The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-07-04


Wel.lnformed cattlemen estimate that
there will not be more than 1900 head OF
beef cattle for sale this IN Crook county
this fail.
Bacon ralails here at from 10 toiSc and
lard at 20 cents per pound.
B + Nichols aud NJ l. Brink expect to
spend the 4th of July at The front on the .
u. 1t Is said that patty of Albany peo-
pie are coming out to the front on The Ath.
Geo. Gibson and Chas, Whltset were
I fishing on the Deschutes recently and
made the biggest catch of any one 80 far
as heard from. They caught 1900 trout
in : = days fishing
Democratic candidates Tor sheriff seem
to have been quite successful Ia Eastern
| Oregon this wear. Gillian and W allowa
counties are the only ones, we believe, In
which republicans have been elected 10 the
Office of sheriff.
! People In this county are duly thankful,
that very few Wasco sheep owners are
coming here with their lloeAs to summer.
| Il is Indeed well that they are not, for
there IL no more than range enough for
I the stock that Is owned here.
! Col, W + Helms, special agent for the
state Insurance Company, accompanied
| by \ I Jenkins, will sooa make tour oi
/ llarucy, Lake and Klamath couu les, 80
| liciting business ior the company.
! Last Sunday afternoon rain began fall
/ ing and continued 10 pour down almost
conunu1ll, until "Wednesday evening
fnis wRs lhe first raia OF any consequence
since about the ioiddle Of Amil,- Review
D,n ZOO Mucu I q Abbott, Of Taco.
ma, o0re ot \lhsuy, aud afterwards editor
oi "A p.,, 'ou paper, secured five year
cAUtrat with the government tor the
po>trthcc, aud he put up a building cost
ing S1uuuo for that aud other purposes,
chiciy rel,inl upon the pos,oilice contract
To- back up tls investment. ] = Clatksou.
first aSststaat postmaster general, who is
'hcr,, Inspected the local pnstntitv aud
ssyS The quarters will NOT do az alt. and
that the location of the postoiGce viii have
To- re- changed. Ruin now sHrscs Abbott
IN The lace, 80 lar q, that building l. cou
Ccrned lie has ON his hands an Immense
s!S story mick and stot ediijcr outside
thv hu,iov,, district, divided up in,o rooms
not ono OF which is occupied Abbott will
make a fight and a hard one To prevent
breaking of the contract aud 4 change OF
location.
GTr ENTrRRisE.-Go and see tina
beautiful gold watch at the Golden
7.
proprietor OF the Golden Rule Bazaar in |
forms us that he has the Prize Baking |
Powder, and No l Japan ten, expressly |
up for his business, and for the benefit |
of his customers, each box Of baking |
powder will win a piece ot fine glassware |
and also each pound uf the tea will win /
piece Of fine glassware, and customers !
who buy one pound ot tea or box Of /
baking powder, which is warranted, will /
have Il chance ut that beautiful gold (
watch. lie has also added a fine assorl- i
ment Of family groceries 10 his man. 1
mouth stock ot glassware and crockcry, /
which is the largest ia the Willamette I
Valley. Go and see Mr. Giradwhol at the /
Golden Rule Bazaar, and you will find /
that nothing is misrepresented.
Ox RErlRNG, July 9TH. from his present
office OF county clerk, whscl he has filled /
10 the satisfaction OF everybody contin- |
uously for twenty years, having been /
elected ten times in succession, Joel I
Ware will open a land office in the Odd !
Fellows building. Eugene Journal.
The above IL the case Of a man willing /
for some one else 10 have chance. How I
kind Tor man In office twenty years TO /.
let 4 neighbor take his place without an
effort. They don't do that in Benton /.
county. In Linn county, though, every
two years our office holders very meekly !
give place to some one else often without (
sneczing. Tradition Is the cause here. /
not the desire for some one else 10 have |
q show, as was tire case with Mr. Ware. |
II took Mr. Ware eighteen years 10 be I
educated to the situation.
MoNaorrn GRADUATES. There were
twenty-one graduates at the recent com
mcncemcnt at Monmouth, among the
number being several from Linn county, /
they being, Misses Jennie and Mary
BlDunt, % this city, T. w Shedd and Miss
Ida Porter. Miss Jennie Blount's essay
was on Drive deep II you would obtain
the Pearl" f. " Shedd's Grafton was
entitled Natures Teachings" Miss
Mary Blnunt's topic was THE Present
Age Miss Ida Porter, oi Shedd, had
the honor ot delivering the valedictory.
local paper pronounced il one Of the
most tOuc' ng tle audience had ever
heard.
IRIS YuSsY, AcN peoplp like to bc hum
buggcd. Last week there was n smooth
chap here selling celluloid collars and
cuffs. lie asked dollar pair for the
cuffs. To prove to one would-be buyer
that IL was foolishness to pay that, IN
Astorian took him 10 city clothing
( store and showed him that he could get
an exactly similar pair Of cuffs for si%ty
cents. But he paid the itinerant the
dollar just the same. lie said he want
( ed to."-Astorian.
4 Just the same here. Many people will
patronize an itinerant every time in
preference to q home merchant, or send
/ off 10 a clap trap house for goods unseen.
Always paying double price either by
reason OF quality or price.
TnUaDER SroRM-A fearful storm ragged
IN the mountains north Of Grants Pass
for two hours, beginning about 2 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. 4 man on the
north bound train said, '''The fash and
glare Of lightning and roar Of thunder
was awful. Several trees were struck
and many blown across the track which
had 10 be cut and removed before the
train could pass. The ground was white
with hail stones" Mercury lOl at
Grants Pass yesterday. The weather
in extreme Sothern Oregon has been re-
markable this season. Journal.
A DaUMaEE SPRcULATNG. Mr. Theo
Mansfield, the well-known drummer, il
, in the city Yesterday to show his faith
in Baker City's possibilities, he pur'
chased block No in Atwood's addition,
, known az the Tabor property for the
; sum of 81, 800. And further to show his
faith in our mineral resources he invest
ed in 1000 shares Of the Baisley-Elkhorn
mining stock, an investment that will
double itself within the next three
months. Mr. Mansfield says that il hG
could get his money out Of investments
in other towns he would put every dollar
in Baker City realty democrat.
s HOTEL RUNNERS now have plenty Il
3 do. They make six regular trips, begin
G ming about $50 and ending about o:3c
Z At noon they are obliged TO make thre
II trips IN quick succession, going to tho
e Yaqura train at II 20, the Roseburg traiI
z at II 40 aad the Portland train at II.
e keeps them busy, as well a, the buses an'
n iiorses.
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