The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-03
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Tangent.

And again The gentle patter Of the rain
has come.
The farmers are nearly al through with
Their spring work. The prospect for Q
good wheat crop this season was never
better.
Our school Is going right along nicely
with Prof w A Robb rs teacher.
Mrs Ida Moses, OF the Alsca country, ID
here for few days on visit to her par.
ents, Mr. and Mrs l. r Smith.
Mr. Hawiey, from the Alsea country, has
purchased house and lot in Tangent pre-.
paratory TO making this his home.
There Is not an empty house In Tangent
now.
Mr. Johnnie Canoyan, OF this place, start.
ed on the overland train last Wednesday
night for an extended trip to his old home
in New York. Tangent loses good young
man.
Dame Runor has Il that our former
friend, Miss Allie Parkerton, now OF Iowa,
intends coming back TO her old home In
Tangent. Her many warm friends will be
| glad 10 welcome her back again.
We are informed that Prof Libbitz and
family intend moving ia d short time 10
Junction, where he IL engaged as instructor
for their brass band.
Mr. Sam Moses and wife have moved
over 10 Alsea TO make that their future
home, 70 We are informed.
RevP A Moses has been holding a re
yival meeting at Peoria this last week and
returned home yesterday
Warren Hubert IL running q meat
wagon daily through the country.
Mr. A Barnes shipped off five car loads Of
wheat from the Tangent warehouse and Is
going to ship mere wheat this week.
Sharp Bros, gave socIabie dance here
at Boards dry house on Friday night.
Tangent has not experienced the won.
derful booms 10 real estate which has been
recorded Of other towns and cities Of larger
dimensions; but still VIC have quite lift IN
The way Of Terpsichorian parties and jim
jams.
The light fantastic heel and toe tap
caused the welkin to ring during the large
as well as the wee small hours Of all Of last
Friday night. The upper floor OF the Beard
boys fruit drying establishment was the
scene Of action. Old Terpsichore presided,
and MrsJ ] Beard furnished the supper
which no doubt was handled with great
~
The party was pronounced good.
A real case OF the delirium tremens or
Jim jams occurred here yesterday after.
noon nj this place. On Friday evening
gentleman OF rather neat personal appear
ance, wearing good grey suit of clothing,
and making tw9 short steps TO one long
step called upon the citizens OF Tangent for
food, strong drink and shelter, and finding
none Of these things he referred himself TO
a good comfortable stable for the night.
Saturday morning he came out of his lodg.
Ing place with improved steps but with an
appetite 10 which cold water only appeared
like 40 much foolishness. He procured
bottle of Jamaica ginger at Smith &
Moore's store, and some va,eFian at the
post Office, and showed himself on the out
side OF these mixed contents and sat around
places OF business appearing very stupid
Al times and very restless at others till
comes the closing scene. This drug guz-
zler was sitting in the waiting room Il the
postotfce with paper In his hand as
though he might be reading when all at
once he rose up with one hand raised up
above his head, with face turned up as II
he were gazing at the sun and In this pos.
ture he went ronnd two or three times and
fell as thougl, he was dying, with livid skin
and jaws dletended and breath very lab.
ored. lie finally rallied aad took the first
train 10 find medical aid. "The wages Of
sin Is death. o man will you never
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