The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-20

| ANornKR Osr FovND.--This is grea
era tor hunting up old mining claims o
fabulous wealth. Here ls another eaa'
given BY the Willamette Valley Tribune
OF Independence Our friend Levi Jones
who returned from tsip 70 the coast OF
Wednesday, tells the editor OF this pape
that on the train from Corvallis he met /
Mr. Dmand, father In law OF MIR Beck
blacksmith at Dixie, who about two year
ago commenced search 70, ilch mining
claim dlseovered on the head OF une Of th,
Southern tributaries oi the WiIlame;t,
river by Frenehman, who ha To abanA
on Il during the Rogue River Indian war
Mr. Durand aud partner succeeded Ia find
ing the clair, specimens OF which they
brought out with them, showing the min
eral 10 be verJ rich. both IN gold and sil'
yer The tools used by the original dis.
eoverers were found, and the cabin, con-
ssrueted OF logs,had almost rot,ed away.
SfpE Shows. Last week At the
theater three or four hoys, part of them hig
enough to have mus,asehe, sitting on the
north side In the gallery near the second
post from the ssage, made quite a disturb
lance, attracting considerable attention and
disgusting people generally who went to
hear the play, In the most affecting parta
they would give laughing solos 40 as to be
heard all over the house and were III
hammered generality. though part Of them
seemed TO be Dog Trays Dewn below a
drunken man hewcd his own monument
by doing the usual drunken act on such
oecasions, Rad he was elected summaFily,
Both side shows were . dlseredIt to the
city and help TO give place bad reputs.
ton where II doesn't deserve Il. An I'm
migrant seeing them would bug his eyes
out and write shack lone" that all the
boys were hoods and every other man was
drunk.
ENrERPRIsfNo Hur DtsmoSEsr.--Tno
young men. now in Portland, dnding them
selves dead broke up Ia Idaho secured a
store and iilled |, with 'hluff' stock, com.
Posed mostly OF empty barrels and -four
sacks filled with sawduss. They adver
lised for a purchaser for their store and
he soon came In. aSoods" were being
hustled out the front door and just taken
10 Al the back door again. A number OF
lcappers were baying linerally aud trade
was rushing, apparently. The sucker
bli,a bit hard, toe. Then, In less than
two hours, he was boiling drunk and had
licked open every lour sack and endeav
ored TO set krc 10 the store. The formei
propFietors started for Portland immedi.
ately after selling cut.
BRowNsvILLE.-Lasl Sunday evening
Mr. w Smith, who lives near here. iel.
from the hay loft In hls barn. some ten
feet. Into n wag on,and bruised himself
eonsiderably, but Il is thought no bores
are broken. There Is considerable talk
just now about building railroad to tap
the timber and mineral belt near the head
of the calipooia, and rumber OF our ciil-
Eens are going 10 form company and
incorporate, and commence buslaess soon,
The citizens held meeting at the city
hall last Tuesday, and placed the following
persons In nomination for city officers for
the coming year : For president of the
council, NJ Waters eounciimen, ] ~
Howell ID Boyer. G II ElswickJ B More
lock reeolder.O Coshnw marshal, J
senger +; treasurer, q z Stanara
BAD SIsS S.-The chances are that Eu-
gene ~ili not have an ordinaee for some
time prohibiting cows from running At
large In the s.reets. a petition with over
zoo signatures asklng for such an osdl-
nance was presented TO the council last
Monday night but remonS,rance with an
equal number OF sIgners was also present
ed d--Rcgister. We understand also that
city refuses to grant divers rights of way
that 60 10 briug enterprises 10 a city. Eu-
gene u good city and should shake of
these mcsGbaek practices.
THANKS, PHf<EAs.-Mf p T Barnum
has the DEMOCRATS thanks for copy Of
the London Standard Of Nov. sth.eontaln-
ing pondcrous column editorial on his
m onstrous combination OF shows. We
Judge that Phineas wants 10 sponge free
notice but as his colossal show will pro-
badly never come TO Oregon we beg to be
excused. No doubt our Immense eircula.
tion In London ard on the continent gen.
orally might assist the great Snowman ;
but when II comes to that, why cash Is
what we want, something that will buy
meat and socks.
BIC FAeTs.-Tacoma has fifty lawyer.
and eighty doctors.
Corvallis is working for boom, with .
rising pulse.
Portland continues TO be the home Of
Harvey Scott.
Salem within tive or three months Al
least will rival Chicago as a railroad cen
ter. Why not hold the Worlds fair there
| Seattle is liable TO have the Sullivan
Jackson fight.
Eugene City allows cows TO run atiarge
Spokane Falls Is full of mud.
A CRY ITSELF. --Goltras new addition
Is the largestin or adjoining the city.
has an area sufficient for a population G
1880 people, allowing for four houses 10
block and five people to house. NJ
GoItra gives assurance that street rail
way will be built into the addition, the pla
being to run II out Jefferson street. A
Mr. Go.tra offers extra inducements I
those who build, In fact says he can specu
late as well as any one, this promises I
become live vicinity.
FRUIT ORcHARDs.-G. adually aroun,
Albany fruit orchards are springing up
and II Is only question Of time when thi
becomes great fruit country. Amoni
those foremost In planting fer the fvtur.
Is Mr. Jay BIain, who after planting an,
selling one orchard is now setting out
larger one. sooo young prnnes and 40
peaches are being put In his place east o
the city. They will cover an area Of ove
fourteen acres. This industry should b
continually pushed.
AMEAN DKAL.-On Thanksgiving da,
stranger went TO afaro game In Wall
Walla and invested a $40 note In chips
After playing some time he pulled out So
In coin and left. At the close of the day
the dealer discovered that the paper was
confederate po.e of the vintage in 1861
What kind Of a crime would that be any
way.
A CHANCE goR F Co.--Coionel T
Smith, commanding the second regiment
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