The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-11-03

!. The college football teams lad a good
practice last evening, showing their ex,
0 cellent training. The wiIlamettes viii
I have 10 be rapid to beat them.
South Africa also has a press censor
ship, and Boer victories are made British
victories by the time they reach London.
This censorship is an outrage for an on
llghtened age. when people are entitled
, to the truth Sheaher Il suits or not.
Some one says that one OF the playets
In the willamette football eleven 10 a
down town dentist. Perhaps they think
they Will need him to pull them through
tomorrow. The Albanies are all regular
students. And there 10 o second eleven
that are no snails
Since the bravo but foolish BrItiah
officer who shot himself through chasrin
at being Obliged TO evacuate Vrybup,
wanted to die, why did he waste his llfe
and his builet3 II he had run amuck
against the enemy his sacrifice might
have counted for something.-Ex.
Hello there, when every ybody gets
telephone in their residence Il will be a
great convenience in Albany.
what is the matter OF the city council
raising the debt OF the city by holdinv
pubic meetings and charging an adj
mission fee.
Every paper in the state has now men.
TONED the fact that Albany is In dark.
ness. This is not strictly correct. for
that court house light Eliminates sever.
al blocks in fne style.
At the recent term OF circuit court
there was less than one case for each
lawyer in the city. After all our LAWYERS
are very peaceable lot ofmen and settle
many dithculties out of court that could
easily be engineered into a suit.
Portland Telegram: W. +. Burke, as
administrator OF the estate OF James
Abraham, objects to Martin l.. Pipes'
claim Of eilO0 attorney fees, 10 secure
which Mrs. Abraham decided him
large amount OF property. No wonder.
Men who were here during the post
Office robbery and before and have since
left the city, are being suspected. That
is hardly circumstaniial evidence in this
fast moving world. Men come and 90
and always will.
Men should learn to hold their TEN.
pers. Just lose the thing once, and per-
haps you will be the defendant In n
murder case. Then also 1t is good
Thing to be reasonable. Never try to
make people pay other peoples debts.
Most men have their hands full with
heir own.
The bicycle is like the animal that
lives on both land and in the water. 1t
ives on the sidewalk and in the road,
and you can't make anything else out OF ;
The critter. It is not like the wagon and /,
yet 1t is entitled to the road Just as !,
much. II is not like the pedestrian and
ret 1t has certain rights on the sidew ak.
4 always ridden by reasonable people /.
here would never be any trouble, but
loggish people create trouble.
s. Claypool left at this Office yesterday
! monster squash that weighed "A !
,ounds. II anyone knows Of larger =
quash, we wish they wonid let US know :
% we believe that Mr.. Claypool Is en-. :
tiled to 6rst premium. ]. A. Powell :
brought TO this Office laet week q sum-
ner squash that measured 80 inches in :
ength and 81 inches In circumference. !"
his we consider the largest squash OF
ts kind grown in Linn county. Should
ou have larger one, let as know
,ebanon Criterion. Weight is what r
cunts. A squash at G. A. Currans a
Ieighs $50 pounds, much more than the 3
bove.
UNFoRTUNATE. - James Buchanan, . o.
ell known citizen Of Pleasant Hill Is the p