The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-12-28
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Looking over the files Of the DEMeoRAT
for 1888, wo were able TO CLEAN the prlncl-
pal local events OF the year, which we boil
down and roglve to our readers, in order
that they may be reminded again OF the
little ana big events Of the year Here
are some OF them, after each date the
events of the previous week being given.
JANUARY.
8. Lively skating. "Oregonian" or
'News.n Flour takes jump 10 $3.50.
Marrlod-E q Pentland and Stella Gallah
or. New city officers take their scat. Dig
match hunt at Lebs non.
IL. WachenhoImer case. CS Stearns
steals pair of breeches,W d Scott aud Nick
Springer capsized In river. Married.
John Kirk aud Rosa Parrish.
10. J NJ Irving secures commission ~.
p. M. Cowan q 90. prepare to open
store at Lebanon.
20. Henry w Abrams murders DR.
Brownlee ct Junction. 100 below zero.
Two boys nearly drswHod at View Lake.
Agreeny sniped. Marrled-San'l Gurley
aud Sarah French, Jas Mccoy and May
McDaniels.
FEBRUARY.
bridge accident at Harrisburg.
Death of Mrs Harry Waters. High wa
tor. Married Frank Hardman aud Ida
welch.
o. Presbyterian church dedicated.
Death of Jennie and Maggie Harvey.
i6. Fall wheat injured by bad weather.
Death of Willie Peters. Isaac Blovins and
Mrs John Mccoy. Nimchick confssses.
%. Meeting OF State Temperance ALI
anes. jackson GrippinstrAw arrested at
Brownsville.
MARCH.
., House of Ed Zeyss robbed, Musical
society organized Temperance MAS
meeting at Court House. Farmers agltAt-
ed about frozen wheat. Death Of Mrs
sam1 Hardman, Vim Douglas And DR. Nc
Galley.
0. A $4,000 school house voted. Hop
yard started near Albany. NJ Irving
begins a. T. NJ.
lG. Il S StrGhan and Thoa Montsith
elected school directors. Death OF John
Meeker. Nimchick tried and sentenced
TO one year in the penIteniIary. Married
Frank HacklemAn aud Martha Straud.
Circuit Court meets. Miss Luce reclton.
-. Skating carnival at Lebanon. Old
Hazlitt house burned.
30. 'Site meeting" held. DIR T. !. Irvine
graduates from Medical College. Death OF
J w Fronk.
APRIL
o, Swipiag case at Court House. Born .
sox aud Hearst.
Is, Skating carnival. W Il Scott sells
eat to WIN Bros. New Lodge OF X Of P's
A. Brownsville:
20. Death Of John HAeklsnap, National
Bank organized. Marrigo OF Benjamin
Kenyon and Martha wheeler.
27. Pioneers meeting called. Marriage
Of Oliver Hyde and Laura Dussy at HAr-
rIsburg.
4. Willis Knighten drowned at Tangent.
Jas Miller killed while narrowing, by
horses running.
II. sodAvile silver mine excitement.
Central school house block purchased for
new building. Married>-Thos Hopkins
and Cora Riley, Phillip Baltimore aad
Amanda Bashor.
Is. Woolen mill incorporated. "Broad
on the Waters" School directors decide
to build school house. Married Capt
Powell and Maggie Foster,
25. Decide TO celebrate the 4th. MarTi.
ago OF n Rice and Olive Barr, Fw De-
Vaney and Mary Perry.
JUNE.
/. Richard Boylea drowned. II & l. Co
beat No 2's at game Of bali Al 70 So Doc
oratIon day observed. Residence Of W
Burkhart burned, Pisneers hold entusi-
astIo meeting. Death Of Hon II Smith,
s. JOS webber elected Chief Engineer.
II & l. Co. beat 1884 TO 81.
Is. Pioneers held . second meeting.
Price fire. Misc Francis w Willard at Court
aouse. Death or Homer Davis.
Il Biiyeu and Miss Mary
Goldssa.
20. Train wrecked near Jewish Cemelry.
Knox Butte has big picnic. Boggs house
burned. Death Of Salem Graham. Coun.
~ S s Convention held.
JULY,
8. Big 4th celebration. Farm house Of
Perry Knighten burned. ConvIcis escape
from State peniIentiAry. Death Of Charles
Rice. Big fre at Astoria.
IL. Death OF ,lbert Watson, and Mrs
Maggie Sim pson.
20. WhIms troup at Albany. Luellan
Williams drowned In Santiam. Telegraph.
ic strike begins.
~. Sherman e. Henman's circus blk the
people. John Smith arrested for mahem.
Jos Watson and Henry Maine fall from
scaffoldlng.
AUGUST.
3, Mr. Mintzenmeyers house struck by
lightning. Valley full Of smoke. Death OF
Robert Graham, Pref Robb resigns as
0HOL Ob shus &AAAAlaE0g ~ N 4n
Dimnick and Lulu Leavltt.
II, "our Boarding House," Marriage
of III Daniel and Lizzie johnson. Donald
Dinnie bIlks Portland.
"a, Castells's circus here, Mrs DIR Saw
telle Seymour lectures. Marriage Of Geo.
Settlemier and Ella Wyer,
81. Coed harvest news arriving. Silver
trumpets made In Portland for fir0nen,
SEPTEMBER,
7, Fine telescope received at College,
stQu0sn of the Pacific" stranded. Mar.
riago of Robert Crosby and Clara Cswan,
also Of the Junior editor Of the DEMOCRAT.
VIVA Voight's saloon burglarized, State
fair held,
IL. Willard party at Albany, + r meet
ing at CourbHsuse, Death Of J NJ McCen-