SATURDAY. ...... .AUGUST 7, 1898
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
Mrs. J. W. Smith, of Prineville, ar.
iA koro vpsterdav. and left this
ii v . - -
DA.ll.nl1
morning lur j.
R.' M. Russell, a Spokane commer
cial traveler, is interviewing the busL
ness men of The Dalles.
T? a Winn and wife and Miss Eva
Went worth from the Warm Springs
Agency, are In The Dalles,
W. W. Wilson, manager of the Bald
win restaurant, returned last evering
from a business trip to Salem.
Mrand Mrs. I. N. Sargent will
spend the summer at Cascade Locks.
They left on the boat for that place
' this morning.
This morning a carload of work
horses was shipped from here to Wythe
to be UBed in railroad conotruction
work at that place.
Mr. a nd Mrs. J. N. Fordyce went to
xnursion train this
morning.
Prof. Gavin went to Cascades this
morning a.nd will return on the even
ing boat
AW Pnhn and J. B. Foster, of San
Francisco, are registered at the Uma
tilla House.
Andrew Newman, of Prineville, and
Geo. Kohler. of The Dalles, went to
Portland today.
The Rosebuag Review justly asserts
that acute stinginess is blocking the
"growth of that city.
R. B. Mav. of Portland, is in the
city.
t Lem Burgess of Bakeoven, is in the
city,
Tt. T- Sahin. of Portland, is in The
Dalles.
E. C. Carter and wife, of Cross Keys,
are in the city. -
T. J. Driver is registered at the Bel
vedere", Portland.'
F. Malone and wife, of Antelope are
in The Dalles' today
Rev. Boltz left this morning for an
outing at Trout Lake.
W. B. Macklin, of Portland, is reg.
istered at the Umatilla. .
W. T. Johnson and A. Fletcher, of
Waldron, are in the city.
W. P. Smith, a San Francisco com
mercial man, is at the Umatilla House.
VST r rli,.lr a. nowannrwr norres-
j . nr.Hil.aM T4oVisi lo in t.ha
city.
Collins Elkins the prosperous mer
chant of Lyle, was in the city last
night.
Dr. Hollister went to Portland to-
J Hlni tn nn nnaMttnti t.fl Y nAl
formed on Thomas TwOhig at St Vin
cent's hospital.
A. P. Bradbury, of story telling fame,
and general hustler for the Portland
Cracker Co., is interviewing me gro
cers of this city. " .
John H. Burgard, the genial special
agent of the Home Insurance .Co., of
New York, is in the. city from Port
land headquarters.
Some one has-stolen the record book
from the summit of Mt. Hood, 1 n which
was to be registered the names of all
making the ascent.
Occasionally a load of last year's
it probably would have been at some
other time, this being collection day
and few could get away from the city.
Though there were probably 50 peopje
on the train, and many others joined
the excursion at points down the river.
The train consisted of six coaches.
An opium crazed Chinaman at La
Grande Monday, in a dispute over a
game of fan tan, shot two of his coun
trymen, killing one and perhaps fa
tally wounding the other. He is in
jail and said on being arrested, "One
talkee too much and I shoot him in
the mouth; one see too much and I
shoot him in the eye."
A. B. Stahl. the merchant tailor who
opened an establishment on Second
street some time ago, has turned out
to be a first-class bilk. A few nights
ago he skipped out with a lot of cloth
that belonged to a Portland wholesale
firm, and besides left a lot cf unpaid
bills here. Stahl Is a rather fleshy
man, of light complexion, and speaks
broken, is probably of German descent,
PeoDle of neighboring towns are
warned to look out for him.
The Astoria and Columbia River
railroad ansounces that in addition to
their perfect passenger train service
between Portland and Clatsop Beach
points, arrangements are completed
by which I. R. & N. Co's. boats make
dailv connection at Astoria with the
morning train, also Saturday afternoon
train from Portland, and evening train
from Astoria. Through tickets, sold
and baggage checked through without
transfer. Ticket offices at Union de
pot and 255 Morrison street, with X.
P. R. R. Co
Hilton and daughter
this morning for the
Mrs. Chas.
Florence left
coast.
Dr. Pilki"gton came in from An,
telopo this morning, en route to Port'
land.
Miss Hildegard Johanossonand Miss
Jewett have returned from a visit to
Portland.
The grain yield in the vicinity of
Walla Walla Is averaging better than
anticipated.
John H. Burgard, . the Portland
special insurance agent, proceeds to
Peodleton this evening.
James W. Pelton, a prominent Crook
county cattle raiser, arrived ' from
Prineville at noon and left on the
local for Portland.
Mrs. Wm. Michell and daughter,
Myrtle, and Mrs. V. Bolton have gone
to Seaside for an outing.
Hon. W. H. Wilson accompanied by
his cousin. Miss Wilson, left for Clat
sop beach this afternoon.
Geo. T. Prttther and daughter came
up on the local from Hood River to
day and returned this afternoon.
Governor Moody U In town from
Salem.
Mrs. Bartow went to Portland on the
boat today.
R. B. Fallmer, a Seattle business
man, is in the city.
