The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-17
LOCAL RECORD.

was Ia Astoria the other dey,and was Inter.
viewed hy the f'ioseev. lie said that there
was no doubt Astoria would soon have a
railroad connecting with one OF the trans
continental roads. That there Is an lln-
mense western bound passenger list, the
largest ever known and the most OF them
are going to the Sound. "what road 40
you think will be most likely to come to
Astoria ~ "Well, the Chicago Il North.
western are pushing for terminus at the
sea where they can find good harbor, and
Astoria has splendid harbor aud be-
lieve they intend to connect with the Ore.
gon Pacific and push down the Nehalem
Valley to Astoria" II the Chicago and
Northwestern goes TO Astoria II viii os
course do so from Albany.
PRorosEs TO SUE SoMEnopv.--Dr Glen,
OF Salem, was In the city Friday for the
purpose of bringing suit against someone,
The doctor will be remembered as the gen.
tleman who broke his leg during the horse
show at the corner OF Second and Wash.
In Rton street. The accident happened
| from defective board Il Is claimed. on
the walk running past the property belong. |
Ing to the Monteith estate, and Il II prob.
able. II the suit Is brought, that estate will
be made the defendant.
Boor AND SuoR FACTORY MIR b ri
Durphy was in Albany looking over:the
ground with view to establishing boot
and shoe factory. lie has been connected
with large factory In Chicago and con
templates locating somewhere in the val.
ley. Mr. Durphy was very favorably I'm.
pressed with Albany, Its water power, fine |
surroundings and particularly transporta |
ton advantages. As Salem also has the |
gentleman on the string Il will take some |
rust'lng TO get him here; but the institution |
Is exactly the kind needed here. Why |
not fish for Il.
Thar DICTIONARY FouSD Several
weeks ago ine unabridged dictionary dis
appeared from the Office of DIR J L lin, OF
this city. Yesterday the Doctor came Into
possession OF Il like this. One day tramp /
appeared atthe store Of George Devaney
at Jefferson with an unabridged dictionary
which he had taken from farmer, he said |
for work, at IS but would sell II to him
for So and a plug of tobacco. MIR De-
Vauey learning that the Doctor had lost !
dictionary communicated with him and as
certained that this was the one lest, when
Il was returned to It's lawful owner, who
paid the So and for the plug of tobacco.
STRAWBERRY IrEM.-You can talk
about your large eggs and such things, but
when Il comes to strawberries this Office Is
In receipt Of some fine ones brought In by
c. w. Powell Monday that beat anything
on record. One Of them measures ~ In
ehes in Circumference and the other AZ ia
ches. II you have got any thl, will beat
them bring them In. We want them-
Eugene Rcgi3tv. That may be big In Eu.
gene but here Il Is nothing. We never
notice big strawberry under six inches In
circumference. Fact.
One VIEw.-Here Is the way the Ben,
ton Leader looks At Il "Albany Is raising
$1,000 to advertise that city In the east. II
she will spend about one hundred doliais
in putting a small advertisement In the
principal weekly papers OF the western
states for few weeks, and give her local
papers the balance of the thousand dollars
she will be putting her money where IL will II
DO the most good" The Leader often
takes funny view of things.
BRrDoKs.-ThIs bridge matter now
stands abou, as follows: Marion county
wants bridge st Jefferson because II will
be Of the greatest benefit to that county
and Linn county would like to have one
IA A -. II a..
est benefit 10 this county, and the result Is
bridge this year; but Waterloo does, and
we expect 10 hear Of an immense mass
meeting at the latter place.
FILLING UP.-FarmerS from different
parts of the county tell of large numbers OF
new corners among them. Linn county
generally is rapidly increasing In popula-
ton. and the new corners generally seem
TO be n well.to-do reliable class OF people,
who have come here with moderate ex-
peciaiions, willing TO walt results and grow
with the county. Those expecting to find
twenty dollar pieces In the burrows had
better return east.
NEW BUsisEss.--By reference to our adver.
tising columns il will be seen that Wise &
Co. have started branch Of their large Port.
land business establishment in this city, with /
Chas Goodman as manager, and will open
then house to the general public on Saturday. |
Mr. Goodman comes recommended TO US as an |
enterprising, energetic reliable business man
and comes TO stay among Us. lie solicils J
fair share Of the patronage Of the public and |
cordially invites cxsgy body TO call and learn |
his prices as he feels that he can safety |
challenge competition.
KICKED IN THE FAcE.--Last evening
the ten year old son OF Mrs Farrell was
playing around the barn Of Mike Cowan
when horse deliberately kicked him in
the face, his hoof going through the flesh.
one tooth being torn out Of his Jaws. DR.
Hill attended him, and like most boys, ne
will soon overcome such trifling acei-
dent. He has already had several other
| little experiences about as bad.
Want TO CoME.-Tbe proprietors Of
the Kankaker, (IlI) woolcn Mil Co. whose
letter the DEMOCRAT published several
weeks ago, have written Redieid & Twee.
dale kat they will bring their wooden mill
Il nctC hot pouus OI p<O,OOO OF u large SUD
scriPtion of capital stock. The more the
merrier. Their coming, though, Is very
doubtful affair
NEWSPAPER AT ScIo.-Mr. Coll Van
Cleye, the veteran journalist, has been in
Scio making arrangements to start week.
Iy newspaper at that city. lie offers to
establish paper there for bonus -t $500,
which committee of citizens Is raising.
A WHOLESALE LIQUOR IIoysE.-Mr
Wineman, formerly Of San Francisco, has
rented the store just east of the old Young
store, and will open a wholesale and re
tail liquor store, representing large Cali
fornia house in bis wholesale business.
A COSTLY HORSE. = Jackson county
courts have a horse case which has been
tried twice, and will have TO be tried again
because eleven men of the fury were obsti-
nate. The horse was worth $40, and the
litigation has already cos. the parties over
$1,000.
No BrGGIEs "A Linn county farmer
informs us that lie went to Corvallis some