The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-11-26
Pacific Slopers.

+. u. tenfreW, VINO committed SUI.
eide on the Mckenzie last week, lived
13 hours after the fatal shot, most Of
the time UNCONSCIOUS.
An owl that had been committing
great depredations on Eugene hen roosts
was killed last week and was fonnd 80
measure over five feet from tip to tip.
The surveying party headed by 7. G.
Judkins returned to EuGene last week.
Mr. II. C. Perkins, Col. Ankeuy' and
Charles Whitaker are expected this
week.
Diptheria 10 again in Corvallis; Ollie
Hayes and Charles Brown are the
afflicted ones. The scare in the schools
had about aba,ed before these new cases
occurred at Corvallis.
The agricultural college was never
70 prosperous As now. Over $50 are in
attendance. The agricultural depart
Enent has it's full complemen, of 60
young men who are being educated at
the expense OF the State.
In speaking of the removal Of Profess
or Catch iForn Epgene 20 The Dalles,
the Guard OF thertormsrcity says: Prof.
Catch has made many friends during
his stay in this city who will regret
losing him. The state university loser
q valuable teacher and the town one
of its best citizens.
Citizens OF Eugene are sgitating the
question OF water works, with reser-
voir on SINNERS Butte, with source
Of supply from springs three and five
milea distant that can he depended upon
for an aggregate fiow of ~ gallons per
minute. The estimated cest OF constrac-
ton is from $4,000 70 Sl5,02O.
Eugene City proposes to vote two
mill tax to eusaain her pablo schools.
Her people have already paid S12. 900
for first-clsss school building, and the
old board OF directors, in their anxiety
to maintain the honor and reputation
Of the school, left the district last spring
near $2500 in deb. TO teachers tor their
wages. In order 10 cover this and
meet their obligations, the new board
vas obligel TO use over $1,000 of the
public money, that was properly due
TO the present year, TO caucel the indebt.
edDeee. Hence :he necessity OF tax
sufficient to pace the district ON easy
financial footing.
"ThcTe are places in the Atlantic
ocean," the lecturer itnpFessivcly said
Gin which the talless mountain ranges
could be hidden from view." "Bu,
how are yon going to move the rauges p
Solemnly asked pale dyslept,c-lookine
man IN the back OF the hall, aud tier
. the janitor put ont the lights.
The DAlles Times states that the lit
tie daughter Of ]. J. Tichols, OF the Co
lnmbiA Hotel there, has died of diph
theriA.
} d. r.. B. WinnifOrd, who fell iron
q house in Callapooia, Douglas county
lew days ago and broke his leg, i
slowly improving.
Richard Thomas' fine blood mare. il
Douglas county, accidentally got he
leg broken while running over slip
perry field. Valued at 5000.
Instead OF sending 60 the lower riv
or for lumber the people Of The Dale
! now. have mills between there and th
{ CafCadea that snppIy all their want
with q first.raee quality.
The Roseburg Independent says: g
s. X, Buck Brought 80 hogs into tow
Friday and cold them TO Jas. Cheno
wesh. who shipped them to Portland
: The hogs weighed in the aggregate %
900 pounds.
A little girl, daughter of Mrs. Nc
/ Call, of Seattle, had fall that bTok
her arm.
George GiImer, . bear hunter Q
Klickisat, is Rlassering his father
house with bear skins. He latel,
caught black wolf in . trap.