The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-12-24
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MuNEERs. Or. Dec. 81, 1897

AUNkERs, Or. Dec. Il, 1897.
EDITOR DENocRAr:
As it has been some time since,we have
heard anything from this locality, We
have concluded to give you some OF the
doings, at least hoping thereby to inter
est some one In this work with more
aUility and brains than we have, TO
whom We will glaliy deliver over our
pencil whenever they will take up the
work.
The present cold snap seems indicative
OF STOW.
Mrs. s. P. Hansard is on the sick
list at this writing. Have not learned
the nature of the malaiy.
The political pot has already begun to
ooil in this locality and come of our
heaviest guns are being exploded occas-
ionsliy.
There has been a large acreage OF fall
grain sown round about here and looks
very promising for this season OF the year.
Our genial merchant. postmaster, r. K.
agent, etc, will have to stand the brunt
OF the political turmoil at this place as
his is the only resort in town. We feel
for you, E. ". but can't quite reach you.
Preaching last Sunday At the Kelly
school house by the Rev. Streyffeler was
well attended. Rev. Streyffeler is an ex-
cellcnt speaker and viii not fail TO enter
est any or all who go TO hear him.
Dan Donahue who has been down with
lung fever TOR several weeks past 10 slow
iy but surely improving. Wear glad to
see Dan up once more as be has had
pretty hard struggle OF it.
L. '. Smith. our merchant. seems TO
be in the stock raising business also,
IN q II fFaar ~ u
oil the horse kind. He (the horsel looks
rather the worse for wear AZ present ow-
ing 20 the hard winter, but we predict
that be viii put on better appearance
In the spring. We are inclined to think
the purchase was made for speculation
purposes.
F. P. DeVaney was in our midst last
Saturday. Uncle Frank is pretty badly
crippled with rheumatism
Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Sloan left today
for Pendleton TO reside.
License was issae.i today for the mar-
riage OF G. W. Nariels and Emma J.
Hart
Miss BERTHE, daughter Of T Buford,
died at Newport yesterday, a. the age of
q years.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Geisndorier. of
Lower Soda, went 10 Portland yesterday
on . visit.
DR.. c. II. Cusick, who returned from
1atagalps, Nicaraugua, came down from
Albany this safternoon.-Salem Journal.
Mics Winnie, daughter OF Banker
Muukers OF Scio, who has been paying
Albany friends visit returned home to-
day.
Mr.. Chester Murphy, the celebrated
hero of the Stanford gridiron. wilt pass
through Albany this week for Salem, TO
spend the holiday season.
Mr. Morrison, the rustliDg agent OF the
Salem Statesman, was in the city today
on his way home from Southern Oregon,
where he has been for two weeks.
MIR. Nate Needbam, ex-county clerk,
has just returned from trip to his Old
home in Iowa. He got taste OF 10
degrees below zero while gone.
Rev. ]. T. Albeit, OF Eugene, was in
the city today on his way home I, ON
| McMinnville, where the new NJ. z.
church Was dedicated last Sunday free oil
debt.
| The Sunday schools of the city are
making arrangements generally for the
snnus. festivities OF Christmas eve.
There VII be variety OF programs pre-
sented and some novel features.
Miss Dora T. Page and her classmate
Miss Ada Morris, will arrive 10 Oakland
on next Thursday and will spend the
] Christmas holidays here These young
ladies are both members OF the senior
class OF the Albany College for 1885,
Oakland Cor. Roseburg Review
| VIM. Titus, recently OF Kansas CITY,
Mo, has taken position in the Ladd &
! Bush bank, OF this city, filed for some
| time acceptably by Harry Stapleton
The latter becomes receiving teller In
place OF Jos. Baumgartner, who for the
present takes position in the Klein sboe
store, MIR. Klein going east on a visit thii
week.-Salem Journal.
| The regular meeting OF the Progress,
club yesterday afternoon, at the reaid.
ence OF Mrs. DR.. Kelley, was OF particular
interest. There were two or three sur
prises. After the regular lesson the
teacher Mr. q. @. Hogue, was presented
with translation OF the Il:ud in happy
speech by Mrs Z. Z. Goff, and Nj re-
Kelley, VIII has SO generously given he
rooms for meeting place, with volum,
OF the Odyssey, by Mrs. G. w. Hochsted
Ter, in few well chosen remarks. Th
company were then invited to lunch il
the basement. gotten up without th
knowledge Of the hostess. Those pres
| ent were Mr.. and Mrs. Hogue, Mines
| Kelley, Golf, Langdon, Weatherford
Sears, Monteith, Craw, Hocbstedler
, Clifton, and Misses Henderson and Kel
ley.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT. While hunting
few miles from Lebanon Yesterday Hen
3 ry Sylvester was shot by Ashby Fitz
l water, the load taking effect in th
/ thigh. The shooting was purely accI
dental. Drs. Lamberson and Boot
a were sent for and attended the victir
OF the accident. At press time this a
!, ternoon they had not returned to Lebi
non from the scene Of the acciden,
= Sylvester was brother OF the man mu
J. dered at Independence.