The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-24

particularly run by young mcn, who do nc
know what moss Is. Six aud seven stor
brick blocks are going up all over the elty
yet there are great many ITO let" sign
on empty stores The exposition Is bi
thing, aud Is OF peculiar interest and wort
because Il SHOWS up the resources of III
country, instead of being IN advertising
affair for the business houses of the cit,
as Is the case with the Portland expositlo
10 quite an extent. The mlaeral exhibit
grand one, aud from all over the stat
are displays of the products OF the country
Mr. Burkhart met MIR d Gulss recent
OF this city, clerking Ia what Is claimed L
be one of the most, II not the most, eie
giant drug storesn the US, the counter
being mahogony, etc, Mr. L llaSwcl
was there ut work on his wooden mill pgop
| osi,ion, for which he had raised $7o,ooc
but needed $ioo, 600, aud the indication
were that Il would fall through.
a GsgAr TREAr, hen the manage
of mr. Keeue was laying out hts route L
| the far northwest, he was indueed by th
manager ot the Tacoma opera house /,
give him two nights, Oct >, aud IS, Il
open the elegant new opera house, n
| Olympia, which was agreed too. IL nov
happens the house w,ll not be ready OF
those dates and the management of Mg
keepe have been forced 10 place the date
elsewhere. On .caraing ot the above "a ct,
Mr Allcn was no, slow IN goiuH 10 Port.
lard, whore Mr., kecnc's rspresvnta,ly,
MAS studying the map ot Oregon, viii
the hope OF getting some good town,
wCrthy of such 4 great actor. Mt. Allen
prevailed upon the advance man u ylsi
Albany aud look the town over. aud Il I.
now an aln,ost settled fact that the great
,ragcdlan viii favor Va with one OF his
great character creations, ON Saturday
evening, next. and Il l. TO be hoped that 4
crowded house will greet Mr. keenc cad
his excellent company, on that occasion
We are now city of enough Of inpor
tance to have all the grea; artists stop and
give MS entertainments worthy of cur
people, who have always turned ont e
see shows Of recognized ability.
WILLAMETTE valley farmers are by nc
means wallowing in luxury. While
there has been fair yield there, this
season, their chief product, wheat, was
not n large crop, and the prices they re-
ceived for il were low; the fruit crop was
also light, which cuts into their annual
income. We talk OF hard times in cast
ern Oregon, but those who have visited
the farming districts in the western part
of the state, say the farmers over there
would consider themselves rich II they
had rs much ready cash rs the farmers
here haye.-Ochoco Review.
Oh, please don't. The fact is there is
more ready cash in circulation, at least,
in Albany, than for many years. Better
payments are made aud less credits are
being given. The wheat crop was good
and the price paid up 10 the average for
several years. The sale Of dried and
other fruits has been larger than usual,
with big prices, and hops have been inn
mense. The Prineyille papers seem TO
have 4 spite at the valley. Here we re-
loice at Crook county's ready cash pros.
perity; but do not envy her at all.
The yellow SrUFF.-S3S,7o5Sl per
tor; Tha, Is the astonishing figure of II
bottle of quartz gold a, Slrong's bakery
The sample assaycd Is from the Red bull
mines in the QuarlzviIle district. Another
bottle contains very rare specimens of
crysti,ized and wire gold, about sac worth.
\ small rock this covered with spun aud
woven wires of gold Is valueL at S25 rs a
specimen. Mr. Martin Bllycu bought IN a
Sioo pan of specimens this morning from
the Bilyeu and Strong mines. Il is a rica
fad and no prospecting has yet Welded
such displays OF the preciouA metal. 4
Salt Lake firm has mad. seme locations
near this mine aud will work IL on n large
scale next spring. Interest in gold mining
property increases. The Albany mills Ia
the Ouarizyille district started up Monday.
Their run will be 4 surprise, surplsslng z
any yield Of gold yet found. Salem Jour
nal
Thar SToNE.-C W Ayers informs us
that the siskiyoa Stone Co have the con
tract to furni,l, the basement and first
story of the Portland City Hall building
The council Is thinking very seriously OF
posiponing is commencement II uexl
spring, which will give The company more
time 10 furnish the stoac, though Mr. Ayers
says they are ready now, the saws and
everything being in good running order al
the Dunn place. The gang of about
twenty men are now NJ work on The
Homes place getting out the bsiancc o.
the rock for the Orcgorian basement
City Hail Is competed, theu the big con
tract to furnish the balance OF the stone
viii be LET. The present contract amounts
to only about $4,000, but acts as a so.t o.
entering wedge to the big one. c.--Rccofd.
MSTG CLApis.-Harry Massey la
sold to G.. Marsh and w. +. Peck, his
one-fourth interest in the Red Bull mine,
in the Santiam district, representing tha
there is 200 feet OF tunnel, 40 feet o
cross tunnel and n "a foot shaft. Con
sideration, $4,000, provided it is as repre-
sented.
The following new claims have beer
filed: BY Frank =. Hastings, the Bob
o-link," Third SantiAm district, on Oct
TO-. Discoyercd Oct. 4.
By b. Dunn, T. Dunn, p. McAllisteI
and T. g. Devlin, the Washington, ;" II
santiam district, on Oct. IS: Discovered
Sept. 20.
By Il. Dunn, T. Dunn, 7. McAlliste
and T. G. Devlin, the salt Lake." OF
Oct. IL. Discovered Sept. 22.
Mn. +. III. PIER, who lives on Minto'i
Island, brought mammoth gquash int,
the city yesterday. 1t measured jus
four feet in circumference, the small wa,
and four feet ten inches the larger wa,
round.-Salem Journal.
Such a squash may be considere,
mammoth and attract attention at sa
lem, but in Albany it would hardly b.
noticed. The squash raised by Eli
Knox, and now in the window Of S. n
Steele's office, lacks 10 inch OF being
feet one way, and is feet 95g inches tn
smaller way. That's Albany's style.
MEsPELT's VERSION OF Ir.-Mr w
Mespelt, who had the fight Saturday wit
Sruckmeyer about the hog, gives the fo
lowing version Of the affair: He sa
Struckmeyer running his hogs and he aske
him why he was doing so, when Struck
meyer began fighting him and he fougl
orly in self defense. He threw him dow
and then asked him If he was satisfied, bl
he KEEP, on fighting. lie says he does NJ
know that his boy struck Struckmeyer {
not. lie says Suuckmeyer gave his boy
club to strike him with.
SEYsELEssLY DRUNK. Saturday eve
: ing a shocky- headed tramp was four
, lying In the mud near the s. p. railro;
track In the Third Ward, with the ra
, pouring dow upon him while by his si
were three umbrellas. lie was too druI
to get under them. Another chap,ey
Z dently an acquaintance. was found at Il
, 5 T depot, also intoxicated. Both we
, taken to the caliboosc. Brown was Civ,
! three DAYS in the caliboosc and Kelley tW