The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-02-03
BRowssvILLE NEWS.
BRowNsvILLr. Jan. sfst. 1ss2.


promised you some time ago that /
would give yeu a short sketch Of the
doings Of Brownsville. / now proceed
to the discharge Of that duty. will
first give you few local items before
entorisg upon the political outlook.
Our pleasant little city is in -four
ishing condition. Our city officers are
very vigilant in the discharge Of their
duty, especially the Recorder and Mar
shal The other evening IL was re-
ported that an Indian was drunk on
tho streets, and that seme ono was
selling him whisky, 10 the Marshal
arrested and lodged him in jail. The
nsxt morning no was brought before
Recorder Irvine and fined 800 and
cost. Mr. Sol Warner came TO the
front and paid the ine ard costs 52G,75
he (Warhsr) being tho man who sold
him the whisky.
There is considerable town gossip
about certain young man Of
about thirty summers living with
another mans wife. Some suggest
lynch law; others riding on rail, while
the moro considerate are in favor Of
Deady's Csde taking It's course.
There is codSiderable grumbling
abost our post Office Tho postmaster
lives in tho country, so he has to close
UP early in the evening, and does not
get in until late in she morning, and
is never on hand on Sundays There
Is no grumbling wheH he is in ths
Office, but because he is out too much
Of the time. II was considerable better
under Democratic administrations.
Frank Jack keeps a good livery and
feed stable.
J. b. Irvine, proprietor Of the
Brownsville botsl, keeps first class
house. So say those that stop with
him.
Dr's Starr and Barker seem 10 have
good succesa 18th the sick and afflicted.
The mans o. got his arm broken
some time ago is~<till at ths BrswHs-
vile Hotel, and is doing very well,
but il will be some time before no will
be able TO work.
Oar merchants all seem 10 be in a
aourishing condition.
he Democratic party in this lecali-
ty taas somewhat demcralized at the
lsst election by tho defeat Of our
I much esteemed fellow citizen, o. P.
lCoshow, by a man who had only
espouSsd tho cause Of temperance a
dart time before, and only for the
PURPOSE Of getting office. Our temper
ance eeopls. will be little moro care
full hekeaftsk Even such SRepublican
leaders Is Hume, Hausnan, Kirk and
Billie Tcmpleton, to judge by their
talk, are ashamed OF the succese Of a
part Of their ticket at the last election
aud they will probably do botter next
time.
/ understand that j. p GAlbraith,
Of this place, is a candidate for County
Clerk, subject TO the decision Of the
Democratic convention, and there are
others hero in the same fix whose
names we will not now mention.
hear w. r. Kirk is Republican
candidate for State Trersurcr.
Jess Irvine | think will take con.
siderable stock in both State and
county politics this year, and you
knew Jess makes things lively whsa
he goes in, but he has had all the
Sheriff he waats.
Let me say ia eoAclulion that if we
can secure a good set Of candidates
sobsr, moral and intelligens mon, We
will have No troubls N elesting them.
On the contrary, il We should make q
bad selection, and our opponents should
get out good candidates, the result
would bs different.
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