..MAY 22, 1897
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Wednesday's Daily.
7 to Francis M. Warner and Lydia B.
- 7 At 3:30 this afternoon the river had
reached the 40 foot mark on the gauge
- at the D. P. & A. N. dock.
Yesterday County Cleric Kelsay
issued a marriage license to S. ' E.
Smith and G. B. McKeller.
F. A. Seufert, of this place, has been
granted a patent on a can wasning de
vice for use in fish and fruit canneries.
..Work is progressing nicely on the
new Catholic church, and if kept up at
the present rate the building will be
completed early next fall.
P. J. McGowan, one of the leading
salmon canners of Astoria, who has
. been in the citv the past few days, left
on the Portland express this morning.
The man Hamilton who was injured
by the cars Monday morning has been
taken to the poor farm, and . although
his back is broken, he clings to life and
" may recover.
W. T. Wiseman contemplates buy
ing a train load of mutton if he sue
ceeds in getting sheep at prices to suit,
he expects to start a trainload to
t- Chicago about the last of Jane.
: Wasco county farmers are preparing
for harvest, and have begun '-purchasing
their machinery. Yesterday C.
. W. Phelps sold 82,000 of harvesting ma
. . chioery, including a Buffalo Pitt steam
thresher.
'I'Iiaha n n a An oi (i awA Kl a m n i n np
citement about Canyon City. Placer
claims are being located all around
vvcr uiio uiuo Buiiuuuuiug huo uibjr,
'" and some wonderful prospests have
been discovered.
Prof.- H. L. Talkington has been
elected principal of the Pendleton
schools. His name would indicate that
he is the right man in the right place,
for certainly a man to be the head of
the schools in Pendleton must be a
; talker. '
This morning the ladies of the Catho
lic church held a'meeting to arrange
- for holding a church fair for the bene-
. nt of thA nAW nmircA. Ann It. was flAtfii-
mined to hold the fair some time early
in the fall, possibly about the first of
. September.
- " This afternoon Mr. Brooks received
a telegram from B. S. Pague, stating
that the river would continue to rise
slowly for a few days, and a rapid rise
would occur on and after Friday. Ex
treme warm weather may be expected
the next few days.
The. warehouses in The Dalles are
filling with wool, but no sales of the
-1897 clip have thus far been reported.
; While there are a number of wool buy-
- .i a t . i
era nere, tne market is hilu uuu, ana
will likely show no activity until the
hill It of the Wool is in.
The revival meeting of the Metho
dist church Were begun in the large
tent erected on Judge -Blakeley's lots
VUCVUIUU DUQOblHV VIUU1U C.UU M
- good sized crowd was in attendance.
The meetings are conducted by Messrs.
Wood, Warner and Spaulding.
Many Irish land English girls are
coming to this country, first,' to seek
work, and afterwards, to seek a hus
band. It instated that they can come
nearer supporting-' a : husband than
their American sisters which is the
'reason they are finding opportunity
in this country. ' ".
f Qnt..An. af T,-.f Cam TaIin.
.. UMVanifUlUdJ lav asuiui , waul wwuu
ston had bis right foot Severely crushed
wheel.' Dr4 Hollister was called to
Dufur last night in consultation with
Dr. Dietrich and pronounces Mr
Johnston's injuries severe though no
dangerous, , .
The business of J. T. Peters & Co.
has so increased that more room in
their Second street store is found nec
essary, hence the building will be en
larged. .Today carpenters began tear
. ing down a portion of the building they
occupy preparatory to putting on an
addition 20x100 feet.
In a few days Charles U'Ren, a
prominent sheep raiser of the southern
part of the county, will go to Dakota to
look for summer range for his flocks
If he succeeds in finding suitable range
he will ship his sheep' to Dakota after
- shearing and will put them on and
Chicago market this fall. '
A relieious fanatic. Mrs. Alta D.
Braden,.was arrested yesterday at
j, Pendleton and adjudged Insane. She
came from Harrison, Idaho, and has
luun itaiekH Viv t Vi a llan. that, t Vt a fa t Vi
olics are trying to get control of the
United States. She has been sent to
the insane asylum at Salem.
Reports from up the river are not
encouraging to those of us who live on
low ground in The Dalles. The weather
continues hot in the mountains at the
head of the Columbia, and Snake river
is not falling as rapidly as we would
desire. If the hot weather continues,
the river may" yet reach the 50-foot
mark. '
John Campbell, who went to Ross
land a short time since, writes . back
from North Fork, B. C, that every-
t.hlnir t.hprn 1b nromiain er. "and' North
'Fork is destined' 'to soon become an
important mining camp. - The Arling
' ton mine of that place has 200 tons of
ore' on the dump ready for shipment
and has thousands of tons in sight. '
James Connolly, of Burnt Ranch, is
here with the first lot of his wool clip.
' He says shearing has just fairly
begun in the Mitchell country, and by
the last of the month large quantities
of wool from that section will be mov
ing toward this olace. Mr. Con noli v
a .
: thinks the wool .clip of that section
will be considerably larger this season
than last. 1
From Thursday's Daily.
The wind attained a velocity of 30
miles an hour this forenoon. .
About 25,000 pounds of wool were re
ceived at the D. P. & A. N. warehouse
today.
Mrs. E. C. Warren, who has been
visiting friends here and at Dufur the
past week, returned to Portland this
morning. . ;
The only really good news that has
been received here for several days is
that the river fell three inches at Uma
tilla last night.
Hon. W. J. Bryan has' consented to
address the Chautauquans at Gladstone
Park, near Oregon City, on July 12th.
His subject will be bimetalism..
The temperature has fallen about 10
degrees today, and if a like change has
occurred in the mountains, the rise of
the river will be checked.
This morning Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Bayard, Mrs. I. J. Norman Miss Lane
Miss Mollis Norman " and Albert
SATURDAY...
