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The Republican journal., 1888-04-19
Maine Matters.
NEWS OF TIE COLLEGES.

NEWS OF TIE COLLEGES.
The Colbys are oming out in brand new lll-
form, which they will wear in the Fast Day
game with the Portlands on the Portland
grounds. The olor will be the college gray.
trimmed with blue, with "Colbv" across the
shirt front Hats instead of caps will constitute
the headgear.
Oliver c. Stevens, Esq. of Boston, class of
'l6, has given to Bowdon College $1,000. to be
expended in the purchase of an organ for the
chapel. One of the provisions of the gift is that
he instrument shall be played regularly at the
chapel exercises by some student who shall be
paid out of the funds of the college.
The Maine State College students have raised
about $500 for the support of their nine thus
far. Since the Faculty decided to allow them
to enter the league the members of the nine are
out early every morning and working in The
gymnasium.
The kennebec journal says President HYDE
OF BoWdoin spends some of his leisure moments
In playing tennis in the Town Hail. AT Bruins
wick. He is an expert player and gives the oI,-
poncnts lively work.
The Maine State College is in an unusually
prosperous condition. One hundred and ten
students are in attendance. IA larger number
than for wears.
A large new organ has just been bought for
the Colby chapel.
The general catalogue of Colby university.
with the record Of every gradue of the institu-
uatcs is ll02. of whom 800 have died. leaving
the present number A. Statistics of occupa-
tons show Us clergymen. - in business. b
journalists, II judges, 1SS lawyers members
Of Congress. IA missionaries. 62 ply scians. $
college presidents. 3, professors ana school
superinten,lents Two graduates have been
governors OF States and - were United States
volunteers during the civil war. 1wenty-one
women have graduated at the Institution.
Professor Hall deserves much credit for the
manner in which he has edited the work.
THE SUPREME COURT Al BATH.
The 5. j. Court, at Bath. adjourned April
10Th, after session of seven DAYS. the shortest
for some wears. OF twelve indictments against
liquor dealers three We're tried and convicted.
-Four appealed liquor eases tried resulted in
two aeIuittals and two convictions For lack
OF evidence one appealed liquor ease against Il
hotel keeper was mol pressed. Fines were I'M
posed sufficient to pay the expenses of the
court in the liquor trials. pom the disposal
Of the criminal docket Judge Walton addressed
state Constable Mcdonald as follows:
THE search and seizure clauses We're not in
tended to punish men for being common sell
er>. or for keeping tipping houses, or what we
call liquor nui>ances, but 1t was intended to
seize large and valuable quantities Of liquor.
Though the law does not say that YOU shall not
seize small quantities. you will find. perhaps.
where you have no other evidence against a
man than the mere fact that you find small
quantity. it would be better not to prosecute
them for being sellers or keeping tippling
houses. II is not entirely safe to proceed
against them where there is found very small
quantities OF liquor, under the search and
seizure clauses
The Republican journal., 1888-04-19

The new dams being constructed on the Rio
Grande River, near FL Paso by the MeNirans
promise to lead to serious complications. as they
the river
The Republican journal., 1888-04-19

You can't afford to laugh, dear girls,
tnless your teeth are white as pearls
Unless your mouth is pink and sweet,
And your two lips in rosebuds meet;
Anu you cannot supply this want,
But through the use of SOZOnnNT
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cLIPpED DISPATCHES,

NEW YoRK, April 77.--Neil p McCaffer.
ty, the pedestrian, started yesterday, at $500
o'clock, for his 1000 mile walk to San
Francisco. MccaHerty intends 10 cover a
route, rs mapped out, through New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wis.
consin aud Minnesota. Then ne will 90 In
direct line 10 the end Of bis course. A
sum of 5000 depends on his accomplish.
Ing the feat.
WAsiIisGToN, April 27.--The Secretary
Of State has appointed Thomas u Merry, OF
Portland, Or, to be assistant commissioner
OF the Melbourne exposition.
YAoufNA, April 3o.-The schooner "city
OF San Diego" arrived here yester Jay from
San Francisco, bound north on sealing
expedition. Capt Hogman captured 7I37
seals ON his way up from San Francisco,
and will ship the skins down on the next
steamer. Seals were found to be very plen.
tiiul along the California Coast.
PRAGUE, April go To-day In menagc-
rie here, where a crowd Of 500 persons had
assembled, a pick.poeket raised cry Of fire,
which caused a stampede for the doors.
During the frantic efforts OF the crowd "a
escape six persons were trampled to death,
and many others were seriously injured
Sr. PAUL, April 79,--After three days
rain, 1t began showing this afternoon and at
9 p. IN. still continues. Dispatches from st i.
Peter Minnesota, Yankton and Canton,
Dakota, report snow falling. This IL the
latest snew Of any spring for five years In
South Dakota. Rains haye raised the
Wisconsin and Chippewa rivers, causing
considerable apprehension and eome dam.
age nj Wausau, Chippewa Falls and Eau
Claire.
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Board of Trade.

