The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-06-20
LOCAL RECORD

Il.OCAiI RECORD
ALUMNI RECEPTION. The reception
given by the AlImui of the Albany Col
lcge last week was one Of the pleasant.
est aud most successful IN the history of
the Cotegc, remarkable feeling OF good
will ptrVadipg the evenings doings. The
lunch served was OF a very choice nature,
the tables being loaded with the Geieaetos
of the season Several after dinner
speeches added spice,as well as something
sold, to the occasion. DR. Campbell,
President Condit, G T. Wolverton aud A Il
Slauson each spoke IN a very entertaining
vein quite extemporaneouslv. Those pres.
ent were Or and Mrs Campbell, President
and Mrs Condit, Ploi and Mrs Lee, Prot
Lorilard, Misses Lib Irvine Lee rrather,
Annie Althouse, Lille and Ina Robett, on.
Flora Mason and llrttic Miller, MeSsrs
Qulncev Propst and Collins Elkins, Mrs
Kate Burkhart and husband, Mrs Cora
Stewart and husband, Mrs Clara Wolver-
ton and husband Mrs Mary Slauson and
husband, aud Mrs Llhbic Merrill and hus.
band, with whom the reception was tell
CoNslpFRAuLE SMOKE. MrJ c Agnew
has opened his fish market In the building
tor erecting which he has been arrested for
! violating the fire limits ordinance, One
side Of the building Is high board fence.
| The front is another side OF the fence, and
| altogether the lumber for Il did not cost
n.uch over ST so, II is It good thing to
enforce the fire ordinance; but all should
be treated alike. The fact IL any number
of little structures, no larger than this one
have been erected Ia the IRE limits, With
out causing even u remark abo1t them.
The man trying 10 get place III which to
earn an honest living should not be dis
| criminatcd against But by all means rn-
| force the ordinance.
TnE ATHLETIC CLun.-An adjourned
meeting OF the Athletic club was held last
week. resulting in the election OF; The
following officers; Geo T. Chamberlain,
President; o II Irvine, Vice President;
W Il Blaiu, Treasurer; II l. Doris, ,Secre-
tary. The above with ] Il Wyatt, Watt
Monteith and Il Whitney were consti-
tuted board OF directors, W III Warner
and Iondn Gray were appointed COM
mittee to circulate the roll for members.
s. was made the initiation fee and 81
month the dues. \ constitution and by
laws will be adopted at 4 future meet
ing. when the club will he moro thor
oughly organized.
4 GRrrrY poG.-I.ast Sunday while w
l. Dysingcr was working with II colt,
which Was harncssed, lac got away from
him and started 10 run. Ills Young bull
dog WIS standing near and at once under
stood the situation. lie ran after the
colt and caught hold oi the lines, which
were dragging and succeeded III stopping
him, but he got away again and again
the dog caught the lines. The dog stayed
with the r0lt in this way though lac MAS
tumblcd around in all shapes, until lac
stopped him about two miles west Of
town. The colt was brought back by
gentleman coming ia from that way, Int
~ the dog did not show up Mr. Dysingcr
went after hiu and found him ~ badly
used up that he could not walk back
Eugene Register.
REHNiSs FcUSp.-About three weeks
ago Young man. the son Of Hon Eobrr,
Mas. OF Waseo county. whiic hcrJlIng
/ horses on MUDDY, tn the Northwestern
| part a. The county, found What he believed
| 10 be the remains ot man. Young Mays
| asserted th,t the skull was not burned so
| ut what it was ra.iiy recognized ~ that
| OF human. The company who were
with him gathering horses thought hc wac
misiakct. ard made light Of the matter.
hu, Young Ma,s MAS positive he was right
| This, ~ ,irw ot the faci that George
Nu,lIng WAS last seen 10 that neighbor-
hood little oyrr a year ago. leads us 10
believe iLat young Mays was right, and
,ha; the remains are those Of ~ Mating
-PrineyIlle News
Coon SfGys. T'3o lumber yards are
rushed with business. Load iollowa load
all day long. f," lumber goes into new
buildings. Se.rr5l new oucs have been
started on Ea-t First Street alone. within a
few weeks, and a large number Of new
ones are seen IN other parts of the city.
"Morc money Is going into new buildings"
saw an observer 20 a DEMOCRAT mat,
"ihan a year ago al this time" Business Is
good aui 10. outlook is remarkably
bright. There will be new enterprises OF
promise before The end Of this year. The
Oregon Pacific viii start up work during
the summer. Tai, l. an old SAYING, but
il will b. a fact as will be more dclinatrly
learned In a few weeks at least. Aibany's
prospects were never bsticr than to-day.
JErriEs Al YAovINA Captain Sy-
mons, United states engineer, has returned
from visi. 10 YaqIina He says the
jettirs have stood the winter very well
The sand Is forming IN behind them and
the have been Of g,eat benefi, TO the bar
The heavy lrcshets Of last winter have
brought down a great deal of earth which
has made some bars In the river. Work
will be started up on the jettles as soon as
the appropriation Is available. The plant
is now being placed in readiness, plans
perfected AMI all arrangements necessary
10 that are being made. Captain Symnds
will leave for Coos ba, next week TO in
spcct the works there and at other points
along the coast-Oregonian.
SOME TAX PAYERS Ladd & Bush, OF
Salem, pay taxes on $4,000; G w Gray,
1890 The State Insurance Co., tha,
claims to have paid up cash capital oi
PIooooo, and ;hird of million assets.
pays on SIISso The list contains 6t
names. While Albany, that doesa'i
boast Of so much wealth as Salem has GS
who pay on $1,000 or over. Either there
is lots Of wind in Salem or else the city Is
not half assessed IS IN Albany pay
on $4,000 or more TO Salem's "a
Only two In Sa'cm pay on $50 600 or over
while The number IN Albany Is four
Some more odious comparisons.
FRun PEsrs.-James A Varney, Com
missioner and Inspector OF fruit pests, il
in the city. Mr. Varney il a nurserymaI
in the practical sense Of the word and il
travelling through the state inspecting
orchards and vineyards. lie finds then
infected with Goblin moth, woody ophii
and some other pests. He will be pleas
ed to send every one who may apply Il
the Board copy Of their Bulletin, setting
out at length the pests and diseases t.
which our fruits are subject and the rem
edies therefor. Address, Ethan " Allen
Portland.
NATURAL Gas AT DRAIN. - The matte
of the existence of natural gas at Drain Il
no longer question; II Is a reality and tn,
only thing now 10 be done is to develop IL
This is about TO be done Immediately
The man Corbett, who sunk the immens,
we'll for w S Ladd near Mount Tabor, ha
been given the contract and he has nearly
all the necessary machinery on the ground
some of which Is already in position, ant
active operations in the line of boring will
be commenced inside of ten days. Their
is much excitement in that part of Dougla
county and there will be substantial boon
there In a shcrt time-EX