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before. Mrs.
prow where none grew
Lord is one of these." w
In the circuit court today the case of
A. L. Spraul vs. H. S. Wilson,
receiver of The Dalles Nrtional bank,
was placed on trial, and by 3 o'clock a
jury was secured consisting ol ueo,
Diirinpr the Dast two Years of Miller. Geo. Cooper. M. Dichten
.SATURDAY.. .DECEMBER 4 1897
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From Thursday's Daily.
E. E. Lytle, president of the Colum
bia Southern, is in the city.
Domestic wanted to do general house
work. Inquire of J. P. Mcinerny, The
Dalles. Id
N. O. Cederson, wo has been here
the past month attending court, left
this morning for his home at Oregon
City.
The fees collected by the county
clerk during the month of November
and turned into the county treasury
amounted to $291.08.
While coming up from Portland yes
terday the Regulator ran on to a sand
bar near Hood River, and was pulled
to pay up back subscriptions and I off by the steamer lone,
one year in advance, which will J Two hobos fell into the hands of
Bntitl. ih Times-Moun- maranai muer last mgnt ana toaay
taineer and the Webfoot Planter
one year as a premium.
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Prom Wednesday's Dally.
Al. Esplng is quite dangerously ill
at the Cosmopolitan. -
Messrs. Holt, Minor and Long re
turned this morning to Portland.
Billy Thayer, formerly in busicess at
Antelope, spent yesterday in the city.
The entertainment "Cradle Songs
of the Nations," has been postponed
until the 18th.
Mr. Stigman, father of A. D. Stig
man of Klickitat county, is quite ill at
the Umatilla House. . . .
Mrs. S. E. Poquet, of Oregon City,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. E. Gar
retson, in Tbe Dalles.
Superintendent O'Brien, of the O.
R. & N., is making a tour of inspec
. tion of the road, including the whole
system.
Reeister Moore, of the land office,
has recovered from his recent illness,
and is again able to be at his post of
duty in the office.
Mrs. M. Parkins left on this morn
ing's train for Lincoln, Neb., to spend
the winter visiting with, her daughter,
Mrs. F. E. Horton.
Three car loads of hogs from La
Grande were stopped here last night in
. transit to Troutdale. They will be for
warded to that place tonight.
Next Friday night Court The Dalles,
Foresters of America, will elect
officers and also give a "stag social,"
the first .entertainment the court has
given since its organization.
Were it not for almanacs one would
never imagine this was the first day of
December. A clear sky, and the
mercury registering above 50 degrees
seems more like May than December.
Hon. C. M.iCartwright, J. B. Cart-
wright and Frank Sommervllle arrived
. . 1 I TT.a Ptuk.1p
nere wov evemuK u
They report but Utile more snow in
the southern part of the county than
there is here. s
It is announced that eight republi
can members of the Ohio legislature
will ataWA Ant. acta in at TTnnnA ta tha
VLttathmL. It is said that they cannot
ffn. ,j bought or intimidated into
voting for Hanna.
Mrs. W. F. Helm, of this city, at
tended tbe Whitman annlvesary In
Walla Walla last Monday. Mrs. Helm
Is one of the eurylyors of the Whitman
massacre, and was only a little child
when that terrible butchery occurred,
Skagway advices under date of Nov.
22, say: W. Barker, of Stockton, Cal.,
who is taking in 1740 dozen eggs to
Dawson, has reached Sheep camp. He
expects to reach Dawson with his eggs
in good condition. They are frozen In
tin cans.
This forenoon a lad named Frank
Brannen, while coasting down the cut
on Union street, ran his sled under a
horse ridden by Tom Maloney, and
sustained some severe bruises abcut
the head. The horse became fright
ened and tramped all oyer the boy be
fore he could get out of the way.
Last night Mt. Hood Camp, No. 59.
Wi of W elected the following offic
ers for the ensuing term: James
Snipes, consul; James Taylor, advisor;
C. L. Phillips, banker; W. D. Harper,
clerk; Win. Goser, escort; J. M. Fil
loon, watchman; Dvld Hockman, cen
try; C. H. Brown, manager.
- Robert Setbert committed suicide at
Portland Sunday by taking prusslo
acid and gunpowder. He has beep
threatening to take his life for some
time. He was despondent. He leaves
a wife and several children. Selbert
left his family without means, except
an insurance of $2000 held in the A. O.
D. W.
Charles Arnhold leaves tonight for
Sherman county in the interest of the
spec . edition of the Times-Mountaineer,
the fovms of which will pos
itively close on the 10th of the month.
Mr. Arnhold oes to Sherman county
to secure historical data for the edi.
tion, and this will be his last trip to
that section prior to the Issuance of
the publication.
Charles Phillips shot and killed
Policeman Japes Wells at Seattle
Sunday night. Phillips is an ex:opn
vict. and was under arrest charged
with burglary at the time. He tried
to escape but in doing so was shot in
the arm and leg by the police. Phillips
Says he did not mean to kill Wells but
just tg wound him so he could
escape.
