigned it this afternoon.
' BLANKETS AND KUUEH
es Perce Indiana Will be Supplied from
' the Pendleton Woolen Mills.
It will not be. long before the noble
red men of the Nez Perce reservation
will array themselves with delight and
pride in the handsome Indian' robes
and blankets manufactured at the
Pendleton woolen mills. These for
tunate aborigines are well supplied
with money irom government pay
ment for their lands, and can scarcely
invest it to better personal advantage
than by purchasing the fine Pendleton
blankets.
Mr. Lester Coffin, of the firm of Coffin
aros., was nere Tuesday, ana con
ducted negotiations with the woolen
mills management. Cofiin Bros, are
extensive merchants, having stores at
Lewis ton, Lapwai and Yakima. They
intend to please their Indian custom
ers, and the mills have received an or
der from Mr. Coffin for 1,000 robes and
blankets. Many more are wanted by
Coffin Bros , and it is expected that
future orders will increase the number-
to 2,500. This will be good for.Coffin
Bros., good for the woolen mills, and
good for the Indians. "
It is learned also that the mills in
tend to order three more looms. The
demand is great for their product, and
new machidery Is needed to keep pace
with it. East Oregonlan. '"
Over Cleveland's Head.
WASHINGTON, March 3. The house
passed the immigration bill over the
president '8 veto by a vote of 193 to 37.
The "Munson" possesses many dlstlnctpoints
oi advantage over on otner wntinn mucmnes.
Tne most uuraDie or au. Atiaress lor catalogue,
THE BlCNSON TYPEWRITER Co.,
210-244 W. Lake St., - - Chicago, His
ann.il
tnmninixi
THE DALLES
National Bank.
OF DALLES CITY, OR.
Pkksident Z.
Vick-Pkksidknt . .C.
Cashier .M.
F. Moody
F. Hilton
A. Moody
Fresh creamery
Benton's,
butter at Maier &
BORN.
ADAMS In this city, Feb. 2. to tha.wlfe of
unas. a. Auams, a daughter.
. JEKDAN In this city, to tho vlie ot Ernest
Jerdan, a daughter.
MABKlEl. .
Letters Advertised.
The following is the list of letters re
maining in The Dalles Dostoffice un
called for March 5, 1897. Persons
calling 'for these letters will please
ive date on which they were ad
vertised:
Agneau, Mr Add Bell, Miss Irene
BiDtr, Frank Brown. Albert
Conoely, Caroline Creigbton, J H Mr
Urake, Mr Hud Franklin, MGB
Gray, Mrs M I Hamilton, F M
Hurst, M r M Hurst, Mr r M
Lapins, Mr R Lane, Mrs Sarah L
Martin Miss Anna Martin, Miss L E
Mayhew Mr Tim . Olfsson, Mrs Nels
Pashet, Mr Vincent Paterson, Mrs Ida
Perser, Mr Geo Pratt, Mr I M
Salmon, Mrs Chas Scott. Walter
Smith, Mr C E Thomas, Mr J W
Wheeler, Mr I M
J. A. Crossen, P. M.
The Bonanza's Output.
Supt. Al. Geiser and Edward Gelser,
bookkeeper, of the Bonanza Gold Min
ing Company, arrived in Baker City
Tuesday evening over the S. V. C. B.
direct from the - Bonanza .mine, in
Robinson vlile district, with bullion
which tipped the First National Bank
scales at $10,000.
This amount of gold was the result of
a seventeen days' run. The bricks are
unusually handsome and of a high per
cent of fineness.
Just received new line fishing tackle
at Maier & Benton's
EDMUNDS ON-M'H ALE Y At the residence
of Wm. H. McHaley in this citv. Feb. 28. Mr
Samuel H. Edmundson and Miss Malissa I.
McHaley, Eider G. H. Harnett officiating,
General Banking Business Transacted.
Sight Exchanges Sold on
New York, Chicago, San Fran
cisco and Portland.
riiiif frifiiiTFirirrirrrrTii
limiiiiiiiiiimBniiiiiiij
o
regon Bakery
and 0-.r
IS THE PLACE TO GET-
HND CR0K6RY .
Sheepmen's Supplies, Shears, Oil and Lamp black
for marking Sheep.
Mitchell "Wag-ons..... '
McSherrj Drills, Osborne Mowers, Binders,
Reapers and Rakes, Myers' Hay Tools and
Farm Implements of all kinds. . - . ! .
. .. -, !
