Wkt mvmt Entered at the Post OHlco at Albany, Or, a second-class ntall matter. FRIDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1886 STITES & Kit It am ami NUTTING. Prop rioters. FREor. mmtira. t-i kjhm. Official County Japer. O A C. It. 15. TIME TALUK, Albany Mutton. hi nun itr. or tr u. SOVSD KOKTII. ALBANY KXI'RKSS lVjvurU at FKKK1HT TRAINS " 5:80 A. M 0:00 A. M. 1l:4S A M 11:06 P. M 11:4ft A. M lsos p M. 8:30 P. M S:35 P. M. MAIL TRAIN t Arrive ai , Departs at MM sorni. I Arrises at ) IK-parU al MAIL THUS KRKIU1IT TRAIN " H ALBANY KXI'RKSS Armos at Ill Train l.tlly. ccrjl Sunday. KoTicB.On and arter this date regular tickets will bo sold at our ticket office for following points on Columbia river: Upper Cascades, Oalles, Umatilla, Wallula, Walla Walla and Alnsworth. WlLtK B. RicR, Freight and Ticket Agent O, A C K. U. Co. Albany. June 18tb, 188. ThP Basket clal. ' Tbe llasket social given by the members oftbe Universalis! Parish on Thursday night of last week was well attended.and, we understand was an enjoyable affair. The basket part was certainly a novel one for Albany. Booh lady brought a basket of eatables with provisions for two, the basket being made to suit the taste, and the name was placed in the basket du'y covered. At the proper time the baskets was put up at auction and sold, bringing all the way from 2a cents to 2.7., one Tery line looking one bringing the latter price. Tbe gentlemen buying them hunted up tho ones name inside when they had the honor of taking lunch with them. A spirited contest took place over the $2 73 basket, each bidder thinking he would get the youngest and most dashing lulv in the assembly: instead the fortunate bidder received as a partner a most nrhv married ladv of say, forty. Tha novelty was a good one and proved an in teresting affair. IMMNBi !. M n lav evening the alliens o Albany were treated to a lecture enUtled "The Necessity an 1 Mission of Odd Fel lowship," delivered by Mrs M A Bridge. She treated the subject with reference te it moral and material bearings upon the human family. Of course the subject waa o.-te of keen interest on the part of the gen eral public. The audience was large, or derly and gavo the speaker its undivided attention, Mrs Bridge is the most pleas ant, forcible and accompliahed female speaker that has ever appeared before an Albany audience. The subject wss treat ed in a manner highly satisfactory. On Tuesdsy evening she lectured on the sub ject, "Human Liberty," in which she evinced a full comprehension of the economic and current political questions of the day. Her treatment of landed and other monopolies was vigorous snd fear less. Every one should hear these lec tures. A Prtoeslll teller. From a letter received by Mr A Hackle man from Willow Ranch, near Prineville, d ited Jan 20, 18., we glean the following : At that time tha snow was ten to twelve inches on level. From Cold Springs to Bnck Creek and from II am ton Butte on the Des ert east there was scarcely any snow. The farther wet heard from tbe dseper the snow. Stock seemed to be doing well. Tbe writer uatsaVlsied it warm for that country, the thsrmoneter only being down as low as Z3ro twice in one 1111:1th. Horses were doing worse than sheep or cattle. People were busy driving stock to the Desert. IFhat were left out along Crooked River and Bear Creek seemed to be doing well. From Mr Hickleman's placs to Camp Creek cattle were fairing worse than anywhere else. A chinook to take the know off the south bill sides was being prayed for. As Oil! Albaalaa Married. On Sunday, Jan. lltb, 1S33, Mr EJgar Eiton, formerly of Albany, was united in marriage to Mrs Clara M Foster, of Santa Ana, Cal, The Demix kat extends hearty congratulations. The following from the' SantaAna filainlard will explain matters : "The interesting ceremony that made tbe couple one was witnessed by the relatives snd a few select friends of the bride. The par lors were adorned with flowers befitting the happy occasion. Tbe bride was attired in an elegant drees of garnet satin and velvet, ornamented with orange blossoms, and was the pictnre of loveliness and elegance. She is highly popular in Santa Ana where she had been the Queen of vocal and insturmen tal music for years. Mr Eaton, the worthy groom is an estimable gentleman of fine at tainments and highly esteemed where best known. After the ceremony a splendid wedding feast was partaken of by those present and at rive o'clock the guests bade tbe couple a pleasant adieu. Many rich and valuable presents were given to the fair bride by her friends in token of their kind regards while her pupils in music remembered her with a handsome album as a testimonial of their affection." On Ifte star Path. The retiring loggers of Robinson A West held a way in the city the but part of last week, making matters lively for a few days by keeping open pockH -books and riding the tiger generally. Two of the men when paid oft disputed tbe amount which they received, being allowed only tbe price paid second-class loggers, which the foreman claimed they were. This raised their ire, so they weut to the brew ery Friday night where Mr. Curran, the foreman was at the time, called him out and gave him a most severe beating, bruising his face in a bad manner, As Mr Curran from all reports had only done his duty, the attack was a most malicious one, and of course excited sympathy against the loggers. They were arrested, and one of them, named was duly fined ten dollars and costs. O. P. Bill Pasted. The bill extending the time for the com pletion of the Oregon Pacific Railroad and exempting the road from taxation for twenty years from the date of the charter, passed the House on last Monday, with only three dissenting votes. It had already passed the Senate with two dissenting votes. It now only awaits the signature of the Governor. This bill has been watched with considera ble interest by the psople of the valley, the general sentiment being in favor of it. We understand that two of those who opposed it were from Lane county. dried FBrrr. The amount of fruit dried in