The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-06-21
LOCAL RECORD.

os MIR Thos Froman, near this city, lei
double harrelled sAot guns and larg'
number Of big bambs were fired slmiltane
ously, at the same time several Tin cam
were ratified and re.rattled, as the gum
were shot and re-shot The amount o
noise can be better imagined. liastil)
dressing Mr. Fromnn aud bride went smil-
lngly 10 the front door and invited III,
twenty-five Young men composing the
CONCERT troup, formed from Albany ane
the country around, inside, where pie ant
cake IN abundance was "set up" for them
II Wyatt, OF this city, delivered the vale
dlctorv, and the event was generally pro
nouaced one OF the most brilliant In the
history Of the Albany prairie.
a VIII SIT AsipE.--'rhe contest over
the will Of Mr. Martin We,tz, who died sew
eral months age was decided Wednesday
by Judge blackburn rendering decision
In favor of Mrs George Lnpcr, the con-
,esiaut, setting the viii aside on the ground
that Il was not properly executed Mrs
Luper was appointed administrator OF the
estate and will now have charge OF It's set
Element. Involving considerable property
the case Is one that has attracted consider
able attention and caused some feeling IN
the neighborhood OF Tangent. lions X
Weatheriord and w X Bllycu appeared
for the contestants, and g L Wolverton and
Hewitt, Bryant X Irvine for the cxccu,rix
GRASn LoDGE.-rhe Grand Lodge A
+ X A M met Ia Portland Wednesday
GraEd Orator Geo T. Chamberlain, = G N
Mason, Geo Humphrey, I l. Wallace, u
V 5 Reid and X Thompson. were presen,
rom Albany; Sam May, Perry Hyde aud
NJ Cunningham. from Harrisburg; 4 n
Huddiesou, from Jeiferson;J + Galbraitl,
and u X Morcloek, from Bsown.ville;
a Beard and G e llackleinan, from Leb
anon; ) \ Smith and ] w GeaTy, from
Halsey; and J \ l4oubker from Shedd
The following officers were elected;
Christopher Taylor, g NJ; James T Robin.
sou, ID 6 NJ; ] Z Morcland. G $ "; y
Bunnell, & W; ID McKerchcr, & r; s +
Chadwick. q =; K y Earhart, trustee o!
educational fund.
Scio's r. Friday articles OF In
corporation were filed Incorporating the
Selo r. X. Co, The capital stock Is placed
at $4,000, and the object Is to build a
standard gauge railroad track from Munk.
ers on the Oregon Pacific TO Seio. Po
Smith, + O Hyde, A J Johnson, Edward
Coin and Coll NanClcve are ineorporators.
This will be great thing for Selo. and
Linn county people generally will be of.
fered an opportunity TO invest In stock.
GArEsvILE.-Mayor Sorbin, OF Gates.
vile, has been In the city having tina,
town plated, and has great confidence In
It's future. Mr. Serbia owns the town site
and will place the lots on the market. Mr.
SoTbin II also interested In mining aud
showed the DEMOCRAT man some fine
specimens OF ore from his claim. one ga
lena rs heavy as silver itself. There arc
great possibilities along the Oregon Pa
eific 10 the Cascades.
a DEMASD FOR THEM.--An evidence OF
the demand for store room In Albany Is the
fact that Mr. Fred Dlumbcrg has already
rented the two store rooms In his new
block, the ground for which has not yet
been broken, one 10 II G. Hubbard for a
drug store, the other TO Phillips Il Son, new
eomers, for grocery store.
Nor ESorGH.--A Connecticut man
heard ofSalem's wonderful nine inch straw.
berry and Immediately sent for one of the
vines OF the variety. The vine itself on
which It was raised, was sent; but. as our
climate and fertile soil were kept at home,
the Connecticut man win probably only
raise nubbins
RRcEIyED.-on June !. Mayor cowan
received the following despatch from Gov
ernor Beaver, of Pennsylvania "Harris.
burg. Pa, June Is.-J l. cowan, Mayor,
Albany, Or Have made sight draft up
on the National Tark Bank of New York
for St7s.so, your generous contribution 10
the relief fund here. Please accept my
heartfelt thanks. James o Beaver, Gov
ernor.'
TuE IIoP OUTLOOK Prominent hop.
men say that hop growers should not be
in hurry to contract their crops. Il Is
reported that frost has badly damaged the
crop In New York and II is thought they
will command good price this fall. II Is
said that several buyers arc In the valley
nov trying to contract for this years crop.
Eugene Register.
a MILK SHAKE.-The DEMOCRAT ac.
knowl=dges fine milk shake at the hands
of Mr. 4 w Iryin, next door to w F Reads
This is the heaIthiest and best drink mad c
and Mr. Irwin is good, honest shaker. lie
has just ofened a confectionery and fruit
store, well stocked, presenting a neat ap-
pcarapce and will soon add a soda foun-
tain. DO not forget the place when want.
ing anything in his line.
TIE Picnic On account of mistake
made by the railroad in reference TO spe.
cial rates, the picnic announced TO be giy-
en- at Monroe, by the Presbyterian 8. s.
took place Friday afternoon at Schmecr'
grove. a happy crowd OF about one hun
dred participated, and, Notwithstanding III,
loss of a ride on the cars, very fine tim
was had.
Wool DIR Hill has just sold his wool
being brought from Crook county, to tn
Eagle WooIen Mills, of Brownsville, 10
Io cents pound. AS the doctor has abou
IA 900 pounds this will make quite a spe,
Mr. Hugh Fields, who had 3o,ooo pound
of Eastern Oregon Wool. sold earlier fo
IS cents TO the same mills. Valley woo
has better market and is selling for abor
| 20 cents
BACKED AwAY.-Teams generally ru
away but last Thursday the team of c
Smith of Oakvile backed away. tearin
down an awning post In front of the Nc
Farland block. 1t took five men to s.o
them.
Our SINGERS. 1t may be safely stat
cd that Albany has the three best lady vc
calists of any Oregon city, not exceptin
Portland, Mrs Langdon, Mrs Charnbe
lain and Mrs Cochrane, with several othc
not far behind; and, as we'll, the finest tene
and bass singers in this musical valley
THE WooLEN MILLs.-Two of the bic
on the Brownsville Wooden Mills hay
been accepted, as follows brick work, v
c Cassell. $4844 stone work, w z Bak
er,at $4 90 a perch. The wood and 9th.
work will probably be superintendent b
sin ~N,,.napu