The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-27

Tuesday Miss Fiors Mason left iol
the East 10 spend the winter with relatives
Mrs o $ Pollock, Of the College, last even
ing, III honor u the event gave farewell
reception at the residences Of Mr. ". r
.iieatet participated IN BY some Of Mis-.
Irlors's former fellow students and tl,s
faculty oEthe College. An evening re-
inarkahle Cor It's good viii AZ we'll as iol
the amount of pleasure had was passed b,
The company present. 4 was a deserving
tribute 10 Il very y ,ttltY young lady
Those present we're pssf and Mrs condIt
| Prof Lee, Mrs pnlock. Miss Lee Prather,
Miss Lib Irvine, Misses. Flora aud Vesta
Mason. Misses fsillie Robertson aud Helen
| Crawford, and aiessrs Percy Kelley. Qnln.
Icey propsi, Collins Elklns. Percy Young,
Carlton Sox Richard Wheeler and John
Geisendorfer.
A FAMOUS rouRsAMksr. The Ia,
coma tournament was tile tastes. all 10
gethcr In the history Of the United States
and Will be noted for two OF lts races be.
Ing woflI beaters Astorla's lime IN the
We. test 81 t-io and vancouycr's, D. G, ln
the dry test, - 0.to are the fastest on rec.
ord. The previous fastest record for the
dry test was 80 as seconds. The .ourna-
ment was an intensely exciting one from
the start. great feeling being engendered
particularly In the wet test. The Albany
fremen, to.wit Marshal Hoffman, c w
Watts, 81 Guiss and Walter Parker re
turned last eveing. Albany can 1t leas
crow over the fact that Its speed race rc
cord tf AZ last year was not eqaalled.
A MAN KnLRp. On eaiurday after
the overland train had left Marion, going
north, stranger who had been on ths
train was seen to be missing. worI was
lef. at Turner. Afterwards the body OF a
stranger was found beside the track. Moth.
Ing was found on the body to lden.ify the
man. nor could anything be learned In
reference to hlm. lie was thirty-hye or
forty years OF aye. had light mustaaci,e,
aud wore striped pair oi pants and dark
coat The supposl,ion Is that he iost Lls
balance and Tell from the train.
Laler-His name was G. A. Anderson
and he was going to Stu,t Junction, Wash.
urs AsD Down. Three or four months
ago Mr. John Charles aold his property in
Albany for $500 aud moved 10 Mediord,
where he bought the railroad hotei, pay
ng property then, but a vicarious one.
The time table was changed and meals are
now taken AZ snoiher place and Mr. Charles
l. In thcseast on a Walt, while his hotel Il
Idle, and Of no value. In the lncautime
the gentleman who bought hls Albany
property has sold Il ut an advance Of geo.
sroPEp oFF.-Mr w. II. Bishop. special
agent OF the Government, with headquar-
terra at Washington d. G. stopped off at
Albany or hls way 10 Southern Or
egon, to zee his old time friend and school
mate. W. z. Mcpherson. OF this city. Mr.
Is. Il In the Indian Commission, has lately
been IN all parts Of Washington Territory
and Oregon. aud he says nowhere Ia hls
travels was he more iayoEahiy Impressed
than with our town Of Albany, will return
In fc n weeks and take a slice of Albany
real estate. which by the way Il good
hing % have in the family nowadays.
Was Hx MuapEaEps-A b. wepdeii.
brosher-in- Law 10 John ]. Davis, living
near Tangent, has been resident OF Crook
county for number Of years. Last June
he came down on visls 20 Mr.. Davis.
When he left Mr.. Davis Il was for the
purpose OF going 10 the Malhenr country to
loook after some stock slnee which time
he has not been heard from and Mr.. Da.
via fears he has been murdered.
Two LoAss.-Last Friday a. The meet.
Ing OF the Building and Loan Association
two loans were made, one to r Trnax, OF
$500, Al go months interest In advance, and
the other 10 $ w Ross, Vt $500. Al 50
months interest In advance. Parties de-
airing 10 enter new series should confer
with the Secretary.
FIFru DAy.--Aitendanc about 10000.
The oregoa Derby, mile aud half dash,
was won By Pat Curraa In aao The free
for ali trot was won By Paiatina. Bess
time, s:ssH. A special trot between BIon.
die and Alto o was won by Blonde. Best
iime. s:s7ii. paiatina's record was the
lowest ever made on an Oregon track.
LEBANON. Three saloons there now
A carpenter has work ahead for thres
months and all Of them are busy. No, a
vacant house In the city. The prospect Of
paper mill Il enlIveaing matters con
siderabiy.
IN Two YGARs.--Two years ago Mr..
o c Olsen bough, Of DR. r c IIiIl house
and 10. paying Ssas for 1t. Friday he
sold Il to Heinrich Broders for $1,000.
That Is a good sample OF the way proper
~ has been increasing in Albany.