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

walks for residences as well as business
blocks IN such plain figures that we give
the substance ot an extended article on
The subject II Is a matter Of great i'm
poftaucc 20 Albany, aud Il would be an
immense thing II our eitlzens would uee
cement instead of wood. Nothing beau.
titles city more. "rhe cheapest piece
OF good work was put IN for - eenta a
square foot, but Il was fonnd the work on
State street between Church aud High
cost i3 cents a square foot, which is the
usual price for such work. The cost OF
putting au eight foot cement walk across
a lot with so foot frontage, Ut these fg.
ures, would DC SsS. Such walk Is said
to lass a lifetime. but putting the limit at
IS years, the interest on the sum invested
In the walk for the IS years at per cent,
plus It's cost, would amount to Si5a So.
TO put down the same walk with lumber
would require 1000 feet, which would cost
at the MIL $is So. Allowing 81 so Tor
nails and $40 for carpenter TO put in the
walk, would necessItate cost OF $sI,
which isa low figure. THIS walk viii
'ast, with some repairing, 1--WE years, and
10 keep il up for the IS years, not inelui
ing the repairing, allowing the interest ut
the same rate rs IN the aboyc case. would
cost $3.50 which Is $50 81 In favor of the
cement, and Just enough TO put In another
walk the last IS years
LEBANON. .--Rev IIanleiter has received
the following letter from Dr Irvine Of the
insane asylum: ! am instructed by DIR
Lame, superintendent OF the q. /. A., 30
inform you that ] NJ Price has go iar re-
covered as TO be able TO go home provided
some ono accompanies him. lie would
not be troublesome at all on the way be-
ing only weak minded, and lac Is anxious
to do whatever Is required OF him.
Hops on the Santiam bottom escaped
the rayages of the hop louise. The IA old
grow tn oi the vine in this section caused
the pesky yermin to be left far In the
rear. II takes an early riser and nm in
duslrioas climber 10 keep abreast Of the
crops hereabout.
Il Gibhard returned last Wednesday
from an extended trip through Dakota.
Nebraska, Iowa aud Minnesota lie left
here last June, and he tells us that ho
has seen no rain since he left. lie help
ed hig son harvest forty acres of grain in
Nebraska that yielded 81 bushels in the
aggrcgate.-Express.
Dos'r HAvs TMg.-The Astoria Pio-
neer tells OF farmer in Clatsop county
that let his crop oi apples spoil in tho
orchard becansc he did not have time 10
gather them. Whitcomb tells the fol-
lowing "When | wac running on the
river, have had farmers to hail the
Telephone and put live calves aboard 10
be taken 90 Portland. There calves
would 20 10 the butcher and after being
killed and dresscd half oi the carcass
would come back 60 the farmer a. pay
for the calf. The farmer did not hass
time to kill 'em. This is fact. -
Monmouth Democrat. In Linn county
there are tew farmers who don't have
time 10 milk their cows, and buy their
own butter. In Albany there are men
who don't have time 20 work, but let
their wives earn the living for the family.
A CURIOUS L+=suiT was commenced 4,
riilamook last Saturday By l. l. Smith
against l. Z Smith, says an Ex. Smith
NJ. l vent out elk hunting and found 4
fresh track. lie followed Il up Tor two
days and flights, camping on the cfk's trail.
ftuaily his game got down on the beach
and the hunter Loot all traces OF him. ~
bout this time dog ran thc elk out Into
The bay and Smith No. . took a boat and
killed IL. lie dressed his game and when
he found how unsuccessful .Snllth No.
had been, he gave him a bind quarter Of
the elk Smith No. took Il without
comment, and then commenced suit a
gainst Smith No. for SjS dollars, the al
legged value Of the remainder OF the elk
Ia the complaint Smith No. alleged that
the elk wac "his meat" and he was on
hot trail wncn Smith No. wiIiiaiIy and
iraudGlcnily appropriated the game.
ASHLAND PERsoSALs.-M 4 ] Shelton
Of Albany returned home Wednesday,
after II two weeks visit with the family
Of her brother, T " Bryant.
Luther l. Burtenshaw, Esq, who has
been visiting the home Of his parents
near Lebanon for two or three weeks, re-
turned TO Ashladd Wednesday. His
younger brother, Jas VI Burtcnsiisw,
came out with him, on q visit here.
Grand Chancellor OH Irvine, Of the
Oregon Jurisdiction Knights Of Pythias,
paid Granite Lodge No % an official visit
last Friday evening, and there WAS a large
attendance Of knights at the hall 10 greet
him. Mr. Irvine Il resident Of Albany.
-Tidings.
TASGEST.-The pu.lic school opened
Monday with 81 pupils in attendance.
NJ Jos Turner started from Tangent
for Boonyillc, Mo-, Monday night.
Mr William settlemire, Of Eastern
Oregon, who has been visiting his broth
er, Henry, started for home Thursday
morning.
A public spelling match was held last
evening. There were three contests, won
respectively by Miss George Beard, Wade
Bleyins and Mr. Ohlin.
A VErRRAs.-At the Friday night SEES
sion OF congress last week Representa-
tive Hermann secured the passage in th,
house Of a bill for pensioning Hoses
| Brown OF Lane county. This old veteran
| ia 80 years old; will coon be 100. lie i
survivor OF the war Of 1872, and now 81
poor as to be. largely dependent upon ai
allowance granted him by the count,
court Of Lane, county. He resides Will
his son, who is 70 years OF age. Mr. Her
mann's bill gives him $40 per month";
Eugene Guard.
DIED.-Wm Masterson, one OF the earl
pioneers of Lane county, died at Soda
vile, Linn county, Wednesday, aged
years. The deceased came TO Lane coun
ty in 1851, from Missouri, and located ol
the knoll one mile southwest OF Eugene
A few years ago, after the death Of hi
wife, he sold the property and moved t
Walla. and later to LaGrande, living wit
his children, coming to Sodaville for th
benefit OF his health.
Has TO TALK ANYwAY.-Mrs Abigs
Scott Dunniway has accepted the invits
tion to address the Oregon Secular unior
which convenes in Portland in its secon
annual congress on the 1lth inst, an
has chosen as subject, Government
are instituted among men, Derivin
, their just powers from the consent OF til
) governments"
A TREsPAss CAsE.-Recently at Lyons
on complaint OF Sylvester Pritchart
August and Ferdinand Halsfees were a
rested for trespass. The two men ha
gone over what they supposed was
, county road; but which proved to
!, only private one. III Ii Hewitt, OF A
bany, appeared for the defendants, an
secured the dismissal of the complain
Such cases generally indicate spite.
}, MISTAKEN IDENTITY. - ID. Crowde
}, the man arrested at Albany for pretenc
: ing to be U s postal inspector, CLAIM
y that 1t Is a case of mistaken identity an
will contest tie case. The indictment