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SATURDAY. . ; . . ..OCTOBER 15, 1898
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturday'dDally.
Mrs.' G. .W Miller, of this city
is
' visiting friends in Vancouver.
" Wheat jumped up a cent this morn
. Ing and now stands at 51 cents for No
The first.eugar ever made in Oregon
! was manufactured in .La. Grande yes
A terday.
', C M. Van Duyn and wife of Tvgh
1 Ridge were in town, last night on their
, way to Portland.
, Mrs. Monroe Grimes and daughter
went to Portland yesterday afternoon
', ' to visit friends.
' C. W. Elklns, the Lyle merchant,
' .' was la town last night the guest of the
v Umatilla House.
' ' Carey- Ballard, proprietor of the
Palace of Sweets, is in Portland tak
; ing in the exposition.
V. . Dr. Eshelman of Dufur, accompanied
m his wife and child, passed through
-: towni today on a short visit to his
parents at Centerville. .
On the 11th The Dalles accommoda-'
tion train, the one which arrives here
. at noon and returns to Portland at 3
' o'clock will be discontinued. .
':. , , F. D.Nelson, of Arlington, has in
' vented a gold saving machine. He
savs that it will savs all gold, no
matter how fine the particles may be,
. , Willard Vanderpool of Dufur has
gone , to the Matoles to make final
V preparation for the first drive of logs
from that place to the Harris place on
the Deschutes. '
Heavy snow storms are reported
from the vicinity of Mount Hood.
Many sheep were caught out, as the
'.' ' herders did not look for snow so early
. a the season,
L. W. Darling, a prominent lawyer
of Condon, arrived in town yesterday
with hia two daughters whom he in
.tends to jplace in our high school for
the current year.
, Seven "hundred and nineteen pupils
: are. enrolled on the books of The
: Dalles public schools, ' This number
will be exceeded by more thau a hun
dred before the winter sets in.
October 11th has been designated as
the banner day for the Native Sons
of Oregon at the Portland Exposition
and the O. R. & N. Co. will make i
special rate of 82.50 round trip for that
occasion.'
; Touching the election of Joe Simon
; the prevailing impression among all
. parties here Is that out of pity for our
' . metropolitan city, the legislature
' - elected Joe that Portland might get
. rid of him.
S. A. Richards, an Indiana man, is
1 , la town looking over the situation
. with the view of starting a machine
and general repair -shop. ' The pro
; jeot will depend largely on the cost of
water for power. .
Sherman County, has 265,070 acres
7 of deed lands valued at $729,000. It
has 6212 horses and mules, valued at
$75,095 and 36,178 head of sheep valu
ed at $36,178. The. taxable property
-, amounts to $1,217,055.
, , W. J. Lauder, of Salt Springs, came
into town early this morning. Mr
Lauder has' just purohased 4000 head
of ewes from Morris & Julian of Hay
Creek, Croook County., but at what
, price this deponent knowetb not.
A wreck occured on the track yes
terday afternoon 1 about five" miles
" above Arlington. , Five empty freight
oars are said to have been ditched and
' " the passenger due . here at 3:20 this
mornine i was in consequence' about
three hours late.' , t .
: The following named persons were
admitted-to the practice of law in the
Oregon courts by the supreme court
, Wednesday, for the probationary pe
riod of nine months: Herman S
' Whltcomb, Cyrus B. Whltcomb, and
, D. R. Nelson, all of Tennessee..
The Crook County Journal says that
; no charter or lease has ever been
granted by Crook county for the toll
' road known as "The Grade," between
Antelope and Mitchell, and that col
lection of toll at the place is for this
', and other reasons illegal. -'
A dispatch from Vancouver, B. C.
' says that Thomas Fawcett the Yukon
. gold commissioner has "resigned,"
which,' being interpreted, probably
means that the rascal has been fired.
Erstwhile pilgrims to the Y ukon will
shed no tears over this announcement.
Real estate for the past two days has
been soaring sky high and no thanks
to Dad Butts either. The fact is the
Dalles .sprinkling cart has not been
around for these two suns and people
are, asking the newspaper man, be
cause he is the great conservatory of
all human grievances, what in thun
der has become of it?
