The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-10-02

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spared neither pains or expense in
making new and important improve
ments on the Fair grounds near Salem.
Workmen have rebuilt the grand stand.
which was demolished by the storms
of last year. adding number of needed
improvements thereto. 4 platform
lHlS also been built In front OF the pa
vilion. some so feet i'll length. for the
benefit of carriages. hacks.etc. A new
sidewalk has been constructed. con-
Meeting the pavilion direct with the
railroad platform, doing away with
the muddy pathways formerly used i'll
reaching either locality.
The meanest man in Oregon is told
of in the Statesman. He lives in Co
pher valley, Yamhill county, and is
well-to-do citizen. A few days ago
his son was taken violently i'll. and a
physician informed him the boy coultl
live but short time. Horr1d as the
idea may seem. the father expressed
desire to negotiate tor the coffin lum-
her before the sick boy breathed his
last. and only deSisted at the earnest
solicitation of his neighbors. Nor
was this all. When it became neces-
saTy to bury the dead. the father
sternly refused to furnish clean clothes
for the corpse, and a shroud was actu-
ally provided for the departed son. and
paid for by sympathizing friends aud
neighbors.
A lady named Mrs. Glenn, living
about three miles from Salem, over III
Polk County, narrowly escaped death
one morning last week. She went
out, as was her custom. to milk a COW,
which had a young calf by fer side.
As Mrs. Glenn approached the animal
she charged upon her and knocked her
down, endeavoring to gore her with
her horns. Terribly frightened. of
course the lady screamed for assistance.
but before it reached her one OF her
wrists was badly broken, and she had
received several bruises on the body.
Had the enraged animals horns been
less crooked the lady would undoubt-
eCly have been Instantly killed. DIR.
McAfee. OF Salem@ was called. and at
last accounts the injured lady was do
ing as well as could be expected.
On Monday of last week, as Mr..
William Mccoy was driving band of
cattle to Portland, when about four
miles east of Lafayette one of them.
large rour-year-old steer. run out into
the brush. Mr.. William Malone. who
was helping to drive. dismounted and
tried to bring him out. The steer be
coming enraged, attacked the young
gentleman and succeeded in getting
him down and might have gored him
to death but for the extraordinary
presence of mind displayed by the
gentleman. He cTlwled between the
fore legs of the animal and threw him
down. the animal falling on one of his
legs. In this position they had to lie.
the man being unable TO eXtrieate him
self and not daring to let the infiWiated
brute get mp first. After struggling
in this way for some time. assistance
arrived and the young man escaped
by crawling out between the animals
hind legs.
A number of large sharks have been
seen on Little Skookum Bay, near
Olympia. One was seen chasing
small boat with man in it the other
day. That man did not wait to make
accurate measurement, but those on
shore estimated the length at about
twenty feet.
On and after the 1st of October. we
understand, there will be change in
the running time of trains on this di-
SA>iOIl Oi the 1dtt-
road. Then the morning train will
leave Tacoma at lItlf-past 6. instead
of lEilf-past ). as now; and the eve
Mug train will arrive Mt half-paSt )
instead of half-pa>t 6 as now and here
tofore.
A little daughter or Mr.. Henry Cnl-
per. aged years. living in the Che
latcllie neighhnrIlood. ont from Van
coaver. fell from new Iuilding in
course OF erection. on Thursday of last
week. and broke her. left arm just
above the elbow, and dislocated the
elbow joint.
The population of Josephine has
considerably increased within the past
few months bv reason of emigration.
Josephine county contains n large area
of fertile land. suitable for making
comfortable farms for many people.
Mr.. Waite, Secretary of the State
Agricultural Society. states that from
the applications for licenses. the pat
rons of the Fair will find plenty of
amusements TO crafty their taste. All
the indications point to Il grand ex-
hibition and general good time.
Mr.. HI. III. Luse makes very lib
build at Empire City. He has laid off
ten blocks, back of those now on the
town map, the inside lots he will give
away, one lot to any one who will
erect respectable house upon it.
In the stone quarry on the farm of
Mr.. s. Smith, in Chehalem valley.
there is to be found shells of almost
| every description many of which are
| as perfect as when Inhabited by the
| animals. This is a rich field tor any
one that wishes to secure specimens
| for a cabinet.
James Milroy, who was dismissed
from the Indian service on the Che
| halls Indian Reservation about one
/ year ago. by Inspector Kimball. has
been reinstated as f;lriner in charge,
| by Indian Agent Gibson.
A Thurston county farmer will have
upwards of fifty different varieties of
wheat, and many others of grain, veg
| etabIes, fruits. ETC., at our fair. He
is having 300 tags printed, for making
his productions.
It is reported that new diggings
have been struck on Snake creek, about
| thirty miles north of Pierce City,
| which promise we'll as far as prospec-
ted. There was considerable excite
ment in Pierce City in consequence.
James G.. Scott, a Scotchman by
birth. but for many years a resident OF
/ New Zealand. Is hunting for location
| for fifty families OF the Otago district.
the richest portion of the COLONY. He
is now in Northern Idaho.
The will of Henry II. Spanlding.
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