The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-20

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Saturday OF Last week i.w Zuvss, the
popular photographer. presented the Lo.
tus Club with srayen portrait Of Prot g
| A Walker, IN a beautiful frame OF highly
polished carved oak fhs portrait 10 .
magnificent work oi Art, and onc OF the
donors bes. productions 10 erayon work.
Mr. Walker is held In high esteem by the
members Of the Club, nearly all OF whom
were a. one time his pupils, and he was
receaiiy elected 10 an honorary member.
shIp. Mr. zuyer could not have made the
boys more appropriate present, or one
that would be more highly priced. MIR
Walker Is now principal OF the Albany,
Oregon. publis schools. and Il greatly
pleased with hls new home. Ills many
friends here and elsewhers In the county
are glad to know that he ID rapidly coming
10 The front IN educational work. HIS
merit as IA inAtrucsor aud ability to keep
abreast with the times IL being recognized.
and he Is regarded as one Of The best edu.
Gators OF the Pacific coast. May success
always attend him.
PvLL ToesTHnR.--One Salem paper
tiles 10 make capital agalns, rs neighbor
By declaring IN a long article tha, the lat.
ter has a piece Of property In Astoria and
10 working more for thar place than for
Salem. We mention Il merely as point.
er for general remark. Asa matter Of
fast there Is no paper IN Oregon that works
mere for lls city than ths Statesman. The
point ls tha, the newspapers and cities of
the state should grow together and not on
the depreciation Of nsIghbsrs. This z, eat
country 10 going ahead all together. or not
at all. II Albany grows, Salem. Corvallis.
McMianville, Eugene and Astoria are 90.
lag to grow, though not At the same rate
necessarily. How can soma OF them keep
up with Albany n We like 10 give Salem
pinch once Ia awhile when Il gets teo
blk headed, Just TO hold lie tornot down !;
but tbs city has our good will and we hope
TO see Il do honor a. the Capital Of the
| state though IN the long run II may stand
little chance OF rlvalling Albany nc com.
mcrcial center. The papers Of q city
should psil together for their city but
this is cosmopolitan age. and there 10 no
harm done In giving q neighbor a good
word, particularly Astoria. which Is soon
TO be In direct railroad communication
with both Albany and Salem.
Now IN SRATrLE.--Most Of our readers
will remsmber the sensational iisms In the
Eastern papers and associated press des-
patches few year, ago about Senator
Jones. the Florida millionaire Senator.
failing In love with Michigan young
lady following her ur and making love 10
her promiscuousiy. the affair terminating
in Jones becoming The laughing stock oI
the country. The young lady is now In
Seattle, where she resides. She IL really
charming Young lady and Is said TO have
laseerstsd the heart Of former resident
OF oregon.new In the newspaper business
there.
A Coon LxcrUng.-The lecture given
Iass Friday at the W CT U Hall, by Dr.
Cibssn, pastor Of the Frat Presbyterian
church of San Francisco. was attended by
good sired audience. /, proVra an In
teres,Ing effort. The speaker narrated
many events ln his iravelsin England. Ire.
land and Scotland In happy manner, Civ
Ing lively accidents In connection With
Such lectures always leave a lasting I'm
preston on an audlence.
GAR OFFIeERs.-At their annual
meeting las, Friday the G. A. r. elected
the following officers
Sw Reece. Commander.
r Fox, v.
+ whiting. v.
Geo E Sly, o OF d.
John Morrison. u of G.
l. II Mentanye. Surgeon.
Rev D Fisher. Chaplain.
q w Hawkins, s,QuartcFmaater.
VIC Casseli, Fishes. delegates to de-
paftmens; Geo Z Sly.J r Galbraith. alter
mates.
Nor CtrizEr,-Thc city election was
being discussed in shoe maker's shop the
other day, when the question was asked II
q certain voters ballot was challenged,
and someone wanted to know II he was
citizen Of the United States. III think
not" was the prompt reply Of one Of the
shoe shep philosophers; she was born In
New York" OF course a laugh was
raised at the expense OF the blunderer.-
Pendieion Z o.
| WILL RErKEsKNrKp.-The wlllametts
valley IL well represented on the Post In
telligencer. of Seattle. Mr. Ted Piper
who learned to set type on the DKMocsA1
is now associate editsr, VIII Parry, ono,
editor Of the Corvallis Gazette Is now cit,
editor Of that paper and George Piper, 10
many years resident OF Albany, ID rt
porter on the paper, among other thing
doing the social writing.
THREE TooErHRR.-A big add Of III
Oregon Land Co, in the oregonian,
headed Salem, Astoria and Albany, an
here Is part Of It: .saiem will hay
, three railroads inside of one year. Asterl
wiIlh have four railroads inside ofthre
years. Albany has three railroad no
and will have another inside Of one y ear
Three cities with single pulse bea, thl
sounds good.
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