The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-10-30

Their are seven oasss Of dipsheria ia sa-
lem.
The De Moss family will give their con-
cert AZ Lebanon tonight.
TIE Torch Of Reason. is 10 be started nj
Silvertcn. free thought affair.
David Meyers OF Scio. is dangerously i'll
in Salem, With Brigh.s disease Of the kid
neys.
The assessmen, Of the Standard Oil Co.
10 Portland was reduced from slO0, 900 TO
$40. .0oo Some difference.
Judge Whitney. OF this city. and S C
Spencer bad joint discussion in Scio yes-
teniay. a rare thing in this campaign.
An interesting letter from Mr. Allan 8.
Slanson. of Washington will be found on
the editorial page. IL is non-political.
Several prominent Albany republicans
went 10 Salem To-Day 10 attend a McKIn-
ley rally. Congressman Boutelle of Maine
Is 10 do the speaking
Several days ago Mr. II L Walden lest a
pockrthock containing about 500 and some
valuable papers. Yesterday the pocket
book with contents intact were found by
Clyde Ashby, who is now S. b.tter Oh.
The paper mill company have commenc-
ed laying the rails on their switch TO the
paper mill. They will complete il 10 Main
street this fall, and to the mill next spring.
Lebanon Advance
Last evening Miss Edna Lear was sitting
by the fire at her home in the 3rd ward,
when her mother hubbard wrapper caught
on fire and blazed mp. By prompt work
the flames were extinguished before any
more serious damage was done than the
ruiu of the wrapper.
The s. P. Co. have lowered The freight
rate between Albany and this place. 50
| they will probahi, take the freight busi-
ness away from the teamsters. But they
have raised the rate on wheat from this
place to Portland to IL cents per bushel,
q raise Of ~ cents.-Leoanon Advance.
10 the United States court this morning
proceedings were commenced against w.
p. Ready. by the Washington National
bank of Seattle, to recover on five prom
issory notes given February d. 1896,
amounting in the aggregate to sS29S, ,6S,
with $3.50 as attorney fees added.
gram Dir. Ready is former resident
of Corvallis and speaker OF the house.
A novel method of smuggling whisky
into Alaska has been discovered. In the
cargo of the steamer, Umatilla, which re.
Gently ran ashore 1t Point Wilson were
fifty barrels OF sugar for Alaska In TAX
ing out the freight several of these barrels
bursted open, and. securely packed in th,
center Of each was found Sve.gal'on dem
John of whiskey.
A gentleman from Shedd, speaking o.
the shooting of Ed Farwell by Mis-
Thompson. Gays that an effort viii be mad,
in court 10 prove that the girls father wa
concealed insthe wocdshed and did the
stooting, instead of the girl herself. NJ
evidence 70 that effect was produced at tn
preliminary examination. Ad.
vance Probably nothing in it. Certain
ly Farwell knows who did the shooting
The complete list of the officers of th
Rathbone Sisters of Oregon are: Pas
grand chief, Mrs Ella Houston. Rosehurg
grand chief, Mrs Alice 2 Richards, Alban,
grand senior, Mrs A I Ransome, Fores
Grove; grand jnnior. Mrs Susie Parmen
Ter. Salem; grand manager. Mrs P
Davis. Union: grand mistress Of records
Mrs Kate Weatherby. Baker City; gran
mistress of finance, Mrs r A Doriah
HiIlsporo; grand outside sentinel, MI
Ella Mitchell, The Dalles; grand protector
Mrs NJ u Greer, Hillsboro.