The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-08-31
T0ESnAY

Nor POISONED The Salem Indeper
dent continues to insist that the spring a
Lower Soda was poisoned Bert Sayage
former employe Of the Independent, wa
one OF the campers there, and evi1entl
wished to get up sensational article, per
haps in good faith; out he was undoubted
| iy mistaken. Where there were six o
seven people it is claimed were poison ed
least one hundred people who we're drink
ing at the same time were not affected a
all, q fact alcne that proves there was moth
ing in the report, Some cartridges wer
found in the spring; but they were place,
there innocently by some children. Ther
were eood many Albany people there a
the time and they all say there was nothin,
in the reported poisoning. Mrs Savag,
and few others who were i'll were so from
other causes unquestionably. There is n,
such rivalry between the different Sodas a
to cause anything of the kind. To substan
tiate this the Independent rehashes !. c coupl,
old stories ten years old about the Soda
vile and Waterloo springs in neither oI
which when investigated was there an,
thing a. all. The Independent is simply
assisting in canard shen it makes any
such reports as it is now doing about
Lower Soda.
MINERAL SPkINGs SEMINARY.- The
announcement for the Mineral Springs
Seminary of Sodaville, has been received
The Seminary will open on Sept "a, with
the following faculty: ID NJ Jones, president
and professor of anatomy. physiology and
hygiene; & w Jones, A B, principal and
professor of science, language and book
keeping; Miss Cook Martzell. rhetoric,
grammar and elocution; Miss Ellie lessee,
instrumental music. The tuition will be
from a TO SS per term. and board and well
furnished rooms can be had from 81 so TO
$3.50 per week. The course oi study is a
good one. An interesting feature is the
ract that students stopping in town upon
getting sick are given medical attention
free. The school is under the c P Church
and the board of trustees are Rev C A
Wooley. chairman, of Eugene; Rev J c
Templeton, of Salem; f W Achison, Of
Albany. K II Shocklett, of Eugene; Rev
Longbottom. Of Albany; Dr n NJ Jones, Of
Sodayille, Prof Louis Barzee, of jefferson.
A NEWPORT ScASpAL.-The Corvallis
Times tells of the live times being had at
the Bay: A choice bit OF scandal is going
the rounds at Newport, and stage whispers
and tiptoe communications are Just now in
the air. Some of the real good people, in
fact are shocked. The event happened a
week ago last Saturday night, VIXEN party
Of ladies and gentlemen took possession Of
a popular hotel parlo:. The blinds were
pulled down. and the gentlemen, well
under the influence of taraatnla juice, to
the piano accompaniment OF one Of the
ladies. entertained their small audience
with the muscle dance and other high kick
ing eyolutions The orgies came 10 a sudden
termination when one Of the gentleman,
frenzisd with wine aud music thoroughly
and scientifically demolished a lot Of furni-
ture and glassware The party hardly
meant 10 do anything harmfaI. but they
have set many a tongue 10 wagging.
SToPPED BIT A 5AR The steamer Eu
gene arrived down yesterday after an at
tempt TO reach Albany and Corvallis. She
reached the mouth Of the Santiam river.
but could ascend no further. The water
spreads over large bar, making it. as one
of the crew stated. impossible for duck
to cross without rubbing bottom" The
captain claims that IL the water was con-
fined in one channel. sufficiently wide TO
admit the passing of the beat, there would
be all Of ten feet Of water in the ehanne'.
and three feet is called a fair depth. Ii
will not he possi hIe for the bat 10 ascend
higher than Independence this season. TIE
steamer will arrive at Salem again We'd
nesiay evening for Independence. .-lnds-
Pendent.
WHAT WATER SrOuT D.D w T
Casey informs us that on has ranch al
Powell buites waieTspont occurred last
spring. digging a trencE through one side
u his field. The trench was 50 deep that
II exposed the bed rock in q number Of
places. At one Of these points a nios cool
spring OF water foHs. where there was no
sign Of water before the treach was dag.
There appears 10 be veins Of water near the
surface all through tue desert. If one only
knew where 10 dig to tirikc ,hem.-Frine-
vile Review
The W Y SoLD.-The steamer William
cite Valley was sold last Thursday at a {
5 Marshai's sale for s43. 225 to John L
Howard, coal dealer. She Is TO he put in
the coal trade. Among the claims against
the boat that will get n benefit Is the old
Searie L. Dean account Of $4,000. The
claim Of ID r Vaughn for ssSOo was aTe Of
those tha, failed to pass.
Prof Woods, the vio!inis:. was in the
city today.
d S Smith ard family returned from the
lay today.
Mr. CT Frouk and family went to De
for several weeks.
Louis and Will 6albraith will leave to-
morrow for Upper Soda They will be
joined at Brownsville by an uncle.
John Bier went to Albany today 10 assist
VIM Cox in plastering the new school
house IN that eity.-Corvallis Times.
Mr w z Gillett has returned from trip
to the mines of Josephine county, which
he hardly found according to expectations.
Mr Jesse Moses and II b Sacry have
purchased the store Of Thos Chandler. OF
AIsea- The former gill go to that city and
take charge of it.
Among the celebrities who came oyei
from the BAY today vere State Printer + c
Baker and wife. b Eddy. of toe greatly
criticised r r Com. L 5 Marshal Grady
and Judge Fullerton.
Mr. George Ridinger has completed th'
construction OF the Aisea bridge ana re-
turned home. He will go to DouglaI
county at once. The Corvallis papers de
clare the Alsea bridge to be one of the bes
in Benton county.
Frank and Dave Froman, Edward Hus
ton, the insurance clerk. Mi.lard Dawson
and Tom Waller left today on a trip +
Fish Lake and other points of interest
These men are all experts and the doer a
well as fish will have to fall.
Mr Cyrus Westlake, of San Jose. Calf
former resident OF Linn county. was re
Gently united in marriage to Miss Lilli
Martin, popular young lady of abou
twenty years, and daughter of one of tn
leading physicians OF that city. They hay
the best wishes of many Linn count
friends of the groom
Speaking of the recent marriage Of Mr.
Van Wilson and Clystia Gulliford th
PrinevilIe Review says: We ran into Ii
above item in the Eugene CITY Guard on