...After using up the regular appro
priation of . $10,000 for the ; Salem
"hoss trot," commonly known as the
state fair, the management finds itself
in a hole to the tune of, $1,668. After
deducting some pld warrants which
left a net deficit of $1,094 the legis
lature is asked for an appropriation to
pay off the deficit. .
. John C. Leasure, Grand President of
the Native Sons of Oregon and several
other rrand officers of the Grand
Cabin, will be here tonight at the K.
cf P. Hall, to organize a cabin of
.Native Sons. All native born sons of
Oregon in the neighborhood are re
quested to be present. The age
Qualification for membership is 21
years.
Z. M, Brown, of Portland, formerly
clerk of Crook County, and who has
large cattle interests there, arrived
In town last night. ' from the Upper
Dechutes after providing , for a drive
of about 1500 head of cattle to this
nlace. On arriving here a letter
awaited him contalniug ' the sad news
that his mother had died at Spokane
on the 29th:
' Seven head of horses belonging to
the estate of A. Bettengen, deceased,
were sold today at the stockyards by
pad Butts. They were partly work
horses and partly saddle . horses of
varied and uncertain age.' They
brought from $5 to WO, which was
generally, considered very, cheap.- A
niano belonging to. the same estate
that had been . in . the . Bettingen
family for 25 years was sold at Hood's
furniture stoie to lKejferry lor wq.
J. M. Pay,, who has been "spending
a few months at Prlneville; arrived
home Tuesday, having come via the
McKenrie route ".He reports rough
weather in the mountains. Snow ex
tends for a distance of 25 miles and
is two feet deep in gome places. There
are a number of people trylog to cross
but fiai it .hard., owing , to. the snow
One outfit bad to leave one wagon- on
this side, and broke the other one
down before getting across. A drove
of about 100 head of calves are on
this side and their owners will en
deavor to cross with them. Eugene
Register.
Mrs. Dr. F. Frank will probably re
main In The Dalles for some time
treating eyes If given sufficient induce
ment. She Is a through optician, and
understands every feature of eye treat
ment, never advising the use of
glasses except when absolutely neces
sary. Probably before she leaves
many who aro wearing glasses will be
able to lay them aside.
The Benevolent Order of Elks pro
poses to outdo Itself and every other
order In the brilliancy of thefestivitieb
on Elks' day at the Spokane fruit fair.
It is said they have been preparing a
parade in the evening which will be
one of the most remarkable afialrs
eyer turned loose In the streets of
Spokane. Elks In Spokane wbo knew
about this parade will say nothing ex
cept that manager Bolster will think
he does not. know what a parade is
when he sees this one. Even in the
invitations which they sent out they
say very little about this part of the
Elks' day program. Elks' day Is Wed
nesday, October 13.
The E. C. Emergen Separator finish
ed threshing at the old Watkin's ranch
on Lower Fifteen Mile, last Thursday
after threshing in the neighbor
hood of 50,00 bushels, 9000 of which
were raised on Mr. Emerson's own
ranch. Mr. Emerson substitute.! a 12
horsepower gosollne engine this year
for a 14 horse old style power, and with
very great satisfaction. The dally cost
of gasoline avereged from $1,50 to
$1.75 and three barrels of water were
sufficient for a days run. - The hay
and oats necessary to feed fourteen
head of horses were saved and the men
could lie in bed till the call was given
for breakfast. All who saw the work'
ing of the gasoline engine concluded
It was the coming machine for Eastern
Oregon.
John Stagman who lives on the
divide between Mill creek and Cheno
weth was arrested yesterday . by Con
stable H'll and brought before Justice
Bayard today charged with having
"maliciously and wantonly killed a
borse,''lhe property of Frank Whitney,
a sheepberder, working for Wallace
Fargher. The horse wbich had a bad
wound on the fleshy part of one cf his
bind legs, had been put in Stagman 's
pasture, by whom nobody seemed to
know. ' He was aiterwards found dead
from a wound in the throat, evidently
inflicted by some sharp instrument.
The evidence pointed to Stagman as
having committed the crime and the
ustice bound bim over to appear be-
ore tne grana jury in tne sum oi siw.
(Tom Monday's j Dally)
Ex-Sheriff Driver returned this
morning from a weeks' sojourn in Port
land and Salem.
Hugh Glenn, Mrs. W. H. Wilson
and Mrs. Sohenck went to Portland
this afternoon.
