The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-22
Home Matters.
rnesdey, October 10.

Benton county yesterday.
Over 1900 meals were served at the An
FORA restaurants during the State Fair week
! Ike McCIung proposes to start for th
Eastern States IN q few weeks, to be absen
probably till spring.
f Owing to the backwardness of the season
our people have just commenced eating
nlince pies.
4 At tho railroad entrance at the Fai
Ground 90, 517 worth of tickets were solt
during last week.
4 Judge Montanyei is making arrangement
for trip East, and expects to start abou
the first proximo.
We notice the familiar face of our lat.
townsman, A. G. Jones, ESQ.,, now o
Jacksonville, on our streets yesterday.
+ The trotting horse Blue Mountain Boy
was sold last Saturday at auction at tht
Salem Fair Ground for the sum of 81 ,O50
Workmen commenced Iathing the walls OF
the Evangelical Church yesterday morn.
/ ing. It viii be ready for use before the
/ Winter sets in.
MARRIED.-On the 18th inst, at the
house of G. w. Cooper, by Rev j. Bower
/ sox, Mr.. H. JEFF Healy and Miss Mary
FIlEn, both of Linn county.
/ If man wants to become acquainted
with the history of his family let him run
i for office, and before the election takes
| place it VIII be proven on him that he is
a sheep-thief.
When You were child, you acted as
child, but now that you have grown old
lay aside your childish acts and 90 to
Bakers dollar store for your crockery
ware.
Over In Polk county when man has
| law suit before Justice of the Peace and
the case goes against him, he says ssthat
old Justice knows about as much about law
as mule does about mfneralogy-cI chances
in favor of the Inule.''
Ben. F. Doris, Representative to the
Grand Encampment, I. o o. F.. that met
at Indianapolis last month, arrived at his
home In Eugene last Monday, eight (iays
ana one hour from indianapolis. The
session of the Grand Encampment lasted
six days, and was fully attended.
For refinement of horse thief strategy go
to Texas. Down there these Gentlemen
go in gangs, headed by pretended clergy
man who gets up prOtracted and Jealous
meetings, and while he is taking the con-
gregatlon upward on the wings of elo-
quence the rank and file make decent.
steal all the horses, and are off before their
presence is known.
Or m THE MOUNTAINS Star Mealv. tba
ooligtng drug clerk in the postoffice build
ing, has taken a leave of absence for few
Gays and gone up in the mountains to
Climb over logs and rocks in the hope of
having q chance of killing deer.
CALLED.-We had the pleasure Of cs1l
from Mr.. Ed. Heriff. of the WaHa Walla
Union. Ed. reports everything in that
section of country in flOurishfng condi-
ton, and that tie Union Is in q Flappy con-
dition. both physically and nnancgally.
Ed. VIII leave for Walfa Walla this MORN |
ing. ~
Mr.. John Luper and family start for
Lower Soda, on Wednesday, to remain this |
winter. MIR. LupeI has not been enjoying
the Dest OF health for year or two mast. /
and ne proposes trying the virtue OF soda /
water and mountain life for while, to zee |
WiiaG benefit ie may have on his health.
DIREcToRs ELEcTEp.-At the amman
meeting OF the stockholders of the Yaquina I
Bay Railroad Company, held at Corvallis.
on Saturday last, the following named
gentlemen were elected Directors for the T
Hogue, B. w. Wilson, J. NJ. Currier, DR.
Bailey, e. Hairless, Jos. Hamilton. NJ
Jacobs and III. F1ickenger. The stock was
well represented and harmony and earnest
ness characterized the meeting.
IMPROVEMENT AT LOWER SoDA.-Dr.
Alexander, Mr.. john Luper, and others,
with their families, having determined to
winter at Lower Soda, have gone to work
Greeting and putting in order neat DWELL
lngs, etc, so that they may be In n position +
GO enjoy III comfort whatever weather the
coming winter may have in store for them.
Ihey have or arc about to erect school I
house, SO that the little ones of the neigh +
borhood may not suffer for the want of cd
ucationai facilities.
ESCAPED. D.-Ye yesterday morning the pris-
oner fficarcerated in our county jail by the
name of James Logan, made his escape in
the following manner: The Sheriff had
taken Logan down his breakfast and LEFT
him out in the hall to eat the same while he
returned mp stairs to take his own Logan
being OF rowing disposition, came to the
conclusion that it would not pay for him to
wait for the setting of the court. 50 he
quietly cFawied through one or the holes
made by some of the gents who wanted khks
room to be well ventilated and has not been
nearu OF since. Deputy Sheriff Humphrey
found that he was missing and np TO SIX
9 o.coick last eveHingshad not returned with
his man. s73= 8 80 q
BUGGY SMAsiHED. asst week young
secr BY the mama Of Boggs called on
VIM. Cannon aud procrreda buggy, for the
purpose:of taking bis sslaurel WREATH J, soat
riding. and arriving at the house he found
that his fair one had lady caller, and be-
ing Of q generous turn Of mind. proposed
@ Eake them both in the buggy with him.
Now this was contrary TO the rules OIL
livery men, and the buggy being of light
pattern Il was not capable Of holding up so
much concentrated sweetness, and some
thing cracked and they ali went out. some
of them on their heads; the sslittle wagon,
mad went into rut and the body Of it /
tipped over and mashed ali to flinders.
We admire the young mans generosity, |
Dut condemn his Judgment. About $50 |
VIII make things even again.
Base BALI.- The College boys having
been victorious In the contest for the first
premium, offered BY the STATE Fair manage
era, tho Aidines,la . Salem club, played the
College aan.o, In which the seoys sss,swl j