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annual school Meeting.

The annual school meeting for dis
trict No. II was called to order at $3.50
P. M. yesterday by Chairman s. B..
Adams. The call for the meeting was
read by Clerk Jacobsen, after which
the annual financial report of the clerk
was read and ordered placed on file.
The matter of erecting new school
buildings was brought up and discus
sed at some length, and it was ordered
that the directors be empowered to Sc
cure plans and specifications for addi-
tional school buildings, together with
estimates of cost of the same, to be
submitted at the next annual meeting.
After discussing the question of ad-
mitting tuition pupils into the school
the meeting adjourned.
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THE DUFUR INSTITUTE.
Report of the Last Days Proceedings of
the Institute.
DI1EI1I, March 1903

the Institute.
DUFUR, March 2, 1896.
Editor TIMES -MoUNTAINEER:
In my report of the institute at this
place you make mo say that Miss Hattie
Steinwise sang = solo, Miss Steinwise
is not a soloist she, simply declaimed a
piece and did it well. Also you report
that Mrs. Nellie Hudson did thus and
so. Miss Hudson has been in our
school here for some years and is not
married.
On Friday afternoon the pupils in
the Dufur school sang two or three
selections after which P. P. Under
wood took charge of the institute.
First presenting the subject of how to
teach language. The substance of his
remarks was that the pupil must use
language, and teachers, parents and
all interested in children must see
that they use correct forms. A few
teachers expressed,themselves in much
the same view.
Mr.. Frazier advocated the teaching
of such nomenclature as would enable
the child to converse understandingly
about the sentence. Spoke of the sub
ject, predicate and the four general
forms of predication. And insisted
that it constituted the basic knowledge
of composition.
Mr.. Joseph O'Brien's faults of teach
ers, from a students standpoint was
somewhat scathing, but as Jo is good
natured fellow and was not personal
all forgave him; except perhaps few
ladies that looked a little worried at
his alluding to lady teachers being
cross next day after entertaining the
company of one, until a late hour of
the previous night.
On Friday evening the exercises
were well attended and well received.
P. P. Underwood's address on educa-
ton was full of meaning, and delivered
in manner that showed great earnest
ness, and must have done much good.
A. r
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A Portland Wedding.

One of the pretty events of the week
was the wedding Of Miss Nettie PEN
nington, of Kansas City, to Mr.. A. 81.
Follett, of this city, at the residence
of the BRIDES sister, Mrs. A. N. Clark,
263 Cherry street, East Side, last
Wednesday night. The house was
tastefully decorated. The bridal couple
stood under the marriage bell of white
roses. The ceremony was performed
by DIR. Charles Edward Locke. The
bride was handsomely attired in white
silk, with natural orange blossoms,
and carried bouquet of BRIDES roses.
The bridesmaid. Miss Grace Laird, was
attired in pale blue silk, with boquet
of pink La France rosebuds. The best
man was Mr.. Arch Follett. A fash
light was taken of the bridal couple
Immediately after the ceremony. One
hundred and fifty guests witnessed the
ceremony.-Oregonian. Both the con-
tracting parties have number of
friends at Dufur who will be pleased
to learn of their happy union.
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From Fridays Daily.

Judge Liebe arrived home last night
from visit to Antelope.
Mrs. VIM. Johnson returned this
morning to her home at Mosier.
Capt. J. w. Lewis is still quite ill,
not being able to leave his room.
License to wed were issued today to
Mr.. A. j. Rand and Mrs. Jennie Rand,
both of Hood River.
Mr.. Julius Wiley has so far recovered
from his recent illness as to be able to
appear on the street.
County Commissioner Blowers re-
turned on the afternoon train to his
home at Hood River.
Mrs. B. S. Huntington went to Port
land this morning to remain two weeks
visiting friends in that city.
The new Vogt block will be heated
with the latest improved hot air ap-
pliances, the contract for putting in
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not Even a Trace.

