The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-06

duly ccIebfNit4 IN the evening ~ ~
friends, about City In number, giving hin
a genuine suprise party at bis handsom'
home on Forth Street, the houss bsint
iull Of guests OF his going horne from th'
stsre at o'clock. An evening such a
only married people know how to pass wa
the result, Besides games and the displa,
Of local aud general -erudltIon an inior-
nal musical program was given, consist
tiag Of piano solos BY Mrs A D Seal, nicely
rendered, corne, solos by Mr. Seal, yoea
duets BY Mrs Thompson aud Mis- vassallo
Mr. and Mrs Lit,ler and Mr. aud Mr.
Thompson, and vocal solo BY Mrs c G
Lee. AT the close OF the evening Rev
Hanleiter on behalf OF some Of the guest,
,rescnted the hero Of the occasion eou'
pie handsome volumes u Burns and
Scots psems, aud Rev Trumbull mode
on original presentation speech on
behalf Of the Baptist S 5, and handed Nj
| Thompson, It's superintendent fine gold
headed cane. A set OF pictures, q water
service and other tokens of regard were
presented informally tThe following
were present. Hon ! X wsathsrford,
| Hon L Ii Monsanye, Messrs w l. Vance,
! Edward Brown, SIS Train, Geo Hender.
son, X r Crosby, I'D X III Garter, Geo
Dickson, A II Seal, I.lttler Van winkle.
Geo Vassailo, w + Hearst, II A Stanard,
l. L Blaln, + l. Wallace, 4 Stiles, Revs
Hanleller and Trumhall, Drs Ilill and
Nogus, and their wlfes In each and every
case, Mrs Or Whitney, Mrs G o Lee, Mrs
Newell, Mrs Mayors, Mr. Bert Msgers, Misc
Magsrs, Rev Hill Of Eugene, and Mr. and
Mira + p Nutting.
A SsRPRIsE PARIY.-Last Tussday a
surprise party was rendered Mas candls
Conn by large number of her young
friends, at the home of her father, Mr..
Robert Conn, on Sixth Street A live,
social evening was spent, different ways
for amusement being taken up by the hap.
py company. The following were pres
ent; Messrs l. Underwood, ] l. frvin,
Ed and o w Mitchell, u 5 HaleJ r Hail,W
Z Glllett. s Guiss. w + Kuhn, Bobble
Strong Joe Tryon,c w Eiklns, A NJ Ham
mer, 6 c anai " Barton, w Parker, Ed
and + Blodgett, + I. Kenton,D Link, w II
Strancy, II Day. Z Benham, + Combs.
Misses Minnie aud Birdie Oshurn, Lizzie |
StRrbuek, Ella Mead, Llnes Miller, Tony |
Miller, Gussic SehmeeS Lille and May |
Rideout, Minnie and Gussie Rhiner, Carrie |
westfall, Eva Simpson, Sarah Ashby, Mary !
Cundiff, May Mills, Zella Parker, Me. |
Coriaick, Martin, Tryon's, sabblng,on.
TgAeuER's INsrIrurE.-Thet teachers
ei Linn county and others interested In
education wall please take notice that
Teachers Institute for he aud Judicial
District will be held In Corvallis, benton
county, Or. commencing on Thursday, |
December s6,h, aud will continue until
evening. Arrangements are be.
ing made with railroads TO secure reduced
rates. The local comraittses are also max
Ing arrangements To entertain visiting 4
teachers free. Al any rate there will be
greatly reduced rates at hotels. Snpt Nc 4
Elroy Il making his usual efforts 10 make I
this oae of shc most successful meetings. I
Many leading lnst ueiers In the state will 4
be present 10 participate In the discussions.
This meeting coming on during the hoil-
days, there win be no good reason for non
attendance. Let every lover of good In
llilute work be present. Teachers FROM
Linn county arc not compelled 10 attend, /
but a cordial invitation Is extended 10 ali,
md teachers are especially requested TO be
present l. NJ cuRL.
Supt Linn Co.
SoMR ONE AHEAD or HiM.-An Albany /
nan en- going home late nights, when cir.
demand his being out til II or
=, generally takes sspare room In order
no, 10 disturb his family. Such night. /
u course was election night. Entering
he usually vacant room and striking a
light what was his consternatIen 10 zee
What apparently WAS wsman In the bed.
Gently blowing ont the light he hastily
dipped from the room to his usual slices
ng place. His folks had rigged up gull
AR and pot Il In the bed just for a joke.
rou zee, and no small amount Of iun has
been caused over Il, and how can a news
paper help laughing too
The ScIo ELKcrIoS.-The Seie s.sa-
ion passed on quietly with three tickets
he field. The following we're elected:
Mayor. Hon JEFF Myers
Aldermen, ] 6 Johnson, Harvey Shelton,
I'd Coins. A ] johnson, " Brenner, w
Oily, NJ Munkers.
Marshal, ] A BiIyeu.
Recorder, o b Cyrus.
Treasurer, Geo Delaney.
THE JAPANESE TEA.--On Thursday and |
Friday evenings Of this week the Japan
'se Tea entertainmsn, will take place at |
he Armory Hall under the auspices of
ne ladies ofthe Presbyterian church. a
musical and literary program has been
prepared for each evsning. the latter be-
Ing entirely different from the former.
The entertainment promises 10 be highly
Interesting. Admission only foeents.
SENTIMENT CHAxsfE0.-Judge NJ w
Gibbs, father Of the Portland murderer,
arrived In Portland last Wednesday from
and has announced his inten
ion Of standing by his 500. He says that
he latteris not vicious lad and had no
Intention TO murder McDavitt. Public
sentiment Is changing toward Gibbs and Is
justifying the shooting 10 measure. Itis
believed that Pennington, the fresh man
lger OF the Pullman company, ID as much
TO blame as anyone else, he having precip-
iteted the tragedy.
AN APPROPRIATE RoosrgR. For lack
OF a political rooster descriptive Of the G.
IectioDs Tuesday We have TO defer max
ing any display In our columns to-day.
We have ordered cut representing a
rooster as often seen through some optical
iIlusien In which this noble bird appears
In dual attitnde, enc Of which appears
standing upright and the other zap side
down.. which we will use on all similar
occasions.
ApoUr BLLY.-BiIl Arlington, the min
strel, who first appeared In Oregon with
Montgomery Quesn's circus, and made a
great hit with "And she was good girl
too is the same fascinator who eloped
some years ago with the identical Mrs
Mike Mcdonald, wife o. the boss gambler
of Chicago, who recently became motor
ious through her disappearance In the al
legged company of a priest. Wclcoms.
HARRIsBURo PHoTos.J 9 Crawford
the artist, will go 10 Harrisburg the frs
| Of December to remain a number Of days