Linn ooan ty last fall was the largest in the history oftbe county, and speaks in strong term for the industry, An Inquiry among the merchants of Albany brought out the fact that, notwithstanding the large number of pounds which they had purohased,they could hare doubled the amount if they could themselves have found a market for so much, but a large crop alt over the United States made the market poor and uncertain. The prices have ranged all the way from 4H cents, the present price, to 7H cents, par pound. Those who did their work well and quickly, and ware early to iiiarket,exper!eneed little difficul ty in getting rid of their fruit, but many who ware behind time are liable to have it spoil on their heads. Even with low prices the industry it bound to be an ax twain one in the future. When onoe a good dryer is obtained the cost of getting fruit te market is not great, and ia a com plete saving, for the time expended in doing tbe use oeaaary work, might other wise be thrown away, Tbe amount pur. chased in Albany up to date we find te be about as follows : A B Mellwaia 40,000 Monteith & Seitenbeoh 30,000 Dune Monteith 30.000 S E Yoong 25,000 N 11 Allen 15,000 Phil Cohen 15,000 155,000 At an average price of about five cents per pound the total paid out in thia olty would amount to about 7750, As nearly every general merchant ia the county has purchased dried fruit the whole amount purchased and shipped from tbe county may be safely act down at between 400,000 and 500,000 pounds, representing f,oou to 25,ooo in money, which fer an industry Just in its Infancy is certainly a good showing. Tail rink V Parly. Prom far and near. Without my Mr iXitu w tes. Men, maid ami matrons, Chota te be patrons. Ami want te the Ptnk Taa lrt ; Some with face bokl j Some icily, fog-Lily east, Atid eecaa bedecked in amilea ; Hut a luuk sat ere and atearn, Told that alt came to team The nature of a link Tea Party Well, they learned, after how many guesses about the color of dresses, ws do not know. On stepping into the door of W. C. T. U. Hall Tuesday night, one was instantly captured by a score or less of young ladies, wearing peculiar head dt esses, decorated with piak ribbons, and immediately after wards one's lapel would be seen to be orna mented with a fair sized, straight edged, np and down looking, letter T, ar the color of pink, a hich explained the whole affair. A most enj jyable evening was spent in conver sation, witty, profound, refined ; in games that were Interesting ; wedged in with some music by a quartet, and seasoned by an ex cellent leneb, consisting of tea, etc., the latter part of which we were unable to par take ef. Tbe yoong ladies of the Y. W. C. T. U. are entitled to great credit for the success of the entertainment, as well as for instituting such a party, where all can be sure to be welcome and of spending an evening enjeysbly, even if not possessing tbe ability of emulating Johnson in his capacity of taking nineteen cops of tea straight. The repetition of tbe party of Tuesday evening every few weeks ia hoped for by many whs attended. oaly s raater'a lawtt tateau Recently s staff correspondent of the Ore yonian stated that if Portland merchants chose they could have tbe .Sheriff raise the red flag in front of fiye out of six of the stores of the valley. The Dno rat replied to the insane statement, in order to show np the braggadocio spirit of the Orrjonian, with no idea of implying that tbe whole sale deal ers of Portland joined ia that papers wild statements, Copying the Democrat's item, another Portland paper very sensibly ssys : "It will be well enough for the valley mer chants to understand that no Portland mer chant has mads the statement that be could raise the red flag ia front of the establish ment of aay valley dealer. In the first place, they haye too much good judgment ; and in the second place, nine out of ten of tbe val ley merchants are business men who under stand their calling and nothing short of a total loss of crops could get them into a posi tion where they would be at tbe mercy of anyone. That sentence about raising tbe reg flag was framed in the Ortonian corres pondent's mind, aad was not aatherizsd or is net endorsed by aay Portland dealer. Portland desires the trade of tbe valley, and will always be on the alert to build up friend ly relations with tbe people there." This is duly appreciated by valley merchants. Probate loan, Jan. 23. In the matter of tbe estate of D H and J H Bodine, minors, Margaret Bodine was appointed guardian. Bend $500. Same waa duly presented and accepted Jan. 29th. Jan, 29. In matter of estate of Alfred Baltimore final account filed and March 7th at 9 a. m., set for hearing objections to same. Jan. 30. In matter of estate of Emms A Baltimore, a minor, Sarah J Baltimore was appointed guardian. Bond fixed at $12,000. February 2. In matter of estate of Fred Willert SI 50 ser apart for support of wife of deceased and children during administration First account, W M Ketchum, Administra tor, presented in this matter and allowed. In tbe matter of W A Trites snd others, minors, Frank Trites presented third snnusl account. The nutter of Guardianship ef J H Wash- burn, insane, was continued until Friday, February. In matter of guardianship of W T Mat lock fourth annual account of J 1 Matlock, guardian, presented snd approved. ai m a The Literary Entertainment. The Literary entertainment Riven last Friday night at the M E Church was an excellent one, well deserving of the strong support it received. Although the ad mission fee was only ten cents $23.40 was taken in. The popularity of the entertuin- ment should encourage ether organiza tions to form like societies for getting np public literaries, One every week by different societies would prove of marked benefit to Albany. Tbe program as pub lished last week, with one exception was carried out Friday night. The parts which seemed to take the best were the trios by Messrs. Hammer, Hammer and Wallace, and "Well Have to Mortgage tbe Farm" by the 'whole family. The whole was greatly appreciated, and did