Hon. F.N. Jones.of Shearers Bridge,
arrived here this morning on his way
home from Salem. -
Judge Bradshaw left on the after
noon passenger train for Portland to
attend the grand lodge of the K. of P.
Monroe Grimes this afternoon ship
ped to the Union Meat Company 140
head of cattle from the French & Gil
man ranch in Gilman County.
Mrs. S. E. Floed, accompanied by
her grand-daughter Miss Madge Chap
man, spent yesterday in the city . visit
ing her sons: They were en route
from Spokane to Portland. '
. From a telegram received here this
morning it is learned that The Dalles
bpys of the 2nd Oregon Volunteers,
who responded to the last call, and
are now at San Francisco, will leave
there for Manila ' next Wednesday
morning.
Emll Sbanno last Saturday shipped
to the Omaha exposition a large case
of winter apples collected from a num
ber of Mill Creek orchards. They
were splendid samples of the Oregon
product, and will do credit to the
great state In which they were grown.
Mrs. Dr. Frank, at the Umatilla
House, will examine your eyes free of
charge and tell you conscientiously
Whether or not. you need glasses, or
what treatment you should have. Ir,.
will be wise for those wishing to con
sult her to make engagements at
once, ' " ' ' ' '
T f . 1 3 J 1 1 .
fangled soap that cleanses tha skin
without any exertion whatever. It is
just the thing lor lazy people. Dave
eft an apple with the soap, the apple
for the girls and the soap for the boys.
The office devil ate the apple and then
washed his face with the soap and now
he has the inullygrubs in his stomach
while his face is white as an angel's.
By the first of the coming month the
Umatilla 'House will be heated by
steam from garret to cellar. The con
tract for putting in the plant was let
yesterday to 'Portland party because
the firms here that do that kind of
work were so busy that they could not
undertake the job., The plant will
cost $30C0 and will conduce greatly to
the comfort of the guests of this popu
lar hotel. .
A couple of Dalles young bloods had
a hign old rough and tumble en
counter yesterday at the intersection
of Second and Court. Firewater, ' o
course, inspired the combatants, and
the fight, lasted long enough to
attract a crowd larger than ever, was
drawn together by the Salvation Army
in its palmiest days. Bystanders inter
fered at.last and pulled them asunder,
but not until one was smashed into so
many pieces, that one of our physic
ian's spent the Sabbatb afternoon sew
ing the remains together.
On exhibition In the house of rep
resentatives in Salem is an interesting
lot of Oregon relics. Among them are
the dies used in coining the State's
first money, known as beaver money,
including $10 and $5 pieces of the
pioneer coins, also weapons used in the
Indian wars, a proclamation of the
territorial governor, . calling for two
batallibns of troops to fight the In-
klans, one company of which was
raised in Albany, also a scalp lock of a
"good" Ipdian . wbo was engaged in
the early Indian wars besides many
minor relics of inteiest which belong
to the state. '
A buggy team belonging to Ward &
Robinson, ren away yesterday from
the residence of Mr. Tolmle on the
bluff, and dashing down' hill past the
Methodist church collided with a tele
graph pole at the corner . of Judge
Bradahaw's lot, broke enough of the
harness aud buggy to free themselves,
and running north -to the corner com
mitted a grand coup and 'summersault
landing fiat on their back with, their.
heels in .the.: air. .Here they? wbn
caufhtand taken to the : barn, ,ehere
hey doubtless meditated solemnly on
what a pair of blamed fools they were.
John C. O'Leary has returned to
The Dalles after a long siege at St.
Vincent's hospital. He was able with
the aid of a pair of crutches, to appear
on the street yesterday. His wounded
leg is worth half a dozen wooden legs
and will it is hoped in a short time, be
able to do fair service without any ex
traneous aid. Mr. O'Leary's son Al
bert, who Is now a full blown medico,
accompanUd his father from Portland.
The family moved yesterday into Will
Moody's house in Trevitt's addition.
Pap, Chandler of Wainio, is in town
for the first time in a score of weeks.
Louis Sandoz, of Mill Creek, is ser
iously ill with heart and liver trouble.
Mrs. H. W. French returned home
last evening.from a visit to her mother
in Portland.
