The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-09-30

1
terday was 2l6.
Arnold. the merry. go-round man, il
gong around in Salem during the fair.
Us. Denlinger and others, CT Astoria
are contemplating starting an evening
paper in Portland.
The total enrolment in the Eugene
schools last week was 4S6. In the Al
bany schools it was over 600.
A correspondent in the Oregonian
wishes the present legislature to co away
with one OF the judges in this district.
The Sunday Oregonian contains an In
teresting letter IRON Q. w. Watts, ol
Dawson. according to it there is plenty
OF grub there to last ali winter. There
are also reported some rich strikes.
Rates between tho coast and the east
now have more .han doubled, fact that
will no doubt materially affect the
amount of travel done. Another cut
may be looked for eventually.
The new telephone line has reached
Ashland from the south, forming tele-
phonic connection between that place
and San Francisco. By October 10 il is
expected that Portland and San Francis
CO can talk together.
The attendance at the state fair last
Saturday was more than double that 0i
any other day, aud yet was not what a
state fair should have. In the races
Ben Holt won the 2:25 pace. best time
2 :2l. Helen won the 2;l9 pace, best
time 2:25R. Besides some running
contests Del Norte gave guideless ex
hibition going in 2:l0. Tho Statesman
says silver Wyandot.e rooster e1 1hibit.
ed by Frank Hulburt, of Shedd, is de.
clared by some TO be the pride of the
fair.
Some people vino have attended tha
state fair declare it to have been the
elimmest in its history. Even the horse
racing is not up to former years. on ac-
count OF Aeveral prominent horsenen re-
fusing to race on account OF
not receiving the prizes on
former occasions. This year there can
he no complaint in this respect, for the
prizes are paid the same day
1t was learned last Saturday evening
where Henry Beard, the Lebanon man
who had been missing since Thursday,
~as located. He had gone to Salem
without notifying any one. The cir:um-
stances attending his coming TO Albany
had caused some alarm until former
Lebanon man was found at the depot
who had seen him board the train for
Salem.
The county court now has under con-
sider~tion the matter of placing q clock
IN the tower of the new court house.
The tower has been constructed with q
view 10 having q clock placed therein.
Tne intention is to get a Seth Thomas
clock, with plate glass dials The disls
wilt be illuminated, so the time can be
determined at a long distance at any
time Of night. The clock il Is proposed
10 purchase will cost about $500 with q
striking attachment or $l2O0 without.
The ol court house bell was being test
ed today 10 see il il would stand the
clock stroke.-Eugene Register.
The case OF ". u. Majers. arrested in
Portland for the murder OF Ray Sink at
Salem, is exciting o good deal OF interest.
The only evidence against Majers 10 that
be is an ex-convict, that he was seen
with Sink in bogzy awhile before the
supposed time OF murder, that he had
con siderable money afterwards, that
there Was some kind OF blood in the
wagon used by him when the men were
toxether, and that Majers had worked
Tor Sink in Wasco county at one time
and has brother working for him now
Hsjers denies all knowledge OF the mat
ter aud declares his Innocence. IL is
doubtful II the preseat evidence 10 suf-
dcient TO convict.
The Wave of the cath contains two full
pages OF Astorian pictures illustrating
the salmon-fishing industry on the Colt
umbia river. The Wave now devotes
space;,and attention to the
Northwest, especially to Washington
and Oregon. This edition also contained
photographs illustrating the Austrian
tragedy, the Flood mansion (Which was
presented the University oi Cali
iforney). the Indian Congress at the
Omaha Exposition, and street markets,
in Mexico, together with fine picture OF
james D. Phelan, Mayor OF San Franz
isco.