The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-05-25

liable 70 be trouble.
=. S,-A hall has been rented, the Opera
House, and great big, soft gloves are to be
used, and only dollar asked TO see the
show. II is to be sparring match pre-
liminarily to getting up a gymnasium or
something of the kind
p. S. --il il 2
The DEMocRAT HKARs.-That g G.
Rawlings will probably be the next o r &
N Agent al about y of $IoO per month
That a young man from the country will
marry young woman from the city before
long. That the man who bet Conser will
be elected Sheriff will lose BY several hun
dred majority. That an Albany gentleman
and a Chinese pheasant with his wings
pinioned recently had foot race, the form
er winning. That people who think news
papers have their Golfers filed with TWEEN
ties just preceding Oregon elections don't
know anything about the matter. That
cherry thieves are already preying on the
limbs Of trees.
Tom REED.-This most original and out
spoken genius, who resides in Benton
county about ten miles west of here, was in
the city yesterday, and made the echoes
roll from street to street. Uncle Tom has
given nearly half a dSzen large farms to
his sons and has a thousand or two thous
sand acres left. Not much style to him, he
cuts deep into those who have the disposi-
tion 10 dress even oecently well. Only a
Il. tr
he lashed him furiously for having a white
shirt and Prince Albert on. But Uncle
Tom is one of the men it takes TO make up
the world, and is a character in his way,
with big heart, when you get the debris
away from II.
IL THE JAIL.-Jas. Morgan, the man
who stole the money from Hoffman &
Pfeiaer n year and half ago, as mentioned
in a recent issue of the DEMOCRAT, was
brought to this city Tuesday evening and
to-dly was examined and held under 5000
bonds to await the grand jury, which he
could not furnish. He confessed 10 COM
mitting the crime, and will 60 to the Peni-
tentiary probably without trial. AS he
wanted to die once this will be next thing
to it.
ACURIoUs CARD.-A mah name Louis
Loretz publishes the following rather curl
Gus card in the Eugene City GH-rd SIN
1870 on one Sunday night MrI d Driver
in the Methodist church in the city of
Portland, Or, assisted in raising money for
the purpose Of bringing Cinnamon into this
State and he frequently stated in public and
I'm private that one Chinese soul was worth
more than one hundred white souls"
TO THREsHzRs.-Mr. Grain has a new
kind of thresher and separator, built on
new principles, which he will show by trial
on Decoration day in this city. Farmers
and threshers are invited to attend this trial
and satisfy themse yes of its superiority
over other machines. Trial at ? o'clock
near the old foundry. Old machines
changed into this new kind at small
expense.
The Y's.-A very nice social entertain
ment was given at the y .CT.U. hall Friday
evening, the attendance being largely
young people Of the growing and bloom
ing age. A short program consisting of
devotional exercises, some songs by the
Union, the reading of an essay by Miss
Miller recently read at the meeting of the
State w. g. Il. u, and two or three songs
b. young ladies quartet. Crokinole and
other games were played in an enthus-
iastic MANNER.
cRAwFIsH.-The average small boy is
happiest now when he has a scrawny, ugly
looking crawfish at the end of a stick, Sc
cured after still hunt along the banks of
the bitches. 1t takes small matter to
make boys blood splash and surge along
the canals of his body, and il he would
only keep it up through life there could be
ne question as to the immensity of the
booms that would follow.
NEW ILLINERY GooDs.-The Misses
Howard, now on Broadalbin street, just
north Of Conrad Meyers, have just receiy
ed an elegant stock of millinery goods
direct from New York, which the public
Is invited to call and inspect.
TAxEs.-The city and school taxes rusF
on one right at the heels Of the county
taxes, making atwenty-four mill tax to pay
altogether within few months, but this II
much less than in almost any other city II
Oregon of the size of Albany.
COMING BAcK.--A. b. Paxton. the pho
tographer, who left this city for the Eas
some three or four years ago, will arrive
here in few days and 60 into the photog
raphic business with Mr.. ]. 6. Crawford
Mr.. Paxton will bring with him many new
appliances and thorough knowledge o
the latest and improved methods used il
his profession, among those that of taking
pictures at night time.
IT PAYs.-A lady lost wrap in thu
country, advertised for itin the DEMocRA1
and Saturday it was left at the place re
auested in the ad. Another one lost
breast pin, advertised it in this paper ant
few minutes after the paper came on
ound II in her bedroom.
An Allowance
offs per cent will be allowed all cash buyer
a -