not fail to bring out a good amount of literary snd musical ability. The musical part of the program was under the charge of Mr T L Dugger. The program will be repeated Friday, February 13th at the same place, begin niug at 7 o'clock. SOCIAL AN FEMORA!, W Legato, of Hatsey, was in the city Tuesday. Mr David Crewae, of Shedds called on us last Friday. I N Alford, of Iiarrisburg, was ia the oity last Tuesday. H K Ashby, of Soto, jjtvo us a pleasant call yesterday. Rev Dr ( Jeary, of Kugene, hat been in the city this week. ( H Baber, of Forest drove has been in the oity this week. ProlOilbert, the popular Lduuou teacher was in the oity Saturday. Mr John Settle, of Lebanon, mado us a pleasant call Wedaasday. Mr K N Beech left on latt Tuesday morn ing for his home at Colfax . Mr J W Cuslck, one of Lebanon a most en- ttrprhlug citleim was in the city last Fri day. Mr I Carletnn and family have moved on a farm near Lebanon, where they intsud re siding. Mr Ala Harris, of Yaquina Bay, was in the city the first of the week, the same Ala as of old. Mr Thos Turner, of Harrisburg, one of I.inu County's best farmers, called ou us last Wei I need ay. J M Moyer, one of Brownsville's moat popular and substantial businsss men, was in the city yesterday. The Dkmim sat ao knowledges a pleasant call. i W Howard, specie, agent for the State usuranee Co. of Southern Oregon, was ia the city Wednesday to ad put the lots on the residence of 1 A Cochran, recently burned near Tangent. t'srrenl Kveala. Miss Sylvester, an expert bicyclest from the East, haa been lu Portland recent!y exhibiting her leg erdemainlo powers as a bicyclieuist. Last week Oscar Smith of KO waa found in ao abin, where he had been two ortbre days.hls legs frozen as well as other parts of his body. One lag will have to be am putated and the toes of the other foot. Such stories seem out of place In Oregon, t Such men as O' Donovan Roaaa do more harm than good to the people they pre tend to work for. Phllelus Sawyer, next to the richest man In tho I ' S Senate, has never made a speech there. Cause, he has not the brains. Sun Mower stalks make splendid wood. An acre will run a stove alx montha,wblle the aeeda will keep a ftoek of hens laying. 15.ouo.ooo gallons of wine were produced In California during ISM. This year it is expected tbe figures will reach at laaat ooo,. perhaps 70,ooo.ooo. This is enor mous. All geniuses do not live In the Eaat Nevada has at least one. He ia a black. smith snd has built a cart with the sxle bent so that the horse is directly under It, sheltered from nun snd wind. The driver sits In front, and other passengors aide- wise en seats running length wise over the horse's back. There is, of course, a steer ing apparatus, and also an arrangement with a wide band under tbe horse, ao that In going down bill that animal can be lifted bodily off his feet and given rest. while the whole outfit "coasts." And the lifting machine comes into use if the bona tries to run swsy, ss s turn of tbe crank leaves him working Lis legs In the air to no purpose whatever. 12,000.000 pounds of wool is tbe estimat ed product of Oregon for la l. Tbe avorage yield of wheat per acre In California lat yoar was about 23 bushels. Oregon equalled, if it did not exceed, this. Over 34,0000 people are out of employ ment In France. Suppose that number were out of work in Oregon, what would j become of us. That teaches us that wa I should not complain. E Wineborg A Co., of Portlaod.haye been j closed by the .Sheriff. By the wsy that city j has its a hare of red flags. O' Donovan Roeta was shot lsst Mouday n New York City by sn Engiub woman, but fortunately or unfortunately will probably live. The play of "Dog Kat Dog" is being enacted with a disgusted world as the au dience. The second volume of Blaine't book will be ready about May 1st. Ben Simpson, the famous pott office in spector, recently of Oregon and W T, now of Georgia, was recently married to a Geor gia woman. Poor girl ! Appropriation Askrat fer. In addition to the usual appropriation the following are ssked for by different bills in tbe present Legislature : New Orleans Exposition, $5500 ; univer sity st Eugene, $30,000 ; for registration ef votett, $42,080 ; for the Constitutional Con vention, $20,000 ; in aid of tha Alsea If agon Road Company. $15,000 ; State Board of Immigration, $5000 : T G Ewald, Immigra tion Commissioner, to travel in Europe, $5000 ; in aid of tbe Blind and Deaf Mote School, $29,000 ; increase salaries of County Judges and Treasurers, $0000 ; official re porters in Circuit Courts, $4000 ; increase of salaries of County Assessors and Com missioners, $8784 ; compilation and distri bution of the laws of Oregon, $30,000 ; extra school tax, 1 mill $75,300 ; Penitentiary and Insane Asylum, $30,000 ; also 3 mill tax for read improvement, making about $375,000 in all. This certainly is the Congressional style ; but fortunately all will not pass, though many will. ew Many. From C W Watts Annual just issued we learn that In Linn county there are 7 agri cultural implement houses, 5 photograph ers, 2 bakers, lo barbers, 10 billiard halls, 20 blacksmith shops, 1 book binder. 9 book and station rv ores, II boot and shoe shops, 2 breweries, 1 chair factory, 8 Chinese merchandise stores, 1 older manu factory, 5 civil engineers, 16 clergymen, 7 dentists, 11 drug stores, 2 foundries, 11 furniture stores, 25 general merchandise stores, 1 gents furnishing goods store, 2 grain separator manufactories, 19 grocery stores, 18 hardware or stove and tinware stores,9 hotels,! 