The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-04

Eight thousand bushels Of wheat
were sold at Eugene one day last week
at 80 cents a bnsheI.
Hay, oats, chopand feed of all kinds,
is in demand and cannot be obtained at
any price in Am,ty.
Beavers destroyed 40 apple trees on
Mr. Deitz's farm on the CoquiIle dur
ing the late high water.
At lato meeting OF springfield
Lodge, I. o. G. r., fifteen persons were
admitted to membership.
A fight between two women, each
the head of family, disguised the
yirtuous citizens of Roseburg recently.
At present the mouth Of the Coqhille
appears to be in better condition for
navigation than for some time past.
Mr. J. A. Langworthy, somewhat
noted citizen of Astoria, died OF pull
moary disease of the lungs on the morn
ing OF the oath.
Nicer and others have lately struck
rich surface diggings en- the North
Umpqua, which pan out from five to
fifteen dollars per day.
The Coos Bay Nescs says. '*The
Coadelia has been heard from She
is III Albion river, this side OF San
Francisco. No further particulars.
This will be good news to her owners
as well as to the friends OF her crew"
The North Yamhill wolf club have
killed twenty wolves in the last nine
months. There are about ITO members
belonging to the club.
Smith and Garute killed eleven deer
last Tuesday, near the foot of the Cal-
apoola Mountains. about fourteen miles
north of Oakland, making ninety that
they have killed this winter
On Sunday, as A. n. Waddell was
returning home from Amity in sleigh,
his horses became unmanageable and
threw him ont of the sleigh, cutting a
wound along his forehead and the top
of his head abont four inches ~ length,
to tho skull. The horses dashed on
the road toward home, and III running
across bridge, Ole of the horses was
thrown off aud instantly killed.
Tie bind .sstaggers' is affecting the
equine race in Marion county, aid the
epizooty in Yamhill. Some horses
have died and SO many others are sick
that farmers are hindeied III their work
Tie .Astorius1 learrs from reliable
authority that sixth order light has
been recommended to he put on Sand
Island, at tile mouth Of the Columbia
river, and a first class fog whistle on
T,llamook head.
Mr. Coulter, living on r. W. Phil
lips farm, two miles below this place,
cut his foot badly a few weeks ago,
with grubbing hoe, and the other day
his son nearly severed his (son's) great
toe from his foot with All ak.
The following statistics Of Columbia
county have been complied from returns
received at tho Office ot the secretary
ofthe state: Legal voters, 302; males
81 years aid upwards, 352; under 81
and over 10, lit; under 10,155. Fe.
n,ales 18 years and upwards, 203
under 18 and over 10, "a; under 10
155; total population, 1904. Acres o.
land in cultivation, $500; bushels q
wheat raised, 2,069; oats. 2,797; barley
| 6;rye, 10, corn, 4Ts; potatoes, $40
apples, 6.625; tons Of hay, 1852; pounds
of wool, ,922; number of sheep, 1.199
hogs, $50: horses, 353; cattle. 2.521:
pounds Of tobacco, S33; teet of lumber.
900 600; barrels of salmon. 1890
number Of mules, 20; ponrds Of cheese
/ go; butter, S2,75o.
Tie farmers OF North Tenrnile
Douglas county, are taking steps to or
oau.ize squirrel club. Each membei
Is to subscribe two bushels of wheat
aud the member that secures the great
est number of scaIps takes the pile.
/ The State warrants held by Douglas
county against the swamp ard tide
4 land fund were ordered to be sold tc
sIC. G. Beekman of Jacksonville, who
has offered forty per cent. of their fact
value, payable in United States gold
coin.