The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-17
HOME AND ABROAD.
Coal oil cheap at Carothers'.
See city election notice elsewhere.

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Blain, Young & Co. are constantly
in receipt of new goods.
Tally 4 Houck's new brewery build
Ing Is looming into shape.
The Jail Is about completed, but
there is nobody to "try It on"
j. L. Smith has opened out a nent
Oyster saloon in the Albany Brewery.
H'm. Tally has removed back from
Corvallis to this city. Welcome home,
Billiam.
The best dead-head show we ever
saw was the Northern Lights last
Thursday night.
There are enough Copperheads at
Summers Soda Springs to organize u
Ku-Klux Klan.
Sealed proposals for coal-tarrlng the
Jail will be received by the County
Clerk till the 27th inst.
The wind blew down the smoke
stack Of briggs & Carter's planning
mill last Sunday night.
Josh Billings says "knowing how to
sit square on a sore bile, without hurt
ing, Is one of the lost arts"
We are Informed that Miss Anthony
will lecture In Albany some time next
week, OH her way to California.
a party of prospectors have discov-
cred fabulously rich ore In the Santiam
mines, O miles above Quartzvillc.
BY weather record reported for the
Register we learn that there were 20
clear days in this region last month.
Chas. Rogers has purchased the
saloon formerly belonging to George
Robinson, on the corner opposite this
Office.
The parlor game of the season is
called ''sctting up" Two can play Mt
it with pleasure, If the "old lady" is
willing.
The Custar divorce suit last week
resulted in Mr.. Custar getting a divorce
and throwing Mrs. c. into the costs of
the suit.
We last week neglected TO acknowl-
edge our obligations to w. II. Queener,
the obliging Deputy County Clerk, for
valuable favors.
The Common Council has appointed
J. +. Backensto, Reuben Saltmarsh
and \. Hackleman, Judges OF the
election next month.
Blain, Young L Co. have q portable
stoncware chimney on exhibition at
their store. 1t was manufactured at
the Bucna Vista Pottery.
Tc are informed that on last Nom
day a Salem Doctor took from the
stomach of Yankee" Plummcr tape
worm 81 feet long. Ugh.
Much obliged for the letter from
Eastern Oregon which may be found
elsewhere, and hope its author will
favor us again In like manner.
An association OF gentlemen have
organized Social Club and are fitting
up suite OF club rooms between
Dubois store and crouse's saloon.
We during the past week received
pleasant visit from o. +. Won Rhcin,
Esq, General Agent for the Pacific
Coast of the Empire Mutual Life In
surance Company.
"How would you like to sit on n
jury ." asked gentlemen of strong
minded oIa maid. "rd as soon sit on
hatchet," said the spinister, with
shake OF her bombazinc skirt.
J. Il. Grouse, Esq, will accept our
thanks for supply OF delicious Cali
fornia wine. We shall probably next
week advertise for some one TO come
and drink It for us. Don't come till
you see the lad"
Marshall & Schlosscr will next year
erect brick wing To their livery stable,
extending from Washington street to
the rear of their present building
thus having complete drive from
Washinton street on the angle of
square through to Second street.
Our saloon keep=r' are taking "new
departure on improvements. Henry
Mycr last week opened out his saloon
with all the modern improvements,
and this week J. ". Grouse has had
workmen engaged I'm overhauling, re-
papering and rctlooring his establish
incnt from turrct to foundation
stone" Verify, the moisture-sclling
business must pay highly.