The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-28

| three directors OF the A. ard a. X. X. re-
Gently IN that city, shows that there will
be a live progress nude between Albany
and Astoria this season. Here ia asme Of
llt.
aAs soon a. weather will permit engln-
eers will be puf In the field 10
make the final survey for perma.
nens location and set the grade stakee.
Construction will begin II The Astoria end
| this year, cannot say when, bat expect II
.slll be early In the summer. ! know It
will be started thIs year II Il possible we
may start work at the Albany end also.
this year, but this Il matter which has
not yer been decided By the directors. We
shall begin Ut Astoria because We can get
all Of our material aud supplies there
quickest and cheapest.
$1,000 REWARD. --liere Il the grandes.
opportunity OF the ago 10 make some
money. The names Of Victoria c Wood
hull and Tennessee Clahin are familiar to
everybody In the United States and many
were the mean stories told about them
They arc now residents Of England, and
after these many years their husbands
want 10 know who struck Dllly Patterson.
as Il were. Believing the DKMocHAr isI
authority on al great questIons they have
sent US the following "Mr John Bid
dulp Martin and Sir Francis Cook viii LAY
the sum Of one thousand pounds ling 10
anyone Who shall reveal tire names Of the
person or persons concerned In the con-
spiraey 70 deiame their wives. Victoria G
Woo9huil, now Mf4 John y Martin, aud
Mlss frnnle CIaflin, now Lady Cook, and
who shall give such evidence as shall 70.
cure conviction
THosK Two woMRN. N.--Recently we
mentioned two piueky women holding
down claims In the mountains beyond
crawiordssllle. A correspondent from
that place 10 the Brownsville Times says
MRS Leonard and Mrs Hall came out
rom their claims IN the mountains where |
they have been snow bound for some time.
The snow was eight feet deep around their |
camp NJ one time. They started from their |
camp last Sunday u orning, and reached |
here on Monday. They had 10 walk |
about 10 milea before they could get out |
to where team could reaei them, and 1 |
miles ef the way the snow was feet deep.
There was four men came out with thea. |
Women with more pluck and energy are
hard TO find. They have rented Mr. a A
Hull'a house and viii remain here until |
the snow goes out"
JuscTfos. The typical country editor
10 quite a character. lie Il both a fooi
and smart man. tIe Is fool for being
an editor, and being smart one 10 keep
out Of the poor house.
Now Il the proper time % agitatc the
junction and Florence railroad. But u
takes something besides agitation. Il
requires action. Are YOU willing to nctf
No doubt number Of our SUBSCRIBERS
were disappointed In not receiving the
Pilot iast week. The reason Il because
our supplies could not reach us. a. trains |
were not running, and VIC did not havcs |
Or could not get paper on which 10 print |
full issue. Pilot.
CAN any newspaper man IN thIs state |
otter Us any consolation In regard 10 |
Olympia ) Murry, an East Portland NJ. |
-, meeting her obligaiionss We UNDER
stand she Il death on female complaints, |
bat unfortunately our troubles are OF |
different character. We have applied 10 |
her for relief time and time ngagn, but our |
cxchequeF still yawns for relief II she |
has squared her advertising aesount with |
any Of eur newspaper brethren. please |
give us the mode Of settlement
We can. The DEMOCRAT Immediately |
after you and many other papers took her
~, warned you that she was no good, and
Ihe West Side published her standing II
serves you and Others just right. Mr..
Times. Never squeai when you get |
iakcn Ia In so transparent case as Mrs
Olympia S Murrys was 10 Tie start.
A Bio coscERs.-Oneo OF the items In
he report Of the grand jury Of Marion |
county against lhe Insane asylum was the
which Is very suggestive Of the
Iact that It would be better for some news
rapers and people not TO harp At little
Iaults OF big Institutions:
"The institution Il an immense affair,
w..ere nearly seven hundred persons arc |
led and cared fol, and II would be strange |
hing indckd, II some complaints were not /
made, and the wonder Il that more have |
not been cast loose on the public"
Coarsc.-coi Hogg, and Messrs coe.
Blair and several other big o P men, arc
expected from the East in few days, when |
there will be = stir IN railroad matters that
viii open the eyes OF even Crook county
people An O Z man says the road will
90 this year In quite lively manner. At
present though several feet Of snow az the
front is too much for anything 10 be done.
RosKDuRo wASTs-The Presbytery of
Southern Oregon at iss last meeting deei-
ded 10 locate college soms where within
its bounds. The location naturally falls
between Roseburg and one Of the towns in
Josephine county. II will be decided large
" BY the Inducements offered. Rosebnrg
y therefore making strong effort TO Sc
cure II.
a SKELETON. Last Meek a man took
to Salem skeleton said to have been
found when on cruise from the Willapa
on Shoalwater bay to Astoria, and Of
which he said nothing TIL ne came to that
city. A ring worn on the third finger
bore the engraving: "To + v. from
Z b" The remains are undoubtedly
those Of Miss Eva Burbank, beautiful,
popular and accomplished young lady
who was drowned In the surf several
years ago.
Cor READY For THE BoAr.--Mr Wills,
OF the Backlog warehouse, has been in
the city and reported the loss by the floods
In his warehouse as being about 5000 bush-
els. The warehouse Is all right. Ar
rangements had been made with the Bent
ley on It's Last trip TO take considerable OF
the wheatand 1t had agreed to but was
loaded when Il reached there, hence a
greater loss.
A NEwsrAPEK WAIL.--Lives of poor
men oft remind US honest toll don't stand
a chance more we work we leave behind
US bigger patches on our pants. On our
pants once new and glossy now are patches
of different hue all because subscribers
linger and won't pay up what Is due. Their
let all be up and doing send In your mite
be II SO small, or when the SHOWS of wintcl
strike us we shall have no pants at all.--
Bozeman Appeal.
/ Tup Mnpwwmo Tha wheat ,,,ark n