The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-19


| Tuesday. lit has cone struck ~ for cer
tain. Waited IN Monday evening on . anort
wind. This msrninK discovered l2i iachs
Of Anow on The ground, and is's still coming
three or four inches being added during en-
day. Added 10 tsis the mercury marked Is
above ssro ia the nerning aud fell 10 ie
abeve during the day. The enly occupation
was snow shovsling. the orly trade, ssllisl
gum boots, the only snioymsnt sitting b,
warm arss. Trains wsro stack fast In th,
snow, The Lebanon express only reaching th'
ispetion with the o q O nsAr this city, ani
the north and south trains not putsiog ia al
appearance. Stage drivers remained Al
home and told Uncle Sam 10 20 to-ths
North Psls, the farming community neyei
starred q foot, and the editor looked Ia vain
for anything but snow. II he asked for
news the cry was snow. with perhaps The
Calculations
Regular Michigan wsathss.
1ennins New York saow storm.
Just like VsFment.
Fer ell the world Minnesota blizzard on
small nale.
Ohio cealdn't beat this.
Al Of wh'th 0, course gave the spsakss
away ss Z, their nativity. bat Il was ell
sasre was 10 talk about. Duriug the day
We stumbled upon The following frozen items
The awnings In frost Of the stores Of Mon.
tsith d Ssitsubach asd Pail Cohen, fsl. In
the moraing about ons o'clsck undsr ths
pressure Of several teas Of snow. Thrss Or
four large panes Of glass In tho store Of the
former were broken completely 10 pieces.
The so'Iing Of The Gre boll at 2 o'clock ..
N, told many Of the fact that awnings we're
In danger II falling
ysang man mlasisg his way early In the
msraing walked int the santiam Ditch.
Being hail aad hearty no sslioas results 90.
CURED.
The poor little ground birds had hard
lot Of 10 Tuesday. No whsre 10 70 msay Of
them suecumbsd 10 the storm kisa. ons terri.
aed, frozen little islIew ayinslinto oar oa.cs
and falling dead Al our feet.
Reseburg train arrived about i've s'closk.
p. -. and remained here during night. All
trains between here and Ashland peportsd
abandoned.
Mesoary IL above ais o'clock.
Ne sohcols.
wsdsssday.-Msroury as 81 above zsio
at 6 o'clock.
A heavy esustoa which school boys asd
light men coaid walk.
Pionssss never saw ths likes before.
Awnings on veal aide Of o Building and
10 frOat 81 Hoffman, 4 Jossph's both discover.
cd drunk and dIsordsrly Ia The morning.
Iron rOdS prove fsilars for heavy snow.
a hundred hees on their way frcm Ross.
burg 70 Psrtlaaa are found 10 be IN . dyins
oonailion, fear or ave already having grant.
cd their Last. Feed 10 taken 10 them and
they are lst loess in the depot wsrshsuss.
Lsbanen train as Turnsrs. Portland II
Jsnsrsos, Ashland nj Albany with orders b
take their own tims. whieh they are aoins
the Portland train moi arriving here till Z p
m.
The principal amusement hss bsea waikiki,
oa improvissd snow shoes. bat by evening"
the crust was 80 firm that noas wer. nssas
sarY.
Aboat seven o'clock 10 the evening grsa
terash vas heard In the dirsotioa Of Mr Ca.
mons livery stable. An sxamiastion al,
covered that the roOf Of the maia part hs
fallen cOmplstely IN. throwing shingles. ha,
straw, etc, promiscuously Ia all dirsctioul
and presenting . picture Of adaptation -
have never before seen In Albany. Cha.
rsignsd supreme. Fortupatsly ths floor
the ssosnd story was solid enough 10 prsvsI
! any ursherfail, A. heavy a. the weight Z
: is was. This saved all of the carriages ~
horses underneath. 0thsrwiss there woul
. have been . terrible slaughtsr. A lar,
!. quantity Of hay aud straw 10 new exposed
|. The elements, while the whole building prA
|. tically 10 total wreck. The damage de-
win Amount'to several hundred II not sever
thousand dellars.
= ThursdaY.-Crust on the snow solid q
!. Iough 70 hold an army Of men.
Mercury At 27' above.
Daring the early morning the awning
W II Goltra fsll.hndse the pressure Of Z
|, much snow.