The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-15


special train, with n. KoehIer on board,
went TO Lebanon from Portland. While
The n after u the suit with Bill Watkins
had something to do with Il, the principal
purpose II Is reported was tc investigate
the matter OF extending the road 10 Soda.
willie, move Il Is now confidently believed
will be made this year. Heretofore SUR
veyors have been over the route, making
no permanent lines though. The South
ern Pacific, Il Is thought, has In view plan
for booming that place as the summer re.
sort Of this end Of lie road. This would
bring lots Of money lnto the treasury u
small additional cost. Sodayllle is mag
nIflcently located for the purpose. It's soda
water Is unsurpassed and The sarroundings
fine. DR.. iiill Il preparing grove on his
place, one of the finest In the county, Tor
public park, and Is laying out about thirty
acres for an addition 10 the eity,and many
other improvements are being made. Al
ready land has been spoken Ter for differ.
ent business purposes, contingent on The
extension OF the road, which when done VIII
tnake city OF Sedaville OF several hun-
dred population inside year. II VIII be
| TO the interest Of Albany business men to
help the movement on.
DKER. Considerable inquiry being made
In reference to the changes made BY the
last Legislature IN the game law, apply.
Ing to deer. We give Tie following synop.
sis "ft Il made mlsdemeanor 10 hunt,
Kin or pursue any deer or elk Al any time,
between the Iss day Of November and the
Ist day OF August. Also TO sell or destroy
deer or elk at any time for the purpose OF
obtaining their hides, horna or hams. Also
every person shall be guilty OF a ml-ae-
meanor, who shalt cell, or offer for sale, or
transport, or carry forth purpose OF BAR
ter or sale or exchange, the hide or skin OF
deer or elk, or who shall sell or offer Tor
sale or have Ia his possession, or buy, or
offer to buy any elk or deer during the
time above specified from November ist TO
August tst Upon prosecution u u made
pFima facie evidence Of guilt for the ac-
cused 70 have In his possession any. deer
or elk, or their hides, when II II unlawful
10 Kill the same. The penalty for viola-
ton OF the Law Il by fine not less than $40
nor more than $500, or imprisonment 10
the county jail not less than five days nor
more than three months, or by both fine
i and imprisonment"
Thar MAKEs DiFFKRKScK.-There Il
something In the following, taken from
the note and comment column Of the Ore.
,goniaa, by the way very readable column,
and We appreciate the point made AN
Albany paper thinks little Of Salem values,
because Messrs. Albert & Vandnyn have
purchased. for little over 500 an acre,
land lying southwes, from the Salem pas.
sengcr depo, and says no land lyIng 50 near
Albany can be had for The mo~ey. Meth.
er can land north OF Salem or east OF Il. be
bought for that money, but the land in
question Is quite gravelly and notso vaiua-
BILE for any purpose as is the fine prairie
about Albany or on all other sides OF ga
lem. II l. singular fact that beautiful
building spots south OF Salem. In the rid
hills, are unappreciafcd and sell for not
over hall the price asked on other sides OF
Salem, and the soil ID as good a. can be de-
sired"
SmorPgRs FRoM ALnASY.-A day or
two since three ladies from Alhany came
to Salem for the purpose Of baying hills Of
millinery goods. not having suitable a..
ssrtment In their own town from which 70
select. This Il nothing strange,as there Il
no town IN Oregon outside cf Portland
with such iine stocks Of every class 81
goods Ne are 10 be found in this city
.Sfafesmas. The above Is very uniusl
criticism Ninety-ulne out Of hundred
OF our ladies experience no trouble In get
ling good enough millinery goodsa Al home.
The truth Is our women dress much more
beeomIngiy than those OF Salem, who arc
characterized By gandy display Of eolors
that attract more than they please refined
taste. so much 40 that that city has repu'
taticn that way.
MUSICAL RKcfrAL.--The music class oi
sdIss Frances Gilbert, who has been giving
lessons In instrumental music In Albany
since April last. gave musical recital las
Friday at the residence Of Z. Z. sonta
, que, OF this place. Miss Gilbert has a
] e:Ass Of twenty pupils. Thirteen Of then
rendered an interesting program, asslstes
by Mrs. c. .. Lee.of an hour and quart
, er, and acquitted themselves very crcdita
bly, indeed. A number OF those perform.
ing were little misses OF ten and twelve
years OF age, which shows what can be &C
complished by careful training under IN
h watchfui supervision OF thoroughly com
] petent teacher. After the rendering 81 tn
4 program fash light picture was taken b,
!. Crawford * l.iitier OF the pupils taking
I part, with those present
A Bro EsrArE.--samucl Meek, recent
A ly deceased In Lane county. left an estai
: amounting TO siso,ooo, A A Meek ha
q been appointed administrator, and gave
, 100000 bond, the largest ever Giled !
:. that county. awhen the safe belongin
I. to Mr. Meek was opened after his death
Is says the Gaard. ga sealed envelope va
= found with directions upon 1t ordering thu
Il should only be opened when A A Meel
his nephew, Mr. Hicks. his stepson. and .
) old man who had worked on the place K
1t a number years, were present. Accordin
n to his direction Il was opened and found
"a contain three promissory notes, signed b
the deceased payable as follows: To A
n Meek, $4,000; 10 Mr. Hicks, $4,000; ar
= 70 the old man. $rSoo."
Is By WAY or ALBANy.-The lstest raj
road news. says the Historian, Is that II
Union Pacific Is going TO Tacoma, and u
" Chicago & Northwestern Is coming to Al
y toria. The latter road has found Il lisele'
to attempta terminus at Yaquina,and ha
= Ing secured the Oregon Pacifc,are Iookir
70 this war. At this end Of the line thin
- = are moving right along Work on ter
" mile contract on the Astorls and Soul
en- Coast Railway was begun yesterday, ruI
- ming south from Skipanon.
CREW TOO FAsT.--A large squash b
It's been sitting in the window of Burkhart
Sc Keeney's real estate Office for some tim
~ The rainstorm Friday morning set
= growing, and as a result, one Of the wi
I'D dows against which It had been sittln
OF was rext morning found to be broken
le. pieces. An eastern man was told {
In above version and Immediately wrote
1t. his family 10 come on. II this Is not
a. correct account Of the matter II Is not 0
fault
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