The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-16
PARAeRAMs.The santiam Ditch

/ PARAGRAMs.-The Santiam Ditch
matter is postponed until some one
comes along who can run it.
We hear that one Of our merchants
/ is offering 81 25 per bushcl for wheat.
! Our soap factory is turning out a
splendid article ofsoap.
Mrs. Reed has sold out her interest
i'll the millinery business, and, with
| her family, contemplate moving to
Waila Walla valley.
A new millinery establishment las
opened in the building formerly occu-
pied by Mrs. Johns, on First street, by
Mrs.J. c. MendenhaH and Mrs. Harry
Cooley.
Chas. Meaiey and Jerry Winter have
returned from the mountains. They
''s1ulped'' four deer.
Mrs. Johns has received another fine
lot of millinery. She has some novel
| ties for the ladies. Call and see.
c. Harper goes to Frisco soon---
overland, we believe.
! Mrs. Johns goes to Portland in few
days to purchase another huge supply
of new millinery.
| y. Baum, the handsome merchant,
has slatilers of clothing, just from the
mai:ufaetory-ail they are gay.
Aslby Pierce las returned from his
visit to Illinois, much improved, appar-
entity, by the trip.
Smoke reigns supreme, dense, heavy
/ snoke-and the nuisance seems to be
! getting worse and worse daily. Oh.
| for a shower of rain.
Steamboats, don't navigate tIs. VIII
lamette to this point Mt present. Cause
they don't want to.
4. {. Layton brought up some splcn-
| did peaches on Friday. Healso invest
ed largely i'll sweet potatoes.
Fleas are as abundant and as uii-
reconstructed as at any time since the
settlement of this part of Webfoot, and
just as unwelcome, for that matter.
A,woman was arrested for drunken
ness the other night, the first instance of
the kind ever known in this city. and
We hope the last.
1t is calculated that the first train will
pass over the Harrisburg bridge about
the 2tth. Then, OH to Eugene.
Nearly or quite 100000 bushels of
wheat have been received in this city
during the week.
The atmosphere during the past few
days has almost been thick enough to
cnt with knife. The sun has been
obscure part of the time and a dismal
gloom pervatied everything. except the
election news, and that was awful
melancholy to the Democrats. Poor
fellows, The smoky air and news to-
gether are mighty ''tIyin' to en-
Con siderable sickness prevails
throughout the county.
Mr.. Martin Briigiiams daughter
was buried on Sunday. the members of
the Methodist and Baptist Sunday
schools attending in body making
very imposing proces SION.
Teams are crowdiiig i'll rapidly load
e,l with wheat. Our buyers paying
81 10 per bushel.
For throwing himself around pro-
miscuously. iiouri>iiing a huge knife
the while, the Recorder fined a person,
! whose name we have forgotten. s25.
He laid it to whisky. and promised
better behavior in the future.
Nii,t Beach has been making altera-
tions i'll his store for the better display
of goods. and has slreiss.;.r s.sel.tla.l :, aeM.
line to his well selected stock. Goalld
see for yourself.
Butter. 3oc per pounl eggs, Zoe
per dozen.
Col. Jeems Pipes of Pipesville, toot-
Court House OH Saturday night last.
Jeems acquitted himself well. as he
always docs, leaving the impression
upon his audience that he has .-been
there betore.'' Massett is Il brickist.