The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1885-08-21
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TO modern civilization than TO The age ii
which IL was written r
II Ii fact some people do not know tina
there IL no paper mill ia Oregon where new
paper Is made. All the paper which IL soil
in Portland IL brought there from the East
The Clackatnas mills are mostly on paper
and we believe are not run at ali, at least no
for large work.
An educational Institution sf much meri
Is the Santiam Academy at Lebanon. unde
the management of Prof Gilbers, it has OBJ
tanned good standitg as a school where I
thorough education can bo obtained. IL lie
serves good support, and, as IN the past
will no doubt receive H.
Tho next annual session. OF the SOVEREIGN
Grand Iodgeof 0 O r will be held 10 Bal
tImore, Maryland, September 81 next. TO
Barker, OF Salem, and w + Williamson ol
We ton, arc Representatives from Oregon. J
Backensto, Of Albany, represents Oregon
IN tho Grand Encampment.
There Is fakir working the state named
Vogel, lie IL the biggest fraud in the Uni
verse. according TO all accounts. II he comes
to Albany, although you know hc j. a rascal
many OF you will contribute 81 so 10 his
wealth. Now sec II you do not.
MaJoF General John g Robinson. u. 8. A.
| viii contribute paper entitled fB1;timore
IN 1861, !" 70 the War Studies IT the septern.
Der MaJosiHs Of american H,slory. As b.
was ia command Of Fort Mcileary whea the
Massachusetts, troops were assaulted Ia pas.
sing through Baltimore Apul 10, 1861, his
account Of the scenes will Is u surprising
inteFest.
The following from the D3eI.ler Neps and
Baaner, OF Colorado. must have been inspir.
cd by some one in Portland. I. makes val.
ley people feel sad 10 read il !: ''To the pii.
grim Portland waa homs--it furnished much
that was not found ia any other city. Here
everything was life and ~ wo to,k our last
look at it upon departing We felt That 10 say
good.by 70 It was 10 BID eood.by % all Ore.
gon."
Mrs Bolya Lockwood has Leea treated
very shabhily for person who has run for
Frea OF the Y. y. At Salem only seventeen
greeted her, including dead heads. She re-.
fused 10 lecture. About the same reception
has been gwen her all over The State. When
ahe geta home her husband sh ,ail give her a
good sp- lecture, aud keep hse ~ hons 10
tho future.
Two attractive and peculiarly made clocks
are displayed Ia jewelry store in Albany.
One 10 IN the fern Of a rustic album the
| other IL OF boz TORN, with ''twistnmaiig"
on top that keeps winding aud unwinding
around post. then Topping back, aud 80 co
hour after hour, until IL makea ones head
dizzy 10 watch IL.
Last year We published hn account Of sou,e
specimens Of wheat brought 10 this office by
MF Il NJ Miller, Of JsgisrAon, one OF which
yielded l92 stalks aud about 1900 kernels.
from one grain. The item has now appeared
IN the Eastern press. being To Harpes's
| Hsett5 OF last week. IL wac I stevy, but
true ono, and we do mol believe IL will be
equalled anywhere in the I'D
| An East Portland canncfy il nhipaiag $50
cases OF canned psas % San kyaucisoa. Oregon
| should have mora caaneTiss AZ least enough
so that II can produce a. much as ID con
snmea. This state should be able 10 com.
pate with even Califoruia ia the matter Of
eaansd peas. tomatoes, peaches, etc.
We baYs received . catalogue Of McAiinn
vile College. which shows that excellent In.
situation 10 be ia q prosperous conditie n.
Rev Il Biil aud Robert Foster, eff tbi,
county. are among tho list Of trustees. Fol.
lowing arc students IN attandaacc from Linz
county Lenore Kay, Eadoxia Riley, Anna
and Ida Saith. and Cynthia Sperry from
Brownsville, and William Thompson iron
Albany.
Wm Shepherd was f9uni deal Mon.lay
night on the prairie about fifteen miles from
Ashland, with builet-hole in his hand an6
through his body. A neighbor. finding hii
horse tied up with deer strapped on. which
hal begun decaying. concluded something
was wrong and Immediately commenced
search, which Was rewarded in q short tim
by finding his body. Tho sapposition is tha
somebody shot him ia mistake for deer, a
hs vas "a old hanset and could not have sh,
himaelf.
The PriaeYills city dads haye o-dere
minors 10 keep out OF the saloons, and th
boys are az loss what 20 do. PrtneYile /
considerably disturbed over tho matter. Tn
: Oeiooo Rerie'e puts the following into tn
mouth OF = youth undsT age "'Tis strane
D the town authorities can't nind their ow
business, and allow US 10 loaf around ii
salosns and play billiards wnile our dad
work TO support as. They ought 10 renieu
Der that they were boys once.
As the tollowiog Is going the rounds Of ii
papers we send il along. See il yoa ca
read IL. Mrs. away, while cieanin
i house, asked her husband to nail up sou
III; be refused she looked 4 4 at him an
told him his conduct was without aud be-
him with her a. until he saw s.s, Ho no
lies IN ,tose state. and may soon be a sui
iect for diss. A man must be an his life at
limb IN such way as that. IL has undoub
edly puts to his existence"
, On last Sabbath evening at tho Presb
torian Church Rev j G Wyckoff preached
very interesting sermon on doing things
!, please, which too often is without regard
= duty or what is right Too many people. bo
: in society and in business the merchan
lawyer and editor. and even the ministe
| some say, seem TO consider only the fact
4 what will take the best without regard 1
q what = the right thing TO do. An old sayi,
is "Do right and let policy take care
itself. This IS sound, but how many OF
. follow its precept.
. No larger story than the following has Y,
been told: "The stage between Ths DAlli
and Canyon City was overtaken by waite
!. spout when near Bake Oven last week. II
i spout was preceded and accompanied |
heavy thunder aud lightning. The wa
poured down in y torrent, AMI was three fe
I IN depth, with stock swimming and wadiu
u around in IL, A passenger ON the stage W
= holding an umbrella for projection from Il
. sun, and when the effects of the storm we
. over found himself holding the stock, q
ribs aud othes material having been melts
u and burned by the lightning. Strange
. say, the gentleman was not injured in Il
ID least
Mr. @ X Meyers, the accomplished iuni
editor OF the Dennson Reuiep, speaks as (,
's lows about his visit to Albany "MOrnil
so found US at Albany in the Willamette vail
J. whore after fine breakfast at the dep
TX hotel we abandoned our sleeping cars, ipr
trip by water down the river. The sleape
ii wero taken to Portland and were ready I
ne us, when on the return run. The valley
re Albany is from 20 10 go miles wide, aud
"a all good agricultural land. Wheat is I
III principal crop. Land is worth from, $40
$40 an acre. Albany is the chief city of t
valley aside from Salem the State capital.
10 has fine water power which is the pride