The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1876-01-28
rAcrrrc lcoAnTERs.
The Salem Woolen Mills resumed
work on Monday last.


work on Monday last.
Wheat is worth about SO cents
bushel in Jackson county.
The express company Is baldlng
a new Office at the Rcsebnrg depot
The foot.race on the fair grounds
near Salem last week did not come
of.
The roads between Roseburg and
Jacksonvilleare reported in an almost
impossible condition.
Baker city people turned out en-
masso to the New Years ball, and
@way up" time was had.
Polk county talks OF subscribing
several thousand dollars for bridge
across the river at Salem,
Salem is to have shooting-match
next Sunday for turkeys, chickens,
etc. Very bad for such moral city.
Columbia Hose Company at the
Dalles will give a sheet and pillow
case ball on the evening of February
22d
An attempt is now being made to
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raise the necesacry fuads to construct
Touring mill at Heppner, in Umatil-
la county.
Mr.. J. johnson who has been work
ing at Gardiner for some time past,
fell from a building few days ago,
and was severely injured.
Salem's expenditures for the sup
port of city government during 1875
were S1O,607 40 against sl2,S SSS in
1874, a decrease of 50, 1879 CO.
The Courier thinks tina! violations
of law are becoming too frequent in
old Yamhill, which has hitherto sus-
tanned such an excellent reputation
for good morals.
The Corvallis Gazette makes its
appearance again. This time in q
now dress, patent outside and all
The paper looks much better. 1t hat
been enlarged and contains mucE
news.
A son Of Thomas Graves, of Sheri
dan, shot himself last week, accident
ally, with revolver The ball took
effect in the hip, ranging downward
and lodging near the knee.
The library Of the Sunday school
at the Dalles has been so ably man
aged that of 200 volumes in circula.
ton not one was missing at the end
of tie term just closed.
The WaIla Walla Spirit says: ut
is a pleasing fact that wood, eggs and
butter have come down in price to
just half OF what they commanded
last winter at this time"
The bridge across the Chehalem, a
tream on the Portland road, has been
arried away by this high water. We
that the water is now SO
w that the stream can be torded. |
Pendleton now has nearly com
leted two ehurches-the Episcopal
nd Methodist-and when entirely
nclossd, painted and provided with
II that goes TO make them comforta-
10, will be a credit to the town and
hose who aided in constructing them.
Mr.. Mulkey, who was in the Dalles
'st week, says that green grass on
ohm Days river is six and eight
lchos high; and he never saw other
rasses SO good and thrifty at this
ason of the year.
Mr.. John. McCubbin, of Tygh
1lley, Wasco county, has gone to ]
IN Francisco for the purpose of re.
living surgical aid. Some ten years
% he was accidentally shot in
9 head, from the effects of which
suffers at times.
A cutting affray occurred at Ne t
'ar's ball, in Kings Valley, Benton a
unity, in which Amos Halleok, we
} informed, made a bloody attack J
Emmett Wrenn. Several wounds = |
re inflicted, but none necessarily
al, it is supposed. q
A good deal of preparation is G
being made on the lower Columbia L
the coming fishing season. Mr..
nm Fitzpatrick and associates are y
ting up a new eannery of large p
}, just below Glen Ella, and
I'VE Brookfeld. ~
lr. Ed. DuVall and his aunt, Mrs. j
ldall, had a narrow escape from
wning while fording the Villain 81
in buggy not long since. The 90
upants were thrown into the water
the lady who had babe in her of
IS, would evidently have been to,
yned but for ,bn ho,o;. r., oo' %.