The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-19

Jacksonville Is to have an Alden fruit
dryer.
Choice white wheat sells at 60c at Eu-
gene. Low.
Fall sown wheat along the Chehalis is
growing finely.
Mr.. Van Eaton has been appointed
farmer in charge of the Chebalis Indian
reservation, rice David Byles, removed.
The missionaries sent to the Eastern
States by Brigham. last fall, returned to
Salt Lake thoroughly disheartened.
C. NJ Northrup. ofFillmore, Nebraska,
wants to build saw and grist mill at a
suitable location in Washington Terri
tory. !.
A distinct. though slight shock of an
earthquake is reported to have agitated
the soil of portion of Chehalis county
one night last week.
The trappers and hunters on the upper
NisqualIy and Deschutes rivers have been
unusually successful in killing wild animals
this winter.
Mesdames Dougherty and Brown were
arrested last week for slloplifting at Sill
yer City. They raised $400 worth of goods
out of the stores there.
All land patents now in the land Office
at Olympia. which may be uncalled tor
before next month. will be returned to
Washington. Heed the warning.
John a. Knifong and John Patrick.
who have just returned to Lewiston from
Walla Walla. report the hil1-sides between
the two places literally strewn with dead
cattle.
Out near the Tacoma coalfields has been
found an immense quantity OF granite, as
fine as any in the world for building pur-
poses. Also marble of first class.
Last Sunday week was one of the sad
dest days in Olympia's history. There
were three funerals on that day.
Prineville. Ochoco. has population of
III !; has three lodges. viz Odd Fellows,
Grange and Good Templars; district
school. dancing school. carpenter shop,
wagon shop, and two doctors.
The State Printer. according to the
Record, has reached the 900th page of the
volume of laws and decisions, and there
stopped TO let the Adams press grind out
blanks for the county assessors.
The Directors of the Salem School Dis
trict have ordered that all children who
purpose attending the public schools of the
district shall register their names before
hand.
Mr.. Pressly. formerly of Salem. has
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making two trips from Grants Pass to the
newly discovered silver ledge below
Galice creek.
A candle that was left burning in the
house of Mr.. Despain at Pendleton. one
night last week. burned down after me
folks had retired and set the house o.. fire.
AID when Mr. Despair jumped Cut of bed
the flames was running up the wall ofthe
house very rapidly. BY diat of hard work
1,aA fyafl &l.o
fire; but he burned his hands aud other
wise injured hilnseIf so seriously that he
has been confs:red to his room ever since.
Josephine Grange of P. of H., was
organized Jan. S, 1875, by Hon. d. s. r.
Buick, at Vannoy's Ferry. on Rogue
river. and has the following officers !:
Joseph Poilack, NJ; b. F. Sloan, o. !;
A. W. Pressly. L.. Lafayette Allen. 5. !;
Austin S. Borough. A. s.; Samnel
Croxson. Sec. Joe Wilder, G. K; Mrs.
Lucy Borough. Ceres; Mrs. Jane Wells.
P; Miss + Borough. F.; Mrs. r. NJ.
Pressly, L. A. S. They have had thirty
charter members aud two limitations since,
and the Grange is in a prosperous COLI
dition.
The Salem Record saws: Seen. Coffin.
president ofthe State Manufacturing Com
pany. informs us that the company will
commence operations i'm few lays by
stocking the lanyard at the penitsntiary
and running the same te its fullest capac-
ity. Also, the company has procured
machinery. which will be here By the 1st
of April. to be used in the manufacture of
boots and SHOES, which business Will be
carried on extensively. and over one hun
tlred pairs can be turned out daily. The
company has contract with the State for
convict labor at so cents per day of ten
hours work. the use of the water power,
shafting, buildings and steam boiler, free.
A letter from Olex postoffice, Wasco
county. says: Though ours is indeed a
paradise - for a stock raiser, here also
NAV the hardy son of the soil find land
that is almost unsurpassed for richness.
which land is confined to the creek and
river bottoms. Peaches grow well here.
the trees being of rapid and vigorous
growth, and the flavor excellent grapes
Strawberries. apples. pears. cherries and
plums do tolerably well where they have
been cultivated here. Wheat yields an
average of forty bushels to the acre. often
coming up to fifty bushels per acre. Oats
yield an average of about seventy bushels
per acre. while potatoes and every variety
of vegetable that has ever been planted
here Yields well. and is of good size and
flavor. and grows TO enormous size.
Ranches are worth almost hundred per
cent. above what they were three or four
years ago wages are one dollar per day
and board cattle are rather low, as good
cow and calf can be purchased at from $40
TO SIS; but there are some interior ranches
here vet vacant. where from to 10 acres
of good rich land could he procured with
an endless range for stock.
Writing to the Farmer. from Omaha. on
his way home from the East. Grand
Master Clark. of the Oregon State Grange.
says: 81 wish here TO speak of business
to Patrons of Oregon and Washington
Territory. First. let me say be patient
and true and all will be we'll. have
been enabled TO prepare the way for
making arrangements with and receiving
propositions from manufacturers that /
think will be of great advantage TO our
members. for the following articles !:
Mowers, combined reapers aid mowers,
self-rakers. headers. combined harvester
and header Ito cut eight feet, and three or
four men can bind eighteen acres per ,lay,.
plows with or without stocksl the right
to manufacture tile combined harvester
and header. sewing machines. organs. ETC.
For all those articles proposals have been
made that think will give entire satis-
faction; also improvements on wagons.
All these things will be laid before our