The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-10-09
PACIFIC COASTERS

Wneat stored at St. Joe.
They were still harvesting in Che
halls valley last Friday.
The rooms Of the Eugene Library
Association were opened for the sea
son on Monday evening.
The Dallas Nemizer wakes very
wrath over the hoodlumism praticed
at the Dixie Camp Meeting.
Miss Mary Shelton, living near Oak
land, Mason county, w. T., killed a
large wildcat, one day last week.
David Smith raised on 140 acres Of
his farm, about mile and half west
of Lafayette, 1927 bushels of wheat.
&c. w. Kahler of Jackson County
has sold his fine ttotting horse "Selim"
to Alex. Martin for the round sum OF
$500.
The Statesman says that Rev. J. L.
Parrish is recovering slowly from the
effects of his recent severe fall from
a step-ladder.
Two schooners arrived at Coos Bay
last week, and bark, three barges
and four schooners sailed thence dur
the same time.
A correspondent says the Ashland
Woolen Mills employ eleven hands at
present, and that the employment OF
more is contemplated.
There will be racing on the course
in Jackson County, commencing Oct
Goth. and continuing for three days.
| Good sport is expected
The Collector OF Customs at Coos
Bay, has measured the new steamer
Coos, and pronounced her measure
ment to be fifty-fve tons
A diminutive colored lad has been
missing from the hotehat Marshfeld
for several days, and it is feared he has
gone to sea without boat.
! The Salem Record states that Mrs
A. ]. Dunniway addressed the pupils
of the Willamette University on
Wednesday of the present week.
The Lafayette Courier says: Or
Monday, the 21st ult., Mr.. Frank
Hubbard's s machine threshed 631 bush
els of oats il three hours and a half
Such quantities of lard, bacon and
hams, have been exported from
Rogue river valley that these articles
are rather scarce there at present
The Fall term Of the Circuit Cour
for Baker County, Judge L. L. Nc
Arthur presiding, convenes on Mon
day, the 9th inst. The docket is no
as large as usual.
The Dalles Mountaineer says tina
the Daisy Ainsporth ou Monday las
made the run from the Cascades t
The Dallcs in the brief space of tw
;; hours and fifteen minutes.
Barlow's Gate Lodge Of Granger
invite the Grangers of Klickitat, Y al
ina and Wasco to meet at the Dale
a on December 1st., for the purpose (
!, transacting important business.
The Coos Bay Netos announces II
!, intelligence that Simpson Bros.
: North Bend will launch their big shi
! at noon on Saturday, the 10th ins
! She is the largest craft yet launcht
!. on the Pacific coast.
, Thereof of Peter Congden's blac
Z smith shop, at Corvallis, took fire
: F:iday last, and the alarm creat'
fri uhtened numerous citizens who h
T nes elected to take out a policy of
$ sura nee. The damage was tirfling.
e The Vancouver Register states tE
durinly the past week, one John Lt
ms purchased from parties on M
Plains 100 bushels of wheat, deliy
: ed on tho bank Of the river, at 7SC
per bush ol
/. The people of Olympia are requ
" " ted by the managers of the temp
a, ance reading room in that city to
y y nate books, papers, dishes, fnrnltr
to and such other things as will be net
ed in such an enterprise.
: Saturday a fire caught in the sla
= ing on Thos. Tongues land abo We
e. long bridge beyond Hillsboro, and
n. was with strenuous eXertion that
Or Or bridge was saved, the fire burn
az nearly up to it.
eS The Corvallis Gazette says: J
S; Henkle, who acted as chief engin
~ of John Records thresher, clear
up in the seasons run of36 days,
493 bushels Of wheat, and 1854 bu
y els of oats. The largest days W
o was / 900 bushels Of wheat.
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bd lsl Information is wanted of Ju
,,In Gilbert Hall, formerly OF Oneida,
''' Y, who was in this State some "
ago engaged in the lumber busin
Any news regarding him will
eiT a,g thankfully acknowledged by O.
oTe Trowbridge, at Frankfort, Mars
q, county, Kansas.
.nd The Bed Rock Democrat says
- Sparta. on last Saturday, a man by