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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
RocK HILL ITEMS.

The eitizons Of this place spent their eele-
bration in various places over the state, aomel
going 10 Corvallis, others went 10 the Bay
and 10 Waterloo, where there w8s large
crowd Of about 3J0 people.
Miss Alma Mile, Of Astoria, IL visiting
friends aud relatives around Rock Hill. Also
Mrs Sarah Mile, Of Albany,
Immigrants are getting 20 be plentiful Ia
these parts, looking for location.
Hay harvest IL 10 full blast with SOM a
the farmers aroand here. There il great
deal Of hay cut already.
Mr. Ayers, Of this placs, has purchased .
new binder
Born Id Rock bill TO the wife oi Tyler
jackson, y young democrat, Mother and
child doing well.
Mr. Loren Coyle, weunderetand, is going
10 Albany 70 work, next week, helping law
wood with the steam saw.
Tho scarlet fever cases around SodayiIIc
are oil well.
The Sunday school Il nnder rapid progress
at Rock Hill and meets every Sunday at ten
o'clock sharp,
Your correspondent had an invitation 10
one Of tho most interesting Spiritualista meet.
iugs ever held in this community, In ASSEM-
blage Of about 10 attended, The meeting on
last Sunday at the Spiritalist hall, just z
miles northwest Of Sodaville Their main
medium did not get here. which was Mis- !
N Bruce, of Waterloo. There were several
good mediums IN attendance, several com.
munieatinns being given. The object Of this
meetiag was b make final arrangements foi
good camp ground somewhere so az - erecl
large hall. They will meet two weeks from
| Yesterday for another mestiuQ Peopla az
not know how many Spifituallsss there are il
this community nutil you see them together
There are about one hundred and fifty aroune
, Sodaville aud Waterloo. COMMITTEES o
five were duly elected, consisting Of Mr. Johi
Reed, Mr. Gleason. Mr. Hazsn, Mr. William
Reed aud Mr Cummings, for the purpose 0
locating camp gronnd. DIR J A Lambersol
agreed 70 donats 1900 feet Of lumber for Oh
new hall. He vas aIao appointed temporal
!, chairn1an. The meeting then adjourned {
meet At Waterloo next Sunday
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
A BIx Freshet.

PIrrsnuRG, July 1.-THE frcshet In the
Monongaheia river Il almost unprecedent.
cl,and great damage fas been done to riy.
er crafts and property ali along the river
frcun Ia headwateFs to this city. The sud.
dennsss Of the rise took The river men en-
tirely uuawares,and they were not prepar.
ed when the great volume OF water burst
upon them. Millions Of feet OF lumber,
scores OF coal crafts, fences. outhouses and
coal upples have been flowing down the
swift current for the last eighteen hours.
The river at this point Is stlll rising with
~ feet and 9 inches on the marks at q
O'Clock, but 1t Is reported as stationary with
81 feet at tCreensboro,a hundred mica above
this city. At every point between Greens.
boro and Pitssburg the low!ands arc under
water and residents have been compelled
TO live in the upper stories OF their houses
and IN some cases 10 seek the hills for safe.
~. Many had not time to remove their
goods,as the water rose at the rate Of one
foot an hour, and at Greensboro a 32.feet
rise was reported In less than twenty -four
hours. The damage to property cannot be
estimated at the present time, but II wilt
reach away into the hundred thousands. So
far bat one life has been reported lost.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

The editor OF the Wahiagtoa Signal, Louis
Schads. Attorney Of the Uaited States Brew
ers' Association. referring u his persistent
opposition 10 the Commission Of Inquiry bill
which has 30 long been before Congress. aad
which has keven time. PASSED tho Senate,
says:
1--WE have fought that bill lirst, because
was the work aud pct measure OF the bittsFl
ct foes Of personal liberty, Who. ever sinoa
lST3, have, each Congress. tried 10 engineer
is through. and then because II Il a hnmbue.
= mere snblerfage, its sole object being 20
make prohibition aatioasl question. We
have oppoeed It's passage because NO know
ik will increase tho craze which has possessed
itself more or less OF both paFsiea.
II is lopg road which has no turn Moth.
ing il more probable taan that this long.
deferred, perfoetly Impartial. and vaiuAble
measure will yet pass both Houses ol Con.
gress. aud that tho electric ligl1 of an eli.
cisl inquiry will reveal 10 duo time the true
character e the liquor traffic.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

