The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-06
LOCAL RECORD.

THe "RowENA."-- This little Gshln Q
craft lies on It's sides on the south beach OF
Yaquina Bay, no serious damage having
been done to Il. Il could be gotten on
without much trouble. The boat was bull
at Coos Bay, aud named after a woman
there. BY careless seamanship Il was taker
out too far from shore and put into va
qulna Bay In a very reckless manner. The
sailors didn't seem TO know much about
running even a square ended scow.
No. as NKw OrFIcERs.--At meeting
of Linn Engine Co, No. :, held last Mon
day the following officers were elected fo
the ensuing year ID r n Blackburn
President DIR NJ II Ellis, Sec ID Du
brullle, Fin, Sec g c win, Treas ] n
Hoffman, foreman John Robson, Is,
Asst Jas Callahan, and Asst, ] n IIoiT
man aud Guiss were elected delegates
to the n w Association TO meet In Ia
coma.
Mas. DEMPSEY AT wILuotr. Visitors
returning from Wilhoit saw Mrs Jack
Dempsey there says the Salem Joaraai
They speak OF her as being a modest lady
Of refinement and intelligence. She avoid
cd speaking about her husbands engage.
ment with La Blaneh, and from her gen
sral conversation Il was inferred that she
disapproved OF sparing Matches aud would
prefer to have Jack seek another oceupa-
ton. Mrs Dempsey Il highly thought of
by the other sojourrers at Wilhoii, be-
cause Of her good, practical sense.
AN oLD SroRY.-we were looking for
the first case. and knew that II would oe--
cur but hardly expected that the victim
would be one Of the most astute real estate
men IN the United States. Sunday
afternoon he took ride on the street car,
and not having the change dropped fifty
cent piece in the box,and Il jiugled down
ward out of sight Then he asked the
driver for the change.b but of course did not
get Il. Suddenly Il dawned on him that
he had made traditional hlunder and he
held his peace.
LEGAL MATrERs.-On next Saturday at
o'clock p. m. 10 I-C6 acres cfthe d l. c
OF Jas Junkin viii be sold by the Sheriff on
execution, In case of Kline against Jas
G Junkin.
On next Saturday at I O'Clock p. m, In
the case of r Dawson against w Eli
son the Sheriff will sell lots In Shedd.
The final settlement In the estate OF w
Canon will be heard next Saturday at
Ioo'elock a. m.
The y. NJ. c. A.-Noei II Jacks,travel-
ing Secretary of the Y NJ L A for the \.
w,,gave two very earnest al lresses sun
day, one In the afternoon to yolns men
alone, and in the evening before a union
meeting of citizens at the Opera House.
Mr. Jacks Is quite enthusiastic over his
work and Is an able talkcr, A subscription
was taken up,resulting in $3.50 being raised
for the work here.
FARM FIREs-A num5cr of farm fres
have been occurring in different parts of
the county. A small fire set on the farm
of Mr. Nose Parker spread and burned
several bushels of wheat and some fence.
Another one on the farm OF w X Temple
did more damage, burning wheat and fen
ees and very nearly capturing Mr. TEN
Piles barn, which was only saved by hard
work.
SCHOOL BooKs.-The time for getting
the new series of school books, under the
recent law providing for change in GER
tain branches, expires October ist, ane all
shAnges have to be made by that time.
The earlier the books arc secured the bet
ter. Don't wait till the time Is up. We
make this statement In response to an in
quiry on the subject.
THOSE SUIrs.-U. s. District Attorney
Macarthur has just completed preparing
the papers for the suits to be brought ask
ing for the forfeiture of severll wagon
road grants, one Of which Is the Lebanon
road. These will be long, tedious trials
and probably Il will be several years before
the trials are completed.
An EXAMPLE NEEDED Complaint Is
made to the DEMOCRAT Office that there is
great amount Of petty stealing Of peach
es, apples, etc, from the grocers. a very
contemplate, mean practice. Mar5hal
Hoffman tells us that unless the business
is stopped an example will be made of a
few chronic cases.
Nor CoRvALLIs.-Sundly two Cor.
wallis men were in the city pretty well
loaded with tarantula essence. Forgetting
themselves and becoming little hilarious
one Of them braced up and In a loud ~his
per said to his companion "This Is not
Corvallis let's 60" And they went.
CALL FoR IT.-A registered package
sent from Albany to Mrs c w Jones, Elk
Club, Neb, has been returned to the Al.
bany Post Office il being unealled for,and
waits the sender. II contains three
handkerchiefs,a a comb,a thimble and some
money. The sender will please call at the
p. o. for Il, at once, as II will be sent TO
the dead letter Office In thirty days.
BLocKADEs.-The Salem man who
kicks because one Of the streets Is block.
AIDED on account of a couple bricks being
built, should be given free bath in mud
puddle. Albany Is blockaded in sc
places that way, and we are anxiou verai
several more blockades, and Second Tor
Is waiting for the fun. street
Took Ur.-Tuesday Marshal Hoffman
took up an iron gray colt that had strayed
In from the country, following farm team
In. The owner should speedily call and
get the animal before the auciioneers
hammer hangs over him.
ANOTHER RUMoR .--Itis rumored that
besides buying the Albany Water Works
and Santiam Ditch, the citizens of Albany
would like to see Mr. Hoag push the Ore
gon Pacific with electric speed towards
Boise City and as well permanently locate
the machine shops here.
ANOTHER r. E. OFFIcE.-Mr Z c
Beardsley, a new Gomez, has rented an of
fee in the Cusick Block, just north of tn
DEMOCRAT Office, and will open real es
tate Office.
A NEWSPAPER QUgRY.--In all paper
that belong to the State Press Association
the patent medicine ads. viii soon go bu
what about the patent outside concern
that are generally full of patent ads. Un
patent is nearly as Physicy as the other