The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-27


at independence tomorrow.
Tom PARROT besides playing base ball
was to give an exhibition OF cornei play
ing a, Coney Island.
Tie races Saturday afternoon of rext
week will draw good many 10 the fair
ground who wish to see Il Iocai race Iun
10 square manner The entries made
so far are BY George Ridinger, Peter
Anderson. VIM FabeT. h buelow, o:to
Bauui.ee, Frand Wheeler, Ohm Howard
and John Schmeer.
The Man about Town has received she
Annual Commencement catalog OF the
Pollock Stevens institute Of Birmingham
4 Alabama. The school had an attendance
OF 100 and is in very foGrishing condi-
] lion. The commencement program is
| one characteristic of the tastes of Aibany's
former citizen, Mrs Pollock, displaying a
high grade.
The Elk City Correspondent of The Cor
| wallis Times saws.
| Mr. Deyoe has purchased the store prop
| erty of 5 III Mays, and will soon rut in
| stock of dry goods and groceries. Mr. ID
l made an old fashioned bee and mad the
t3aldinE saised lhsen feet, and will pa, on
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VI repaint and rcfit the shoIe building,
irh win add much 10 the appearance
"a iown.
hF Bert Van Cleve, of the Corvallis In
| fornEr, was in the city today
II NJ Beal. \ II Allen, Mrs DIR Davis,
Mrs Hendricks, Mrs w Q Stewart and Mrs
/ Henrietta Brown left today for Newpo.t.
Pete Smith, A w Ewing Jas bilyeu and
Riley Munkers, of Scio, were in Albany to-
4 dats fhsar n he DafI
Mr. Charles Sears and Charlie Anderson
will start for Independence at O'Clock to.
night, the former to enter the rloes at that
| city tomorrow.
Miss Soda Chambers left today for Al
bany 10 visit with relatives She was ac-
companied by Misses Eta ard Emma
Campbeil.-Ccryallis Informer.
Mrs Mayo. wife CT Jack Mayo. tie o p
train dispatcher and Mrs Hatch. wife OF
the captain of the snag boat Corvallis. are
spending two months at Sodayille.
wallis Times.
Miss Frances Willard has returned 10
America from her long visit with Lady
Somerset, Of England. " hiie in England
she learned 10 ride bicycle. and attributes
her greatly improved health 10 exercise on
this popular vehicle.
| Prof Elliot. Of Santa Barbara Calf. has
been visiting former Linn county friends
for several weeks Mr Elliot taugh. school
here and was examined for 4 certificate
ltwenty-f0ur years ago by the senior editor
Of the DEMOCRAT. then county school
| superintendent
The manner IN which birthdays come at
the same time in SoiayIlle mus, be 1 matter
ot convenience 10 the people Of that city
Toe Review SAYS: Last evening by invita-
ton large number Of the young people.
together with enough older ones 10 keep
| them straight met and xeEt TO the house Of
4 Parrish 10 surprise his son. Ally Parrish,
and daughter. Miss Allie. il being the an
niverssTy Of iheir respective birthdays. ,
and Is. From their ihcy went to the rezi-
denoe Of J K Poaud whose 30ih birthday
fell on the same da*-
4 FAST wuEgL-lhe following from
the Oregon 0isy Express snands rather
hshy: A novelty in the cycling line which
has b@en attracting considerable attention
for the past week Is a unicycle most ingen-
iOasly oon;rivei TO run along By its own
momentum after il has been fairly sci go
ing by the Usual psdalling method. 4 fer
xard inclination cf the rider's body keeps
=
easily stopped by leaning backward t.
same simple lax d graviEation caasns i 70
issTTssss - sssE.-sss4. sssrzse snxaFsi
i which the rider leans On either SIDE. The
machine has no Steering gear and Is szld %
require none heyond the tendency given 10
It's direction by the poise cf the rider :
body- Tne motion Is generated as in safe
~ bicycle until the small inner wheels sci
the outer n travelling wheel spinning. IL
does the rest and covers so much ground
az each revolution as would enable an
average rider 10 compass mile well under
tao minutes The inventor thinks reoorSl
of half that time within the possibilities
with an expert in the saddle. and he Is a;
the present engaged on improvements
which be claims will obtain universal rec
oguiiion for the oon,rivance.
A BIC OxE.-pr John Morris, cs B2iti-
more. was in Portland during Ire food. A
Baltimore paper tells the following terrific
story about it, The doctor left San Fran
cisco the last day Of the convention to at
tend the national prison congress IN s.
, Paul. hut hs never reached thai city ID
gp. as far rs Portland, over the Northern
Paci6r railroad. where he found the towr
, knee deep in mud and communication with
, the East cut of by the heavy foods which
|; had devastated that section OF the country
The Columbia river had risen 64 feet hien'
, er than was ever known before. PoVilans
was submerged and many fine honses wen
washed away. The water was so deep it
the streets that numbers Of fne salmon
xere caught by the citizens. The docto
was told that when the waters receSied
salmon measuring Is feet was found found
: ering in saloon. He said that as the hsl
could not have been dry il must have gont
to the saloon for mixed drink -
DiEp-At the residence of tis son
Morris. OF Scio on iuly II, 1894. Danie
Morris, aged SO wears 4 months and /,
days. The deceased vas a pioneer O
, 1883 and WIS man highly respected 10
many exemplary habits.