The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-01-17
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1 U ; Grant 10 postmaster Al Dallas
The street oars hays begun running again
County pIoitics are beginning 10 buzd |
little.
There has been slight snow fall up Ii
Idaho. Only sisteen feet deep In som.
places.
The biggest sturgeon caught 10 the Col
umbia river during 1889 weighed Gas
| ponnds.
10000 pounds Of hops were sold last week
- Independence by Hufchbnrg, Brown &
Burton for $1,000.
w w Frances, formtrly il fIalsey, 10 now
IN the drug busintss ~ Myrtle Creek.
In Southern ofegoe.
Chief Of police Parrish Il Portland. has
beon presented with an oil painting of she
Three Sisters by the police force.
A man who was laughing at the antics Of .
friend having the grippe now has Il himself,
and be declares that be has learned lesson,
Mrs Workman, daughter Of WIN Parrish.
had a fainting it al David Ffoman's this
afternoon and burned her. hands quite sefi-
ously.
Pete Montgomery was not baicd out Sat-
usday, and continues 20 board at tho Small
mon Hotel IL 10 aaid TO 10 doubtful now II
be secures tail.
Eileford q Brophy sele given . larger
house Saturday night. Fun In Boarding
School. was indeed funny business and the
audisnes were delighted with lie prescnta-
tlon.
The regular o p rassengs. crow seems
badly afflicted with the grippe. Not only IL
condnctnr Kennedy sick; but brakeman
Camphell Ii also under tbs weather, and Mr.
Geo Henderson IL running the brakes for
hin
A travelling m.n has sned tho Northern
Pacific railroad for $1,000 because 10 riding
oa the platform ofidefsndsnt's tfainsin NJ Monts
rs. recently, he frozs his face, legs and
hands. lie did not ride on the platform by
oboice. bat because the conductor refused 70
oi en- the boor and let him 10.
Arrangements arc being made for the led.
ieativn u the new Masonic temple The
ceremony will probably be on Washington's
birthday. and tho event promises to be the
greatest In the history Of ihs Lodge 10 Al
baay,
Here is strsnge coinoidence. Ninstesn
years ago. II Listman's eldest son w4s born
90 the hrst Of January. aud no children were
@s< - 8fH StAb stSSH ABtU t4at stEW AtAFt
day when tns baby boy was presented By
her 10 her husband. Portland Weicome.
The Southern Pacific uses annually on the
Oregon lines about 80. 900 cords Of wood At
30 average cost of So 80 per cord, This
sum 10 disbufsad 10 the monntain aud valley
woodchoppcra On the West Side road the
timber Il 90 handy that 10 Is fvrnilhed by
those clearing up land st So per cord.
The following is very expressive Of chap
Ter 10 the life Of the newspaper, and this
item tslls why our waste basket IL always
faili The eastern ed fiend Is stiil getting
In hss deadly work, and sending contracts
for y col . o d. top col merit 20 or immedis-
tely following reading matter, p O. for
y. for S2.75 payable quarterly by draft on
New York.
Georgia has postoihce named "TAikinR
Rock Some one IN tho sicinity found 3
largo stone upon which was paintsd the
words, "rarn me oyer." II required great
strength 70 accomplish this. and when Il wss
done the command, Now turn me back, aud
let me fool some one else" painted on the
under side Of the stone, met the eye.