The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-04-08

Large quantities Of potatoes are
being shipped from the Sound.
The Spring races will begin at
Lakeview on the 18th of May.
A. NJ. Witham refuses to act AZ
sheep inspector of Benton county.
Powder river, Baker county, Is
overlooking the banks In places.
John Rlcard will drive ], 800 cattle
from Baker county to Chyenne.
The Pacific University at Forest
Grove opens with enly 90 students.
Tho Presbytery of Puget Sound
convenes at Port Townsend this week.
Yamhill county Odd Fellows intend
having celebration at Dayton on the
10Th.
Cotty Palmer Of Corvallis, accident.
ally shot himself ia the hand few
days ago.
II is probable the Oregon Pioneers
will hold their June meeting at Nc
MinnviIle.
Curtes, Idaho, offers splendid induce
ments for some one to erect there a
teu-staup mill,
Tho Douglas Independent calls Port
land. Tho Dalles, Jacksonville, etc.
"The suburbs"
The Yamhill county Reporter thinks
circuit court should meet there at least
three times year.
Hill, Luokey and Wheeler, the sup
posed lost Laae county surveyors. have
been found all right.
Bonanza, Lake county, has organized
a vigiience eommittee for the purpose ol
suppressing lawlessaess
Ii is considered dull at Boise because
there are running but one faro and
one "chuck-a-lack game"
| The fruit crop of the Sacramento
Valley was damaged by tho recent frost
as far ssath as Woodland.
E1 Walters found two skulls ON
Dearman creek, Lake county, while
excsvatine there last week.
Butter, eggs and poultry can only
be had occasionally In Lake county,
aud then at prodis I0us prices.
Beef, mutton and 1902 pounds
of -four Is wanted at Fort Klamath.
Bids will be received until April 18th.
J. Shoudy, of ElIensburg, has q
contract OF a 100, GOO railroad Ties
eight feet long, for the n. +. r. II.
20.
A portion OF tho fire. brick In the
iron furnace near Port Townsend ha.
melted, thus delaying work for &
time.
The Zephyr has taken away more
than 10000 hoop-poles from OIympIs
the past week, for shipment 10 Sar
Francisco.
The President has recognized jose
Carlos, OF Mexico, rs Consul of the
United States OF Mexico at Sar
Francisco.
Some boys who had thrown stones a
Chinese camp near Silverton, wer,
fired at eight times with pistols by th,
mongolians.
The Douglas Independent says: The
4 UaLanche Is dead, and IL Is rumoret
that N. l.. Baker has reRtcd th'
Westeru Star Office.
Judge L. L. Bic Arthur delivered al
eloquent address at The Dallep OF
"Wednesday on the occasion of III,
dedication of the new Masonic Hail.
Among the entries for the grea
stallion raee TO take place Sept. 10Th
at Beacon Park, Boston, Is SAINTS
Claus from California, o. a. Hickok
The prospect for an abundant frui
crop in Jackson aud Josephine
Counties was never better than now
-plums, peaches and pears predom
mating.
At the commencement of Judge
Sbaw's term of oAiae, less than thre,
yers ago, Marion was $40, 900 in debt
to-day it owes not a penny and hs,
$4,000 10 collect.
For oven two years two parties have
been fighting in tho courts of Yamhlll
county for the possession OF calf, and
have spent money enough to buy q
whole drove of steers.
The bark AntiocA, coal laden, hound
for San Francisco, returned TO Port
TOWNSEND in distress on the Both, leak.
ing badly. She had to throw over.
board $50 tons of coal.
II has been decided TO pay $780,
600 for the steam whaler Mary and
Helen, now at San Francisco, with
view to sending her ON the
Jeanette Artic relief expedition.
Hon. G. +. Beattie, chairman Of the
Democratic state central committee, il
lying dangerously i'll of hep:orrhage si
the langs, at his home in Oregon City.
1t is not expected that he will recover.
Toledo IL the name of new and
prosperous village on the Cowlitz
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