The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-06-29


train. Chief Engineer webber followed
BY the Juvenile band and hose team an,
cart, gaily decorated with new brooms
were at the train on It's arrival when Mana
ger Watts and the iiremen not arriving tn,
previous evening were received and escort
ed to the hall. Chief wcbber congratu
lated them on their victories and promised
them grand reception on like victorl
GUS return from Seattle. lion. ] X
Weatherford on behalf of the city wei
coined the boys In a glowing speech, anc
Manager Watson being called forcxplainct
the races run and the present state oi
things. Everything Is under protest, and
hence none OF the prizes have been even
"awarded" yet, the exempt firemen's board
being the power beyond the judges even
The matter will be considered by the board
on next Thursday evening. Portland has
acted In a very small way, peculiar TO that
city, II wants everything or nothing and
doesn't know how TO treat visitors even
with civiity, The iiremen are grateful
though for kind treatment from the United
Carriage y Baggage Co, and few indi-
sviduals.
A Man wrH MoSEy "A shrOwJ, fine
looking man was in the city Tuesday, in the
interest ot himself and capitalists. OF Mime
apolis lie wanted to know all about AL.
bany, Linn county and oregoa generally,
the pnoe Of everything, woolen mills, manu-
featuring interests, etc. Somewhere in Ore
gou, probably Portland, no Intends starting a
large produce house. aud &C three or foar
other places branch houses, for general meF-
chandise. and where there viii DO markot
for everything raised. lie left on the even
ing train for Brownsville to examine into the
workings OF the mills thOre. Did our Board
Of Trade or real estate men know that he was
here feeling arouudI III We arc not mistaken
he is just the class OF men we need TO court
in Albany, the kind we need to buttonhole,
and say, "here, We want you IN Albany.
We want men here representing money, and
any class that will help give us . large and
reliable market for everything that can be
raised, viii confer favor by dropping down
in the Willamette Valley, We want wool
en- mill at Albany, aud it will pay us to
shake hands with the men who hayo the
money 10 build woolen mills. This man.
though seemed to be getting mis- information
from unbiased sources aud hence did not
make himself very conspicuous, and, by tho
way, there are large numbors going through
the state in the same way.
Coon TEMPLARs.-An East Portland
paper in speaking of the meeting of the
Grand Lodge Of Good Templars just held
says "The report of the Grand Secre-
tary shows that six lodges surrendered
their charters during the past lodge year.
Nineteen more forfeited their charters and
seventeen more ceased TO work under-their
franchise, yet have retained their organiza-
ton. Forty-two in all have really dropped
out of a list of eighty which was on the
books n year ago. During the samcsperiod
but one new lodge was organized. leaving
now, i'm the whole State OF Oregon, but
thirty.nine lodges Of Good Tcmplars out Of
over four hundred which have been grant
ed charters since the order first planted
itself here"
Mr.. CUsIcK AT CHICAGO. Mr. Cusick,
of this city, was Chairman of the Oregon
delegation at the Chicago Convention, and
gets the following notices in San Fran
cisco paper "Four Of the Oregon dele
gates thought great deal of Gresham and
would vote for him although feeling that
Ingersol.'s speech had ruined his chances.
'we will go for Blaine, however, at the
first sign of break said Chairman Gus
lex. Nothing of an exciting nature occurr-
cd while the tvs, ballots in the morning
were being taken. Greed Haymond's an
nouncement of sixteen votes for Blaine
aroused mild applause, aud Mr. Cusick, OF
Oregon, with his little voice, occasioned
some amusement for the galleries and
much embarrassment for its owner
n QCARREL.-Last evening at an hour
when most civil people were preparing to
cast themselves into the arms of natures
sweet restorer, s'eep," some young lads
stood far towards the eastern terminus of
Second street in a very disputatious and
quarrelsome attitude concerning trouble
growing out Of the fact that ono had "cui
another out" in his attentions TO sweet six
teen. After some time spent IN angry
wrangling they came to an understanding
to leave the whole matter TO the girls TO be
decided to-day. II is to be hoped an ami.
cable settlement may be made OF the trou
bic. Boys, don't talk so loud next time.
EXPECTATIONS. w. E. Prices of this
place, starts this evening for. Staytor
Marion county, on business trip and viii
be gone some time. He will also extcnC
his trip to Sodaviile, Linn county, where
he has some land which he intends to hays
surveyed, plated and put on the marke
there. The building of the railroad from
Lebanon to Sodaville will make this prop
erty valuable and we hope to see Mr. Pic,
realize handsomely from it.--Ashland Rec
ord.
THE COUNTY LosEs.-In the case o
Geo. w. Belt, district attorney, agains
! Linn county for SI35, for services per
formed in twenty-seyen cases by his deput
| Mr. Montanye, Judge Boise oyerruled tn
demurrer to the complaint last Tue sday
He said the statute plainly provided that
district attorney had right to employ
deputy, and that his bill against the count
for services should be honored. This is
case that has engendered considerable fee
ing, at least among the parties intereste'
A WAGoN SHoP.-Mr. Martin, brothe
of Mrs. A. b. Woodin, has bought out M
. George Richards wagon shop, which
will rum He has rented Mr. Geiser
: dorfer's house and will make Albany h
4 home, We are glad to see such men ca
their .ots among US. Mr.. Richards, goc
citizen also, will soon leave for Croo
a county.
. A TRIo-Last Monday Miss laura G.
= = ira left Albany for San Francisco, goir
with Miss frankie Jones, of Salem. Mi
Is Julia Chamberlain, also of Salem will jo
ic these young ladies in July and the thr'
p expect to spend the summer together stud
? ing music, attending the National Teacher
Is Association and taking in the city.
II CLOSE CALL.-Last Monday two pror