The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-05-27
racurur COASTERS.

The roads leading to Wood river arc
alive with tpnps.
Olympia has raised $11s towards it's
ith Of July celebration
Gov. Newell has been elected Prcsi-
dent Of The Olympia Iron Co.
The Alaska mining excitement APP
pears TO have considerably abated.
The necessity of street cleaning and
good drainage has reached Corvallis.
The Ashland WOODEN mills have
bought o2,oG0 pounds OF spring clip
at - lc per round.
Army worms continue plentiful in
Jackson county, but have done no
noticeable damage as yet
The Kansas colony prosr, cters have
about decided TO take up land north Of
the skagit river, W. T.
The coming harvest decs not promise
so we'll now in Jackson county as
earlier in the season.
y large force Of men is diligently at
work on The Crescent City read, giving
sen outlet To Southern Oregon.
Tho \. T. track is graded - miles
beyond Spokane Falls, and 500 men a,o
eoatinua lly pushing tho work f,riher
ahead.
Capt lafayette Allon, Jackson
count pioneer, aad veteran Of the
.hisAioan war, died at his home on
Lower Applesate, lately.
Trees are 50 heavily loaded with
young fruit Ia Jackson county that 1t
will be necessary TO plucl, somc Of it
in order to save the balance.
\ combination Of scarlet fever aud
diphtheria has caused panic in
Marshiield. The public school WIS
temporarily closed in consequence.
Ca tho 2Gth, a7,b. 2Slh, Jackson
County Teachers Institute viii meet in
Jacksonville. Prot po0 eu, State sa-
psrintcndcnt. vill lie ia Attendance.
Cyootcs have dug the remains OF
the Teaford party, massaercd liy the
Indians on Raucheria prairie In 1859,
and they lie exposed 10 the elcmests.
Oac Of the Sdling brothers va, sen.
fenced 10 the peuitentiary f,r t~o
| years, and each Of the China cimp rob
bers were sent to the same institution
for lise year4 ftom Polk county
Tie new steam ferry bost, which bas
been under course ot construction II
Salem Tor seine time past. ii noa lgor
| y ready to 20 on aatiyeaeryiee. lie. .es
Salem and the Poll, county shore.
Only one loat, the OsciIsnt, make.
regular trips at this time het~eet
Salem and Portland The winter o1
he Willamette IS 20 low TOW, SAYS 81,
Salaln Tall, that boats da hot rur
above tl.is city
Last Fgislsy Geo.I. Hayes, one q
frf7r-Cv- Esrs'-rr'sz r'szy-sss.--.--s a-.v--
called - tla 'n.1er city Dcg,seva
Off easritll u specimen f quarts thaN
weighed - OUNCES Troy, and contains.
$3.50 in gold.
colnmlia cry IS looking ~ in siew
Of the :. ?. Z. 4. extension. The
mill property sold lately Il an advance
Of s., 900 over What vas faii for the
same property few months. ago and q
new store, etc, has been started lately.
Tie Oregon Railway Company Jar
rov gauge, says the Eaterzsq'e. @ill
have tao camps on The other side of
the river ;liis week. oae ~ tho Taala
tim Lriase, near Osaego, and Tie other
at l%lk c,eok
The OREGON City weolen mills have
recently received a 10. of new reacLin-
cry. Eight new broad looms Of tho
latest improved Knowles pattern, one
mule containing $50 a!,iullcs, two new
cards and one new gig. 4 new shears
expected sooa.
Qnite number of cricicts have
made their appearance on the Alpowa
ridge, beyond the france settlement in
Columbia county. Il IS generally he
lieved, however, that these li.tla pests
will do but little damage to gardens and
growing grain.
The C.& 0. stages begin running
upon summer time on The 18th inst.
The roads are none too smooth yet,
and the horses aiI along the line south
of Coles have been reduced by
epizootic, but the stages viii doubtless
go through on time.
The people on Emigrant creek have
some apprehension that the grasshop-
pers will trouble them again this year
as they did last. Tho young hoppers
have appeared in considerabInumbers,
but may not be numerous enough to
10 any damage.
Mis. Jane Russell died st her
residence in Seattle on the 14th inst. i,
aged Y years. She crossed the plains
in 1852 and has resided on tfc sound
since 1856. She had good health
until few nenths ago, when she fell