This morning J, J, Brookhouse, of
Dufur, was doing some trading in
town, and among other things bought
an overcoat at Herbring's store, and
threw the coat on tbe seat of his
wajoc. From Herbring's he went to
JMays & Crowe's to do some trading,
jnd during bis absence, somebody
stole the coat, ft was a bojd piece of
robbery to commit in broad daylight
Mr. Jackson, editor of the East
Oregonian, ii becoming exceedingly
gallant in bis old days. Just hear
what he says: ''Mrs. W. P. Lord, in
her efforts to secure a linen manufac
turing establishment at Salem, is doing
more to improve conditions than her
husband who occupies the governor's
chair. If Mrs. Lord will run for tbe
office pf governor tbe East Qregonian
riU agree to support her. In other
words, the East Oregonian is in favor
of those people for office 'who are cap
abl of making two blades of grass
were given a job of sawing $10 worth
of wood each for the city.
Wm. Hastings, of Boyd, was in the
city this morning and says the greater
portion of tbe wheat harvested by
farmers In the vicinity of Boyd has
been marketed.
R. D. Stone, of Wasco( was in the
city-today. Like all other Wascoites
that come to The Dalles, Mr. Stone de
clares that town is the liveliest place
in the Inland Empire this year.
A. Gibbon, a Walluska farmer, was
held up by a highwayman In Clatsop
county last Saturday evening. The
fellow didn't make a very big haul, but
he took all Mr.- Gibbon had, which
was $6.50.
The city authorities have been kept
busy the past few days regulating a
bis eanar of hobo3 that have infested
the town, there having been an un
usual number of professional tourists
sojourning hero.
Roads leading to the eoun try from
The Dalles are reported to be in bad
condition at present, and getting to
town U by no means a pleasure trip,
say all the farmers who have come 'n
tbe.past few days.
Uncollected accounts amounting to
$12,000, belonging to the defunct L. E,
Blam Clothing Co., at Albany, were
recently sold for $250. Collections
must be pretty poor at Albany when
accounts will sell for only two cents
on the dollar.
Last evening Judge Bradsbaw dis
charged ail the jurors for the Novem
ber term of court, and permitted them
to go to their respective homes. There
is still considerable equity business to
dispose of, and the term will continue
for several days.
The United States grand jury at
Portland adjourned yesterday after re
turning 12 true bills. Julian A. Ep
ping, Frank H. Gautier and George P.
Watson were indicted for conspiring
to rob the registry department of the
Portland postofflce.
Seyeral hop sales were reported in
the vicinity of Silverton last week.
Louis Ames and Charles McKinley
sold 57 bales for 101 cents a pound.
Mr, Blakeley sold his hops for 10 cents.
Palmer Bros, sold a lot. The prices
ranged from 10 to 12 cents a pound.
Fourteenth street has been opened
for travel, which affords an excellent
road for the residents of Mill creek to
reach the business part of tbe city.
Marshal Lauer has bad a force of men
working on that street for some time,
and now has it in first rate condition.
At Baker City Monday Earl Wisdom
and J. L. Ash, ex-policeman, were
fouad guilty and fined $500 and $50,
respectively, or one day's incarcera
tion for eaob $2. They were eanyicted
recently of having extorted license
money from -Chinese while in office
and appropriated to their own use.
One of the first instruments issued
by the county clerk this morning was
a marriage license to Chas. A. Bell,
proprietor pf tbe Mt. Hood hotel at
Hood Riyer, and Miss Lucy EUiaou.
With the license in bis pocket, Mr.
Bell boarded the 9;30 train, and it is
expected a wedding will be solemnized
at Hood River this evening.
Last evening Dalles Assembly, No.
25, United Artisans, elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing term:
Master Artisan, Simeon Bolton; super
intendent, A. N. yarney; inspector,
Rev. J. H. Wood; secretary, D. Hf
Roberts; treasurer. J. M. Huntington;
senior conductor. Mrs". Rosa Bolton;
master of ceremonies, Charles Clarke.
After the jury was sworn in the case
of Sprouls vs. the receiver of The
Dalles National bank yesterday it was
discovered there was a discrepancy be
tween tbe original complaint and the
copy served upon defendants at
torneys, caused by a clerical error,
hence tbe jury was dismissed last even
Ing and the case was continued until
next term.
Homer C. Davenport, the world's
greatest cartoonist, is about to issus a
book of cartoons on the great poli
ticians of the day. ft wjU go Jike hot
cakes. One book fipm alone has
already ordered two thousand copies'.
Davenport is generally known as an
Oregon boy, a faot that has done
much to advertise the state, as Daven
port has a big reputation on both
sides of tbe Atlantic.
Fern Lodge, p. of H., elected officers
last night as follows) Mrs, C, J,
Crandall, chief of honor; Mrs. J. A,
Douthit, lady of honor; Mrs. J. A.
Mc Arthur, chief of ceremonies; Mrs.
C. F. Stevens, recorder; Miss Ida
Burchtorff, financier; Miss Lizzie
Schooling, receiver; Mrs. Anna Erqu
hart, lady usher; Mrs. pbpstlna
Laurensen, Inside watchman; Mrs.
Effie Slmooson, outside watchman.
At Salem Monday Mr. and Mrs. E.
T. Albert celebrated their 60th wed
ding anniversary. They were mar
ried at Wheeling, Va., in 1837. Mr.
Albert is 82 years old, and Mrs. Albert
81. A -r&cop'-ipn was held at their
borne in the atteruoaa and eyepjng.
