The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-01-31
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The Indian difficulties are daily more
threatening in Eastern Oregon.
Rich quartz has been discovered in
the mountains not far from Seattle.
G" Bashington's Wirthday" is what an
exchange calls the next important
event.
Busb's new prison regulations don't
seem to please his many guests in that
institution.
Hon. b. +. Burch, late Superintend.
ontof the Penitentiary, isnow druggist
at Independence.
Lakeview has n Reading Club and
Literary Society. s'death why don't
Albany wake up1
The West-Side counties have extra
ordinary fall grain crops in and tho win
tor hasn't hurt IL at all.
The I'd Brigade Band, Of Corvallis,
is the finest in the State Prof Mil
ner is tho Band Master.
Several hundred sheep have recently
been sold in Yamhill county for IS
cents and 81 per head.
The epizootic, or disease somewhat
similar, has appeared among the
horses in Kings valley.
The northern part Of the town of In
dependence is made uninhabitable by
the presence of Cinnamon.
Thirteen now postoiIices have boen
established in Washington Territory
since the first Of last October.
Summer Lake, in lake county, has
many wants. A tri-weekly mail, a
saw mill and more population among
them.
Mrs. Mary Ann Dixon, of Eureks,
has just married for the sixth time.
She doesn't state how she likes it as
far as she's got.
The Salem Chinese mission school il
prosperous, and its friends claim that
it is doing much good. Its students
will soon give a public exhibition.
Bands Of sheep arc being bought at
extremely low figures by moneyed stock
men in various parts Of Umatilla coun-
ty during this season Of the year.
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Everything frozen up in Josephine
county. Illinois river is blocked up
with tailings from Scott gulch and a
freshet il badly needed TO clear it out.
From tho tone Of the Pendleton
papers our white neighbors up that
way rather enjoyed tho hanging Of the
three redskins who murdered Geo. Cog
gan.
a small steamer is being built for
the Chehalis river Some 10 or Is
years ago one or two littlo steamers
were run on the Chehalis river and
Gray's harbor.
Vagrant Aiwashcs living about Jack
Sonville have made up a purse of $50
for the defense of Indian Steve, who
was concerned with Rath in the MUIR
der of sebring.
1t is a singular fast that We have a
Gen. Jno +. Miller in Oregon and
that there is also Gen Jno. +. Miller
in California-both rich men, lovers Of
fast horses, etc.
The Methodists at the DAlles are
having a revival aud have secured
about sixty converts. They havn't
got Tom Merry yet, but their
chances are good.
Messrs. Parnell & Ball picked up n
nugget in their claim near Grants Pass
last week which weighed twenty-five
ounces or 1914. They must have to J.
erably good dry diggings.
Quite large number of claims have
been located in the Yaquina Bay and
Alsea country during the last fell, and
even during the winter. The country
is looking up very rapidly.
His name was Dutch Charley" and
the streets Of Cheyenne will knew him
no more forever, for 80 masked men
decorated telegraph pole with his sus.
pended body because he murdered q
lone widow for her money. Good bye,
Charley
The Palouse Gasette says that part
of the country is now in the midst of
the severest winter weather. For the
last few days the thermometer has lin.
gered in the vicinity of zero, freezing
the ground to tho depth of a foot-a
very unusual occurrence.
Two Oregon women committed sui
eide in tho past ten days. Mrs. J. H.
Settlemier, of Woodburn, Marion coun-
ty, killed herself with a shotgun, and
Mrs. Banton, of Benton county, hang
ed herselI in her children's swing.
Truly the suicide mania is growing
among our people.
The largest mortgage ever recorded
in Washington Territory was put on
record at the auditors Office in Seattle
few days ago, from the S. & w. w.
R. R. Co. to G. L. Dingley, J. j. Nc.
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