The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-11-17
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As the city election approaches cand
dAteS Increase, until there 10 almost
y confusion a. to who are after the office
Judge Boise 10 Glow but sure. II
: legal head 10 just no good aa II was In h
Y palmy days, with the aided eIper;enc,
viii you sit up to see the meteorR, es
pected to pay the earth visit tonight q
tomorrow night, probably tomorro
night, perhaps neither.
The Chinese birds are not being " r,
seriously disturbed this year. Th
DEMocRATman has no personal proof tha
any have been killed at all.
At Portland yesterday one kaker whip
ped another because he gave more loavel
of bread for dollar then the other bak.
er. 1t doesn't take much TO raise dis
turbance IN Portland.
This cruel game oI golf should be stop.
ped. At Bridgeport, Conn.,, recently
Harry G. Ives was hit in the head by
one OF the bullet like balls, breaking his
nose and shocking him senseless.
The members OF Co. have challenged
ex'members OF +. Co., o. N. g., 10 q
game oi football neither side 10 practice.
The mere suggestion OF such q game
makes n funny item for tho misft col
umn Of the DEMooRAT.
Salem people are afraid OF a rate war
that will take holiday shoppers to Port.
land. Albany merchants would like
one that will bring holiday shopI ers 10
this city. Our merchants have the goods
hey are not afraid to present ia CONF
etition with other cities.
Poundmaster Davidson, besides at
tending to the duties OF taking up cattle
and dogs also cleans the sidewalks OF the |
city, and takes his pay when he collects
dog taxes. That Is, all the dog tax COLI |
Iected goes for cleaning sidewalks. For
meFly this work was done by the street /
But nowadays the su-
superintends. Albany Is
citified. As the dog tax 10 the
city's money as much as any other tax
this 10 hnanciering OF very peculiar or
der.
Because the tower in the county ceurt
house is to have tower clock in keeping
with the fine building erected at the
east expense OF any like structure in the
state, the Brownsville Times wants O
,lock for that city. The trouble In nut
hell is that the Times wants the whole
,ourt house, clock and all,
Herman McIntire is suing the city OF
N. Y. for damages. Some
ime ago, under city authority, the
lumber l3 was tackled on the door OF his
esidence, Since then, on january Is
lis wife died and on May IS his house
,urned down. He Is sure that the un-
lcky number which the city tackled on
is door has hoedoOed him. Players Of
Imerlca will take warning.
In smallpox editorial the Salem
ournal says:
Al matter OF fact, sporadic or isolAt
cases OF So called smallpox, which is
ften nothing but skin or filth disease,
re TO be found at all times OF the year
q cities like Seattle and portland. Dur
az q stay Of nearly month recently in
'hicaRo, we saw smallpox flags out q
umber OF times. Beyond an officer
tationed at the door OF the houss no at
ention was paid. 4
Speaking OF the Salem game the =
tatesman says: "Tho Albany DEMO-
RAT will now see how good prophet it
]. 1t predicted the defeat OF the Will
Imettes by the Forest Groves. OF :
>urse, it will now say that the Univer- =
ty OF Oregon team will win the champ.
nship. IT W II have TO hedge some way.
orty seven to nothing 10 very bitter
III to swallow" Two games guessed :
1t OF three is good prophesying. Ger 7
Iinly the u. Of o. will win the champ
nship unless stopped by the o. A. c.,
no will make it lively for them. But
lis is not hedging against the dental
am.