The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-12-28
THURSDAY

regrets at not being present at the Port
land exposition Watermelon Redlng-
ton, the we'll known newspaper man,
among other things said: portland is
a live town. II was not so live when
| first struck it. When first padded up
the Columbia In company with Christo-
pher Columbus and Joe Meek in one oi
Chief Concomly's war canoes, we met
Judge Deadly and Elwood Evans drifting
down stream ON cottonwood log and
going to hold court at .Cathlamet, which
was then booming. We inquired for
the mouth of the willamette, but they
told us there was no such river, but tha,
| when we got within 40 miles OF the
Cascades, il we took the waterfall tc
theright, we would be in the wall-.s.
NUT river. Mr. Columbus was then
gathering specimens for his big Xposi.
tion at Chicago in 1893, and John Mimic,
| the pioneer discoverer of Skemeketa
prairie, gave him some fine samples oil
Oregon fiee-trade wool. Portland has
| changed some since then, and / have
| read with regret that its bank supply oil
specie has dwindled away to 81, 4,0O0. coo.
hope and trust that the newspaper
men OF Portland viii at once increase
their bank deposits and bring the figures
TO the old time amounts OF 50, ,0O0, 900
rs they used to stand when Sam Sinp-
son and One Arm Brown were running
Ben Holladay's Bulletin and daily de-
posting the cash receipts
WILL IT Go.-The o P sale on Satur.
day will be watched with great interest.
The Times gives the prospects rs follows:
Ii is currently believed that Hammond
and Bonner of Montana, will bid on the
road, but whether they will build east
ward or move it down to fill their Astoria
contract is veiied in mystery. B Jack
son. three or four weeks ago in Corvah
lis. and week ago in Portland. reput Z
10 be at the head OF enough capital TO
make good bid, has made inquiries Of
the right persons for information that
leaves the inference that he might take
shot at the property. A letter received
in this city this week from w T Schs-
nok. once with the . P. but now assist
ant chief engineer OF the New York
Central, with headquarters in New
York city, states that he has informa-
tion that there is certain to be q sale OF
the old road this time. Lawyer Coed
fellow, ot San Francisco, with Wallis
Nash, visited Corvallis several days this
sas the representative of certain certifi-
cate holders. For two days he searched
0 Z records in the court house, and this
leads some people TO think he may have
the road knocked down to him.
An 0Lp WAY.-There is chesnut way
Of escaping from cars that it seems
sheriffs conveying prisoners 30 the pen
never learn. The Register says: A
prisoner being taken 10 Salem by sheriff
of Jackson county escaped from the OF.
fcer at Junction City yesterday morning
AS the train Was leaving that city be
asked TO be allowed TO go into the water
closet, and his request was granted. He
at once climbed out OF :he window, and
the train was at the time Just leaving the
city limits The officer did not learn oil
his escape for some time. Void Was
sent back to the officers 10 look out for
him, but nothing in the wsy OF search
could be done until daylight. several
hours after the escape. They fsnnd the
mans tracks and followed them through
the city and out some distance on the
river road, and the man seemed TO be
running. and going south. He had no
irons on and could make good headway,
and there is possibility that be will
make good his escape. Officers in this
city were notified to keep lookout for
the man
ABoUr TIxE.-I, is understood that
representatives of the Southern Pacific
Co were in Salem yesterday interyie sing
the business men relative tn that COM
pany's making low freight rate OF ten
cents per hundred. regardless of classifi-
cation, between this city and Portland,
they having special twenty cent rate al
present and fret-class rate oil SO cente.
The ten cent rate sill be named for q
year providing the merchants will guar
antee at least one.haif OF their business
to the railroad company.-Statesman
They had better come TO Albany also
This move ls on account OF the immense
business by the river steamers. The ;
T should give Albany ten cent rate he
year round.
AGooD AUDIENCE greeted Mrs Peake
last evening. Night after Dight the peo-
pie have listened to her earnest exposi-
ton of THE Word" with untiring in
terest. Twenty or thirty have taken
their stand on the Lords side, but who,
except God himself, can estimate the
far reaching influence of these meetings
Who can know of the hearts that have
been touched through the presentation
OF the truth of the burdens lifted; OF
faith strengthened; OF souls that have
been lifted up into closer communion
with God. Truly, such results cannot
be es 'imated at this time Subjec. to-
night 1.-THE Young man and bis mother" +"
Come and hear. Bible reading tomorrow
at three O'Clock. Subject resuming OF
the "work Of the Holy Spirit
REMOVED CAScER. - The Times,
Philomath correspondent sends the fol-
lowing concerning former Albany man /:
For long time Jo Mitchell has been a.
fiicted with something that puzzles a
great many. Doctors handle il only to
aggravate and make it worse. After all
Others had failed, DR. ] L Akin was con-
suited, and at once pronounced it a
cancer, and said he could remove it. He
was given the case about two weeks ago,
and yesterday the 18th, the cancer
dropped out, roots and all and in short
time 10 Mitchell will be new man.
PLENTY OF BEAR--Israei Patton vas
in town Fridav with a wagon load OF
bear skins which lac sold here. The
',ears were killed this fall up in the Big
Butte country off towards the head Of
Rogue river by NJ Patton and his
father-in-law, c F Edmondson. Israel
| is great stickler for true fab and game
stories and he wouldn't venture to guess
at the exact number OF bear hides in the
lot, but remarked that the sport had
been pretty good this year, though the
| fur was not SO valuable as in some other
yeaIs.-Ashland Tidings.
| ANOTHER STEAMER.-f Smith, OF the
steamer Altoona, returned from Albany or
the overland this morning. While look
ing up the freight business in the pres
ent territory of this popular little craft
he called on the people OF albany with Q
view OF extending the route TO that city
and is well pleased with the outlook fol
busin .ss at that city.-Post.
Ayers Pills, being composed OF the es.
sen,iai virtues of the best vegetable aperi-
ents, without any Of the woody or fbrou
material whatever, Is the reason why the,
are 60 much more effective and yaluabl
than any other catharlics. The best fam
| lily pyhsic.
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