The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-09-18


Slathers of goods at Sam1 Z. Young's
His stock of clothing is specially at
tractive, much fuller than ever before.
Eli Hazel, agent for the 'sNYOman's
Friend, ''.is in the city. He says the
demand for the Climax steam Washer
is undiminished.
Mr.. Morgan, of Chewauean. is in
the city. He gives glowing descrip-
tion of that portion of Oregon as a
stock raising region.
Father Douthitt, of Ochoco, late indie
pendent candidate for Secretary of
State. was in the city on Monday, look
ing as hearty as a buck.
Wheat still continues to pour into
the warehouses. but we hear of no
sales, sixty cents being the highest.
offer we have heard.
Our old friend Clark, years ago en-
gineer. at Althouse & Co.'S planning
mills, threw himself in sight on Mon
day-the same old boy.
On Wednesday 10000 bushels of
wheat were sold from the Farmers
Warehouse at 76c per bushel. sacked
and delivered on the cars-64c per
bslshel net. This is the first wheat
transaction of the season.
The Odd Fellows have been having
their Lodge chairs iron bound and
strengthened, to enable them to stand
mp under the great weights that climb
into them from one to tour evenings
each week.
Judge Baber obtained tor his farm
$56 25 per acre. On forty acres of
this farm he raised forty-eight and
three-tenths bushels of wlleilt per acre,
total of ] 1892 bushels for the forty
acres.
The damage to the household goods
of Reuben Saltlnarsh last week, doubt
less the work OF hoodlnms. has heen
assessed at $3.50. The guilty parties
should be ferreted out and an example
made of them.
The Willamette is about as low as
it ever gets. Until the Winter rains
come to swell the volume of water.
shippers will have to depend entirely
on the railway.
Six trains pass over the O. & c.
Railroad daily to this city. four pas
senger and express and two freight,
and there is talk of putting on another
freight train next week.
Rnmor has it that Layton Blain has
purchased Newby's interest in the
warehouse anent the depot. The new
firm name will probably read, Blain
& Sox. Good enough.
DIR. Alexander is under the weather
again, we learn. He is in very poor
health, indeed. The hard, earnest
labor of his long and useful life is be-
ginning to fell even OH his iron con-
stitutiOn.
The City Drug Store is filling mp
with fresh drugs and medicines, sta
tiopery. perfumes, etc. Goods are
now bought in New York, thus enabl-
ing them to sell at lower rates than
they would did they buy in San Fran
cisco.
George Weller is erecting a new
dwelling house on his lot OH Third,
between Washington and Vine streets.
The main building will be 16x2S, one
story and a half high, with an ell 14x
80 feet.
Mr.. j. F. Backensto, of Altkouse
& Co.. has been engaged for some
weeks in putting in six reel chest at
the Magnolia Mill. and making other
improvements. The cid four reel
chest was taken out, and to make room
for the new Improvement, one side of
the root Of the main building had to
be raised five feet-quite little feat
in itself. The new chest will about
double the Touring capacity of the
mill, enabling them to turn out some
five hundred barrels of flour per day.
The announcement that Mr.. Back
efsto has charge Of the work, is a
guarantee that it win be a first class
Job.