The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-11-15

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cd last Sunday from Linn county, where
he had been selling band Of horses he
drovs from Harding two months ago. Mr.
Spafford says Willamette Valley has bees
overlooked with bunchgsass hsrses this
season, hence the market was duh q i
Childs returned last SUNDAY from Linn
county, and seems unusually iovlat,having
been successful In making deal In real
estatc--the purchase of 1900 acres OF land
above Brownsville :. i Dan Oeborne's resi-.
dencc with It's contents, on Trout creek,
about IS miles north Of Pfinevlle, was
burned on "Wednesday night OF last week.
MIR Osborne awoke about II o'clock and
discovered the hsasc to be on fire, aud II
was with difficulty he and his family es
capped being burned TO death. by climbing
out OF a winaow.--Ochoco RevfsJp.
CAUSE OF OUR BooM.--capt N Hum
phrey, of Albany, was Ia the city yester-
day. aays the Oyegostaa. The captain IL
enthusiastic over Albany's prosperity and
attributes much OF her substantial growth
to the fortunate circumstance of having so
many nice looking young ladies residing
there. He believes that there Is some
cause for every boom. and while he recog.
nlzes the many natural advantages OF 10
cation, tributary country, railway facilities.
etc, Albany Is favored with, he thinks
that the handsome young ladies are cons
sideratlons staugers do not look upon
lightly
MAIL SgavIcE.--There Is something
wrong With the mail service betwscn thls
place and Albany. We put the Times n
the Office on Friday morning and same
times they do not arrive In Albany TIL
Tuesdays following. IL mailed Saturday
evening and sometimes not till Tuesday or
"Wednesday evening.--Brownsvll 7Imss.
We get Il most anytime, but generally not
until Tuesday OF Wednesday. The matter
needs investigating.
VIZ ARE a PROUD PKorLE.--A man too
proud to saw wood is said 10 have been
seen breaking some boards with an sxe
rather than do so, refusing TO saw wood
upon being applied to- We simply men,
ton this as an incident In the great drama
OF life, and don't know any thing about
who Il was, except that Il was some other
fellow.
A Mission cHURcH.-Mrs A liaekle
man has presented to the U = Church, OF
this city, nice lot In the unplatted piece
of land at the East end OF Sixth Street and
Il Is proposed to build small church build.
ing for Sabbath School and other purposes,
for the benefit of those unable to 20 as far
as Is now required.
a WHOLESALE CIrY.-The number of
new towns starting up all through the Val.
ley are continually speaking OF the post
bilities of Albany as Wholesale city. Al
ready merchants doing moderate business.
eS come here after dry goods, groceries.
hardware, drugs, furniture, furnishing
goods etc, and do as we'll n not better than
In Portland ;but Il Is only question OF time
whsn the business will Justify drummers.
n SELECT SsnooL, Mrs + ! Wilson Il
organizing a select school for the east end
OF the city and will hold I, on Sixth street
at the corner OF Maine. Mrs w. Is u
splendid teacher and deserves a good at
tendance. Already about twenty pupils
have bcan secured. This will be a great
eonvsnienee for many who have TO 20 40
FAR.
ADVERTISE ALHASY.-An Orsgoaias
man is In the city to day getting subseript-
ions for a quarter column advertisement Of
Albany 10 that paper every other DAY for a
month. The necessary amount was being
rapidly raised, and soon Albany will be
blazoncd in that papers columns, where
the of Seattle, Tacoma. Spokane
Falls, Ellensburg, Paseo and Corvallis have
appeared.