SATURDAY. ..JULY 3, 1897 ITEMS IN Brief. . leading city and From Wednesday's Daily Hon. H. W. Stiver, of Fossil, is visit- ing in The Dalles. L. S. Lozan and I. Sichel came up from Portland last night. . - . . 1 1 T" Today Jonn'McxNunan uu xuci ij. ; Gibson were granted license to wed. " V" Frank D. McCully, one of the lead' ' Incr business men of Joseph. Wallowa county, Is In tne city. Mrs. Lee Bunch and children left to day for Oregon City for a visit of a few Dr. Eollister, surgeon of Co. G, went to Camp Jackson this morning to spend a -day witn'tne .National Guards. A. Lipman, Prineville'a furniture dealer, is In the will yisit Portland before returning to f nneyiue. Nic Sinnott, Will Crossen and Ray Logan, went to Hood River today, and - while there will visit the soldier boys at Camp Jackson. Win. Bazter.of the Webf oot Planter, la up from Portland completing the in formation ' for the new - Wasco and Sherman county directory. Rev. JoseDh De Forest returned last night from Portland. He was accom panied by hi 3 family, who' will spend a few Java visitin? in the citv. Quite a number of delegates to the Sunday school convention left on the " boat and train this morning for their homes in different parts of the state. The first load of 1897 bailed hay de livered in this market was brought in by C. R. Hill, who was one of the first farmers to begin harvesting this sea- bo n. This piper is under obligations to Messrs. J. K. Groom and A. A. Morse, - secretaries of the Sunday school As sociation, for reports of the proceed- . . ings of the convention. At the stock yards today are two car loads of fat cows that will be shipped to Troutdale tonight, also four car 1 i. J 1 M - TTT- 11a uui ui uupa iruin vv auuwa vuuaty that were taken off here to feed. The fruit growers of Yakima and orchards of San Jose scale, but when Mr. Schanno visited that place a few days ago he found scale quite plentiful on the trees. ; - Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Wallace left this morning for their home at Antelope, accompanied by their daughter, Mrs. G. P. Morgan. Mrs. Morgan will spend, a month visiting at Antelope and Mitchell.' . Call on C. W. Phelps for the light - ruuiug juusd reapers, oiouers, muwers and headers, ' also the ' Buffalo Pitt vui couvi . iAb; aa lui nil uuooo uiw chines kept in stock. Prices right and terms reasonable Prof. Wm. McK.ee, of the college of Montana, located at Deer Lodge, is in the city, the gueet of Mr. and Mrs. John Parrott. Prof McKee will spend a few days in The Dalles, then go to San Francisco for a short visit. - Chas. Alden, first officer of the Reg- 1 4 - - fl J a - L i , uiawr, is now imi-ueugeu uuptaiu, tion ana been grantea license as mas ter. He is now authorized - to take command of nv boat nlvintr inland ' waters. " ; . A. Xi. Mohler, recently appointed general manager of the O. R. & N. Co., . passed down the-road last night in com pany with President McNeill.- Mr. Mohler will have headquarters atPort- ' land ana will at once enter upon tne discharge of his duties. The monitors Manadnock and Mont erey arrived In port at Portland yes terday at 10 o'clock and were received with booming of cannon and blowing of s team' whistles. The monitors will take part in Portland's celebration, and will be the center of attraction in that city for the next few days. ' ' Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fulton, of ' Biggs, arrived here this moraine-, ac companied' by Mrs. J. P. McCorkle, . mother of Mrs. Fulton, . who, has been yisiting at Biggs the past year. Mrs. MoCorkle leaves tomorrow for her home at San Maria, California, ' and will be accompanied by Mrs. Fulton. Ten thousand bushels of wheat at Moscow, Idaho,- were sold the other day for 551 cents per bushel. The same wheat could have been sold for 73 cents last fall but the owners were not satisfied with that . price, wanting 74 cents, and have lost $2650 by their holding for a raise that would - have amounted to only $100. Tpday the Workmen and Woodmen lodges moved their lodge property into their new hall over Harris' store, where they will have very comfortable and commodious quarters.1' The new hall is somewhat larger and much more conveniently arranged than the one they have been occupying the past few years, and they will from now on be very cosily situated. One of the finest saddles ever put up in The Dalles is hanging in the show window . at Farley & Frank's store. It was put -up by John Batton, recently from Texas, who is indeed one of the most expert stampers In the United States. . The stamping is simply elegant, and llfelike pictures o birds cattle and goats are worked prirthS leather on different parts of the saddle The saddle was made for Henry Boyne, of the Oregon market. The case of Judge E. D. Shattuck, appellant, vs. Hi R. Kincaid, secretary of state, respondent, is set for hearing before the supreme court on Tuesday pf next wees. This is an action brought to compel the secretary to is sue warrants for the payiaeiit of file appellants salary as circuit judge, and the disposition of the case will deter mine if the secretary is compelled to issue