The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-05

Conductor kenncuy'H feuiafknblc water
agate, built into keystone, which, at
the recent Masonic dedication services,
In this city, was pronounced the finest
ever seen by any Of the members. The
Yaqulna Post takes the wind out Of our
sales az follows;
| Mr. chns Kennedy, conductor on the
| o passenger, has IN unique watch
charm, "kcystone," made from q water
agate. The agate, an unusually large
one, was picked up on the beach near
Newport, and had been washed hlther
aud yon by tides no long, that II was DIFF
| flcult TO tell whether, previous TO petri-
| faction, Il had been an oyster, crab or
clam shell. II was cut and engraved In
Chicago, at an expense OF $50 or $40, and
Is n keystone" with a passenger coach
In the center, surrounded with letters
such as are usually placed on Masonic
emblem ef this kind. One peculiarity
Of the stone Is that IL win cut glass
equally as well as diamond. You can
see through II Just as II IL were glass.
There In u huge drop Of water inside the
stone, with II large space for movement
when the stone Ia turned about In the
hand. We believe 1t Ii the handsomeat,
largest and solidcst petrlfaction Of the
kind IN existence, aud its value can
hardly bc estimated in dollars and cents.
ASHLAND srosE.-The "sinkiyou Stone
Company" has been incorporated, COM
posed Of Dan Crowley, PRECEDENT; Mr. Rit.
tenbergcn, secretary and treasurer, q w
Ayers general business manager; James
Hall, superintendent, aud + ID Smith.
The company has ample capital. Measrs
Ayers and Hall came the first oi the
week TO make arrangements for opening
a quarry and on Wednesday the lease OF
tract OF land ot i Dunn was consnm-
mated. The tract comprises about thirty
acres on the upper Dunn place where the
| railroad crosses Neil creek and the lesseea
have the privilege Of purchasing at any
time within four years for s6, 900. Messrs
Ayers and Hall left for Portland last
"Wednesday evening but wilr return next
week with aforce ot men 10 begin opera
tons. Their contract 10 supply stone for
The city hall will require them to ship
$1,000 cable feet or more to Portland.
The credit FOR the introduction Of the
stone 10 the public abroad Ii due TO g w
| Ayers, who used II In the construction Of
the iine new building Of the Bank Of Al
hany now approaching completion in that
-Tidings.
A LiegskK RgouIRgp.-The law for
selling patent medicines ON the streets oi
the cities Of Oregon, should be strictly
enforced. The law IL u good one, aud In
many places the officials are realizing
the fact by demanding sight Of n license
whenever travelling troupe appears
The following from the Ashland fidings
- . sample Of the restraining effect Of
the law: Two men and two ladies' who
have been giving patent medicine con.
ceris NJ the towns in California, stopped
IN Ashland last week. but did not like
the Oregon laws regarding lieense for
selling patent medicines and Therefore did
not open buaness here.
BunptSo.-The ground Is being exea
waited at the corner Of Second and Lyon
Streets for Mr. Jason wheeler's new brick.
II IL 10 be 50xl00 feet, two stories high
and Of neat architecture. The location
Is good one. one that viii gradually Inn
prove.
The baltimore block Is up ono story.
The stories viii be 25 feet vide, large com
tnodioua rooms, and the building three
stories high. The plans indicate that IL
will be one oi the bandsomest structures
in Albany.
The Oregon Bank building IL now
| ironted by a neat cement walk Work
IL progressing on the counters and inte.
rior work. II will probably be Oct ist
before II will be occupied.
New residences are being begun every
day almost, and Of an attractive archiiec.
ture. So many large, fine looking build
ings have never been erected in q single
year before.
| HosEsr PEorLg.-A gentleman. who ID
recently from Kansas, was heard to re-
mark few days ago TO one Of oregon's
| farmers, that IL was o surprise to him
that farmers could leave thair grain
sacked up out In the field without L be-
Ing stolen. He said, "If man should
leave his grain out In the field one night
in Kansas, II would all be gone before
morning. Not that the people are dis
honest, but that poverty drove them TO
such deeds. Farmers leave their grain
out In the field all over the valley, some
times for weeks, and it IL q rare thing
that sack of grain Is ever molested.-
Journal.
TnERg Is one ssnan in Oregon who
can fight against odds and Is not
easily discouraged. The Eugene Guard
says: "Mr Goodenough, Of the real c.
tate firm Of Leinenweber & Goodenough,
OF Asteria, was In Eugene Saturday adj
vertising Astoria city and suburban prop
Ierty. He engaged the Junction band
and they furnished music in the after
noon and evening. lie sold but four
lots, the stringeney Of the money market
being unfavorable 10 real estate transac-
tions."
APoPuLAR Tune. The Salvation Army
has adopted the tune OF Little Annie
Rooney" TO the work OF the salvation OF
sinners. The familiar words OF "She's
. my sweetheart, I'm her beau; She's my
. Annie, I'm her Joe," has been translated
for the purpose OF the army TO read
: "He's my Jesus, He's my Lord; He's
my Savior, He's my God" Some peo-
pie may have an idea that this is Bit
sacrilegious, but the army believes in
anything to save sinners and so''eyery.
, thing goes. Baker City Reyeille.
h SMALL STRiKE.-whrn work com
menced yesterday morning on the big
! bridge It was with dozen new hands, thai
, many OF the old force the evening before
+ having struck for better pay, and not hav-
, ing met with favorable response to theii
0 request they quit work and new men were
. found for their places. The wages paic
Q laborers by the bridge contractors nie from
: So so to 3 so per day -Statesman
No DAEdER.-As the DEMOCRAT mer
toned the fact that the Chinese pheasant
was being thinned out in justice to tha
beautiful bird we publish the following
0 from the Lebanon paper: Some OF oul
4 exchanges are fearful that the Mongoliar
: pheasant will become extinct unless tn,
8 clandestine slaughter of these birds il
0 arrested. Calm your fears. The Mongo
j liam has several qualities that will for
0 ever serve TO keep alive his name ans
] guarantee numerous brood He is yer,
= tenacious OF life, can outrun the marrow
+ gauge, dodge chain lightning,is very pro
e life and can multiply in the face OF a bat
!. terry.
FAST DRIVING. Last Warning.-Here
after any person or persons caught driyinI
!, within the city limits faster than prescribe,
by ordinance of the city, will be arreste,
: and punished according to the provision
: Of such ordinance.
: in HOFFMAN,
Z City Marshal
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