The following call was issued the first OF
the week fer a meeting of citizens to organ
ize Board Of Trade, last Thursday even.
ing, at 7 80 o'clock at the G. A. r. Hall. II
shows that business is meant by orr citizens /:
Recognizing the necessity Of an organiz-
ed effort, that the business interests of the
city OF Albany and surroundings may be
harmonized, matured and sustained, we the
undersigned, hereby request that all citizens
of Albany who are interested in the pros
perity Of the city, meet at the q. a. X Hall
on Thursday, the 3rd day of May, 1888, At
the hour of 7:3o O'Clock, p. m, TO take into
consideration the Propriely for organizing a
board of trade. or sOme body with like
powers and duties. Signed BY Monteith
x Seitenbach, j l. Cowan, ID p Mason, n
III Allen, ] . Wntsmln, a McIlwain, G
G Cherry, X Parkes c l. Brush, ID B
Monteith, Wallace 4 Thompson, Chas f
WolvertOn, l. Blain, Julius Gradwohl,
Geo Chamberlain, s Young, l. Hill,
Walter E Turrell, ] w Cusick, E J Lanning,
l. Finn, ii Bryant, g + Simpson, ] X
Weatherford, Stewart & Sox, Chas Pfeiffer.
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Evening Daily Albany Democrat.

Next Monday evening the DEMOCRAT
will begin The publication Of daily. II
will make no excuse for SO doing. II Is the
oldest Democratic paper In Oregon and Is
entitled TO the luxury. II may be said,
though, that the DEMocRAr has been
urged for some time to make the move. II
viii, according to the custom OF papers
published In cities OF the size of Albany, be
half the size of the weekly, large enough TO
get in all the news 10 be obtained In place
Of the population of Albany by the largest
amount OF rustling, with room for attempts
at spice now and then. A desperate effort
will be made to have Il readable. We ex-
pect to enlarge Il at an early date, as the
business justiiies, The price Will be as fol.
lows
Delivered by carrier per week k..,,"...".."...t 10
ny mA' pur yv.s.s..s.s sss''''''' "'vv
hy mai, per month .o0
Our advertising rates will be reasonable
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Tangent.

The question Of how to spend ones leis.
ure time was discussed here a short time
ago. Seine maintained that an idle manis Z
brain Is the DEVILS workshop. So some Of
the Tangentltes concluded TO do away
with such thing by organizing a social
club Ter the improvement of the mind aud
muscle. This club IL called the Tangent
norse Shoe and - oit Club, as the horse
shee Is considered good luck. We are
satisfied that some dc improve their mus.
cles by the way they use them and perhaps
the mind, as thsre 10 considerable excite.
ment In the exercise. The initiation fee
OF this Club Is one quolt or horse shee.
The mind In order 10 be kept pure must
be employed In topics Of thoughts, which
are themselves lovely, chastened and ele-
waiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Bond, of Ialsey, were
visiting In this vicinity the hrst Of tho
week.
c. 7. knightsn, whe lives near Tangent,
u quite sick, haviag been confined 10 the
house Tor or wesks.
!. Tangent has turned out two peddiing
wagons, one BY +. a. Moses and enc by
smith Bryan also one more starts locat.
ed on Gospel Ridge.
The bridges and culverts In the vicinity
Of Tangent are In dilapldated condition.
The cherry crop in this vicinity will be
short, on account Of the Geld weather that
We had before the late shower.
lie has bought enc hundred cords Of
woed and they have planted fine garden,
50 they will have plenty when they com.
mencs housekeeping.
Geo. and John Houck were In Tangent
last week on visit. They will graduate
from the Monmouth school In June.
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ALlnn County Man In 1t,

The editors of the Pendleton e. .. and
Weston Leader are having lively time
throwing Aegean stables at each other
Mr. Hugh Fields, of Brownsville, in this
county, figures in the matter on account oi
having, It Is alleged received the following
letter from one of the parties mixed up In
the squabble
~ wish to say to you that am In con-
siderable trouble and straighteRed circum.
stances financially and need help, and you
are just the man who Is able to help me our,
| am in need of $1,000 which wish you TO
let me have, rs know you can Il you will.
You know that am we'll acquainted with a
good many circumstances In your affairs,
and could make II very unpleasant II not un-
safe for you, II feel disposed, But If you
will assist me in this emergency, will not
say anything about those matters. | need
$1,000 and ifit Is not furnished shall not
feel bound to longer conceal from the public
or from certain interested parties what !
know"
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PlalnYlew.