County Clerk Kelsay and Mrs. Kelsay
went to Po-tland on the Sarah Dixon
this morning.
R. A. Laughlin and W. H. Davis,
two prominent farmers of Waplnltla,
were in town last night.
. We are pleased to learn from ber
physician, Dr. Holiister, that Mrs. C.
Haigbt Is very much better.
Mr. Herbrlog Is preparing to build a
brick wall on the Third street front of
his lot and also a new sidewalk.
A bicycle was left near Charlie New
burger's house several days ago, and
can be had by the owner calling for it
and paying for the advertisement.
On the evening of the 31st the young
ladies of the Congregational church
will e-ive a holloween party in the
lower room of the Masonic building
Wm. Moabus, who has been visiting
relatives in Tacoma, returned home
last uight and will resume work as
fireman on The Dalles City.
Joseph Haines and his son William
and wife, of Nansene, were passengers
on the Sarah Dixon this morning.
boucd for Portland to take in the ex
position.
According to a recent ruling of the
postal department, postmasters are
supposed to collect box rent on or be
fore the 10th of each month, or close
the boxes.
The types made us say yesterday
that tne "Columbia Hotel" was going
to put in a new steam heating' plant
when the credit of this particular pro
ject belongs to the Umatilla House.
John Cradlebaugh came down yes
terday from bis mine, the Golden
Eagle of Baker county. Ha expects to
leave in the morning for Portland and
to return to the mine in about a week.
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Brooks, accom
panied by Mrs. Canfield and Miss
Cowles, left on the Sarah Dixon this
morning intending, before their re
turn, to visit the mouth of tbe Colum
bia and the adjoining beach.
- A steam merry go-round has arrived
in town. It will be run on the Siddall
lot, corner of Third and Federal
streets, and will probably be ready for
business this evening. It Intends to
remain here till the close of the fair,
The warehouses are paying 51 cents
for No. 1 wheat. The Diamond mills
are paying 53 cents for No.l Klickitat
Club and 55 for blue stem. No. 1
wheat sold yesterday, at Grants, for
50 one cent less than this market.
This was a jump of two cents from the
price of Saturday.
H. W. Wells has returned .from a
months trip through Montana, Wyom-
ing, Colorado and North Western
Nebraska'where'he has been looking
for a desirable sheep range. He saw
some splendid ranges but whether he
will ever use them is a matter that the
future will determine. . ' .
Two homing pigeons, four months
old each, belonging to Sam Wilkinson
of this city, were shipped, one up the
road to the summit, the other one
to Mosler and set free about the same
time yesterday afternoon. They were
both at their home early this morn
ing.
Al Graham of Centerville came to
town yesterday with a load of wheat,,
intending to go to Portland, and visit
the exposition, this morning he re
ceived a telepuono message from his
wife, asking him to come home as his
little six year old daughter, had been
taken suddenly ill with pneumonia.
Following are the high scores made
at Moody's bowling alleys during last
week. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, C. Frank 53, 52,
64, 48 and 49; Saturday J. Urquhart 55;
Sunday, C, Ballard, 56; C. Frank carry'
Ing off the box of cigars. The high'
est score this week will also get a box
of cigars. Come and try your luck.
Surveyor Goit will leave . In the
morning for Moro, Sherman" county,
where he will lay out and survey an
addition to that munclpality.' Mr.
Goit expects also while absent to lay
out an addition to the town of Grass
Valley. It is said that every lot in tbe
first addition to this latter town has
been sold.
There were two guests at the Hotel
de Lauer last night. One was a citizen
of Hod River, strange to say. The
other was just a common hobo. Both
were drunk beyond the capacity to
harm anything Hying or dead. They
Good haMta,
healthful exercise,
ana proper medi-
tne
con-
of
Good
health is the neatest
beautificr. Neither a
man nor aw6man can
have an attractive person
ality who suiters from ill.
health. If it were not for
disorders
the dieestive orsrans. nine-
tenths of tbe medical books in the world
could be safely destroyed. Not only the
minor maladies, but the maioritv of serious
wucuca tucu invepuun id a oiwraei'
a digestion, consumption is undoubtedly
tne most aeaaiv enemv witn wnicn man
kind has to contend. Like all other wast.
ing diseases, it has its orisrin in disorders
of the digestive organs. As a result of these
disorders, tbe appetite rails off: the life-etv.
ing elements of the food are not properly
assimilated; the blood becomes thin and im
pure; and all the tissues of the body are ira
perfectly and improperly nourished: the
lunirs become clogged with inert, half dead
tissues that offer an attractive soil for the
invasion of the germs of consumption. It
has been said thousands of times that con
sumption is incurable. It is not.
