The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-23
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Under recent order the postmasters at
county seats will have TO visit ail the
postofilces In the county. This will give
Postmaster Monteith o big run tarough
the hills. II % live mileage were allowed
1t would not be bad Job.
Compared with other cities Albany's 8
mill tax Ia light. Poriland's is II mills,
Tacoma, 80, Seattle 80 and Spokane Falls,
2S.. II costs something 10 be n big city
aud have continual run Of booming
improvements.
Pieces OF petraed roots and clam shells
have been found In tho Maple street
sewer, indicating thatat one time the
ocean rolled this way, which Is Prof.
Condon's opinion on the subject, accord
Ing to his lectures.
DIR r Bailey, OF Newport, has brought
suit against the Multnomah Street X X Co.
Tor sis, 600 damages, alleging he sustained
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their cars In Portland, through the care
essness OF one OF the drivers In starting
the cara before he had alighted.
Here II is easily explained: From
the number Of school teachers that have
been sick, some might conclude this was
q sickly climate. Such Is not the case.
The school teachers work Is very confih.
Ing and few school teachers take sufii-
cient physical exercise 10 keep Ia good
10 not practiced much"
We are quite certain part Of the fol-
lowing from the Portland Dspatch 10 not
true. but we publish II In order 10 show
what IL going on In the world: The
0regonian has another second fiddler
managing for IL, The Dalles Daily Chron-
icle. But bis task is comparatively an
easy one, all he is required to do II 10
say editorially "amen" TO everything
published by the 0regonian. lie gets
weekly instructions what to do In ad-
vance and all that he is required to do Ia
to carry them out. As proof oi this state
ment we simply desire to introduce any
copy OF that paper for heading. The
Dalles Daily Chronicle IL not the only
outside paper owned by tho 0regonian.
The oregonian owns the controlling
stock In the Albany Daily Herald also,
and that paper has 10 dance 20 the Ore
gonian'a music. The same Is true Of Il
number OF other republican and demo.
cratic papers ON the outside. The Sun
day Mercury, Of Portland, had better
look 10 Its laurels or the 0regonIan will
be fathering sensational paper in Port
land as competition. AL that Is lacking
10 carry out such scheme Is to find the
man 10 manage IL. That is all.
An Albany wAg says We will have
dryer weather after the Baptist conven.
tion adjourhs.
Tho assessor Of Astoria returns 5000
900 more property Ia that city alone than
the county assessor returns for the city
and county combined.
Hers's n shadow. Salem right after =
big fire, 10 experiencing trouble In rails
ing 80 ,001 for her University. Albany
without big fire is raising that sum and
will succeed In getting the entire amount.
Diamond. an English bieye'Ist, has run a
safety a mills In s:I6 aud twenty four miles
In hour 10 & seconds, an average Of a
mile In minutes 81 seconds. Wonder
riding.
The taxable property returned by the
assessor In Hakef county this year was
q, ,054. Dos. The sheriff assessed SIS, ,72I
aud the board Of equalization raised the
assessment t43, ,o34 in addition, making
the total net assessment only g., ,052, $50.
Baker county, with all her mines. 10
mighty pooi.-E o.
A year ago In Massachusetts, Jonathan
Bourne Lost s2b 900 in poker game. lie
didn't squeai, but others did. under the
laws Of that state any one being allowed
70 complain. Bourne has been ordered
70 go back there and testify, and Judge
shattuck, of Portland, says he must but
Bourne says he won't, and has appealed
10 the supreme court. The case 10 n
funny one.
A McMinnville paper has received the
following interesting letter. Enclosed
you will find two dollars for my subscrip-
ton. know IL IL Fuleable 90 pay for q
B.
out of potatoes, and We didn't have a very
good wood crop this year, and II you win
accept the money this one tims, will
try and 10 better next year. That IL all
the excuse have for not paying II
sooner"
supt. Bollinger has taken charge Of the
institute for the blind, assisted by Mrs
| Ia aata a. nu 4 a
well will remain until Monday and
cheeriully lends her assistance 10 intro
duce the new administration TO the
work. Mr. Bollinger was not candidate
for the position in any sense OF the word.
He had strong recommendations on file
Tor u position in the reform school, but
did not expect an appointment in the
blind school.-Journal
The Portland Telegram, paper not
entirely under corporation control, like
the 0regonian, says, ETC., says the Salem
Journal. Strange that 10 wideawake
paper as the Journal hadn't heard about
the two papers being under the same
control.
! Ecnmenical means general or univer-
sal, and It would be easy 10 guess that
the members OF the ecumenical confer.
ence at Washington came from all over
the world. They are not dwelling to-
gether In unity as well as they might, a
fact TO be regretted, as it gives some an
opportunity 10 cast unkind reflections on
Christianity generally. in large bodies
there is always bound 10 he dissension,
but ministers should not disagree after
the manner OF Congressman, necessita-
ting adjournment In order to secure
peace.
For beauty, artistic worth and literary
merit, no magazine OF Its class fills the
bill so we'll as Peterson. Some OF the
best story writer's Of the day are among
its contributors. II keeps ladies fully
posted on the latest novelties and changes
in the fashions, besides giving them
many handsome designs for fancy and
needle work, and valuable papers on do.
mestic economy, household adornment
etc. Published at 300 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, Pa.
! In conversation with Judge Blackburn
o few days ago, he stated TO the Scio
Press man that the Linn county COM