The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-04-11
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.

in yearly income of $1,000 an acre.
Just where the site of the proposed
Walla Walla court house building shall
be located, is a vexed question among
the citizens there now.
Sunday before last James Phillips,
living on Dry Greek, Umatilla county,
was absent from home attending
church, and his house took fire, and
was consumed with all its contents.
A little son of Mr.. Jos. Bernard. of
Salem, was hit on the head by sharp,
heavy AK with which his brother was
chopping wood. A cash three inches
long in his forehead to the bone, was
the result. win likely recover.
The rise and fall of the tide at Nan
aimo is eighteen feet.
There are at present .63 prisoners
confined in Victoria Jail, 6l OF whom
have been sentenced to longer or
shorter terms of imprisonment.
Judge Mexican informed the bar at
Salt Lake, on the morning of the 9TH,
that no cases in equity would be heard
by the Court, inasmuch as jury trials
on issne of law could not be had until
Congress shall aid and correct judicial
affairs. The decision works great
hardship, but is apparently unavoida-
BILE.
The Forty-thiltl General Conference
of Saints commenced at the Salt Lake
Tabernacle on the 9Th inst.
Springfield wants the Railroad COM
pany to build her switch.
The total losses by the Corvallis fire
foot up 81, ,4S5; insurance $4,000.
The University Association of Eu-
gene City have elected J. J. Walton,
Jr., VIM. J. j. Scott and B. F. Doris
Directors.
In Indian dialect Wasco means grass;
but people do notalways 'go to grass"
who 60 to Wasco county.
A road from Coles valley to Rose
burg is being petitioned for.
The Dalles Monatdtaecr thinks The
chances for high waterin the Columbia
this coming summer are quite favor
able.
An Architect of Forest Grove says
the discovery Of SIENNA near there some
time ago is no humbug. When pre-
pared in boiled oil and put on with
sponge it produces bright cherry red.
A young lady at the Dalles is re-
ported to have poured a pot of glue on
her lover to make him stick.
The residence of Rev. s. Bowers, at
Salem, was burglarized, recently. to
the extent of twelve or fifteen dollars.
Bowers does not think such tricks
fright"
The recently purchased State Uni
versity land has been surveyed and
staked off.
Mr. Mcdonald, of Forest Grove, has
an almanac for 1926 which he prizes
highly. Some people never read any
thing but almanac literature.
Five men now languish in the YAM
hill county jail--one for murder, two
for attempted murder aldtwo for theft
and arson.
A Dalles lad played the bridle-bit
trick at a store OH the 1st.
In regard to the title to the site for
the State House at Salem, the .StqteS-
nah saya: 'rhe contract md,r which
it was settled. is as follows: The Will
son heirs are to sign deed for the en-
closed plaza. and the ground occupied
by and around the new Court House,
generally known as the Court House
Piazza. the former to the State and
the latter to the county. if the Cover
nor will recommend to the next Leg
islatllrr that the block upon which the
Old Capitol building stood revert back to
the Wilson heirs. This, we believe. has
been agreed upon, and the papers viii
be signed as soon as possible. The
site chosen for tile Capitol bnil,ling il
one block at the east end of the en-
closed plaza, whit'h viii he surveyed
and excavation commenced next week.
ii the weather is favorable. The plans
for the structure will be received about
the lst of NAV, and sometime during
that m0nth, tle one most suitable will
Ne selecteffand the work upon it I'M
mediately commenced" f"
Tie down train laundering through
the pasture OF Mr.. LitclRelCl, q short
distance south Of Salem the other day.
knocked three fool horses into promis-
anossS hnsh 1'hav halOnUsd IN Mr.