The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-12-22

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oegun very .ast What's the matter.
With Mr.. Wisdom az secretary tber
10 no reason Why the sta tfair should
not be q success next year.
Those going to thes armory Saturday
night can have any thing they want in
the athletic line. Just leave your order.
A Marion county blacksmith is going
through the bankruptcy court with LA
bilities amounting TO $24l2, and aesets,
tools exempt from execution, $l20.
The Filipinos are again scattered to
the four winds OF Luzon. Nevertheless
they jump mp behind the bushes in As\
troublesome manner as ever.
The question Is being discussed at Eu.
gene whether the new court room shall
be used Tor political purposes. like
question Will have to be settled here.
What do you think about it.
The Black Patti troupe passed through
Albany. Occasionally the want Of an
opera house 10 in our favor.
A Salem paper says that willamette
university has lost the big bell clapper.
This has no reference TO President Ha1-
ley.
TIE Salem Statesman, published in
the home OF moss backs, says q moss
scrsper 10 needed 10 Albany. Kettles
should Hot call white folks black.
Since President w. @. Rawley, OF the
Willamette university, has been .ectur-
ing on expansion, his school has been
notably coniraciiDg.-Roseburg Review.
There should be An organized effort in
Albany during the holiday season to re-
member the needy Of the city, Temem-
bering that IL Is more blessed 70 give
than to receive.
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Yesterday was the centennial Of
George Washington's death. We have
had great Americans hut only one Wash.
iDgton, first in war, first In peace and
tirst In the hearts Of his country men.
Secretary Gage continues to play into
the hands OF Wall street by advancing
interest on bonds. The cry is for more
cash, and yet congress is now legislating
against more caah.
i Gov. Geer has formally denied that hC
received from Mr.. Plummer, ci Poll
county, $1,000 for an Office to be delivered
after election. The DRMoCRAT said whey
the report was fret made that 1t sound
cd very fahy.
1t would be difficult to 6ni an Ameri.
can who has been robbed by the English
officials at Dawson city who is not In ia.
vor OF seeing the Beers make 1t hot fos
the English in South Africa.
An appropriation has been asked foI
the improvement OF Tillamook harbor,
Ii would be considerable OF joke ii il
we're granted after the refusal to help
Yaqmna.
IA former Albany.lady now a resident
of California writes friends here that
she longs for this state. After living in
California, Oregon is good enough for
her.
Portland has..now sufficiently advanc-
cd commercially to consider the matter
of q woolen mill for that city. As soon
as her citizens get up steam they viii
act in the matter.
Aquestion being discussed this week
was: A man was born at Fort Boise at
that time in the territory of Oregon, but
now OF Idaho. Is he native OF Oregon
or Idaho?--Ex.
1 The English generals in South Africa
are having their hands full explaining
why they get defeated. Not very hard
thing alter all, just simply too many
Boer bullets.
"Our Tommy told me Sunday night
that he guessed he'd got the Thanksgiv-
ing tired feeling"
"What did he mean by that2'
"Why, he was naughty on Thanksgiv-
ing day, and his mother took her slip
per and warmed him. Then she warm
ed him over on Friday and Saturday.
The Beers are fighting like patriots.
They meet the enemy more than, half
way. There is no Filipino in the Boer.