Farmers are all feeling good once more
10 see what fine shower of warm rain fell
on last Saturday afternoon Summer fal.
low was getting pretty dry and hard, but
the rain which came Saturday will be
benefit.
The fruit crop around here promises 10
be splendid crsp.
Several OF our citizens last Sabbath went
over 10 Rock Hill 10 hear a sermon deliv-
cred by Rev Carpus Sperry, Of Browns.
Vile.
Nr Jasper Custer Is working for Mr. Jeff
fsom attending hts fine young stallion.
Mr. Reeves, brother Of Melvin Reeves,
who Is working here. having just lately
come 10 Oregon from the East, informs ms
he likes Oregon tirst rate.
Mr. Francis PieiHer. Of Albany, Was here
one day last week Ell business trip.
Mr. Scott Ward sold TO an Albany man
the other day some mutton sheep for which
he got $3.50 per head.
Sunday sehool at Rock Hlll every sun.
day all summer. All are invited to come
and take part.
We are glad TO note that Mrs John MGR.
gan l. eonvaleseing.
a good-leoklng crowd OF young folks re
Gently gave surprise party for Miss Mary
Morgan, and all spent very pleasant even.
| Ing. Il was her 18th birthday
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Weather.

Summary of Meteorology for April, 1888,
from observations taken at Albany, Linn Co.
Oregon, by John Briggs,vol observer for the
Signal Seryics, U s. Army.
Highest barometer on the 9Th, 30. IA.
Lowest barometero on the 3rd, 90 So.
Mean barometer for the menth. %. IA.
Highest daily average of lar. 30ll
Lowest daily average of bar. 1851.
Highest temperature on the 10Th, 81.
Lowest temperature on the 9th, 36.
Mean for the month 55.38.
Highest daily range of ther. on the Is, 40.
Lowest daily rangeo ther. the 3rd and
10th, 10.
Mean temperature at a. m. daily A8.9.
Mean temperature at 2p. m. daily $751;.
Mean temperature at p. m. daily SO. 46.
Prevailingidirections of winds, S and N.
Maximum velocity force, 3.
Total rainfall or melted snow during
month, !. 40 inches.
Number Of days on which .Ol inch or more
rain fell, 7.
Number of days Of cloudiness average
scale of 10, A.
OF 80 observations AZ were clear, Is cloudy
IL tair, 0 foggy, 7 rain, hazy, overcast
Hoar frost on the mornings of 5, aud l6
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Through the Coul. ty.

A spicy letter from Brick Dust, of Chick :
en- Bristle, will appear next week.
Lish Applegats will talk in this city Tues :
day May Is and at Harrisburg on May IA.
Mr. Scott Ward left last Wednesday for
Gillian county,to be gone about three weeks.
Firemen's ball Tonight at Lebanon. Re-
duced rates on the railroad.
Parties holding tickets to the Lowson
Danciag Academy will please have them can.
ciled by May 10th.
Mr. John Vance, stock raiser, OF Camp
McDsrmot, former resident of Brownsville,
has been IN the county recently.
This friday evening ball is to be gvsn
in Lebanon by the fremen of that city. Re-
duced rates on the O & @. Tickets including
supper have been placed at $l.50.
A big rain storm through the county Sat-
urday gladdencd the hearts of everybody.
We were waiting for it, and thsy call thil
Webfoot.
George Warren on Saturday last, sold al
auction. brood mare, work horses, and two
year old FLY, preparatory to his departure
for Albany, 70 which place he viii remov,
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Local Institute.

The local Institute, Div. 1 meets at
Brownsville on Friday evening. May nth,
at 1890 o'clock. The following program
has been prepared fer the occasion and will
be strictly observed
FRIDAY EVENING.
Address by Rev Citizens.
Solo by Addie Gibler.
Recitation BY Miss Long.
Tableau.
Music by Association.
SATURDAY MoRSfN0.
Annals by ! ID Boyer.
;. Methods OF Teaching Geography by
Frank stanard.
Methods OF Teaching Spelling by Miss
Long.
AFTERNOON ssssIoN.
School Room Decoration by Mrs Brown,
OF Lebanon.
Methods of Teaching L. s. History BY
Dir Hunt, Of Lebanon.
Methods of Teachlng Physiology by MIR
Shanks, of crawiordsville.
EVENING SESSION.
Song by u NJ Association.
Address by o p Coshow.
Solo by Addie Gibler.
Recitation BY Edna Dyson.
Ouartette.
Address by { stanard.
Recitation by Addie Gibier.
Csuriing Under Difficulties.
Song. Jolly Jonathan"
The public are cordially invited TO attend
both the day and evening sessions.
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A Serious Runaway.

