The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-31
The 9etl1urrat.
WEEKLY DEMocRAr.-$r.7s per year
n advance. $500 at end Of year.

A hot,sultry day, with big eose
OF smoke. A shower of rain would
be welcome. News is In small
Quantities. But they say this is
the liyest valley In The United
States In material war. Wheat
is 81, hops about s, oats. perhaps
- cents.
A LIVE PLAcR.-According to the Rid
die Enterprise, Cottage Grove must b
the livest place in Oregon: Cottag
Grove has been furnishing good deal o
nsational reading in the last fortnight
In the first place the Bohemia mines ar,
booming" Not long since popular
NJ ID and wife left q fine new home fo
parts unknown, rather unceremoniously
Next the Bohemia totel goes up in smoke
mystsriously, and this week deputy
sheriff proceeds to arrest one John Hell
irich, formerly proprietor OF Cottage
Grove hotel. for horse stealing, but Hell.
trich was on the alert and escaped while
the wary officer discharged his ''shootins
iron" after him. Again on Wednesday
We were startled by dispatch stating
that young Saortridge repaired to He
bron church and blew his brains (?) ou,
ali because his fiance Miss Powell, re-
fused to smile on him as OF yore. And
now Cottage Grove will put in system
oil gravity works. 1t seems to US that il
would be wiser and more practical plan
to station a company OF Pinkertons at
that place. At any rate Brother Thorp
has no cause to complain of scarcity of
news in those parts.
YAoUINA AHEAD. 1t is conceded by
all, especially old-time patrons of
Yaquina, that the luster of the season
OF 1894 so outshines its predecessors that
1t will ever serve as an epoch or sign
post in the history Of this beach, and
will be the year FROM which will be
reckoned the leap into public favor and
rapid progress as a summer outing place
by the sea, that is sure to make Yaquina
famous in future years. Rumors OF
great and much-neeIed changes in the
accommodations for visitors to this re-
sort for The ensuing wear are heard in
various quarters. If these contemplated
improvements materialize, it will place
Newport well in the front rank OF famous
PacitiS coast seaside resorts. These
changes include the perfection Of arrange
ments whereby sleeping cars viii be run
from Portland, leaving the metropolis
at night and landing passengers in New.
port the following morning IN time for
breakfast.-Sunday's oregonian.
fHE HOMESTEAD QUESTION in Satur-
days issce the ORNocRAT mentioned the
return of Mr. Parke, the inspector from
the front, and gave the situation so far
as Mr. Farke was concerned in reference
to the homesteads on the Sautiam, as
was told the DENccRAT by a man who
came down on the same train. A CORES
pondent (P) in the Herald signing himself
ciiizn says lit is to be regretted to see q
home paper like the DEMOCRAT, seemingly
standing in with a scheme, whether by
a timber syndicate OF otherwise. to de-
prive the settlers Of their homes" The
DRMocRAT did nothing Of the kind. As
matter of fact the DEMocRAT is in favor
most emphatically of the settlers retain
ing their homesteads 1t would certain
ly be very unfair policy for the govern
ment to oust those who haze in good
faith taken up homesteads and settled on
them. II is doubtful il the government
can do anything OF the kind, Mr. BARN so
states. 1t is probable the report of Mr.
Parke will be used for future operations.
Even then there is considerable lprop-
erty that settlers should be permitted to
homestead. That is what Uncle Sans
domain is for, even if there is timber on
the land. People here agree pretty well
on this homestead business. The DEMO
Graf predicts that mona OF the present
settlers will be deprived of their home
eteads.
One On "JEFF. ."-Ex-Governor Moody
and SenatorJeff Myers of Salem went uD
to Grand Ro7de the other day to in duce
the Indians to come over to the state
fair this fall for an exhibition game of
"shnny.'' Jeffin his Usual debonair
way addressed the Indians. In conclu-
sion be said: Come over to Salem boys
and we will treat you like white mem"
Just before he left an Indian who is very
. fond OF whiskey approached the senator
. conidentially and inquired "What kind
OF Office il you runlin fur?'-Sheridan
. Sun.
THE SELErz.-Here is description Of
the Siletz Rerervation: "The southern
border Of the reservation is about ak
miles north of Yaquina Bay. At Its
southern end it is seventeen miles in
width and at the norther end fourteen
miles; its length measures, along the
seabeach, about twenty-five miles The
Siletz Lapoose forms q land-locked har-
Dor suitable for coasters. The main
streams are: The Salmon, Schooner,
Drift and Siletz rivers. the latter being
the largest. The reservation embraces,
approximately, nine townships.
CoSDUcIvE TO GAs.-The atmosphere
seems to be decidedly against well dig
ing Messrs Gib3on and Reed have been
diging a well on Nr Gibson's place a
mile from Albany in Benton county
They were down twenty six feet This
morning when they went to work they
found ten feet of gas at the bottom. For
several days there has been enough to
render work disagreeable. 1t will be
abandoned until the weather changes.
MARRIED.-On Aug 25, 1894, at the
residence of Mr. II L LasseIles, in the
country, 7 A Atchison, undsr sheriff OF
Butte county. Calf, and Miss Fannie A
Titus, a prominent and popular young
lady OF the came county. Rev Prichard
oficia'ed Mr. and Mrs Atchison left or
the overland for their home at 0roville
ALIVE PLscE.-There were a good
many returning from Yaquina, but Port
land man says there are 7Soo lett there
vet. All declare Newrert 10 be the livest
place In Oregon. In fact /, approaches
the sensational. There Is said 10 be free
and easy kind of style there equal tc
Barr Harbor or Narrak kanse t.
CARD OF THASKs.-The undersigned
wish to express their sincere thanks I,
the many friends who were so kind and
considerate during the recent illnrss ant
after the death OF our child.
Mr. and Mrs JOHN HAMNELL
You ARE ALL RIGHT
II Won take YOUR washing I,