The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-07-23

A few days ago young man eating wood
for MF, Milton Houston, near this CITY, sei
iife 10 4 hornets nest, which was entirely
consumed. 1t took twenty cord4 of good
wood, ready for market, to burn IL.
The State Firemen'a Iournamont at Salem,
this year, will probably be the inoat success
| fni In the history of the State Association.
Several new companies will probably con.
tend for prizes. We predict there will be q
change In the result OF some sf the contests
Send Burkhart q keensy ntpss and ad.
drsssef OF friends desiring inform4tioa Of Orc.
gon and they will send tiism copies 81 the
| Real Est1fe UonveD1r whlg e1lslias COM
| plete description Of one county ia each issue
with ether desirable informati, a. weather,
market reports, etc.
The oisy officers Of Walla Walla receive
tho following salaries. per iutnth Clerk.
30 Justice, 1884 Attorney. $50 Treas
urer, S33b Street tommissi0ner, $50 ;
sexton. $50 Health officer. s25 Assessor,
$500 year Marshal. $40 pr month
Policemen, 800 and Surveyor Is per diem
while engaged at work.
Every State 10 the Union that protends to
have public school system, has one or moro
State Normal Schools. Oregon has been
without such school until f,ar years ago
whsn the State Normal School vas located
at Monmouth. IL IL being felt rs power 10
tho school work Of che State.
The City Council will meet next Tuesday
essning At several called meetings quo.
ram has failed TO appear. A new memBer is
20 DO elected In place Of ID X N Black burn,
who resigned, Mr. Hewitt elected in his
place refuses TO serve 10 the position.
Charles Hartman. who has bssn preaching
IN German IN the Evangelical Church Sab.
bath afternoons left q f0w days ago fab
Michigan, being sent thoir by Messrs Read
and portsr, Of che Advent teat, 20 run au
Advent German papsr. Mf Iiartinln bs.
came convert - their faith il this city.
Last Tuesday evening lisliy boy stopping
1t The Exchange Hotel wa. ls.tsn ~ tils ear
aud cheek by dog with wn,uh he was play.
lug la orderto guard aga'u,t hy,lropbObia,
his parents being Eastern I,sDple the slight
wounds we're caaterizsd. Taas ~ lneean.
tlon gensrally taken beyond the Mississippi !;
but here u has never been necessary, hydro
phobia being stranger 20 our mild ciinate.
Il Saunders in California g---Oregonieta
No Dir. tnqnisitive, nor in WaIlA WalIa.
Why 10 the name of sense yoI stouId dis.
tract people by mixing s Saunders ap with
every ak footed, smooth faced. peculiar
eyed man on the coast IL marssl 10 mans
~ thts community. IL makes us distracted.
~ tired. Give us some clues that are clues
and We VIII be ever 30 much Obliged. bat
this kind OF stuff would not be- takes a.
worth anything by syer iiith rate detective
Tho latest novelty ia or at church socials
is the "humaniphone Nine, twelve ar
fifteen ladies, presumably young, are placed
hshiHd screen extending the length OF the
ro3m. Their heads and shoaiders ars visible.
FEey wear masks aad from the neck of each
- suspended card on which il printed 4
musical note Some othsr laiy who kaows
how plays the ''humauiphons. Sire walks
back and forth, touching the notea with !
wand, wherenpen the wearer ef the nets
smita that particular note, s'F, or *" or
whatever il ls. Ia this way pleasing mslo-
dies afs performed.
/ The saletn Statesman saya "a fsg d.v,
since, - Frank Robinson wAs ligzing a well
Just back oi the depot hailling as Jefferson,
for MF. Barton, he discovered = shining ob-
tsct, which proved e. bs s.,lsi nuggat worth
one dollar. This rather surprised him. aud
further investigation revealed the fact tha,
gold was all through tho gravel there. The
matter was Kept still until after John r..
land aud others had purchased the adjoin.
Ing lots Considerable excitement prevails
there. and the new gold iiela may prove
very rich"
The Three Sisters u proving itself rslis.
hle craft Il = right on hand for all kinds
OF business. It can navigate bar covered
only with dew aud hitch up quicker than
any steamer this side the AtlAnsis. ~ b
hace. pFlor 20 tho wheat season, is as hons
80 purser. moro popular man 70 transact
hnssptss with IL not 90 be found in the N. w.
capt Smith sakes the lead ~ ariyer captain
lie knows every chunk Of sani aud broken
tree on tho river Yonng DAvilson ~ Stew.
ard gets mp savory meal. aud Al Mcclain og
the deck i fall Of accommodation. Tn,
pablo wtil stand by the Three Sissers.