The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
Baena vista Correspondence.
BuEsA v1srA, August L, 1s7l.

BUENA VISTA, August i, 1S7l.
EDIrok REGISTER: Once moro am
prepared to donate 70 your valuable col
umns = few choice and very important
items, dissimilAr in no respect to my
former highly praiseworthy and very in
fluential productions.
Firstly, to begin with, I win commence
BY saying that our townsmen rallied en-
masse last week, to take under advise
ment the propriety of sending money
out of the city limits, probably never
again to be enjoyed by US, (the money I
mean-s14 being the extravagant de-
mand), with which to purchase
"A CHURCH BELL.
Men, women, and orphan children as
sembled in one mighty throng to partici-
pate in the heated discussion. Some
showed signs of being very belly6ed,
while others didn't appear to be on it SO
much. During the fearful conflict it was
ascertained thatthe belly6ed crowd would
number two to one, and that it would be
worse than murder to buck against them
since they had both odds and ends in
their favor. Division of the house was
called for. An excited discussion was
again the result, same persisting most
awfuily against dividing. However, .
vote was taken, and S14 of the city's
precious dust was deposited in the hands
Of buckskin bag for immediate ship
ment.
But was the storm of contention and
anger yet at an end? Oh, no! Hardly
begun. The money had started, the fat
gone forth we were soon to have bell,
but what next? A strong minded lady,
mother of twelve orphan children, arose,
holding in fer hand Eve bills of divorce,
four of her husbands present, and urge
in subdued but firm tone her claims to
the bcllweathcrship. A 6ercely contested
discussion easued. The recent New
York riot was but tame fancy when conn.,
pared to the awful reality of human mis-
cry and inhuman abuse that we, the chill
dren of wrath, fell heir to. Oh ! how
often did wish l was on a visit to my
grandfather's aunt, in the country, with
ten thousand dollar paid up policy on
my life. Neither pen nor poetry could
50 much as give the fain:est idea Of the
scene; 30 permit me to say committee
of twenty-six was appointed to report on
beliwcathership. After a hali>hour's sol
cmn deliberation the committee reported
as follows:
Whereas, In the wisdom of this com-
nittee it is decided that impossibilities
can never happen; therefore,
Resolved, That no woman can be a
bcllweather and do justice to herself.
Resolved, That the meeting adjourn
to meet the first Sunday after harvest to
settle all vexcd questions.
; Adjourned.
BY the way, the bell has arrived, and
been adjusted on the church house. It
/ is small bell, but has q beautiful tone,
very much like No. 3 OK bell, and can
| be heard three hundred yards-in still
f weather. The practice of the place has
| formerly been for some strong -lunged
man of either seq, paid six bits month
r by the foreign home mission, to thrust
/. his head from the window at the sigma
l of the minister, and halloo, "All come il
7 to meetin', the preacher is ready" Now
Mr.. Editor, think you can well appre
ciate our pride at being the full possess
o ors Of such a trophy as a nine pount
C composition church bell.
c LARCENY.
Since my last writing some one, sup
5 Speed Bevins, three miles from this plac
on the Albany road, aud appropriated I
9 their use almost his entire outfit 70
housekeeping, consisting OF bed clothes
cooking utensils, wearing apparel, etc
9 Mr.. Bevins, accompanied by friend
J went in pursuit of the thieves as far a
J the Grand Ronde reservation, but coul
J. get no. clue of them. Il might be a
> we'll for agents to keep Indians on tn
reservation, and fulfil at least = part Q
their official duties, while their credit
: good aud they are under oath. The In
7. dian pest in Oregon is getting to be a
:. common as the horse disease in Ne,
York, and if agents don't do their dut
it will devolvc on citizens to take tn
7, matter in hand.
.. MEDICAL FAME.
IF III. r.;. - ;
= haste, from Marion county, to get D
Hill to visit Chinaman some six mile
~ distant who had received badly crushe
O. hand from the falling in of bank wheI
. . he had been digging The doctor has
10 tened to the scene of distress, and SOC
:. returned with some shattered bones {
Johns hand in his vest pocket. He r
le ported John badly used up mul,itud
Two days later Ur Zee was sent X
: in haste to attend the urgent wants of
a- squaw laboring under bilious collie. I'll
y doctor was shortly IN her presence, AT
administered everything necessary to h
s comfort. Whether these two gentlemt
e are about to turn their entire attention
e healing the inferior races I am not q
er prised; but am sure if they do not tn,
lis hodv ;a cor, T,,s,r;,e of h.v;n. nonsual
good health the present summer.
u would say something about thund
storms. the recent rains, etc., but we n
re only twelve miles apart, and presur
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