The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-06-21

Tonight Co will Close their encamp-
meLt with bai.q let at the armory
The exterior of the county Jail is being
cemented; nuSh Leeded improvement
There was a big house al the NJ f..
church. south. lat night. Several oouver-
sions are reported
The races at Independence began this af-
terpoon. Charles Barrows and ]. w.
Mosher are there with several trottsrs.
The De Moss family are now in London.
Their most famous production Sweet
Oregon" will be sung at the public school
graduating exercises tomorrow night.
man went into the Sautiam mines
yesterday to figure on taking an eight ton
boiler for the big forty stamp mill in,
another evidence OF the fact that business
is meant.
Lee Nealy, who has been elLding arrest
for illegal voting at the recent ely elections.
was captured Wednesday at Albany by
Chief Lee. He gave bonds for his appear
ance.-Corvallis Gazette.
Arrangements have been made for a
grand ball TO be given at the opera house
on the night of Thursday. July ith. The
dance will be proceeded b, an entertain
ment and concert, full particulars Of which
will be given in due time.
Jas Wilbanks was going towards Corval.
| lis in this county, opposite that city on
Tuesday when his team ran away throwing
him out and breaking two bones IN his
right leg near the ankle. The wagon was
literally broken to pieces.
The contract for building bridge across
| Alder Creek in Benton county was let 10
| Fl. s. Porter at $S8. Geo. ID. Ridinger
and j. b Tilotson bid 500 each. The
contract for building an Oak Greek bridge
was let to George Ridinger at $lI4. Mr.
rilletson bid si38 TIE highest bid was
1926.
r. NJ. Stevens was taken to the peniien-
tiary from Lane county this morning by
Sheriff johnson for two years. Stevens is
the society young man of Engine who bur
elarized drug store TO the surprise Of his
friends in that city. He was previously
considered one of the nice young men oi
thecity.
The grand lodge of Masons in session in
Portland yesterday elected the following
officers: Grand master, NJ. d. Clifford
Canyon City; deputy grand master, Phi
Metschan; grand senior warden, W. II
Hobson, Stayton; grand Junior warden. J.
B. Clelland, Portland; treasurer, Daniel
McKercher, Portland; secretary, ]. +. Rob
iinson, Eugene.
/ John Long. the victim of last Thursday
shooting affray. is in fair way for recov-
cry. The ball has not yet been extracted
and no attempt Will be made to remove il
until the swelling in the paris subsidies
Mr.. Friendly has about recovered his equa
nimity, and remains mostly about his owI
premises, where preparations are in pro-
gress for leaving the city to take up ar
abode elsewhere. re.-Times.
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THE OTHER SIDE.-The Corvallis Ga
zette says sympathy in that city is gen.
orally in favor OF Mr.. Friendly. That
most people, while they do not uphold
Friendly in his violation of the law, be
lieve that he was aggravated beyond
measure, and was SO wrought upon by the
supposed wrongs that had been don,
him that he lost his reason. The Ga
zette goes for Long in very hot manner
and claims he had shooting scrape with
tin horn named Brown, whom he pait
$500 to skip out,as well as other thing
OF sensational character.