The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-10-19

both going to that city for the purpose.
The Elders Union of Oregon win meet In
the United Presbyterian church In HAlssy.
Wednesday. Nov. 7lh. at 9 o'clock. p. m. A
full program win appear In next weeks
issue.
The regular meeting OF the T U will
be held at the Y P @ A hall on Saturday,
Oct. Goth, 1883, at $50. Children special.
ly requested TO be present. L Richardson.
Sec'y.
Last Friday. Mr. Cooper Turner. cooled
our Office of. aud made the whole DEMooRAr
force happy by leaving several water.
melons with as. which we're greatly appre.
eiated.
John A Grifiing. brothsr.in-law Of II II
Bancraft, the Pacific Coast Historian. shot
himself at Portland last Sunday. Ho was
drummer, but he drums no more in this
world.
Several new signs have been put up lately.
One for Johnny Schmeer. ono for Smith and
Mccartney. one for the First National
Bank, and one for Mr. Barksrs Shooting
Gallery.
A furniture dealer was here recently from
The Dallos and made large purchases from
Dannals q woodin, Graf q From aud Mr.
Putnam. This speaks well for Albany furn.
iture.
We notice the furniture establishment Of
Graft & From making good shipments TO.
wards Portland. They arc now filing some
large orders for bureaus for Portland and
The Dallea
The competition by Eastern houses for the
trade of the Northwest Is increasing. not
much to the advantage Of San Francisco.
which Is hardly able TO keep up with the
Atlantic price list.
Last Saturday Mr. Ephraim Turner
brought Us two sweet potatoes, raised on
his place near ALBANY. which would make
California potatoes blush. One weighs ibs.
ozs. the other ID. l2 oxs.
People are at liberty to believe or not tho
statement that oneof our wealthy mon not
cd for his picayunish ways. put of writing
"a important business letter until the 2.ceat
postage Law went into effect.
Donald Dinnie, who was arrested for OBJ
tanning money under false protsnses in
Portland was discharged. and We under.
stand will 60 TO Australia. Il might DO
hoped that Stechan would 60 with him.
Monday morning Jack Jourdan was ar.
rested in Salem for rObbing Mr Lyle. former
ly State Librarian al Salem. in this city. Of
so in money. He waved examination and
was held 10 wait the action Of the Grand
Jury.
According to the Portland dailiss the
Mechanics fair Is = great success, bat II
becomes 30 that ono has to take outside au.
thOTisy In order TO known with any degree
of certainty. They are probably correct in
this instance.
Mr. VIM st. John at OAkvilie has some
cheat seed which he wilI be glad to change
for eats The truth - he sowed the 6eld %
oats but IL turned into cheat Parties de.
string TO make the trade should call on HIN
At oakville.
Uedar the new rates OF insurance farmers
wks keep their whsat in thsir own ware.
hs4sss, used exclusively for that purpose,
only have TO pay. SIPS on the si0s pei
year, which Is . great reduction from tbs
old rate.
The pastors Of the city have made arrange
ments 10 hold unien services Sunday eEen.
ings for several weeks aud perhaps al win
evening in the Congregational Church.
This is COED move.
Several tramp printers have been her.
lately. We are always glad to help th.
needy, but when one soepds his last cent
foolishly, and asks for another. with no in.
tention OF repaying it. We do not work uT
any very warm feelings for him.
The Neses has never been known to b
original more than half dozen times
Last Friday it said it proposed TO show al
the Chinese gamblers, and then publishes
stolen article, which appeared in tn
AstOriaa the same day duly credited.
.. Rev. J. Welt has laid on our table . cop
Of the Journal Of ths Oregon Annual Confer
enes for 1888, being report OF the proceed
ings of the conference held at Vancouver A
gust -, 1883 and much statistical inforu.a
ton pertaining TO the Methodist church.
The Albany correspondent Of the 0resna
an stated day or two ago that Mrs
Nolan was confined to the house wit
dyptheria- This was entirely incorrect. I
she only had headache, and il a. we'll I
: ever. We know Of no dyphtheria in ii
city.
A foot race for 5000 q side will be ru
= this afternoon in Portland between NJ
Kittleman, Of Michigan aud Billy Martil
h OF McMinnville. Martia TO be given
feet the start. Kittlenan claims 10 be Il
champion Of America, but this cann
\ be true.
D. They are boasting of big squashss
N Washington Territory, and claim one
Waitsburg, So inches In circumference
d The one mentioned three weeks ago - ID
Is rs by Thos Alphins was 62 inches in ci
is conference. and so far is the largest y
mentioned.
n Ainslsy SCOTS MinstreIs, we are inform
ID were in the city either Monday or Tuesd
= night and exhibited. We have not asce
tanned yet whether it was Magic Ba
al affair or not. As soon IS we run across sol
70 one who attended we will endeavor to 81
Do further particulars.
Gen. Nesmith immortalized himself
,, Portland. Gen. Morrow informed him Il
q, the Oregon pioneers we're to take the rear
ry the procession to which he replied Il
Oregon pioneers followed nothing but
1t OK team or the Aimi .hsy.' They took th