Wm. Shftarer and wife, of Golden-
dale, are in the city.
Mrs. W. H. Moody went to the Cas
cades on the boat this morning.
Mrs. T. Baldwin and family left on
the afternoon train for Clatsop beach.
The forest reserve agent expects to j
maintain a cordon of watchers all
along the prohibited Cascade range.
Meyer Abraham, of Port land, Ma in
! Carter went to Portland, but Bince
then no word has been received from"
.him.
Yesterday the steamer Dalles City
came to Bonneville and transferred
its passengers and freight to the Sarah
Dixon. The Dalles City Is thoroughly
repaired, but will not m ake the run
to The Dalles until Friday, so that the
new boilers mav be fully seasoned
before an attempt is made to pass
through the swift water below the
locks. The steamer is in charge of
Capt. Sherman Short.
Keep cool, don't worry, drink no
ice water, don't swear at the
weather man, drink nothing but
water, be patient, make no com
plaint of the heat, ask no man if
it is hot enough for him, never
consult a thermometer, never go in
swimming when heated, don't shut
office doors behind yon and never
lose vour tern per. are the twelve
labors in which even Hercules would
haye failed, had his taskmaster been
clever enough to have made his test
under these conditions with the mer
cury in the nineties.
THE COMMON COCHCIl
From Friday's Dally.
D. Cooper, of Portland, is in the
town explaining to our merchants the
wheat is received at the warehouses in ' popular claims - of certain , brands of
The Dalles. It is wheat that was held
over for better prices that never came.
-Tuesday evening Mrs. P. G. Daut re
ceived a dispatch stating that her
father was very ill at Monroe, Iowa,
and she departed on the overland train
for that place.
In Marion county expectations re
garding the wheat crop are not being
realized in either quantity or quality.
There is a large amount of straw but
the yield is short.
A. B. Cutler, a Telegram representa
tive, has been working systematically
and earnestly in this section for sev
eral days in the Interest of the excur
sion given by his paper.
Within a week now wheat will begin
arriving, and although the warehouses
are pretty well filled wit6 wool they
"will find room somewhere to store the
wheat as it comes in.
W. H. H. Dufur, of Dufur, is regis
tered at the Perkins, in Portland. He
has been to Salem on official business
-connected with his new position con
cerning the forest reserve. .
The Great Northern Express Com
pany has secured rights to transact
hnsiness over the O. R. & N. lines,
which will give it entrance into Port
land, so the news is reported from
Spokane.
T.J. Lynch brought back with nlm
from the Red Men's meeting in Port
land an invitation to ''Hiyu Muck-amuck"
printed on a buckskin moccasin
and also the menu on buckskin. They
are certainly odd curiosities.
Last evening Mr. and Mrs. Al. Bet
tingen's little girl aged four years, fell
from her tricycle and broke a bone in
one of her arms at the elbow. Dr.
Geisendorffer reduced the fracture,
and the little girl is resting as com
fortably as possibly.
To look at the warehouses in The
Dalles one would think all the wool in
the country had been stored long ago,
but such is not the case. Almost
every day several loads of wool come
in from the outlying districts that are
tributary to The Dalles.
Rube Buttonberry is in town. Mr.
Buttonberry is the noted character
who makes a comfortable living by
dressing and acting like a guy and ad
vnrtislnc some firm at the time He
accompanied the Telegram excursion
-to Portland, much to the delight of his
fellow travelers,
The postoffice department asks the
press to give this notice an insertion
"Friends and relatives of soldiers in
the field, should mark plainly the com
pany and regiment to which they be
long, as by doing so the distribution
of the mail will be facilitated. This
applies to both the regular troops and
the militia volunteers
The output of beets near La Grande
this season will be close to 50,000 tons.
It will take 800 wagons, two loads of
t.wn tons each. 30 dais to move the
beets to the factory. This must be
done just when the estimated 1,000.000
bushels of grain is to be harvested in
TTcion countv. There is work for
everybody. .
The family of Matt Stanton, a well
known rancher near Yakima, are
greatly worried as to his whereabouts
cAMA naolii boa hn IMc fni1 llivffnn
oumo oi
In company with J. W. Downer, to
buy land, and, while Mr. Downer has
returned. -Mr. Stanton has not and
no word has been received from him
ince bis departure.
The Portland Telegram excursion to
Portland was not ao well patronized as
cigars,
The first barrel of sugar to be turned
out at the La Grande factory should be
on exhibition at the. Portland Indus
trial fair.
The new stone wall at the Catholic
cbureh is being built by Louie Monter
estilli, out of stone taken from his
quarry on Mill creek.
Mrs. James Pbelan and little son
left this morning for a trip to Cal
ifornia. They have been the gue-ts
of Mrs. W.H. Moody in this city for
the past week.
Indications are now more favorable
for wool sales than they have been at
any time during the season. There
will probrbly be a move In wool with
in a few days.
A handsome stone fence is being
constructed around St. Peters Catholic
church, that when completed will add
much to the beauty of the grounds on
hlch the church stande.
Those who went on the excursion to
Portland report having had a pleasant
time. Portland merchants did every
thing in their power to show their
appreciation of the visitors.
