The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-15

conceded by nll to be about correct.
i Ninety cents q bushel will probably be
the ruling price Of wheat IN Prineville
this fall,
Apples have got down TO 4 cents per
pound in this market, and those with
moderate incomes can now Afford TO IN
dulge IN u little green fruit.
| w s Mayhcrry, who taught on Willow
creek last winter, is desirous OF getting n
school In this county this fall. Anyone
| desiring TO employ u teacher will do well
to address Mr. Mayberry, at Albany.
Alta special meeting Of the town coun-
Gil last Wednesday evening, George
Summers was elected recorder to I'LL the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF NJ
/ II Bell.
Last week we chronicled the death OF
one of Minor Swick's children, George,
who died ON July 2lst, OF diphthefia, aud
/ this week II Is our sad duty torceord the
death of two moro Of his sons, Charlie,
aged 10 years, and Scottie, aged Syears.
Mr. Ross, agent of the New York Life
I tns Co., was here this week paying of
I the policy on the life OF the late William
Foster, amounting 10 $ll ,4Bl. Mr. Foster,
M the time Of his death, was carrying n
{
/ iums he had paid In amounted To $ll,-
! 4Gl.-prinevillo papers.
CORVALLIS. 1t is hnted that work win
/ begin on the Corvallis Junction extension
as soon as the work Ht Cow Creek canyon
Is completed,
The city osncil last evening settled
! with Mrs llaak Lewis for $500 for Injuries
rec civcd canscn hy stepping through u de-
fcctivc cross walk. There are others that
the city ought to have GNed before another
TIN Of damages Is presented.
The case Of the State of Oregon vs.
Joseph Llsgett, tried before Justice 'rur-
uey last week, resulted IN a conviction and
fine ot IS and costs. Joseph paid the V
hu, the county would viii have to shell
out the costs which were only about $40.
IL the county IS to bear all the burden In
cases of conviction, thea where Is the
punishment ios the trlminali
| The Albany Herald has not had an
/ item for two days now about the Oregon
/ Pacific going To start up work Immediate
! ly and push the road To an early comple-
ton" They have stood on tiptoe and
erOwed 81 much about this road beginning
work that the people have long since lost
confidence In their reports and pre- iictions.
You ought 10 know that nothing viii be
done one the extension until wilter
weather sets In, so that they have n reason.
able exeusr Ia discontinue work on
momcpt's notice. Times, Keep your
eyes open, Mr. Times and you viii soon
see the iycsl building done vel recorded
IN the history 81 tie read. or the signs
are no good.
c.. n, .,..,.., .,.. , NN,,s. - I,uoa
kurzbant, German farmer Of venerable
age, living in Clackamas county says the
Courier, had lost his vrow. lie needed
new wife but did not want any of dem
American womeus." Nein, das fallt mir
nicht Elm. In the fall the old man there
fore hires noighbor 10 pl0w and look
after hts stock and takes the express train
for New YORK. lie crosses the Atlantic.
Oacc in day Naterland his footsteps hur-
~ 10 bis native village. IL goes direct
to the minister, - said Jonas. as he puifed
his meershnm, "unt says. Herr Pfarrer,
wants vrow.' lie SAYS, you koom
back In swell tays unt will see What can
tint | koom pack In swei tnys unit he
SAYS he has vrow, II grass viddcr. only
80 years oit, py himmell | goes straight
TO where she was hcr,iin' de pigs In lie
basturc unt says, ! want n wo0man TO
nclb me. You 20 init me-? Yah, she
says bat WAS dc courtin' wc dit. The
Piarrer wouldn't marry grass ylddcr 80
We marry in New York. Lixe has dc
muscle 81 man and is good hant grub
bjn' stumps. She IL sunilower you pet. :"
\ CARELESS FABwER.-B 4 Leonard. n
wellto.do and pioneer farmer Of the
Naklo hills had q thousand dollars ssol-
ca from his house some three weeks ago.
it sucms that Nr Leonard had occasion
20 get $1,000 from the bank at Silyerton to
have some improvements made on the
farm In the way Of tiling. He rode to
Siiverton and drew 5000. which he had
on deposit, and with 800 he borrowed
from the bank, placed il in nm inside
pocket Of his coat, and returned home
with the money. lie left the coat with
the roll of money in the pocket hanging
in the sitting room, aud retired for the
night with no thought Ot any one molest-
ing it, but to his surprise II was gone
next morning. The previous day there
had been q inaI lo0kingat a piece Of land
on an adjoining farm, though Mr. Leon.
ard did not sec him. This gentleman
had story aaOut his sister similar to
that by which Mr. l0nes 0f Geryais was
duped, and some Of Mr. Lconard's neigh.
bors think it is the came man and has the
$1,000, though he does not accuse him nor
has he his suspicion on any one, but he
says II is dark mystery TO him.-Jour-
nal.
a "Fapuy" Aceident.--A very unfar-
tuna'c accident happened Young man
while attending services in one oi the
+ churches yesterday says The Dailes + ".
/ lie put his front ingcl into his vesl por&et
/ 10 get Soda tablet 90 place tn his mouth,
and llaging me- matches in the same
\ pockci produced combustion The
/ flames bur1 out as high as his shoulder
7 and the auflcncc unaffected the greatest
/ Consideration rs quickly rs possible the
z Young inaa pot tiic fire out with his hand ;
but the rn' mbrr was badly burned, and he
G. rries :; in q sling i!e ~ hereafter be
careful 20 keep matches where they will
no; como iu contact with ioda tablets.
7 UScpssrir irurIoNAI. One OF the laws
passed bg the last legislature was what
was known As the logging act, introduced
bY Hon W Kirk Price of Jackson county.
I al The las, session OF the county court an
application was made for a road under the
AIT, ia ihi, county resulting in the same
being refused under the ground that the
emitting cianse WaF not sufficient, pragiie
ally declau0g The law unconstitutional
4 sALe. sire II vehers has sold to
ex-Conniy Clerk Montague 81 acre.
east Of The city Ter Ss7oo. W Z McPher'
son agent. Hc hiss Already sold several
acres adjoining, clearing in year about
$1,000 90 hin transactions.
The Albany DEMocRAT editor has the
fa4nncss 50 admit that Salem IL large
city than Albany journal This ad
, mission vii only be allowed TO extend &
the recount. After that we ghall claim
the privilege to make another statement
II Salem were like Tacoma and Seattl
it would have the accommodation put Of
until the meeting Of the State fair, am
then count all the yigitors.
a Bro YIELD.-Mr Fritz Bruekman, o.
ten acres, measured, Of his farm acros
the river, the Holman place, raised 55
bushels, an average OF So bushels, abou
: the best yield yet reported. The genera
! acreage Of his crop was big.
QUITE AsroNisHiNG.- Probably tn
q .srgest and finest line of fruits, vegetables
etc, ever brought to Albmy, may be see
at J + Powell & ca, just in from Califol
ria. For peaches, apricots, pine apple