warrants for the payments of sal aries in the absence of arT appropria tion by the legislature. In J89J. the state pf Oregon brought suit against Baker county for back taxes amounting to about $14,000. After five years of H-Igatton, . Referee pteme court, has rendered his findings to the effeot that Baker county must M.VJ41 but about 63000, barred by the r-.r -- ' statute of limitation. This is a costly result for Baker county, when the ex" pqne of this lengthy litigation is taken Into consideration,' and further when the amount of interest that will ascriie to the state before this judgment is finally paid off la figured In. Baker county would better have paid without all this trouble and expense. ' There ar$ hundreds of people in The Dalies and vicinity who are anxious, to bear W. J. Bryan speak, though the opportunity will not be extended to them unless they go to Portland or Pendleton. He will speak in Portland on the 12th and at Pendleton on the 13th. If 150 persons will agree to go to Portland on that occasion the O. R & N. Co. will run a special, and ar rangements can be made for a special to Pendleton, but the rate will be about $4. It is suggested that the Bryan club take the matter in hand and ascertain what arrangements can be made for attending the speaking in one or the other of these places. 1 Serious trouble is expected between the settlers and ' sheep men in the northern part.of Grant county. The -j settlers do not propose to have their fence corners eaten out by nomadic flocks, and they gave a forcible dem onstration of this determination on Indian . creek one day last week. Twelve of them met a band of sheep belonging to Asia Thompson, of Mor row county, and fired on them, killing about 200 head. More trouble Is ex pected, and unless the Grant county authorities interfere, bloodshed may result. From Thursday's Daily. Miss Etta Story left this morninar for San Francisco for a month's vacation. Extras for Standard mowers . and rakes in full stock. at J. M. Filloon s wlm Itev. L. Gray returned thi9 morning from an official visit to Sherman county. Postmaster J. A. Crossen left this morning for San Francisco on a short business trip. Mre. L. Gray leaves tomorrow for Oregon City to spend a month visiting with friends and relatives. J. M. Filloon carries the Old Reli able McCormao reapers and mowers, the best harvesting machines made wlm G. H. Wicks, publisher of the Baptist Sentinel, will spend a portion of his summer vacation in Portland, having left for that place this morning. Mrs. M. Lunar and Miss Eya Chap man, of San Francisco, with Mrs. H. E Heppner and daughter, of Portland, are visiting Mrs. Jas. H Blakeney. Last evening the Degree of Honor dedicated the new Workmen hall by holding a very pleasant and profitable session in the now quarters over Har ris' store. The delegates who have been attend ing tho Sunday school convention left this . morning for their respective homes, all expressing tho kindest feel ings for The Dalles and its citizens. Prof. J. S. Landers returned last night from a visit to San Francisco. Tne professor reports having bad a most enjoyable visit to the bay city, though is pleased to get back home. N- O. Cederson, of Milwaukee, -is visiting in the city,iconnecting busi ness with pleasure, renewing old ac quaintances in the city and looking after the estate of his deceased brother. John L. Sullivan is iri training for a fight. Last Sunday he got away from nis trainer, Muldoon, and became so intoxicated that be bad . to be put to bed. Yet John thinks there is one more good fight in him. That shower last night was a wel come visitor both to the city and coun try. Almost one-fourth inch of rain fell, cooling the temperature and insuring the harvesting of several thousand more bushels of wheat next fall. John Wood is back from Hunting ton, where, he has been delivering cattle, and reports times quite lively at that place." A large number of cat-' tie are being delivered there to East ern buyers, and the sheepmen are sel ling their wool at 8 to 9 cents, conse quently money is quite plentiful. Jack Talbott, who for some time past has been steward on the steamer Dalles City, together with his crew, has accepted a position on the Ocean Wave. The u. P. & A. N. Co. regret the loss of Mr. Talbott, as under his management the Dalles City enjoyed the reputation of having the best steward service of any boat on the river. y Mrs. W. C Allaway and Mrs. Frank Clark accompanied by their children started this morning for Glenwood. Wash., to spend the summer. They were well provided with camp equip ments, and look forward to n enjoy able summer camping in the shades of the Cascade mountains. Lon Oakes went with them to haul their luggage from the river to Glenwood. Gaunt and wife were passengers on the Regulator this morning, going to Port land to attend the celebration. Miss Anna B. Thompson arrived home a few days ago after teaching one of the most successful schools in the county for four successive terms. Misses Anna and Lena Thompson left on the boat this morning for Port land, where they will visit with their sister and friends for several