Last Sunday afternoon Mr.. Shackleford,
a V. S., was returning from Corvallis with
Bishop Dubs,on the east side OF the William
ette, when the team, one from the livery
stable of John Schmeer, became frightened
and ran away. Shacklcford was thrown
cut and dragged about thirty rods Bishop
Dubs retained his scat and was uninjured.
Mr.. Shackleford was taken to the Russ
House in this city and a physician sent for.
He was considerably injured internally, but
will recover. The wagon Vas badly broken
up. Shackleford claimed to have had $50
in his pockets which was lost and boy was
sent to end it,without success. We are ia.
formed that he tried TO borrow SI.So just
before starting for Corvallis, which, II true
explains that part of II.
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MAN ABOUT TOWN.

a yOung man from the country on sell
ing horse recommended It by saying al
would do a man good to see that horse, on
coming to hill, get down and pull" After
the purchaser had had the beast week OF
tive he was heard 70 remark AYES, II
soNld do man good to see the animal
pull"
The nice looking young man who manip.
ulates the electric lights draws biz audien-
ces every day when he changes the carbons,
Large droves of immense beetles and mas.
todon moths are found in the globes, gener.
ally without any breath left presenting quite
n curiosity shop. AS he takes out the car
bon stubs the yourg man meekly presents
them to his country friends for slate PEN
ellis,
Few people have any idea of the real
value well equipped woolen mill would be
to Albany. a four set mill would mean the
addition to Albany immediately of popu-
alton OF at least 500 to say nothing of what
would follow its presence here. AS means
for investing money il would surpass any
other institutions that can be organized,
not excepting insurance companies. Men
who own stock in the Brownsville mill
would not sell for ten times what II cost
them. Ii pays them 10 keep it. Now Is the
time to take steps
1t has not been very remarkably warm
up to date, yet the Albany small bey has
already cooled his heated brow in the limpid
waters of the Calipooia Creek and Santiam
ditch. He has been very careful though to
dry his hair and keep his shirt right side
out.
The Man About Town has been handed
the following item taken from the Oneida
On. W Union, of April aIst awe were
in receipt of first class snow storm this
morning, and at this time the ground Is
again robed in white. IL Is discouraging 10
spring poets Farmers are badly behind
with their work and are getting anxious fol-
fair weather" Comment Is not necessary
o
The Lebanon fire department, so the NJ
A. T. is informed will have fly hose team
ready for the State tournament. They have
ordered racing cart with bicycle wheel,
and train for blood, as 1t were. Several oi
the members of the team are among the
fast runners in the State.
The Man About Town observes thai
there is a large amount Of obscene literature
and pictures in circulation among the boy
and young men of Albany. Some of i
would Pollute a sewer, as it more than
pollutes the characters of those who hav,
anything to do with il. Candidly, now, 4
there any satisfaction, boys, when you con
template the matter seriously, in having
your minds filled only with filth. We all ca
peck of dirt in our life time, according &c
an old saying but it would be fearful e
think Of one living on mud exclusively
Too many of the rising generation, though
come close to dirt diet in literature, and
we warn them that II Is absolutely running
their mental digestive organs.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-05-04
A Fine Entertainment

The entertainment given by the ladies OF
the Congregational Church, at the Opera
House, Monday evening, like all their en-.
tertainments, was a success. II was pecu.
liarly an enjoyable affair. Among the parts
were bouquet drill, under the command
of Capt. Annie Althouse a May POle drill
by some boys and girls ; a tableaux,
'crowning the May Queen" a quartet by
Messrs Adair and Woodwork and Mrs
Chamberlain and Mrs Cochran, which was
heartily encored, as II deserved to be a
character song by Mr Adair, happily rem
dered. piano duet by Misses Marshall and
Vance, solos by Mrs Chamberlain and Mrs
Cochran, and recitations. quartets, etc.
Ice cream was served lor 10 cents glass,
and everybody patronized the stands.
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Real Estate and Employment Agency

