The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-01


! IL win become part of the shortest
route from sea TO sea. The following
from the Capital Journal IL critical
enough to have been published by the
Corvallis Times. IL is probably over
, drawn, but we publish II to show the
i, spirit Of the press, and because our read.
ers wish TO know what Is being said on
all important subjects:
: "rhe Albany DEMOCRAT says; j n
, Duncan returned from Prineville to-day.
llo reports hay crops good, grain crops
fair and times pretty good. People are
very anxious TO know about when work
Is TO commence ON the o p The salee
quality Of anxiety has been experienced
every year since the commencement OF
work on the . L. Every year the great
et portion of the working season is vast
cd before contracts are let or men en-
gagged, The consequence In that by the
time operations begin, the mountain
rains are on, the roads and trails are In
n horrible condition, transpoi tation be-
comes expensive, broken time follows
and contractors find themselves crippled
and bankrupt. Litigation IL the result,
workmen are swindled out Of their wages
or have q terrible time getting IL, and u
scene OF general dissatisfaction exists all
along the line. This Is the annual record
of the q construction. No more desir-
able railroad was ever constructed than
that spoken OF, or one that Is more pop
ular with its tributary people, and the
pity and wonder Is that its usefulness
and progress are so marred by financial
management that Ia very faulty some
where"
A CHANGE IN BUSINESS public
generally will be glad to know that Mr.
Joseph Pironi formerly Of Corvallis, has
/ purchased the interest OF the late G II
! Spencer, in the grocery business OF Spen.
Ger 4 Blackburn. Mr. Pironi il by no
means n new hand Mt the business, and
/ being himself flrst-class baker and con-
| fectioner, their store will always contain
| the choicest of bread, pies and cakes, and
I 90 their already complete stock Of groce.
! ries they have added MANY delicacies OF
| the season. Their place OF business, sit
uated on the corner Of First and Wash
/ ington streets, would be an honor 10 any
/ city. These gentlemen being both well
and favorably known in Linn aud Benton
counties we do not hesitate in saying they
will do a large and prosperous business.
/ The new firm will hereafter be styled
/ Blackburn & Pironi.
/ MURDER VIII Our.-Scyeral years ago
a family by the name of Logan were resi-
dents OF this city, but moving away they
/ have almost been forgotten by most of
/ our residents. Frank Logan, member
/ of the family finally brought up at En-
| pire City, Coos county, where he met his
/ death by gunshot wound. 1t WAS
{ thought at that time and until within
! the past few days that the homicide was
case Of suicide. Wednesday Dr King Of
this city received letter from his grand
daughter, Il resident oi Empire. stating
that man mot giving his namc) had
died there, saying just previous TO his
death, that Frank Logan did not commit
suicide, but that he (the dying mani shot
| him. The letter did not state that the
murderer said anything in explanation
Of his crime, hut was one Of inquiry con-
ccrning whether young Logan had ever
/ been a resident If this locality. y.-Scio
/ Press
I CEooK CouSTY. -- Several days this
! week the heat was almost intolerahie.
/ the machine that measurers the temper
ature marking as high as 95 degrees in
| the shade.
/ n " Brown returned on Tuesday from
Portland. lie sold his wool in that city
for l6l. cents per pound.
. Last Saturday John Stewart, of Mowry.
was licked by q horse and had his right
arm broken just above the wrist. Mr.
Stewart wgs ON Ills way tn The Dallcs.
Mr. : J Scwsom returned from his trip
to kCntucky on Sunday Of this week.
hrinEiu. wiki him herd of thorough
{ bred ifuTaHut cattis., all year.jngz-
I UDc3t Al perhagu aud lanhir. his s0u
( Ed excepted, left l'ear crrcl. iut;c- on
Monday, ~ this week, Tor Arizpu.a, where
7 they expect 10 make their future homc.
-lrine, iiie papers.
I \ RgnAEgAHlE EscArE.-A few days
ago at Turner, an accident occurred that
caused those who Witnessed IL 10 shudder
I for the results. which, maryelously for
/ tunate, were a. entirely unlocked for as
I they were welcome. little fourteen
months old child was in AN upstairs
room, being held by Young lady. sud
denly the child made II lungc and threw
( himself to the ground distance Of six
! teen feet. Those who ran 10 the assist
ance Of the little one expected TO find
many broken bones and a body badly
crushed. But they were happily disap-
pointed, the little one meeting them with
"A smile, not having been injured par
ticle. He didn't even cry. The baby
was that Of DIR w VI Smith, now Of Tur-
ncr but formerly Of Salem Statesman.
ANSrAL CoSFgREScg.-The Columbia
annual conference OF. the NJ T. church,
south, will convene at Lebanon, Ore,
August 2lst. Bishop l. Il Hendrix, Of
Missouri, will preside.
The general conference which met at
/ st Louis, in May, last, divided the con-
ference, leaving all that part Of Oregon
west OF the summit Of the Cascade noun
/ tains in the Columbia division and all
/ that cast was formed into new confer
ence and called East Columbia confer
ence. The conference will establish
stations at Portland, Seattle, Tacoma,
, Oregon City and Eugene. Bishop Hen
dirk and Rev Morris, ID ID, Of the Board
Of Church Extension, Of Louisville, Ky,
are expected ia Albany August 10Th.
A Coon SrART.-The new wheat sea-
son starts out well, and we are glad to
be able TO report n market price Of 65
cents, in the field, and at the mills and
warehouses, that being an increase OF
about four cents. The indications are
for firm but not very high prices. The
crop in France will probably be about a
failure, fact that stiffens the market.
Farmers will do we'll to abide by exper.
ience and sell in rising rather than in
falling market, as many Of them make
practice Of doing, after they have paid
months OF insurance and often double
, warehouse fees.
, A Coon CURE for the blues is visit tC
the Woolen mills. A large amount o
new machinery has been set 10 running
and the force Of hands has been greatly
! increased. There is buzz and bustl'
: that is really refreshing. The process o
making fabrics is an intensely interesting
one, even to novice, who gets cardinl
{ Jacks, weaving vats, ETC., sadly mixed
/ but the sight of fifty to one hundred fin
s looking men, boys, girls and women sort
0 ing, securing, dying, teasing, moating
e scribbling, plucking, carding, slubbing
u warping, beaming, sizing, fulling, dress
n ing, shearing, drawing ,steaming and reel
3 ing around is one that makes persol
feel good. rhe woolen mills are in goo
hands, as testified by the large business
e Some fine fabrics arc being gotten ou
b that will be credit TO the mill.
s THE FIRST Watermelon
l. are somewhat earlier this year than las
J, year. The first carload in 1889 arrive