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

Fine weather.
Warm bathing.
The fish. oysters aud CLAIMS were never
better.
K. B. Montague and wife, Mrs. j. K.
Weatherford and neices Arick and
Weatherferd, are spending few days at
the Ocean House.
]. r. Wyatt, OF Albany, came in Sat-
urday for day or two.
The band arrived Saturday evening
and will remain during the season.
Prof. Swanton has charge of the dane
ing and social hops TO be given Wednes-
day and Saturday evenings of each week.
Mr.. John Stuart has bought of A. ",
Fisher, Of Corvallis, his gasoline yacht
and will handle the Seal Rock visitors,
besides being of service TO the many
pleasure seekers on the Bay.
The big bon FIRE on Newport beach Was
enjoyed by large. Eowd..sunday evening.
Plenty OF drift wood asuFes future flames.
Mr.. and Mrs. BIumberg drove over
from Albany last week for their annual
outing. tERi
Arrangements are being made toen;er-
tain the hundreds expected on the Elk's
excursion Saturday and Sunday. We
hope TO have some lively contests such as
swimming, sailing, boat and tub races,
etc.
Many are the sights 10 be seen from
the bluff back oil the old light house,
with field glasses in hand-I SEE a crowd
on the sand hills, little party gather
ing wild strawberries, q sail boat way
out on the waves, water agate fien1s
looking the rocks over, while Just below
me are coming two pretty young ladies,
shoes and stockings in hand. wading in
and out OF the surf. knee deep. and oc-
casionally watching would be-spectalors,
as well as their chaperone, who follow,
and s mile out sea monster splashes
and irolicks-ihe bright sunlight, SEEM
ingly desirious OF amusing your scribe.
Most OF the Nye Creek cottages are en-
gaspd.
Trout fishing at Elk City is all right.
Some fine ones arc being landed.
There are plenty Of good sized revenue
stamps now.
Remember the Elk's Excursion next
Sunday.
Tonight fair. Wednesday fair and
warmer. River 10 ieet.
Gov. elect Geer's picture is being pub
/ lished in the eastern papers and maya
zines.
Arrange to 90 on the Elk's Annual Ex-
cursion TO Newport Sunday, July 2ith.
Round trip $50.
| Il was reported at the depot this noon
that New York regiment would pass
through Albany tonight for San Fran
CISCO
Upon appearing before the Recorder
Yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Stephens plead
guilty TO discharging firearms inside the
city limits and was fined $40 and costs
| When Policeman Jim Watson gave W
his Job in Portland to go to the klon
/ dixie, people thought him very foolist
man. He has just returned with abou
$120 600 and they have changed thei
minds.
The case of the State vs.. Pingra LogaI
was tried before Justice krogstad and
iury OF six yesterday. This was cas-
on the charge OF assu.t and battery upol
the person OF Mr.. Allen Parker, OF Va
auina, at this place on the 4th of July
& The state was represented by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Hawkins, ard the defens
by B.F. Jones. A verdict oi not guilt
a was rendered.-Toledo Leader.
Among the passengers on the steame
: Buryoine, recently wrecked off Halifax
!, was Yousof, the worlds greatest wresi
: Ter. He had in his belt 1900 in gol
q weighing about forty pounds, an
e though magnificent swimmer b
( drowned with it rather than cast it asid'
4 1t has been demonstrated that no on
, however strong can swim with fort
# pounds around his waist, though it ca
: be done with as low as fifteen.
III Engineer Casteel, who was at Ii
i, throttle of the engine when it left th
], track near Blogetts last Sunday evenin
3 is the same engineer that was on Il
ar engine in the terrible wreck at tur
o. mel No. l, three years ago when Johnr
r. Campbell and Joel Wilcox lost the
le lives. The engine came within an ace
going into the river at that time, and
it had the engineer and fireman wou
have probably been killed also. II
escape of Sunday last was narrow oil
ALTO. Casteel seems to have been bol
ne lucky II not rich.-Toledo Leader.
d. The Frank H. Reid, who did sple
RS did job in shooting the notorious Soa
IL Smith at Skagway, was the same Fra
~ Reid who shot Jas. Simons in Il
= county in 1879. Mr.. Reid went TO Ska
or way from Washington last year, awh
M afterwards his brother Prof. Reid so
.er forming an Albany man. The mann
ge in which he fought Smith showed him
Inn be man of sand, for he was coming
'pe contact with professional whose br
10, ness has been murder when necessa
10 to his interests, Smith undoubte,
ms having several victims to his credit
W, Denver.