The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-24

Sparta, Baker county, last week.
Coos county has saw mill with
two white mice as motive power.
The warlike army worm deyastates
vegetation In Northern California.
Six "S,s" signifies South Salem
Sabbath School Singing School. Scat!
Whooping cough is creating o SEN
sation among Jacksonville young
sters.
"Free Thought" societies are becom-
ing quite numerous throughout the
State.
The present indebtedness of Ma
rion county Is not far from "a per
capita.
New mines have been discovered
in Granite Creek District, Baker
county.
Fanny May fell into a Frisco cellar,
and Fanny May recover, but it is
doubtful.
Baker county has $4,000 head Of
cattle--nearly cattle to every thous-
and hills.
At Fort Shaw, Montana, Lieut.,
Woodruff has just married Miss Duff
Good huff.
Charley Naylor, of Portland
fooled with powder. One eye will
still do duty.
Benton, Linn and Lane counties
have purchased fifty threshing ma
chimes this year.
Salemtes are elated over the pros.
pect of another University being To-
Gated id their city.
A Chinese couple have lately been
married in Baker county call the
same Mclean man"
A large dog owned by logger
near Coos Bay saved child from
drowning last week.
The charms OF the Cascade Noun
tains aud coast resorts now draw
crowded houses daily.
Peck, Hewitt and Kuss, are the
suggestive names of three passengers
on the incoming steamer.
Vessels to bear this years grain
crop to foreign markets have already
begun to arrive at Portland.
A Petaluma lady has been fined 81
for keeping a parrot The Court de-
cided it to be a public nuisance
Judge Bonham and the rest Of the
"Court' camped out while holding
the term in Tilamook last week.
Baker City streets must bc delight
ful judging from an account Of a DO,
vine almost drowning in the mud.
The Montana Courier propounds
the conundrum, "What causes un-
pleasant dreams9" Sour stomach.
Baker City folks are fleeing to
the mountains y not from fear of the
wrath to come" " but for huckleber.
rles,
Jake Stitzel has como home to
Portland, He will probably revive
the spirits of the lukewarm Crusa.
ders.
A Constable in one OF the Polk
county precincts asked bis correspon'
de nts to write Hon. before his name
when addressing him through the
post
Last Saturday night closed the
largest weeks work ever done in the
Penitentiary brick yard, 10000
brick.
Geo. Pole, of Santa Clara, has
married Miss Simmons Well, the
longest Pole always did knock the
Simmons,
Wilbur Cornell, Of the Mercury,
last week killed an elk in the Cascade
Mountains, His deer is still at large
near Jefferson.
Montana boasts the sensation of a
mother mule, The animal bears hel
houors meekly, aud the offspring is
unmistakably mule,
! Indians on the war path through
ont nearly all the Territories nov
Grants peace policy makes them
healthy old fighters,
Work is starting up on the Virtue
Mine, Baker county In a short time
the mill and the mine'will be worked
to their full capacity.
Charles Taylor Of San Jose fell
from bridge near Gilroy, Wednes.
day, and sustained fatal injuries, He
leaves a wife and child,
Geo. Sally has sailed out Of the
Peniteutiary, having been pardoned
by President Grant. Ho was in for
selling whisky to Indians.
Lakeport, Lake county Cal, last
week exhausted its supply Of butter,
The local paper wants to know what
the dairymen were about.
James Dwyer, who lives on tho Al
emeda road, California, while return,
ling homo Thursday, fell from hi.
wagon and sustained q fracture Of tho
log and a dislocation ofthe shoulder
I s1.. h,.,s,, =. -, -. 1.....i..A -.