SATURDAY. ..JULY 30, 1898 ITEMS IN BRIEF. last mm Wednesday's Daily. - evenibg from a visit to Portland. - - mi til 1- nxnnwn m mh. x uvro nut v 0 dhvi f - , ered at the Degree of Honor this even- , E. E. Lytle, president of toe Coum - bla Southern, spent the day in the ' city : There are only nve ooaraers in me county jail at present, since Younjr Mrs. Madalina Conkling; left on the seaze for Prineville, where she goes to loin her husband who lf assistant ,' cashier in the First National bank The water has so far receeded that workmen can get at the hull of the Regulatuor and they expect to get the boat launched next Saturday. At a meeting of the members of the HMrat rVinorep-ational church of this city held last evening it was voted to extend a call to Rev. E. V. Polling, of 'Albany. The new Dalles City will be inspect ed by Captain Edwards Saturday, and the comDanv exoect to have her here by next Monday morning to make the regular run to Portland. Harry .Lonsdale went to Sherman k id will spend several days interview ing the farmers of that county and supplying them with agricultural itn piemen ts. An error was made yesterday in mentioning C. G. Coker as general nassenerer 'and freight . agent of the Astoria & Columbia River B. R. Co. : Mr. Coker is traveling passenger and freight agent. - Between seven and eight million pounds of wool are stored in The .Dalles warehouses, enough to clothe the entire army now in active service, and leave a whole lot for private c'ti zens, but it is a drug on the market. Y1LI1 T 1- ....... ...n -w. a jrilll. DfUKllQ lias rouurucu uvui a visit to Antelope, and Bays hay bar vest Is in full blast in that section Rye and natural meadow hay was short there this year, but the aifalfa meadows yeild heavy crops. What Is to be done with the wheat crop when it is harvested is becoming rather a serious question. The ware houses are nearly all full of wool, and unlees it begins moving in a few creeks there will be no room for wheat. One of the railroad boys says "Fatty Brown, one of The Dalles, boys who is now at Manila, has been in the guard .house ten days. He says Col. Sura -men sent "Fatty" out to curry his horse and he forgot the '-Maine." During the stay of J. S. Fish at the seaside, R. B. Sinnott fills the chair of "mine host" at the Umatilla House, and right well does he perform the duties. Roger is in his element when catering to the wants of his guests Producers will please remember that their exhibits will be taken to the Oregon Industrial Exposition free of charge.- For shipping tags and infor mation, drop a card to' Secretaryln. dustrlal Exposition, Portland, Oregon ' . . r . . i ; t. 1 j ; - .ratnobic music, uume uioiuuiets, classical productions, everything mil steal that is good, will be heard' at the Oregon Industrial Exposition this autumn, for the best band west of .Chicago has bees engaged for the full month. Right-of-way for the Celilo boat rail way has been' secured, but it is safe to say it will never be used, If the river is ever improved between here and Celilo it will be with canal and locks. The raiiway scheme will never be put into operation. tl t i - n .HMn:AM nf widowers' association in The Dalles, and such an organization is contem plated Superintendent Gilbert being mentioned as principal organizer. Only those whose wives are temporarily away at summer resorts will be eligible. It's no laughing matter with wool raisers that the wool market remains so dull. They are here on' expense waiting to dispose of their produd., and are anxious to get back 'to their farms,but they will stay here all summer or get what they believe their wool is worth. Inside of a week The Dalles Crystal Ice Co. will begin - manufacturing ice here in The Dalles. They have their machines about all placed, the ice tank is in position, and about all that remains to be' done is to set the freez ing plates and adjust the pipes. When the ice plant is in working order, The Dallea can bid difiance to hot weather for artlfical cold can be produced re gardless of the elements. -. The people of Hood River and Cas cade Locks will be treated to some splene'd music by Dalles talent next week. On Monday the Dalles Instru mental quartette will giye an enter tainment at Hood River and on Tues day at the Locks. The quartette is cam posed of the best musical talent in the city, and the people of tha neigh boring towns may depend upon it thai they will be well entertained. - offer The grain , Is said to be turning out well, fully nn to the expectation of farmers. . John Sommervllle, of the Baldwin sheep and Land Co., came up from Portland last night and left today for his home at Hay creek, So popular has the kodak become In The Dalles that even the small boy. may be seen on - the' streets taking snapshots at everything he sees. G. W. Phelps, is in the city to day shaking hand with old friends and acquaintances. He goes to Mofflt Springs tomorrow fcr a week's outing. Tbe Sherman county wheat yield promises to equal that of last year, beiDg in round numbers 2,500,000 bush els. Harvesting is now in full blast there. Trains Nos. 3 and 4 will carry ex cursion parties