The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-03-19
Lick Skillet.


Farmers have been very busy plow.
Ing and sowing grain for the last two
weeks, but the recent rains have put
stop to any further progress In that
direction till tho ground dries
Mr.. Ed. BrIstow, school teacher
OF Pleasant Hill, was a guest of
uHenan" MsrslIalps portion of last
week.
Preacher Roberts, of tho Christian
Church, preached very interesting
discourse at Central Church on last
Sunday. Ho breaches regularly, once
a month, at that place.
Frank Trites has a small band OF
MongolIans clearing land and the cost
OF the same dehes most any similar
lob that / know of for cheapness.
Msssrs. Jess Archibald, VIM. Jor-
dan and Martin Miller, assisted by II.
T. I. Fisher, County Surveyor, have
been quite busy for more than week,
surveying aud dividing the land of
the Lewis Cox estate, but will get
through this week. II Is reported
that their decision gives entire salts
faction 10 ell parties concerned.
NJ. ii. Wllds has been chosen as
tho guardian OF Ira, Agnes and Lewis
Cox, Jr. A good choice, as no man
stands higher In this community for
honesty and fair dealing tnan he.
School commenced at Lick skillels
University on last Monday, with Miss
Carrie Ksck, OF Albany, at the helm.
Smith Cox Is again with Us. He
seems TO like the East splendidly and
contempla,es taking another trip In
tho same direction In the future. /
think, though, to make q grand total
cf his visit, that Il was not the frigld
winter climate of Iowa that csptIvas.
ed the boy, but something far sweet
or, one Of the fairer sex that Is lead
ing him astray.
/ attended the meeting OF Linn
Co. Business Council on the 9th Inst.
The proceedings wors very interest
Ing aui profitable the dinner was
lust immense. aBFiek Dusp aud
his old "yalIer" hoss were there In all
their glory and the manner In which
"Brlck" consumed the many good
things, and especially the chicken,
would have convinced any rational
being Of tho fact that for "chlcksn"
and nbristlssn he had no par. A
young lady remarked that she was
almost ugoue on" that Gate agent,
but on learning who he was, (the
memorable "Brick Dust, "of Chicken
Bristle,) changed her latitude with
the remark, ooh, he has too much
gall for me-" Come again, 'tBrIck, .
may be sho'd like you better II you
would not eat aud talk so much.
In your issue of the DEMOCRAT oI
two weeks ago, noticed an article
written by the n. A. I. in regard to
the goose trappsr, stating that 10 was
supposed the originator OF said trap
must have been tbs goose caught,
Well since then the tide has turned,
and now the inventor can claim "a
have made rs great II not greatel
discovery than any known scientist,
Darwin not excepted, the finding oi
the "missIng link" On the 7th
inst. the inventor In company with
two fellow companions made his On.
terprise vIsIi, and on approaching
thst magnificent structure,lo and be-
mold what met the gaze Of thai
fervent youth whose whole soul was
, enwrapt In that one great under1ak'
log There, Ia NATURES most lovely
torm, clothed In glowiag colored garb
her forehead covered with rich wAv.
Ing auburn bangs similar to the hair
found on "BrIck's' coat sleeve that
he mentioned In one Of bis famous
articles, was imprisoned being ns'el
seen by mankInd before. On secur-
Ing his prize the dIscoverer clasped
II 10 his bosom, exclalming Eureka
Eureka my work Is done
True G. RANGER.