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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

A gold watch and $29. so in money were
recently stolen from a room in the
franklin house.
The Salem Journal is alter recent ad.
vertising solicitor who passed through
the valley, red hot.
w. W. Rowell and parry killed two
deer, or rather Mr.. Rowell did, near his
Calapooia homestead.
Capt. Wells win deliver his Philippine
lecture In Albany on October q under
the auspices Of the A. o. U. w.
A Lebanon man who traded his farm
Tor Sherman county farm wants to get
back to the valley and badly.
When you come to Albany to trade,
and this is the bargain city Of the valley,
consult the columns of the DKxocRAT,
and call where you see you are invited.
PatroniZe enterprising men.
The Corvallis. Union says Wallace
Nash has rolled up his sleeves aad is
making one of the prettiest and finest
farms anywhere at Nashville.
The Monmouth correspondents of the
Independence Enterprise says: Mrs.
Sallie Eddleman, Of Albany, who is Sc
years OF age, averaged four boxes OF hops
per day in Mr.. Mattison's yard.
The Corvallis Union tells OF q dove
which lived two weeks and then died,
when it was ascertained that it did not
have single bone in ite body. Tue case
Ia remarkable one. s
Two train loads OF Montana soldiers,
about three hundred fifty in all, will az
rive at Albany at 4 40 this afternoon, re.
manning about an hour for dinner. Mor-
tana sent out a fine regiment and the
boys are entitled to first.class treatment.
A gentleman who saw the Metropoli-.
tan opera company says they were q
tough looking crowd ae a whole. 1t is
said they we're considerably intoxicated
at HillsDoro. The next night they had
an audience Of sixteen at McMinnyille.
The Telephone company's solicitors
are adding eight or ten subecl ibers day
to their list The company are making
arrangements to spend six or seven
thousand dollars on the improvement oil
their exchange here anda big list will be
necessary to keep itup.
Nearly all of the republican weeklies
IN Oregon are running 12-inch adver.
tisement for the New York Tribune, ed
tied by Whitelaw Reid. They do this in
order to have the Tribune exchange
with them. This, In the face Of the fact
that Whiteiaw Reid is bitterly opposed
toimperialism and the war in the Phil
ippinee.-Ex,
A dispatch from Yaquina says that q
gale has blown for the past "a hours, be-
ing accompanied by heavy rain and
| thunder and lightning. TIE heavy sea
yesterday carried away about 700 feet OF
the north ietty, .1Io The total length of that
Of improvements that cost about $780, :
900. By the time the government ges
ready to act there want be much jetty
lett.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
The Stayton Bridge.
EprTon DEMOCRAT:

EDITOR DEMOCRAT:
/ notice In last evenings DKMocRAT an
item Of news, helded, 4 Bridge War /.
Now this last sentence is mjsnomer, for
10 successfully engage in war, requires
at least the participation OF tw0 parties
who are iTitated and lost their heads
while in this Stayton bridge matter tue
Linn County Court is, and has at all
times, been perfectly docile, gentle and
dove like In its demeanor, pursuing the
even tenor Of its peaceful way, with per-
Iect equanirnity, without ruffied feath-
er, and good will 70 ali, yea, even to ouI
errlng brethren OF the Marion County
Court.
Our court after very careful and crit
ical examination OF the bridge in contro
yersy, assisted by Mr.. Franz Mill .r, q
civil engineer and specially skiIlful and
expert bridge builder, are OF the unani.
| moua opinion that said bridge is absolute
ly sale for public use, especially go sincs
tie detective end brace TO the main spar
has been replaced by new one, which
repair was completed by order Of the
Linn County Court on the 18Th OF thi
o. tho present month.
Our court has not been convinced b.
bluff and bluster that large Gums OF pub
lie money should be uselessly exTende'
In replacing good sound tinbers of thi
bridge with new once and the court hav
ing entered such an order will maintain
the came until such time as it become
apparent that we were in error. We vi
not contend with the Marion Count
court in i:s tearing up or otherwise de
stroyinR tue north lalf OF the 6tayto
bridge, bat We will prosecute to the fu
extent OF the Law any person or persons
tearing up or bareading or otherwise il
teriering with that portion OF sal
bridge situated in Linn County, Oregon
: Gro. ID. BARTos.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Foot Ball

