The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1870-01-14
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NERs.-Maj. Bruce, Of Benton. replying T.
the Salesman, shows that the p T. Com.
pany was not willing tunllaw the farmers in
that cuunty to take their own wheat in their
own baat tn the Salem mills, bu;, under pen
atty of refusing to take the Hnur from Salem.
that Company expects these wheat growers
to stop their wheat At Corvallis and transfer
it Ia the Company 5 beats which makes the
transportation east tie shipper cents more
per bu~hel than if he could take it direct To
Salem
Corporations are generally supposed to
have no souls, but such conduct indicates
that this one has no sense. Its conduct to.
wards the Benton farmers is not only op-
pressive but absurd anI conteuiptihie. Il
is carrying tom.fn.rry imtn business upon
a scale rarely seen.
W'e a1vis. tise ,.ssaers aF tlc AaH t, ship
their wheat straight hrauel, TO Salem md
l,ke the ehances tiat tle p. T. c. viii not
dare - erf}ree tlselr threatened prescription.
The faet that they rush into print Wit, leni
ais i conclusive that tiey realise how ind,
fensibe such conduct IS aud lluw ridiculous
1t makes them appear. People who are
plucky enough to own s,eamboa: flr them.
selves should not submit to an ext0rtion Of
five cents upon every bu~hei of their wheat
and we are certain that they will not do il
long.
ROLL OF IIoxoR.-The District School in
this city closed last Saturday. and the gentle
manly and efficient Principal, Mr. Thos 6
Taylor, has furnished Us with the names o.
these vino have gainel awards for execIlency
in their studies during the last term
HIGHER DEPARTMENT.
First Class-1st Division C. G. Penning
ton; 81 Division, Mrs Iccdora Bringhani !;
3rd Division. Misses Maggie webber and
Anna Parker.
Second Czass-1st Division, Miss Florence
Nixon 2d Division, Abraham Butler 3rG
Division. Miss Ella Ketchum
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
First Cqass-1st Division, Wilkie Dani
way; ID Division, Miss Mary Parker an
YIN. Sranar.l
Second CIass-Ist Division, Philip Lowe ];
2nd Division. Hiss Nellie Hackleman.
MsntaI arithmetic -Wilkie Duniway.
GeoyapAy-No. |, Willie WestfelI; No. 2,
Philip 1--we and Charles Powers; No. 3,
Wilkie Duniway.
PRIaART DEPARTMENT.
n n 1 T.
Berthe Pa rtop 3fd Division, Olive CuIYer.
The ne ew tenn Of school opened on Nor.
day last, With Mr. Taylor as Principal and
Misses Newman and Mulkey as assistants.
and with AN attendance of l07 pupils.
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MADE EP.--At the railroad meeting held
last Fridly night at the Court House, the
members of the Subscription Committee re.
ported tai BIT their cash subscriptions amount
ed to about $24, 900, and the next morning
twa n stlree more gentlemen subscril ed,
4 which brought the amount up to the s25 900
cash required by Mr. IIolladay and left a
margin Of two or three hundred dollars be.
sides. We also learn that subsequently
Messrs. Thos. & w. Monteith subscribed
nine Blocks lying in and adjacent to this
city, and Mr.. A. Haekleman subscribed
twelve Blocks suitable for town lots. to be
selected from any part of his land adjoining
the city. only reserying the lots Immediately
surrounding his homestead. Thus, tho citi-
zens Of Albany have arisen to the emergency
and 5ougllta railroad. paying $50, 900 there
fpri This is large transaction for city
of our limited dimensions, butt only serves
to demonstrate that indomisable pluck and
energy can overcome, in time, any human
obstacle.
ERaArA.-0ar friend Jake Fleischner's
name is not Flashner," bur Is Pleischner.
PARrY.-Last evening Mr.. John Parker cele
brated the. occasion Of his removal into his in'
new dwelling By giving very pleasant party, a
which the invited guests enjoyed themselves i'm
msusO'y.