from Dalles to Oneonta Gorge or Multnomah Falls and return on Sundays for 50' cents for single round trip. T. S. Hamilton, one of the leading wool growers of Crook county, Is in the city looking after the sale of his wool. As yet he has not met an that suits him. Mrs. Waud Is In receipt of a letter from the Captain stating that he has left the Stickine river and is now running a boat on the Yukon between Dawson and Lake Bennett. Tbe scarlet fever cases in the coun try south of Dufur are said to be pretty well quarantined, and unlees .the con tagion has already spread pretty well over the country, it will probably be checked. The way new names are being added to the Times-Mountaineer subscription Use Is encouraging, and cannot but attract tbe attention of advertisers who are seeking a good medium through which to solicit custom. ' Mrs. Dr. Belknap and Miss Maggie Newman, of Prineville, are in the city, having returned last evening from Portland where Mrs. Belknap was at tending the Degree of Honor grand lodge and" Miss Newman was visiting friends. Lovers of music in Hood River and Cascade Locks cannot afford to miss hearing The Dalles musical quartette when they appear in those towns next week. Tbe members of tbe quartette are worthy young people, splendid musicians and deserving of patronage. E. 6. Norton, of Astoria, was in the city last night in the interest of the Astoria regetta. He is confident low passenger rates will be made between here and Astoria, and hopes to tee a large number of Dallesites in attend ance at the regatta. ' Tbe equipment for the new passen ger train that is to be put on between here and Portland next Sunday passed through here attached to No. 23 this afternoon.,.- There were three elegant passenger coaches, and from their ap pearance will be very attractive to the traveling public. The Times-Mountaineer traveling correspondent, Mr. Floed, returned this morning from a visit to Wasco and Moro, and brought back a long list of new subscribers for tbe weekly. The people of Sherman county appre ciate a good thing, and 'will support a good live paper that stands up for the rights of tbe people. Tbe attraction at Bonneville Park for next Sunday, July 31st, will be tbe engagement of De Boe, the aerial won der late from Hammerstein's, Olympic and Koster & Blal's, New York City, with other attractions. De Boa's per formances are beyond belief, except to eye-witnesses. Fare only 50 cents for round trip from Dalles. This morning the case of the state vs Thomas Dissenderfer, charged with assault and battery, was brought up be fore Justice Bayard, and was dismissed on a demurrer to the complaint. . Dis trict Attorney Jayne appeared for the state and N. B. Sinnott for the defense. The case grew out of an accident that occurred on Mill creek last Sunday when Dissenderfer, while drividg at a rapid rate, ran into a buggy in which Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Filloon were riding. A. few days since Louie Comini, the popular marble man, while repairing some monuments in Sunset cemetery, discovered a beautiful little striped cat. Louie Is fond of animals, and thought he would secure the cat for a pet. He went to pick the cat up, but from the peculiar odor that filled the air about it, he concluded it would .be better off in the cemetery than in his bouse. Louie says he don't like cats now, especially the striped kind that have such a disagreeable odor about them. A gentlemen who is given to moral izing gave vent to an idea today that possesses the merit of being original, to say the least. He says when a lot of railroad laborers go on a strike and obstruct the wheels of cemmerce, the federal courts are applied to and make the men go to work or get out of tbe way of others. He suggests applying the same rule to wool buyers and wool raisers to force them to come . to an agreement,so that commerce may move acid laborers be given employment in moving the wool across the oontinent. (mm Monaavsuauyj ' Columbus rTind, of Trout creek, is in the city. J. E. Sherer has gone to Huntington on a s to k deal. Z. T. Keys and son, of Antelope, are in the city. , Ed. Williams I? spending a few days rusticating at Clatsop beach. Dave Rogers, an enterprising young farmer of Crook county, is in the city. Mayor M. T. Nolan left yesterday ;for Clatsop Beach for a short vacation. Dr. Frailer left this morning for Mofflt Springs to spend a few days .camping with his family. r-i i .1 ,1.1 1. 1 : 1 1 oeverai imreauiug uiwuiutn win start up in the vicinity of Dufur the first of next week. Fruit men anticipate the shipping of several carloads of Bartlett pears from The Dalles next week. Miss Martha Wilson, of Springfield, Ohio, is visiting her cousin, Hon. W. H. Wilson and family in the city. ' A new blacksmith shop is being built at the foot of the brewery hill, and will be completed In a few days. The river is falling rapidly, and in a few days the D. P. & A. N. wharf boat will be able to anchor at tbe lower end of the incline. The mercury registered 92 in the hade today, and would probably have registered 100 had not a cool breeze sprung up in the afternoon. R. F. Gibbons has laid a new side walk around bis resident property on Third aart Liberty streets, -and made Other neeaea improvements. y A number of combined hervesters - vf ni.nnAMta1 in ShHPm&fl rUMl n t V (From Friday's Daily.) . Grand excursion to Portland Wed nesday. 