The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1869-08-21

Rg1Ep MeNTIoN-Rcv n Rounds,
President of Willamette University called
on Monday. The University is in -four
ishing condition.
Mr.. f. NJ Wadsworth presented us
with basket of 6nc large tomatoes, on
Wednesday last Good boy.
Mr.. L. Il. Blain, of the firm of Blain
s. Young, starts for San Francisco on
| Monday. to make their usual fall and
winter purchases.
III. f. Lawrence will open Velocipede
School in Parrish Hall in this city, on
Thursday, September 10th.
We were visited by slight shower Of
rain on Tuesday night.
We have received an abridged Speci-
| men Book from Cruces New York Type
Foundry, a splendid specimen Of printing,
and a very handy book to have in the
| Office
!" Items by the Way" and " Our
Mountain Trip" begin to look as though
our friends were taking some interest in
tho REuIsrER. Thanks. Write often.
r. Cheadle, Esq, offers 20 cents per
| bushel for good merehantable wheat.
Good forty hundred two-hofse wagons
can be obtained of r. Cheadle for S165.
Rev. Mr.. Bates (EvangelicaD, win
| preach at the NJ E. church, at the usual
morning hour, tomorrow.
Weather during the week cool, requir-
| ing fires to keep warm, good portion of
the day.
Sore throat, colds, final complaints, &C.,
are some of the ills affecting our people
now days.
Melons, plums, green corn, apples, u
few grapes, squashes, apples, tomatoes,
may be had in our market in profusion
Capt Merrill arrived with his :. Pro
peller" from below on Thursday night,
! with eight tons merchandise. Mr.. NJ
| thinks he can make the round trip be-
tween this point and Salem in one week
at farthest, carrying Is tons down aud
from II to Is back. Bully for the horse
boat
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/ COOP PRIcE.-We hear of a transac.
tion in -four, whereby parties IN this city
obtained So SO per- barrel, in San Fran
cisco, for 1000 barrels of Oregon flour.
As the only sales we have noticed of this
article for several days in San Francisco
were made at 81 per barrel, and that, too
for fine county brands, the above price is
a big figure.
WADswoRTu s. KUHN.-Evcrybod ody
knows "Wad." Well, "Wad" has taken
into 4scohoot otnegship" G. c. Kuhn; A.yas
closh paintist and good egg generally, and
the two form team awful hard to beat
They propose to 'tslap up" work in their
| line in leetle the best style, at a leetle
the lowest rates yet done by paintists in
this city. Call and see them. Read
their card.
| Court HOUSE PAINTING-We un.
derstand that the contract for painting
the Court House was awarded to Mr.
VIM. O'Reily, of Corvallis, on Thursday
last. The sum to be paid by Linr
county for said painting, is eleven hund
red and forty dollars It seems that Mr.
| O'Reily's bid was the smallest handed in
BACK AGAIN.-Ex-Re Recorder Doolittlt
arrived in our city from Walla Walls
| CIV. Z. ), on Saturday last. We are sorry
to be informed that his health has no
been materially benefited by the change
He will remain in our city for shor
time
/ NAME CHANGED.-That popular insti
tuition of Portland, lately known as the
Western Hotel since going into the
hands of the new abosses," has been re-
christened, and will hereafter be knowr
as the Occidental" Messrs. Smith &
Cook, two popular hotelists, have refttee
and newly furnished the entire hotel
have added several new rooms, enlarged
the dining room, etc, etc., and tn.
Occidental now stands A among ths
hotels Of Portland. Read the new card
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STATE PAPER.-A new advocate o
Republican principles, called the Repu5
lican, printed at Edwardsville, th
county seat of Madison county, Illinois
has reached rs. It is large, neatl,
printed and ably edited journal, AM
ha;n0 ri0ht roIiticalIv We hone 6n.n