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


Salem is about to fzxle on make
ing up its quota of centenary fund.
They're too loyal down there to take
much stock in Fourth Of July cele-
brations, anyhow-especially il the
poney is not kept in Saleml \
Y Jacksonyille's population was last
week increased by the accession Of
boot. black who was "burnt out in
Chicago" He was the first INSTALL
ment Of Lish Applegate's immigrants.
Two others are expected in due time y
The editor of the Corvallis Gazette
hos a new sewing machine. Bob
Head OF the Democrat calls it "self-
raveller" and says BRO. Carter will
have to hold one end of the thread in
his teeth till the garments which
have been sewed on that machine
wear out"
King, the Herald's local, last week
wrote q column full for Holiday and
the next day folded his tent" and
skedaddled from the country by the
aid Of free pass on Hclladay's
steamer. That was his share Of the
Herald's spoil.
II The ladies Of Salem gave IN en-
tertainment last Friday night for the
benefit of the Salem Fire Depart
ment, which netted $3.50. If the
Albany ladies would 60 and dolikewise
our noble "Onesters" would be high
tsly encouraged. T
Il There is q curious specimen of hui
Inanity in Livermore, California.
He is shoemaker by trade. but n
farmer now; Protestant, but trus-
tee of Catholic church; and noto-
rious drunkard, but the cashier Of q
temperance society.
A Nez Perces squaw jumped into
Snake river with her child strapped
on her back, on suicide intent; but
the pappoose squawked it's protest to
that conduct so loud as to attract
other folks and the squaw was un-
fortunately fishcd out.
A Lewiston squaw ate lot OF
dried apples and drank about bar
rel of water on top of them. The
mess swelled alarmingly in her stom-
ach and it took the most constant
pumping by the doctors to keep her
from bursting wide open.
\ The remains OF IN ancient temple,
supposed to have Leen erected CEN
turies before the discovery Of Mexico,
have been found in the San Jose
mountains. Three stone statues, re-
resenting Arahuac dignisaries, were
lupearthed in the vicinity of the
temple.
Frank Stahlsmith, OF Diamond
City, Montana. o few days ago re-
ceived bad news in letter from his
Eastern home, and then made his
will. wrote upon the blank leaf in his
Bible, "this is q queer world; am
square with it. and I'm going to try
the next" and then shot himself.
The Bulletin and Statesman local
editors must copy from the same
scrap book. We see their papers
which came out simultaneously on
April 1st contained exactly The same
account Of the origin of All Fools
Day. Or maybe they know more
about their anniversary than anybody
else.
The East Portland Debating Club
discusses thusly: "Resolved that in
the United States the desire Of wealth
predominatas over all other desires,
moral or mental, and exerts more in
fluence than all other causes which
operate upon the minds of our peo-
ple." If we would not be regarded
as excessively inquisitive we would
simply ask what fool doesn't know
all this?
The European and Oregon Land
Company have elected the following
directors: Joseph s. Wilson, Presi-
dent; +. D. Atherton, Vice-Presi-
dent; VIM. G. Ralston, VIM. Norris,
John P. Jackson, Thos. Brown, NJ.
S. Latham, j. L. Rathbone, Rudolf
Suizbache, Francis Avery, and Jessie
Holiday. The Company have charge
of the land grants of the Oregon &
California Railroad Company.
Two Marion county couples wanted
to make big "splurge," so they
went to Portland to get spliced, but
on arriving there they found they
had forgotten to supply themselves
with the necessary "sheep-skins-i. e.
license. So they had to sit around
with their fingers in their mouths
while the telegraph and the mails
between Portland and Salem were
brought into requisition to produce
the "papes." Now everything is
ge-lorious.
Robert D. Bogart, the Modoc cor
respondent for the San Francisco
Chronicle, has been arrested for en-