The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-08-28
REMINISCENT.

REMINISCENT.
From the DEAocRAr OF Aug. Is, TO
Sept. 10, 1866.
A project for starting a fiFst class COL
Iege was begun last spring. But 5000 is
wanting TO complete the required sub
scrlption. Rev. Wm. Montei,h is re-
ceiving subscriptions.
The Linn county fair grounds are ia
rapid course of completion. The race
course is by far the finest 10 the state
The first exhibition begins Oct, =.
At the present rate of increase Albany
will in short time far exceed any town
IN the valley in point OF business and
population.
The DENocRAT is under obligations 10
Mr. Bill Gird Tor some cooling sam
pies" Long may he wave.
Lee and RiIands Combination circus
here.
Beach & Monieith Is q new lrm in
charge Of the -four mills.
We have received the iirss copy OF the
American Unionist. Of Salem, published
by W 4. Mcpherson. Iecen,ly editor OF
the Albany DgNocRAT.
Members OF the Albany hAr, ]. Quinn
Thornton, ]. G. Powell. T.. l.. Russell,
\ II. Cranor, Geo. Il. Helm.
Hon. Burr Morris, county judge died
on Sept. 5
Six new brick buildings are now near
ly completed, besides about fiity private
residences. Every hotel and boarding
house Is tilled with Aorkmen.
Mr.. Ashby Pearee has insl established
a new ferry across the " islAmelie and
soliciis liberal share OF the public pat.
roDage. a ferry was then running
from Ferry street.
Disastrous fire. Pacific hotel and two
residences burned. Hotel owned by ].
Il. spreagsr. Residences, Mr. Robb and
Mr. Louis heirham. Mr.. Nick SpreuxeT
had his back aud iess cut and bruised by
TIE bursting OF big mirror.
From DxNocRAy Sept. - 10 Jan. 10,
1857.
Rev. E. r. GeAry appointed county
Judge by Governor woods occassoned
by death Of Judge Morris.
Bill Caunou's Northern Light LIVERY
stable will let turn outs at prices 20 low
Cl;naEnAu OF digger Insiiaa can afford
to take ride.
First county fair held. Gross receipts
s. s$52 -. J. A. MillAri and ". Payne
were the leading vegetable prize winners.
Amsng pEiAe winners ia different depart-
meats are the familiar names Of Ihos.
Froman. John Beard. Calvin Buskhayt,
W. ". Parriah, A. DickAri. Mrs Walter
a3uteitn. John Luper, John Smith. Mrs
Geo Hughes, Mrs Jas EIkins, Mrs D w
Wakefield, Mrs BaErsxs. Mrs Martin
Luper. Mrs II Pennington. Mrs r
Tate. Mrs d Fromau, Mrs Dnnniway.
Mrs J Aarcross. Mrs. Il Foster. Mrs
Eliza Smith. Miss Ina Story, Mrs Addie
Mansfield, Mrs ID N Thompson, Jas
Laurent. ( Bentley.
Parrish & Aendenhall's magnificent
tire proof brick is nearly completed.
Lieu, W. II. Ha.r, arrived in Portland
10 make survey Of Willamette riAer
The government seems TO have spent all
its energies making surveys and little
else
Big concert by Jenny Woods. Re
eeipts SIPS. he starts next week TO con.
salt oculist in San Francisco. The same
Wood, KNOWN as the blind vsolIniss in
Albany during the past year.
Albany brewery jus, started by Chas.
kieter.
Wheat per bushel 50 cents; oats %
Jan ], 1857.
Discussion at LYcenm. Resolved thai
Mexico ought TO belong to the e. S. .
Among the disputanis were DR. Tate, VI
' Brown, q A Hill. L Finn, DIR Lister
br Rice, J II Foster and b " Uundlff.
From the DENo,RAl, January 10, Il
March %, 1857.
The e,h lecture OF Rev. II Fl. Spauld'
| i.g on Early Oregon Missions appears in
the issue OF Jan %.
Dissolved, the firm OF John Briggs ans
@. G. CIodley.
The NJ. E. Church is in a perturbeS
condition about whether il shalt allow
the use OF an organ in the church or not
A Hackleman elected president Of tn,
Linn County Agricultural Association
Calvin Burkhart vice president; Jas
Elkine secretary.
Water too high for ferries TO run.
During 1856 i73 marriage licenses wer
issued in Linn county. 900 deeds record.
ed, consideration $4OI,4i5
The Good Templers fiourished Anon
the officers now in Albany we're Mrs
Eta Brown, Pat Farrell and Lorenz
Gray.
Circuit court in session. Among tn
81 jurymen appear the familiar names o
Councilman /. c. Dickey, John Isom, Il
/. BGrtenshaw, Jas. Blakeiy, Yes Cannon
!. Jas. z. Crabtree, Nimrod Price and W
!. K. Garrett.
Wheat 60 cents.
. Number in Albany district over an
under 20 is 391.
The DEMOCRAT calls the editor OF tn
Oregon City~Enterprise brindle haire
genius, ranting, red mouthed, blatant,
! cowardly scoundrel, white livered libele
> and liar, ninny, trickster, etc.
In a notice to delinquents the editol
NJ. Fl. Abbott, says: 1--WE don't bur
:, money out OF others, and we don't inten
i. others shall bum much out OF us, 70
= bet"
q A brass baud recently organized
,o composed OF the following named gentl
i. men: Geo. Cooley, p. II Farrell, A.
:. Tinker, VIM. Miller, John Parker, T..
= Waller, Ira Miller, ID. w. Wakefield AT
- y Taylor Hill. Long may the Albany bra
band toot.
r. Abraham Miller has laid on our tab
l. specimen OF lead and silver ore weigl
v. ing two and half pounds. 1t is from
~ mine east OF the Santiam river known
u the Sherman lead. From facts in o
IA possession we have but little doubt the
are mines in Linn county rich in go
A. and silver, and lead and perhaps copp'