Hoering went to Hood River as
delegates to the annual meeting of the
Christian Endeavor of "the Christia
church. '
Agent A 11a way of tho D. P. & N. i
making daily trips on the Regulator i
order to superintend the tr.nsfer of
passengers and freight at. the Cascades,
'i he Degree of Houor held a pleas-
ant session last eveninsr. Besides the
customary lodge business, three can'
didates were received into the order,
Judge W. W. Morrow has been nom
inated bv the president to succeed
Judge McKenna as United States cir
cuit judge for the ninth judicial dis
trict of California.
The river today has been stationary
at 41.6. and a disuatitfi received from
B. S. Pague states that no rise is ex
pected before Sunday, when if preseut
conditions continue there . will be
rise of two feet a dav for three or four
days.
Woi-d conies from Hood River that
under the influence of the hot sun
strawberries are ripening rapidly, and
within a few days heavy shipments of
this fruit, which brings goH eagles
ic to the Dockets of the farmeis, will
commence.
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Gunning returned
yesterday from Mosier where they
haye been visiting the past week. Mr,
Gunninsra health has been much im
proved by a week's outing, though-he
is still afflicted with a large number of
Job's "comforter."
;. : Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Askew, of T
coma, aro in. the city visiting Mrs. As-
kews' father,.Mr. Butts. For a num
ber of years Mr. Askew was in the em
ploy of the O. R. & N. and was located
in The Dalles, but at present is con
nected with the Northern Pacific.
W. E Kahler lefD this morning for
Morrow county to look after his busi
ness interests there. Mr, Kahler, af
ter spending a few weeks in Morrow
will go to Baker county with a view to
engaging: in the . mercantile business
at some point in the mining districts.
At noon today a nine-year-old daugh
ter of M. W. Hoyle, while eating ner
lunch on the bluff back of the high
school building, fell off the rocks, sus
taining severe injuries of the spine,
Dr. Hollister attended tho injured
child, and several hours were required
to restore her to consciousness.
. James Carnebee, manager of the O.
R. & N. freight depot is the busiest
man in the city. This morning he
was wrestling with a train load of
merchandise, passing it through the
depot, and at the same time following
the dictations of four bosses. He
made a success of the whole job.
4 John Mohr, an old and highly re
spected resIJent of Hood River, died
on Tuesday at St. Vincent's hospital
in Portland and was brought to this
nlaca for burial, the funeral hp.inci'on
ducted from the CathoTTcchurch at 10
o'clock today. Mr. Mohr leaves a wife
and eight children, four of whom are
grown.
Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall will return
to The Dalles on June 9th, when the
Circle will have a log rolling. . The
head consul of the Woodmen order
will be here at the same time and the
local camp will no doubt do their head
official honor, as Woodmen all over
this state have the happy faculty of
doing.
: The receiver of the defunct Baker
City National bank announces that he
is prepared to declare another divi
dend of 10 per cent, which makes .70
per cent in all that'll a9 "been paid."
The Democrat is imformed that the
resources of the bank are not all ex
hausted and further dividends will yet'
be declared.
It will not be possible to have a
Fourth of 'July celebration ' in The
Dalles this year, but we will have a
firemen's tournament in September
that will be one of the - grandest meet
ings everjield In the state. Teams
from the Willamette valley, Washing
ton and several town of Eastern Ore
gon are expected to be here.
Some time in February Peter John
son, who was an employe in the O. R.
& N. shops, left here for Mexico, and
writes back to friends that be has . se
cured employment as machinest for a
Mexican railroad company at $150 a
month. He is so well satisfied with
Mexico that he will make it his future
home and has sent for his family. -
The Past Sachems Association of the
Improved Order of Red Men cleared
the goodly sum of $700 on their excur
sion to The Dalles, Sunday. It was
the best excursion of the season thus
far, and the fact that it is nearly the
first since the rain has ceased and
beautiful weather- prevailed accounts
for the eagerness to go on such a trip.
Oregonian. .
Remember the meeting of the Bryan
Club at the courthouse next "Saturday
evening. -Hon. W. J. Bryan will be
in Oregon next July, and it is hoped
that arrangements can be made at this
meeting to secure an address-from him
in The Dalles. All members of the
club and all others who feel interested
in himetialism are requested to attend.
, R. J. Hendricks, superintendent of
the Oregon state reform school, re
signed April 3. . The state board of
education has accepted the resigna
tion to take effect June I, and ap
pointed Ed. M.'Croisan, superintend
ent. Mr. Croisan is a resident of
Salem, and has been for inany years.
He is a republican in politics, and has
served as sheriff of Marion county four
years.
There are 265 delegates in attend
ance on the 421 annual session of the
grand lodge of Oregon, I. O. O. F., now
beinr held In Portland. The-report of
the grand secretary shows that' there
are 124 lodges . in the state with a
membership of 5702. During the" year
the sick benefits paid out by-the order
were $118,041.87 and $1,171.50 have been,
expended for the relief of the widows
and orphans.
Mrs. C. C. Van Orsdall, grand
guardian of the Pacific Circle, was in
the city yesterday evening, the guest
of Mrs. Filloon. Mrs. Van Orsdall re
turned to her home in Pendleton ou
the train last night. She has been
paying official visits to Circles in Or
egon and Washington. She says that
by the first of June this year the Paci
fic Circle will be able to pay their first
death call in full. This order is
growing phenomenally fast, consider
ing it has only been doing business for
less than sixty days, and it has 1,011
beneficiary members.
Did you ever stop to think what in
digestion really means? It means
simply that your stomach Is tired. If
our legs are tired, we rids. The horse
and the steam engine do the work.
Why not give your stomach a ride; that
is, let something else do its work.
