The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-27


ANOTHER RAcK.-The race between
Salem and Albany isn'tihe only one.
Albany now has one with Corvallis over
a road from Brownsville.and as our neigh
Dor Is no longer asleep We must get In and
play as strong hand as we have with
Salem. The Times says "a letter was
received yesterday from Peter Hume Esq,
Of the bank OF Brownsville, in which, he
says the building OF railroad from there
10 Corvallis will meet the hearty approval
Of the citizens,an1 expresses the hope that
sour interests NAV run together In this
matter, 20 as 70 render each other assist
ance In securing better rail- connections
and prosperity
A BIc INFLUENCE A project to form
arailroad connection with Albany from an,
directionkas It's influence and immediatel,
property jumps mp. II was so with va
quina, ditto with Astoria, and now Bakei
City since its Representative men were In
Albany recently feels the impulse. and ths
Blade says: Property on Front street
north Of Washington avenue, Is increas
ing 10 value very rapidly. Lots thai
could have been bought for 5000 each las
year are now selling at $1,000. A gentle
man that bought . piece OF property OF
| that street for $500 little ovea a year a.
go was offered $1,000 for II Monday, bu
| refused TO accept IT,"
FAsr RIDtNc.--They are having a greA
time In Pendleton skating and rushinl
down hill. The E o says: "Boys slid
down the school house sidewalk so rap
idly that the spectators breath Is taken a
way. They start with vociferous school
boy shout-and a sled-and seem to dro
down the steepest portions Of the inclIn
like rock over a precipice, so fearfuiI
fast Is the decent Some fast sleds wer
timed and It was found that they mad
the journey OF 400 yards In nine seconds
We PAss.--A Kansas man wants
trade newspaper and house and lot
that state for an Oregon newspaper.
man now In Albany who recently can
from that state says he has 400 acres /
land there which he will trade for tv
acres near Albany. Not much II an In
ducementt to bite. As mattor Of fact v
weuldn't trade the privilege OF our Vale
climate alone for the whole outfit.
THAT CoLLIsIoN.-An investigation w
held at Portland last monday In refferens
to the collision between the Hoag and Il
Modos In the Eola chute on the 4th Ins
the result of which was the taking ava
of his license for one month from Cap
Raabe, of the Hoag, at Albany Mr. Ras
Is liked as well as any OF the river Cal
tains. and the occurrence Is one to be n
GREETED.
A FAMILY Row.--Jos Mason, the TIA
an who tried to take the child fom /
wife was fired SIS and costs by Record
Henton last thursday for disorderiy CO
duct, and will probably be arrested aga
to keep the peace. Mrs Mason has i
tanned Hon X Weatherford and broug
a suit for divorce from her cruel hu
band. There Ia also said TO be anotF
man In the case.
EHTEnrRIsE The Oregon Land
since its organization has spent over tn
teen thousand dollars In advertising a
pamphlets In the interest of Salem. Th
is what the world calls enterprise Spes
ling of such enterprise, Corvallis has a mi
Raiston Cox, who is making things live
He does things by the two columns.
A HIGH BrD.-At the meeting OF /
Albany Building and Loan Associasi
IastFriday Mr. Jas X. McHagve got /
money at sixty four months interest in
vance, securing loan of $r5oo. This
the highest bid yet made. There are
llarge number Of members seeking ioa
for building purposes.
DEAR FREIsHT.--It costs more to ia
freight from The Dalles to Prineville tn
from the East to The DaIIe.. Says
1 News: "Freightng from The Dalles
this place Is now werth AZ cents pou
and no fat thing in It for the freightcr
that price, even"
GET Your COSTUMES The inasqu
adc on New Years eve promises to
he event Of the season. Costumes Il: