The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-12-31
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A large crowd gathered Yesterday .

| CouELu stFeeC, IN 1ronC OF the Court
house. attracted by the moving through
the streets OF one of the old buildings
from John Taylor's lot. The building
laHs about fifty feet long, had been
mounted on four wooden truck wheels,
with pair of wagon wheels in front, to
which team Of six stout mules were
hitched. Attermany tugs the old house
started. the driver yelling and the mud
flying all over the sidewalk, scattering
tie crowd and bespattering the Goddess
of Liberty on the dome of the Court
house. After an hours time they sue
ceeded in dragging the building about
$50 feet. Within few feet of the cross.
ing from tie Recorders office to Evans
store. they stuck fast, owing to q slight
rise in the street made by the crossing.
The driver shouted himself hoarse, the
six big mules foundered about in the
mud, but not an inch could they bulge
the old building. Thecrowd increased,
and bets were made that they would
never start it again. A teamster from
the redwoods, with four mustangs, had
stopped to watch the performance, a
smooth faced, athletic young fellow.
He said nothing until, reused perhaps
by splash of mud, he walked to the
front wiping his forehead on his sleeve,
and said ''l amt got but three dol
lars, but I'll bet every d-n cent of it
that my four mustangs will start that
rookery out of there" There was .
derisive laugh from the crowd and half
dozen takers. ''Put up the money!"
said the teamster, "If had more or
knew where to borrow any, I'd see the
last one of you" The bet was taken,
Jerry Farmer held stakes, the SIX mules
were taken off aud the four mustangs
hitched on. Meanwhile the interest of
the crowd increased, and bets were free
ly made with big odds against the
teamster. When ready to start the ex-
element was at a high pitch. The little
mustangs bent to their work, but the
house did not move; he started them
again no go. Nothing daunted. the
teamster, in answer to the crowd, who
were chatting him from all quarters,
said, s'If Jim Shaw was here I'd get the
money and bet fifty dollars that l could
start it. / amt got'em warmed up yet
.I'll bet you fifty dollars against one of
your horses,' said a welI-known livery
man, ''that you can't pull it five feet. .
ssIt's a whack," said the teamster, s'put
mp the coin.'' The money was handed
to- Jerry Farmer, the stakeholder.
Another ting, the little mustangs SEEM
ed to hump themselves, but it was no
go. "I'll bet you another fifty agin that
mares mate, you can't do it, /" said the
livery man, eagerly. ''Done," said the
teamster. ssI'll bet the Ia hoof of 'em
on it, and You may swing me to one of
them oaks in the plaza it they can't do
it." By this ime the excitement was
running high among the lookers-on, and
side bets were numerous. One offered
TO bet hundred dollars that he could
not do it, and the teamster got friend
to take the bet for him. Those who
had watched the teamster closely now
noticed . change in bis manner, and cn-
rious smiles on his countenance. He
walked up to each horse successively,
tapped him on the rump with the butt
end of his blacksnake, and said to each.
aStand up there now, in your harness. 2
For the first time be mounted the near
wheeler, seized single rein, turned his
team off SHAW" swu,g them back
lssgee," cracked his whip, gave > yell,
| as they straig ightened, and the unwieldy
load rose over the obstruction like an
old hulk over swell at sea, greeted by
burst. of applause from the bystanders.
The mustangs pulled tor about twenty
i've feet and he stopped them. aYou
see, boys" said the teamster as be got
down, aI'm with 'em ail the time and
know just what they can do, and''
with chlldlike smile, '.jest when TO
make sem do it. !" As he dropped the
stake n his ovefalls pocket be said,
"I'd give City dollars ont of that AZ
4 atn1,n 50 Y;n, Staau had f,non here e, ,rsao