The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-05-28
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Bully for the tHooksu
Spelling Schools busted. Z
Crops growing luxurIantIy.
Strawberries and cream ripe.
"Rones'l spins around again.
Newsubscribers stlll come IL. H
Cherries will soon be ready to dig.
Summer bonhets beginning to bloom.
The fragrahtionioh is In full blossom
Weather has been cold and raw dur
ing the week. yyw8 "a
+. ]. Babcock, OF Salem, smole upon
US last Monday.
Father Ketchum is over from Puget
Sound on visit, looking wen.
II you want tlrst-class sewing ma
chine cheap inquire at this office.
In what ship has the greatest mum,
Der Of people been wrecked? Court
ship.
Those who rise to eminence suddenly
are very apt to come back by the next
train.
Squire singsby commenced a brick.
making contract for Lee Burkhart thIi
week.
Hale Backensto has built commo,
dious condition. to the Exchange
Hotel. l
The average Albany spoonies now
take Sunday promenades to the ceme-
tories.
The man who doesn't hang out his
shingle and advertise dies and leaves
no sign.
The brick for FrOman's block is being
delivered on the ground by Mr.. Jno.
Layton. ~ 4.
Harry Kuhn is manufacturing just
as nice carriages and hacks as you can
buy East. flillill ls9fllullib @
Jupiter PIuvius has again turned over
the job OF street sprinkllng to McLane's
sprinkler.
Last week of Spring. (But, come
to think Of it, maybe most folks knew
It already. !ld 8a
The chrome men sold over $1,000
worth Of pictures in this city during
the week.
Our thanks are due Senator Mitchell
and Col. Nesmith for valuable Con-
gressional documents.
The organization of the Hooks
will require the establishment Of fire
department in our city.
Our young friend, Alfred p. Creel,
has the thanks of this establishment t
for beautiful boquet.
Allen Parker telegraphs from New
York that he viii embark on the steam
er for Liverpool tomorrow.
The rain is over and now old proba-
bilities are shudderlng for fear we will
have the hottest summer known.
VIM. H. Gearhart, for many years a
resident of this city, died last Monday
at his home four miles east of Albany.
We are much obliged TO our old
Democratic friend Squire Sinsby, Of
Peoria, for collection Of subscriptions.
Trout in the Santiam Ditch Is inches
long. This sounds little fishy, but
Dick Morris swears It is faetum facto-
rum. the t4@4t
John Burkhart is erecting neat res
idence in Dixie, and the conundrum
"What wiz he do with ito" yet re-
mains unsolved.
Prof. Warren returned overland last
Friday, being summoned by telegraph
from his Eastern trip by the sudden
illness of his wife.
Jos. Harmon, Esq, OF this city, viii
deliverthe annual address before the
literary societies of Monmouth College
on the 18th proximoa q MAT Ja
Western Star Lodge, I, o. G. T., Of
this city, Is the banner Lodge Of the
State. Its membership numbers about
140. 10. Liggett is ", g, T..
A pair Of steel-sbaft specs, encased
in leathern pouch, was picked up in
front Of our Office Yesterday, Come
here, pay for this notice and take them
away.
Notwithstanding the apparent search
ty Of money we hear Of new improve
ments and buildings. being projected
almost every day by our enterprising
Albanians.
The festive chrome man has been IN
the city during the week, and every
body has picture of Elaine" or
yosemite" or female angel dressed
in her hair
A rare time was had at the school
picnic in Happy Home District, Forks
of santiam, last week. Miss MGggle
Irvine Is teacher and Is giving univer-
sal satisfaction.
A subscriber In "Gougerls Neck,n
this county, writes US that crops Took
fine and everybody Is happy. we will
look after those papers to which he d.
reefs our attention.
Mayor Frotnan wont be bothered
with any more questions about those
old houses, Ike Conn has moved 'em
away, and you must now bone Sam.
Young about them.
Mr.. MiIIer,'the man who drew the
plan for the Lebanon bridge, was last
Wednesday Awarded the contract Of its
construction for 5000. Thlsfsconsid.
cred a very low figure
4, r. Mcconnell, who has for ssme
months past been under DR.. Haw-
thorne's treatment, at East Portland,
has returned to his family in this city,
completely restored to health.
J.B. Houston has sown on his farm
near this city 20 acres or flaK, which no
ihiubs win yields buaheis per acre.
Milton Houston has 50 acres in fax.
which prorlises about the same Yield.
n. s. shankIln, Of Peoria, died on