The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-03-11


The Astorian strlkes Il as follows. Some |
of orr Kansas exchanges refer unklndly
10 Oregon. Meanwhile the people leave
kansss and come here. Tho papers Of
the two states we'll illustrate the difference
OF condition in the two commonwealth.
The kansas papers are full oi sheriffs'
sales aud foreclosures ot mortgages; the
Oregon papers have notices Uf settlers
proving up on their claims. Of genial
weather tho year round. OF fruitlnl soil
and nevcr-iallIng crops.
An important series of arlscles on Tile
Great Capitals of the World" will be be
sun In the next number oil Harpere
Weekly, Published March 7d. The first
lnsialment will be paper on Paris, by
Francois coppee, describing the home
life OF the PariAians, the sights and Aounds
and suggestive features " the French
capital, familiar enough to It's inhabitants,
but full OF romantic interest 10 strangers.
The paper will be proiusely illustrated
from drawing, by famous French artists.
Our contemporary saYs the committee
have been unable TO seeure hall In AL
bany for the meeting OF the state grange
hcIe In May. The opera house Is certain.
" q suitable and sufficiently large place
for such meeting and there Il no doubt
Il can be obtained Tor the purpose II some
one will very properly pay Tor u. After
being appointed for Albany the meetiag
should not b. allowed ~ go elsewhere. IL
| would bring large body OF representa-
A.. f~s....ss "a tt.la s.tt. and a..N ku.laasa
men should come 10 the front II that Il all
that u necessary. and Il will be seen elsc-
where that they are very willing to.
The Lebanon Express makes the fol-
lowing candid admission "a news
paper cannot live on wind. This Is
official. Pay up"
The tlsh Law IL now Ia operation and
all persons who display for sale any sal
mon between the lat daY ol March and
tho 10th day Of April are yiolatora Of the
law and arc liable 10 fine Of $50 10 $3.50.
This law does not affect the sale OF can.
ned salmon, which may be caught at
any time on payment Of the usual fee.
Z
A literary note says that ',in Mrs
Humphrey Wards new novel there are
three deaths by accident, two by suicide
two eases Of cancer, one Of consumption,
one OF paralysis aud one Of diphlheria.
And yet Il 10 said 70 be story OF live
interest, although the grip appears 10
have been overlooked completely.
The real estate agents at Tacoma are
going in sith vim plating additions
10 the city nearly twenty miles away. In
Portland II IL Just m bad, and several
walia Walla people have be etuek In
purchasing town lots miles and mica
away from the eity.-Statesman
thereafter" says the Salem States.
man, ."cards Of thanks" will not be In
serted except at advertising rates. This
adopted by ether newspapers. The
cards ol thanks" are an unnecessary
leumbfsnce In all local newspaper Offices
and ought TO be disbarred.
The following quadruple heading In .
Spokane paper doesn't make IL look yery
much as Il that city was quite dead
people rush into Spokane. All hotels
are filed 10 overfowlne and 50 are psi
vate houses. Nearly all come 10 locate.
An excellent class oi people coming 4
the city 10 locate permanently.
William Pointer, county treasurer 0
Washington county, has Forwarded
/ fs.f la a. task ksa.a "a -
Washington county's state taxes for Gu:
rent expenses. The treasurer informi
State Treasurer Metschan that sh,
county cour, has ignored the action o
the state board Of equalization and viii
make the levy as equalixed by th,
county board.
|, Geo Scott. formerly resident Of La6
county, writes from his present home nes
Phoeaix, Arizona, where he IL engaged u
, the sheep business, that the past winie
i has been very hard on stock, and tina
many sheep men would be broken u
. financially. No rain fell there since Las
spring untiiabout FEB tst. lie had los
several hundred sheep, ard was aving $
per day for forty acre field OF alfalfa IL
II
grass comes. Mr. Scott says that with al
> ii. bad luck he viii be fortunate enougl
. TO come out ahead. Guard.
Tie prohibition county convention
meets at the w ct q hall in this cit
next Tuesday at o'clock, and will nom
D mate county ticket and elect delegate
tss a sf IN aanvanffn
| The Astoria Herald came out ne a
Q evening journal last night, abont 2
! hours late, according TO the date. II
! q seven-column folio G j Curtis il gen
: eralissimo. II promises to do man
! things. in politics and business, but tn
o general impression Ia that IL wiilbe use
: as political derrick TO pull the Boodler
4 out Of the soup.-Town Talk.
[ There are several daily papers In Orr
/ gon. Astoria has three, Portland two
: Salem twn, The Dalles two, Albany two
Baker City two, Eugene enc. There ar
about 100 altogether. Ofthese but thre
--the Astorian, the 0regonian and III
! Salem Statesman have morning pres
J report. Historian.
In the event OF the construction OF
. railroad from Astoria, which now seem
assured, Salem must keep her eyes open
!. She IL entitled to this road, but she will
probably be called upon TO do something
to get it.-Statesman. Our homes
injun opinion Is that the first road wi
, como up the Columbia but II IL shonl.
come cross lots lonk ont for Albany a
this end.
The following from the Corvallis Gas
ette suggests its own comment: IL /
! learned that the committee appointe,
by the grangers to secure a hall for th'
annual meeting Of the state grange Ii
Nay next have been unable to procure |
! suitable hall at Albany and arrange
ments will probably be made to remove
the meenting TO Corvallis. The peopl
of Corvallis would certainly welcom,
| such gathering and open the door 0
hospitality to their granger friends.
letter from Chauncey M LOCKWOOD
states that his messenger system in Sa
lem Is doing better than he expected