The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-04-16

ne DoUpttHh was the only veSscl lett at
Gardiner at last accounts.
Coos county has an extra good tax col
lector.. Out of SIS, 600, less than $500 are
unpaid.
The total fall of snow Mt Baker City the
past winter up TO April 9TH, was 6 feet 91l5
inches.
The Coos county Recod will he pub
lished on Wednesday. instead Of Thursday,
hereafter.
The Coos Bay wagon road is said TO
have become impossible for teams through
landslide during the recent storm.
AT the school election. in Jacksonville,
NJ. IIanley was elected director tor three
years and Silas Day clerk tor one year.
The custom house at Coos Bay caught
fire last week. and bnt for timely dis
covtry would have made great confiag-
ration.
Rev. II. II. Small ard Rev. McAllister
will debate the question OF UuiverSaiisIn
at McAlpin's schoolhoust. in Marion
county. OH the oath ot next month.
Mr. Moras. of Coos county. will prob
ably lose the SIGHT of one of his eyes from
the effect of getting hit in it with q small
twig.
4 special meeting of the Washington
Council of Patrons ot HuShantlry will be
held at Hfllsboro Oh the 18th inst, ut 10
n. NJ.
The sale of the Coos bay wagon road.
announced two months ago. finally fell
through, and in consequence the original
owners still remain in possession.
The new building being erected III Ba-
ker CITY for the Sisters school is being
rapidly pushed to completion. 1t will he
an ornament to the city when completed.
The Sentinel learns flat the California
and Oregon Stage Company have received
a renewal of contract to carry the daily
| mail between Redding and Rosehurg.
Mr.. JAY Turtle elected school di-
| rector. and Mr.. John EaStabrooks school
clerk for school district No. 6. embracing
Empire City and South Slough, Coos
county.
| One of the fine merino ewes ON Gen. J.
| w. Nesmith's farm. Polk county. last
| weeH brought forth fu,Ir lambs--a ''li:er''-
| AIRY feat. saws the Statesnsdn, that deserves
| special mention.
| The b,depen}ent SAYS the grangerS talk
! of building and running firSr-class mer-
| chant Touring MIL in Washington county.
/ Hillsburo OH account of its centrality is
/ spoken of as the point of location.
Mr.. Belt. of Utter City. is1 going into
| the potato business OH TIE 0oquille. He
| intends to ship 400 tons next fall. He
expects the seed up on the next steamer
| There is probably no country in the world
/ that can beat the Coquille valley for po-
! tatoes.
There ia hut one business stand and only
| two dwelling houses not rented in Hills
| b0ro now. This is Il better condition than
the town presented even in the time of the
railroad excitement in ~.
Col. J. T.. Meek lectured to fair an
| denceS at the Grove aud Cornelius last
week. and this week lie has gnne mp into
| Yamhill county TO tell the people about
the wonders of the Rocky mountain
| men.
A new town. called Paradise City. has
| been started in opposition to Moscow. up
in Idaho. The rivalry is said to be very
acrimonious. One is the st. Louis and
the other the Chicago of the Northwest.
Tie past winter has been very favorable
for stock in the vicinity Of Grav's Harhor !;
hut The cold rain storms of March have
| been pretty severe Oh cattle, and some
have died.
At meeting of Olympia Grange A.
| A. Manning elected secretary. rice
!. NJ. Scott resigned. Mrs. Georgia
Smith was chosen lecturer, and Miss. Mary
| E. Woodruff chaplain.
Ii ia the general impression among
gardeners that this season will be the
earliest for vegetables ever known in the
Ump1na valley. New potatoes will be IN
market by the 1st prox.
An old fashioned spelling school will be
held 1T The Presbyterian church. in Olym
pia. on Thursday evening next. We sug
gest that ii the attendants spell every.
thing else. they try some of the jaw-break.
ing names of rivers. towns. counties AIT
post offices in Washington Territory.
Young'S River Grange. Patrons o
HuSbandry. ClatSop county. are making
arrangements for Il picnic and festival t
celebrate Memorial Day. saturday. Ma,
1St, 1875. AT the sane time il l. propo>
ed tn lay the corner stone of n new huiid
ing to he Dedicated t" grange purposes. 4
steamer Will be chartered. TO convey al
who will go from Astoria. and it is con
templateCl to have the public. private ant
Sunday schools present Gn this occasion.
AT the school meeting ut the Dalles Mr.
!. Waldron was reelected a director fn
the term of three years. and Mr.. e. B
Mcfarland was Reelected clerk. A spe
eial tax of ffTe mills was then voted to r,ll
tiIe sclool. with the understanding fha
Prof. Barrett should be the principal. an,
that the term would commence on the Is
of September next. The amount paid OF,
during the past year was 50. S61 II. Th
present Indebtedness of the district is 81.
05O.
: They have very interesting literar,
society which meets in the college building
? in Philomath. Benton county. and ,,rC
: pose to have it incorporated. and make it
: permanent institution. They arr. nos
collecting hooks for "a library. and woul
be thankful for any contributions in tina
direction. Present officers are as follows
President. E. Godfrey; vice president
j. Conner; secretary, b. w. Harriet
: chaplain, G. NJ. Ssrroup; correspondent
secretary. n. Whealtlon; treasurer, Il
Chambers: librarian. l.. Edwards; criti,
I j. Hoskins; sergeant-at-arnis, j.. Kel
t noyer.
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:. Crooked Finger Prairie is located far u
in the mountain foothills In the northpa.
corner of Marion county. Its attitude.
: greatly above the level of the vale
0 prailieS, yet ii does not seem to suff,
u from unusual frosts. and all agriculture
0 products, cereals, vegetables and trui
thrive there equally well. The Rec0
h says this prairie is occupied by only 81
If families. the extent being small. but it
It especially valuable as q sheep and srot
i range, which Is almost unlimited III I'll
d adjoining timber and mountains Strann
to say. too, there are no wild animals
. destroy flucks and herds. as the wolv
: and coyotes do not remain in the non
: tains but iIlfest the lands nearer the maj
II settlements. All things considered. Croo
: ed Finger Prairie may be considered