The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-02-18
A Pleasant Surprise.


Last evening as Rev. w. c. Curtis and
wife were enioying-what promised to be
quiet hour with Mr.. and Mrs. Bella
Huntington, Mr.. Curtis was called to
the door. There being some failure to
understand just who was wanted. Mrs.
Curtis accompanied him to the door,
where; the two remained greeting one
and another, until about fifty of his con-
gregation and friends stood around him.
Full half of them had entered the house
before it dawned upon him that it was
surprise so complete that he came near
being absent from it altogether Having
almost decided to yield to a certain in
disposition and remain at home for the
evening though some of the more sturdy
ones declared that he would have found
that impossible, as he would have been
brought by main force if there had been
no other way.
After taking off their wraps the party
gathered around the pastor, when Mr..
Bella Huntington, in. a pleasant little
speech, presented him with box of sill
yer coin, to help in replacing some of the
books or study furniture destroyed by
the fire, while by word and way the
friends assured the pastor of their res
pect and affection. All of which was
fully appreciated by the pastor and his
good wife. The rest of the evening was
spent in games and social chat, and. an
abundance of refreshments being fur
nished for the inner man. All together
making an evening long to be remem-
bered by both pastor and people for the
real pleasure of it.
Settlement of School District Dispute.
The State superintendent of Public
Instruction, E. B. McIlroy, has just
rendered decision in a case that was
brought before him from the Mosier dis
trict, on appeal from the decision of
County Superintendent Troy Shelly,
that involves matters of interest to the
general public. The history of the case
shows that in July 1891, thirty-five per-
sons claiming to be legal voters in school
district No. petitIoned Superintendent
Shelly for division of the district.
Notice of an injunction to stop
proceedings was served on Mr.. Shelly in
the following month. In September the
case came before the circuit Judge and
the INDUCTION was dissolved. The dis
trict was then divided and notice served
on the chairman of the board of direc-
tors. This action was followed by a
remonstrance, signed by thirty-seven
persons claiming to be legal voter sin the
district and certain affidayits were filed
protesting against the division but the
superintendent refused to grant a
rehearing of the case and an
appeal was taken to the state
uperintendent. The appellant claimed
that the superintendent had failed to
notify the officers of the district that he
had made the division, that the division
would work an irreparable injury to the
residents of the districts and that the
district had right of appeal.
The respondent in his answer held
that the district should be divided be-
cause considerable number of children
bin the new district had heretofore been
tdebarred from school privileges by reason
Of the distapce they lived from the school
house; that the injunction forfeited the
right of appeal: that the district was
divided in compliance with the wishes
of a majority of the legal voters of the
district and that the appellants erred in
bringing an injunction instead of offering
demonstration or appealing to the state
superintendent.
The stNte superintendent fully sus-
tanned the action of the county superin-
! tendent and affirmed his decision.