The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-09-30
LRnAsoS.-still, the paper mill has not
water enough to run their machinery.

water enough to run their machinery.
Married at the residence of c r Lamar,
September 10, Mr. a NJ Kendall and Miss
Annie Z Mcbride, both Of Shedd. Linn
Co Or.
viewing ihe citizens of Lebanon this
week with view 10 ascertaining how
many want electric lights.
by circulars received from headquar
ters Wednesday, we learn that the insnr-
ance rate on number OF the Lebanon
business houses las been reduced.
Mr. Turnridge OF Lacomb is shipping
potatoes 20 Portland, receiving for them
90 cents bushel. He Gays he has Eve
acres OF potatoes this season, which will
prove much more profitable crop than
wheat.
A Bennett, the industrious, bustling
agen. OF the S z in Lebanon, gave us
some figures this week which almos;
stunned us. lie says that during the
month of July he received 325 tons ol
freight and that he forwarded 373 tons,
making total of Cos tons OF freight
handled here for the month Of July
Advance and Express.
RATaER FIsHy. WIN Hanley and wife
returned last week from Eastern Oregon.
He reports that on the desert near Silver
lake the site CT an aacient city has been
discovered. ons side of the square has
been traced for four or five hundred
yards. The top IL Just anove the surface
and is about four feet vide, made OF
cement similar to those nj Arizona and
Mexico. The city evidently antedates
tie Aztees and Toltecs. No thorough
bred rockologisf has yet visited the ruins.
The COW boys have done little prospect
things found is the imprint Of human,
foot upon block OF The cement work
showing that the had carriers OF those
days went bareiooted. A cast OF large
sized trowel was also found. Ii is quite
likely the city was built upon the shore
OF Silver lake, which is now distant
about thirty miles-Ashland Record.
Orr THE TRACK The Corvallis Times
says the state fair was no coed rs fair /:
and the DEMocRAr has made substantial
ly the same remark only not so much 50.
Nearly every body who attended from at
least this part oil Oregon, took the same
view o: it. Salem has nothing to do with
il. The DEMocRAT ia glad 10 see her
prosper, the cities OF this valley must
prosper together or not at all Our re-
marks had nothing to do with our feel
ings towards that city. hence the follow
ing Is more wishy-washy than donation
soup: "The Albany DEmocRAT insists
that the state fair was no good This was
because it was not held in Albany. The
F.s- - atf.a -.
Gus success. We hope so, at least, for
we wish Albany and the DENocRAr the
greatest prosperity The DEMocRAr
wishes Salem just the opposite, and
shows its temper on every occasion whsFe
a Salem interes. Is mentioned"
A SNGLK Tack RoAD.-Ths Baker
Democrat has this about DR. Mahana's
single rail railroad: The company will
not attempt to test the engine on a track
merely for experimental purposes, and
are satisfied without going 10 that addi-
tionat expense. They expect 20 wait
until the opportunity oilers for building
a permanent road. They have now two
prospects in view. One is roald from
Portland 70 Mt Hood. and the other Is >
line from Salem to Dallas. a distance OF
fourteen miles. In the latter case the
people are very anxious for road and il
is stated tina; they will meet the prolec-
tors with liberal subeidy. The engine
nov huilt viii use steam "a q motor
power, although there is another motor
in course of construction that 10 TO be
propelled by electric storage batteries. I"
FRsE LrsRARY.-The merchants of Al
bany, whose generosity and enterprise
has made il possible for eyery family to
procure complete library free Of cost,
are: Samuel f Young. Stew art & sox.
/ L Wallace & Co, Foehay & Mason, C
Mueller, G f Brownell, Will K Stark,
Albany Furniture Co. o G. Mcfarland,
Hopkins Brothers, Baker & limerick. E
Z VIII. Too much cannot be said in
commendaiion Of business men who
strive TO enlarge their business BIZ meth.
ods which are at once so generous and so
benehcient 10 the communities in which
they live.
An AI-HAsY Max COMPLAINED. Every
thing was very quiet in police circles last
night and no raids were made. Detectives
Griffin and Hsisappic arrested a man
named ] August HuehIIn for Larceny BY
bailee on the complaint % enc John Pur-
dom, OF Albany. The prisoner was
taken Into custody on the East sids last
evening Portland Dispatch.
Cor LEFT.-Yes,erday when the o
excursion party left for Portland Dir Fl
Norcross, editor CT the New Era. of San
Francisco, the official coast paper. and q
party Of five or six others. were riding
around the gem city of Oregon, reaching
the depot after the train left. An ergine
was sent from Salem and took the party 10
tha; city, In time for the regular excursion
train.