1 . Dr. Gelsendorfer and wife have re turned from Portland. V. C. Brock, cashier of the Sherman county bank of Wasoo, is in the city. Jacob Richardson and wife, of Goldendale, are at the Umatilla House. Ben Stnsheimer, the well-known Portland commercial traveller, is in the city. Our subscription list to both daily and weekly is booming. Come in and join the crowd. Harvesting is in full blast and our farmers anticipate a yield of 20 bush els to the acre. For a short time the Racket Store will ell a good No. 8 wash boiler, cop per bottom for 65cv Miss Anna Oglesby, of Eugene, has assumed chargo of the W. U. telegraph office at the Umatilla Hause. Fred Houghton and wife have re tu rned from a visit to Glen wood. Wash, where they report having an ec joy able outing. ' G. W. Phelps, of Heppner, passed through Tbe Dalles today enroute to Moffat Springs, where he will visit for a few days. ' Mrs. W. C. Allaway and daughter, Dasie, left this morning for the Metropolis, where they will spend a few days. Representative J. W. Maxwell, of Tillamook county, is mentioned by the Headlight as a candidate for speaker of the house. ..-' W. H: H. Dufur is in the city. He has recently been, appointed to a posi tion having 'in charge nine national forestry reserve. '.' Editor J. A. Douthit this morning took his family to Mofflt Springs for a camping visit. Mr. Douthit will re turn in the morning. Gov. Lord has issued the customary proclamation against the setting of forest fires, in accordance with an act passed by the legislature. IG. D. Gibson of Pomeroy and James E. Hatchet of Pendleton registered at the Umatilla today, enroute to the Baldwin Sheep & Land Co's. ranch M. R. Elliott and wife, of Prineville, are in the city en route home from Portland, where Mr. Elliot bad been in attendance on the grand lodge A. O. U. W. The Puget Sound papers are trying to inspire new life into the Alaska boom by vivid descriptions of new camps which rival the Klondike in richness. Commencing Sunday, July 31st, westbound local freight No. 23, will leave The Dalles at 7:45 a. M. East bound freight No. 24 will leave Tbe Dalles at 4. P. M. Grant E Kellogg presents a modest salutatory as editor in this week's is sue of the Wasco Republic. The Re public is newsy and possesses a pros perous appearance. J. M. Huntington, J. L. Kelly and J. E. Barnett, accompanied by their res pective families, were passengers on this morning's boat down tbe river to spend a season camping. The season for killing grouse, part ridges, prairie chickens and pheasants commences August 15, and closes on the first day of December. Sportsmen had better observe these dates. There will be a meeting of farme-s at Moro, Saturday, July 30, at 2 o'clock. for the purpose of arranging with the Columbia Southern for freight rates from Moro and way points to Biggs All farmers are invited. The rules and regulations of the water company as to the hours for the use of water must be observed or Superintendent Crossen will be com pelled to shut off tbe supply to offenders. This is positively the last warning. Commencing Sunday, July 31st the new Dalles-F ortland passenger train will arrive at The Dalles from Portland at 11:30 A. M. on week days and 1:30 p. M. on Sundays. Will leave The Dalles at 3 p. H. on week days aud .3:20 P. M on Sundays. A Walla Walla man wants the his tory of the United States rewritten so as to expurgate all matters that may be offensive to England. It is just as well to let the truth remain and do as Bill Nye says Shakespeare did, which was to write most when his expurgator was taking a vacation. Subjects at the church of Christ on Lord's Day are as follows, 11 A. M. "Sampssn's Riddle," 8 P. M. "Fleeing to the City of Refuge." During the hot weather, evening services will be held in the open air, just outside the church. Grounds will be ' seated com1 fortably. Come and hear the old Jerusalem gospel where you can en1 joy it. W. V. Boltz, pastor. People who go to the coast and else where for a 'summer, outing, are to have trouble in getting, newspaper mail forwarded. A new ruling of tbe poatoffice department provides that all postage on newspapers forwarded to a secodd destination must' be prepaid. The only way to have newspaper mail forwarded is to prepay the postage be fore leaving home, or arrange with tbe publisher to send pa pet's direct. Mark Twain's first experience as a writer was as local reporter on a Reno, Nevada, paper. The only- item he caught tbe first day. was regarding a load of hay which was brought into town. He wrote of the future of Reno as a hay mart and of Neyada as a hay producing state, filling two columns, and tbe next day received his dis charge from the paper. We feel like undertaking tbe same proceeding but there hasn't been even a gol-darned load of hay come into The Dalles this week. fMlic interest in Our Mid-Summer Clearance Sale Increases, daily. We