The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-08


learns that the Union Pacific viii get
the roau, and il II does will push con-
struction with vengeance, whereas the
Is L would do nothing. Probably the
nearest correct IL that Blair and COM
pany, of the Chicago & Northwestern,
has secured q controlling interest in the
road, and il Is stated that they have
probably done so,or will be able 10 do SO
in short time. IL has been generally
understood for sometime that game Of
freezeout was being played, and that us
soon as the game was finished the $b,-
uO0, 900 secured ON bonds year ago, and
since then in the hands Of trustees,
would Immediately he put into the con-
struction Of the road. The annual cleo
tion, Il Is probably correctly stated, has
not yet been held, being postponed for
divers reasons, and indicates something.
Where there il SO much. smoke there Is
of course some fire; but il would take
prophet To get at the bottom of the mat
ter. There IL little doubt that something
is going to happen, and that certain
amount OF work will be done this fall,
how much is speculation, M well MS
which-rumor will materialize.
Svto SuorS Green Coffee. city clec-
uician that sounds wei, and from all re-
ports Is mcriled honor,
Mr. John Simpson has secured control OF
the Scio warehouse and purposes using Il
for the purpose Of handling oats the pres
ent season,
Mr. W ] nubbWd,thc veteran California
hop man, With headquarters ~ Salca, has
been trausac,iug business ia this city lie
made one oHer of I7He.
The Lebanon Express alludes to our
new Pain, mipes rs being smear Lebanon"
That is all right. brother, but tie mines
are couSid,r,hl, nearer Scih than Lebanon
and should I've referred to as the rairt
miacs near Scio, all The same.
Few cities Of the Importance of Scio
can boast ui a> much Ical frmcuiue ocauty
as Is seen upon our thNrough!areS every
Sunday afternoon. II doesn't cost twenty
five cents a box, either. All tha, class
wen, To Alhaiy to swell the census
Press
A Z BAKroN, the smooth Young man
r, ,prcsruiiag himself To be Sratt'c real
estate dcalcr, Who hilkrd Walla Walla
people, "ir nIro, thieves that Is poker
sharps. in pepd,ctJn, and was relieved OF
his surplus cash This j. the teaSo, per.
nap kilAt NH NAt t}N liNANN w ItaN 'AlN
bills at NaIla Wal'a --rendlcton L O.
The hero ot the above sketch was In
Albany mnuih " SO ago, selling Seattle
lots, OF " disvo>ias of one, ON which he
received a small al, aucc payment. We
are Informed that no deed has been rceciv-
cd for u. but do not know anything about
the character Of Barton ircm his lhany
record. n hilc here hc murdered lawn
tennis So,u"; .hat is the only mean thing
sc know about him
Ir Has NEvER dIwucd upon the Ore
gouiauS that the Nork OF taking their cen.
sus was performed 5y :heu selves, and Il Il
was done in n sleepy wa, the fault may
possibly have lain ia The s'erpineSs OF the
people from whom wcre - 'ectrd the men
who took the census. Live enumeralors
and supervisors are found among a live
people, aud that, What the matter with
the Oregon census. Spokane Review.
Much Obliged Tor the compliment TO
Allgr,. There are no huzzarJs on u,, oi
on oar c,t>u, takrrs The buzzards flew
mostly over Salem and Portland.
ONg VERSION oF IT, VIII ID Jgnkins,
a tIo,trr IT, newspaper hart. -, was At The
iugton, ard his state has q tight 20 hc proud
of his work, saws the Portland Mercury.
He surprised the natives lev the mountain
of figures he riicd up. The census Of
Oregon was taken hy 4 lot of back mem
b,r corpsvs, and the native have also been
surprised by the gravc-ya ard population Of
the state. There Is heap ot 4 ference
between the animate and the inAminate
FROM GREES BASIN .- Mr.. Richard
Fox, arrived IN the city Monday from Green
Basin, bringing with him 4 couple pictures
one Of his mountain residence, with him
self In the foreground. the other OF some
OF the grand Oh trees in iha, country
both taken By Daisy Moore. The Green
Basin saw mill started up MONDAY. 1t will
have a capacity of eight or ten thousard
feet per day, and has some OF the finest
timber In the worlC TO work on. s. w.
Reece, r. y. Moore and family, are the
Albany people now located there.
a SPECULATIVE WORLD, is stated
that active work will soon be resumed up
on the Oregon Paciiic's road, which Is now
climbing the Cascade mountains, SAYS the
CoIun. bian. This road will come to As
toTia within i've yeaLs and will make one
Of the most popular raj roads on This coast,
by reason of its magnificent scenic attract.
ions. II will also be very proiitab line,
tapping the rich valleys of Oregon and
terminating at the finest harbor in the
world, which is also the American rou
nearest to the Orient.
QUITE RoBBRKY - Ms Kew. Han
letter has returned from a visi, to Staylon,
where she was unfortunate IN meeting
with quite .oss by robbery. Sunday she
went TO chur-n with iir w Il Adams fam
ily, with whom she was visiting. While
gone a robber entered the house and stole
SOS in money and SfCo worth OF jewelry
belonging 10 Mrs llanleiier, besides other
articles cf less value No clue wac secured
as to who commiIicd the act.
EYE KNOcKED our Mondcy after
noon Mr.. John Bressler, section hand on
the Southern Pacific, at Ilalsey, was
driving siiL', when CLAN ing blow threw
II DIRECTLY g., i'.,. 1T his ewes, literally
gouging th. e'r ir.ii out. DR.. Maston, ,
Z surgeon, wa ,vi. Iphcd for and went
up on the evening train finding the unfor
:unate man suffering great pain, .and did
III that lie could TO alleviate the same
The eye, though, was a complete ruiz.
BOARD or TRADE.-A special meeting
OF the Board Of Trade was held this fore
noon to consider the matter Of securing
a accommodation OF Oregon. On me-
ton the secretary was directed TO wire
our representatives at Washington to use
their best efforts TO secure re-enumer-
alton. Albany has no kick TO make. In
| fact the work was generally pretty well
done in this county, but take the state
at large and undoubtedly the census does
not begin to do the state justice.
SALEM's B & L A. The directors o
Salem Building and Loan association me-
at the Office of the Union Title Abstrac
company in the Bush and Brey BLOCK las
evening and loaned $500 at seventy TIVE
months, interest in advance and $500 a
sixty-seven months, interest in advance
There were some 5000 left over, but ther,
was no bidders for It, SO 1t was carried'ove
to the next meeting, the first Monday i
September Statesman
Boar RIDNG.-Mr Clyde Patterson, az
companied by party Of young friends
arrived here yesterday afternoon fror
his home in Eugene, having sailed dow
the river in boat Of his own building
which he calls "Pat." The party foun
the Willamette somewhat rough sailin
| e., ;ta vreaanf stage hpfwaan Harriahti,