Some time since S. L. Brooks sent
a quantity of rock from the Goldendale
quartz mines to the chemical labratory
and assay Office of J. a. Fisk in Port
land for assay, and yesterday received
the assayor's certificate, showing that
not even trace of gold or silver was
found in either of the two assays made.
Mr.. Fisk, in a letter accompanying the
certificate says:
81 have made a very careful assay
of your ore, also thorough test by the
cyanide process, and am unable to de-
tect the least trace of gold. The ore
is not good gold rock, it is tufa, COM
posed largely of volcanic ash. I have
made other assays from the same Sec
tion of the country of similar ore, but
it was very red with the oxide OF iron,
which had very low per cent of gold,
but it was of more permanent forma-
tion than this seems to be. !"
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THE CoNGREssMAN's WOES.
He is Beseiged on all Sides by Those Who
Want Office and Position.

|
Want Office and Position.
Most people suppose it is great fun
to be congressman, to draw $4,000 a
year salary, stationary at Sl25 session.
clerk hire at 500 month, and mile
| ago at 10 cents mile with a railroad
pass in your pocket. But there are
members of congress who often pause
to wonder if the game is worth the
candle. For instance, Mr.. Meredith,
congressman from Virginia, is in
great doubt whether he cares to con-
tinue statesman or whether he would
do better to end his troubles by step
ping down and out. He represents
the district which lies directly across
the Potomac river from Washington,
and about ope-third of the population
of his district is trying to get job un-
der the government in the city. Mr..
Meredith lives at Brentsville, Va,
being one of the few men who can be
a congressman and stay at home, too.
He comes to Washington every morn
ing by train and goes home in the even
ing. In the morning he has his man
drive him to the station, but not al
ways to the same one. Sometimes he
goes to Brentsville, sometimes to
Snithsville, sometimes to Jenkinsville.
Arriving in Washington, he executes
another flank movement by leaving
the train sometimes at the navy yard
and sometimes jumping off at Mary
land avenue while the train is in
motion, several squares from the sta
tion. The crowd of whites and colored |
men and women wait for him in vain |
at the depot. During the day Mr.. |
Meredith secludes himself in the cloak |
room and doorkeepers with cards hunt
for him in vain. His luncheon is
brought in. When he leaves the |
capitol it is still another flank move
ment through one of the numerous
basement or terrace exits, where he
has closed carriage waiting to con-
yey him to the depot. Despite all these
expedients and articles Mr.. Meredith
s sore pressed by needy place hunters,
Ind he has not yet decided that life is
worth living.
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Coldest in rwentx-Fine Years.

The Oregonian says that Monday
morning Portland experienced the
coolest March weather that has been
recorded since the establishment of
the weather bureau in 1871, when OBJ
servations were first taken in this state
At o'clock the thermometer register
ed 20 degrees above zero, which is
also the top notch of cold weather
reached this winter. Ats o'clock the
thermometer registered %, and at 2:30
in the afternoon, "a, having risen but
four degrees since A. M. The coldest
weather this year prior to this cold
snap was on January 16, when the ther-
mometer registered %. During Novem-
ber the coldest reached was 81, and
during December 80. Much damage
was done through the bursting of water
pipes, and it is believed that fruit
trees, shrubbery, etc., also have sus-
tanned considerable injury.
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DUFUR NOTES.

The recent freeze has stopped all
plowing and seeding but it has done
but little damage to fruit.
Mr.. Frank Peabody, of Dufur, is
painting for Mr.. Godfrey of 5-mile.
Mr.. Ed. Hineman leaves on Friday
for Rufus, to teach term of school.
The w. C. T. U. will give an open
temperance meeting on Saturday the
14Jh.
The pupils of the Dufur school are
enjoying weeks vacation.
At the annual school meeting, W.
L. Vanderpool and NJ. Heisler were
elected directors and G. w. Johnston
clerk.
A social hop was given in the Odd
Fellows hall last Saturday night.
The Bob White quails, which were
imported from Illinois, were turned
loose near Dufur and are doing fine.
Sam Edmonson was kicked on the
leg by young horse that he was work.
ing, and will be compelled to walk
with cane for some time.
RUNNER.
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Land Transfers.

