The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-10-31


now ID conslderabl, , over hundred. Th,
new appointment, also, raises the grade o
this station, and makes Il the most lmpor-
tant In the state outside OF Portland The
only other station outside OF that cit1
having similar official Is Ashland -Rote
burg Review.
The above Is only n part Of a flaming
Item that really Indicates little. ,'he MUM
Der ol trsinmen running into Roseburg,the
DEMocRAr Is informed, Is about fifty Ia.
stead OF . hundred, and the little act Of
approprlating train master does not
make Roseburg ihe most important In the
state outside OF Portland. The business
OF the Albany Office Is approximately three
| times that OF Roseburg. Likewise Salem
and Eugene Is considerably larger. A. a
matter OF fact Albany Is the most lmpor-
tant station In the state outside of Port
land, The number OF railroads running into
|: easily making II such, IA we'll as the
Immense business OF the point Roseburg
never had eight trains stopping there at Que
time. Albany has, and every noon the
number Il from five TO eight. aud Il Is the
termlnus Of 1--we regular trains.
iIoEsg SRNsE.--itls Is as natural Tor elgh
boring towns to pick at each other a. Il Is
for school boys to fight. That Is the way
the world Is made up II Is Chicago vs.
st Louis; st Paul vs. Minneapolis; Tacoma
vs. Seattle; Salem vs. Albany, aud Gervais
vs. Woodburn. The Geryais Star gives the
Gervais standpoint: "Wcdnesday after
noon fine span Of horses came on n dead
run into tIwn, with the front wheels Of
wagon. They were caught and blanket.
cd aud cared for until their owner, who
proved to be Mr. f Hays, Of the country
east Of Woodburn, came and took charge
OF them. Mr. Hays had drvieu them to
Woodburn, where he intended 10 do some
trading, but the horses having proper
regard for their owners interests, struck
out ut great rate OF speed and never
stopped until they reached Gervais, the
commercial center of the Great French
Prairie, where they knew lac could buy
goods at prices that merchants of neigh
boring towns do not pretend TO compete
with"
PORTLAND and Salem are the most rap
idly growing Oregon cities, according 10
the ensus.--Journal.
Let's see. Salem just simply doubled
her population, with four big precints
to do II with, while Albany increased
from 1867 TO 67s2, according to Kelly,
Porter not having been heard from.
That shows Albany 10 be much the most
rapidly growing, and will continue to,
should Porter even cut Kelly down q
couple thonsand. But, speaking Of the
census, material unlairness is observed.
salem gets credit for the population Of
its four big precincts; while Eugene
only gets credit for It's actual city limits.
That's a shame. The census shows Sa-
lem 10 bc three times the sizc OF Eugene.
In TACT IL Is only double that city.
Az OREGON INVENTION several
years past Chas 1ngraham. of Fight Mile,
Morrow county, has been experimenting
In chemistry with view to producing n
bright, cheap and portable light. lie
now claims To have Perfected II compost
tion, which moulded into slender sticks
aud placed in u lamp ot his own inven-
tion, burns with a brilliancy fully equal
to the electric light Mt au extremely low
rost. lie has applied for II patent, and as
soon as IL Is secured will begin inanuiac-
turing lamps for sale. II the new light
il all that hc claims, il will take the
place Of Kerosene and gas, II not electric
ity, rs 1t II cheaper, safer and more con-
venient than either.
WEsrIRS ORrooS iloPs The wl.
lame,tee valley wii turn out 10000 bales
his year. against 10000 raised In wash
ington and when :he people OF the William.
ette do 20 into the hop buslneas. they will
aston!sh the natlyes,say an TX. There
arc fiity-six men In tho vicinity Of Aurora
ard Butteville who belong TO the hop
growers association. About 1000 bales arc
raised around SiiveIion, 1000 about Browns
Vile, 5ooo about Eugene, 5000 about Sa-
lem, 1000 around Independence, and Goo
about Aurora and Buttevillc.
LEHASoS.-Julius Roscoe, Of Sweet
Home, was In town Tuesday, and in
formed us Of the discovery Of a rich vein
OF gold bearing quartz near that place.
L. NJ. Powell called on us a few days
ago. lie informs us that he has sold his
farm, lying between Lebanon and
Brownsville, and that he has bought
property in the latter town and will take
possession soon.
An ordinance was proposed at the
meeting Of the city council Monday eve
ming, which, IL passed, will raise the
liquor license of the town to 1920 and
the bond for an orderly house 10 $1,000.
The law will probably pass at the next
regular meeting. Express.
FARMER JoSEs, Of Marion county, who
has had so much notoriety about being
buncoed out OF $4,000 is having some
more fun. The old fossil got married
and now his wife is already tired Of the
miserly old fellow and Is trying to leave
him, which he is trying to prevent. As
she probably got paid for marrying him
it is possible IL Is another bunco game,
and il SO the public generally will emilc
at his being taken in again.
"KEGs Of the Platform and Pulpit il
book OF rare merit, the essence OF wit
and humor, 100 years in one volume his
tory condensed. The compilers Of this
book have done to history what the press
has done TO the cotton bale, reduced it tc
one-sixteenth the size without injury tc
the substance. Judge Chenowith, o
Benton county, is canvassing for IL, and
deserves liberal patronage.
LINN Co. WHEAT The carload OF VIII
lamette valley winter VIII eat, OF the Win
| tergreen and Surprise va rieties, ordered
| by farmers in this section, will soon ar
rive. Mr.. q. ID. Peebler has received
notice from Tallman, Oregon, that the
wheat will be shipped as soon as q car
can be obtained. Thirty bushels Of win
ter bearded wheat have also been order
ed, and will be given thorough test, il
is to be hoped with satisfactory results
-Pecdleton Il. o.
CLARA MoRRIs, who is to be in Alban!
next week, is just Al years OF age. Thi
is to be kept secret, and our friends vii
confer favor by not informing Clar.
that we gave the matter away. Her rea
name is Mrs Frederick G Harriatt, an,
her husband to whom she was marriet
in 1875 travels with her. In Camille sh
Is probably the best in the U. s.
! PROBABLY THE SAME.-A few week
ago there was a man In Albany claiming
} to be converted Jew. Ills description
the same as man who just skipped fror
Walla Walla, leaving several debts un
paid, and going by the name of Edwards
He seems to be professional blk, chang
ing his name at every place.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.--The Pacific e,
! press, of Portland, the prohibition pap'
T has been discontinued and its place fille