A large number of friends paid their
respects to tbe venerable couple. The
guests includod seven children, besides
grand-children and great-gpand-chil-dren.
Tbe Seattle P. I. got out a special
edition on Sunday headed ''From tbe
Hungry Hell of Gold." According to
it starvation staree the people pf the
Klondike country In tbe face and they
must either leave or starve. At least
three thousand 'people there must get
out.' Tbe situation Is a very serious
one. The man who goes into that
country must do so willing to eive up
his ike it necessary, for the chences of
a little gold.
Tbe electric light company at Spo
kane discovered it had overcharged
the city of Spokane and for lights had
received payment in excess of the
amount actually due. Judge of the
surprise of the city officials when they
received a check covering the over
charge with an explanation of it.
Tbis is indeed an uncommon thing
for a corporation to do, and the Spok
ane electric company will go down in
history as one of the wonders of the
nineteenth century.
Tired people are tired because they
have exhausted their strength. The
only way for them to get strong is to
eat proper food. ...
But eating is not all. Strength
comes from food, after digestion.
Digestion is made easy with Shaker
Digestive Cordial.
People who get too tired, die. Life
is streugth. (Food is the maker of
strength. Food is not food until it is
digested.
Tired, thin, pale, exhausted, sick
sufferers from indigestion, can be
cured by the use of Shaker Digestive
Cordial.
It will revive their spent' energies,
refresh and invigorate them, create
new courage, endurance and strength,
all by helping their stomachs to digest
their food.
It aids nature, and this Is the best of
it. ' It gives immediate relief and,
with perbevetance, permanently cures.
Sold by druggists. Trial bottle 10
cents
THE WHITMAN ANNIVERSARY.
(From Friday's Daily.)
Dr. Herbert Cardwell, surgeon gen
eral of the O. N. G., spent the day in
the city.
T. J. Davenport, of Mosier. spent
the day in the :ity visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. F. S. Gunning.
Mrs. James Fait went to Wasco on
last Right's train to spend a week visit
ir' Mrs. Wm. Johnson.
Rev. I. F, Tobey will preach in the
Christian church Sunday evening
at 7:30. Subject "Homeless Children."
Postofflce key No. 1215 was found on
Second street several days ago. and
can be bad by calling at the Columbia
brewery.
The Columbia Southern is running
a survey ten miles south from Wasco.
and in all probability that much more
road will be built next season.
City Recorder, R. B. Sinnott, re
turned this morning from a visit to
the raining districts in the vicinity of
Baker City, where he has been the
past week.
Henry Lake, a prosperous farmer of
Grass Valley, Is in the city today. Mr.
Lake says there is an immense quantity
of wheat in Sherman county that has
not yet been sold, and probably will
not be before spring.
The Hilgard Lumbering Co., at La
Grande, made an assignment last
Tuesday for tbe benefit of its creditors.
Tbe liabilities are $30,000 and the
assets $20,000, exclusive of the mill
which is mortgaged.
Sherman county farmers are feeling
uneasy about their fall sown grain. A
large amount of it did not sprout be
fore the last rain, and it is feared the
present freeze will kill it, there being
little snow on the ground to protect
tbe grain from frost.
Roads between here and Dufur are
said to be in fearful condition. This
morning W. H. Dufur came in from
his farm three miles beyond Dufur, and
was just six hours on the road. He
says he has never before seen the
road s J in such condition.
Last evening some 40 couples
assembled at K. of P. hall as the guests
of the Rathbone sisters, and for sev
eral hours enjoyed the amusement of
dancing. The party was a most en
joyable one, and the Rathbone sisters
scored a success as entertainers.
Miss Ruch and Miss French wish to
meet all the Italian, Spanish, German,
Darkey, Indian, French and American
mothers, in the "Cradle Songs of the
Rations, " at the Opera House, Satur
day at 9 A. M. Mrs. Biggs and Rey
nolds wish them to come at 1:30 p. M.
Thirteen members of the Odd Fel
lows lodge at Grass Valley arrived
here today, and will be entertained by
Columbia Lodge tonight. There will
be work in tbe initiatory degree, there
being three candidates in readiness to
receive the mysteries of the three
links,
Last night Temple Lodge, No. 3,' A.
O. U. W.f elected the following offi-
Approprlate Ccremunica -Contacted
Wall. Walla Last Monday.
Monday, No. 29, was the 50th anni
versary of the Whitman massacre, in
which Dr. and Mrs Marcus Whitman
and their associates lost their lives.
That event was appropriately observed
at Walla Walla Monday evening in
the spacious opera house which was
filled to its utmost capacity. It had
been arranged that the Whitman mon
umect should be unveiled on that day,
but the magnificent spire that is to
mark the resting place of Dr. Whit
man was not completed, hence tbe un
veiling ceremonies were dispensed
with.
When the exercises opened at the
opera house the building was crowded
Seats were reserved on the floor of the
house for tbe Indian war veterans, tbe
G. A. R. and the students ef Whitman
college. The lower boxes, right side
wa.e reserved . lor survivors oi tne
Whitman massacre. The lower boxes
on the left ide were reseryed for the
mayor and city council, while the up
per boxes on both sides of tbe bouse
were occupied by the college faculty
and their guests. The trustees of the
college were seated on the platform
and behind them was a chorus of 60
voices from the Whitman Conservatory
of music.
