The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-08-31

A MILITARY BALL -"F' Company, Of this
city, are making arrangements for a grand
dedication ball Ia their new armory on Sec
ond Street. II Will held on Septenlber
lash aud it.n ill oost 81. 80 TO get ticket.
Tho committee Of arrangements met and
appointed the following subcommittee
Masic--A Il Ketehum. G. d Winn, WIN
Fortmiller.
Pruting-W A Humphrey,D Dabruille,
Geo w Kaeney.
Deeoration--M u Britk. q l. Propst, A
w Thompson, } L Yates. Y NJ French.
Invitatio, 90 ,pt o II Irvine, Lieut. Ed
Cusiek, L WC.trk.
Recept an- jolT G Smith. Capt NJ II
Ellis. ape - II Montanye. Lieut. q A Ar
chibald
Floor managers M l. Doris. NJ d Phil.
lipps, + oHyde, T 0veiman.
Retreshments-J + Hail, A w blackburn,
/ l. Wallace.
Program Callahan. c w .Crowdor, @ II
| Parks
IL Is prot osed to make this tho gran lcst
affair Of tho Kind Of the season.
AN ARREST. r.--Several days ago we
mentioned the arrest at Corvallis of boy
named Jimmy DeBord, who represented
himself as an agent of Sells Bros. circus
In order to get certain blank books and
photographs. The boy finally claimed that
he was doing the business for three men he
had met at Independence. whom he was TO
meet at Albany with the books aud photo.
graphs. Marshal Dunn brought him to
this city; but the men were not to be found
and the boy was discharged and returned
TO his home at PaFker's Station. Last
Thursday yPoliceMcCiain arrested two men,
VINO answered the description of the par.
ties, and who gave fictitious names. lie
| notified Marshal Dunn, who telegraphed
him 10 discharge them, as the boy was not
there 10 prove their identity.
CowS.-Albany cows are pretty sprishtly.
but are hardly up to the standard of the
Pendleton COW. clio Pandleton editors can
beat as telling the truth "'Tha psadiston
COW uow climbs trees TO cat tho foliage out
OF her reaek when on the ground--or At least
she does the next best thing. Lass night
about IL o'clock specimen of the terror
known as the Pendleton co.'s came along
Webb street in fiost OF the Catholic church,
and saw the green leaves an1 tender branches
of the hres that they were good, bat out Of
reach. But she was equal TO she emergency.
The trunks OF the trees ara yet smsl. ani the
ground loose, aud the protection around one
or two OF them has been removed. 50 shr
'imply sldled mp to the tree. laid bet weight
sgainst 70, pushed it over until tho top was
within easy reach, and then proceeded 70 eat
itup. The Pendlston COW is daisy
An AcctDESr.-Tuesday evening two
boys named Moore, aged 9 and a respec.
lively. living near Molalla Corners, CIaek.
anus county, were driving home from Huo.
bard, via Aurora, and when near the latter
place drove the team into a nest of yellow
| jackets, which caused them TO run away.
Both BOYS were thrown out on to a cordu.
roy road, thc wagon passing over them.
/ The younger ones leg was crushed To- n
| jelly, and large slice Of flesh was taken
out of the calf of the Older boy. The piece
OF flesh was bound back to It's place but the
younger boys foot was 40 badly crushed
that amputation was necessary.
\ RusrLER.-iIughes, of Ward 4
Hughes, the temperance evangelists, whn
were in Albany last year, WIS not only
rusiler In temperance matters, bat he 4
also one In Oregon matters, judging from
the following from the JoHyHai at Salem:
"Mr. Beliinger informs the Journal that La.
fayette Hughes has been for some time In
the East telling the advantages of this state
and arranging TO bring out an excursion Of
home seekers. lie writes that present Ia.
dieations point to his securing In the neigh.
borhood Of six hundred. lie expects TO
start from Palestine, ILL.,, about the 9th Of
September or a special train.
WILD Banker Failing, of
Portland passed through Albany yester-
day bound for his home In Portland, from
Yaquina Bay, where he has been rusticat.
ing for several weeks. They tell a good
story about how the rich Barker and his
party were backed out Of an excursion TO
Otter rock by an attack from wild steer,
which drove them into the lighthouse at
Cape Foulweather
BURGLAKY.-Some days ago oIaey Fry,
Sr, and family, OF this city, ali repaired 10
the country leaving no one at his house,
waich he closed. On returning homs Fri
day he found that some one had entered his
house ia his absence aud took n $40 watch,
satchel, blanket, shirt, etc. People cannot
be too careful in leaving valuables where the
liGhs fingered gentry can get hold of them.
"a Bro SALE The Empire Commission
Company bought 48, ,0C0 bushels Of wheat yes.
ter, payiag sixty cents bushel therefor.
TOis is the largest quantity sold at one time
I Al -
many day. Quite "a number honest QrapQ.
ers went home smiling and happy, heeanse
hey had only expected SO crnfs. aud had
received 90 crits per bn b f. tne'r 4oiden
gram "--E o.
IN THE COMPACT The Albany Farm.
ers' and Merchants Insurance Compan,
mas entered the Pacific Union insurance
compact, which now includes every com
pany doing business in the state. Thi,
places it on an equal footing with the other
Companies, and there is no question that II
will do more than hold its own.
How OccUPIED.-On the completion ot
the Foshay & Mason store, which will oc
cur in about two weeks, Jos. Webber will
occupy the west side with his barber shoF
and bath rooms, while the Western Unior
telegraph office and Wells IL Fargo's ex
press Office will use the east side, the room
being divided for these several purposes
Mr.. w. c. Tweedale will move into his par
ofthe block in about month.
THE SALMON RUN.--Partics from the
Bay inform us that there is being an un
commonly fine salmon run, and the can
neries are doing thriving business. Yes
terday Hon Allen Parker passed through
j the city for Portland to make arrangement