The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-07-15
LOCAL RECORD.

LEBANON Miss Butler of Monmouth
and Miss Gard of Albany visited the
family of q II Ralston few days this
week
Married, at the M E parsonage in Leb-
anon, SATURDAY. eveaing,July a. IS92, Rev
I Boyd officiating, Jno Fl McCune and
Miss Nettie Dodge.
AT a meeting of the board of trustees of
Santian Academy last Saturday, Prof S A
Randle of Jefferson was elected principal
of that institution.
Prof Barzee, who inaugurated the Soda
vile institution of learning which is now
under construction, has sold half interest
in the college TO w NJ Brown of this city.
John Walker reports that the men en-
gagged in placer mining on his claim up
the Santiam are earning nearly three times
he wages which men receive at other
work. Doubtless there are many more
claims on this stream as itch as the one
owned by Mr. Walker; all that is needcd
is development. Advance.
SALEM BOYS AHEAp.-The Salem
Journal very properly boasts as follows,
though 1t may be said that Linn county
man wal IN equal second, and an Albany
man third, and that there were only four
points between them. "a. the Albany
shooting trcurnament on the 4th the
Salem gun club played full hand. FA
Turner carried off the first prize for the
highest general average and Glenn took
second. Turner also won fine Marlin
rife, pair of blankets, a barrel of fiour,
and several other things besides some cash
prizes. C ID Gaorielson walked off with
bridle, whip, a surcingle, fancy cane,
razor, and some other j-welrv, besides
good purse. Several of the other Salem
hoys also dipped into the exchequer. and
when they get the plunder all together
the Salem gun club will charter car
and bring it home"
ANoTHER BmK.-0ne can be bilked
most any dav. Another one OF the
rascals has reached Grants Pass on his
way north. The Courier says: "The
checklist one WHO has attempted to work
people for suckers, appeared one sday
last week. tie approached several
prominent citizens and asked them their
names, age. nativity, what their moth
er's name was before she was married.
where they were going to die, etc, and
after jotting each answer down in note
book. impaired the astounding iniorma-
/ tROA tAttl tlS hablCu no u put kAfE Viz
TINS pedigree IN book his house was
getting up-a history OF Southern Ore
gon. People didn't bite
A SASIIAM BRIDGE.-Bids were opened
at the Marion county court in session at
Salem for new 100 foot span across the
| little north fork of the Santiam, FIVE
miles above Mehama. The bits were as
follows. two being Linn ronnty men: w
J Small-Eurr truss los foot span. 5000 !;
l20 foot, 1896. Fl B st John-Solid cord,
uncovered 100 foot span, $T43; l.a foot
span eSl4. r /. Morrls-iO0 foot strain
ing beam, covered, $3.50. JB Tillotson-
| Queen truss, 100 foot snan, $59S; same
boxed and covered, $3.50; Howe truss
uncovered, S74S; same covered. $3.50.
| Hoffman & Bates-Prattf combination,
100 foot span, s1l50. c F Royal-Cov-
cred, l00 foot span, sll47; uncovered,
$940.-Statesnan.
SUPREME CouRr.-The following i'm
portant cases came up yesterday; Jo-
seph Liggett ct al, respondents, Te " ;
l4add ct al, appellants, appeal from Ben
ton county; argued and submitted. Geo
II Williams attorney for respondent
John Burnett, + Watson and l. Finn
attorneys for appellant. J + Hamilton,
respondent, VS. I Blair ct al,appellants,
appeal from Benton county; motion 10
dismiss appeal argued and submitted.
John Burnett and L Finn attorney for
appellant. John kelsay attorney for Fe-
spondeAis; motion to dismiss arieal.
A GRAND CoxcERr. - The Choral
Union at meeting last evening decided
to give concert al the Opera House, on
Tuesday evening. July I9. The outlook Is
for one of tine finest musical treats ever
presented here by local talent Besides
wel'-known popular vocalists will be sew
eral new voices. The participants have
been rehearsing for some tine, and noll-
ing viii be left undone by Prof Davis and
other members of the union 10 give ouI
citizens an entertainment of merit, and one
there win be general desire to attend.
A BIG FISH Story. - Las; Saturday
morning Messrs Geo Gentry, John 3
Moore, John Walker and K Z. Blanchard
went up the beautiful lite stream, the
Calapooia, fishing, returning Monda,
evening, says the Brownsville Times
They caught, BY actual count, 7s3 trout
This is by far the best record OF the sea
son. The largest one caught measures
- inches, but there was several other
Vhich measure from rs 10 20 inches each
THE 4THAT SWEET HoME.-Speakint
of the Sweet Home celebration a CORES
pondent of the Advance. says: an 1
- Miller, the orator of the dav, was intro
duced, and disregarding ali precedeR;
spoke upon those questions which affec
the ration of tie latter decade of the nine
teen century. instead of Iecoupiing III
history of the past, interesting as II Is I
every patriot. The oraiion was loudly ap
plauded, which showed tnat 1t was dui
appreciated"
An Ex-CoSvICT "A man was in A
bany last evening who was -ecentl
pardoned from the state penitentiar
4 He said he was well acquainted wit
Saunders and Ingram and considere
counted on being pardoned out ne,
February. Ingram IS in the foundr
;, Saunders in the laundry department
u Or LOCAL. ISrEREsr.-It is a fac
!; worthy of consideration that the .cel
: trouble at the shops of the great prote,
ZIONIST Carnegie, at Pifsburg, Is causin
the delay IN the receipt of the iron for tn
capitol at Salem The King Bridge Cor
pany had a contract with Carnegie and
Is possible a su II will result This is
version presented the DEMOCRAT, and /
ip'eresting one.
PAir FOR A MoNTH.-The Corval
Times gives bit of news In the followiI
1 sayage manneri ''rhe employees on Il
ls o. p. railroad were given months sala
yesterday, the first n;ckle they have r
ceived for services rendered in I891. II
boys were lucky In getting even enou
10 buy bunch of frecrEckers.
Tinware lasts longer when purch at et