The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-07-03
HOME AND ABROAD.

Crops never looked better.
Deer game law is played out.
Everybody closes up tomorrow.
Now trot out the Eagle bir-red."
Tomorrow is Independence Day.
Albany is the livllest town IN tht
State.
Half of Benton county coming here
tomorrow. QV
Rev. DIR. Dawne is dangerously sick
at Corvallis.
A case of small pox is reported to be
at Corvallis.
Tally calls his summer drink "cru-
sade cordlal.n
The new county officers take charge
next M onday.
Mrs. ]. G. Mendenhall, of Portland,
is up on a visit.
There will be three thousand people
here tomorrow.
Bring your June bug to the schreech-
ment tomorrow.
Southern Methodist Campmeeting in
progress near Tangent.
John Hughes and wife have young
Granger at their house,
Theater tonight. Go out everybody
and enjoy q rare treat.
Our foreman islald up with Jobs
comforter on his limb.
"Cool as a Cucumber is the leading
piece at the theater tonight.
Jack Green, of Salem, cocks the trig-
ger of the cannon Tomorrow.
Ho, for ashady nook by the babbling
brook-or a clam bake by the seashore.
Geo. B. Christie Esq, our Scio agent
threw his robust figure in sight Mon
day. N
A. Carothers, Mr., AIargratt and
others will start Fish Lakeward next
week.
DR.. Gamble will be found in future
over Weeds grocery store Oh First
street.
Albany Collegiate Institute opens
again August, 3lst. Get your books
ready.
There are % carpenters at work on
the two warehouses now being built in
this city.
I,tLook out for the Plugs programmes
tomorrow ifyou want to see something
stunnin'.
Put cotton in your ears tonight, for
the cannon is bound to go off in the
morning. H
The full programme for our celebra-
ton in this city is being scattered far
and wide.
Fanny Morgan Phelps Pat Malloy is
an illigent song, sure, and PLACES the
boys galore.
There are at least forty mechanics
engaged in putting up new buildings
in the city at present.
An Albany Chinaman gave a dollar
towards helping along"Meli mans"
pow-wow tomorrow.
w. Willis, of Hood River, Wasco
county, suicided with pistol last Sun
day. No cause assigned.
Since the game law is played out the
young bucks. can chase the "pretty
dearsr to their hearts content.
DIR. Plummer is preparing to erect a
fine business house on First street,
where DR.. Rice's Office now stands.
Our Harrisburg friends will have a
glorious time to morrow. Mr.. Helms
Grafton will Of course be excellent. :
The Phelps Troupe became great
favorites in Albany. That Simms is
an eminent specimen of cremated clay.
C.P. Burkhart and family and Henry
Flindt and wife returned from sea-
side trip to Yaquina Bay. Had "snip-
tuousn time.
Harry Sears says he didn't think the
Albany folks thought SO much of him.
He is 81 years old tomorrow, July 4th.
DYE see il?
Councilman Kuhn has now lain for
70 days with broken leg, almost in
one position. He says 1t is becoming
IitfIa n,onotonous
John w. Cox, of Scio, has an adver-
tisement in to-day's paper warning the
public against giving credit to his wife,
Elizabeth, on his account.
Mr.. and Mrs Jas. Foster, DIR. Gray,
Prof. Sox and wife, and other Alban
ians attended the State S. s. Conyen-
tion at Portland this week.
The most untalkatiye person seldom
fails to max few remarks when with
bare feet he steps on carpet tacks at
two O'clock in the morning.
When the two warehouses now in
course of construction are completed,
our city will have storage capacity of
over a million bushels of grain.
Frank Woods shops and salesrooms
are completely hedged in with Coquil-
lard wagons and agricultural and har-
vesting implements Of all kinds.
IT is estimated that Linn county will
this year produce oyer a million and a
half bushels of wheat! We challenge
any county on the globe to match it.
1t is our opinion that some of our
subscribers have adopted the ''local
option" systemiwith US by the neglect
full manner in which they don't pay
up.
The farmers warehouse is to have its
elevator run by water power Turbine
wheel) instead OF. steam as at present,
as soon as the Santiam Ditch is in run
ming order.
All visitors remark about the cleant
fresh appearance of our beautiful city.
Only plant more trees and in few
years we can well claim for Albany
r - a.