are turning the usually quiet summer months into a busy season by reducing the prices on good, seasonable merchandise to a point which demands the attention and satisfies the instincts of every economical buyer. Reductions in every department. Summer Goods must go, and will go at our quickstep prices. A Very Busy Han. Excursions and holidays are now in order, and the hot weather makes peo ple throw away business cares and hie themselves away to tbe cool retreats of the numerous outing places in this vicinity. Howeyer, Old Dad Butts is unable to stop the rush of business and con. sequently will have to sweat it out during the heated season. This asser tion may seem strange and startling, and the reason of it more strange, but a little explanation will clearly prove that this is no . Chinaman's dream. Butts has so many real estate snaps that it keeps him busy answering questions, showing property, taking in money for sales and making new lists, and on account thereof for the last few days has been absent in the columns of the press, but today, to show you that he is all right, he will give you a couple of pointers in real estate as follows: 1000 acres of land on 15 mile creek, all fenced; good house and 2 barns; 350 acres of fine meadow land all under irrigation; 200 acres of grain land, plenty of wood, all fpr the small sum of $5500. He also has a snap in town property which reads like this; one acre of ground all fenced: good four room house; good well of water, within . less than two blocks of the free school in the eastern part of town, all for t550. Plenty of others just like this. Don't ask Butts any questions unless' you mean busi ness, for you thereby deprive others who desire his attention, of his valu able time. Don't everybody speak at once, but come one at a time and Butts will find time to treat you right. Clothing and Suit Department Mens Suits Summer cloths and pat ternsno exceptions made, but every summer suit included at following re ductions: $10.00 Suits reduced to. . .f 7 85 $12."i0 Suits reduced to,.. . 9 75 13.75 Suits reduced to. . . 30 50 $15.00 Suits reduced to. . . 11 45 $16.50 Suits reduced to. . . 12 00 $17.50 Suits reduced to. . . 12 50 $18.00 Suits reduced to. . . 13 00 $20.00 Suits reduced to. . . 14 25 We guarantee every reduction genuine. BOYS SUITS No disappointments for our boys suit customers. We please any and all who call in answer to our advertisements. An almost endless variety from which to select. Note reductions : $1.50 knee pant suits now. . .$ 1 15 $2.00 knee pant suits now. . . 1 35 $2.50 knee pant suits now. . . 1 68 13.00 knee pant suits now. . . 2 12 $3.50 knee pant suits now. . . 2 78 $4.00 knee pant suits now. . . 3 25 $5.00 knee pant suits now. . . 3 95 BOYS LONG PANT SUITS $4.00 suits reduced to $3 25 $5.00 suits reduced to 4 15 $7.50 suits reduced to. . . . 5 87 110.00 suite reduced to 7 95 Only exception to above reductions Black Clay Worsteds. Furnishing Goods MENS SHIRTS We have selected a lot of ten dozen Mens Negligee shirts ranging in price from 60c to $1.00, and have marked them choice 25c. Another attractive lot ; Mens White Shirts, with colored bosoms ; eclored laundered shirts ; golf shirts and percale "hiits worth $1.00 and $1.25. Your choice 75c. MENS NECKWEAR Missing our neckwear sale is just like passing silver dollars on the street. Ex ceptional offerings. Desirable patterns ' in Puffs, Tecks, Band Bows, Clubs and Four-in-hands. Values from 35c to 65c. Your choice 25c. Our regular 25c Tecks and Bandbows are reduced to loc. Everything mentioned here is conveniently displayed. HANDKERCHIEFS We mention but two items here ; more, equally as good, on our counter : Ladies Handkerchief, pure white lawn, 4 inch hem, a pretty square of lace openwork in each corner. Good value at 10c. Our clearance price 5c. Gentlemen's Hemstitched Cambric Handkerchiefs, i and one inch hems, superior quality at $2.00 per dozen. Special 10c each, $1.00 per doz. Try our Mens Summer Underwear at 25c garment. You'll say it is the best you ever saw at the price. LEATHER BELTS. Our Regular 50c Leather Belt no w . . 39c Our Regular 75c Leather Belt now-. . .59c Our Regular $1.00 Leather Belt now.. 79c All Metal Belts at One Half Price. ' STRAW HATS In our Hat Department (upper floor) we are showing a lot of mens, boys and miss' straws, worth from 35c to 50c, at your choice 25c. Dry Goods Department All Summer Wash Goods reduced. Dim ities, lawns, mulls and organdies. No reserve all styles and patterns in cluded. 5 c reduced now to 4c yd fic reduced now to 5c yd 8ic reduced now to 6c yd . 10 c reduced now to 7c yd 12Jc reduced now to 9c yd 15 c reduced now to lie yd 16Jc reduced now to T2c yd 20 c reduced now to 14c yd 25 c reduced now to 17c yd 30 c reduced now to 19c yd 40 c reduced now to. . . . ,27c yd 50 c reduced now to 34c yd Goods the most desirable included in the above. No trouble to show you. Get acquainted with our prices on staples : CALICOES Columbia Indigoes, per yd 4c Kenwood Greys, per yd 4c Lawrence Black and White 4c Turkey Red and Claret fig'd 4c Lombard Fancies 4c Pacific Cheviots 4c PERCALES. 32 inch Blackground, Polka Dots ... 