Kittie and 81. C. Coe to L. v.
Blowers lot section A, South
Wacoma, $500.
J. B. Ashby and others to Mary B,
Steers lots 9and 10,t block 8 Laughlin's
addition, quit claim deed, 81,
Annie and w. E. Sylvester to D.
Siddell two feet in width off the east
side of lot in block s, Bigelow's adj
dition to Dalles City, $1.00
Emma B. Everson to John ]. Morley
lots 80, 33, "a, a5, 36 and 81 block 9, Err
win and Watson's addition to Hood
River, 5000,
Helen J. Smith to Lyman Smith lot
6 and nw4 sw4 sec 35, n, r 10 e. 81
T. r. Coon and wife to Lyman Smith
lots and and the south 81 feet of lots
l and 2, block 8, Winan's addition to
the town of Hood River, 5000.
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F,om rhursdap;s Daily.

Mr.. E. Schanno went to Portland
this morning.
Mr.. G. W. Hunt, the railroad con.
tractor, is registered at the Umatilla.
Miss Bessie Isenberg returned this
morning to her home at Hood River.
The force in the sheriff's Office re-
port taxes coming in lively the past
few days.
The Florence West will suspend this
week and the material will be shipped
at once to Baker City.
At Z o'clock this morning the mer-
curry registered p degrees above zero,
Indicating that the cold snap has
ende1.
Assistant Supt. A. J. Borie, of the
o. R. & N. Co., arrived in his private
car. No. O3, on the local from Portland
today.
Judge Bennett left this morning for
Dayton, WASH, to attend to the trial of
some important cases in the courts of
that place.
The chopping machine at the Wasco
Warehouse is again running at full
capacity, turning out an immense
quantity of chop feed.
Mr.. F. T. Esping, the stairbuilder, is
busy making the stairway, which leads
to the gallery in Messrs. Rupert &
Gabel's Harness Shop.
License to sell liquor in less guam
titles than one gallon in Cascade Locks
precinct was granted by the county
court today to T. w. Bladder.
Mr.. D. B. Kelly, of Summit Prairie,
has sold SO head of fine beef to the
Union Meat Co., of Portland. The
cattle were shipped this afternoon. {.
1t was feared that the recent cold
spell would do considerable damage to
early fruit, but fruit growers generally
state that nothing except very early
peaches has been injured thus far.
A San Francisco man swallowed a
ten cent piece and cathode ray was
turned on him with the expectation
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THE COMMON COUNCIL.
The Trespass Ordinance Passed ana Other
Important Business Transacted.

| Important Business Transacted.
The regular monthly meeting of the
common council of Dalles City was
held at the recorders office on the
evening of March 3, 1896, Hon. F.
Menefee, mayor, presiding. Council
men present, Wood, Lauer, Nolan,
Grove, Saltmarshe, Ross and Johns.
The following proceedings were had:
Minutes of last meeting were read
and approved.
Petition of Stubling & Williams
read and on motion ordered that the
prayer of petition was granted.
Petition of B. S. Huntington and
others for an alley through block II
read and referred to committee on
streets and public property.
The report of the judiciary COM
mittee that deed be executed to Joseph
Grant on payment of fee for same was
adopted, and the recorder and mayor
were ordered to execute the deed in
| the name OF the city.
The report of the committee on
streets and puplic property, that action
on the the improvement of roads in
the eastern part of the city be deferred
until Mr.. Seufert make his report to
the next grand jury. was adopted.
Monthly reports of marshal, re-
corder and treasurer read, and ordered
that the amounts recommended in the
marshal's report be paid.
The following ordinance, entitled an
ordinance "to prevent and punish |
trespass upon real and personal
property" was put on its final passage
and carried:
"Sec. l. Ifany person or persons shall |
trespass upon or damage any real or
personal property belonging either to
Dalles City, or any public or private
corporation, or to any individuals, they
shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
before the city recorder shall be fined
not less than five nor more than fifty
dollars, or imprisoned in the city Jail
not exceeding thirty days or both, at
the discretion of the court.
"Sec. 2. Any person or persons tres
passing upon any railway train, engine,
ear or cars within the limits of Dalles
City, whether the same be in motion
Dr. not, or whether any damage be done
thereto, or not, shall be punished ac-
,ordingly."
Committee on streets and public prop
srty authorized to appraise valuation
If all unused lots in Gates Addition
belonging to Dalles City.
The committee on fire and water
vas authorized to investigate the mat
er of renewing contract with Electric
light Co. for lighting the city.
On motion the council adjourned to
meet on March II.
The following claims against the i;
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The Body of Mrs. Cody Found.

