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

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CRoPs.-Following ia the report of the .
s Department Of Agriculture, Weather Bu-
of the Oregon State Weather Service. for
the week ending Monday, August 9th,
1894.
Rapid progress was made in threshing
and harvesting work during the past week;
the grain ripened rapidly so that farmers
were enabled to har, est the greater part of
their spring sown crops. Threshing of fall
sown grain is complete inm most secticns and
much spring sown has been thrcshed. The
yields continue lighter than the average,
though there are many reporters, princip-
ally in Yamhill and Washington counties,
who report full average crop Of grain
both fall and springsown. Tie yield is
the lightest in Jackson. Josephine and
Douglas counties. A Washington county
correspondent attributes the shortage in
yield more TO the continued dry weather
than to the grain aphis. There is also an
opinion among msny correspondents that
there is too much poor farming done, The
soil should be plowed deeper thereby en-
to overcome the influences of dry weather
bp seeking moisture lower DO xn in the soil
The potato cIop ia suffering the most from
the drought and the yield viii lie light.
The warm weather is most desirable for
ripening the fruit crop. which is abundant
and free from worm injuries. Large guam
titles CT fruit Is being shipped to Eastern
mar kets. Hop picking will commence on
or about Sept LIST.
THE SASTIAM PYRAMiD.-Fromp persons |
recently down from that portion of the |
Cascade mountains Known as Elkhorn. on /
the upper Santiam, il is learned that a !
couple OF residents up there are firm In the |
belief that the SantiaEs pyramid is no |
fake and are busily engaged in blasting |
into II IN hopes OF finding the supposed /
hidden treasure. The base of the rock ia /
forty feet in width and the opening made
by blasting extends tack about three feet.
The men think that aoout one more foot
will take them back into the CAVITY where
they will find some evidences of how and
by whom the supposed pyramid was con-
structed. One of the enthusiasts is Cali
fornian and nod stone mason He saws
that the pile Of rock is OF artificial forrna-
ton but those from Salem who have in
spected 1t laagG at such an idea. There
are many e3riosit'es OF the same sort along
that stream all formed by tie constant
action OF the water in years gone by
Statesman
The REcgS- EScAMPMENT.-It was de-
cided at Mehama TO hold an annual re-
union of the old soldiers of Linn and
Marion counties. The one jnxt tlOsed
seenei to have been great success socially
as well Us oratoYically. Besides speeches a
mock trlal was helsi Of a man named Smith
IT,. 80 - - Il. "a
him steal il. fits saw that be didn't steal
certificate OF honesty .snything short OF
one thousand chickens was declared I'll
right Capt Loais Adams. Of Silvertou.
Nas declared 10 be about the most eloQuen.
man in the crowd, though Judge Moore
woke up the forest pretty well, and Col
Hcser. Of SAie.sl, made matters pretty live
~ The attendance was good. bsing atont
20 veterans. Among those present besides
the many veterans around Mehama, were
twenty two Salem men. including Earl
RAsse. Rev Graunis, d c Sherman, J NJ
Kirby. and W Crawford. several y cod
burn aleri, 7 L Dagger, Of Scio. s Train
being the only Albany man. W EeAtty.
q Scio. ] u Ris>a and George Rilea- Of
Lel,anan, c B Stone. Of Halsey.
A JEFFERSON; CASE Marion cs1nty pa
pes are mentioning case at jefferson in
which an Albany lawyer plays FzTt- In
order 10 give sousz Lsre near the straight
Of il We present the particulars A Ieser-
son man had been sued for about Sis5
Judgment being recovered zgzins. him {
DalTympAe Was the aitoTGey In the case and
ii Z Watson en1nrel. In the trial q d.s-
puss 2ross be;iFscn toe defendant and Mr. /
Watson, resulting according TO the version
glTen ts.e DEMOCRAT. IN the defendant /
making movement 10 strike Mr Watson.
who picked up hammer from a table zhIch |
b. uas-1 with goSd effect as wssl as his hands /
afterwards. A warrant was lssaed anc Mr.
Watson walxei examination hefore Jeff /
eFsoa justice. and was held for the grand /
lury under si01 bond. which were psompi-
ly furnished Mr. Watson Is cne ct the /
most pe4neAble men in Albany and would /
only al IN case lake this IN self defense.
VEKY PRIMITIVE. Suyer, a |
well-io do c rJnar Of the Soap Greek /
country N the southern part Of Polk coInty. /
has gone back 10 the harvesting methods |
Of the early Sos. He has built corral in /
his forty SIX acre whea, field and with the /
help of hired man and l0s of c-tiie and |
horses - trampln- cut the Grain. After /
getting through with this primitive useih- /
Cd Of threshing he will make grand clean |
up sIth an old fashioned tanning mill. Mr. |
Suvsr expects 10 make saving ot some /
$50 or $50 by this method ot harvesting. |
He eSsimates that il will take him about |
Fifteen days 10 get the grain Of this field |
ready for market Many of Mr. Savers |
neishbors are watching his experiment; |
with good deal of curiosity. Mr. Suser |
Is . native son Of Pol< county and Is noted |
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and fair dealing with all msa He is a |
man Of means, owaing. we believe. some
500 acres Of as good farming land as can
be found anywhere in tue Willamette
valley.-na!las ltemizer-
Very INRoRIASr. General II Ri
Compson. of she state bo&rd Of railroad
commissioners, has b en- oonfired 10 his
home for several oays and Is under a
physicfan's caIr. His aIlrnent Is not con-
siieEe3 serious. and he expects soon 10
be Al his post OF dlty The semi-annusI
Tour for inspection OF The railway lines
/ Of Oregon will commence about Sepsem-
Der 18th. Es~ry trunk and branch liae
/ ~:i be gore over Carefully, and the con-
dition of the tack. roadbed and bridges
ascer,finei. This work will probably &c
oaire not less than month.
| The state legislature will do well 10 put
a stop 10 tae hasco.
4 FINANCIAL ENHANCEMENT The
principal topic across the river is the fnan-
cial embarrassment Of Mr. A ! Barris, n
farmer who bonded part of the Abraham
place. Several attachments have been
made against his property. Among his
creditors are several Albany men, one Of
l.. = LII af.lE r. a. 4 =.
er one for a threshing outfit purchased this
lyear. Mr. Harris has been gone two weeks,
and is thought to be in Eastern Oregon.
His family is at home Whether he Intends
10 return or not is moi known.