The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-12-18
Good apples are sold in Jacksonville

Sale announces his retirement from |
he editorship of that paper.
Mr.. McBee's little child. who was
20 badly burned, at Roseburg, last
week, has since died.
Sam Lungs cue was valued at $4e
by Colorado justice. The rougss
who cut it off had that sum to liqul-
date.
Deaths by drowning have been dis,
tressingly frequent in the Sound
country during the month past. we
think the number has already anoun-
ted to ten.
Mr.. John II. Beadle. by an order
signed by Judge Mexican, Emerson
Boreman has been appointed Clerk OF
the Supreme Court, rice Mr.. a. ,.
Gould, resigned.
The coal from the Renton mines is
improving in quality. as they are
steadily, and the quantity
is gradually increasing that is brought
to Seattle for shipment.
The annual election of officers of
Olympia Grange will occur on the
10Th inst A Grange agent will be
chosen in addition to usual list OF
officerss
The transcript hears it rumored
that the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company will continue their line of
road from Tenino to Seattle next
spring.
On the eth inst. the following were
elected members of the Tu,nwater
Town Board for the ensuing year:
S. n. Cooper. B. w. Johns, w. F.
Crosby, S. G. Ward and A. d. Glover.
Last week in the District Court at
Olympia. i'll the case of the o. S. N.
Co. vs.. Winson ct al, defendant with
drew answer and Judgement was
given plaintiffs for $4,000 gold coin.
jim Edwards. of Lewiston, just
down from Warren's. reports the snow
about a foot deep at that camp, two
feet deep ut the Warm Springs. and
about three feet deep at Florence. y
Captain Dexter furnishes the Jour
nal with the information that 4 weekly
mail service will soon be established
between Eugene City and Ochoco.
Mr.. Powers has been awarded the
contract.
Thos. Logden brought load OF
nine dressed porkers to market i'm
Corvallis, last week, which averaged
51Sis lbs each. This is pretty heavy
considering that none of them were
over Is months old.
A little child of Mr. s. s. Stephens
of Noty Valley. Lane county. a few
days ago, coughed up n wheat beard
with a part of the chaff attached,
which had been in its throat or lungs
for two or three months.
A fine looking boy about 10 years
ofage was tried before Justice Brown
at Eugene City on charge of stealing
$50 in coin from the dwelling of Noah
Wood, an invalid. for whom the
money had been raised by public con-
tribution.
A little son of Mr.. .Josephs. OF
Lewist on. while following after a
horse led by Jake SlIultZ. got too near
the horses heels and was kicked in
the face. Four of the boys upper
teeth were knocked out and his upper
lip cnt badly.
A very large number of patents are
awaiting owners at the Olympia Land
office. Parties may have patents sent
to them by mail On sending the dupli.
cate receipt to the Register with the
name of the claimant endorsed on
the back thereof. Postage OH patents
is six cents.
Justin Chenewurth writes that Dep,
uty f. l.. Smith. p. of H., organised
IL Grange at Chehalis Station, n. p.
r. r.. composed of oftwenty-sevcn men,
list of the officers: Joseph Casio.
Master; Q. B. McFadelen, Jr., Over
seer; j. Cheneworth. Secretary.
Yamhill county. had the misfortune
to loose about 300, COO feet Of logs dur.
ing the late freshet. The boom which
held the logs was not in good condi-
ton, and it broke away. letting them
go down stream with Il rush.
A row occurred in the beautiful and
orderly town of Forest Grove recently.
Two or three ofthe town bows attemp-
ted TO fog a student and the student
struck one of them with the hook OF
a pocket knife and made fan ugly but
not dangerous wound on his neck be-
| meath the ear.
Here is Il list of some of the heavy
taxpayers of Washington county, and
the amount OF taxes each paid this
year: 3. Cornelius. 1869 II; w.
Bowlby. S206 81: L. jackson, S484
| 81; 5. G. Reed. 1876 SO; Il. D. Hum.
| phreys, $199 62; Il. Imbrie. $2ll 81
| A. Hinnan. $171 O5. Quite a mum,
Der of others run up to $3.50.
The hqdependsnt says: At Bethany
| Church, OH the hills northeast o.
Hillsboro a few miles. at Sunday
School last Sabbath, a woman turned
loose on several parties and condemn
! ed them to cremation in this world
and sublimation in the next. Atlast.
in her rage. she defied the whole con
! gregation and was conveyed forcibly
from the meeting.
A Mexican rough. who had com
mitted some breach of the peace, wa
being taken to Jail in Trinidad, tn,
other day, the brute planted his No
10 brogan with great force In the stom
ach of Il small boy who was passing
the kick causing the lads death few
hours afterward. The boy was abo,l
ten years of age. The citizens ar
talking of making the desperate kicl
again-at the end of a rope.
Six thousand Sioux Indians, accord
ing to the Cheyenne Leader. are hurry
ing down into the Republican valley
on n grand buffalo chase. DIR. Sayille
says the same paper, has just finishe,
taking census of the tribe. and re
turns count of $3.50. About Is
lodges refused to be counted, and gel
ting up on their dignity. seeded an
Went north. Some 5000 CHEYENNE
and Arapahoes, seceders from tn
southern bands. are encamped in an
about Red Gloud agency. They hav
just ratified an agreement to go sout
and join their people in the spring.
The Arizona Miner supplemer
contains the annual report of Brig:
dier General George Crook. 1t is Ell
tirely unnecessary to say that this of