7c 32 inch Louisana Percale 8c 36 inch Percale 10c SHIRTINGS. 25 inch Paramont Shirting 5c 27 inch Riverside Shirting 6c MUSLINS. 36 inch Bleached Muslin 5c 36 inch Unbleached Muslin 4c 36 inch Unbleached Muslin 5c Make a note of these : Cotton Toweling per yard 5c Bleached Towels per dozen 3fic Ladies Black Hose per pair 5c Apron Ginghams per yard 4c Outing Flannel per yard 4c Straw Ticking per yard He Turkey Red Table "Linen per yard . . .20c White" Table Linen per yard 'Stc Silk Ribbon, No. 3 to 9, per yard .... 3c Ladies Linen Collars 10c A 40 inch Mixed Linen Crash Suit ing for skirts per yard 12ic Roller Window Shades: Complete Special at 18c, 25c and 45c each. SILKS General Clearance Sale of Silks now in progress. With but one or two excep tions our entire line is being offered at prices to close. Truly the silk oppor tunity of the season. A hint on prices past and present : 75c silks reduced to 59c $1.00 silks reduced to. .69c& 79c $1.15 silks reduced to 89c $1.25 silks reduced to. . 89c & 99c f 1.50 silks reduced to 99c & $1.08 Brocades, Moire Velours, Plaids and Stripes chiefly compose this lot. DRESS SKIRTS . Checked Skirts at 95c Figured Black Skirts at $1.00 Plain Black Skirts at $1.50 The above are priced to meet the de mand for a low priced summer article and we can recommend them as special values at prices quoted TAILOR-MADE SUITS What few numbers in Ladies Blouse Suits we still have, can be bought at prices greatly below their respective value: Suits which were $11.75 now $ 7.95 Suits which were $16.00 now $10.95 Suite which were f 18.00 now $13.90 WRAPPERS We can truthfully say that we show the largest and best assortment of Wrap- ?ers in this territory. Wrappers at 75c, 1.00 and $1.50, made np in the newest and most becoming way form part of the attractions. Others up to $3.50. BLANKET Selling in July is made profitable by our extra special prices. We have sold a hundred pair or more in the past two weeks, and still have a few pair left to accommodate late comers. White or colored ; cotton or wool Blankets. . . . See our 11-4 Tornado, all wool blanket at - $3.75. The regular price is $5.00. SHOES. We've just a few too many of the follow ing : That's why we make such offer ings: Ladies Lace or Button. Shoe, Dongola Kid, patent tips, Good Year Welt, coin toe C and D widths, from 2 1-2 to 6 This is our Regular $2.75 Shoe. Clearance Sale Price $1.89 . Ladies Turn-Sole, Dongola Kid, Lace or Button Shoe ; Patent Tip and a Sty lish Coin Toe Sizes 3 to 6, D and E widths, Our Regular Price, $2.50, Clearance Sale Price $1.78 ' Extra Special Our Golden Brown Chrome Kid Lace Shoe, worth $4.00, .. for $3.15. This shoe has a Fancy Silk . Vesting Top, soft pliable soles, the correct coin toe, and has been one of the Seasons Favorite Styles. Only ' about a dozen pair left. ' Clearance sale price $3.15 Our 95c Counter Holds some extra good things in Ladies Black Kid Ox lords, in Opera and Narrow-square toes, assorted sizes and widths, the balance of our regular $1.85 line. Clearance Sale Price. . . 95c Our 98c Counter Of Tan Oxfords has . been well patronized the past week. . About two dozen pair left. Some in Needles ; others Narrow-square toes. ' Were worth from $2.25 to $2.75 pair. ' Clearance Sale Price Only.. . ... ,98c. H. ffi. M1LLIMMS 5 COMPHNY. KOBTHWBST MOTES. Placed TTndar Quarantine. This morning Dr. Doane reported to the city authorities a family residing in the pines on the hill, south of I. J. Norman's property, that was afflicted with scarlet fever, and the family was promptly quarantined. The parties afflicted are named East burn, and live in a small bouse where they have no means of caring for the sick, though as yet the disease has not appeared in a malignant form. Every precaution will be taken to isolate them from others, and there is little danger of the disease spreading. Portland and Back for S3. The Telegram's excursion August 3d promises to be a great event. The fare down and back from The Dalles will be but $2. The train will leave here at 7 a. m. and Portland at 7:30 p. m. There will be from eight to nine hours In Portland and everybody will have a chance to see the sights of that city. Tbe train will be ran right into the heart of the city. '' Call at the Racket Store for Men's Women and I cbildreirS" fur.oistlng good, lacparrbbohs and towels. "Also lrilfDa df hardware and tinware.. Ed Patterson, who recently escaped from the insane asylum at Salem, was arrested at La Grande last Monday. Prof. W. Wilson, of Providence, R. I., has been elected principal of the Washington Normal school at Ellens burg. A train load of 800 bead of one and two-year-old cattle is being bought in Benton county for shipment to North Dakota. The five-year-old daughter of Joseph D. Frazeile, who lives at Mount Hope, Wash., was run over by a traction en giue and killed last Saturday. . Threshing has commenced in por tions of Gilliam county, and the grain is turning out well. On Shuttler Flat one machine Is threshing 3,000 bushels a day. At the last meeting of tbe Snoho mish city council, tbe seat of Council man C. L. Lawry was declared vacant, and S. E. Russell