The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12

Williamson Bros, FAX mill. on william:
Otte river hank, between Aaxayette anu
1Vs.ssev FsISir1ors,. X story frame dwell
ing, ,1st street between Jenerson ana Ihurs-
OoR = icnStar. sSn story frame dwelling, Cd
ytreet between Thufston und Lafayette;
wv Wm. NJ. Bercaw, TX story frame dwell.
ing. sonfhamoest shao coFher Ahuts'oiA t.'i0 %
Mr. vanvsctox, IN story frame dwelling,
southwest corner of Madison and 4th sts.;
II. skeel, one story box dwelling, SOUTH
west corner OF ThuIston and 9Th streets;
VIM. Hale TX story frame dwelling, cor
ner jefferson and 7th streets: 600.
j. w. Dercaw, IL story fr1auae dwelling.
northwest corner Thurston and 4th sts.;
Brown & stewart, two story frNme office
of fil0Sdtes leiGA.s d sssocsxd. rot tintshedl
corner Broadalbin and I'd Streets $500.
Several large buildings i,Nve been pro-
jectet, work upon which will commence
early in the Spring. Mr. John Briggs will
handsome fwo-sfory business hot1se on the
sTIot where the Old Stove store now stands.
Mayor Fronan will erect q tvsc-styry brick
block, on First between Ferry and WASH
1ngton streets, the coming SesssON.
Should the efforts in behAH of the Nc
Isss KsnziS oarsal prove snccssst1leHnd me- we be; be-
a. once, It will furnish employment, dur
ing its continuance, for Mrge number of
men.
TANaENT,
A village located on the line of the
o. & G. Railroad, is six miles due
south from Albany. I'm the western
edge of Albany prairie, some eleven
miles fran Lebanon, and on the line
Of the projected railroad from Va.
Quinia Bay eastward from Corvallis to
Lebanon. Tangent was founded by
1r. John Beard in 1877, who erected
y 1rge warehouse in the most improv-
ed and substantial manner, with
ckpAcity for storing $4,000 bushels of
grain, the elevators being run By
steam. The business of this house
for the past year will reach near $7O.-
O00. arising from wheat, $50. 600, on
aaxseed, go, coo. The wheat raised
In the vicinity Of Tangent is of the
finest quality. much sought after by
our local mills. The fiax<eetl was
purchased by the Pioneer Oil Co., OF
Salem, at 81 rs per busliel.
Tangent contains one store for the
sale of general merchandise. post
office, railroad Office, blacksmith shop,
u neat church, recently erected. be-
lenging to the NJ. E. Church South,
Rev. G. Mcfarland. pastor, to whose
energy is to be credited its successful
erection. The Grangers have neat
hall. with q membership of eighty,
male and female. There is n good
schccl-house in the vicinity of the
village, in which good school is kept,
with large attendance of scholars.
The lands are very fertile throughout
the whole extent TO Lebanon on the
east, Albany ON the north, Calipooia
creek on the south and west, forming
one plain of about 10000 acres-the
garden spot in the Willamette Valley.
Consequently the lands are held at
stiff prices, ranging from $50 to $40
per acre.
PEORIA,
Four miles east of Shetld, on the
east bank of the Willamette. contains
several buildings, four grain ware
houses with an aggregate capacity OF
$4,000 bushels. The coutry surround
ing produces large crops of grain, and
it will not be long before more storage
room will be demanded at this point.
on the Calipooia river. nearly two
miles southeast of Shedd, has several
dwellings, superior water-power. and
one Of the finest Touring mills in the
county. In the immediate vicinity
are five saw-mills, several churches,
Bchool-houses, etc.
LEBANON.
= thriving town, with population o1
three hundred, is situated OH the wesl
bank of the South Fork of the Santian
river. and is within three miles ofthe
center of the county. Lebanon is
fourteen miles southeast from Albany,
with which it is connected by the
Albany & Santian Canal. The towr
was laid out by Mr.. j. Raiston il
1881. The location is a beautiful one,
in close proximity to excellent water
and wood. while extending to the
west almost as far as the eye can reach
extends the fertile prairie, dotted al
over with neat farrn-houses, with here
and there church and school-house,
while to the south the Cascade noun.
tains rear their heads toward the skies
covered from base to top with dense
forests affording comparatively in.
exhaustible supply of lumber for age:
To come.
Lebanon had made but little pro.
gress in growth up to last year, owing
TO the meager inducements given .te
new corners. But owing to the In.
Aaguration of wiser policy, last sea.
son many new buildings were erected,
and Lebanon took long stride in
growth and prosperity
There are now four dry goods stores,
one drug store, two blacksmith shops,
two millinery stores, one tin shop,
two jewelry stores, two good hotels,
one boot and shoe factory, cabinet
shop, gun sLop, wagon shop, livery
stable, picture gallery, saloon, harness
ana saddle shop, and meat market.
There are two excellent physicians,
ex-G0v. ID. w. Ballard and T.. Foley.
who are highly esteemed among their
friends and patrons: frequent calls are
made unon tJ,or,, S,. n,.,.o,