The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-09-09
Oregon Liars.
From the Prineville Review:

From the Prineville Review:
There are liars and! then there are
some that are not liars but the following
debate which took place at Ontario re-
Gently between n gentleman from John
Day, in Grant county and 9 Malheur
rancher, undoubtedly has some merit
in exaggerated preyarication.
The subject under discussion was the
comparative merits OF Malhenr and
Grant counties as agricultural regions.
The gentleman from John Day stated
with some warmth that he had TO dig
through the apples on his place last year
TO get TO the land for planting his winter
wheat. Whereupon the man from Nal
heur related that lac had a ten acre tract
oil wheat this year upon which the wheat
grew 80 rank that the weight OF the
heads broke the stalks in two in the
middle, SO he could not cut il. When it
grew ripe he concluded 10 tramp il out
on the ground andfor this purpose lac
turned in So head OF horses and drove
them back and fortli over the field for a
few hours. When he turned then out
and raked oil the straw, the wheat was
up to the second wire OF the fence, and
the man from John Day subsided.
W. c. Tweedale and son are home from
the Bay.
Hon. H .Peery Of Dotyvil lie was doing
business in the city today.
Mrs. J. w. Bentley: aud children re-
turned this noon from the Bay.
John Hughes returned to Portland this
noon accompanied by his mother.
a. c. McCune, who died at Preside,
yesterday wasa resident OF o. eson City.
7. l.. Digger. a newpaper man Of Al
bany. has been in the city.--Eugene
Register.
Mrs. Capt. Phillips and Mrs. Geo. w.
Fish returned this noon from an outing
at the Bay.
Miss Gertie oBrien returned this noon
from visit with her grandparents in
Eugene.
Prof. +. VI. Mitchell left today for
Weston, where he will have charge of
the city schools.
During the Illness Of Marshal Lee Mr..
john Jones Is acting marshal and will
attend TO all the duties OF the Office,
II. G. Watson and family and Miss
Morgan returned this noon from Aisea.
by way OF Newport, after an outing oi
over a month.
Mr.. Jason Wheeler left last night far
the mud springs OF California, 10 &C.. If he
can effect cure for his imfiammatory
rheumatism
The Gran; County News says that o.
Z. Maxwell and Miss Olive Con ee have
been engaged as teachers for the Canvon
City school ior this year.
Mrs. o. T. Hendricson, and son Ellis
arrived in the city on last nights over.
land, from Pennington, Washington. on
a visit with relatives and iriends.
John Holman Was at ChemaNa YES
terday, looking after has interests in tn..
new huisding that will shortly be erect
ed there. Mr.. Holman i manager Of
the Albany Iron sorks.-SiaiezInan
Mr.. VIII Merrill. Of Co. !, being ar or-
orator has secured good position. SeY-
eraI operators being needed he passed
the rsSqnired examination and was hired |
at $75 month.
Frank Reiner. proprietor Of one Of
rorlsnd's restaurants. alter yisi, Al
" iIhoii's springs. and wi,a his parents !
an this city, returned home TO-DAY. His +
brother Will is now working in los An 4
gcles, Calf.
Hon. j. L. Story. nominee for at,or- /
ney general on the union ticket AZ the
recent election, has formed 4 copartner. !
ship with A. ". Rinehar; for the prac- /
,ioe Of law with Offices al Union.
Proi. Geo. 7. Russell returned from
Soda Spring THURSDAY morning. The /
professors health has much i'm
proved. Indeed he looks like his old
time seli.-oakland Gazette.
Mr.. Geo. f. Allen, Of Portland, has ar
rived IN the city with a iine stock OF
pisncs from Wiley b. Allen 4 Co, which
le Is ready 10 show in the Woods knsIgs-
ng at the corner Of Second and Els
Eorih streets
Wayne Osborn. oi Eugene. who vas
eoenliy examined for admission To the
laval academy ~ AnapollH. passed the
mental examination well, ami there was
10 doub. THAI he would be All right on
he physical examination. II
Mr.. Foster, supply for the L. T. church
I Portland during tbe summer. during 4.
he absence Of Rev. HAwes in the east, ! !
6 IN the csiy on lIis way 10 Allegheny Z
liy toresnme his studies ia the iheolos- ,
cal seminary there. He will 20 back by 1
way OF San Francisco- IA
Ensign Percy y. olmsiead, Of The {
'attleship Indiana. Is in Baker city on !
'isIt with his parents. Among other {
hIngs he brought home piece OF she'll {
hat exploded on the Indiana, and gives 7
graphic account OF the fight IS seen
rom that vessel. Ensign Oimstead hes q
'een ordered to report toT duty on the 7
eoeiying ship Independence st Mare I
sland, San Francisco, and will pass !
hrough Albany this week for there.
Miss Edna Allen has received an in
eresting letter from Miss Elizabeth
caroihers giving an account Vi her trip
% Washington, OF her visit TO the White
House and the president, in which she
saw the many interesting things con
lected with the presidents mansion.
She also was Al the church attended 10y
The president. visited all the government
Washington monument and
places ot interest. Miss
Carothers spent the Summer st Chau-
lauqua and before going to the Atlantic
visited Niagara. She is now at ~alt lake
city, ready to begin her duties as
teacher in the public schools OF that city. /