was elected. Mr. Lawry is In Alaska. ' John Murphy, alias "Virginia Slim" was shot by James Leecy and Instantly killed at Spokane last Monday. Both men were tough characters and were drunk at tbe time of the shooting. Dr.. Brooks, of the Port Townsend quarantine station, was recently called East by telegram,, and it now develops that he will be sent to Cuba with a corps of surgeons for duty at the front. Wm. Miles.one of the inmates of tbe Umatilla county poor farm, is an old soldier. He receives a pension of $12 a month, which he gives to the county for the privilege of living at the poor house. William Raymond, a farmer living near Pendleton, has been arrested on charge of having put poison in a watering trough. Four horses belong ing to the Brown family died after drinking the water. The Oaksdale pound was broken open a few nights ago, and a cow be longing to John Kusler released. Kusler denied that he released the aBimal, but saidf that he had friends City Marshal Detherage is looking lor the friends. The O. R. & N. Co. is building a mammoth dock below Albina. It will occupy the space between the old dry- dock and the ruins of the elevator, burned several years ago. The whai f will be 1000 feet long and will be cov ered with grain docks. There was a disastrous fire on the farm of Charles Osten, of Wagner, Gilliam county, last week, the result of a 4-year-old boy's carelessness with matches. A barn filled with, hay, a granery, chicken-house, wagon and two saddles were burned. Horseshoe bridge, .20 miles west of Huntington on the O. R. fc N., was de stroyed by fire Monday afternoon. It Is being rebuilt, and until the work is completed passengers and mail will be transferred from the trains that will approach either end of the bridge. An attempt was made to burglarize the Dayton hotel Monday night, but the burglars were scared away before accomplishing their purpose.' A sack filled with plunder was found next morning in tbe hallway between the kitchen and the dining room. The Northwestern sash and doer factory at Albina is running 16 hours a day now on outside orders. The factory has orders for work five weeks in advance. In the construction of the 42 dumpcarts for the Hale & Kern Co. about 85,000 feet of lumber will be used. The carts will cost about $3,000. Smith & Howard, who have the con tract fcr laying tbe submerged pipe across tbe river above Portland, are making preparations to begin the work. The cradle, a device for band-1 ling the pipe, it now being constructed at Wolff & Zwicker's iron wofks. They began dredging tbe rlve last week, and expect to be ready to lay the pipe in about ten days. " ."Ci;-1 Sunday, George Osborne, bookeeper for the Everett Ladd Company; tried io commit soiefde 'atllTs hor 'in Everett,,,Wa8b,, H tofik a razor" stand ftifir beforea "mirror, and But his throat' almost from ear to ear, but did not cut deep enough to kill instantly. He then took a revolver and shot himself twice through the head just above the right eye. 'He has a wife and one child. His recovery is doubtful. Portland's antl-expectorating-on the sidewalk-ordinance is not enforced. Of the sixteen hold-over senators In the Washington legislature only one is a republican. Polk county, Oregon is to have $40,000 fire-proof court house to replace the old wooden one that was destroyed by fire. Eastern Oregon' grain crops will equal the phenomenal yield of last year. All that is needed now is for an other Loiter to boom the market. Henery F. Pierce, of Pendelton. is one of Eastern Oregon's" farmer kings all right, but the Portland papers are respectfully informed that there are others. ' - vO - A 40-acre tract of land, the property of Judge James A. ' Fee in Umatilla county, produced 2655.9 bushels, of wheat last year, being . an average of 66.39 bushels to the acre. The East Oregonian publishes the figures as a challenge to wheat raisers for this year. Forty-two men were taken suddenly ill at Fort Walla Walla Wednesday after partaking of dinner. They were evidently poisoned by something they had eaten, and medical attendance was necessary in each case. There were no fatalities. The sugar beet crop near La Grande promises an average of 15 bushels per acre, with' 3,800 acres tn cultivation or a total product of 57,000 tons, which at the contract price of $4 per ton means a gross income of $228,000 from a new industry. The second lumber raft to be towed to San Francisco, now building by the Inman Paulson Company, is being constructed at a rapid rate, so as to have it ready to go to sea before the fall gales begin to blow. The raft built by tha North Pacific Lumber Co. is tied up on the east back of the river, near' the old drydock, awaiting the tugs which are to tow it to San Fran cisco. During the past week five skeletons have been unearthed near Barnhard station, on the O. R. & N., by the workmen who are excavating to build a railroad spur in there to tap the gravel beds and quarry, says the Pen dleton East Oregonian. Thus far the bones found include five skulls, and enough ribs, thigh bones, etc, to fill a washtub of ordinary size. A brass kettle, a knife and a silver - teaspoon