The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-10

man says: At the last session Of the Iegis
lature an appropriation of $40 900 or =
much thereof as shall be necessary, VIA
made for the construction Of fishway ose
the falls of the Willamette river at Oregol
City. The hshway is to he constructed il
tie bed of the river on the west side Of th
main fall, by making excavations in tn,
solid rock when the water is so low tina
the slope will be more gradual and wher
the water is higher the excavation viii
form series Of pools connecting with each
! other, all in such manner that sslmcn car
| freely ascend from below 10 above the falls
by passing from pool 10 pool A board
| consisting OF the governor, secretary 81
state, and state treasurer, have control ol
the plans, location, and construction work
and are authorized to employ a supeTin-
| tendent and w0rknen and purchase tools
| and supplies for use In the work The
| boaid yesterday decided upon plan and
employed ! + Mct'oy. OF this city, as the
uperintendent; the estimated cost OF the
same will not exceed $500. SIR McCOy SAYS
that it will take himself and six men thirty
days to complete the joo. Some of the tools
have been sent 10 Oregon City aud some
are now being made The dynamite. tool
| and fuse will cost S20I %. The board will
visit the he lite Of the fshway Friday and
the work Of blasting will be commenced on
Monday by the superintendent
Cnors.-f Following IS the report of the L
s Department Of Ayr eulture. Weather Bu-
rcau. of the Oregon State Weather Service
for the weekending AOnda Aug 6, 1894.
The harvest Of fall sewn grain il prac-
1t 3 IA
and IA the southern co@nties. Dut continues
In the coast counties. Some oats have also
been cut. The weather was most favorable
for the harvest, being decidedly warm. The
warm weather while favorable for harvest
and the maturing Of grain. gave check to
the growth Of vegetables. with the except
ION OF the potato crcp which still continues
TO look well. Threshing has commenced In
some ssctIonE; more Eas been done in Lane
county than in other sections ThIezhing
will become general about the latter part Of
the present week Some spring grain has
been cut. The crop Of spring grain is gen
orally considered superior 10 last wears crop.
while the speculation as to the yield and
quality OF fall grain continues
undated with much difference Of opinion.
Some seem to notice that the grain has
shriyeled whIaa others contend that no
damage has resulted. troni the grain al
ready threshed the yields have been salts
factory.
LIVE TALKgR.-siaxP Prachi, whose
tongue rarely stops has teen in,erYiewed
Ia Cinclnnsu abog, Oregon. Here Is
some Of IT, by the wav. have spent
aooai wecx loosing oye. some Of your
so-callcd orchards In Hamilton oou1iy,
and Gu snay say for sae that when I,
ccmes 20 careful and s-icniiti- norticu!-
tuTc. Ohio IS not IN i, with Oregon.
What have seen goes far 30 convince
NE thai yon neither know iEow 10 sc, out,
cu.ii~a oT even p-gue an orchard
Dear me. have not setu 2uY peach trees
that lid rot resemble shade more than
hsii trees ;tad Jour sprIe grees-wcii, you
do cus oHt an occasisnzl branch. but onls
after il has broken off, Do We rever
miss cr5ps No. never crops of ali kinds
are sare in Oregon. Oar principal sgri-
cultural produces are ~hezt, hops, barley,
oats. corn, cziile, hogs z'.a wool
4 LoxG SEAtNS ExFEDrTIox.-Caps
Ckas Lltgesss. of the schooner hate and
Anna which sas luil, Z: Unea:ta, Yaquina
Bay. in 1879 assd fGr years vas engaged In
the oa3s;ing trade. making fzquIna her
home pos,. vas in the city today On his Eay
10 laquiHa 10 sgeEd few days with old
Trends Capt has !uss returned from I
nine months sealing expe3ltI0a and re
ported 3 t-zlr catch. bgt cue 0t the ro1gheSs
sssas- Is for years. The Kate and Anna had
several close calls and had il rot bes7 for
the qnickness in which oEeiers we're olseyed
the crew would no; have b~sen alive t0-dav.
1hs Loaise Olsen. Capt R8fe Gullizns
the vess24 that Wan Euery IS aboard and
which ~zs reported lest has turned up AL
O. X. with all On bc2rd safe. Ora Cope
land. Of Toleslo. j. also OF this vessel. as a
hunter. and xas high man q las: 2ccoants
Capt Lgtgens will leave in alscEt week
for an otter hunt along the eo2s; q Oregon
ani Washington. Seal skins bring from
ten TO isfteen dollars apieeo. while the cosi
OF securing them Is about Gge dollars per
skin which leaves the cwuers Of vessels
quite q stake. i -uo3 eaten IS made Ba:
th@ calling Is a Very 1azArl0sIs one and
and many lives are lost each season. among
those this yes4r being Chas. Ha-ulan. well
known TO old etiers AZ the Bay. having
gin with Capt " inazt for years, and the
entire crew q his vessel. the Masoo.--In
former
CoUNrr oFFToERs.-Qur exchanges are
interesting iteuss about the
emoluments of couaiy Offices Here Is one
from the Ashland TdinSs. al jackson
oo1uiy: Cnsier the new law giving 10 the
county cssiCeTs fixed salary. the te>s ool-
leCted in jackson county and turned over
TO the county treasurer during the month of
lGly were As follows: Collected by the
clerk. sl5S IS: By the sheriff SO Il: by
the recorder. S5i-9l. Under the cid law.
ths fees collected by the clerk and sheriff
we've part os the enOluments cf the otics,
and in addition 10 this source of income.
those Off osrs received for the year ending
July ist. 1894, in scrip from the county,
the following sums for services for which
the county paid: Max Mu Ter. c'eEk. 81.
60 mo; including marriage license fees
or fees for civil business in probate and
circuit courts: john Z FELTON,, sheriff.
5.09o.57. Under iae old law the clerk
and sheriff must have each had 4 total in
come of something mere than s6.o00. out
of which. OF course, were paid deputies
and assistants for clerical work.
THAT FAY MARKEr.- Mr. Gregg, who
has been advising farmers TO raise nay for
the California market, asserting that they
can get SO and S24 for il, Is undoubtedly
completely mistaken letter received by
ard Albany firm from II nutard, leading
San Francisco commission man Is as fos-
lows; - am satisfied il would be Of 10
use to try and bring hay here from your
section for the simple reason 10 not hardly
thing it would realize the freight. sold
today tSo schooner loads of good hay ont
for s. 50 ton and the other for 500 a
ton. This will give gou an idea Of what YOU
might expect in sending hay to this market.
A FREAK or NATURE About two week:
/ ago there was born on the farm of Mr. Fret
Lynes. q few miles from Albany. a yery
remarkable freak. II consists of Berk
| shire pig with one head and body down II
| the navel. and eight legs, two icing on 1T
| back Its single head and neck are vel
| developed The whole is great curiosity
The animal which was found dead, abou
two hours after birth. was brought tc Al
bany and placed in alcohol at Fred Daw
son's, where il may b. seen.
BoRS-On Tuesday, Aug. :, 1894. in Al
lbany, to Mr. and Mrs kasper kropp-a boy
Drs Beers officiating.
DIED.--In Albany on Tuesday, August I
Willie. son of MT and Mrs q l. Thompson
at the age of years and 5 months