Ninety-eight per cent of all cases of con
sumption are cured Dy Dr. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. It corrects all disorders
of the digestive organs, invigorates the liver
and makes the appetite keen and the assim
ilation perfect; it makes new blood, pure
i , . i ... .
uiuou, mhu iuis oi iu it ouiios new ana
healthy tissue. It is the great flesh-builder.
It acts directly on the lungs, driving out all
impurities and disease germs. Thousands
have testified to its merits. All good drug
gists Keep u. . .
Geo. H. Slater, Saq.of Yates City. Knor Co.;
m., writes; "I have been troubled with indi
gestion and dyspepsia for the last two years. I
got a bottle of your 'Golden Medical Discovery,'
and it did me so much good I am going to get
another fcottte. It is the best medicine in the
world far stomach trouble." :--
'Good health is the best endowment.'
Those who have it cannot be too careful to
preserve it . . Constipation is 'the worst
enemy of good health. It causes nearly
every disorder novo to pnysicians. . lr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are a sure, swift,
safe and permanent cure for constipation.
One little ' Pellet " i a gentle laxative, and
two a mild cathartic. They never rrioa.
Pruggista U ttinrv
n cauon are
j j three great
M, servators
" health.
of
sober off. This morning they were
were put In the cooler till th6y would
both allowed to depart in peace, the
hobo because he had not a bean where
with to pay a fine and the Hood River
ite because he had only 30 cents.
J. O. Mack returned yesterday from
visltlcg the North Yakima and Walla
Walla fairs. As a result of his trip he
is assured tbata large number of the
best horses on the circuit trotters,
pacers aud runners, will attend the
fair that opens here on the 18th. Tne
success, therefore, . of the racing feat
ure of the (air is considered assured.
This alone will Insure a large attend
ance. Now let exhibitors do their
bebt to fill the pavllllon so those that
doo't care a button fur a "hoss trot'
but do care to see works of nature and
art may have something to attrast
them and it may, with a little con
certed effort, be the best fair ever held
here.
Somebody the other day shipped a
dead dog, neatly done up in a cracker
box, to Frank Swift, the proprietor of
the Independent stage line between
here and Dufur. When the nature of
the freight was discovered at the other
end of tue road, it was concluded that
the only way to get express charges
was to readdress the box to M. J.
Anderson, the Dufur blacksmith, and
mark a 75 cent C. O. D. on the corner
of the lid. The scheme worked like a
charm. Anderson, thinking some
dear Dalles friend bad sent him a box
of grapes or something, paid the six
bits without a grumble, only to find he
had a dead cur on his hands, that was
worth six-bits more to bury. It Is
cold day, however, when Anderson
gets left., and he'll get that six bits
back or this writer misses his guess
To Spray or Sot to Spray T
To spray or not to spray? that Is tbe
question that has been discussed by
fruitgrowers ever since the invasion
of the coddlin moth and San Jose scale.
and decided In the negative by those
only who have never tried It. Let any
one take a trlp,as a Times-Mountaineer
reporter did yesterday, up Mill Creek,
for five or six miles and compare the
orchards that have been carefully and
persistently sprayed during the past
spring and summer with those that
have been carelessly or intermittently
sorayed or not sprayed at all and then
indge for himself. He will find all
gradations of care or want of care
He will find orchards that have been
carefully and persistently sprayed for
both pests and carefully pruned and
cultivated invariably loaded, each tree,
with all the apples it can bear and
every leaf as green as if the fall were
two months distant. On the other ex
treme he can see hundreds of trees
that have never known the spray
pump, without as much fruit on
square acre of them as would fill a five
pound lard , can: the trees half or
wholly dead and the meager foliage
on the living shoots that start from
tbe base of the dead or dying trun
sear and yellow and ready to fall and
the shoots themselves destined to be
as dead as their elder companions In
another year or two. He will find
too, scores of trees chopped up or being
chopped up into cordwood. They had
grown, and flourished for years on as
fine fruit land as ever lay to tbe sun
rich, warm alluvial creek bottom but,
"spraying is no good." So thought the
owners and now the trees are only fit
for fuel ' for the winter fire. Tbe
orchards of Mill creek afford proof
clear as holy writ, that if our orchards
are to thrive and prosper they must be
carefully and persistently sprayed
Whether it pays or not, is a question
that each must decide for himself. As
to that tbe writer visited an apple or
chard of 1,200 trees. They had been
sprayed every ten days fqr two months
at an aggregate outlay of less than $100.
