The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-04-22


Mr. Thomas Humphrey, and old citizen of this
county, started on a visit to Iowa Wednesday.
The P. T. Company have rented Messrs Beach
Monteith's wharf, and will hereafter it them
selves. 1t will be free wharf.
Gus Layton is selling powerful lot of groceries.
Glad to see him prosperous.
The Willamette up booming on Tuesday I
1t was dark, rainy, chilly day.
We have some Spanish hens that just knock
the sights" Off anything in the poultry line in
laying big eggs and lots of them.
There isn't a bit of wood sale in the city.
Here's chance for some enterprisipg man to make
a raise.
Senator Corbett has forwarded us valuable pub
lie documents, for which he will please accept |
our thanks.
A few days of sunshine and we will have an
abundance of garden "truck,' such as lettuce |
raddishes, onions etc.
Very few of our farmers have got in any grain
yet, but they propose to raise crops if they
don't get their seed in until July. Oregon never
fails to raise crops, get them in when you will.
B. T. Lollis having purchased two or three hum
dred ofbottom land just across the Calipooa,
of this city, portion of which is heavily
timbered, will cut the timber into cordwood and
will be prepared next season to furnish our peo-
PIC Will dHiouut VI Soou uiO"oou'
Gen. Applegate, Ben Underwood and Mr.. Hum
phrey, all of Eugene City, visited our city on
Friday last, as committee the part of the
citizens of Eugene to confer with Ben Holiday
regarding the construction of the o. C. Railroad
through that city.
The name of the man drowned at the Calipooia
1 bridge last Sunday, is said to be Earnest Rich
mond. He was comparative stranger, having
but recently arrived from Arizona. He was prob
ably 25 years of age.
The skating rink is still in full blast, running
only evenings and on Saturday afternoons. Some
4 OF the young ladies skate very gracefully.
Cord wood is quoted at s4 30 per cord, with
| none to be had.
The roads are rapidly drying, but are sufficient
ly sticky as yet to prevent farmers from attempt
ing to haul in supplies.
Our buyers offering 81 25 per bushel for
wheat on Saturday.
By the upsettng sinking of skif on tho
Calipooi1, below the mill-dam, Saturday,
Cass Humphrey and Bill Brown came within an
ace OF losing their valuable lives. The boat was
an entire loss.
Our City Fathers contemplate ordering heavy
street Improvements during the coming summer
We learn that Mr.. Paxton will soon quit the
picture business. it tells on his health. There
fore if you want of those beautiful REM
brants, go at once.
E. Cartwright Co. preparing to do huge
business during the Summer, furnishing farmers
with all kinds of agricultural implements, pur-
chasing all the wool they raise, rancid butter and
grease of every kinG for their soap factory, and
furnishing everybody with the first quality of oil
, for machinery, &c.
new saw mill on an extensive scale is talked
Of, to be erected in this city during The Summer.
We noticed several Portlandtes on our streets
' during the week.
: Alessrs. Blain, Young & Co. erecting large
warehouse, on Third between Washington and
9 Ferry streets, for the various agricultural imple
. nents for which they agents. They viii soor
: have q large assortment of threshcrs, mowers
q plows, wagons, etc., hand to exhibit to Gus
r toners.
On Tuesday Mrs. Johns received fine assort
mcnt of hats, bonnets, flowers, ribbons, etc.
which pretty and attr active that they has
1 been going off like hot cakes since they wer
l, opened. Go and see for yourself
As an evidence of the fact that we have in on
midst parties who regard not the law, we hear Q
several attempts being made to enter private res
dences and stores during the dark nights of th
past week. Our prescription would be, whe
y parties are found sneaking around your premis,
at unscemly hours one more doses of lead.
tdouLle-barreled shotgun, loaded with slugs, wou
IN be just the thing-let cm have both barrels
= Miss Gilbert has secured the necessary numb
of pupils for musical instruction, and will cor
mence teaching next week. Miss Gilbert is
N accomplished young lady, and we gratifed
RI that her talents appreciated by peopl
The fine railroad bridge the Calipoo
was have been finished ready for the crossil
of trains, on Thursday evening. The road is
ing rapidly constructed.
The skating rink fever still rages-int crest u
nags;ng.
& TIE enterprising real estate brokers of Portlan
ia MeSrs. Russell, Ferry Woodward, have sent
- a.spientiid eolored map of Portland and Ell
a Portland.
on Capt. N. d. Humphrey having gone to I
an moult tains two three months tour,
nse Office of City Recorder is without occupant.