The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-21


mad rush for land ~ was Oklahoma. Aai
Albany man who held claim down Gys /
yaass In the same longitude, says be wousda't /
take section there and live on II the same |
time.
The beard Of directors Of the Ooera House
have voted 10 remodel ID, making storo for |
Will x Liuks mnsicsI instrument and organ |
bueiness IN the southeast corner, where Il IL |
understood the box sheet for performances
will DO kept. and the gallery is TO be enlarged
with raised seats reaching closer 10 the stage, |
increasing the seating e.paeity considerably. |
horrible crime wAs recently committed
N provincial town near Paris. A girl Of
10 years WIS walking ia the fields with her
little sister, sged 2. The baby grew frotful
aud the elder girl lost patisuce with Il and
tied the poor thing to the tail Of . COW tha,
was grazing 10 the pasture. Then she hust-
led the animal into gallop. The tiny Vic.
tim uttered piercing shrisks which grew
fainter - ths COW grlloped madly on. The
girl went quietly bome and related her ad
venture gisefaliy. Several hours afterwards
the COW was found miles away with shape
heels.
FRIDAY.
siivsrton ia 10 have a $4,000 school house.
The notice for tho annual school meeting
appears elsewhere.
O L Blaekman started Tor Portland yes
tstday by steamer.
Several Democratic members Of tho Mon.
tsnA Legislature are IN Portland 90 . visit.
The Junction City Pilot appears on bire
paper this week and the Clayton Sun on yel.
low paper.
Banton county has already advertised for
BIDS for bridge across Mary's river At that
city.
Park Brandt. for awhile engineer Of the
Lebanon braaah, IL now 10 the employ Of tho
> + Co. 81 Rcsebnrg.
The la3ios Of the congreg ationaI Church
will give : .cciahle 1t the residence Of Dir
Vance. Friday evening. Jan. 2iss.
Dir Geo II Keency returned last night
from ylsitito Halsey. where his father has
been lying III, bat Il now gradually I'm.
proving.
Ar A Roberta steam wsil-boring out
Ut is at work across the river. PARTIES
wishing work done may leave word as
ksnion's grocery store.
Old 0regenians OF the Fad and Ord appear
ed 70 day by the East Side and wers dis
tElbatsd. The Medoc, arriving II 2 o'clock
brosgh. up yesterdays Issue for Mr. Parker.
A short distance above Springfield, On tic
weet aide Of the river. there IL . Pie o
drift wood ielIy thirty fest high across tho
road, showing tee height and force OF the
waser.- Register.
A Junction hoy was recently shot In The
foot BY accident aud then ia order 20 verify
Ihe old sayiug that II never rains bot Il
poar was given solse eatboiic acid for med.
isins.
A Fortress Aonroc Virginia special an
noances the marriage Of Douglas Green. the
banker Of New York. 20 Mrs Alice Smell
MeCrea, the younQest daughter Of the musd.
cred millionaire real estate duaier,A J snell.
Of Chicago. A colored minister efficiated
Mrs McCrsa was worth several millions.
The Salem Statesman nov receives the
associated press dispatches, getting the cream
OF them mp 20 one o'clock, great advantage
over the etght o'clock system Ia meat small
cities People there who failed 10 receive
the Ofsgonian should not grumhle, tos our
live ox. has everything Of Importance pre-
sentsd In good shape.
The Corvallis boari Of trade yesterday
receiyed proposition from an lows wool
factory company proposing to move .heir
eatablishment tol that city. They desire to
use steam Tor power purposes. One Of the
tirm will arrive In short time 70 look over
the situation.
Thomas Hammond, whose son accidentally
shot and killed w @ Tggs some time ago.
was summoned over before the grand jury At
Salem this wtek. His aon was also taken
over.--Siiverton Sun.
The work OF repairing the O. p. track
acrosa the river was completed this moen-
ing. which happens 70 be the time men
toned by the DRMocRAT. The trains can
now run from Yaquina TO Gatesvilla.
Hon JEFF Meyers. Of Scic, arrived In the
city this morning from hone by way OF
Salem. While rt Silverton the othe- day
he paid 81, the market price, for an Ore
gcniaa two daysIold.
Mr. L T Robinson, one Of Harrisburc,s
most genial citizens. Ia in town to-day, and
thinks seriously Of making Albany his
home. He reports Harrisburg we'll torn
up by the high water.
The Street Railway company mas for
feited lis franchise TO build a street railway
on the streets Of Eugene, the time allowed
for It's acceptance having expired last Sat-
urday. The men interested 10 this enter
prise were ready 20 put in good line. but
could not get a satisfactory franchise from
the council Guard.
The school census of Albany is being
taken.
20 Dorns- wife aud children, Of Lafay-
ette, are in the city.
Mrs Van Winkle and daughter came up
from Salem this afternoon OF the Modoc.
No mail by the west side to-day. Regular
trains are looked for from Portland on Mon
day.
The bridge loss to Marion county hiss been
estimated at $4,000, besides the Salem
bridge.
A small amount OF snow fell at this city
to-day, hutlike McGinty. 1t was meyer seen
again.
Mr. and Mrs + g Hopkins and Miss Min
ME Colweii went to Salem 70 day on the
Modoc.
Tbs work Of Distributing shout forty sacks
OF mail secured by the west side yesterday,
was completed this morning.
Tho Bandmann company played in Mo-
Minnville Thuraday eveninR and John s
Lindsay Is to be there Monday night.
The daily Times Mountaineer was we'll
red during the blockade. for few days.
Being out Of white paper was tho cause
Tho East Albany Cemetery association
haa been incorporated with Il T Fisher, a
B Custer, Newton Houston, y Marshall,
Fred Graf, 4 @ Stratton and w Cowan as
incorporators.
The wagon road from Roseburg to Coos
Bay was washed ont Of shape and nlado inn
passable, and win not be 10 q condition for
travel for about two weeks.
4 letter received last evening by James
Elkine from prinevilIe stated that the loss Of
stock there had been exaggerated generally,
the principal loss being among tbs sheep.
The total valus of money, notes and &C.
p ltcher's castoFIas