The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-12


feeling that ought to accompany these con
tests s.-Leadcr. The Express spoke Ia ref.
ercnee to the Lebanon team. The DEMO
GRAFT did not intend TO endorse Il. In fact
the writer was at the hydrant and knows It
was not true.
FRoM PoRr TowNsgNp. MIR Alex
Cunningham, Of Por, Townsend, Is Ia the
city for the purpose of disposing OF his
Linn county property. lie says Port
Townsend Is u i've city, and property has
doubled In value since he went there.
Smuggling Is the favorate business, both of
opium and Cinnamon. $1,000 properly In
vested In opium produces $4,000. China.
men are brought over for Sac, and II a cut.
ter appears In sight they are drowned In
order 10 save the bacon Of the smugglcrs.
Il Is a safe business when you are In with
the government officers. The railroad
building towards Port Townsend viii p,ob.
ably give u quite boom,
TnE BENroN LEAnER SAYS The
Leader went TO Albany on the 4,h,because
Il could not afford to be away from home
longer than one day. The sham battle did
not bristle with success. II vas success
only In the respc:t that II resembleda a real
battle In not coming off just according TO
program. stu, the regiment made n fine
appearance, aud the people were not dis
posed to be critical. We don't mean to
derogate from the excellent drilling of the
other companies, when we claim that the
Corvallis company Vas the best drilled OF
the four. We take pleasure In testiiylng
to the very handsome manner Ia which
the Albany people treated their visitors.
The militia boys from here were objects Of
the greatest care, and Corvallis doffs hei
hat.
Scto.-weare requested by the iiie boys
to return their warmest thanks 10 the
members Of a I ID for the excellent treat
mentthey received while guests Of the De.
partment. Also, to the ladies OF the w c
T L., for kind attentions and the grandest
of dinners MIR Alex Montgomery, who
lives a short distance from the city, had
the misfortune on Sunday to sprain his
right ankle ."Wick" Cusiek, OF Albany,
came over Friday evening TO secure the
services OF Al Briggs In splicing the steel
cable that spans the river at Albany
Press
AFTER \ WiFE.-A Mr. Martin arrived
here from Ashland on Morday, in search
of his wife,who had fed f,om his bed and
board, says the Scio PTess. Hearing she
was in Albany he stopped there and made
inquiry, calling n, the house In which his
adored was stopping, but was tod by an-
other woman. friend of his wife's. that
she had gone to Selo, and Martin came
here, only 10 learn that his wife was in the
room at Albany when he was informed OF
her de parture for Scio. Mr. Martin return.
I'd to Albany on Tuesday.
A MINING ExCIrEMENT.-Recently the
dispatches tod about an immense mining
excitement at Rockford, W. I. over big
find In cistern. Here Is the usual sequal,
from the Pendlcton e. o: "The excite
ment at Rockford over the discovery Of
gold In a cistern has subsidized. After the
townsitc had been taken up In mining
claims, the dirt failed to pan out, somehow
in proper shape. Something was wrong,
but the mystery was explained when Il
leaked out that the cistern had been salt
ed by practical joker who cared not for
the expense"
LoSr An EYE.-On the Fourth of July
Judd Mealey and his younger brother, OF
Sweet Home,w loading and shooting off
an old musket as a mark OF their patriot.
ism, when the musket exploded. ipjuring
Judd very seriously about the head and
face. It was thought at first he was fatal
ly injured. but at last accounts IL was
thought he would get off with the loss of
an eye. His younger brother was pow der
burned somewhat.
A Bic OSE.-E c Starnper. citizen of
Elma, has just completed working up fir
tree which grew on HIS place adjoining
town. lie received sra for the bark built
frame house I4xao feet, feet high with
shed kitchen feet wide and 20 feet long
built a wood shed I4x2o feet made 80
fence rails 10 feet long made 334 railroad
ties and goo boards inches wide and =
feet long,an IS cords of wood 4 feet vide
and feet long,all from one tree and has a
part Of the tree left.-AstOrian.
PosT OFFICE BUSINESS receipts
at the Post Office at Albany for the sale of
stamps, stamped envelopes and wrappers
for the quarter ending June goth, 1883
were $1,000 81, and for the quarter ending
June goth, 1889, SII7o.26. The receipts for
box rent for the quarter ending June goth
| 1888 were $2I3 go and for the quarter end.
! ing goth, 1889, they were S73I.o5. This
shows an increase of the business of lit
tie more than 10 per cent.
The CoLLEGE.-The present efficient
faculty of the Albany college have beer
re-eDgaged for the year beginning the i7tt
Of September, and in addition, Miss Lii
Irvine, OF this city. Miss Irvine is a grad
uate OF the Monmouth, III seminary, anC
Is young lady of fine culture. The col
lege Is steadily gaining ground, and tn
coming year promises to be more success
ful than any In the past.
| WELL TREATED -"Those who went L
Albany from Salem on the Fourth speal
in glowing terms of their reception, enter
tainnent and treatment at The railroa
center The comp'ittees succeeded NIGEL
in caring for their guests, thereby endear
ing themselves to the hearts of the recip
ents Of favors salem Journal. Th
same report comes from all quarters. e.
! erybody was al least well treated by ou
militia and citizens.
RAILRoADs,--Thcre is at least som
paper talk Of railroad from Salem b
way OF Dallas to Falls City. il would co
a era a fine country at least. Crawford
o Paxton have some fine views of the site
!, Falls City, as well as of the falls then
n selyes. Interested people should ha'
o copies.
} THE FAsTEsr.-Every town in the va
7 ley, big enough to have a company, ha'
n provided their boys with racing cal
Is Corvallis has more speed among her fir
le men than any town in the state, and th'
ought TO be given an opportunity to co
p test for laurels they can easily win.
Times. Scio and Lebanon also claim
: have the fastest runners.
ks ALBANY TO AsToRIA.-A prelimina
80 suryey of the proposed railroad from ]