The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-13


is told OF democratic mugwump "
held the position Of postmaster In villa
not twenty miles from Salem. Not ma
months ago the announcement appear
; In the papers that such-and.such a ma
had been appointed ?ostmastcr,to succee
"thc incumbent, who had resigned" 18th
Incumbent" was the mugwump referrc
. 70 and when he read the announcement h
was wroth. He wanted to know Of frlcn,
what they wanted 10 call him an "lncum
bent" for and what Il meant, anyhow. II,
said he had never done anything to dcsery,
abuse aud he didn't think Il tair TO pitch
into him throughthe papers.--Salem States
mas.
Albany has republican capitalist who
beats your d. r. NJ. by hundred lengths
lie has been telling about what some Of
our bankers are going to do and the word
he uses completely annihIlates "incum-
benC We regret that we lack space 10
give It
Ho, FoR rHE wiLLAMKrrel.-o -oregon's
advertising efforts In the Middle West are
beginning TO be realized now IN this port
OF the state. The past three weeks some
thirty or more wagons and teams, with the
average accompaniment of loose sock,
have passed through this part ofthe state
enronte to the Willamette valley. Those
specially mentioned hail from far away
Kansas, Nebraska aud the Black Hills
country. All the way across In the good
old way-by team All look TO the VILLAIN.
cite valley as the haven of their hopes.
None OF them show any disposition TO stop
In this dry country. They want to 90
where Il rains once In while. Quite
number Of persons who are residents OF
this county, and the dried up section east
OF here are also going TO winter In the ,Vil
lamette. -OcAeoO RsrSsw.
BARKER BALKEp.-- A few mornings
ago A. ID. Barker, baggage master at the
S. p. depot, went into his hay NOV to
throw down some hay, when he found a
tramp apparently sound asleep with his
face from Mr. Barker. Thlt gentleman
called to the tramp to get up and "gii,"
but he received no response, Again and
again he called to the tramp, but received
no answer, Indignant at the iud ference
OF the tramp he took pitch fork and de-
termined To awaken him. He prodded the
tramp with the fork aud at Us first touch
he sPrang toan upright position and be-
gan to gcstiulate and manipulate his fin.
gers In such way as to convince Barker
that he was deaf and dumb. Barker was
baked.
Tux X. rs Trostay Moons train
knights Templars G w Maston and wife
ID p Mason and wife, Geo Smith and wife,
l. G Marshall and wife, d c Shell and
wife, ID N Jones and wife, X wcatae riord
and wife, Chas o Cahlen, f Allen ana
n Webb left for the Grand Command
eiy of the + & A NJ of the state ut Oregon
which convenes in Eugene. A large
number of Knights Templars from other
parts OF the state, among others Rocky
Earhart,F Babcock and Pap Stroud, pass.
ed south on the same train.
MANY LIKE HIM-A man in Indiana Of
whom there are several like him In Linn
county went out hunting, and while he
was thus engaged there was big rain
and he sought shelter ina hollow log.
The log became soaked with water, and
swelled until the aperture was too small
for the man to get out again. There Re
was In a dilemma. he quickly reviewed
his past life, and when he came 10 think
that he was no, subscriber for his own
home paper, he felt so small that he craw.
led out of the hole without any trouble
whatever.
Too SwEEr.-Does this apply to any
one here
Mr.. Neived 0cnderly but inaexibly)-
alt seems TO me that "Lovey" and "Sweety"
"Dearie" ought to afford you scope en-
ough. II makes a man blush to DC called
"Darling" at every other word, particular
ly in the presence OF strangers. But
draw the line at "Duckey." won't be
called "Duckey" by any one.
Mrs. Neived 0earfully) "All right
"Birdie" won't, but love you 80 much
"Dolly" that It's hard not to. Don't you
understand "I3aby" i-Puek.
LEBANoS.-Profc { S Hunt and family
left last Friday for Oakland where the
Prof will take charge Of the Public school.
Messrs Kirkendal & Westfall have
bought lot from Mr'Cowan, just back Of
the harness shop, where they intend erect
ing livery stable. They have already
let the contract to bui.d Il and have COM
menced hauling the lumber.
Rev r kirkpatrick started for Texas
last Wednesday where he goes 20 attend
10 some unfinished business. lie hopes
10 return in about six weeks.
vARIoLoID-Mr z c SearIs. of the new
dry goods firm of BaIrows & Searls, who
had been complaining of being III for sew
eral days, was on Saturday evening found
to have the varioloid, and was taken TO the
city's pest house, where he has good
nurse and Is receiving the best treatment
possible. Mr. Searls came here from the
East about a month ago, and has already
made many friends who will hope TO sec
him come out from this unpleasant illness
all right.
THAT GRADE SUIT.-The case Of A.. II
Marshall agt the City of Albany to re-
strain 1t from grading Washington Street
In accordance with The action of the Com
mon Council, Is now in progress before o
} II. Irvine, appointed referee therein by
Juukc DOlscs anu udti( scbstoHs tot hbe
nearing of testimony are being held at In,
Office of Hewitt & Irvine. Judge ID N
Blackburn and c z Wolverton represen
the plaintiff and Hon J X weatherford thu
defendant.
NEVER THERE lit has been reporte'
that Mr. Searls obtained the varioloid from
sleeping at Mrs East's. The DEMocRAT !
requested to state that this Is absolutely
untrue. Mr. Searls was never in thu
house. And any waj he only has the di.
, sease in a very mild form and says h
I never felt better in his life. Where h
caught 1t he dos'nt know himself.
EVERYBODY Go-The DEMOCRAT ac
knowledges the receipt of acomplimeniar
ticket to the North Pacific Industrial Al
. sociations exhibition in Portland and as
. promises to eclipse all others ever give
4 in the N. W., if not on the Coast, the DEA
:, ocRAT will 90 II In Portland from Sep
76th to October 10th.
T New COTTAGES. - Appreciating II
great demand for houses to rent sever
4 property owners in the Third ward a