The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-20

ssrief fxes up this railroad business as 70
lows. "That u the racket that has c.ea
and healthy ring 10 u. Some times
spirit OF rivaly, when not carried beyon
the bounds Of amicablc contest may spr
communities as well a. individuals up I
better accomplishments. But the admor
ltion, "Keep cool" Is always In order.
Is the quiet, steadily flowing water thu
always floats the largest vessel. Above a
should the policy Of building ourselves u
BY tearing another down, be avoided
That Is a system OF envy that will befea
I It's objects IN most instances; the malic
that IN its passion stabs Itself to death al
the threshold OF public sympathy. |
does not seem TO us impossible that Al
oany and Salem both might get the beneii
OF railroad connection with the Astoria
sea board. Salem has been for some tim,
agitaslng with plausiblllty railroad from
there into the foothills OF the west sid,
district, and with such line, formlng
junction with the Albany-Aslo,la road
would give the capital city a comblnatior
of the west side project and sea board con
nee,ion at once, with an equal opportun
ity to compete with Albany for the trafiC
which the new system would develop
Why not"
Crook CouNrY. Henry Grimes reach.
ed here Wednesday with load OF Web
foot oats. lie thinks there l. money In
Importing oats. end will return after an
other load.
Mrs James Elkins and family accom-
panied by Miss Addie Claypool started for
Albany last Monday. Miss Cloypeol will
remain about two months IN Albany visit.
ing relatives aud friends.
DIV Clayool started last Tuesday for
Albany with two iour.horse teams after
supplies
Roe Smead and family have gone 10 Al
bany 10 spend the winter.
Ed Cantrcll. who mysterlouSly disap-
peared last May, has been heard from. lie
Is Ia Oregon, alive and well This fact
settles forever that Cantrcll was rot mur.
dered, as some believed. -P,ineville pa
pers.
The ToUR NAMEMr. - The Firemen's
Tournaments began Tuesday at O'Clock,
with the wet test. II proved to DC con.
test OF professionals, the fastest runners In
the world being secured for the different
teams. John Fox, of Astoria. II Pimmrof
Petaluma, Cal, and II Hippie, OF Portland,
were appointed Judges + Casey, Of AS
toria, starter, and CT Uhlman. OF Tacoma
C w Watts, of Albany, ard J c Rainey, oi
Tacoma, ,tims-keepers. Following was the
record for the wettcst Corvallis, 30 II 20 ;
Astoria, - ITO ; walla walla. 80 East
Portland, 80 r.Io Vancouver, y. C.,
80 s Seattle, 90 Z 10. not allowed New
Westminster, 3S IS Victoria, 5S S-s.
A SURPRISE PARTY-Last Monday at
the residence OF Mr. u A Stanard, Miss
Hattie Chesney was given a surprise party
which proved very entertaining and en-.
joyable affair. The evening was spent In
lively games and conversation, and was
not without its substantial part. The at.
tacking party was composed of Misses
Clara Read, Celia Pennington, Annie In.
grain, Augusta Bridgeiord, frankie Hop
kins, Alice Blake, Linda Miller, MAY Mills
and Mcssrs Quincy Propst, Walter wiles,
] r wvatt, L J MeCaus,land,F r c S,anard.
+ l. Kenion, Archie Hammer and Mr.
Crouch.
OREGON SALT.--It is not generally
known away from home that Lake county
now supplies her home market with
stock and dairy salt of good quality says
the Lakeview Examiner. ID 4 Jones Is
the proprietor OF the salt marsh where
Warner lake once spread her waters. Mr.
Jones grnds aud sacks the dairy salt on
the ground where Il Is scooped up by the
wagon load and delivered 10 the different
merchants OF the county. The editor OF
the EramHey uses this salt on his Po,a-
toes every day.
MARE SroLEN.-C c Doughty, of the
O5sertcy, was in town "Wednesday even
ing On horseback, and he tied his horse,
aud about o'clock, when he was ready TO
start home, he could not find his horse.
The supposition is that 1t was stolen, as
none OF the halter remained on the hitch
ing post. The mare Is sorrel In color, and
has white stripe In the face weighs be-
tween $50 lbs aud 900 lbs has Scar on
the left hip, and Is shout 10 years old.
Anyone finding or hearing OF such horse
will please inform c c Doughty, at Dallas,
or Doughty, az Monmouth. = Rea Side.
RIAL ESTATE FEvER-Nearly every
body In Albany has the real estate craze,
and the fever very naturally Is fer making
a small fortune out of the business. II
property here were assessed at the present
round sums asked the city would have an
income sufficient to put an electric light on
every corner. As II Is we are nearer up to
the standard than any OF the neighboring
counties, and pay more faan our share OF
State taxes.
BIG WORDS Corvallis sends word
Ghat the boys are raising 81 goo to take
with them to bet on their team at the Ia
coma tournament. Good enough: make
II $4,000. The Corvallis department will
send splendidly trained team, and their
10000 will come handy. How about
last AiaA A@1 . fNA'b -
giving the Astoria team more thought
than Corvallis is.-ISfonaH.
a DIFFERENT CLIMATE.-MrJ A Gross
has returned from his trip to klamath
Springs, Cal. He reported the thermom-
eter down TO z9 degrees above zero,iee on
the water, and expected TO find his flowers
here frozen to billiards, but found this
different counir; entirely on returning.
ANOTHER WHALE "A party of Butte
vile folks will arrive In the city Monday
with 'stuffed whale" which they will
have on exhibition during fair week tits
known as Bachelors whale and was capt
ured several years ago BY some parties of
that locality. II Is some 80 or 10 feet in
length. h.-Salem Journal.
FRESH PAIxT.-The Revere House cor
ner Is being painted and put in band boz
style. This includes Conn Bros grocery
store. Where there Is fresh paint ontsid'
there is large and varied stock of fresI
groceries and vegetables on the inside ans
some remarkably g3op grocery bargain
are offered.
The o. p. ExTENsioN.-Quitea mum
| her of r,e,, feff .dav for the u p front "A