The trunk of each tree had been
wrapped with a band of burlap and
these bad been moved every ten aays
and tbe worms underneath them killed,
The ground under the tree9 had been
plowed and harrowed and cultivated
till there was hardly a weed to be seen
in ten acreB. The trees had all been
carefully pruned and there was not a
dead branch or dead stem In sight.
Each particular tree was bent earth
ward, groaning under a load of big.
rich, ripe apples. "Does all this care
and work pay?" was asked of one of
tbe two stout, energetic young fellows
who are running tbe orchard on shares.
"It takes lots of work," was the reply
but It pays us-and we are making good
wages. This apple orchard of ten
acres represents only a small part of
nur labor and returns. From It we
will sell 1,000 boxes of prime ap
ples that are worth in the neighbor
hood of $600 dollars, while our neigh
bora who have not sprayed, or cared
for their orchards as they should, will
have practically no apples to sell and
what they have are so small and wiz
zened and wormy that tbey are worth
nothing."
The RommuOB of Alkali Flat.
Christian Meyer and wife, of Alkali
Flat, Crook county, were here Satur
day on their way to visit their two
married daughters in Portland. Mr.
Meyer Is a California .pioneer of 49.
tie settiea on nis present borne near
Bridge Creek in 1863 and for years had
Frank Huot, (Alkali Frank), of Eight
Mile lor a partner. At that time
Meyer & Huot kept one of the only
two stopping nlaces between Tbe
Dalles and Canyon City. The other
was at Burnt Ranch on the John Day.
Every traveler over the long and
wretched road between here and Can
yon City made it a point to stop with
Meyer & Huot. They : lived in an
adobe mansion which was a marble
palace compared with some of the
frontier residences of those days, and
they bad the reputation, and deserved
it too, of furnishing the best meals to
be had east of the Cascade Mountains.
Both were bachelors and as the years
rolled on and household cares increas
ed with increasing travel the hearts of
the two bachelors felt an aching void
for the touch of a woman's hand and
the companionship and ministry that
a woman alone : can render. But
which of them should go wife hunting?
That was the question; for each was
perfectly satisfied the other should be
the matrimonial victim. At last the
controvesary was settled by tbe two
bachelors agreeing to play a game of
seven-up. the loser to go and hunt a
wife. The game was played, and Mr
Huot won and Mr. Meyer, a short
time after, started for California
where he found the woman that' has
shared the joys and sorrows of Alkali
Flat for more tnan thirty years.
Notion. :
Will Mr. Moffit, who shipped the two
horses to E. B. Million, Portland, Or.,
by the Regulator line on Oct. 1st, please
communicate w'th the undersigned
as the horses in question have neyer
been called for. W. C. Alxaway.
ldlw General Agent.
THSDATXES,Or.Oct.'10, J898. ,
No dang
B
est tea.
It
is
FORAGE PLANTS.
Many Varieties Will Thrlvo on the Arid
Lands.
As a result of the experiments which
have been conducted for the past two
years at the Northern Pacific experi
mental farm at North Yakima it has
been discovered that the entire so
called arid lands of this state are adapt
ed to the production of several va
rieties of forage plants. That is to
say, without irrigation, almost without
cultivation, these vast areas of land
now given over to sagebrush can be
turned into a pasture, can be made
highly productive.
Such ' in effect ia tbe statement of
Frank B. Leckenby, who has had
charge of the experiments at the
Yakima farm.