SATURDAY NIoHr.--During the week
our farmers and merchants and everybody
had the wits frightened out of them almost
by very wet rain storm that came with
out any help from the weather flag. 1t
only lasted one night though, and has been
followed by as good weather as the most
sagacious farmer could have planned him
self "A tramp medicine man, with a
scaly looking dog cart and tired looking
horse, was in the city this morning, and
was duly interviewed by the NJ. A. T. who
found that he had medicine that would
cure diphtheria, catarrh, rheumatism, ETC.,
etc, one that he thought out all himself. II
had cured him.o all these diseases, and he
knew, and all he asked was dollar bot
tie. II is to be hoped some one will buy,
so he can bay q new pair of shoes. "A
deaf and dumb man has been in the city
during several days with patent kerosene
cgn and blacking brush and box-hoIder.
He seems to possess the virtue of at least
perseverance, and sells an article that does
more than some do, speaks for itself
A SENSIBLE sVAY.- Recently rich Cali
fornia bachelor visited his sister.in-laws re-
siding few miles from Albany. The good
lady is a widow, and while here the gentleA
man learned that mortgage Of $4,000 hoy
cred over her property. This he good "a
turedly paid off and presented his sister-iu
| law with q receipt for the same. He said b,
Edidn't know oil sny better way to spend BIZ
money, and he was about right. There ar
too MANY men ia this world who wait Ill
after they uie. and then let the lawyers rul
THINGS.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
The @eluotrat.
O'''''ll c. y Pl'',.
scIO

This city Is showing a healthy growth
1t has a population Of probably 500. Y Is
one Of the prettiest located places In the
Valley. Il Is good business center and
has some uood business men. The Touring
m m under the management Of Mr.. Coin
Il an institution that will do much for the
city. Mr. Coin intends, we understand to
buy az least 100000 bushels of wheat this
season. ScIo has a fire department and
facilities for cxtlnguishlng fires ahead of
many Northwest cities five times rs large.
o May Is Chief Engineer, X Shelton, AZ.
sistant Chief. VIM Brenner Is foreman Of
the hose company and VIM Abbottuf the
Hook and Ladder Company. The city has
two schools, with three teachers. Follow
ing is a list Of the businesses represented
there ; FIGURING mill, T. Coin general
merchandise Johnson " shelton, Bridge
ford x Townsend and $ NJ Daniels hard
ware, Gin a Smith drugs, ID Morris :
| Son harness shop, Carey n shelton
blacksmithing, Enoch shelton and SShel
ton millinery, Mrs NJ c Smith, dress
making, Misses Stanley aud Mrs. Smith
| Iewclry and gun store, VIM Dilley furni
turc, VIM Abbott sash and door factory
| ID Mcyers confectionery, Jos Carey
hotels, 6 w Morrow and X Thoma,
lproprietors restaurant, i Lighthouse
livery, Gill Il Bilyen barber shop, Fran
Mack shoe shop, Mr. Turner physicians
Drs Hyde, McNutt and Martin. Mr. ]
Williams Is the Z. OF the city and iloI
| Jeff Meyers, T. DAILY and ] l. Miller ar
Notmies Public There Is no regular law
yer In the city.
Crop prospects arc good. A small amour
oirust on spring wheatis not Of serio.
nature.
Scio Is very peaceable, quiet city wit
little happening for the chronisler OF new
II.
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Administrators Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the undersign-
ed Administrators OF the estate of Samuel II.
Harlis, deceased, viii pursuant to an order
Of the County Court Of Linn county, Oregon,
duly made aud entered Of record on June 9Th,
1883, at the Court House door in Albany in
said county, on
TUESDAY, the aath day Of Juiy, Isss,
at the hour Of one o'clock in the afternoon Of
said day, sell all the right title and interest
OF the said Samuel T. Harris. ut the time OF
his death, in aud to the following described
real property. to-wit Beginning at the
northwest corner OF Section II in TIP. 10 r
I west of the Willamette meridian thence
east 81 rods thence south POS rods to the
south bank OF Thomas Creek thence west
along the sonth bank OF Thomas Crtsk <, fol-
lowing the meanderinss thereof 6lA rods TO
the line of said Section II thence north
along said section line. 20S rods to the place
Of beginning, containing so acres in Linn
county. Oregon, to the highest bidder.
Terms of sale, caah in hand on day OF sale.
Dated June l4th, 1888.
j. Fl. PEERy.
HKwHT & BRYANT, Administration
Att'ys for Admir-.
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TEMPERANCE COLUMN.
Edited BY Albany ", Q. 7. U.