Foods can be digested outside of the
body. All plants contain digestive
principles which will do this. The
Shaker Digestive Cordial contains di-
gestive principles and is a preparation
designed to rest the stomach. The
shakers themselves have such un
bounded confidence in it thai thy
have placed 10 cent bottles on the mar
ket, and it is said tbat even so small a
quantity proves beneficial in a vast
majority of cases. All druggists keep
it.
Laxol is the best medicino for cbil-
dren. Doctors recommend it in place
of Castor Oil
From ftnaay's Dnlly
Hon.' Richard K. Thornton, of the
Portland law school, is in the city.
D. W. Baxter, of the Webfoot Farm
er, published at Portland, is in the
city.
Dr. Hollister came down on the
morning train . from Rufus where he
was called last night to attend the
wife of A. B. Craft.
A big fight is on between the sheriff
and clerk of Lincoln county and the
county judge, who has refused to pay
salaries and the matter has gone to the
supreme court.
A tramp doesn't understand Ameri
can ways. At i;mco ne was arrested
for getting on a train and at Ashland
he was threatened with arrest if he
didn't get on the train. ;- -
The Pendleton Tribune plant will be
sold at public auction on June a, to
satisfy a chattel mortgage for S2.640.10
held by J. W. Furnish, cashier of the
Pendleton Savings bank.
It is easier to learn sometimes how
not to do certaic things than it is to do
others. Every mile of county road in
Oregon contains many a lesson of how
not to build public thoroughfares.
On the 24th 24 car loads of sheep will
be shipped from Tho Dalles east over
the Northern . Pacific, and Kerr &
Buckly will ship 14 cars over the Great
Northern to summer range in Dakota,
The Fendleten East Oregonian says
that Mrs. Kunzie, of Umatilla, has the
largest and most valuable collection of
Indian euros on the Pacific coast; that
her collection is worth at least $10,000.
Today a petition for the sale of land
belonging to the estate of Frank Ire
land, deceased, was argued before
Judge Mays. W. H. Wilson appeared
for the petitioner and H. H. Riddell
for the estate.
Call on C. W. Phelps for the light
runing Jones reapers, binders, mowers
and headers, also the Buffalo Pitt
thresher. Extras for all these ma
chines kept in stock. Prices right and
terms reasonable. - wlm
Yesterday was the date fixed for I.
H. Taffe and Edward Killfeather to
plead to the indictments in the U. S.
circuit court at Portland. The former
is charged with offering and the latter
with accepting a bribe.
Dr. Lennerberg arrived home last
night from Prineville where-, he has
been the past two weeks. The doctor
looks bronzed and rugged and shows
the effect of having' encountered the
suns and winds of the interior.
W. B. Presby, a leading attorney of
Goldendale, is in the city today. Mr.
Presbymays his partner, W. T. Darch,
who was shot accidentally a few weeks
ago, is recovering rapidly, and is now
able to attend to work in the .office.
The river today has remained station
ary at 40.6, and the best informed per
sons in the town predict that it has
reached its highest stage, notwith
standing the fact that Observer Pague
says there will be a -considerable rise
on Sunday.
J. F. Bennett, official organizer for
the United Artisans, expects to institute
a lodge at Dufur in the near future -The
people of that . city are in
terested in life insurance and readily
w, vuw, yi l
by the Artisans
Eastern Oregon ; wool, is quoted at
8 and 10 cents in Boston, but there is
no immediate demand for it here in
The Dalles where it is to be sold. It
will be in demand however within the
next three weeks, and considerable
activity is expected. ' .
The salmon catch this year has been
very light at Astoria and much fear
that there will not be enough to s ap
ply the demand, but the amount of old
stock on hind will amply make up the
shortage in the catch. There is $112,
320 worth of old stock on hand. .
Justice N. J.' Swift, of Wadic, is in
the cityy'and says that the people about
Wamic have nothing but fine crops
and McKinley prosperity. The crops
are the best ever known in that coun
try, and as to the prosperity it is abun
dant, though the quality is not the
best. -
Providence - wal particularly wise
and kind on the day it entered into the
counsels of the bicylye trust and keyed
prices up to the present notch. 'If
they were so cheap everybody could
afford them there would be no further
living for those of us driving, on foot
or on horseback. ' '
- Mrs. Gordon, whose husband .was
killed in the Point Ellice bridge ac
cident in Victoria last May, has been
awarded $10,000 against the city.' An
excursion car loaded with people went
through' a rotten bridge and many peo
ple were killed or wounded. Other
suit are to follow.
Attorney General R. E. McFarland,
of Idaho, has given his written opinion
that playing cards for a drink or cigar,
unless it is first agreed or understood,
by the players, that a drink or - cigar
shall stand for, represent and entitle
the winner thereof to a stated sum of
money, is not gambling.
Farmers throughout the county feel
little alarm regarding the ravages '- of
grasshoppers. The. hoppers have
batched in great numbers in some lo
calities, but the farmers think they
have hatched so early that they will
leave before the grain is far enough
advanced for them to do any damage.
The reports from above indicate that
higher water-may be expected after
Sunday. Pague telegraphs today that
there is a rise of three-tenths of a foot
at Umatilla, and two feet three-tenths
at pointsfaboye. - The rise at Lewiston
was seven-tenths last night. Begining
Sunday he predicts a rapid rise of the
river here.
' All members of . Temple Lodge, A.
O. U. W. are requested to attend the
next regular session which will be
held on Thursday, May 28, at which
time delegates to the grand Lodge will
be elected. ' Grand lecturer D. C. Her
rin will meet with the lodge that even
ing and address the members on mat
ters of vital importrnce to the order. :
Judge Bennett got home this morn
ing from 01ympia,"where yesterday he
argued before the supreme court, the
case of Walker vs. the O. R. & N. Co.,
appealed from the the superior court
of Columbia county. Wash. -This is
the case in which the plaintiff secured
a judgment of $40,000 against the rail
road company for the death of her hus
band, who was an engineer in the em
ploy of the company. . .