The Chemawas and Multpomahs will
play foot ball at Portland on the 28th
Chemawa will play with the U. of o. on
Nov. 4. St.cKney Of the Multnomahs,
an old Yale man, is coaching the o. A. G.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock there
will be game at the college campus be-
tween the fTst and second teams. with
sixteen men on the second te- m, and tue
regular number on the fret. Admission
free.
One week from tomorrow Albany and
Salem will play At this city. II will be
Albany's fret regular game and will
show what metal the team ie made OF.
GeUTge Pratt has resigned as manager
OF the Albanies and Owen Beam has
been elected to the position.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Lebanon.

From the Criterion:
VIII Harris; one OF Albany's bakers,
WAS in the cit. Saturday.
Charlie Smith and Franc PieifIer went
up to the A. +. ranch the last OF tie
week and brought out their cattle for
he wintci.'
l.. A. Wiley returned today from
Princville, where he went 10 take the
Misses Anna and Sadie Marks. who will
spend tho winter at that place with their
brother, VIM. Marks, Jr.
DR.. Cauthorn, formerly OF Corvallis
has opened an Office In this city for the
practice Of dentistry. DIR. Cauthor {
comes highly recommended both as {
man and q dentist.
The lecture on Woodcrait given by
Hon. Ralph Il. Johnson last Friday
night was well attended. The lecture
was much better than that usually giveI
on such occasions. The music rendercS
by Miss ElkIns, Miss Brownell and Prof
Cundih was all excellent and we'll ap
preciated.
The citizens OF Tallman are circnIatipt
a petition 10 the county court asking 10
the opening of county road along tn
railroad track from Tallman to Goltra
II will not bo many years befors ther
will be road direct from Albany TO thi
place alongside the railroad.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Telegraph to Dawson.

A telegraph line has been completed
tn Dawson by the Postal Telegraph Co.
and the following rates have been estab.
lished:
From skagway TO Glacier 75c for 10
words; Summit, SOC; Middle Lake, 90c ;
Lake Bennett, 81; Cariboo Crossing, 81 ;
Tagish, si.S5; Miles Canyon, $3.50;
White Horse, $50; Lower Lebarge,
s1.75; Hootalinqua, 81; Five Fingers,
s2.75; Fort Selkirk, sS.25; Dawson,
1878.
To the abeve should be added the reg.
u'ar rate to Vancouver, b. @. from
which point messages are forwarded by
steamer TO Skagway, and 26c expressage
on each from Vancouver TO Skagway.
Total cost OF ten word message from
Albany to Dawson 10 $3.50 and l tent
evenue stamp.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

u. 7. Drais Is making arrangements 10
OF on a new store at Gates.
A new divorce suit In that Of Antinette
9. Banker agt. Joseph Banker.
Tho summary OF Benton county's 1899
assessment roll shows the total taxable
property 10 valued at S2,625.27 Total
taxable property last year was 1851 ,535.
Tho Columbia and the Shamrock got
eight miles on the course OF their race to-
day, when they struck calm, or calIn
struck them and they quit the race.
Will the agony ever end.
Work Is being pushed on the new side
track at the depot, made necessary by
the large amount OF business done at this
city, which has greatly increased the past
few years.
Salem men who have heretofore been
taken occasionally for q double OF ex-city
recorder Ed N. Edes will be interested
10 know that he has accepted position
aa assistant operator at the CUrvallias6
Eastern railroad ticket office at Albany
Journal.
Attorney-General Blackburn has ren.
dered an opinion in which he holds thai
the county superintendent OF Columbia
county cannot withhold money from q
district in which there Is now only one
pupil, both parents OF the pupil being di.
rectors and employing member of the
family as teacher. The district there.
fore draws $50 per annum, the same as 0
district having several hundred students
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
A Bridge War.

