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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Net amount of risks in force s542,G74,7 III 90
coMPANY's STATEMENT OF BUSINESS TRANS
ACTED IN THE STATE OF SOUTH DA-
KoTA DURING THE
YEAR 1896.
Premiums on risks written ........s 35,797 80
Amount Of risks written. .."...... 1,6sl, 474 90
Losses incurred during the year. 1920 OF
Losses paid during the year," 2l,463 81
STATE OF NEW YORK, lss
COUNTY OF New YORK. U.s.
George p. sheldon, President, and William A.
Wright, Asst secretary OF the Phenlx Insur-
ance Company, of Brooklyn, n. Y, being dulv
sworn depose and say that the foregoing is a
full, true and correct statement OF the affairs of
said Company; that the said Insurance Com
Hundred Thousand Dollars OF actual cash capt.
tai, invested In the State and United States
Stocks and Bonds, or IN Bonds and Mortgages
OF Real Estate unincumbered and worth double
the amount for which the $. Inc Is mortgaged,
and they are the above described officers Of said
Insurance Company.
GEORGE 2. SHELDON, President.
WIN. A. WRIGHT, Asst Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 10th
day Of February. 1897.
- JOHN II. DoUGHERTY.
tsEAL.l Notary Public.
The State OF South Dakota. once of State
Auditor department. of Insurance.
CoaPANY's CERTIFICATE OF %HoR
Whereas, The Phenix Insurance Company, a
corporation organized under the laws OF New
York, has filed In this Office "A sworn state
ment exhibiting its condition and business for
the year ending December 81, 1896, comfortable
% the requirements of the laws Of this state
regulating the business Of insurance.; and
Whereas, The said Company has filed In this
Office a duly certified copy Of its charter, with
certificate Of organization, Ia compliance with
the requirements of the Insurance law afore-
said:
Now, therefore, l. II. T.. Mayhem, Auditor of
the State of South Dakota, pursuant to the
provisions OF said laws, do hereby certify that
the above named company Is fully empowered
through It's authorized agents to transact its
appropriate business of Fire Insurance In this
state, according To laws thereof, until the 3lst
day OF December, A. ID. 1897.
In testimony whereof, | have hereunto set my
hand and seal at Pierre, this 26th day Of Febru-
AIRY, A. ID. 1897.
ii. +. MAYHEM,
lsEAL.] Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

The sale Of the Dakata Hot Springs
Company property took place last We'd
nesday as advertised. Hon. o. S. Pender,
special master in chancery, conducting
the same. 1t was bid in by the Sioux
City Safe Deposit & Trust Co., trustee
Charley Swan. Of Sioux City, represent
ing them. The bids we're as follows:
For the plunge bath $4,000; Evans
hotel and bath house S7S,600; Mime
kahta bath $4,000, making a total of
$l2S,600-which covers the Judgment
held by the loan company. 1t is I'M
derstood that the Hot Springs company
has a year in which to redeem.-Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03
SUMMONS.

Tn THE CIRCUIT COURT, IN AND FOR
Il Custer County, Seventh Judicial Circuit,
State OF South Dakota.
Custer County, South Da-
kota, a Public Corporation,
Plaintiff.
vs..
william III. Hart, and
Sarah j. Hart,
Defendants.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

Miss Myrtle Grifis, who will be re-
membered as u former resident Of this
place, was married on Wednesday Of
last week, at the residence Of her
brother, Morsa Grifis, at Terry, in the
northern Hills. The fortunate young
man of her choice, was Bernard Kort-
house, Of Buffalo Gap, and the many
friends of the bride in Custer will ex-
tend their hearty congratulations and
wsrmest wishes for the future happiness
and prosperity of the happy couple.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-04-03

The measles still hold q firm grip
upon this place, and appearances indi-
cate no let-up until all susceptibles
have received proper attention. Some
Of the victims are wondering why they
should be stricken the second time with
this annoying malady, but the seeming.
ly strange fact is accounted for by the
physicians upon the theory that there
are measles, and measles, that they are
OF divers nationality, and that the COM
~plainants have never had them in plain,
unadulterated English before.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
Foresters Grand Court.

