The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-03

The Linn county Teachers Institute
was called to order at l 80 O'Clock today
inthe chapel of the pubic school build
ing by the County Superintendent A Il
Rutherford. There was a good attend
ance.
The total enrolment is seventy-five
which will be greatly increased during
! the week.
The institute will be conducted on q
new plan. Instead OF the usual super
abundance of oratory class exercises will
| be held daily in four different rooms,
extending over this week. and during
| the two days of the district institute
next week Recitations will occur as
| follows; daily:
$50 to 8: 30 Prof Torbett will instruct
class in A Arithmetic ;frof q II Willis,
one in photography; Prof r f Michener,
one in A Grammar; Prof d w Jarvis oil
Portland. one in A History.
$3.50 to 10: 80 Prof Torbett, in B Arith-
metic; Prof Wilkes, in Physiology; Prof
NJ l. Pratt, of Portland, in A Reading
Prof Jarvis, A Geography.
1880 to IL 80: Prof Michener, B
Grammar; Prof C F Rowland, Book.
keeping; Prof NJ L Pratt, whiting; Troi
Jarvis, B History.
/ to p m: Mrs Nellie Lambson, in
language; Miss Clara Gard, composition
Prof Wilkes, organization and manage
ment; Prof MicheGer, A Mental Arith-
metic.
2toS m: Prof Torbett, Physical
Geography; Prof Michener, B Mental
Arithmetic; Prof Pratt, B Reading; Pro
Jarvis, Geography.
There will be assistance from other
instructors.
On Friday, Monday and Tuesday even
ings there will be public entertainments
at the opera house, consisting of lectures,
not yet arranged, assisted by local talent.
Twenty five men ave a, work in the Pio-
neer stoIe quarry of Toledo.
be very careful about setting fires. A lit.
tie fame night set the mountains afire.
Nearly $40 people went to the Bay yes.
terday on the excursion. The train ar
rived al Yaquina at about ~ O'Clock and
left about 6 p m.
Quiet a number of Midwin;er iair con.
cessions are being taken to the interstate
fair at Tacoma Some are going slowly
exhibiting on the way, for instance the
muscle dancers, palace of illusions, &c.
The rav of the California militia while
in acIuai service is as follows Privates
5 cents day. corporals so cents. line
sers eants 60 cents, first and second lieu
tenants S4.I6, captains S., battalion ad-
Jut1nts s. -, regimental aSjutants SIS. S.,
majors SO 9S, leuterants $3.50, colonies
So. 10, brigadier general els 26. and g=ner-
al S2o.S5.
Mrs Doris and family are taking their
vacation at Halstead.
VIM NJ Hoag is expected back from
San Francisco this week.
Casey, the engineer, and his monkey,
passed through Albany this noon.
Mrs " r Biiyeu has gone to San Fran
ciso for couple months sojolrn.
Considerable complaint is made at Va
quina Bay at the scarcity OF the men.
B Irvine of the Statesman recently
caught so pound Goldfish at Yaquina
Bay.
Miss Hettie Miller retuI ned home this
week from two weeks visit with Rev
and Mrs 7 J Wilson, Of Eugene.
Judge ] ] Murphy. OF Salem, has let
the contract for building new residence
at the contact price OF So, l46.
ice Meyers and family have returned
from the Bellknap Springs, and report a
large amount OF out door sport there
Postmaster Monteith and John Isom
have returned from their trip to the
mountains, where they had plenty OF
sport
Mr. and Mrs L E Blain returned this
noon from the Bay, with their pockets
full of water agates, and reports OF a fine
time.
Miss Wocdin, of the Tacoma public
schools, arrived in Albany Saturday
night, and is visiting ct her brothers,
Mr. A Woodin's.
Mr. and Mrs w 4 Scarbough returned
last evening from an outing at Waterloo,
Linn county. They report a pleasant
time and a lavge number of campers
there.-Eugene Guard
Mr. George Hochstedler, si this city. /.
will again represent the Grand Lodge OF
Oregon, K OF P at the National Grand
Lodge, which meets this year at Wash
ington. ID c, on August 27.-Telescope.
\ iss Ina McCulloch is among the
| teachers attending the institute. A few
days ago while riding pony from school
she was thrown and came near being
killed; but fortunately escaped much in
jury.
| A letter received from George Cohen
states that he has resigned his position
I in F:iedman's hotel in Honolulu and is
now working in a government of6re. He
is just recovering from months sick
ness of fever, during which he lost 30
pounds il: welght.-Te'escope.
Two PORTLAND WALKEKs.-W allaceM Nc
Camaut and T Ross, two Portland law
yers, were in the city today on 25o mile
tramp. On their way from Portland they
have been doing the foothills some, cross
ing over on foot to Mehama, going 32 miles
one day. thence 10 Albany by the o 2
From here they rode to Lebanon on thC
branch and will Immediately start on foot
for the Metoles, expecting to return by way
of the Mckenzie, stopping as they pleas
on their way.
A PROCLAMATION The following proc
lamstion was issued by Governor Pen
noyer yesterday:
"In accordance with the provisions o
an act OF the legislative assembly OF the
state Of Oregon, passed at its seventeenth
regular session, entitled An act to pro
tect timber and other property from
fire. / do hereby make proclamation
calling the attention of the people Of th'
state to its provisions and warning al
persons against violating the same"
The violation of the law Is liable to I
fine of $50 to 81 900.
The Eugene reached Albany last nigh
and returned this morning. carrying a
good sized cargo Of freight. The boa
proposes to run the entire season. III
Modoe already only comes as far as Salem