The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-19

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GRAFT was informed 81 The loss Of The broth.
er OF the local editor Of the pkMocRAr In
the mountains 81 Crook county while in
spcetlng stock Ia the northeast part Of the
county but hoping ncws q his being
found alive and safe would come said moth
Ing aboutlt. Private Information and the
following from the Neps make Il look as
u some calamity must have fallen mint
.'Abou, the first OF last May Geo. Nul,ing,
Crook eounty's stock Inspector, went over
into the Upper Trout creek county to In
spect the numerous bands OF sheep In that
locality. lie visited Knox liuaton's, Phil
Brogan's, Finlayson's, o. Neils and Thos
Jones' places, aud possibly otAces. His
horse gave out or got sick, and was left,
we believe at Jones place, Geo continuing
his way on foot lie was last seen or
heard oi near finlayson's place, on or near
| Currant creek As the settlers over there
| live some distance apart, nothing strange
was thought of his long disappearance un.
| I'll the lapse ot six or seven weeks, they all
supposing that he was either still on his
official round of duty or at home. This
Z
with the assistance Of others, search was
made for the missing man, but without
avail Next week regularly organized
parties of men will renew the search. II
Is feared that the missing man Is dead, and
numerous theories rs to the probable
cause IT his death are merely vague con-
lectures, scarcely worth repeating. Dill.
| gent search Wilt be instituted for him, and
whether dead or alive, he will most likely
DC found"
A RELlc.--On the DEMOCRATS table is
a photograph of First Street eastward TAX.
en- from near the old Young store. TWAS
taken by Mr A u Paxton In Sept, 1904 and
was purchased by James Elkins at a Con-
grega.lonal Church fair the same year
At the Stewart Il Sox corner was w w
Parrish n Co.'S store. now located opposite
itsformer sl,e,and used as a furniture store
Mr. Parrish Is now resident Of Sodaville. |
On the French corner was John w Cieav'
er's meat market ne Ct came Wash Ander' |
sons wagon shop then JOS Nixon's black.
smith shop. Mr. Nixon now resides at
lebanon. After another little frame came
Fosters store, the only brick In the city,
now occupied by VIII & Stark. Upstairs
was the County Clerks office and Court
room ID w Wakeiield's drug store was
about at the site of the Foster block. Its
now part of the Pioneer House. Mr. Wake
field Is IN the real estate business In Port
/ land. On the corner now occupied by q
/ Smith was Chcadle's store. DIR Miller's
office and residence was at the site OF the /
/ Mcllwain block. The old building Is now
I nearly opposite the DEMOCRAT office. Jas
Elkins residence was opposite the present |
Revere House and Judge Baber resided
opposite the present Russ House. Julius
I Gradwohls grocery store Is seen at the
I present site Of the . Fiemple. and the
same building Is now occupied by Max
Baumgart. Freeland's book store and the
{ p. o. was adjoining II. The corner oppo.
site Stewart X Sox's wal then "burned
out distric:. The picture shows In fine
shape Albany of twenty FIVE years ago,and
brings to the mind OF old residents many
"reminiscences of the DAYS OF %.
+ A CORVALLIS PARrY.--Last evening
Miss Maud Hoffman gave very pleasant
party at her parents residence, In honor OF
her guest, Miss Flora Mason, of Albany.
/ The cleaning was beautiful, and the walk
down TO the Hoffman residence seemed TO
/ put good humor Into the gathering. The
evening was spent In social converse, music
and reireshments-three ingredients tina, !
I II properly compounded would tickle the
I taste of the most fastidious mind or appe-
Z tlte. The mixture last evening mest have
/ been well made, for more jovial crowd
seldom gather together. Everyone SEEM
( ed TO have on a fantastic freak, and the
moments glided BY unheaded until after
midnight, when the guests departed with
willing vote for pleasant evening. Those
/ present were Misses Flora Mason, Jen-
ME George. Nesta Mason. Messrs Baldwin
and g II keeney. Of Albany, and nineteen
Corvallis young peoPle.-Ii~es.
a FrSE CouRr HoUsE.-The new
court, saws the Corvallis Gazette, Is finished,
excepting small amount of work to be
done In placing the boiler, used for the
steam heating purpose, in position. To
yisw the inside of the building the express
sion il tla, It Is an elegant piece OF work
manship From the front TO the back
entrance everything has a rich looking
I color and shows that the work has been
done with care and precision. The county
clerk and sNeriH have moved In their re.
\ Specliyc .oms-the former occupying the
/ first three on the left and the latter the last
one on that side.
/ rule No. ALI parties are positively
I forbidden from sprinkling or wei,ing
lawns, gardens or streets except from s to
s o'clock \. 81. and from s TO 9 o'clock p.
M. Sprinkling or wetiiug First street IL
positively forbidden at all times. between
Iso feet :, est OF Washington and to Mont
gomery streets. The penalty for breaking
said rule is the v water will be turned of with
out notice, and before YOU can get II again
Il will cost you two dollars for shutting of
and turning on said water.
]. A. CRAWFORD.
PUT OUE FEET ~ ia new law pro-
yides for the publication OF all county war.
rants In county clerks Offices for seven
wears or over and their cancellation with.
in a certain time. In most counties the
list Is large; but In Linn county there are
none. Here Is the cause: The DEMOCRAT
last year. before II dreamed of such law,
spoileda good fee by publishing once rs
news item the old warrants here, nearly a
hundred, and owing to our big circulation,
! all were claimed and paid.
A BEATEN EDIToR.--Mays of the Pom
eroy IHRcp>ndenf who recently run for the
Office Of mayor, got beaten, like most edi-
: tors who run for Office, and this Is the way
t nc gets grain of comfort from 1t "rhs
e editor hereof is proud of the fact that none
}. of the Pomeroy ring voted for him fol-
;. mayor. Men Of broad, liberal views are
n the ones who gave us their suffrage. Thanks
to you, gentlemen"
. DIFFERENT TowNs.--Albany, tow
not as large as The Dalles, has three goo'
j, fire engines and an active hook and ladde
It company. The Dalles has one engine an
lie no hook and ladder company.--Times
% MogatGHccr. And none too many. On
- engine would make poor showing IN Th
= Dalles in case of a big fire.
- CURIOUS PRocEEDINGs.- In the Haw
:" kins murder trial Tuesday at Salem Judg
Boise after hearing the arguments di'
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