T. M. Todd, of Chicago writes to
Portland that be is seeking a location
to put in an apple evaporating plant
where he can buy - 50,000, bushels of
apples In a season. Nothing small
about Todd.
For those who cannot go to summer
resorts, but can get away from busi
ness for a day, nothing affords more
pleasure and comfort than a ride from
here to the locks and back on one of
the D. P. & A. N. boats.
The Stadleman commission company
have received returns from four car
loads of peach plums shipped to
Chicago. They averaged from 95 cents
to $1.10 per crate.
James E. Hackett, the Pendleton
dealer in fine grade sheep, is register
ed at the Umatilla House, having been
transacting business in his line in this
vicinity for some time past.
At St. Vincent hospital yesterday,
Dr. Hollister, of this city, and Dr. A.
Smith, of Portland operated on
Thomas Towhig for appendicitis. The
operation was quite successful and
Mr. Towhig is reported in a fair way
to speedily recover,
Capt. O. S. Waud writes to his family
from Dawson under date of June 24,
that at that time he was in charge of
a boat running between Dawson city
and White horse rapids, a distance of
125 miles. He says the fare for pas
sengers is 930 aad freight is $60 a ton
The entertainment given by The
Dalles Instrumental Quartette at Hood
River and Cascade Locks on Monday
and Tuesday evenings were well at
tended and highly appreciated by the
citizens of those places. The members
of the quartette rendered most excel
lent music, and entertained their
audiences well,
People who have been admiring the
regular weekly cartoon in Pease &
Mays' show window for some months
past, were disappointed this week.
Mr. Dawson, the artist, has gone to
the sea coast with his kodak and paint
brush, hence could not supply the reg
ular cartoon, but when be returns,
sometoing eiegant may De expected,
mere is some uneasiness bere re
garding the whereabouts of Charles
Carter, of Caleb. He came here on
July 24th put his wagon and team up
at the Columbia feed yard, and since
then has not been seen. L. S. Davis,
manager of the teed yard, learned thtp
s.
city.
Eugene W. Vest, of St. Louis, is in
The Dalles.
Gus Bonn left on last evening's
train for Wasco.
This morning Mrs. L. E. Crowe left
for Clatsop beach,
D. M. Woodbury, of San Jose, isreg
istered at the Umatilla,
Mrs. Parkins returned last evening
from a visit to Portland.
Miss Shaws, of Portland, is visiting
Miss Henderson in the city.
E. Hannapin, of Sherman county, is
registered at the Umatilla,
Mrs. W. H. H. Dufur and daughter.
of Dufur, were In town today.
Mr. and Mrs. . M. Jones nave re
turned from Stevenbon, Wash
Regular quarterly examination of
teachers begins next Wednesday.
A. W. Martin, engineer for the Ore
gon Lumber Co. at viento,-ls in the
city.
Several wool sales were made this
morning but the price was not made
public.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Van Vactor re
turned this morning from a visit to
Columbus.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Maier left this
afternoon for Ilwaco to spend a few
weeks on the coast.
W. A. Johnston went to Portland
this morning and will remain over
j Sunday in the city.
Mrs. James Fait went to Wasco last
evening to spend a week visiting
friends in that city.
James Fisher left on the Sarah Dixon
this morning for Portland, and from
there goes to San Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Biggs have se
lected Trout Lake as their summer
resort, and left this morning for that
place.
The temperature the past week in
the middle of the day has averaged
about 98 degrees. Sunday it was 103
and yesterday 94.
Mrs. Laura Johnston, of Portland,
spent the day visiting the Misses
Lang in the city, and left on the after
noon train for home.
- Farmers who have commenced
threshing say the wheat is all No. 1.
'ihe berry is plump and full, and none
of it is shriveled.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Glenn. and daugh
ters started this morning for Ilwaco,
Wash., where they will spend the re
mainder of the summer.
C. M. Gilman, agent at Fort Sincoe,
accompanied by his wife and Mrs. J.
Gaither and daughter, was in The
Dalles today en route for Yaquina bay
for a season's outing.
The D. P. & A. N bouts will here
after leave at 8 o'clock instead of 7, as
they will make the run straight
through to Portland since the Dalles
City has again gone on the run .
F. W. Schmidt, of Mt. Olive, Iowa,
nephew of C. L. Schmidt, has ac
cepted a position in the Snipes-Kin-
nersly drug store, and will enter upon
the duties of filling prescriptions there
next Monday.
Yesterday Sheriff Kelly turned over
to County Treasurer Phillips $3032.26,
taxes collected since July 25. The tax
rolls were delivered to Mr. Kelly on
the 25th. and be has been rustling de
linquents up the past week.
Hon. F. P. Mays and family arriyed
from Portland last night, and left to
day for the old Mays farm beyond
Dufur, where they will spend the sum
mer. Mr. Mays has not been in good
health lately, and goes to the country
to recuperate. ,
Within the past few days several
choice lots of staple wool were sold
from Moody's warehouse. The price
was confidential but Is understood to
have been in the neighborhood of 141
cent9. Ordinary wools are worth from
12 to 13i cents.
