The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-18
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inst, the following officers were elected Tor
the present ycai President P. j Martin:
Vice President, Geo. J.. Curry; Secretary.
c. N Thornbury Directors, Z. J. Martin.
Geo. l.. Curry, William Grant, 0. 5. say
| age and Moses Seller.
IN Sheridan there are . mercantile houses,
drug store, : blacksmith Shops, boot
aud shoe shop, harness shop. wagon
shop, livery stable, hotel, butcher shop,
, churches, a good school, a Masonic Lodge,
| 4 Grange ausi now but one saloon, There
used to be two saloons, bat the people
| have LEI down on it somewhat.
The Dalles 3toa9aosneeas says The Riy-
er In front of cur city has been full of ice,
jamlnetl III fifteen or twenty feet deep /;
the kliekitat hill, OF tie opposite bank of
the river, covered with snow half way
down, and the hill-sides on this side the
| river covered with green, not an INVISIBLE
green either, but growing bunch grass on
which stock may feed
g, W. Boon was arrested at Lone Rock,
Waseo county, last week, for All assault on
Il. c.. Robinson. Boon is fifty-flve years
of ages lie lost the use of his left arm in tire
Mexican war two years ago three saw
logs rolled over him, gripping his left arm
still more also his right shoulder and Jaw
bone aud all his ribs were more or less
broken and yet it took three officers to
arrest l!im
At a meeting of citizens of Dailes City,
held at tile u. $. land office, Feb. 10, 1875,
Tor the purpose of deVising means of utliliz-
ing the U. S. mint bnilding, which was
donated to the State Of Oregon for e<luca-
tienal or charitable purposes, Mr, o. S.
| Savage was called to the chair ana G. N
Thornb0ry elected secretary. \ committee
was appointed TO devise plans OF action and
report ut a future meeting.
On Thursday Of last week, G. W. Young,
of Eugene, shipped to Olympia seventeen
head of beef cattle, which would average
in weight about 500 pounds each, and were
probably the best lot ever shipped from
Lane county. Three of the largest weigh
eel respectively 1882, 1851 and 1,64S
pounds. lie received for them $500, ,06,
being an average of S11 IS per head. There
Is always a market for tat eatrle, and not a
farmer in the country but could slip at
| least one car load each year.
From parties who have visited the recent
ly discovered placer mines IN the neghbor-
hood of Fort Lane, Jackson CO., the Sen
tt1set learns that these mines arc paying
handsomely, and that n nugget of gold
weighing some S1G or SIT was picked up
one day last week. These mines were dis
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through rut which had been made by
wagons bringing wood from that vicinity
had washed the gold free trom the earth,
which was discovered by some parties who
Immediately took up the ground in the
vicinity, aud who have been working the
same for the past few weeks. Some idea
OF their richness can be formed when we
state that after washing up a piece of ground
not over or 10 feet in width and about 13
feet in length, s2G0 was the result Of the
cleanup.
The Seattle 1';t5a3se says; ,'Tho sawnl;n
at Ufsalady has been shut down. and The
barks 0'eaeda'd and Bsontes tied up ty the
laying on OF tie attachment OF last week
70 secure relief, the company intend to sell
the bark Osieoand; and, as profitable prop
eIty, they keep the Focortte stitl running,
and are fitting up the LSn4ie for the same
purpose. Bankruptcy will probably be the
upslot of it. the company carrying too
heavy load Of debt ana paying too much
interest. 1t has been STAYED oil a long
time already. but IS now almost certain
soon to come. :.
In the district court: Antoine None, for
robbery, to be confined in the Kitsap county
jail for one year: John Rush, for assault,
to be imprisoned in the Kitsap county iail
for two months; All Tuck. for grand larceny
to be imprisoned in the Kitsap county ilfi
for three years; George Johnston. Tor grand
larceny, to be imprisoned in the kitsaI.
county jail for eighteen months.
Rev. Ii. Cartlwell writes from Kliekitaf
Feb. 9TH: During tile winter there has
fallen in Kliekitat valley in all near four
feet of snow, now all gone. Our coolest
was A below zero. and that but one MORN |
ing. Stock has done better this Winter
than last, requiring less feed
The citizens of Scappose made an attempt /
to start lyceum; the subject chosen was:
= t9ssk 1Ofs - a. AlloEC uStktt4 ttf1l-
NAL than gun. The dog got salmor-sicl
and the night set for debate was deferred.
The gun tailed to ignite and fzzled. The
debate has adjourned sine die.
A chemical analysis OF tic waters of 4 |
large number of wells at Salem reveals the
cause of so much sickness in that city and
a system ofsurface drainage is recommend
ed so that decayed animal and vegetable
matter will be carried off and not soak
through the ground into the wells
A boom has been built at the basin at
Oregon City, which is to be adjusted at the
mouth of that receptacle to turn tlrift-wood
n the time of high water. It Is ponder
ous institution, being nearly 800 feet il.
ength, and composed of three heavy tim
oers' lying side BY side. fastened together
~ heavy bolts Of wrought iron.
Henry Roscbury. who left Roseburg 4
lew wees ago, to give himself up to tile
Of Curry county, for the killing
Il scottys lias been bolisltl over for tile next
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