The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-09-18
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] Look out for the new boat.
Bain over and grain all o. X.
N,ota vacNat house in this city.
DE-. Alexander is again able to be
about.
Everybody is going to attend oul
County Fair.
Our city is filled to over-1owing
with new goods.
Threshers were at work all oyer the
county last Sunday.
We have been overrun with job
work for the last week.
. "The melancholy days have come,
the saddest of the year,
The City Mills have commenced op-
erations grinding wheat.
Everybody is going to camp-meet-
ing up by Lebanon next Sunday.
Mr.. Mercer, of the Oregon Granger,
has been in town during the week.
A good manyiDembers of the Third
House went down to Salem this week.
Uncle Jimmy .Douthit and family
and James Elkins are over from Ochoco.
Parker & Morris took in 1000 bush
els of wheat at their new warehouse
last Saturday.
]. II. Foster &, Co. are overhauling
the Magnolia Mills from top to bottom
before starting on their fall run.
One year ago last Monday Baum
bought 250,000 bushels of wheat in
this market at Sl.O0 per bushel.
The youngest daughter of Bart
Crooks died last Sunday, and another
little daughter is not expected to live
J. 7. Curtis, has been in this city
during the week, posting bills for Gill
q Co., Steel & Co., and the Oregon
Museum.
The farmers are improving the good
weather by threshing out the rest Of
their grain. Hardly any wheat is be-
ing hauled into town.
Ike Conn commenced work on the
new Christian church few miles east
of this place last Monday. He started
in with force of four carpenters.
Great preparations are being made
at the fair ground for the accommoda-
ton of the people who are to assemble
there on the 9Th of next month.
Quite a crowd assembled on the bank
If the river at Pearce's ferry landing,
last Sunday, to witness the rites of
baptism conferred upon,lIiss Eva Gal.
tree.
Aleck Purdom has returned to this
city after an absence OF several months.
He has been engaged in repairing the
telegraph line between this city and
Yreka, Cal.
We were requested the other even
ing, by young lady who had acquired
the knowledge by experience, to state
that creosote is not good for the COM
pleXion
Gounskey dropped his goose and
shears last Tuesday aud started for
Salem. We are not informed as to
what particular bill he is engaged to
lobby for.
Have you seen Sam Young's new
stock. Well, il you havn't it's about
time you were going around. He has
one of the largest and best stocks ever
brought to this city.
Pat. Farrell isn't going to Phoenix at
Lebanon. He las been moving down
TO this city since the fire, and will
make it his future home. We well
come you back, Pat.
G. w. Hammond, one of the pro-
prietors of that racy little sheet, the
Dallas Hemizer gave us a call last
Wednesday. He is canvassing for his
paper, and met with pretty good sue
cess here.
Simon Markham, an old time resi-
dent Of this county, now of Washing
ton Territory, is on q visit to his rela-
tives in this county. He is one of the
members of the State Grange which
met at Salem last Monday.
Charley Mealey is back from the
mountains. He located a claim in
the Santiam bottom below Finley's,
and as soon as the necessary improve
ments are made, he will move his
family to their new mountain home.
A building is being erected just be-
low Parker & 'Morris's warehouse,
where flax lint is to be prepared for
the market. A belt extending from
Parker c, Morrss warehouse will fur
nish the power to propel the machin-
cry.
r.. A. Irvine, our old Sheriff, called
on US last Monday, while on his way
to attend the State Grange, OF which
he is member. He says the rumor
ahoat that he lost quite a large amount
of wheat, is mistake, as he only lost
about twenty-five bushels.
New MINISTER The Congregation
al Church of this city, which has not
been supplied with a minister since the
remoyal of Mr.. Butcher to the Dalles,
has been trying to SECURE the services
of Rev. Myron Eels, Of Washington
Territory. Mr.. Eels Will probably be
here in time to fill the pulpit next sab
bath, and if he is favofably impressed
with ourcity will probably locate here
permanently
AT LEBANoS.-John Settle is now
opening out first-cass harness store
at Lebanon and toots his horn through |
tt,fe ,vaal,iq nanar He has purrhased /