The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-06-24
many to look after the affairs of their

many to look after the affairs Of their
fathers estate.
All danger of extreme high water
may be said to have passed, as the pres
ent cool weather will check the thaw
in the mountains and permit the
present volume of.water to run off. In
all probabilities the highest water of
the season will occur on Friday of this
week.
Today man who gives his name as
Thomas Broken was taken in custody
by the sheriff, and was examined as to
his sanity by DR.. Shackelford The
fellow is quite wild, but evidently is
just recovering from big drunk. He
came from Wallula, and says he had
not eaten anything for twelve days.
Among other novel features OF
Baker City's glorious Fourth of July
so beautiful ladies', mounted on hand
some horses, who will be in the parade
as patriotic guard of honor to the
liberty car.
Set your watch by the town clock
this evening as it will be stopped for
three days. w. E. Garretson, who
has charge of the faithful old time
keeper, intends giving it a bath. !"
The clock will be thoroughly oyer
hauled and repaired, so that it will be
in condition to give out time from the
court. house spire for several years to
come.
Farmers state that the cool weather
of yesterday and today was very bene-
fetal to growing crops. 1t has given
them an opportunity to recover from
the effects of the hot spell of last week
There is every indication that the
wheat crop will be larger this year
than last. and the yield of other cereal s
will be above the average.
Atthe recent meeting of the regents
of the Ashland MOI NAL school, yearly
salaries for the members of the faculty
were fixed as follows: President, ST.
100, with $3.50 allowance for travelling
expenses; two professorships, $500 and
$3.50 respectively; lady professors,
$3.50. No salary is provided for the
| Instructors in the musical department..
Arrangements for receiving the
Oregon regiment are being perfected
! in Portland, and when they come
home, the boys will realize that the
people are glad to see them. Not the
least in the reception will be the
greeting given them by the Native
Sons, who at their recent grand cabin
appropriated 500 to be used in
receiving the soldier boys.
The city election held yesterday was
the quietest ever held in The Dalles.
Taere was only one ticket in the field,
the nominations made at the mass
meeting having been so satisfactory
that the names of other candidates was
considered unnecessary. The result
of the election is an endorsement of
the acts of the council for the past
year, since the mayor and two of the
councilmen elected are members of the
present council.
Salem is fast becoming a moonshine
town. The city council has discover
ed that it can save $3.50 month by
substituting moonlight for electric
lights and threatens to let the town go
unlighted until fall. The Dalles has a
patent right on this discovery, and
has been practicing the moonshine
light for about two years. AS a result
several thousand dollars has been
saved the taxpayers, and good deal
of "cussing" has been done b, those
| who prowl ar ound of nights when the
moon don't shine.
In Justice Bayard's court yesterday
| afternoon j. N. Compton was bound
oyer in bonds of 500 to appear before
the next grand jury, being charged
| with having stolen a camp stove and
some other cooking utensils from q
cabin belonging to J. G. Campbell.
Compton acknowledged to having
taken the articles, but gives as an ex-
cuse that he was living in tent when
his cousin and wife came to see him,
Iand not having any stove he went to
Campbell's cabin and borrowed one
without Campbell's consent. After
his visitors left he returned the stove
and Other Drouertu