The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-13
LOCAL RECORD.

ILOCAL RECORD.
WoNpgRLANn. "A correspondent. 10 the
Il. q. Of Pendleton speaks of the Oregon
car now In the East In the following glow
ing terms ; "Upon my arrival at VII,
liams Grove, | found the fine Oregon dis
play oi exhibits the cenlrs Of attraction
for ss,ooo people, and AIRY and everything
pertaining to our glorious State In great
demand. You can hear nothing but re-
marks concerning this wonderful exhibit,
aud not one but dozens of men have In :
formed me that they have attended fairs
upon this same ground for sixteen consee-
ulive years, aud the Oregon exhibit Is the
finest display ever made upon the grounds
| The papers ARE full ot II, some ceiling
their visits to II IA visit to Wonderland"
etc. There has been perfect throng OF
people surrounding the booth that contains
the exhibit, aud the interests increases
daily"
AN Era OF SpEcuLArioN.-rhese are
grea, days for cheek aud making money
with nothing. A case Is In view. A Port.
land cab driver few days ago inspected a
farm ut Columbia slough ncar that city
with view to purchasing. AS the ownef
took him for capitalist he was very will.
Ing to listen to overtures for selling out.
The bargain was closed. The price, $ts,-
600, was to be cash down. The cab man
returned to town, obtained clean new
buggy from the stable and drove q money
lender out to the raach. They looked u
over together. How much would he lc nd
on the fine ranch "Twenty-two thou.
sand" was the reply. The cab man has
the rahch and $1,000 in cash
WHEAT, Albany Is just about as full o
wheat as the warehouses will hold The
Red Crowns warehouse and the Farmers
warehouse are running over and VIII CO
has been refused, but In order TO meet the
demand for storage room wheat Is being
shipped TO other warehouses as fast NJ poe.
sible. The Magnolia warehouse, Ia also
about full and will be crowded before the
hauling season Is over. The Tangent
warehouse Is likewise crowded for room.
The amount stored Ia the city 10 100000 to
600, 600 bushels. At 65 cents bushel .or
wheat and 3s cents for oats that means
good deal Of money to be tied up.
DEMPSEY. Jack Dempsey passed
through Albany last week bound for
his home at East Portland. As he was In
the arms Of Morpheus he was not seen by
few curious ones. The account given by
the OrcgoaiaA showed that Dempsey was
superior to LaBlanehe, but according to
the San Francisco cApozieis the latter was
really too much for him. Il claims that
his apparent weakness dlsplay yed In several
OF the last rounds was simply skiltul Ell
gineering trick for the purpose OF getting
In the knockout block.
A NEw Cur wASTgp.--On the front
door OF the DEMOCRAT Office this morning
was found an old, rusty lin cup, an which
was the legend "For sale Apply 10
he school house" This means that the
directors OF shooi dist. No are expected
to buy new tin cup. School opens mex,
Monday and there are large number OF
urchins who have been perainbuIating the
streets who need to answer TO the first
'.iingie OF the bell" as Joab Powell used TO
put II.
ENGINE SoLp.-w "Wednesday evening ar
rangements xerc completed between the
city OF Albany and HllIsboro for the sale
of AIbany's hand engine with 500 feet Of
hose for $500. DIR Linklater, Mayor OF
that city, W A wehrung and E d Thorne
represent IIillsboro In the transaction.
iIillsboro Is fortunate In getting so good
an engine at so small price. II Is good
for long and faithful service. Il has
served Albany well, and to old fremcn II
Is like parting with close friend to see It
go.
THREE SHors.-LastFrIday at just ga S
O'Clock three rafting shots were heard
somewhere In the city In the vicinity OF
Baker street between Second and Sixth
streets. Immediately afterwards wagon
was heard rushing southwark with the
corpse OF the slain. II has been reported
that woman was shot, and divers other
terrible things but no one knows any
thing about II. II was probably some
country boys going home.
PURSE SToLEN.-Mrs o s Pollock, who
has boen spending her vacation with he.
brother at Jacksonville, passed through
Albany September 4 for Salem, where she
went to accompany the daughters of Judge
Day, who are to enter the Willamette
University. Coming down the road she
had a purse either stolen or lost, probably
the latter. IL containend some money and
check for $50 payable Ia herself or bear
er and signed by Judge Day.
SOME GRANGE IrEMs.-Stare Lecturer
Simpson will visit Eastern Oregon In DC.
tober. Mr. Hayes and S L Simpson are
now in Sherman county on grange work.
The State grange of Washington Terri
tory will be organized Sept 10, at La Ca.
mas. Thirteen oranges have been organ.
ized In Washington Territory slice the
State grange. II Is now announced that
the National Grange will meet In Sacra-
mento, CAL, Nov I3th, 1880.
REWARD OFEERED.-Sheriff Croisan
has offered reward of 5000 for the arrest
and conviction of the parties who robbed
F M Albangh of $iIoo, at the Drift creek
bridge, near Silverton, on the evening Of
the goth Of August, 1889. In addition to
this reward Mr. Albaugh offers reward of
$50 for their arrest and also 40 per cent OF
the amount recovered ofthe stolen money.
BY THE HoUR.-A new featare In the
electric light works will be 500 light
Westinghouse engine which will furnish
po ~er for incandesccnt lights for resIden
ces. There viii be meter attachment
and the lights can be paid for as used al
the rate Of N cents an hour. This will be
great inducement for people to put elcc
trio lights In their residences, and o donb
great many will do It.
WILL START UP.-Mr B Witt, of the
firm of Jennings & Co, proprietors of tn,
burned mill on Hamilton Greek, has beer
In the city after some Of the machinery
which the Albany Iron Works has beer
repairing, and tells the DEMOCRAT tina
the mill will be ready for business in few