The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-08

LEnANoN-Mrs Mary iiggett. departed
this life on Sunday, the s7th, inTthe srst
year OF her age. She was native of Ohio
In early life moved TO Missouri, from there
10 California, and In 1874 moved and set
tied half a mile west of Lebanon, where she
daughters started to Davenport, w i, last
| Friday, his wife and the rest OF the child.
ren 10 join them In a few weeks. We
understand that Mr. ] ID Walton has made
arrangements TO open first.class lumber
yard In Lebanon Prof Langford, an
itinerant musician, was arrested In Leb-
anon for leading horse on the sidewalk.
l-DEMocRAr Such thing Is of so fire.
quent an occurrance with the "Professor"
that we thought Il not worth mentioning.
| The fact Is the Prof, Is near sighted and
hardl, knows the difference between d
sidewalk and the main street.--EsfreSS.
WHAT IT Cosrs.--While the city chart
er question is being discussed before the
people the following from the oycgoa,an
shows what Portland pays for running the
city government "rhe work of extend.
Ing and footing up the city assessment roll
has been completed, and 1t Is found to
amount to $367S5,sio, which Is about
$7oo,ooo more than the gross amount OF
last year, From this Is TO be deducted In
debtedness, $Is.a76,6to, and property ex =
empt. $S3,o5o, leaving as the net sum liable
to taxation Sst, 100000. The tax levy will,
as usual, be 10 mills, and the committee
who have the matter In charge have agreed
to recommend to the council that II be d..
vided as follows Fire department fund,
Z mills police fund.54 general fund, Y
street cleaning fund, T."
| GRREN.--New street cars bring out the
greenness in peop.e In remarkable man.
ner. As customary Salem has had It's
usual experience. Here II Is: "on Sun
day one of Salem's young men, who occu.
pies god elerkship In one of our mer.
camille stores, betook himself out for a
street car ride over the city. Unused to
the manner OF paying the fare, he deposited
a fifty cent piece In the 1lot and went 10
| the driver for the change. As the expcr-
ience cost him Just forty-fve cents, per.
haps he will know better next time"
ANOTHER PAPER PAILRoAp.-Eugene
City does not propose to be behind the
time. II also has railroad started. Here
1t is: "Thc Siuslaw & Eastern Railway
and Navigation company has taken out ar.
ticies of incorporation. Capital stock,
$I,ooo,ooo The object OF the company
Is to build railroad from Siuslaw, via Eu.
gene, to the eastern boundary of Oregon
with the principal Office In Lane county
The incorporators are, a G Hovey, 7 A
Straight, w A Cox, NJ Ilodson and L c
Smith" AT this rate Oregon.will soon be
q network of rails.
BrRsrEp BUBBLEs.-Men are arriving
in Oregon by nearly every train. who were
knocked fat by the bursted bubbling boom
of Southern California. Where they pos
scssed fortune several months ago they
have nothing now. II we heard rs much
about this end OF the horn as about the big
end there would be less fever for ever
lastingly changing from one place to I
more booming one.
TRADE At HoME.-Exactly the samt
pattern of pants. only better made. that thu
Plymouth Rock Pants Co, of Boston, ad
vertise for 50. exclusive Of 30 cents post
age, arc sold by L. E. Blain, In thi, city ,fo
81 and S2.so. In nearly every case where
you send awav from home for goods Of an,
kind you pay an extra price for them Be
sides this It pays just on principle 10 patron
ize home merchants. II is what builds uI
) a community.
WHAT Is WASTED.-A member OF ih,
legislature has received Telegram from
man at Corvallis of unqucs,soned veraeity
who says the Methodist Church Souil
wants its claims fully established to IN
building and grounds and all other thing
belonging to the State Agricultural colleg
at Corvallis, and tken,afte that, it, Official
will consider any reasonable pTopos.tio
from the state for settiement.-.SIatesmal
THEY Mrsr Ge-The Chinese hous
opposite the Post Office will be entirei
renovated and deodorized and an additio
built to 1t, previous to being occupied b
e. II. Dodi 6 Co. We understand tha
the Celestial house block further Sout
has prospect of being transformed int
an agricultural implement house, with
Mitchell wagon in front. The further bac
the heathens are driven the better it will
for the city
BREEDS FEYERs.-H. G. Clement, {
Tacoma, passed through the city Satu
day on flying visit to his wife's parents
Shedd. Ed. Zeyss and William Faber r,
turned from that city on the noon trail
Mr. Clement says Mr.. Zeyss has the Ia
coma fever bad. by the way Glenn is
fever breeder In that direction. Give hii
chance and he would move the whole
Albany to Tacoma.
HORSE SHow.-The DEMOCRAT M
been asked by several horse men TO agitsl
first class horse show at thi, city durin
the latter rart of March. Such show
needed here, and 1t IS matter horsenpe
should take hold of and push forwar
This county now has some as good bloc
as there Is In the state, and this is a goo
way to make 1t prominent. Will hor,
men take hold of the matter and appoiI
. day SO that II can be thorougly advei
tised.
A LITTLE BooM.-Right up in u
mountains is little boom of itself. Mi
tNCity, situated on the loop that takes
Marion county, on the Oregon Pacific,
said to have population already of near
three hundred. Some where In there
nice place is bound to grow up, and NJ
City seems to be in the lead That pla
is thirty six miles from Albany.
PiRATEs-One would think from d
following from the Oyegoniaa that ,
were very close to some of the worst
scendents of Capt Kidd: "And besides,
no vessel ever came up to Portland, 81
the interests of Astoria would demand II
pilot charges on the bar be reduced a.
the protected nest of pirates that ha
their HEADQUARTERS there he broken ,tt, "