The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-01-08
Pacific Slopers.

A little snow fell in Rogue river
valley last week. but the earth's bosom
was too warm for it to lie on.
The Jail at Jacksonville caught fire
Just after the Brown brothers were
1ncarcer;lted therein last week, but no
damage was done.
The Yreka papers announce that
several persons from that region talk
of eMigrating to the new mines at
Galice creek ere long.
The Coos county Record thinks
things on the bay are centering at
Marshfield, and the business of that
section is growing larger all the time.
A Mr.. Thompson, who had charge
of Mensor'S store when it was burned.
was arrested at Kerbyville last week,
on suspicion of being an incendiary.
The people of Curry county are
about to have a paper, NJ. II. Beau
mont. of Port Oxford. will be the
publisher. 1t will be Democratic in
politics.
Since July 18th, 1874. the clerk of
Yamhill county has issued 80 marriage
licenses. and recorded 164 transfers of
real estate.
License to run steam ferry between
Astoria and Skipanon will be applied
for at the next term of the Clatsop
county court.
The Granger festivities at McMinn-
vile. on New Years day, were to be
the finest of the kind ever enjoyed in
Old Yamhill.
The burning of coal pit in the
city limits of Lafayette gives the town
a sonbre appearance, and makes the
Courier editor mad.
Bav City. Coos comfy. is making
an effort to get a San Francisco ship
building company, recently organized,
to locate its works at that place.
A prominent citizen of Polk county,
was made the happy recipient of one
hundred and fifty chalk pipes OH the
Christmas tree in Dallas.
There are 243 Oranges of the Pa
irons Of Hushandry in Oregon and
adjoining Territories. These have an
average membership of 80 each. which
gives 12.150 persons affiliatiDg with
the order here.
Everywhere throughout the State
festivities have ruled the hour during
the holidays. and the people seem to
have enjoyed themselves more than
usual.
Mr.. Mason writes that there is
plenty of good land i'll Goose Lake
valley not yet taken mp. and advises
those in search of homes to come
there. He reports several district
schools in successful operation.
Hank Guernsey has left long con-
course of mourners with hands full of
unadjusted accounts. Good men are
scarce at Eugene, and a detective has
been sent to bring HIN back.
Baseball has broken out in mid
winter at Hillsboro. The leading
club at that place played the Burnt
Bacon and Glencoe clubs last week,
and were victorious each time.
The Oregon City grammar school
will open next Monday, with Prof.
Pope as principal. Miss Jennie La
Forest teacher in the preparatory de-
partment. and Mrs. w. w. Buck
teacher in the primary department.
A petition is in circulation, and
numerously signed, praying for a
change in the time of carrying the
U. $. mails between Corvallis and
Yaquina from weekly to tri-weekly,
all the year, instead of half the time,
as now.
A gentleman well posted in live
stock matters informs the Mountnineer
that during last summer over SO. 600
calves were branded in Eastern Oregon,
1t is estimated that next summer the
number will reach 12O, 600.
A young couple, residing in the
lower end of Oregon City, took a
notion to become man and wife, and
consequently left the parental homes
and begat themselves to Vancouver
one day last week, where they were
united in marriage.
MIR. NJ. Wilkens, of Lane county.
who has been appointed to superiii-
tend the department. of textile fabrics
of Oregon in the Centennial celebra-
ton at Philadelphia in 1876, is busily
| engaged in making preparations to
have that department properly rep
| resented.
A man named Waters recently
arrived at Lafayette from HainesviIle.
Mass, to take possession of farm
| willed his wife by VIM. Blair, her
father. from whom she had not heard
for 25 years. until she found oft that
he had died in Oregon and LETT her
the property.
An old resident of Oregon. Mr..
David Colver, who now resides IN the
Waldo Hills. is lying extremely i'll
| with paralysis. He was taken sick
one year ago last June. in Indiana,
where he had gone on visit. but was
recently brought back to the place
where he now is.