The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-03
HOME AND ABRoAD.


CQrlnJnlan Lodge LO-mOIfOW HiShV'
A pump froze up at Lebanon last
Sunday. ss#
Everybody goes to the State Fair
next week.
Mrs. Wheelerhas opened millinery
establishment at Lebanon.
Marriages are monotonousiy scarce
Just now, and cake nowhar!
The infant child Of Stroud and Salina
Price was buried last Saturday.
Gus. Wheeler has gone TO Salem to
reside. Cur best wishes follow him.
We hear Of lots Of folks who are
going on the Farmers sexcursion to AS
torla.
We this week received a pleasant call
from our friend, Rev. DR.. Dawne, Of
Salem.
Cal. Burkhart got away with the ten
dollar premium for "sweet 'taters,"
offered by DR.. Alexander.
The Santiam Ditch Office has been
put on trucks and moved across the
street, by Geo. Patterson ct al.
Frank Wood had beautiful Sulky
Plow at the Fair which took the first
premium for finish and lightness.
The account of the last days fair is on
our first page. We are indebted to Mr..
w. A. McPherson, correspondent of
the Oregonidss, for the items.
John II. Irvine son Of the ex-Sheriff,
this year raised, with his own work
alone, 1875 bushels Of wheat. He says
this beats his father and "Lige."
W. F. Ross is building up good
trade in the saddlery line at Browns
vile, He deserves all the patronage
which may be bestowed upon him.
Last Friday and Saturday the wind
danced around at terrific rate, shaking
up the sign boards, scattering papers,
eIevating dry goods and raising heaps
of dust. .,s.
J. Norcross and wife are at present
visiting their numerous friends in this
county. They seem much improved
in health by their residence in Eastern
Oregon. aa n
Corinthian Lodge A. F. o. A. M, of
this city, has voted to go in d body to
Salem next Wednesday, to assist in
laying the Corner Stone of the State
Capitol. ~. ,tso4s
Joe Reilly, Constable of Portland, Epe-
cia1 detective, deputy us. MarshaIand
good fellow generally, called upon us
during the week. We weren't the man
he was after.
A donation party will be given at the
Methodist parsonage in this city to-
night, for the benefit ofthe new pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Wilson. The public is cordi-
ally invited.
W. H. OdeU, Republican Surveyor
General, who keeps his place through
Ripple, viii harangue the Hi. Smith
ers at the Court House, in this city,
next Monday night.
Harry Rudd's mammoth Cotswold ram
was the observed Of all observers at the
Fair. He carried away two blue rib
bons, one for the most wool and the
other for best mutton. ~
Lewis Cox has returned to his home
in this county from an extended trip
through Iowa, Illinois and Indiana.
He is looking exceedingly well, but is
glad to get back to his valley home.
Uncle George Hughes has placed on
our table four Egg Plums which are
absolutely mammoth in proportion.
They are as large as any peach we ever
saw, and most delicious to the taste.
A young man of Albany last Sunday
night got the mitten at the Baptist
Church because he caught young lady
by the bustle and pulled her back to
ask her company home. He is advised
to try some other 'thoIt'' next time.
The harvest is past, the summer is
ended, money has been paid in for your
products, and yet some of you have al
/, most forgotten the poor printer who
has waited patiently for his pittance
from your now plethoric purses. Why
: is this thing thus unwisely?
Abe Hackleman bought two bull
calves from the herd Of cattle which
S1elTart of Yamhill, had on exhibition
at our Fair last week, and has sent
them tc his Ochoco rancho. They
were beautie.s of the thorough bred
Short Horn breed.
The Albany yoGnSer who last Fri
, day took his morning glory to the
circus and saw her shortly after leo
, out by the sold man" now says he
, shall watch and bray till he gets cash
enough ahead to run off with tie per-
secuted dew drop.
The Statesman parades the astonisG-
ing fact in print that seventeen wagons
were seen in line in Salem last Mon
day, waiting to unload wheat! In this
city on Monday we could have counted
thirty or forty at almost any of the six
, warehouses s-and it was poor day for
wheat wagons, too.
Z Col. SAKE has just furnished the
State Agricultural College with a
couple Of fine Cotswold sheep--a buck
and eve. By the way, the ColonePs
two sons have just arrived in Portland
with consignment of ten Kentucky
bulls and large number of Merino and
Cotswold sheep.
The Register sums up million and
, a quarter bushels Of wheat, 100000
} bushels of fax and 100000 bushels o.
oats as the surplus product of Linn
county during the present year. Fol
this we will receive about two million
dollars. This might appear like tai
figuring to people abroad, but itissarce'
J " an exaggeration Of the facts.
Intolerably dusty