The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-15
HOME AND AROAn.


Chas. Elkins has returned to Ochoco.
Cold Now make minco pizen things.
Now dig hot-scotch out ofthe potato hills
Cap. says mosquitoes aren't festive now
/ Dodd isn't anymore W., +. & Co.'s agent
but Wyatt is. t
Bill Cannon made The maiden debut O.
the winter in a sleigh on "Wednesday.
Editors should now commence to brush
that Beautiful Snow' poem off the trees
Stroud's down train busted an air pump
! yesterday morning and couldn't make tho
trip.
"St. Valentines Day." and ''St. Patriclx's
Day in the Mornin'," are the coming sem
sations. "a a~
Our new power press has arrived and is
ready for operations as soon as we get into
our new office.
Some fiend inhuman form, without either
conscience or stomach, has inYentedchest-
nut pie. Ughl q B.
Geo. Robinson's purp has severe cold
but Geo. 'opes heventually to save i'm
from the cold sausage stuffer.
Hon. I'm. Smith and A. Palmer are cul-
tivating ten-acre hop patch on an island
Of the Willamette below Peoria.
J. L. Cowan, our Lebanon merchant
friend, called Tuesday, and reports busi-
ness quiet at the Athens of Linn.
A. w. Stanard and A. Parker will collect
assessments ON stock of Home Man'fg Co.
Pay up and get vote at next meeting.
Charley X. has our thanks for mess Of
sausages, but we would have relished them
more if he had told us what breed Of purps
they were.
We forgot to mention that last Friday
was the immortal sth of January; but will
somebody kick us on our corns and re-
mind us what it is all about 80
Plant shade trees. eve wrote this item
last summer, and only use it now in sar-
kasm. Badinage aside, you had better
plant wool and raise blankets.
The turkeys who escaped the holiday
slaughter are now busily engaged in alma
nae and astronomical studies, reckoning
how long it is yet to St. Patricl<'s Day.
Each Of the families of Rev. S. G. Irvine
and L. 3. Blain, Of this city, last week re-
ceived new piano of the Hallet Il Davis
manufacture. They are said to be superb
music boxes.
Following are the newly elected Direc-
tors of the Linn Co. Ag'l Society: G. P.
Burkhart, j. Wheeler, f. Parton, ]. A.
Crawford A. N. Arnold, Jesse Parrish,
Allen Parker.
We notice that since Bill Canon has Sc
cured the mail contract he comes out every
Sunday upholstered in Shanghai hat and
stal1e-an-ridered shirt. He is federal APP
pointee, you know,
We understand an Albany younker--
who is somewhat Of historian celebrated
the Sth Of January by sitting up with his
girl. He said he was going to stick close
by his cotton bale.
Doc. Plummer thinks it really is cold--at
least $50 worth. On Tuesday night his two
beautiful new glassometers, used for orna-
ments in the show7windows of his drug
store, froze und busti-ed.
Messrs. Irvine & Morris have this week
opened out a new store at Scio, with a
splendid stock Of goods. We wish them
the fullest success. Look out for their hew
ad. in this paper shortly.
Hon. J. II. Haclsleman was up from Sa-
lem Monday night, visiting his sick neph-
ew, Thprston Hacklenan. We are glad to
learn that Mr.. HIS family are very much
better Of their recent severe illness.
We understand that Frank Richardson
and his teacher, Mr.. Byland, have recon-
cled their late unpleasantness and Mr.. b,
has been retained as teacher. Richardson
has nearly recovered from his injuries.
The mercury Indicated degrees above
zero in this city yesterday, and the general
remark was; "Beastly coIdr' Whatwould
they think if it were 30 degrees below zero,
as we have seen it in Iowa and IllinoisY
We are receiving slathers of new subscri-
bers to this iron-strapped and copper hot
toned Democratic sheet-all of which
makes lis much encouraged. Come on,
McIntoshus, and dunnedbe he whotrlesto
josh us.
Thanks to our elegant young friend Mr..
Carr, of Gray's Music Store, for late sheet
music. We were in that establishment
while at Portland last week, and bear testi-
mony to the fact that it is as fine as any
similar store in San Francisco.
The Salem ladies are gathering up all
cast-off garments to send to the Kansas
Nebraska grssshopper sufferers. They
will be God-send to those destitute poo-
pie this severe weather. Will not our AL
bany ladies initiate this noble example2
That irrepressible "Young man from
Wisconsin" like Bangno's spook, has pop
ped up again. This time he is selling pat
ent sea-shells and conks from the pearly
beds of old ocean, Our Balsam says they
are niftier nor salt to catch your snow-bird
with.
Willie Webber Is the 0regonian's carrier
in this city, and Lonner RaIston tho BuRe-
tine. But our "Hoofey's" weekly appear
ance is longed and sighed for by lots more
people, and many girls who have their af-
feetions about equally split up between
him and the DEMOCRAT.
This IL good time for oregon newspa-
pers with patent outsides. Having crossed
the Rocky mountains, through the storms,
they are already injured TO our unexpect-
cd severe weather. II is also a good time
for our Oregon patent insides: they are 80
RED HOT anyway, you know!
An exchange says "a fall pippin, a coal
stove and newspaper are not bad things
to sit up with" But our Balsam says them
things is as dead sea apples compared with
an invoice Of French morino up on Gospel
Ridge which his arms surround every Sum
day night for an hour or two after sanctua-
ry services.
HRFVER MEETING