The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-02-12
LOCAL RECORD.

LINN Co. Cor Ir.--Some time ago, w
Radir wrote 10 the board OF trade OF
number OF towns, among them that o
Oregon City, In regard TO the proposition
OF the California Hosiery and Woolei
Mill Company. The company guaran
teed that II would put $4,000 worth o
machinery in a mill aud asked a bonus
from the town In which II would locate
On account OF the indifference OF men o
means, there was dar ger that this mil
would be lost to the Willamette valley
but through the efforts Of Hon J K
weathertord, OF fAlbany, Thomas Kay ,o
Salem, and Mesars Radir and Dave Ruth
erford, OF Portland, the establishment
was planted at the village OF Waterloo, IL
miles from Albany, aud situated at The
falls OF the Satan. Waterloo gives l0t
acres OF land and free water power, and
has taken $4,000 OF capital stock. II
our moneyed men had put up" Oregon
City would have secured this MILL
Courier.
/ JupoE SrourrgR, Commissioners
Simpson and Gibson, Thursday morning
made the county tax levy, 10 mills. Tax.
Ing the school, state ard county tax, the
entire levy will be 20 mills. This is
lower tax than any other county in the
state.-Polk county Observer.
Not lower, by considerable. Linn
county's total levy IL Is mills, Yamhill's
IL mills, Marion's 1915 mills, and Ben
toms about lSis mills, all lower, and Il
Is possible few others, When paper
boasts that 90 mills is low people who
pay Is mills should be, and no doubt are
satisfied.
In ALBANY Aiso.-Every newspaper
man has at some time or other In his
business experience run against the
man who snow takes more papers than
he can read" lie was In town last week.
lie wiped his nose on the awRing, tried
to blow out the electric light at the
hotel failed TO light his cigar Gu Il, paid
S5 cents for an almanac, put n nickel In
the slot at the postoftice and kicked be-
cause the mail did not appear, wanted
to lick the cashier because he closed at
o'clock, and watched the clock sign In
front OF the iewelTy store waiting for It
than he can read.-Town Talk.
GENIUS IN OREGON Cnr.-A young
gentleman Of Oregon City whose artistic
ability Is attestod by the fact that Har-
per Bros. occasionally make room for his
drawings, and young lady also Of this
city, whose literary productions have
not been permitted by some Of the
standard periodicals TO be unread, have
entered into n contract which will result
in story OF colonial days, embellished
by numerous appropriate illustrations.
The air that hovers over the falls OF the
Willamette Is not hostile to genius
Courier.
cIKcvir couar.-The following new
cases have been begun:
John Graft a Il Henry Mills. Writ OF
review from Justice Court. X Wealth
ertord and J X Wyatt attorneys for plain
tiff.
z c Findley az. II b Derrick. To re-
cover money. Attachment. Jk Wealth
erford, attorney foe plaintiff
Frank Froman agt Lewis Blsu and Jo,
Wilcox. To recover money. g w
Wright, attorney for plaintiff.
E HenkIe & Co agt a S Rowland. To
recover money. Attachment . Co
show, jr, attorney for plaintiff.
VIM r Heller agt Joseph Pearl and
Thomas Brandon. To recover money.
n ii Hewitt, attorney for plaintiff.
FRoM TINE MISEs Mr. Bernard, who
has been working In the Saniiam mines.
arrived In Albany yesterday. lie reported
no new snow for two weeks and over, and
what there is left Is very hard and easily
walked over. Twenty.six and half tons
Of ore from the Red Bull mine, known as
Gaf. l. 4 a. a
the mill for the owners, resulting In q
good Sised Lar of gold, indicating that
that mine Is a good one. and II Is said the
owners will put In n mill In the spring.
There Il no question that there IL plenty
Of gold around Ouartzville camp. and we
look for numerous golden harvesis In the
coming few years.
a Bro SUIT.-N ! Blagen, the principal
stockholder In the Bllgen tanning com
pany OF Portland, has sued ID p Thomp-
son, S II Smith and w Z Post for
SI46,ooI 90. The action grows out OF an
undertaking by which the defendants
were to build motor line to Seliwood
and thus increase the value of 72s acres OF
land near that time, which Blagen bought
two years ago from II Lambert, paying
for II $4,000, $1,000 cash, and some
$1,000 more he had to apply en- the de-
terred payments.
PASSED OMAHA.-A shipment OF steel
for the big bridge passed Omaha last
Thursday, and will be In Albany by proba-
bly, the 18th, when II will Immediately be
placed In position from the Rrst to the
| second piers, the false work for which Is
nearly ready for the steal. The program
Is then to build from the third TO the
fourth piers; then from each side to the
center Of the river. after which the Benton
approach and fourth span will be erected
As all the piers will be completed, work
| will be pushed with great rapidity, and
| Alban, will soon have cantalever bridge
TO be proud of.
| A REMARKAbLE Cow The Pendleion
E o. tells the following: Hess Green, oi
Birch creek, according TO reports, Is the
owner Of most remarkable COW. AT the
age OF four years II has a family Of seven
calves TO It's credit. Twins were born
when the animal was two years old, again
al the age Of three years, and this year
triplets appeared, one black and two red
calves. All the calves are alive and In
good condition. Such COW should be
| oTebbCu III the HUcbt Blk.
PROBABLY a SMELTER.-Arrangr
are being made to organize a company foi
q e erection Of smelter for the Santiau
mines. The amount of rich concentrate
being produced by the mill shows that ON,
will be great thing for tSis rich mining
region, the great value Of which Is be
coming more thoroughly established ever,
day.
Rock CREEK, ,-Distiict 90, Linn county
has no teacher yet. Miss Maggie Nc
Knigh teaches near Seio. ghas Shepher'
fell and hurt himself quite badly Will
working on logging camp at Gree
Basin few days ago. Mr. Read, a mer
chant of Albany, has put In fine stock {
dry goods and groceries in Dan Smith
building at Gatesville. le.--Cor.s Salen
Journal.
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