The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-02-08
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County Court week.
Candidates piping and treating.
strongs grocery stand has been enlarged.
spolling.bees arc the rage in Southern
Oregon.
SITS. John Lodge, A. F.&A. NJ, Tomorrow
evening.
We can't hear anything but bridge talk on
the street.
Mrs. Cheadle has become a sole trader.
See her card.
Froman's rink Is running heavy now noariy
every evening.
The women suffragers will be Albany's
Valentine next week.
The Hose Boys skating carnival win be
postponed until April lst.
About 500 letters were aent of from the
Albany Office last Monday.
Recorder Baldwin will commence the as.
seasment of the city uext month.
Last weeks wind and rain storm blew
down several houses In Ashland.
Frank Redfeld says he is going TO sell
groceries cheaper than ever before.
A new street lamp has been put up on the
corner in front of our office Good scheme.
John Monteith is lying very low. and will
probably not survive more than day or two.
Only candidates for Sheriff talked Of
but there Hre yet several Precincts TO hear
from.
Wheat is demonetiged at Albany is not
worth the dollar OF our daddies, or any other
mans.
Edmhnds has been speaking in this city
for several days and has aad very good
audiences
Milton Beach, an old resident Of this city,
will move on to farm up near Harrisburg in
few days.
Van Vaetor, Scott, Huston and Post will
leRye for Eldnrado county, Cal, about the
10th or o0th.
County Court has been in session during
the week. Tho proceedings will appear in
our next issue.
Dunk. Rankin just ''laid himself out
when he was putting up those counters for
MeIlwain & Co.
Major VIM. Giel was down from Monroe
last Saturday, and says Long Tom is no longer
confined TO her bed
Although Tweedals has sold out his grocery
business, he is still agent for the Pacific
Coast. Steamship Co
Prof. Hewitt informs us that he is not a
Republican candidate FOR County Clerk.
Well, he's in big luck.
Some cute rooster is writing to the Registe,
from seio over the signature Of ''Iionel s
II ought TO be "Lie-only.
Bob Foster got glorious dneking one day
last week by walking off steamboat lying
at the Farmers Wharf at Salem
The sociable at Councilman Rumbaugh's
last Wednesday evening was well attended,
and all enjoyed themselves hugely.
Tho Hafenden Bros have received a fine
lot Of fresh groceries, and now have one Of
the best arranged stores in the city.
The most enjoyable skating party which
has been held at the rink during the past
year came Off on Wednesday evening.
Mellwain & Co are opening out large
stock of general merchandise. groceries, hard.
ware. etc, at ths old stand of w. II. Dodd
& Co.
One of our gay young almond.eyed heather
was out on Chinese Now Years in carriage
with couple Of his female friends imported
to or,lerl.
A few days ago Dell Smith started from
walla walla for this city, passing on his way
down his wife, who was on her way up tC
join him.
A lady acquaintance suggests ''Isadway'i
Ready Relief as "A useful and convenient
pocket companion for the skaters at the car
nival next week
Young America Thought it was terrible
waste of fire-crackers 10 celebrate in the way
in which the nlmond-cyed heathen did las
Monday evening
Ernest Cheadlo came near furnishing III
with tirstclass item few days ago. II,
came very near serving as food for the littl'
fishes in the Calapooia.
Hallock Griffin. has just got back from
Southern Oregon, where hsIhas been to lool
after his stock. He looks we'll and says hii
uncle is feeling first rate
Cowan tells US that Prof Compton, out a
Lebanon, cut his left'wrist very severely las
Sabbath DIR. Boughton was called from thi
city and dressed the wound.
1t almost makes us forget our early train
ing, aud think that this is a world Of chance
when we realize that Chinese New Year an,
the Fourth of July occur ON different days
Sweeping reductions the coming week il
silk handkerchiefs, gloves, underwear, shirts
pants, suspcnders, umbrellas, cts, at th
Farmers and Mechanics Ono Price Cas-
Store.
Max Bumgart presented us with Lowell
meerschaum cigar holder-it broke and Ed
Baum got Major White to mend it with
silver band. Who wouldn't have friends
Thanks, gentlemen.
Judge N. w. Garrctson, Of Portland
general agent for the Northwest of tn
, famous Northwestern Life Insurance Co
came up to this city last Monday evening an
spent few days in this locality.
Rov. Cruzan, who lectured here a week c
two since, has accepted an invitation extend
ed to him by Prof. Powell to deliver tn
annual address during Commencement Wee
at the Albany Collegiate Institute.
J. L. Sorbin, of this city, lost s., 265 b
the failure of Gross, the Portland stoc
broker DIR. Giltner, of Portland, lost som
$4,000, and the other losses of parties foe
a up the defalcation to about S65, 900.
! Oliver jackson, who formerly kept tn
/. Prinevillc Hotel, is now Deputy Sheriff {
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