The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-26

1890 ~ te+e tt<fItt*t - &@t #4tt n saw
Linn county, Oregon, july 2isl 1850, Mary
Williams, vile oi james Williams and
daughter Of William and susannah Savage.
Mrs. Williams was born IN Cooper county,
Missouri, October i6.h. 1910, In which state
she resided until iSss Ia which year she
eingrated to Oregon and settled In Linn
county, where she resided until her DEATH
She was a consistent, devoted christian
woman for over fifty years, being mem.
ber at the time OF her death, of Mission
Baptist Church, She was the mother OF
thirteen children, nine sons and four
daughters, six of the former being dead.
One OF the three sons living Is Cur eiii.
cient Deputy County Assessor, II. $. VII.
liams. Mrs. Williams was at the time of
her death ~ years, Q months and days
old. She leaves host OF friends to mourn
her departure. II.
AN IMroRrASr ITEM, The following
from the Salem Joa,nai, II true, Is more
important TO the public than foot race or
knock out; Luxurlant hair isan article Of
wearing apparel that Is no, possessed by
all. An old acquaintance passed through
Salem a day or two since, who, several
years ago, had pate as slick as peeled
onion, and which Is now covered with
thick growth of hair. On inquiry as to the |
change In his appearance, he said II wa
all brought about by the use Of salt.
Once day he hathed his few remaining |
locks In strong salt water, and the result
was a full head of hair lie also said that
he was iltly-tour years OF aye, and had
never worn glasses, which nc attributed to |
the fact that he had for years past bathed
MS eyes every moraida In weak Solntlon
of salt and wa;er.
CROOK CouNry.--Mr. ]. G. Luekey re.
turned PROM the Warm Springs agency
last Thursday. lie will return to Ithc
agency in a lew days and take official
charge of affairs over therc....... The other
day there passedby this oiiieean immigrant
wagon in which were an cid man and
wife, seventeen children aud five dogs. :.
VIM. Alien returned from Halsey last
Monday. lie reports the early grain In
Willamette valley as being excellent, but
grain that was sown late has suffered from
the dry weather. l.. n. Llggelt and
family have gone To Willamette va ley,
where Mis-, LiggeIt viii spend the summer
GRAssuoPPSRS-The Eass 0ysgsaiaa
says l.. X King, who is farming land
leased Of the Indians on the reservation
near the agency, says wave OF grasshop.
pers has struck his locality and cleaned
out every green thing In sight. Ills gar.
den looked like 4 miniature desert after
The grasshopscu got in their work lie
says In two more DAYS they will reach
Pendleton, and warns the people to be pre-.
pared for The WORT.
RrsifNG leg BUSISgss.-The Al l
baSy Ice Company shipped 10000 pounds
Of Ice TO Eugene to-day. The manager
intorws US that he finds Il impossible to
meet all the demands for Ice. All the
towns on the railroad IS far north ~ Can.
by and as far south as Ashland, are max
ing orders almost daily.
ANOTHER cuURcH.-Mr. Ashby Pierce
rho gave a couple Of lots to the Univer
salist General Conycniion some time ago,
Invited DIR. Deere Of Riverside, al. to
spend his vacation In Albany and super.
intend the bd'ld!ng of church edlfice. e.ani
he is now In the city for that Purpose.
Hay AND OARS WASrgp.-Mr L Sen.
ders, Of this city will buy all the clean tim.
o,hy hay brough, 10 him In tightly comp
essed bales, for which the market price In
cash will be paid. lie also wants 10 buy
pats. Sacks furnished. Deliver n, stables.
DiED SCDpESLy.-liermann Dierks. the
man. died at O'Clock "wednesday
u heart disease after a short illness.