The seventh annual convention of
the grand court of Oregon, Foresters
of America, will be held in this city,
beginning next Tuesday The conven-
tion this year promises to be full of
interest to the members of the order,
inasmuch as at the last session of the
grand court, held in Portland, biennial
sessions were adopted to go into effect
from and after the present session.
The laws of the order have been so
thoroughly revised in the past few
years that it is deemed unnecessary to
meet oftener Than once every two
years, and naturally there is a great
deal of interest taken in the election
of officers, in whom the responsibility
for the future prosperity of the order
will be reposed-
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the members of Court The
Dalles for receiving and entertaining
the delegates and grand officers on
their arrival here, and it will be their
endeavor to make their stay in the city
pleasant one. The grand officers and
delegates will leave Portland on the
steamer Dalles City Monday morning.
and on their arrival here will be given
a banquet by the local court.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
OFFICERS ARE ANXIOUS.
Battie-Ship's Visit to Portland About
Assured.

Battle-Ship's Visit to Portland About
Assured
Private advices received in Portland
from opa of the junior officers of the
battle-ship Oregon. now at Port Or
chard drydock, point to almost a surety
of the splendid warship visiting Port
land.
The officers of the Oregon, the writer
states, are unanimous in their desire
to come to Portland. In fact, the cli-
max of the voyage north was gen.
orally conceded, on leaving San Fran
cisco, to be the trip up the Columbia
river, and presentation of the testi-
monial prepared by the people of Ore
gon.
Pilot W. n. Patterson's consultation
with Captain Barker. of the Oregon,
has convinced the latter that the ship
will undergo no chance whatever of
touching in coming up the river, the
pilot having shown conclusively that
ample water will be in the channel, in
the shallowest place there being 81 feet
beneath the keel of the warship.
So far as depth of water is concerned,
many people have an erroneous idea as
to the number of feet between the keel
son of vessel and the bottom of the
channel necessary to safely navigate
the craft. During the period Of low
water in the Columbia it is no uncom-
mon occurrence for pilots to keep go.
ing under a ''full-speed-ahead" bell
when the lead shows but two feet of
water beneath the steamers keel.
The Oregon can come to Portland,
and at the most shallow spot in the
river have at least 81 feet to spare.
And there can be no question but what
the big battleship will come.-Tele-
gram.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
The Degree of Honor.

wednesday night the D. of Fl. held
another OF those pleasant meetings
that has won for il the reputation
of being the most social order in the
city. Ordinary lodge work, including
an initiation: was disposed of as early
as possible, after which the "Fern
Leaf was read. a poem recited by
Mrs. c. F. Stephens and a vocal solo
rendered by Charlie Clark, then the
chief of honor announced that the
lodge had surprise in store for two
of its members, Mr.. and Mrs. C. F.
Stephens. it being the 18th anniver-
sary of their wedding, and at once the
committee on refreshments brought
forth lunch that was fit for kings.
During the discussion of lunch, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephens received many
warm congratulations that spoke
louder than words of the friendship
that existes between the members of
the Degree.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
The Dalles is the Center

Since the Great Northern Furniture
Store of Portland has opened branch
here, The Dalles has become the CEN
ter for furniturei trade in the Inland
Empire. The extreme low prices at
this branch are wonderful. Furniture,
bedding, stoves, graniteware. tinware,
hardware. rubber hose, lawn mowers,
and 1000 other things too numerous to
mention, are selling at such low prices
that it astonishes everybody. There
has been more household furniture
and stores sold in The Dalles since
this firm opened its branch than ever
before. 1t keeps the hands of this es-
tablishment busy from morning to
night packing and shipping goods of
all kinds in every direction. People
from far and near should not fail to
call and get the astonishingly low
prices of this branch house. The peo-
pie of The Dalles and vicinity have
long been waiting for house of this
kind, and have at last got it. This
house has come to stay, and will con-
tinue to offer goods at such low prices
that will induce people from all Sec
tions of the country to come and trade,
for they have already learned, that
The Dalles branch of the Great North
ern Furniture store is the place to get
most goods for the least money. There
is no need of sending east, or to Port
land for furniture, bedding, stoves and
like articles, since this branch meets
eastern and Portland prices and thus
saves the customer the freight or ex
pressage.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
NEED OF ORGANIZATION
Fruit Growers Should Unite For the Pur-
pose of Marketing Their Product.