The prominent feature of the pro
gram was the oration by Rev. L. H.
Hallock, D. D., of Mills college, Cal
ifornia. His subject was "Whitman
and the Flag," and was handled in a
most masterly and interesting man
ner. Dr. Hallock was In sympathy
with his subject, and spoke ' with
natural eloquence and feelings of the
deeds of the martyr whom the North
west delights to honor..
The music by the college choir of 60
voices ws beautiful and grand. One
selection rendered was "Fanctuff,
which delighted all hearers.
A vocal solo was sung by Miss
Brandt, and Prof. Otto A. Hauerbacb
of Whitman college, read an original
poem written by a distinguished edi
tor, whose name is withheld from
publication but who is supposed to be
Dr. Nixon, of the Chicago Inter-Ocean
a gentleman who has taken much
interest in tho success of Whitman
college.
Marcus Whitman Warren, grandson
of Perrin Whitman, the nearest living
relative of the missionary, read
message from his grandfather, who
has been an invalid for many years
and was unable to attend. Perrin
Whitman resides at Lewiston, Idaho,
At the close of the message Mr. War
ren presented a lock of Mrs. Whit
man's hair to President Penrose.
At tbe conclusion of the program
the old-timers present enjoyed
reunion. . .
spring. He came out on snow shoes
over the Dal ton trail, was 28 days mak
ing the trip from Dawson to Dyea, and
55 days from Dawson to Cascade Locks.
Dawson, Mr. Ash says, is a liyely place
of 6000 to 8000 inhabitants, with
bank, opera house and numerous stores
and saloons. Cost f living there is
very high, a small cup of beans being
worth one dollsr, and all other artl
cles of food command proportionately
high prices.
A MOSQUITO INVADES ENGLAND.
A KNOTTY LAND CMSfi.
County
oers for f tbe ensuing term: M. W
Dr. S. H. Frazier; F., J. W. Healey; O..
Fred Lemke; Rec, J. F. Ha worth;
Fin., S. L. Young; Rec'r,. C. L. Phil
lips; G., Hans Hansen; I W., Fred
Walllngj Q, Wf gd. Beck; trustee, C.
F. Stephens.
Tuesday morning tbe Q. R. & N.
steamer Columbia, "ran into the Union
fishermen's cannery at Astoria, crush
ing twenty feet of the building and
spilling about 1000 cases of salmon
valued at $5000, 1 to the river. The
anchor phain brp&e letting tbe ship
adrift in a dense feg that prevented
tbe officer of the vessel seeing where
they were going, The sblp escaped
without Injury,
The following states will elect gov
ernor in 1898: Alabama. Arkansas,
California, Colorado, Connecticut,
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Maine, Mas
sachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, .Ne
braska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New
Jersey, New York, North tfakpta', Ore?
gon, Pennsylvania, Rhode 'island,
Soutb Carolina, South Dakota, Ten
nessee. Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin
and Wyoming.
.. Tbe fellow who stole W. H. Wil
son's typewriter Wednesday night and
pawned it to tbe Great Northern Fur
niture store, was as cool a robber as
has visited tbe town for some time.
Wednesday he was in Mr. Wilson's
office offering a door plate for sale, and
no doubt while there laid plans for
stealing the typewriter, as just before
dark bo Informed several parties that
be bad a typewriter fpr sale, that was
in use it the time, but be would bring
it around after supper. He gave a
bill of sale to tbe furniture store and
signed the name C. D. Emory.
An Umbrella Story.
A gentleman palling at a bote) left
his nmbrejla in the &and in the ball
with the following inscription attached
to it: "This umbrella ' belongs to a
wan who pan deal a blew pf 30 pounds
weight. J shall ba back, in ten rfllnr
Utes."
On returning to seek bis property
he found in its place a card thus in
scribed: "This bard bas been left by
a mao who oan run twelve miles an
hour. . I shall not come back.'
Ednrat. Ton IMwUi with Caaearata.
Candy Cathartic, care constipation forever.
10c 2Sc II C. C. G. fall, druggist refund money.
A Verdict for SS500O.
The jury in the case of W. O. Ceder
son, administrator, vs. theO. R. &N
Co., returned a verdict Tuesday for
$5000 damages, the full amount asked
for in the complaint. The case was
begun on Friday of last week, and was
ably and stubbornly contested by
Judge Bennett, attorney for plaintiff,
and Messers. Minor and Long, attor
neys for the railroad company. This
was a case in which mush interest
was taken, from the fact that the
cause of the death -of '-Wm.' Cederson,
for which tbe railroad company was
asked to pay damages, was most pecu
liar, and many technical" points were
raised as to the liability of the com
pany for the accident. About a year
ago deceased started to cross the O. R.
& N. track near Seufert's cannery,
when a freight train was passing, aqd
owing to the breaking of a flange on;
one of tbe car wheels, a car left the
track, falling on Mr. Cederson and
crushing him to death. The plaintiff
held that the company was responsible
for tbe accident in that the broken
flange showed it was an old break,
and that it was negligence on the
part of tbe company, while tbe depend
ent held that Cederson was a tres
passer, being on tbe company's land
without permission at tbe time of the
accident, though the testimony show
ed that he was on a regularly traveled
thoroughfare when he was killed.
