The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-09-23
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man today paid a visit to the fair grount
n comapny with Mr. John A Crawford
and was gratifed at the manner in which
the grounds are being placed in condi.
tion for the races beginning on the 27tl
instant. Under the experienced super
vision OF Mr. Crawford the track has beer
placed in first class condition, making II
one Of the best in the Northwest, ii moi
the best. itis an even mile. Two large
tanks OF water, sprinkler, rollers and
scrapers have made it hard and fast. q
track that promises 10 be popular with
horse men The new Judges stand,
planned by Mr. Crawford, assisted by Mr.
Andy Hunt. is q model OF neatnesi and
convenience, splendidly located for keep,
ing track oil contest ofspeed. The new
grand stand is l20 feet long with twelve
rows OF seats. having a capacity os about
1000. Fifty-six stalls are ready for the
horses and more win be built.
Already several local horses are in
training. All together the association
will be prepared to present the crowds
that will be nere at the coming meeting
the best TO be secured for convenience OF
sight seeing, no track any where offering
better opportunity for seeing every quar-
spicuous and easily seen from any point.
Next week the trotters and runners go
from Salem 70 Independence, thence the
week after TO Albany, where $4,000 in
purses have been hung up for the occas-
ion. Tie entries, already published,
speak for the success OF the races.
ISrHE oLD SrYLE.-Six or seven old
pioneers OF Benton county will so TO the
Worlds fair In the s,y:e in which they
came to Oregon years ago, without the
Indians to molesi them. Prior Scott will
be commander OF the squad An ex says:
They have already raised the funds
necessary for the trip. The mule, also a
pioneer of Benton county, Is good one
for his trip. lie is between twenty five
and thirty years of age, aud iwent yesrs
ago did service in the region about Fort
HoSkias, at one time and old military po>t
In Kings valley, Benton county bet which
Is now In ruirs. The party go urder the
command of Prior Scott and they wish 20
secure 4 number OF articles. such as were
used In oldens times In crossing the plains,
among which is wantsd an old style wood
axle, inch pin wagon, four clear horn
hrindie steers, and old fashioned Dateh
bake oven and a tsr-buckci. Instead OF
the traditional sign, ITO Oregon or hssss;' =
which decorated the wagons OF the pioneer,
they will replace II with, "Frum Oregon
Ito the Worlds Fair, or bnSt.a vii be
painted Ia conspicuous letters upon the
canvas cover OF the wagon. Il has heea
suggested that the latter pars OF the In
scripsion be changed 10 read, ITO the
Worlds Fair on /. bust which would 70
doubt be more appropriate 20 the occasion.
Another feature ss the party 50 We are In
fora1ed which viii attract the eyes Of Chl-
cagosns Is Nick Bessoa and his ..swo
bears.
DEcsDEDLY RoxASue.-The Ashland
Record tells the following: DR. NJ
Taylor, well known in Ashland, arrived
in this city Saturday from Chicago with
q bride The lady is Miss Mamie Nor
gan, OF st Louis, and size was spending
her school vacation travelling in CalifoEn
in with her mother, where tbs doctor
met her and they fell in love. Mrs MGR
gan and daughter were afterwzgd stop
ping at Tie Portland hotel. Mira Morgan
wac opposed TO her daughter marrying
until she had finished her education, she
being only 10 yeara old. On the flss Of
August MHs Morgan left The Portland
hotel. werfS few blocks away and step
ped into . carriage with her future
husband. 4 marriage license ard .
minister Of the gospel pua the flnishing
spuches cn this tale q ioss aud the
happy pair to2k the overland train for
Chicago and after n wedding trip IN the
east returned 10 Ashland. where Mrs lay
Tor, who Is an interesting and handsome
young lady, will undoubtedly make her
home. DF Taylor has made fortune il
mining properties within The last few
years
aoRg THAs oSE- A few days ago
mention was made in the Portland Tele-
gram Of the fact there was a banana tree.
years old, in the garden o. D Van Horn
at Albany. Or, which waa producing 9
fine bunch Of this tropical ffuis. The
gardner for W S Ladd sends the follow
ing self.expianztory note: please state
that there are more than one bunch Of
bananas being raised in Oregon. There
is a tree in the greenhouse Of w 5 I.add
in this city, but these cool nights are not
congenial 10 the sensitive nature of the
plant, so every banana falls of as soon as
1t makes its appearance. The plant has
attained q height Of IL feet" Accompany
ing the note Is a lunch OF the flowers
from which the fruit grows, but they all
had dropped of soon after being blown.
The plant seems 10 grow very well in
Webfoot soil aud climate, but, like the
chesnut tree, the fruit does not mature
A GUs AccIDEsT.--Lane county con
tinues to lead in the accidental shooting
record. The Guard Gays: Lane coun-
ty. we believe, takes first premium on
gun accidents. The latest is from Nelson
creek, about thirty-two miles west OF Eu-
gene, the same occurring Tuesday morn
ing. II happened as follows: A Mrs
Nellie Brown, requested a son to shoot a
chicken for dinner. He took down ~
cslibre Winchester rife and complied
with her request, shooting ROSTERS
head off, and his, mother being in range,
the bullet entered the calf Of her left lcg,
cutting several small arteries. She came
in on last nights stage and had DIR Paine
to dress the same. He thought it best
not to extract the bullet.
ScIo.- Grandma Hyde gently passed
away about midnight, Tuesday night and
was buried Thursday in Franklin Butte
Messrs Roy Gill, Robert Cary Ir., John
Coins, Marshall Richardson, John Bill
yeu, Misses Rosa Moore, Alice Cary. Ava
and May Myers will attend school al
Monmouth during The coming winter.
But this time have met the enc
my and we are theirs" Like the ex-
champion Sullivan, we STAYED once toe
long, and Salem was the young fellow =
that did us up, the score being l3 to in
favor of Salem. In justice to our team
we will state thatthree OF the team wert
not along, their places being supplied by
other players. The Salem team was
greatly strengthened by having two
league payers.-Press.
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