The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-08-09
LOCAL RECORD.


For MlLwAuKEE.-.LaSt Mondaya NEE
ing Of citizens was held at the w CT
Hall to confer with Commander McElro
in reference 10 sending an exhibit Of OF
products to Milwaukee. After an explain
atory speech by Prof MeElroy a anane
Oenmittee consisting of Z Lanning, &c
L Chamberlain aud s S Train was appoin,
ed to raise funds to send man there an,
collect an exhibit. Mr. Dickson, Of IN
Oregon Land Co,and Mr. Cusics,were ap
pointed committee to make an exhi5i
for Linn county and Mr. Cusick was ap
pointed 10 represent Albany aud Linz
county nj the National g A X. Beside
the exhibit 10000 OF Col. Alleys pamph,
lets and 5000 birdseye views Of Alban,
will be taken and distributed
DoN'r Be DIsHKARTRNKp--Linn count,
farmers should read the following from al
3. o. paper "An old farmer living neai
Athena engaged the harvesting outfit tC
come to his ranch Tor the purpose OF har'
vesting and th,eshing his crop. After all
the preparations were made, they beger
heading the oats, which were badly injur.
ed by the hot weather Three loads were
cut and threshed and yielded three bushels
The header was then sent to the wheat
field with a like result The disheartened
old man Is said to have wept like child,
and sent the outfit from the field without
harvesting his grain"
A SAD DRowSISo.-A Eugene man in.
forms the DENocRkr of the sad drowning
of tive prominentyoungp people oiEugene,
on the Siuslaw, near the Pacifc,a few days
ago, word being received at Eugene City
Sunday of the accident. Duck Wilson
and Minnie Luckey, daughter OF ] L Luck.
ey, one of Eugene's wealthiest citizens,
were boat riding when the boat was tipped
over and the young couple drowned before
assistance could be rendered Wilson was
a driver In one of the livery Stables,and Il
Is reported had been going withthe young
lady against her parents wishes.
LossEs.-The loss of the Albany Farm
ers and Merchants Insurance Company by
the Spokane Falls fire viii be about SIo,-
600 Among those burned out was the
firm of Monteith & Seitenbach, who car
ried stock of goods valued at 100000 or
SO, oco, about half insured. Mr. NJ VOL
verton, now in the city. loses block or
two. The fire is about the worst in the
history of the coast. The total loss will
approach $Io,ooo,ooo.
CLEAN Them OuT.-Th- attention OF
the DEMOCRAT has been called to the fact
that In the alleys back of some of the bust.
ness blocks in Albany are accommodating
large quantities of boxes, straw, etc. In
view of the fact that there is lire epidem.
ic In the land this rubbish should be clean.
cd cut This Is a very dry and risky pc
Rod and there should be no foolishness.
p. S.-Since the above was In type a
posse of city officials have been making n
thorough attack on the alleys, and they will
be well cleaned out.
OYsrERvILLE ~ AsHES. Saturday ai-
ternoon about o'clock fire caught in
the Williams oannery at Oys,erville, on
Yaquina river, from the cannery engine,
resulting in the cannery, with its machin-
cry being burned also the Naseby house,
Raiders slaughter house and barn, leav-
ing only one building standing The loss
TO Mr. Williams was about 81 5000. About
$4,000 would cover the other losses. The
Williams cannery was being prepared for
the fall run, making the fire a very un-
timely one
A PIcrURE.-Large piles of paper and
other highly iniammable Rubbish lying in
the alley between First and Second Streets.
A careless cigar smoker passes along and
thoughtiessly casts the short stub Of his
cigar in the rubbish Ignition takes rlaee
a regular Seattle or Spokane Fails fire
occurs. Great less OF property. Every.
body knows then how the fire I5ight have
been averted. but no one seems To know
H0w. A word to the wise oHghI to be suf-
fcient.
DROWNED. On last Friday evening
Isaac Stats ohe Of the oldes, se'tlers H.
Oregon was drowned in a spring near Air
lie In Polk county. he had MIXED COW
then took her 10 the spring to ~a.er. The
spring was eight feet deep.and about three
feet down To water. While reaching down
for bucket of water ne fell in, his hand
resting on plank. The plank broke and
he fell in head FIRST aud was drowned. He
was born in New York and was 10 year,
old.
CAUGHT ACCIDENTALLY. Tuesdly
we mentioned how Johnny Lazybones,the
young tramp. took to his heels to obtain
his liberty, and that was the last of him.
But 1t transpired afterwards that It was
not. Afterwards Marshal Hoffman while
driving towards Salem after the tramp
printer, charged with stealing watch,
run across Lazybones accidentally and
brought him back to the city, much to his
discontinue, for he loves liberty.
A SwIsDLISc ScHEaE.-In an Oregor
county recently young couple with a
clericat looking man drove up to farm
house. they said for the purpose of being
married on his peasant farm, for which
they would pay literally. After marriage
and dinner they handed the farmer $40
and took his receipt. Afterwards he was
called upon to pay 1t In the form of note
for $500.
SIGNIFIcANT-Ayo young man from Spo
kane Falls says Spokane man told him a
few weeks ago that there would be big
fire there about the time It occurred. just
after the FIRE, In this city a woman was
heard talking with gambler, perhaps her
husband, about the FIRE. when she remark
ed, "didn't tell you So" Sure enough.
A JoKE on Mr. FRoMAN.-The follow
ing from an exchange shows ho@ ever
newspapers will get everything mixed ar
sometimes: "Thomas Froman makes q
confession that ne and two brothers, FREQ
and Herbert Rolf, were the cause of thu
wreck of the o & c. train last Sunday
night near Albany. The parties are under
arrest"
BIG FIsm.-Thc Ashland 1Tdiags tell
of a fishing trip made by Mr. l. Afford AM
five others, ell Of Ashland, on which on
of the parties caught trout that weighe'
rs pounds. Mr. L Afford is a grandson Q
Uncle Thomas Afford, Of Harrisburg.
He Is DEAD.-Prof. Krumbein, the ar
tist who visited this city some months ag
and whose artistic productions called ou