The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-04-19
LOCAL RECORD.


up some new hit at the Oregon Pacihc'
harbor. Here is a late one from the Asfor
ian, "Caplains are thick In Astoria. Yo,
can't throw a stene on the street without
being likely to hit captain. Talking to I
captain yesterday, he says' Il see there's
another wreck at Yaquina. Yaqulna al
ways was the daFndest place for wrecks
Fourteen years ago spent Si6o and three
months time, I and my partner, down
there, putting up sauer kraut. We put M
200 barrels and shipped Il from Yalulna
but the vessel that we shipped Il IA was
wrecked and the whole eaboodle, 900 bar.
rels mighty fine sauer kraut, was strewed
along the beach, aud and my partner
were out all that money and work."
SANrIAM MINKs.-"E L Wheeler ar.
rived In the city yesterday from Rock
Greek, Linn county. lie gives very en-
eouraging reports Of the development being
made In the silver mines In that section.
lie says that the Clarrcn Rros, Of the re-
duction works at Portland, are pushing the
work In the Galcna tunnel. having now
reached s7s feet, and are now running three
SHIFTS, and that they are also at work on
the Brightenbush mine, in Marion county.
lie also states that the Canal Folk Mining
company, of Portland, will soon resume
work Ia the Canal Fork iaiue, IN the White
Bull district, In which they have already
invested aboat $so,ooo.'--.Stdhesmea.
CRAYoN PORTRAITS 1t might not be
out of place to suggest that parties who
contemplate having erayon portraits made
await, Mrs Blum's arrival. Accounts a. rec
that the lady Is painstaking and gifted ar
tist. and !, Is the more gratifying to our
vanity to rejoise in the fact that Albany
will be her home and that her interests
and ours will be identical. Though she
comes primarily to join her husband, the
presumption Is that she will not forsake the
art she has so successfully followed In San
Francisco but will continue the same here
to the extent that Albany may afford her
COMMITTED SUIcIDK.-A German pro-
fessor in Western city, of the name Of
Gottgesegnet PumperniOkel,has commit
ed suicide, leaving a note giving as his rea-
son for the rash act that he was weary OF
having people make fun Of his name. Peo
pie who trade with Conn Brothers, the popu.
lar grocers, of this city, never get weary OF
their name. Zig bargains overcome such
little things, and GotIgesegnet Pumper-
nickel would now be living he had bought
his groceries and eroekery ware of Conn
Bros.
ELEVATOR FELL ON HIM.-Last Tues
day, while running the basement elevator
In the store of G. w. Smith, Mr.. Frank
Hastings slipped and fell under the elevator,
the rope tripped and the elevator, loaded
with nearly thousand pounds of stoves,
boxes, etc, fell on his back, knocking him
to the floor and wrenehing his back and
bruising him seriously. He will probably
be laid up for sometime. Mr. Hastings Is
a member of the 6. A. r. and hardwork-
ing, industrious citizen.
coxcERr.-There will be an Easter Sum-
day concert given at Harrisburg Sunday
evening, April 7Ist, under the auspices Of
the Young Peoples Methodist Alliance,
for the purpose of raising funds for the
building cf MethodiA church building In
that town. Tickets must be secured be-
fore Sunday. Admission, IS cents child
ren, IS cents reserved seats, so cents.
Good music. BY order Of committee.
An ALARM.-At 6 O'Clock yesterday an
alarm Of fire called the fire department Cut
and after something of hunt, 1t was as
certained that defective hue In the house
of Richard Fox. on First street, had caused
a slight blaze. II was extinguished with
out the aid of the apparatus. Albany has
been very fortunate for several years in
having more alarms than fires
DIsAPPRARED.- Last Monday one Of
the dray teams of F E Allen was standing
on the plank approach to the south side OF
the Oregon Pacific wharf warehouse.when
one of the horses suddenly disappeared. a
search being made he was found ten feet
below in the excavation, the rotten boards
having given away and let him Ia. Very
little damage was done. II took hard work,
though, to get the horse out
Horny CONTESTED. matter Of
building a new court house at Dallas, Polk
county, was brought up before the county
court at that city last Thursday. Hon n l.
Butler appeared for the petitioners and
Hon w r Bilyeu, # this city. for the re-
monstrators. The latter asked for further
time and after a hot contest got the case
adjourned for one GEEK. The whole coun-
ty Is worked up over the matter.
BIGGEST LIAR. The biggest liar has
been heard from. He runs paper in Col
orado, and says: "Hundreds of people in
Oregon are in a starving condition. So
many have emigrated to that country this
spring that everything is overdone work
cannot be had for half the population out
of money and no labor for them, they are
idle and hungry"
DEMAND INCREASING. Everything on
First street Is occupied and there Is big
demand for more offices. MrSenders' new
Offices on Ferry street will readily rent,
and there will be a demand for others.
Several stores also would rent at once.
r This Is the very season when several with
rookeries on their lots should erect some
substantial buildings.
RESIDENT SURGEoN.-Dr G W Maston,
of this city, has been appointed resident
surgeon of the Southern Pacific r r ca
at this city, and already has one case on
his hands. This Is new feature on thii
railroad, and beginning about a month ago
each employee is assessed fifty cents
month to sustain u.
A CHINESE PHEASANT Wednesday
Chinese pheasant wandered into the city
and took refuge in c II Dodd & Cos ware
house on Ferry Street. Mr. Watt Monteitl
saw him enter and succeeded In capturing
him after a gamy chase. The bird was I
beauty.
THE DEED DELIVERED Wednesday
the deed for the ground where the woolei
mill is to be located was daily executed l.
the Wooden Mill Company and all the pre-
liminary steps are being taken as rapid
as possible preparatory to beginning activ
work on this great enterprise.
SIsc A Foor.-Messrs John. Isom and
7 Lanning have bought of Mr. Harp'
Cranor IIo feet front at the corner Of Fir
and Lyon streets, paying $I6,5oo for II
same. This property, we understand, wi
be the site of a large brick hotel, the fine
in the valley.
A Rtc LRAF.-D. VS.. Reid las show