The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-07-18
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Salem.
Potato blight will inJure crops on
bottom lands in Clarke county.
The people Of Oregon City ere try
lag TO root out the opium vice.
The Washington county hsy crop
viii be good fully up 10 that Of last
year.
The young city of Pomeroy In
Eastern Washington Il growing Won
derrilly.
A man named Gallagher died last
week at Pilot Rock from the effects
Of iniemperance.
There are eight American and
English craft engaged in seal fishery
or Cape Flattery.
John Ganlthy, who has been liv-
Ing In a tent opposite Penhleton, has
been declared insane.
Spokane Falls has grown from Il
hamlet TO n prosperous aud thrifty
town In less than a year.
Twenty horses were lought In
Southern Oregon last week for the
use OF the troops at Vancouver.
The peach blight at walla Walla
reported as serious some time ago,
viii not materially affect the yield.
Charles Wellman Is in the Afaricr
county jail, charged with stealing
800 from the pockets Of VIM. Mer
pelt.
IL. q. IIuriburt is making pre-
liminary survey OF The proposed Rose
burg and Coos Bay narrow gaug
railroad.
Hon. W. r. Dunbar, late q. W
c. r., was recently married, at tn
Dalles, to Miss Susie Dudley. formcI
~ of Silverton.
r DIR. l.. J.. RowIan1, late superb
tendent of public instruction, is
Scotland. He viii remain in Eurof
D several months longer.
] Rye Straw, Porlia knight, Iaid6
q and MoliIe Miller, besides numb'
e OF colts, are at the fair grounds
o Salem in active training for the Il
races.
e Miss Jennie Bush, OF Grants pas
y Southern OREGON, has STATED out
g a Methodist preacher. she is
r years OF age, and is not well ed
/. Gated.
The Jacksonville Ss1lti7,e', with re
erenee TO the many pardons FOR crit
It inaI ofrenses granted by Cox. Thaye
e speaks Of that gentleman as "Il
n C.emency."
it \ large emigration Is Passii
n through Lake county, mostly bouI
d for the Walla Walla couatry. IL
n sald tobe OF every respectable and d
d sirable character.
lie a violin performance at Ne" Ala
d ket Theattr in Portland last week
"a the great artist Isemenyi, was d
r. iInctly heard hy telephone at Greg
n City-disiance 2 miles.
d The Supreme Court has decid
h the suit of $. G. Elliott vs. Zen II
r. laday i c. Il. Emmett, ia favor
,e Elliott. and he thus ''sincics" II
= iaday TO the tune of S5l ,o00. Go
a. enough.
,s There Is destructive Insect rrc
no ing upon the leaves Of pear and eh'
* rs trees in aud about WsilA Wal
40 They cat the substance Of the le
ID leaving nothing tut The skelctc
10 when the remainder dries and dire
1t of.
Pendlcton Iadepen5elt OF the IL
instant: Lieut.. Farrow received
ders and on Wednesday last left w
,n his scouts for Salmon river, wh'
he there Is said TO be few Bannock
,d dians pilIngipg AMI report says sol
n. citizens have been killed.
At One Of the prisoners in the Ciat;
a county jail is q ventriloquist.
n fills the beds of his fellow prison
nj with squealing rats; places pigs q
a. grunting hogs under their pillo'
makes the cock crow more than thr
or nightly, produces congregation
70 crows, robins, etc, at pleasure, a
No finds more fun in 1t than dealing
= fishermen a game on the outside
ok their money tror which he is held
answer), but it is net so profitable
mr. him as his former occupation.