The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-03-12


liquor to minor.
Mr.. NJ. C. Simmons. of Oyster
Bay. w. T.. will start a logging camp
at the head of that bay. for Capt.
Renton, of the Blakely mill.
Judge Clark, newly appointed
Judge In Idaho, held his maiden ternl
of the district court at Boise City last
week.
Mr.. P. B. Clark. who had the
mail contract between Bozema1 ana
Virginia City. Montaia, has reiinqulsf-
ed ii. and special contract has been
let to G. G. Huntly.
AR. +. D. Rowell. of Washington
county. lost during last week two lne
horses. one fine stallion, worth SOU,
died from having nail run INTO ms
foot, and the other. a tine young mare,
from being snagged in the leg.
Bishop Spaulding. OF Colorado, has
deposed John G.. Fitnam. presby-
ter of his jurisdiction. from the sacred
ministry. in accordance with canon D.
title IL f2l of the digest. Fitnam was
an editor, and might have known the
two offices wouldn't work well to-
gether.
The Washington County Council
L. OF H.. at Tie IhSb uleettttS' CiSSLeA
the following officers to serve for the
next year: Ulysses Jackson, Presi-
dent; r. A. Carpenter, Vice Presi-
dent n. C. Raymond. Secretary;
Il. D. Humphreys, Treas. I; Jas. w.
Gibson. Steward; e. III. Warren,
Door-keeper.
Stock of all kinds in Tillamook is
coming through the winter in good
condition. The grass is green and
growing. But little feeding has been
necessary this wiuter. The farmers
are plowing and sowing grain. Their
winter wheat and oats look well, not
having been injured in the least by
| the winter.
Four of Lewiston's best pugilists
| undertook to chastiSe an Indian one
day last week. but the quartette were
vanquished in disorder. The trouble
| grew ont of a dispute abont COW.
| The s'noble red man. failed to get
away with the cav, but he got away
with his men.
Some scoundrel attempted to set
| fire to Bunker & Squirs' gin shop. at
Lewiston. last week. by saturating the
premises with coal oil and applying a
match, but a few buckets of wafer
and a thorough snow-balling stayed
the devouring element. and whisky is
still cheap.
Eight large business blocks, mostly
brick. have been erected in Canyon
City, Colorado, since last July. ac-
cor1ling to the ArGidRche. In addition
to these there were built fifty odd
dwelling houses. The whole cost of
buildings of all classes for the period
named is given by the 4Acaldtache at
Sill, $3.50. A courthouse, to cost
several thousand dollars. is among
contemplated improvements.
Much interest was manifested in a
case which was tried in justice court
at La Grande week before last. en-
titled State of Oregon VS.. Andrew
Latld. in which defendant was charged
with burglary in forcib'y entering a
gralary belonging to his son, John
I.add. Defendant was held to bail
for his appearance af circuit court for
the sum of $500. which having been
given, he was left at liberty.
The Hillsboro Independent tells this
Recently in his absence Mr.. Har-
mons house on the Lousignnt Lake
, | caught fire from the chimney in the
. night and burned mp with all the
! household effects. The boy who was
: living IN the house, when he found il
/
ing near by and went to bed with one
OF his cousins. and said nothing about
the fire. because he did not like to
disturb the folks when it was so damp
and chilly out doors.
! Mr.. J. Mackin. informs the Walla
! Walla 1StRespaR that the prolonged
spell of cold weather was terribly dis
: astroUls to the fruit trees i'll this valley
: In some places the peach trees arr
. | killed outright. Mr.. Mackin think
the coming season will show the peacl
!, crop an entire failure. The apple
pear. plum and cherry trees have al
suffered. This is more especially tht
= case in the neighborhnod of town,
q but it is believed that throughout TN
u valley the orchards have been great,
: damaged.
The Silver City. Idaho, -Arolonche
= says: 1.-The prospect tor lively time
i the coming spring are decide1l
: brighter than ever before known il
- this camp. All the mines on Wa
4 Eagle mountain were never in sue
good shape for yielding large quaint
Ties of ore as they are at present. an
preparations are being made for
9 vigorous mining campaign during tn
e coming summer. Besides the mine
> already in operation, other new enter
prises are projected. which will greafl
= add fo the industry and mineral prC
duct of our camp. The two smeltin
furnaces at South Mountain will fur
= out ten tons of bullion per day. I'll
!: transportation of which to WinnemucC
'e will give employment to all the team
in the Territory.
te The San Francisco Commercial He
aid gives handsome need of ju
II praise to the wooIen manufacturers
Oregon, and says that the ..eassinert
u of the Willamette Mills are value
J, for their uniform good quality All
e tasty styles. aud readily taken BY Il
e trade on receipt here. y The sales
re goods made IN these mills during la
wear in San Francisco aggregate
" nearly Quarter of a million of do
at lars. The Herald says that during Il
ne year there has been marked IN
Il proyenlent In the quality of the man
We faefIred woolen goods received fro
ut Oregon. The fabF4cs of tile SaleT
Id Brownsville and Oregon City sfact
at ries viii compare probably wifls tho
We Of any other factory in tie lald
almost every variety, and in son
he articles are superior TO any elsewhe
ns made.
IN A letter. dated the 23d ult-, fro
Tillanlook TO the Independent, say
ed IA ledge supposed TO be rich ia siiy
re- has been discovered near this Salle
A company of 25 men are at work
,e1 this ledge drilling and blasting a
ms developing the mine. They will sci
some Of the rock TO Portland tome
W row to have it aSsayed i'm the nlea