The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-11-10
Linn County Council P. Of II.

In the absence OF tho president, Gee
L Rces was chosen president protom
After the usual opening exercises, the
roll call OF delegates showed tho follow.
ing oranges were represented: Fair.
mount, Grand Prairie, Harmony, Sand
Ridge. Visiting members we're also
present from Knox Butte grange.
Tho subject, "What effect has light
literature upon the character Of our boys
and girls" was then taken up and pa
per appropriate thereon Was read by
Miss Savilla Powell but prepared by
Mrs BM Shannon; following which
were. o.rcmarks by Mesdames.R Romine, Al.
tcrmatt, Clara swank and A Il Morris
then by Mart Miller, A u Morris and A
L Aftermath.
Calling Thoa Froman TO the chair, Geo
l. Heos brought up the matter OF holding
q farmers institute In Linn Co. In the
near future and read letters from DR. Jas
Witbycombe, Of tho State Agricultural
College and Is y Pague, Of PORTLAND, one
Of the directors of said College. Re.
marks favorable 10 the same were made
by ] w Pfopst, NJ Settle, ] Y Pcebler,
II q Powell, + u Cornett, / Warnes and
Mart MI lor then by Mesdames swank,
Aftermath, Holmes, Walker, Morgan,
Morris, Shaw and Miller after which 1t
was unanimously voted to hold the In
stitute at Grand Prairie grange hall on
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1915, 1899.
Tho following questions were then re
ported for discussion at the next meet
ing aa follows:
]. (Which 10 the most useful and or.
namental, the bachelor man or the bach.
elor woman Leaders, Gladys Shaw,
Vivian Recs and A T Aftermath.
2. what education IN needed by
farmers at the present time" Leaders,
q l. Shaw, ID Copctt and II l. Holmes.
| Voted that the next Council be held
with sand Ridge Grange.
Some discussion arose as 81 when road
supervisors should DO elected.
q II Walker, ~ leader, took up the
question, "Wbat can each individual
member Of the + OF II do 10 promote q
more friendly feeling among farmers
10th without or within tho grange, and
thus build up stronger brotherhood. T"
and was followed by Vim Anderson, and
other members.
The session was truly enjoyable
through all the hours and never did the
writer more enjoy the nnon-tiic feast.
Sociability gives zest 10 appetite and this
We had IN an unusual degree on this
last occasion.
| The grange has nobler objects in view
than the mere worldly and Ia pressing
on TO q grander destiny. VIC.
A dark bay mare Was stolen from h
!. Ferguson at Eola on the Srd. He off
ere q re"aTd OF $50 Tor ils return.
II A big farmers Institute will be held
L A.t
. Dec Id and i6 under the auspices OF the
10. A. q. beard. Particulars later,
A Salem hop buyer quoles following
. as the ruling quotations at close OF thi
i, week; Fancy hops ii TO ~ cents, prim
: 70 choice 10 cents, medium sIto cents
lower grades not yet wanted.
u Next Saturday Albany and the o. A
o will play foot ball at Corvallis, the u
ol o. and Multinomah will play At Port
land and the wil.amettes aud Fores
Grove will play.
The U. OF o. second team arrived thi
/. afternoon and at press time the U. OF q
. and the Albanies were lining up for husi
ness In drizz.ing rain.
The young mems literary society OF th
= college debated the Boer. Engltsh ques
ton lAst Saturday night. with Don SWAMI
. and &c lrRe Pratt for the Beers and Prof
: schmitt aud Torbe, for the Engish Th
J. judges decided Ia favor OF the English
X though many who heard the debate de
q clare that the Boer SIDE we're entitled &
the decision.
.t On Halloween two young men Will
n walking with two young ladies wer
taken from their partners and carried of
>, inst as joke. Saturday evening tn
u young men with several friends got eve
with two OF the young men by going
their room and giving them roug
!, beating. IL was the intention to tax
!" them INTO the country blind-folded an
leave them, but failing slugging was re
!, sorted to: A good deal OF comment ha
y been made.
Several mon have arrived in this cit
!. from Portland in the last two days wit
a instructions to the Booth Kelly Lumbe
= Co., asking for work, signed "Canadia
!. Employment Agency, T.. T.. McCroske
x Co., 1917 Front street, Portland, Ore
a gon." Each OF these men had beel
a charged sl.b0 for providing them EN-
q ployment and had paid their railroa'
q fare ol $500 besides. They were to re
!. ceive 1925 per day. One day there weT
4 elk OF these poor deluded men. rh
Booth Kelly Co. ARE not now wantin
|. men at any price'-Guard.
o A 81 ok looking stranger was arCun
!. the city Saturday afternoon and even
ing with some colored waller, which b
Was selling for linement al permittin
:. drawing before hand Every one VIII,
|. drew get bed room set, forty or fiit
IyNrds OF Brussels carpet, etc. some VIII
had the nonav maid tina slollar n nd s.,n,
i were fortunate In not having 1t. A NOR
transparent fraud wsa never perpetrate,
and II 10 strange any o,e could be I, in'
to bite at II these hard times.