This morning C. M. Grimes received
89 head of fine beef from Cram & Bol
ter, of Cross Keys. The cows in. the
band were exceptionally fine, averag
ing over 1000 pounds each. The pur
chase price was 3 cents for steers and
2 cents for cows. They were shipped
to Troutdale this afternoon.
A white cook and his colored co
laborer in a Dalles restaurant got into
a little difficulty yesterday over the
best way to fricassee chicken. The
colored gentlemen's version of the
affair was, "be done come at me unexpected-like
wif an ax. If I done
had my razzor I would Jiev carved him
sbure.V
Regular Monthly Meeting of Dalles City
taw Makers.
KThe council meeting for August was
held at council chambers Wednesday
night, and was presided over by Mayor
Nolan. The councilmen present were
Kuck, Butts, Keller, Barnett, Johns,
Johnston and Stephens, and the fol
lowing proceedings were bad:
Petition of Phil Brogan et al for the
removal of the citv pound from its
present location was on motion refer
red to the committee on health and
police.
Petition of George Jones to have
the hog peqs of J. H. Jackson, located
on the beach aboye town, declared a
nuisance and caused to be removed,
referred to committee on health and
police.
Complaint was entered that express
wagons were being run in the city
without pay in j license, and the matter
was referred' to the marshal with in
structions to prevent all express wag
ons from doing business that have not
paid license.
The matter pi hauling fire engine
and hose carts to fires during the
night time was considered, and the fee
allowed for this service was reduced to
$5 for hauling the engine and to $2.50
for hauling carts. The day fee re
mains unchanged, it being the same as
is now allowed for night service.
On motion it was ordered that a
committee of seven be appointed to
prepare a new city charter to be pre
sented to the next legislature.
Tne attention ol the council was
called to the existence of a pond of
water under Meatz & Pundt's saloon
that 'd reported to be detrimental to
the health of the city, and the matter
was referred to the committee on
health and police.
A report from H. J. Maier, H. W.
French and W. H. Butts concerning a
new tower for the fire bell was sub
mitted and referred to the committee
on fire and water.
It appearing that the rent on the
property belonging to the rity and oc
cupied by W. A. Kirby, had been
raised in 1895 without the knowledge
of the tenant, and that he had allowed
back rants to accrue, It was on motion
ordered that the finance committee be
given further time in which to investi
gate the matter.
Awnings on the north side of First
street, betwean the Umatilla house
and Keystone saloon v were reported
dangerous, and the marshal was or
dered to notify the managers of the
buildings to repair the same.
On motion of Councilman Kuck a
new committee on streetlights was ap
pointed to take the place of the com
mittee recently discharged.
Committee on streets and public
property reporeed that Mr. Deitzel has
a barn built across a street, and on
motion the marshal was ordered to
have this barn and all other buildings
removed from the public streets.
Engioeer George Brown, asked that
certain changes be made in the engine
house which was granted.
The reports of the city officers were
read and accepted, and warrants were
ordered drawn for the following
amounts:
Chas Lauer, marshal .'..$75 00
Goo. isrowu, engineer 7o 00
A Pnirmun. nigbtwatch 60 00
Ned Cites, recorder 50 00
J C Crandall, treasuier. ....... . 25 00
Dufur from which he will immediately
nroceed to the forestry reserve near
Mt. Hood and to the head of Bull Rti
from which Portland gets her water
suodIv. Mr. Dufur will have three
rangers under him to protect the
reserves from fires and stock depreda
tions.
SHEBMAN COFNTY.
Observation on a Quick Trip
Moro.
Sherman county is the greatest
wheat producing section in the United
States in comparison to the population
It is conservatively estimated that
this year there will be raised for ex
port in Sherman county 2,500.000
bushels of wheat and as the vote polled
at the last election was only 870, the
county at the usual estimate would
contain 4.350 people or an average of
575 bushels of wheat to each inhabit
ant.
This in addition to a yield of 1,000,
000 bushels of oats, barley and rye and
a large output of bay is certainly
an evidence of an era of pros
perity. Then then is the liye stock
industry and an annual clip of some
200,000 pounds of wool. To reach
Sherman county one leaves the main
linu of the O. R. & N. at Bi jj-gs and
takes a 12 mile ride on the new Colum
bia Southern railway to the thriving
and growing town of Wasco, which, at
pn sent is the terminus of the road and
the shipping point for a large section
of Sherman county. The Columbia
Southern is graded for 17 miies from
Wasco Into Moro, the county seat and
trains will reach the latter place in
October in time to move this season's
crop. Moro is a bustliug and growing
town. In fact all Sherman county- feels
the impulse of the splendid crops
which last season a-id this have
blessed that section. And why should
not a people be nappy and prosperous
when the annual products of their
farms will average an income upward
of $500 for every man, woman and
child.
Of the towns of Wasco and Moro and
their progressive and liberal business
men and of the wonderful resources
and destiny of Sherman county we
will treat more fully in forthcoming
issues of the Times-Mountaineer.
NOKTHWEST MOTES.
