The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-07-18

How TO BeoM TowN.--A gentleman
looking over Southern Oregon for busl
ness location was n Roseburg u few days,
says the Review. Il have just returned
from Grants Pahsh he said to crowd
around him, several OF whom were on the
same mission 'Well what do YOU think
of The place I" was The anxious query.
"rhlnk of the place why Its the llvellest
town on the coast, and thai don't half ex-
press Il You see was rnwary enough
| To tell fellow that had $3. goo to invest
where could do the best with it,and what
do you think he did Rushed right out
and called a special meeting OF the cham
her ot commerce, Ga board of trade Is too
slow for Grants pass,) aud absolutely
dragged the over to attend IT, They Of
icred me every indueement 10 invest !;
told mo could have certain lot for g..
| soo then showed the another precisely
like II for only 5000. a delegation from
each church and political fpclIon called on
the formally, and pleaded with me TO settle
| among them, and invest my little $500
| where II would Increase 500 per cent IN
| ix months. The chamber OF commerce
sat in constant session three days and
| nights, and "as tc'ed, fed on the fat of
the land and given free excursions 10 In
Spect every acre Of arabic land In lusc~
phine county. But clung With death
grip to my $500"
LAND CRUISING. Last Thursday Ore
gonian" contained the following sugges-
tive advertisements "a lady and her
brother, having claims in the best part Of
Southern Oregonian. which they will
visit July 9th, would locate three or four
other parties adjoining them, on fine open
land, worth 81 an acre cash when proved
up on; cost of locating. 500 each fine
hunting and fishing. Address, etc"
There is very little oi the toot-hill land
lying vacant in Southern Oregon that IL
not worth so AN acre when proved up
on" This enterREising lady and her
brother-why not gentleman and his Sis
ter can "locate" people who do not
know enough 10 locate themselves, for the
balance Of their natural lives, Mt $50 per
head aud still find some open land, with
fine hunting and fishing. Intending lo-
Gators should come TO this county 10 get
posted ON desirable claims, and not throw
away aheir money on persons whose abil-
ity 10 give the desired information IL ut
least questionable. jacksonville Times.
In this county they often prefer to pay
the $50.
A BASnoS IiousE.-A writer from Coos
Bay says the Ocean House at Bandon In
ilrst.class hotel and run on ilrst-class
principle, and the best summer resort OH
the Coast. This resort IL at the mouth
of the Coquille River. There IL good
hunting and fishing, boating and driving.
The drive on the beach can bc extended
ff,s.s .fss-t ti.F a ~. 4. 4 4
IL fine. CLANS, oysters, crabs aud mus-
sells are in abundance. There IL also u
livery stable with the hotel. Any one
ailing or declining ia health would do
well 10 visit this resort nhsiness gen.
tlemen seeking pleasure and recreation
would do we'll there. Commercial men
viii find the Ocean House good place.
y LIvELy OLD MAS.- On the road be.
tween Mehama and Stayton we met an
I'D gentlemen whoa sc found TO bc quite
remarkable man. We had met the old
gentlemen about fifteen months before in
Silvrf,on but he d!d rot knoY us, though
We recognized him. The old man l. a
logger, who stops gp near Gates, and can
log equal To mnst of the men in the woods
Is healthy and strong, except feels the
weight Il old age occasionally. One Of
the animals belonging to q logging team
got away aud came down to within one
mile of Stavtou when the old man over
| cook i'm aioot. having travelled twrntv
| miles aimee morning end when NC met him
| he thought OF getting back that evening,
| making walk of forty miles In - or is
hours. His name IL | Force, Il an old
Wiseonsin logger, tough as a pine knot.
and was boru In iSot -Sliver,on appeal.
PoruLArIoS OF CniEs-This matter Of
the population Of cities Is very interest
ing one, aud the DEaocRAr proposes 10
keep its readers posted about the way the
towns nf Oregon are iaSing the matter.
| Pcndleton has IL bad. The l.. q. SAYS
| Tested by the vote, the school popula-
ton, by the postotii.e business, By any
aud every test by which for a hundred
years population has been approximately
ascertained, we have not less than about
1000 population; yet the report shows
more than n thousand short of that" "
The vote test doesn't amount TO much
where the vote in the precincts Is consid-
cred. Keep that in your mind.
CRY coUSciL.--A special meeting OF
the city council was held last eek 10
consider the matter OF the ditch on Lyon
street An effort has been made TO gel
the Water Co 10 change the course Of the
ditch past Mr + ] Baltimore's property, on
which he is building a large block, or to
use cement pipe at that place; but the
Company do not act. Acting under the
advice of the city attorney, nothing was
done by the Council. Mr. Baltimore wa,
present aud stated that he would begin al
injunction suit AZ once To restrain the run
ming OF the water past his property. The
case promises to be an interesting, rs ~ cl
as II is already, very important one. 1h,
papers In the suit have been served on th,
local agent OF the Company.
RIGHT AT HONE. A walk in the even
ing, right in Albany, from S to 10 o'clocl
gives one all the salubrious atmospher,
Of the most favored seaside resort, onl,
better. 1t is mistaken idea that even
ing air is unhealthy. II should be tn
best Of the day. Ifpeople unable to g,
away were to take few evening strolls
and exert their imaginations, thev coul,
enjoy all the matchless pleasures Of
fiIrtation at Il summer resort. There ar
, no such nights anywhere as we have il
= this valley, in wonderful contrast TO tn
| torrld, restless nights OF the east,
r A PROPER SUGGEsTGoN.-We notice /
{ last weeks paper that the baseball boy
OF Albany have put up trespass notice
: on the public square TO prevent farmer
4 from stopping their teams there, an
: while this is well enough, we suggest this
every city should have wagon yard i
which the farmer could, at small cos
9 stop his team, feed his horses in his WI
G gon or hack, or get the use Of stalls /
o feed in or stop over night il he chose {
e do so. This would be paying bushes
d for some man and would be quite an n,
y commodation to the farmers and traye
e ing public-Cor. Express.
THE FEATHER DANCE given by ii
hyas tyees of the Siletz reservation on Ii
4th, was witnessed by over a thousan
" people, and many remarked that the
, would not have missed It for great dea
y The red men of the forest who participate
- in the dance, were dressed most gorgeou,
" ly, and they didn't miss note or skip
drum-beat In their rendition of this mo,
re sacred of their dances, 1t was a sigl
re worth seeing, and one long to be remen
,e bered afterward. Post.
- TIE PENITENTIARY.- The receipts
the State PenitentiarV for The nuarter n NJ