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The Body of W. 8. Ladd. Taken From the
Rlvervlew Cemetery.
The Telegram of the 18th gives this
account of a crave robbery in Port
land:
The bodv of William S. Ladd, the
Portland millionaire, who died in this
city in January, 1893. has been taken
from its resting place in River'view
cemeterv, and is now in the hands of
unknown ghouls, who are doubtless
holding it for tho sole purpose of se
curing a reward for its restoration.
The discovery was made this morn
ing by an employe of the cemetery as
sociation. In making his usual rounds
he discovered that the grave of the
deceased millionaire had been dis
turbed, and indications pointed to the
fact that perhaps the body had been
exhumed. He at once reported the
matter to the sexton, who notified the
sons of the deceased.
JNo time was lost in making an ex
amination of the grave. .The suspic
ions of the man who mude the discov
ery were realized, for upon opening
the grave and examining the casket,
the body was found to have been taken.
Thus far no clew has been obtained
as to the identity of the grave-robbers,
and the only motive that can be as
signed for tho deed is the hope of ob
taining money for the return of tho I
corpse. As In ail probability, How
ever, no reward will be onerea, tne en
ergetic ghouls may . haye only their
labor for their pains.
There bal been placed over the
grave only a temporary monument.
consisting of the usual board with the
initials i W. S. L. thereon, as tho mar
ble monument ordered by the family
has not yet been completed.
IN BEHALF OF SILVElt.
Senator Stewart Will Present an Amend
ment to the Tariff Bill.
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, has
given notice tnac ne win oner an
amendment to the tariff bill which if
it Bhould becomo a law, would be of
Blight benefit to the cause of silver,
The amendments provides that there
shall be at all times a reserve fund in
the treasury of $50,000,000; that when
ever the available balance shall exceed
$"0,000,000 it shall be the duty of the
secretary of the treasury to invest the
surplus in United States bonds and
that when less than $50,000,000 is in
the treasury, he shall issue legal ten
der non-interest bearing notes to make
up the deficiency; that such notes bo
made payable out of any surplus over
$50,000,000; that if insufficient coin to
meet the coin obligations of the United
States shall come into tho treasury
through ordinary sources of revenue,
the secretary shall exchange silver
cei tificates for the coin which is in
the treasury for their redemption; that
conversion of silver certificates snail
discharge the coin obligations, of the
United States, and that it shall be the
duty of the secretary of the treasury
to coin sufficient silver bullion pur
chased under the law of July 14, 1890,
to supply all deficiencies in the supply
of coin (under these provisions), to
meet and discharge all coin obliga
tions presented. .. , '
Want Their Fishing Grounds.
S. C. Henton, of Yakima has been
appointed a special agent of .the in
terior department to take testimony
in. the case of the United States against
Winans Bros., a case that is brought by
the government enjoining the defend
ants from preventing the Yakima In
dians fishing on, lands in Washington
opposite The Dalles, and evidence la the
case was taken here Wednesday before
commissioner. Hon. C. Robertson,
assistant United States attorney of
Qnnlrano la nrARAnt.inir tha para nf thA
government and Hon. F. P. Mayes and
Huntington & Wilson appeared for the
defendants.
: The contention of the Indians, whose
'rights the goyerment is defending, is
that in the treaty made with General
Palmer they did not cede the rights to
their fisheries on the Columbia, and
they ask to be restored to the previlege
of fishing, at their accustomed places,
while the defendants contend that they
have patents from the state of Wash
ington to the lands on which they re
fuse'to allow the Indians to fish, hence
are entitled to exclusive use of the
lands, regardless of treaties. About
100 Yakima Indians are in tba city as
witnesses in the case, and several days
will be required to take all the testi
mony, since the services of an inter
preter are required to translate what
the' Indians say. .
, He Was a Good Han.
Some of the papers speaking of Z. B.
Offiutt, th man who was found dead in
his pasture on Trput Creek, in Crook
county last week, dragged to death by
a horse, mention his death as no loss
to the community. The writer hereof
has known Mr. . Offutt for over 15
years, and never knew him to haye
committed a dishonest act or done a
deed that was not exemplary. True,
he was miserly, and perhaps did not
enjoy the comforts of life as some men
would have who were possessed
of abundant means with which to have
indulged in luxuries, still, that was a
matter of choice with him, and if he
chose to live as a hermit, he had a
right to do so if he so elected. But he
was an honest man, a straightforward
citizen, one who .. never allowed a
hungry man to go from his door unfed,
one who met his obligations promptly,
and who was never guilty of wronging
his fellow, men. Were there more
men like Z. B. Offutt the world would
be better, and when his epitaph is
written it may wel contain these
words "Here rests an honest man.'1
Raking Over Old Bones.
A portion of a human skeleton was
found the other day by Frank Day on
R. M. Turner's place near Pendleton,
and the East Oregonian says regarding
whose skeleton it was and how it came
to be buried there by the roadside, all
must necessarily be speculation'. But
the finding has revived, interest in the
story of the killing and robbing of a
man near that soot some seven years
ago. It is related how the traveler
was passing along the road and had
$6,000 or $7,000 on his person and was
waylaid and robbed after being mur
dered. The robbery is supposed to
haye been committed just above the
place where R. M Turner's house now
stands. ,
.Some persons today have connected
the 7 -y ear-ago robbery and killing with
the skeleton Mr. Day found today,
though It seems unlikely that there is
anv real connection between them. ' "
The Sew O. B. A X. Manager.
