The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-02-28
LOCAL RECORD

LOCAL RECORD
vKRY Gooo.-A Statesman representa-
tive paid Albany a visR Monday and Tues
day. He found business there very good
recovering well from the effects OF the
recent food and train blockade. Albany
is a handsome. busting little city of some
thing like Ave thousand people. II has
fair streets, two or three good hotels (bet-
ter than one usually finds in n city of its
size); its streets are we'll lighted by eiec-
tricity; Il has some very good business
blocks; three good banks; and, best of all,
a class o. people who generally stand by
and have faith IN their own town. Thi
fact. coupled with prospective early I'm
provements of their large holdings there
by the Oregon Pacific railroad. together
with the backing of a rich country sur
rounding, will certainly push the city for.
ward 10 three or four times It's present
size within a few years-the time de-
pends as much on her own people as
most anything else The Albany people
treated the Statesman man well. and they
all, without exception, had good word for
Salem. The wiiter hopes to revisit Al
bany soon, aud to then devote more space
to that city.-Salem Statesman.
OLD Jefferson, who has been accus ed OF
such naughty habits as smoking, belle hing
and splitting forth fire, etc, Il calm and
quiet, thus verifying the remark of the
Herald. that the stories were hshy canards.
Enough credence were given them, how
ever, 10 induce a reporter of the EVENING
DEMOCRAT to ascend to the cupola of the
Court House, where, after hasty view OF
the mountains, he spent two 80 ID hours In
his attempts to get down. two naughty boys
having fastened the hasp of the trap door.
Herald.
The Herald man Is what is referred to
In the Salem Statesman IS Albany's bad
whisky in reference TO the stories about the
mountains erupting. 1, IS always a pleas
ing task to make out contemporary a
liar, It reads nice in black and white,so We
gently remark that our coniemporary's s,o-
ryabout two hours being spent In descend
ing from the cuDola of the Court House by
DEMocRAT man was pure fabrication !.
Not over two minutes was spent and no
hasP was fastened at all. Copy was scarce
this morlIng.
A CooS SroRY.--They call the postal
clerk on the Oregon Pacific "Penn,p and
hey cay he has a great procIivity for
soons. Recently, the boys at the Bay
knowing this, sent q note 10 the owner Of
pet coon, which was for sale at S7 50, that
he would Jake II, signing PENIS name,
with q request to send il by mail II was
put IN a mail sack, and The postal clerk was
greatly astonishsd on opening the sack.
he was also astOnished on getting dun
for the animal, and now life Is made mfser-
able by the constant query of the other
railroad men: @Well, Fem, have you
paid for your coon," and In order TO add
TO the fun the incident was o;dered pub.
ushed In the DEMOCRAT.
A NEW LIcHTHoUsK.-Ano Official notice
to mariners received at this Office reads as
follows: @No. ~. Oregon-Cape Meares-
New LiGht.-A new light has been estab
lIshed on the extreme western end Of Cape
Meares, s7X miles S Sc Y from TiIla-
nook Rock Light. and oH miles N by w
from Cape Lookout, It's geographical po-
slhon being as follows: Latitude IS deg
so min Zoo sec) N, longitude I73 deg s.
min (3S sec) w. The light is fixed white,
varied by red fash every minute. II Is
733 feet above the water, Is visible 7IH
miles, and IL shown from q structure con
sisting OF a low, white tower Gn form a
frustrum u an octagonal pyramid) sur
mounted BY black lantern"
"A SrREBL CAR RUMoR- "Your street
ear line is pretty short to pay" very truth
fully said Mr. Hendricks, of the Salem
Statesman, 10 = DEMecRAr man: yet al
short as It Is II has done all that was ex-
pected. AS newspapers are allowed tc
give rumors We give one to the effect tina
about four miles ef track will be added t.
the line, beginning this spring, NOR
street cars Will be added and The line gen
orally Improved, making it . credit to tn
comfng city of Western Oregon. Watcl
for the verifcstion.
A BASKET S0cIAL.-A basket sociabl
will be given At the OskvilIe Church, o
Tuesday evening March 4th. The pre-
ceeds of the evening will be contributed {
an organ fund. The need of an orga
for the use of the societies has long bee
felt. This need the young people Of tn
congregation, assisted by others, will er
deavor to supply, trusting that all inte
osted IN the church or church association
will give their hearty cooperation.
order of the committee.
AN ADVERTISING SCHEME. Miss Rel
ina RothschiId,a young lady of Port Tow
send, will start from there March nth, {
a tour Of the globe, in an attempt to be
all lpreyious records. Citizens there ha'
subscribed three thousand dollars towar'
the trip. Miss RothschiId will travel cas-
ward over the Canadian Pacific, and e.
poets to leave there the same day wi
George Francis Train, who Is announc
to sail from Tacoma westward. Nj
RothschiId expects to make the trip
sixty-one Gays. A crazy persons agaii
an intelligent young woman. Wen wi
err on the idiot.
DEMOCRATS MovINe.-A Bush, ichs
man of the democratic state central co
mittee has called meeting OF the co
mittee to be held at the Chemekcta he
at Salem on March 10Th at 2 o'clock P
Thus are he initial steps being taken
muster the clans for the contest In June
BUSINESS CHANGEs.-Mr. Eastman
formed partnership with Mr.. Bro
n the cigar and confectionery store,
posItc the Revere House.
Mr.. Hale iiackensto has sold his sale
4. et,ta city to Mr.. Chas. Metzgar.
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