The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-07-24

IN circumference, and most of the plumbs on
the tree were about tho same size.
Grand Patriarch d s X Buick was TO ofTi.
cially visit Orgeana Encampmcnt, No 5. I.
o. o. \. last Thursday evening at 8 o'clock.
Frank Lewis. Corvallis favorite foot.racer.
recently beat Stone Of = Sacramento, the fast
est ID that part Of California, winning sj.
900 for himself aud hackers, Lewis has lew,
II any, superiors ia 100 yard iace.
A very interesting subject il that u the
Mound builders. On our outside will be
found The first Of two or three able articles
on tho subject by Rev + A Moses, Of Jack
sonsille, presenting some new light on the
subject.
Az Pittaburg last Monday q sadaur rowed
three miles In the remarkable time OF 1892
Teemer, 1888 Ten Eyck, 1885, All three
beating tho previous fastest record, 20.0lb.
This Is the first time Teemer has ever been
defeated.
The contract for building tho fish ladder
At Oregon City, IL Is reported, has been sign.
cd, aud the work will soon be begun. The
completion OF this Is looked forward 10 with
satisfaction. The running OF even blue hack
salmon In the Willamette along our city fropt
viii be an advantage Of considerable moment
TO our citizens.
Even Spring wheat will make q fair crop in
Linn county. Many fields OF 10, which a
month ago was given up as good for nothing
has developed into frat class wheat. II sey
eral who plowed thTirs up bad allowed il TO
grew there IL little doubt that it would have
yielded them well.
Trains are now running on The q r. twice
each week, They will leave Cory llBWednes
days and Saturdays, reach Yaqniua the same
days, and leave that city Thursdays andMo
days for Corvallis. As soon ~ tho tunnel il
repaired daily trains will be run.
The Simpson warehouse in this city has
not yet been rented, and the indications are
that IL will remain without tenant this
year. The unpopularity of is owner four or
i've years ago has cast shadow around IL
almost too thick for wheat to penetrate.
While at school about seven wsgks ago a
son Of MIR Owens. Of Miller, gps a small
slate poncil, about half an inch long ir his
ear. IL remained there with little diacomiit.
ure until last Saturday, whnn 10 was extract.
ed IN this city. The little fellow. strange
enough, received no injury from the accident.
No Police Gassttes are soil II Aibauy, but
in Portland and several OF the valley towns
they may bo founi ia abundance, contrary
20 tho late statute, prokibiiiu. the sale or
taking OF such papers. Saea Laws are gener.
ally violated openly. Ia keepiag with this
the law prohibiting the advertising Of lotteries
10 openly violated By tao or three Oregon
papers.
A copy OF q manual of tho Oregon Humane
Society oi Portland, has been received at this
Office. II contains the State law on cruelty
to animals, the proceedings Of the last NEE.
ing and the list Of members. The object of
this society is most eommendabIe one.
Every citizen ia Oregon shoali follow its
preeepta aud purposes. the prevention ol
cruelty 70 every living thing, by proper
means.
Last Sunday morning fire was discover.
ed in the roof ol Mr. Peasos's house acrosl
the Willamette, then occupied by FefrymAu
Rainey. The bucket brigade was soon or
| hand and in few moments hal the flames
completely under control. Damage, nominal
/ No Insurance. Some one asks the question
Where was Mr. r.. eating his breakfast o.
putting hoop on his bucket behind th
house
II 10 said that Beiya A. Lockwood will b
through this valley noon on lectaring tour
Belva will be remembered as The lady wh
ran for President OF the United States las
fall. For the benefit OF several persons wh
subscribed for the DEMOCRAT, which the
were TO pay tor only il Cleveland was elected
ws will say tnat Mrs lockwood was defeat
cd. The writer heard this distinguishe
lady several years ago aud can teattfy tina
IL is . treat to ses and hear her. Mrs Lock
wood u = lawyefeas, one Of considerable ab,
ity.
Rev ID Driver delivered very able SCI
"oa IN the VI T. Church last Sabbath mors
ing on Faith. Few ministers in the Unite
States posacsa the power Of illustration ths
! this abla divine does. lie has faculty. mo
communicable IN . preacher, Of giving som
thing original with every sentence. in such
manner that his sermon il remembered afts
another ono is preached.
Freight trains on the o 4 q are expects
! 10 run daily in short time, the increase
traffic on tho road making this neceasar
Tho traiiis AZ this city particularly bciI
|. large. On last Saturday alone ten car load
Including five OF lumber, one OF pig iron, OF
OF coal oil. one Of merchandise, one Of scho
: house furnishings, etc. were left at II
city. Although there Is little doing yet. cor
lparatively, two or three car loads OF product
!. such a. wool, hides, etc. are shipped fro
G Albany each week.
Mr. Shelly. of Polk county, has very D
II boy ha broke il while playing bali. A I,
!. years later he was thrown from horse a
q broke it again. Ga Tuesday evci.ing bis &
!. year old child. whom be was holding on
lap, hit 10 blog with his head breaking
the tkird time. Mr. Shelly has concluded
70 giyc the unfortunate nose another cha u,
: add now he has il ornamentcd with strips
L court plaster
y Vac Cieye, OF the YAqlina Posi thu.
y duns bis subscribers. and il thsy have a
o manhood at all they will Iiqniaate ''Do;
tions of two dollar gold and a half piec
]. from warm.hearted friends who admire
i brilliant scintillations that habitually Il,
h from our hebdomadal pen tour enemies v
be impaled when they get ION to" that, v
n be received aud our autograph kindly
.o turned from this Office, daily, between bres
NJ fast and supper, until further notice. the
ject being TO raise colossal mortgage &
!. threatens 10 topple over with its great &C
- mutation of weighty interest and crush
- - the life Of interested people who have kep
- kind and sympathetic eye upon as for ml
moons.
on A Brooklyn clergyman, Rey DR. Lnlow, y
had been travelling Ia the Holy Land, h
~ the bravery to venture a visit to the curiG
colony OF Druses--the Mohammedan sect
IN habiting the side of Mount Hermon, whic
10 few years ago was guilty of the fright
massacre of the Christians thereabouta.
found them strange people, blood.thir
IN for backsheesh, however, rather than
&c gore, and turning their hatred for the ii
CO being against Turks instead of Christia
The curiosity of the Druses extended to
40 interior of their visitors pockets, and 4
!. even made off with the latters boots, WI
III they had politely taken OF in calling u
~ the chief Of the village. Dr Ludlow will 1
an account of his amusing experiences in
'seo August Haperas.
he Frank Leslie's Sunday lAagaziae for
an gust is bright and sparkling Summer Mt
Der. The leading article is "Americen
sionaries in Mexico, anent whom some b