Tbe verdict is the largest possible
damages allowed by tbe statute of
Qregpn for the accidental killing of ft
person.
Title to a Fine Farm In Benton
Disputed.
A case of land-jumping has occurred
in tbe south end of Benton county,
and the title to 198 acres of cultivated
land, worth $4000 or $5000, is involycd
The land lies three miles north of
Monroe, and was purchased by Noah
Starr from the school superintendent
of Benton county March 27, 1860,
The price paid was $1050. Star re
mained in undisputed possession of
the tract until 1882, when a flaw was
discovered in his title, and a new
deed to correct title was given him by
the state board of school land com
mission ers. Fifteen years ago Starr
died, and in his will tbe tract was
given 'to M. C. Starr, a son, who re
mained in peaceful possession until
Thanksgiving day. While the family
was at breakfast that morning, atten
tion was attracted by tbe call of some
one in another room who said there
was a house in the field. Investiga
tion showed that the house bad been
erected on tbe premises during tha
night, and that William E. and Her
man u Shinn, brothers, ' were tbe occur.
pants. They . claimed perfect title tq
the. property Starr ordered tbe
brothers' off the premises, , but they
refused to go. Starr then brought
proceedings of forcible entry and de-
' taioer in a justice court at Monroe to
oust them. The case was tried, and
tbe verdict of the jury was that the
Sbinns are lawful owners of the land
The claim of the Sbinns to tbe land
is based oa an alleged flaw in Starr's
title. ' At the bearing in the justice
court, evidence was presented show
ing that in 1853, seven years before
Starr bought the land, a man named
Hunter had included tbe 198-acre tract
now in dispute, in his filing for a don
tion land claim. Hunter afterward
abandoned the property, but his appli
cation for a donation claim was not
canceled until 1896. Other evidence
adduced was to the effect that in 1854
lieu land had been selected for the 198
acres, and that therefore the tract at
the time Starr bought it as school
land was not school land at all. The
Shinns also presented x certificates
from the Roseburg land office relative
to their filings, which were made
1 . . 1 ! J Jl. m j
I the 6th day of last month respectively
W. E. Shinn filed on .160 acres and
Herman . Shinn. on 28 acres of the
Star tract.
Htotea Typewriter.
When Hon. W. H. Wilson sat down
to his table Thursday to do some
writing, he found bis typewriter, a
Densmore, bad vanished. Thinking
perhaps seme one had taken it off the
table for a joke, he began searching
his office, but tbe machine was no
where to be found, and on close ex
amination he found some one bad
climbed through the transom over the
door, seized the typewriter and dis
appeared. Tbe door fastens with a
spring lock, and after gaining admis
sion through the transom, the thief
evidently had) passed out j,he door,
closing It behind' blip, and lost him
self in the darkness of the night.
Presumably tbe thief only wanted a
typewriter, as he did not disturb any
Jhjqg in tbe office. There was 50
cents wprtji pf postage stamps and
other papers on the table by the type
writer, but they bad not been molest
ed. Mr, Wilson's pf&ca is on tbe
second floor ip tbe French Bank
building, and tbe tblef to escape must
have come down the" stairs to Wash
ington street, one of the principal
thoroughfares of the oity, and it is
strange be was not observed by pas
sers by. Tbe typewriter was found a.t
(he Great Northern Furniture store
tbis afternopn' wher-e tbe" thief had
pawned it. '
Tha Water Commlnlon.
The regular monthly meeting of
Tbe Dalles water commission was held
at the office of the clerk on Tuesday
eyeqng( Nov. 30, atteqded fey tbe fal
lowing members; peters , Randall,
Seufert, Crossen and Bolton.
Tne claims allowed for the payment
of expenses for November wore
I J Norman, superintendent . . .$
C A Borders, helper
Simeon Bolton, clerk....,....,
Dave Leraerspn, labor
James Like, -fl' 'V '.
James Bushey, '.'
M Harrington, i,..,.;,
James Harper, laor and team
Maler & Benton, mdse
Mays & Crowe, "
Jacobsen Book & Music Co, sup
J B Crossen, commission on lots
Joseph Stangle, labor
RPHayes. ". ,,..
Tbp report pf the superintendent fpr
the month showpd the following:
Total book accounts., ,,,$133.0,00
Collected,,,,,., ,,,, 896.00
Delinquent. 340.00
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
I. A. Miller Falls Off the Pile Driver and
Breaks Hli Neck.
' About 1:30 this afternoon, just after.
tbe men operating the pile pile driver,
cu the new bridge being constructed
for the O. R. & N. went to work, H,
A. Miller, superintendent of the work,
climbed upon the cribbing on which
the pile driver sits, and . making a
false step fell to the ground, striking
on his head and breaking; his neck,
Death was iastantaneous, aud before
the men could reach him, -he had
breathed his last. '
Mr. Miller was about 55 years of age.
and was a civil engineer by profes
sion. He had llyed In The Dalles
about three years, and., had been In
the employ of the O. R. & N. Co.' but
a short time. Little is known - of bis
past history or family relations except
that he has two daughters, Mrs. Ben
Miller, residing in Portland, - and
another daughter residing in Denver,
Col.
Elk's Memorial. .
Next Sunday Cascade Lodge, No.
303, will assemble as a lodge of sorrow
to pay tribute to the memory of de
parted brothers. . The program to be
observed will be as follows:
Invocation, Rev. Jos. De Forest.
