The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-08-21
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FS POhOole VI Oalem Will ID
reopened on the 31st inst.
J. Stitzel and family left Wall
Walla for Colville on Wednesday O
last week.
The work on the Dalles and Sand,
wagon road at the Cascades pro
crosses finely.
The vegetable garden at the Peni
tentiary near Salem is said to be th,
best in the State.
A new bridge across the Santiam
three miles abova Jefferson, nea
Gray's ferry, is talked of.
jackson county boasts of bo.
who measures six feet and two inches
and is only fifteen years old.
A Frisco paper says the hop marke
is lively. 1t seems TO US we woulC
'hea" away from that locality.
Brig, Young, in bis will, gives bis
friends ten children apiece, with
promise of half the future increase.
The garoters and thieves who hav,
recently been cleaned out of Denver
are making their appearance in Sail
Lake.
The Academy Of Mary Immaculate
at Dalles City. will commence thu
first term of the scholastic year or
August Oath.
On the 18th inst, the passengers OIL
the n. P. R.R. between Kalama and
and Tacoma saw Mt Rainier putting
out volumes of smoke.
A party of immigrants from Mis-.
souri, on their way to Whatcom
County, W. T., passed through La
Grand on the 9th inst.
Salem has worms-at least we sup
pose so by the way everybody is squir.
ming about getting ready for the meet
ing OF the Legislature.
The schooner Louisa Morrison sail
ed from Shoalwater Bay on the 18th,
for San Francisco, with a cargo Of
5000 baskets of oysters.
A Sleilacoom boy tried to lead a
mule by the tail. Need we say moro
to harrow up the feelings of that rash
youths mourning friendsP
A Sheriffin Thurston county under.
took to levy on the goods of farmer
a few days ago, but had to tie the far
mer before ho could doit.
The Democratic Territorial Central
Committee of Idaho have called a
meeting to be held at Boise City on
the Goth day of this month.
Gov. Grover has refused to grant
an application tor the pardon of Frank
Starr, sent to the penitentiary from
Yamhill county for larceny.
We learn that harvesting is about
over with in Wasco county. The
crops are not quite as good as last
year, yet they are fair average.
Henry P. Ankeny, the largest
cheese maker in Marion county, and
Oregon, is now milking 1856 cows
and making 200 pounds of cheese
daily.
David Wall and VIM. Hickey
engaged in a drunken row near
Lafayette on Friday night, Of last
week, in which Wall was badly
The Chemeketa Hotel at Salem, is
hereafter to be in charge of Thos
Smith, who is well known as hereto.
fore proprietor of the Empire" at
the Dalles,
Now comes Baker City and wants
to be clothed with corporate powers,
which means to have a Mayor, Com
mon Council, Police Court, pay big
taxes, etc.
A Silver City man complains that
his wife is an inHationist, She blows
him up every day, and makes him
circulate until he actually feels he is
beyond redemption.
The Dallas Republican has ceased
and in its stead we are in receipt of
the Dallas Hemi=er published by
Messrs. Casey & Hamilton, We
wish the new paper success.
A company has been organized
which proposes to build an oil mill on
the farm OF J, w. Nesmith, in Polk
county The mill will be ready to
operate on next years crop.
The Faculty of the Willamette
University, Salem, have appointed
Thomas Condor, State Geologist,
Lecturer on Geology, and P, S,
Knight, Lecturer on Ornithologl.
An ingenious young school ma'am
in Polk county has invented an effect
ual process to subdue refractory urch.
ins. She stands them on their heads
and pours water down their trowsers
legs,
Large quantities of freight we're
shipped from the Dalles eastward last
week. The reduction of freight
charges by the o, S, N, Co, has had
the effect to increase the volume of
trade in that direction.
Two boys arrived at the Dalles
Thursday from Umatilla county, on