The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-10-19

J to Salem paper who has been up on tn
o. p. front, speaks In the following mar
ner, which, coming from another source
will be of great interest 10 Albany people
'rrhe road leading to the Il. K, Is gettln
badly cut up by the many heavy frclgh
teams. But these will soon be lessene
greatly In number between Salem and Nc
hama, as the cars will be running into tn
latter place, from Albany, by the weel
after next. Then Albany will be the bas'
of supplies. II looks like great pity tha
the moneyed men of Salem did not mon
determinedly push for braush line from
somewhere near Stayton Inevitably
great deal of trade and travel will be Ill
rected from the capitol TO Albany, Fo
instead of long, dusty or muddy stage
drive from Stayton or Mehama TO Salem
purchasers will soon be able 10 step on the
cars, and ride smoothly, returning In a few
hours. And when the road Is finished
through to Eastern Oregon, and the east
| ern states-many who would take tickets
| to this city II we had q branch line, viii
alight at Albany, and eften be captured"
KILLED a SmARK.--On Wednesday q
feat was perfo, med at Newport, says ths
Nesis, which was very novel and surprising
Mrs Fanny Selforth and Miss Mary West,
fall who with number OF their friends, all
from Polk county, were spending few
days by the seaside, and while standing up
on log which projected out into the bay,
discovered large fish slowly swimming to.
ward them. They procured large rock
and when the fish came close along side
hurled the missile at him, and strange 10
say hit him square on the back which pro
jeeted little above the surface of the wa.
ter. This entirely paralyzed their victim,
and rendered him an easy prey. They
dragged him ashore,and the funny looking
fish proved to be veritable shark three
and half feet In length.
AT MILL CIrY.--JuIge Whitney re-
turned Tuesday from the front on the
Oregon Pacific. lie went as far as NH
City, near which place O'Conner < Barr
are filling railroad contract. While there
the Judge found some remarkably fine
copper ore, an indication Of a big copper
mine In the future near the rails OF the o.
=. lie considers that remarkable timber
country, and says the water power being
built for the mills there Is one of the beat
he has seen. Railroad work Is progressing
rapidly and the future Is bright enc for
that county, heretofore shut out from the
rest OF the world.
THE PEYSgR CAsE.-Thc Salem States
man, In speaking Of the case OF Cohen agt.
the n. w. Ins. Co, says: "rhe assurance C
company are making their defense upon
two grounds; first, that tho claim of Cohen
& Bros, Is sfraudulent and that the notes are
fictitious, given for the purpose OF enabling
them to garnlshee the insurance money
and to leave out other creditors; second,
that the saloon was burned by Peyser him.
self for the purpose of defrauding the com
pany. X. y Slseves and ]. J. Murphy ap-
pear for the plaintiffs and Tilmon Ford
and w. B. Gilbert for the insurance com.
pany.
DIED. "A telegram was received In al
bany announcing the sudden death
of Mr.. Henry AIlhousc, father OF Mrs, s
E. Young. and J. W. and s. II. Althoase
at his home at Wilmington, Ill. As Mr..
Althouse was supposed TO be in good
health for one of his age the news was
| quite a shock TO his children here. Mr..
Aithouse was born In Germany In t7oS, be.
| ing at ths time of his death % years oi
| age.
BErs Ar LKRANoS.-M. a. Miller, oi
Lebanon, bet Mr.SaltmarshS Sac that Cleve.
and would carry New York and S3o that
he would carry Indiana. Mr.. Scharf, oi
Portland bet ]. A. Beard $50 TO $ss thai
Harrison would carry California. Monday
NJ. A. Miller bet Joe keiso SIoo that
Cleveland would be elected.
Albany Is 74o II above The
level of the sea. It's annual average tenn
perature Is sI.o degrees, beirg So in tho
spring OILS in the summer so9s y
the fall and 90 In the winter. It's annua
rainfall Is 4s.h4 inches, of which 1907 fall
In the spring 2-43 inches In the summer
| Q. 7s In the fall and 27.T6 In the winter
We call this a remarkably fine ayerag'
showing.
OREGoN.-Oregon has been nearly thirty
years in the union II Is one Of the fines
States the union contains /; IL Is larger thar
Minnesota, Kansas or Nebraska, and near
ly twice as large as Wisconsin or Iowa !
has fertile soil, magnIfcently watered an'
timbered It has access to an ocean on on'
side and continent on the other It's eli
mate Is unsurpassed 1t grows the fines
wheat In the world, and the straightest ant
tailest trees for masts /; It has noble fisher
les and exceedingly promising coal fields
Ex.
AN IHGENIUs SHoE.--A Chicago ma
has devised pair of boots whose wooder
soles hold small automatic press, wit
which the users name and local habitatio
can be printed all over the sidewalks. Con
Bros, the popular grocers do not need sue
shoes. They are too well-known. o
account of first-class goods KEEP. and goo
bargains given their names are already
the hearts of tIie people.
EW Laugdou, who recently sold his dru
business at Naps, Cal, Is in the city on h
way TO Join his wife at Salem.
DIR. NJ. II. Ellis, physician and surge6
Albany, Oregon. Calls made in city
country,