Opening ode, by lodge.
Lodge opened by the exalted ruler,
Anthem "The Nations Who Are
Saved" (Whlttington) Congregational
Choir.
Memorial address, Hon. J. M. Long,
of Portland-'
Solo and Quartet, "He glveth bis
beloved sleep,"- (Abt) Congregational
Choir.
Eulogy, Hon. A. A. Jayne.
Solo "The Singing in God's Acre,"
(Jules Jordon) Dr. O. D. Doane.
Doxology, members of lodga. .
Benediction, Rev. Jos. De Forest'.-
JTew Jersey Inaeet'a Beveng-e for Viola
tion of Monroe Doctrine.
- The-harrowing news coines from Lon
don . that a mosquito has been taken
alive in Hertfordshire. A gentleman
living at. Barley, Eoyston, writes to a
London paper that on a recent evening
be encountered the ferocious beast in
his bedchamber.
An Englishman is- always brave, and
it seems almost superfluous to add that
the man of Barley grappled with the
creature single-handed, nor stayed his
hand until it was under subjection. We
Sometimes read of such feats of derring
doe even in these degenerated days.
- Next to vindicating his personal
bravery, an Englishman's first duty is
to write to his newspaper and tell about
it. To this admirable national trait
the readers of the Sunday Herald are in
debted for the particulars herein set
forth. The man of Barley had traveled
in far countries. Among other places
lie had visited the famous city of New
Jersey, and in the transmississippian
capital hod met and coped with, the
mosquito in its lair.
Thus he is able to identify his quarry
and -lay before the British public ft
harrowing picture of the animals dis
tinguishing traits.
The specimen caught," he writes,
"has every characteristic of the for
eign, mosquito, especially the rvew
Jersey variety. I believe they have
been brought to England with timber,
for in New Jersey the logs of timber,
which, are usually carried down tbe
rivers, nave on them mosquito eggs
gathered from the surface of the wa
ter, where thc-'y breed, and so in this
manner are transported to Europe,
where tbe sunshine hatches them, and
they fly away."
It -now remains only to unite the
English people as one man against the
invader. Hence this surges tion:
Let every person carefully examine
his bedroom, window in the morning
and kH them, as by so doing they would
be prevented laying their eggs and
breeding. Now is the time to act to
prevent inem spreading, iney may
easily be known by their resemblance
to gnats, but having a long trunk or
proboscis, and by making a humming
noise when approachinc the face or
hands of a person."
- Accompanying this slogan is a dia
gram ui what has been called the busi
ness end of the mosquito, which may
be used for further identification of the
dreaded foe, should he be encountered
unawares. N. Y. Herald.
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Sharp
FELT BOOTS AND OVEHS
Per Set $2.00
fr4':ri-is:-.'vi
Buying: ....
Afford us the Opportunies of Close Buying
Wet and Cold
4
Weather Necessities....
Mens Blanket-lined Brown Duck Coats,
Riveted pockets, sizes 36 to 44, 85c.
. Mens Heavy Worsted Mackinaw-Coats,
heavy wool fleece lining, large' pockets
with flaps, only, $1.75. ; '
inim
I
1 1.
-'''. Mens Snow Excluders,
" sizes to 6 to 12, 1.25.
Knee Gum Boots, per pair, ?2.50. . ;
, Thigh Boots, $3.75. , , '; " . -g
Write for Our Illustrated Catalogue. E2
POWERFUL WAVES.
Receipts of tbe Fair.
Tbe net receipts from the Catholic
fair held in this city last week, after
paying all expenses, were $2614.35. ,
The receipts from the .principal
stands erer Table No. -1, con duo ted
by Mrs. Seufert and Mrs. Fisb, were
81172 50. Table No. 2, conducted by i
Vrf. let-bring nd, Mr.s, Kplao, were '
$1108.25. Paper booth,-conducted by
Miss Scbannp, y9-80. Candy booth,
conducted by Misses Kate Kelly and
Qrace Jauer, 133-80, Rrfreshment
table, conducted by Mrsv-;8androck,
$3740. ' - -
- - t
Democrats Will Meet.
F. A. E. Starr, chairman of tbe'
d em oo patio state pentraL committee,.
will issue a call for a meeting of th
committee In Oregon early in January,
One purpose of the called meeting it
to fix the date for calling tbe next
state convention . and apportioning
the number of delegates thereto. The
other and more important purpose of
the meeting will be (1)0 discussion of i
the political situation In tbe state of
The Effect of a Gale Over the Great Ball
Lake.
A correspondent of the Youth's Com
panion recently witnessed a most con
vincing proof of the weight of salt
laden waters of the Great Salt lake.
A strong gale of wind was blowing
over the lake and driving its surface "
into low, white-capped ridges,, whilt
along the shore -the foam lay like flat
banks of new.-fallen . snow. . If it bad
TKLSSed across a. IaWa nf f reel, wn fAi
equal extent that wind would unques
tionably nave produced such an airita
tion of its surface that navigation ir
small boats-would have been difficult
if not highly perilous.
nut the waters of the Great Salt
lake, although driven into ride-es m
just remarked, showed a curious re
sistance to the wind and the waves
rising to only a slight elevation, moved
along with an appearance of lethargj
that the eye could not -but notice.
