The Dalles Daily Chronicle, Monday, July 15, 1895 page two Partial articles Will Destroy Grasshoppers Mr. Emil Schanno has received a remedy for the grasshopper pest, which is said to have been used in California with great efficacy. The grasshoppers have been something of a nuisance this season and the farmers will be glad to hear of any remedy that will serve as a preventative. Following is the preparation: Bran…….100 pounds Arsenic…. 16 pounds Sugar…… 16 pounds Mix bran and arsenic dry, then add sugar dissolved in water to wet thoroughly. Put a spoonful at base of each tree or vine. Don’t let poultry or domestic animals get at it. Locusts can be smoked out of an orchard, but they go to somewhere else. Mr. Henry Cock, a pioneer resident of North Yakima (Washington), died at his home near that place Thursday night. Mr. Cock was the brother of Mrs. Wm. Shackelford of this city and well known to a number of our citizens. For several years he was a citizen of Walla Walla (Washington) and then removed to North Yakima. He served one term in the Washington legislature. At the time of his death his age was 65 years. BRIEF MENTION page three Leaves From the Notebook of Chronicle Reporters James Callahan, formerly employed in the Holton’s House barbershop, Portland, has taken a position in Julius Fisher’s during the absence of Mr. Long. Mr. John Ledford, an old settler living near Wamic (Oregon), is lying very ill as the result of a paralytic stroke. Mr. Ledford is an old resident of Wasco county and for many has been a resident of Wamic. His neighbors hope that he may survive the attack. Every move among the business men of this city indicates prosperity. Enlargements in stores are continually going on, and merchants are enlarging their field of operations continually. Funk Bros. have leased from Max Vogt the building formerly occupied by M.T. Nolan, and are using it as annex to their present business. The partition between the stores is being taken down, and both rooms thrown into one. The new store will have a frontage of over fifty feet, and will make an attractive business house. The progress of The Dalles is very satisfactory to all who have a belief in its future. Sunday morning about 3 o’clock J. Taylor, a man from North Yakima, walked off the board walk on the Mill creek trestle and fell a distance of twenty-five feet. No one was present at the time, and the injured man was compelled to drag himself back to the Columbia (hotel?), where he was stopping. Dr. Hollister was hastily sent for, and an examination told that a leg was broken just above the ankle. How the man escaped still greater injury is a marvel. The injured man is suffering a great deal of pain, and yesterday his suffering was so intense that he got out of bed and by the aid of crutches went out on the street, against the orders of the physician and attendants. The accident occurred at the same place Jim Ferguson’s horse committed suicide several days ago. Death of Mrs. Bessie Wagonblast Last night at 11 o’clock Mrs. Bessie P. Wagonblast died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Sarah Doyle, on 8 Mile. Mrs. Wagonblast had been a sufferer from consumption for about six months, but no immediate danger of death was thought by her friends. She had been up and around the house during the day, and when her husband left her at 7 o’clock to go to another farm she seemed fairly well. In five hours death had taken her. Mrs. Wagonblast lacked about three months of being 21 and had been married three years to Mr. Chas F. Wagonblast whose farm is on 8-Mile. She leaves, besides her husband, two little boys. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning at 10 o’clock from the Dry Hollow schoolhouse. Her death is a great blow to her young husband and members of the family. Although consumption had long ago marked her as a victim, yet the shock of her death was none the less cruel. In disposition she was very sweet and attractive, and her memory will remain dear to her bereaved friends as long as their lives last. The sympathy of the whole neighborhood goes out to the stricken family in their distress. Shooting Sunday Morning A shooting occurred early Sunday morning which came nearly terminating fatally and which may yet have a serious outcome. A carpenter named McDonald and James Hagan were having a dispute in Lemke’s saloon and Hagan charged McDonald with having worked for $1.50 a day. This insuinuation (sic) McDonald quickly resented and a wordy war ensued between the men which quickly gathered a crowd of witnesses. Hagan and McDonald then patched up their differences. Later on they met Louis Ostlund and asked him if McDonald had ever worked for him at the price referred to. Mr. Ostlund replied that he had not, but had always received $2.50 or $3 a day. McDonald who had been getting in an ugly mood, suddenly whipped out his revolver and applying a savage oath to Hagan began shooting. One shot struck Hagan in the small of the back and made a grevious (sic) wound. Fred Bronson was struck by a stray shot and received a severe wound in the fleshy part of the leg. His injury is not severe and Dr. Sutherland reports him as resting easily. When Hagan was taken home he was thought dangerously wounded and the belief became currant that he was dying, but the bullet has been found and unless blood poisoning sets in he will in all probability recover. McDonald was arrested soon after the shooting and placed in the county jail. His revolver was empty, showing he had shot as long as there were cartridges. The affair caused a great deal of excitement and the vicinity of the affray was crowded with people who heard the shooting. Until the exact extent of Hagan’s injuries are ascertained it cannot be known what charge will be made against McDonald. PERSONAL MENTION Mr. Alex McLeod of Kingsley (Oregon) is in the city. Mr. S.E. VanVactor of Goldendale (Washington) is in the city. Mr. E.M. Shutt, editor of the Antelope (Oregon) Herald, is in the city. Mr. Fred Fisher and family have gone to Ocean Park to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs Judd Fish and Mr. N.J. Sinnott have returned from their camping trip to Mt. Hood. Mrs. M.T. Nolan and Miss Lizzie Farmer made the trip to the Cascades and return on the REGULATOR. Mr. and Mrs. A.R. Thompson returned today from attending the Chautauquan assembly at Gladstone Park. Harry Esping left this morning on the boat for White Salmon (Washington) from which place he will ride his bicycle to Trout Lake (Washington). Mr. and Mrs. Keyster have gone to Walla Walla (Washington) for a two-weeks visit with Mrs. Keyster’s father, Mr. George Starrett. Mr. M.A. Moore, postmaster at Prineville (Oregon), accompanied by his wife, passed through The Dalles on their way to Portland. END Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Chronicle, The Dalles, Oregon Copied and submitted by Earline Wasser Member of Columbia Gorge Genealogical Society c/o The Dalles/Wasco County Public Library 722 Court Street The Dalles, Oregon 97058 http://community.gorge.net/genealogy [Note: new website address] Browse http://historysavers.com/orwasco/ recently updated information regarding Wasco County - Links are at the bottom of page The Dalles Chronicle http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/ http://searches.rootsweb.com/ "Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant." Robert Louis Stevenson Incoming and Outgoing mail protected by Trend Micro PC-cillin program