days. The Dalles will be almost deserted tomorrow, as everybody who can get away will go to Hood River, Dufur or some other place where the national holiday is to be observed. There are 1000 malitiamen in camp at Hood River, and the soldier boys are having experience that will fit them for actual service In case they should ever be ordered out. The Baldwin Sheep & Land Co., of Hay creek, have imported a number of thoroughbred merino rams from Cali fornia, that are of the best breed on the coast. They are at Saltmarshe & Co's. stock yards today. Fen and Frank Beatty have returned from Wamic,-and we are pleased to state that their father who was stricken with a stroke of paralysis last week is recovering, and is much improved. Carpenters are busy laying the alleys in the new bowling hall at the Umatilla House. The material being used is all first-class, and the hall when opened will bo an attractive place. The supreme court is preparing opin ions in 46 Eastern Oregon cases that were heard at Pendleton in the early part of May. The court will probably get through with thesj cases in the latter part of August, or in September, when the members will return to Pen dleton to hand down opinions. J. H. Cradlebaugh arrived home this morning from a trip to Baker City. He visited the mine in the Blue moun tains in which .he is interested, and says it looks very promising. Mar shal Hill, who has charge of the mine, has driven a tunnel 48 feet along the ledge, and has a considerable amount of rich ore in sight. Attorney B. S. Huntington, a lead ing lawyer of The Dalles, is at the Warshauer. He is accompanied by his father, C. A. Huntington, of Eu reka, Cal., who is over 85 years of age. The elder gentleman is en route to Clifford, ' Baker pounty, to visit his son, A. H. Huntington, a leading rancher and'stockraiser of that sec tion. Baker City Democrat. . Crook county has been visited, by one of the heaviest summer storms ever known in that locality. It rained continuously for seven days and nights prior to last Tuesday, and as a conse quence Oohoco and Crooked Rivers are swolen, flooding much of the meadow lands along their banks, doing con siderable damage hay. The roads between Prlneville and Bakeoven have been made almost impassable for heavy teams, causing much delay in the arrival of wool from that country. SUNDAY SCHOOL. WOB&EfcSi The Convention Continues With Incej Ins; Interest. AWAKING TO BUSINESS. When a person is loosing flesh and wasting away there is cause for alarm. Nothing so worries a physician. Con sumptives would never die ' if they could regain their usual weight. In fact there would be no consumption if there were no wasting of the system. The cause of this loss of flesh is a failure to propealy digest the food eaten. Nine-tenths of all our diseases date back to some derangement of the stomach. ' The Shaker Digestive Cordial will stop this wasting of the body. It acts by causing the food we eat to be digested so as to do good, for un digested food does more harm than good. The Cordial contains food al ready digested and is a digester as well. The Dalles Preparing; to Bnlld a IJne of ICailroad Into Sherman County. Wednesday night a meeting of The Dalles Commercial Club was called for the purpose of devising plans, for en couraging trade to come to this place and to offer inducements for the people of surrounding counties to make this their principal shipping point. As a result of the meeting initiatory steps were taken to build a railroad from The Dalles reaching into Sherman county and points to the south and east. v The question of a road from here lo some point on the Deschutes that would be accessable to I the wheat raisers of Sherman and wool grow ers of Crook was fully discussed, and much earnestness was shown by the members of the club. The matter was referred to the com mittee on transportation, composed of Messrs. A. S. Bennett, J. W. French, H. Glenn, W. Lord and E. E. Lytle, to which was added Messrs. T. A. Hud son, N. Wheal ion and T. J. Seufert. The committee was instructed to in vestigate the different proposed routes, and report upon their practicability also upon the advisability, of causing preliminary surveys made. If a practicable route is found, it is proposed to interest private capital in the building of a narrow gauge road from The Dalles to some point either in Sherman county or on the Deschutes that will be accessable to the farmers of the country south and east of The Dalles. From the enthusiasm shown at the club meeting it appears that there will be no difficulty, in getting the necessary means for building and equipping the road. Every mother hates to children take Castor Oil. sweet Castor Oil. make her Laxol is From rhoay's Dally " L. D. Cropper, of Hood River, was in the city lasnight. Dr. Sanders has gone to Sherman county for a week's stay. Miss Cora Joles left this morning for a two week's visit in Portland. ' I. Sichel and L. S. Logan started for their home at Prineville this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kleeman went to Portland today to remain until after the 4th.. , Master Richard Sklbbe has gone $o