Yet there was an immense momen
turn stored up in those low, heaw
slow-moving waves. Venturing int
the water at a point where the deDtl
did not exceed fonr feet the observe;
found that it was impossible to stant
against them. Their sheer weight'
swept him resistlessly along.
Ine curious buoy ance of the water
cuuuiuuiig iweniy-iwo per cent, qj;
salt in solution, increased the helpless
ness of tho bather. lie was not sob
merged, as sometimes occurs in tht
Atlantic breakers, but was lifted anc
carried like a cork.
It would -probably have-, been impos
sible to dive through an oncoming
wave after the manner practiced bj
bathers along the Atlantic coast. Ir
the Great Salt laire people are nol
drowned through !;inking, but stran
gled while still aHoat. The bittei
water may entor the air passages witli
fatal effect, but tbe body continues tc
float v.ntil it reaches the shore or ii
picked np. '
OLD-TIME SOUTHERN SPORT.
Hembera ol Hunting Club on Whom Big
Fines were Impoeed.
Among the sports of olden times the
bunting clubs were prominent every
where, says the .Atlanta Constitution.
In Camden county one of the most fa
mous of clubhouses in this country was
built nt Bear Hammock and kept under
the supervision of Gen. John Floyd, ft
waa there that the Camden CouDty'
Hunting club organized in 1832, held ita
meetings, made ita rules and imposed,
its fines,
' The charter members of the' club
were Charles R. Floyd, Richard Floyd,
Henry Floyd John Floyd, Ben Hopkins,
J. H. Dilworth, James Holzendorf, John
flolzendorf, Alexander Holzendorf, P..
M, Nightingale, William Berrie and
Henry du Bignon. Several members
joined afterward. The club dress was,
a scarlet jacket and black pantaloons
and a fine of 500 copper caps was invu
posed on Alexnder Holzendorf at one
neeting for not having on the regula
tion dress. No member was to be ab
sent from the meetings unless by good
sxcuse, and James Holzendorf was
fined 1,000 copper cops for tine absence.
Alter the day's hunt, sometimes with
the luck of 16 deer, an elegant dinner
was served before dispersing,
The lGth rule read: ''Game is con
tidered by the club to be deer, bear,
hogs, cows, bulls, wildcats and turkeys.
Wild cattle and bogs abounded in the
woods in those days, the latter living
(o an eld' age, which was told by the
. tusks, sometimes elgbt to ten inches
long. . r-'.' :.J
W. Williams d
iZ: Tjhe Dalles, Oregon. ' :
Ring Up
NO. 12
Phone
For your Fruit, Vegetables
Fish and Poultry. The best
the markets afford. Prompt
delivery guaranteed. .
Poultry dressed to order every day in
tne weeic. .
A. N. VARNEY,
Cor. 3d and Washington,
J i B. Schknck. -President
fi. M. Bkaix,
Cashlei
First National Bank
THO DXLLES. OREGON
i General Banting Business Transacted.
Deposits received subjectTto rieht draft or
. check. - . .. ,,'ti
Collections made and proceeds promptly re
mitted on day ol collection.
Sight and telegraphic eiohange sold on New
York, San Francisco and Portland.
UIKECTOBS:
D. P.; Thompson, Jno. S. Schenck
Ed M.' Williams, Geo. A. Liebe,
H. M. Beall.
R. E. Saltmarshe
-ax nts
East M SIM YARDS,
WILL PAY THE
HighestCash Price for
Hay and Grain.
DEALER IN LIVE STOCK
JpHhstons
... IS THE PLACE TO GET- ' -.J
FIJI! JB01 GpCElESlh
mm
HND CR0K6RY
Sheepmen's Supplies, Shears, Oil and Lamp Black
for marking Sheep.
Mitchell Wagons.....
McSherry Drills, Osborne Mowers, Binders,
Reapers and Rakes, Myers' Hay . Tools and
J Farm Implements of all kinds. . . . . ....
Full Line of Hachine Extra
EfcNext door to A. M. Williams & Co.
Wall
Paper!
O
regon Bakery
and
A. KELLER, Prop'r,
Am prepared to furnish families, hotel, and
restaurants with the oholoest
Bread, Cakes and Pies.
Fresh Oysters Served
Every Style.
in
Adrertued Letters.
- The following ia the ljat of letters re
maining in Tho Palfes postofflce un
called (or December 3, '1897. Persons
calling tor these letters will please
jive date on which they were ad
vertised: Alin, Mr Chas Anderson, Miss A
Brown, Mr Frank Berkeley. C C
Barber, MrsMa,Uas Burham, Teny
g-Ll
Street, next -door -to
Dalles National Pank.
The
A. A. BROWN
FULL ASSORTMENT
Oregon,
75 00
55 00
10 00
4 tffl
id oo
4 00
5 00
a oo
l oo
12 65
90
10 00
60
Home from Klondike.
E. P. Ash, of Cascade Locks, arrived
home a few days since from Oawson
City. Mr. Ash, went up en the first
trip tbe Elder made last summer, and
succeeded in forming a partnership
with two old Alaska miners. EJe
brought borne with him some Klondike
gold," and expects to return in the
Everybody Says So.
