The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-10-18
LOCAL RECORD

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TAcoMA AHKAD.-The returns OF the
election show that Tacoma Is not only the
leading city In Washington, but the leading
city Of the four new states. The vote of
the largest cities Of the four new states
was as followss Tacoma, s,3at; Seattle,
4,s6o Butte MONT including neIghborlng
camps, 4.roo Helena (Nont) 3Ss5 Spo.
kane Falls, St4S, and Sioux Falls Is Dl
a,ios. Tacoma, and probably other cities,
though, voted everything, regardless Of
qualifications. lllnerants were picked up
and carried to the polls promiscnously
Seattle explains the situation by stating
that after the fire many citizens moved
temporarily into suburban places where
they voted.
A INJURIOUS wuL,--The following very
curious aud original will was recently made
and executed in Aberdeen w according to
the localPaPer OF that city.
AsKRDRKN, w Sept IA, 1889.
I, Tom Reilly, do hereby swear when
die III give Bin Rice my Bull Team Of 8
nv two lots to new town, and all other
sliffs that don't come before election Is lia-
bic to get left.
(Signrd) Tom Reilly.
(Signed and scaled In the presence of {
Salmon, r Corden, and l. waxiord
SHor IN THE ARM.-Last Saturday G.
NJ Ceffey and several others were hunting
on our beautiful Albany prarle near Al
bany. when peculiar accident happened
In picking up gun from the ground to
shoot bird, companion aceidently dis.
charged Il. Mr. Cofey was on the oppo.
site side Of fence directly IN front of the
gun. The shot struck the ground and
several glaaeing from some stones struck
Mr. Coffey In the arm, where a couple of
them are imbedded near the elbow. No
great Inconvenience Is experienced;
UNFoRTuNArE BoY.-I'he journal tells |
of a small boy In walla walls who got
pointer from jockey, put SIS in the pool
box and drew out SIIo. Wen bet that
youngster Is now the idol of his playmates
--E. D. Wen bet he's ruined man all /
his life. No greater misfortune could
come to boy than getting Size In such a
way. That's about the way he will want
10 make his money all his life, and we
wouldn't give ten cents for his wealth
when he Is thirty years of age.
WooLEN Mill MAcHINERY.-Four car
loads Of machinery for the woolen mills
arrived last Monday from the East and
viii be placed in position under the super
vision of Superintendent Haswell, as fast
Rs possible. Several more car loads are to
arrive. The total freight bill will be n
bout $500. That would be big freight
bill even In Salemi
A Coon FEE.-AfieT the Exposition
wedding In Portland the following despatch
probably untrue, appeared In the Seattle
Pr Rev William Morrison, who mar
ried two couple before 10000 people at the
Exposition Wednesday evening, to-day
sentNhe association a bill fos $50. "You
may think my bill extravagant," he wrote,
"but you cannot expect a minister of God
to make holy show Of himselffor MOTH
ing"
FELL IN A FLUME.-Saturday evening
one of the Maple boys was driving team
along Fourth Street in the dark, when
coming to the crossing at the Congrega-
tional church, the walk over which was up
forrepairs, the horses plunged into the
hume underneath. II took about fify men
and women nearly an hour to get them out,
but they were "thoroughbreds" and did
some good climbing.
DpINo A BIC BUsISEss.-Cherry s.
Parkes, Of Tacoma, formerly of Albany,
now employ 6fty-6ve men, and are running
day and night to keep up with their or
ders. The Seattle FIRE created an immense
business in their line and thisrusiling firm
is getting its share of 1t.
A STRICT AssEssoR. George Flavel of
Astoria was assessed at s377 .s6S this year;
last year on Sr34,446 Jos Taylor on $780,
o4o last year, S3s.7fo, aud many Others,
showing a proportionate increase, the |
whole being raised from S7,75o,ooo 20
S6,ooo,ooo. Great excitement prevails |
over the matter.
ONE OF THE FEATURES. "A mong the |
features at the Industrial fair at Portland
Is the automatic chess and checker player, |
which has an electrical arrangement by
which II can be manipulated unseen, by
expert players Ohn Barker and Prof
Yoder have beaten Ajeeb at chess,an the
Turk Is warned TO look out when the chess
man of the DEMocRAT appears before his
august body nextweek.
In RoUED FIoUREs.-As Mr. A Gross
elegant place adjoining the city has at
tracted more attention than any other
suburban place in the Valley, It will be of
interest to our readers to learn that It can
be purchased for $4,000 and not cent
less.
Hrs NAME Was SULLIVAN The man
knocked out by Marshal Hoffman, and now
in the caliboose SnA sentence of fifteen
days for resisting an officer, it transpires
goes by the remarkable name of John Sui
livan. Kilrain should take lessons Of Al
bany Is live Marshal.
SANITARIUM.-Dr Charles Band of
Crete, Nebraska is in the city. He is
lhuch pleased with the future outlook for
Albany and thinks of establishing a SAINT
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secured.
LoEo ioLEs.-Mr. Jehn Leedy has just
brought to the city two immense fir poles,
each Ioo feet long. They were for Cusick
a Sternburg, and will lake the place Of
the ferry poles which have been up so
many years.
BoUoHT A BLOCK Last Monday Mr.
Charles Pfeiffcr and Mr.. II. NJ. Thornton
bought block 3 inLouis viereck's addition
to the city, paying $rzoo for the same
and Mr.. Pfeiffer alone lot In block o.
that addition.
Nor THE BIG SLADE.-The Democrat
was under the impression that the MAJ
sIade doing spiritualisic business through
the valley was the famous Slade in tina
business butt seems 1t is another man
The name, ,though,no doubt, helps him oni
A BAD:FALL.--Monday afternoon Will
painting on the house of HF Merrill M
Henry Miller slipped and fell to tn
..-.,,na df.fance ~ abonf thirty fee