The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-08-16

Biphtheria at Vancouver.
BnrglarS doing walla walla.

Burglara doing Walla Walla.
Independence Is TO have city ball.
vanoouyt. wosar werks will soon he
completed.
Throshers report hardly half crop
Of wheat Nt Dayton.
Extensive fires afs rigging in tho tim.
bor near Goidendale.
walla Walla Is talking aboa. indul-
ging in street railway.
\ t. o. Norton Is local and business
manager Of the Statesman.
Oregon City has debt Of s2,l5o 60
hanging over her prosperity.
) Boise City bad lively fFs in the
Chinese quarter of their town recently
Joe Taylor's fast horse olo has arrived
at the fair grounds and gone into train
! ing.
Silver City u now shipping more
bullion than at any time for three years
past.
business in Yal.ima is done on cash
basis. The best men in that county
: cannot got erodit.
A large number Of immigrants, not.
withstanding the Indian war, sro set
} Ting in Idaho Territory. ...
There have been 81 fatal cases Of dip
iberia in Grand Ronde valley this sea
son, and tho disease IL still raging.
The name Of the woman that deser
} ted her child at Salem lately, is Mrs.
Martin. She had been living at Candy.
A man tried to escape from the Pen
i Itentiary last week. lie sccreted hiu,
= self during the day, and in the evening
: when be did not put in an appearance,
search was instituted for him. lie
was finally found at tho bottom Of a
4 flume, three feet under water. He hal
e manufactured for his,seif rubber
mask 10 which was connected = piece
! Of rubber hose, ,theotherend 0f which wal
! kept above water by boing fastened to
4 3 pieco Of floating wood, and this fur.
; niahed him with air.
Tho fashion reporter who wroto with
= reference TO bello, "Her feet we're en-
4 casod in shoes that might have boeH
4 bocn mistaken for fairy boots" tied BIZ
e wardrobe up in handkerchief and LEFT
} for parts unknown whom it appeared
I the next morning -"Her feet were en-
h cased in shoes that might have beer
e mistaken for ferry boats"
=. c. j. Trenchard was elected chic
ie engineer and J. 7. Ferchen assistant 0
J. y the Astoria Gre department. Both an
i, excellent selections.
AL The Asloriaa says that Dir. Johr
n. Matter has oats near skipanon upo'
e. @hich some of the heads will measuf,
= 10 inches.
1eI The Unioa .SentissaI says that durinl
"a. Tho past week about 100 imimgran
Y wagons lave passed. through town e
. Asoutc to Weston. Walia Walla ant
: rslQnse ooantry aud various northeri
!. tpoiata They appear 70 be famiIie
:. possessed Of considerable means.
Extensive forest firea have been burr,
It ing for several days on WILDLY Island
Il near skagit Head, flling the surround
n ing country with smokefor milesaround
rt The wool crop of Douglas this yea
n Is put at 900. 900 pounds.
" In Lane county the wheat IS found {
r DO of better quality than for sOvers
10 yeilrs
Ie- Wheat IS quoted ia Eageno City a
re rs cents per bushel.
% The Lafayette COsrier says that th
lie Canada thistle has made its appearance
or in that county.
e. Hop picking viii be commenced abOu
We the FIRST of September. Puyallup va
n, ley will then present a very lively scen'
be AIRS. Smith, mother Of Mrs. Governs
ad Chadwick, died at her home in Douglu
nj county last week.
be Settlers about Birch creek and Cams
en- prairie are busy gatheringup their sheel
he No fresh Indian sign is visible.
ne The shooting of white crow i
Lane county is chronicled.
! Snow still lies TO the-denth Of abov
"A six feet on the siskiyou mountains
= the vicinity Of Beaver creek.
be A small child in the family of Harr
We Dent. on Long Tom. puiied over ke
p tie Of boiling water one day last weel
so and was scalded to death.
The harvest in Donclas shows an nj
sh exnectetllz good weld of late SOW
lis grain. Early grain was damaged som
ut what bv the late rain which proved ,
beneficial to the spring crops. On II
whole the amount for shipment win |
r, equal tc that Of last year.
OF The Legislature will convene on I'll
40 9th of September. Legislative hall
IN the capital building is heing garnishe
er and made fit for the solons.
= Articles incorporating tho Applegat
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