The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-21
MISFITS.

MISFITs.
The tax levy OF Eugene has been in
.reased from TO mills, and yet it is 2
mills ahead OF Albany.
A Marion county paper says that coun
y will have the next governor OF Oregon.
The DEMOCRAT predicts it will not.
1t is pretty well settled that Mr. Cor I
1ett will not be seated. There is one
nan on the committee who has a good !
egal head.
While our gold output is worth $61, :
800 coo, our corn 10 worth $49l 600, 600, |
our wheat $3l0, 600 900, and our oats
FlS2, 800, 900 year.
The great men OF Oregon are all being
booked for lectures at Sodaville. Gov.
Fletcher has already been there and TO be
followed by Hofer, Irwin and Thompson.
A Butte, Montana, man has been ar
rested for stealing car load OF coal. It
was a daring robbery, but the thing
stolen was too big to escape observation.
The tax levy in Josephine county hae
been placed at 27 and 1890 mills. A
Linn county tax payer would very prop
erly kick from morning to night over
euch levy as that.
= Mr. Hanna displayed bad tas.e in
sending the following telegram TO the
president:
"God reigns, and the republican party
still lives"
The lawyers are 10 the front. OF the
90 are lawyers, while Of the 358 men now
members OF the house Of representatives
245 are lawyers.
A brute OF man in Coburg has been
arrested for whipping his sister. That is
next 10 whipping mans wife, and If it
is found that he is guilty, as the state
ments published indicate. il is 10 be
hoped that Lane county does the case
justice promptly.
The Klondike craze is striking right
and left. Twenty five students Of Wash.
ington University aI Seattle have al
ready left for the north. The foot ball
players will be particularly fitted for the
rough trip.
The Oregonian charges for a one-inch
display advertisement for one year 1852,
which lie . better rate than most country
papers are able 10 get-Ex. In come
country towns the advertiser would ex
peet TO get th2 whole paper TOR that
amount.
The important news has Just reached
the coast from the east that in the last
presidential election David B Hill voted
the straight democratic ticket. There
has heretofore always been doub, a
TO hos he did 70 e.
Now that Mr. Corbett has been def.
niteiy knocked out some people think
Gov. Lord viii call special session oI
the state legislature in order 10 elect q
L. S. senator. The DEMOCRATS gness /.
that he dots not do so.
There are said to be several thousand
! men in Seattle on their way to Alaska
Mr.. Ballard. former Albany man, O
the Seattle Hardware Co., is one OF tn,
/ basies, men there n the supply business
In the steamers every berth is said 10 b.
iakeo Tor several seeks ahead.
Following is thelo.al gold pro l1ctiou 70
a year in several gold producing eoun
tries OF course the L. : leA,is:
United States. SOL, 800, 90
Africa --.-.--.- ....- $500 co
Australia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 81 600. 90
Mexico ---.--.--..----- 10000. 90
Canada ----.---........-- 800, 90
India -..---.-..---..- 1000, 90
Russia .---...----.-....-... ., 600 90
4 CORES tondent writes the Eugsn
Guard that young man Of Trent recent
ly sold his violin. presumably all III,
property he possessed. for the purpos'
OF procuring = marriage license Afts
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