The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-02-22

$U.UuU, TACT that SHOWS tue importance
of this industry.
Ben Tracy after residence of year
in Marion county has moved with his
family back to Newport. He passed
through Corvallis the latter part of the
week driving favorite milk COW. the
combined freight rate of the S. P. and o.
P. being too steep 10 permit OF shipping
her.-Tmes.
Hon. +. A. Bensell, of Newport, was
in the city today on his way to Salem.
Mr.. Bensell says there is noquestion but
what the groin being built, and about
which considerable has been said, viii
be of great benefit to the Bay and do
much towards deepening the water, and
was put in for that purpose, and not to
kill the Bay, as some have been very ex-
citedly saying.
The Southern Pacific and Oregon PaciR,
botn paid up to-day.
The bicycle display of 0vs-man & Sears
Is one Of the finest ever seen in the valley
and is attracting general attention.
Several 3endleton young ladies have de
cided to wear bloomers for bicycle riding.
The bicycles arc strictly in it in Albany.
There are four or five agencies, and all
rustling for business.
The value OF advertising is hard thing
to learn, but / learned it, and owe all |
have to it-Marshall Field.
The Portland Pythias gets of the follow
ing joke: Editor Hareourt, of the Sunday
Mercury. was mistaken for Rev. |. D.
Driver, in this citya few days ago.
Y n. Steeves, of Portland has been sen.
aa1 10 h.. E.
murder, but is now out on $4,000 bail
pending an appeal to the supreme court.
This great twas going-to-be'' economic
al state legislature has appointed 130
clerks in all, employed to do what 20 pr
sons could easily attend to.
That Astoria man who in anger struck
his year old boy. nearly killing him and
putting out one of his eyes, deserves to be
tied up to stake and kicked by a mule
until tie four-footed, but more respected
brute is tired.-Ex.
Senator Vanderburg's bill for the calling
Of constitutional convention was beaten
in the senate Saturday by one vote. H
Dawson had stood his ground the bill
would have passed, but as he stepped out
side the railing just as his name was called,
the bill was defeated Salem Post. Good
for Dawson. Oregon doesn't need to spend
SIS. 900 that way now.
1t is stated quite positively that senator
will be elected this week anti Dolph man
it is reported will vote for him rather than
zee no election; and on the other hand it is
claimed enough Dolph meE viii vote for
some one else to cause an election N.
Geoge is being prominently mentioned as a
compromise candidate.
Living must be remarkably cheap in
Pittsburg, Penn. A grocer adyertises all
the following things for $40: so lbs cod
fish, 80 cans fruit jelly, Is sacks salt, l2
boxes bag blueing, 2 lbs black pepper, so
bars soap, l6 qts beans, is cans tomatoes.
is cans corn, 16 cans beans, lbs tea, 40
lbs granulated sugar.
The Parrott block, extending from Mark
ct to Seventh streets, and the Spreckles
block, the former eight and the latter seven
stories high, of San Francisco, are built of
Pioneer stone of Yaquina. They are inn
mense buildings and attract great atten-
ton. The stone is very handsome.
The Forbestown stage was stopped Sat-
urday morning three miles from Oreyille
and two passengers were robbed and the
treasure box taken. Two hundred and fifty
dollars was obtained, $40 being taken
from the two passengers. One hundred
dollars was In IS greenbacks and the re-
mainder in gold-s5 and $40 pieces.
One of the fool measures before the Ore
gon legislature is senate bill No. 2I9 1t
provides for the administering Of the So
called gold cure'' at public expense to any
habitual drunkard who is unable to pay
the regulation price for the treatment. The
gold cure is good thing; but it is not the
province of the state to pay for it,any more
than it is to help cure poor people Of dys-
pepsia.
A Guard reporter has been informed by
one of the railroad engineers that the
Southern Pacific has acceeded to their de-
| mands and that the old run to Junction
| City will soon be inaugurated, although
the matter has not yet been made public.
The company has acted wisely In this mat
ter as the new runs were much too long,
Eugene Guard.