The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-31
LOCAL RECORD.

The BAR.--Following from Capt, ]. J.
Wlnant, master Of the steamer "Mlschlef,
to the Yaquina RepH6Acam, Is particularly
reliable as Capt winant isan old residen,
of the Bay and knows what he Is convers
ing about Portland papers should digest
IT "You can safely say there Is twenty
four or twenty-five feet OF water on va.
quia bar at ordinay high water at the pres
ent time, and eighteen feet at low water.
This Is getting so near the depth of the
Columbia river bar that the difference Is
hardly worth mentioning. And one thing
Is proven beyond dispute, and that Is that
the government Improvements result IN
obtaining this. Now the only question Is,
can the channel be maintained. A long
step has been taken towards solving the
problem and an important doubt at last has
been put to rest. Let those who have as
serted positively that this depth would
never be obtained now pause a little before
they declare that permsnency is impossi-
ble,"
THAT BASE BALL GAME.-The game Of
base ball between the Albany and Mon.
mouth mines closed about O'Clock Satur.
day with score of 20 to az In favor of
Monmouth, the score being quite an old
fashioned enc. While Il was called a col.
lege contest the Monmouth nine was pick
ed up generally,and had the Albany boys
sent of for players the result would not
have been so one sided. The Albany nine
at the close was composed of win Breck-
enridge, Ed Blodgett, Samuel Guiss Oscar
Marshal, Mr. Miles, Mr. Parker, Percey
Young, Anderson Canon and Lowell Tones,
with Parker and Breckenridge as the bat.
terry. E Kyle, II Fenton, Z Smith,M Fen
ton, c Cochrane, Cattron, Lake Tatom
and Hawley constituted the Monmouth
nine. There Is talk of another game.
AsroNIsHED.--A Portland gentleman
sends a private letter to the DEMocRAr
Office In reference to an IIIS inch straw
berry located in Albany using some aston.
ishing Language, and signing himself Quien
Sabe. The DEMocRAr knows nothing
about such berry and does not believe as
large a one has ever been seen here or any
where else In Oregon, though Brownsville
does claim to have had one measuring over
ten inches In circumference. The largest
strawberry the DEMOCRAT has seen meas
ured here was about SJz inches In circum.
ference and that Is an enormous size fer
an honestly measured berry.
WITH HIS HIeH SrEPPKR MFR Bal o
Fellows, of Chicken Bristlein linn county,
was here Saturday and Sunday with his
high sterper. Bal is weil-known and
witty newspaper correspondent of the Al
bany papers and takes seommendable pride
In his fine horse. We Acknowledge an in
vitation to ride behind him, which shows
that our judgment of horse flesh has gone
abroad In the land, even to far away Linn.
A fine horse Is a thing of beauty and Joy
forever.-Benton Leader. Mr. Fellows Is
the DEMOCRATS famous correspondence
der the nom de plume, Brick Dust.
Crook CoUSrY.-Resident sheep own
ers are rushing to the mountains with their
HOcks, and will probably head off the Was
90 and Sherman county maravders in get
ing to the mountains first. 4. d. Sheep shear
will be finished iu this couaty in about ten
days, the great bulk of the work having al
ready been done. Married. at the resi-
dence of Judge Summer, in Pnneville, on
Monday, May Io, Mr. Richard Turpin to
Miss Kate Rodman....W " l. Coshow has
been appointed deputy sheriff of this coun-
ty.-Prineville papers.
New DRUG SToRE.-Mr Sullivan, a resi-
dent Of AIbaRy, for several months. form
erly of Seattle, is making arrangements TO
open a drug store in the Harper Cranor
block. Sulliyan was originally from riong
Kong or some other celestial city, and has
been in the gambling business for many
years, but Preferring the pleasures of le-
Ultimate business has concluded to go into
the one most likely to bring him wealth.
A Chinese drug store will be a novelty in
Albany.
THE DIFFERENCE in the city
a few days ago was kicking Justify because
while in a certain locality in Minnesota
land could be bought for SI7.s0 an acre,
here It costs from Sac to $40 an scre for
farming purposes. Subtract the Mime
s0ta blizzard from their land and add our
climate to ours and It Is easy to make the
fgures consistent.
SEVEN MTLLs.-The City Board OF
Equalization met at the Council Chamber
last Tuesday, and besides equalizing diff
ferent assessments, placed the levy at 7
mills. The total assessment foots up to
about 81, ,I64 ,ooo, an increase of about SI3s,-
600 over last year, which speaks for the
growing wealth Of Albany.
A PRoPHET-Wheat has gone down to
50 cents here, says ths Benton Leader.
New Is the time to buy. There Is money
for somebody in buying the rest of the
crop at that price. 1t will be 90 cents be-
fore the next crop Is harvested. Nothing
charged for this information.
A LorrERY.-A Seattle man has been
the city advertising the Original Little
louisiana Co.'S lottery, of Seattle, L. b.
WOod & Co., proprietors. Attention Is call
ed to Sections 1881 to 1887, inclusive oi
Hills Annotated Laws of Oregon, particu-
larly Sec. 1883.
AN ORAToR.-Col L F Copeland, the
eminent orato-, ~ho was in Albany las
year, has been engaged for two or three
nights next ek,particulars Of which can
not yet be given. One of the finest orator
ever in Oregon he will be given goo'
houses.
The 4rH,-The Corvallis company ha
decided to come to Albany on the 4th in
formal manner. The proper thing now
to secure general order bringing Eugen
Into line. Tonight at 8 o'clock the sub
committees will make general report :
the executive committee at the council
chambers.
BUILDINo.-Seveia al nice residences, or
naments to the city, are just being com
pleted In different parts of our thriyin
town. Among Others those Of George '
Hochstedler, w s Thompson, L H Nor
tanye, / Beam, John Jones, N Smitl
Shultz Bros and Mr. Black.
DECORATION SERvIcEs.-The decors
ton services at the opera house last Sur
day were carried cut as given In the pu
lIshed program. The sermon was deli
cred by Rev Prichard, and was an able