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

the eloonent sermon by Rev. Father Glib
eny, of Portland, the long procession OF
carriages wended its course to the GENE
terry, where the last sad and sorr0wful
rites were rehearsed over the mortal re-
mains of Mrs Bettingen, and ashes was
consigned to ashes and dust 10 dust.
Two years ago the Yakima Herald gave
the area in hops in that district at about
400 acres and predicted that III three
years more hops would be grown there
than in any other section OF the north
wesi Last gear the area increased TO
more than 1000 acres, all CT which VIII
be in bearing the present season. lhe
new acreage for 1894 will greatly exceed
that of last year, and the greater portion
will produce several hundreds OF pounds
per acre, SO that the output will be some
thing handsome, though the Heratd's pre-
diction will hardly be realized
W.lia Walla Union: According 10 law
the Internal Revenue district OF Oregon
and Washington has been divided lnio
sub districts. The Southeastern Wash
ington and Eastern Oregon district con-
sIsts OF the following counties III Wash
ington: KitIitas, Yakima, Aiickllat,
Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Car
field and AsolIn. and the counties OF
Umatilla, Union, Baker, Wallowa and
Malheur Oregon. with headquarters al
Waila Walla There are several aDpli-
cants for the position of district deputy,
the cha ces being largely favorable 10
Henry Relzer, of WalIa Walla.
THE Rcnch: A plucky going woman
from Iowa has located near Spokane for
the purpose Of establishing poultry
ranch. She will start in with ZOO 10
1900 puliets. She knows that she made
money at this business al her oid home
where eggs brought her but an average OF
ten cents per dozen, and she expects 10 do
a great deal better where eggs are 20 10 5O
per cent higher. Why not? for she will
have the advantage of cheaper food for
her iowls,a shorter winter and better all
around season. This young woman will
succeed, for she thoroughly understands
all the details of her art and likes the
business. There's room for many like
her i'll this state.
A circular has been ISSUED by the state
board of horticulture for the Fruit Grow
ers' convention of the PacItlc Northwest,
to be held al 5 ,okane on February l4tn,
containing the order OF business, railroad
rates, hotel accommodations, etc SIN
gle fare rate for the round trip IS given
from all points west VI hppS, juahO'
Special hotel raIes will be made by Spo-
Kane and good accommodations are guar
anteed Fruit growers are requested to
bring with them to the meeting, tor eX
hibit, any choice samples OF fruit pro-
ducts; such as winter apples, dried
prunes or any other fruits that are In goou
condition. AS this is one OF the most i'm
portant industrial gatherings ever held In
the Pacific northwest, it is urged that
every neighboring fruit grower and inter
ested persons who can be requested to at
tend
From the reports which reach this eoast
from the east. it appears that Oregon hogs
are making great hit in that market The
hogs which were recently shipped from
E gin, this state. to Omaha, by f ID. Nc
Cul Y, brought the top market price. They
were bought by Hammond, the porkpacker
Of that city, and were pronounced to be OF
the best class. The hogs were tattened on
damag VIII eat, and the reports are to the
effect that thev compare iavorably with the
native corn-fed product in flesh and finish.
Jus why 1t is thai hogs Rave to be shipped
east to find sale Is peculiat order of things,
when the consumption OF pork on this coast
each year is of amazingly large proportions.
Have we got to send our hogs back east and
sell them to the packers, and then bny and
use our own. product for eastern corn-fed
pork?