The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-12-20

sci respectfully yours,
MISS ANNIE BENTLEY.
MISS MAGGIE W F.BhER,
MISS CARRIE itAtSTON,
MRS. II. ID. COOLEY.
Com. OF Arrangements.
Tu.rJeAp YEAR BALL, last Fri
day night, was an eminent success.
About Forty couple were present. and
the fair men and Grave women seemed
to enioy themselves with extreme
muchness. The modest lnen SAT de'
murely against the wall aaa walted
with proper patience to be in Niteu 10
trip the light fantastic with hei- lem
inine escorts, and the latter Gep0f'ed
themselves with that dignity anL On ~
familiarity which always distinguis hes
the sterner sex on such felicitous occa
sions. The floor managers, Mrs. H.
ID. Cooley and Miss Annie Bentley,
won richest laurels by their earnest ef-
forts to see that the helpless men were
well supplied with partners and afford
ell every facility for enjoying the
event. The collation. spread at the
engine house was of the most excel
lent kind, and was partaken of with
gasto which showed that the efiemi-
nate men were fully at home there at
any rate. How many OF the ladies'
/ improved this opportunity to snail
onto partner for life, the future must
disclose.
4 RELfC.-Our efficient County
Clerk, ]. II. Hsckleman, has furnish
ed us with the following-being the
first entry made in the records of Linn
county upon its organization. It is an
interesting relic:
LISS Co.. OREGON TEarI-nEY,l
y. b iSl9 - C rInti-r ilFh.- I
Probate Court convened If the Schonl
House on Calapooya and organized the
County by John McCoy acting Justice
of the Peace, Qualifying Wm. ". Cav
Clerk of the Probate CnGrt, and said
clerk qualified John Mccoy and i.
Kink as Probate Judges, fsaac Hutch
ins as Sheriff, y. d. Jack as Assessor,
John Bateman, Treasurer. Jas. Hill as
Justice of the Peace, II. II. Spaulding
a School Commissioner and received
bonds of the above named officers and
the Assessor received instruction from
the Court to assess the county and
make returns thereof as soon as possi-
bic, ami he Court also instructed the
Clerk To furnish paper for books aud
other purposes for the use Of the conn
ty. Tae next session of the Probate
Court was appointed at y. Kinks. On
motion the Court adjourned.
FLAX CULTURE.-We take the fol-
lowing sensible suggestions from the
Corvallis Gnzetc of last week, and
commend them to the consideration OF
our farmers:
From the best information we can
get, this promises to he a very lucra-
tive AMI profitable business in Oregon.
lVestlak. x s mps n, Of Albsns, pay
Sill per bushel Ior the seed, whic.I -
equal to Sl.00 per bushel for wheat.
Besides the pecuniary, there are otner
benefits to be derived from flax culture
a continuous repetition of the same
crops year after year ten Is to weaken
ami injure the best of soil. 1t is as
serte:l upon the experience of some of
the best farmers of the State, that q
fax crop is equal to summer following
for improving and invigoratiug the
. W GfHDu dlNI5e LIiE iIIItltFs Dl
Benton county to try it. See adver-
tisement of flax seed in another col
unn, or call on J. II. Bayley, of Cor
wallis, or Westlake & Simpson, of AL
bany.
DEPLoRABLE.-It is a deplorable
fact that there are an unusually large
number of bad boys in our city at
present. We hear of much complaint
being uttered by the inhabitants in the
Immediate vicinity Of the district
duct of many of the urchins attending
that school. Stones are thrown at
houses and pedestrians, rude language
is frequently heard at play hours, and
much other boisterous conduct is ex-
hibited which would disgrace the noto-
rious hoodlums of large cities. Pa
rents will have much to answer for in
thus permitting their children to con-
tract such vile habits and to practice
them with brazen impunity.
HER MAIDEN SHocK.-Portland
was visited by her maiden earthquake
shock last Saturday evening about 1G
o'c.ock. The shock was slight, but
fully felt by many people, and created
quite commotion in various parts of
the city. Portland can enjoy mo-
nopoly of that sort of thing, as well as
other first-class sensations--we don't
lanker after IL I'm fhis ,yav Tn fact
we are content to plod along in the old
way, and dig up our items from the
usual sources of supply found in SUBJ
stantial, unshockable, unqnakable pro-
vinciai towns. Not ary quake in ourn.
NOTICE TO FARMERs.-There will
be meeting of farmers of the School
District (known as the Cowau School
Districtl at the school house on Oak
Creek, on Saturday, 2Sth inst, at 1
O'Clock, for the purpose of organizing
Farmers Club. Let every farmer in
the District be present; and let every
School District in Linn county be or
ganized immedis tely. There is plenty
of work to be done before next harvest.
Remember the present crisis.
By order of the Central Board,
JAS. FINLAYSON,
MARTIN LUPER,
l.. COWAN.
PERSONAL. Mr.. John Mortimer
Murphy, compiler of the Oregon Di-
rectory, arrived in town yesterday,