Full Line of Hachine Extras
KTNext door to A. M. Williams & Co. '
Ben Wilson Saloon
Second Street, opposite Diamond Mills,
THE DALLES, - - - OREGON-
Fine
Wine?, Liquora anTCigar3.
Free Lunch served at all hours.
A. KELLER, Prop'r.
If other tea were roasted
fresh like Schillings Best,
some of it would be as good
In the meantime. Schil
ling's Best is your tea.
At grocers' in packages.
A Schilling & Company
Say F rancisco 881
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of tne State of Oregon for
ice connty oi wasco.
Marvin Hendricson, plaintiff,
vs.
Laura A. Hendricson, Defendant.
To Laura' A. fendricson. the above named
defendant: In tne name of the stateof Ortiron.
you are hereby required to appear and answer
tne complaint niea against you in tne above
entitled suit within ten days from the date of
Uie service of this summons upon you. if served
within this countv; or if served within any
other county of this State, then within twenty
aays irom tne aate oi tne service or this sum
mons upon you : and if served upon vou I v Dub
lication, then by the first day of the next regu
lar term of this court towit. Monday, May 28th,
le87, and if you fail to appear or answer as
above required, tne piaintin will -apply to the
court for the relief prayed for in his complaint,
on file herein, towit, for a decree of divorce.
This summons is published byoider of the
Hon. w. u. uraosnaw. juape or tne above en
titled Court, made at Chambers, in Dalles City,
Oregon, on the 4th day of March, 1897.
J. L. STORY.
March 6td. Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICE OP ANXl'AL SCHOOL ELECTION.
Notice is hereby erven to th letral voters of
school district No. 12. Dalles Citv. Wasco
County, State of Oregon, that the annual school
election lor saiu district win be ncid at the
office of City Recorder, on Court street, in The
Dalles, Oregon, to begin at the hour of I o'clock
in the afternoon and continue until 6 o'clock in
the afternoon of said day. being the 8th day of
March. A. D. 1897. The meeting is called for the
purpose of electing one director to serve for
three years and also electing a cierk to serve
for the term of one year.
Dated this 20th day of February. A. D. 1897.
Attest: OBION KINEKSLY.
E. J acodskn. Chairman Board of Directors,
District Clerk. fetriOdlOt
COAL! COAL!
-THI BEST-
Wellington, Rock Springs,
and Eoslyn Coal
112, sacked-and delivered, tc any pari
ot the city..
4t Moody's Wareto
Am prepared to furnish families, hotels a
restaurants with the choicest
Bread, Cakes and Pies.
Fresh. Oysters Served
Every Style.
in
Second Street, next door to
Dalles National Pank.
Tho
S. SCHEHCK,
President
H. M. Brall,
Cashier.
First National Bank
TH6 DKLLES. OREGON
A General Banking Business Transacted
Deposits received subject to sight draft or
check.
Collections made and proceeds promptly re-
mitiea on aay oi collection.
Sight and telegraphie exchange sold on New
York, San Francisco and Portland.
.THE DALLES NURSERIES.-.-.
-R. H. WBBER, Proprletor.-
THE DALLES -
- Oregon
FRUIT. SHADE
ORNAMENTAL
GRAPE VINES
Small Fruits.
"ROSES AND SHRUBBERY
j Remember. Our Trees are Grown Without Irrigation
J SEND FOR CATALOGUE.
AT
DIRECTORS:
D. P. Thompson, Jno.
Ed M. Williams. Geo.
. H. M. Beall.
S. Schenck
A. Liebe,
COST. . .
.Everything in Our Store
That is, we will sell you anything In our line, at just
what it will cost you to buy it. Of course we won't sell it
at what it costs us. We couldn't live if we did. But our
prices are right, and so are our eoods Come and see; or
If .you can't come, ring us up. 'Phone 62.
aEaZo.Ib.lex tin. G-rocer
No. 176 Second St.
NEW VOG'r BLOCK.
Wm. Wiseman.
Frank Sumxibs
The Wbltehomse
W1SKMAN SUMMERS, Prop's.
First-class Wines Liquors and Cigars
Always on Hand.
Corner Second add Court Streets,
THE DALLES. OREGON
Oakes & Stringer - -
Successors to J. H. Blakeny
EXPRESSMEN.
Ooods Delivered to Aay Part of
the Oity.
Passezurers and bassaM taken to and from
tho boat or train.
Order Reoelv. Prompt Attention-
PRICES REASONABLE
NEW COLUMBIA HOTEL
$1.00 Per Day. First class Meals
25 Cents.
J. M. T007-T9Y, PROPRIETOR
COR FRONT and UNION STS.