The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-11-12
Pacific SIopers.

gate to over So, ,5OO at ITS November
sitting.
But little travelling can now be done
over the country roads, which are very
much cut up and ssawfial muddy
The Union county Teachers Institute
was in session ae LaGrande last week,
was well attended, interesting and
PORTABLE.
Week before last was unusually rainy
in Powder river valley and the roads
became quite heavy, but agricultnrists
rejoiced.
In 1874 the total vote in Union county
was $50. At the late election for con-
gresham the whole number Of votes
cast was 479, falling off of 41O.
The citizens OF Cornelius precinct will
meet ON the 13,h inst, to levy a school
tax for the purpose of running three,
six or nine months school.
Two brothers, named Cru1l are charg-
ed by D. c. Reynolds, of Umatilla coun-
ty, with selling lot of wheat which be-
longed to him and pocketing the pro-
ceeds. The sheriff is after the Crulls.
Quaterly meeting has been going on
at Cornelius nearly two weeks. On last
Monday evening there were nine or ten
conversions the evening before there
were two; Rev. Mr.. Elliott presiding.
At the recent term of the circuit court
in Umatilla county several saloon keep
ers pleaded guilty to indictments for
keeping their saloons open ON Sunday.
They were fined SO and costs in each
case.
A heavy wind, during the night,
abont oue week ago, blew portion OF
the roof off the Blue Mountain Universi-
ty, at La Grand No serlons damage
was done except to cause the workmen
some additional labor.
The ladies Of Marion comfy who are
interested in the Oregon department of
the coming Centennial Exhibition, are
requested to meet at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, Nov. Goth, at the house of
Mrs. ]. H. Moores, Salem.
The Owyhee Aeo1ancAe says the
Central Pacific Railroad Company re-
fuse to come down on their unjust and
exorbitant freight charges from San
Francisco to Winnemucca, thinking that
they have the people of this portion Of
Idaho completely in their power
The Cosuie1. is Of the opinion that
Olympia has entirely too many shade
trees for either convenience or health.
In hot simmer days they are, no doubt,
pleasant, and just the thing, but when
the rainy season sets in it renders moro
dismal the prevsiling gloom.
The Denver Nescs of the 9th says
"F. e. Warmly, one of Brigham
Young's missionaries, has been preach
ing and praying with the Gentle heath
en- of Fairplay, but without making any
converts"
Ed Cartwright. man employed on
the railroad at Walla Walls. had hia
hand SO badly bruised last week that il
was necessary to ampntate some OF the
fingers.
A Walla Walla sheriff beat four aces
the other evening with writ of attach
ment which he levied on the stakes, 500,
and walked off with the coin
At the Boise races last week, gentle
man who was greatly indignant at one
of the decisions given from the judges
stand, remarked in a pretty loud tone
of voice that he ssco,ild lick any one of
them for $780," John HALEY approach
ed him and exhibited that amount OF
money asking him it he ssmeant husi-
ness" He was taken aback and SEEM
ed to have forgotten his threat just
about that time.
The Walla Walla L5aio,, Gays
Some of our stock men say that grass is
better and greener this fall than they
have seen it before for the last ten years.
Stock did well all summer, and i'm the
dry weather the grass did not dry up
as it sometimes does. AS our stock is
now generally in good condition, and
the feed unusually good, there is NOT
much chance for stock to suffer this
winter, unless we should have an unusu.
ally long and severe one.n
The general prevalence of tramps IL
the East has induced the suggestion tha1