The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-08-21

ePpVHoi'Sus "WouuN" w Pi53ti isYot /
giving Si.4s per capita. Linn county |
comes third IL the llst. with {, 900 chlidre,
and $3.50 In money.
DR. Mccormack has resigned his position |
~ surgeon for the Southern Pacific X X
Co at this place and The company are now |
looking around for another one. Il is .
glory job, the only compensation for ser |
Vices rendered being pass over rs miles
OF the road Euken Register.
Recently at New Haven when Bar
NUNS circus was there two hundred Yale |
students attacked the parade with big |
torpedoea, almost causing a panic; the |
baudmrn hid under their ss4ts, riders were
dlsmounted, the iions, tigeis, ETC., toared
snd growled, only with difficulty being
kept of their trainers, the elephants lashsd |
their trunks In fury and II was almost |
impossible 10 keep them OF the crowd
Finally they started for the students, who J
we're obliged 10 retreat Into stores, and |
thinking they had carried the business far
enough quit.
A New Westminster special says; The
lacrosse match this afternoon In Queens
NJ Ts
was very bloody exhibition. One mans
face was sliced open, another'a car was
split and another's lip was split. One man,
Allen Of New Westminister, was struck In
the stomach by the knee oi n Vancouver
man. Scurry (coiored) Is not expected 10
live and was carried OF the grounds on
sireteher. All the players are bleeding
with bad wounds. Many ladies In the
grand stand had TO 60 away. A great
deal u bad feeling ID shown. Vancouver
won four games 10 one. Big money
changed hands.
Inresponse 10 an assertion from the
y. j. CompanY's Attorney that the road
had recently reduced rates on freight,
Geo Colyig. Of the II II Com. shows tho
following reductions at Albany among
other places. First-class freight reduced
from ~ cents 10 30 cents; grain car, $50
10 $50: stock, $50 to $50 which, IL correct,
Ia reduction with vengeance.
Tho Scio Press says there was nothing
In the $3.50 series ol base ball games be-
tween Jefferson and scio. just ~ we
expected. Base ball reports don't amount
10 much until the game comes of. II
generally takes about q tank Of base ball
wind 20 make game. The two clubs
are welcome 70 the Albany grounds at
any time.
At Helix Tuesday there was consider
able liveiincsa in the local wheat market,
Some six or seven buyers were In town,
and made bids for contracts on q pool OF
10000 bushels. The pool was led by
William Scott, who had 5000 bushels 10
dispose Of. Tie wheat was sold 10 ! +
Till, agent for Hamilton & Rourke, at
65 b-s cents for blue stem. and 81 SIS for
club. clear Of the sack, this being . cent
or two above the ruling priees.-E o.
JRN Bell refuses 10 run for congress.
10 does the Man About Town.
Last Saturday al Ashland the Senior
Kids beat the Junior Kids 81 20 63.
/ ii + Smiths new residence at Oregon
City 10 lighted by 81 i6-eandle power In
eandescent lights.
The siayton Times says the Salem
Journal IL the meanest paper In Amer
lea. That 10 certainly wrong as well as
unkind. The Journal may be o mean
paper but IL lacks the ability 10 be the
Misunderstanding Review.
The balloon ascension advertised for
last Saturday failed 10 take place, as the
required amount Of money, twenty-five
1 A1tta Ftnt as.tsaaWfkmA aa1 Nt.a Ia A
loonists pulled out for Albany, the next
point at which they were billed
Brownsville Timcs. Not for Albany but
for Eugene. They only exhibit in the
smaller towns.
| Newspapers should be very cautious
about giving the names Of the editors of
any Oregon newspaper. The Observer
came near making mistake rs follows:
~ II Slime, editor Of the 81 Helens Mist,
passed down on the train Monday
Since writing the above we learn Mr.
Slime has disposed Of his interest In that
paper"
The usual number Of fools will be in
Albany next Wednesday who think they
can beat the circus men at their own
games. Some men will not even learn
by experience.
The Weston Leader says that wheat in
that section will average 40 bushels 10
the acre, while some fields will yield 80
to 90 bushels"
The DEMOCRAT acknowledges q call
from Irvine McQuary, who was in Al
bany on his way 10 Eugene, where he
will attend the State University. lie
| has been editor OF the Athena Press sey
eral years, and now Is only about twenty
years OF age.
The DExocRAT has received No. OF
the Hillsboro Democrat, published by
Phelps Sanford. II Is well gotten up,
has good advertising patronage, and
looks as If 1t were there to stay.
Prof Yoder and his force are wading
through the wilderness Of examination
papers left behind by the fifty odd de-
parted applicants for certificates to
teach. Here are sample answers to his.
tory questions:
"The Tories were those people who are
now Democrats"
"The IIessians were fierce band Of
people. journal.
A few weeks ago we received some
sharp criticism for saying that there
were too many papers In Lane county.
During the last three months three OF
them have died. No better proof OF the
truth OF our statement could be furnished
than has been by tLose who held con-
trary opinion and demonstrated by their
own failures that they were wrong and
bit off more than they could chew
Journal.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany has recently adopted new style
OF telegraph blanks. The new blank has
| printing on the back, and an ex. has
figured out that the saving TO the
company through this change will be
enormous. The old-time blanks, with
which every one Is familiar, had print
ed heading, but the back was clear, on
which account the public became accus-
toned to using telegraph blanks for
memorandum paper.
| DIR Sharples, OF Eugene, is bulliuq a bun