Eulda, Wash.', 'to spend the Bummer vacatlon. About 70,000 pounds of wool were epld here today at prices ranging fropj 8i to 10 cettp. ' . Alex. Mcintosh, accompanied by tho Misses Crooks, of Prineville, left on the boat for Portland today, M. L, Ltnney, of The Dalles, who has spent the last two months in Hood River, returned home) tha morning. - Mr. and Mrs. J P. Van Houton, of Hay Creek, are In the city, harlag. oinved list night from a visit to Cali fornia. ' The O. R. & N. Co. wil sell rqun trip 'tickets' to Portland' 'and' return July 31," 4th and 5th, good to return July?, for$3. Fred W. Wilson leaves tomorrow for Prineville, where be will deliyer the oration at the celebration to be held, there next Monday. ' " ' Geo. Herbert left this morning for La Grande, -where he expects to open a bowling alley as soon as the material can be had from the factory. ' ' B. L. Akin acd wife and D. B. AURICCLTUBAI. COLLEGE. Prof. Uatch Elected President to Succeed H, B. Miller. At a meeting of the board of regents of the state Agricultural college held at Corvallis on Wednesday Prof. T. M. Gatch, of the state university of Wash ington, was elected president of the Agricultural college and director of the experiment station. He was not an applicant for the place. He was chosen on the fifth ballot by a yote of six to five over H. B. Miller, the pres ent incumbent. All of the members of the faculty were retained, except Prof. Hedrlck, horticulturist, and T.ryne, hatanist, Prof. T. M. Gatch is one of the best- known educators in the Northwest. He was for many years president of Wil lamette university in Salem, . when that institution was the. most promi nent of the colleges on the.. North Pacific coast. After the state univer sity was located at Eugene, he accepted a professorship there, and filled it for jteVecaJ. years, ffe "was ajterwais elected president of theN Wasco Inde pendent academy, of The Dalles,' and about 10 years since went to Seattle to be president of the (State university, guqeef ding L. Jf. Powell. Twp years since, President Gatcih gave way to President Harrington, and then Kits made president of the state normal school, at fUlenaburg. He was again elected to a professorship in the state unlversliy, which he filled till recently, when he was removed, .n. ... i Barprtge Tarty, , The ladies of . the Lutheran church made a very pleasant surprise on Mrs, Rev. It. Gray lat ee.nlng. Refresh ments' were served and everything wt.s done to make it a success. The occa sion of the surprise party was the birthday of Mrs. Grey, and 6he was presented with a very handsome pres ent in behalf of the anqleCy. J; is re ported that every one bod a good tim. Wishing Mrs. Gray many more happy birthdays, they departed, each one realizing that they had spent a very pleasant evening. The attendance at the afternoon ses sion of the Association on Tuesday was large, and geat interest was manifest in the work, both by the audience and those taking an active part. The pro ceedings of the convention were as follows: Further discussion developed the great need of a field worker. Moved that the matter of the field worker be referred to the executive committee with power to act. Reading the letter from G. H- Hines, to the secretary in regard to the work in Clatsop and Jackson counties, simply empathized the need. At 1:30 P. M. there were conferences of the superintendents, teachers and primary workers lea by E. Peeples, A. TJ. Bannard, and Mrs. E. W. Allen, these conferences for the purpose of comparing notes In the various lines of work and were very be!pful. At 2:15 devotional services was led by Rev. C. A. Nutley. then came re ports of departments of work. Report of the home department was made by Rev. C. C, Poling, of Portland. When ho took the work there was onlv two home classes in the state: there have been four classes organized. This home class is intended a take in those who" cannot for any reason attend tho regular Sunday school, travelers, rail road and steamboat men, eyery em ployee who has to. work on Sunday and ail invalid and busy people, etc. The report on primary work by Mrs. E. W. Allen, of Portland, was very inteiestlng, as Mrs. Allen's work air ways is. A year ago there were two primary unions, now there are four with a prospect of several more at points where prelimnary work has been done. Mrs. Allen in her report gave an idea of how the union works and how the meetings are carried on. House to nouse visitation, by letter from Rev. G. A. Blair, of Portland. He asked that a superintendent of the work for each county be named at this convention and reported to mm bo that he may be able to push the matter through some responsible person in each county. Discussion brought out how the work is done. "Progressive Methods" by D. D. Oliphant, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, of Portland, interested and instructed the convention. A letter from the W. C. T. TJ. of the state of Oregon, was read by Mrs. French, also a letter from Gov. Taylor, of Tennessee, inviting the convention to attend the exposition at Nashville. Question box was conducted by Rev, G..W. Gue, D. D. Election