The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-05-19
Communication from James Shepherd.
ALBANY, Oregon, MAY 18th, 1871.

Communication from James Shepherd.
ALBANY, Oregon, MAY 18th, 1871.
Editor State Rights Democrat.
DEAR SIR-permit me, through you
excellent paper, TO express my esteem
and regard for the citizens of Albany
And Corvallis. came into the State oi
Oregon the 26th day of December last
almost stranger, and stopped at AL.
bany. Since my arrival here I have
formed a partial acquaintance with
many of the citizens of Albany and
vicinity, which viii be remembered by
me with heartfelt joy when separated
froni Them by the lofty peaks of rugged
mountains which divide the s.fal
west" from the farther west known a.
the Pacific coast.
have travelled almost across the con-
tinent, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean; have resided in many commu-
mites, and am pleased to say, that In
no place Wlscre1 havc ever resided b.
fore, have I found the people more
friendly and hospitable than in Alba
ny and Corvallis. The Masonic breth-
rcn in both places are worthy of the
name, have warm hearts and generous
souls; may they all be prepared by the
common gavcl," to take their place in
the Temple not made with hands,
when called from labor by the Grand
Master of the Universe, who rules and
prcsides forever.
Persons coming from any part OF the
world, who desire to locate in n town
where society Il good, religious privil-
eyes convenient, good opportunities to
educate their children, have q virtu-
Gus and ndintclligcntp people to live among,
may pitch their tents in Albany or
Corvallis, with perfect safety.
should not feel that I had done my
duty, were to leave Albany without
returning my thanks to its. citizens for
the kind MANNER in which I was re-
ceived among them and tho kind treat
nlent have received ever since. Alba-
ny, 1t il true, is in its infancy yet, but
1t has the clements to make 1t a desira-
BILE city, and ! predict that before an
other decade of years shall have passed
1t will not only be the capital of,the
best county in the State, but among the
largest and best business towns on the
Pacific coast. 'ss,-..s. =. - :
The. future destiny of communities
depends upon the Write and. intelli-
gence of the pcoHc. So 1t Is with the
growth of towns and eitics-let your
city authorities look we'll to this matter.
JAMES SHEPHERD.
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sSA6E OF TowN LoTs.--About five
hundred persons were present last
Tuesday Mt the auction sale of town
lots at the new railroad station of Hal
sey, IL miles south of this city. Some
fifty lots were sold at prices ranging
from $50 to s1aD. Dr.. Vincent and
Phillip Phillips, the Methodist Sunday
Sehoolist. bought six lots each; DIR.
f R. Geary, of this city, bought about
sin teen lots, and Mr.. Myers, of Port
Eano, gobbied up about the same num-
Acz. Other lots were sold 10 various
parties who reside in Albany, Browns
willie, Peoria, etc. Quite pleasant 'fea-
1ure Of the sale was occasioncd by
1Ass. Vincent md Phillips proposing
TO Haasey (who ". s;tperintending the
seiiingI that if he would donate tsvo
is for the erection Oh a Methodist
churct and parsonage. they wouif Z give
: coo tow-rds building the churc1. -
Haise,ain,meciateiy accepted the.ehaI-
Ience and ca. ~iked down ffle lots. Then
Dr.. Geary, detel-'ined not to have the
Presbyterians thus ut out in the cold,
said he vould give 500 lizards build
ing . Presbyterian church II Haisey
would donate two7lofs for that purpose;
and Halsey wrote Presbyterian,
across the required tract Then Mr..
Myers, of Portland. quickly followed
suitD with the same proposition in re-
gard to a Lutheran church, and "Lu-
theran" went down across = couple. Of
lots. Then Halscy said he believed he
would represent the cold water aenom-
iRation himself. aud so he chalked Off
two lots and labeled them q Baptist. -
He also, with cosnmcndabIe Hberality,
donated two more lots for schOol
aio6se, and proposes to give lots to any
either religious or educational insfitu-
zions that will build upon them
We are told that Mr. Jacop Thomp-
son, of Peoria, will Immediately estab-
lish a store at Halsey, and that parties
from Brownsville will also erect busi-
ness houses there as soon as possible
There is not single house upon the
town plat at present, but ftis predicted
that q score OF more will be erected by
the,hrt Of July. Halsey is nndeubt-
edly the coming city. s sa.sss ssssss,
sAfELASeIroLLy .AccTDExr.-Yeste
day tI,ig continuity was shocked by
the announcement of q sad accident
which resulted in the almost instant
death of Newton Dawson, aged is years,
youngest child Of Mr.. John Dawson, a
respected farmer residing about five
miles east OF Albany. It appears that
the young man, in company with two
Of his brothers, was engaged in chop
pbig weoi 4 couple Of miles below this
city, and, finding limb upon q free
which he was chopping down was in
;his way, he cut it of. when the limb
fell upon his head, killing him Instant
ly. The stricken parents and friends
alave the sympathy of this community