The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-11-25
AN EVENING WITH THE ERoDrIpHIAs,

entertained their fellow students In tns
Assembly Hall of the college. The Mar
About Town was specially favored in be-
ing present. The meeting was presided
over in graceful manner by Miss Annie
Yantis, backed by the vice president,
Miss Olga Hewitt, with Miss Eva Simp.
son at the secretary's desk. A very
me.itorious program was presented
showing The splendid training the stu.
dents receive in the elocutionary depart.
martment, not only in soice but in action
and expression. While there were diff
ferent degrees of merit, it is only in
place to mention the parts a. they were
presented. Columbus was the theme and
the program will speak for the justice
done Americas discoverer, Miss Maud
Deyoe recitsd "Liberty's Bell" Miss
Foshay read an essay entitled "Marco
Polo's explorations, and their influence
on Columbus :" Mary Williams recited
THE Three Ships OF Palos;n Mildred
Burmester was heard in a piano solo /;
Maud Geary read an essay on" Columbus
and his Friends" Pearl Vance recited
"An Ode TO Columbus" Ava Baltimore
pronounced an Grafton on ''The Vision
of Columbus" terminating in the
Worlds fair in all its immensity; Annie
Yantis recited Three days in the Life of
Columbus" Mamie CundifF recited
"The story Of the Spanish Sailor I"
Miss LOIS Dyer presented "The
American Flag" beginning in the
familiar words, "When freedom from
her mountain heights,n Ethel Redfield
read an essay on .Oid Ironsides," one Of
the first boats OF the U S Navy, now in a
fair state OF preservation. The students
then sang America" which was en-
cored. Another song followed, aud the
remainder OF the evening was devoted to
sociability and games. The Erodelphian
society has list of members thev may
be proud of, twenty-five in number.
bright students, possessing spivit and
college enterprise. The college 10 in its
most prosperous era, a large attendance
speaking ior its progress. Among the
features that will do much TO assist in
building up live college spirit will be
the meetings OF the two societies. The
young men promise TO return the COM
pliments at an early day.
ScIo.--The contract for six electric arc
lights for the streets Of Scio, was signed
Saturday, and the work OF getting out
.he poles is now being prosecuted.
Born, on Friday, Nov Sth, TO the wife
OF 0 B Cyrus, a bouncing boy, orthodox
weight.
Died, at the home OF his parents, in
this city, on Friday morning, Nov Iish,
LOTUS. son OF Mr. and Mrs NJ c Gill LACED
l6 years and q days.
Mrs Marks, formerly Mrs SsoYer. will
sell her household goods at public sale on
Dec Let, and then with her husband. will
emigrate to Eastern Oregon.
W H Rsnsgy ysstesdsy recsiveSi q
telegram from his wife who was inst
about ready 10 star; home from her visit
to Arlington, Kentucky that their infant
son Omar, aged about nine months, was
dead. She will start for home in few
days.-prsse.
WHAT Az 0cToaESAREAs DID.-Major
Magone, who walked to Chicago from
Eastern Oregon, has returned home.
The case is = remarkable one, as the Maj.
or is over so years Of age. The Grant
County News says: The old gentleman,
who Is over 50 years of agsi, walked every
inch OF the distance to the Worlds fair
city, and was there in ample time to
witness the dedicatory exercises on
October 2lss- When lie laid aside his
pedestrian garb and donned his best suis
OF clothes, topped Oft by q swallow tail
coat and high silk hat, his long. flowing
white beard and hair gave Mr. Magone 4
venerable appearance 80 marked that he
must have resemu uled q senator or A
bloaied bondholder. judging frnm circum-
stances which folio Eed. Chicago is in
tested With q band OF bomh-throwers and
sand baggers, who are constantly howl
ing for sn equal distribution OF wealth.
They differ from some other classes Of
howlers. for they work as well as howl.
One Of them felled our Major TO the earth
for the evident purpose Of sharing his
wealth. Major still carries the scar
made by the world-be assassin's club.
But his life was spared He came home
in q palace car-to the end OF tho V Z
Rand is today The hero OF the longest
pleasure walk on record. He set out 70
walk against time, and conquered, with
several " eeks to spare. He returns home
h ale and hearty, and as spry as school
boy.
A LiyE Hxx.-one hen like the fol.
lowing told of BY the Waterloo cores
pondent of the Sodaville Review, wsuld
have saved Mr. + E Montagues IS ducks,
recently devonred by a mink. "Mr o
/ p Card has a new breed of chickens,
which ought to be much more profitable
than those usually kept. He only dis
covered them few days since. and tha,
by accident. One day last week he heard
rat squealing at terrible rate and upon
locking for the cause he found that hen
was after the rat which she caught and
brought cut from under the house and
killed, and then devoured hts ratship.
Thus the hen serves the double purpose
OF an egg factory and rat exierminator.
SoDAvILLE Saturday even
| ing public meeting was held at the
school house for the purpose of nominal.
ing town officers for the coming year, SAYS
the Review. Following are the nomina-
tons: For Recorder, A p Florv; Marshall
] S Faulkner; Treasurer, ! p Chesher;
Coancilmen, WV Parrish, p Pound
Geo Wertz, Sam Cooper and Al Parrish.
II was decided TO call this the Peoples
Ticket after which the meeting adjourn.
ed. We are informed that there will be
at least one II not two moro tickets In the
| field. and we should think that from them
all good set of officers could be selected
| THE UPPER WILLAMETTE. - At las
traffic Is to be resumed on the upper river
BY the way, II the government would as.
sist the upper Willamette only the leas
little bit there would be no resumption O
| naYigation-the boats would run ever,
day OF the year. 10 the Oregon delega.
ton: "Where are you at" on the uppe
river ioni-S.atesman Not mucl
Iof anywhere except for politics.
A srIrErvL WeRLs Mrs Burknap
an aged lady living at Milton, Or, wa
arrested, In company with her I3-yea
old son, for the alleged crime of stealing
three sticks of stovewood, at the instiga
ton of young man named James Willis
The old lady and her son were taken be
fore justice of the peace, when the evi
dence showed that the arrest was the re
} suit of the spite of one of her neighbors
SO the justice dismissed the case.
i CAR on FIRE.-W w Halves returne
from Albany Monday night. He state
that on the way up the smoking car caugt
fire around the fue and burned slowly fo
some time before 1t could be put ou
Quite large hole was burned In the roc
. of the car. He was In Albany when tn
democrats had their ratification and say
they could teach the Indians TO yell an
make noise.-Eugene Register.
TAKE THE BANNsR.-The w r G OF tn
city :passed the best inspection of tn
/ several corps in Oregon when inspecte
3z.rk In Aaksa .sA. q.