A dispatch from Tacoma says: The
body of Mrs. A. B. Cody, missing for a
month, and for whom the coast has
been searched, was found Monday
morning in the brush near North
Ninth street and water front by P. e..
Goodrich, the woman's father, and A..
r, Upright, warm friend of the FAM
lily, who never relaxed their search.
The body was found in a kneeling
posture with bullet hole in the right
temple and a revolver In the right
hand. 1t was clear case of suicide.
The woman was temporarily deranged.
Her husband gave up the search Fri
day and started for his home in Chi
oapO,
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1t Showed Sand.

The snow which fell here Monday
was something more than the ordinary
CONCEALED water which philosophy tells
us snow is. 1t was heavily charged
with sand. ALI plain surfaces on which
it fell and from which it was allowed to
thaw without being disturbed, show a
thin covering of alkali sand. The
theory advanced by those who have OBJ
served the phenomenon is that during
the heavy wind that prevailed Sunday
night the sand was carried high into
the heavens, and fell with the snow
Sunday night and Monday forenoon.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the Hon. County
Court Of the State OF Oregon, for Wasco county,
administrator Of the estate of Call Barkentin,
deceased All persons having claims against
said estate are notified to present the seme to
me properly verified, by mail at Hood River
postofice or at my residence at Viento, Wasco
county, Oregon, within six months from the
date OF this notice.
Dated this 18th day OF February, 1898.
PAUL BARKENTIN,
Administrator Of the estate OF Carl Barkentin,
deceased.
Feb 22 5w
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Kenneth Clair Again.

The little waif left on Mr.. Farley
door step some time since is becoming
one of the most important personages
in the city. The ladies go to see and
gaze upon him with bewildering in
quiry; the children talk of him, and
the local poets dedicate verse to his
honor. Last week the TINES Noun
TANNER published a poem on the
young stranger, and today it gives
another which the author dedicates to
the youthful enigma.
have neither father nor mother,
Nor can I claim sister or brother.
Relatives to me cannot claim;
am child without a name.
Indeed, they call me Kenneth Clair,
But that 1 think is hardly fair,
I will adopt it just the same,
Until find my own true name
Lying in basket snug and neat,
Clothed in garments from head to feet,
On doorstep one frosty morn,
found myself after was born.
Abandoned by those who ought to protect,
Yet was so young, could not object,
Like spear cast by Roman hearld,
was cast to the mercies of the world.
What was 1, such young child, to do?
I.could not think for never knew.
Ilthought much better it would have been,
If this world 1 never had come in.
Within the house there was no light;
The stars outside were shining bright,
Somewhat chilled by the frost Of the sky,
Could not help i'll had to cry.
The good people came and took me in,
And there ever since have been,
And now the folks at me do stare,
And kiss and call me Kenneth Clair.
But it isnot to me a surprise,
That folks don't say of my hair and eyes,
That they are like his fathers or mothers |
Or that he resembles his sisters or brothers. |
For they know not who gave me birth,
am stranger to all the earth,
am to the world little waif,
Yet am here quite snug and safe.
When get older will some day,
Get on my knees and to God I'll pray,
To send to me my own lost mother,
Who has thus cast me upon another.
HUN HUNSoN
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the world to advance in the eprogress of
civilization, knowledge and wealth.
In short, ''move on" is the secret to
all success, while failure is the result
of neglecting to observe this command.
The lecture throughout was inter-
spersed with pleasant anecdotes illus
trative of the one principle, ''move on"
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County Court Proceedings.

