The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-01
HOME AND ABROAD.
Cost of the new Jail, s9,55o.

Kuhn & Co. have u new thing--the
"Red Jacket AK.
There is much hustle among our fash
ionable ladies at present.
A fashion writer tells the ladies that
cotton is going out of style.
Jas. Finlayson and wife have return
ed from visit to California.
Luther Elkins Is now building two
beautiful residences In this city.
Prot. Rutan, blind musician, Is or
ganizing n singing class In this city.
The oldest inhabitant never before
saw snow In this valley in November.
Thirty-five Portland women weigh
over 200 lbs, and forty-eight men ditto.
The new Jail has been completed and
the keyslMrned over to Sheriff Irvine.
b. ". W0nditf talks of visiting his
childhoods home in Old Missouri,
shortly.
Over $4,000 head of cattle passed
through Oehoco valley during the past
season.
In New Bedford the favorite amusc-
ment of the bellies In the winter Is slid
ing down hill on Goldfish.
According to McCormick's Almanac,
for 1872, the total population of the
United States Is IS, so, 900.
A new locomotive has just arrived
from the East for the o. & C. II. r.,
and its name is "Harrisburg.
The Corvallis College has n splendid
new piano, and Prof. Rutan-thc blind
musician-is musical teacher.
On Saturday, Dee. 18th, the Tenn
perance folks will givea basket dinner,
near Shedds. All are invited.
The students and studentesses of the
Albany College will give IL public ex-
hibition during the Holidays.
Thanks to Rev. w. II. Butcher and
Mrs. \. Deckard for 'complimentaries'
to the Congregational Festival.
The Register has heard of the con-
templated erection of an extensive car
riage mandatory in this city.
The Republican City Convention will
DE Htlti ut IIit ADuEl IlOuec
when the wool will fy copiously.
Jas. Elkins writes from Ochoco that
there was ice an inch thick in the val
ley on the morning of Nov. 18th.
w. S. Newberry informs us that the
boats will hereafter land Mt Comstock
& Co.'S. warehouse, below the ferry.
Miss Mustard burned her employers
house in San Francisco and was mus
tered into prison cell for one year
Mrs. Duniway has mounted the lee
ture rectum and is now belaboring the
Wcst-Siders with her fluent tongue.
Dave Froman and VIM. Riley return
ed from the mountains last Monday,
having bagged six deer and n cougar.
Mary had little lamb that beast no
more will vex us); she tied ribbon
round his neck. and sent him to Alexis.
Sheriff Irvine requests US TO say that
he will not be ready to receive taxes
for Albany Precinct until the 1st of
January.
1t would seem from the scarcity and
prices OF eggs that the hens are keeping
their eggs for the Holidays; that's their
'.lay" out.
David Falk and wife. OF Boise City,
were so tickled about il that they sent
the Boise Herald editor n fine cake. 1t
was a boy.
Mcssrs. J. B. Comicy and John Hurd
are down from their Lane county mills,
spending few days with their families
in this city.
The Cosmopolitan Lottery coScert
of Nevada City came off last Monday,
but we have received no tidings of the
drawing yet.
The great female roller-skatist, Is
performing to delighted audianccs In
Portland. As velocipedestrian she is
also pre-emincut.
Rev. w. II. Butcher preached the
Thanksgiving sermon yesterday in the
M f. Church, this city. There was
large attendance.
Large numbers OF people are said to
have been driven insane by the North
western forest fires, and to have COM
mitted suicide in consequence.
A Connecticut Enoch Arden return
ed home, took in the situation at a
glance, tearfully borrowed dollar
from his successor, and departed.
We know by experience that Dow &
Crane can make elegant fitting boots
which will successfully stand the wet
and wear and tear of our Webfoot win
ters.
There is no saw mill operating in this
city at present, and it is almost impos-
sible to procure lumber. Parker's and
Kuhn's will soon supply the deficiency,
however.
That girl that we last week spoke
about being born to IVES. Cannon and
wife happens to be boy, and we now
apologize to him for having misrepre-
sented his sex.
Jack Allphin is building an addition
to his saloon to be used as a chop-house.
AS chop-house man Jack was an en-
inent success at Salem, and will doubt
less be the same here.
A Missouri husband, whose wife has
applied for divorce, writes a protest
to the judge, in which he says: "This
dam thing called devoce has, in my
opinion, parted many man and his
wife,"
Why don't the farmers of Linn coun-
ty organize club? Many little hun
cry one-horse counties elsewhere have
farmers clubs which are vastly benefi-
cial, and we believe that grand old
Linn would prosper by such an organi-