were also found- On the latter were tbe initials, " J. M. C." and the English crown. The find has aroused a great deal of speculation. THE LAW AMD TRACTION ENGINES Planks Must be -Laid on Bridge They Travel Over. ' It Is time for the frequent appear ance of the heavy traction engines upon the highways of the country dis tricts, consequently there will be more or less anxiety for the safety of the bridges and culverts. The law governing tbe use of such machinery on the highways is as fol lows. "Section 4136. It shall be the duty of any person or persons in charge of any steam, portable or traction engine, propelled wholly or in part by steam ever the public highways or streets in this state to bring said portable or traction engine to a stop when within 100 yards of any person or persons going in the opposite direction with a team or teams, and remain station ary until said team or teams shall have passed by. "Section 4137. It shall be unlawsul to blow the steam whistle of such port able or traction engines while upon the public highways, or while passing over the streets of any city, town or village In this state. "Section 4138. Tbe penalty for the violation cf any of the provisions of this act shall be a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense, or imprisonment in the county jail' not less than five nor more than ten days- and in addition to said fine, any per son causing damage to any said bridge or culvert shall be liable to the county to which the said bridge or culvert shall belong for all damages which may result from the crossing of such steam traction or portable engines." A WORTHY OBJECT. Oregon Hasans Propose to Establish a Masons' Home. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. The University of Oregon graduated last June the largest class in its his tory. The class numbered thirty. The fall term will begin September 19th. Students who have completed the tenth grade branches can enter the sub-freshtnan class. No examina tions are required for graduates of ac credited schools. - Reasonable equiva lents are accepted for most of tbe re quired entrance studies. Catalogues will be ' sent free to all applicants. Persons desiring information may ad dress the president. Secretary J. J. Walton, or Mrs. Max A. Plumb, all of Eugene, Oregon. The courses offered are those of a good university. There are depart ments of modern and ancient lan guages, chemistry, biology, geology, English, elocution, advanced engineer ing, astronomy, logic, philosophy, psychology, mathematics, and physi cal education. Music and drawing are f Iso taught, The tuition is free. All students pay an incidental fee of ten dollars yearly. Board, lodging, heat and light in the dormitory cost $2,50 per week. , " j2-27 , A special coach will run beweeji The Daties an Jrpn!eviiie,every Sunday ' Jjeriaiter to accomodate fee Dalles people. Coach will be run on train' No. 3; leaving The Dalles at 6:55 A'. K. and returning on train No. 4, leaving Bonneville at 3:32 p. if. Fare only 50 for the round trip. A move is on foot in the Masonic or der of this state to establish a Masons' home, where indigent Masons and the families of deceased Masons may be provided for, in short furnished a home that will supply every comfort that may be required been taken in hand by the Eastern Star, and that it will succeed Is assured. Last evening Mrs. Madaline B. Conkling, grand worthy matron, met with the Eastern Star of this city and explained in a brief address the objects of the home and the plan on which it ts to be founded. It is proposed first to give a fair in Portland next Novem ber, at which several thousand dollars will be raised, and to this will be added donations that will raise the fund to the desired amount, which is $30,000. ' A very pleasant reception was given Mrs. Conkling by the ladies of the Star, and an elegant banquet was served. The old Masonic temple was beautifully decorated, and the tables presented the appearance of flower gardens. The reception was attended by members of the Star and Masonic order, and was a very pleasant occa sion. - A Uood Suggestion. En.TlMIS-MonHTAINKIB: You will do much good for suffering humanity by calling the attention of the board of directors of the Dalles Commercial ana Athletic Club to tbe fact that we have one of the finest rivers in the world for bathing pur poses and we make scarcely any use of it. The club could at very little cost build a floating boathouse and anchor It at the foot of Washington street or a little east thereof. At this point the riv r is shallow for a distance of some 200 feet from the shore. There is a fine beach sndcan be no danger unless one foolishly ventures out too far in the current. Tbe bath house could be utilized at certain hours by gentlemen and a time set apart for ladies, or why not both together as is usual at the seaside? Club Member. Married Onjr A pv. rather pathetic case is reported fror'te. odirs Home at Roseburg, cp, p. nettled wltQ the marriage and death of George D. Gorve, a veteran of the civil war, at the home on Monday last. He was married Sunday morn ing to Mrs. Henrietta Nicola, of Pacific