The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-12-31
PAY IN PORTLAND.

a Common event 10 many Atb9ny peo.
pie, but not very common one to tn,
DEMocRAT man. Here's memorandum
of it that may contain an item ofinterest
to some.
Christmas morning, got ups st 5 .l5.anC
after lunch,s short ride with Ike Conn
and a ten minute delay at the depot, wa.
sleepily on the way. A ride to Portland
though a dragging affair is soon over
with hardly a realization that it has been
made Though the finest valley in the
world.
Portland, the metropolis OF the North.
| west, IN Christmas quiet, in a drizzling
rain, is not a circus. But it is coed
sized city, with an excellent commercial
pulse, though row somewhat feverish
over Alaska trade.
! A visit with Hon. Geo. E. Chamberlin
a possible candidate for governor, was a
pleasant affair. Mr.. Cham berlin is NICE
| iy situated, and Albany people almost
universally call at his Office regardless OF
politics. They know they will be treat.
ed like brother.
A lunch at the Hill house with hos,
pitable brother and sister.in.law, and
then off for MHitnomah field, or better
Mudfeld. 1t was the second contest be-
tween two rival clubs for supremacy at
foot ball, Portland, who had previously
won 4 to 0, against Multnomah, teams
made up of old foot ball players. In a
| drizzling rain, mud ankle deep the two
| teams with all the energy at their eom-
| maEd, and limited amount of foot ball
skill, with mass, guards back and tandem
plays hammered at each other and wal
lowed in the mud until the men were
only distiDguishable by their sizes, with
faces covered and hair matted with
mother earth. Occasionally a run around
the end, particularly by the more fleet
looted Multnomahs, created excitement,
and every gain OF five yards, was greeted
by the rooters with horns, bells and
shouts. The crowd was with the Multi.
nomahs, and when the game finally ter
minated in their favor 10 to 6, the three
thousand people left the grounds with
raised um brellas with at least two thous-
and OF them rejoicing at the result.
at the Perkins the DENocRAT man had
q talk with G. W. Watts, just from Skag-
way. He arrived on Friday, received
long Interview from the Oregonian, fol-
lowed by letter Sunday morning, so he
was somewhat of q conspicuous figure,
and was ready to give all the information
in his possession. Tonight he willreturn
to Dyea and the DgNocRAT guesses will
open a ie>faurant, with partner, though
he has good offer of a job under Port
land firm at Skagway. Mr.. Watts talked
with lumber from Dawson and he does
not believe there will be any starvation.
Among the Albany men at Skagway
Becker and Achison had just completed
q big brewery at big pay. Mr.. Lear got
q job the next morning at 80 cents IN
hour, and George Anderson had all lac
could do at goo3 wages. Mr.. Watts said
he was ready to help Albany men going
there TO get work. where in his power.
Mill Reiner, who was running q res
tauTant, has sold out, and will 90 to
Skagway.
At o'clock the train left Portland and
at 9 AS reached Albany.
Fred Ross, of Wallace, Idaho, is in the
city.
Glenn Jones, of Brownsville, spent
Christmas in Albany.
The little daughter OF Rev Manshardt
is dangerously i'll.
Deputy Clerk Montague spent Christ
mas in Portland.
C. K Fronk and family spent Christ
mas in Gervais with Mr.. VIII Merriman.
Mics Nettie Whitney, of the public
schools, is spending the holidays at Eu-
gene.
Miss Della Hardy, of Lebanon, ia in
the city the guess of Mr. Clarence Du-
bruille.
The Magazine Club viii meet for i'm
portant business tomorrow afternoon at
o'clUck with Miss Flora Mason.
Prof. Charles Cundiff, principal of the
conservatory of music of Philomath col
lege, is in the city ior the holidays.
The regular meeting OF the Baizillai
morrow evening st Z so. Election.
Prof. 4. NJ. Mitchell. OF the Tangent
schools, left last Saturday foI Milton on
visit with his cousin, Rev. W. @.
Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas HOPKINS, OF
Albany, came Gown yesterday Tor a
. Christmas visit with The latter's mother,
Mrs. z. G. Small.-Journal.
FL. Miller and family, OF Albany.
were a-rixals by this afternoons train
and will eat turkey with Grandpa and
Grandma Gray.-Eugene Guard.
/ f. A. Ssylor ia the new W NJ. OF the
Masonic lodge OF Junction, and W. S
Lee treasurer. The former is brother
of Al Saylor, the latter Of Marshal Lee,
of this city.
/ At Mimic the fret Christmas tree was
raised, and happy time was had. made
more pleasant by the presence of Hon.
} John Minto, after whom the town was
; named.
Master Lloyd Pruett lett Albany
} Friday for Yaquina to spend holiday
week with his father Ilned is bright
J boy and has made many friends during
his stay in Albany.
Mr.. G. d. Bates returned Saturday
from Portland where he spent severa
days assisting the Wells Fargo Office ir
;; the large Christmas business, which was
unusually large. Mr.. Bates had charge
of W. f. Office in Mich. for thirteer
,, years.