3 lawyers, 9 livery stables, 13 saw mills, 9 millinery stores, 2 news papers, 1 nurseryman, 21 physicians, 1 (2) job offices, 3 real estate agents, 8 saddle and barneaa makers, 10 saloons, 4 sport ing goods stores, 7 jewelry stores, 1 wire factory, 1 woolen mill, Total 312, Oftbe number 126 are in Albany. An Old Land Mark completely dene. Last Tuesday tbe charred frame work ef the little building near Monteith A Bon's mill was torn down. Could that little structure have talked it could have told many a strange tale. Built about thirty years ago it was used by Mr. Rainwater a great many years fer a ferry house, until the old ferry was abandoned, since which time it has been occupied for various purposes, the last three or four years having bees empty, except perhaps at night, when it was often made a rendezvous for tramps and other pur Ml 4N ABROAD, V M French, jeweler, Prepare to begin gardening soon, The best harness at J J Dubruilioa. Oregon needs first-class normal schools. A tin mine is reported near Drain Station , J. P. Wallace, Physioian and Hurgoon, Al bany, Or. It Is reported thatO A Dyson is to start s paper at Brownsville. County atid Circuit judges will not get their salaries increased. The Ashland wooleu mills will start up this week, a good indication. Mi Milt Millar, of Lobanon it clerk of the Judiciary Committee at Salem. The black pony advertised iu ths Dku HUT last week was duly found. Read A Brownsll hsvo the old style smok iug tobacco in lt papers at 10 cents. Fruit Growers Associations sre being formed in different parts of the Stete. A mioamine noar Spokane FalL ia an at traction any oity may be glad to (hmssss. . One huueue paper accuses anothsr of editing Sheriff 's sales and dead advertising. Tweetlale keeps a niue line of tin and cop per ware, and does repairing in good shape Dr. M. M. Ellis, physician and surgeon All any. Oregon. Clla made in oity or couutry. Miss Mary Irvine, of this city, doss the clerical work for one of the committees st Salem. As a business enterprise moro mouay ia made by advertising in dull times than iu lively times. W H Odell began acting as I'uetmaatsr at Salom on last Monday. Poor Salem, to bo thus sfilioted Parties wishing iuturauce in the State In surance Company can obtain it by calling on J II Townsend. The DKatoru.tr has the moat complete list of correspondents of any newspaper in Ore goo, with one vkorptioo. Wood Muukvrs, foreman, of Wait's job office, at Salem, died on last Tuesday, lie was highly respected by all. Ye lovers of coffee, when down towu just call at Bead A Brownell's snd order some of their choice Old sot Jsva. About 20,OUO red wood ahtngiea have berii washed ashore near Coos Bay recently. Probably came from soma ship. Tboae wanting syrup or molasses will lind a fine assortment either in bulk, kegs or gal lon cans at Read k Brownell's. Examine those gents button shoes, just arrived at Read and Browne I a. They are daisies aad can not fail to please. Hon Enoch Hoult's bill for a Constitutional Convention will probably become a law. This is a feather in the cap of our worthy Senator. It is expected that the Mute lgtetnr will soon begin voting for U. S. Senator. Heretofore it has only a sort of "punch-you-in-tbe ribs" affairs. Tbe Oregon VntUr put Soloman Hirsch's fsl! strength, by any hook or crook, at 35, from Republicsn ranks alone, which should ensure hta defeat. Tne gross earnings of tho Brownsville mill for the year ending May 1, DM4, were $141,. 54. $26.UOO was paid for help and $50,000 worth of wool used. One day but woek, near She Id. Mr 11 L Kudd. was run away with his team, thrown from hu buggy on his ahoulders, snd bruised aenie bat not scnoualy. For the best grocenea, as well as ooafec tionsry, cigars, tobaccos, etc., remember that the place to go is at Hoffman A Joseph's new and. attractive a tor?. A corrospeudsnt of the Kugeoe SUU Jour nal say that the trustees of the Cuivereaiiat Parish of this, city propoee to build a church building next Summer. When yon wish to aauecribe for sows papers sad msgszines don't forget to lesye your orders with F. L Kenton. They will receive prompt attention. Any party wishing to purchsae s good Urn,, aitber for grain or stock will do well by calling on A R Cyrus A Co., Ileal Estate Agents, at lhaooti, Or. All subscriber to the Dew ut who psy their arrearages or in advance, will on re u,jcst, either peraonally or by mail receive oae ef Kendall's horse books. It is hotter than s dozen letters to s friend in the East. C W Watts I. inn County An nusl fur 1885, just issued. Send 2 cents to his address, this city, for s copy. lUadorsof the DkMo hat get the news from all parts of the county. Arrangements havo been made by which this will be con tinned weekly during the year. (t W ' i ray, D. D. S., in consequence of the hard times, will reduce the price of dentist ry all he can consistently, with the use of tue best materials and skillful work. Umbrageous horses are looked for at Halsm . They often proye the least affected by spavin and ring bones, peculiarities of some such light horses as Hirscb, Williams, etc. A Yaquins Mail dated December 25th reached the Dkmo rat office on last Mon day. They have a very enterprising mail earner between Corvallis and tbe Bay (?) Wa have just received several new styles of ladies fine shoes and slippers snd feel con tident we hsve just whst you want Our prices are very low. Head A Brownell. Medfordia Southern Oregon, s fifteen months old town, already has a population of about seven hundred, and its glory will soon be consummated by the advent of a newspa per. Dr Carver at New Haven recently hit GO,- 016 wooden blocks in six days, mining 4,- 865 timee.the most wonderful feat of endur ance and mark mansbip ef the kind ever performed. J B Trask and others, of Fox Valley, were in the city during the week, asking the County Court to appropriate $3500 to build a bridge at Mehama. We believe the bridge should be built Mr William Peacock, living across the river, in Benton county, already has straw berry vines in blossom. This is forcing the season, aad makes our mouths water for the strawberries that are bound to follow. We are pleased to learn that Mr Ephraim Turner whose leg was broken about eighteen days since is getting along finely, especially considering his age. But being a man of strong vitality and good habits he will pull through all right. A meeting of nearly three weeks has been in progress in the Evangelical Church of this city, and has resulted in much good. Thus fsr twenty conversions and seventeen acces sions to the church with fair prospects of more to follow. Farmers ! we have ten double motion fanning mills complete with sine, hurdle and seives for all kinds of grain, which we will sell for twenty-five dollars each. Now is your time to buy a separator cheap. John Brush A Son, next to Farmers' Co.'s office. Most of the prominent men of Oregon will be able to tell in the future how near they came to being elected to the U S Senate.many ef them only wanting 8 votes ; but a gold mine would have been as easily obtained as 1 the necessary 8. Msssrs R F Ashby and E J fuley.of Scio. have entered into partnership to oarry on a geasral collection, insurance, conveyancing loan, and real estate businsss. These sre two goad Luamoss men and wo hope to see them succeed . Considerable oxuitomsnt was caused in the oity the first par, of the week by a wel known capitalist investing 50j in three pack. ages of tobauuo. As ho has heretofore beg god most of the largo amount of the wesd which ho baa consumed, it is gonerslty thought that All any is on ft rvo of an in. mense boom. A peculiar suit has been instituted in Sesttta. A nowapsper hss just sued s oandi date in tho late election for skill for "whoop 1 la tt Ska ... . . m ng n up lor him, which he Beweesem to psy. In ths Willamette Valley iifwspapsrs consider thomaolves lucky if osadidstes pay what thsy already owe, Tho residence of Mr Pern Cochran, near Tangent, was burned to the ground ou Sun day, Jan. 2.V T ho cause was supiosod to be a defective fluo. The building was insured n tho Stato of Salom, tho agent of which was in the city on last Wedussday for the purpe of sdjuating the loss. There sro) thirty-throe bsnka in Oreir.n, seven ef whioh are nstioual banks. Albsny has I hank ; Alhina, I ; At'.laud, I ; Asto. na, I Baker City, 2j Coivallis, 1 Eut I'orllsnd, I ; Eugeno, f ; Jackson villa. I ; UbsnoM, I ; McMionvilln, 1 Dragon City, I ; iVudleton, 1 ; Portland, IU ; Koseburg, 1 5 Salom, The Dalles, I : Hilvarton, 1 ; Union. 1 ; Wasco, I. KTT Fisher, County Surveyor of Liun county, is prepared with field notes and township plats of this ounty la correctly locate corners of land whors the aamo haa been loot or destroyed, and will replace the tame with permauent monuments. Persons wishing surveying done will please addreaa mo at Miller's. I .inn county, Oregon. An anonymous letter from Sedav die, signed by a "stranger," aUtes that an effort is be ing made to raise funds for the purpose of putting in a fountain at Soda Springs, ao yiaitors can get water more conveniently Tho object ia a worthy on, oao deserving of encouragement. The springs at Sodayille have obtained moro than local importsnco, so thst the proper thing would be to fix them ip in a style suitable to their importance. Tbe Willamette Funr says "Mr V II Caldwell, of Albany, hands us in samples ef tobacco grown by him on tho white land of I .inn county prairie. It has been grown merely fot hie own nse and war cured by banging isside tho hooae. It sppaars ef good color and very mild loaf, goldan in color. He haa tried ths beat prein Uml and manured hu land and finds that tho dtspised white land produces the best quali ty of leaf and ho thinks it grewa as large ss in tbe Eastern Htatea. This appears to bo a good explanation and is encouragement to farmer who have grown tobacco in the East to try and make a crop of it hore on a amall scale with view to make a permanent busi Msrion Ijifollet. s U-yosr old eon of A M 1 -afollrt. who resides s short distance from SeJeta, was accidentally abot and killed by bis older brother, Friday morning. It seams that tho older brother loft tho house shortly slter breakfast taking with k4sa hit gun for the purpose of killing s c n tj of waa aup. posed to be lurking shoot 2IU yrd 1 :n tho building. Marion hoarm- ha hro'.hrr'a dog bark wont out to sen what was tbe matter and st hi was app.oaching hia brother tho gun waa discharged in eojne manner uuk now n and the entire charge waa buried in Marion 'a left leg near tha kne. and ranging dowc ward. Assistance waa at ooce summoned and tho wounded boy removed to his resi dence and a phyaictao summoned from Salom, but the unfortunate lad died before his ar rival. Tho funeral took place Saturday afternoon and was largely attended. K' . Frank IeWs ropninr .VeMf for Feb ruary is one of tho moat interesting numbers of this attractive rnagsains overissued. Its articles are brillisnt and timely, and cover a range of ouhjocts which cannot fail to attract tbo attention of every one, Tho open tog article is an exceedingly valuable one, on " Frederick aburg tho Home of Washington's Boyhood snd the Bunsi - place of bis Mother. ' "From Bismarck to Benton." with nine il lustrations ; and Oscar W Riggs's srticle on 'King Cotton st New York," with its seven rotbful views, stTortLt an interesting glance of one of the industrial features of this conn try. The miscellaneous srticles, stories snd psems maintain tbe high standard of this favorite magazine. Uarrett Walker's thril ling romance, "The Death-mark," reaches its twenty-first cbspter. Tbe colored piste, "Household Pets," is s triumph of artistic , color printing. The price is 25 cents a num bar, or $2. .'it a yoar, postpaid. Mrs I rank Untie, 53, :5 and 5? Park Place, New York. One of the most attractive articles ia tbe handsome February Mwjtuinr oj American History is Rev Dr crmilye's sketch of the "Early Now York Post OtHee," sccompauied with several admiraale illustrations, Altre 1 Frederick's sketch ef tho primitive "locked box," and "Utter Carrier of the Oldon Time," is his best. Th second illustrated srticle, by tho eminent scholar, Horatio Hale, describes tbe great Mohawk Chief, Oeorge H M Johnson. T J Chapman, A M, gives sn instructive psper on "Early Vir ginia Claims in Pennsylvania." Hon Charles Gayarre discusses the character of Andrew Jackson. Prof Wilson settles the question as to "Andre's Landing Place at Haver- straw." It contains among other riches a letter from C S Bushnell, an interesting sketch of Colonel Alexander William" Doni phan, by Thomas 1. Snead, and a criticism on "Some Recent School Book," by Prof. Chancing, of