The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-10-04

Z closing their survey at tide water, making
the distance from Albany 10 riiamook 90
miles, aud the elevation OF the summit Of
The divide between Yamhill and Tilla.
!, nook 77o teet. Al last The problem Ia sol.
we'd. and Is den onstrated beyond doubt
. thatwe have good practical route connect.
I Ing us with the "ouisde.'' And now that
the preliminary is.run, we will anxiousiy
Z await the arrival of the graders, and then
!. TO sec the produce leaving our midst, and
! train load after train load OF Willamette
9 Valley wheat being Brought 10 our seaport I,
!, for shipment"
Z AFTER A ceNruRY.--wc read with
pleasure the following interesting Item
: about our old friend, Ben franklin a
large public bath will soon be erected IN |,
. Philadelphia from money lef, BY Benjamin !
franklin and John Scott. Franklin left
IN hts WIN, dated April - 1890, $1,000 to
be nsed In Philadelphia IN such a way that
: after the lapse Of q century the principal
4 and Interest should amount 10 a sum large a
, enough TO make valuable public Improve. Il
menle. Ia 1916 John Scott added $1,000 !,
to this sum. The principal now amounts
altogether 10 about $4,000. Ten thou
! sand Of this will be laid aside for another !,
. century,aiter the new bath Is constructed. y
II ALI vorRRs We took ride down Y
the valley the other day and stopped ata
! ranch where We had business, ssys the y
caldwall Wa Tribnas man. Knocking at =
the door OF the apparently deserted house,
VIC entered without invitation, and there y
seated around n table were five, strong.
healthy men playing poker. The fences G
were down and the harvest was ready, bat :,
the laborerH were iew. And We want 10
gamble tha; Statehood will get five big ',
mo" votes from that quarter on the y
grounds OF increased taxation. p
BgArs ORgooN.--Oregon l. = great n
wheat country and immense on prunes, ap. !.
ples pears etc, hu' Il has It's superlors In ;,
some things. Reeen,Iy IS year old girl !
arrived at Castle Garden as the vanguard
OF family Of twenty-five children, the
rest OF whom are soon 10 follow. Her
father, mother. thirteen sisters and eleven
brothers viii join her II she gives favor e
able report ot life and prospects In Amefi- y
ca. We acknowledge our incapaci,y to !.
cope with such a record even In The Villa. :.
melie valley. :,
TuE FIRsr BRtcK.--An old gentleman a
the city Thursday claimed to have made a
the first brick ussa 10 the city OF Albany h
away bse ek In the iiities, II being used IN a y
due. He had just been at work on the
Coins brick 10 Sclo. He remarked Al the
great difIerelcs In Albany now with its
hundreds OF fect OF brick, street car line =
etc. and the Albany OF, 81. Our growth has
been peculiarly steady aud lacks the zen.
sational features OF Tacoma and Seattle.
MAup H.-Mlss Maud Hoffman |, pre-
pairing 70 leave Corvallis some time next
week for Bsker City. where she will con-
duct a school In music and elocution for
the rest OF the school year. After that
time she Intends to 10 esst TO complete
her course Ia eleeutionary training. She d
| will be great addition 20 Baker cily's q
society.-corvaliis Gassfks y
VAST rHEIR MONEY Several mem Il
bcr Of the Minneapolis Building aud Loan .
association which was organized In that
city last spring and which has never done
anything, held meeting in the Lane ,
connty Bank Monday evening and passed o
| resolutions requesting tho managers pf the
association 10 Fcfuud the money put Ia a.
They will be fortunate II they ever succeed :
In getting it.--Regfssey.
Sold HIS ExufHIr MIR Geo Deishaw
who exhibited 900 varieties OF wheat a. the Il
State fair sold most OF his exhibit TO the {
Oregon Land Company Gt Salem, and II
win be taken To Iowa and other Eastern
States with an exhibit car now being fitted | b
up. and will be displayed at the Sioux City
Palace. Thi3 accounts for the reason
| Wallace < Cusick failed to get an exhibit
| With George Beishaw's left Out the pavii. =
lon would be vacant room almost. Mr..
Btlshaw made $500 out Of his wheat stalks |,
and heads.
EucESKs SrYLE.--Mr ] ID RhInchart Il
was arrested last week for violating The n
fire ordinance by putting wooden part h
itIon In his building on Ninth street. Mr.
Rhinehart had obtained a permit some tt
time ago TO make those improvements aud G
had no intention Of violating the ordi- J
nance. His permit held good however 6.
and he was promptly acquitted. .-Regis = !.
&C. Z. PARrY.--The young people Of b
the Christian Endeavor society of the u.
p. Church gave one OF their pleasant par !
ues :. the 1esioehee OIL Nusuns hs'
Frsay. About forty ave were present
and spent the evening In aseries OF games z
that brought adjournIhg time seemingly
lin the middie az festlv,tIes A snmn,uou. :
renas. ~ hoy.e cl,essn,,sS -. wss served
during the evening. and il Il predicted 4
ra.,h,sd n.. ho"s ,,s VINO no a ahsnasa WI ever
SOME DIc SALEs.-Wallace s. Cusick
sold i,he property OF Jaliue Joseph. .Eoceu- :
pied by Francis Pfeifer, to J S Antonelle, :
the 0. P. CONTRADICTION $4,000.
Also a7I acres near the CITY. belonging .
- A,a,..r u.t. ,orwrn.;.t c,n.d,
I. Grafton, $iz,4s7 so-Ioo.
s,.. Aiso ccn'sIe.eo tnree m oloeks IN "oodic
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