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

they are all for what has heretofore beer
called the N. e., but which in less than q
month will be in fact standard gauge
when It will be called the Oregonian II Il
and in fact Is now. For years Marrow
Gauge has been sneering kind of u word
In the future the road win change from 9
one horse concern to not only n good road
but within few years viii be part OF q
great road connecting this valley directly
with the Union Pacific at Ogden, when il
will practically be part of u transconti
mental line. This means much Tor The
towns along its line, which will then bC
given the best shipping facilities TO be
secured ON the coast. IL also suggest;
the perhaps now disagreeable fact that
several cities which might have secured
the Insignificant Narrow Gauge years age
made a bad mistake. Yet when the road
is continued 20 Ogden we will get all the
advantages, for its junction with the $
=. at Jasper, owned by the same compa'
ny,will give us the same privilege enjoyed
by points directly ON the line.
WONDERFUL TDR LASps.-Thc follow
ing items are found scattered over the
Toledo Post, indicating that an effort is
being made 10 boom the tide lands Of
that neighborhood.
"Yaquina tide lands, when placed un-
der cultivation, will yield from 400 TO
800 bushels of potatoes per acre ut n
clatter, one year with another,
''The tide lands about Toledo, properly
cultivated, will grow the largest and
most lucious Strawberries, blackberries,
raspberries, currants, etc.
"Our tide lands, properly dyked and
cultivated, viii yield two crops OF hay
each year, averaging from four TO six
tons per acre at each cutting.
''The tide lands within sight OF Toledo
II properly and carefully cultivated, will
produce annually from two to three huns
dred thousand tons OF sugar beets, worth
between one and two millions Of dollars
at the factory"
SeIo.-Workmen have been making
mortar during the week 10 plaster the
the contract for putting on the plaster.
Eleven persons were baptized In Crab
tree Creek last Sunday by Evangelist
Lindsey.
wanted.--A good baker with small
capital is wanted In this city. a good
oven with the latest improvements will be
furnished him very cheap.
Within the past ten days genuine life
sized cougar has been roaming at his own
sweet will on Hungry Hill just south OF
town. He has been seen by several differ.
ent parties. Last Monday Mrs DR. Cole
and daughter were riding toward Albany
In a buggy on the Sandersun bridge road,
and when near the Oakview school housG
some four miles from town,they saw a
large cougar, probably the same one seen
by other parties in the nIighborhood, In
the road n short distance ahead OF the
team.-PresS.
THIS NooS.-At the depot one noon a
DEMocRAr man picked up the following
items, each possessing an interest for
some.
HC Clement, of Tacoma, passed up the
road for Shedd.
Bishop Dubs, fine looking gentleman,
accompanied by Revs Bowersox and Boz
linger, arrived in the city, and the former
will speak at the Court House tonight.
Bishop Dubs has been in Oregon five
times previous to the present trip, the
first time fourteen years ago.
Three elegant looking street cars, made
in Stockton, passed through for the Spo-
kaneFalls cable line. They were marked,
"Munroe. Cliff Ave. and l4th Street"
Some very handsome red sand stone
shipped from Arizonia was on the freight
bound for Portland. The stones were so
large that only two could I've carried on n
car, each over the axles.
QUITE ABSENT MINDED-Abscnt-m mind
edness has many illustrations, but the act
o. .ssal. Al.
other day, surpasSes any yet. a stranger
left the Umatilla House aud went 70 the
depot, procured his ticket aud came back
to the hote, to wait until the passengers
had taken their breakfast. In his forget
fulness the tobaccO-masticaior had placed
the ticket in his mouth ard used hi, teeth
to a good advantage In chewing il into
small pieces. When the conductor gave
the warning all on board be tried to find
his ticket; but hunted in every pocket TO
no advantage. Feeling some foreign sub
stance under his tongue lie took out a
corner Of his destroyed ticket. That chew
cost him S35S, fare TO Por,land.-Tnc
Dalles T. n.
A SECOND CmcAGo.-A small town
down the river awhile ago boasted that
IL looked like a second Chicago, because
four trains were there at once, owing tc
an accident. Albany is entitled TO the
designation every day, and is the only
place on the east side, south OF Portland
that is. Every day from four 10 sever
trains are here at one time, all in sigh
Of each other. The number was sever
today; the south and north bound, the
Lebanon, the through freight, the va
Quina train, the Boise City train, anC
the $. p. paymaster's train, and another
train was expected in a few moments
That's Albany's style.
DID EURoPE.-Dr TIC Smith has re
turned TO Salem after a trip over Europe
more deeply in love with America thar
ever, though he ascended the EiHel tow
or, saw Milan's wonderful cathedral ant
stood at the bridge Of sighs in Venice
But In France he saw men laboring 70
nineteen cents day and that was gloomy
The effect of the Mckinley bill, he gath
cred from his talks with manufacturers
would be 10 work an injury 10 the World
fair. They say they will not try TO max
fine exhibits OF their manufactured goods
since they can have no market for then
In this country.
AFTER HIS PARTSER.-J s Antonelle, tn
railroad contractor, who resided in A
bany for several months last year, ,passe
through Albany last evening ON tn
tracks OF his partner, A Doe, who ais
resided here for awhile. 1t seems this
Antonelle K Doe were contractors for tn
La Grande extension Of the Union Pacific
and had several other large contract
Antonelle says Doe has Withdrawn moi
ey that belonged to the firm and skippe
for the South. What Doc says is NJ
known.
A Coop START.-Hon. JEFF. Meyer
Vice-President Of the Scio bank, report
that institution doing a fine bushes
already. Scio is the center Of a fin
country which has improved at a rapi
rate in the past few years. With j
coal, lumber and mining prospects gu
rounding II its future is assured, and !
present prosperity is well voiced by II
success Of its new bank.
DOUBLED THE PRIcE.-Early in the sc
son some of the hop raisers Of Fox Valls
contracted their hops at n cents, whiC
was considered good price then. One
the producers who refused TO enter in
any such arrangement was MrBerry, wi
was In the city to-day and sold his crop {
Just double the price mentioned. gettil
"a cents, handsome figure. Hops we
'in it for certain this year.
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