The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-04-09

A pair of work oxen were sold at Astoria
that weighed 2,200.
s. f. Floed retires form Roseburg Star
on account or III health. I
Charles Seargent who broke jail at
Eugene has bcen captured at Salem. j
The 14st6sfan- says Fruit prospects are
good i'm that section Of the country.
Mr.. Leat1erwood, of Green Valley.
Douglas county, lost forty lambs In one
night.
Cornell &. Chandler have the contract
for furnishing the new engine house at
Salem.
The report that II YamhiIi mule kicked
the narrow guage off the track is said to
be untrue.
Eighty head of horses have lately been
sent 10 Portland from Corvallis.
J. w. Me6rew. OF Perrydale, lost
fine horse that got hts hind feet through
his neck rope'lisnl wtAs stranaied.
II. Deniff, miner Or Jackson Creek.
Jackson county, was struck by falling dirt
and rock. and m ay not survive.
III. 81. Clinton and. A. Bynou, both
| known III connection With journalism,
| have subsided to be farmers on Myrtle
Greek, Douglas County
r. q. Armstrong, OF Appfeaate, had a
terrible experiences and narrow escape
from destruction in> a runaway, but his
| pluck saved him.
| The o. II. & n. Co. have purchased a
number of Polk county farm horses TO be
used OH their road between the Dalles and
Ainsworth.
amincd excavations and expresses the
opinion that extensive coal fields lie in the
immediate vicinity.
Loss of stock in Lake county Is figured
as follows Langell valley. 30 per cent ;
Sprague river valley. Is per cent. PeoLle
have been careless in owning more stock
than they could provide for.
The survey tor the narrow gauge from
Smithfield to Dallas has been completed,
and the work OF grading will conf mEseTsce
at once.
News from Sagunia says the debris of
some wrecked vessel lately came ashore
near Cape Foulweather.
The Salem TatK says the Deaf Mute
| school opened under the management OF
Rev. r. S. knight and wife. Nine pupils
were present and others have sent word
that they will attend the school In a short
time. Mir. and Mrs. Knight will without
doubt make prosperous school.
Mr.. r. l.. Thorne, of Seattle, who had
both legs broken near the ankle, Is recover.
ing.
Last Saturday week. they had q snow
DR., Snyder, of scantlalous memory al
PhiloIDall. is at his old tricks Eass Of the
Mountains.
One boy lost finger ami another came
neal having a hand taken on at Che Seattle
barrel factory.
The Hae1ligeacef says the seFson over on
the Sound is very late and vegetation tiit
usually backward.
y correspondent says there was lately
eight feet of snow at Warrens' and fifteer
Oh the higher mountains.
The Post says parties are at work or
quartz leads OH the Snoqualnie and great
expectations are entertained.
Work on the shipyarl ut Seabeck will
soon commence to complete the bark nov
building and another vessel will soos, b,
on the ways.
The T'tteliigencer says many new honse.
are to be erected IN Seattle alHl the Pos
thinks this outlook for 1880 Is favorable q
business prosperity.
John Gray, while intoxicated at POr
Townsend, says he was robbed of $3.50 n
the house of an Indian woman. Two mel
have been arrested.
The ark built by Page last year, whicl
has laid in Mill creek all winter, ha
been pure lased by the o. r. & n. Co
for Its surveyors. 1t is moored oppsit
KIickitat river and furnishes very com
Portable quarters to its engineers. The
. are running their preliminary lines, bu
it will be long time before those line
are located.
An Indian prisoner at Umatilla agency
E charged with horse stealing, was sl,t
dead while trying to escape from tll
? guard.
TIE Port Townsend Press says man
men have gone to tsorh at the new iro
|
contract for 90, 900 bushels of charcoal.
: Capt. s. r. Smitl, Is building larg
ferry boat near the saw mill for his terr
at the month Of Snake river; It will be s
] feet long and % feet wide, built steam
y boat fashion.
Capt. s. II. Smith, of Lewiston. has
! contract for i've million feet Of bridge M
4 trestle timber for the o. r. q N. Co.. ali
tor $1,000 ties. He has several crews
!, men III the timber. mostly o,. sub-contracl
i Tom OBJ rine passed through here fe
days ago witlia crew Of men to work {
4 his tie contract.
Z Persons are contracting for Umpq
: wool at 80 cents per pound.
d Douglas county viii spend about $lG
600 for bridges fliis season.
,e Mrs. Lane smith Of Wsfhar had > b
d baby born weighing 16 pounds.
E. There is not much proanise Of islpros
. ul1ent being made IN Roseburg this ye
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