The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-09-11

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Salem hah the most shiftlessiy kept de-
pot grounds OF any city OF its Size on the
coast. At Albany Tho grounds are wat
cred and made perfect flower garden.-
Journal.
The Lebanon Express has this plain
statements 1.-THE editor on account OF
financial embarrassment was rot Rble to
attend the editorial association which met
at Astoria this week"
Wheat dropped l cent this afternoon
and So cents IL being paid. At Salem the
price Is IA cents. The outside market
showsa weakness; but buyers consider II
only temporary.
"rhe Corner Grocery" ID all that II is
claimed TO be--clean ahd wholesome iu
tone, filled with fun, which oceas ionally
ceases for moment, while n touch OF ten
der pathos reminds the auditor that there
IL serious aide 10 even the happiest OF
mortals st Louis Globe-Democrat, AT
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One OF the Albany young m.er who
went 70 the Salem Portland base ball
game Is said 10 have returned part OF the
way on the bind baggage but II was an
accident, he jumping Oh the front car by
mistake. He found two hobos already
ahead OF him, and was obliged to ride
with them To Turner's, where he came
near being compelled 10 help wood up for
the ride. II Is hardly safe 10 mention
blind baggage to the manager OF the Al
bany hose team.
10 Il known that when the AlbaBw
Mining Company get their mill place. Z
that Linn county will have the best
quartz mill In the state. Old Linn has
everything In the supeflatiye degree,
even to pretty women and ugly men,
Advance.
One Of The Dalles papers said on Tues
day Just previous 10 the big FIRE: ''rhe
water has been Of 40 little force during
the past two days that II would not turn
our Potter press or even the Peerless
jobber. OF all processes Of reason the
logic Of events is the most indisputable,
and what We told our citizens for the
past four years Ia being proved true every
day. The only way to procure good
water supply for The pa.lea Is by the
pumping system, and this IL becoming
more evident ~ time advances.
George Buhl spent two days and q
night in Albany this week. George does
not think much Of the railroad aecommo.
dations that will compel one 10 spend
one night and u part Of two days In tran
sacting little business within thirteen
miles ot his homc.--Advance. AZ one
can arrive In Albany from Lebanon at
. 80 and return at . 80, having five hours
here, enough time to transact most any
kind of business the above remark can
hardly be appreciated.
Because three or four Albany men
have seen 1T 10 put thousand dollars
apiece into an outside investment, 10 no
reason why Albany should not also have
her enterprises. These same men have
always been among those at the top Of
the list for all home movements; while
Il is safe to say some Of those who are
doing little kicking are the onea who
never give cent 10. anything. probably
because they haven't q. The text is a
good one, and !: 10 To be hoped IL stirs
our citizens up To n local movement
The idea Of organizing n fruit orchard
company, with the orchard in the vicin.
ily ot Albany. as an experiment, 10 u
good one. and the fact that there IL one
In southern Oregon. started mostly by
puNfiAn1 and NA HAF aafttaI with only
about tenth part from Albany, will not
interfere with Il at all. Albany should
have a first class eannery. One man
says big furniture factory Is just the
thing. pressed brick factory, proposed
recently, should have been secured, aud
may be nov. Let us do something for
Albany. There IL plenty OF idle eapitel
here TO make things boom. More fac.
tories, should be the cry.
The 5 + X X company Is u.ing the old
schedule Of freight rates. Notwithstanding
the commissioner. arranged 4 new one TO
begin SEPT. I. Oniy the courts can settle
the matter.
Some ono gives aa a Recommendation
for stats cast oi the Rockies the fact
that three pounds of butter can be bought
for 3s cents. Not much OF an lnducemep,
Tor Il c farmer.
The way a Georgia editor advertise
"For sale-one Washington Press that
never told lie; one subscription book
containing hope Of hereafter and the
good will Of an impoverished man. Call
at once and avoid the great rush,
Some people consider the fruit IN front
OF grocery stores public property. The
Man About Town has just observed a
man Gil his pockets with nectarines, not
one but three or four; several boys pas
sing store each helped himself 10 a
peach. A regular customer IL entitled
70 some privileges IN sampling goods, but
the passer by should keep his hands of.
This Is the country for prunes. There
Is no doubt Of It. Among the finest vari-
eties is the Silver prune, Mr. Martin Payne
has handed us a branch Of them, large,
luscious fellows, remarking that the only
fault he could find with them was that
they bear too much, breaking the trees
down. A few big prune orchards IN the
vicinity OF Albany OF this aud other varle-
Ties would be a fine thing for the country.
Take Carei There IL Danger!