The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1875-01-08
NOW WE LOOK no sTnANerRs.


ALBANY's PROSPERITY:
\ Albany Is now extremely lively an
cheerful-looking. 1t is undou6tedl
the most go-ahead and prosperous tow
in Oregon, at the present tiiiie, an
new buildings are going up in all dl
4 rections, some Of them very handsom
dwelling houses. New Years Eve wa
A celeprated by a grand ball at Pacifi
4 Opera House which was attended h
nearly alltthe beauty and ehivalrv
the place, and was really magniilcen
affair.
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER.
New Years Day was cloudy bu
not cold, and this morning, Januar,
"a, is clear and sunshining as a morn
ing in Spring. lis in wonderful con
trast with o day | spent here at th
same Time in the month, seven year
ago, when the snow was eighteen inch
es deep and the weather piercingl,
cold. That, however was an excep
tionally severe winter, as most of tn
old citizens have reason to recollect
Thus far this season, the weather il
this valley has been precisely like th,
same season in Oakland, California
no colder, no more rain, no hSrGie
frosts, and nothing more. wintry-like
There has been SO much foolish news
paper talk about Oregon mists ant
floating Wehfeet that It has given tht
people of California and other State
an exaggerated idea of the country
and has very injurious effect in pre-
venting immigration, This apparent
l'ly harmless nonsense ought to be stop
ped-by the press, inasmuch as when Il
fgUes abroad it is construed in earnes
and. becomes very serious matter
The truth is there is very little differ
saace between ordinary weather here
and NorthernS California, except thai
Spring rains continue later here; anG
inaefactEthe general winter season Ii
FATHER colder at Yreka than it is at AL.
bany oEEalem,
THE NEW PRINTING OFFICE.
Messrs. Brown & Stewart, proprje.
tors of the DEMOCRAT are just compile.
ting large and very handsome print.
ing-house, to which their establish
ment will be removed within short
time. The building is two stories high,
substantial in structure and handsome
ly desjrned IN front The second stor,,
will be occupied by the publication,
press room % vii u ha h t5a roos the the
ilrst story The front part to be elegant. yt.
ly fitted up for millinery store. Alto
H. etnfr y WIZ oe te lilest Printlng'ot-
M M X taig ntase outsiue Oh foftiahd.
~ '%ihy Ky Ue.iocraS Sr.' Wlin ge issued ear
,,roa,i - olie opiihSi nliu WIN cneerlul
9i;speoe q nueoessi ~ Cne present CON
sno I,o.un VI sne snIr9unulhg country
ofeIis ~ ~, " Iequire q uaiiy alscrloatlon
y, ,ne topai nll'l senelai news rom this
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rS,l y - wGa.h 'is nv wliiIe 70 MAKE the
tha Weaklv nan,,erat ID now '.r,yn az i, wa W
that it is inconvenient aud almost i'm
possible to work of the edition on
~ eas' "gI KY lgIIio.,s i,Fos.ss
shsil he oecuniel MA sunmfisd wjtl, a
which is nowin readiness,
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our4e.ltteinlolarly in our Gus:
est. louis Zee, lO.-W. Ny. Drums
fudge DrumniundofC Chicago, and says
le was iormeFiy Judge OF a United
gstd ItgI ntS..lto r gn"t. ~ Dfsso mss ar
ury, unI in defaIilt Of sfSiHJi5ods waa
committed jail. 1nO5t0bcr last be
ya4 v " aieceptedii9!lt Z, \, ne hoall 9tJoAn Mc-
IN ;no1,av avd swora @ '7f1 - nns.,.is.,in eoHi
arge wealth, which subsequently PROV |
q to be False ana he was indicted"
Yes, and no, lien. That same Drum
nond came to Albany few years ago,
tuck out law shingie, Kept fall Of
'enzine, bilked every boay, nlone of
whom we were which, and then ske-
loodled to unknown parts. He was
ever Judge Of anything but whiskey |
'hile in Oregon and from the effect
hatiartlele llad on him he must have |
cen a deyilish poor judge Of even
hat- He ought to he given a FEW
ears employment at playing check
,,,,,,In w. !. ,,e.n,,od
+ the accidantal death Of one Of Tinn,a
Il -and ras,,aotoJ citi1ans, Mr. Jobn
ransaald near ~ Harrisburo Rridge
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