The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-17

tice Of three former Albany men: "fr
the whole city Of Seattle no handsomel
offices can DO found than those Just occ u
pied by the real estate brokers, Piper
Lonsway Il Co., In rooms tl6, IL and lis
| ''The Washington" on Front street. Tn,
three large, well lighted and conveniently
arranged rooms are heavily Iearpeted ant
| elegantly furnished IN oak OF the sixteenth
century style, and everything Ia in excel
lent taste. The firm Of Piper, I.onaway
4 Co., although but recently organized
Is already recognized as being among tht
dozen or 40 leaders In its line. The
members OF the company were well and
lavombly known In this city before they
engaged In this venture and their success
is ilattering testimonial 10 their stand.
ing. Mr. George u Piper senior member
OF the firm, was for year member oi
the acknowledgement local staff, and In
that capacity made large acquaintance,
which Is now Of benefit TO him In his
business. Colonel l. V Lonsway was foi
! long time in u responsible capacity with
Rice 4 Gardner, and Mr. Edgar u Piper
the third member, was formerly city edl.
tor OF the Post-Intelllgencer. and II nov
editor OF the Gray's Harbor Times"
LEBANON. Married, near Lebanon, Oct
3, Rev g A McIlroy officiating, John Zinc
and Miss Polly Ann Hodges,
An unpleasantness occurred this week
at the st Charles between Lynn Walton
and Sam Chinaman. The kicking admin
istered by Walton was assessed ut 81.
Married, in Lebanon, Oct 4, 1890 mt the
house Of Martin Hickman, Mr. Sherman
Wood and Miss Jennie Snidcr,all ol Linn
county.
At meeting OF the Lebanon Literary
society on Monday evening, Oct q, Rev q
Hanleiter was elected president, NJ A
Miller vice president, Mra 4 Maroellus
secretary and W G Peterson treasurer.
FP Bodwell, who lives six miles east
Of Lebanon, reports the finding Of several
nuggets OF gold in a ditch on his farm.
The source OF the metal IL not already
found, will be discovered ere long.
James Smith, who Is just down from
the Santiam mines, reports number Of
men at work. He says small Interest
IN one Of the mines in that district sold
recently for $1,000. The company have
refused s50, 900 for the entire claim. tx
press.
IIoaE ADMINISTRATORS manufacture
cd at home are always pointed out with
pride by the citizens Of city, particu-
larly Of the size Of Albany. The galyan-
ized cornicc on the new Baltimore brick,
an extensive piece Of work, VAS made
in Albany, by Hopkins Bros. matter of
local pride; the elegant counter In the
new bank were made by the q. l.. COM
pany, the solid oak doors by Mr. WIN
Frum: our store fronts by the Albany
Iron Works; the cloth in many suits of
clothes seen on our streets WIS made by
the Albany WOODEN mills; the stockings
worn by some Of our citizens, by home
knitting factory; the -four We use by
home mill our soda water IN bottled at
home; our catarrh medicine is put up
here; We use an Albany polish iof our
silyerware and windows, and the idea
might be carried farther. Albany does
much for itself. We should do more,
and stand at the front rank In the man
uiacturing line.
FtRsr StduT oF OREGoS.-Tbe follow.
ing appears in the volume oi Resources
OF Southern Oregon" just from the press
OF the state printer Bartolome Fcrrclo,
a Spanish navigator, In his search for the
mythical straits Of Anian, reached, on
March !, 1910, tho ftth degree of north
This was of the coart oi the
northern boundary of what IL known aA
Douglas county. To ferrelo, then, he
longs the honor Of the discovery Of Orc
gun, and TO the promontorics Of the
Southern Oregon coast will rest like the
halo Of romance, the credit of being the
land ot all the northwest territory on
which the eye Of civilized man first
rested. Sir Francis Drake. in trying to
elude the vigilance Of the Spanish by at
n northern passage TO England
arrived off the coast of Oregon in 1878.
lie landed At the mouth Of the Umpqua
and put on shore his Spanish pilot. This
was the frat Caucasian upon Oregon soil,
$500 miles from his Mexican home, left
to find his way through trackless forests
and desert wastes alone.
A NEw ADDITION. Some life IL being
Infused into real estate transactions here.
Prices are found 10 bo very firm by par
ties seeking TO buy, and, why not, every
thing Ii full, though the building this
year has been large, probably one hun
dred residences lave been erected, gem
orally estimated at more. Mr. rJohn Jones
takes an important step by plating his
nicely located property Mt the corner Of
Main street and the railroad track. II
contains twenty-three lots 50xlOO feet,
and We understand will coon be placed
on the market at reasonable prices.
Other property, held back for some time
will also be brought forward, owing TO
the increasing confidence in things gen.
orally here.
LANES MoRToAGEs.-A w Gowan,
special agent OF the census department
for the examination Of mortgage records
for the decade ending Dec 81, 1899, COM
pleted his work on the record Of Lane
county Wednesday. He informs us that
the number Of mortgages recorded during
that time was 2i27, OF which 1920 had
been satisfied. The average amount Of
mortgage was about $233, ana the average
term q months, payments generally being
made promptly. The rates OF interest
were among the lowest OF the counties OF
tho state.-Guard.
JEFFERSON. Owing to the prevalence
OF diphtheria in this vicinity there will
be no Sabbath school nor church at the
NJ L church here.
7 B Cornell has accepted q position as
book keeper in the Jefferson Touring
mills, and has moved his family here.
d Watkins and family started Wednes-
day for Longmont, Colorado, where they
will reside in the future. They 60 for
Mrs Watkins health.-Reyiew.
YAM HLLs.-People have often won
dered how county could ever have such
a name as Yamhill, the home OF Ore
gon's great men. Here is the origin,
from a McMinnville paper: "Years ago
when the first settlers came here they
found on the bank OF the South Yamhill
river, numerous little mounds, looking
like potatoe hills, or, as the first settlers
were from the south, yam hills. This is
said by one OF the old settlers to be the
why Of the name.
SOME BRoTHERs.--Chas A Ingalls,, a
brother of the Kansas senator. who has
made himself famous by Tapping the
bloody shirt, is In the valley, and we are
glad to learn, doesn't blow much about his
brother. But Salem was for years the
home of a brother, now dead, OF jos G
Blaine, and a brother of postmaster
| Gen. Dickinson, Is now in albany. So
that It will appear to be no trouble ever
In Oregon TO produce some brothers oi
big men
THE CoLLRGE.-In the report of the
proceedings of the Presbytery of the Pres
bytriap Church appears the following
Rev T. N Condit president of the "A