The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-05-22

Globe during the week. Nt
The Linn county candidates toot
their horns at Halsey to-day.
Both Touring mills Of this city have
shut down for want ofowheat.s
1t occurred at A. N. Arnold's last
Wednesday, and is 19-round boy
H. w. Scott, of the Bulletin, was in
this city a couple of days last week.
Hon. r.. B. Willoughby, of Pine,
gave us friendly call last Wednesday.
Hoodlums now devote their extra
time in digging worms and going a.
fishing.
The ladies of Syracuse precinct are
the question of getting up a
library.
Match game of base ball on the Rat
tiers grounds one week from to-
morrow.
Charley Bourgardes has taken in a
new partner. Congratulations are now
in order.
Rockwell, the gun-smith, has got
into his new quarters in the Mealey
building.
We are sorry to learn that our friend
Jas. P. Schooling, of Harrisburg, is
quite unwell.
DIR. Blanchard and NJ. M. Hart are
going to erect new dwellings in this
city in short time.
We noticed Larry McLain out the
other day with his street-sprlnkler
when it was raining.
Cundiff pecked a hole through the
side of Parrish's brick and put in new
window last Wednesday.
People who ought to know tell us
that there will be more blackberries
this year than ever before.
DR.. Geary will deliver an address to
the graduates at Willamette University
on the 25th of next month.
Jim Titus took his turn last week
peddling the celebrated Singer sewing
machines and disposed of six.
Mr.. Barrows has disposed of nearly
all his household furniture preparatory
to removing to San Francisco.
Judge Strahan dropped in a moment
last Monday on his way home from
attending Court in Polk county.
The final examination of the Albany
Collegiate, Institute will take place
next week, beginning on Thursday.
The Willamette Chief will get as
many passengers at this point for the
trip to Astoria as it can accommodate.
The first story of the new warehouse
will be finished this week. Sixteen
hands are employed at present on the
work.
Mr.. f. C. McClain started his street
sprinkler a few days ago and now the
peoples olfactories are not clogged
with dust.
D. E. Taylor is building a little
dwelling in the upper part of town.
What does that mean, Dave? Matri-
mony, eh?
Granger supplement at Mr.. MERGERS
last Monday night, 1t weighs twelve
pounds and half and can vote when
it arrives at the age of twenty-o.Ie.
Archimedes Hanan has employed
Lewis Stimson, of this county, to pur-
cnasS bne thousand head of sheep and
deliver them to him at Walla Walla'
Theo. Cartwright has returned. He
didn't get any further on his way to the
Stikine mines than Portland, when
he heard such discouraging news thai
he gave up the trip.
Peters & Speidel have bought ou'
the wagon and blacksmithing shops
belonging to Lambrecht & Co. The
members of the old firm intend going
into business in Portland.
An orchestra has been organized il
this city, under the supervision o
Prof. r. X. Warren, consisting of thu
following Instruments: Piano, organ
flute, cornet, violin and base viol.
Those men who have been running
around telling that Linn county wa
ia debt tower head and ears' will d
well to read J. H. Hackleman
communication in another column.
One day last week Jas. Junkins
living across the Calapooia, about min
miles from this city, lost about tw
hundred pounds of bacon and som
farming utensils by his smoke-hous
burning down.
School district No. 10, and Kno.
Butte Grange have made arrange
ments to build school house and
hall together. The lower story Will b
arranged for the school and the uppe
story for the meetings of the Grange.
Only two novelties in town thi
week--the Indian dances in the east
ern part of the city, and Perry Ray
m6nd's nhorse-fddie." Both dra'
large audiences at each exhibitio
without any previous public announce
ment.
After having been strongly impol
tuned by gentlemen of unblemishe
honor and high moral character, "
have at length suceurnbed to the
urgent solicitations and have conclude
to take back pay on subscription
this office.
Our friend VIM. Winnie, of Orlear
precinct, called on us last Tue
day. Mr.. w. has quit stickin
type, gone to farming, Joined IL
Grangers, and is doing as well as cou
be expected under the circumstance
; Call again, VIM.
Has anybody noticed the horrib
stencil which loads the atmosphere q
along Main Street from Fosters mi
to Howell & HArper's warehous