The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-10-06

1s to be PAYABLE ON or before the first dav
of July 1895. 1t IS to be assessed on the
income received .in..the proceeding cslander
year of 1894 II the tax is not paid on or
before July l. penalty of per cent on the
amount unpaid, with interest at per cent
month, shall be levied in addition"
The Salvation Army had rousing meet
ing last evening at WIngate's hall. Every
seat was occupied and those present ap-
peared to enjoy the lively times sung.
description was taken up and S25 realized
to- home for fallen women. There were
eight recruits sworn into the army; but
these were nearly all members of other
churches, SO that they were not rescued
from former evil ways. The music is of a
lively order
Some people have an idea that the text
| books Of the public schools are likely to he
| changed soou.- Before January lst, 1885,
the school superintendeDts of thu state are
to vote on the question OF adopting new text
| books, but they are not likely to favor the
change, and in fact many of them were
| elected with the understanding that they
| were opposed to the change, snd even
should the vote he favorable to a change it
I could not take effect before the fall OF 1895.
II Baker CITY, Wednesday. the Gnther-
1 q
| North Fork of the John Day was transferred
| to Utah syndira.e for the neat sum OF
sl5 900 The purchasers were G. E. Jen-
| n;ngs. of Salt Like, and B. s. kimball, L.
p Kim5all and F. z. Davis, of Park CITY.
The necessasy papers of transfer were duly
| executed and the purchasers Will make ar
raupements at once to properly equip their
property for immediate working.
Returns were received "Wednesday from
the carload of prunes shipped two weeks
ago to Peycke Bros, Omaha, says
the Hood River Glocier. The returns.
though the best neard of for any fruit shIpped
east so far this season, were far from satls-
factory, The receipts for the carload we're
500, "a, which Just about pays for the boxes
and work of picking and packing. wlth
nothing left to pay for the fruit. Mr.. Hill
of Belmont shipped ifteed boxes OF apples
in this ear. which did not sell for enough to
pay freight and commission, leaving him
in debt 3S cents.
Hood River Glacier: Prof c. L. Gil
bert has received the prizes awarded last
spring for first best aud second bsst i'm
! movement in penmanshIp. Seeley Rand
received the gold media. and Earl B,rtmess
!; the silver medal. The medals are made
} fir m solid gold and silver plate, furnished
by our jeweler, J. H. Ferguson. They
were designed and engraved by Clarence
f .gIish of this place and reflect credit on
his ability In that line. The pendant. he
sides the inscription, ''Penmanshp-lS94
! has floral wreath underneath, with two
pens crossed at top and iak well.
Canyon City Neaos: The l72, ,0Ss head OF
sheep reported by the assessor does not III
clude lambs. In ali Grant county has
about 225, 900 sheep. Placing the average
wool clip as low as six pounds per sheep
this would give over million and quarter
pounds of wool to Grant connty next year.
But the clip will no dnnbt foot mp million
and half pounds. By paying cent a
pound freight tor the large per cent of dirt
the wool contains our wool producers will
be cut nearly as muca as it would cost to
erect securing mill.
The colony of immigrants who recently
arrived in Grande Ronde have no reserva.
tion IN their expressions of delight in reg ard
to the country, snys AMI exchange. O1e OF
them struck the key note in reference to
the low price of gram snd other products
when he said it was better for country to
have plenty of produce and take chances
ON the market than TO have plenty OF market
and take chances on a CROP. This IS the
situation precisely. This country affords
the certainty of good lIyinR, and those
who 60 not have plenty to eat in a country
so prolific as this have only themselves to
| blams.