The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-28
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RETURNED WITH A WIFR.-Mr. A b.
Paxton and wife and Mrs. Littler, wife OF
photographer Liuler, arrived in Albany
Sunday evening from Indiana, the latter
to join her husband and to make this her
future home, On September Il, at New.
castle, Indiana, Mr., Paxton and Miss NJ. ]
Dakins were united In marriage at the
First Presbyterian church, the resident
minister officiating, and immediately start.
ed for their future home at Albany. The
DEMOCRAT unites with many friends of
the groom here In extending congratula.
tions and good wishes for prosperity and
happiness
GREATEST MINE.--'I will surprise you,
dare say" said A. X. Delaney, collector Of
customs at Sitka, Alaska, to an AStorian
reporter, "to know that the greatest gold
mine in the world Is situated at Juneau
City, about so miles from Sitka. state
Il however as a fact Il Is called the Paris
mine, and one of the principal owners Is
Senator Jones, of Nevada. The mine pro
duces from $4,000 to $Iooooo worth of
gold bullion per month, and experts say
that enough Is In sight to furnish this
amount for 4oo years. IL this be true, and
have no reason To doubt It, the mine ought
to be worth several hundred million to the
syndicate which controls Il. One.half of
the mine was originally purchased for
$3.50. For the other halta trihe more was
paid"
THE SUNDAY Foor RAcE.-The foot
race Sunday, at the old fair grounds be.
tween Cameron, of Corvallis, and Eoff, of
Waldo Hills, was witnessed by five hun
dred to one thousand people from all parts
of the valley. IL was for $Ioo a side, a
large amount Of betting was done, and an
attempt made to sell pools at Hale Backen-
sto's Saturday evening. The impression
got out that Eoff was professional runner
who had come into the country and gone
to work on n farm near Salem just to
"sinche" somebody, which brought him
many hackers. The report of the race Is
that Cameron got leading start and kept
1t to the finish, winning the race By three
feet
For EvERYBoDY.-Robert Nourse FRI
day night at the opera house. Reserved
seats at Blackman's for so cents. a first
class entertainment like this should be well
attended "John and Jonathan" is lec;-
ure for the masses and is not delivered in
the interests Of any one. 1t is to please and
instruct, and Mr.. Nourse as one of the
greatest orators of the day, should be heard
by everybody.
Our MrNEs.-Messrs. Robert Brown,A.
B. woodin, A. RhoaSes, II. Ames and NJ.
Cowan returned last Monday from the San
tan mines. They are well satisfied with
their prospects there, and think there is a
big future for that region. Several miners
are there working up their claims but
very little gold or silver though Is being
taken out. Atpresent as a paying invest
ment the mines are thing of the future.
EXPERTS The Seattle Press tells of a
family of father, mother and little girl who
have proved experts in the art of hop pick
ing They went to work about 6 o'clock in
the morning. quit at 4 in the afternoon, and
averaged nine boxes per day during the
whole time they were at work. That means
nine dollars per day. The boxes were four
teen bushel boxes.
WILL CONE NoRTH.-Mr. f. w. Lang
Cal, and will join his wife at Salem in a
few DAYS. lie will be in Albany next week
previous 10 going To Washington Territory
where we understand, he contemplatcs To-
eating either az Seattle or Spokane Falls
In the lumber business. His brother-in-
Iaw, Geo. Piper, will remain in NaPa sew
eral months.
L Fafr nd
race closed Saturday, after very success
ful week financially. Nevada won the
handicap in ASH Little Joe the free for
ali. best time 7:2sH Blondy the two year
old trot. best time 242, the fastest on record
in the Northwest by about seven seconds.
Y.M. c. A.-Lewis Lee has returned
from tAe Y. NJ. c. a. Convention recently
held at Seattle. At ameeting Of the Col
lege Y MICA he is said to have given a
very eloquent and glowing account OF the
Convention, the proceedings of which he
reported as of a very instructive and pleas
ing nature,
AooNY.-"I wish the 9th of November
was over" said a stranger to-day with an
awful look of agony on his face, just after
passing locality where Bill Rifles was de-
iiyering a circus act on the tariff question,
The remark was so full of mountains oi
soIidity that we give 1t in full
FUNERAL SRRMox.-The funeral sermon
OF Mrs Nancy ] Wallace who died the nth
day of February, 1887, will be preached by
Rev John w Osborne at Oak Creek church
on Sunday, October 9TH, 1888, at II O'Clock
a. m.
WooD.-Let those parties who have
made arrangements to furnish this Office
with wood bring 1t right along as we nee'
It:
BoRN.-On Tuesday evening, Sept IS,
1888. in Albany, to the wife of M. Hyde
son.