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

s J Paul, one Of our census takers, was
with us the first Of the week. lie IL lust
the man for the business. except he talks
too much.
Geo W iiowes is making considerable
improvement on his place.
Peter i.efrancis il building new kit
chen 1920 feet. He has fine garden.
and the finest piece of buck wheat ever
saw in Oregon
J 4 Thompson has the best potato
patch in the hills.
Eldred and Blctsch Mt the Findley
place have splendid garden and first
class hay prospect.
The striking oi the new spring last sea
s0n, was q strike which viii prove bene-
fetal to the public, because no matter
how large 2 crowd comes they may yet
all the soda water he wants.
Mr. Bletsch has built howcry 3Gx24
ieet,and all the coners may enjoy them
selves.
The bill people are talking Of having a
dance the Fourth IL il too far 10 90
away to the celebration and quite num-
Der Oi valley people are expected up on
fishing tour, and black berries are very
plentiful and raspberTies are so full and
plenty to supply the valley IL the people
would come and get them. The berries
are ripening now, but by the Fourth
think will be ripe in almost any auanti-
| ties. VIII Nichols will see that there is
/ plenty of music at this place on the
| Fourth and il there is people to Justify
1t, may dance 10 their health's content.
/ Travel has started on the W V& CN
/ road. Some few have gone east and
/ quite a number OF teams and several
/ droves of fine work horses have come over
4 To supply our farmers with teams. | do
/ not see why our farmers do not have Hon
/ u Herman, our member in Congress. 10
secure tho passage OF a bin compelling
stock raiscrs east OF the mountains To nav
/ duty, SO our farm hands would have bet
/ ter wages. Undoubtedly an amendment
/ TO the Mckinley tariff bill could have
/ been secured, which would have had such
| beneiicent effect upon the rising gener-
alton OF iaborers by the time it reached
the third reading at least, but judging the
/ future by the past, fear our chances for
| redress ot grievances has -.. ..definite-
ly (indilterentlyl postponed.
! Parties seeking rest, health, pleasure.
| hshlngr biackbeTries, ,raspberries or recre-
alton may here find a secluded spot, where
! NAiNs NstA NlilbA N4lGitAsGlNt6 WITHOUT let
| hindrance. Men of business NAV here
employ their minds so that they NAV re-
turn home reeuperated and rested, thus
enabling them on their return home to
resume their respective avocations with
renewed energy. Farmers may come
here and fad rest in climbing the hills
and running over the logs picking ber-
ries and probably n few bears or venisons
Tor feast at home, while here thev can
have plenty of mountain trout. Our
/ Oregon farmers can well afford TO take a
holiday, for "mother nature,n bv her
bountiful flow Of tears, usually called bv
us the ''gentle mist" has fully ensured
US prodigious yield OF grain, grass, veg
etables and fruit So let all Of us that
can flee to the mountains and spend at
least two weeks, so that we may return
home invigorated with vitality to 20
through the harvest and fall seeding with
as much haste and strength as possible
As all are aware we have i sween here on
the Santiam OF some 40 miles, and there
are settlers who make it a business to
supply the needs of all travellers, tourists
or pleasure seekers with such things as
may be inconvenient to bring.
PALALA.