The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-01

there, had left for Iowa, and with severai
neighbors he had slight attack of Oregon
fever and wanted few sample homeopa.
thlc doses of the DEMocRAr to see II Il
will allay or increase the already lncipient
fever He says "The last three years
farming here has bsen Improbable to most
all farmers and disastrous to many on &C.
count of the dry weather, hot winds and
chinch bugs hence many OF them are
looking about to see some place with more
favorable opportunities to better their con-
dItion. The scriptures say, "That wh'cha
nan SONS that shall he also reap, but here
1t Is different,a man may SOW but the chinch
bugs or something else frequently does the
reaplng, while we would much prefer do
ing our own reaping, II Oregon can pre-
sent more favorable opportunities or more
certain reward for patient toll and industry
we will earnestly investigate them and de.
eide according to our beat judgments. II
will not be surprising II some kansans are
vending their way Oregonwards IN the
near future but we desie more light or
reliable Information In regards to farms and
farming In Oregon"
Hon w. X. Pin its pan pictures the
salem J0Nraai gives the following sketch
of a former Albany gentleman: "Mr.
Price is another one of Oregon's native
He was born at Albany,
Linn county In 1850. lie passed his youth
at Albany and received his education there.
After arriving at the age of maturity he
went to Crook county, where he was en-
gagged extensively in stock raising for ten
years, Four years ago he went to Jack.
son county, and again continued stock
raising, at which occupation he has sue
ceeded In accommodating a neat and COM
Portable fortune. In 1879 he was married
ut Albany to Miss Pauline Hackleman,
and their home Is now made happy by
Two boys. fhe Oldest Is now attending
school at Jacksonville. Mr.. Prices father
was one of the first settlers and founders
Of Albany. Mr.. Price Is serving his term
as democratic representative from Jack
son county"
READ THIs.-Mr. w II Greenwood has
purchased the gallery formerly occupied
by Mr.. L W Clark. lie is now prepared
to do all styles OF Photographic work from
4 locket to life size ana can finish in oil,
water color, India ink and crayon. Mr.
Greenwood is just from the east aud Is
thoroughly acquainted with first-class
work. He has come here to make this his
home and cordially invites the public gen
orally to call and get acquainted. He
comes highly recommended as first.class
artist.
LOST AN EYE.-A very unfortu nate ac-
cident happened to Mr.. Al Green Monday,
says the Corvallis Times, which may result
in his total blindness, Mr.. Green was en-
gagged in grubbing on Mr.. Beach's place,
just across the river from Corvallis. While
chopping n small twig few up aud struck
him just under the right eye, inflicted a
cash and 1t Is feared has destroyed the
sight. Mr.. Green has been blind In his
other optic for great many years, which
makes the accident unfortunate In the ex-
treme.
CHATTEL MORTGAGES. We mentioned
recently the fact that an Eastern man
grumbled at the number Of chattel mort
cages fled here. A DEMOCRAT man his
examined the records and finds that during
1888 there were ago mortgages iIed, d,aggre-
eating in amount about $4,000. Wheth-
er this 10 very large or not we do not know (;
but doubt If II Is larger than In counties In
the East Of a like population, u rs large
People hare to borrow money every where,
and Ii gotten on personal security IL takes
a chattel mortgage in most cases.
MONEY IN DrRT.-Speaking of money
made in real estate the following told a
Corvallis paper by Jack Alphine, we'll
known in Albany, IS little the riches; /:
slack says that he knows of Chinaman
who has made more money da billing In
real estate than any other individual ia the
country. He was the cook at the tunnel
on the q p. extension. He made ST., 900
a week feeding 400 men at S. piece, on
dirt. Jack says he would have stood Il
without murmur, bat the land belonged
to the government"
Is He INsANE.--We have men much
like the following outside of the insane
saylum, substituting wild game for men
"John Miller is an old German who resid-
ed in Portland and recently became insane
Saturday he was brought here and placed
In the asylum. He imagines that he killed
5000 men with nine pistol shots and that ne
Is followed by the spirits of the men he
killed"
WHERE Is IT ?-Where is Samoa any
way, a great many are asking After a
desperate struggle we have succeeded in
finding 1t. 1t is located at IS degrees
south latitude and ITO degrees west longi
tude. 1t Is about 1000 miles southwest oil
the Sandwich Islands, Is on the route from
San Francisco toMeibourne, and Is the same
as the Navigators Islands. 1t Is small
concern and off good ways to have such
wordy quarrel about.
A LITTLE MIxED.-The DEMOCRAT wal
mistaken when It stated that Albany wa
without an assistant chief Mr. F Hail 1
assistant until a successor Is elected or quail
flied; but he has resigned and will retire Al
soon as a successor Is brought for ward
We understand Mr Blain refused to nc
cept the Office because there was no bonu
or twenty-five years franchise thrown in.
A BIG RoBBERY.-Mr. Jackson Baker
newcomer at Independence, recent
had about $4,000 stolen from him, evident
In very careless manner, for 1t was LEI
in vest in the bottom of trunk. 1t wa
gone when he looked for it. AS onl
$IIoo was in grecnbacks, the remainde
being in certificates of deposit, the who'll
may not be loss.
A FINE CoLLEcTIoN.-As fine collec
ton of arrow and spear heads as the DEN
ocRAT has ever seen is now on exhibitio
at the Willamette Packing Co.'S stor,
Fighting heads, game heads, all kinds c
heads, in all styles and shapes,may be seer
also petrified cameis vertebrae, and 9th,
curiosities. Their corner window Is NJ
bad either,speaking of fine collections.
LOST FINGER,-Last Monday as E.
gene Randall was working at a saw