The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-16

: One Of our citizens WAS out in the val
4 ley few days ago and tells us that he
I never saw better prospect for d bounti-
4 fnl crop than he saw on this trip.
v Brick Dust" or Chicken Bristie, -
Q has been IN town, and says he Ia making
i arrangements 70 start a restaurant not n
! place TO- eht but place TO rest. lie
: thinks there Is big money In It.
!, The deputy marshal caught dog laet
!, week without u collar, collared him forth
j. with and threw TO the walk with view
Q 30 putting rope on him. The owner Of
the dog pushed the deputy Off his prep
, erty, whereupon he was Knocked down
by tho marshal. This reminds us that
: the dog days will soon be upon IN.
: Huttle Bros are hauling 200 cords Of
I wood 10 the railroad at this place Mr.
: Gentry 100 cords; several other parties
J have contracted for from 100 10 200 cords
making In the aggregate not far from
1000 cords Of wood for the railroad COM
} pany alone. The paper mills will use
! perhaps 1900 cords of wood annually.
The one item of fuel In Lebanon counts
into money fast. .-Exprtss.
| WouLpE'r DnRK. yesterday evening
Jos. Talt, the book agent,a quiet, peacea-
BILE young man, while passing along the
street near the corner OF Ellsworth and
Sixth Streets, was stopped by three
young men on q booze and invited 70
drink. Refusing, they threw him down
aud attempted 10 force him 10 partake Of
the vile stuff from black bottle. lie
succeeded IN getting away, leaving his
agents outfit, which the young men mu-
tiliated and threw over fence. In the
melee knife was drawn, one Of the par
~ uatttpNg naat, seattnH ffba afTate
u very discreditabie one. Better things
should be expected Of young men In their |
standing. They were arrested and fined, |
the fines being paid.
Il. S.-slnee writing the above the |
young book agent tells the DEMocRAT |
that II the young men had invited him TO |
drink in the proper way he should not |
have resisted No strenuously but when |
one Of them told him he would break the |
bottle over his head II he didn't drink he |
very properly grabbed II and mashed IL /
ON the ground.
A FiaE Bua.-ftappeara that our sister
town Junction has fire bug within her
limiss. Thursday Of last week an attempt /
was made 10 burn the o X meat market,
a roll Of paper and other eombustihles i
being discovered in flames under the
building. The fire wEs extinguished be-
fore 1t gained headway.
Tuesday evening about q o'clock Louis
Johnson discovered plan TO burn Me-
Chung x Johnson's store. lie Was attract
ed TO the rear Of the building and saw a |
man hastily climb high board fence
that inclosed the property. lie became
suspicious and proceeded 10 investigate.
finding a quantity Of clothing and rope
thoroughly saturated with coal oil In a
box under one corner oi the building. /
One end ol the rope extended out of the
box some six or eight feet TO the outside
Of the fence. II vas undoubtedly care
fully planned scheme 20 burn the building /
Eugene Guard.
DKcoRArios DAs AT nteting Of the
q X, last week the following pro-
gram was arranged for decoration day
services. Company Il, q n q, was In
yited 20 take part IN the observance.
Meet at the G. A Il hall at 80, d m.
Order Of procession First, members Of
w X G.; second, members Of q A Il, and
old soldiers; third, members Of the Sons
of Veterans; fourth, Company +, q \ q.
March 10 city cemetery at y q m. Exer-
cises nj the grave of eomFade Fred Muel-
Ter. Decoration Of the graves by details.
Return TO the opera house at 10 80.
Exercises in the opera house opened by
prayer by Rev ! Il Fisher. Singing of Il
America BY the chior. Roll call Dec
Grating the unknown graves by wRC.
Singing. Memorial address by Hon II /
Il Miller. Singing. Response from Sons
Of Veterans by Geo W Wright. Singing.
Benediction.
A LoSa w.LK.-The cement walk
around the Uniyersalist Church has been
completed by Haines x Hoffman. II IL
2i7 feet long and 10 feet wide, and il the
longest cement walk in the city. The
construction Of II has SET others 10 think
ing, and the prospects are that several
others viii be built off First Street. They
are ornaments 10 any property, and the
ones this firm are putting down are Of
splendid make.
Coon WoRK.-The Albany Iron Works
have just shipped fine iron front TO
Corvallis, for Mr. Kline's new store, The
new men are doing some excellent work, /
sending out only tirst-class jobs. This Is
an important industry in Albany, and
the DgMocRAT il glad IL Is being we'll |
managed. -Four fronts have recently |
been shipped, and the woeks have a good |
amount OF orders ahead.
Az ALBANY BoY.-The seniors met last |
Saturday TO select a class-tree orator, |
tant business. The oratorical honors |
we're unanimously bestowed upon + II |
McAlister. The motto proved to be a
difficult question, but the sentence Ptss
guam hon0yes frrseqai1sas was finally adopt |
ed by atwo-thirds vote. college Column
Eugene Guard.
WILL BIZ An 0aNAMEST.-The members
OF the county court did the proper thing
when they ordered the old fence around
the court house taken down and the
property improved. The program is TO
fill up the lot, SOW it TO clover and make
the yard an ornament 10 the city and
county, keeping the grass fresh and
green and surrounding il by handsome
hedge. This displays great confidence
| in the cow ordinance. which no doubt
will continue to bo respected.
REvERsEs.--A letter just received in
Albany from Mrs Bradley, the wife Of
the man who recently committed suicide
in Portland, would indicate that while
the act was great surprise TO her, yet
he had, previous TO coming here, made
remarks that would indicate the subject
had been ON his mind. Financial and
political reverses of a once prominent
man in his former home, were the causes
that lead to the final rash act.
soMR CoALs-Mr A G Powell brought
to the city Friday specimens Of coal taken
from the Beaver creek coal mines, in the
Forks, which indicate q very rich depos-
ii Of valuable coal. The specimens were
taken out twenty-five, fifty and one hum
dred feet from the surface, showing
marked improvement rs 1t goes down.
1t will only be a short time when all OF
us will burn Linn county coal.
i TnE A s. AR R.-The Albany s. Asto-
ria Railroad Co. are getting their survey
ing forces together ready for business in
completing the survey Of the road to As
toria. About fifteen men will form the
crew, and they will work from Astoria
this way. The company has bought sew
eral pack horses for the business, now in
charge Of Mr. John Schmeer, and there
promises to be use for them at an learly
:, date.
1 PHILHARMONIC SocfETY.--Prof Palmer
informs us that he Is making arrange
neuts ~ rr0anize philharmonic Cor;etv