of officers was beta ana re sulted as follows: President, Wm. Wadhams, Portland, Or.; 1st vice president, Mrs. Smith French, The Dalles; 2d vice-president, Rev. H. L. Wood, Shedds; secretary, A." A. Morse, Portland; financial secretary and treas urer, D. D. Oliphant, Portland; sup erintendent of departments, state primary, Mrs. E. W. Allen, Portland; state normal. F. R. Cook, Portland; state home. Rev. C. C. Poling, Port land; house to house visitation, Rev. G- A. Blair, Portland. Recommenda of the committee that a new depart ment, that of intermediate work be es tablished was adopted and Mrs. Emanuel Groom, of Portland, was elected as superintendent, thereof. ' The evening session was consumed by the address of Rev. Ray Palmer, whose subject was "Is This Old World Growing Brighter," and that by Rev. E. P. Hill, on the subject "Unseen Helpers." Both gentlemen are forci ble speakers, and possess the faculty of retaining the undivided attention of their hearers. Each address was an able effort, and was listened to with marked interest by the large audience in attendance. The conyention opened this morn ing at 9:30, and a model Sunday school was organized, Prof. R. R. Steel, of Portland, acting as superintendent. There were 13 classes, with 107 mem bers in all, and the session was con ducted as a regular school, beginning with opening exercises, then the regular class lessons, during which time a collection of $3.25 was taken, and closing exercises, including a re view by the superintendent. This was followed by a discussion of the methods presented for conducting a Sunday school, that was instructive in that it impressed upon the minds of those present the systems presented by the superintendent and teachers. Next Revs. " Travis, Winans and Hughes, of the Sunday school mission, submitted a report from the field work being prosecuted by the missionaries. It was shown that there are over 130, 000 Sunday schools reported bj the In, ternational Sunday School Associa, tion, and that the officers, teachers and children aggregate 12,286,600, The report also states that there are as many children outside Sunday schools, who are receiving no religious training, as there are attending schools. -. - Rev. Hughes gave an interesting account of bis labors in the destitute districts of Eastern Oregon, which he illustrated by means of maps. - The af teanoon session of the Sunday school convention Thursday was the most interesting and beneficial of the entire meeting, and brought out a large attencjrce. '' The work of the-afterneon covered a oontlnuance of the superintendents' conference begun in the morning, and was led by G. F. Billings. Mr. Bill ings is an accomplished normal teacher, being the state superintendent of normal work, hence the systems pre sented by him were ' helpful to the teachers present. His resentition of heprtes was followed by anormal' les son with blackboard illustrations en titled "works of a good school,'1 by J. KGroom. This was the only norraajj lesson of the session, and wag carrjeld Dalles for the hearty welcome ex tended to the members of the conven tion and tbeir generous .hospitality in entertaining the delegates. "Third, to the papers of the city for kindly and correctly reporting the proceedings of the convention. . "Fourth, to the O. R. & N. Co. and the D. P. & A. N. Co. for granting the reduction in fares to persons attending the convention. "Fifth, to the various speakers who addressed the convention, for tbeir able and helpful addresses. ' "Sixth, to Mr. Wm. Wadhams, who led the singing, the ladies who pre sided at the organ, and all others who took part in the proceedings for their efficient and highly appreciated ser vices. "Seventh, to the retiring officers to whose faithfulness in the discharge of their duties the efficacy of and success of the association is largely due." This completed the business of the association, and the evening session was consumed by an able address by Rev. A. W. Ackerman. of. Portland, the subject of his remarks being "The Authenticity of the Bible." Mr. Ack erman's address was indeed a master piece of thought and expression, his delivery was perfect, and the discourse was a fitting closing of a most success ful and profitable meeting or the asso ciation's seventh annual convention. A TRIP TO BADGER LAKE. Cascade THE WOKR OF FIENDS. A Large Number of Wasco County Sheep Poisoned at Spokane. About a month ago Chas. P, TJ'Ren, of Ridgway, started to White Earth, N. D., with 4,500 head' of sheep, and made tho .first run from' here to Spo kane, where he took his' 'sheep off the cars for the purpose of feeding. The sheep were in good condition when he uncarred them at Spokane,' and were left in corrals over night. The follow' ing morning Mr. TJ'Ren took the sheep to the range near by to be fed, where they showed signs of being sick. Be fore he got them on the oars again 177 died, and on reaching Cutbank he found that he had lost 1,500 head. Mr. u 'ten sent tne stomacn oi one of the dead sheep to the state agricul tural college at Corvallis, and the con tents were given to Prof. Fulton, of the chemical department, for