The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-02-24

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We publish the following by request: !:
The Oregon State School Journal has been
purchased by parties who are organizing
q stock company. Its name has been
to the Western Pedagogue, The
State School Journal of Oregon. c Elton
Blanchard, teacher well known on the
coast, has accepted the editorship. and the
prospects for the paper are better than
they have ever been before. Mr. Blanch-
ardis an educator and writer of long ex-
perience and has called to his support some
of the best educational writers. The new
organizatio n has plenty of capital to push
the enterprises to a success never before
attained. The paper should and viii
without the least doubt receive the hearty
support of the teachers and school officials
of the state. Under these circumstances
the organ win serve the school public to
valuable advantage. The teachers OF
this county should send in their subscrip-
tons at once. The March issue, the first
number under the new management, will
be maiied the last week of ebruary. The
home OF the paper will now be at It's
former location, Corvallis, Oregon, ''the
Heart of the willamette Valley" the seat
of our Agricultural College.
An ExrRAvAoASr LEGrsLAruRE The
state tax levy has not vet been made.
Il viii be as large or larger than two
years ago. About all this legislature did
was to vote appropriations, create Offices
an impose taxes. The money viii be
late and allow getting into the treasury.
But it will be very fast getting opt Of
there. The levy will probably bs Eve
mills or more. The people oi this state
have positive reason to dread any more
sessions Of the legislature like this one.
The composition Of IL was good enough.
but the influences that organized il and
controlled it were promiscuous 10 the
extreme. Journal fact Portland
run the whole bakery.
AN AccIDKSr.-Mr John Morgan, near
Shedd has more than his share OF acci-
dents around his farm. Another one
occurred this week. His son Orrin was
running q chopper, when In some manner
one Of his arms got between the belt and
wheel, drawing it in and breaking an
arm in two places, then IL caught young
Morgan, by the neck and threw him
thirty feet across the barn, fortunately
not killing him, in fact doing little other
damage.
A FIGHv WrrH A CouGAR.-Elmer Hall,
Of Gates, is reported 40 having . racket
with an old cougar q abort distance north
oil that town the latter part OF last week.
The moment that he saw the animal he
fired his repeater at him, only wounding
the fellow, when it started OF. haatly
pursued by his dog. At short distance
away he soon heard then elinch and
heard the tussel, but ON reaching the
battle ground be discovered that his
trusty hunter had bean fairly tore to
pieces by the brute, but there was no
cougar in sight-Miil City Gazette
FATAL STREET cAR AccrDESr.-Yes-
terday afternoon a terrible accident
occurred on q street car line at Albina.
About IS were on board . street car, among
the number being the graduating class OF
the Williams avenue school. The car
lett the track and was dashed 10 pieces
Four were killed, ] o Dennis, a acarPenier,
Bertram Dennis, boy, James Meneiee, =
painter, and an unknown man. A large
number of the youug people were Injured.
The conductor and motor man were ar
rested, bat they are said 10 be blameless.
THE PuBLIc scnooL.-There are at
this time AT pupils In attendance at the
public schools, enrolled IN the different
grades as follows: Grade I, 20; grade J,
So; grade 3. Ga; grade 4. 6s; grade s. 81 i;
grade 6. -; grade 7. -; grade S. o.
Ninety-fve per cent otthose In attendance
are between the ages of 6 and ls, about
equally diyided between boys aud girls.
1t viii be observed that a majority of
those attending are In the primarg de-
partment where the ages are less than IL
years. The central line of school pepuIa-
tion Is not far from Lyon street.eas, OF the
school house.
Tally ONE FOR oRESoS o P
Coshow informs us that he received
letter from Mr. d II Ambrose, who 10 In
Ohio. in which he stated that he did not
want any more Of Ohio. He said that
Oregon was good enough for him, i'm
mediately. This is the verdict OF every
one who has ever left Oregon, no matter
in what state they may have located.
The weather here during the past week
has bean just like spring,the sun shining
in al its brilliance.-Brownsville Times.
DrLY INSTALLED Last evening the
new tent OF Macabess was duly placed
solidly on its feet by the installation OF
Its new officers heretofore published.
Sixteen Macabees from Brownsville and
Lebanon, assisted in the work Of initiat-
ing the members, 66 In all a remarkably
large lodge The event 10 pronounced .
very satisfactory one, and the members
are grtatly pleased with the manner in
which the Maccabees are run. The
charter will be xept open = week longer.
r r CoxMIssloSERs.- the republi-
can caucus last night McCrum. Of Yam
hill county, ] B Eddy, the Pendleton
editor, anC Gen Compson, Of Klamath
Falls, were selected ss railroad commits
sioners. They choose their own clerk
from the members. The board is an
sntire.y new one. Linn county men will
learn not TO run for Office. They generally
that he was O resident OF Portland, in
stead Of Albany, it 10 reported, 80 he would
stand some chance.
A NEW GRANGE. Yesterday at the
school house four miles west OF Albany,
Deputy r A Ivvine organized Riverside
Grange with q charter membership OF
Iorty-two. Following are among the
new officers: H NJ Palmer, master; B
3 Pendleton, secretary; WIN G Stell-
maker, oyerseer; V II Caldwell, lecturer;
j L keece, assistant steward; w p
Small, chaplain; Jas Dyer, treasurer.
A BURGLAR AROUND. "wednesday night
Mrs Alfred Wheeler hearing noise in her
.eom arose In her bed and discovered q
nan With dark lantern In the room. He
wore gray beard, evidently false. Upon
'eeing her he ran from the room and house.
Nothing was taken. II was not known how
lie entered the house.
ANNUAL MEETING. The annual meet
ng Of the Union YPsC Z was held
asst evening at the Congregational
church. The election OF officers resulted
n the selection Of @ Propst as President,
he Presidents Of the different societies
ls Vice Presidents, and Miss Rhoda Hail
.s Secretary.
The legislators and lady clerks returned
home burdened with waste baskets and
,ther spoils Of Office, they had stolen from
he state, though not called by that name.
The sight is biernially very tiresome one,
Ind really makes the whole business look
small In the eyes of the people.
Some orange plants may he seen at C E