The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-21

A COMMON ExreRikNeE.--Ac correspon-
dent sends the following high water expe
rlcnce As Il Is harmless we gave Il; aOn
or about the FIRST Of February two ladies
left Chicken Drlslle, the capital OF Canada.
with small craf,,hasing ilalse, for their
objse,ivc point They got 90 all right
until they came 10 the raging Calipooia'
There their craft failed TO get hem
through on account of the rushing waters.
so they were eomprlled 1, accept the hos
pltallty OF MIR John Morgan. The next
morning they weoded their way TO Tan
gent, intending 10 take the cars at that |
point and 10 and behold when they got |
| there, there were no tratns fuuning ON &C |
count os the high waters, SO they remained |
In that vicinity two or three days until the
waters somewhat subsidized. Then they |
renewed their journey via Hfownsfllie, |
We hope thry have safely reached their
home without meeting with further dltii-
cmltles'
The slaod Is a thing Of the past, but II |
has left It's mark on all sides. The dam
age Ia Lane county Will amount 10 great
many thousand dollars, but she Jared far
better than most of the counties Ia the
Willamette valley
This makes the fourth county that Jared
better than It's neighbor, l.inn. benton
and Polk being the o,he,s. Several others
are to be heard from, and report aill be
made as fast RS received. Il would read
well TO compile them into a single item;
but these mail blockaded days We have to-
catch items on the wing
Qua nsighbors, jus, across the river In
Linn ccunty, semi-cirellag radius OF
perhaps three miles from this city, have
been damaged more fhan our entire
county. Their fences have all been
washed away, aud growing crops have
been greatly damaged; some live stock
were carried down stream and few
barns are washed out of existence Tor
wallis Times.
This Is very great exaggcraiion. The
fac, is the losses In Benton county ar
probably greatef than In Linn county
We would refer the Times to that part
OF their county jus, opposite Albany. for
Instance.
KNOCKS TmEM ShLY-1he following
from the Dallas Observer viii make one
or two old time bear hunters In Albany
keep quiet for few days; @unele" John
Nichols was IN town Saturday. To &c.
porter he said; II knew II was Bill Brown
that told the bear story on me, because he
likes TO keep me Ia hot water through his
yarns Well, sir, have Allied 20 bear Ia
my day aud I3 panther and goodness
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min, and Dave Guthrie and I have had
some warm times hunting. Have been In
Oregon since before Dallas was a town,
and this winter knocks them oil silly.
Good day, sir"
WIT SuccEEp--"B do this than
nolhIng," said small, chubby faced Al.
bany boy, as he voluntarily run lathe
for another youth IN First street hand.
ware store. The expression struck q
DEMOCRAT man as being remarkably
good one for boy To maze. i'he spirit
In boy of always wanting to do some
thing anything 50 as not 10 be idle-ls
one that win take him through life, II fol.
lowed up. swimmingly. Look out for the
boy who {. on the Sbirk, always scheming
to get rid Of doing his share of things. He I,
Is cut out for a street hummer, and street
bummers are an abomination. The young.
stcr who always wants 10 be doing some !
thing will not white dry goods boxes and
weave yarns for living.
a NEW CoRPoRArioS. men
are waking up h earnest, and are display.
ing an ente,prIse equaled by few towns in
the valley. a new scheme is TO build a I
canal or ditch from the Cheadie falls, on :
the Santiam, to that city TO furnish su. !
perior water power for that place. ArtI-
clcs we're fled with the county clerk last
Friday Incorporating the Lebancn &
Santlam Canal company with Z B Mon
taguc, w b Donaca, + NJ Miller, { n
Ra'ston, A Dodge, c Bilyeu and Jos
Elkins as incorporates. The capital stock
IL $4,000. Assurances are given that II
will be taken and the work pushed the
coming summer
MEANS SoMEruISC.-The sale OF 100
feet front for Sfi.ooo taat cost $1,000
few months ago, means something for
Albany. The Ralston property, referred
to, Il should be remembered, Is nearly 600
feet from brick building, an intervening
block occurring that will first be built up.
The price of central business property
built up will probably equal 5000 front
foot this summer. Our citizens In putting
a high estimate on theig property should
be careful not TO cause Hood. These |
things, though, indicate the growing con.
fidence In the future of Albany, the steady |
and rapid growth of which is an assured
fact.
4 GEOLOGICAL FISD.--An unusual geol-
ogicai discovery has been made at Kephart
bluff, two miles above town.aecording to
reports of some OF those who have been
thereabout recently, says the Stayton Sun.
A large mound composed Of smooth, eight
cornered rock, appeared 10 have been put
In place by some prehistoric people, with
round joints at the ends fitting adequate
indentures in the adjoining rock. The
rocks are smooth almost polish-and
the joints perfect. The mound has the ap.
pearance of having toppled over until the
layers now slant at an angle Of about
forty-fve degrees.
DowN TO INDRPENDENcE.-Mr + F
Sox returned Thursday from trip to In
dependence, going By steamer and return
Ing Dy tHG East h1uG tTdlH W way y
Salem Going down he saw 5000 bushf
els of wheat being dumped into the river
from the Wills warehouse at Black Dog,
and 10000 bushels from Mr.. Sullivan's
Warehouse, this side of independence a
short distance. The latter was Mr. Sui
liyan's private wheat, saved during three
years and kept for high prices, but high
water took II.
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SocIABLE The China pheasant Is
sociable bird, and when the occasion
offers viii strike up an acquaintance
with domestic fowls, especially when
forced by stress of circumstances. A
boatman, while passing the Lawrence
place. north of the Eugene bridge, Sum
day, observed China pheasant sitting
contentedly with the chickens on lew
branch, while on every side was sgaste
of water. This bird does rot take kindly
to trees and seldom lights in them. -
Eugene Guard.
CHANGE OF BAsE.-Monmouth Is soon
to have newspaper, to be called the Mon
mouth Democrat. A B Mcmillan, re
Gently of Wasco. will be editor and pro-