The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-07-14
LOCAL PIcKINGs.

Wheat in San Francisco, $3.50; In
Albany, ST.
Zed. Wilson Is being tried for MUIR
der in Portland.
The days are hot and call loudly for
more "Arctic Soda"
Linn County Teachers Institute
commenced yesterday.
Charley Mealey has lots of fine furni-
ture and pretty baby wagons.
The nights are quite cool and nice
for .'dreaming our happy hours away"
A little child, daughter of John Gle
lsnd and wife, died in this city last
Tuesday, aged about months.
J. A. Pennahaker. ESQ.,, of Scio, tells
us the late sown grain in the Forks Is
very much stunted for want of rain.
Moving is going on in this part >oi
the valley, and our farmers will have
more hay than for many years before.
The new advertisement of w. ].
Hiltabidel & Co.'S new dry goods store
will appear next week. Look out for
it.
Dave Long, the Jeal Circus clown, is
said to be an Oregon production. 1t is
safe to predict that he got his start in
Yamhill.
Hon. Galusha 4. Grow, of Pennsyl-
vania, and Hon. J. III. Bingham, ot
Ohio, passed through this city by rail
last week.
f. F. Russell, the jolly and rustlinc
real estate agent of Portland, gave our
city visit during the week. He'll do
anywhere.
Mr.. Bremen, "mine host" of the st.
Charles Hotel, has generously proflered
the firemen free supper on the occa-
sion of housing their engine.
We forgot to puff the Vieuxtemps
Brothers Concert last week, and it is
too late now. Suffice that it was fully
up to the Vieuxtemp standard.
Doc. Alexander, Freeland, Settle
mier, Mart. Payne, and everybody else
except the poor devil of an editor. are
Off for the mountains. Let 'em rip,
There is an astonishing amount OF
travel through this city by rail at the
present time. Whence so many people
come or whittier they goeth we know
not.
y boy bawling in the streets was
asked the cause of his trouble, and re-
piled: al want my mamma; that's
what's the matter. / told the darned
thing she'd lose me-"
The fircmen have postponed the
housing of their engine until Thurs
day, the 27th inst. y parade, n supper,
and ball will be the Distinguishing
features of that occasion.
We have no hesitation in recon-
mending to our readers Halls Vegeta-
BILE Sicilian Hair Remover as sure
cure for dandruff. and to restore the
natural color OF the hair.
We un lHrstanI that in conseqr"n-e g
% the recent editorial encounters in
the State, life insurance agents will
cha-oe editors double the amonnt that
others have to pay for a policy.
Remember the Baptist Festival next
Friia- evening. No efforts will be
spared t1 reuder it an attractive and
pleasant aif.lir: and, being in a worthy
eause, ii shouiI lie well patronized.
Lew. Ketchum's little boy, who was
last week run over by Il wagon load oi
sana, is again on hia pe.gs and able to
kick a fly of his fathers nose. Cues.
he got nearly all the sand IN lis giz-
Zard
War'i, the necro who shot anoi er
negro in the court room in Portland 4
few days ago. was on Wednesday
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and viii go to the Pcnitcntiary
for life.
Anna Swan, the Nova Scotian Gil
antess, who visited this city last sum-
mer, has just been married TO the Ken
tucky Giant This is the biggest we'd
ding of the season. They will proba-
bly, go to housekeeping in the Nam
moth Cave, in Kentucky.
We are under deep obligations to
Bro. Campbell, of the Christian Mes
senger, for the brief, concise, and very
satisfactory credit which he now gives
us for clippings from this paper. The
Professor is a Christian gentlemen.
Hon. John Ostrandler delivered the
Grafton at Scio on the Fourth. It is
worthy of note that Scio, the "Demo-
cratic Gibralter," was the only locality
in Linn county which regarded the
Fourth of July of sufficient importance
to be properly observed.
John Irving and Mr.. Hogue, with
their families, have just returned from
recreating trip to the coast, via Sal
mon river. They look as if they had
enjoyed the trip immensely, and
Johnny" seems to be nearly as "heavy
set' as his obese partner, Dave Thomp-
son.
We are much obliged to the Star
Brewery, of Corvallis, for favors.-
Tally & Houck's beer is fast gaining
popularity throughout the State, and
their urbane and polite brewer, Mon
sieur Ballinger, in winning golden
opinions from lovers of this heaithful
beverage.
CHURCH FEsTIyAL.-On next Fri
day evening, July 2lst, the ladies ot
the Baptist Church of this city Will
give 4.Blackberry Festival in DIR.
Tate's brick, for the benefit of the
Church. Admission so cents. Supper,
consisting of hot coffee, blackberries
cake, ETC., free. Supper from 7 to % p
NJ. Amusements in the way of vocal
and instrumental music, recitations