The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-21

The Post says that the best play for AL
bany In the recent foot ball game wa,
made by Turner, Mcfarland, Aftermath
and Nixon.
In the matter Of asses5meat Muitnomah
ranks first with s4o4S5.Ios, Marion sec.
ond with IS, t34,o39. Linn third $7.6os,-
ago. umatilla fourth $7.3i6.69s, Lane fifth
S6,3;3,4os.
A Harlow yesterday resolved from
Albany 100 pruns trees, which he will set
out this fall at his farm on the banks OF
Mckenzie about 5 miles north of town -
Eugere Register.
Jack OtNcil. of the Union Pacific. has
been In the city making arrangements 10
run boat from Albany to Portland on
New Years, getting there In time TO Wit
ness The Multnomah-Poft Townsend
toos bail game. returning the next dav.
All members Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
are urgently requested TO meet al the Y NJ
Z A rooms on Thursday p m at O'Clock
Business ef special importance to be
transacted. BY order of pres. Mrs Cod.
A Philomath correspondent of the Cor
Wallis Times says: "Since the finding Of
John Henderson. wonder if the parties
who talked of swinging certain parties up
till they confessed to his murder, den I
feel as If they acted considerably foolish, !"
which reminds us that some people talk
too much.
Ferguson Chapter, K A NJ, of Cory allis
Wednesday night elected the following CT.
hcers TO serve the ensuing year: High
Priest, W E Yates; King. z ii Dayfk !;
Scribe, Sci NJ Stock; c OF Ii. NJ NJ Davis
Secretary, ID Osburn; Treasurer,T Gra-
ham Guard, George horniag.
The following appears In recent Benton
county real esta:e sales. Il w Kendrick
and wife to NJ Sternburg, 10 i5 acres cne
mile north of Albany. $3.50. G F Stem
and wife TO Fredri:k Eilers, about oT acres
one and one-haf miles northwest of Al
bany, 81.
Riverside Grarge has elected the fol-
lowing officers. Master, @ l. Reese:
Uyerseer, Eilert Small, Lecturer, II NJ
Palmer; Steward. Alfred Freeksen: Assist
AIT ward, Leslie Palmer: Chaplain. B
r fendle,on; Treasurer. 5 Fteeksen. Sec
retafy Lizzie Albers; Gate Keeper, w Set
ilc; Pomona. Minnie Freeksen; Fora
Phmbe Layton; Ceres, S,ena Freeksen; l.
A Steward, Mrs NJ S,e!lmrker: delegates
for Linn County Council. w { SIeiimAker
aud II NJ Palmer.
Among the applicants for superin,ens-
eni of the peni,entiary are F. l. croisar,
w Mimic and ] { johnson, oi Salem I
T Geer, OF Macleav;J B Looney,oi Jefief.
sor; j Dice, OF East Portland; Edward
T Hstch, of Polk county; Penumbra kel-
ley, Of Portland. man from Southern
Oregon anG one frcm Eastern Oregon
whose nares have not been made puolic.
Rev Whitney. Of Eugene. father Of Mr. J
r whitney, Is il, the city:
Willis nuniway las been appointed rri-
yate secretary Of Governor Elecs Lord. He
is former Albany hoy"
Uncle Billy Wright xent up 10 lndepen
dence on the Hoag last night on his Iegu-
lar valley trip with horseradish. He will
take in Independence. Albany. Corvallis,
about Ave weeks. Salem Post,
Miss Z X Price, National Y W c A
Secretary. and Miss Rea5er, Coast secre-
sary. will he in Salem tonight and tcuior-
row, after having visited all the Oregon
and Washington colleges. 4 convention
was recently held in Seattle.
Mr. Lyruan Page. resident q Albany
for oniy few years, upon reading the OBJ
ituary notice of Mrs Young. in the DEMo-
cRAT, last night, femArkcd that he vas
member ct tie same party, with Mrs
Young across the plains. and gives inc.d
ents Of the tTiP.
About tao months aga family named
Freeland. consisting Of the husband. wife
and two boys. arrived here from san lose.
CAL, bound for Albany, Or. Mrs free
land Was quite low with consumption AMI
the family stopped temporarily a. The
Brooks ranch. Ire women grew worse
and died last Sunday, tie funeral occ1riag
the following day Klamath Falls Ex-
press.
The ad Of t:,s Bzndon Dye Works ap-
pears elsewhere IN this issae- Mr. David
Lznd,es. the proprietor. Is an expert dyer
with years of experience. haYing held shs
position as head dyer in the w0osen mills
al Ursgcn City and numerous 0laes fac
tones Several PARTIES in town have had
work done al the h2ndoa Dye Works and
are highly satisfied with is--AA-shasld
Sun. Mr Landles and family recently
moved from Albany 10 Narsh6ead.
EouAlizISo AssEz>MEsTS--Tns STATE
Board Of Equalization Is cYeshaaling the
different rolls According Ia their fsures
Umaiilia county leads IN the number #
horses. aud mules, ii.SsS. Lincoln couS;y
10 least with 35i. The highest average
Yalue Is in Mnltnoniah county. 1919: next
Douglas county, SSi.65. Linn is "a.
The Lowest is Crock, 500. Total. 49,
3g7. average $3.50. Harnsy leads in the
number ot cattle. 81, al. The highest
average value is Mulin0mah SlSse9, next.
Coos Si2. 90; Linn. 81 sc is lowest Total
1854, ,04s; average. 81 9s. Crock has the
most sheep. 2Ia. .s42: Grant, I75. SIS; ClAi-
sop the least. 6l5. The highest average
value Is in Clatson. tl.54, least in several.
100; Linn, sl.O3. Total in state. ST.
45I, SCI, average si.I4. jackson leads in
hogs. 8, ,653: Lincoln has the least. 23S.
Highest average. Washington, 81 Il:
lowest. Josephine also. Linn. 6.1l9 at
g. Total in stair S, ,1s3s, average t2.2S.
The grand total Of the gross value Of the
assessable property in Oregon for the year
1894 a. returned by the county boards Of
equalization is si55. $50. .0s5, while that for
the year 1893 is S179,0Ss. 10. A decrease
Of 81 AIS. .04l. or IL per cent. The state
board in their 1898 work squaiizei the
assessment to such an extent that the grand
total was sl77, Dag ,Qo6.