The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-02-20

ietteT iIom OcHocO Fa!ley OF tate Qate,
We learn that they are having very
pleasant winter SO far, scarcely any rain
and but little snow having fell in the
valley during tho winter About Christ
mas occurred the heaviest fall of snow.
| some two and a-half inches in depth,
| which, however, disappeared in two dayA
The winter is spoken Of as SO mild, that
| there has not been more than Two DAYS
that man could not work out doors very
comfortably. Very little blowing had
been done, as there had not been rain
enough. The new school house was
about completed, and Mr.. Pickett had
been engaged as teacher. Stock of all
kinds were looking well, were no trouble,
and required little or no attention: A
crop from one acre of OATS put in last
season, had just been thrashed out, and
| yielded fifty bushels. The health in the
valley was coed About the only COM
| plaint was from toothache. y Young
| lady Of the valley was suffering extreme
Instruments could be procured in the
valley, pain Of nippers were called into
use, and sven teeth drawn,-thc young
| lady is doing we'll. Gophers are spoken
of as having aboundcd last season, and
as having ''gone after y potatoes like
s. Sam Hill "-whoever he was. Vcni-
sop - an or ,e NOT ba;p., di{iot;lt of
! obtaining. Bearing the lack Of mail fa-
| cilities, Ochocoans seem to enjoy life
about as we'll as the {. outside world ard
are generally happy and contented with
| their valley.
| ANSIyERsARY BALL.-Ohicers and
members of our Fire Company, during
the week, have been using all their spare
time in decorating Parrish Hall for the
ball on the 22d The hall, when fully
decorated as the Company contemplate,
will be a '' wilderness of beauty" rivall-
ing fairy palace, and will be worth the
price of admission for the privilege of
seeing. The supper viii be "set in
the old Masonic Hall, and as commit
tee of ladies have kindly volunteered to
arrange matters, and put the eatables
on the table in proper shape, that feature
of the ball will undoubtedly be a success
Chickens, hams, cakes, oysters, and in
| fact all the conconitants of lordly
banquet, will be spread out and partaken
of by those who are fortunate enough to
be present. Good music has been Sc
cured, aud we predict that the event will
be hereafter quoted as one of unalloyed
pleasure and happiness to all.
FATAL AccIDENr.-The Unioaist of
the 18th says
Yesterday as a raft of logs was being
brought down the river, it stuck on a
snag in Independence Bend above here,
and parted in the middle. One of the
men on the raft whose name we could
not learn, slipped through the opening.
The logs then came together again and
caught the man by the waist crushing
him SO badly that he died in about three
hours.
We learn that the name Of the man
killed by the above accident, is Michael
Last, formerly resident of Albany, pre-
vious to his death residing it Buena
| Vista.
| A RARE CHANCE.-As Messrs. w.
w. Parrish & Co. will commence selling
their large stock of goods at auction on
Monday splendid opportunity, which
none should neglect, will be afforded our
citizens to purchase select goods at very
low figures. Persons wishing any partic-
| ular article of dry goods, clothing or
hardware, should be On hand to 'bid."
Bargains will undoubtedly be be obtained
by those who do attend. Remember
! that Monday, Feb. 22d, the sale will
GUARDIANS SALE.-Two hundred
and fifty -four acres of valuable realestate
will be sold at auction, by A. S. Hamil-
ton, Guardian, at the Court House door,
on Tuesday, March 3oth, 1869. For
description of land see advertisement in
another column.
SELECTING LAND.-James Elkins.
Esq, Secretary of the Cascade Mountain
& Dcschuttes Wagon road Co., has been
spending several days east of Lebanon,
selecting lands in accordance with the
grant made by Congress to aid in the