The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-10-26

ter railroad into Tillamook county. Pen
dleton wants game Of base ball once
day and woolen mill Salem simply want
everything. Newport would like big SCI
serpent. Corvallis wants some more get vi
and get. II already has fine location. Eu
gene wants the world to move there anS
send all the children to University. Ore
gon City wants TO be Salem, Mass. Il
certainly has grand water power. Seattle
wants bank for every foot of real estate
and the Northern Pacific particularly. Ia
coma wants the n. +. all alone. Spokane
Falls wants the world or big slice of Il
Walla Walla wants fewer moss backs and
more interprising men, and there are sev.
eral other cities ditto. Albany wants To bs
the grand distributing point of the Valley
when the shortest transcontinental line Is
completed 1t also wants a bridge, woolen
mill, paper mill, the Astoria railroad
$so,ooo worth OF sewers, new sidewalks,
and nearly everything It's nelghbor thirty
miles north would leave for Il.
THE ASTORIA RoAp.-Mr. Fulton, the
oratorical gentleman from Astoria has been
interviewed In Salem about the railroad 10
be built from Astoria to the Oregon Pacific
and talks rs follows, which shows that he
is giving the Salem people taffy ; II am
certain the people of Astoria will cooper.
ate heartily with the citizens Of Salem in
the construction of the line of the valley
iou are not more anxious TO have anout.
let To the deep sea than we are TO reach the
valley, and Salem seems 10 me as good n
point as any through which the road may
PASS to the Oregon Pacific" For the bene.
| ft of the people OF Salem we will inform
| them that Albanr Is on the line of the o.
+. and that city Is thirty miles from II. and
Is not as good point as any through which
| the road may pass to the Oregon Pacific,
and we will wager an old roller that when
Il Is built Il goes through the most pro-
gressive city In the Velley-Albany.
Wednesday night about 10
o'clock Mr.. and Mrs. w, u. Shannon, who
were united in marriage In this ei.y yesser.
day afternoon, received call from the
groom's many friends residing for many
blocks around bis residence. Most OF them
were young men who wanted to show their
great appreciation for the gardener and
express their admiration for his expeditions
and enterprisiug way Of getting a wife.
The happy slumbers of the bride and groom
were broken at the hour mentioned by n
gentle fusilade on some tin pans, that float.
ed through the crisp night air into Shan
mons residence. Then horse fiddle took
up the refrain and the general effect of the
tune was set of By several we'll appointed
discharges Of fire arms. Several pieces were
played at intervals during the remainder Of
the night, and Il was this noise sailing
sweetly across the placid waters of the vii
lamette that our citizens heard. We have
not heard whether the groom set up the
wateraelons or not.
PfcTUREsoUE.-An Oregon city paper
spreads It's wings as follows about Linn
county canyon: "The road Is being built
up the canyon Of the Santiam, which att
upper end is a deep gorge whose sides loom
up Portentously TO the workers below, to
whom II is always afternoon, except at
night, when they have retired TO their
hunks and the soft tickling OF millions of
lice and feas, plus an exuberancc OF dirt.
But the dagoes from Italy as well as the
Cinnamon from China don't mind such
slight hindrances to solid comfort and
cling 10 the job. The scum of Europe and
the scum of Asia meet and minglc in Ore
gon."
Doc EAT CmSAMAS.--The sequel 10 the
tale OF the Vancouver Chinaman who had
his toes cut off at the depot Is very touch
ing. A hungry dog happening TO come by
saw the toes lying by the side of the track,
and without waiting to inquire whether
they were Caucasian or Mongolian, pro.
ceeded to make his dinner off them, thus
saving All Sin the trouble OF buryiug them,
who sagely remarked "Dog eat China.
man, alec samee bimeby Chinaman eat
dog."-Ex
IN PARTS USKNowN.--It Is whispered
here that VIM. Page, for whom another
warrant of arrest has been issued for the
killing of VIM Brown, intends to give him
self up to the authorities when Circuit
Court convenes in Grant county. After his
preliminary trial and acquittal for shooting
Brown, Page left for parts unknown, since
which time he has not been seen,--Prine-
vile NezVS.
SCHOOL REPoRT.--The report of School
District No. ~, VIM II Robb, teacher
sho ws that the following pupils have been
perfect in attendance, department and
punctuality Warner Roberts, Frank Til
lard, stephens Archibald, Robt Archibald,
Frank Scott, Chas Hunter, Glen Hunter,
Jacob Broadwell, Arthur Barrows, James
Morgan, Chas Houston, Minnie Moss, Mat
tie Great, Ida Great, Lizzie Hunter, Addie
Huston, Eliza Scott, Ida Huston, Allie Bar
rows. !.
THE FLAVOR. a discus sion Is
going on about the flavor of Oregon fruit,
and whether 1t is equal TO Eastern fruit
some pleopie sojourning here occasionally
declaring that it is not We declare that it
is equal, If not superior, and there is cer-
tainly no comparison in appearance. Many
of the fruits in the East seem insignificant
and dried up when placed beside our Ore
gon apples, pears, plums, Prunes, etc.
HIGH.-After reading the following from
a Prinevile paper our readers should rush
for Crook county with their fruit, particu-
larly pears: Willamette Valley fruits sold
in Prineyille this week at the following
prices Green apples, $r.so per bushel !;
green pears, $500 per bushel dried apples,
pears and plums, II cents per pound.
BAD RUNAwAY.-Tuesday evening while
near McKinnon's on their way across the
Cascades, Mr. Henry Mcdowell and sister
and little boy were run away with, their wag-
on overturned and they were thrown on the
Carr t.,.,.co.d s.. l..ac.l.