The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-20
LOCAL RECORD.

al Avicinliy at the cast end OF Fir
" Street, In liackleman's 5rd addillot
A DEMOCRAT man who visited Il was a,
tonlshed at the number OF houses bein
erected, fully twcnty five being bailt In
small radius. Among the others, Messr,
Truax, Durrts, Lard. Shepard, Lear, Har
nish, crowder Skinner and iialght ar
haging the hammers ily Tor themselves,
w Langdon Il building n couple, Dnhrulli
4 Klein three, and DIR Wallace four. Tha
Is seventeen aud there are eight or ten he
sides. and many more contemplated, all Il
the ard addition and east of the q Z track
One man Inlhe neighborhood has Just beef
offered $1,000 for one lot and houee tha
eosC about 5000. Fifty to seventy fv,
new houses have been erected this yea
east Of the o Z track alone.
A bio ApvASrAGE.---The following
from a correspondence in the Salem JoSrs
ais . sen>ible suggestion for putting Sal
en- IN position already being en-
Iioyed by Albany, and the point mad,
shows us that we should appreciate III
great advantage we already enjoy from
being on n trans Continental line. Event
aally in all probability both Salem and AL
bany will be connected with Astoria by
rail. Every individual property owner
can afford To contribute to a branch road
from the q T. through Salem TO the coast.
| This would attach uS forever TO the great
sys,em now being established. and give US
direct connection wish all the lines.
We could then buy Il X ticket from the
Capital city to our old homes East. aa now
no system even recognizes us to the extent
Of through ticket anywhere. Let us call
mass meeting. and rs start oftrr 10
build good steel bridge across the Villa.
mctte, and donate Il TO the company who
will build said roadP
SrtLL LooKlNo FOR HiM.-Mrs Dam.
back the EasSern woman, seeking her
husband has also been doing Eugene City.
and the Register says; "She came from
Pennsylvania aud says tina, her husband
left there last January. lie wanted to
their farm for $1,000 aud then he skipped.
leaving her about sIsoo. In March she
learned tina, he was In Albany and she
came out here a short time ago. expeetin ng
to find him there but he had left that place.
aud now she has los. track OF HIN.
Several persons here have interested
themselves IN her behalf and have
been trying TO learn the whereabouts OF the
man but have failed. The woman has
worried over the matter 50 much that she
has become almost dementcd bot tiili In.
sists on keeping up the search"
A FARwKLL REcgPrIcN.-On the nth
at the residence OF Mr. Geo + Simpson
farewell reception was rendered Rev II p
Webb and wife previous to their departure
for their new charge at Selwood and De.
wego There was large gathering, and
very pleasant evening was spent. Rev
Webb and his es,imable wife have obtained
n warm place In the hearts of the members
OF The church and our citizens generally
and all regret their going. Rev Memmin-
er, his successor was present. lie Is a
pleasant clerical looking gentleman and will
no doub, be popular pastor ofihe church.
CoNporEs WITH iiIM.--Afler the train
wreck at this city an Astoria paper In
naming the participants Of The wreeking
mentioned errcneously OF course. Thos
Froman as ono OF the men. Mr. Froman
has just received letter from a man
named FornIap, in Texas, in which the |
writer suggests relationship and condo.es |
with him in his misfortune. II Is thus |
that the newspapers spread errors as well |
as truth over this big world;
NKKD THKM,-A young lady in the city
a few days ago was looking for house to |
rent for her mother and twelve sister who |
will be here from the East. II suitable |
place can be secured In which to reside.
While Tacoma might be better place II |
hey are alter husbands, Albany viii do
very we'll. We have large number OF old |
bachelors here who should be captured be- |
fore they get into their second childhood |
A NEW Bcs --Thunday the Revere |
House received new bus, from the Mel
bourne Manufacturing 60 OF st Louis. II
Is quite handsome. and e!egeniiy finished |
on the interior, and has the advantage Of |
seats on the top. Il seems to have been |
made for paved streets. and Il will be In |
order for Albany to put In some pave.
ments in order to be u? with the times.
a BREEZY PRIcE-Mr Z j Coins has
just seld TO Mr. John Schmeer two lots on
First Street, opposite the Albany Iron
Works, known as the Deckard property.
Consideration $1,000. Mr. Schmeer pro.
poses erecting omit a large brick livery
4. 4.
he contemplates transforming into stores.
Mr. Coins paid $1,000 for the Deckard
property two or three years ago. This
sale shows how firm the market Is.
WOULD TAKE HERE. Bell, the South
Carolina impostor tells the negroes that
each Of them must have pair Of wings.
price Ss, for the "rise" on Judgment Day,
and he has taken n great many SIS bills. II
he were TO be arrested now il is said that
500 negroes would go on his bond. II he
were to come to Albany and solicit ads to
be printed on the wings TO be circ ulated
in foreign climes he would have no trou-
bic In covering the wings.
Too MANY PIcxERs.-Some years our
hop growers have had great deal of trou
Bile to obtain enough pickers to save their
crops, and white pickers have been very
scarce. This year there are too many.
People have come from all parts of Lane,
Linn and Benton counties and several
growers have found II necessary TO stop
their pickers about o'clock In the after
noon to be able to keep up with the dry
ing.-Regisfey
A KANSAS CANE.-Mr ] A Waddlc rep
iesenting w J Van Schuyor & Co Of Port
land has been in the city. lie carried a
nice looking cane, which would not be
suspected of being very fierce inside; but
DEMOCRAT man inspected 1t and found
that the inside was full of vials of liquor of
divers choice brands. Mr. Waddle used II
as sample case; but in Kansas 1t serves
as more eyasiye purpose.
RENTs.--Rents have been raised 75 to
go per cen. in Oregon City In Albany
they are firm and have an upward tenden-
cy but as yetarc not by any means high