analysis. The professor discovered large quan tities of saltpeter, sulphate of potash and common salt, and reported that the saltpeter did the poisoning, the other ingredients having been mixed with the poison to cause the sheep to eat it with better relish. Mr. TJ'Ren arrived here yesterday, and expresses the belief that the poi son was put into the corrattho night the sheep were unloaded at Spokane, He and his men were very tired when they reached that place, and retired immediately after the sheep were taken off the cars, hence did not look after them closely. His theory is that ranchmen about Spokane are opposed to having sheep pastured on the adja cent ranges, wnen tney are unioacea there for the purpose of feeding, and have adopted this plan- of destruction as a warning to shippers.- ' The act is a most cowardly and con' tempt ible one, and should be severely punished, though having been done in the derk.it is not probable that , the guilty parties will be detected. TBS CQMBfOir COUNCIL. Proceedings of the Last Beg-nlar Meeting for the Tear. pursuant to adjournment bad on June 3d, the common council of Dalles City met in the council chambers on June 30, for the purpose of closing up the business for the year. The meeting-was presided oyer by Mayor F. Menefee, and the councilmen present were Nolan, Champlan, Wood, Thompson, Saltmarshe, Kuck and Clough License to sell liquors within the corporate limits of the city, were or dered issued to all persons who had complied with the requirements of the ordinances providing for same. The committee on fire and water recommended that a record book be purchased for the fire department, and on motion the report was adopted. Reports of officers received, and ordered that bills recommended in marshal's report be allowed, After extending a vote of thanks to the retiring mayor and outgoing coun cilmen, the council adjourned to Mon day, July 5th. V The following claims against the city were allowed and ordered paid: . C F Lauer, marshal.... $75 00 G J Brown, engineer 75 00 JJ Wiley, night watch ...... 60 00 G W Phelps, recorder 50 00 C J Crandall, treasurer;. 20 00 C F Lauer, empounding fee?. ... "8. 0Q Sam Klein, labor 8 40 Jack Stanleys, labor.'.,.',...,.,,. 5 40 Mrs Frazier, meals for prisoners J! 50 California Rest. same.. I 93 Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg Co, - mdse , 54 25 A Sandrock, repair hose cart. . .. 6 10 Judges and clerks of election.... 45 CO A M Kelsaj, can eleo returns, ... 8 00 J M Filloon, same. 3 00 James Like, labor, v 1 60 Wm. Michell. use of office 3 00 H Clough, work on hose cart. ... 4 00 Chronicle Pub Co. blanks 4 75 Dalles City Water Works, rent. .32 00 experience of an Angler lit the Mountains On Thursday of last week the writer, accompanied by J. A. Fawsett, started on a fishing excursion on rather "seek ing adventure" under that guise. Mr. Fawsett haying an intimate ac quaintance with the mountains, by reason of a former servitude to a flock 01 sbeep, determined that to reach Badger in time to have fish for supper, it would be necessary to go by way of Cedar swamp, and the head of Jordan creek; so after a lively drive of 16 miles, we wore told we had arrived at Cedar swamp, though to the eye no swamp was visible, no cedar in sight. Instead we were on a rocky ridge or backbone of the universe, with here and there a fir or pine, neither of which suggested swamp. Now and then a lonely mos quito, wandering from his native groves ana birth place, with his per suasive hum presented his bill, that in more than one instance was honored. Here on this lonely ridge we trans formed one of our good steeds into a sumpter-horse and soon were on our way to a pass in the mountain, marked by a snowy ridge. Logs, brush, rocks and up hill, were the obstacles to over come. But thanks to Mr. Fawaett, whose knowledge of the route was as good as need be, we were in due time at the summit between Jorden and Badger. Here we had a view of singular beauty. Though Jordan bad been a hard road to travel, going up, we found Badger fully worse going down,' more logs, more brush and a distance of no in considerable length. Keoching Badger at a distance of anywhere from 6 to 9 miles from the lake, we determined to feast on fish. Of course the fish were in the water, but we had prepared to take them out. So with hook and line and pole we set forth full of confidence, more perhaps than the tariff bill is inspiring, to have said confidence only in part sustained. I be Hsh bit a little, so little that it must have consumed nearly three hours to catch 25. Hero Mr. Fawsett's hurry was oyer as ho had made his promise good, that we should have fiah for supper. The trail up. Badger comes as near being the devil's as anything you may ever try to follow. In some places the whole earth appears to he honey combed with badger holes, into which your horse breaks; mix these up with logs and brush and plenty of water and gore, If you get into them you are in a muss. Badger, sometimes cilled Fish lake, is bear the west line of Wasco county, nearly ten miles southeast of Mt. Hood. A sharp divide separates it from Hood river