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

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Clint Monroe apd j X N Bell have made
arrangements 10 lease the Chemeketa Hotel
ut Salem.
The following appears in to-days Stairs ;
man ",rhe Chinese nlust stay. For Harri .
son homo aud native land.
An appropriation Of &i4, 900 has been made
Co fix the river at Corvallis so It wont give
that city the ''go-by"
This lateral ditch on BroadaIbin street
which is 30 often out Of order, is TO be aban
domed, ard ditch built to the Blodgett
mill from Lyon Street
IL Il announced that Senator Hearst o
California. has purchased an old Touring
mill near Oregon City and will build one sl
the largest paper mills on the Coast. II true
this is Oregon city's good fortune.
FRIDAY.
Hon o Y Paxton. OF Portland, was iu the
city this forenoon.
Mr. M Marks, Of Lebanoa precinct, left
yesterday on trip to tho Alsea valley.
Regular meeting Of Loyal Legion at w G I
u Hall. tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Oregon Pacific IL about to begin the
construction at Yaqaina Bay Of ifty freight
oars.
Enoch Sloan and family left on last night's
train tor klamath, where they intend resid-
ing.
Mr. Hammer. OF Spicer, bad his arm badly
cut with oircnlar saw yesterday. bat will re
tain the sec Of IL.
II Oregon City can have good river bridg'
at 81. 900 why cant Albany. That IL re
markahly cheap.
Some tine looking sweet potatoes raised
by Mr. A Hyman, are exhibited 10 the win
do~a OF Burkhart keeney.
Foftmillsr & Irving have just received
mole furniture ia one car than one would
suppose to look at II woald go ia two
MIR M Bnrkhart, Of Lebanon preclnct.was il
the city yesterday. Mrs u IL one Of the bes
butter makers in the county, as We can tss
tify from experience
w 4 Cox returned this tnorniog froai Leb
anon, where he has been working on the new
NJ u Chnreh. IL is thought the bnildiog viii
be ready for occupancy Ia about thte'
weeks.
The iameus "Bill" Watkins was 10 the cit,
yesterday on his way 70 Sweet Home, wher'
his father resides. He sass that the repori
about his being arrested Tor aasault on th'
streets Of Salem was not true.
Alaska is the toughest hnd widest eoan
try. and the most interesting on Gods greer
earth says aa Er. At Sitka tho mercnr,
never gsts down 10 zero i'm winter. aud il
summer never above aixty.
Mr. Searle. Of the firm Of Searle 4 Dean
contractors on the Oregon Pacific, states tina
IL will not DC long until \ ride can be had b,
rail on ths q + 20 the summit ol the Gas
eades. This l. cheering news TO Alban'
''and the rest Of mankind"
Mr. Il l. Thompson. a prominent yonp
merchant Of Albany. is 10 the city on bust
Beaa trip. lie - accompanied By mis- wife an
child. who viii remain several days as Oh
guests of Mr ThompsCn'n sister, Mira. Dt
Tenpleton. -Oyegoaiaa
SATURDAY
A case III small pox il reported 1t Batts
vile, Marion county.
Capt Smith Is coming up the river. alosi
improving tho ctanntl.
There was TO he troltiug race At Portian
this afternoon beiween 0ncco, Susie S an
Mand Knox.
Ar Jas Elkins. of this city. has just sol,
~ Mr. Zimmerman. OF Portland, l3 Tine iiv
year old steer. from his Crook county ranch
An eighty poaad porcupine was capture
near Ashland the other d.y. /. vas drive
through the city aud attracted conaiderabl
attention.
The Congregational church has just pur
chased of q !. Blsekman tine $3.50 PaekAr
church organ. ft has a splendid tone. aud !
an ornament - the church.
Deputy Postmistress Aimeda Thompson
conlaed 10 her home wlth fever aud Mr.
Thompson IL hardly able TO he al work. Tn
public should remember this and not get i
too biz oi q hurry.
Three ysgu doing street wogk on Firs
Street this afternoon, vas sight that. at
'ractsd about as mnsh attention as \ thre
ring circus. Some balls aud chains would en-
haneo the beauty of the scene.
| While coming 20 the city yesterday on tn
beam Of wagon, Mr. John Berry and Charlie
Berry were pFeoipitatsd To the ground by ih
beams dropping out. The hind wheel
passed over the senior Kerry, wto was some
what but not seriously bruised.
The larges' passenger locomotive eve
built IS now about completed at the Hinck
ley works. Boston, for the Atchison road
The designer was q. s. Storey, Of Ne,
York. The engine carries two cabs, on
over the center of the boiler for the enginee,
aud the other in the old style for the tiramau
All the wheels are of paper, with steel tires
and the driving wheels are the largest eve
made. 1t Is expected that the engine vii
make eighty miles an hour With ten pAssen
ger cars, ou an Ordinary road.