The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-30

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The province Of Archbishop Gross EN-
! braces Oregon, Alaska, Montana, Wash.
ing,on and ldaho--97a,7 7as square miles.
We saw Mr. Reed engaged In burning
stumps In front OF his property, and other
wlse improving the street. That l. enter
prise. Lebanon Enterprise.
Last Sunday the water was turned ouI
of the ditch and while playing In the scd-
iment nc the corner Of Fourth and Vine
streets, Master Eddie Moyer found a gold
ring. Telescope
The citizens OF Albany are q hospitable
people. Beginning Friday they will en-.
tertain their ffth company OF visitor,
during the month. This time Il will be a
live, growing, hungry crowd, endesyoring
to do all things right. Let them come
Albany Is equal to the occasion. IA
also growing.
| Last Tuesday Messrs Weatherford and
Chamberlain were considerably surprised
to receive by express delivered at the
court house large box marked "Cash
BOX" which proved 10 be empty. Some
practical jokers had evidently taken the
trouble TO prepare the box as a joke on
the attorneys - Benton Leader.
The wheat market " nov settled in the
valley into i,H regular channel, and the
present prices show the value OF the
markets In different cities. The follow
ing quotations on wheat speak for them
selves: Salem, ,7oitsc; Corvallis,s2 cents ;
Albany, 50 cents.
1t is learned from parties who ieside at
Mitchell that Mcdonald who cut oT Ste
phenson's ear at that place recently was
to some extent iustiflable In doing what
he did, Stephenson having assaulted him
! aud Mcdonald acted in self defense. -
Ochoco Review. Cutting or mans ear
Is very peculiar wav to act In self de-
| fense.
Recently we gave the rate Of Taxes In
several cities, which were evidently incor-
rect. According to n Seattle paper the
city tax there il only A. mills, and
tuuHty taA ~ uittHi ou fAluhtlUH W
$40, 900 900 for the city. and t7i ,000, ,0f1
for The county. In Portland the city,
state and county tax foots up - mills.
The highest priced lot In Seattle is given
as only $ii00 per front foot, while In
Portland 5000 10 about the price.
We pause in admiration for the Roae-
burg man, Charley Happersett, by name,
who is about To issue volume OF prose
and poetry and an invention, switch,
which can only be kept open by man
with crowhar or by blocking II with q
stick OF wood. The combination IL an
enormous one.
John Wink has commenced damage
suit In tho Circuit court Mt Pendleton
against tho Union Pacific railroad com
pany, for $4,000. Wink, while In the
employ OF the company last July. was
badly hurt by being thrown from hand
car near Hiigard station. lie was for
some time in tie hospital at Portland,
and besides other injuries received has
been rendered deaf from the accident
WGlla walla Statesman.
Ducks are In the air, and are 30 plenty
rs 10 admit OF items like the following
from the Eugene Guard: = Atherton
shot into band Of Mallard ducks Mon
day evening, as they were flying over his
residence on College Hill Park and
brought down q fine green head which
he 10 having mounted.
One OF the largest bicycle factories In
America has written 10 Chief Smith, Of
the Transportation Department, that IL
will exhibit at the fair bicycles and
tiicycles OF every style Of the trade show
ing the rise and progress OF the art Of
making Wheels from the first bone
shaker built in this country up 10 the
highly finished 'safety' OF the present
day"
II IL q mean man who will not treat q
dumb animal kindly. Recently Salem |
junk peddler was arrested for cruelty 10
q horse, 20 poor that one might take him
for bicycle II approaching a few blockt
away. The peddler was punished and
the horse taken in charge by the Hu-
name society there, and called Calamity.
Tier declining years are almost as pleas
ant as those Of the well-known Black
Beauty. Every city should have an Hu-
name society, and everybody should be
humane anyway.
A letter received by an Augusta, Me-,
publisher few days from Salem, Ohio
was mutilAted In remarkable manner. d.
The Ohio postmaster had enclosed the
letter in an official envelope, along with
y note explaining that the mail carrier
who collected IL had been shot by high
wayman, the charge passing through
his pouch and its contents and taking
effect in his leg.
The Roseburg Plaindealer reports big
faro game running In that city by Port.
laad man, and devotes q column article
on the subject. tits probable faro games
are occasionally run in all the valley
towns. Though it is poor way 10 In
vest money great many seem bound TO
put their wealth on the chips. A man
will do that whs wouldn't throw TWEEN
ty in the river or give it for charity.
Oregon rattlesnakes will have 10 take
back seat for Kansas snakes. People
In the vicinity OF Holden, Kansas, are
excited over the finding OF great den OF
snakes near that town. The reptiles
abound in thousands, and all kinds and
sizes mingle in one writhing mass. The
snakes vary in size from one foot TO six
or seven feet in length. Rattlers have
been captured with twenty-five rat,les
and button. Two men have bought
the den and are preparing todig them
out and capture those considered the
most valuable. They will ship them 10