The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-02-26


MIR and Mira II l. Day. OF Portland,
spent Sabbath Ia this city.
NV Watts will 20 to Lakeylsw tonight
10 take charge Of the land Office,
TIE Philharmonic society gives ball
at the opera house tonight.
Mr. w r i3laln Is attending TO business
again after three weeks Siege with the
grippe.
Jos Purdom, chief OF police OF Oregon
J city, Is In the city visiting relatives and
friends.
!, l. w Deyoe AID Pete Lindgren have
returned from a several days enlpe hunt
around Harrisburg.
ME Payne, once resident OF Albany,
has moved from Boise City, Idaho, TO San
Jose, Calf, to reside.
Mrs Judge strahan and daughters will
leave tomorrow for Atlanta, Georgia, the
health OF Miss Fannie necessiiating a
change.
Mrs DR. Davis has returned from a trip
10 Walla Waila, bringing with her tive-
year-old niece, who viii reside here Tor a
year.
Hon + NJ wadsworth, OF Portland, well
known IN ALBANY, once having resided
this forenoon.
q II Parsons, Il Gottings and s
Shulxe, known rs Parsons orchestra, are
in the city 10 furnish mu 10 tonight for
the Philharmonic ball.
Sheriff Scott stopped ,ff In Albany over
Sabbath from his lax collecting tour.
bringing IN about $4,000. Payments had
been very slow. The sheriff left for
Lebanon this morning.
Z e Searls, formerly of this city, but
now Of Portland, where he has been run
ming boot and shoe store, has failed In
business. and Is now selling of the stock
for the benefit OF his creditors Telescope.
The Pendleton Tribune contains a pic
ture OF + ] Sommerville, one OF the most
prominent citizens OF Umatilla county,
the owner OF 1900 acres OF land besides
other property. Mr. Sommerville IL a
brother OF Mrs n A Blodgett, OF this city,
and resided in this couaty near Harris
burg from 1858 to 1868.
Miss Graham, daughter OF w q
Graham, OF East Portland. was In the
city Saturday trying TO get her father to
return home, but he refused TO do IL. A
year or two ago he sold farm adjoining
East Portland for -, 900. and seems TO
be investing at least part Of II in whisky.
ruSspAY.
Hon + ] Black, OF fiaisey, Is 10 the city.
Miss Lulu webber, OF Portland. u visi :
ting with Albany friend.
Miss Minnie VauHorn, IL Ia Hlllsboro
the CUES, OF Hon 7 II Tongue.
Miss Augusta. Palmer, of Salem, is
visiting friends In Albany.
After an absence OF four months At AL
bany. ] Il Ream Is again with Eugene
irieads.--Esgene Guard.
ID II Looney, a prominent Marion
county republican, one of the leading ean-
dates for sheriff OF that county. was In the
city to-day IN his way home from MIli
Chy. where he had been on business
The ball given by the Philharmonic
society last evening nj the opera house
Is reported an enjoyable affair. attended
by large number. Music was iurn-
ished by the popular Parsons orchestra,
and refreshments were served In fine
style by Mr. O ii Mueller at his parlors
In the Blumberg block.
Mr. s + Young went 10 Seattle this noon
10 look after his suburban interests there.
a motor line i building directly through
land owned by him and Others Of this city,
and the prospects are increasing for big
thing for owners OF property Ia that vIein-
ity, which also gets the great Northern
now TO be built between Seattle and
Spokane.
Mr. Bays. OF the well known firm OF
Bays x Jeffries. OF Portland, who Was In
the city considerable recently on ac-
count OF the Ferry street contract secur.
ed by that firm, has seen something Of
the world. lie Was born in England Ia
1886. In 1861 10 1852 he was engaged In
railroad work in South Africa. From
1862 TO 1857 he was building railroads in
Australia. From 1867 to 1881 he was
building railroads around San Francisco.
Since then he has been q resident of
Portland.
Yesterday w II Alexander. who has for
the past two years made Oregon his home
living In Salem the greater part of the
time and being In the employ Of the Union
Title Abstract Co.-recelved a telegram
from his father at Paris, Mo. urging him
10 return 10 Paris and take the mango
ment OF a large boot and shoe house
which Mr. Alexanacr, Gr., had iust puF-
chased. Mr. Alexander leaves for his new
old home on March Ist, much to the re-
| greet OF his large circle Of friends In this
I city tY.-Sklem Statesman. Mr. Alexander
has a number of friends In Albany who
will regret seeing him leave Oregon.
The Young Ladies' Hatchet club gave
a Geo Washington leap year party. at
the pleasant home OF Judge Finn last
night. delightful evening was passed.
supper were secured by following up the
cords OF mysterious spiders web, on
the end OF each Of which was a pro-
phetic cord and q ribbon corresponding
TO one worn by one Of the young ladies.
A delicious repaet gas served In q man
ner comforting credit on the young
ladies. The young men we're presented
with fayors in the shape Of handsomely
decorated hatchets, and returned the
compliments OF the evening by passing
suitable resolutions. Those present
were Misses Mildred Burmester, Ava
Baltimore, Eva Simpson, Mamie Cundiff,
Sadie Nelson, Olga Hewitt, Annie
Yantis, Mona Irvine, Annie and Ora
Finn, and Messrs Floyd Doris, Edgar
Blodgett, Smiley, Luther Elkins,
Elliot and Clem Irvine, Claire Vunk,
Ezra Horton and Van Wilson, besides n
DEMOCRAT man.
WEDNESDAY.
| Mr. Arch Monteith, OF Portland. is in
the city.
! Jos Klein went to Salem this noon on
business.
Cbas Cusick went 10 the 'front.' today to
visit his Cascade ranch.
| CE Wolverton is in Independence at
tending 10 an important wheat case.
| A Halyorsen, the miner, has returned
from trip to California, and will go TO
the mines in few days.
Rev P A Moses, OF Myrtle Greek, once
school superintendent OF Linn county
was In .he city today.
w 7 Hearst returned this noon from 9
trip to Portland, where he had been tc
make arrangements for moving.
T Phillips, of Albany, was In our cit,
: over Sunday. His presence here perhap,
} needs no excuse, but II 1t did, J coult
} furnish gsod one.--Times.-
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> ALBANY, Or, Feb. aand, Iso7.
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