Edited BY Albany W, Q. 4. U.
At tho regular meeting Of shs w. Q. 7. u.
on Tuesday, quarterly reports we're the or.
der Of business. Tho President has ocoupi
cd the chair at every meeting. during the
quaa ter. She exhorted the members 10
greater diligence, aud fuller conservation to
the work put into our hands. Aud counsel
ed that special attention be given 10 the de-
votlonal moetinga Tho Roc. Secretary re-
ported 8 regular meetings held ! public
meeting aud 3 special. Greatest number
present AZ any regular meeting. ~ least !,
10 average, 2S number Of members hay
ing pail dues during tho quarter, 80 amt
OF dues, $40 amount received from other
ources, s3s. Total an.ont $50. Tho Treaa.
urer reported having paid out as bAlanos
in tho Treasury, $50 Is. The EsAngoliatis
Superintendent bad held mothof's meet
ngs. The subjects diacussed, wers heredity
physical and moral training Of ehiIdren ant
obedience. The next meeting will be hels
oa next Tuesday, At Mrs Baitimore's. .
which time. How 70 seoaro trashfulnesA h
children. will be considered. These meet
ings are becoming very interesting, all ladie
Interested are cordially invited The Supt
Of Sabbath School work reported temperate
lessons used in al the schools ia the city
Also tho presentation II tho subject Of tenn
peraneo At the Sunday School Convontio
held here recently aud = resolution subnitte
aud adopted At that time. endorsing Oh
measures suggested by the W. q. u. |
Number Of now suh.e Igsiona to ths Uaic
Signal, during the quarter. II rent for ha
$2s.
Two receptions have boon held, one
honor OF Mrs Riggs. State President. II
other Tor our own President. both were lafg
! ~ attended. All reports show tho Union
good condition. Some departments haye a
| beea as successfully worked as they nsisl
have been. bat. ell things considered. the
are no grounds for complaint. We are doiI
. well.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
Indians.

VICTORIA, d. c., july if.--Advices wer
received by steamer to-day from the North
Of iawless condition Of affairs at liazie.
ton. On the Skeena river. For some time
past several constables have been endeav.
oring TO capture an Indian murderer, and
on the r9th If June overhauIed him. The
Indian made desperate effort 10 escape,
pistol In hand, and got away shot was
fired after him. but he did not heed lt,and a
Winchester rife shut struck him, he dying
from the wound shortly after. The Indians
are greatly excited and have threatened the
lives Of all white people In the district The
three consiabIes have fortified the Hudson
bay post at Hazleton. and can hold onl II
the place Is not burned.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
HKwFr & BRYANT,
Att'ys for Admir-
Administrators Sale.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed Administrators of the estate of Geo A
Hall, deceased, will in pursuance Of an order
az the County Court of Linn county, Oregon,
daily made and entered of record on the 9th
day of June. 1883, at the Court House door
ia Albany in said county on
Tuesday, July eAsh, 1855,
at the hour of oae o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, sell oil the right title aud inteles
OF the said Geo A Hall at the time of hi
death il aud to the following described rea
property, to-wit The north half of the
northeast quarter and the south half Of the
northeast quarter of Section "A la Up. los r
/ w of the Willamette meridian ia Linn
county. Oregon, containing l60 acres. Also
q contract with the Oregon & California Rail
Road Company, numbered l642 for the sale
Of the northeast quarter Of the southeast
quarter Of Sectien Is in TIP. 10 S r. W Of
the Willamette meridian in Linn county,
Oregon, containing 40 acres. Also con-
tract with the Oregon q California Rail
Road Company, numbered 1856 for the sale
Of the east halt Of the southwest quarter OF
Section Is ia Tp 10 5 r lw Of the VILLAIN
ette meridian in Linn county, Oregon con
tanning so acres, TO the highest bidder.
Terms Of sale cash ID hand.
Dated june 18th, 1883.
JEFF MEYERS.
Administiato
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

