The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31


! In the Brownsville Times, who saya
: "Fairview, eeeond city IN eixp in the Tn
! ion, is situated 10 miles from nowher
and miles from Smithneld. II In ex.
actly midway between The equator ant
the north pole. Fafvlew was foundo,
by q tramp In the year twn who haa elnc,
removed 10 little more tropical climate
The city, tao years ago, numbered tOs,.
0o0o00 inhabitants, but at the last cen
sus numbered 100, showing nh increase 81
about 20 per cent. II Is the center o
thriving commerce and has easy ncroai
to the facltle ocean by way Of the Long
Tom river. Steamers from China aud
Japan pass through her gates going Il
and from Smithfleld. II has two banks.
There is strong talk Of moving the state
university from Eugene 10 feiryicw ,as IL
Ia Tar the better location. The imagin-
AIRY, and never TO be realized, raiirond IN
soon to be built through Fairyiew e.
Monroe, n great cotton city. They have
commenced the tunnel through Nebo
mountain, The company asked bonus
OF $40, ,2b2, but the citizens, knowing the
grandeur of this enterprise, we arc very
glad 10 say readily raised rhe sum. Fair.
view has already the State capital, the
pen, and the military post, and steps are
now being taken 10 have II made military
headquarters, or failing In that, TO have
eelestials headquarters removed hither,
The river, Long Tom. Ia one of the most
| magnificent. beautiful and sublime riy-
ers In the world; IL rises In the noun
/ tains and winds in graceful curves among
craggy mountain scenery, with its snow
capped mountains aud its tky-piercing
pines, variegated with its alder-awamps
"A hate Isa4k It, T.. -
tries are politics, tourists, climate and
leisure. Gossip and antiquities are man.
uiaetnred in quiet way
Il SERIOUS RuNAwAY.-L Last Wodnes
day evening while Dick Abbey, aecompled
by his vile and Mrs + Whltehorn and
child. was driving past tllr Stewart farm
about one mile north OF Corvallis, his
horse became frightened and ran away.
The sudden start threw Mrs Abbey out ON
The buggy. She struck the ground on her
head, receiving cut on the forehead and
severe shock. In attempting 10 regain
the lines Dick was pitched over the dash
boa d,and Was eisher ttampied on OF kick.
ed until he becan.e insenslb,e. Mrs
whi,ehorn in her fright attempted 10
jump from the buggy with the cbiid IN her
arms and was badly stunned from the fall
but fortunately the child escaped without
Injury. Although the ladies received
quite severe shock aud were hadl,
frightened they were not dangerously
injured. But Dick did not get OF 10
easy The corner OF his right eye was Sc
veFeiy cut, his nose was broken and he
received an ugly wound extending from
lis upper lip over hts right cheek. aiso a
bad cut thfee inches long on his iei, leg
Corvallis Gaxsttc,
BEcAusS Il. Il. CgSrER. Tho reason
Alban. gets more favorable passenger
rates on the S + for immigrants WAS lust
as stated the other day, simply because
it Is railroad center. The matter was
brought before the X Il commissioners
with the following result. as given by
the Statesman: "In regard . the al
legged discrimination in the matter al
immigrant rates from Albany 10 points
ON the Southern Pacific eourany's line,
Ar koehler explains that The same was
made TO enable immigrants coming up
on the west side Of the river 20 continue
on south from Albany on the east side, o.
coming from Portland 90 Albany 10 20 10
any point on the weet side. Albany be-
ing the connecting station between the
two branches Of this road, no other
town being similarly situated, the cx-
PLANTATION was considered Satisfactory"
LEHASoS.-Dr J l. iiill was In town
Tuesday, headed for sodaville, transit
In hand. Look out for the dummy"
Mr. ii Slime, who established she
Lebanon ExpTess and other papers In
Oregon now publishes the Oregon Mist,
at st Helens, Or.
Mr Fred Wheeler is in tosn this week
vising his parents. Fred ia running on
the road between spokane and pendle-
ton.
DIR J. Foley, accompanied by his neph-
CIV, Mr. l. ID Ford, started for Tallman on
last Friday. While enronte his horses
became frightened in some way, throw
ing the occupants out, spraining Mr.
Ford's right ankle severely, and wreck.
ing the Doctors new buggy. Express.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. - According
to reports to the railroad commission the
following shipments were made IRON the
places named during 1890: Vegetables
Harrisburg 4S,oIo, Turner 1885, Salem
$500, Brooks 2fo,34o, Gefvais s3s,303,
Woodburn 6S,5oo, Hubbard Ii3,44o, Au~
rora a, soc, Candy 4i,s7s. I'otai-I,t9z.-
9o3. Green fruit Halse, $3.50, Tan
gent $3.50, Turner 10000, Salem 3s64oo,
Gervals 6I,ooo, Aurora 9S,oso, Candy as,-
$50. TotaI--6So, $50 pounds. The ship
ments of green fruit and vegetable fgom
Southern Oregon points were: Ashland
2oi,64o, Medford 344,soo. Central Point
72s Goo, Grants Pass sS8 Goo, Oakland 3d.
900. Total-i,3oo,34o. No report was
made from Albany.
HARRrsBURG. II Last Wednesday the
marshal run in drunk, the first during
the four months we have been here. IL
is possible the heat had something 10 do
with this case.
Miss Hope Mulholland was suddenly
awakened from her reveries one day last
week by q snake falling onto her lap
from the tree under which she WAS sit
ting. The silence was appropriately
broken about that time.
Miss Julia Couch was married to X p
Harpola, OF Junction, last Saturday.
Though still q young person this is her
fifth husband, so we are informed, and
II ceremonies count, she is certainly n
much and well married person. May
the honeymoon be everlasting. Courier.
MONEY WANrED.-The Ladies' Aid So
ciety are now preparing to begin the
work Of finishing the hospital and or
phan's home, and are very much in need
OF money, therefore ask all who sub
scribed and have not paid to deposit the
amount with j. Young. All who have
promised us money, and all who are
willing to enlarge their subscriptions,
will assist us greatly in this much need
ed enterprise by leaving their donations
at the same place. Mrs. G. G. KELLY,
President.
AN ERuDrTE WATERLOO MAN. - The
question of who wrote Shakespeares plays
has at last been settled An Albany man
recently In Waterloo heard the ques-
ton disposed of In manner that should
be satisfactory to the entire world. A
couple men were discussing the question
one In favor of Shakespeare, the other in
favor of Bacon, when 1t was decided &c
.e3ye It to an old gentleman sitting near.
l"My deeision," he said, ais that Shakes
pcare wrote the plays while eating Bacon
probably q correct solution OF the Knott
problem.
REAL MAPLE sUaAR.-Mr w IL Young