"" The executive board of the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Co. have ser
lected A. L. Mohler, now general man
ager of the Minneapolis & St. Louis,
for vice-president and general mana
ger.' This will relieve President Mc
Neill of the duties of manager which
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Fishing
without bait
Is like trying to catch
the right . suit or
trousers without a
label.
The bait used Is . . .
The best materials
The best tailoring
The best fit
The best designs
Good judgment from the '
Oregon Goods.
Strictly all Wool. Made
' Excellent Style, Linings and
; ;
he has assumed since the reorgamza
tion of the company, though it is un
derstood there will be no change in
the policy of the road, as Mr. Mohler
will Simply carry out the policies
adopted bv Maior McNeill. Mr. Moh
ler has been in railway service since
1868, when he entered the employ of
the Chicago & Northwestern as ware
house clerk at Gait, 111. Since then he
has been identified With a number of
prominent roads in various capacities,
and has been general manager of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis sinco 1894.
A PLEASANT EVENT.
Members of the ladies Aid Society Cele
brate Anniversary of Two Members.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Con
gregational church held a delightful
session at the residence of Mrs. J. B.
Condon Wednesday afternoon, the oc-
sion being the celebration of the anni
versary of Mrs. Condon and . Mrs.
Brooks. By prearrangement they met
at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Patter
son and marched in a body' to Mrs,
Condon's, where they expected to meet
Mrs. Brooks,'rbut in this they were dis
appointed, and it required an energetic
and active use of the telephone to gain
her attendance, however Mrs. Brooks
finally appeared, and was most happily
surprised oa entering the parlor to re
ceive a profusion of -. congratulations
upon having passed another milestone
in the journey, of life. Scarcely
had - she been seated when Mrs.
E. M. Wilson, in her customary
pleasing manner, .delivered a happy
address, confining her remarks to
the historical events connected with
the lives of Mrs. Oondon and Mrs.
Brooks. , The address called for : a
pleasing response from . the ladies
whose anniversaries were, being com
memorated," after which Mrs. W. C.
Curtis read a selection from the pen of
Lydia Marie Child, Mrs. E. O. McCoy
rendered a beautiful vocal solo and
Mrs. S. P. M. Brlggsgavea recitation.
The remainder- of the afternoon . was
devoted to pleasant conversation, and
extending the wishes of those present
that Mrs. Brooks and Mrs. Condon
might be permitted to record many
more anniversaries. v : . .
The ladies', present were Mesdames
A. R. Thompson, E. M. Wilson, J. M.
Patterson, W. Condon, W. H. Biggs,
J. T. Peters, S. . L. Brooks, C. L.
Dean, F. A.'. Van Norden, R. F. Gib
ons, R.- Gibons, E. O. McCoy, C. Cor
sen, W, H. Shackelford, H. Tolmie,
G. P. Morgan,. A. M. Kelsay, N. W.
Wallace, H. Glenn, E. C. Pease, R. H.
Guthrie, C B. Cushing, T. Butler, F.
Menefee,. W.. C. Curtis, W. H. Wilson,
R. Mays, Isabelle Gray, F. Taylor, W.
S. Myers, W Bailey, O. D. JJoane,
C T. Donnell, J B. Condon, S. M.P.
Briggs and Misses Ketchum and
Roberts..
Swift Justice.
- John McMahon, who killed Lewis
Gutridge at Granite, in Grant county,
was found guilty of murder in the
second, degree in ' Canyon City las;
Friday, the ' jury being out only four
hoursSaturday night Justice Clifford
sentenced McMahon to the peniten
tiary for lif Justice has seldom been
swifter -in' Oregon thanin this case.
On the 21rtof last month McMahon
shot and killed, Lewis Gutridgejand
badly wounded, in the face Samuel
Gutridge, a " brother of Lewis,' and
postmaster" of Granite. Gossip about
McMahon'sister is said to have been
the cause of the shooting.
Claim aT Valuable IMscovery.
Privates Francis J.Noon and Clayton
A. Blancharl)f Troop D, Fort Walla,
Wall claim that they have about per
fected a new and useful invention for
the generation, of steam by electricity.
They are well supplied with tools to
carry on their work and feel confident
in the success of their undertaking.
The result of their experiments is suf
ficient to leadlhem to believe tbat they
have made a valuable discovery. For
that reason they have made application
to the secretary of war for their dis
charge, so .that they can better con
tinue the experiments. , .
All the information from foreign
markets points to the probability of a
short world's crop of wheat. European
buyers are showing a disposition to
discount that prospect by making con
tracts in our markets, but their bids
have thus far been too low to admit of
transactions. ; The probability, how
ever,' seems to be that, upon such sur
plus of cereals as we- may have for ex
port from the next harvest, we shall
realize relatively high prices.
Prior to his departure for New York
on June 1st, Frank May hew will do all
manner of sign painting and lettering,
Shop next door to Nolan's Book store,
first touch of the shears
to the iast touch of the
Iron.
... You know we wont handle the Inferior
grades you'll pleasantly notice the dif
ference as soon as you put on a garment.
And there's a difference in the price, too, but its In your favor.'
YOUR Size,
Ilfillicims
ZfAe 'Dalles, Oregon.
GIVEN A CHANCE.
The Bev. Dr. Locke Had an Honr Before
the Multnomah Grand Jury.
Dr. Locke, pastor : of the Taylor
street M. E. church of Portland, who
of late has been making most serious
charges against the city officials of the
metropolis? was given an opportunity
by the .grand jury the other day to
substantiate his charges.
The grand jury, says' the Tribune,
seems to have taken the view enter
tained by the mayor, that where one
talked so much of official corruption,
he should be able to substantiate it
under oath, in order that justice may
be done and the evil uprooted. Ac
cordingly the doctor was summoned to
appear before the grand inquest of the
state of Oregon this ante meridian.