Harvard. The third install ment ef Col. Norton's "Political American isms." Notes, Queries, Replies, Societies, and Book Notices, conclude sn exceptionally good number of one of the very best monthly publications in the country. Price, $5 a year in advance. Published at 30 Lafayette Place, New York City. Wr 4'esaaaendable Mr C W Watts, job printer, has the Dim e hat's thanks for his Annual for 1885, a very neat, well gotten up book. It contains 125 pages, full of iustruotive matter. Among other important things are descriptions of Oregon and Linn county, with a full and complete directory of the business men of Linn oounty, arranged according to business, a very valuable feature. "Railroads of Ore gon," "Oregon's Commercial Laws," "Her Judicial Districts." a list of Oregon's bank ers, with many other important articles strike one. Besides these numerous illus trations add to the value of the Annual. Tho whole confers much credit ou Mr Watts and should be in the hands of all. Pay Up. All persons knowing themselves In debted to me or the late firm of Allen A Martin will please call and settle im mediately, or their accounts will be placed in the hands of an Attorney for collection anil costs made. K, H. Allen, Month ef Albany Cemetery Association to Harriot Heffron, Lot In Albany Cmnetery. Con sideration $10. DCebn and A Weil to O Jennings and W If Mcpherson. One half section In T 12 N R i k. Consideration $1881, David Workman toil M Westfall, 100 acres In Tp PJ M It t W. Consideration 1000. J H Covall to Mrs S llelm.ck, Lot 'I In block In Albany. Consideration $200. J W Oay to Oak Orove lltptist Church, nue acre In Sec 4, T 10 s H 9 W. Consid eration $1, Rachel Wilson to J W Wlistu, 43 acres In Tp II N R I W. Consideration $. W R Jones to Otes K Addl igton snd Luula II Adrflngton. !ts 1 and 0 I j block ft In Nodavltln. Consideration $1. 'oseph Nemohlck by J K Charlton, sheriff, to John Bryant, im fef acres In Tim Hand 10, H R 1 K. Consideration $000, i Morrow to James Williams, power of Attorney. C and P A Preston 17 J K Charlton, Sheriff, te John Conner, 40.20 acres In Tp H, H II ft W, i oinddoestloii $760. O F PaxUm to N J Paxton, ths 8 of W of Djn 01 of D D Orsy. Censldors- tion $1. O F Pax ion to . B Paxton, the N of the W H of Don CI of D D Uray. Conald. orsilon $1. J M M staler by J K OfcaeitJ, Sheriff, to A II Baltimore. lot 2 in btok II in Albany. Consideration James Wllloiigbby to J P Hvhooilng, several parcels In Tp 15, H It 4 W. Con sideration $oQ0, John J Crabtree to Nam W Oainee JO sores In Tp 10rS R 1 W. Consideration L C D Simpson by J K Chsrllon, Sheriff, to M Thollsen. water lots 10, 11 and 12 in Albany. Consideration $4000, Win M Davis to a W Sand ford, I. Y7 acres In Tps 0 and 10, A R2 W. Consideration $3000. J W Swank to P P Croft. 053 3 100 acres a Tp 13, M R 2 W. Consideration $15,400. A J Warren to J W and W II 8 wank, 053 S3-100 acres In Tp 13. f4 it I W, Con aidoration $0000. Chris Hsrdmsn to Emms MoiKan, lot 6 in block 10 in Modavllle. Consideration I JO. 0 M Wostfall to II J Workman, lots 6 and 0 lo block S in Modavllle. Considera tion $1000. M K Church Libation lo A b'altinarsb, lot 47 In block 8 in Isbanon Cemetery. Consideration $10. Wm M Davis to JunlaUa Callahan, 12 sores in Tp OS R 2 W, Consideration $10. 8 A DeVsney to V P DeYaney,7O0 acres lo Sec 17, Tp 10, S R 2 W. Consideration H fiUss te Joseph W Olaes, 0 acres in Tp 14, S R W. Conelderstlon IISO0, L II Carter to ' melius I. Carter, tracts in Tp 11, s K I W. Consideration s50. A It Cyrus to Mrs M !(.,. one half acre iu lobanon. 0 msideration S140. Chris Hsrdmsn to C M Telbott, various tracts in and near Sidavtlle, Considera tion soOO. J H McDonald to look Babr, let 5 in block 1 In tabanon Cemetery. Consid eration $19. r::rts Hsrdmsn to C M Talbot, lot in Itlk 0, lot 3 In Illk is in Sodavlllo. con sideration f20. J J Dorris to C P Morrow, lots 2, 3, 0 la Blk 10 In Scio. Consideration 700. A 0 Williams to J J Williams 3 17-100 acres inTp 10 S R I W. Consideration 125. W Kelly to J A Bilyju. lots 27 and 2$ iu Scio, Consideration $100. E T Bryant to Mary Bryant, lot 5 in Bik 16 In Ibaoon. Consideration 150. f Lra m Kchsrt to C Carter, 320 acres in I Tp U.sltl W. Consideration 1904. Rob art Chambers to Kdward Chambers. m scree In Tp 10, 8 R 3 W. Conaiders lion 3754.20. Margaret Monteith to James Klklns, 7-46 acres inTp U. S R 3 and 4 W. Con aiderstioa 375, II R 1 Unity to K D RasseU. 187 acres in Tp II, H R 2 and 3 W. ConaloeraUon 16000. T J Clino to Silas Hbupp, 200 acres In Tp II, 8 R 4 If, Consideration 16000. Joseph Harrison to Robert Harrison, 274 38-100 acres In W M of Sec 14, Tp 1$, 8 R 3 W. Consideration 17060. A Hackleanan to Isaac Beam, one lot in Blk 22 Albany. Consideration 126. J L Hatcher to Senders A Stern berg, N of Don CI of Jarvla (Briggs. 313 scre. Consideration 7058.60. Hugh Harris to School Diet No 66, 1 acre In Tp IS 8 R 1 K. Consideration 414. J J Crabtree to J P Crabtree, 15 acres in Tp 10 8 R 1 W. Consideration 10. John Bryant to A J Sbeltnn, 10 acres in Tp 108 E 1 R. Consideration 1100. O W Wheeler to Jat W Scanland, 12' , acres In Tp 12 8 R 2 W. Consideration $1127. A K Thompson to C II Cable, tracts in Brownsville. Consideration $1000, A Briggs to R F Ashby, lot in Solo. Consideration $100. Newton llughet to John W Gaines, 80 aores hi Tp II, 8 R 1 W. Consideration $2&0. R K Ashby to H A Johnson, tracts In Scio. Consideration $25. Mary K Baata to George U Liggett, lot In Lebanon. Consldetation, $300. Elizabeth DavlJaon to KW Arebaugh, 4 lots In Brownsville. Conslderstion. Mlglilr KrruiMNiroUril. Albany, Ohkuon, De. '2nd, 18$4. lluttrll A CO., Tbe New Mstsillon 33 inch separator and Russell engine purchased of you last sua. mer is all you recommended it to bo. It ha given satisfaction in every respect. I thresh ed this season iu 31 days run 43S(i2 bashok of grain whioh is the bigest run of any ma chine in this part of the country. 1 thresh ed for some of the oldest farmers in this oounty and they all aay that I did them the best job, saying and cleaning their grain that ever had been done. Our expeass fer re pairs for the season did not exceed one dollar. Yours Respectfully, D. D. H ack i km a 5. 