The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-01
,MOme Interests.

FARM SoLD.-James Moore sold his farm
across the Calipooia, few days ago. foi
81, 600 cash. The farm contained l6C
acres, about go acres of which was open
land.
LIP CUT.-While Mr.. Ike Banty was cut
ting a limb from a tree on the 23d, and
bending it nearly double to make 1t cut
easy. the CIT end of the limb flew oack,
and striking Mr.. B. in the face. cutting a
! terrible gasll in the upper lip clear to the
bone, DR.. Plummer attended TO the
wounded man in good shape.
One day last week Mr.. Bone vas haul
ing wheat to the Peoria warehouse, having
20 bushels on his wagon. when crossing a
bridge which spans a dry guleh on the
| farm of Judge Haley, the stringers gave
| way, precipitating team and driver some
twelve feet down into the gully. Strange
! to say, Mr.. Bone escaped without scratch;
/ peaicd off of the legs, and only the neck
yoke of the wagon being broken. Three
or four dollars was the utmost damage.
/ A little six-year old boy living in Dixie,
after his customary evening prayers, a
night or two ago, continued, s'and bless
mamma. and Jennie and poor Uncle Ben
mic, - adding, after a moments pause, the
explanatory remark, 'tHis name is Hop
kins..'
| VIM. Tally came over from Tillamool1
county the other day and snapped few
| jokes with his old friends last Tuesday. He
says that he undoubtedly has the finest crop
of fern ever raised in that section of country
Chas. Mealey came down from his
''STountain Home last Wednesday with a
| load OF venison. He reports deer in an
abundance at his place.
| John Foshay, of the Albany Book Store,
keeps everything pertaining to first class
| book store.
II. Flindt just gets away with any other
shop in the city when it comes to making
fancy and durable boots.
| The fragments of some kind of four
wheeled vehicle are scattered along the
road from Salem to Dallas. The driver
and horses have utterly disappeared.
| Mr.. Lanlrum, of the firm of Landrum
s. Rogers, of California, has reached Sa-
| lem. In a few days will arrive his large
drove OF 2, 400 Agora Goats.
A son of Mr.. Smith, who lives near Ore
| gon City. trod upon n scythe the other day
and cut his foot to the bone.
The money paid by the several Insur-
ance Companies 70 the sufferers by fire at
Corvallis, aggregated about SO. 500.
| -Four thousand bushels of wheat were re-
\ ceived at Hubbard station last week.
Saturday, September p.
| TONGUE BROkEN.-While Mr.. N Nettle
who resides some seven miles southeast of
this city, was coming into town with
four-horse wagon load of wheat hy some
means the wagon became erar1peti, and in
| attempting to straighten the wagon, the
lead horses took the start of him and
swung round, slIapping the tongue square
off. The wagon was then tied behind an
other which happened to be bit short dis
tauce behind. and in this condition it was
brought to this city. The load in the two
| wagons made very nice little pull for
| four horses-1S0 bushels.
| NEW PATENTs.-Through dispatches to
Dewey s. Co., Patent agents. s. F., we re-
ceive the following advance list of U. S.
Patents granted to Pacific Coast inventors,
VIZ: ". FL. Harrison, LiFermorc, Cal.
ele!ateG railway; 4. j. Knapp, Half
Moon Bay, CAL, side hill plow c. New
man, S. F.. CAL, process of treating rattan;
| +. w. Clarke. S. T., Cal, force pump o.
Collier. Sac. Cal. spring power regulator
J. B. Green, Ellfatt, Cal, harrow !; D. w.
| Hunt, s. F., Cal, burial case c. III.
Aaron, s. F.. CAL, ainalgamator; J. Craw-
| ford s. F., Cal, joiut for hydraulic nozzle;
| 9. G. Redmond, and II. Ii. Rhodes. San
Sot'1 k5hlC'
THE WATKINS AFFAIR.-The affair in
which one Whiteman seriously mutilated
| the person Of a man by the name of Wat
kins, which created considerable excite
| ment about two months since, was again
brought to public notice on Friday by the
unexpected appearance of the sufferer.
The details of the disgusting affair have al
ready been sufficiently, explained to fhe
public. MIR. Watkins reports that he has
been back to his old home in Iowa and re-
turns TO attend to this affair. On his ar
rival he swore ont warrant against White
man in the Court OF Justice johnson and
Sheriff Shaw proceeded to arrest the ae-
cused. Returning in the evening with the
prisoner the Sheriff introduced him to the
Court, who held him to answer Saturday
morning 25tb) in the SUN of fifteen hun
prisoner was lodged in Jail. So says the
Statesman.
SOCIAL GArHERING.-Aboutt twenty-five
Cranor,s last Friday evening and passed a
very agreeable time. Music, singing and
social conversation was indulged ia for
some time, and it was not until the clock
had struck twelve did the happy throng
think of disbanding< It was an occasion
that will long be remembered by all those
that took part in the evenings amuse-
ment.
MASONIC FUNERAL.-Several of our citi-
zens went to Jefferson yesterday to attend
the funeral of young man by the name of
Lyons, who fell from the trestle work of
the railroad this side of jefferson some time
ago. and has been, we understand, confined
to his room most Of the time since the ac-
cident. He was member of the masonic
order and was buried by them yesterday.
Mrs. G. 9. English hss returned, after
an absence of three or four weeks, bringing
up SPLENDID stock of new millinery. ETC..
embracing all the latest styles. The ladies
snouid call at once at her establishment
ana get the first say.
Billie Westlake returned home last Fri
day from California. Oregon is good
enough for him he says, and that Albanx
IN tne Iiveliest town that he has seen for
many a day. see'A Aor
Hubert Of the trained horse notorfetv y
is in the city, and we understand that 10
wi, pc here during the Fair week with
The Farmers warehouse has received.
on an average. one hundred and e,ybtu
wagon loads Of wheat each day during tfs
week. '.'o