Promptly at the hour named, the
doughty doctor, in full black:, with
shiny silk . beaver, immaculate lawn
tie, and elegant silk .umbrella used
gracefully as a cane, appeared in the
witness room of the grand jury.
Shortly after his reverence was'usher
ed into the presence of the grand
jurors. For a full hour the reformer,
who had launched fusilades of glit
tering generalties from the sanctity of
the pulpit, at the hoary head of Syl
vester Pennoyer 'and his board of
police commissioners,- 'without once ;
making tt single charge, bo tangible in
fact, tbat could be verified or refuted,
was questioned by members of the
grand jury as to his knowledge of. the
"reign of devils and carnival of crime' .
in Portland. ' t r
When the doctor left the jury room
he seemed well pleased at his escape.
To an inquiry from a Tribune'reporter
as to what the doctor had testified, Dr.
Locke referred the scribe to the grand
jury for that information, knowing full
well that that body is sworn to secrecy
as to its proceedings, from which fact
the conclusion is irresistible that the
doctor was not so anxious to talk then
as he had been the few preceding Sun
day evenings, when be had everything
his own way. -
Leaders in Low Prices.
We are still in the lead, with low
prices. . . We receive .daily . loads of
goods from our main store in Portland,
and are offering to the public the best
goods for tho least money. .When in
The Dalles do not fail to pay us a visit.
It is a pleasure for us to show our;
goods and quote you ' our remarkably
reasonable prices. . To give you an
idea of what we are able to offer
we make these quotations. -
Bedroom sets from $8.50, $9.50, $11,
$12.50 and up to $30. ; These goods are
worth double the price we ask. Cain
bedroom chairs 50. cents, , high back
dining room chairs, broad arms, 85
cents, $1.00 and $1.10. Bed, full sizes,
complete castors and slats, $1.25, $1.50,
$1 75 and up to $4 and $5, cain back
and seat rockers from $1 and up. No.
7 camp stoves, $5, No. 8 $6, $7, $8 and
up, cook stoves the best make $1.75,
extra large size $2.50,cdnter tables hard
wood and well made 75 cents and up.
Our stock of tinware,', graniteware,
hardware and in fact everything per"
taining to house furnishing is' most
complete And furnishes , the widest
range for .selections. .. ....
Branch of Great Northern Fur
niture Store, opposite . N. Y.
Cash store, The Dalles, Or. ... .
Chinamen are . not generally noted
for their honesty, but there is one in
this city who is entitled to a crown for
being honest. He came into this office
today with a fountain pen that he had
found on the street, and with his right
hand pointed to heaven remarking
"you sabe." Evidently the celestial
wanted the pen advertised so that the
rightful owner might claim his prop
erty. .
The sale of city lots will begin again
tomorrow at 10 a. M. and will probably
be continued duringthe afternoon.
The sale will take place from the
property that is offered, and home
seekers will find this an excellent op
portunity to make investments, for
there will never be another time when
city property can be purchased at such
low prices.
W. H. G. Trevor, special advertising
agent for the O. R. & N. Co., is in the
city soliciting descriptive articles re
garding the resources of localities
tapped by the O. R. & N. line, for pub
lication in the elaborate folder which
the company will publish this year.
You cannot keep abreast of the fines
without reading those new books that
are being added daily to the Circulat
ing Library. Join it, at I. C. Nickel
sens, Ko-To-Bae for Fifty Cents.
men strong, blood pure. Me,n AUdraegists.
tip Correctly.
Finish.
at $7,50 a Suit 3
dc Co. H
25
Arrested In San Francisco.
On Wednesday J. W. Walker, of
Portland, was arrested in San Fran
cisco on an indsctmezt brought in the
U. b. circuit court for Oregon. Walker
is charged with having attempted to
bribe .some jurors in a case in the
circuit court of Oregon. . The indict
ment sets forth that Walker on De
cember last caused I. H.. Taffe to
give C. S. Bratton, a juror, a note for
$2,500 to stand out and try to bring in
a verdict for a large sum in favor of
Taffe in a suit the United States had
brought against Taffe. Walker is also
accused of causing ' Taffe ' to give to
Edward Killfeather, another juror, an
other note of $2,500 for him to stand
in with Bratton, and render a favor
able verdict for taffe. . This arre9t
rather strengthens the claim of Mr.
Taffe that the recent action of tne
grond jury in indicting him and others
is a blackmailing scheme.' ..
' "
. Shipwrecked on- the Blver.
About 4 o'clock yesterday "afternoon
a man. named Rawson, who owns a fish
wheel pn .the Washington side, started
tO, gross., Jhe river in a sail boat while
the wind was blowing at the rate of
about 30. miles an hour and the waves
were rising mountain high. When
fairly out in ,the current the sail - be
came tangled so that he could not keep
the boat fairly before the wind, and it
upset. When the craft went over Mr.
Rawson clung to the Bide and floated
about in the waves forssome time, un-
tii-eome Indians rowed out and res
cue'diibfii him and 'the' boat It was a'
heroic deed oa the part of the Indians
as very few river-men cared to face the
storm, and venture' out while' the
waves were rolling so high.
School Report. '
Report of NanBene school district
No 34,' for the month commencing
April 12 and ending May 7: '
Number of days taught,' 19.
'Number of days' attendance, 335.
- Number of days absence, 14.
Number of times tardy, 3.
Total number of pupils enrolled, 19.
Average number belonging, 18. -
Average daily attendance. 18.
Number of pupils neither absent nor
tardy, 10. The following is the list:
Clara Moore, Daisy Butler, Hat tie
Adams, Rhoda Adams, Belle Adams,
Victoria Jones, Bartlett Jones, Orrin
Moore, Everett Wilson and Darwin
Adams. Visitors Hattle Wilson, A.
, Hay nes. and D. C. Wilson.
Omer Wilson,
Teacher.