Painters have now begun work in
the second story of the new school
building, and are pushing the work as
rapidly as bruebes can he made to
spread the paint. The school board is
determined that the new building
shall be completed by September 1st,
and everything is being kept moving
with that end in view.
The O. R. & N. Co. is getting its
road bed in spleadld condition for the
heavy freight traffio it will have to
handle whan the wheat crop begins
moving out of the Inland Empire.
From present appearances the O. R.
& N. will have more freight to handle
than ever before, and it will be
thoroughly equipped for the occasion
- Notice.
All freight for points east of The
Dalles must be delivered at the O. R.
& N depot by 3:20 P. M. in order to go
forwa: d - same day. All freight for
points west of The Dalles must be de
livered at the depot before 5 P. M. to
go forward on train No. 23 leaving at
7:45 next morning, except perishable
freight which will be received from 7
A. M. on data train leaves.
ug3-30d Jab. Ibeland, agent.
Eioctnc Light.Co 43 80
Irwin HoUsou Co, ptg 20 75
i.broniule Pub Co, ptg 25 00
J C Ci andall, stamps, 1 25
Wm Michell, office rent '.. 5 00
Maier & Benton, supplies 7 15
Mays & Crowe, supplies 3 50
J Ferguson, hauling engine.... 5 00
M-T Nolan, supplies 5 10
Dr GeUendorfer, mod serv 7 50
Ike Perry, labor... 2 00
UalhisCity Water Works, rent.. 32 00
Hansen & Thompson, labor 9 26
Mays & Crowe, supplies 5 69
Da'les Lumber Co, wood 5 50
J W Blakeney, bauling 1 00
L D Oakes, hauling 6 75
LBurhum, hauling.... 50
S K Drug Co 75
A Sandrock 75
J E Ferguson, bauliog 50
Cbas Jones, tabor 12 20
W R Brown, labor 3 00
Frank Eben, labor 3 00
Jack Stanieis, labor 2 00
Geo Reno, labor . 4 00
A S Cathcart, hauling 8 00
James Like, labor.
John Crate, special polica
Elmer James, special police
California restaurant, meals. . . .
Mrs H razier, meals
1 40
2 00
2 00
3 75
75
Competent Master.
The new Dalles City, looking clean
and trim as a racer, leaves this morn
ing on her first trip. She goes out in
command of Captain Sherman Short,
who was master or the old Dalles City,
and who is one of the most skillful
swift-water men on the river, as well
as a general favorite with the travel
ing public. Oregonian.
It has eyer been the purpose of the
D. P. & A. N. Co. to employ the best
captains for their boats, and they have
certainly been fortunate in their selec
tions. With Capt. Short in command
of the Da:ies City and Capt. Fred
Sherman, now master of the Sarah
Dixon, in command of the Regulator,
when It shall again be put Into service,
the company will have a full compli
ment of capable masters. Capt. Sher
man is one of the best swift water men
in the northwest, is thoroughly ac
quainted with the river, and when he
is in charge of a vessel, travelers feel
that they are as safe on the boat as
they would be on land.
' A Land Hark Disappearing-. '
Workmen are engaged in tearing
down the old railroad bridge across
Mill creek that has stood as an emblem
of engineering skill for 17 years,
though not as an ornament to the city
nor a convenience to railroad opera
tives. The bridge was built in 1881,
and why It was constructed as it was,
on a double curve, no one ever ex
plained. But certain it is that the
bridge did not meet the requirements
of present rapid traffio on the road
and when the present management of
the O. R. & N. Co. took charge, it wat
determined to supplant it by the con
struction of a straight bridge, and one
more suited to present needs. This
was done last year, and now the old
crooked structure is being removed.
ror an Open Blnr.
Daniel O'Connor, the well-known
sheep man of . Klickitat '. county, is
spendiuga few days in The Dalles,
Mr. O'Connor states that he la an en
thusiast on the subject of an open
rivar, but is Inclined to the belief that
a boat railway Is impracticable and
that locks are what are necessary. - He
regards The Da'les as the natural wool
market for a vast extent of territory
and that our citizens should labor un
ceasingly for the removal of river
obstruction. In this regard he espec
ially commends the labors of L. W.
Curtis while a member of the Wash
ington legislature.
. Mt. Hood Forest Keserra.
W. H. H. Dufur, forest reserve su
pervisor, returned this morning from
Salem and baa gone to bis home At
A gang of cattle this yes Is operating
oc lower Burnt river, in Baker ccunty.
Sheriff Huntington is preparing to
make a raid on the thieves.
The mouth of the Yamhill river has
been irx proved and is now navigable
for any boats running to Dayton. The
channel Is now 40 feet wide and of a
depth to answer all purposes.
A man on the street today was hunt
ing for 100 men to work in a tunnel on
the Northern Pacific. There la work
on the roads now for every loose footed
man who can swing a pick. Walla
Walla Statesman.
The Baker City Iron Works build
ing was destroyed by fire Wednesday
night. Nearly all the machinery was
either ruined or seriously damaged.
The plant was valued at $10,000, and
gave employment to 15 or 20 hands.
