The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-01-11

Several cases of lung fever in town during
the past week.
brownsville Woolen Mills goods becoming
'laily more popular
Last Tuesday was the anniversary Of the
battle cf New 0rlesns.
Mrs ueo Humphrey, vie of our Deputy
Sheriff, IS dangercasly IL.
Marshal Westfall reports laJ arrests made
/ this city during the asst year.
Boys have b.el h1viag sp.tnd.d TINS
'kstiag during the first of the week.
The Santian brilge business brought quite
crowd over from Canada last Wednesday.
Since our Balsam .'swore off, on New
FEARS yoa ought to see him go for the riince
pies.
our young friend Ed Clark Is learning the
sooth-carpentering bn-ines5 under DR.. G. W.
3ray.
Prices cab has suspended operations on
our streets, aud went back to Salem last Sat
lrdsy.
That ''poOr married man, John Blevins.
got back from his wedding tour all ri sht last
Friday.
Five or six names were proposed for mean
bOrship at the last meeting Of Albany Engine
70. No l.
A great amount of ice was running in the
upper part Of the Columbia du.ing the first
Of the week.
The upper school in this district was open
sd ont last Monday under the supervision Of
Miss Maggie Irvine.
Our public schools finished up the last term
on Tuesday of this week, but opened ont
again on the following day.
Last Monday the weather turned warmer
sleet came down during the forenoon, and in
the afternoon turned to rain.
Cold weather is not healthy in this locality
During the late cold snap nine out of ever.
ten people caught severe colds.
May & Senders, of Harrisburg, don't vas
psat selling sheap goots already. You petther
haf pellet dey vas pully pOys. wasn't idt,
Prof Powell's little son, Eddy, broke his
right arm few days since by falling from a
horizontal bar upon which he was practieing
Maj White hls thrown up the oratorio
BUSINESS. The performers lacked the interest
which it required to make the affs; success
DR.. Lon C.eaver, Of the firm al Smith &
Cleaver, dentists, Of this city. will ,e ii .i=.ia
Vista on the 10th and will fe-n,il oae wee
Since this cold weather has sst in Sheriff
Herrsn don't see why all hi, escaped ja;i
birds don't come ia aud give themselves up.
Joe Webber IS the tonso-ial artist who can
wipe OF yoar ehiA" and readjust the szesli-
tecturally disarrranged symmetry of soar
uprising vast.
L =. Blaia win sell clothing at prime east
for thirty days % make room for spring stock.
Now is your chance 10 bay gsods cheaper
than ever before.
The Greenbaek Club met in Santiam Pre-.
cinct last Saturday. This Ia the only Ere.
cinct in the United States that gave Petef
Cooper majority
Little Aleei, the street dog, which disap.
peared few months ago. walked iato the
Exchange Hotel last Tuesday evening and
seemed to be very glad to get back.
Hlrrisb irg ii all agog over the fact that .
couple Of pairs uf cvesal.s were put ON the
Christmas tree. addressed to a couple oi
ladies. Somehow the presents dsn't fit
John La Throp knocked Bill Canon down
last Monday night, and Judge Baldwin fined
hin $500 next day. john could get no bail,
and had to sleep in the ealaboose all night.
Our unfortunate frien |. Mr.. Boyle. has
improved SO rapil lly since the recent operation
was performed upon his limb as to be able to
get down into town with the aid Of crptehes.
last Tuesday our postmaster distributed
403 letters, which had been received ON that
day from stations along the railroad On the
same day 1900 letters passed through his
Office.
During the last year the Clerk OF Multno-
nah county ISSUED l6S marriage licenses,
and during the same time our Clerk issued
l55. That is running the metropolis pretty
closely.
Morgan B. went skating the other day, and
the first slash-ont he made on runners he
came down on the ice with force and power
that showed him several planets besides the
asteroids.
The Afford family, of Halssy precinct,
numbers nineteen Democratic voters who never
flash in the pan. Uncle Tommy Afford as
tr lined up his children in the way they
should go.
One of Mr.. Eugene Tu shanan's little chi.
dren has been down with the diptheria during
the past week, but has been brought safely
out of danger through the efficient care of
DR. Wilcox
Rev. Mr.. Stephens, of St. Peter's Epsco.
pal Church. is said to bs the most exI ert
skater in this city. But you ought to see us
spread ourselves on EN-! A canned dog
couldn't near cut the curly-ques that we
threw in sight
L. Bilyeu. our popular young County
School Superintendent, and T.. A. Banks, Of
Corvallis, have formed partnership in the
practice of law in this city. We recommend
them to all our friends who are so unfortunate
as to have any business that will have to be
taken into court.
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