Land Transfers
State of Oregon to Charles P. U'Ren
aw i ne i sec 31, tp 7 s, r 15 e, $150.59.
W. S. U'Ren to Charles U'Ren, lots
2, 3 and 4 sec 1, and lots 1 sec 2, tp 8 s,
r 14 e, $5. .. . ;
Anna J. Brock and husband to F.
M. Hmkle, parcel of land in see 13, tp
2 n, r 10 e; $400.
IIABBIED.
WARNER-bTEY At the Umatilla House
parlors. May 19, J. M. Filloon, J. P., officiat
ing, Francis M. Warner and Miss Lydia B.
Otey. . . '... -
SMITH Mc KELLER At theresidenceof Mr.
Smith in this city, on May 19. Sherman E,
Smith and Miss Oracle E. McKeller, Elder J.
B. Barnett officiating. .
SCHMIDT ORBUCKLE--At Cascade Locks.
Sunday, May 16, Carl Schmidt, of Cascade
Locks, and Miss Susie Orbuckle, of Portland,
; : Dr. H. C. Leavens officiating. -
HILDERBRANB -CHAMBERLAIN At tho
Umatilla House parlors. May 17. Elder G. B.
- Barnett offlciHtinft. Mr. Geo. Hjlderbrand and
Miss Rebecca S. Chamberlain.
BORN.
CRAFT -At Rufus, May 20, to the wife of A. B.
Craft, a uaughte, ' '
R OWE In this city. May 19, to the wife of F.
H. Rowe, a daughter. -MONTICELLO
On Cheoowith creek. May 1ft,
to the wife of A. MonticeUo, a son.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land ornci at Th Dalles. Obk., i
May 21. 1887. f
Notice Is hereby given that the following
named settler has filed notice of his Intention
to commute and make final proof In support of
his claim, and that said proof will be made
before the Register and Receiver at The DaUes,
Oregon, on June 28, lt&7. viz:
ANN HOOK, (nee ANN SOUTHWELL)
Hd. E. No. 477J, for the NW, SWM See. 19.
Tp. 2 N., R. 15 E., and EH -SEM See. 24, Tp. 2
tf., R. 14 E. W. M.
She names the following - witnesses to prove
her continuous residence upon and cultivation
of said land, viz:
Emma Southwell, of The Dulles. Oregon, and
John Beatty. William Shelly and George Cozel,
of CeUlo, Oregon.
. . J AS., F. MOORE,
May. 22 Register.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.1
Notice is hereby given that by an order of the
County Court of the State of Oregon for Wasco
County, made and entered on the 17th day of
May, 1897, the undersigned was duly appointed
administrator of the estate of Albert Cilery,
deceased. All persona having claims against
said estate are notified to present them, with
the proper vouchers, to the undersigned at
Victor, Oregon, or to D. H. Roberts, at his
office in The Dalles. Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated May 18th, 1897.
Lm. C. HENNEGHAN.
Adm'r of the estate of Albert Uttery, deceased.
m22w8-
To Cure Constipation Forevr ,
Take Coscareta Oaady Cathartic. lOo or 25a
II C C- C fail to cure, druggists refund money.
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of the County Treasurer of Wasco County, O.egon, for the "even month i ending on
the SOth day of April, A. D. 1807, of money received and paid out, from whom
receivrd and from what source, and on what accouit paid out:
AMOUNTS RECEIVED,
To amount on hand from lat report ..:
To Htiitjiiiit receive.! from Shtr.ll", tsxef. ,
Ti nrcoimt rei-eiwii irom Sheriff. Dttlles Citv laxee.....!
To amount receivcl from Sheriff, road fu:i.l Uxes
To amount received from Sheriff, pena'ty
To amount reieive.l fruin County Clerk, sundry fees .. . .
To amount received (roin County C erk. liquor liciiise . .
To amount received from Badiler, liquor Jicetite
Ammi'il hnlance- on hand
rieivived from Sheriff, taxes
Criminal, fine? t. '.
AMOUNTS PAID
By amount paid ont on connty warrants. . :.. . ,
By amount paid out on School Snpt'e warrants ,
By balance general fund on liai.d ,
By balance school fund on hand
By Dalles Cily warrants redeemed
By road warrants redeemed. . . .
- SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX FUND.
By balance ftecil school fund. 7.
Received from taxes."......,;....; -.
By warrants redeemed.. 7.71 . . . .... i . .'. .'.
Balance. . ; . . : ..'. . ; . .
Ssatjs of Oregon, County of Wasco sh.
I, C. L. Phillip", do hereby certify
statement of the amounts received, paid out and remaenintron band in the county
treaenrj of said connty for the seven months ending1 on the 30th day of April, A. 1.
Witness my hand this 30th day of
. SEMI-ANNUAL
Of the amount of Money and Warrants
County" Treasurer by the Sheriff of Wasci Connty, Oregon, for the seven
months endingon the 30th day of April, A." D. 1807: . ,
To amount received in coin and currency
i to amount receiveu in coin ana currency during November, 18'JO , , 1,624 20
To amount received in cuin and currency during December, 1896 .. . .7. . " 6,946 73
To amount received in coin and currency during January, 1897 1,749 25
To amount received in coin and currency during FebruaVy, 1897 .-. 250 00
To amount received in coin and currency dnring March and to April 3,'97 '24,914 76
' By amount! paid to County Treasurer at per rectipti .
November, 1896 7 . .. ...... ......7.7.. $ 1,174 83
December " .' '. 1X24 26
January, 1897 6,946 73
February. 1897. ...;.'..... . 1,749 23
i April, 1897 ........7...... 24,914 76
Amount of 24.914.76 received in months of March and April was turned over
to the Connty Treasurer April 6th. . .
State of Oregon, Connty of Wnsco ss.- '. . - ' '
I, T.J. Driver, -Sheriff ot said connty, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Statement is correct and true.
