The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20
wHDNHSDAY
rrnn % YeAns.-Mrs NJ G Chambers

F1EH %< hhltE.~ Al " IIuIlfbGGS
residing four miles east Of Albany, nea
Knox's B.tte, was in the city this week
We do not generally mention the presenc'
of Knox Butte people in Albany, for many
of them come to Albany every day; but MIR
Chambers visit to the city is worthy o
mention from the fact, that though in goot
health, il was the first time for twenty-five
years, her last trip TO Albany being in s72
That was our railroad year. What q
change since then. At that time the onlS
bricks were the Parrish block, the stores
occupied by Read, Peacock Il Co, by Will
& Stark, ana the old Young store. All OF
our prominent residences have been erected
since then, as we'll as business blocks. An
old DEMOCRAT of that year, 1872, shows
the principal business men, judging from
the advertisements, which should be good
criterion, to have been George Turrell, A c
Layton, p C Harper Il Co, w H McFar-
land d Co., Blain Il Young, Ed WhitIow
& Co, furniture; John Schmeer, the family
grocer, Chas Mealy. furniture, w II Kuhn
Il Co, hardware; II CEeadle & Co, T. A
Freeland, books, etc; John Briggs. stoves.
Eli Carter, real eetate agent, Mrs ii d
Cooley, millinery, A Carothers d Co,
drugs; Julius Joseph, ] d Titus, jeweler;
II c Hill Il Son, druggists, etc; George X
Helm, Cranor 4 Humphrey, and J ] Whit
ney appear in the attorneys column, and
Joe Weber run the barber shop Now
you can put your hand on only few of
these. All the changes have been made
since Mrs Chambers visited Albany before.
CRoPs.-Following il the report of the U
S Department of Agriculture, Weather Bu-
reau. of the Oregon sEata Weather fervice
for the weekending Monday July 4, 1894.
The warm weathe. was most beneficial to
the growing crops. The hay crop has been
secured in excellent condition; haying is
over. thuugh some little yet re-
mains to be cut;albs crop is heays,,, some
fields producing k*p tons to the acreA In a
few localaties the fear of danger FROM the
wheat aphls kaused some wheat to Ae cut
tor hay he wheat aphis has left TIE fall
own wheat andsis now on the spring tgraiE.
Soma few are of the opinion that a gsmall
of damage was done ly the
aphis while Others report that they do not
see that any damage was done. Iile warm
weather mas hastened the ripenina of the
q lin and few binders and headers have
started in on the harvest. BY the 23rd the
wheat harvest will be in full blast and in
some sections nearly finished. The hops
are coming into bloom. Spraying for hop
lice has commenced, the lice are 50 few that
some growers do not anticipate that spray
ing will be necessary.
In Eastern Oregon the cereal crop Is re-
ported from every county as being the best
that they ever had; the weather through
but the season has been very favorable 10 it.
Grain is rapidly ripening and harvesting
will coon be in full operation.
THEIR SENTENCES. - Two convicted
conspirators received their sen
tences in The United States district court
this morning. c ] Mulkey. ex special
agent Of the treasury department, convicted
last December Of conspiracy to smaggle
Chinese laborers into the United States.
WIS sentenced by Judge Bellinger to be i'm
prisomed in the county Jail Of Multnom4h
county for the period u one year and 10
pay a fine of $500.
e ] Banrcn. who was convicted With
MuIkey and William Dunbar, was sen
tened to serve au imprisonment II SIX
months in Multnosnah county Jail.
William DunbAr, the third defendant
convicted on this charge. was not sen;enosi.
as he is already under sentence fer slnu..
Cling opium. and If sentenced OF this
charge the two would run ooncnrrsntiy. the
defendant serving both sentences wit-- enc
imprisonment. Telegram.
The WATER soxx DRtsk.-A good
many people in Albany depend on the
water works for their water. TIE rresea:
supply comes through the SantiAm canal.
In this stream the tssys have h-sen in the
habit Of bathing. roziug and yItiatsng the
water. Besides this cne Of the STREETS is
KEEP. open for teams 10 pass through Ii
should be bridged. and the cisy council IS
doiug the people CT Albany an injustice IN
not putting a bridge across the branch
running TO the wate- works. Then there
are people above AlinnY wh3 60 NOT ap-
precia;e the fact thai The water is used for
drinking as well as irrega:ion and have
dumped things IN il OF coarse this Is not
the fault Of the management. who do all
they can 10 prevent thea things: bnt they
should haya better assistance from every
body. The marshal has given notice tina.
bathing mnss ssos. and this will be enforc-
ed. Let eveEy tttng else possible lie done
10 make the wate. good
"a pEAs L ~ a. k&E 1AAs9s4a E-EsAAHS=asE-ASs
says that a most brilliant future is in store
for the much aoasai Oregon PaSstc That
the road will get o<t Of the kink aud goosi
tin1es will see il 90 over the mountains in
10 Eastern oregon. and On 10 Boise City.
connecting with q transc0utlneufai line.
aad then the paper with an optimism that
far surpaxses It's Seio trade idea SAYS; 4
inc from near Sszytnn 30 Salem and on
down the valley will give il connection
with the great Central Willamette valley
and Portland. and from Salem another line
will he built with csass tsTmini n Iilla'
NOOK and Astoria-
THE FtsH LSDpER.-We are informed
by the highest o:ficial authority that as
soon as the water falls sufficiently work
will begin on the fish ladder at Oregon
City But the whole sum. $4,000. ap-
propriated at the last session Of the legisla'
ture will not be spent, only very sulal
portion. about $50. The present plan i
to make fish ladder. or way. by blasting
channel in the rock. with steps, or eddiea
at short Intervals. As this hsh way Sil
only be q hole. or channel. IN the SOLE
rock it cannot VERY well wash away. 1t !
believed that 500 will be sufficient. tin
dependent 1t is about time somethin,
was done, for we want the fish.
BArHISs At YAQUrSA.-Recentiy III
DEMOCRAT published all item from the Ba
stating that the beach at Newport hai
been washed 20 as TO prevent bathing there
A correspondent to an exchange says;
wish TO say that the bathing beach in New
port is better than ever and that new bat
| houses have been built.
MINIS A FINGER Councilman J
Walters is carrying his right hand in
sling, necessitated by the loss of a fingel
bis index finger lost its circulation and
being impossible to get it into into run
ming order it was amputated. DIR Eli
performed the operation.
| MARRrED.-on Wednesday Afternoon
July Is, 1894, at the residence Of GeorG
W. Burkhart, in Albany, Mr. A ] Viii
eaker, of Independencc. and Miss Selir
Burkhart of Albany. SIR and Mrs Whit
cake have the best wishes of all their man
friends each side of the Willamette.
You can never have q really good CON
lplexion until the imPurity Is cleansed fro
Pyour blood. What you need i9a ,hrout
course of Ayers Sarsaparilts. which
absolutely free from all harmRi ingre'
tents. and therefore, perfectly szfc.
=, TALK Is.CHEAr; but when you come
: facts every body knows that Crawford
Paxton take better photographs than a
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