The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-06-25

Judge David Davis Is slowly dying
Mountain parties are too numerous TO
keep track Of.
Tacoma claims a population Of 1900, and
Is steadily growing.
| Several Linn county boys will leave In d
few weeks for Eastern schools.
Sac head was paid for band Of cattle
In Crook county recently.
Out Of 200 ballots east IN prineville pre-.
cinct only eight were straight tickets.
Hon c w Johnston has assumed the
duties Of Register of the land Office at Rose
burg.
Alta 100000 FIRE In Boston. Mass, last
Monday several persons were burned TO
death.
Mr. A Burr, the H'esf SAore artist was In
Albany last week, making sketches for that
enterprising journal
Hermann was the first Congressman
elected 10 the fiftieth Congress. lie needs
something to give him notorety.
Rov Brown, a ten year old boy, was
drowned at Lafayette last Monday. Little
boys should quit this sort OF business.
The Saunders case Ii the first on the
Circuit Court docket, His trial will prob
| ably be begun the first Of the week.
Miss Clara Foltx, who lectured In Albany
last winter to house OF eight has been In
Portland on her way home to San Francis
CO.
The horrible charaetures Of Cleveland's
wife now appearing In our exchanges are
fearful apologies for real artistic work We
arc a long suffering people.
Linn county needs rain for the Spring
wheat bad. While. good sized shower
struck Marion county last week only a few
drops touched this county.
The reason the CoquilIe Herald did not
get out an election extra was that some OF
the men who were 20 bring In the returns
got on sprees and did not bring In the re.
turns.
DR. Barker formerly of this city, was
beaten by few votes for Coroner Of Una.
tilla county, and DIR Kirkpatrick, once
resident OF Scio, was elected to the same
Office In Polk county by one vote.
During 1855 the amount received by the
insurance companies OF the coast In pre-.
miums was $4,s4I,a6 and the amount
paid out for losses $9,o33,sIs. Notwith-
standing the large difference, after making
allowance for expenses, the rates have been
Increased already this year. Let's kick.
There Is somewhat Of contest going on
in New York City to suppress the immodest
cigar cards displayed promiscuously. Some
of the same ones are seen in Albany bus
then we are frontier people and Constock
docs not live here.
| A Portland paper SAYS that the reason
why Judge Strahan ran behind his ticket In
Benton county, Is because he has been an
active worker to have the Ynquina road
brought to Albany, which destroys the
chances Of Corvallis as a terminal city.
MrJ p Galbraith, the newly elected
County Clerk. has been bookkeeper for the
Brownsville woolen Mills for eight years
past, and has given the best of satisfaction,
and Il Il hoped the company will be as for.
tunate In their selection of another gentle
man 70 I'll his plaee.--Cor. OyegoHiaH.
Jas + Cox, young man OF ~, Of Co
quille City was shot by Fitte Anderson the
other day through the back and instantly
killed. Tie was mistaken for n bear. BY
the way some OF these men who carelessly
mistake their companions for bears should
be made an example Of.
In Portland :ast Monday Dick Gcrdes
was elected Councilman in the First Ward.
X II Schwab In the Second Ward and
Tyler Woodward In the Third Ward. ] Nc
l. Harvey, w Holman and George Her-
rcll were elected Police Commissioner.
The OregoHiaH characterixes this as whis.
key victory.
Morrow and Gillian Counties, In Eastern
| Oregon, had red hot contests on the county
seat question In the late election. Hepner
beat Lexington in the former county BY q
votes and Arlington retains the Court
House In Gillian county, though Fossil &c.
ceived the most votes. A third place receiv-
ed enough TO prevent majority being re-
! ceived.