The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-08-15
PACIFIC COASTERS.


Koehler says the West Side Road
will be completed TO Corvallis about
Nov. lst.
A rich quartz mine showing dollar
to the pan in gold, has been discovered
on Hixon creek, cariboo.
The railroad track on tho Weston
extension has been laid to Dry creek,
within five miles Of Weston.
AT Heppner, UmatilIa county, the
Temperatures on several successive days
has reached l0G' in the shade.
A man named Cline, 1T Cdmas Prai-
rie. near Hood River, last Saturday,
shot bis wife aud then killed himself.
Enough has been subscribed At Seat
tlo to warrant the commencement Of
canal between lakes Union and Wash
ington.
An olympia girl says sbs won't bang
her hair any more till the price Of saw
logs advances. Banged il We don't
glory in her spunk
T. r. Rick, book keeper with spru-
anee. Stanley & Co, Wholesale liquor
dealers in San Francisco, committed SUI
icide by shooting himself.
Frank Hodgkins writes as that dur.
ing Mr.. Earharts absence from the
Capitol he "is Secretary Of stnte-and
don't you forget it, Matt e
Great depression Of lumber trade on
the Sound. We suppose our neighbors
over there have tho "rust" in the lum-
Der As bad as We have il here in the
wheat.
The Roseburg Star has been enlarged.
II is steadily improving in its mechan-
ical aud editorial departments, and the
Democrats Of tho Umpqua District
should give it hearty support.
| VIM. Frazer. native Of ireland,
aged 81. committed suicide at the
Adams House. Sacramento street, on
tho 9th by shooting himself in the
mouth Cause. III health and despond-
eney.
At the Columbia River NJ. L. con
ference, at walla walla, Bishop Gil
Haven. Atlanta. Ca. occupied the chair.
Rev 8fr. Strong was elected delegate
To the general conference that meets
in CINCINNATI next May.
Weston Is beginning to realize the
benefit Of the railroad James Young
has distributed about 81 900 among the
ito makers. The ties have been in
spected and not one rejected, which
speaks we'll for Mr.. Young as a tie con
tractor
The Salem .Gatesman says that last
Tuesday as Mr.. John Pennington was
engaged in oiling threshiag machine,
bis glove was caught IN the eogs, and
before be could cxtricete his hand it
was drawn between the wheels and lit
orally tOrnsto pieces, so that it had to
be amputated At the wrist.
The Standard says the sloop 7,cesaty
T,ro. with a party Of IA pleasure seek
era on board. upset between North Cave
and Bay Center, shoalwater Bay on
Wednesday, and by the greatest good
luck and timely arrival of the sloop
Lib Smith all were saved. Five of the
parties were ladies, one Of whom had
sunk twice before she was rescued.
This from the Salem, Statesman Of
+ yesterday: We are informed tha,
1illy Webster Of this city, who has fol
short tins beOn stopping at the vii
holt Springs, jumped from the second
story window of tho hotel last Monday
night about one o'clock in 1T Of de.
lirium tremens. Since which time
nothing has been heard from him. He
was tracked about eight miles Friends
are doing everything possible to fnd
him"
A Pendleton paper says; A great
) many people in our county have given
, up tho idea of waiting for the opening
/. of the reservation to settlement, aud
} have taken homesteads north of town
land that three years ago to day was
considered worthless To-day, ride
over the hills aud on either side you
are met with tho sage brush ground
turned upward, and a good portion tive
feet high with the incest kinds oI
growing grams Fencing is progress
ing finely. Barbed wire is used to
some extent.
SOMETHING 30. POLITICIANS TO FIGURE