WAsnisGToSJuly is.-~Maj.W a. Jones
Of the corTs Of engineers makes the follow.
ing estimates for work under his charge
during the coming year
Improvement of the Columbia and low
er willamette rivers below Portland, Or,
$4,000 removing snags, ETC., from the
upper Willamette, Ssa,ooo work on the
upper Columbia and Snake ers,$i6,ooo
GowIitz river, w. r., 10000 lower Clear
water river, Idaho, SI0A2o.
Capt. Willard Young makes the follow
ing estimates for work In his district For
Improvement of the entrance TO Coos bay
Or.$z5o,ooo entrance 10 Yaquina bay Or.
$4,000 mouth Of the Coquille river.O
SII+,ooo,of which $4,000 can be protitably
expended during the coming year i'm.
proyemeat of the Umpqua river, ,Or,S $4,000
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REAL ESTATE SALES.

rs recorded In the County Recorders
Office OF Linn county. Oregon:
Mary Maxwell. Ct al to Franklin
Propst, s acres TIPS 10 and II sw.S 5 100
I A Powell. Admir- Annie Bamford,
decd 10 Rufus Bamford, lots
Haisey.. y.....s......t....s. 20o
Jos Bilyeu 10 NJ Bilyeu, one.
third interest in several lots in
Scio .................- 1900
5 Wilhort to Jacob Smith, 4446
acres, 10 W 3............ IIoo
Martha ] Osborne and G r Brown,
to Efiie NJ Taylor and VIM War
die, S303 acres. 10 2.. !
Mary Beard 10 II McMullin, blk,
Tangent. t..............,.... Coo
Rob't McNeel 10 NJ j McNeary,I lot,
Halsey.. 500
$ ID Powell 10 f PropstI-II interest
In block so lis and A, Albany. $50
/ y and Andrew Crabtree to II Bry-
ant, 2os acres, tp II 49,. 2coo
y 5 to Job Crabtree, .3fo.S0 acres. tp
INV a................. patent
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

A TACOMA MARvEL.-Tacoma is some
what excited oser very remarkably form
ed little girl, about whom the Ledger, of
that city speaks as follows "One Of the
greatest marvels ever witnessed In this city
was to be seen al the Office of Dr. Mccoy
last evening. II is u prodigy which has
puzzled all the doctors and scientists that
have made it a study, This wonder is Lily
May Dowden, the chi contortionlst, a
daughter of David Doae en-. All the joints
OF her limbs ard body, with the exception
of the elbow joints, are so constructed that
they will work in any way. The fingers
are as readily bent backward as forward,
and the hands, feet and legs can be turned
and bent in any conceivable direction. She
can stand and without moving her feet,
turn the body and look in any direction.
She is now but years old, and Mr.. Dow
den has been offered SIS in gold to allow
her to go on the stage at the Casino. for
half IN hour, but refused it,
AN OH CoIN.A gentleman in this
city has Hebrew coin that was made
about SEQ years b. G., older than many
minstrel jokes. 1t looks as if some mum
my had carried 1t in his pockets while on a
spree for several centuries. It Is worth
about $50, and is a edaisy."
GUILTy.-SmithCox ox,who was in the city
to-day, admits the accusations made
against him in reference TO building a
house on his Santiam farm; hut does not
seem to be very well posted about its use.
Smith deserves good company in its occu-
pancy.
PILE DRIvING.-Mr II. M. Stone has q
steam pile driver in operation at Corvallis,
being used in the construction of the @. r
q M wharf. Any one wanting the neo ol
the machine can outain Il BY writing to Mr.
Stone at Corvallis.
Pitchers GaatoYTa.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria,
When she was Child. she cried for castoria.
When she became Miss. she clung 70 Castoria,
When she had Children. she gave them cast0ria
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
Letter List

Following Is the Hist Of letters remaining In the Psst
onHce. Albany. Linn county. Oregon. July IL. 1858
Persons calling for these letters must give tho date on
which they were advertised:
nacker Mrs Fred Campbell. Mrs william, l.
Caseys Thomas bay. r. w.
Dickinson, Boyed Francis Prof. A. 4,
Fox Louis Harris, Hugh
Herring, Miss Erne2tine Kerr, j. r.
KendY. chss. Kirkpatrick, Rev. J. Il.
II. THoMps ON. T. N
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20
Sherifs Sale.