"We have planted and tested over
500 different varieties of forage plants
getting seeds from all points of the
globe, "said Mr. Leckenby. "In this
work we had tha cordial co-operation
of the United States department of ag
riculture. The particular thingwe set
out to do was to discover a forage
plant for tbe arid belt. We know tbe
land is rich, that with irrigation its
power of production is marvelous, but
what- we ' sought was a grass that
would not die when the winds coyere
ed it with sand.
"This we have found. In fact we
have several varieties. The Bermuda
grass beet survives the shifting sands.
This discovery has been utilized by
the Northern Pacific, which has plant
ed this grass along its right of way in
cuts and fills through the serai-arid
belt. The grass thrives well, and as It
grows helps retain the soli in place
despite the winds. This year a car
oad of seed of this grass will be plant
ed along the Columbia river along the
line of the railroad.
"Hairy veatch, bromus inermls, and
bromus unioloides are other varieties
of forage plants that are decidedly suc
cessful In the semi-arid belt. They
make good bay and yield as high as
four tons to tbe acre. -They are ex
cellent cattle and hog feed.
"I am satisfied that the future will
see in this state thousands of cattle
grazing on the lands that now grow
nothing but sagebrush. There is no
question about It. Tbe federal agri
cultural department has taken charge
of the farm at North Yakima and will
continue the experiments on an- even
larger scale. ,
''Experiments that have been con
ducted recently have also demonstrated
that Japenese hemp can be grown with
remarkable success in this-state. Felix
Fremery, who has made bempgrowlng
a life study, is enthusiastic over, the
suecess of the experiments, and pre
dicts that the crop will be generally
grown here within . a few years. . The
profits are said to be larger than of
any other.; product grown ' In this
state." Spokane Spokesman-Review.
NATIVE SONS OF OBEUON.
A Cabin of This New and Popular Order
' Org-onised Here.
For a 'number of years past native
born OregonlanB have agitated the or
ganization of a society, the porpoae of
which would be to draw together the
men and women who were born in the
state, and to collect and preserve the
history of Oregon. ' At the time of the
Pioneer's reunion In Portland last
June such an organization was per
fected, the head cabin of Native Sons
of Oregon was created, and J. C.
Leasure, of Portland was elected presi
dent. A subordinate cabin was or
ganized in Portland, known as . Aber-
nethy Cabin No. 1, John M. Gearln
being made its president. ' j
Since tbe formation of tbe society.
the native Oregonians of The Dalles
have been desirous of establishing a
cabin here, and last . Saturday night
their , hopes were realized. Grand
President John C. ' Leasure, Grand
Secretary Eugene D. White, Grand
Marshal, John W. Minto and Grand
Trustee Sol. Blumaur instituted the
cabin, wbich was named Vic. Trevitt's
Cabin, No. 2, Native Sons of Oregon,
and the following officers were elected
La Grippe,
FoMowad by Heart Disease, Cured
OR. MILES' HEART CURE
JK B. O. C BHTJLTS, of Wlntorset, Iowa.
If I inventor - and manufacturer of
Ehnlts' Safety WMffletree Coupling.
writes of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure. "Two years
agoan attack of LaGrlppe left me with a
weak heart. I had ran down In flesh to
mere skin and bone. I could not sleep lying
down for smothering spells: frequent sharp
darting pains and palpitation caused a con
slant fear of sodden death, nothing could
Induce ma to remain away from home over
night. - My local physician prescribed Dr.
lilies' Heart Cure and in a few days I was
able to sleep well and the pains gradnallj
lessened, and finally ceased. I reduced the
the doses, having gained fifteen pounds, and
am now feeling better in every way than I
have for yean." .
Dr. Miles' Bemedles
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefit or money re
funded. Book oo dis
eases of the heart and
0 MIW W
Vm "e 4
nerves free. Address,
PB. HTLBH MTOIOAIi OO ns-ftlft Ia&
er
delicious
and installed:
President, George C. Blakeley; first
Vice-president, Frank Menefee; second
vice-president, H. H. Riddell; third
vice-preslaect, H. C. Liebe; financial
secretary, A. D. McCully; recording
secretary, VicMrden; treasurer M.
C. Grimes; marshal, G. W. Crossen;
junior past president, J. A. Douthit.