The Marion county court yesterday
opened two bids for repairing the Stay
ton bridge, one from q Y Royal nj t2,-
80 and the other from j. u. Tlllotson al
t2,22i. The Linn county court was moi
pfcsont, and tho bids were rejected and
tho bridge ordered closed by that court
Il 10 now Linn county's turn.
The court pissed long resolutions and
ordered tho following sGnt 70 Supervisor
Henry Kcene, Of Dist. 80, at slayton;
''You arc hereby directed to close up
ofiectually tho bridge over tho santlam
river near siayt ton so that the public
may bo unable to use the same, because
the said bridge IA unsafe and dangerous,
and Linn county has s1ubbornly refused
10 pay its proportiona'e share ol tho cx-
ps nse OF repairing said bridge"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

The date for Prof. Rosecranz's chalk
talk at the college has been sot for Sat
urday evening Oct. 2s. Tho admission
will bo % cents. The following Ia one OF
many good testimonials that are up-to-
date:
SALEM, Or, Oct. II, 1900.
Mr.. q. Il. Rosecranz entertained III
very highly by .schalk talk. The pictur.
es were effectively put on the paper and
tho running fire Of comment mado dur.
ing their execution was instructive and
amusing.
lie IL an excellent entertainer both in
original work aud In adaptation and wc
shall welcome him whenever he comes
10 Salem again.
w. q. HAwLEY,
Pres. Willamette University.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Scio.

HaInish, the Albany photoerapbey.
Will be q, his Scio gallery. Sntnrdav
morning, Oct. 2l and remai, three dave
Cal on Saturday and avoid the rush.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. NJ. Peery enioyed
coupl Of days visit with Mr. snd Mrs
Green Coffee, at their home In KalamA
Wash, after the close Of the X. r, grand
lodge, at Portland last week, 10 which
Mark was q delegate.
DR. and Mrs II u. Palmer, arrived Ia
Sclo Tuesday, and are the guests Of Or.
and Mrs. A. q Pnll. DR.. Palmer oncs
resided IN Scio and iias hott OF friends
here who are pleased 10 know that he IA
enjoying quite a lucrative practice 10
Idaho.
A. y. Reynolds 10 superinlending the
building OF the large warehouse for the
Flax Fiber company. The foundation 10
eb 1ut completed, and the building, which
10 bOxlOO feet IN eize and 20 feet high, /,
will be rushed N completion az fast ae
men can do the work.
Deputy Game Warden "Jack" Miller
was over from Albany Monday night.
he wss accompanied by X. ID. CAlayan,
but no amount OF inierrigAtions could.n.
duce then 10 say what license they bad
70 be here, although they were alone bat
come over in a double carriage. Riley
Calavan had on q new hat. II WAS quite
an expensive headResr; he said II cost
bin elO IN Albany, and we ere satisfied
that II cost him about ~ while here.
There w@s . jolly good time at Odt
Fellows hAll in this city last SATURDAY
evening the occasion being The conferinG
OF two degrees upon seyen candidates
II0m Green Mountain lodge at Gates
There were about go visiting Odd Fellow
present TO witness the team wo, X, com.
in9 from Albany, Stayton. Mil City anC
Gates. A splendid midnight lunch wa
served at the Scio hotel. Oae OF th;
most pleasant features Of the night
work gas an address by Grand Maste
J. X. Weatberiorj, whose remarks hav,
since been The source OF many words 0
praise.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
The Telephone System.

The following is a list OF new names
procured so Tar for the new Telephone
system TO be installed here soon:
Collins & Hodges dentists, @. E.
Brownell store, F. +. Nutting, residence,
4. +, Fentor grocery store, Emil Etter
residence, J. H. Howard, Father Louis
Metayer, II. F McIlwain, Lloyd Irvine
residence, e. O. Neal, res ideuce, y A.
Schliffler reeid nee, Mis-. Z. u. Merrill,
residence, Smiley the printer. Mrs. w.
Montsith, Mre. }. NJ. Irvine, X, Veal &
Sons, Conrad Meyer residence, Hem
bricks Barber Shop, ]. X. Davis Fish
and Poultry, Mrs. Inas Petarson, Dray.
mans headquarters DR.. VIM. A. TrimblC
residence, Frank sperger residence.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
FRIDAY
Who Is Ahead.

