The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-20
LOCAL RECORD
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LOCAL hECOIND
ALBANY TO ASTORIA J l. Cowan,
X weatheriord and Is ] Lanniag. Of the
Albany and Astoria Railroad Co were in
Astoria last Friday looking over the pro-
posed line Of the road at that end. The
Pioneer says; On arrival they were met
by Drs All and August Kinney, Engineer
Habersham, of the Astoria x South Coas,
line.May ayor-eleet Crosby.J o Hanlhorn, D
vaaDusen, Engineer Jackson and others.
After a drive about the city :hc party
boarded the steamer Electric and an exam
ination Of the water front was made. The
shore line at Smiths point was examined
and soundings taken. The party then
visited Tansy point and Fort Stevens and
the shore line between TansY and the
railroad trestlc, ard between the railroad
bridge and the head of Young's bay was
carefully examined. The steamer was
then headed up the river aad steamed
around Tongue point and up to the John
Day river. The east side of the point was
critically examined. As to the route, Il is
not settled yet When the survey between
this CITY and Tillamook is completed the
work of building will be commenced
Building will be done both ways,from this
city and from Albany.
Coon FoR THE FARMERs.-In the six
teen cases brought By the farmers Of Polk
county againstthe Southern Pacific rail-
load company for damages from FIRE eau''
ed by sparks essaPeing from It's locomotives
last July, judgments were rendered at the
recent term Of the circuit court at Dallas
against the company and ia favor Of the
farmers, In all to the amount of Srs,s4o-
6s. After the fire the company offered as
compromise, TO p1v the farmers in full
of the damages substituted, S5,3o7 50,
which thew refused 10 accept and brought
suits on their respective claims with the
above result.
cRooK coUSTY Walter Gibson, OF
whom mention was made last week e
trying TO play ofi-er. was given hearing
before Justice Luekey last Saturday on
two charges-one for an assault with .
dangerous weapon and one for persona
ting an ofEcer-and was held in bonds oi
$500 on each charge.
Perry P.,indexter and Leslie VarderPool
have returned from hunting tripOn De
schutes. They say there IL no danger ol
anybody violating the game law by killing
deer, for the Indians have given them
such a scare that white man can't get
within a mile OF a deer.
Frank Johnson has taken a position a
barber In Minor Lewis' shoP.-Review.
Nor ENTITLED TO THE NAME They
call this Webfooi; but clipping from az
casters paper sent by Frank ProPst, now
At Princeton, 10 an Albany friend, shows
that we come far from heing entitled lo
the name, with forty or forty-fve inches
Of rainfall a year. The total rainfall In
Bergen county, New Jersey for the year
ending Oct 81 was 63.I7 inches,as high a
1910 inches falling In one month, July
We move that the word webfoot be pro
scdbed from the vocabulary Of the VIII.
annette Valley.
A JUMrEK.-"See me jump inio thai
barrel" said an athletic kind Of chap
with liitIer booze, in the rear Of thu
Pearce Block. He did IL very nicely.
-Now see me jump OUT twas one o
those barrels with nails like sharks teeth
He stopped and jumped, but ihe barre
went with him and the outii: landed In TN
middle Of an Oregon mud puddle, greatly
70 the amusement Of several spectators
This is the way people bought rca
estate AZ Los Angeles and several boon
cities.
The Market FIRM.--It is winter ant
the holidays are about here, when rsa
estate and other material excitements are
supposed TO lie dormant for a week o
two; but In order TO show the presen
firm price Of property In Albany we men
lion the fact that Mr. Chas Pfeiffer ha
Just been offered $4,000 for the twent.
five feet front covered by the two stor
brick, occupied byDrGuiss & son and as
residence. Nothing slow about that.
On, DoNT.-It Is an amusing sight I
see the street car in Albany, run mp an
dow n the two or three blocks in It's alOtte
rus, without sngle passenger the whol
afternon.-Cor. Brownsville Times.
The man who wrote the above ought
be sent to the penitentiayy or asylum
Two or three blocks. why not be hone
and say fourteen or fifteen. The fact
the road does prettygood business; but
Is not all in the middle Of the aftsrnoo
Naturally enough It is mornings, nooi
and evenings.
DEeoLLErTE.-The DEMocRAT motto
that In the East society is greatly agitat
over decoIlstte dressing. This refers
the party dress cut low 10 different shap
at the neck. The agitation Is over he
low the dress shall be, and there's I
rub, sort of high and low license qussti
you see. conservative people being
high license and young, plump won
for low license. There are three styles
cutting, and here they are v =
Take your choice.
HON TO AsToRIAs- Last Tuesday Mes
TO Writsman and Henry Suesens retu
ed from the front on the o r with I
car loads of the searls & Dean raiIrs
plant, recently purchased BY the Alba
a Astoria railroad It will be kept in /
city until weather psrmits the beginn
Of operations toward Actorin The cap
tock of the company Is $7,eoe,ooo an
proposed to build the road with mon
TnxR a L A.-The monthly neei
Of the Albany Building & Loan Asso
lion Willie held on next Friday even
a ih< ad'ee ol tbs Oregon Bank. tn