The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1872-04-05

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Getting him to that responsible posish.
The Orcgonion says "on Monday af-
ternoon u heavy hail storm passed over
the city," We think the samea arrange
ment passed over city, at that thine,
but we didn't go up to the clouds to
see what they ''toted."
We are pleased to see Frank Parton,
who was recently kicked call to pieces'
by u vicious horse, out on our streets
again. He moves slowly about IN
crutches, but expects to be upon his
own pegs In u short time again.
Every farmcr-and any other man
whom he can sccure-is busily engaged
putting In his crops, and consequently
our streets presents somewhat the APP
pearance of that 'Descrted Village'
which Squire Goldsmith tells about.
c. B. Comstock & Co. have the agen-
cy for the world-renowned Walter &
Wood Moving and Reaping Machines,
and ". $. Newberry, Esq, Is working
the business up for the agency In this
section. He promises us mn nd. shortly.
The mission of Rev. Il. II. Geary to
the Lapwai Agency. says the Idaho
Signal, was for the purpose OF investi-
eating some of the charges which have
been preferred to the Board of Missions
against the management of this Agcn-
cy. .
II. d. Morse, 7. G. Schuyler and b.
~ IVEtt.l,sn iaun ,n,tnnrata al
themselves In the "Pilot Knob Lead
and Silver Mining Company" Capt.
tai stock, $3.50 900, In $500 shares; loca-
ton of mine, Santiam District. Linn
county.
This Is the salutation given by one
Dutchman To another In this city last
Monday: Better you go nit to Prev
cry of Tally d Houck for your peer.
OATS to kind of mar vot you are II you
doesn't n to pc von tam Fool of
April, ant it?"
That young gentleman who was In
duccd to rush frantically To the house
of his ladyc faire in this city last Non
day morning, expecting to find her ~
cold corpus, now strongly intimates II he
wasn't n Christian he would say ''d-n
April Fools DAY."
The members of Baylcy Chapter, II.
A. NJ, of this city,-had n pleasant
time last Saturday night, ending with a
.tb.ow OUT In the shape ofan excellent
supper Mt Allpiin's restaurant. Several
Companions Of ncighboring Chapters
were In attendance.
In Dakota City, Mrs. Barnum, who
succeeded in getting Q divorce from Mr..
Barnum, who now wandcrs alone and
disconsolatc through the pine forests of
Wisconsin, married, eight days after
ward, Mr.. Frank Jordan. Barnum is
on the other side of Jordan.
When n string of hungry boardcrs
went into the dining room OF an Al
bang boarding house, last Monday
BILE TO eat but u card on which was
painted April Fool" they smolc a
sickiy smile and fled In disgust.
The Rose burg Ensign might save
money and tro ublc by getting us to is
sue a supplement for IL n 1t usually has
n large number Of Il COASTERS" and
other articles In its &C In inns As original
matter. You'd it not be simple JUS
tice to us to give credit once in a while,
Bro. Gale?
Prof. Warren Is down on those stu
dents who knocked on his door last
Monday, and, when he opened 1t, thrust
into mis- face n ponderous tin ard upo7
which stood out I'm bold relief, "April
Fooil' An application OF birch rods
might change the situation with those
boys, somewhat.
Charley Keifer celebrated the event
Of the birth Of his girl baby, last Sum
day, by presenting this Office with n
keg Of his very superior beer. Our
boys drink 10 the health Of the sweet
chcrub, and hope she may in years to
come have a better fate than marrying
a poor devil of n printer.
II the parents of some of our Albany
urchins don't prevent them from max
ing a playground of the railroad track
which extends along the riverside, a
first-class funeral will be the result
some day. The thing isn't like the
tales In the N. Y. Lcdger-it can't be
continued from week to week.
Bro. Hartman, the "Chicago Black
smith," lecturcd on Temperance to n
large crowd ut the II. +. Church, last
Tuesday evening. He told some pa
thetic stories and said, I'm his ''bloody
Hcnglish" tongue "that 70 'oped hour
boys would leave hoR their halcohol
and thus keep hout hoff the halms
'ouse."
Some base wretch, who has not the
fear of law, man. nor the devil before
him, attempted to burglarize the house
of the editor of this paper one night
last week. There is only one set oil
men who are more debased than this
burglarious wretch and they are they
who take a paper year after year and
never offer to pay for 1t.
Jesse Irvine, of Scio, called during
the week. Politically he is rs black as
the hinges to the gate of Pluto's do
minions, but personally he is q clever
fellow. He says he is afraid "The
Forks' will go Democratic, and we
guess his fears are well-founded. lie
tells us that at the school election al
Scio Wm. Mcknight was elected Di.
rector, and Edward Loaf, Clerk.