The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-11-07

against the Farmers and Merchants In
suranee Company aud hearing various
rumors concerning the same our reporter
called at the office Of the company and
ascertainod the following: Tho suits are
entirely from the East, the result OF
rotten work." there Is some merit In a
few, others have no merit whatever The
company has promptly met its Oregon.
Washington and Idaho losses. The
company owes three Losses due In No.
vembor and December.
The company discontinued Its Eastern
business by caneelllng all Eastern Poll.
cies on Sept. 2nd and appointed Mr. q
Writsman, sec'y and Manager. Since
the company'a organization II has paid
upwards Of 500, 900 fire losses. This com.
pany, like all honorably conducted COM
panies, promptly meets its legitimate
obligations, but most positively declines
to pay straw losses and liabilities Of
such character. Among the stockholders
are the best citizens of Linn county and
other parts OF the state. Tho largest
share holders being Albany men 1t il the
determination Of these gentlemen 10
make tho company ono OF the strong
financial institutions OF the city.
HAMLET LErr Our.--The DEMOCRAT
has received copy OF the Boots and Shoes
Weekly, OF New York a letter accom-
panics II with The postscript; particular
attention IL directed 10 our mention of
your city and It's trade" We look IN waltz
for the mention This Is all We found:
~ do not awake until VIC are near Salem,
having passed Albany, AT which poiat
had intended stopping. but Instead am
now Ia the capital OF Oregon" The
that city instead In the Portland depart.
mrnt of his coast writeup Is picture Of
Fred Eggert, formerly oi this city, OF the
firm Of EggeFt. Young * Co, who Is cred.
tied with stock OF 100000 to STo,ooo In
The Tacoma department two old Albany
men are noticed a. follows; "Taeoma'a
blgges, shoe house Is that oi Turtell Bros
|, was sounded IN 1854 by Geo J Tutrell.
Turrell Bros DO both retail and Wholesale
business. They carry a $4,000 stock.
The fi:m Is composed OF Geo J aud Walter
I'urrell. They arc both htaunch be-
lievers In the future Of Tacoma, and have
faith that she will become. not only the
great retail center but :. c wholesale mart
Tor the valley of the Yakima, the Waila
Walla district and all the Sound country.
Success 10 the house OF rutrell
Az ON GAa.-There is an old gag
about gentleman who has just re-
turned from the coast" who says that
the Roseburg K Coos lay railroad Is all
u boom scheme, aud that but forty men
are working on IL. The item seemed 10
have originated In the diseased imagina-
tion of the Iowa editor Of the Salem Jour
nal. Now II appears without any credit
Ia the Eugene Register, aud the gentle
man seems 10 be resident ot both
towns. Next We expect 10 see IL in the
Albany papers, where, no doubt, the
gentleman" really does I. side, judging
from the reckless manner N y hich he
prevaricatea facts. It's all bosh, any
way. The boom towns down .hc valley
have talked railroad Ia the coast, and
failed 10 make II so, no that they are just
"A little jealous that Roseburg should
carry out successfully such a big enter.
prise. c.-Roscburg Review.
No, lac doesn't reside here, and we are
not jealous, because we have n road 10
Notwithstanding the pFeyarication Of the
Review. II IL now 40 miles long, and
will be longer Notwithstanding liz pres
eut unpleasantness.
likes the Salem Journal; but not It's "per-
versions We ADMITTED that Salem was
the State building center Of the state aud
now hear this: The Albany DEMOCRAT
acknowledge that Salem Il the 'he ''build.
ing center of the state" This Is jl I and
correct recognition of Salem's enterprise In
the matter OF building the past two years.
There Is no doubt that there have been
more business blocks, manufacturing
buildings and residences built here in that
time Than In half of the other towns and
cities OF the valley combined" II /. really
a matter over which congratulations should
be general that the growth of The cities OF
the valley has been general, and all have
been building. We know that former
residents coming here arc astonished At
the changes observed, and no doubt this
Is the case In other cities The DEMOCRAT
has no jealousIes, for II knows one part OF
the valley cannot have n reliable growth
without the whole going ahead.
Az ELEGANT DisrLAY.-One OF the fin
est grocery store displaysever seen in the
United States, was presented in front OF
the Willamette Packing Co.'S store to-
day. Vanderbuilt's $4,000 cook would
have found what he wanted. There
were pheasants, chickens, grapes, or
anges, beautiful celery, apples, and in
fact all kinds OF vegetables and fruits
imaginable, besides game. etc. Mueller
q Garrett know how TO make their place
the center OF attraction.
A CURIOUS RELIc.-The Astorian says
IL. ii. Miller, OF Dayton, Wash, il in the
city adding TO his fist Of fossils and cur
los. He has in his collection unique
carving in black slate in the form Of a
black pipe, on the stem Of which reclines
| the form OF q man, with his head resting
against the bowl Of the pipe, and over
his PROSTATE body stands the imitation
OF some ferocious beast, which has seized
the mans hand and seems about to de-
your it. The curio Is said to have been
found in an Indian grave in Tillamook
county.
WHAT RAIN DOES. The Investigations
OF John Akin, OF Falkirk, England, al
least partly explains why it is healthier in
the Willamette valley during the wet
season than during the rainless weeks o
midsummer. By method he invented
he detected that there were 200 dust
notes in the one-thousandth OF a cubic
inch OF the air OF room. In the outside
atmosphere, III uTy WeaLHeT, Ltle huHnt
measurement of air yielded 2, ,119; where
as, after heavy rainfall, the number o
such floating atoms'is only h21. The rair
simply washes the dirt out OF the atmos
phere.
ANOTHER Fool SHooTs.-Ott and Smitl
were hunting in Lane county, abou
twelve miles from Eugene. The latter
on the former leaving his stand, mistooi
him for a deer and shot him dead
, Again we repeat that such men shoult
be made to suffer for their carelessness
Soon it will not be safe for men to hun
deer in Lane county.
A GOLD BRIcK.-A fine looking golt
brick of good proportions, hung In the
: window of the Linn County National Bank
attracted general attention during the da y
1t was genuine article, and a placard at
! tached told the story: "First gold bricl
: from the Albany Mining & Milling Co
: One days run. 81 TONS"
I. PROBABLY CORRECT. The placing of tn
Oregon Pacific railroad In the hands of
s receiver will probably hasten its transfe
/ to some transcontinental line that will b
: abe to extend 1t and make it paying line
G and an important part of great system
e Statesman.
TIE PRoPFR WAy-Cilen q Powers th