The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-02-13

e"e "ik""suIo VI tno NoYornor 70 DecOmO
law.
Al Huber, OF Marion, well known in
this city, has boen adjudgod insane and sopt
to the asylum. The unfortunate mans con.
dition is said to have been produced by fnan.
cial royerses which have followed him for
some time past.
Hereafter witnesses Ia criminal cases val
not receive either per diem fees or mil age.
when residing within two miles Of tho Court
House. This ia correct. Paying witness for
half an hours work when for tic state IL very
properly stopped.
Union services, instead Of being disesn.
tinuod iu oil tho churches, arc now held Sab
bath evenings by tho Congregational, Pres.
byteriAn aud U Churches. On neat Sab.
bath evening they will DO hold at the Con.
gregational church.
Readers OF tie DEMocRAr who run across
Thrilling Adventures" in our outside col.
umns should not got mad when they discover
that they ara only advertisements. We get
we'll paid for them. and money Is what We
have 10 have 10 run newspaper.
Attention iS called to tho now advertise
mcnt OF John Briggs ia another column.
when Mr. Briggs says he will sell his splendid
stock OF stoves, tinwarc, etc.. for eost, hc
means business, and Is not putting up any Of
the usual advertising doiges. Call and dad
out for yourselves.
Farmers We have ten doubls motion
tanning mills complete with zinc. hurdle anil
selves for oil kinds Of grain, which wo will
sell for twenty-five dollars etoh. Now 4.
your time 10 buy separator cheap. John
Brush 4 Son, next TO Farmers o.. Office.
Some people thought when tho peossnt
Legislature met that the Cow counties would
have something TO say on tho Senatorial
question but the opposite Is proving true,
Portland Is slowly bat surely bnli.dozing its
way into It's usual supremacy. and from pres.
ent indications will got tho u. s. Senator.
ship.
The new Albany Band. Il A Holman,
leader. went 10 Lebanon on last Friday
night, whore they played for the Firomea's .
entertainment held that evening by the lire
men OF that place. Before leaving on the
train they discoursed some eIcslIeat music
on our streets.
A foot-race for $1,000 sido 10 10 be run
In March. In San Francisco, between Feank
Lewis, Of Corvallis, and an Eastern sprint
runner named Gibson. The distance .. 70 bo
l25 yards. Gibson 10 ono of tho fastest 10
tho world. 20 IL Corvallis comes out ahead
this time It will only 10 by a SCI atch.
ET + Fisher. County Surveyor OF Linn
coanty. is prepared with field notes and
township plAts Of tai. county 10 correctly
locate corners Of land where tho s4ms has
beon lost or destroyed. aud will replace the
same with permanent monuments. Persons
wishing Surveying done will please address
me at M,llsra. LAan o1anty. orsgo1.
Tho forty days allowed our state legiaia.
tors to draw pay closes Que week from to-
day. Notwithstanding largo amount oI
unfinished business IL may ho assured that
on that day II wall Gloss. a. Ias rule Of "l.c
pay no work" generally prevails IA shis state
Free passes thoagh h>v, nn.hi1I {, i, with
4ueatiOa. They arc go,l aiEi',am
Many old eitiEsas vii; rsmsiabsr tbs l,n.
Gus piece Of artillery Of carly Albany. an,i o.
how il was finally thrown Ia ths Willamette
a. well As Of the many other .rib'ila,ions i
underwent. Such things were then look %
at with disirds,, but times have ehassod
and now our Couaty clerk comes out op.nl,
aud licenses a. Objectionable things. Fo
particulars inquire at the Court House.
The State Agricultural College Association
At Corvallis has been duly incorporated. 10
corporAtou-John Burnett, J II Bryson, NJ
woodeook. + A Horning. N Jacobs. d Car
lisis. Tbos J Buford. PAvery. JB Lee
Capital stock. $50. 900. Tho college here
after will DO entirely under the control Of th
State but how IL will affect il VIC dc no
know.
| We have received the Official canvass Of th
vote Of County School Superintendents 70
Textbooks for the ensuing four years. Tn
vote on readers. over which there was sue
contest between Bancroft and the Iudepen
dent series. stood 81 fer the latter and
for the former. Benton. Crook, Curry An
Marion voted for BAnerofts series. A list {
the books selected has already bssn publish
ed in the DEMocRAr.
Advertisers should remember that n
DEMocHAr has tho largest circulation Of an
paper in tho Central Willamette Valley, an
moro than two Of its contemporaries woul
have 10 double up in order 10 change th
fact. Thirty new names were added durir
January to its list, which fully makes up &
the dead beats who have tho postmaste
write: "Your paper directed 10 Jim Don
Pay His Debts, Is not taken from tho off c
Cause left the country. Don't want it. mo
cd 10 Jerusalem, etc."
An agent OF Bible Society who has cal
vassed Portland states that in that city
found 76S Roman Catholic families, 8:
Methodist Episcopal. 2s5 Protestant l. pisc'
pal, 100 Lutheran. l39 Hebrew and JEWS
l23 Congregational, l2l Baptist, so Unita
ian, 60 families of the Christian Church.
families Of the Evangelical Association,
German Reformed and United Brethren,
Adventists Frienda or Quakers 8. Chur
Of Sea aud Land, 3 also Mormon and
Buddhist.
As novelties in socials are in order '
suggest q mum social with the followi
rules First-All entering the house are G
pected TO maintain perfect silence. Secol
The first one who speaks will be fined 5
Third-Each successive speaker will be su
iected to hne Of % cents, and he will
entitled to badge and the privilege of tai
ing and making others talk. Fourth-l
writing allowed. Fifth-Those who refra
from talking the entire evening will ha
their refreshments gratis.
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