Parties having farms for sale OF about leo
acres or those having larger tracts which
they woald be willing 20 divide up into 50
or leo acre lots are invited to call at our Of
ice as we have feg customers for that
class Of farms. We can also furnish parties
IN the city or country with either male or
female help on short notice. and we also have
few situations for both male and female in
the city and country. Call at our Office No
95, First Street, adjoining W. Twesdsle's.
Tin Store
f. a. BURKuART 4 Co.
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The DEMOCRAT has been very much pleas
ed at the number Of new names that have
been added 10 our list recently, without any
eifolto on our part. We trying TO publish q
newsy, clean newspaper and are glad TO OBJ
serve that our efforts are appreciated.
Saturday Mr Nick Kline was up before
Justice Humphrey on complaint OF Mr. +
burkhart Of stealing abeuts 10 worth of blank.
cts and othor things OF him lie was held to
await the action OF tho grand jury. The pris
onsr who had been working for Mr Bnrk.
hart after taking the articles suddenly left
but was arrested before getting far.
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Go TO Corvallis.

This friday evening an entertainment
will be given at Corvallis for the benefit of
the free reading room. The principal at
fractions vii be the exercises by the
"Hatchet" party given in the G A r Hall
in this city several weeks ago,and bouquet
drill by the young ladies of the Congrega-
tional Church of this city, as presented on
Monday evening. A special train will leave
this city at 7 o'clock Friday evening and
return after the entertainment. Fare for the
round trip will be 81, including admission
to the show,and it will pay our people to go.
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REAL ESTATE
/. NJ. WILLIAMS,
Sec'y Dist. No. J

The following sales were recorded In
Linn county during the past week
F Healy to Ii r Leever, gao acres
I3w s....................$Iooo
Jos. Lilies to and L. Lilies, l so acres
II w .....s......'s..'.. 1000
Thos Hannah to 6 w Harris, Ill
interest in 40 acres, II W.. IS
Elizabeth Holman ct al to q w
Harris, interest in last. ..... o.
Jehn Il Harris to 6 ii Skinner, 100
acres, tip I5w 3.............. 1880
Margaret Boothy to S Powell,
ITO block so H's 2nd A, Albany $50
Philip GregsDy to James Swift sew
eral parcels of land. .......... 1926
Geo Buhl to Jos Buhl, 26xI5o feet
in Lebanon and 10 acres law , 25oo
Mary McKercher to Daniel b Me
Kercher, one-half no acres, tp
I4w2.. 1900
Mary McKercher TO John McKerch-
er, one-half no acres tP Il W. 1906
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ADMINISTRATORS Sale.

Administrators Sale.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed Administrators of the ce-partnership
estate Of Houck & Meyer, Henry Meyer, be-
ing deceased, in pursuance of an order and
decree of the County Court of Linn county,
Oregon, made aud entered of record on the
2nd day of April, 1883, will sell at public
auction to the highest bidder. at the Court
House door in Linn county, Oregon, on
the end day OF june, 1855,
at the hour of one o'clock in the afternoon of
said day, the following described real prep
erty belonging to said estate. to-wit /: Lots
No. 5, 6, and s, in block No. 2. in the city
of Albany, in Linn county, Oregon also 25
feet off the west side of lot No. /. in block
No. 10, i'll the city Of Albany, in Linn coun-
ty, Oregon also the east one-half of lot No.
| 3, in block IL, in the city Of Albany, in Linn
county, Oregon, as described on the plats
and surveys of said city also lot No. 7,
containing 6.67 acres, known as fair ground
lot, surveyed off and plotted by the Linn
County Agricultural Association, the same
being part OF the N w quarter Of the do
nation land claim OF Isaac Hutchins, in Linn
county, Oregon.
/ Terms of sale cash In hand.
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Novelties In Furniture.

WIN. Fortmiller * Co. have just received
from the East, At their furniture store, a
carload Of the beat goods In their line ever
opened In Albany. They consist of
Woven wire bed lounges.
Extension tables that do not shrink,
Elegant BLACK walnut yiinder book cases,
Fine bedroom sets with pieces,
Revolving pillow lounges,
- styles center tables, Sup.
All wool mattresses,
inches thick, cheap,
and many other goods latest In styles, best
in quality, which will be sold al remarkably
reasonable prices. II costs nothing TO ex-
anime their goods.
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A Correction.

IL has recently come to our knowledge that
parties are circulating report that we are
going out Of the boot and shoe business. We
wish to state that such is not the case, but
that we have to-day larger stock in that
line than ever before, and that we have many
new and elegant styles not to be found else
where in town.
BRowNELL B. STAHARD.