Fruit Growers Should Unite For the Pur-
pose of Marketing Their Product.
There is every indication at present
that the fruit growers of this section
will harvest an immense crop this sea-
son, but so far as is known, no steps
have been taken for putting it upon
the market; in fact. there is scarcely
a fruit raiser who has arranged for his
boxes, or has any idea when or to " hom
he will sell his crop. AS a large per
cent of the fruit that is raised here is
perishable, that is, must be put on the
market as soon as it is gathered, it
seems that some sort of organization
should be effected by the orchardists
so that they may be able to put their
fruit out in sufficient quantities to at
tract buyers, and also at times and
places where the demand is the great
est. "A grower with so or 75 boxes of
choice fruit. acting alone, cannot hope
to realize the top prices, for the reason
that he cannot ship to advantage,
would be able to get the best possible
rates on freight.
This could be done If the fruit rqis-
ers who ship from The Dalles would
form union, the manager of which
could watch the markets for all as well
as if only for one individual, could
keep all advised as to where certain
classes of fruit were in demand, and at
what times it would be nest advanta-
guous to prepare fruit for shipment.
Besides he could arrange for the pur-
chase of boxes and wrappers for all,
and buying in large quantities, could
secure better rates than individuals
could buying for themselves. There
would be many advantages accruing
from the organization of fruit union
at The Dalies, and as the crop will
soon be ready to harvest, some action
should be taken at the earliest possi-
BILE date.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
HOOD RIVER SELECTED.
The National Guard Encampment Will be
Held There.

The National Guard Encampment Will bs
Held There.
The Oregon National Guard will
hold its annual encampment at a site
two miles west of Hood River, during
the latter part of the month of June,
The sito was definitely determined
upon Wednesday by Brigadier-Gen-
eral Beebe, commanding the brigade,
after consultation with Governor Lord,
commander-in-chie at Salem.
The site selected is on the Belmont
tract, two miles west of the town of
Hood River, and it will afford all the
elements of comforts, sightliness, good
sanitation and ample drilling grounds.
An abundant supply of water, conveyed
in an elevated fiume from Hood River,
reaches the tract, and arrangements
have been made to conduct it to the
encampment site without additional
cost. There is a fine drill ground,
1000 feet long and 700 feet wide, for in
fantry drill, and also fine sites for ar
tillery and cavalry practice. Not
many of the details of the encampment
have yet been outlined. but full ar
rangements will be completed within
another week.
1t is estimated that there will be
about 700 officers and men in camp.
The troops will be transported to the
encampment grounds by boat and rail,
as the time of the encampment, six
days, is too limited to allow long
marches to and from the field. The
general order for the encampment will
be issued in a few days.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
County Road Matters.

The county court yesterday was oc
cupied in considering county roat
matters and made the following dis
position of the different petitions:
Petition G. Gessling ct al. allowed
G. r. Castner, R. Howe, H. H. Bailey
appointed viewers and ]. B. Colt sur
veyor, to meet May %.
Petition of H. w. Wait ct al, disal
lowed, it appearing that the road peti
toned for is on.the government Indiar
reserve.
Petition of Geo. C. Crowell, ct al
allowed.
Petition of J. B. Gill ct al, claim fol
damages fled; 1. D. Driver, A. A. Bon
ney and B. Savage appointed appraiser:
to meet June l.
Petition of Peter Hopkins ct al
claim for damages filed; 8. r. Tucker
Peter Jockinson and John Hendricks
appointed appraisers to meet May II
Petition of v. Winchell, ct al, al
lowed.
Petition of W. F. Jackson, ct al, al
lowed.
Petition of N. c. Evans ct al, claim
for damages filed; E. E. Savage, c. J.
Hayes and Joseph Wilson appointed
appraiser to meet May II.
Petition of Troy Shelly ct al, al.
lowed; John Henrichs, Hans Lage and
S. M. Baldwin appointed viewers and
]. B. Colt surveyor to meet May 26.
+ Petition of G. E. Johnston ct al, dis
allowed on account irregularities in
proceedings.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
From trlQay'S Daily

