The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-03-20
LOCAL RECORD.


q pointed stock inspector by the county
N court this week.
y There Is more snow in the mountains
\ now than there has been since the wentcr
n OF lSSt-Sb.
! The snow has now been on the ground
& for month, aud there il little indica-
N tlons OF It's leaving for some time TO come.
! County Court was In session this week.
The sheriff Ia not bothered these times
1 writing tax reeeipta, nor are any OF the
| business men OF the town greatly annoy-
ed by debtora paying Ia cash.
The district clerks annual census re-
4 port for this school district this year
4 shows that the number Of youth between
4 four and twenty years Of age are 10 males
/ and as females, or total Of 15i children
/ Of school age.
\ Tho delinquent taxes duo Crook coun-
Il " amount to something over $1,000. A
\ glance at the list shows that some of the
\ delinqncnts are dead, some in the peni-
\ tentiary, and some others now non-resi-
dents OF the state.
On Sunday night Alexander Hodges
died nc his homo IN Prineville, after an
illness o. little over two weeks with
pneumonia. Mr. Hodges was born In
Indiana, August 2Sth, 1923, and az an
early age with his parents moved TO
Missouri. Ia 1876 he crossed the s'plains"
to Oregon. .--Prineyille papers.
Nor RHALs.-In ono Of Eugones "An-
acortes" boom articles appearing daily
Ia the Oregonian tho following appears
"Fiity Thousand dollars will be spent by
the city in n sewerage aystem; the street
railway will cost Sa0,0 COOS the wooden
ware factory will put in SIS, 900; aud the
cannery expects 10 start with SOS, 900 |
subscribed. Other industries will follow |
quickly. for the city is awake 70 Its ad- |
yantages Eugene has no rival Albany |
is fifty miles and Salem eighty miles |
away, and Eugene, the Queen City, at |
the head OF the Willamette valley, intends
10 assert herself. not will. bubble
BOOM" but by developing all the im-
mCnsc resources tributary TO her. Keep
your eye on Eugene" The idea that
Albany and Eugene are far enough away
not 10 hc rivals Is good one. The two
cities eau well grow together. Speaking
OF improvements Albany already has her
street cars, her $50, 900 wooden mill, her
wire works, planning mills, chair factories,
foundries, etc., and we are glad 10 see
that Eugene Is also striving 10 get some
improvements.
kEEr YouR EYES oS SASriAa.-Mr n
II Allen has shown the DKMocRAra letter
from n San Francisco friend, in which II
shows that quite an interest already Is
being taken IA the Santiam mines. The
Chronicle, Alta. leading stock paper and
other journals have had prominent arti.
cles showing up the wonderful mineral
resources Of the district, which promise
to be the center Of great mining excite
ment. The district IL full of rich gold
aud sllye- ore, in inexhaustible lodges,
and oil that IA necessary Ii capital 10 de
velope II. A guard nj the mouth OF the
Albany Bonapza mine speaks for the
richness oi the recent find but there are
ono hundred mines there which when
developed will na doubt prove as rich.
Inside Of . year Albany viii be throngcd
with people here 20 investigate the won
deriui possibilities Of the santiam aad
Caiipooia mines.
EUoESE. MIR Hopkins, Of Albany, was
here last week TO organize dancing
school. lie obtained about twenty sehol-
ars and Il is expected enough more can be
obtained 10 make Il pay.
a family reunion was held az Mr. Aa
brey's OF High street, last Saturday even
Ing, the fret time the members Of The
family have been together for twelve
years. There were eighteen present, the
gre sudu. .ol'.er and her children, grand
children and great grand children. /,
Ons OF our ministers vent out into the
country recently TO marry couple. After
the ceremony the groom asked The minis
ter what bis charges were. The minister I
told him that was optional with him. lie |
then handed the minister a small fse and |
assured him that he would not be put 10
any further expense as the license was
paid for.-ReGiater.
Baptist CuixEsK Mlsarox.-For .he
past two years Mrs l. Tfumbull and
daughters have been engaged in Chris
tIan work among the Chinese Of Albany.
An afternoon Sunday school has been
held every Sunday at the Baptist church
and during the winter months night
school where instruction has been given
in English. During the last few months
seven have been baptized on profession
OF faith in Christ. The church Wednes-
day night adopted this work MS one Of its
mission interests and arrangements are
being made TO carry on the work, az II
the present teachers are expecting soon
TO leave Albany. The Chinese members
have fitted up room on Second street
for the school, and this encouraging and
much needed work will be continued
with view TO reaching others not now
in the school.
scIo.-Dr Ahlborn, graduate OF the
Michigan Medical school, has located
here.
sM Daniel and W II Ramsey and A
Bilyeu, will erect brick blocks here this
summer.
Jack Houston will soon open out a
boot and shoe store in his building on
the southwest corner Of Mill and Main
streets.
DJ Cole, Of Kansas, national organizer
OF the Farmers Alliance and Industrial |
| Union, will address the citizens OF Scio |
at the city ball OH Saturday evening
next.--PTeas.
CORVALLIS -Mss Ida Rumbaugh, Of
Albany Is visiting In this city, the guest of |
her sister, Mrs Johnson Porter. She will |
remain here several Inonths.
w Hanson, the mercha=t tailor, for |
merly OF this city, but now Of Fairhaven,
Wash, has made an assignment for the
benefit of creditors. His liabilities are
placed at $4,000 and his assets at $Io,o
rs will be seen by the council proceed
ings, Arthur Spauldug has resigned the
Office OF city recorder and Johnson Porter
has been appointed 10 fill the vacancy.
Arthur Is In poor health ard has deter
mined TO make trip TO Arizona In about
two months with the hope Of improving
his condition, Corvallis Times.
BRIDGE OR no BRiDeE.---I In convcrsa-
tion with those interested and who arc en-
gagged in promoting the building of bridge
at this city we learn that the outlook is
rather favorable provided material aid can
be secured in the way of liberal subscript-
ions from residents OF Benton county
The general impression is that as .auch as
$4,000 should be raised in that county to
insure the success of the enterprise.
saRroUs 2 RAcricAI JcKK.- Capt c
SIadden, Of G Co, of Eugene, is 10 be tried
before court rsaal at Port and, on the
18th inst. There are two charges preferred
against hiia, one being that by new
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