The proposition of a Salt Lake firm
to put up a beet sugar factory to cost
$1,000,000, at Walla Walla if the citi
zens will raise a bonus ot $100,000 Is
meeting a good reception, and it is
uite probable the factory will be
built next year.
The first Portland man to take ad
vantage of the national : bankruptcy
act, which became a law July 1, is
George L. Hibbard, for many years
engaged in the boot and shoe business
in that city. He filed his petition in
bankruptcy with the clerk of the
Ucited States district court Wednes
day afternoon and asks to be discharge
oa from his debts. . The liabilities of
the petitioner aggregate about $35,.
000.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.
The Univershy of Oregon graduated
lust 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-freshman class. No examina
tions are required for graduates of ac
credited schools. Reasonable equiva
lents are accepted for most of the 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 flso taught, The tuition is free.
All students pay an Incidental fee of
ten dollars yearly. Board, lodging,
heat and light in the dormitory cost
i2,50 per week. j21-27
OUR BOYS AT MANILA.
They Write Interesting Letters
Friends at Home.
SOLACE IN SEASICKNESS.
He Uot Han coed.
One of The Dalles leading merchants,
who Is spending his vacation at Clat
sop beach, mourns the loss of bis grip
and hand satchel, which contained all
his summer clothes and bathing suit,
that be was buncoed out of on his ar
rival at the coast. When' he got off
she train at the beach, a fellow stepped
up and said "baggage, sir, baggage"
md our merchant banded his belong
ings over to him, with the remark ''do
you know where the -cottage is?"
"Certainly" replied the stranger, will
take the grips right up there.' ."Hold
on, ".said our merchant, "I'll pay you
for carrying them" and he placed 50
cents in the baggage man's band.
That was the last he saw of the grips,
.he man or his 50 cents.
: Great Wheat Yields.
The East Oregonian records the
following wheat yields in Umatilla
sounty:
T. J. Kirk, Atiena 160 acres, 57
bushels to the acre.
Olef Hendrickson,. Havana, 80
teres, 51 bnshels to the acre.
Lowell Rogers, Adams, 160 acres, 51
3usbeis to the acre.
L. M. Walrus, 160 acres, 47 bushels
,o the acre.
Richard Morrison, Adams, 65 acres,
1 bushels to the acre.
Robert Jameson, Weston, 55 bushels
.o the acre.
Jeff Brown, Havana, 80 acres, 42
lusbels to the acre.
When you are warm and thirsty call
or : Weaver & Nat el's "Klondike
Jhiz." It's refreshing, cooling .and
.ealthful . .-
t is cooling, refreshing and health
ul, that sweet soda manufactured by
-Veaver & Nagel. Every family should
teep it duriug warm weather,
. Give Cs Best. .
Gallery closed till Aug. 22d." It will
pay you to wait for ' , Giffoed.
Last night's mail brought a number
of letters from The Dalles boys who
are with the army at Manila. The fol
lowing extracts are taken from letters
written by Roy Ballard and Ed Lemi
son, dated at Ciivite, July 1, and giv
ing an account of their journey from
Honolulu to the Philippines.
The transports and the cruiser
Charleston were ordered to sea on
June 4th, but before they set sail hun
dreds of small boats came along side
and supplied the soldiers with all
kinds of fruit. The Hawaiians gave a
splendid demonstration in honor of
the American forces when they left.
From Honolulu to the Ladrones, the
journey was without incident, xhe
only amusement being the target prac
tice of the gunners of the Charleston,
who displayed excellent markmanship,
shooting at a barrel at half a mile
range, hitting it nearly every time.
The expedition reached the Lad
rones at 4 o'clock on the morning of
June 20th, and th3 Charleston Bteamed
into Guam harbor firing eleven shots
at the fort, ten of which took effect.
There were no soldiers In the fort,
which is an antiquated struc'.un
built in 1818. The governor-genera!
did not know war had been declared,
and thought the firing was a saint
from a friendly ship. He would hivt
returned the salute out could not find
powder with which to do so. On the
21st he and his staff came on board thn
Charleston, and were made prisoners
of war. The garrisou consisted of 108
soldiers, and they were taken on board,
the transports to Cayite.
From the Ladrones to the Philip
pines the trip was without incident.
On June 29th the expedition was met
by the .cruiser Baltimore, which led
the way into Manila harbor on the
30th.
After arriving at Cavite the soldiers
were kept on board the transports, and
could see the engagements between
the Spaniards and the insurgents
about Mauila.
Both Mr. Lemison and Mr. Ballard
spoke of being anxious to get into
active service, and said tbatsentimen-
pevailed among the Oregon troops.
They speak of being well treated and
comfortably clothed, having received
brown duck uniforms, which "were
much more comfortable than the regu-
ar blue, uniforms of the army. On the
way from Honolulu to Cavite, the food
supply ran pretty short, and they were
allowed only two meals a day the latter
part of the journey. On arrivlog at
Cavite, ho ever they were well sup
plied and were given their regular
rations. Native fhilupines came out
in boats every day with fruit and vege
tables for saie. The boys are anxious
to bear from home, and their friends
desiring to write are requested to ad
dress them in care cf Capt. H. L.
