The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-06-29

turned last night froln IMP through the
country, extending over the entire day. He
probably examined the wheat in over two
hundred fields, and found on all that he
examined the insect heretofore mentioned
by the DEMOCRAT. II resembles the hop
louise and is everywhere found on the wheat.
A pecuiiarity is the fact that so far there is
no evidence Of any damage. There are
fears though that they will sap out the lite
Of the plant Prof Wasaburn Of the q A G.
makes the following report On the inset:
The insect referred 10 is the grain laphis
ayenaej, which has been at times 50 de-
strdctiYe in the Eastern states. II may be-
come equally destructive here though the
uainuts parasites which azezzt work On il
will possibly keep It in check. No really
practicable remedy can be applied while
the wheat ia standing. 1t is true kerosene
emulsion will kill the aphis, but for various
reasons this treatment Is hardly 10 be con-
sidered where the acreage Is large. As
Son az the wheat or other grain Is har-
vested. burn the stubble and all straw,
weeds, litter and waste on or about the field
II the grain Is not worth harvesting and il
not too green, il should he burned while
standing. The presence Of fences is against
this procedure. but IL j. the best, in fact the
HIGH FL0rR-Klaulath county teams
began climbing the mountains toward the
Rogue riyeg valley in an animated way
last week, and when the drivers arrived In
Ashland il vas learned that the people
over there were nearly out Of 4 Jur. Ranch
er John Gliem had about all the -four Or
good wheat there was left over FROM last
year. and be set the price Up 20 SO a sack.
$40 thousand It's AS four vas selling
on this si0e OF the mountains az Sl2 to SIS
yer 100 Ebs, il started the freight wagons
' 4 Dunlap. who came In to-day with
several teams. reports the price al Klamath
Falls now to be sl.50 per sack Last fall
and winter the Klamath ranchers fed all
thar surplus wheat 70 their hog. Tiiings.
CxcEkIAIN NAyIGAT Navigation
Times 10 be almost impossible. The Guard
says: At the time Of going 10 pres the
steamer Eugene had not arrived here
although she eft Harrisburg al : 30 O'Clock
yesterday morning 4 party informs us
that nc saw the boat about Eve miles below
here at II o'clock this mcrning- rsy Of
sunshine comes from the following fram
the Corvallis Times: Captain Bert Hatch
rIver on the steamer EGge-e yesterday TO
channel Of the yiyer between this point and
Eugene. He viii use "a small boat.
AFABRIcATog--Th4 only thing the
DEuOCRAT cares about the ofhce Of game
warden. Is the fact that II has hsan great
protection to game; we have 10 candidate
and zs a matter q fact had the Man about
Town the appointing power be undgabtei-
iy would net appoint an Albany man At all,
f2ct that knocks the bottou 0at of the
following rot from the Salem Journal:
/ Therefore they cannot tell the truth. yOa
know The AlbS2ny papers agree that the
Io.tloe Of GAEsla warden i IN important one
| Iof gre2s value 70 the people. costing but
lIitke, etc. etc az colrse they want an
Albany man appointed And YET. gentle
) men. you pretend to represent the great
archimelean fulcrlm that moves the world.
= ami Fo1 are moved even by the appetite Of
another for spells After all the people are
not 20 blame. Il i the % calied spells
? ess that eorupts them
THE 4 AND All railroad were 10 be
built from here 10 the moon the Salem
Statesman would claim branch line. In
/ this respect il presents > splendid picture O:
optimism. The paper says: Nov that
/ the Albany Il Astoria Taiiroad has bs=sr
I granted richt-of-way BIZ e1nEress Through
the Grand Ronde Indian reservation il Is
expected there will be revival Of talk rela-
tive TO tne building Of line Of rail from
I the valley 70 the SEA We are not very pAr-
| tiCllar what route the line taxes for Salem
| viii have il OF a branch, 10 matter which
pAss il occupies We believe this lin:
would have been bailt this year had time;
been better.
nIED.-On Saturday iorenooaJune -
1894. AZ her hume in Albany. after /
/ lingering ill-ess, Mrs Charles MeiEysr
At Inc age of about IS years The deceased
Was life lo5g resident Of Oregon, he
father Mr. Thomas Powell being one o
the pioneers Of the state. She leaves :
husband and many relatiyies and friends
10 mourn her death.
4 LIVELY RUNAwAY.-The horse Of {
! Reese. CT Benton county ran away yes
terllay with the wagon well loaded WIT
groceries and other things purchased. par
Of the course being down First street. NJ
Reece secured a horse and followed the fly
ing team. making the affair lively one
! The wagon and contents were pretty we
smashed TO pieces.
A GooD INpUSTRr.-0ne of the credita
ble industries Of Albany is the chair fac
| tory Of Veal X Son This reliable firm
manufacturing good many goods, whiC
. 4haye prompt sale. not only plain wors
but as well higher grade of work In;
compares favorably with imported coed