The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-02

NttcttulHK tne NihtNfu. HgHu0is
In the Baptist church, at this place.
Sunday evening, April 20 tsD0, Rev q
sperry officiating. Mr. Clyde Foster and
JM Waters and J d II Moorlock start
cd for Seattle Monday morning. They
40 TO build their mill there and will be
! gone about two months.
DiEp: On Tuesday morning, April "a
OF rhematism Of the heart, Mr. Clair Rob
met, aged about IA years. lie will be
buried to-day, Friday, In the Brownsville
cemetary.
or Huntington and other T officials
will arrive here to-day noon. They come
here on important business concerning
the extension and widening OF the N q.
Our citizens should give them warm
reception.
The brownsville Real Eataae Agency IN
now consolidation oi the firms Of Co
show Y Waters and Mcdonald 4 Caven.
der.
Mr. Peter Blther, who lives about four
miles from here, drove into town Mon-
day morning, and while attending 10
business matters bis team became fright
ened, broke loose and started down Main
street. The team being high spirited
one, and the dangerous condition 0E the
bridge, towards which they ran, made
this the most exciting runaway Of the
season. Immediately about dozen men
started for the bridge where they ex-
pected co find the runawaya probably
dead, but as luck would have II the
horses were not seriously injured. Times
NEw CurRcItKs. Ks.--Among the improve
ments In Albany this year will be a
handsome church editiee at the corner of
Washington and Fifth streets, 10 take
the place OF the present u T. church. The
old bnilding will be moved 10 the east
end Of Sixth street and be used as n mia-
sion church, Mrs Hackleman having
donated lot for that purpose. The cost
0i this new structure will be about Si0,.
600 and II Is intended 10 give it all the
modern convenienccs, 40 much needed
by this church organization, the old
building proving entirely inadequate 20
the demands Of the sowing congrega-
tion, sabbath school aud Y r : q 4.
The NJ T. church for the same reason
will build handsome new church at
the site of their present church. IL viii
cost about 81 900 and promises TO be one
the prettiest ediiices in the valley. Work
viii be begun about June list.
Jusr FOR DRuNKESSRss. T. s
Edwards and Mr. + McDcrmott, the Uni
ted States local inspectors, have returned
from their business jaunt 20 Yaquina bay.
They went 90 Newport 10 investigate the
charges. Of Noncompliance with rules
and negligence through drunkenness,
which were preferred by an engineer
named Sackett against Captain Blake, Of
the steamer Wnlluski. The inspectors
considered the case 10 he six Of one and
half dozen of the other. They III sus-
pend the license of both the captain aud
the engineer for sixty days, and will Inn
pose fine Of a.. 500 on the steamer. The
Walluski, which IL worth about 81 800. Ii
In charge Of the collector oG enstt Ins, who,
on the 18th Of the present month, tied the
steamer up and placed watchman on
board. The boat will not be allowed to
be taken away until the fine IL iiquidat.
ed.-Oregonlan.
TuAT SYsrEM.-Considera inquiry
Il made about the famous Australian
ballot system In vogue in number Of
states. To satisfy the curious We give
the principal points Of the system
/. All ballots must be printed aud
distributed At the public expense.
z. The names oi all candidates must
be printed on the same ticket.
;. The ballot tnnaf he delivered totiae
voter within the polling place by sworn
officers of election.
s. No ballots may he delivered save
those delivered.
5. The voter must he guaranteed alb
solute privacy In preparing his ballot.
q. The secrecy Of the ballot must be
made compulsory.
AS ExAoagKATED ParR.-The editor
Of the Jefferson Review came from Cali
iornia, The following In the last issue
81 that paper has confident ring 10 II
bat il simply indicates that the Ex-
aminer was imposed on and not that the
paper Is getting up such exaggerated
schemes TO deceive people. We give the
Item as an interesting piece Of news;
In the large premium list Of the Exam
iner We find offered as a premium, twen-
ty-four town lots IN the town of Trayers,
Cal. They are valued at 2,030, while
we know 10 a certainty that they are not
worth one dollar, and the man that &C.
cures one of them as premium will get
badly left, II he pays one years taxts
on il.
OyER THE BELLAMy TuEoRY.--The
Willamette University boys, a. Salem, mad
big debate over the Bcllamy theory, ane
since lively quarrel has been going on
In the papers there by correspondents
over the decision. The following from
the Journal reminds one Of the famous !
To decision of a certain commission, a
few wears ago:
The Willamette university boys have a
joke on the judges at the recent debate.
This Judge declared that the argume nts
for the affirmative had not removed his
predijudiccs, The boys are free to con-
tess that they did not all succeed IL. re
moving their own.
soNs OF VETERANS. - Last week sev-l
enteen young men met in the q A X Hall
an and organized order Of the Sons o.
Veterans. Committees were appointed,
and the following officers were elected :
Capt. L Whiting.
LIST Lieut--C q Rawlings.
2nd Lieut-G w Wright.
Camp Council--F O Breckenridge, S b
Denham and L II Kelly.
1st Sergeant-P II Kelly.
QM-H !. Day.
Serg't Of Guards 9 Veel.
Color Serg't-F o Breckenridge,
Prin. Musician--Claire Vunk.
Chaplain--A w Blackburn.
| Capt OF Guards b Denham.
| Camp Guard-A Amos.
| Picket Guard-W II Hand.
| A CRKDuLous BoY.-The credulousness
Of the six year old boy is often very in
teresting. An Albany boy, with big
blue necktie, was told in serious way
| by an Albany young man that at the cir.
Gus an Indian would appear and eat three
boys with blue neckties. Johnny went
necktie and all. In due time performer
dressed like an Indian came out on horse
back. Johnny was observed TO be all ex'
citement, and grabbing his necktie soor
had it out Of sight. On being asked whai
he did that for he said he didn't want Il
be eaten by the bad Indian.
A RACE WAR PRoBABLE.-Mr B /
Blodgett, who lives near town, tells vi
Of an incident that spoils the old adage
Birds Of feather flock together" On,
Of his domestic fowls and a MongoliaI
pheasant are laying in the same nest
| He is expecting amicable relations t.
continue between these two fowls unit
the incubating process begins, when, a
!, in the past, the Chinaman must go. LEX
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