While the Marion county court were
blowing and pulling like hippopotimus.
es about that Stayton bridge, ordering
1t closed etc., the Linn county court we're
ON the move They aont man up there
aud had the bridge fixed at q small ex-
pense, so that il is cafe and is being
used. Tie people there won't have Il
closed yet, and set down on the Marion
county road supervisor who tried 10 take
up ae planks so 1t couldn't be used.
Jnu9e Terrell had better take some
ginger Tor hie nerves.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
HURSDAY...... ...... -.


Any ono having magazines, novels,
humorous papers and periodicals that
ny arc willing to contribute 10 u good
use, kindly leave them at J. A. Cum
lng'a or Knecht Il Meiscr's. | Will
lip them 10 tho lath u. n. Infantry,
!anila, p. l., large per cent OF which
ARD Oregon men, and were among tho
Second oregons best friends. While
thIH Ia OF small Importance 10 us IL ~
hIahly appreciated by those so far away.
Aud llttlo net OF kindness shows 10
tham they arc not forgotten II they afe
rnenlars, and they AFRO lighting under the
best flag that any man ever laid down
hls life for. wish 10 ship the reading
matter by November let.
M NJ. II. PmnLiPs,
Lato Capt, Go. ! "a Oregon.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
MARRIED..

RoTH--NEUSCHwANDER.-on Oct
10, 1899, at the Dunkard NJ. H., by
Jacob Roth, minister Of the gospel
ordained by Amish, Mr.. Martin E.
Roth and Miss Rosa Neuschwander,
two estimable young people, who have
the best wishes Of sll knowing them.
WALTER-ANDERSoN.-I In Albany,
on Wednesday evening, October Is,
1899, at the Evangelical parsonage,
by the brother of the bride, Rev.
Louis Anderson, Mr.. Fred Walter
OF Jefferson, and Miss Trina Ander-
son, Of Albany.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter have the best
hes,o many friends. The happy cOu'
eft this afternoon for Portland on q
l trip,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Busted.

The DnMocnAr for several days has
been announcing the coming oI tho Met
YopoIitnn Opera Co., to take place today.
Tho company have not arrived, aud the
sDgMocnAr In informed will not. II Ia re-
i osted by commercial gentleman who
arrived this noon that the company
went 20 pieces at Hillhboro and did not
como any further than ! amhill county
And he intImated that they were walk
hng back TO Portland. The company II
evidently picked up affair
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
Won the Cup.

The great international yacht race was
ended today oy the Columbia winning
the third and last race, from the Sham
rock. after many delays and numerous
windless days. The cup thus remains in
the United States, where II has been 60
long, regardless of the desperate effort
TO get boat that could take il arcoss
the Ucean..
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

The Junction Bulletins writeup Of the
Hamilton Mosler episode in that city,
resulting In the arrest Of Miss Mosier, at
Hamilton's instance, is quite spicey.
Alter her discharge Hamilton and Miss
Mosier left Junction for Salem on the
same train, sitting together, and the
Bulletin says tho citizens there are glad
he got out of town. and that he would
have been arrested himself II he had not,
That he has wife and daughter near
Salem.
Speaking Of the death OF Mrs. Henry
Hewitt, mother OF Judge Hewitt, OF thls
city. the McMinnville T. X. saya: II Il
claimed that Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt came
through with the first wagon train, and
that Mr.. Hewitt drove the 6rat wagon
down the western slopes Of the Blue
mountains, and the second into The
Dailcs. He would have driven the frs
wagon into The Dalles but another mar
happened 10 get ahead OF him. Before
this train OF emigrants came with wag
ons II IL claimed that the running gear
OF wagon were brought across th
Rocky mountains but that Was all.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
rnat joyful Fselin /,

With the exhilArating sense o. renewed
health and strength and internal cleanli-
ness, which follows the use of Syrup OF
Figs, ls unknown to the few who have not
progressed beyond the olo-tlme medicines
and the cheap substitutes sometimes offered
but never accepted by the well-informed
Buy the genuine. Manufactured by the
California Fig Syrrp Co,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

Lose no time in calling on Will 4
Stark for the best watches, guaranteed
time keepers, and take your time in buy
ing. 1t is a pleasure to show their
mods.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

