The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-04
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The day we celebrate.

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Ochoco gold fields.
Nearly everybody now jam the cues
and balls at Tally's.
Several loads of pleasure seekers
have.fled Fish Lakeward.
Lewis Cox and Rev. DIR. Hill started
for the States last Tuesday.
Oak Plain Grange, at Hafsey, In this
county, has a membership of nineteen.
Take your "galn to Carothers' or
Hills for Fourth of July drink of
soda.
DR.. Golden and family are now re-
creating down by the sounding herring
pond.
II any man attempts to haul down
the American flag, bust him In the
bugle.
VIM. Morgan, an Oregonian typo,
let his countenance shine on US during
the week.
Regular meeting of CorInthian
Lodge No. II, A. Il. g. A. NJ, to-mor-
row evening.
The Sloan Baptist Association of
Oregon Is now in session In Syracuse
Precinct, this county.
Judge Whitney has returned from
oehoco. He Is not very enthusiastic
over the 0choco mines.
1t Is said that hereafter q band of
music will be the correct thing at all
our fashionable weddings.
Thanks to Mr. Foshay, of Albany
book store, for favors. He keeps the
late papers and periodicals.
Blackberries are ripening along the
W. V. & e. NJ. Wagon Road In the
burnt district of the Cascades.
Go and Look ut the Huber Hay
Rake ut Woods 4 Howell's-t'ifeteen
thousand now in use in California.
Hon. Geo. r. Helm will deliver the
Grafton to-day ut CORVALLIS and Mart.
V. Brown will ''orate" at Jefferson.
Now boys, dig fire-crackers and
knock tar buckets of the trees, for the
great day of anvil shootin' has ar
riven.
The nightly Indian df noes, In the
western edge ofthe city, afford the most
fashionable place of resort for the AL
bany elite.
IHool has advanced to 224 cents in
this market. We also hear of slight
advance in the San Francisco and Bos-
ton markets.
The franking privilege is abolished
and we will have to look elsewhere
than to Congressman for our light lit
erature and kindling wood.
Ninety-seven years ago to-day the
old bell at Independence Hall peaied
forth the glad notes sthat-that-ahem.
well, you know how il is yourself.
a puilet belonging to Nrs. Mary
Brown, of this city, is putting on con-
siderable scollops because she has laid
three successive eggs with double yelks.
AS there is no celebration In Albany
to-day our citizens will make them
selves promiscuousiy plentiful at other
sceues where the buzzarI bird will
croak.
We are indebted 10 J. Henry Brown,
Secretary, for neatly printed pam
phlet containing the Constitution and
By Laws OF the Oregon Farmers
Union.
We congratulate our friends Mr. and
Mrs. l.. NJ. Corum, late of this city,
but now of Pitt River, upon the ac-
eession to their pioneer household OF
bouncing boy.
We are indebted to the managers for
complimentary invitation to attend
Independence Ball." to be given by
the Portland City Rifles OH the evening
of the Fourth.
The Lebanon Brass Band have as
yet received none of their instruments
but the drum, and the boys take their
turns blowing that. They keep the
drum and the citizens hot.
This Office has the champion "bat-
teri in the Albany Base Ball Club, and
when he gets little bigger we are GO
ing to send him out with his little bat
after our delinquent subscribers.
Clipping horses, as generally under
stood, has been declared an indictabie
ofiensc, but the decision does not APP
ply to clipping one over the head with
curry comb when he steps on your
foot.
The Albany Twisters last Saturday
scooped up the Knox Butte Modocs
to the magnificent time Of "a to 107.
The Knox Butte boys went home,
looking as though thsy had been
struck by lightning.
Rev. Mr. Emery, of Corvallis, is
"rcsorting" in the Cascade Mountains
at the present time, and preached to
quite congregation of pleasure seek
ers at Finley's Soda Springs last Sab
bath morning and evening.
Our young friends, Messrs. Henri. F.
Sayrs and Henry States have formed
a CO partnership in the collection and
general agency business in this city.
They are both gentlemen Of good busi-
ness qualifications and fully competent
to attend to all matters in their line.
Prof. Mart. Taylor, assisted by the
Albany Amateur Dramatic Troupe,
will give an entertainment at Pacific
Opera House on his 42d birthday (the
18th inst.) when the beautiful play of
"Our American Cousin will he pro-
duecd. A ball and supper at the st.
Charles will close the festivities of the
occasion. We bespeak for Mart. a
rousing house.
The Salem Syotesnaan has story
that Riley Tharp, who disappeared