The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-07-22
HOME AND ABPoAD.

They are nov calling ls Sanity Ague
on account Of the chills thsre.
Councilman u. Senders has been IN
California several days On business.
Mrs. c. o. Lee lie baildinz Q neat COT
iage on her property on Lyon street
In two weeks the First National Bank
has sold over q, 900 cent revenue stamps
mostly for checks.
La Grande l. to have 8 $50 600 brick
school house, bids for the bonds are nov
being askd for.
The contract for kuiIding the new ar
mory for the o. A. C. Al Corvallis, has
been les 20 H. =. Peterson, Of Corvallis,
for s. .sEs.
The composiior on an exchange who
ses up the words ''feebly volunteered
instead of freely volunteered" was
alive Al press time.
There il talk Of an electric line between
Corvallis and Eugene Il would be .
tine thing. but il is doubtful If at the pres-
ent time il IL anything more than talk.
The Rlks are making arrangements for
the biggest excursion Of the season, frOm
Albany Salem, Junction and other towns
TO Newport. on Saturday, Sunday and
-@S-A~S=AlER ~ -@-AA-Ns
Umatillz county Is being cursed by &
los OF cattle and horse thieves A big
item about wholesale lynching may be
looked for from that section of the state
If il keeps up.
The Soldiers Home board have repealed
the order appropristing part Of the PEN
sion OF the inmates to the use of the
board. IL should never have been made
in the first place
William Hand has told his feed and
provision sto-e to Mr. E. L Bryan, Of
Tangent, who will move 10 this city to re-
side Mr.. Bryan is q reliable man and
viii deserve q liberal patronage.
At q special election held in walla
Walla Saturday, Iuly 9th, to vote on the
proposition to issue SO, 600 worth 10 year
bonds ios the erection Of q new brick
school house, the measure was carried BY
a vote of a6I toI6.
The Seattle school board have done
. very sensible thing by passing rule
that q teacher shall retain his or her
place during good behavior. unless ex-
PEELED for cause, thus establishing 8
civil service in the school.
The county commissioners of Polk
county have called for new plans for
q court house at Dallas in place of the
one recently burned, 10 cost proba-
bly, about $4,000. Plans will be re-
ceived up to Aug. 5.
Now that danger from the Spaniards
is considered past the secret is let out
that there have not been any submarine
mines at the mouth of the Columbis-
Really no one ever believed there was.
We were all on the inside of the bluff.
The annual conference Of the M. s.
church South is to be held in Corvallis,
The original place OF meeting was Al
bany, bot the determination to have the
session in Corvallis was reached few
days ago. The meeting will begin on the
s5tn OF August.-Times.
Aaron Yost, of Foster, has been given
the contract of carrying the mail be-
tween Lebanon and Foster. The origi-
nal contractor is ]. Ii. Robinson, OF
cleveland, Tenn, who is to receive $5S7
for years service, and he sub-let the
contract to Mr. Yost.-Express-A
Kid Eagan, the prize fighter who went
to the klondike and made q fortune, re-
Gently going to San Francisco with $17,-
600 in gold, with several valuable claims
on the klondike, passed through Albany
this morning for Butte, Mon., with his
bride. He and Lettie Levine, q variety
actress were married few days ago on
days notice, and very short acquaint-
ance, Kiondike style.
From the Gold Hill letter in the Ned
| ford Mail:
It is rumored on our streets that work
will soon be started on the two story
brick of the Odd Fellows and c. H. Dali
rymple. The former will have one ol
the Tower store rooms and all of the up.
per story while the latter will only con-
troll one store room on the ground floor
President Chapman Of the U OF o gavs
an excellent address at the college chap
el on historical subjects, presenting in |
comprehensive way the situation of thu
day which has called for an alliance be
tween the prominent nations OF th'
world. The attendance at the meeting
OF the institute has been fair, but quit
q number of teachers have not beel
present as required by law. Such VII
be reported to the state superintendent