The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-31
,THURSDA-Y

ALL RIGHT ON FRur.-Iu "fruit' ed
itorial in the Rural Press Mr. Holman
Gays: "lf it be true that California can
outsell Oregon in her home markets in
the midsummer season, 1t is due to their
greater experience and to better methods
OF production and marketing. In the
earlier and later varieties aud in the
more delicate fruits, California mnst al
ways have the advantage OF Oregon; but
in plums and other scch sorts Oregon
ought to produce quantity and quality
eqral to ours. No California grower
could think of driving all night TO get
little jag of fifty boxes of fruit to market,
especially when a line of railroad lay
alongside his route. Oregon has in spite
OF ten thousand ISLANDERS. fine climate
and a soil finely adapted TO production,
bHt her people have good deal to learn
before they can make The most OF these
advantages.
Tag PoFULATIoN.-From the abstract
OF the eleventh census, recently received
il is learnod that the total population of
Oregon at the time the last census was
taken was Sl3, ,767, while in 1880 it was
IL, ,76S and in 1870 90,023 OF the 3l3,
767, ISL $40 were males and ISL ,92S fe-
males. OF the males lis, sgt were single,
56, ,262 married, 4,S53 widowed. 752 di-
vorced and the conjlgal conditioa OF
l. LAG was unknow. OF the females "a
l29 were single, 50, 3I2 married, 5,S74I
widowed, 537 divorced and the conjugal
condition OF IS was unknown. The
foreign born population WAS 57,3l7 as
follows: Norway. 2,27I, Sweden 3,774.
Denmark l.2SS, France s42, Italy $50,
Greece rs. Russia 2.5S3, Hungary 73,
Bohemia 20, Poland 81, Spain 81, Portu-
gal ll5, China 9, $40, Japan %. The ne
gro population was l,lS6, while the
number of Indians was 4,97l. The num-
Der OF dwellings in Oregon was 6l ,915,
making the average number OF persons TO
a dwelling so.
Ta,EvINa CoNNuSrrY.-For all kinds
Of thieving this vicinity will rank con
spieuous this week While Calkins,
who lives near D.xter. was going home
from this city late last evening, he be-
came the victim tf foot pads. He was
riding on his wood rack and while going
along the highway at McVev point, near
where the railroad crosses, just the
other side of Springfield on the Goshen
road, two men appeared from the brush
and stopped his team. Calkins was
ordered to ''shell OUT" but he made ans
wer that he had no money. He Eas
,hereupon orGered to alisht from his
wagon by one OF the men who held a
pistol aimed at hinl. He did so and the
robbers relieved him OF nearly SIC in
money and then allowed him to proceed
on his way.-Eugene Guard.
LoTs or EXPERIENCE. Percy Nash and
his brother had quite a time on their
trip To Yachats. One of their horses
fell over bluff and was killed and they
had to send 70 the valley for another and
this animal cut tendon in his leg by
stepping on a piece OF glass, causing
Percy n proceed on foot to Yaquina,
leaving Dee and Clifford to fni their way
out the best they could. He says that
ranchers in that part of the country do
not hesitate TO charge for anything.
Only Sl.5O 10 ferry you across the Alsea
bay, about 100 yards, and 81 % Tor bring
ing you down the river ten miles. The
rary killed II deer and caught tons of
fish -Iniormer.
D.scHARGED. = Tho examination Of
George Myers resulted in his being dis |
charged yesterday evening The only |
evidence tending 10 convict was that OF |
the prosecuting witness; and the court |
vas OF the opinion, after hearing the |
1tner testimony that Shultz was too |
badly under influence of intoxicants,
1t the time the monev was taken. TO know /
that ~as going on about him.-Gnard. |
sAuitz is the man who went from Albany /
% Eugene and claimed TO be robbed OF
800 in gold.
BUSINESS INPRovISG.-The Southern /
Pacific agent here, Mr. Adair. informs US
hat the business of The road a, this
point is very encouraging this month.
. o 10 yesterday noon the receipts OF the
office for the freight business lad
10 1 early s., 500. which 10 very
much better than the road was doing q /
rear ago Comparative figures on the
business OF tWo years ago can not yet be
made, but it would not be at all surpris
ing II the business for the month should |
DOT up greater tnan that OF the CORE
'ponding month in 1892 --ECgene KeGis-
.eT.
A Coon THIxs - Capt Jones, of the
steamer Eugene has force OF men at
he mouth OF The Santiam river, near
Buena Vista. building wing dam so as
10 enable the steamer TO run during ex-
Ireme low water. The cost Of this in
pro7ement TO the channel will be about 1
l25O ard when done the boat can run TO
Corvallis when there Is water to get to |
Salem. The government should foot the
bill though. 1t is work like this that |
the appropriation should be used for as
well as for fishing for snags.
STILL STEALING G.-Helfrich, the champ
ion horse thief, has again been heard |
frcm- He stole another horse belong !
ing to Ike Taylor, at the DIVIDE y onday |
night, and made good his escape into !
Douglas county early Tuesday morning. [
Guard. This makes the fourth or fifth |
steal from different places.
The nip of a poisonous snake 10 but a
from being more dangerous
than the poison of Scrotula In the blood.
Ayers Sarsaparilia purifies the vital fluid,
expels all poisonous substances supplies the
elements of life, health, aud strength.