IN 2e Circuit Court Of he State Of Oregon, for
Linn county.
r. S. Wallace. Plaintiff.
John Uelghsle aud George Williams and
William England, Defendants
NOTICE Is hereby given that by virtue
~ ofan Execution and order OF sale
issued cut OF tho ab)ve named Court In
the above entitled suit viii on
saturday she sth day Of August, isss.
At the Court House door In the city Of Al
bany, Isinu county, Oregon, az the hour oi
cne o'clock p. M, sell at public auction
FER cash ip hand 10 the highest bidder the
real property described IN said execution
and order OF safe as follows. to.wit The
west half or the south eastquaTter and the
east half OF the southwest quarter Of Sec.
twenty in Township nine, = II two, east
OF the Willamette meridian In Linn coun.
~, Oregon. The proceeds arising fram
Ihe sale of said premises 81 be applied !:
| First to tho payment OF the original COSTS
taxed at Sil6.S5 and the accruinR costs
and an Attorneys fee taxed at 5000.
second, 20 the payment TO tho Plaintiff, X
y Wallace, the sum Of SASS with accsuing
interest thereon at the rate or 10 per cent
per annum from the 2Gth day Of June, A
| d., 1883. Aud the surplus OF such sale
remaining after tho said payments be ap
piled in payment OF the sum Of 2ilf.37
due said Defendants, George Williams
and William England, with aecruiDg In
teiest thereon ct the rae OF ten per cent
per annum from the 20. h day OF june, A.
i ID. 1855.
Dated July 3rd, lSss.
JOINS SAALLAAS,
per ID. s. SMITH, Sheriff.
Deputy.
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Executors Notice,

Notice is hereoy given that the undersign
ed has been this day appointed by the Coun
ty Court OF Linn eountys Oregon, sole execu-
tor Of the last viii aud testament and the
codicil thereto OF Levi Tanning, late Of Lam
county. Oregon, deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of said deceased
are hereby notified to present the same, prop
erly verified. to me at my place of business
in Albany, Oregon, within six months from
the date Of this notice.
Dated this I4th day of June, A D.. 1883.
SAMUEL T. YoUNc,
Executor OF the last viii ard testament
and codicll Of Levi Fanning, deceased.
WoLvERToN 4 IRVINE,
Att'ys for Executor.
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IN ne csreuis Coar, Of he STATE Of Oregon, for
Linn county.
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cHERRY. o.R.pvRKEs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-10
High Rdifacay Speeds.

1t would be unwarrantedt to say that we
have reached the limit of speed on rail-
ways; yet very few people ever speculate
on the possibilities of higher speed, and
what limit it viii reach. The tendency
is constantly toward quicker travel on
express trains, and the Officials of the
leading roads of the Countrywide arteries
of travel and traffic-are steadily at
work Strengthening tracks, cutting
down steep gradients, and improv-
ing the roadbed, all of which
are necessities before speed can be greatly
increased. Then come engines with in
creased CRATE surface and consequently
more steaming capacity, and with larger
diameter of drivers. A few years ago
tive-foot drivers were the largest used on
passenger locomotives. Now those of six
or six and a half feet are common. Given
the same piston speed, and a locomotive
with six and half foot drivers covers
twenty-five feet at each revolution, where
an engine with five-fOot drivers Will cover
only eighteen feet.
The principle of short trains and more
frequent ones, finds favor on roads which
are working to reduce their running time
The short train can be stopped and started
more quickly, is capable of higher speed,
and III all ways is more convenient than Il
long one. All these things are working
together to increase train speed; and
with the tracks reasonably straight,
with no steep grades, with solid road
bed, heavier and more powerful locomO-
tives, and trains of four coaches
the time cannot be far distant
when sixty miles an hour can be
made the regular running time of express
trains i'll sections of the country where
the heavy travel will justify the expense :.
But Il mile minute can by no means
be taken to be the lowest practical time
limit. 1t has been often exceeded OH our
present roads; and there is no doubt that
with roads built to stand the tremendous
rush and shock of high speeds, with bet
ter bridges, heavier engines and rolling
stock, a mile minute would be slow to
the speed which is mechanically both pos
sible and safe. There is of
course limit to high speed
of trains, beyond which faster
we are inclined to think that economic
limit will be nearer 100 miles per hour
than sixty; and in fact are inclined to the
belief that the day will come when 100
miles per hour will be made on American
railroads. There is no insuperable diff
Guilty i'll the way; it is a mere matter of
the perfection of the road, power of the
engine, and strength of cars. When it
is profitable to use such high speed, we
may be sure American enterprise will
give us the means of reaching it. To-
ledO Blade