The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-31
LOCAL RECORD.

atcation 10 the advertisement IN tnis issu'
OF the Farmers and Merchants Insuranc,
Co of Albany, says the Corvallis Times
Unquestlonably this company la growing
in popularity aud with a capital stock %
$500. 900 Is as firm rs the rock of Gibralter
II has loaned more money 10 the farmer
of Oregon, secured by first mortgage OF
real estate, than all other companies com
bined Il Is 80 conservatively managed
that Il Is impossible for a single fire, nc
matter how great, to seriously affect Il,
financial standlng Many OF the shar,
holders are residents OF this city and the
directors are Hon II s Strahan, Hon Iohr
Barnett, Hon ! X wcathertord, DIR l.
Foley . Writsman, G + Simpson, NJ
Sternherg, w + Read and ] l. Cowan
Only the better class Of farm and mercan.
tile risks are accepted, and they arc doing
n larger business In Oregon than any
other company Ia the same field, which Is
test Of Il popularity. The names oi The
directors are sufficient guarantee that Its
patrons may count with safety that all
honest claims against the company will be
promptly paid. o Wrltsman, nativc
! son of Benton and well a"d fayorably
known, Is manager and sceretary,and l. a
Milrer, several years county Sdpetinien-
lily commend the company aud recon-
mend II % OUT cltizens As safe and reliable.
A SCHOLARLY NorIce. The following
say ,the Baker CRY Revellle, 70 said to be
literal copy Of the rules posted on a
school house IN the Big Bend country,
Wash.
Each pupil is required TO make a bow
on entcrin the School of mornin, al,o on
leving OF the School Room of evenin.
There shall be no protanc language used
In School nor on the playground nor
there shall be no pinstickin, plnehln,
seratchin, nor no teggin, nor no uneaay
Whieperin School. No pupil shall ieve
the School housc without permission of
the Teacher. No uneasy moven from
seat TO seat. No film ON the road 70
School nor no Nick namln. Every pupil
over eight years old shall be suhjcSto thes
rules, and the Teacher Is to make allow
ansc for all pupils under eight aud cnfofc
the rules accorden. II any scholar makes
these rules tia shall be punished by
swi,chen.'
y NARROW History and ro-
nance contain many ircldenls of the arri-
TO save some poor wT~tchcs lie; but Il was
lief, for the Lebanon Express to pcrpetratc
the following; a few days ago Scotch
collie dog came into our town al e.iirc
stranger, having M master nor irIends,and
as natural consequence the animal found
It's way Into the pound. As no claimant
appeared, the marshal declared she must
die, iSiug the day OF execution on Tues
day. a few hours before the execution
was 10 take place The Brownsville Times
arrived, IN which a reward Of s.: was of
fcred by B + Chiids Of bro wnsviilc for the
recovery Ct dog whose description ans
wercd exactly 10 the condemned cur In
the pound. Thus . valuable dog was re-
turned TO its master.
THE Journal IL in receipt Of sample
Of cabbage from the farm Of Henry
Schultz, at Suyer, Polk county. II WAS
entirely stripped Of green leaves and
stalk, and then weighed - pounds on
the postoilice scales. 1t Is grand sam
pie Of the fayorite German vegetable and
the young farmer who raised IL should
feel proud.-Salcm Journal.
No doubt that was a big cabbage In the
eyes Of Salem people; but Il would not
draw crowd In Albany, and We are no
cabbage head. One left nj G. r.. Brown
cll's, by Mr.. jerks, of the Santiam,
when stripped of leaves and stalk. ready
for sale by the pound, weighed just 2S
pounds, and was not considered very
immense either.
Harrisburg has a bank,
saw mill and Touring mill, Not many
towns in the valley the size OF Harrisburg
can say rs much.
Fo, sou.c reason or other the postal tel
cgraph office in Harrisburg has been dis
continued. The citizens miss Il very
much.
On account OF Illness, Prof Jcwi,t had
20 give up his class Monday noon. Miss
White. Of the primary department, took
the Professors place, and Miss Nora May
took the primary department in charge
Cor. Pilot.
Nor PAiD IEr.-The Albany Census
cuumerat5rs have not been paid vet; but,
having considerable confidence IN Uncle
Sam are not kicking at all. One recently
received letter that hii check would be
sent as soon as he had stated how long one
of the men enumerated had had the rheu-
matism, which he proceeded 10 do, and
will begin looking for the check in a
few days.
AFRAID TO Try IF.--The new Salem
City band entertained some thoughts of
bringing Liberati to Salem for a perform
ancc at the opera house next Wednesday
night, but his terms are too high. ]. J.
Mitchell tclegraphed last night that he
could be secured for $500, but the band Is
afraid to make the venture a. these fig
Statesman. Albany pays him $500
and is not frightened az all about 1t. Our
citizens will support good thing every
inc.
LOOKS WELL.--A couple mining ex-
perts, one from Butte, the other from
Portland, were in the city and examined
come Of the ore from the Albany mines.
They pronounced il extra. One OF them
mined for years in Central America and
the other has had charge Of come Mon
tana mines near Butte; hence their
| opinions amount 10 something. There
is an increasing belief that we are on the
eve Of a big mining excitement.
The river ut this city is only seven
inches above low water mark, not enough
yet 10 bring river steamers up the river
though they could come with ease II the
government would do its duty and give
us an open river. II wouldn't take very
much to pare down q few bars go that
travel could be carried on even when the
river is down to low water mark. II
would mean several cents hundred tC
shippers. Give us better river.
HOME WoEK. "A DEMOCRAT man no
ticed a very fine piece Of woodwork a
the shop of Richards & Phillips, which
confers great credit on the ingenuity 0
the firm. 1t is the fire place furniture
for the new residence OF Mr.. ii. ii
Hewitt, composed of oak, manzanita ant
other material, and will be very at
tractive piece Of work.
An EMBALMER.-Mr. VIM. Fortmiller
OF FortmiIler & Irving, has returned iron
Portland, where he spent week attend
ing lectures, and making study of tn
subject OF rterial emDalming. He ais
secured new apparatus, and the firm ar
now prepared to do scientific embalmin
as well as can be done anywhere on tn
coast.
FELL BAcKwARDs.-W G.. /
Watson was on a load OF hay, pullin
the fork back from its trip into the BARI
on his farm near Shedd, when one of ii
ropes broke, and he fell backwards O