Coscnrets Candy Cathartic, tbe most won.
dei ful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing to tho tasie, act gently
and iKwitivelT on kili:ejs, llregiid battels,
cleapsiiif? ti& entire system,' dispel colds,
ewfi hea'laiilie, ferer, habitual constipation
arid biiioiisgess. Please buy and try a box
of C. O. O. to-dny ; ill, !Hl cent. kToldaod
guaranteed, to cure by nil druggists.
Betts, Mr John
Hiount, u u
i Byr?, John
Ualum, Mr wm
Cutter, Mrs Geo
Davidson, Mr Ed
Deckert, August
Dowso, Mr K J
Drinmon, Mm
White Star lane Motiee.
Until further notice the passenger
fares between Tbe Dalles and Portland
will be as follows:
One way , $1 Qfl
pund trip:.:...::.t':;-;;;;;$i 5q
. J. si. Boots,
H Qeperal Agent,
'i -
postpuberal Seward,
A purso containing $60 in gold was
lost between Darneille's food yard and
Five-Mile. Finder will be liberally r
warded by returning ssfee to
ii. B. Miller,
'tf. Moro, Oregon.
M IHRIED.
fKS-GASSAWAY In the Vestry "of the
urregatumal church in this lt. n w rv
Curtis, pn-.tor. on the second day of fae
ember. Tt-noChy Kvani and Miss Lorena
Gassaway, both of The Dates. -
Brooks, Mr R L
Boen, J P
Carlisle, Ida
Crane, Emma
Cushing, Frank
Davenport, Mrs S
Densmore, Mrs Q
Drv,mancl, Wm
Dunham. Mr J A
yan8j'Mrs Geo p. Flepnell, Mr Anton
fox, fj A U eison. Mr W C
GlesUert W old, Mr. George
Gunnser. Frank Howard. Mr. Chas
Bendricksoo.MrsL Howe, Mrs Annie
Hodgins Mr Odcar Hardman, Bertha
nenrerson, Miss D Hansen, Mr Hen.-y I
Hazen, Mrs Sadie Johnson, Mr John
King, Mr Fred Kecton, P S
Knecht, Mrs S Long, Mr Thomas
Leiniqger, John" McDonald, Mr J M
M.cBaiey.Mrs VV H McCormiok, Miss L
AidttrmicK, J J Mott, Kev A a
Morgan, Mr 3C M Mathew, Mrs F H
Markman. Mr Wm Malm. Mr S O
Hay ne, Miss Jennie Py burn, Mr nson
Pickens, Mr T F Potter. T T
RlchardBon.Dr J A Roberts, MI39 Susie
JKoop,Mis8 Florence S wcao, Mr- Clem
Stoneman, MraU Vaaeo. Mrs S
Williams, Mr Fred Williams, Mrs Fred
Web, Mrs John Walker, Mrs Mary.
A . Crossen, P. M,
Xi
aid 1 til HI tfttfcVttstifclfl
USD PBOTOlOKe,
Special Prices to Gash Buyers
170 SSCOND STREET.
Columbia faSagnv
Corner Third and Washington
Largest and best assorted stock in the city. ;
OVER 15,000 ROLLS '
To select from at prices from 10 cents ner roll and nmmrd
t . r
ALSO PAINTS; OILS AND GLASS
t Painting, Paperhanging and Kalsomining.
ID- "W. vatjse, - ;
Third Steeet, ' V
Pioneer Bakery.......
I have reopened this well known Bakery, and am ;
now prepared to supply everybody with
BREAD, PIES and CAKE'
Also, all kinds of ..... . -:. '
STAPLE and FANCY GROCERIES
Pioneer Grocer, . -,".
HARRY C. LIEBE,
Watchmaker and Jeweleii
-DEALER
WATCHES, CLOCKS, AND JEWELRY,f
SILVERWARE AND DIAMONDS. .
Fine Repairing a Specialty. All Work Warranted
Beet Veal, Mutton, Pork, Oard
Curedand Dried Meats,
Sausages of AJ1 Kinds
Orders Delivered to Any Part of the City
'PHONE 34
Catarrah Qwrsl, A cear. bea4 and
aei breath aeoared with Shiloh's
Catarrh Remedy; sold on a guarantee.
Nasal Injector free. Sold by Blakeley
& Houghton, The Dalles.
All Orogtista sen Dr. Mile.' Barre. flairs,
ETATFOLKS from 15 to 25 ila
B - A m per mnaia d j a narm.
7 fan treatment III wafr
dcinff pnynciaa ox w jeara- experience.
Kn had effect or detention from bnameea
Mo starring, wrinkles or flabhinen. Im-i y MlXJ
prom general neaitn ana oeautioe coropieraa, r-n-icUni
and aocletr ladle Indorse Ik TaoaaaraU clued,
PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL
enriflrtfinllmlii. 'VoT particular do. Uk, Dtnft
I DR. $mmtSSSitSkt.
Having lately secured the services of Prof. P. G. .
Daut, Scientific Optician, am now prepared to cor
rect any defective sight. Examination free. Call
and have your eyes examined. , . , . t
VOGT BLOCK, - - THE DALLES, OREGON;
-1 Posloiiice Pfiaiiff -
Clarke & Falk, Propr's
Drugs, Medicines and Druggists Sundries.
Physician's Prescriptions a Specialty.
Vogt Block, One Door West Postofflce. Phone 833,
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