The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-09-06
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and ladies', arrived at S'5o yesterday morn
Ing over the Wisconsin, ccntral foad, aud
their two apeelal cars were aiae tracked at |
the old Union depot on Reed street The
Oregon people bring with them an inter
estlng exhibit OF their States products, |
which will be placed 10 the Exposition |
building. and will oecdpy space oil i,coo
square feet. Two carloads are filled with |
fruit, wheat, rye, oats, barley, corn aad |
grasses. The grain Is put up Ia pins sacks !
aud viii be dlstIlbmted gratis at the Expo.
sitton, commencing Monday afternoon.
The delegation has peaches, pears aud
plums IN abundance, aid they will be |
given away during Encampmeut week, |
In addition to the above 5000 samples OF |
wheat, oats, barley and grasses In small
sheavea have been neatly arranged for the |
inspection OF visitors. fhc exhibit u one |
Of the ,arges, ever brought to the East
from the Pacific Coast, and will prove n |
very interesting feature OF the ESpofiiion,
The delegation Is headed by T. u MeElroy. !
commander oi the Oregon department. |
and the exhibit Il In charge OF u ) Cook
AN ELocurioSARy TakAr. - Miss Maud |
Hoffman, of Corvallis, who has been spend |
Ing several seasons In California, will give |
an elocutionafy entertainment at the Opera |
House In this city on Friday evening, Sept |
9th, and the DEMOCRAT hopes will be
greeted by full house. Miss Hoffman,
who has taken lessons under the best
teachers OF California. gives evidence of
rare merit. Her entertainment In Coryal |
iis recently was heartily commended both |
by the press and audleuee, sone OF whom !
weie from our owh city. After an enter
.ainment at Los Angeles, Cal, the ,Saei4i
Worla, In speaking Of her renditloa OF the
"'ray Bridge" said "Mlss Holman ls n
Young lady OF most pronounced judgment
who combines natural talent with hard
study, the expression Of her eyes and face
lending great cnchAntment TO her words"
Among other parts. she VIII present at her
entertainment Ia Albany the "Chariot
Race" In Ben Hur Ia the costume OF the
hero OF the story. "Lcah the Foraker"
Will be pleasant feature OF the entertain.
ment.
Reserved seats at BIaekman's, 50 cents;
gallery, IS cents.
A NEaaAsKA PArER.--The editor OF the
Red Cloud Demeeyaf Ia mentioning his trip
through the Willamette Valley speaks Of
Albany rs follows, which would indicate
that we did not escape entirely from notice
Next we made short stop at Albany, q
beautiful little city destined 20 be rail-
road center and rare eh1nee isr invest
ments II taken soon, before the boom com.
menres. II was here met the large heart
ed and liberal minded Capt. Stone, who
has an eye for business, and never fails 10
see a chance for good Investments. This
was materially rxemplshed In that he hand
ed us Ss.so for a single copy of the Delao-
eraI.' Here'A to you, Cap. may you live
long and prosper.
SOLD FoR cERrAIS.-The Narrow
Gauge has been sold for certain. The fol.
lowing despatch from London.dated Aug.
sSth, TO the ExaanHer.of San FraEeiseo.ex.
plains the situation, ono the people OF the
Valley generally will clap their hands over,
for the present style OF running the Mar
row Gauge Is bdrning shame ~
meeting Of the bondholders of the Oregon
Railway Company was held to-day al the
Office Of the company in Dundee Scotland.
| BY unanimous vote the sale OF the rail-.
road To & p Huntington for ftoo.ooo was
approved. The company had lost at the
rate of E2oo weekly In interest and deSir-
ed TO eonsummate the sale a. rapidly as
lpossiole.'
| COMING THts wAY.-Thc snIde outfit
that had stuffed whale on exhibition
the depot are liberal advertisers, but they
never pay a cent. Their advance agent
contracts for advertising, the manager &c
pay for same on his arrival with the Show
: ~, and the manager repediates any and
all contracts unless made by himself
. The newspaper man who IL asked &c
) waste printers ink on these blks ehoulS
kick them out of his office and then adj
vertise them In their true lsght.-Bake
City ReueiAe.
returned from Portland, where thej order
ed some 6rst-class machinery for thei
o planning mill and sash and door factory,an'
o propose having the factory running b
October ist. There men are enterprIsin
y and pushing,and will create business In th
building line In our city. And, by th
, way, there Is already big impetus In thI
/. line and the demand for carpenters Is .
great as the supply.
:, a PECULIAR ACCIDENT. At Chan
m poeg on Monday an accident occurred
J. which young man named Fame viii pc
" haps lose his arm. He was walking
" the side OF sepai atcr and In attempting
step up on II made mis- step and fell
M the ground, the wheels of the separat
:. travelling over and crushing his arm In
terrible manner.
h. A BAD SIoS.--Coivallis papers are
en- poorly patronIzed by the sleepy home M
Ily chants that one of them has 10 run L
iss column adj. of its own both inside a
irs outside. The papers there are all "
en- edited, and In fact are several miles abe
of the unenterprising merchants, who nc
-. prodding with pitchfork.
lie, A PRoJEcT.-The matter Of wideni
ust Second Street fourteen feet and making
zen an eighty foot street Is being agitat
ger This would be ten stroke for the str
I at and would add greatly TO the value of !
any 1t will have to be done very soon u e'
}. INNOCENT .-"Puck" Hamilton, who
oria arrested In this city for emhezzlement
ing tahen to Portland, was Immediately
cate charged,as there was nothing In the cha
the Puck, like all men who have been In
axe newspaper business, Is entitled to wi
The after ALL
- A PARTy.-Last Thursday at the
dence of MI II f Hubert, very plea
'A social party was given in honor of
ono Minnie Rhiner's twentieth birthday
''s nice lunch was served and a good
paid generally had by the lively compan.
, be young people present.
sur. un,vv THE
ling. - a.,,.. -
Pete proposed to give the live events that
h the pen on the Coast as they occur. Il
assed an important step, and will deserve
neck support Of the people II carried OF
its Of promised.
ANKLE SPRAINED.-Mrs DIR L
world had the misfortune the other day OF fl
for on the steps leading to the porch at
con- residence and spraining her ankle
votes seriously. She will be confined to
4 4 L.. a.