The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-12

Salem has a town. clock.

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Kalama is again looking up.
Roseburg celebrates 4th July.
East Portland is to have gas and waite
Pcndlc.on, Umatilla county, is thriv
ing.
works.
Euscncrs are quarrclins over .,h'
dept ~,
! The big brick hotel at Kalama j
h,i'hcd.
be b.,i,. between East Portland an
Vancouve..
A walIa " 1lla blacksmith has inner
tied 100000.
The June rise" o. the Columbia
already begun.
They make brick by steam at ~
Penitcn'iary.
Large herds of Buffalo are grazing
near Fort Benton.
The Salem Sabbath Schools cxcursh
to Portland to-day.
Laborcrs are wanted on the N. j.
Railroad a; kalama.
The Overland Circus will open in
Portland next week.
Hon. j. Ii. Slater will arrive home
about the 18th inst.
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The loss by the railroad accident neat
Salem will be $4,000.
A Yamhillian caught II beavers in
the mountains last week.
The schooner Margaret Crockett
was wrecked in Coos Bay.
Goose Lake Valley is rapidly filing
up with healthy population.
A number Of brick buildings are 10
be bull, in Eugene this season.
The Lane County Teachers Institute
will meet in Eugene, May 20.
1 Prof. c. B. Piummer was recently
married at Gold Hill, Nevada.
/ Portland is so crowded that sleeping
accommodations cannot be had.
Work will be commenced on the n.
p. Il. II. at Kaiama next Monday
The New York Circus is expected to
arrive at Portland by next steamer.
There are 80 men at work in the
Myrtle Greek mines, Douglas county.
Jackson county has increased 25a
inhabitants in the past eight months.
Senator Hendricks, Of Indiana, was
in California lat week on private bust
ness.
The Gazette tells us that Soc.able
at Corvallis College last week netted
sl37.
Cox & Earhart, Of Salem, received
two tons of coffee at enc invoice, last
week.
The Atlanta silver mine, in Idaho, il
thought to be one Of the richest in the
world.
On Tuesday Judge Trimble and
Miss G. A. Raleigh were married ID
Portland.
A drove Of one hundred fine sheep
has been started from Benton county te
California.
Burst, xho escaped from the Penisen
| tiary last week, was caught at For,
Gamble, W.
Roseburg has had only one death. from
sickness in the last year. The Paiaeat
er is our authority.
N. Humphrey will erect sevon dwell.
ing houses in Eugene this season. Sc
says the Journal.
Pleasure seakers will delight to learn
that a good wagon road is to be made
to tho base Of Mount Hood this sum
mer. - a 80 na1s
Tho Guard says 5000 piles will be
used in the construction Of the railroad
bridge across the Willamette at Har.
risburg.
A man named Lewis Terry was killed
a few days ago in mining claim in Ba-
kcr county. by bank of dirt caving up.
on him. aa
The Enterprise says that at the Ore.
gon City election last week, number
of heretofore, Republicans voted the
Democratic ticket and have joined the
Democracy .for keeps"
A peach tree near Corvallis last year
by singular freak Of nature bore loi
of peaches, nearly all Of them double Or
treble in form. This year it is produc,
ing the same kind again.
Tho richest copper mine on Pacific
coast is to be found in Union county
1t assays ninety Eve per cent. copper,
and contains enough silver to pay fol
the working Of the ledge.
We learn from the Mercury that Hon.
w. T. Newly, Of Lafayette has Ally
whichis less than two years old and
weighs ! $50 Tbs, and Is l6 hands high
less inch. This colt also ssgot It's start
in Yamhill.