After tbe institution of the cabin the
grand officers and members repaired
to Keller's cafe where a banquet was
served. . -
Tbe native Sons of Oregon is a
purely patriotic society, being perfectly
non sectarian and hon political. Its
objects are to strengthen the ties of
friendship among'tbe native Oregon-
ians, to preserve the state's history
and to encourage the "upbuilding of
Oregon institutions. Every native
son of Oregon should become a mem
ber. The Contract. Let.
The board of Water Commissioners
met last night, all the members being
present save Senator E. B. Dufur.
The amount paid by Hattie McCul
lougb on certain lots purchased by
her from the city, was declared for
feited to the city and the lots were or
dered to be resold.
The application of John C. O'Leary,
for the return of notes given by him
in part payment of lots purchased
from the city was denied, and an order
was made that the notes be collected
at once.
The following bids were sudmitted
for tbe extension of tbe water system:
Smith & Paquet, bid for ma- '
terial and labor complete $10,618 34
Pacific Bridge Co bid for ma
terial and labor complnte 9,433 45
Mays & Crowe bid for
material only, notinclud
Iner pressure valve
Maler & Benton, for material
only, not including pres
sure valve
W R Brown, for labor only. .
6.163 13
6,125 32
3,614 80
The bid of the Pacific Bridge Co.,
being the lowest, was accepted.
The board decided to substitute an
eight inch automatic pressure regulating-
valve with by-pass and a twelve
inch hydraulic lifting valve; to be con
nected with the engine house on Third
Street.by a three-fourth inch galvaniz
ed pipe, for the twelve inch value In
the bids. The change will involve an
additional cost of $250. It will enable
the engineer by turning a faucet at
the engine house to open the pressure
valve at the cut, near the Lutheran
church, which will instantly put on
the fire pressure.
Tbe contractors agreed to embody
in contract that' in tbe matter of em
ploying labor for the work preference
should be given, all things being
equal, to tbe people of The Dalles and
that In no. case should Chinese or Jap
anese be employed.
' Thinks It at Needless Expenditure.
The Dalles, Ore., Oct. 8. 1898,
ED. TtMKS-MODSTAINKKB:
The writer has just learned, from
authority that is beyond all question,
tnat tne connty court has let a con
tract for a new set of steel, furniture
for the vault of the' court, house, at a
cost of over $3,000. I would like to
ask some one who knows what ' neces
sity or even apology there can be for
this expenditure. The last county
court spent several hundred . dollars,
in fixing tbe vault, and to an ordinary
outsider it appears to be as neat and
convenient as any wood furniture
which is gocd enough for many years
to come can make it. Why is it, Mr.
Editor, that at a time when practically
nothing ;s being done for our county
roads and for other smaller mrtters
equally necesary the county court can
spend some $3,300, without advertising
for bids or inviting tba slightest com
petition, when the expenditure is no
more necessary than is a second county
court?. Come to thins: of it, if very
much more of this kind of business
goes on a second county court may be
come a necessity. Taxpayer.
Estray Notice.
Notice It hereby given that the un
dersigned baa taken up and posted tbe
following described animal, and unless
called for will offer ber for sale, six
months from tbe date of this notice:
One .bay mare, four years old not
branded, white hind feet, show sad'
die marks.
C. E. Fitzpa trick.
Tygh Valley, Or.i Sept. 7,1898. 4w .
PnliirnVti' PACKING
vuiuiiiuiu COMPANY
Corner Third and Washington
Beef, Veal, Mntton, Port Lard
.
Cured and Dried Meats, .
Sausages of All Kinds
O ders Delivered toAnj Part of the City
'PHONE S
Star Feed grinding Mill
Reliahlo
-"j miu . vwuvuitvni nuvt am
money maker. Capacity from 500 to
10,000 pounds an hour. Agents wanted.
Address
T. BROWNHILL,
. , Grass Valley, Oregon.
in ctinnngs
besides.
The Tenth Annual Fair
and Race Meeting of the
2d EASTERN OREGON
Din
HQIlGUlIUial
. Embracing the Counties of Wasco, Sherman,
Gilliam, Crok, Morrow and Umatilla, will be
held at . .
THE DALLES, WASCO COUNTI, OBE;
Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1898,
AND CONTINUING FIVE DAYS.
For Premium Lists, and any information regarding
the fair write to J. O. Mack, secretary, The Dalles.
A. S. HAC ALISTER, President.
Johnston
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manufacture of : eood healthful
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