to the northwest, and another separates it from the waters of Gum gu wack to the northeast. This lake has long been noted as the home of that celebrated fish known as mountain trout. We have fished in the lakes and streams of several of the central northern states of our union, but nowhere have we found fish so abundant or so readily taken. ' At the lake we wpre joined by the Craft brothers, Ed and Joe. These young men are engaged for the season as packers in the mountains, and ap pear to be perfectly at home in all the duties of the business. At the' lake fishermen adopt two plansof getting in position to fish; one is to get on tk raft and float about in the lake, the other is to flsh from the shore or walk .out on such logs as. are anchored to the land. We followed the last method as we had no desire to get wet or to have our feet continually soaked. . . To illustrate the ease with which the fish may be taken, ona little inoldent will suffice. My primitive outfit would nqt admit of a fish basket so after oatching a fish and landing it I would return to my stand to fish, which of course everyone would say must be as far out in the waters of the iake as I could reach, landing a fish by accident my hook dropped into the water close to the shore, not more than three or four feet from where I was standing, recovering the hook as speedily as pos sible I was in possession of another fine trout. I am told that in a short time these fish get wild o the conditions of feed change, so that the fisherman may see thousands of them scudding away but oannot by any lure induce them to bite. However, we struck it rich, and shall never forget nature's abundant pro vision of excellent fish bad for the tak ing when we were at Badger lafee. Ours was a genial crowd aa we wendod our way out by the way of the rid?e be tween Badger. Hood rlyer and Fifteen- me creeK, Aaron Frazier. Special Sale The and balance of our Stock of Ladies Spring Capes Jackets we offer from now until sold at most Tempting Trices.. r tin mmm. Mi Ladies Capes Reduced f A neat Black Cloth Cape, nicely braided, correct 3 width, etc., just a few left regular price of this TZ garment $1.75 ; reduced to $1.25. . . . 2 Black Cloth Cape, neatly trimmed, value $2.00 ; to close at $1.50. . . ....'.. ft An assortment of the most stylish effects in col ored cloth Capes, embracing ull that's new and desirable correct cut, most up-to-date trimmings and finish reduced as follows : . $3.50 Cape, now. .$2.50 $5.00 Cape, now. .$3.50 $0.50 Cape, now. $4.00 $8.50 Cape, now. .$6.00 Big Reductions on Ladies Spring Jackets. These garments must bo seen to be appreciated. They represent some of the seasons best numbers. A Tan Mixed Covert Cloth Jacket worth $5.75 ; now to be had at $3.80. A beautiful Prussian .Blue Broadcloth Jacket one only value $6.00 ; reduced to $4.00. 2 Navy Broadcloth Jacket, very nobby, the $9.75; to close at $6.45. regular price Jf. 9. Williams d Co. une zaues, lreyon. We Want More Subscribers And Are Going: to Have Them Weekly Times-Mountaineer and Webfoot Planter One Year for $1.50. mi How you can get them. Farmers, Fruit Growers, Stock Raisers, Bee Keepers, Poultry men, take the ..Webfoot Planter.. The leading farm paper . in the Northwest,. . . Because it Is Newsy, Practical and BellaWe The Webfoot Planter Co. 208 Second Street, Portland a-MAMFLk COPT WRKU Every subscriber to the Times-Mountainekr who pays all arrearages and one year in advance, and all new subscribers will be given the Webfoot Planter free. . -REGULATOR LINE.. i - Don't forget the O. 2T. CK Encampment EXCURSION HOOD . RIVER Saturday, July 3d Round Trip, SOc Ho-To-Bm for Fifty Cent, Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pore. We, K. Ail druggist. bIahi Ik. MnAB n.n n) nn 1 An introduced at toe morning session. lley. B. J. Kelly foljoea ta ft IROgti practical talk pa the subject, i 'aftor the lesson and between Sundays, what?" and the "preparation of the leason" by Ai TJ. Bannard was along the same line of thought, Wm, Wadbanis tendered hiresLj nation. 'president of tne association, giving as a reason that he could not devote the required, tinje to wort, arid with thanks to the convection for the favors bestowed upon him, asked that bis resignation be accepted, where upon Rev. C. C. Polin(r,.of Portland, was elected president. The following report of the commit, tee on resolutions was presented and adopted by an unanimous vote: "Eesalved: That a vote of thanks be tendered, first, to the pastor and mem. bers of the M. E. church of The Dalles for kindly giving their, beautiful and well appointed church fprthe use. of the convention. - "Second, to the citisens of The . Tbe Water Commission. The monthly meeting of the water commission was held '.Wednesday, Commissioners Crosseo, Peters, Seu fert, Randall and Jfelieen being pres ent, ' - On motion a warrant was ordered drawn for 9730 to pay interest on bond ed debt. . . On motion the. school district was allowed the use of a one inch tap for fire and other purposes, also was given a rate of $30 a year for water and ;ae of three hydrants. ' pplleaUon from Bert Thurston for a loan of 9350 to run two years at 8 per cent was received, and Commissioners Peters, Seufert and Randall appointed a committee to examine Jnto, titles of geouretles, offered,. The secretary was. authorized tq draw warrant for the amount on recpmm.endai)n. oi aald commutes, The report of the superintendent for the month of June showed the fol lowing: Total accounts 91377.00 Collected 1134.25 Bills were allowed and ordered paid as follows: . . 