The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-08-02
LOCAL RECORD.

Anoukh gong oY Nhe h""e VI TVS
Association, the DEMocRAr Is intormeC
by a Nebraska man, who knows the sltua
tlon, that there are only seven newspaper
men among the sixty In the excursion
merchants. Even the Chairman Is az
Omaha real estate man, and there were
four others from the same city The
whole crowd is working for Nebraska not
Oregon Even the Nebraska newspapers
ridicule the "press" part OF Il. II this Is
true Il Is shame for our people 10 be I'm
posed on In such a manner,
GoISe.-Ahout three hundred China
men have engaged passage for their ma
tive land, per ship "Coloma," which sails
again in October, saws the Portland Wsi.
cove. OF those Who depart not 1--WE per
cent will ever again return to the United
States. AT the rate MongollanS are leay-
ing the country there won't be 10000
Chinese on the Pacific Coast In ten years
The limited number now here have be.
come extremely independent and demand
outrageous wages for their labor. China
men who six years ago readily accepted
$Is per month for their work,nOw demand
$50 and $40, and become impertinent
should their would be employer even hint
at sum less large.
BOOMING CnIEs.-No city can afford
to boom too much, There Is nearly all
ways n reaction. Look ut Kansas City
A year ago II was the liveliest city in the
United States. 1t had a great boom and
thousands of people settled there. Rea
estate sold iorlgilt egded prices. Sblendid.
business blocks sprung up as II BY magic
People were wild then. To day they are
long faced and sad. The town Is as dead
as a door nail" The boom has collapsed
and al. the rustling real estate agents have
moved to other towns. While going
about the city a visitor notices many low
lots and many amusing signs nailed over
them. One of them reads: lhopa a load
of earth in here and see the lot FL up.
ScIo.-work on Mr.. Coins new brick
block was inaugurated Wednesday after
noon the boys putting in quarter of that
day, and Thursday evening at quitting
time the four bricklayers had layed twenty
six thousand brick. Will Cox, contractor
Joe Clark, John Davidson and George
Hayford are the bricklayers. Rob Carey,
near Scio, came very near having his house
burned Thursday morning. the fire catch
ing from a defective hue during the ab
sence of the family Messrs. Lee Bill
yeu x Co. will soon commence the erect
ion Of large livery stable on Main street.
NIrs Kate {. Lonsway, who has been visit.
ing her mother, Mrs DR.. Mar,ir, in this
city, left yesterday for her home in Seattle,
w. T.-PTsSS.
A MINISTERIAL RECEPTION. Last
Monday the members Of the Congrega-
tiOnal Church gave n very enjoyable re-
eeption at the residence of Mr. w r Hearst,
to Rev Rogers, local pastor, Rev Romin-
ger, of East Portland and Rev Whit,lesey,
Of Portland, the latter two being in the
city ON their summer vacation. II was a
very enjoyable event, made donbly 80 by !
the fact that all three Of the ministers are 1
single, and the opinion generally prevails /
that Il is not coed for them to be alone. /
A nice lunch was served and good time
generally had.
JACK DIKD.-Jsek Miller, the engineer, !
on the illfated train, died at his home in ,
Portland last Monday of the effects of the /
sealding received in the railroad acciden,
at this city Sunday night He gave up
his life for thu passengers he was
conveying,-brave man. JACK Miller has
been on the road Silence ii started in 1871, !
first in the shops. then as fireman, but |
most Of the as engineer. He was always |
ct his post Of duty, was a temperate
faithful servant of company and people. |
He was known Ss Big Jack.
A THREsHERBURN after
Journal while Noah Herren was threshing
grain on his farm foar miles from this city,
the machine caught fire and was burned to
the ground before the fire could be stop
ped. There were about 500 buehels o
grain In the sacks near the machine. but
by the prompt action of the hands It wss
saved. The machine burned so rapidly
that even the rubber belt could not be
saved The fire quickly spread toward the
fence and burned about one hundred yards !
of 1t down. Loss about $500.
The K. OF P.-Columbia Division No.
4 Uniform Rank X. of p. was organized at
the.K. of P. Hall Saturday. Grand Chan
cellor w F Hume assisted by ID l. Greene,
of Salem, conducted the ceremony. There
are twenty seven members, and all appear
ed In new and handsome uniforms recent |
Iy ordered from the East. After the or
Rani1ation of the Division fine ice cream I
lunch was served at Mr.. Fritz Huffman's.
Following are the officers elected
IF Hail, Sir Knight Captain.
Geo w Hochstedler, Sir Knight 1t.
Quincy Z Propst, Sir Knight Herald.
AW Hammer, Sir Knight Recorder.
Geo { Will. Sir knight Treasurer.
Walter Parker, Sir knight Guard
w A McClain, Sir knight Sentinel.
WATER KAGATEs.-Mr.AlIsn Slauson, of
the OyegOnian,I in fine article en- his
outing at Yaqvina Bay, describes water
agates as follows: "Thes= are little oval
seni-transparen: stones, with a tendency
TO hatness and rough exterior, having
little drop of water walled up inside.
Holding one up to the light you can see the
water mOve as yeu turn the stone" Now
the truth Is you simply see the air in the
water move, the drop being nothing less
tnhu StnOSPnSTc'
REvENoEFUL.-Ten years ago a man
near Lexington KY. had twenty four
sheep bitten by dogs. Cince that time he
has poisoned and shct over three hundred
CANNES, and Is still! engaged in that glo-
rious work. People who b their gro
ceries Of Conn Bros, of this ity. never feel
revengeful, for they obtain the best bar
gains, good treatment and first class goods
LooKs SUSPICIOUS Mr. T L Wallace,
has sold to Mr. G o Cahlen the inside lot
to his fine residence property at the cor
ner OF Ellsworth and Lyon streets. Mr.
Cahlen will build fine residence on the
lot this summer, and. as he is now unmar-
ried, the act is causing his friends to wink
quite loudly.
ANOTHER PIONEER DEAD.--On Satur-
day evening, July 77th. 1889, in Albany
after lingering illness, Mrs. Ellis Knox
died at the age Of 80 years, months.