The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-01-28
School Tax Levies

The school board of Eugene secured
the rate OF special school tax levies for ,
Oregon cities The average tax rate OF
the % cities is mills. S me OF which
are as follows: Albany 4. Ashland 9i<<,
Astoria Z, Baker City, ~, Corvallis "a,
Dallas 8, Cottage Grove 81, Grants Pass
10, Independence 4, La Grsnde 81, Med
ford 10, Union Z, Roseburg 4, Salem 8,
Eugene 2, Portland y. AlbanF's rate
will probably be over mills this year.
A meeting will be held tonight ut the
school house at $50 o'clock to fix the
amount. Tax payers should attend.
AN ALBANY MAN PRKsIDEyT.-At the
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad meeting at
Corvallis yesterday Hon, 4 Weather
ford OF this city was elected president OF
the new c3npany. The first mortgage
bonds have been sent to New York for
approval, and upon their return will be
fled in Linn, Benton, Lincoln and Mari
on counties for record. The 0regonian
says only about ~, lis, 600 viii oe raised
| but the DENocRAT is reliably informed
these first mortgage bonds will be over
! $40 600 600, the amount that will be
needed to complete the road 10 q con-
nection with the Short Line in NAL
heur county.
MR. TATE TS PoRTLASD.-TheT Tribune
speaks as follows Of the reception to Pas
Master Workman j. G. Tate, who il t.
be at the opera house in this city t-mor
row night: Past Supreme Master Work
man ] G Tate received a brilliant re
ceptiop at the Marquam Grand last night
upon his official visit to the Oregon iuris
dictioa OF the A. o. U. w. The dis
tinguished visitor entertained the vas
audience with mastery address upol
"Our Oder" consuming an hour and
half OF time and it was delivered with Al
intense force Of utterance that command
ed unfiaging attention. The attend
ance WAS beyond adequate accommoda
7 ton. The speaker was listened 10 wit
: eagerness and animation, that frequent
ly asserted itself by spontaneous burs,
OF applause.
\ Mr. Ed Power, Of Sal EN-, was in th
!. city today
J Nj. Nolan, advance agent of III
!. Black PATHS Troubadors is in the cit.
d Mrs. E. Bergman, of Oregon City
# spending few days with Mics J. '
}, Thomas.
Ex-County Judge ]. N. Duncan,
Albany, was IN Salem yesterday setilir
, up the estate of r. g. Brown, deceased
There were two births in Albany {
D. January %: To the wife of Walt
"a Chance, a son. To the wife OF Robe
i Moore, son.
- Frank Powers, for several months cleI
'o at the local o r & n 90. Office has be,
promoted to position in the company
Office at Portland Salem Journal
a q. Fl. Rudd has returned from his II
y east after varied exp rience, conf
hack by wsv OF the Mexican lire, getti
a taste of Southern California weather
= Licenses have been issued for ths mi
70 riage of j. E. Bowers and Louisa Roc
well. Willie a. GovTo and Maud l.. w
at slow, George B. Gay and Mrs. 4. A. n
nv Kercher.
d. Mr.. Chas. Burgarf, the Salem pl
lid right, has been in the city making
of rangements for the presentation OF
- play the Social Circle, by the Woodn
- =. on February 2l.
vas There were forty accessions 70 the II
I lie Church in Salem last Sunday, Bisl
inc Gross CONFIRMING class of that number
me The Alaska craze is undoubtedly d
sed when men give up an important polit
: positions in order to go there. Some
ago tire mayor OF Seattle abandoned
pa office and went north, and now Dire
was 0mhart of the Salem schools, has resig
me TO go to the Kiondike. It will be wei
xfuI keep an eye on Gov. Lord.
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