The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-21
ALBANY REGISTER.

nel0 10 answer I0r LDe murder O
Henry White, at Llnkville, some.
time 10 January, was exonerated by
the Grand Jury Of Jackson county
last week.
On the 7th inst, the snow was
from 10 to 16 inches deep all over
Powder river valley. The average
temperature for the week ending
that date at Baker City was 270
above zero. On the 9th the mer-
curry was at 50 above zero.
Mr.. Slater having notified M. P.
Ball, Of the La Grande Sentinel,
to give up the material with which
that paper is printed, it is likely to
be suspended for q time, but Mr..
Bull proposes to reissue with other
material III a few weeks.
Wash Obenchain, of Jackson
county, who was badly scratched
up by a grizzly bear about q year
ago, had a chase after a huge black
bear, last week, which had killed
one of his cows. In both instances
he succeeded in making meat Of
bruin.
All those who have claims grow
ing out of the Modoc war against
the Quartermaster's Department Of
the U. S. Army, should send theil
address to the Acting Assistant
Quartermaster at Fort Klamath,
with Instructions where they will
have their checks sent, giving also
the amount due them.
A. D. Saunders, of Lafayette,
wishes to know the whereabouts Of
Johnathan Riggs and Isaiah
Poteet, who came with him ,,ast
fall from Kansas, and any one who
can give any information Of their
whereabouts will confer a favor BY
addressing him as above.
The Sentinel says: "a very
respectable portion Of the delegates
to the Democratic County Conven-
ton, which convened at the Court
House in Jacksonville on the 7th
instant, withdrew from the Con-
vention upon the ground that the
party was not fairly represented"
Henry John, for whom q war;
rant was issued by Justice Coffey,
at the time Of the affray between
Johns and Perry Mansey, at Salem,
was arrested in that city last
Saturday. He waived examination
and gave bail in the sum Of 5000
for appearance before the Grand
Jury during its present sitting.
La Grande Grange, the first in
Union county, was organized last
week with officers as follows: NJ.
Baker, Master; A. w. Waters,
O.; Jos. Palmer, S.: D. A. Nc
Allister, A. S.; G. Arnold, T.;
Nessly, g.; S. 0. Swackhammer,
Sec. /; ]. Iadd, H.; A. Hemming,
G. K; Mrs. Mary Webb, s.;
Mrs. Rachel Ladd, G.; Mrs. Sarah
Waters, p; Mrs. Lucie Sham
bsugh, F.
Deputy Master Buick last week
organized Eagle Point Grange, on
Butte Creek, Jackson county. The
following are the officers for the
ensuing year: James Miller, W.
M; Peter Simon, o.; Wilson
Potter, H.; George Nichols, s
H. j. Terril, A. S.; A. G. How
lett, c.; Levi Tinkham, T.;
Joseph Cleft, Sec.; John Nichols,
G. H.; Elizabeth Simon, Ceres;
Elizabeth Culbertson, p; Theodosia
Culbertson, F.; Eola Nichols, l..
A. S.
The primaries for the election at
delegates TO an independent County
Convention were held Saturday.
The meeting in this city were
largely attended, and the utmost
harmony prevailed. The meeting
at Springfield is said to have been
the largest precinct meeting ever
held there. The following named
delegates were elected: North
Eugene-Allen Bond, A. ]. Zum.
walt, Jas. Perkins, W. G. Pur-
kerson and St. John Skinner,
South Eugene-John Bailey, J.
w. Skaggs. Jesse Cox, J. \.