The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-17


Albany n the eonsent of the commanding
officers Of each company can be secured
This means contest In order TO secure
them. Here are some remarks from long
article Ia the Statesman on the subject:
"Now, this state OF affairs brings Salem 10
point OF either showing her ability to
hold celebration and keep the military
companies Of the county at home, or else
her people go away from home to have a
good time. Marion county has three mill
tary companies and Il would look exteed-
ingly shabby Il they were allowed 10 be
drawn TO a celebration In place where
there Is only one. The mi itary companies
at Macleay and Whitcaker will much rath-
or come to Salem and participate, where
their presence will be appreciated aside
from the influence they will have Ia bring-
ing a crowd, rather than 70 to some neigh.
borirg city, where they will be reekoned
only according TO their "drawlng" pow.
ers. The same Is true of the home COM
Pany, and surely the Corvallis company
ought To be more willing 10 come here
than to 20 TO Albany, all things consid.
cred" First come first served should be
the rule, as Il was last year.
SrIcER School The following Is the
report Of District No, ", taught by C. H..
Jones, for second NORTH OF school ending
May 10th, 1889 No days attendance, SsS
No days ahseat, nj No times tarday, 4 {;
No pupils enrolled, 40 average daily at
tendance, q. oey llardman, Lizzie
Bridges, Julia Hart. Georgia Bridges, Etiie
Keebler, Mamie Keebler, MAY Powell, Del.
Ia Lccdy, Grace Bridges, Lloyd Bridges,
BaySrd Bridges, Savilla Powsll,La
Hardman, John Leebler, Ernest Simpson,
julie Simpson, Herbert Simpson, Henry
Faulkner, Andy Lecdy and Anna Leedy
were not absent during the mouth, The
following persons visited the school :
Mullen, T. Myers, L. keeblcr, a NJ Arant,
Mr. and Mrs + p Cornctt, Lena Wallace,
Emma Hart and Jane Gentry. During the
month a rostrum and new blackboard
were put In the school house.
Was liz a BIeANIsr lr-Every one re-
members c. c. Scott, OF the Gilman House,
Portland, who committed suicide by jump
ing from third story window sometime
ago. His surviving partner, Mr. Post was
appointed Administrator of the estate of
Ssott. Some days ago Mrs. Scott, the wife
of the deceased applied to the Court for an
order requiring Post to allow her $aso per
month and pay man for looking after her
interest In the estate. In his answer to the
petition, Post alleges that Mrs, Scott was
never the wife and Is not now the widow
of Scott, for the reason that when she mar
ried Scott he had living wife from whom
he had never been divorced. 1t Is now
evident, II this be true, that SCOTS cause
for his rash act Is to be found In the blga-
nous relations which he was sustaining to.
wards the two wemen and the laws OF the
State. When all the facts are brought to
light the public win be able TO place the
blame where i belongs.
WATERLOO ]. 6. Gross, of
Waterloo, has been In the city, and II was
with difficulty that he could be held with
in bounds. The action of the County Court
in ordering the Waterloo bridge, did the
business. He states that everybody within
miles of Waterloo arc elated over the re.
suit of the long contest for bridge there.
Waterloo now looks for Il small sized boom
at least. Why rot ? II has magnificent
water power, and some daY the Southern
Pacifc's branch will undoubtedly be ex.
tended to II and perhaps beyond. Every
thing points To a prosperous era for the city.
a new foot bridge leading TO the soda
springs has also been put In for visitors to
the place.
Crook CouSrY.-John Carol and fami.
ly, of Bridge creek, passed through town
on Wednesday en- route for Linn county.
They expect to remain In Webfoot during
the summer. I'd. The w v & & NJ Co have
again shown their generosity in donating
two lots of ground to the Methodist church
on which to build place of worship. -.
On Tuesday the grand jury returned four
bills Of indictment against Ed Harbin for
horse stealing The grand jury has re-
turned bills Of indictment against Al Win
dom and Ed Curl on charge of horse steal
ing Hon Jason Wheeler and Mr. Canter-
berry arrived here on Monday from Al
bany. They expect to spend several weeks
in this county fishing and siewing the
country,-ReSseR'.
PoETIcAL Over half OF our exchanges
this week speak of our late municipal cleo
tior, and invariably add that Corvallis
will remain COW pasture" Well, perhaps
It will, but we can boast Of land flowing
with milk ard honey-especially the milk
for another year at least. We all boast
Of something.
Albany of her wooden mills,
And Portland of her silk
Salem Of her strcet-car lines,
But we're for buttcrmilk.
Times.
WEST SHogR BRoyGHT HIM-Mr II
Hubbard and family, of lIumbolt, Iowa, are
I IN the city for the purpose of locating. MI
Hubbard il druggist and a man of means
aHd desires to go into the drug bueincss
His attention was called to Albany by the
West Shore, and says that journal did the
business. People at his former home place
a great deal of reliance on the West Shore
Mr Hubbard likes Albany and has not beer
disappointed In the aspect of matters here
WAS ~ PoRTLAND.-"Milton Hale, on,
of the heaviest capitalists Of Linn county
was in the city last Wednesday. Mr. Hal,
was the first man who settled In Oregon
south of the Santiam river. He located OF
claim one mile below where jefferson i
now situated in the fall of I845, with hi
family. He now resides on beautiful
farm adjoining Albany on the east, whcr
he enjoys the fruition of a life of an homes
and well directed industry."-Sunday ME,
cEry,
COMMENCED SUrr.-"E I Barnett, VIII
two years ago was sentenced to the peni
tentiary on a charge of having stolen $7a.
: and was subsequently pardoned by Coz
ernor Pennoyer, his innocence having bee
established, has begun suit against tt
bank of Walla Walla for giving up I'll
money he had deposited there State
man.
4 A GREAT PATENT That hewed II
:, with the three spikes on the bottom, and
handle to it, being used in grading Lye
< street for the street railway, is a simp
!. looking thing but it is said to be immen
!. for cutting into gravel. A J Fox mani
! factured 1t and Jack Burkhall got ten DE-
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