4-hlldrea Lest In the reel Hills. Last Sunday morning a man named Funk, a widower, living about eight mills from Mehama, on tho Santiatn, left his two children, one six and the other three, alone, and was gone two hours, when, on returning, he found both gone. Search was immediate, ly began and continued several days, by hundreds of neighbors for miles around. The weather being cold and wolyes and bears be ing common it was generally thought that they had been destroyed, no trees of them being obtained. Great excitement prevailed in the community, where nothing was left aai ftstate Traasaetlen fer tho Jsnearr undone to get at the bottom of the matter. Albaky, Oregon, Deo. 30th, 1884. My home whioh was destroyed by fire on Deo. 18th was insured in the State Insursace Company of Salem, Oregon, whioh haa al ready settled and paid the full amount ef my claim. Any one insured in our home Company the Stats, osn rest assured of hon orable treatment in case ef loss. Signed, Hbmry Wao, rum r ALU Om Plain NNSjerl Men are but boys gr.wn up. Most of tbe bad habits of tb.- man ro learned when a boy. If you would have gttosj men make your boys good, Tine fessos us to remark that the habit of gambling Is often learned by the youth Indulg ing In s nail games of charic in small sporting house, where tbe loser pays for tho game. It U n -thing sitsj than g itnbling on a small scale.whrther pool, Uevll among tho-tsylors, or what-not Parents of boys lu Albany atf nding any place whern wtuk things are to ! rat ed hail better open their eye', and do moro, put 9 stop Co It nt oner. The subject of church attendance I as been slightly discussed by oorrespon dents of the DrMociuT.from which it is learned that the proportion of the peo plo who attend divine services on Hun day Is smail in Albany. It is not, though, confined to Albany. Co to the Kastern city anil you will find It as great If not grester The fset Is due both to the clergy and the people. The sensational, wldo mouthed, politlOaJ talking preacher will draw a big house, because the public taste s'-ems to be tot sensationalism, but the conservative preacher who talks the doctrines that have mad Christianity what it is, pm sesses few attractive powere for tho miscellaneous body of the church mem bora. There Is food lu the matter over which to ponder. Many peop'e think they alwaya cheated In weight when they buy sugar, etc., of the grocer. Do they ? We are Informod that II is a fact that when Die grocer tolls a barrel of sagar by from two bit to a dollar worth he falls abort five to twenty pounds on the bar rel, which is his Ions from just tipping the scales down. Hemember there are two sides to all question. Is it not curious anyway that a body of men who will work several months llko Trojans, and then when they have gotten their pay, go to some town and spend it ail in a few duys lu riotous living and drunkenness ; yet they do it, not only la Lmu county, but everywhere whore there are logging camps and miners, deplorable as the fart is Boms Portland psople cannot see why tho Valley is, to a certain extent, ar rayed against it ; yet tho reason is net obscure ; It I because everything uhich will eeure to the benefit of tbe Valley laoppoeed by its newspapers and citi seus. or has cold water thrown on it, if by aay .nem it would work against Portland, or Its monied men, l or in stance tbo Oregon Pacific when com plated meant a detriment t fie traffic of our metrop ni . as a reeuit it wat op posed bitterly. The completion of the O ss C Will injur? the wholesale trade of Por.hand. but benefit the Valley, yet Portland capital has sought to place the O A C io the hands of tbe H P in order to prsrvent the completion of the exten sion. The Mortgage tn law is a big institution for Mm farmers of Oregon but nxakos Portland money lenders pay taxes oa what they own ; yot lts . posed for that reason. Ob, selfish Port land, need you wonder at the opposi tion when you place In every instance yoar own good above that of the good oftbe whole state. Ponder over it. All revenue taxei are paid by the people. The statute provides for the putting of stamps ou Insurance policies In ordor to tax the companies, but the companies wont be taxed, they make the assured pay it every lime. I tie tho same with all such statutes We are glad that an efort i being made ia tho proaent Legislature to do away with such stamps Weetber. Summary of Meteorology for dan, IS6, from observation taken at Albany, Linn o. Oregon, by John ltrigga,Fai. Highest Bar. 30. 18 : lowest. ULesI ; mean. 29.75. Highest Temperature, 64 : lowest, 24 ; 39.41. Moan at 7 a m., 38.: m., 43. 'JO 9 p. m.,38.66. Prevailing winds, N and P. Maximum velocity force, 3. Total rainfall ami melted anow duriug ssonth, 4.20 inches. Number of days on- which .01 inch or moro rein fell, 11. Number of dsys of cloudiness, average 8 in scale of 10, 18. , Frost en thirteen days. Of 93 observations were fair, 1 1 rain 13 fog, 49 cloudy, 1 1 clear, 4 avcr-crust and 1 hazy. aaawers fer All- a Hurecli Think not. You have done lota of wlra inilllnir : but never tackled barbed wire before. There's tbe rub You had bettor draw In your her us. Oeorgle W. You are really tho ablest man In tha crowd, but laundalet stories are too thick. Take our advice and wrap yourself ia the shades of obscurity. Your goose Is cooked. John Sort- It takes brains to be a U. S, Senator. You might make an average J. P., but tic nator, never ! Harvey 8. Really, we hardly know what to say. You have been beaten on the mortgage tax law and so many olh or pot ho bbies that nothing but a strong emetic will cun. you. Say. take a good air.ftd dresa of iudeDendeuce. mixed with honesty of conviction oncoadayi for several years. Jtew Zealaad Songs tress Madame Marie Carandlni, Musical Ar tist, Wellii igton,N. Z., writes to the Christ ehuroh. Nt -w Zealand Telegraph: "I have used St, Jaoobs Oil, and find much relief la assss of r heumatism, and for all neural gic