The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-07


plete every mile that can he III stopped
by the storms of winter. Contracts have
been let up 10 the tunnel, for distance OF
forty-six miles from the present end of the
road, which will make the total length of
the road some $50 miles. On Saturday
next the contract for the 400 foot tunnel
will be let II Is the intention TO endeavor
TO have this tunnel finished In as short
order Us possible. The reason for this Is
that II the fall ls late one that we may
bpild beyond the tunnel for some distance
this season. Men TO the number OF be.
tween GOO and TOO arc now at work on the
several contracts, and in short time 1000
men Will be at work. | have always re.
Trained from stating what road we viii con
meet with. In the spring, at the earliest
possible moment, work Will be resumed
and pushed In the year 1880 as fast as men
and money. can do the work. At the pres
ent time our engineer Is engaged In plat
ting our property at Yaquina and this
looks As though Il might be placed on the
market.
SOME SgSsg.-Mr. {. II, Lewis, of Port
land on being interviewed on the wheat
question talked in the folloxiug sensible
manner "No, s;r." II have no information
to give. To tell the truth, l am not In favor
OF such prognostications As | see In the
OrcgoaiaS and other papers, and | know
of great harm which has been done by them.
| Thousands of dollars were lost last fall by
| farmers in this section through hopes
which proved vain of rise In the market.
4 aata kka ttwta a
| speculation which appeared In the press
Linn county farmers had better look sharp
this year rs there Is too much Mt stake
| WoRK BEcuS.-MTs. Stewart, Mrs.
Burmester and daughter and the Misses
Althouse returned from the. Bay Fri day.
a DEMOCRAT man learned from them that
work had been begun on the south jetty,
the break made during the winter being re-
paired first, previous 30 more active opera
tions. During the season the north jetty
| will be begun. II will run directly through
the place now devoted 10 bathing. and
hence will drive that pastime on 10 the
| north beach, where by the way there arc
severa fine places, and as there is no un.
| dertoS, II Is just n safe. The large appro-
priation will make Il possible nov 10 push
work on both jetties.
FIsHtNG PARRY lfoME.- Messrs Martin
Payne, Nimord Payne, ]. w. Althouse and
Prof. w. IL. Lee, arrived home wednes.
day afternoon from the mountains, after
healthy and pleasant experience. They
pat in their time fishing and caught an i'm.
mense number, bringing home with them
several kegs of fine trout put down for fu.
ture use. They did not attempt To hunt
deer or bear, and tell some very reasonable
fish stories. so that they are really entitled
| to a chrome.
| lT PAYs.-An advertisement In the
DEMOCRAT pays because IL Is read by so
many people. The large number of small
ads. for lost animals, wants, etc, have
proven successful to the advertiser In near.
ly every case during several months. 4
day or two ago gentleman advertised for
girl TO do general housework. 4 farmer
saw II and sent one In Immediately In the
meantime several others are hunting vain.
ly through other sources for help.
MACHINE SHoPs.--In answer TO a qucs-
ton asked In Portland Manager IIoag said
at Is the intention to enlarge our shops at
Yaquina and the steamer which Is coming
from New York will bring the necessary
machinery to do this work" This reads
rather strangely when Il Is remembered
that the Company has agreed TO locate the
shops in Albany and II was for that pur.
pose the seventy-five acres was purchased
from Mr.. HackIeman We would like to
know what Is meant anyway.
| A STRETcHER. he following from the
Il. o. of Pendleton wen wager Is stretched
several seconds "The jolly Clippers are
great runners. In their trial drill Saturday
evening they ran GOO feet, laid goo feet oI
hose, and got water in thirty-six seconds
by the watch. They were compelled tc
| 'yank' a T7oo-pound cart, but this seemed
trfiing impediment as they careered swiftly
down the streets" They could just about
run the distance in that time.
Will BE RsT-CLAss.-Albany vii
have a frst-class restaurant when Mr.
Parker begins business in the Strahar
/
"Mr Parker understands the ways and
means of giving his customers the best o
meals and If he don't get big run, IL viii
be because the people up north don't know
what good eating is"
SOLD OUT-Mr Crossen, of Crossen &
Allen, has sold his interest In the dray an
express business in this city to his partner
who will run the business alone hereafter
He is prompt, reliable gentleman and vii
keep up the reputation Of the old firm
Mr.. Crosscn on next Tuesday will go cas-
on the q. a. K. excursion, and on his re
turn will probably go into business of SOM
kind here.
BRANCH OFFIcE.-The Farmers anc
Merchants Insurance Company of thi
city will soon establish branch Office a
Chicago. J. X. Elderkin, Secretary will
take charge of it. He will remove hi
family to that city in about three weeks.
CoMBUsTIoN.-LastTh Thursday an Albany
gentleman was walking along when hi
vest blazed out in flames, and hole as biz
, as several silver dollars was burned The
only things in his pocket were some chic
ride of potash tablets and small bunch o
matches, only the tail ends of which were
burned, the sulphur not being touched
What kind of combustion was 1t any way
CARELEssNEss.-At Sumner Tuesday
night A. r. Walters and j. S. W. Banks
two campers, we're preparing to retire
when Walters, in attempting to take hi
rifle out of wagon, discharged it,the bulIe
passing through his shirt bosom and strik
ing Banks on the right temple, entering
the brain. Banks died Wednesday morn.
ing.
''Nor LoADED." -"Wednesday forenoon
tha =, pear old son of 7 n PhiIlins IN,