The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-29
TIE farmer is hust:ing.
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TIE farmer is hust.ing.
The weather is uncertain.
The United States is again assured {
the friendship of Germany
Every Gay there is peace telegram
So far the dispatches have been found
ed on wind.
The 0regon:an calls our Lebanon
friend Marcus Aurelius Miller, an ex
eelient name by the way.
The state of Vermont will pay her sol
diers 81 per month in addition to tha
paid by the general government.
Ii Admiral Watson is to bo sent afte
Camara's fleet it should be at once. Thi
Is case where promptness is needed.
In the naval battle of Santiago th,
Oregon fired 1776 shots. The patriotic
hgureE easily account Tor the great vic,
ory.
The Governors private secretary w
5. Dunniway and wife are taking their
outing at Marshtield where q sister oil
Mrs. Dunniwsy resides.
]. F. Miller is the champion bowler
of Prineyiile. He has record of SO. 4
Tor ten consecutive games, and is NOT
afraid of any one in the state.
The total Indebtedness of Polk county
is SOS, All IS, and in the face of it the
county is about to buiid $40, 600 court
house, made necessary by the recent
fire.
! 1t was Sam Simpson who wrote about
the country where rolls the Oregon.
lust now people are very much interest
ed n watching where rolls the Oregon
In the battle with Spain
Some granite that will be used in the
basement OF the court house when re-
modeled, may be seen at the court
house. 1t was taken from one of the
quarries along the C & E.
in Tampa. Fla, the other day the sol.
diers united ia singing God save the
Queen" on the Queens birthday
Uncle Sam and Queen Vic are getting on
intimate terms.
About four hundred people wen: on the
Eik's excursion 10 the Bay yesterday and
returned in the evening before ten O'Clock
was more fog than was desired at the
Bay.
| This has been a great war for count
ing chickens before they were hatehed.
Results have been taken for granted
from the very start. 1t is an interesting
| fact though that the chickens have al
ways Matched or are in process of hatch
ing.
| The Albany bo. by this time have un-
coubtediy seen some live times at Man
ila and probably know what it is to have
sent cold lead at human being. We
| will all anxiously wait TO hear of their
freedom from accident and death.
Mira Twiss, dressmaker of Baker
City was about dead after an illness of
several nonths, when the doctor took
| about fifteen feet of thread from her
stomach. She had careiessly swallowed
it at iifferent times while a. her work
The Colfax Commoaer is in bad box
An apprentice in the Office cleaned the
editor out with four aces and then skip
ped with the four aces. After he had
gone two more aces were found in the
pack The editor had only five queens.
Fl. Taylor Hill, accompanied by Dean
Houston, Jack Pitcher and Emmet Egan,
started Monday morning for the Will
| annette valley with So head Of horses be-
longing to the 0ffut estate, which Mr.
Hill, assadminstrator, will try to dispose
of. .-Prineville Journal.
A lawn tennis tournament at Seattle
re. ulted in George Hurd winning the
/ state championship for the second time
and Miss Keoxn OF Tacoma the champ
iouthip for lsdies. Tennis is Q popular
game in Seattle and Tacoma and deserv-
es to be.
The United states lost 23l men at San
tiago, 9 per cent of those who engaged
in the contest on our side. This is COM
paratively small. In the battle of the
| Wilderness our loss was over 5 1000 CT %
per cent at our forces. in the battle of
Gettysburg GU: loss wac 1884 or z8 y per
cent.
A man about 46 years of age, Civ ng
the name of Frank Frohm, at Come
stock while attempting to beat his way
north on No Is overland Saturday morn
ing, slipped and fell, the train passing
over both legs crushing them in horri-
BILE manneG from the knees down.
The government has had its hands fnll
thanking the officers of the army and
navy for come OF the kooi work done,
doing il in sort of taffy like style. Why
not wait till the war is over and lump II
off. The best thanks are those that
come from the hearts of the American
people which have no red tape attach.
ments.
fair sized audience at the G. A. r.
hall last Saturday night listened to Dep
uty Head Consul Murphy and Head
Physician Uibben OF Kansas, and were
, treated to two excellent addresses. Ex'
Senator Murphy is one of the best speak
ers who has been here, besides being a
man of splendid attainments. Besides
E being aggressive in the work of the
Woodmen of America ne has been prom
: inent in political circles for number o
years.
There is being considerable discussion
as to which was the greater naval battl
g Manila or Santiago, participants in eacf
II claiming the honor. 1t is probable th .
I those judging from an unbiased stand
q point will give Manila the honor. Bot
e were great engagements though and vii
II go down in history to the credit of tb
men engaged in them.
L The four hundred :.Washington col
= diers who have been cooped up at Van
20 couver several months awaiting ORDER
1T passed through Albany about II o'cIoc
d last Saturday night for Preside, iror
ID which place they will ship for the Shiliy
I'd pines. A large crowd was at the dept
In to sea them 60 through including relati,
Up es of the former Linn county boye G
No board.
"a "a San Francisco dispatch says tn
~ there is every indication that the Or
Ne gon, Nebraska and Colorado recrui
will sail for the Philippines with the @
aI pedition now scheduled to leave Aug.
" under command Of General Marcus
e9 Miller. The acting officers, chosen fro
al among the recruits, are as follows: Se
nd geant.major, II L. HoIgate, of Corvalli
y. company Il ; first sergeant, B. +. Blu
III nett, OF Corvallis; second sergent, 4.
Edwards: third sergernt, Don w. H
is gate, OF Corvallis; quartermaster 81
,le geant, George w. Jones, of Salem. {
he [, first sergeant, l.. Holland. Co.
To- frst sergeant, s. F. Faults. Co. l., q
in sergeant, L. r. Willoughby.
PROMPT PAYMENT--Mr. G. A. McCarg
of Portland, state agent for the Bank'
.er Life Association, was in the city tod
and maid Mrs. lima Monteith $4,000