The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-09-01

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acres of grain which will Weld 1000 bushels,
an average Of 20 bushels to the acre Thus
s very gocd for upland wheat. without the
least irrigation.
There are 800 head of beef cattle in the
stockvards of R. Z Saltmarsbe & Co to-
day from Crook countv. Some of these
will be shipped to Portland tomorrow and
the remainder next week. They ara in
| good condition for beef.
! An enp,neer on the railroad. who has
been at Umat,l'a Junction for the pact few
davs. Gays the thermometer marked ll3 de-
erets in the shade Thursday. That per.
haps is one of the warmeat places in Oregon.
and the heated term Is far from beng en-
ioyabe.
Fl. Stoneman. c. L. Philips Prof. Gavin
and L /. Buroett left today for few davs'
| camping on B dQer creek, near Tyeh They
| take guns and fishing tackle with them.
and will enjnv the vaca'ion in the best
| manner possible, Mr. Phillips has promised
to supply several of our citizs rs with fifty
| dozen trout.
The gosernor has pardoned the followin,
| named men from prison: Frank O'Neil,
of Lake county. sentenced June, 1894, six
months FOR s,sault. Zeno Denny, and R.
| J. Harris, of Union county, the former sent
up in March, 1894, for two years, for lar
ceny, and the latter in July 1892, for five
years, for assault.
Srme idea o. the extert of the fruit crop
can be had when you consider the report of
the shipments on the Aimota, says the
Teller. The purser, Mr. Cousins, says that
600 boxes is gathered upon every tri -,
down the river. The combination with the
4bor he oh
orator ca now and places the fruit in the
market in fine shape.
Saws the Lewiston Teller: George Smith
has just threshed a trenty ace tr CT of
u hite Lily wheat and the average slightly
exceeds sixty bushels to the acre 1t is
calculated that from five to ten bushels to
the acre we're lost by sha' tering. while the
crop was being harvested. The White
Lily is a new variety of wheat for this sec
tion and the success gained for it this year
will insure its introduction extensively
next season.
A Wocdbnrn. Marion connty, correspon-
dent savs that the hop men are greatly dis
couraeed bv the outlook of the low price of
hops this coming season At the price thev
are quoted, there is 70 douht but there will
be a great many hops that will not he
nieked, tor the simple rensnn that money
lenders refuse to advance picking money at
the present prices.
Miss Emma B tes. candidate for state
surerintendeut of public schools in Minne-
sota has set politicians to talking over the
deal which she made with her most fermid
able opponent, by which he is to withdraw.
stump the state in her favor, and in the
event os her election ia to become her dep.
utv and husband. If the women are TO
adopt such tactics in politics when they
finally secure their political rights" mar
ried candidates for office will haye very
little show.
According 70 an article in the August
Forum. the Methodist Of this country COL
lect for current expenses, princinallv the
salaries Of their ministers, abont Sld 000.-
600 yearly; the Enisconslans Sl3 600 900;
the P'asbvterians Sl2 600 600: the B ptists
sS 000,G0O and the CongregatioDali- is
81 0O0 00O The average salary of the
Methodist minister is estimated at $3.50.
exclusive of fees and don,tiors: Of the |
Congrf gationaist minister Sl050. of the |
Presbyterian minister something more, and |
of the Eoscopalian still more.
The best prrne crop in Benton or Linn |
connties this season will he picked Or Hugh |
FinleY's place, eleven miles south of Cor
wallis. The orchard has be n leased this |
season to II NJ Stone, who is now building
on the place Kertz dryer, with capacity !,
of 200 bushels every twenty-four hours
The Kertz dryer is made at Salem, and
contains l50 trays when full. Mr.. Stone
has four men employed on the work and
expects to be read, tor drying by the last
of this month. 1t is expected that the
amount of prunes picked from the Finley
orchard will reach $500 bushels.