The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-01-03

eougealing puudlea, past quiet Jefferson
hat wants aud deserves a bridge, past Sal.
EN- with her penltentIary and boastIng
journals. past Oregon City with her grand
water power, big bridge and dirty looking
houses,Ios purdon,, formerly Of Albany,
holding the depot down. East Portland
with her piekpoeke,s and open air depot
the ferry or bridge, Portland with her so..
ooo sinful people. The DgMNcRAr man
gaxed at the new hotel, The wonderful
Marqusm, soon TO open, blazing store
windows, artistic displays even In butcher
shops, where lambs tails were tipped with
rosetis, aud among other things did Staver
4 Walkers immense agricultural imple-
ment warehouse, the largest and most
complete In the North West. This arm
Is the printers friend. an. a member told
the DRMocRAr man that after many ex-
pefiences they had found newspaper ad
ver,islng to be the best. Then kumptu.
Gus dinner at hospltable bro,hsrinlAw'e
and ride home In Pullman, a luxury for
a quill shower Among Albany boys now
In Portland are Harry Woodin,ln furni-
turc house. Henry Conner In large whole.
sale house, John crotsen In a cigar and
tobacco stall, Albert Sternburg and Viii
liam GalLraith, In business colleges, George
Price In one Of the Iron Works, etc
DEeErrivE MArs.--Local maps show.
Ing off cities working for a boom In de
ceptIve manner are not credit either 20
the ones who get them ap or the COM
manlty advertised, and In the long run
they are back acting. A case In vltw ls
that ola Corvallis real estate man who
has gotten Out map showing that city as
the center Of the state, leaving uut all other
cities but Portland.a and ,naking the regular
line Of the Southern Pacific run through
that city 10 Portland, which Il does not do.
and probably never will Communities.
whether Corvallis, Salem or Albany, should
no. be built up by Misrepresentation. Al.
bany In giving the truth makes = big
showing.as .as do some Of hsi neiEhbors.
cuRisrMAs PRKsKSTs- Christmas day
a couple Of fac office chairs were left at
the Law Office OF Hewitt, & Irvine, labeled:
"farbara's Xmas present TO II II Hewitt.
and o II Irvine" They were presented
by several Albany women, the labels
slgnifylng the resssn. and are greatly ap.
pTeeiated by the above attorneys.
a christmas present which the DeMo-
GRAFT ensled was a very nicely executed
osl painting OF Mt Hood. by Frank Wood.
lr. sent BY him to a brother At Oakland.
Cal.
How II HArrEsKp.-Lewis. the suppos
ID stage robber, caa now feel pretty Ger
ain Of being discharged from custody. for
he real robber Of the stages In southern
Oregon and northern California has been
,aptursd, Ills capture was brought about
~ w w Cochran OF this city. Cochran
laa bcsn on the track Of the man for some
lime when he was obliged 70 return home
Ind he lef; his notes and his description OF
he man with California officers. who got
iold Of Lewis By mistake, hc being good
resemblance 10 the man wanted.-Eugene
Register.
A GRxAr EvESr.-John Riley, who
ives near Scio. on the Santiam river. WAS
q the city to day fertile frss time In four
cen years. lie came iothls country from
owa In the year Of 1884. and during this
line he lived within twenty miles Of the
,apisal, and has rot visited Il In fourteen
'ears. and never has been in Portland but
,nce IN his life. lie has accumulated =
tout 400 acres OF the best land in that part
u the country, and has raised three fami-
les, and still is not happy. Salem Journal.
A cuTTiNo ArFAiR. Friday even
ng al Millers, Bud co:e was standing near
his home, when young man named
simonds, whom Bud had tried repeatedly
% keep from crossing hls farm, resulting
Ia several qaaFrels, came along. lie tod
Cole that he might a. well whip him then
IS any time, and drawing knife attacked
him, Bud running, catching up, Simonda
stabbed him In the back near the collar
bone, and then disappeared, and II was
thought would leave the country, having
no family or property there. DR. Hlll was
called and reported the wound as not be-
Ing very serious.
FILL AsLEEP.- Engcne people are feel
Ing very badly over the following item
that appeared In a Roscburg paper: "D
b Ryan and family. OF Texas, have arrived
In Roseburg and will locate here perma-
nentiy. Mr. Ryan had purchased ticket
to Eugene but being carried by that
station accidentally, came on TO Roseburg,
liked the town and will become resident
OF t." This Is curious world
THE WATER AGATE. E.-Thr snest water
agate IN Oregon Is probably owned by
conductor Kennedy, Of the Oregon Paclf-
ic. Tom Hansel, foreman of the round
hense, did the cutting. II Is shaped like \
Kite, Is very large and has a remarkably
fne bubbl.. twill be set In gold and will
be valued at $50 TO Stoo, without being
for sale.
Losr Hrs TuRKEY,--Tuesday evening
JudgcStrahan hung fine fat turkey in tbs
rear Of his block for safe keeping until
Christmas day, when he and Mr. Canter-
berry were TO annihilatc the fellow togeth-
er. About O'Clock on looking TO see how
Mr. GobbIer was getting along, the Jadg'
found Il had been stolen, and, well, NJ
Canterberry saws he didn't care, the fur
was worth the turkey. Nevertheless I
wouldn't do for the thief to make himsel
known.
THE ORIcINAL LIsT.-MrJ Jas o Mears
Of Santa Rosa, Cal, who established III,
DEMOCRAT In 1865 under its present name
sends Us the original subscription list cir
culated here for the establishment OF th
paper. Any old resident interested In |
is welcome to call at our Office and sc
the yellow aud creased paper, to whom
will be an interesting sight as relic.
LEBASoN.--Mr Brown Hansard sold :
feet front by his saloon to G T Cotto
yesterday for the consideration of 5000
Mr. d Holt Is the proud father Of tw
fine boys which arrived at his house la
Tuesday evening.
Rev r Kirkpatrick has accepted
work to build G P church at Seattle ar
will leave for there about the Isth Of ne,
month, Express.
a LAMP ACCIDENT Last Thursday
little excitement was caused for few m,
ments at John Dierengers butcher shop /
Mr. Dierenger falling against lamp ar
Iupsetting Il, causing blaze. which W;
easily extinguished. Mr. Dierenger ha
been celebrating Christmas.