The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-15
LOCAL RECORD.

CAuanr ny THE HAie.--Joe Whiiman
narrowly escaped drowning the day he
,ost his horsea. He was thrown into the
creek. which was high and swift, and was
unable TO save himself. His brother
John and hls little boy ran down the creek
about four hundred yards and got canoe
ana rowed up the stream as FAR as poskible.
When Joe got within thirty steps OF them
he became exhausted and went under for
ths Last time. The water was muddy and
John could not zee him but guessing
where he was reached Into the water a.
Gar a. possible and caught him by the
hair, He pulled him up and the boy then
paddled the canoe TO the shore. loe was
shen taken cut t.nd rubbed and rolled and
wrapped In warm blangets. He was un-
conscious when taken out and koon after
CALMING consciousness tainted and those
who were working over him Thought he
was dying but by vigorous rubbing and
the use Of brandy he was brought about
go that he was able 10 walk inside Of three
hours. The accident happened near
Johns house, Eugene Register.
Nor Bro EEouam. NJ T. church At
Salem does not begin to be large enough
to hold the people who flock 10 hear d
Fay Mills. Even the newspapers are
excited over II. Mills knows what q
Christian is, according 10 the Journal: /:
"0ur looks ought to tell that we are
Christians. II man Is saved he will
know 10. He viii have happiness. There
Is no such thing as y gloomy Christian.
| Il Is impossible. Christians cannot ride
two horses going in opposite directions
with any degree OF comfort. We should
have Christ in our homes. There are
some homes the moment YOU anter you
realize that Christ " there from the won
deriul degree Of peace and patience that
pervades the atmosphere. There IL one
way God gives as 10 know that we can
be saved, becaese we have love for an
other. This is the test Of the Judgment
day. thereby We know that we have
passed from death unto life because We
love the brethren" You can always tell
Christian in the dark. There may be
times in prosperity when he looks like
other people, but you can always tell
him in adversity.'
The Can Too Bla.-Seyeral weeks ago |
Fortmiller 4 Irving ordered q car load Of
furniture from the East and in order to |
get special rates had Il shipped In car |
over 10000 pounds OF furniture. being /
much larger than even the big furniture |
cars we have been in the habit Of seeing. /
The goods failed TO arrive in Albany on
time, and Fortmiller 4 Irving have just /
learned the reason. On reaching the |
snow sheds ID was found the car would !,
not go through. Ga facO and IL had TO be
taken back and shipped by another
route. The furniture includes an ele-
CANT assortment. including about seventy |
Eve bedroom sets, and owing TO the big /
saving IN freight customers viii get
special bargains. Keep your eyes on the
biggest furniture car ever brought into
Oregon.
z Il LucKY HEARD FRoA.--Nathan
Wolf, commercial traveller for the firm
OF B kinke' spiel & Co., was In town
yesterday. He informed Joseph Luckey |
that he met + Il LHckey at saeraiaenlo, |
between Feb sth and 10Th, aud rode
south with him qalte q distance. HE
says that he knows Eugene well and |
could not possibly be mistaken; that he |
talked In his usual intelligent way, and
noticed nothing wrong about him. When /
ne last saw him he was pursuing his !
Journey southwark. From ihis u would /
seen that Mr. Luckey Is alive aad well.
-Guard.
STREET X. X. Exrxxsrox.--A big Inn
provement In Albany AMI suburbs this
year will be the extension Of the street /
railway 10 the Orphans Home, and The 4
introduction Of motor power. The mat
ter, the DKMOcRAT is Informed, is In q
position TO insure the movement II /
would be big thing II the road could |
also 20 TO the fair ground ,almosta neees- |
sity II a county fair IL held. Put a ball |
ground behind the big seyen foot fence
and y would odd wonderfully 70 the |
business.
ARaoE DAY was ceiebTated by the
public school In an entertaining manner.
Exercises were held In the different
rooms, too many 10 keep track OF. Alter. |
wards the children marched in neat ap |
paFel and with flying nags and flowers |
on the campus, ending with the planting
0f the tree, which was named John G
Whittier. Songs and other exercises
we're bad. Prof Rushell delivered an IN
ltefestIpg Gddfese'on tie occasion. The
Observance 10 nice one, and leaves
strong impression on those participating
ip il.
9RF6os's pggKALs.-The superintend-
ent Of census has issued the following
| statistics Of cereal production 10 Oregon
for the census year ending May 81, 1900;
Whcat-s63.7To acres, o,aos, ,7s4 bushels,
oats--7IS,736 acres, g.o4S.sD4 bushelsl
haFley--37, sos acres, SIC. COS bushels. In
addition TO the foregoing we're corn. rye
| and buck wheat, aggregatIng fo.Io6 acres
in Oregon. In Oregon tho talalaFea In
sereals has Increased since 1879 from
B35,87i acres 10 egooos acres. not includ
fog al least 1900 acres, mainly In Wasco
and Gillian counties, on which the crops
were either destroyed BY drsughi cF clf
| foE ioFaSe.
a BaAzEN FaAJD.-An agent repre-
seuting Los Angeles house Is canyassing
lower down the valley for era, on portraits
Without cost, charging 81 for the frame
and framing 0f course, the picture will
lbe a daub, while the frame l. almost
worthless. Let the tvaYe.ing takers alone
IL you wish 70 save your money. They
Invariably blk the customers who are
verd4nt enough to think they can get any-
ding OF value for almost Dothing.-Ex
No matter how much advertised there
viii be plenty 10 hinn uouniy % patronise
bFfE fks.
KINDLY REMEMRGRKD. - Newspaper
nen . are remembered from all quarters.
: Today one Of the employees at the depol
found snake with his head 10 bottle, al
tie Lebanon junction, with the following
iusiructionsi "Please deliver TO the local
edii0r OF the DEMOCRAT AS the Mar
About Town never has the delirium
tremens the little reptile Is not needed
The Joker no doubt has many occasions
to see snakes, and may retain him.
GRAND LoraE RxrR
he regular meeting OF Albany Lodge N,
4,IO o 4 held Wednesday evening, tn.
following representatives 10 the .,Graps
lodge were elected:u 9 2 Russell, q "
lISears and r Siites. The Grard Lodgl
X eefs at Astoria in xt.month.
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