The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-14
Pacific SIopers.

neRln harvesting bflls week.
Epll Olinger was reelected chicfen-
gineer Of the Salem fire department last
Monday.
Lafayette has been putting on metro
politan airsr-the streets have been
flooded
Hardy Holman, of Polk county,
started east Of the mountains, Wednes-
day, with band OF ], 200 sheep.
The Indians az the Siletz and Grand
Ronde reservations unite aud celebrate
!" Hyas Sunday" on the Fourth.
o. C.. Beck has resigned the office OF
city marshal OF Oregon City, and II. r.
Shaver has been appointed in his stead.
From three to a d zen heavy freight
teams load regularly every day at the
depot at Rosebnrg, and take the road
for points south.
The Aldcn Fruit Preserving Co. of.
Jaeksenville is now duly Incorporated
and prepared for buiSuess. There still
remains some $4,000 in stock to be
taken.
George Black 4 eabln,- few miles
south Of Jacksonville, was Totally de-
stroyed by fire one morning last week,
al. about a o'clock. Black and auothe.
man sleeping in the cabin at the time
barely escaped with their lives.
Eugene Howe, engineer at the Virtue
mine, met witi1a sad accident recently.
While working in the mill his ingers
were in some manner caught iii the ma
chinery and one of them very badly.
crushed.
Two men, Miller and White, were.
last week examined at jacksonville, be-
fore J. H etinson, j p, Oh charge OF
having shot a Chinaman. aud were held
to answer before the next grand jury in
the sum of $500 each. They gave the
required bail, and are now at liberty.
The crops OF Paker county never ap-
peared to better advantage than at this
period. Should the yield come up to.
present appearances there will be many
happy and grateful farmers in that
county, in the tai of this centennial
year.
At a business meeting of the Christian
Chnrch it was definitely decided to per-
maHeDtly locate the annual caupmeet-
ing grounds at Dallas. A board of
trustees was elected, consisting OF A..
w. Lucas, r. s. Crystal. r. Is. New
man, J M. Campbell and I. Levens, to
whom the campgrounds are to be
decided.
Joe Solomon IS store on Evans creek.
jackson county. was destroyed by fire
on the evening OF the Fourth The fire
| originated from a detective flne at
about Z o'clock while the clerk was
| cooking supper. Everything was de-
stroyed except lie books and two boxes
of tea. Tie loss is estimated at from
| $4,000 to $4,000. Insured for So 900.
| At the annual meeting OF the Alumni
of Corvallis college, the following officers
were e'eeted: President, Miss Rosa
Jacobs; vice President, James *.
| Weathertord; secretary. J. r. Bryson.
On duty next year: on Grafton, i. b.
Egiin and J. II. RrySon; On essay, Miss
Emma rhayer and Miss Ada Alen; on
ani ais, T. II Crawford.
Tie fiuancial exhibit of the county ssl-
periutendent of Lane county is as fol-
lows: Amount OF county tunds distrib
uted September 20th, 1876, 1888 %,
amount OF county fulds distributed
/ March, 20lh, 1876. s5 GIG; total amount
| distributed, SO o09 90 state fluids
distributed, 81, ,317 50. Total fund dis
tr;buted from all sources. s12.3l6 81.
i Last Sabbath, during the absence of
the family, tie residence Of AirG. e.
/ Turner. in the forks OF the antian, was
bnrglariousIy entered, trunks and closets
broken open, aud a quantity Of clothing
aid other articles carried off. TIE
thieves were tracked some distance, aud
it is thought that enough is known q
warrant the arrest OF certain parties.
Arthur Green, lad about titteei
wears Old. son Of Mrs Slmpsoli. of Rose.
burg. met with q severe accident kas'
sunday willie on his way to clR.Fcls
some six miles east Of there, near tlft
residence OF joseph McLarg bin
s Young Green was testing the speed 9
his animal, wien it fell, tearing his bs,s
|, uif aud crushing his ankle and foot IA {
terrible manuer.
Tie Lafayette Courier says: Las
Monday evening as Mr.. Wordle was re
turning home from Lafayette, he wa
! overtaken by Jack Helian, neighbor
S who. after quarrel with the old gent
beat him W ordle) IN shocking man
ner This quarrel originated from tn
doggng of some hogs of Wordle's wh,
were trespassing upon the premises {
Helian."
: New gold miLcs have recently bee
i discoverd on Beaver creek, foartee
miles west OF LaGrande, and betwee
that point aud Senator jones' celebrate
Camp Carson gravel mine. The Sc,
: ti,ael, published at Union, says that tIl
aiggings are supposed to be very extel
eive, and viii give emp loyment to thou
g ands Of men. Great excitement PR
's walls in that section OF country, an
+ many farmers are leaving their farn
to go 20 the mines.
- Geo. w. Richardson writes to q
s. a storsdaa as follows: 81 was infornae
; last evening by Temple Seely, that Z
body ofa man was found lashed 70 q ii
boat with the lead Inc, at q poil
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