Witness my hand this 14th day of Mav A. D. 1897. '
T. J. DRIVER, Sheriff of Waco Connty.
" ' By Robibt Kelly, Deputy.
. ... .. SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. '
Of the County Clerk of Wasco County..
and. number of claims allowed by the County Court of said County, amount o
warrants drawn, and amount of warrants outstanding and unpaid, from the first
day of October, 1896, to the 30th day of
On What Account Allowed. ..
For salaries of County Judge, Commissioners, Clerk, Sheriff, District
- Attorney, ocnooi superintendent, Assessor, Treasurer, Stock -Inspector
and Janitor- ....... .7. ; a 8.41ft li
For road and bridges .
For paupers and county hospital '
For jurors in Circuit Court and Grand Jury 358 93
For witnesses Circuit Court and Grand Jury . . . 633 80
For fees in Justice Court ..... . . . . 618 90
For stationery, office supplies and printing . . 692 10
For court house and jail......-'.---. .... ....... . 148 45 '
For bounty on wild animals- ;. . l 621 00
For bailiff's. Circuit Court -T-
For supervisors account
For Insane account ;, ..
For coroner's inquest .' ... '. --
t or luel a?d electric lights
For expense of election.
For armory rent, O. N. G., and G.'A. K.
. Total amount of warrants drawn
Uatstandmg Warrants Unpaid,.
Outstanding unpaid warrants, .May 1,
Estimated accrued interest ... .
State op Oregon County, of Wasco ss. 7 7 . ...
, . I, A. M. Kelsay, County Clerk of the County of Wasco, State of Oregon, do
hereby certify 'that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the number -and
amount mf claims allowed by the County Court, for the six months'' ending1
on the 30th day of April, A. D. 1807, on what account the same was allowed and
the amount of warrants drawn, and the amount of warrants ontstandlnir and
unpaiu as tne same appears upon tne recoras 01 my omoe ana in my custody.
: , witness my nana ana tne
Seal. this 4th day of May,
7 ' -;
'SEMI-ANN UAL SUMMARY STATEMENT
Of the financial condition of Wasco County, State of Oregon, on the 30th day.
( or April, a. v. iovi : ,
LIABILITIES.
Amount of warrants unpaid October 1st,
interest thereon---.
Amount of warrants Issued from Oct. 1st,
' '
By amount of warrants paid from Oct.
with interest included as per report of County Treasurer, now -
on file
Total liabilities-
, ... RESOURCES.
By funds in hands of County Treasurer applicable to payment of
County warrants . ; $ 4,164 01
By amount of funds in bands of Sheriff applicable to payment of '
County warrants.-.. - . 1 .- 3,809 50
By estimated amount of real estate bid in by County at fax sales for
the years 1890, 91, 92, 93 and 94 9,600 00
By amount of taxes due on roll of 1896, applicable to the payment of
County warsjtnta . .... . . .... 36,087 45
- $53,660 96
Excess of liabilities over resources ......... ... 35,105 13
State of Oregon, County of Wasoo--s. , ' '
I. A. M. Kelsay, County Clerk of the County of Wasco, State of Oregon, do
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct statement of the flnan-'
cial condition of said county, as the same appears of record from the books of
said county, in my office and custody, and trom the reports of the County Treas
urer and Sheriff filed herein.
Witness my band and seal of the Court of said County, this 4th
Seal. day of May, A. D. 1897.
A. M. KELSAY, County Clerk.
' By Simeon Bolton, Deputy.
HHRM6STING
... MACHINERY ...
Light running. Jones Reapers, Mowers, Binders,
. iind Headers. Best Harvesting Machinery made.
For.Bale by . ?, . . -.
SOLE AGENT, THE . DALLES, OR, . '
Correspondence regarding prices and terms solicited.
Lumber!
AKE YOU GOING TO BUILD ?
If so, call on Jos. T. Peters
& Co. and get prices on all
kinds of Building Material,
Paints, Oils, Glass and Wall -
Paper. . ! .
Corner Second and
Job Print
AND FBOM WHAT SOCBCE.
General
Fund.
.$ 3.632 73
. 21,'JtJi 43
. 1,710 -13
, 1.3S0 45
08 '-'
x 2,185 li)
600 00
2)0 00
School
Fund.
(1,530 80
6.670 17
171 20
131,071 81 8.372 21
OUT.
General
Fund. "
.$25,167 37
.' 4,164 01
! 1,710 43'
30 00
School
Fund.
4,337 45
4,034 76
31.071 81 $8,372 21
.$ 269 02
. 5,754 77.
5,871 55
152 24
- . ' " n "To not 7o
' . - .. ' .
that tho forego! nor is a trno and enrrpr-t
April, A. I). 1897. . .
C. L. PHILLIPS. Connty Treasurer.
STATEMENT
received for Taxes, and Money paid to the
dnrinff October, 1896 77.....,$ 1,174 83
State of Oregon, showing the amount
April, 1897, both days inclusive : .
Amount Allowed
' . j. . 843 57
. i . 1.390 81
. . 05 00
J-..,. 2,128 18
49 00
.-7 ; 6185
. .... . 265 73
. ...... 78117
relief - 307 55
-$ 17,111 28
Interest.
15,000 00
1897 - - - .
.
Principal Unpaid.
$73,666 09
seal 01 tne (bounty uourt 01 satd Uounty
A. D. 1897.
A. M. KELSAY, County Clerk. . '
By Simeon Bolton, Deputy.
A. D. 1896, with estimated
. $ 81,722 18
A. D. 1896, to May 1st, 1897, 17,111 28
x. . . .
v 98,833 46
1st, 1896, to May 1st, 1897, .
. . 25,167 37
...I 73,606 09
Jefff
Lumber!
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