The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-01-11

NNf ssAss NsVttA AAttt 10 ktGHl
danger of an epidemic Of smallpox In Mar.
Ion county, says the Statesman. On French
Prairie great many persons have been
exposed and II would take all OF the Orc
gon malitIa to enforce a strict Quarantine
Yesterday bull.headed German by the
name OF Brandhoffer, who had been ex-
posed TO smallpox, went to Gervals, near
which place he makes his home, to take
the train to Salem TO see his wife, who Is IL
the asylum. ]. 5. Purdom, the o.. az G.
agent, refused to sell the man ticket and
Immediately wrote TO Judge Shaw request.
Ing him to send word 10 the authorities al
the asylum that the man was coming. lie
has not yet put In m appearance at the asy.
lnm aud when he does he vii! be fired of
the. premises with an alacrity that will
make his head swim.
4 SARCASTIC ~ JUsIus.-Th.rc is great
spirit Of rivalry all over this great north.
west. A buzz, Kick and jump and
some one is tafing mad. Here Is lhor-
nets nest from the Astoria Pioneer, and
while II Is an exaggeration really Is not
without little solid meat; "The Port.
land oregoaian's special edition published
among the bullrushes on the banks OF the
Willamette shut out from the commerce OF
the world by reason Of innumerable bars,
has been issued. II is devoted to Portland,
Tacoma and Washington territory. Not
one city or sown In the state of Oregon Is
mentioned. Astoria is not mentioned
either in connection with shipping or the
salmon industry. The 0yegoaias evident.
ly intended TO convey the idea that NIL the
salmon business Is done at Portland, and
that Portland and Tacoma has done al! the
shipping"
FREE ADvfce.--We advise our board OF
trade to be doing something. II pays to
be acting II only on paper. II should be
doing something sggressIveIy towards get.
ting the Astoria road started this way
Even II Il should not be built fGr ten years
there Is nothing iihe giving It the right i'm,
petus In the right direction. This Is q seri.
Gus matter. not to be triAcd WITH Some
time the road viii be built and Albany
wants IL, for Il means the bringing OF Q
greatly increased traffic this way, which
otherwise viii go somewhere else. Such q
road would be worth hundreds Of thous-
and dollars 10 Albany, directly and indi-
rectly. Should II 60 through Salem tc
the Oregon Pacific, much Eastern Ofe
gen trade would be diverted from thil
city. Albany must get up on lss cars, anC
now Is the time. The board Of trade shouiG
at least appoint n committee so that We cat
bluster little and while we arc at II, wh,
not act In reference TO getting n branch
road from the Narrow Gauge here.
Posr OFFICE BuASEss.-The total
amount OF receipts from sales of stamps
envelopes. box rent, etc. for the quai.e
ending March 3Ist, 1855, was SI429oi
for the quarter ending June soth, wa
SIs744I for the quarter ending Sep.cm
Der 3oih, 1855, was SI3I9. 20. and for tn
quarter ending December 3tst, 1855. Il wa
St466.6s. making total Of receipts for tn
calendar ye1r. 1888, Of Ss3so.26. The re
eeipss for the corresponding quarters q
1885,, were respectively as follows: Su36o<
$ui7.3s. xiIsssa and SI2ss.s6. making
total OF receipts of S4o536o for the yea
1887, showing an increase Of ST7s.57 du'
Ing 1888 over 1857. The total number O
money orders issued the first three quarter
OF the year was I74s. the number paid wa
| lilo. Number OF postal notes issued dur
Ing the same period was Io3f and the mum
Der paid was s67. During the last quartz
there has been n large increase In th
money order aud postal note business, bu
the figures are not made up yet.
Crook CoUSrY.-Why dosn't Croo
county send member TO Salem to oceup
a seat In the third house of the legislature
Our pet scheme during this session Is TO II
troduce and pass bin that viii protect OF
ranges from the annual inyasien Of shee
from other counties. -. We have been in
formed that the Indians at the War
Springs agency have signed petition asl
Ing for the appointment OF Mr.. G. Luci
ey TO act As their agent II Is said tn
every Indian on the reservation signed Il
paper. Mr.. Luckey Is we'll acquaints
with the habits, manners aud customs
these Indians, speaks Jargon tiuently, ar
would make an excellent agent -. II Is c
timated that about 100 gallons of intos
cants were disposed of In Prinevillc c
Christmas, though there was only one vi
tim who found his way TO the lookup fr o
over indulgence. There Is no longer
doubt that an effort will be made In Il
legislature during the coming session
form a now county out of Crook, Gillia
and Grant We will give voice TO our S:
In this matter In due time. -. With the a
vent of 1850 let Prineyiiie take mo,
toward improvement The year just clio
ing has seen very little improvement in d
way of building In the town J. 1t Is stat,
that there are several cases of smallpox
the vicinity Of Antelope, though they n
receiving good care, and there Is littt
danger of the disease spreading farther
Prineyille papers.
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