The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-31
HOME AND ABROAD.
Fruits ripening.
Hav oto flOl1ars

Harvest grlnds along anu hanuS
scarce.
All hay now cut, but youngsters still
sowing wild oats.
Albany postal department about to
go to housekeeping.
phe programme for the S, S. Union
was handed in too late.
Albany Local Optiohists circulating
petition to Legislature.
Hon. r. ]. Sites and his crowd went
Fish Lakeward Monday.
DR.. Alexander and family have re-
turned from the mountains.
B. w. Cundiff is at work on his con-
tract of arching the cisterns.
Items scarce-marriage and bornins
don't flourish much this heated wealth
er.
Old type for sale at this ofice--the
best metal for boxing. Let farmers
take notice.
Read the new ad. of Bradley, Marsh
& Co., English Commission merchants
of Portland.
The "Red Jacket" is due from
Lebanon with large cargo of freight
and passengers.
II. j. Fryrear is postmaster at the
newly established postotiice at Fox
Prairie, this county.
See notice of Continental Life Tins.
Co. G. w. Cary is general agent for
Oregon and Washington.
l.. e. Blaln and wife have returned
from the Bay, much refreshed and
invigorated by their trip.
sheriff Rice gives notice to delin-
quent tax payers that they must come
forward and pungle or be put to costs.
Rev. Jos. Emery will not preach at
the Congregational Church in this city
next Sabbath, owing to other engage
ments.
Last Wednesday Messrs. Parker q
Morris received in their new ware
house the first load Of new wheat of the
season. ....
Councilman Kuhn, who has for
several months been laid up with a
broken leg, was last Wednesday able
to take a buggy ride.
Have you heard of the Tilton-Beech-
er affair? A fellow told us last even
ing that "it wasn't really as bad as he
feared it would be-" Oh lordy.
Our johnny Spangler has returned
from Ochoco. He says the way to
break of swearing and cultivate II re-
ligious disposition isn't by driving
sheep.
} "Poky" is racy correspondent from
the Bay to some of our Albany folks
1t is evidently lady, AID has set the
boys all by the ears to know for sure
who it can be.
S 10. Webber, Chief of the fire laddies,
S has returned with his estimiable fami-
t ly from the Mountains, and brought
t us bottle of Soda water from Einlay
e springs. Thanks.
S Ira II. M. Butler, Esq, of Mon
a mouth, gave us " pleasant call yester-
e day. He is one OF our Oldest and most
reliable subscribers. Long may his
5 staunch Democratic heart continue tt
e beat.
,. There was an important Grange
!. meeting in this city last Tuesday, a
!. which there was full attendance
It Our farmer friends are very wisely
= preparing to protect themselves agalns
{. wheat sharks. <
: "Linnn writes us an excellent lette
= from Sau francisco. 1t is just lonl
i enough to be readable and not so loni
as to exhaust the patience of the com
e positor and put the reader to sleep
a Come again, Mr.. Linn.
: Our devil amt much on the fight
II he don't walk the streets with chi
$ on his shoulder, begging somebody t
knock it Off; but he would like TO sc
the young rooster face to face who say
"printer devils amt got no girl what
green grocery clerk can't take ava.
II from them"
:. We have been sent an account of tn
=, other side of that "cherry scrape" a
. . Harrisburg, but it is quite lengthy an
- not in shape to go into the printer
r hands; and as it came too late for Il
to re-write it, and as our time is to
~ =, valuable to devote to the matter any
~ way, we must ask our friend to pardo
- - us for not inserting his ''piece"
- We ran nail through the toe Of ou
i, boot and !into our foot, while walkin
y, along the sidewalk last Tuesday, an
VI was Just about to say few words eN
= pressive of our opinion of Albany cit
y officers when we suddenly remembere
-. that we were one of those fellows oul
No self. If some really protane man wi
bn COllie dlOuB anu tuih hiAloSii A"'HN -
of the subject for a years subscription
j, this paper, he can have job and L
a questions asked.
he We understand several Alban
nd younkers are up on their ear becaui
we occasionally mention little scrap,
that they get into with their girl al
gu her patelnal ancestor. Well, let 'e
is' sail in. Maybe they don't know u
ng but If they come into this Office al
III find themselves bombarded with fo
elk shooting sticks, three malIets and
les font Of metal furniture, they may co
Dis slider themselves as fully introduce
en- to the fighting editor.
= y Charley NJ, who lives in Dixie, W
N last Tuesday morning standing by /
M little sisters sick bed, squallmg 0
we the dulcet notes Of "Champag
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