pains.' MARRIED. LONSWAY" C RAIDER. In Salem, st the psnonsge of the Episcopal Chureh, by Res. J. Taylor Chambers, Prof. L. V. LonawAY and Miss Katie Craioe, all of Linn coux ty. The Dioct K3RAT extends hearty congratu lations to to e happy couple. ANDREWS ANDERSON. Ou Wednes day, Febru ary 5th, 1886, at the residence oftbe bride's parents, near Aibsny, Mk, Claranch Andrews and Miss Annie An drews b th of linn oounty. KOKV PRUSHAW.. In Albany, on Friday, Jan. 30th, 1885, te the wife of Archie Prushaw a boy. Agenliisg. It is a rule of tho P. O. Department that when a letter is mailed without s stamp the P. M., shall immediately notify tbe oae to whom it is aent with the amount due for stsm,.', Our Albany Postmaster recently followed tliis swSs in a case whorf the letter wss directed to s gentleman ia Seattle, snd a a result receive I the following very un sophisticated letter : l lie ioclosed note was received by us to sight and to ahow yen that promptness ia s characteristic for which we sre greatly die tinguised ws reply immediately. 1st I hops tin ia no systematic and well devised pU to swindle ns clsm diggers by pouring our hard earned sod well worn sbecklos into tbe coffers of Oregon i tut. 2nd. Wo osppose thst letter moat be of greet impertsnoe, pr hapt Adam's or MotbusaUth, ner relet. r as of oars, sre dead, one or both, sod beve willed their property to us, but slse if tley were out of stamps wo fear tbe estate would not psy the espeneeaof Administrstioa. 3rd. My partner, who ia a l-n I lawyer snd s Isani grsbher is nearly saide himself with f rant to sorrow and more frantic ioy. Ha thinks Adsm is dead and ia sure tbo old gentleness has willed him Mount Hoed, with all iu grand surroundings. To teli yon ttie troth I am afraid to send for tbe letter now fer fer H bis vieioos should congeal into eoid reality that he would nerish in a uaroxvarn of frigid joy. I think it best to hsve tbe joyful tidings crop over bim gradually, sad hence havo reluctantly concluded to let hiss hear the news liy wsy of Washington. Yoara Mournfully. A. J. Venly. the life of the I'. M . who is oblig ed to digest such windy, Mirk Twaislam pu.ll.-s, ia not an enviable on, and wo beg tie p i Mies pardon for publishing it. Kill! in r.slstesrr K vox Brrrs, Feb. 3rd, Hi v A great many of your readers as well ss msny in our neighborhood tbiak that osn lodge, I. O. (i. T. has disbanded and gives up charter, and mauv, I sat sorry to ssy, hope ao. They will be surprised to bear thst wo met on last Satu-day evening, a noble little banri of ten or twelve members, (good ones,) elected our officers for ensuing and are to meet again oo next Hats rday ere. and hope all members will I present. We aleohope before long to take is quite s el and try and d . greet deal ef good. A Maifsra. I lii Is a s CMrerre easalry. The number of dtvorr :n lann county ia proportion to the numl-r of marriages is lees thsn in most any other part of tbe United States, the percentage ia about half ef that ia such States as New York snd Pennsylvania, where divorcee can be obtained for only ooe cause. This will be surprising to many Kaeteru people who come here with s number 10 bead 4iu their own mind) sad are so free in criticijuog oar institutions right snd left. Tbe pc rcentage here is about 6. Not a tingle Hasten) State falls below 10. Figures are what count. Tn Los-tare. Mrt. M. A. Bridge will deliver a temper ance lecture at tbe Court House next Sab bath evening at 7 o'clock. Lecture fr All are invited. TSe State raare Cessnas ef 1. Ia s Home Company orgaaisJ an 1 coo trolled by p-ouiineut and well ka rwj haei noes men of the Northwest, from borne cap. itsi. 2. The mosey paid to thia c tmpaay ta re tained in tbe Northwest. It pays taxes hers snd assists in developing and building up tbe various industries ef tbe Norte wast. 3. It is tbe only company in Oregon, whioh is limited by its charter to tbe insurance of farm property, private dwellings and their contents, school booses snd cburche. A Consequently it cannot be burned oat as it it not exposed to losses from we ping urea. It inaures no mercantile or noaiooo risks, but afford a safe aad reliable insurance to farmers snd owners of priests dwelling. S. The tires that destroy two cities, rais ing over a ounareu insurance companies, rendering worthless tnousands ef policies, demonstrate the necmity of farmers snd others insuring in jutt such s company, free from all kinds of business risks. I Den i Feel Ufte It makes no difference what basinets yes are engaged in ; whether you ire a preacher, a merchant, a mechanic, s lawyer or a eoav mon laborer, you can't do your work well bile half sick. Thousands try to, bat all s e a a. a . n vain, now mncn newer to asap year organs in good order by taking Parkers Tonic when you feel "a little out of aorta." It would be money in yoar pocket. & lour of" good, reioicin health is worth half s dozen hours full of languor and pain. Letter List-F.Jloa-inf ia the list of letters rsmaiaieg- ia tee Post Ofliee, Albany, Linu county. OragSm. Fes. 6, 1SSS. IVreotis calliu; for these letters must fire the date oa -hich the were advertised Hillings. Josh Mavweil. ileurv (N Bareart, Saaa McDeo, J K Kobeoii, alia Ui".'' StrosrbriUf. O Williams, B L Wiikius, l Joha M. IRVING,-P. M. A In Albany yesterday or day before s check on Lvld & Tdtons bank,- Portland, Or., for US, drawn by S. Klein. The Dallea. in tavor of L. Putnam, Albany, payment of which has been stopped Aay persou Tetnnusg tee sssss to John Briggs will be suitably rewarded. Feb. 5, 1885. F OR SALE CHKAP. Three well draft rndea red stallions, and thirty nors3s. W. T. CocHRAir, Brownsville, Or. OEYQE & ROBSON, -DEALERS IN- Farm Machinery WAGONS, HACKS, BUGGIES, Plows, Harrows, HAY PRESSES, a STEEL. GOODS, Of either sex admitted to tbo PORTLAND BUSINEaS COLLEGE On any week-day of ths year. The College Journal, containing inf tion of the coarse of study, rates of I board; examinations, etc, and eats of plain and ornamental penmanship, free. Addreaa, A. T. ARMSTRONG, Lock Box 104. Posntduns, Cat. fMf 2n writing, ylease mention this 1