1 3 Norman, Supt. . .,.:,,,. 75 00 4i JJ tsoraess, netper,;. G W Phelps, sea... W A Norman, labor Jim Like, labor J B Crossen, auctioneer fees... Chronicle Pu. Co. advertising G W Phelps, cash advanced for record rnortgnga Louis Richardson, mdse. ...... Maier & Benton, mdse. 55 00 10 00 2 00 2 00 10 00 2 50 1 60 1 75 3 20 If you want to give your boy or girl thorough business education,Hpltnes' business college in Portland affords the best opportunity. A scholarship In that school is for sale on reasonable terms at this office. Schlitj celebrated beer is on tap day and night at the Midway Sold a Bby. Some evenings since, just as the O. R. & N. No 1 was pulling out of the station at Walla Walla bound for Spokane, relates the Union, a man rushed up to the porter and placing a baby in his arms stated breathlessly, "la.ee this baby to Spokane. Some one will meet you at the depot there to get it." The astonished porter took the baby and the man disappeared in the crowd. At Spokane a man came forward' as the train, pulled in and made inquiry for the baby. He signed the same "Phillips" to the porter's note acknowledging the receipt of the child. It developed later that the child was to be adopted into the family of a rich Spokane couple and that "Phillips" was enriched $30 for pro curing the child. The child's identity, here is not known. The train men. claim tha.t y was a little girl about two years of age and exceedingly pretty. The whole affair Is. shrouded in mystery. , t ! m W4 bj Us-Molng, The storm lnBaker and Malheur counties laat FrJJay did much damage. Near Westfall, 30 miles from Vale, Malheur county. Perry Kelsay was struck and killed by lightning. Near Burnt River, tbe hail was like a f usllade of bullets. Tbe fine orchard and hay field of M. J. Hindman waa injured to the estimated extent of fully $1,000. - In the vicinity of Haines, a bflVU Wa shattered by lightuinjf and a valuable horse filled, fn the town of Haines, a telegraph pole was struck. . In Pine valley, lightning knocked a farmer down, injuring him badly, and killed his dog, which was by h.ia aide. The G. R- & N. steamer accommoda tion for July 1st being sold, we are prepared to sell round trip .tickets to Portland at one fare for the rouotrip, to parties wishing to, tftka. advantage of the South.erji pacific, reduced rates oetween Portland and San Francisco, extreme limit of. these tickets August 15th. Tor further particulars call at ticket office, 4S. & Lytle, . Agent, To Car Coutlpstloa Fcrvrer. Take Cascareta Candy Cathartic lue or So. It C C C tail to cure, druggists retund monef. Tickets on sale at office and wharf boat. Steamer will leave at usual time 8:45. W. C. ALLAWAY, General Agent. Leave Your Orders . For Dressed Chickens, Fish, Fine Dairy Bat-, ter, Eggs, Fruits and . : . Vegetables of all kinds, Coal and Ice, at . , The Dalles Commlssloii Co's . SSGRE Office corner Second and-Washington FBOME8 1X9 AND 855 Johnstons -IS THE PLACE TO GET- FIJIE HIE GBOGEK HND CR0K6RY Sheepmen's Supplies, Shears, Oil and Lamp' Black for marking Sheep. - .. Mitchell Wagons..... McSherry Drills, Oshorne Mowers, Binders, Reapers and Rakes, Myera' , Hay Tools and . y Farm Implements of all kinds. Full Line of flachine Extras ENext door to A. M. Williams & Co. FOURTH OF JULY twins R. E. Saltmarshe -A THB East Eg STOCK YRBDS. WILL PAY THE ffighestCashPrice for Hay and Grain. DEALER . . j IN LIVE STOCK DISSOLUTION OP PARTNERSHIP Notice is hereby given tbat the nnderxigned, J. K. Harnett and Dinsmore Parrtah, hereto, fore doing business as Burnett It PurrUh, have this da; by mutual consent dissolved,. AH accounts against said firm should be pnwented to J. E. Burnett, and said, K. burnott In to collect all accounts, npvt and evidences of in debtedness owinjf-Vo said nrm. Dated at Dalles City. Wasoo County, Oregon, ht IHh day of June. I W7. DINSMORE PARISH, June2fw5 " J- E. BAKNETT. TTbdx Bay. So. Ca carets Candy Cathartic, tbe most won tferlui medical discovery of tlie age, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act (rently and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels, cleansing the entire system, dispel colds, cure headaolie, fever, habitual constipation and biliousness. Please buy and try a box of C.C.C to-day; 10,25, SO cents, bold and guaranteed to cure by all druggists. 1776 1897 Jacobsen Book $ (Music Co. ' Will celebrate Independence Day, or at least aid others to do so. . . . . ,4 . . A FULL LINE OF NOISY GOODS IN STOCK Fire Crackers, Bombs, Rockets, Roman Candles, etc. NEW VQGT BLOCK : THE DALLES. OREGON Ben wilson Saloon Second Street, opposite Diamond Mills, THE DALLES, - - - OREGON. Fine Wine3, Liquors : and Cigars:. Free Lunch served at all hours.