The river at $3.50 this afternoon stoot
at Bis, having risen 10 feet in thu
past q hours.
County court adjourned yesterday
after having disposed of all business
brought before it.
County Treasurer Phillips announce:
that he will publish call for county
warrants tomorrow.
| Yesterday the county court ap'
pointed Charles r. Wallace constable
for Antelope precinct.
The graduating exercises of the high
school will be held at the Vogt opera
| house on the evening OF Saturday, May
90.
The warrant attached to the delin-
quent tax roll directs the sheriff to
collect all taxes. by levy if necessary.
or or before June is.
The PendIeton Tribune is authority
for the statement that Pendleton boy
caught a trout in the Umatilla river
that had in it tapeworm II feet long.
Nine counties in Oregon have al
ready paid their state taxes in full.
he are Jackson, ClatsoD, Columbia,
Coos, Lake, Morrow, Sherman, Wal
Iowa and Wasco.
This morning the thermometer
registered 38 degrees above zero. No
frost was visible here, but this degree
of temperature usually brings frosts in
the surrounding valleys.
Andrew Baldwin arrived home this
morning from visit of four months
with friends and relatives in Massach-
usetts. Mr.. Baldwin says he has had
most enjoyable time. but returns to
The Dalles believing it to be one OF
the best places on earth.
The funeral of the late Mrs. W. b.
Creighton took place from the resi-
dence of D. M. French, brother of the
deceased, at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Rev. J. II. Wood delivered an impress
sive funeral address after which large
number of friends followed the re-
mains to their last resting place in
Sunset cemetery.
Levi Ankney, brother-in-law of Judge
L. L. Macarthur, at whose residence in
Walla Walla the judge has been the
past month, states there is no hope |
whatever of Mr.. McArthur's recovery, |
and that his death is expected at any |
time. Although his condition was |
somewhat improved yesterday, he can
not possibly last but few days.
Although the closing of the Dalles
National bank this morning caused
some excitement, it did not cause any
run upon either of the other banks. 1t
ppears to be the general sentiment
among business men in the city that
;he Dalles National is perfectly solv-
,nt, and so strong is the confidence in
is solvency among its customers, that
we're it to reopen tomorrow there
would be no demands made except for
ordinary daily business transactions.
County Clerk Jackson, of Klickitat
county gives the Goldendale Sentinel
his account of the accidental shooting
If Mr.. Darch last Tuesday: 81 was
tanding in Presby & Darch's office,
dr. Presby was sitting down at his
lesk. Mr.. Darch came in and sat down
pposite him. Mr.. Presby opened a
rawer and took out pistol, saying,
I could not get cartridges for this, SO I
.ot another one.' Mr.. Darch spoke
p saying. you could have taken miEe,
have it in my pocket. I brought it
own and will leave it, placing it on
he table, Mr.. .Presby picked it up and
t went off," Mr.. Darch's lower jaw
1as fractured where the ball entered
lis chin, though his injuries are in no
ray dangerous.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Only Routine Business Transacted at the
NAV Session.

The common council for Dalles City
held its regular monthly meeting for
May a5 the council cham bers Monday
evening. The meeting was presided
| over by Mayor Menefee and the coun-
cilmen present were NJ. T. Nolan, T.
q. Wood. Geo. Ross, r. E. Saltmarshe,
Il. L. Kuck and Henry Ciough.
After the minutes of the las. meeting
had been read and approved, G. n.
Liebe entered verbal protest regard
ing the location of the city pound. and
asked that it be removed to some less
objectionable location. The matter
was referred to the committee on
health and police with power to act.
The monthly reports of the city
treasurer, marshal and recorder were
read, and the bills recommended in
the marshall s report were ordered paid.
On motion the action of the recorder
granting license to Dillburger & Lucas
to run merry-go-round. was ratified,
the license being fixed at So per week
from April 20.
The engineer of the fire department
was instructed to notify the Oregon
Telephone & Telegraph Co. to take
their phone out of the engine house.
In the matter of improving Four
teenth street. it was ordered that prop |
erty owners be required to at once re-
move trees along said street where the |
is to be made, and if they |
neglect to do so. the marshal shall pro-
ceed to remove the trees and charge |
the expense to the adjacent property.
On motion the committee on fire and
water was authorized to purchase at
east three fire plugs for the use of the
,ity.
The council recommended to the
water commission that 4-inch main
De laid down Fourth street to the eros
ing of Laughlin.
The following claims against the
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

