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

A school of whales was recently encouna
tered at the Bay.
Fred Blumhart, of Corvallis. has taken
his gasoline launch to Iaquina Bay.
The Wizard Oil company is coming
through Oregon with concert lroup.
The lowest bid for kesping the county
poor in Josephine county is $40 week.
Five prisoners escaped from the jail at
Pendleton last night
The Telegram says another fducisry
officer in Portland is probably as much OF
an embezzler as Mcconnell and there will
be q sensation If the matter Is not settled
at once.
The Llncoln County Leader says: We
have full faith that August, 1887. Will sre
| the active work on the iong-ch-rished ex-
tension Of the D. c. * (. well under way.
On account OF the tower on the Wood
brick occupied by II. u. WsSsen & Co..
giving away il has been taken dcwn. II
vas gradually sinking. and there were
fears that II wou d fall.
Hon. Robt. Glow. Of junction City. has
purchased half interest in the Junction
City Touring mills from G. P. Houston.
The two gentlemen viii conduct the mil
| under the new firm.
The Western Union has made big re
duction in rates, and beginning Sept. /.
it will cost only % cents 10 send dispatch
1 to Portland. where the cost is DOW 40 cents.
The same rate will prevail for osher Linn
county cities and as far south as Eugene.
which will get the same rate.
| Tie Yaquina steamer arrived yesterday
| from San Francisco with large amount oi
| fruit for the Albany market An Albany
merchant complains tnat 1t stopped on the
way 10 give an excursion thus damaging
the fruit, which should have arrived two u
three days earlier.
In one OF the 'stony" saloons of storia
they dish up silver and gold drink. One
lis q '-silver fiZz,'' the other golden
tsiipper." The first is gin with the white
OF an egg shaken up in it. The other Is
the yolk OF an egg shaken with the drink.
The regular bimetalist drink is probably
the whole egg in one drink.-Ex.
h Quite large quantity of wool Is being
hauled from the Salem WOODEN mills 10 the
Waterloo mill, which is branch establish.
ment of the one at Salem, and during
these dull times is working right along.
The wooden mills at Albany and Ashland
are also running day and night. Mr. KAY
says the Waterloo mill can 6ll all orders a!
Ipresent.-Journai.
Considerable interest having been taken
in the matter the DEMOCRAT will give
reminiscent quotations from the files oil
this PAPER, from time to time. beginning
with Aug, 1866. giving condensed items
Of interest 10 readers al the present time,
thus showing the development Of our city
and somewhat of history of it. They
will no doubt be read with interest
last Friday morning Rev Harry Wat.
kins expected his wife up rom their homs
at Bertha 20 join him at this place. But
instead came note from her stating ths
their re-idence together with all its con
tents had been testroyed by fire the nigh
before. Among the things Lost were /;
number of valuable books and papers thai
Rev. Watkins most disliked TO lose Mo
Minnyiile Transcript.
Franklin Ellison, a notary public a
Waggoner Ripple Post office, Adam
county, Ohio, writes On behalf Of a Ioca
relief committee to Governor Lord, ass in,
aid for the food sufferers of that region
says the Journal. The Ohio river has de
stroyed the crops for many miles on bot
sides of the river. and destitution Is quit
. prevalent. The relief is asked on th
ground that the people have often assist
stricken communities IN the west. Gov
Lord is at the seaside.