The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-01-14
PaeiNc SIopers.

Dec. 3Ist.
Fifty-seven marriage licenses were
issued ii Yamhill county ia 1875.
Grass is growing fnely on Willow
creek, and stock Of Al kinds are doing
unusually well.
MIR. George Moor. of Lafayette, has
received letters patent on new gang
p.ow invented by him.
The newly elected officers Of Eugene
chapter viii be installed Saturday even.
ing, Jan. 18th.
The 50th anniversary, golden we'd
ding, Of James and Amelia Houston
occurred on the 18th nlt.
Polk county talks OF subscribing
several thousand dollars for . bridge
across The river at Salem.
Columbia Hose Company of the
Dallea win giyo sheet and pillow
case ball on tie evening OF February
22d.
Mr.. j. johnson, who has been work
ing ut Gardiner tor some time past,
fell from building few days ago,
and was severely injured.
SaIern's expenditures for the support
of city government during 1875 were
SO, ,69z 40, against s12, 1888 in 1874, >
ax,.,.s,~,s ~ go 800 GfAs
The Courier thinks that violations
ot law are becoming too frequent in old
Yamhill, which has hitherto sustained
such an excellent reputation for good
morals.
A SON of Thomas Graves, of Sheridan,
shot himself last week, aocidently, with
a revolver. The ball took effect IN
the hip, ranging downward and lodging
near the knee.
The library of the Congregational
Sunday school at the Dalles has been
SO ably managed that of 200 volumes in
circulation not one was missing at the
end of the term just closed.
The State board of education has
ordered that the deaf mute school at
Salem be opened the first Monday in
February. It was closed last month
on account of sickness in tile school.
The bridge across the Chehaleln, a
stream on the Portland road, has been
carried away by the high water. We
understand that the water is now so
low that, the stream can be forded.
Mr.. Mulkey, who was in the Dalles
last week, Gays that green bunch grass
on john Days river is six and eight
inches high; and he never saw other
grasses so good and thrifty at the season
of the year.
The Oakland Centennial, published
at Oakland, Douglas county, is under
the editorial control of Cbas. Skidmore,
late of Portland. 1t is . first-class
paper. and we hope Charlie will keep
up his lick.
The ball at Milton on New Years
Eve would have been quite a success
hal it not been marred by snug little
fight, which came near being y first
class shooting affair. Liquor was the
cause of the disturbance.
A good deal of preparation is being
made on the lower Columbia for the
coming fishing season. Mr.. John Ftiz-
patrick and associates are putting mp .
new cannery of large size, just below
Glen Ella. and above B.rookfield.
Mr.. John McCubbin, of Tygh valley,
Wasco county, has gone TO San Fran
cisco fol the purpose of receiving surgi-
cal aid. Some ten years ago he was
accidetally shot in the head, from the
effect OF which he suffers at times.
A cutting atffay occurred at New
Years ball, in King's Valley, Benton
county, in which Amos Halleck, we
are informed, made bloody attack on
Emmet Wrenn. Several wounds were
inflicted but none necessarily fatal, it is
supposed.
| The champion bee raiser halls this
time from the Nick Kenzie, in Lane county.
His name is B. E. Finn45S pounds
OF good honey. from tour hives in one
year, with enough left 20 sustain the
hives through the winter. Fact, and
can be proved.
John Boran, aged 2I years. formerly
Of Yamhill county, was found dead
few days since in the field ct John Cal
loway, WasCo county. He had lef
Prineville on Christmas day and wheI
found had $40O on his person. Th'
cause of his death is supposed to b
from rupture Of . blood vessel
Mr.. Ed. DuValI and his aunt, Mr.
FendalI, had narrow escape iron
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