The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-15

a list Of voters in the proposed ssntiam
county shows ili9. The assessed yaine Of
property Is about 81 ,3O0, ,0o0
1t is q peculiar fact tim; of ti1e las; zen OF
fifteen births Iii Albany ali hare hsen boys
but ere or two.
Senator Dolph IS in the city again and
locks worried; in fact he seems to be get
ting simmer and more ghostly looking as
his chances for re election decrease
The new Presbyterian church nj Me-
hama was formally dedicated 10y DIR.
Gwynne last SUNDAY. The church vas re-
ported completed free Of debt, q. a cost OF
sl45O.
DR. Gaff was 10 he examined at Portland
to-day on the charge Of kidnapping, and
was being held under 5000 bonds. He
and Miss Smith had started for Mexico
where they intended to reside.
That Corbett dinner In the interest Of
Dolph is now declared 70 have been Bel
shazz2r feast, and 1t is declared that on the
walls appeared the words lie has been
weighed in the balance and found want
ing"
Mis-. D. c. Aftermath, a graduate from
the Conservatory of Music Of the William
cite University in the class OF 81, Is now
prepared to give instructions in instrument
al and vocal music.
The bonded Indebtedness OF Portland Is
the enormous sum Of S54 per capita; IN
San Francisco ii is only $50; in Albany
K Is about sl5 per capita There you
have the situation on this subject Of the
three great cities Of the Pacific coast.
Mr Cooper Turner has purchased Mr.,
Frank Trite interest in the livery proper
t. of Trites d Miller, at the corner OF md
and Washington streets. and Miller 4
Turner will hereafter conduct the business.
Tne consideration was $500
Mr.. w. B. Honeyman is in the city and
will be at the store Of 2. Cohen uniil the
18th for the purpose of making contracts
for fax seed to he received next fall. Tbs
offers a fine opportunity for farmers wish
ing to make more money than there is If
wheat.
Both Albany and Eugene will have tc
| live WITHOUT the Calhoun Opera Company
this season. They didna make the neces-
sary guaranty. That is right. II troupC
can't come here on hsre on thei- own re2u'
tation let them stay away. The day oi
| bonuses to get opera troups Is past. A
troup must stand on lis performance.
Literature of various kinds is kept OF
hand at the 7. NJ. G.. A. rooms. that resi-
dents in the country can call for, ard taxi
TO their homes. Friends in town are re
ouested to remember before they eonsigi
useful and interesting reading matter t
the flames, that Mrs. G. L Chamberlin
Ferry ard Third streets will take charge o
it for this purpose.
Geo. Frazer, ir., returned ON yesterda.
afternoons train and reported that hi
fathers boat 1.-THE Baby'' was about
miles below Harrisburg but ''heade'
south The river between Corvallis an
Harrisburg is worse than from the latte
place on up. If the boat reaches Harris
burg Mr.. Frazer thinks he will have n
difficulty in coming on up.-Guard.
1t will be remembered that the Siyerto
mills were few months ago Offering abou
5 cts more per bushel for wheat than
was worth at that time. How they coul
afford to do this is now explained. The
induced farmers to store many thousand
bushels with them. but delayed paymen
for the seme under various pretexts. No,
that the farmers demand either their graf
or money, it is found that The mill Is empt
and the contractor is not to be found.