The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-11

Every notar, public must register with
he county clerk of his county. Keep
his fact In your Eand, Mr. Notary.
The beat citizens IN a city arc those who
work for its Interests by helping In Its Inn
proyemcnt. The obsiructlonlet IL its
worst enemy.
Eugene has some new sewers, but cant
use them, a temporary Injunction against
connecting with them having been Sc
cured. In the long run the city Is bound
10 come out on top, and the Water Works
there will get soup.
II the federal authorities want TO en-
force the law about newspapers publish-
Ing lottery advertisements why do they
make fish OF one and flesh OF anotheif
Why hne little newspaper In Oregon
8 90 and lei d big California newspaper go
unnoticedi The San Francisco Examiner
OF the Iath Inst has big Louisiana lot
terry nd oyer &C lnmn IN length. II one
10 clinehed, ellneh ali. Treat all alike;
that's the only fair way.--Asterian
A contact was let 10 Bays, Jeffries &
Co, for paving some OF the streets Of
Salem. Now the city takes the following
interesting proceeding: Where's com
plant Ia made that the contract price for
said work IL exorbitsnt, and that the
specifications therefor are 20 drawn as TO
defer responsible bidders and prevent
competition. Therefore be II resolved |
that the contract for the paving OF certain |
portions OF Commercial, State and Court |
streets, heretofore let, ID hereby resclnded;
That the city recorder Is instructed 10 re-
advertise for bids for the paving OF the |
portion OF eaid streets named ia said Con-
tfaet With either gravel, bi:amInoua roCk |
or vltHhed brick.
Speaking of tn. disappearance and per-
haps murder of John Ewing al Cottsge |
Grove the Eugene Register says' ie
had some trouble at one time with two
men at Yaqulna and they threatened to |
kill him nj frat chance. The man nov |
under arrest Ia hard drinker and when
under the influence Of liquor had talked a.
though he was well posted on the affair.
lie said tho young man would not be
found alive, but was under the water With
a rock tied 10 him. The supposltion 10
that he was hired 10 dispose OF Ewing. |
lie claims, however, that he has never
been TO Cottage Grove and has not been
south OF Albany.
The older tho world gets the more IL
appears for certain that there are two
sides 10 all questions, though 1t is also
true that one side IL sometimes convex
and the other coneave.
Naming candidates before n convention
doesn't pan out very well In many cases.
Two OF the three men nominated by the
republicans for Councilmen had not been
named" before hand at least published.
The Salem Journal strikes the key note
as follows The only issue ut the com
ing city election next Monday Is bound
up In the one word Progress" The
only issne at large for the city OF Salem
il found in that word Progress.
In view OF the various opinions in Al
bany about the Cleveland minstrels we
publish the following from the Eugene
Guard: The performance given by this
company st Rhinehart's Thcater last
evening was splendid, in fact the best
that was ever given in Eugene. The at
tendance was only fair, not being ~
great as Il should have been.
A tug Of war contest at Fort Jones be-
tween Yreka and Scott Valley team
was won by the Yrcka team in two
hours. thirty-Heyen minutes. Tugs OF
war, foot ball contests and prize fights
will soon be claased alike. The contest
ants In these long tugs Of war are often
completely exhausted at the finish.
A sample foot race occurred at Wilkes
barre, Penn, yesterday, John Owens,
of Nanticoke and James Jones, Of that
city, ran n i00.yards' race. II was fixed
by Harry Campbell. who managed the
event, that Jones was 10 be the winner.
A man who had helped Owens. however,
bet $500 on him, and Owens, not want
ing him 10 lose the amount, determined
TO win the sprint Owens was three yards
ahead OF Jones at the seventy-fve-yard
mark, when Campbell. seeing the danger
Of losing $1,000 he had bet on Jones,
struck Owens tremendous blow with n
heavy walking-stick, knocking him
senseless. The referee decided the race
of, until Owens, who Is badly hurt, re-
covers.
Albany must progress.
One OF the .catAStrophics OF the wind
Thurday evening was the upsettlng Of III c
big sign facing the depot. II now lies In
the mud, with no one responsible for see
Ing II raised.
Moscow boasts OF young lady who is
30 modest she retires to the next room TO
change her mind. That's nothing. Cald.
well has young lady who bushes no it
can be heard block away at the men
tion OF bare possibility.-Caldwell
Tribune. Neither Moscow nor Caldwell
are up 10 the standard OF modesty.
Wardner has young lady who refuses
10 have her photograph taken because
the operator sees her through the camera
upside down. And flush o. color comes
to the cheek Of Biackioot girl when she
finds sun peeping through the window
at her enjoying an afternoon siesta on
the parlor sofa.-Blackfoot News.
NOTICE.
have this day sold TO G Watson 4 Co.
tho grocery and commission business hereto
fore carried on by me OF the corner OF Els
worth and 2ud streets, Consisting Of stock Of
groceries, provisions, fixtures. etc. will
pay all bills incurred by mo-while conduct
ing said business-on presentation. re-
tain the book accounts and parties indebted
to me can call and pay at tho store until
Dec let. 1891, R g Watson s. Co receiptipe
for me. After that date all unpaid accounts
viii be placed In the hands OF my attorney
Tor collection.
Nov. 2. 1891.
EJ LANNINe.
The City Restaurant.
The "City Restaurant" Is the place to eat,
You will always find 1t clean and neat;
No restaurant In town with It can compare,
The best meali In Albany you can get there.
Fish and game you'll always find,
Best meats and dellcacies Of every kind,
The proprietor will always try
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