The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-14

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Angeles, Seattle or Tacoma; Albany ha
splendid water power; neither OF the othe
places has any Albany has magnlfeen
farming country Of beautiful prairie, Will
rich soil and interpreted with little groves
OF timber stretching away for thirty miles
in every direction, which Is we'll watereC
by numerous springs and sparkling brooks
hllled with mountain trout Within from
three TO six miles of Albany good improves
farms can now be bought ut prices ranging
from $40 to Ssoan acre. Oregon as showt
by the United States census report Is The
most healthy state In the union. Atban,
Is located In the mott healthy part OF ihs
state, where the mountain air and the In
vigorating ocean breeze daily mlngle with
the odor OF the fir, bringing health, new
NE and new energy TO al"
A CURIOUS NEcKriE.-Mr. A. hudson
Cole, who is the manager OF one of the
large Chicago Wholesale houses IN the line
ot gentemen's furnishings, shows novel
necktie which he has just received from
Texas. 1t Is a rattlesnake skin, made up IN
the form OF a iour.in-hand tie. The point.
rattle Is set IN the centre tthc outer fold
toserve the purpose of tle-pin As It
glistcns and shows all sorts of shifting col.
ors In the sunlight or gasllght, IL makes a
very attractive, II not exactly conventional,
tie. Mr.. Cole says that II was sent to him
rs sample, the sender saying that, as the
stock of rattlesnakes In his country Il In.
exhauStiblc, he can supply as many OF these
strange ties as the Chicago house may
want.
THE CRoPs.-The season for the farm
implement business Is about ended, though
II has lasted three weeks longer this year
than ever before. A prominent firm re.
@orts that their sales this year OF hay bales
will aggregate 10000 bundles, sufficient TO
bind 3,IaSooo bales, which Is equal 10
about 100000 tons of hay. The hay crop
this year will exceed last years growth
nearly Sopcr cent. while the cereal cropA
Will be at least 90 per cent better ihan that
of last year. The recent Jump In the price
OF wheat has beca the cause OF great many
farmers buying more extensively than ever
OF all kinds OF implements, and making
general improvements on their land
Telegram.
HuNGsY FOR APPLES Albany did no,
make as great mistake as salem for we
gave the 6. A. K. excursionists flowers
while they gave them peaches. etc. 4 cisi.
zen OF Salem put about right to a reporter;
What they were hungry for was big red
Oregon apples, and do you know we didn't
give them one' They asked for them, and
we had 10 confess that apples were SO com.
mon To Oregon that we hadn't looked upon
them as the one thing above all others
which they would appreciate. and so we
didn't bring any. The fame of Orcgonappies
Is so prevalent in California that many peo.
pie there think we don't have ans thing
but apples and rain in this country. But
we won't make that mistake again"
WANTS = BoSus. "A Mr.. G. T.. Smith
OF San jose, Cal. has been In the city pros
pecting for creamery. lie proposes to
buy five or six hundred acres Of land, stock
II with cows and establish a frst.class
creamery and all he asks Is bonus of
5000 from the citizens OF Albany. a
creamery is no doubt needed here, and the
DEMocRATis IN favor OF one as well as
every other kind of an industry that will
help build up the community but II
doesn't believe II Is right for big bonus 10
be asked for everything, whatever the ma
ture. This bonus business though Il sort
of a.matter Of competition with other cities,
and to quite an extent Is a necessary evil
II Is fact that nova days II a city gets
anything of any importance Il takes a
bonus TO get IL, and we have to take things
as they come or get left out 10 the cold.
A COUNTRY FIRE. - Wednesday the
residence of Mr. Mark Hulburt, about sis
miles southwest OF Albany, was entireiy
consumed by fire, together with his barn
The furniture was mostly sayed but 6oc
bushels of wheat and considerable hay
went with the barn. Several of the fam
ily were inside Of the house, when one o
the children rushed in and cried that the
house was on fire. All efforts to save the
buildings we're unayiling. The fire prob
| ably caught from the fiue. The house wa
insured in the Hartford Insurance Com
pany for $500, II T Merrill, agent, and th'
barn in the Albany Farmers and Mer
chants Insurance Co. for 5000.
A RECEPTION. Last Thursday forma
reception was given at the NJ. E. parsonag,
TO Rev. II. p. Webb on his return to AL
bany for another year. As no newspape
men were invited we suspect II Is intende'
to keep the matter as private as possible
| We understand 1t was a pleasant affaiI
| highly enjoyed by all present. A mic
lunch was served. Rev. Webb has fllei
his trust we'll in Albany, and the DEMO
Graf congratulates his flock on his re
turn to this city for another conferenc
year.
A WOMAN NOTARY Last NJ ay Mr.
Kate Parsell, of Alpine, Morrow count,
applied for and was granted commissio
as a notary public. She was the frs
woman ever so honored in the state an
the appointment created considerable com
ment all over the state. The second on
was appointed by Governor Pennoye
last week, Emma {. LeFevre being con
nissioned to set her official seal and nam
on all notorial documents.-Ex
DIDN'T SToP.-Thursday the army gir
went down street singing just as the RI
we're house bus turned the corner. Th
team became frightened, and rearing neal
ly run over telegraph pole. Some on
endeavored to hush the singing, but tn
girls kept right on regardless of the actio
of the team. The remark of gentlema
that they had more "sand" than judgmer
was not without its justice.
ANOTHER PoUcH.-The dispatches to.da
say that another mail pouch has been los
This one contained $4,000, and " as maile
by Blake Bros. & Co., Of New York, to the
agents in Chicago las. Friday. 1t is r
ported also that large number of 9TH