The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-01-21
Pacific SIopers.

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Miss May Nelson spelled down the
whole school at Lafayette last week.
The Amity Literary Society, at a
recent meeting decided that women of
Oregon have a right to the ballot.
It seems there is determination to I
put tie road through between Seattle |
and Snohomish City.
Arthur Hayne, of Vancouver, has
been appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal
for Washington Territory.
District court convened in Steilacoom
last week with quite full docket. Sew
eral of the lawyers of Olympia went
down to attend during the session.
Yakima City, W. T., has popula-
tion oftwo hundred. It has two stores,
two saloons, to make upa small village.
1t is anticipated that the issue in the
next city election at Eugene will be
''liquor on Sunday or ssno liquor on
Sunday"
Thirteen disasters only have been
reported to the Astoria custom-house
authorities since the burning of the
Sedazi1 in 1874.
The man who hung himself IN the
Jail at Eugene last week, was named
Dennis Fair, native of Canada, and
aged about so years, SO said the coro-
ner's jury.
| Tie Treasurer of Washington Terri
tory give notice that all Territorial
warrants up to and including number
669 will be paid on presentation, and
bear no interest after the 9th inst.
A drunken woman, Sunday morning,
| paraded the streets OF Walla Wala with
loaded rifle on her shoulder, using
profane and obscene language, and rem
dering herself an object of disgust.
F. F. Oddi, grand secretary of the
/ Grand Orient, ~ F. & A. M.. of
Egypt, las commissioned Past Grand
Secretary O. II. Purdy, a grand repre-
sentative of the Grand Orient of Egypt
residing near the grand lodge of Idaho.
The authorities of British Columbia
declines to deliver Dabney Jones to our
officers for return to his prison home,
unless the governor general of Canada
order it. Sheriff Billings, therefore,
was obliged to return to Olympia with
out him.
The Methodist church at Pendleton
will be dedicated on the second Sunday
in February, Rev. w. Shaffer, of Walla
Walla, will be present and assist in the
ceremonies.
a Mr.. Knkendall, living few miles
out of town, has killed sixty-fve deel
since August. Their hides now adorr
the beams of his barn.
1t is rumored that ssDutch Fred, ,
who drove stage on the UmatilIa roac
last summer, was recently murdered 10y
Indians near Bozeman, Montana.
There are twenty shool districts ii
Whatcom county, the school childrel
of which number 465, and the revenu'
for the year 1875 was 81 PAS 60.
? On 7. J. Moss place, Walla Walk
valley. Dir. David Craven raised pota
toes, some of them weighing as high a
= pounds. and 4 and 5 pounds wa
! quite common.
n Dakota Territory has dog whicl
e singly and alone carries the mail over
t route of go miles, through all weathers
I as straight as die, and none dare me
{ lest him. His name is Boss-but +
: never put in any straw bid, and belong
y to no ring.
II The aumber of school districts
:. Walla WaIla and Columbia counties
P sc; number of scholars, 8, ,493; amour
It expended in 1875, $4,000. schoe
$; has been taught in every district Idn
Il ing the year. More than 800 montI
have been taught, making nearly 5
months average to each district.
: At meeting of the Idaho Live Stoc
i Association held at Boise on the 81
inst, F. bangle was elected presidcrl
James Patton, E. Hntchins. and r.
in Hall were elected vice presidents, ]
of Heron, treasurer; g. W. Cess, seer
tary; G. Williams, Z. f. Cartee al
j. b. Pierce, executive committee.
" E
IS The dwelling of Mr.. Ladd, eituat'
is about three miles from Walla Wall
% was burned with its contents, the L
= on the house and furniture amountil
. to about S3 500. The house was b
II recently purchased by Mr.. Ladd frc
Frank Shelton.
a The Ogden freeman says that Bri
nt ham Young has begun the erection q
= massive stone wall around ten sqna