The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-07-01
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, aged 43 years.
: A total Of 526 vote, wax poll,d a
the Dalles city election last Monday
Geo. A. Liebe was elected mayor by I
] majority Of 73 votes.
The closing sssercises Of Wasct
Academy took place last Friday. The
work OF the first year in that iustitn
ton Is gratifying to the people Of Tho
Dalles.
J The people Of Damascus arc making
grcat preparations TO celebrate the
Fourth of July.
The fish hatshery on tho Clackamas
will soon be thing Of the past, having
been abandoned.
The heavy frost Of fow weeks ago
killed i've acres of wheat tor Mr.. Henry
Citizens of Eagle Greek, Clackanas
county.
| The committee of ladies' to prepare
for the equestrian parade on the Fourth
of July, ut the State Fair grounds, are
dcsirous OF procuring A. white horses.
None but we'll trained, ,locilc animals
are wanted.
J. IL. Gaines of Scio, has been
granted patent on machine invent
cd by lin for pulling lint and oil flax.
Those who have examined it consider
TIA success. 1t is said TO be very simple
and convenient. The machine is run
before the team tho same as header.
He will be ia readiness to give il u
thorough trial in the coming harvest.
There AFRO about $4,000 bushels of
wheat still remaining in the wareho ouse
lat Oak Grove
There are yet about 10000 bushels
of the old wheat crop yet stored at Nc.
Minnville. IL is held steady at 20
cents per bushol.
On the farm of Maj. Moore, near
| North Yamhill, twig sixteen inches
in length was cut from cherry tree.
which contained 204 cherries.
Miss Aadic Scribsr Of Salem has
been chosen to represent the Goddess
of Liberty at the equestrian parade st
the State Fair on the 4th Of JGly.
DAyton's councilman have imposed
= per capita of 50 upon each male
citizen between the ago Of 81 and 80 !;
the design being TO liqaidste expendi-
lures for city Improvement.
NJ. II. Robbins on "Wednesday sold
his farm about four miles east Of Dallas,
consisting Of 80 acres, to Samuel Orr
Of Dixie, receiving therefor S3l.50 per
acre. The farm is an excellent one.
Seventeen hundred saw logs broke
the boom at the mouth OF the Santiam
during the last rise and we're scattered
all the way down the river to Salem,
but the steamer Nellie succeeded In
catching most of them.
On the 18th of July, Butou Bros.
will sell, on the old homestead near
North Yambill, about GJ head of horses,
mares and colts, embracing hiooded
stock, work horses and bropi mareg.
This will be- the largcst auction s,lc Gf
hoBes that has ever takrn l.lnco ia
that county.
Fred Williams, Young man born
and raised ON the Lucknmute, who
has been failing FIR some time, died
Wednesday, While on bis way to Luck.
iamute from Linn county, WHITTIER he
had been III the hopes Of benefiting
his health. He was buried in the
Waymire cemetery on Luckiamute, by
the side OF his parents and relatives.
George Belshaw Of Linn county,
will have on exhibition at the State
Fair over one hundred varieties of
wheat in sheaf, labeled and handsome
ly arranged. Also one hundred varie-
ties Of wheat in glass jars, raised from
seed procured in different countries in
Europe, including all samples exh ibit-
ed, making one of the finest displays
of wheat ever seen. 1t will occupy
nearly one-half of one side of the pavil-
ion.
Salem Statesman Wednesday last,
while William Hodson was walking
on the river bank, he discovered a
small wooden box lying near the
waters edge. He picked it up, and
raising the lid found wrapped in a
white skirt, pretty little boy baby,
apparently two or three days of age.
In the bottom Of the box was large
brick. Some persons had evidently
thrown the box into the river few
days before, and the river receding had
left it exposed on the bank. Squire
johnson tsok the baby in charge and
gave it decent burial.
i A Puyallup hop vino recently grew
10 inches in "a hours. One could al
most see it crawl.
There are several Swedish families
now on their way to Clarke county,
coming from the old country.
Major Alden has let contract for
clearing 20 acres Of land, situated one