The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-09-24
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

During August, 226 arrests were
made in Portland. Thus far during
September l07 arrests have been made.
The Astorian says: .Dean Blanch-
ards mill, at Rainier, cut 2l,000 feet
of spruce in a day and a half, with
three men, recently.
Mr.. r. r. Thompson has now
nearly completed a line Of telegraph,
connecting with the Company's near
North Yamhill. and running to his
farm in Yamhill county.
The corner stone of the Vancouver
Orphan Asylum will be laid next
Sunday, the 22d ist., with imposing
ceremonies by Bishop Blanchet. of the
Diocese Of Washington Territory.
A meeting of the stockholders Of the
Oregon Iron Works was held Wednes-
day evening at Portland. 1t was de-
termined by unanimous vote to dis
pose ofall the property personal and
real--ot the corporation and dissolve
the Company.
The enterprise says: Work on the
Clackamas bridge is progressing quite
rapidly. The truss work has been
nearly completed and the stream span
ned from pier to pier, In a few weeks
the bridge will be covered and the
plank roadway laid across.
The Bulletin says: Mr.. Condor will
soon start on a geological expedition
to the John Day country. He is es-
pecially interested in collecting speci-
mems OF fossil fauna for his cabinet.
He will be joined at the Dalles by u
party of students from Yale College
who are en- route here to study the
geology of the country.
A Grange of the Patrons of Hus-
bandry was organized at Lafayette
September 16, 1873, composed of the
most substantial farmers of the vicinity,
with the following officers. A. b.
Henry, Master; r. Ii. Lamson, Sec
retary: F. Martin, Oyerseer; G. f.
Royal. Lecturer; Emmett Olds, Stew
ard; G.. w. Knapp. Assistant Steward;
G.. X. Duvall, Chaplain: j. l.. Frey
er, Treasurer; N. IL. Odds, Gate
Keeper.
The Reporter, McMinnville, says a
Grange Of Patrons Of Husbandry was
organized under the name of "McMinli-
yilleGrange, on Saturday last, elect
ing the following named officers: Alex
ander Reed, Master; Ii. c. Eale,
Overseer; A. X. 0lds,. Lecturer;
William Burnett, Chaplain; Dwight
Crawford, Steward; Wilson Cook, As
sistant Steward; George Olds, Gate
Keeper.
The amount of wheat in store now
at Corvallis is approximated at over
100, 1000 bushels, divided as follows:
Farmers Warehouse, $4,000; Hamil-
ton Bros'., 10000; Hylaud's 10000.
bushels.
Several thousand bushels OF fax seed
have been raised in Benton county this
season, the yield being enormous. j.
HoIgate, of Alsea Valley, had a field
that produced over thirty bushels to
the acre.
The boat for the Astoria Farmers
Warehouse Company's new pile driver
was to be launched at four O'Clock last
Saturday evening.
Messrs. Pincus u PaCksher OF Steil-
accom-, intend building a large vessel.
Work will be commenced on hershort-
Iy. These gentlemen built the Clara
LigAt, one Of the most successful OF
the many craft launched from the
stocks on Puget Sound.
The man Brown. who was shot and |
stabbed at Ludlow some months since,
has at last yielded to the effects of his |
is dying, This man has Clung
10 lite with wonderful tenacity, and |
for a long time it was thought he
would recover from the wounds that IN |
line cases out Of ten Would have killed
} man outright.