The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-05

by strong winds that has fallen the winter
wheat 10 some extent The rains benefited
the hay. A careful investigation as to the
crop outlook In the Willamette valley
through information obtained from lead
ing farmers IN different localities, reveals
the fact that the crop win be somewhat
spotted, being above an average yield In
some localities and very light In others.
This difference Ia found even In the same
fields. The crop seems to have been ei.
fected by the prolonged rains, followed by
excessive hot weather, which scorched the
wheat Ia low places where the water stood.
The effect of this damage to wheat upon
the general yield Is as yet difficult to deter.
mine, but from the best reports obtainable
Il Ia rot believed that Il will fall below an
average yield. Ea-ly fall grain Is almos,
ready for harvest. aud aside from the few
spotted places win yield enormously
rHE Mopoc.- The o Il & Ms new boat,
the "Modoc" steamed into the city last
Tuesday at O'Clock, with Capt Bell at
the wheel, II Is a well built craft, only
draws thirteen inches OF water, aud will be
able TO make summer OF It regardless Of
low water. The boat will be at Albany
every Tuesday and Friday. From here
the Modoc went to Corvallis aud returned
with good load on It's way back to Port
land.
The Modoe has capacity Of 3s7.ss tons,
Is finely equipped with two engines, with
slide valves. rotary cutoff, "a inch cylinder
with five foot stroke. Two Blake pumps
with self Indicators supply the steamer
with water. The boat Is I4o feet long and
80 feet wide. The boat, though nicely
equipped Is intended mostly for carrying
freight Capt J. w Ttoup, under whose
supervisor the boat was built was along.
and seemed well pleased with the trial trip
Following Is a list Of the officers In charge
Miles Bell, Captain Ed M;Feeley, first
engineer T; Ed Kelly, second engineer
Harry Blanchard, purser Robert Young.
Pilot + Gordon, Mate George Simpson,
Steward Albert Sean, Wa,chman.
Too Mucu PuRE ALCOHOL, Drain
paper gives the following accoun, OF the
death OF Milton Applegate, brother OF Llsh
Applegate, on the s3rd of June at Yoneal.
Ia "He had been drinking heavily of
pure alcohol three or four days, and his
mind had become so worked up that he
evidently knew not what he was doing
Going into the kitchen, he told his wife
that he would kill himself, and walking into
the next room he deliberately took Win
chester rife containing two cartridges.
placed the inuzkle against the left side of
II. n Al.
ger and the cartridge instantly sped on It's
fatal course, coming out at the crown of
his head
TIMBER LASD.-The following fiom
Portland paper should stir our citizens up
to rushing for the foothills for unclaimed
timber land "a Michigan man now here
csserts that there are innumerable quarter
sections yet to be located on our coast.
which in ten years from now will each be
a comfortable fortune to their holders lie
AYERS that what Is now true of Michigan
will In twenty wears be realized here--tim-
Der wor'h SIo per thousand In the standing
tree. The moral of all this Is get Yourself
a quarter section and hole on &c Il for twen-
ty years"
Scio.-Our hose cart and team go to Al
bany to enter the contest on the 4th, and Il
will take an awful fast team to keep up
with them--that's what Look out "A
pair Of Chinese pheasants, male and female,
were sent from this city to Washington
territory this week, where they will be
turned loose to propagate. Mr. FConn,
Of Albany, came In on Wednesday and
purchased several thousand feet OF finish
ing lumber Of Mr. Myers, Of Scio Planning
Mills.-ExPrsSs.
OG 7 LECTURE Rev w g Simp-
son. NJ E Pastor of The DaIles, and Grand
Secretary of the o G T. Grand Lodge of
Oregon, will deliver lecture Ia the White
Church, Harrisburg. Wednesday evening,
July 10th. at 7;3o p. m. sharp All are
cordially invited to attend, and judging
from Mr. Simpsons reputation as speaker
we think every one will be well repaid for
their time spent in listening to his remarks.
We know that just now Is a very busy time
for our farmers, but we would like to have
all attend that possibly can.
NoTIcE-We the undersigned BARRIERS
of the city of Albany, announce to our pa
irons and the public that our price for
shaving on holidays and Sundays will be
as cents from this date, july Ist, 1889
LOUIS VIRREcK,
IoE BEIAN,
THOMAS JoSEs,
w. A. MACK,
JOSEPH WEBER.
ANOTHER UsE.-The DEMOCRAT has
learned one thing the composition printers
rollers are made of is good for besides
printing newspapers. The little puff balls
used by the three shell men at the circus
are made of Il, being smoked and prepared
for their use, so that when squeezed they
become almost invisible. OF course u
takes an expert, though, to manipulate
them.
PERHAPS A CoTToS CoUNTRY.-A mar
at Milton, Oregon, has quite a crop of cot
ton planted, all looking we'll. This maJ
be the beginning of another profitable In
dustry for this country. When we get Il
raising cotton, coffee and the like we vii
be prepared for all kinds Of emergencies
but II Is safe 10 predict that neither cottor
nor coffee can be raised here extensively
SULLIVAN AND KLRAIS.-In the grea
SulIivan--Kilrain fight to take place Il
the lottery State soon the great whiske.
bloat Sullivan is the favorite in Albany
II he enters the contest sober he will prob
ably knock out Kilrain in less than hun
dred rounds. The fight promises to be on
of the most brilliantly brutal contests sine
the days of Commodus To have seen !
, in the eyes OF many will be an event 70
, posterity to boast Of Bah
women SoUATTERs.-The Salem JoR'
nal says : "Unsurveyed lands up on tn
4 Santiam east of Mehama are being take
and held by "squatters" almost every da,
There are some most desirable claims
. that region and the parties who are holdin
7 them hope to be able to have the goyeri
ment make surveys soon." 1t then adds
!. .Among those who have gone. iDBm tn
: city are Mrs Rork and Miss Hall"