The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-05-20
LEBANON.
From the Criterion: :

From the Criterion:
Died, at her home 10 Crook county
Sunday, May ], 1898, Mrs. /. S. Ward
aged IS years. 8 months and 2 days
Mrs. Ward was . daughter OF G. W
Taylor OF this place.
Mr.. Frank Murphy, the well knowr
sheep buyer OF Gervais, was in our city
Saturday. He has teen buying sheer
and has gathered about thousand head
in this vicinity and paid a good price
he drove them to Albany and shipped
them by water to Portland Monday.
A couple 8. p. officials we're inspecting
the work done on the Waterloo motor
line. The general supposition is that the
). r. company own the Waterloo branch.
Word has been received from John
Ewing. who, il win be Fsmem besed, left
this place some time ago for Caliiornia
Tor the benefit OF his health, that he is
now bedfast and hopes are not very en-
couraging for bis recovery. His many
friends here regret very much TO learn
such sad news.
Even the ladies Of Lebanon are con-
graduating our worthy electric light
manager on his late improvements 10
electric lights and water plant. Il is Q
weh known fact tnat Lebanon has the
BEST light and water service Of any 1iiy OF
twica the size OF Lebanon IN the state.
Mrs. Jacob Kees had the misfortune 70
get her hip badly injured last Tuesday
evening while milking. A coz ran into
the one she was milking knocking Mira.
KEGS down and tramping on her. The
injury 10 said 10 be quite severe,
IL viii be considerable time before she
will be out again.
The Alumni Association Of ALBANY
College will meet at the home OF its
president. Walter B, Peacock. wednes-
day evening May 18th. at 7;s0 O'Clock.
BE prompt ii you would bear Mrs. Lease
later.
Mr.. John Foster, one Of the bee,
known oil Benton county pioneers, died
at his home near Corvallis last Monday
night at The age Of a years, months
and i3 days. de came TO oregcn from
Ohio in 1876.
Mr.. ]. d. Barber arrived in Albany
this morning from Humbols county,
Calit., and 10 the guest OF his brother in
this city. He intends 20 find suitable
farm for stock and locate in this county,
bringing HE family here then.
Mrs. L. n. Ligge,. and daughter
Ethel. left this morning for the Warm
Springs Agency where they go TO be pre-
cent at the marriage oi Mics Eva Coxan
and Mr.. James Aeikle. Of Portland on
next Wednesday. lie editor will follow
up later on and will be on hand at the
appointed time.-Prineviile Review.
Some people think the best political
speech made in Albany two years ago
was the one by Judge Crowell OF Jack
sonville Next Monday night Linn
county people viii have another oppor-
iunity to hear him and will no doubt
give him big house.
H J. Boyd mas leased his pho,ozra ph
gallery to Miss Lille Ora wford aud Miss
Ida Huschins Of Albany. We under
stand the lease is for the summer
months only and that MIR Boyd will re-
turn TO ihe gallery about the fiss OF
October. He will spend the summer
travelling with bis photo ,ent".-Leba-
non Criterion.
James Campbell, San Franchises
famous police JUICE died suddenly last
Monday night while playing cards
Campbell was m old Oregonian, being
q brakeman here for many years. then
he st1died Law and vent 10 San Fran
cisco in 1890 and was there only two
years when elected judge He vas an
odd character in San Francisco life.