The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-10
ouR cry ArrAIRs.-The financial

OUR CITY AFFAIRs.-The financial
statement of Recorder Herren, pub
lished elsewhere, makes an excellent
showing for our retiring city officers,
and demonstrates the fact that they
have been vigilant guardians of the
peoples interests. 1t shows that they
not only paid off the debts of the pre-
+. vious year, amounting to S6S2.61, but
that they go out of office leaving the
snug balance of SsSS.56, in the treasu-
ry-something we believe, which has
never before occurred in the history of
the city. The newly inaugerated city
officials are regarded as economical,
competent and careful gentlemen, and
we may confidently expect an equally
.fiattering exhibit of affairs at the ex-
piration of their official term.
THE RAGING SANTIAM The recent
, heavy rains in this section have crea-
ted extremely large volumes of water
in all the streams, and especially in
the South Santiam, which exceeded
the limits of its banks last Monday
and st last advices was still rising.
On Monday the force of the current
tore the Santiam City ferry boat from
its fastenings and bore it down the
raging flood to the broad bosom of the
Willamette and we learn that it was
caught somewhere down the river.
On Wednesday there was perfect sea
of water on the Santiam be tom op-
posite jefferson, and persons could not
get within half mile of the ferry boat
from this side. Much anxiety is felt
for live stock in the Santiam bottom.
DoN'T TBoys.-tsAlpha and Omega"
are getting rather "obstreperous"
through our columns, which we rise to
explain that we cannot permit the
same to proceed. If they are deter
mined to make ugly faces at each 9TH
er across the raging Santiam, they
must hereafter do it through some 9TH
er medium than this paper. They are
both ready and pungent writers, pos
sessed of sufficient talent and versatil-
ity to furnish US with an excellent
communication each week upon gen.
eral topics, without resorting to the
use of hostile and belligerent phil
lipics. Their gossipy, newsey letters
VIII always receive an airing through
our columns, but their abusive person
al diatribes must seek some other me-
dunn of-ventiIlation.
CoPARTNERSHIP.-B reference TO
our advertising columns it viii be seen
that A. Wheeler and C. P. Houge have
entered into copartnership for the
transaction of a general merchandise
and produce business at Shedd. OF the
senior member of the firm it is not
necessary for US to speak; his name
and business reputation are as familiar
to all as household words. Mr. c. P.
Hogue, an old resident of this county,
has been engaged for several years past
in farming, and is also well known TO
a large portion of Linn county. Easy
and affable in manner, straightforward
life, he will make a valuable addition
to the business community. The new
firm will do to tie to.
VALUABLE AccEssIoNs.-We are
pleased to note the frequent arrivals in
our city, of late, of valuable accessions
to our population in the way of busi-
ness and professional men. These gem
tlemen generally have families and
are possessed of sufficient means with
which to purchase houses and estab-
lish themselves in BUSINESS. We
trust our citizens will offer all the en-
couragement possible to these new
corners and thus make them feel that
they are welcome to a home and a
share of tthis worlds goodsp with us.
Population is what we need and when
it comes we should exert every effort
to retain it.
DREss.-It may be set down as a
general rule that the prettiest girls are
those who dress the plainest; pretty
girls do not require the extra adorn-
ment of dress. Whenever, therefore,
we see one of the gaudily arrayed
creatures of fashion,, our mind is at
once made up that they are not natu-
rally beautiful. Every rule has its
exception, so this one; but, in its ap-
piication it will be found to be pretty
correct Of course we don't say this
to damage the sale of our merchants
dry goods and fiummery, but just be-
cause its fact of which girls should
be made acquainted.
JOB PRESS ARRIvED.-We have pur.
chased from Faulknor's Type Foundry,
in San Francisco, a fine Globe Jot
Press, of the latest improvement, and
other first-class job printing material,
which has been promptly received al
this Office, and we are now prepared
to execute all styles of work in the
most approved manner and at reduced
rates. Letter-heads, bilI-heads, bust.
ness and visiting cards, legal blanks
posters, programmes, ball-tickets, etc.
wikbe printed to order, with neat
ne& cheapness and dispatch" Don'l
forget this, but send along your jot
work.
INSTRUMENTATION neighbor ovel
the way has been again designated te
publish the u. s.. Laws in Oregon
This is fat little appointment-wortf
1000 per year-(about three times a,
much as the litigant printing is to us;