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

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Titan IN rs make up. They receive their
goods by the car load, the latest In the
market and of superior grades. The mark.
ct Is jusiiiylng II. Our people are making
money and want nice homes. Fortmiller
& Irving now have in stock, including an.
sther car load just unpaeked, a splendid
and varied line Of upholstered goods In sets
and nieeee. Solid oakis now very popular
and their stock Is large In bed room sets /,
book cases, side boards chairs, etc. Our
cltlsens should see their novelties, some
dlsplayinv great artistic taste. Their lines
OF goods are branching out too. II takes
an examination to appreciate them. Such a
stock of goods cannot help going. sam
pie OF the Increasing demand here Tor sn.
pcrior furniture Is apatlor set just received
and sold 10 Secretary Elderkiu, OF the Farm
crs Y Merchants Insurance Co. II con
sists Of six pieces upholstered In Florentine
Velour aud silk plush, each, according TO
present fashion. different from It, neighbor.
costing Saoo. Better see them before deliy-
cred, and the firms new stock general y
Crook couNry.-- Last Tuesday Col.
Eckelson, OF the oregon Pacific, arrived
here froR Albany with full crop Of en-
glneerS to take up work at the end of 1.-The
line where they left off year ago last jan
uary. lie left on Wednesday, with sup
plies to begin work on the line at once,
We understand grizzly bear has been
making raid on the stock 10 Upper Ocho-
CO and has killed number OF colts and
calves In that section Last Monday Leo
Fried left for Portland, from which place
he will soon startfor Europe on his intend.
ed tour Of the continent ...All OF Prime
Vile was surprised on getting up last Sat:
urday morning and finding hall an inch OF
snow on the ground ..R. L. Darsey, of
Newsom Creek, informs us he has lost six.
teen head of horses during the past winter
from a peculiar disease, which has been
hitherto unknown In this section. The
horses arc FIRST afflicted With a swelling
about the eyes, then the limbs become stih
and Ia few days they generally de
RetFcsr.
Full OF BUSINESS. Of the liyest
places In Albany Is the establishment of the
Albany Iron Works. Its now being push.
ed to its fullest capacity. About fifteen
men are being employed, and work Is be.
ing turned out fjr all parts of the Valley.
Considerable has been shipped to Mill City,
Harrisburg. Corvallis and other places, and
there are now In the shops mill machinery
for Jennings & MePhepon's new saw mill
on the Santiam, a a6oopound Intel for the
new brick at Scio,just successfully east,miII
machinery for Harrisburg,and other places
The company Is employing expert work
men and only first-class work Is sent from
the shops. Mr.. Reynolds, recently from
San Francisco, has charge OF the pattern
department and Is one OF the finest work
men IN the State. The company deserves
the big patronage Il Is receiving. Started
without bonus, on home capital II should
be given a strong support. The outlook
for steady rushing season, Is now good
A Will CASE. Considerable interest
has been taken In Linn county over the
case Of the estate of Willis Gaines and wife.
The estate Is valued at about $4,000. The
circumstances were about like this Years
ago Mr.. and Mrs. Gaines were married in
YamhilI county and on the day of the we'd
ding entered into marriage contract by
which their property would be disposed Of
In event OF the death of either. This doeu-
ment vas filed In the Clerks Office In that
county in 1857. Both of.he contractors il
will be remembered died ieeently within a
week of each other, and in the will Of the
husband reference was made to this con
tract. No trace OF II can be found among
the county records and Judge Cowlee, the
oldest County Clerk In the counts, says he
has no recollection Of ever seeing the docu-
ment Undoubtedly II Is lost, and County
Clerk Hibbs, who was IN the city recently
testified that he could find nothing OF the
contract Now the matter Is being COM
promised.
A JEwEL.-A gentleman of Polk Co,
boasts of having the best wife in the State
says an Ex He says that in the ten years
he has been married she has never asked
him for dollar. He never gave her a
dress, S., nor anything. He generally
borrows money from her, and she makes
more than he docs, ye. he Is a merchant
She sells all home products. such as meat
| lard chickens, wood, hay, etc, and beat'
his store. He does not buy anything bu
sugar, coffee and little rice, as he hai
everything else to sell off the place. He
says she Is above all price to him. Tha
isn't what most men want wife for. to sup
I port them, and few do much Dragging o
that kind.
DIDN'r woRK.-In order to raise SOM
money a HiIlsboro church got Hon. Geo
H. Williams to go there and deliver lee
ture. Here was the result as narrated by
local paper "Hon. Geo. II. Williams lee
ture at the Congregational Church las
Tuesday night was very poorly attended
The lecture was very cool and logical al
gument and would rank high as litefar
effort, but as card TO draw the shekels OF
Of unwilling pockets II was lamentabl
failure. II the church Is still desirous {
raising money 10 pay for an organ, We az
wise them TO hire minstrel troupe or Civ
series Of match base ball games, somthin
that the average citizen will appreciate"
For CRY HUNTERs.-Thc Silyerto
paper makes the following point in refe
ence to the game law: sour farm ers con
plain that the law protecting grouse an
pheasants, which expires July I5th eac
year, gives them no opportunity to hur
: as harvest keeps them too busy from
month to six weeks during the best sessO
Their grain fattens the birds, and the ci
a sportsmen come out and bag all of Il
. game. 1t Is fact, that Portland sport
D men club controls all legislation In rega
, the tines and seasons of bird hunting, az
o that is one reason why the law Is not bett
observed in the country At the san
fine twould be cruel to kill the birds "a
y during the breeding season.
= A ALANDMARK.-The oldstore buildin
: now occupied by Jim WestfalI, is on
e way TO new location on the Harper G.
S, nor lots. This building is one of the old
= in tie city, having been built in the iifti'
Mr.. John Conner run store in It
years, and old residents here can tell ma
q interesting "reminiscences about It. Q
10 couple did their courting up stairs AM
% clerk now running store for himself t.
OF how ne came near mistaking man no,
ey farmer for burglar In 1t, etc. Now ]
of hardly suitable for occupancy even by c
re nasnen Inns outfit "a riding along