The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-04-26
LOCAL RECORD.

an iAAAMfLEs-=-0eP w = Puuith ttc toheN7
ing som the Ashland zYf,Mgs just to show
what Is continually going on In enterpris-
Ing cities, ''The cutting down Of Main street
10 the established grade on the Hill In front
of The Oregon has been IN progress this
week under direction Of stieel commits.
eioner Patterson. II Is cut into bedrock.
and blasting has been necessary, but Y has
been SO skillfully done that few people
even within block OF the place have
heard single report. The cutting down
Of the hill and filling to the grade below
viii greatly improve the appearance OF
| the business part of town" Ditto IN nj.
bany.
Ir VANIstED.--A farm aborer came TO
Albany a few days ago with $50 IN cash
which he had saved b, hard work. oGe
morning he appeared without cent. He
hadn't Invested 1t IL town lots or deposited
| Il In the banks; but had left Il In the sa.
looms for safe keeping. $50 viii buy
groceries 70, two average families a month;
but one man gets rid OF Il IN day or two,
not IN whlskey alone; but In as bud as high
way robbery. Besides getting his money
his watch also disappeared, just how the
man did not know, as he was too drunk TO
discover the manner OF its disappearance.
Bis poLIrr.r- A gentleman who has Civ
en- out great many cards to the children
of the city says that not more than one out
Of ten prefxes the request with a "please," "
but nearly all say 81 want card, or"glye
me card or even simply "eards." That
doesn't speak very well for home instrnc.
tions II parents will not attend to the
matter, Il would be a good Idea II the mer-
chants Of the city would refuse TO give
their cards 20 any except those who ask
politely for them.
a INDUSTRIOUS Booa LIN nine header
the Corvallis Gasef,e says 'corvallls 10
the front. The boom is arriving. Moss
baekism TO the rear. A board Of trade Is
organized. Westward the property In.
creases In value. Over $1,000 for adver-
tising purposes has been raised. a leo
barrel Touring mill Is assured u the water
can be brought From the south ditch
must be dug In order to bring In water for
power purposes. And numerous other
lively movements are on the tapls."
A PooR prInevlile carries off the
palm. Here I, Is, as stated by the Nefes.
'sLittle Jimmy Mahan, lad OF about
eleven summers, was tried before Record.
or Bell on Wednesday on charge OF writ
Ing obscene language on one Of the out
houses on the school grounds. After hear
ing the testimony, the recorder fined the
boy Sss, In default of which he was placed
In jail In every other place In the Unit.
Ell States the matter Is settled by the school
teacher taking big birch and doing some
heavy acting. The course taken at Prime
vile IS good one to ruin any boy.
lilo, For GATEsvfLLE.-On this Friday
the Odd Fellows will have an excursion
from Albany to Gaicsvilc on the Oregon
Pacific and return. A limited number Of
tickets will be sold 10 the gene, al public
commencing Monday morning. P,lee OF
tickets tor the round trip hiss been fixed at
Sligo. Tickets may be- had Monday
morning at Biackman's, GradwohIs, w
+ Reads, the DEMOCRAT Office or OF & q
Rawlings. As limited number only will
be sold parties should call early.
a LoSo TAR. - Friday Rev II Pl
Webb received n postal card from x j
George, who taught couple OF classes In
singing here about year ago. dated at
jerusalem, Palestine, on March "a. II being
Just thirty-four DAYS on the journey. Il
reached coustantinopie on the 27th and
came by the way OF London. Prof George
had been at several celebrated Palestine
cities aud proposes to do the whole Of that
celebrated country, camping cut part OF
the time.
HoSoR Ep.-A brother OF the local edito
Of the DEMoqRAT has been appointed stock
Inspector Of Crook county, position With
an $500 salary attachment. II Is slow
work but young rnsn with perseverance,
and industry ean attain to almost anything
in tais country, and Il takes rustling TO az
tend 10 the Office Ia Crook county, where
hordes Of starved and seabby sheep are
continually being pushed across the line
from the arid plains Of Waseo and Grant.
ence to the indictment OF Sheriff Smallmon
and Deputy Sheriff Smith BY the Y 81
Court was based on the OyegoaiaM's item
on the subject. We are glad TO know Il
proved untrue. They were given an Inn
partial examination, and last Thursday the
grand jury returned mot true bill. the
nexs OF which was received with general
satisfaction by our citizens. The case was
one that should never have been taken be
fore the U $ grand jury, not being justihed
AZ all by the circumstances ot u.
KANSAS possIBILITfEs.-A Kansas pa
per just received gives the following sug-
gesiiye advice for that State at Is hoped
that the papers won't brag too fercely
upon the crops this year until they are har-
vested. II the present indications hold
out and we are not infested with cbinch
bugs, overwhelmed with hail stones, nor
blasted by wi.hering hot winds. It viii be
timely 10 spread broadcast that we have
the garden spot of earth. Until the grain is
In the stack, and the corn Is In the shuck,
II ALL be well 10 boast not"
ASoTnER Bic SUIT-Scarle & Deane
have commenced suit IN the United States
circuit court against the Oregon Pacific
railroad company to recover the sum 0
SIII,2o363 with interest from January s.
1880, and costs and disbursements. They
allece contract to build fourteen miles oi
railroad for which they were to receive ac.
cording tothe terms Of the contract $2o3,
o45 rs, only $o2,6s7.I2 Of which has beer
paid, leaving Sill I,zo3.62 due. 1t looks al
II the Oregon Pacific had It's share Of suits
but the road will continue eastward all ths
same
THIRTY YEARS ACo.--An old miner u
IN the city, who says he did the Santiau
mines thirty years ago, wentto California
mined extensively there and got knocke'
out Of 100000 by the law forbidding thu
obstructing OF the streams Of the state. II
claims that the groupings Of the Santian
are better than lower down, and does no
speak encouragingly of their prospects
Nearly all miners who hayc visited tn
mines, though, do.
THE BROWNSVILLE MILLs.-The ney
company at Brownsville has been duly or
ganized with the following officers and d