Grove, Cal-, and died the fol laving day. There seems to be con siderable romance attached to this wedding. The groom had been lying at the point of death for some days. Thirty years ago the couple were be throthed, but became estranged' and each married another, Mr. Nichols hearing of her old lover's Illness came to marry and take care of him, having abundant means to do so. CHEAP Jf ARB TO PORTLAND. A Big- Excursion With a Bound Trip Bate of 99. The evening Telegram, which is be comine noted for its great enterprise and bold strokes, will run a special ex cursion from The Dalles to Portland on Aug. 3d. The round trip fare will be but $2. The train will -leave Tbe Dalles at 7 A. M. and Portland on the return at 7:30."" It will " afford nearly an entire day in the metropolis. The excursion is intended to afford the people of this section a chance to be. come acquainted with the people of Portland. The train will land passen gers on Fourth street right la the heart of the city. . Justly Celebrated Columbia Beer. The Celebrated Columbia lager beer, manufactured at the Columbia brewery In this city by August Buchler, Is ack nowledged to be the best beer on draught in the city and has a wide and increasing sale in the adjacent terri tory ' and also in supplying family trade. No marble dust or other in jurious ingredients are used in its manufacture, it is simply and purely a malt beverage, manufactured by the most approved method. A comparison is asked for it with any other brand on the market. Try Columbia beer and be happy. It is a great promoter of sociability. For Sale. A choice stock ranch of 360 acres all deeded, 300 acres under good three-wire fence, with plenty of wood and water, about 50 acres in cultivation, and eight acres in orchard ana vineyard, two barns and some outbuildings. This ranch is equally as good for darylng as for raisins" stock. Located 41 miles The move has j from Tbe Dalles on Chenoweth creek. frice 22uu. Apply at tnis omco or at tbe farm of J. A. Fleck Have You Seen Our lady's iVANHOE?" Up-to-date in ' every re spect. Adjustable Steel Handle Bars. Celebrat ed GV & jV Detachable Tires. A beauty and the price only $35.00. It's a CORKER. Take a look at it. We have again opened ' our Renting Department with aline of New Wheels MAYS & CROWE To the Oregon Beach IN FOUR HOURS "By the new ' ASTORIA LINE Astoria & Columbia , River Co.. No Delays! No Transfers! Through Parlor Cars from Portland to . Astoria, rlavel, Gearhart Park . and Seaside. Throuch tickets n1 close connection at Aa torts with I. K. & X. Co'i boats forllwaco and all Worth beach points. Trains leave Union deoot. Portland, aa fol. low: Throutrh Seaside Cxnresa Dallv.exaent Sun. day, at 8:00 am.. Astoria Express Daily. ezoeDt Saturdav. at 7:00 P M. Seaside Special Saturdays only. 2:80 P M. Seaside Special Sundays only, 7:80 A M A. D. CHARLTON, Agt., 255 Morrison St., Portland. J. C. MAYO, G. P. A., Astoria, Or. Johnstons The Racket Store for camping outfits is headquarters BOBN. McCULLY -In the city July 25, to Hr. and Mrs. A. C. McCully. a daughter. CLOUGH In this city, July 28, to Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Clougu, a daughter. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Land Ofpicb at Ths daixks. Or book, I - July 27, 1MB. f - Notice is hereby elven that the following named settler has died notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and thai, said proof will be made before Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Oregon, on Sep tember 5, 1896. viz: GEORGE SHERRILL.,5 For the heirs or Mary Ellen Obrist. deceased, Hd. E. No. 40X8, fur the 64 SE and 8 SWM See. 8. Tp. 1 S. B. 12 E. W. M. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of said land, viz: D. D. Nelson, William Wolfe, J. S. Taylor, and Jacob Obrist, all of The Dalles. Oretron. J30. JAS. F.MOORE, Register. Notice of Final Settlement. Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned, administra or of the estate of Mrs. kllen Black, deceased, has Sled his final account as such administrator, and tbe time for bearing the same and any objections there may be thereto, has been set by Hon. Robert Mays, judge o( the county court of the State of Oregon for Wasco county, for Tuesday, the tth dayof ep tember, at the hour of 2 o'clock P. M., or as soon thereafter as the same can be heard, at the county ourt room in the court house of said Wasco county. All heirs, creditors and other persons, interested in said estate are hereby required to appear and present their objections to sat account. If any they have, on or before said above-named date. ROBERT BLACK, Administrator. Dalles Cliy. July 30, 1808. EXECUTQRS NOTICE. - Notice ts hereby given that the undersigned has duly qualified aa executor of the will and estate of A. Be'tingen, sr.. deceased; and nil persons having claims against said estate are r quired to present the same, properly verified, to me in Dalles Citv. Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. ALBERT BETTINGEN, Kiecutof. Dalles City vOr., July SO, 1808. Doat Totaooo 8pM sad Soi Tear Mffe Away. 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