The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-04-26


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BRIDoRs.- Linn county Is evidently 90
ing to have lts hands completely full o
bridge building according 10 the prescn
outlook. There Is the Jefferson bridge
which VIII be, u built, 3os feet long with
Marion county approach Of rs feet and
Linn county approach Of 400 feet. Th'
The height Of bridge from bottom Of rive
would be about "a feet. The Mariol
county viewers estimate the cost at Slo,-
ooo which Is too small. The Staytor
bridge would be a43 feet from bank to bank
requiring bridge 67s feet long, located a
the present ferry and Il Is estimated woulC
cost $4,000. Linn county would onlj
have to ray half OF the cost OF these bridges
Then there is the Waterloo bridge, fol
which there has been demand for iftcer
years. The bridge would not cost yer,
great sum and Is needed badly by the pco-
pie Of the vicinity, where rolls one of ths
finest water powers to be found anywhere
All will eventually be built; but Il Is safe
to say Linn county will not spend tn,
whole OF $4,000 or $4,000 the present
year In building them. What win be the
result,
MISS HINps.--The elocutionary enter.
tainment given atthe Presbyterian Church
last Monday was one that benefited The
seventy Eve who attended, To people hav'
ing a taste for refined program of higt
order the recitals BY Miss Kinds were q
treat perhaps never before enjoyed In Al
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great talent, genius IN that line, display.
ing great versatility and throwing into heI
efforts, power, expression and force rare
ly witnessed. Her impersonations of the
female book agent and I. Dewitt Tallmadge
were remarkably fine ones. She captivat.
ed the audience from the beginning. In
terspersed through the program were
beautifully rendered solos BY Mrs. Cham
herlain and Mrs Langdon, and quartet
by Messrs. Prichard, Sears, Woodwork
and Fortmiller was one o. the best ever
presented here by local talent
MILLIONS IN Ir.-About year ago, Mr.
] E Wyatt, who lives about one mile and
half west of this city, was digging wei
near his barn. On his way down he found
several fine specimens Of coal besides q
small vein about an inch in thickness. Al
the depth Of 50 feet the gas in the well
grew so strong that they were compelled
to abandon II, as workmeu would almost
suffocate In very few moments. Five oi
our substantial citizens have filed articles
of Incorporation for develo ling the matter.
The incorporatOrs arc. Thos Cauthorn, "
A Wells, z II Davis, T II Cooper and
~ Rayburn. They have bonded the Wy
att place for Sac, so,ooo.-Corvallis Times.
PLANS BErSo DRAwN.-Mr ] p Cal
bralth, Secretary Of the Brownsville Wool
en- Mil Company, Is In the city, and viii
make Albany his headquarters in shor'
time. Plans for the mill are being drawn
and Il will be modern Ia Its makeup. New
and improved machinery will be ordered
and the mill will be one that wild do first.
class work. The machinery now In the
city was not transferred to the new com
pany, as reported, and besides the Albany
mill will get some Of the present machin
cry In the Brownsville mill.
The STREET RAiLwAY.-Last Tuesday
the directors Of the Albany Street Railway
Company met at the Office Of Burkhart s
Keeney and opened the bids on the street
railway work. W Brown and the Santi
am Lumber Co. bid on lumber alone, G v
Stevens on work alone, O'Conner. Barr
Harrigan. and w E Kelley on the whole
Mr. Kelley's bid was the lowest, being
$47oo, and the contract was let to him
The amounts of the other bids will remain
private until Mr. Kelley's bonds are accept
ed and the contracts signed.
A LIVE ESTERrAISMEST.-T Is q
great week for entertainments. Some
thing good nearly every evening. All arr
drawing well. The biggest house viii
probably be given Conn Bros, the poPula
grocers, who are meeting with continue
encores on account Of their superior good
and low prices. Call on them for you
groceries and crockery ware.
In THE LEAD.-Grant must be a ba
county, Seven murders have been com
mitted there during the last twelve months
OF this number one is serving a four G
FIVE years term in the penitentiary, on
Is under sentence of death, one Is unknown
one was considered justiiable homicide
because Il was only an Indian killed, on
was released BY justice Of the peace an
afterwards made his escape, and two ar
awaiting trial.
ScALDrNG Cows.-Wc are informed thi
there is a man living on 5th Street who
in the habit of wantoDly scalding Gov
standing in the street near manure pi
adjacent to his barn. Several of his neigl
bors cows have been badly scaided Th
man has been seen to throw as much as
bucketfuI Of boiling water ON COW. The
are several witnesses to this mans brnt
conduct and the injured parties hereby gi'
warning that he will be prosecuted II
does not quit his shameful conduct.
Nor YEr.-Judgc Boise denied the m
ton made by the city OF Albany in the II
junction case with A II Marshall askir
for the right to proceed and grade V'asl
ington street on filing proper bonds. Son
one says the ground was that the Ct
could not give bonds in such case; b
the real reason seems to be that he war
the case investigated generally.
LEVEL HEADED.-AlIen c Mason,
Tacoma,is remarkably level headed ma
To a reporter last Monday ne said that
would most positively refuse to run
mayor, and that he considered politics al
-sdirect and immediate road to perdictioI
It usually takes community about I
years 10 realize that Il has man W
doesn't want and won't have any Office,
matter what It is.--Ex.
BRoKE SOME BoTTLEs, &C. Ned Du
was arrested Saturday evening for ere
ing disturbance in Max Baumgart's
loon and last Monday was taken bef
. Recorder Henton and fined SIS and co
in default Of payment Of which he was s
tenced to the caliboose for four days,
'eluding street work.
FIRE AT SALEM.-A fire started in
w cox's drug store at Salem about
O'Clock Sunday, and although the Aa
were frally extinguishcd the stock
drugs was almost entirely ruined. +
were valued at $1,000 and an Insurance.
$4,000 was carried. Several firemen v
injured but none seriously.