The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-04-30

VIII Portland build bridge. II has
"blowed"enough on the subject TO do some.
thing now that Dsady has opened his mouth
favorably
Itls generally conceded that the new law
will hold good in the coming election a. to
everything but registration.
A school teacher with n second grade Ger.
tlficatc Il running for the Office Of Superin
tendent on the Republican ticket il Coos
county.
The Statue OF Liberty will be dedicated
September 3rd. The occasion will be u
loud one.
A maniac mother near Keyport, n. J.,last
Friday took poison and then killed three Of
her children. Depraved woman.
Those Eastern strikes arc horrible disor.
ganizers. Il Is curious how many men are
continually cutting themselves with shay.
Ings.
The strike East raised sugar over cent a
pound.
The collection box continues to be passed
for the old girl known as the Statue of
Liberty
A spider was found In Pendlcton paper,
and the editor Immediately insisted that ne
was looking through the paper TO see who
did not advertise, so Il could spin its web In
front Of their doors.
George Il. wcbber rode a bicycle ae
clarksyille, Mo-, fifty miles In 3 hours, 7
minutes and 4ah scconds,a half hour better
than the best previous record.
Congress Il Is now thought will last till
nearly August, and then what VIII II have
to show but list Of unfinished business.
Otto Radomsky was drowned at Port
land last Monday while boating.
The Supreme Court decided on Monday
that all Circuit Judges retire from Office In
July and their successors viii have TO be
elected at the coming election.
80 and o. cents arc paid for salmon on
the Columbia. Those are just about bot
tom rates.
The Owls, Of Salem, were defeated by
the Doubtfuls, of McMlnnville, Monday. Il
70 10 Salem never could get up beating
club.
A Portland woman earns $3.50 a week
sewing. With this she supports her hus.
band and two children. paying 81 for rent
out Of the amount How Il that for stretch
ing ends 20 as 10 make them meet
Chicago ministers have pledged them
selves TO fight the Sunday papers of that
city. Certainly there Is no greater desecra.
ton Of the Sabbath.
Il looks ~ II Beecher would be obliged 10
retire from tho ColIeetorshIp At Port Town.
send.
Prof. Gardgus has retired from the lecture
field, on account. says the Wssf .S1de, Of q
rush Of work IN his hop yard. potato patch.
hotel and fish business This il good news.
Very few salmon arc being caught on
the Columbia, YET there arc plenty there.
The principal business of congressmen
seems to be working for a reelection.
Even such an incentive Is better than none.
Rev A = Graves was at Astoria the
latest heard from. Bet nc gave the salmon
fits for swimming In single liIe.
Pomeroy. w. r. Is 10 have another pa.
per. Poor Pomeroy.
The following item ia going the rounds
OF our exchanges "Abous the only insti.
tuition that makes money without adverits.
Ing Is the U. S. Mint As matter Of
fact what Is advertised mors, all on the
dead.head liss too
There are many theories about how the
expression ..painting the town red" origin
asing The following is hic latest -
man In Pennsylvania has discovered In the
archives of the state that William Penn
gave fifty gallons Of rum and twenty. five
pounds Of red paint TO the Indians for a
certain track Of land. Thercupon he COM
mcnts aJust Imagine that tribe OF In-
dams iilling themselves up with that fifty
gallons Of rum and doing the great decorat-
Ing &C, with twenty-five pounds OF red
paint Why cowboy toot or a Sagwa
symposium arc as nothing compared to the
way the aboriglnes carmIned the vicinity oil
the village wherein dweit Billy Penn"
Portland papers have begun locating the
custom house before the bin passes Con-
gress. "Don't count your chickens before
they are hatched.'
House cleaning time. the married mans
melancholy days.
ER Barker Is a candidate fot Coroner on
the Democratic ticket in Umatilla county
and w w cavincss, for Surveyor. Both
are former Linn county gentlemen.
An Adams L. o. paper came out for
prohibition recently, and in the same issue
was petition Of a saloon keeper for IL
cense with the editors name among others
lie excused himself By giving as his rcascr
for signing the petition that he also runs 9
livery stable and the saloon keepers arr
among his best patrons. That Is what wi
call getting all twisted up in ones own ac
tions.
People generally agree on the fact tina
we have been having some magniiicen
spring weather.
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