The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-11-13


them.
Ole Dahl, the man arrested for his
strange ways the other day was ex-
amined yesterday by DIR. w. E. Rein
hart and pronounced insane. He will
be taken to Salem. He seems to have
lost his mental balance through the COM
bined influence of morbid study of re-
ligion and water-w -witching. He claims
to have two sons in Portland and a sister
in the Washington insane asylum. Am
ong his effects were found number of
notes for small sums from wellknown citi-
zens of Sherman county and a Cancelled
note given to Scott & Hamilton of Grass
valley. A receipt for box rent, signed
by the postmaster of La Center and let
ters bearing his name and addressed to
that place were also found. Dahl seems
quiet inofensive man but, poor fell
low, he is crazy as loon.
B. Wolff, of the east end, has an ak,
just common ak, that has up to date
cost him exactly $500. The original
price was $1.l0 for the ak and handle,
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carpenter and had the handle put in.
On the way home he met a friend. The
friend admired the AK and wanted to see
it. He saw it-but just about that time
Wolff lost it. After a while another
friend came around, innocent like, and
told Wolff if he woul.l .'set 'em up'' he
would find his ak. Wolff consented,
and was led to saloon, where the AK
was found soaked for 80 cents. Wolff
paid the 80 cents, and then spent dol
lar ''setting 'em up.' That's how the
AK cost Wolff $500.
The New York World says: Anthro-
biologists all over the world are said to
be aroused by the proposition of Profess
sor Putnam, of Harvard, to gather at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago, living represen-
tatives of every living race of aboriglnes
to be found on the American Continent,
in their own houses and costumes.
Should the proposal be carried out stu
dents of man from all over the world will
flock to America for the occasion and
seize eagerly this only opportunity ever
afforded. The cave dwellers, whose
mode of life Walt McDougall treats with
much historical correctness in his recent
fiction, will then be either demonstrated
as actually existing or proved to have
died out.
An old northwest pioneer of the early
fifties got loaded with tarantula juice
last night and as the result found him
self in the august presence of Recorder
Menefee this morning. He claims to be
British Columbian and when charged
with the crime of drunkenness indignant.
ly denied the insinuation, claiming that
while he might have drank little Hthey
would not call it drunk up where he
came from" The recorder dlsclaimed
the right to measure United States
morality by that of the ''bloody British
ers" and inflicted the usual fine which
this subject of an effete monarchy was
unable to dig up.
The following Thanksgiving proclaim
tion was issued from his Office in the
capitol Thursday by Governor Pennoyer:
Inasmuch as gratitude for favors re-
ceived Should find due expression, l do
hereby appoint Thursday, the 26th of
November, as a day of public thanks
giving to Almighty God, to be observed
by the whole people of Oregon in the
usual, appropriate manner in return for
the, blessings of peace and plenty which
have been bestowed upon them during
the past year.
Done at the capitol, November 9, 1919.
Attest:s SYLVESTER PENNoYER,
GEO. w. MCBRIDE, Governor.
Secretary of State.
Only two or three wagon loads of
wheat came in yesterday to the east end
warehouses. There is still good deal
of wheat in the country, but farmers are
not anxious to sell, as there is every
prospect of higher prices, and they are
taking advantage of the late rains to
prepare the soil for another crop.
Mrs. Hugh Fraser has opened res
turant in the Fraser building near the
court house. The dining room is well
lighted and handsomely furnished and
decorated and the we'll known ability of
Mrs. Fraser to cater to the wants of the
inner man ought to insure her liberal
share of public patronage.
Hugh Glenn would like TO get chance
to lick the thief who stole his umbrella
out of his office, with his name worked
on it. Will the thief kindly leave his
address at this office.
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The lecture on phrenology, advertised
to take place in the school house, will
be held in the old court house, light not
being allowed in the school house