Wells, Co. L, Second Oregon Volunteers.
Those Made Miserable by It Have tlie
to Comfort ot Company.
It is said that 95 out of every 100
: persons who go to sea suffer more
or less from seasickness, and, tak
ing the world over, there are prob
ably thousands at this very mo
ment who are in abject misery
from this cause. Yet few are deterred
by this fact from going to sea, even
though their own previous experience
teaches them that they must inevitably
suffer. As with some other states of
temporary distress, so with seasick
ness; when once it is over, the memory
of it grows dim, and we recklessly incur
the risk again, realizing our folly only
when it is too late to stop the boat.
Although so serious a malady to the
sufferer, it is very rare that death re
sults from it. Delicate women have
made voyages of several weeks' dura
tion, suffering every minute of the way.
and rejecting apparently every swallow
of food; yet, terra firma once reached.
appetite returns, and, after a few days,
no trace of suffering remains.
There would be little profit in review
ing the many conflicting theories as to
the nature of seasickness, but it is of in
terest to learn that physicians who have
had the most experience with its treat
ment regards it as a nervous affection
and not a stomach disorder. Al
most every known drug has been
tried at one time or another, but none
has been found that will cure all cases.
A moderately sick voyager should
stay on deck every possible minute, as
near amidships as he can get, out of the
Jirect rays of the sun, and where the
awful odors of machine oil, steam and
cooking food may not reach him. Re
clining on a steamer-chair or lying flat
on deck is better than sitting or stand
ing, and the best of all correctives is di
version, such as is found in. livelv con
versation and the like.
It is impossible to fix any dietary
rules applicable to all cases, and the
best way is for each one to call, within
reason, for what appeals to his palate.
Although seasickness is not primarily
a disorder of the stomach, there is no
question that it is often made worse by
the overeating, and sometimes over
drinking, so commonly attendant upon
the farewells of those about to sail. A
few days of plain living before going
aboard will perhaps do more than any
thing else to avert catastrophe
Youth's Companion.
THE HIGHEST WATERFALL. '
A LEARNED HERMiT,
Wise Country Folic Are Mnch Inter
ested in Him.
In the edge of Wise county, Va.,fcot
far from Pound Gap, lives one of the
most scholarly men in the south. He is
hermit, living in a mountain cabin,
with no companion, save his dogs, saya
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Forty years ago Henry Lewis was a
leading society man of Baltimore, but
the girl whom he loved proved false.
He tied to the old world, hoping . to
drown his love amid the gay scenes of
Taris, London and Borne. Later he
went to Egypt, passed through Asia
and returned to America the day after
Fort Sumter was fired upon.
He joined the confederate army and
eerved with distinction to the close of
the war. After the war Lewis bought
his mountain cabin and has been liv
ing the life of a recluse ever since. He
has a fine library, of which he makes
good use.
Once a month he goes to the neigh
boring village and lays in his supplies,
lie is a fine linguist and is well versed
in geology, mineralogy, ornithology,
but never talks upon these subjects un
less requested to do so by those who
visit him.
Lewis is bearing 70 and is growing
feebler every day and it can't be long
before he passes away. It is the opinion
of the country folk that Lewis is only
an assumed name and that on his death
bed he will reveal his identity.
Anticipating (iood Business.
A Times-Mountaineer reporter while
making the rounds of the town, chanc
ed to call at C. F. Stephens' dry goods
store, and note the fact that an un
usually large stock of goods was being
placed on the shelves, and asking the
proprietor as to the outlook for busi
ness was told that he expected a rush
ing business this fall. "I am getting
my goods in earlier than common,"
said Mr. Stephens, "anticipating that
the fall trade will begin the middle of
September and will be the best we
haye known for years." Mr. Stephens
has filled his store to the celling, and
has a more complete stock than be
has ever before carried, and the qual
ity of the goods is equal to that found
in any first class dry goods house on
the coast.
The Sliver Thread Leap Into the
Grand Canyon ot the Yellowstone.
On the south side of the Grand Can
yon of the Yellowstone river, is one of
the highest, if not the highest, water
falls in this country. It is called the
Silver Thread, and falls, as near as can
be calculated, 1,800 feet. The descent
is not perpendicular, but it is so near
it that it is hard not to believe that
the water does not fall straight down,
when viewed from across the canyon.
The water comes from a mountain
stream which has no name. It flows in
a northerly direction towards the can
yon from the foot hills of the Absaroka
range of mountains. Its entire route
is through dense forests until it reaches
the very edge of the canyon.' Then it
plunges downward with a roar in keep
ing with its size, and keeps dropping
and dropping until the Yellowstone river
below is reached, 1,800 feet from the
brink.
As stated before, the descent is not
perpendicular, but it is very near it.
The walls of the canyon at that par
ticular place are very rugged, and this
little stream has worn almost a straight
channel down through the rocks. The
water dashes downward at a very slight
angle, practically turning neither to
the right nor the left. In several places
a rock, not as yet worn away, breaks
the steady fall of water, forming a
slight cascade. These cascades do not
.;.use a real break in the descent of the
r-ater, so practically the falls of the
F'.Iver Thread are the highest in the.
world.
