The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-02-01
HOME AND ABROAD.

E. r. Skipworth, lawyer, Albany. Or
A better winter has rarely been sesn il
! Oregon.
Flour is IS barrel in Portland, in Alban,
. ID Is So.
Kilt skirts are the fashion. aud the side
walks viii be widensd.
ooltax has been having an exciting tim,
with idle railroad hands.
Ammen's Cough Syrup cures colds, coughs,
bronchitis and consumption.
oaly about half Of the wheat in the ware.
houses and mills has been sold.
1t Is rare that culprit exeapes tho vigil.
lance of an Albany police officer.
The people of East Portland have had an
exciting time over snow balliug. several
serious accidents having occurred.
A gentleman remarked the other day that
nothing can prevent large wheat crop next
fall.
The Circuit Court oonvenes in this city on
March 10th. There viii be an average
docket.
An adjourned meeting Of the Committee
on the wooden mill win probably be held in
few weeks.
Mr. John Hoffman has been given the pow.
er Of Deputy Marshal with full authority
to make arrests.
Money is close only 100 graias making =
silver dollar. at least one would Judge so 10
hear some talk.
Tho wise bnsiness man advertisos as well
when il Is duh as whom it Is lively. He
paves the way for the future.
The wages of Cinnamon was reduced to
so cents per day oa the o. and q. and as
rssult they ell quit work.
A $50, 600 fire occurred at The Dallss on
Thursday night Of last week, nearly whole
block being swept away.
"Loud nouthed redundancy Of expletive
adjsctives" is good, and would make even
Carlyle take corner seat.
AyOung man in Albany says he can marry
any girl he plsases but the trouble is that
he doesn't please any of them.
Astoria is making desperate effort TO get
. railroad to that city. aud now has one in
view by way of Winnemueca,
The Prinevills Ne,cs again comes to time,
much improved, the patent outside discarded
with indications Of healthy support.
Lulu Riggs an Oregon horse run, at San
Francisco, a half mile in 4S7 seconds, within
one second Of the fastest time on record
People who are in the habit Of calling well
dressed young men tony. should look up the
meaning of that word before they do 50
again.
Haslitt. the tramp printer. has heen ar
rested in Walls Walls, charged with insaai-
ty. Now they are getting down to bed
rock.
Some Gne cider, as clear as crystal, At
Hoffman & Josephs. IS well IS . splendid
stock of groceries. etc. Go there for bar
gains.
A Portland woman. holding up . glass Of
water recently said. "Ah, il it were only
wicked to drink this, how nice 1t would
taste
A Eugene paper last weak requested its
subscribers TO bring wood in on subscription
before the rainy season set in. which was .
very good joke.
A man at Lebanon ths othsi day with .
three cent stamp on one of his cara was seen
tFyingto crawl into the letter box at the post
sEice. He was drunk.
Political clubs are being organized in diff.
fersnt parts Of the state bat not the shadow
of one has been seen in Albany Jet. There
is plenty Of time though.
Found.-An embroidered pecket handker.
chief. The owner can have the sams BY
calling at this Office, proving property and
paying for this advertisement.
The social to be given by the Chosen
Friends tonight friday will probably be
an interesting one, p extra Efforts are being
made to make it an enjoyable one.
John Muir has resigned his position as
Superintendent OF Traffic of the Northern
Pacific, and will return TO Portland. Trains
viii continue to run as in the past.
The spring term of the Central school be-
gan last Monday under favorable circum.
stances. Everything should be done TO
place it on a. firm foundation as possible
Whoever is building the Yaauina railrosd
it certainly is gsing head. about four hun
dred Cinnamon being 1t work. Il is to be
hoped that this time business Is meant.
Three or four pounds of feathers viii be
received at this Office on subscription. This
will offers chance for our hunters to show
whether they really have killed any ducks OF
not.
Who will be governor Of Washington, that
is the question, and one nice feature Is that
you do not have TO be resident Of the Ter.
ritory, in order to have an ambition in thii
direction.
We do not sound needless alarm wher
we tell you that the taint Of scrOfula Is In
your blood. Inherited or acquired, 1t is there,
and Ayers Sarsaparilla alone will efectualiy
eradicate it.
Saturday was Chinese New Years, and
Confuscius save as from many such, fir.
crackers and up roarous musicall night long
being the order as If Joss himself had hand
in the business.
\ There are indications of . very warm po
, Iitical campaign in Linn county this year
I but it is to be hoped that candidates vii
| hold their temper, and never forget the fac
that the majority rules.
A gentleman in front of Hoffman d Joseph
gave little boy some peanuts the other day
ssNow," said his mother, "what are yo'
going to say 70 the gentleman p More.
Iisped the little fellow.
There are too many marriages which re
mind us of what a Corvallis benedict said
''She couldn't get any husband, and ] couldn'
get any wife, so we got married" Alban,
, young people do not do this.
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