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

on account OF Delng heavily loaded With
freight. This trip of the Eugene dem
onstrates the feasibility of river naviga-
tlon the greater portion of the year or
the upper Willamette. She left Corval-
lis with l40 tons of merchandise anC
feed, the largest load ever carried by 8
boat above that point. Eighty-thret
tons were brought from Harrisburg t
Eugene. After leaving the Meeks land
ing, eight miles below Eugene, consider
able lining had to be done to get ovel
RIFLES, but as the steamer had plenty o
time to make her return trip, no chance!
were taken OF injuring the boat by en-
deavorirg to make better time. Thi:
shuuld encourage our people to persist
emily demand liberal appropriations fol
improving the upper Willamette. A
steamboat bringing over so tons o
freight to Eugene the last OF June Is 9
weighty argument in favor of river lm
provement.-Guard.
VIC T u SocIAL.-The social
given to morrow evening at the resi-
dence of L f Blain, by the w c T .
will be an interesting event to all at tend
ing. Besides lunch and social at trac.
tions there will be the following pro-
gram:
Orchestra.
Reading by Miss Ava Baltimore.
Vocal duett by Miss Mildred Burmest.
er and Mrs Nuttlng.
Reading by Miss Ina Robertson.
Solo by G II Hart.
The Legend of the Beautiful, from
Longfellow, by Miss 0ctavia Tut, of
Louisville, Ky, an elocutionist of talent
who will organize a summer class in
elocution in this city.
kusic by orchestra.
Ice cream and cake, Is cents.
general invitation is extended to
the Iublic to attend.
LIST OF PATENTs.-Granted to Pacific
States inventors this week, reported by
A Snow & Co, Solicitors of American
and Foreign patents, opp U Patent
Ofice, Washington, d G. c L q Boch,
Bellevue, Wash, Stringed musical in
strument. FE Browne, Los Angeles,
Cal, appliance for heating, Illuminating.
or culinary purposes. F Duhero and
Mohrdieck, San Francisco, Cal, cleo
tric battery. d Cooley. Portland, Or,
car coupling. T Langlair. Berkeley,
Cal, bevel. l. Loomis, Santa Cruz,
and A NJ Harris, Waiso 1ville, Cal, An
imai-trap. G " Moore, Gardiner Orey,
Detaching- block. ] Scheimau, Anaheim,
Cal, Cultivator. J d Sigler, San Francis
co, Cal, Planer feed roll. w I Smith,
San Francisco, Cal, Telephone-call-re-
corder.
DAWSON IN PoRTLAND.-The Oregon
ian says: State Senator elect S A Daw-
son, of Linn county, was in the city
yesterday with a handful of ''Pennoyer
fiat money" which was used for cam
naion IN inv aor,o
populIsts as a reminder to the voters OF
the enormous sum to be issued by the
government for charitable purposes, in
event of populist victory The money
ls in the shape OF green tinted slips of
paper, about the siZe of a greenback,
with the figures, $500, in each of the
four corners, and with this in the cent
er: $500; good for all debts, public and
private" There was a number OF seek
ers after these slips OF paper, and before
Mr Dawson had been in town two hours,
his supply was nearly exhausted. This
will be Mr. Dawson's second term in the
) senate.
A BICYCLE RAcE.-At Medford last
Saturday an interesting bicycle race
occurred between Lyle Rice, the well
known Ashland operator, and q former
A1oA0CAt VI - AONh OCblkC dIhCf
OF Medford. Rice is a heavy man,
weighing about 225. The race was be-
tween Jacksonville and Medford, a
distance of five miles, and was won by
Parker in Is minutes and seconds.
Considerable money changed hands, and
had not Rice fallen at the emu of mile
would have stood some show OF winning.
TRE SALEM RAcEs.-A rather email
crowd witnessed Saturdays races. In
the special trot, Lilly Mccarthy, a Dick
Flaherty mare won in three straight
heats; best time 2 80. Raindrop won
the 5-8th dash in :0215; the half mile
dash was by Paddy Ryan Rarrows Bros,
OF this city, scored great victory with
Del Norte, who defeated Combination
George in three straight heats. in 2 :221z,
2:2l and 2:19L. Borrows Bros Delin
also won a special trot winning two
straight heats in 2 33L and 2:32. H
Hewitt OF Portland won the mile bicycle
race in the slow time of 3:l6 The races
we're not financial success; though sue.
cessful otherwise.
TIE A AND A AoT.-The Albany and
Astoria Railroad Act simply grants a
right of way 100 feet wide through the
Grande Ronde reservation, the amount
of compensation allowed the Indians to
be fzed by the Secretary of the Interior
but no rights shall be granted until rer-
manent surveys are made and filed with
the secretary and approved by him. and
the individual consent OF the Indian:
must also be secured. The company viii
have three years in which TO complete
the road through the reservation after
filing maps.
ACCIDENT AT MILL CIrY.-ThomaE
Ray, of Mill City, met with a very pain
full accident ON Saturday last, while
cutting lumber for the Ssntiam Lumbel
Co. A sDag fell across him, and for 6
time it was thought he was more
seriously hurt, but from last accounts he
was resting comfol tably, and with prop
er care will soon be able to go to worl
again.
The WHEAT APHIs that is causing c)n
siderable talk is not a new thing in
Oregon; in fact it has been here TO
years. A man tells a DEMOCRAT mai
that he saw the aphis as early as 1878
1t appears this year in larger number
than usual, but it is probable will caus
little damage to the wheat, PARTICULAR
to the fall wheat. In the mean tim
some good weather is needed in the cro
business.