The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-02-10

The law regulating vo'ing at school meet.
ings reads ss follows: I'm all school DIS
tricts In this state with population of one
thousand and upwards, any citizen of tn Q
state shall be entitled to vote at a school
meeting who is 2l years of age and has re-
sided in the district thirty days immrdi-
ately preceding the meeting. and who has
property IN the district upon which he or
she pays a tax" In addition to the above
the voter must possess the qualifications OF
an elector in this state.
Heppner Gdzetts: At some hour Sunday
night, burglar entered the general mer
chandse store of G V McHaley, of Ham
,ltoD, and obtained $l2 IN cash from the till
and about $75 in clothing of all kinds. A
| aHe of glass had been taken from rear
| window through which the thief had gained
| an entrance. There was no clue to the
burglary until some pieces of the stolen
| clothing had been found on the public high.
| way east of Hamilton, and at the hour of
| going to press no developments have been
| made. However, officers with a search
warrant have been diligently at work for
several days.
Fossil Journal: The school tax was
voted down Monday with yeogesnce-33
to H. Heretofore the vote has been clos.,
hut the tax generally carried. Hard times
and dissatisfaction caused many voters to
vote against school tax for the first time
IN their lives. The district owes $780,
principally for teachers wages. and the ap-
portionment of state and county funds for
1894 will be sufficient to pay this of and
have term of three months. Another
three months might be had if the directors
can manage to repeat their action of last |
fall by hiring teachers willing to wait for |
their money.
albany Herald: A gentleman down from |
Derr oft Yesterday informed a reporter that
some of the settlers on the Upper Santiam,
VIII, do not brlIeye in going hungry or al
lnwing destitution to prevail while game
abounds in the mountains, went hunting a
few days ago and found band of elk, out
of which they killed tou. fine fat ones. The
meat was all carried out and divided among
all who were short of provisions. While 1t
is contrary to law to kill elk, there will
hardly be any prosecution in this case, be
cause OF the actual extremity to which many
Of the settlers are driven for Food, and the |
further fact that no one cauid be found who
would inform on the hunters In such case
Baker City Democat: A peculiar looking
character by the name OF John Cooper has |
Deeu conspicuous on the streets of Baker
Citv since some time last fall, his eccentri-
,ity IN dress and general demeanor making | I
lin an oddty. He was a sheepherder by
and good one. it is said. He
vas last employed BY Bennett & Love, on
lower Powder river, and when he arrived
a the city last fall he deposited at one of {
he banks about $500 and started in on a
genuine debauch Little by little he drew i.
Is money from the bank until last Satur-
lay ms last cent was gone, aod he wound
ID with an attack OF delirium tremsps | a
'ersans who observed his pitiable condition i
elped him TO room in the st. Lawrence
nd physician was summoned to attend
im, but to no avail, and at ll:30 yester y
ay morning he died, and will De buriedat
he expense of the county. The deceased q
'as aged about So years and has vile and
sveral children living near st. Paul. Mn
esota; also relatives in the state of Dele
rare,