The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-01-11
HOME AND ABROAD.

Postal cards are not 10 be made any Ions
. er, says IN exchange.
There can be no complaint now about th
amount of rain which we are haying.
! A series Of meetings viii begin al th
Evangelical church on Monday Jan. oist.
Ammen's Cough Syrup never fails to cur
il used in time and according TO directions
Alsnzo Gssner is now agent at. Warn
Springs. Capt John Smith having been re
lisved
In Pendletonlwhen jury is wanted every
body is fireman. and when fire occars
nobody is.
A man got on spree at Grants Pass re-
Gently and sooa afterwards died. He tool
some morphine.
We are assured that il il net true that
Henry Willard will edit the Portland Ne,cs.
he might do worse
A dellar hushel was offered Last weok for
wheat in Oakland. Il was brought about by
corner on that cereal.
Groceries you must have aud the best you
should have. BY calliug on Hoffman L
Joseph you can set them.
The next regular meeting of the Y. P. T.
U. viii be held on Friday. Jan. Is. at $3.50
o'clock, at the Y. p. C. A. Hall.
The freight on the new hook and ladder
truck for Roseburg from Rochester, NY.
was 1857. perfect outrage.
Willard has failed, and, now, come to
think about it, Willard is about as honest q
man as you often run across.
Harry Lorraine has left the stage and has
located at Ashland. " hsre he will tune pianos,
etc. at which he is quite skilful.
Remember Nolan's stock of dry goods,
clothing, etc., Is al new and will be sold al
and under cost until the iirst ofMarch.
Henry D Payne has been nominated by
the legislative Democratic cancas Of Ohio 10
succeed Pehdleton in the U S Senate.
The wAlla Walla Statesman has began its
swenty.third year. with splendid record.
It is live, enterprising paper aud is liberal.
ly supported.
The first OF the week, soa of Mr. Hunter
on theold Finl.ysOn place stepped on IN Al
and cut his knee quite severely. DR. Hill
attended him.
Mr. Girard, of the firm OF Duffey Girafd,
has solG his interest in the match factory tc
Mr Jas Murray, and the business Is now run
by DufFey L Murray.
VIM Hamilton, mentioned last week a.
having been arrested ~ Harrisburg charged
with passing gilded V cent pieces fer V dol
lar pieces was released on bail
County Clerk Stewart stuck tack in hi
foot. and this IS Why he limps around with {
slipper sn bis left foot. Other reasons as
sigaed are not we'll founded.
Ia the courts in Portland Chinese inter
prefer has to be hired. They are to be 70.
lied upon 30 little that interpreters on one OF
both sides ara hired to watch him.
$543. $50 was spent in new buildings last
year in Astoria. Move the comma one place
to the right and make it period. and you
will not come far from hitting Albany.
Last Wednesday Matt Scott brought q
Jersey heifer to this city. for which he re.
ceived FIVE twenties. Il i > beautiful COW
and gives cream. Mr. Ana. Mar.halI is now
the owner.
We have been invited by Governor Stone.
man, Of Calif0rnia, to . meeting at the
Grand Hotel in San Francisco. on Jan. 3r1,
to see about kelding the worlds fair at San
Francisco in 1857.
The Halsey Bagk first footed its horn or
January 9Th, and il was toot heard all ovei
the county. Mr. 4 L Miller IL It's editor
The first issue contains many interesting
facts. Size l2xls.
Mr. J II Townsend living just south Of th'
city informs as that, il nothing happens L
prevent, there will be an abundance Of straw
berries nsxt season. lie says the prOspsc
Is now most sxcellent.
About as ridiculous a. anything We see i
for some local newspapers to attempt to ruI
an illustrated department by giving the cut
of great men. Il il hard to tell Carlisl
from the Mayor Of Podunc.
On next week we shall present eur articl
on Linn county, and ~ the issue Of ths
week viii reach much larger number o
people than usual, it will pay our busines
men to advertise at that time.
The grounds on which the Dundee Morts
age Company are lighting the collection G
taxes Is that the law affects contracts a
ready made. most of their money having
been loaned before the Law was made.
Monday night, Mr. John Hoffman, the ne,
Chief Engineer of the fire department, +.
signed As foreman of No. 2's, and Mr.
Lampman was elected. w B Scott wa
elected lst Assistant foreman in place of NJ
Lampman.
The Ashland WOODEN mills recently mad
. pair Of stockings six feet long from toe
top. Like the boy who was always wishing
we wish we had woolen mill in Alban.
that could do that about two feet Is th
capacity of ours.
/ On last Saturday Geo Patterson, of tIIi
city received telegram from his daughts
Mrs Viola Miller announcing the death {
her husband, Rev. Miller. Rev. Mr Mile
has been In lll-health for long time, an
his death was not unexpected.
The last Overland Monthly is fine prt
dnction, and an honor to the Coast.
should be supported literally by every lite
ary person on the Coast. Send 81 fer
years subscription. or 3j cents for sing
number, to San Francisco, 40 Sutter st.
An Astoria citizen wishes to know why
is a fact in that city that when an outsids
gets drunk he is arrested and fined but whe
J member of the common council gets iu
he is carried home. That certainly desery'
an answer.
VIM Thompson, wko killed Frank Mo
gan, at Prineville rscently,is now ont on bal
The circumstances as related indicate tn;