The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-03-17
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nounced that cyclone 10 to strike this
city on the evening OF March 24th and
that the center OF the storm will be most
percer tibly felt at or near the opera
house, while the entire city will be more
or less affected. Fortunately, the pre-
dicted tornado is not OF the disastrous
kind, but on the contrary, 1t is OF the
most wholesome sort, as the storm puri-
fies the atmosphere, clears away any
nature--especially persons on the interior
of the opera house, between the hours OF
7:S0 and 10 O'Clock on that evening.
This same cyclone has struck many ether
cities throughout the country during the
present season, and 10 generally spoken
OF as the" Bill Nye and Burbank cyclone"
and torrent Of wit and humor. The
nearer you wish to be to the point OF at
tack, the sooner you should reserve your
seats, now on sale at Wills Music Store.
LxpANsS "A feather bed was stolen
| from q room in the City Restaurant
Monday night.
Bud Thompson has succeeded F NJ
Steele as proprietor Of the City Restau-
rant.
Miss Clelen, of Albany, this week paid
Q visit 70 her great grandmother, Mrs
Simons, near this place.
The firemen held their annual election
last Monday evening, when the following
officers were elected: President, T A
INickerson; recording secretary, ] q
Boyle; financial secretary, Asa Baker !;
treasurer, Joel Mayer; chief engineer, w
G Peterson; foreman, Bud Thompson !;
first assistant Jos Buhl; second assistant,
] B Hope. These are a splendid lot OF
officers,and with improved apparatus the
boys will do good work. The company
10 in n ffourishing condition, and new
members are taken in at almost every
meeting.-Advance.
| CONTEST DECIDED. - A Washington
Dispatch says. "The supreme court to-
lday decided against the United States In
It's suit against the California s. Oregon
Land Company, TO set aside and declare
void the title of the land company to
tracts In Creson purchased by the comp
any from persons acquiring title from
grantees under what are known as the
wagon-road land grants. under acts OF
congress, and the decision of the lower
court is affirmed" This settles the con-
test, which has been In the courts for
] severa' years. This includes the Will
lamette Valley and Cascade wagon read.
/ II will be remembered that some Eastern
| capitalists purchased land year or more
| ago, and have been waiting to sesure
tale TO the same, and they viii doubtless
proceed at once 10 carry out their pans,
thst OF bringing settlers on the land.
FINE TnBKR LAxD.-w L Clark and
Wesley Downs. accompanied by some
other young gentlemen, arrived at this
place about n month ago from Michigan
in search OF timber land. After looking
over the country thoroughly they,
through L Berry, locator OF public
two miles from this place. In company
with Mr. Berry and H w Smith they went
over the claims last week. An average
acre on Mr. ClArk's claim was paced or
and the trees counted. with q result of
iorty-six stately frs, 100 to 80 feet TO the
| first limbs. Besides this it was estimated
that the acre contained at least fifty lareh
| and hemlock. Mr. Berry expressed the
opinion that the claim would scale %, :
000, 900 feet and Mr. Clark SAYS $40 coo
would not touch it.-Santiam Lumber
man.
GRADUATING CLAss.-In the grammar
department Of the public school the ad-
vsnced class have passed their final
| examination in q s history. The grades
OF the class are good. This study will be
followed by civil government Following
are the names OF the candidates for
graduation At the end OF the school year !:
Martha Risley, Marguerite Hopkins,
Maud Crosby, TillsY Doris, Cora Shupp,
Fannie Edwards, Nellie Blodgets, Grace
Love. Pearl Wood, Anna Worrsll, Lillian
Dodder, Bertha Dodder Edna Miller ,Elva
Wheeler. Reuben Thompson. Bennie
keece, Bert Bean. Clarence Setslemier.
Y.
APPRoAcHISc.-Tke present tour of
| the famous BIZ, Nye and his talented CO.
entertainer, A p Burbank, Is proving a
record breaker for big houses and mIrth-
full enthusiasm and Albany ~ill prove no
exception to the rule elsewhere. The
Redpath Lyceum Bureau and Manager
II Thearle, who control the tour Of this
famous duo. will also bring Remenyl, the
| celebrated Hungarian violinist and his big
concert Organization TO this section of the
country little later In the season.
A Bro TAx.-The state board has
placed the state tax levy entire at 67.7o
mhls, almost seven mills, an immense tax
due TO the recent fasco by the State ,egis-
lature. In order 10 make the public feel
good and think they have been treated
well the secretary of state declares that
next year II will probably only be about
81 mills. Counties that have made their
levy on basis OF s and not over mills
VIII have TO do some economical work
during the year.
OLDEST IN U. S.-Wm Gardner died In
Portland Tuesday. He proved 10 be the
oldest Masen in the United States having
been made Mason IN Scotland In 1916,
when just AZ years Of age, being 81 at the
time of his death. He was also a Royal
Arch Mason of over 70 ,ears' standing,
and had been here but few months from
Kansas City, ~here he was highly es-
teemed bT the Masons, from whom he
carried many testimonials of fraternal
observation-disclosures
The 'PRHcEss" is poem written by
Aired Tennyson, late poet-laureate Of
England. 1t 10 considered one OF his
finest productions This poem has been
d.smatized, and will be presented Fri
day, March 18th, by the students OF the
college, in costume. This will undoubt
| edly be one OF the finest amateur per-
formances OF this season. The proceeds
| 60 to pay for the electric light fixtures oil
the new building. Don't fail TO attend
| A COUGAR STORY Ray Gee, Of To-
ledo. hea rd some noise around his heuss
one night last week. He got up to set
what II was and found II TO be a large cou-
gar. He run in the house 10 get bis gun ane
in loading 1t the cartridge barsted and h
got the benefit of the charge, and the cou-
gar took the hint and skipped. Mr. &c
very nearly lost his eye sight and one of hi
ears. He looks like the iatooed man now
Mill City Gazette.
"Sr Lux."-''Let there be light."-
The students of the college are preparing
an entertainment to be given at tn
opera house Fridays March 18th, to pa,
for the electric light fixtures of the ney
building. This will be one of the fines
amateur entertainments Of the season
Admission, so and 25 cents. Don't mis-
this entertainment.
I The Portland Collection Agenoy.hae com
menced several suits to collsct accounts TO
g l. Blackman. Par lies owing him shoul
Y settle their accounts and save colts.