The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-12-15

circus rider. Immortalizirg COM
mon place characters is Joaquin's
forte, you know.
, The Chief of all the Piutes of Ne.
vada, Young Winnamucca, has died
of consumption. II consumption
starts in on the Indians it will be q
great saving of gunpowder.
A Salemite was last week found
, guilty of larceny, but was afterward
discovered to be crazy and was sent
to the Insane Asylum. That's poor
way to get out of bad scrape.
> Mr.. Jordan, the contractor OF the
canal and locks at Oregon City. has
returned from San Francisco with
sufficient means to enable him to
push his contract to completion.
Miss Carrie Moore is now delight
ing the Portlanders by managing q
fiery untamed velocipede. She is
said to be as great q velocipedestri-
enne rs she is brilliant truck-rollist
Rev. I. ID. Driver was announced
to preach in Oregon City last Sab
bath, "when a collection would be
taken up" This collection business
is new feature with Methodist
preacher.
Portland has the champion loving
husband. He engaged two hotel
walters, four coach drivers and six
watchmen to let him know when the
steamer arrived at that city with his
wife on board.
Mr.. Wells. of Corvallis. advertised
for deer, and in few days after
ward one went into his park and laid
down, in answer to the advertisement.
It is impossible to resist newspaper
advertisement.
Territories, Utah, Coloado and
New Mexico, are now seeking admis-
sion as States. The new Territory OF
Pembina is also proposed. This
Territory is to be carved out of por-
ton OF Dakota.
Polly Lee, the daring four-horse
equestrienne. well known on this
coast, recently eloped with and mar
ried man named A. Lehman, in
Kansas. The event has nearly ruin
ed Lees circus.
A stricken father and mother have
recovered s5 900 damages from the
city OF San Francisco for the killing
of their littla girl by the street cars.
Little girls are sometimes q great
source Of profit.
In Nevada county they are manu-
featuring brandy from manzanita ber-
ries. 1t improves with age. Sage
brush ought TO be experimental with. |
1t ought to make excellent whisky or
gin for medical purposes.
The Gentiles of Utah are after
Brigham Young with sharp stick.
Brigham is deserving Of sympathy
If you don't believe it, put your
self in his place" you husbands with
one wife and fe,c children.
A young country fellow met lady
teacher at private residence in
Portland last Thanksgiving Day, be-
came deeply smitten with her charms.
she dittoed with him, and they were
spliced in four days aftcrward.
Portland sports a negro boot-black
who speaks fuently French, Spanish,
German, English and Chinook; and
q Chinaman chambermaid "parley
voos" French and English, besides
several of the Chinese dielects.
The West Side says: Died, at Nc
of general debility and the
combined attacks of the press of
Oregon, THAT ROLLER which has
30 long proved an eyesore to our
brothers of the newspaporial ilk.
The Yreka Union says that the wa
ters of the upper lake in Surprise
Valley have the property ofremoving
from clothing all grease, pitch or
dirt of whatever kind, without the
of soap or any washing
A Portland club has appointed a
to ascertain who are the
three prettiest women in that city .
They are bound to insult 5000 Port I
land women by their decision. eve
understand there are just 1908 wo-
men in that city, |,
The Gazette says newspapers scat
tered over grain fields are the most
effective scare-crows yet discovered"
We believe you. The West Side ;
would not only scare the birds away,
but the wheat and cows would never {
come up" while copy of that jour
nalistic smallpox was in the neigh
borhood. =.
The following appointments of ;
Postmasters in Oregon have been re-
Gently made: K
II. Goff, EI Dorado; Baker coun-
ty; W. p. Watson, Hood River,
Wasco county; A. L. Gordon, Mead
owville, Umatilla county; Mrs. Mary
B. Holmes, Peoria, Linn county