The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-11
Pacific coAsrnRs.

Most of the farmers on the upper
Luckiamute are done harvesting.
There are 81 Commissioners of
Deeds for Oregon in the United
States.
The August pay-rolls of the Will
lamette Woolen Mills auufactory
foot $4,035.
Every neighborhood in the State
nearly, wants an Alden fruit-drying
establishment.
Everywhere through this valley the
work of threshing wheat is going on
on large scale.
A large gang of Cinnamon were
set to work in the coal mines near
Tenino, on Monday.
Governor Grover has reappointed
S. Ellsworth Of La Grande, Notary
Public Tor Union county.
There were SO wagons waiting to
unload at the different warehouses in
Independence at one time last week
Several large quartz ledges, yield
ing abundantly Of fine gold, we're dis
covered lately near Warrens, North
Idaho.
Upwards of $4,000 worth of goods
were shipped to San Francisco and
Portland from the Willamette Woolen
Mills in August.
There are 10 warehouses in Polk
county, in Buena Vista, in Inde-
pendence, on Bird Island, 8 IN Cola
and 3 in Lincoln.
The Board of Equalization for Lane
county reduced the valuation on the
lands of the o. & @. r. R, Co. from
40 to 80 cents per acre.
Mr.. George Belknap, residing a
few miles below Eugene, has a field
of wheat which he estimates will yield
fifty bushels to the acre.
Two boys about eight or ten years
of age, were detected a few days ago
robbing the till ofRenshaw g billiards.
market at Eugene City.
The Dallas Hemiser says the Ellen
dale water power will probably be
brought into Dallas and farming
implement factory started upon it.
McMinnville Hook and Ladder
Company have ordered n new bell
from San francisco, which is expected
to arrive on the steamer next week.
r. c. & Cal. Geer thrashed 1,O4S
bushels of oats from the shock, on the
fruit farm, Marion county, with an
eight horse Pitts Challenger in five
hours aud thirty minutes.
An impromptu boat race came off
at Olympia on Thursday evening, be-
tween the Young Ladies' Boat Club
and party ofgay young gentlemen,
in whichthe latter were beaten
Dallas comes proudly to the front
with the champion wood-chopper.
He cut and piled FIVE cords of oak
wood and walked back to town(a dis
tance of three miles, arriving at four
o'clock.
Between the ceiling and upper
floor in the Swantown school building
a false floor has been laid, and upon
this stratum oftan bark is spread
to The depth ofnearly three inches to
deaden the sound.
A little girl of @, p. Cottrell of
Eden precinct, Jackson county, aged
six years, while playing II the corral
and passing near a vicious COW, re-
ceived a kick which resulted in the
breaking of her leg above the knae.
Two or three large RATS of piles,
now ahoat on the Columbia river for
Astoria improvements, attract the
eyes of passengers on the steamboats,,
and resemble the famous fiotillas of
this kind SO frequently met by Missis-
sippi steamers.
Up to the 2Stb, one month since the
trial trip in July, the steam tug AStor-
ia had hooked on to 30 vessels bring
ing them in or taking them to sea.
This is decided increase in the num-
Der for any corresponding period at
this season ofyear
There are a number Of very unsafe /
bridges on the road between Corvallis /
and Elk City. On the way over from I
Elk, last Saturday, tho stage team
broke through three bridges, aud
nothing but good luck kept the team
from being badly injured,
A Tacoma girl placed piece Of
cake under her pillow in
order to dream of her future husband,
She ale hearty supper and retired
The old gentleman and a score OF
mps daEeed on the bed.post all night
She does not believe in dreams.
On the Cd inst. Mr., Sullivan set FIRE
N some brush on his place, two miles
,ast Of Jefferson, which spread to his
wheat field, and burned some l6 acres
of wheat. The fire also came near
DESTROYING Mr., Phelps barn, but by
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