The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-09-25


Baker county.
Mr. Samuel Case informs the GGzette that |
all his Modoc and other Indian I.epart-
ment accounts were satisfactorily adjusted |
while he was at Washington.
Snow covered the tops of the mountains |
on the west of Powder river valley last
Friday morning, and a heavy frost made
its appearance in portions of the valley.
The Assessment Ron for 1874 shows that
~ ESQ acres OF land in Umatilla county,
outside of towns, are decided, and that the
assessed value thereof is $214,2S5.
On the sth inst. auttle son of Frank Mad
tiox, who lives near Hcppner, was thrown
from a horse, whereby the humerus of
his right arm was badly fractured.
The Order of Odd Fellows is having
healthy growth in Montana. Brothers of
the Order are taking initiatory steps to or
ganize a Lodge in AIissoula.
Farmers in the Sound country have thus
far escaped damage from frost, to the adj
vantage of vegetables. Vegetation was
seriously affected last year before this time
of the month.
Needy Grange conferred the Fourth De-
gree on five ladies' and two men Mt the last
meeting. This Grange, located at Needy
Postoftice, Clsckamas county, is in -four
| ishing condition.
Utah has sent one hundred different va
ricties Of fruit to the Pennsylvania HoGti-
| cultural Fair, to be held at Philadelphia
| on the 18th inst.
A pigeon flying over n hotel at Lewiston
| suddenly turned its course and flew down
/ a stovepipe. passed two elbows in the pipe,
and brought up in the stove.
The salt Lake Tyi6unc says the Scandina-
vian element of the Mormon Church, en-
bracing about one-fourth of the member
ship. is fostering to rebellion against Brig
ham Young.
s.OId Hiu.' of Silver City, has gone to
SAN Francisco 70 purchase new tyne and
other material for the D.'Iu 44rut0nche
| Mrs Old Hill has charge of the Arttscnch"
during the old mans absence.
The Union TINS says: ''The gentle
Grand Ronde zephyr has begun to make
its appearance" We would like to know
| wha: kind of an ''apncarapce" a zephyr
makes.
1t took thirty-two yoke of oxen and
| nearly as many drivers tolnove the county
Jail from I.aCirande 10 Union. and it is n
very small building, only lsx22 feet in size,
| but Is estimated TO weigh about thirty--fivc
tons.
A san Juan miner, who has been pros
( pectins in southwestern Colorado. has
found whole forest of pctrified trees,
with petrilied birds sitting on the limbs,
singing petriiied songs'i
1t is Sioux-ci Ial for small partie to at
tempt TO reach the Back Hills without
Government protection, when it taxed
General Clusters Ingun- to get
there with one thousand soldicrsl
The Herald says cremation awaits the
man who altered the return of the votes
from H.eaghcr county, so that the capifaI
I OF fnia nj
away from Helena"
The latest news from the Pecos country,
New Mexico, is that the Indians have
cleaned out the herders, stolen all the
horses III their possession, and that the
stock is running about in all directions.
W. \. Burleigh. a rich doctor of Hallota,
has been nominated as a candidate for Del
egate to Congress by the Democrats of that
Territory. The Elk Point Cleaner, Dem
ocratic Paper, says he is the "biggest thie1
in the Territory
Sergeant Cheering and wife left yancou
ver on Monday afternoon last for Fort
Klamath, having been transferred to Com
rany 'sF," stationed at the latter place
and went in charge of five recruits fol
forces there.
Hermit Lodge No. 40, I. o. G.. T., For
Vancouver, has surrendered its charte
and disl1anded the organization. Thi
Lodge was organized i'll the Garrison TO
= the benefit of the soldier boys, and for
time gave promise of doing much good.
The Tribune says DR.. O'Brien claims t.
, | have discovered Cinnabar ledge on tn
shore of FidaIgo Island, about eighty mile
: | north of Tacoma. He brought up tn
Sound with him some of the rock, and as
sayed it, producing pure ana eeauiifq
t as he claims it is, DIR. O'Brien has q sur
fortune within his grasp.
Brigham Young informed Eastern
. furniture dealer. who called upon him +
get the contract for furnishing the neN
haren, that he purposed having it pei
fectly gorgeous. 'sNo house, said he, ssil
New York or san Francisco. shall compar
with it. 1 want the best regardles of cost.
i The Vancouver Register says: ''Gay Hay
i den, Esq, is gathering large lot of fl
and maple seed to send to the Easter
d States and Europe. Mr.. Hayden gathere
twenty bushels of fir cones on Fourtl
Plain, and would lake fifty or sixty bushel
more if the farmers will bring them int
= town. He wants all kinds of forest-tre
seeds, particularly evergreens."
T. The State Grange, in session at Salen
:, last week, elected the following officers
e Master, Daniel Clark, of Marion; Ovel
is seer, William Cyrus, Linn; Lecturer, f. 7
Smith. WaIla WalIa; Steward. w. NJ She
II Treasurer, B. A. Wifzel, Marion; Secretary
q John H. Slnith, Linn: Gatekeeper, A. 4
Mathews, Douglas; Ceres, Nrs. Jane Cyru,
"a Flora, Mrs. i. c. Reid, Iamhil; Lady A:
p sistant Steward, L. S. Folsom, Lane.
Last week Mr.. Ficl<liD, living abou
,t threc-quarters ofa mile north of UnioI
W Union county. threshed his wheat crol
which yielded an average of little owe
"a twenty-five bushels to the acre. NJ
johnson, his neigh5or. also had his graf
y 1hreshed, which yielded him an averan
of thirt y-tNUo bushels TO the acre This
a not had yield considering the long dr
smell during the latter Part of the CROWN
season.
n The Pendleton Tribune, of last saturtla,
says: FsThus far there has been no raj
~ since harvest, and the grain has not bee
y damaged from wet- Tho threshing
ut | pretty nearly all finished, some of the m;
4. | chimes being already laid up for the season
good cause TO growl at is the low price {
30 grain. That Is low and we do NOT sf
IN much prospect for an immediate. or m.
teriai rise, nor very active market at an
fgure.o
10 The Grand Ronde Times says: tsThe Il
D dian Valley folks have been engagin
themselves by fighting bears. The 9th,
morning party of men who were engage
N in threshing grain. on going to the fie
where their thresher was located four
- several large cinnamon bears. who we
apparently determined to keen noSsessic
-, | of the machine and grain. A fight ensue
IA and in about six hours the bears we
n routed. One of them was killed, and n
a single man lost his life or received
=. scratch.''
: The Baker City Democrat of the 9th ins
- says: ttOn hast Saturday afternoon, Mr.
T. jackson, a hard working and industl
- GUS farmer living one mile above our cit