4 IIor sALg.--Coryallis Times. October
is: "The bop crop Of John whiteaker
has been marketed. The product Of the
yard aggregated $1,000 pounds. or its
bales. II brought II cents rer pound.
or a total ai t3 800. 1t was purchased BY
Faber 4 Neis, Of Albany, 10 whom the
GRIP WAS delivered Saturday"
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

Thomas Eglin, q, leading citizen Of
Corvallis, died AZ his home In that city
At $3.50 "Wednesday night, after an Illness
OF 10 days. He was aged II years, and
for nearly quarter OF q century had
conduc' ed livery stable In that city.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27


W. II. Raymond. tho insurance man.
10 IN the city.
DIR. Albright. OF Salem, has been in the
city day or two.
W. l.. Davis and Guy Buiord, Of Toll
edo, have been In the city.
/. Joseph II. Wilson, tho Corvallis law.
yer, has moved 10 San Francisco TO re-
side.
Mrs. ]. W. Cusick mas returned from,
the springs In Lane county, greatly im-
proved In health.
4 Mics. Elsie Martin left this noon for
4 Woodland, Calit.. where she will spend
Z the winter on visit with her cousin
Mrs. Il. l. Peacock.
Manager Koehler OF tho 4. p. spent
last night In Albany with his special car
and this morning started over the Ore.
gonian road on tour OF inspection.
Mr.. Nichols, has returned from Athe-
ma, where he has been TO attend lis
! daughter, q teacher there who has been
sick and whom ho left considerably Inn
proved.
4 Or. Beardsley, who has been spending
Ahe past year IN and near Albany left
this noon for san Antonio. Tex. He
contemplated stopping on the way, at
Bryon Hot Springs. IN California.
Mr.. Ignatx Fox, q resident OF Albany
for many years, has sold his pleasant
residence at the corner OF Broadalbin
and Fifth street TO DIR. w. ii. Davis, and
will close oat his business In this city
and about the first OF the year move to
Seattle 10 reside.
Mr.. tCharlesi Robinson, travelling for
the San Francisco Biscuit Co., was In the
city today on his regular tour OF Oregon
Mr.. Robinson has the advantage OF hav-
ing come from the same part OF the I'm
tied States that the DEMOCRAT man came
from. An exchange Of courtesies re-
vealed many common acquaintances.
Tho Baptist Convention at Portland
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: President, Rev. A. J. Hun
saker, OF McMinnville; vice-president,
l.. T.. Pentland, Helix, Or: correspond
sing SECRETARY, Rev. Gilman Parker, Of
Portland; recording SECRETARY, w. W.
Brooks; treasurer, W. B. Hall.
Mrs. Captain w. II. Keating and
daughter left this noon for San Fran
cisco, TO meet Captain Keatlng OF the
Iowa regiment who Is expected to arrive
on the transport tomorrow from Manila.
Mrs. Heating would have gone earlier
but for the serious illness oi her daugh-
! ter. Capt. Heating was i'll when he left
Manila. but 1t is hoped that the ocean
voyage strengthened him, as II has
many.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

Il you have job of printing you are
in hurry fer take it to
SMILEY, The Printer.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic loo or $50
If g. O. Q. fail to cure, druggists refund money
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

Fresh Oysters
a. stetter's, Albanys L,sding. R.staur-
ant.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

The woodmen Of America entertain
ment ANNOUNCED for next Saturday
night has been postponed.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

The fret national bank in the United
States Was Incorporated by Congress. De-
eembsr 81, 1873.
The frat compass was used In France
in 1850, tbough-the Chinese are said to
have,emplowd the lodestone earlier.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

The Magnolia Laun Try horse ran away
this afternoon. being caught after going
two or three blocka. No damage.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27

All members Of Go. and tho hospital
corps, are requested 10 meet at the res
idenca Of L.. vicreck tomorrow even
ing NJ $50 o'clock 10 make arrange
ments Ter attending the reception 20 bs
rendered by the Grange at their hall ID
thN country on Saturday evening.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-27
That Chalk Talk.

RoYAl aAkINo eoWpGA co., NGW YoRK.