The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-05-27
LEBANON. Born, at spicer, to the wife


of Lincoln Baltimore, a II pound son.
Mother and baby are both doing we'll,
A son of James Matchet,, together with
his family, arrived in Lebanon Thursday
from Kansas While here Mr. Matchett
viii comsine pleasure with profit
z T Bryant discovered quartz ledge
up the Santiam of a few weeks ago and
brought samples of the ore home with
him. The specimen assayed about $40,
Which Is very good considering that It came
| from TIE surface the ledge.
Mr. NJ Ralston was in town today in
| regard to building a brick We saw the
plans anL specifications. He said as 500 n
as he could rent one building that Is not
spoken for, he would build.bu not before.
Wednesday evening the Choral society
e'ected the following officers: President,
Miss Emma Crandsll; secretary, l. A
| Wiley; treasurer, | 4 Roberts; musical
director, Prof w w Davis; assistant mus
ical director Miss Nettie Amos; organist,
Miss Ida Elkirs; assistant organist, Miss
Nonr Miller.
MEANS BUSINESS. the following New
York dispatch shows that the o p matter
is really being settled in manner that
means business: THE bondholiers OF the
Oregon Pacific held special meeting to-
day, The meeting was called by order of
the organization cor @inittee,to take action
on the decree granted by the circuit courf
of the United States for the district of
Oregon, against the company. Sui; was
brought sfor provisional injunction en-
joining the sale at $1,000, 600 of the rail-
road property and the decree graated
Zephin Job purchased the property. and It
was agreed to refrain from further efforts
TO set aside the sale provided no other lii
CATION Sas begun by the bondholders, or
other interested parties The committee
being given ten days to accept the stipula-
tion, called the meeting of the bondhold-
ers. The report of the committee favored
the acceptance of the stipulation and con
tanned a clause exoneraling the complain
ants from any blame for bringing the suit.
This clause gave rise to a heated discus
sion, and after unavailing efforts BY the
adherents of Colonel Hogg to have il
stricken oLt, the other side obtained unan-
imous consent to have the protest record
ed. The recommendations of the COM
mittee we're adopted and the agreemen.
indorsed by the bondholders by vote of
T6eI to 1905"
PLACER MINING "A neS town Is
bringing up on Blue river and has been
given the n&m~ of Placer Junction. II is
bout half mile above the Blue river
ridge. 4 hotel and hall dozen cottages
have been erected there. A verv good
field tor placer mining has been disoov-
cred there and six or eight mer are al
work with sluce boxes and are reported as
doing well, one man being reported as
taking out one hundred dollars In week.
They are talking now of turning sim
mons creek in, constructing fumes, and
going az il on a more extensive scale with
giants. Work in the miass up the noun
tain has not vet commenced as the snow
is about six feet deep up there 4 Port
land banker Is interested in The mines
anS went Up iheTe last week.-Regisier
FcR THE ASSEMBLY ExcuRsTOS.-At
q meeting of the board Of directors of The
Albany Collegiate Institute, the following
named persons were appointed 4 com
mittee TO raise the necessary funds for
entertaining and banqueting members of
the general assembly of the Presbyterian
church, who will visi; Albany on the 2Slh
instant. AT that time the corner stone of
the new College building will be laid,and
prominent members OF the Presbyiery
will assist in The ceremonies: ] w Cusick.
chairman; W II Lee, Jay Biain ] K Wyatt.
ID B Monieiih, Mrs ] L Cowan, Mrs l. E
Biain. Committee 10 meet at the call OF
the chairman.
UNDOUBTEDLY RIcH e c Smith re-
turned home from Canyonviiie mines this
morning, bringing with him several mug
gets of gold, besides some dust. Oui 0
two pans he obtained 81 and 20 cents re
spectiyely. The company, Of which II
Smith is a member. ownS several lhous
and acres of rich placers. Water win
brought or the ground at the earliest pos
sible day, when one of .he richest hy
draulic mines on the coast will be opened
II these mines were located in far dis
tant country they would attract Capitalists
from all over the United Siaies-Eugene
Guard
SoUSD ADvIcE.-The Portland Dispatch
says: 1T is a recognized fact, all over
Oregon. that Linn county has always
been one OF the best governed counties
in the state. Her taxes have been lower
than those Of Marion county, and the
people have had little cause OF complaint.
The democrats hare DO need OF going to
any third party TO corTeet any evils in
local affairs. Thsy have good ticket in
the field this election, and it should re-
ceive tha united support Of the democra-
cy. II it does, it will be elected. There
is no use in democrats dividing their
strength and allowing the republicans to
carry old Linn
TRANSFERRED TO MIw wAuKEE.-The
DEMOCRAT was surprised today to receive
letter from Mai Daniel II Jones, a
| former resident oi Albany, dated at Mil
waukee, Wis. The Maj has been trans
| feTred TO the soldiers home at that city.
| He is expecting pension in short
time. He says: 1t has been raining
most Of the time since my arrival here.
1t has been equal to an Oregon winter
since the 2@th of last month, and it is
not fair weather yet.
PRUNEs PAY.-A successful Oregon
frnit grower made the remark; 81
would rather cultivate prunes than any.
thing that grows. Last year my four
year old trees yielded me from 200 TO go
pounds to TIE tree Of large and beautiful
fruit. Counting rs trees to the acre, this
average would get about So tons to the
acre, worth at last years prices, dried
and packed, about $3.50. Two and hall
of the fresh makes one pound Of the
dried article. Thus get the equivalent
OF $52 per ton for the green, less the cost
OF drying, which is very small. II had
good ten acre prune orchard, six or sever
years old. nobody's $4,000 could toucl
tn
GIVE Us FISH, -Ihere is considerable
correspondence in reference to stocking
the upper Willamette with fish, AM
Commissioner Mcdonald is investigator
the matter of suitable fish for the river
Senator Dolph ON being written to eai'
he had written to Mr. Wallace Baldwin
OF Albany, for information. This rive
should be stocked with the finest fish i
i the world, and with fish ladder at Ore
! gon City we might have the whole list
d big and small,