The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-08-07

lng 10 oAlom on 'FollttoaI anu 51olAl Aile u
Washington"
After all tho pennies which were to prov
such nuisance on account Of the Honlt bill
are faring pretty we'll. Those who get then
keep them until their next trip when the II
r., get them again. and the wheel keep
rolling around. Thia ID business, wheths
small or not.
The amount OF iirst.claas wheat raised II
Linn county this year will bo as much. iron
q f.ir estimate, an was raised last year. II
the shryelsd and soaked wheat were counte'
the crop will probably bo about two.thifd
Of last years.
A letter from Rev s {; Irvine, dated u
MiHersburg, Ohio, tells Of very poor crops
as we'll ~ lato onos tho Thermometer at 10;
In the shade aud many ooverleas nights al
of which the ex.castorn citizen will great,
appreciate. Roy. Irvine has the sympathy
sf his many friends here.
George La Rocque, of Portland, has pur
chased the sole right 10 sell whiskey, beer
etc., on the grounds daring the state faiI
week. lilo IL to pay s525 The management
though, thought Il would be wrong to Ii
oense anyone TO sell pools.
Another communication from Rev A
| Moses, on tho Mounds, will appear nexi
/
Rev Moses on this important subject, be-
lieving tho mounds aro human institutions.
Tho columns Of this paper are open TO all
aides OF all questions Of ihterest.
Albany is largo enough fer live interest
TO DO taken in painting, an accomplishment
many young ladies' should ,skays an ambition
TO excel in. Mrs William Warner, with
rooms at Mrs Barmeaters, il good teacher
and deserves large class Of students.
This il wonderfully ingenus world. A
| new industry ia Eastern cities - 20 buy up
old boots aud shoes and make them into cost
~ ornaments for parlors. IL 10 then known
a. embossed leather. IL IN also used for
covers for books, tops OF carriages, picture
frames, etc As high as Is cents pair Il
paid for finc calf skin boots, aud there are
large numbers who arc glad to earn 30 much
collecting them.
The corner stone Of the new University
building at Eugens contained eighty.twe
different articles aud sueh variety chips
from the Washington monument. chips from
tho foundation Of the oboilsk, pebble picked
up near Washington's tomb, bark from BIZ
trees. newspapers. poems. photographs. cnrl
oailiss, etc. The stone mnst nave been inl
and overaowing.
The Oper!aad Monthly for August is in'
magazine, comparing iaxorably with tho bua
ia tho East. Papers on Grant IA hia Cali
fornia days, Summer Sketches, the Meiri
System, ate., form the superior makeup o
The magazine, This IL the best OF Paciti
Coast literary publications, aud deserves
large support. Send Tor II.
Indications arc fayorAble for inmediai
rosumptisn OF railroad building on the ..
from Corvallis eastward. Contractor Hun
has had ell hls mules, one hundred and ,iit,
or more. shod. ready 20 60 10 work, an
wnilc out on the line OF the road. betwse
Boise City aud Corvallis. recently, bough
one or two hundred tons OF hay, etc. On
I Informant was iubilAnt, aud expressed u
opinion that this D. L. was all right and 10
. tenda pushing the work right along. - faqaia
, Post.
Uno Of tho latest goniea. not yet intr
1 dueed toto Albany. or even Oregon. IL TO "a
1 different kinds Of sealing WAX on social ls
tera, their oolora expressing the sentiment
Of the writer, and all duly periumed
: scented according 20 the wsAita ot thst pc
son. For instance whi.s AK ansic Ites
wedding oe festival red. business blass
: mourning pink congratulations blue. lov'
variegatsd. conflicting einotisua. shall '
be up with the times Ia tho matter ol ssDt
e ment.
: Oar London correspondent sajs the AIMS
lean crop prospects arc not improving as .
q CARDS quantity. but most reports agree. tbs
. quality will lie good. la lndla, very III
aad large crop has been harvested 10 sos
:, condition. In Francs aud q rnany go'
: crops oi wheat are expected. ani though y
may not have an easl nor large harvest
the United kingdonf, there wIll probably
fsfskf HN ssss
y vided the weather is favorable
II Ia being whispered aroand that aou
time ago an Albany man was ropsd 10
buying some property IN Portland. Tor viii
1 a Portland lawyer received $1,000, aud
T. Albany naH received property worth
III that time only about half what he paid
= IL. According 10 the story in order 10 ma
80 the purchaser satisfied with his bargain &
= or three different men were engaged 10 OF
=. him = handsome increase on hts harga
which of course he refused. Our readers !
At liberty 10 take this fot what they eoasie
- IL worth. II may or may not be true.
- The pail bearers for General Grants fu
sral on the sth will be aa follows Gene
William 4 Sherman. Lieutenant Gene
%, Philip IL Sheridan, Admiral David ID Port
ii Vice Admiral Stephen @ Rowan. Gene
N Joseph T. Johnston, OF Virginia, Gene
Simon Bucknsr.of Kentucky, Hamilton II
he Of Now York, George \ Boutwell,, OF Mas
a chusetta. George w Childs. OF Pennssl lvat
nd John A Logan, OF Illinois, George Jones,
New York, and Oliver Boyt, OF New Yoi
%. Peter Cooper was great man, aud 80
IN times gave very sound advice, bat ne
il ANYTHING more sound than the follow u
"ln all towns where n newspaper ~ pnbli
~ cd eye.y man should advertise IN it, cgei
=. nothing more than card stating his ma
r. aud the business he is engaged IN. II d.
not only pay the advertiser, but 1t let's
people AZ distance know that the town
ny reside ia il q prosperous community OF bu
ia meas men. As the seed 10 sown the fruit
'd' compenses. Meyer pull down your sign WI
you expect TO do business"
're The County Court of Josephine cou
us have given Sol. Abraham Of our city
ne power Of attorney 70 hire counsel for th
TO defend them IN the case OF Jonatl
Ike Bourne against Josephine county. wher
It Bourne seeks TO restrain the County Go
nd from erecting the county buildings IN All
hams addition TO Grants Pass We unt
q stand, says the PldiHieater, that Judge
,as X Willis and Lane q Lane OF this city h
,ot already been retained and alse Hon Johs
Mitchell, of Portland.
ng The number Of immigrants arriving
I:h Portland during July was considerably
'at than for the preceding month. Farmer'
to the east are busily engaged in harvesting,
are not coming out this way at present.
{ a total arrivals from the east by railroad
on. by steamer from San Francisco were at
,g- 700, against 3, 900 for June. August,
,er. Portland Ne,0s opines, will also show 81
arrivals, but in September immigration I
u. ters are expected to enliven up.
III A Polk county farmer who trie,l divers
fish farming gives the result as follows II
lace ten acres, not worth picking butter,
ten cows, A No. quality, lao market fe
ort- eggs, from tiity hens, wsrth twelve and
has half cents IN goods, bacon, from htty
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