The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-23
Pacific Slopers.

the State Fair on Tuesday last : The
baby show that had been inauglrated
bv i. A. Smith. photographer, who
cred the following premiums The
prcttiest babe under one year old, a
lite size photographs; and the next one
dozen photographs. card size. Most
all of the persons on the ground sup
DoSed it was a sell: but when the COM
mittee was appointed. consisting of
james d. Iocy. G. f. Yeaton, and
Eli L. Perkins, it looked like business.
The exhibition was held in the oak
grove. on the northeast side of the Pa
Vilion. The following named babies
were entered Bertha NJ. Townsend,
age months; l.. Crump, 10 months;
j. Cross, 8 months; f. BaSye, 1ll2
months; B. Price, % mouths; e. NJ.
Buchanan. s months; G. Buchanan,
months; G. L. Hewart, months; 5.
NJ. Durbin. 10 months; 3. Dimbler,
I months; Rose Pike, months; ID. E.
Tavlor. months; l.. Crooks. months;
G.. Lindsey, 9 months, and w. Roork,
2months There being eighteen en-
tries in all. When the crowd found
out that the show was really coming
off. there was a general rush for the
Grove, and in 4 few minutes there
were at least 1000 people present, and
as much interest and curiosity mani
tested as if it was a menagerie show.
After about an hour the Bachelor Com
mittee decided rs follows: James Fish
err, 8 mouths old. the first premium.
and l.. Crooks, 5 months old second
premium. The committee. we are hap
py to say, made good their escape af-
ter announcing their decision. There
is talk of getting mp apother show OF
the kind during the week.
The fisheries at Mukilteo have begun
putting up salmon. They are not
running at the Big Skookum fishery
| yet.
| John Neuber. of Jacksonville, has
been nrecomInitted to the Insane Asylum
| where it is hoped he will soon recover
| from his maladies.
l.. S. Dvar. L. S. Indian Agent,
adverti7es for $4,000 pounds of wheat
for the klamath Agency, and 10000
pounds of flour for 1ainax.
Cyrus Pointing alias ''Shanghi Char
ley died in the Royal Hospital on
| Friday, the ID.
An old servant of the Hudson Bay
Company, who came TO Langley in
1927, died there the other day.
The Chilliwhack Agricultural EX-
hibition was held last week, aud was
very successful in every respect.
On nearing New Westminster Oh
Tuesday of last week the Enterprise en-
countered dense fogs, which delayed
her for five hours.
The c: P. r. survey-party, under J
Trutch. is camped seven miles from
| loft %I,a foi
range at Cheam, and have taken the
line of the new wagon road.
The annual shooting match of thu
British Columbia Rifle Association
was held lsat week. The number 0
competitors was large, but the bubli
was conspicuous by their absence.
The gross receipts of the Olympi
Fair were something in excess os $50
more than enongh, we understand, t
pay off all expenses incurred.
The Port Townsend argus has wor,
that steam ferry will soon be put Of
: between Port Discovery and Turkey
Landing, to be run by Captain Waite
General Michler. IN charge of par
e ty OF surveyors, left Olympia Wednes
1 tiay week. for the Chelia1is Reserva
tion, intending to establish headqual
: tiers there, and examine the Chehali
> river as to its navigability.
: The Agricultural Society of Ad
, County has secured the public Plaza,
Boise city, for the purpose OF holdin
: their annual exhibitions.
There are two schools in Oakland an
), both are full. There are no empt
:. houses in the place.
/: The last of the county seat of Unio
d left LaGrande for Union last weel
/ consisting of two prisoners and I'll
o cooking utensils belonging to the iai
" An ''irrepressible conflict" is goin
y on between the City Council and Il
!. fire engine company of Astoria. III
Of former have Instructed the City Mars
n al to carry the keys to the engine-hous
~ ~ and the latter have instructed the
10 steward to do likewise.
); :; Mr.. Lambert, while blowing in
le field near Vancouver, OH Monday
re last week, had the misfortune to be ri
u over by a frightened horse. Faith
es Lambert's leg was broken, and beiI
ID somewhat in years the calamity
ao e. quite severe.
Id Little Hannah, eldest child of Ho
~ j. G. HIlleman, of Vancouver, m
Sc with trigltful accident on Tuesd
en- of last week. She ran to the woodp
IS Just in time to receive on the back
"; her hand the full weight of a descer
. inc cord stick rs il was thrown from