The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-05-07

and two OF his netghO0fs, T1iton ana hMtAe.
Ss point. .S suRe enoaas 10 dsssr
The following day the Indians on the reserya-
sSn csd a up boat Ehs @ ssds an n% % snrss % na,s eo.
matter, &c The Indians turned the boat and
on Sunday and reported the facts. Mr. Baxter |
has identified some papers which had ben |
given Dir. Ellis. 80 there can be no doubt OF the
casualty or the person lost.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. FoItz, w. p. Ready. |
A. Gesner and G. III. Hall have been
elected to represent the Salem Encamp- |
ment, I. G. r. c., at the Grand Encamp- |
ment that meets In Portland, May 1lth. |
A shark measuring six feet In length. |
was discovered In the bay q half mile be-
low Olympia. a few days since, where the
tide had left it flOunderiDg about In shall
low water. It was shot and taken out on
the beach, where quite goodly number
of citizens gathered to observe its wondrous
structure.
Information is wanted of J. d. After
bury. who was formerly employed In Ak
in's logging camp, Coos Bay. He left there
last fall ON sailing vessel for California.
ANY information addressed to p. After
bury, Roseburgs will be thankfully re-
ceived.
into the composing rooms OF the statesmen,
a few days since. and with but q few
words of Instruction rs to how to space
and Justify the lines, committed TO memo
ry all the boxes of the capital and lower
cases, and set up during the day. from re-
print, over /, 800 ems. There was scarcely
an error ia tile matter set up. Taking
Into consideration that Mr.. Bower has
never set type in his life before, the feat
was remarkable one.
Squire johnson, of Salem, has great
butter producing COW. She had calf
about the middle of February. 1873. FrOm
that date she continued To give milk for d
consecutive months, and averaged about
one pound of butter per day. or about 700
pounds during the two years, besides fur
nishing plenty of milk for family use dur
ing the two years. besides furnishing plenty
of milk for family use during that time.
This valuable cow had calf the 1Ith of
last March, aud from the 10Th uIt., until
the l4th of April she yielded "a pounds of
butter, little more than two pounds per
| day. This COW was fed during the time on
cut hay and bran.
The Enterprise says: "a large panther
! has been intruding his unweicoane presence
| IN the vicinity of Capt. Hedges tarm,
| places.close by. He has got away with
several sheep, and on last Saturday quito a
| force started out TO capture the chap, but
| the hunt was unsuccessful. He makes
himself quite free, and we are informed
that he kept the family occupying Mr..
Milne's place close in the hunse all day. he
| having taken up position In front of the
gate, to the disgust and the disapproval oi
| the occupants. He'll fool around until he
gets hurt, probably. "
The Echo says: Articles of incorpora.
tion were fled in the secretary's Office, Ia
Olympia. on the 7th of April, by the
Snohonish Telegraph Company. The
object OF said company is the constitution
maintaining and operating of one or more
lines between Snohomish City and some
suitable point on the line OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Snohomisf
county, with privilege to extend said line!
at such times and at such places as may bs
deemed proper by the company.
Amount of capital stock, $4,000. will
power to increase the same. Principa
place OF business. SnoflOmish City. Di
rectors. E. ID. Smith, f. c. Ferguson
Isaac Cathcart, David Sheridan aud 4. d
| KRONER.
The Independent says: ..During tn,
| past six months we have had more sick
ness and deaths from disease I'm Washing
ton county than has been known at any
| previous year for the same length of time
In the fall and winter of '6S, we believe
there was a great deal of sickness from
typhoid and Hlalarial fevers, but not Il
| compare with this year. In the district o
Wapato lake. which though of a swampy
character. has hitherto been quite healthy
about dozen adult persons have died, ant
Forest Grove. where people scarcely eve
die unless with old age. has had fou
deaths. but one of these-that of Mr.. Kne
who died recently from consumptiOn-wa!
imported from the East. While Hillsbor
and Cornelius. il our memory serves us
have escaped with single death each. !"
!, The Iadepeaadeat says: stAt the recen
term of the Washington county court tn
county commissioners ordered the treas
urer TO borrow for the use of the count
5000, with which, together with tn
$500 in the treasury, they intend to pa,
off $4,000 in notes held against the county
; and take up all county orders issued be
fore the 1st of April, amounting to owe
$4,000, and have enough lett to pay nee
essary expenses until the next annual ta.
shall be paid: The commissioners thinl
THAT the tax for this year can be reduces
from Is Is mills, as 1T is now. to IL mills
and that this TAX will pay the expenses 0
the county. and clear It of debt by the ent
of the next fiscal year.
Saws the Salem EtResnaan had this item
A little one wis born last Friday mornini
e<i in doubt. The mother is a young lad
who hitherto has been regarded as pat
tern of her sex. She accuses well know
married man Of that city as being tn
father of the newcomer but those who ar
, acquainted with the gentleman think tn,
young lady is badly mistaken. The nlothe
of the young mother, who Is widow
was TO have been married last Sunday
but this unexpected event has caused
postDonement OF the wedding festivi
ties.
A letter to the Stotesman from Crooked
finger Pmirie. Marion eoisntY, aays th
farmers ia Butte creek, Abiqu1 and Crook
eCi-fDger districts are improving th
| present fine weather in finishing mp thei
spring-seeding. Fall-s0wed grain Is con
siderabiy injured In this section. Quite
number or cattle have died during the las
month. the principal losers baing Messrs
John Hartman and VIM. Whitlock. VIII
lIave lost some Hfteen head each. Crook
etl-fnger prairie IL situated twenty-fiv
miles northeast Of Salem. and dtstan
some five miles from the main settlement
&c contains five families. comfortably siG
| uated, with their stock In better condition
than those In the valley. This prairi
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