The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-11
tiosrn AND ABROAD.

/ HOME AND ABROAD.
4 Now look out for nres In the mountains.
Linn Is tho champion butter making cdunty
Oats sold. on our streets mt 10 cents this week
Read the new ad. Of Albany Collegiate Iisti
tutc.
See notice of meeting OF tho Astoria Farnefs
Company. s4*st q
! jefferson takes the belt over any Oregon
town OF equal size for rretty girls.
/ Sol. Kings stage. runLing between this city
and Corvallis. Is daily crowded with pass
| engers.
L. O. Burkhart is building grain warehouse
on the railroad. at his residence, just cast d
| this city.
Mart. Taylor's benefit entertainment on the
18th inst. will doubtless be an eminent affair
Don't forget to be present. 80 ~
young Albanian last "Wednesday inter
viewed tho Recorder sixteen dollars worth for
being too handy with his nst.
Our office boys return thanks 70 Andy Car
others for Arctic soda favors. II is nectar nt
for the gods this schorehlng term.
Jno. 0iilfland has shown us q specimen OF
grass. grown on his place in Sweet Home Val.
ley. which measures six feet In height.
| The latest agony now is to publish marriage
engagements In the newspapers. We are ready
to make the insertion In such cases at reduced
rates.
an s-acre hop patch. from which he will realize
fourteen thousand pounds. This 10 a remaria-
BILE yield of hops.
J. M. Metzier. formerly Of this city. has at
Jefferson the largest char factory In Oregon,
His raw.hide bottom chairs arc constantly in
creasing In popularity. af, ,fe-1
The ladies OF the ongregationai Church held
an Ice Cream Festival at Pacific Opera House
last night but vent TO press too early TO give
any extended notice OF It.
Pleasnrists ara going TO Yaquina. Tho hotel
over there II said TO be well kept It's propric.
tor In building n big boat In which he will be
able ut ali times 70 take his guests out over tho
bar.
Rev. DR.. Dawne. of Salem. called yesterday.
while on his way 90 the District Conference OF
the II. r. Church. South. which convenes al
Netherlands school House. six miles south of
this city. to-day.
We are informed that the Albany Foundry
will be furnished stone coal from tho Beaver
mine In the Forks Of the santiam. We earn.
estiy hope These mines will prove a success. as
they will be o vast benefit To our people.
Prof. Warren. President OF Albany Collegiate
Institute. Is glad vacation season has come. be.
cause he can have plenty OF time 20 carcss his
new girl baby which graduated into this para
goricai and teeth-eaiting sphere last Monday.
Capt. d. Carlisle Is proprietor OF the Corvallis
hotel and has recently added many improve.
ments In It's various departments. He IL q
pleasant gentleman and seems 70 fully under.
stand and anticipate the wants OF the transient
public.
Some s.ooo or 5000 people were present at the
Corvallis celebration on the Fourth. Our fei-
of the day. IL said tn have acquitted himself
with distinguished ability. Tho ALBANY Fire
Company also received many fiateering com.
piiments for its splendid appearance.
An Albany yoangstsr who last Sabbath told
his mother. In the presence OF company. that
"the chicken pap sioie had got out nom under
the tub" has now found out that the way of
the transgrcxser II hard. lie wishes his moth.
er would half sole this seat Of his pants with
hansa-tin and then she could "banga-way all
she wanted ter" E f
Much heatness prevails.
Paxton's pictures still the rage.
Star Brewery beer flowing coplously
this warm weather. #@s 1%fI
Joe Hunt and his cairs foot Jelly are
said to he the rage at Corvallis.
The terminus now seems to he at the
soda fountains and mint Julip altarss 4
Col. Joe Teal OF Portland. AMI Obi.
VIM. Thompson, Of the Salem Mercury,
were among ,is during the week.
Gruy's ferry. across the north fork
of the Santiam River, between Jefier-
son and scio, 10 established and In
running order. efek Fnst
Grouse & Hurd's saw mill, In this
city. Is turning out q large amount OF
superior lumber, all Of which finds O
ready market.
The annual meeting OF the Sloan
Baptist Association, held during the
past week In Syracuse Precinct, this
county, was largely attended and very
interesting to those present.
The Changers of Tangent have erect
ed neat and convenient hall at that
place-beipg probably the first build
Ing for the purpose ever erected In Or
egon. II 10 two story building, the
lower story of which 10 to be . sort of
town hall aud lecture room aud the up
per story To be used as the lodge room
of the Grange.
Mr.. G. p. Holman has agreed with
the owners of much os the flax crop
in Linn county to pull the fax and
clear II of all foul seeds for which they
will receive two dollars per bushel
cash. Some men are Gow> passing
through their fax fields ana pulling
out all foul weeds before their seeds
shall mature. A large amount Of this
clean seed will be dealt out to farmers
for seed. aesk~ aH
DOUBLING UP.-Our very popular
and deservediy so-citizens, Frank
Wood and William E. Howell, have
"struck han,is'' and put their two ex-
tenslve stocks of agricultural imple-
ments and farm goods together, and
now challenge any body to compete
with them in prices. They will sell
the celebrated Russell Thresher and
Nicholas Sheppard Vibrators = Of
which they have number on hand
at prices that will astonish the puchas-
ers; also Haines' headers, with Woods
improvement (either ten or twelve foot
cnt.) The Walter A. Woods, New
Yorker, Excelsior, Seiberlings and
other machines, either mowers or
mowers and reapers combined The
celebrated Battle Creek, Michigan,
Brass Bearing Wagons, self oiling and
one third lighter draught than any other
wagon now In use. Four horses will
pull as much as six. Also the Coquiil-
ard Wagon whose reputation Is already
established as being one of the most
durable of farm wagons. They will
| make EXTRAS n specfality. and the