The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-10

y tho association, and II Allen Shorey.
ii James Steele and w IL Morrow were ape
o pointed a committee TO receive propoelt-
le ions. MFR Brownell tells the DKMocmAT
a that IL la proposed 10 establish high
y grade colleges, not preparatory school,
a 80 that when student graduates ho will
Is be up with the graduates ni the best
: eastern college, and thinks Albany would
e stand u good chance, on account OF It's
superior location, and II is probable q
proposition Of land aud money will he
Y made from this city.
A BustNEsR GiRL.--Perhnps no child
d In the country can show more sheeplsh
/. record than Halllc. daughter ci Cass Glib
Z son, south of Rlckreall. says the Dallas
9 Itemizer. -Four years ago her uncle. 7 r
!, lrgles, 81 Waiisburg, gave her four bits TO
3 buy little bank into which her Kindred
: and friends were 10 be Invited 90 deposit
, their spare change. Soon she had $3
with which her father bought a mother
. sheep, and slnce then he has been bvying,
selling and exchanging with the proceeds
OF that original bali dollar until today she
has IS old sheep and 40 lambs. The fleece
J OF the old sheep will be sold and the pro-
ceeds laid out In ewes and her flock will
soon again be doubled and trebied. iIallie
is already figuring up her worldly posses-
sions and viii become business woman.
LEBANON. Mr. Doud and family have
! moved 10 Portland.
. on Wednesday Judge Miller took
charge OF the Lebanon postotilce, and
moved the same 10 the rcd front. Mr.
~ + Hyde Is deputy.
Realed bids for clearing the right Of |
way for the Lebanon and Santiam canal, |
viii be received by the directors on tho |
i4th day Of July.
Guy & Mayors and II q fIansard, In |
conformity with the new law. have been /
circulating petitions for the signatures Of |
a majority Of che voters Of Lebanon, 20
that they may be allowed 10 sell liquor
after the expiration Of their present H. |
cense. A remonstrance 10 also being cir
culated under the direction Of the w &
L U OF Lebanon.-Express.
scio.-Judge VIM Kciser, Salem law
yer Of prominence, will deliver the ora.
ton ON the 4th.
Mrs Pentland, formerly a resident of
Scio, but who has been elsewhere Cor
several years, Is visiting the family Of
Morris.
John ii Miller, late Of Douglas county,
has located in our tom and will open
out general merchandise store in the
building lately occupied by Shelton Bros.
few days ago Mt Thomas Large was
engaged In riying boards ilom large
tree. In one OF the board bolta that
came from near the center Of the tree he
found nail embedded. Mr. Large's cur.
iosity was aroused by this discovery and
upon counting the growth from the nail
70 the circumference Of the tree, hc
found them 10 number l25.-Press.
Lucky CoRvALLIs.-The 50,000 stock
for the Corvallis carriage and wagon fac
tory IL all subscribed and the factory will
be built without delay. The ntockhold-
ers viii hold meeting this week and
elect board Of directors, who meet Inn
mediately thereafter and make necessary
primary arrangements for commencing
the work on the buildings at once. The
building plans will be submitted and
acted upon, the site selected, and bids ,
Tor furnishing material, etc, advertised
for. MIR sticker will start for the east
next week 10 purchase aud contract for
the machinery. y.-Gazette. A DgMocRAT
man was brought up near the Cortland
wagon works, which Mr. Sticker repre-
sents, and knows II 10 be q large aud en-
terprising concern. Corvallis IL very
fortunate in securing the works.
ALLIANCE ELEcnoSs.--The following
Farmers Alliance elections have occurred
recently:
Crabtrec-J II Peery president Thorn
as Allison, yice-president T. Taylor, II
secretary; w + Elliott, treasurer; Frank
Dickens, lecturer; John Compton, chap
plain; G Gaines, steward; 4 l. Piumer,
door keeper; A Derliieck, assistant door /
keeper. Number Of mem bers So and IL ,
applications. II
Munkers-T NJ Munkcrs, president; q
w Hunsaker, vice president; John SMALL
mon, secretary; Robt Carey, treasurer
O ! Brown, chaplain; q w Munkers, lee
turer; Clint Munkers, steward; BW
Munkers, doorkeeper; @ w Brown, as
sistant doorkeeper. Membership, So.
WHAT IT DID.-One argument why the
board OF trade OF Salem should continue Its
advertising 10 the newspaper OF the eastern
states II found In the fact that since the |
old contract expired the number OF In
quiries from homc.seekers received BY the
secretary OF the board Is small indeed.
While these ads.were running from twenty
10 thirty letters of inquiry were received
daily. The would-be immigrants wrote
to learn all about the country, and as a
direct result Of this judlcious advertising
| by the board there are many new families
IN Salem today.-Statesman.
BIDS OPExED.-At n meeting of the
school board last Tuesday, the following
bids for buiIiing the new school house
were opened. II Lindor, Junction, $5,-
500; w III Fenton, Eugene, $3.50; T l.
Russell, Eugene, 1880; l. N Rooney,
Eugene, 1905; + Conn, Albany, $6,-
200; Moench & Ruettner, Albany, $3.50
5 q McFadden, Corvallis, "a, ,S2s.56. The
board has not yet awarded the contract
TO either Of the bidders.-Junction Pilot.
THE GovERsoR SroPPED. Last evening
at 8 80 O'Clock Governor Pennoyer re-
viewed the Second Regiment Of the o N
q. The manual Of arms was gone through
showing satisfactory proficiency. After
the review Governor Pennoyer started
for the officers quarters but was stopped
by sentry. It was some little time be-
fore the proper officer could be found to
impart the countersign to the command
er OF the state forces Guard.
CARD OF THAsKs.--We extend to our
kind friends and neighbors In this city,
our earnest and heartfelt thanks, for the
grateful iayors, and sympathy shown us
during the sore trials attending the re-
cent sickness in our family, and the sad !
and irreparable loss OF our dear, little |
daughter. May such kindness as that |
bestowed on us, be the lot OF those kind |
friends il they arc ever so similarly un-
fortunate. G. o. LEE,
JENNIE LEE.
| To ALBANY MEs.-E A Bond, Of the |
"New Era" says the Corvallis Gazette, |
last Monday sold his entire stock Of dry
goods and fancy goods to parties in Al |
bany, and he is busily engaged in pack
ing and shipping to that city. He will
in the future devote his entire attention
to the sale Of the Pacific washing ma
chine.