The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-29

The citizens Of Cottage Grove have
defeated by protest three attempts to
open a saloon in ti,at place.
Gooseberries an inch and half long,
three Of which weighed an ounce and u
half, are among the boasted products Of
Umatilla county.
Prof. u. A. Cathey, Rev. w. d.
Nichols and Miss sallie Patton will
have charge Of tho Roscburg public
school, which will begin Sept. lst.
Marshal, Jones & Roberts, whose
foundry was burned at WaIla Walla,
declare their intention TO- fll all out
standing contracts as soon as hard
york can do II.
Tho Kansas colony has purchased
500 acres Of land In Whatcom county
Including the townsIte, water-power
aud country Immediately surrounding
the town OF Whatcom.
One Of the warehouses recently
burned at Drains Station, contained
1000 bushels Of wheat aud the other
fLbout $500 worth of w6s,l. besides mn.
nerons articles 6f value. The loss of
tho building Is the greatest ia view Of
the near approach of the grain storing
time.
Mrs. Compton, daughter of Isaac
MeElmurry, Of Independence, fell from
her chair dead on the 18th inst, at her
home, a few miles from that place. She
had been confined some ten days pre-
yiously, Lut was regarded M GONZALES.
cent. Physicians can assign no cause
for hor sudden demise.
A petition asking for the reinstate-
ment Of Conductor Howe, who lost
hls position In consequence OF the late
railroad accident near Waitsburg, has
been addressed 10 Superintendent
Buckley. 1t has received the sigma
lures OF % persons who were passen-
gers ut the time OF the accident, In
Guiding all who were injured, and
thsse OF large number OF citizens at
large.
A thief recently visited logging
camp above Cottage Grove, while the
three loggers, who were emitting timber
for Comstock's mill, we're absent, and
appropriated the whole outfit Of any
value to himself. Nine dollars and
6fty cents in coin, .wo suits Of clothes
and two pensions were taken. The
owner of the, pensions was in pursuit a;
last accounts.
Mr. Ray has on his farm near Mon
mouth, Polk county, an acre Of Egyp-
tiAn, wheat which IL seal curiosity.
The head il fan shaped and consists Of
from five TO seven heads ranged on either
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side Of the central head. As il Is much
larger than any of the varieties gsown
in this country,it will probably Interest
farmers 10 examine and experiment
with il.
For the past two weeks Railroad Sur
yeyor John A. Hulbnrt has been look
ing at the passes at the head of Slat'
Greek, in Josephine and Smith river
in Del Norte counties. The Slate Creel
pass is pronounced passable, and th'
pass Mt the head of Smith river IL nov
being eyamiRed. Smith river pass
old mountaineers assure ns, il ,30t
feet lower than the stage road pass OF
Siskiyou mountain.
| Recent estimates place the tota
loss by the Colfax fire at s74 900 o
which $34, 900 Is covered by insur
ance. Among the losers are Trumbl'
Il Bracket, liquors, $1,000; A. A. New
berry, stage Office, $1,000; J. Hoover
500; A. johnson, saloon, $4,000
Mastin, variety stsre, $4,000; Living
Stone & Kuhn, Ewart House $4,000
G. II. Dodd, agricultural warehouse
$4,000; Frank Brothers, agriculture
implements, sI9, 1000; Davenport 1
King, livery stable, 10000; lie i. A
Shaw had $4,000 insurance o.
Schwabacher's store. but luckily
escaped The flames.
| Weston Leader The nncertaint
which Invariably exists as to''what wi
the harvest be" IL now thing of tn
past. Grain IL 80 far advanced az I
leave no doubt concerning the yield
Our faith in the productiveness of I'm
atilla county is not shaken. On tn
contrary we are more sanguine tina
ever Of It's vast agricultural resources
The yield from all the country aronn
Weston will be immense, and the qua
ity of the grain much above the aver
age. The extensive fields that are no,
ready for the reaper are such as an
country might be proud of. In spite c
the groundless representations c
drought, wet, cold, grasshoppers an
other imaginary evils that were to be
set us, we find ourselves face to fac
with the most glorious yield our cour
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