The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-07-20
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JEFFERSON, Or, July 18th, 1888.
his. Democrat:
Grain looks well, Notwithstanding the
long continued dry weather.
People generally are haying
Early sown grain is ripening very
fast. Harvest being right on uS, con-
sequently our farmers are preparing,
getting their machinery and etc. ready.
Your correspondent has had view
Of a great many fields of grain. Hav-
ing made trip mp the South santiam
to Sweet Home, and came back down
the south side of South Santiam, cross
sing at the Sanderson Bridge. MY
con nvictions are that Mr.. Il. Moist has
the best field of oats and Mr.. Ebert
Keebler, Sem, has the best field Of
wheat, between Sanderson bridge and
Sweet Home, lying Immediately on the
road. But Mr. John Holt on tle j. j.
Kelly farm has 80 or 40 acres that will
beat the wheat referred TO above 20%
or more, aud John Smith, +. i.
DeVaney or II. ii. Qaigley can beat
either wheat or oats badly. In fact
tho best grain have seen in Linn Co.
is between the Thomas creek and North
Santiam, and 30 says many othors who
have been over much more Of the coun-
ty than ] have. so much for Forks
Of Santiam.
! also took trip from Jefferson
down Santiam, crossing Willamette ut
Buena Vista, from thence TO Suver, and
thence west three miles, and tho beat
grain | saw in Polk county, is on tho
old Man Hagey's farm aud am quite
certain that he has 90 or 80 acres CT
wheat that will yield 40 bushels per
a ere this season. His farm Is about 3
miles north.w eat Of Suver and Is finely
located for cereals, and by the way he
offers his farm for sale, aud his price .s
S27 per acre having POS acres. The
only reason ho wishes to sell is he is
getting too old To farm il.
A little incident occurred at Saver,
Polk Co., last Thursday. The up train
reached that place Mt about 3:25 p. NJ,
stopped at usual time and started, and
when Immediately in front of g. ID.
Hagey's store, a woman with small
babe ruahed TO the back end Of the
hindmos. car and slid Off falling face
down on her child, and by the time she
was up the train stopped aud gentle.
man handed off boy about years
old, and about the only damage was
the scare TO both woman and specta-
tors. The lady Is supposed 70 be a
Mrs Tharp.
Buena Vista seems TO be in a -four.
ishing conditisn.
The pottery is running on full time
and force, and Is turning out very
great variety of articles in their line.
The proprietor seems to be in every
way a gentleman, and his prices are
such that any one gets full value for
ehe money paid for his wares.
Grain from Buena Vista to Jefferson
looks very well, but Mr. Doty has
unquestionably the best, Mr. Harrison
secoad, etc.
Old Mrs Dvtv died ono day last
week aud was buried on Friday. We
deeply sympathize with the bercaved
family who mourR their loss.
Jefferson and vicinity seem 10 feel
that they are as well ixed with regard
to their crops, etc, as any community
in Oregon.
Mr.. II. II. Quigley sold his farm
for s5, 200 to Mr. John Kelly Of Benton
County. Mr. Quigley has gone 70
Alsea to buy a small farm that was for
sale last fall.
Mr. and Mrs John Holt are two Of
the happiest mortals in our community
as they have a fine girl.
On the ) inst. the following question
was discussed at the DeVaney school
house, viz: Resolved, that il would
be beneficial to the people Of the U. s.
TO abolish the tariff. Selected members
from Floral Lodge taking the negative,
and members from Brilliant Lodge the
affirmative. The affirmative winning
the question as decided by the Judges,
one selected from each Lodge.
UT SuPRA.