The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-28


u opportunity to be sarcastic about
PRESIDENT Huntington
It is an interesting fact that the Mitch.
IL men are getting all the appointments
n Oregon. John II is evidently solid
With the administration. He has quit
york on that road to Mars.
The Eugene Journal called the work
Il Evangelist Ross ''rat" and even the
Register resented Il, thoIgh not agree.
ng in the evangelist's manner OF run
hing revivals.
Speaking OF the. attendance at the
Janet Waldorf entertainment in Eugene
The Register said the Parker was well
filled, the Guard said the play Was poo--
ly attended. Which prevaricated.
An incident that is considered pecu-
liar occurred in Portland. A man inst
from the east Was inquiring for farm
land. 1t 10 senerally supposed shat they
are on their way to The klondike VIXEN
they reach that city from the east.
In the list oi passengers on the Oregon
was tue name OF lrank NJ Redtield, and
since then Mr. Frank NJ Redtield OF this
city has had his hands full proving 10
his friends that he isn't on his way TO
Sksgway.
The snow and billiards Of the east and
middle west, which have been sweeping
this way. are getting across the noun
tains in q weakened form. This morn
ing the thermometer actually got dowr
TO 2S degrees above zero. Ugh
DR.. Littlefieid, who has just returneS
10 Portland from Skagway on account o
illness, says that some OF the whiske,
made there is 90 vile that single drinl
recently killed an Indian .and that IL ha
had bad effect on the business.
The followingis from Washington: II
FL. Gilfry distributed among some OF hi
friends in Washington some Oregon ep
pies, which had been sent him from tn
West. Those who tasted them though
they were the beat they had ever eater
1t 10 an interesting fact that wheat
as high in Liverpool now as il was whe
il brought so cente in this city, and VI
the present price 10 only IS cents. Thi
10 probably due more 10 high charter
than anything else. The fact though
whatever the cause, is an intereslin
one.
The county court at Heppner hi
placed the levy for county expenses
l2is mills, over three times that OF Lin
county. The total county levy will
MS mills, and Hepner people will all
pay s mill city tax and 10 mill spe
ial school tax. Wouldn't that hurt d
feelings Of an Albany man.
The Salem Sentinel boldly ard lea
lessly opposes Gov. Lord for rselec,io
and the Sentinel is republican. Il "a
be has allowed too much senatorial bu
) zing around his head TO the ie,riment
his duty. For some reason Gov. Lo
has not been satisfactory TO the Sale
papers. The real inside OF the matt
would be interesting
OF the forty reindeers imported +!
Uncle Sam, (Alger, Mcbride, ct alb
relieve the starving t?l kloncikers on
fifteen arrived in New York city aliy
J and the DEMOCRAT will wager q pound
babbit metal that not one OF them W
ever see Dawson city This wac Il
greatest fool business OF the nineteen
century.
It is no. always good policy for am
teurs 10 play in neighboring towns.
they almost universally are more sever
ly criticised than professionals. A <
gene company played in Junction Ia
week. and in its writeup the Tim
. scored thrm in lively manner, ev,
declaring that one Of the actors ought
have teen thrown of the stage. r
moral 10 plain.
Hon II A Miller, OF Lebanon, in q pu
lished letter 10 Hon 7 I Geer asks
question. Are you in favor OF payi
the national debt in both mstaIs?" Tt
question Is brought out by the stateme
OF Mr.. Geer thar he Vas in favor OF
! metalism. Mr. Geer 10 entitled TO Of
sympathy. He is struggling hard to Z
one OF the plums on the republic
Christmas tree aud ought not to be ints
rupted with any questions while he's e
gagged in landing the plum Sale
Journal.
There is now being usounted at the
w ksys furniture store, q unique 81
valuable ball rack. Il consists OF iol
buffalo horns and sixteen large catl
horns, highly polished and firmly noun
ed on blocks OF wood. These block
ak In number, on which from two 10 9
horns are mounted, will be covered vi
red plush and mounted on o large map
base 3ia feet wide by feet long. high
polished and finished Ia the natural WOO
L is owned by @ NJ Young-Euger
Guard.
l Papers outside OF Florida RET ent
reported that frost had killed all Il
fruit. The Florida papers denied it, AT
beie 10 the poetic manner in which OF
oil them gave the situation; taken
the DEMOCRAT directly from q FIorit
ex: Like an assassin in the dark, wi
etealshy, silent tread, tip-toeing, he a.
preached the beGside where beauty slel
in sweet innocence. Posing himse
above the silent, peaceful form, he grir
ned in devilish giee; then, closing h
leyes and gritting his teet, ,the keen blae
ed knife was thrust iuto the warm, kin
breast. Not word was uttered. H
went as he had, come-eilent'y, stealtl
lily. The deed was DONE"
The levy in Wasco comfy. OF whis
The Dalles Is the county seat has bee
placed at 1313 mills for running ii
county government alone. In Linn Il
the same purpose it is only 8 $3.50 mill
We refer to this fact merely to incite Ia
migration towards Linn county. Cbea
taxes. particularly when other thing
are at least equal il not in our favor,
an important item.
Horrors! Portland is TO borro
another $75, 600 to spend for improve
ments. Already owing several nillio
dollars il is about time that her eli
fathers began ~ think OF the day
reckoning. All over the United Stat,
municipal governments have been mad
running in debt in manner that
duplicated by young man he would
called spendthrift and profigaie.
/ All the facts point In etrong langua,
to the probability of the extension Of Il
Corvallis x Eastern to q connection vii