The name given these falls is very
appropriate. They cannot be seen but i
from the "brink of the south side of
the canyon, which is almost a mile wide
there. Although this waterfall is 15
feet wide fron. top to bottom, it does
not appear to be more than a couple of
inches wide from the point of observa
tion. The walls of the canyon where
these falls occur are below the vivid
colorations, and are of dark brown.
The water looks like a silver thread or i
i ribbon stretched from the brink of the
i canyon to the water below, hence the
name, Silver" Thread. Hartford (Conn.)
Times.
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A. M. WILLIAMS & CO.
Our Mid-Summer
Clearance Sale of
Summer
Wash Goods...
Offers the entire balance of our stock without
reserve, at very liberal reductions.
Note Our Window Display
Note Reductions . .
All 5c wash goods reduced to 4c per yd
All 6ic wash goods .reduced to 5c per yd
All 8c wash goods reduced to 6c per yd
All 10c wash goods reduced to 7c per yd .
All 12c wash goods reduced to. ....... . 9c per yd
All 15c wash goods reduced to. 11c per yd
All 16$c wash goods reduced to ,12c per yd
All 20c wash goods reduced to 14c per yd
All 25c wash goods reduced to 17c per yd
All 30c wash goods reduced to. 19c per yd .
All 40c wash goods reduced to ,27c per yd ' -
All 50c wash goods reduced to f . . . ,34c per yd
Note Our Window Display
Plenty of Wood.
Remember that we carry dry fir and
pine cord wood for family use, at the
lowest market rates.
Maiee & Benton.
Have
You Seen
Our Lady's "IVANEOEr
Up-to-date in every re
spect. Adjustable Steel
Handle Bars. Celebrat
ed G. & J. Detachable
Tires. A beauty and the .
price only $35.00.
It's a CORKER. Take
look at it.
We have again opened
our Renting Department
with a line of New Wheels
I MAYS & CROWE
It. Glory Baa Departed..
- In the days of its prosperity Bath,
He., had almost five miles of busy ship
yards. The town had never done any
thing else for a living' than to build and
sail ships, but it prospered in that.
Thirty or more years ago its hartjor was
always filled with shipping, and its
streets were busy with trade. But
there has been a steady decline since the
end of the war, and a vivid exemplifies
tion of the decay in American shipping.
At present not one wooden vessel is
being built in the town,, and there is)
not a vessel intended for the merchant
marine on the way. Old ship owners
are selling their vessel property as fast
as they are able to do so, and putting'
their money into other things tlhat pay
better interest, and unless some change
is quickly made in the economic con
ditions of the country affecting ship
ping, it is eviden t that Bath and a great
many other towns of the same character
will be compelled to go out of the busi-
of building ships. 2 . Y. Post.
Always consult the adv. of
DuBois Furniture Co. They
headquarters for low prices.
the
are
BORN.
HOSTETLER In this city, August 2, to Mr.
and Mrs. J. C. Hostetler, a ton.
NEW D
Second-Hand
FURNITURE
Stoves, Ranges, Tinware
and Graniteware at Low
est Prices. . . , .
Call and examine stock, which
is complete in every detail. No
trouble for us to show goods ; it
is a pleasure. We can certainly
suit you in any line of House
keeping Goods needed, and our
low prices will save you money.
Next door to Snipes - Kinersly
Drag Store, Second St.
DUBOIS FURNITURE CO.
FOR SHLE
The Wasco Hotel one of the best
paying properties in the state i2,000,
one-half down. Proprietor has other
1 interests demanding immediate Htten
. tion. W. M. REYNOLDS,
lm " " Wasco, Oregon.
B A. M. WILLIAMS & CO. a
mai iiiaiiUiUiiiiUUiiiiiiiiUUiaiiu ailii
Johnstons
. IS THE PLACE TO GET -
fiROGEQIES
HND CR0CK6RY '
Sheepmen's Supplies, Shears, Oil and Lamp Black
for marking Sheep. -
F t KHHiilE
Mitchell Wagons.....
McSherry Drills, Osborne Mowers, .Binders,
Reapers and Rakes, Myers' Hay Tools and
Farm Implements of all Kinds.
Full Lineof Hachine Extras.
Next Door to A. M. Williams & Co.
. DRUGS
Wall Paper. Paints, Oils,
. . BRUSHES .. .
WINDOW GLASS
SNIPES-KINEESLY DEUG
CO.
129 Second Street
STUBLING & WILLIAMS
wholesale:
Wines, XW Cigars and Beer.
173 SECOND STREET
The Celebrated Val Blatz Beer, Anhauser-Busch
Nutrine, a non-alchoholic beverage unequaled as a tonic
See:
Money Saved
is
Money! Made
Would Inform ererybody that he la still In the TTndertakfr
la these lines will save money by dealing with him instead ot elsewher.
in i r 1 r i n tt n T T" Would lnfor
VY .M.iMlLIlLjLiLi and Picture Frame buslnew, and anyone needing aaythlni
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