The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-23

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ALBASY.--The Orcgonian's special VIII
lamette Valley edition came to hand to.
day. It isa very creditable production.
| It'spage illustration consists Of scenes from
Albany, Oregon City, Salem and Eugene.
From Albany are three river scenes, the
s p depot, o p round house, Central school
building, the Foshay & Mason and Twee.
dale block, w + Reads store, st Charles
Hotel, fine scene OF First Street, only too
wide, S f Youug's block and residence, o
p bridge, Presbyterian Church, Revere
House, Sisters school, Red Crown mills,
Court House, residence of Walter Turrell
and the Finn blsck Among many thing.
1t says The present population of Al
bany Is about $500. This Is a conservative
estimate based on the vote cast at the last
election, and on the present number Of the
regular attendants at the public schools Of
the city. Albany Is now In better posI.
| ton for demanding cheap rates from the
transportation companies that touch the
city than Is any other town In the valley.
| In business activity Albany Is not far be-
hind any of her rivals In the struggle for
the general appearance Of the large and
well stocked stores OF the city leads the Wis.
itor TO believe that this Is one OF the best
| business points In the valley. A number
of important enterprises are located In the
city OF Albany, chief among which arc three
| large -four mills. Albany has a most efs
fcent fire department and a water supply
| for use In case of fire that Is !nexhaustibie
and unfaiiing at all times. Albany has the
| best supply of water for manufacturing
| puroses OF any town In the valley outside
of Oregon City.
Crook CoUSrY.-About zoo bushels OF
apples would find ready sale In PrinevilIe.
trhe o. p. win take them next fall. -.
Had Prineviile precinct been given the de
Gliding voice In the election, Grover would
have got therebeyond doubt. His 70 ma.
jority out of a vote of ago was pretty good
showing in a wool producing Country -.
| 6. w. Dodson returned last Monday from
Willamette valley, where he had been with
bunch of horses for sale. lie reports the
horse market In the valley good, and times
\ .
childs and c. c. Lee arrived home from
the East where they had been with band
of horses for sale. They shipped from
The Dalles TO Monmouth, ILL.,. where they
disposed Of all but IS head which they left
at that place &. Monday morning word
reached here that James Eweil, who lived
alcne OIL Wickiup creek, about 2s miles
from Princville, had been found dead In
the stack yard on his ranch Sunday even
Ing. .-ResTew.
ASoTtgR PIONEER DgAD.-Last Thurs.
day about ten o'clock as William X. Can
non passed from one part OF his residence,
near the DgMocrAr Office, towards the
lounge, he suddenly fell on the floor and
almost instantly expired. Mr.. Cannon
had been an invalid for several years; but
had been in nearly the same condition as
usual jus, previous TO his death, In fact was
on the streets in the morning near his resi-
dencc. lie leaves wife and two daught.
RS, Mrs. Jos, Tyler, of this city, and Mrs.
s. q. Doris, of Crook county. lie was
well known through the Valley and his
face has been a familiar one In Albany
wv. @auNou W As
born in RicKnway county, Ohio, on July
81, iS2f. being over 67 years of age at the
time OF his death. He moved TO Illinois in
1875 and TO Oregon In about 1884. lie
was originally in the cattle business and
farming; but during most OF the time run a
livery stable on the site of the opera house,
until few years ago, when nc retired from
the business. Mr.. Cannon participated In
the Yakima iEdian war. lie was man
of originality of character and possessed
good traits which will long be remem.
bered by his many friends through the
county.
To BE SoLD.-The DEMOCRAT is reliab.
ly informed that at meeting of the stock.
holders OF the Brownsville Wooden siill
Company held on the sth instant It was
decided to sell the entire plant 10 the high.
est bidder on the 2oth of December. The
reasons given us are that some OF the mem
bers Of the company cannot agree as to III.
management of the mills and this course |,
taken TO settle the matter and get the mil
into harmonious hands. Il simply mean
that the property will be bid In By some oi
the present owners and be run as In tn,
pas. according to The ideas of the new
owners. Il: splendid property, an orna
ment TO Brownsville and no doubt will con
tinue to be for years to come, as we un
derstand Il Is only the intention to chang
its management
Is TRoUBLED.-Thc Heyald feels yer,
badly over the manner in which the Dem
ocAT wrote up the ratification, and did no
like II because we mixed up Chinese house
and Mrs Lawrence's with the names of we
known citizens. Now tie names of tn
we'll known citizens were mentioned In al
entirely complimentary manner, and tn
|. most conspicuous residence In the cit
. was the one referred to, and we could ns
3 verywell refer to any without referring to /
whatever its nature. 1t Is not our fau
that the lady Is an enthusiastic republican
The hairbrained youth on the Herald is e,
identity being made nervous by the way tn
8 DEMOCRAT is run. We adyise him (
mind his own business, which Is all he ha
the capacity for attending to. You can a
, ways tell when a boy Is being pinches
| He squeels.
LYoNsvILLE.-J G. Lyons, of the ne
town of Lyonsyille, on the line of the Or.
gon Pacific railroad, was in the city yeste
J Gay. lie says his embryo city Is booming
, and that 1t will be one of the principi
towns on the road between Albany and tt
r summit. He and his brother Henry hay
opened general merchandise store ther
and are confident of doing good busines
The o. p. track has been built past til
place, up to Potter's ranch, and constru,
. ton trains now pass in front of his store
8 alfhours of the day. Soon passenger an
I freight trains will follow, and then Lyon
n Vile will put on the airs of a fnll.fedge
: yiIlage--.Statesman.