ley bill passes, and they give US a tariff
on wool, wool will be good selling
commodity. think eight cents is about
the size of the tariff that should be
placed on wool, and think that tariff
would ,be satisfactory to the wool in
terests of this section OF country"
Reeardirg business for this season,
Mr.. Clarke said he looked for a lively
trade in wool, as the passage of the
Dineley bill can be counted on as al.
most assured, and that there will be
large enough tariff on wool is about
the same IS assured,
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
GOOD NEWS FOR srocKMEN.
They Will be Permitted to Herd on For
est Reserves

They Will be Permitted to Herd on For
est Reserves.
The following telegram was received
Thursday from Hon. Thos. II. Tongue
representative from the first Oregon
district, in reply to q dispatch sent by
Messrs. Chas. Hilton and NJ. A. Moody
urging him to interest himself in the
matter of an order permitting stock tc
be ranged on the Cascade timber re-
serve:
/ "WAsHINGToN,D D. c., May 5.-(Hon.
Chas. Hilton and NJ. A. Moody, The
, Dalles, Or. consulted
with Secretary Bliss and Commissioner
Herman. We feel sure officers will be
ordered to stop proceedings against
stockmen pending legislative and de-
partment action in forest reserves at
present. Delegation unit.
THOMAS H. TONGUE"
The First National bank also tele-
graphed Mr.. Ellis, representative from
this district, concerning the same mat
ter, and received the following reply:
WASHINGTON, D. c., May4.-(First
National Bank, The Dalles)-EYery-
thing is being done that can. No
stone left unturned. 'WilTreport soon.
"W. r. ELLIS"
In answer to dispatch frpm Messrs.
Huntington & Wilson urging him to
do something to hasten ruling in ref
erence to allowing sheepmen to range
their focks on the reserve, Mr.. Ellis
replied:
"WAsHINGToN, D. c., May A.
Huntington & Wilson, The Dalles)-
We are doing all in our power. Will
continue to work. Hope for good re-
suits soon. w. r. ELLIS"
Dispatches have also been received
from Mr.. Mitchell and Senator Nc
Bride, stating that they would interest
themselves in securing speedy and
favorable action in reference to the
reserve being thrown open for the
of stock.ana
This would indicate that some action
will be taken both by congress and the
interior department whereby the forest
reserves will be opened to live stock.
at least for this season, and possibly
permanent arrangements will be made
the mountain ranges may be
utilized by stockmen during the sum-
mer months each year. At all events
there will be no danger of prosecution
for taxing sheep on the reserve this
season, or until matters have been
fully adjusted, hence the sheep raisers
Of this and adjoining counties need not
fear being prosecuted for taking their
llocks on to the reserve at present.
Unusual interest is being taken by
residents not only of The Dalles but of
all of Wasco county with reference to
the opening of the reserve, and it is a
matter that demands immediate action,
for it is now the season of the year
when sheep must be taken to tho
ranges in order to allow the |
grass on the prairie country to grow,
thus affording feed for stock during
5he fall and winter, and as quarantine |
aw has been enacted in Washington
preventing the moving of Oregon
sheep to the mountains of that state,
t is absolutely necessary that they be
allowed to go into the Cascades in this |
state, else the majority of sheep raisers
will be compelled to retire from busi-
hess.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08
a Pleasant EXPO rience.

A few days ago a charming young
lady. mho was travelling alone between
St. Paul and Chicago, was accosted by
a handsome gentleman; who invited
her to take dinner with him.. "Cer.
tainly, Mr.. Carson" she replied, ''for
the Wisconsin Central Lines have the
best dining car service in the world; ]
should be delighted" For further
particulars call on the nearest ticket
agent. or address ]. c. Pond, G. P. A,
Milwaukee. Wis, or Geo. S. Batty,
Gen'l Agent, 24G Stark Street, Port.
land, Oregonx
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1897-05-08

The dispatches tell of Kentucky
woman suddenly seeing man's hand
in the night. gave a scream and ex.
pired. This leads an exchange to re.
mark that it must have been one OF
those ''full hands," we sometimes hear
about.