The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-10
LOCAL RECORD.


AN T.. o. CycLoNR.-on Friday of las
week a young cyclone trayerscd Combi
Flat tearing down fences, uprootlnI
trees, and playing havoc generally. 4
struck the school house IN which Charlie,
Lewis Is teaching and lifted the building
of It's foundation, frightened Charley ant
the children almost out OF their wits. Nc
one was hurt, and the damage TO the house
was slight. II appeared TO be OF the old
fashioned Nebraska sort, only not nearly
50 destructive. Il Is the only storm OF 4
purely eyc.onic nature that has visited thl.
county In our recollection. II was follow
ed by Norm OF rain and hail--Prineyiiie
News.
OREGON NEWSPAPERS. IA newspaper
directory just issued reports oregon's
thirty-one counties as having i3t news
papers, fifteen OF which arc dailieS,and
nearly all OF the remainder weeklles.
Multnomah Il the banner county, having
four dailies, and twenty eight weeklles
and nonthlies. Seven countles-Crook,
Curry, Josephine, Klamath, Lake, Nal
heur and Shcrman--Are reported as hay-
leg out one paper each. There Is no
county Ia the state without newspaper
In Linn there arc eight, two ef which are
published daily. Lane has SIX, Polk four.
Benton Eve. ard uma,llla seven.
J RosERuRo AnEAD. D.--The bids for city
bonds to the amount OF $4,000 we're
opened yesterday by The trustees. There
were several bids and the board Il now
considering the same and will probably
accept the best offer made, at their regular
meeting tonight. The most favorable
bid, we understand, Is 6H per cent II
there Is no hitch In the proceedings, the
money will soon be In the clty treasury
and work on the city hall and sewerage
system soon commenced -PlaIndcaler.
The same firm gave per cent premium
for Eugene's bonds.
KNEW Him Too LONG .--"po you know
the defendant" asked the Attorney of a
iuryman, In the case OF the State against
Elias Maxwell.
"Yes sir, little"
GLOW long have you known hlm?"
"Oh, about fort y-four years; VIC crossed
the plains at the s1me time. but have seen
very little OF him since"
The man was excused from serving.
Cor Losr.-CJ Stuart, Of this city,
"wednesday took a vcloelpcde ride on the
oregonian r. Z. When opposite ScIo nc
got Lost, 10 he informs the DEMocRAr. In
the high dogfennel and weeds, and did not
md himself until reaching Scio. lie
doesn't know how he got home. lie says
The company are advertising for 1000
goats, 1000 sheep and ss herders to keep
the weeds of the track.
ThE TRAAPs are evidently nearly all |
In eastern Oregon. for few are seen here
now. The Psndletnn Tribune SAYS, "Sey-
enteen tramps riding blind baggage
aboard a single train Il a pretty fair show |
ng even for the Wild and woody west.
That number were counted by spectators
on passing train this week. Train men /
viii soon need Gat'ing guns"
SroLES TmUNDKK.-When the sun, on
bic annual trip along the eeiiplIc, crosses
The tropie OF Cancer and sends tie ther-
"silver pulse IL the crystal
vein" 10 20 In the shade, the wise man
puts on 4 "blazer;" and the Use adversls-
Or puts IL a "blazer"- of an advertisement
In the DEHocRGT and hIs business lncreas-
Is apace.
CAUGHT on MARY's PEAK.-A party
OF Dave Osborn, Teit Burnett, |
D { MeCiagen, Caleb Davis, NJ ] ErvIn
md Sol Stock, went out 10 Mary's Peak |
on fishing excursion last Sunday. They
must have caught I'll the trout IN the creek. |
Tor they brouht home string Of goa as a
result OF the days fsh.-Gazctie.