The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-02-23

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Last Saturday evening at Lebanon ths
skating rink was the scene Of an unfortunate
accident George Paul while skating was
tfipped by another boy and falling violently
TO the floor broke his left wrist above the
joint a. we'll as spraining 10 badly,
President, Mrs. II. A. Loughary tro-olect-
edl; vioe.p prssident.at-lArgo. Mrs. A. s.
Duniway tre.eleosodl; Recording Secretary,
Miss Mary Combs Corresponding Secretary,
Miss Anna Fearnside tre.oloctedl; Treasurer.
Mrs. Il. johnson (re-eleotedl.
Capt John Smith has resigned as agent Of
tho Warm Spring Indians lie has held tho
position steadily for twenty years and has
had good influence over that tribo Of In.
dians, both morally and practically. Hi
place cannot very well bo filled
There are l40 printers in Portland, and an
exchange says there are not 80 of the mum.
Der who can claim oeut Monday morning.
although they earn from Si5 lo S25 per
week. They spend ii in dissipation. Pub.
fishers could easily put stop to this II they
chose.
Seed wheat Is worth from sl.l5 10 Sl.20
in this city. Considerable will have 10 bo
used, but probably not ono.foarth Of tho
fields in the county will DO resolved. at
least close observer puts il at abont that
figure.
Warm rains remind some poop'e Of the
fact that the best place TO buy their beer is
ut VIM. Faber's. The Star Brewery takes
the lead in ihe valley. aud is quite popular
among beer drinkers not only IN Albany, but
through the adjoining counties where IL has
big sale.
A Jewish lady in this city informs Us that
this Is the Jewish leap year and that for .
period Of about q month we will have fires,
Casualties. sinking Of ships. deaths, iu fact
that everything generally goes wrong. Tho
lady informs us that this is in accordance
with the old bible.
Our people are eating California butter.
We write this with sorrow, II not chagrin
4 people who cannot raise enough butter 10
supply the local market ussd= pricking up.
and until we get enterprise enough TO meet
such demands il may bo expected that our
farms win be covered with mortgages.
Young ladies' desiring . clear complexion
should obtain . position in some fruit drying
establishment where the f,uit IL bleaehod.
We know of two young ladies near Albany,
whose compleKisns were improved wonder
fully BY few weeks occupation around =
fruit drieF.
4 young man At Monmouth skating on
ice on a pond foot deep broke through and
fell in up 10 his chin. The miracle Of .
persons falling into water foot deep up TO
his chin u explained by the fact that he
went in feet frat aud slid along on tho bot
tom until only his head WAS left ont Of the
water.
Salem Is talking OF organizing = board Of
trade. and Is eonsammating plans for bring
ing the Oregon Short Line directly to that
city via Prineville, and already in her ere
she secs the steam horse plowing its way
through Minto pass. Verify Salem is alive
to the necessity of watching her o~n inter.
esta.
4 new lumber ssill Is talked vi in Albany,
with large capacity, bat no definite at.
rangements arc yet perfected. II j: is con.
cluded TO build one, arrangements will b
made to get all the logs that can be sawed
The trouble has been 10 obtain the logs al
though there seem 20 bs enough up th'
rivers. Such a mill would pay well here Ant
we would ike 10 sec il built.
Independence proposes To run a ditch
from the Willamette at Buena Vista an,
surveys and plans have already been made
IL will cost S2j, 900, and when completes
will be \ good thing for that city A mil
will be constructed and the " heat grosn'
at home instead Of sendins il TO Salem
Spuukey Indspendense.
Arrangements are being male for the OF
ganization Of = musical society. and or ia
purpose there will be meeting at Y + G
Hall next Wednesday evening, to " hich a
interested in musieel matters will beinvited
The affair has been started by some Of. on
leading vocalists. and il Is hoped will prov
= suecess. fer Albany Eeeds club Of th
kiad.
The school directors Of Portland have ',.e
ordered 70 sell the Central school bdildin
aud LOT for $4,000, with this provision taA
. hotel building he built on Il. PortIan
already has good hotels and we predict tina
this high toned affair will prove as big a
elephant as the Palace, Of San Francisco.
Last Tuesday County Clerk Stewart oper
ed letter. which he found contained chec
for $3.50. He instantly knew that /. coul
not be for him aud locking at the enYelopc
he found it was addressed to Albany Corn
ty Bank, Albany. New York" The lstte
had come from Portland and was placed
his box without the mistake being noticed
Recently man named Jehn Grepenstock
charged with some crime at Brownsville, I'll
Standard says stealing revolver, but W
understand the charge is embczzleinent frol
the Brownsville Wool Mills, left that piac
and got as far as Portland, when he was n
rested by Deputy Sheriff Blakely and la
Monday taken back to Brownsville.
Some people wonder why editors get
free at all shows. An exchange explains
very aptly by saying that it is by giving 8
worth of advertising for 25 cent ticke
This hits the nail on the head. No edit
ever got anything free yet where he was n,
expected to pay more than double wh'
other people pay for the same thing.
"Reselved, Taat the round hoof anima
are more beneficial to'this country than IL
split hoof animals, was the ingenious que
tioa whic. the nlslnbsrs Of the Fair NOT
Debating Club discussed last Monday eve.
ing. We have not heard how it was decit
ed. We have several times spoken of tn