In the matter of the road petitioned
for by F. H. Staniels ct al, petition
granted. D. A. Turner, John Ward
and F. M. Jackson appointed viewers
and g. j. Hayes surveyor, to meet at
commencement of road on Mar. 16.
In the matter of the road petitioned
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THE DALLEs, Or, March g. 1895.
Notice Is hereby given that there will be o
stockholders meeting of The Dalles, Portland
and Astoria Navigation Company at their office
Satl " April T. 1895, at 2 P. NJ, for the pur-
pose . electing seven directors, and transact
ing such other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
BY order Of the President.
NJ T. NOLAN, Secretary
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Mr.. E. Gralmund, of Mosier, is in the
city today, having came to town by
means of sleigh. He says there is
| four inches of snow in that vicinity,
and if the weather does not change
soon there will be quite loss of stock,
as the farmers are out of feed.
Mr.. Godfried Label arrived yesterday
from Australia, and is visiting friends
in this city. Mr.. Label says outside of
the wheat crop, which was partial
failure, the output from Australia will
be good this year. The wool clip, he
says will be up to the average. Mr..
Label contemplates remaining in
America for several months.
w. H. Hurlburt, general passenger
agent of the o. R. & N. Co., returned
Sunday from Chicago. In an inter-
view with Telegram reporter he says:
considerable travel was reported to
the Cripple Creek mining district.
This, it is believed, will give great
impetus to the mining interests
throughout the entire northwest, and
Oregon will get her share of the bene-
fits ACQUIRING. Many of the Cripple
Creek enthusiasts will no doubt come
to Oregon, and our mining interests,
especially in Eastern Oregon, will re-
ceive such lift as they have not had
for years. We're the resources of our
mines as well advertised as those OF
Colorado, there would probably be as
much of an Oregon fever in the east as
there now is Cripple Creek fever"
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A meeting of the stockholders Of the First
the election OF directors for the ensuing year.
]. M. PATTERSON,
March z, At. Cashier,
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BORN.

PEDERSEN-In The Dalles, March A. to the
wife of N. P. Peterson, son,
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THR OUCH TICKETS

CHICAGO
WASHINGTON
PHILADELPHIA
NEW YORK
BOSTON and all
POINTS EAST and SOUTH.
For Information, time cards, maps and tickets
call on or write, w. G. ALLAWAY, Agent
Or A. d. CHARLTON, Assistant General Pas
sen ter Agent. No. 225 Morrison Street, Cor
ner Of Third Street, Portland, Oregon.
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for by P. P. Underwood ct al, read
first time, and continued until Apr. 6,
for want of bond.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by A. L. Peterson ct al, petition
defective, returned to petitioners.
In the matter of the road petitioned
for by G. Seguie ct al. continued to
April 6.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

THE DALLEs, OREGON.
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them.
Last August Messrs. Geo. Munger,
Joe Crate and Chris. Brown left this
place on trapping expedition in the
Cascade mountains north of Mt. Ad-
ANS. They returned last night with a
large supply of hides and furs, the re-
suit of their winters work. Messrs.
Crate and Brown also each brought
home with him handsome beard,
grown during the soiourn in the noun
tains. They report heavy snow fall
in the mountains during the winter.
Mr.. Hugh Gourley of this city will,
in a few days deliver a lecture in the
First Baptist church on the subject of
"Civil and Religious Liberty VS.. A. P.
Aism." From the standpoint of a
Protestant American citizen. Mr..
Gourley proposes to discuss the ques-
tions: What does American history
teach regarding the loyalty of our
Catholic fellow citizens? and what do
Catholic authorities teach regarding
the civil or temporal power of the
Pope? The lecture will be free and no
collection will be taken at its close.
The date will be announced early next
week.
A number of engineers arrived here
on the Regulator last night, en- route
to Oak Grove to commence operations
on the large irrigation ditch leading
from Clear Lake to that place. A force
of 200 men and 20 teams is expected to
arrive tonight to work on the ditch.
We understand the contract for the
construction of the ditch has been let
to responsible parties, and that it will
be completed this season. This ditch
when completed will cover a large
area of rich agricultural lands, and
will make of Oak Grove one of the
richest valleys in Eastern Oregon.
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MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS.
D. P. & A. N. co.

March z, At
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BLAKELEY & HoUGHToN
The Cape Girardeau Democrat., 1896-07-25
quite Enough.

\ man who suffered badly went to
consult spcciali~iabouth his aliliction.
The expert asked: "Do you stutter
all the time" "N-n-n-no, replied
the sufferer. Il s-s-s-stut-t-t-t-tcr only
when | t-t-talk -Harpcr's Bazar.