The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-03-06

/ though not attended by large audience
was heard by an appreciatiye one,
: without much decentralization. II was
musical feast, filled with choice dishes
The program was opened with "Ethio-
plan Burleaque," two pianos, with eighl
! hands, beautiful production, we'll exc.
! euted by Miasea Iva Gowan. Joyce Brow.
nell and Edna and Mamie Alton, Pro-
fsorillard was then heard In "Agltatlon
/, Spring Song Mcndelhohn, and during
tho evening in Love Song (serenade, !
4 Jensen; Fantastic, CDoonroachen,) i
liendel: Valse No . and Q, Chopin, all
difficult productions executed with ilne
feeling, n true touch and the proi's well
known expression, which II Is always q
treat 10 hear Prof LorIllard was also
heard Ia duets, "Marehe Triunphale,, =
A Goria, with Miss Anna Houck, and
beauties OF Belaario, same author, with
Atlaa Nora XeyEa, both musical gema.
Prof w III Lee sang Big Ben and Fog Bell,
both by II pontet, Misc Mildred Bur-
mcster accompanied, receiving much fay-
orable comment, good critic at nKM-
ocnAr mans back Temarking that the
Prof. did the best In the latter she had
ever heard him. Mlaa Leona Willis, OF
Salem, sangso Loving Heart Trust On, [.
Gottaehalk, and Appear Love at thy
Window" 6regh, receiving enthusiastic
lencores 10 each, happily responded 10.
The DsMocRAT will agree with Salem on
Miss Willis ability "A vocalist. There
viii be only harmony on this point. Her
voice IL wonderfully pure and sweet. With
good compass and great iiexibility, q
cornet In clearness. II IL q genuine treat
70 hear her manipulate II.
TnK JuacrioS Fmr.-Tho cry Of fire, at
about o'clock this morning, called our
citizens to witness the third conaagration
which we have had In less than thirteen
months. The fro broke out on Front
street, Ia the building owned by Tom
Millorn and occupied by Morgan Hnuit,
as saloon. II was situated not more
than 20 feet north of Gilmore'e hotel.
North Of and attached 20 this building
was the one owned by Measrs Besba and
Grain, the south portion being occupied
by Mr. Beebe ~ boot and ehoe shop, and
the north portion was Mr. Grams jewelry
store. North OF the iewelry store was
the Farmers Home saloon building own
cd by Schroeder & Matt, the managers.
In this building was John kirk's barber
shop. And still north OF this saloon
was . building belonging 10 Casper Rick
under the management Of Harp0ol Bros.
A second barber shop, the one recently
opened by I Milliorn, was In this build
ing. These we're burned. Not more
than 80 feet north Of the Exchange saloon
is q NJ JacksoB's store OF general mer-
chandise. For time Il seemed as
though IL, too, must go, but by hard
work our fire company assisted by many
OF our citizens, became masters OF the
situation. iiilmoFe's hotel was on fire
not less than six different times, but each
time IL Was extinguinhed. The origin Of
the fire ia unknown, though IL pFesnma-
bly, was accidentai.-Pilot.
LxRASos ExrREss IrEHs.-w Guy
has taken out 5000 liquor license under
the new administration.
Messrs KizeE * Wilson have leased
some ground and win establish nursery
in Lebanon. Mr kizcr is "a experienced
hortienlturist.
Geo Cobble and Robt Whited, Of thIs
place, were up the Calapoosa last week,
and they report the snow from five 10
six feet deep at Huekleberry, twenty
five miles from Brownsville.
The carpenters of Lebanon, to tho
number of eighteen or twenty, met Mon
day evening and took steps toward or
ganizing carpenters association.
Jas Matchelt received telegram last
Friday evening informing him that his
son, DR. Frank Matchett, was seriously
| III. Mr. Matchett took the train Satuf-
day morning for Rockford, Wash, the
home Of bis son.
A skirmish occurred over In Canada
last week, between Robt Foren and Jas
Boslwick, in which the latter, being
weakly man, was pretty badly used up.
@ w Wheeler sold his saw mill In
town to Meesrs Preston & Weddle, last
week. We understand the mill win be
moved 20 the vicinity OF Sweet Home.
csAEoEp Hrs yorE.-An Astoria pa
per tells the following Legislative incident;
Mr Fox, from this county, had bill that
he labored long and hard for. There was
obdurate member In the house who not
only pnrposed, and so announced, that
he would buck against the measure, but
made boast that he would defeat II. With
out this member, and by the wav, the
man came from eastern Oregon, Fox was
in pickle, and the bill was in danger OF
bsing lost. The eastern countryman was
being cultivated-he was cultivated In a
much finer way than i the field that a
harrow cuts up. "That man Fox IL the
best speaker In the house." said the bucoIic
a few days after he had voted aye for the
passage OF the bill. "Why did you vote
| aye after opposing the ineasurei" was
asked. ",yell, I'll tell you, there was no
way out of II; had 10 do II. After
made my big speech opposing the bin Mr.
Fox called me outside and talked to me a
long time. Finally ne pulled life pre-
server from his pocket and said, 'Pard,
let's take n light We lighted, and-welI
III went back and voted for Fox's BILL"
The GARDEN sPor.-J r Kirkpatrick
writing from Seattle 10 the Lebanon Ex-
press says: "Thers Is only one agent
here for Oregon, that we have met, who
Is paid anything at all to help turn this
vast stream TO the Willamette valley, and
this gentleman Is from Eugene. All the
farming lands, that we can hear of, that
are accessible and can be bought, are now
being sold at from $Ioo to $500 per acre,
and when tell them they can buy better
fruit, garden and grain lands In Linn
county for Sac per acre, they look at me In
} astonishmcnt and ask me where Is Linn
county, l have already induced three
families to start for Lebanon this week, and
| eNPeel eoIle HiuIe 70 20 next week. ne
more travel and see OF this world, the
more thoroughly | am convinced that
Linn county, Oregon, Is the garden spot Of
J the world. and II the proper steps were
J taken BY her citizens TO advertise her tim
ber and mineral resources, water power
. and also her fruit and garden land,lt wouIt
! not be long before her material wealth ant
j population would place her In the from
} rank of any other part of this coast.
scIo.-Born, on Thursday, Februar,
18th, TO the wife Of M M Peery, OF thil
a city, daughter. Orthodox weight.
Ben Irvine OF near Jordan was in towr
, Saturday He stated that they hat
: caught and killed five coyotes in hi
e neighborhood this winter.
Il 6H Claughton, our old time friens
when resident OF Lebanon, but now !.
!, resident Of Chehalis, gave us pleasan
: call last Tuesday.
All parties in this vicinity who hav
t mot yet paid their county and state take
can find a list OF the same at the bank G
Scio, where the same can be paid. Thi
is quite a convenience to our citizens.
9 John Curl received some fine coal spec
9 imeng from the Carbondale mines Mon
Ell day. One about the size Of prize pump