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About Daily evening Albany democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1888-1888 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1888)
Daily Democrat. Monday evening, Hay 7, 1888. HTII'MA laTTriSUJ, KJItura sml I'ubliiliers. Entered at tho Post Olll.ie at Albany, Or as Heuoml-oluMi innll matter. f 1 1 1'nblinhuil every day in tho wrvk. (Sumltys uxct'ptctl ) SUBSCRIPTION RATES : Oellvurftl by imarlor pur wok fly iiutl, Hir year Ily mill, pur iiiouMi RATES FOR WEEKLY : ..i .ir, . 6.00 . .60 Onu year, In ailvnriro Onoyusr.Ht uml of year bis iiiunlli., hi ailVAiiuu .12 110 . . t.m . l ull LOCAL ItKCOKI). Boahoop Trade. In response to a call a large number of Albany's representative citizens met at the G. A. R. I fall on Thurs day evening of last week fur the purple of organizing a Board of Trade. Judge J. C Powell was elected Chairman and Jay W Blaln, Secretary. A committee of seven, consisting of Judge Powell, Mayor Cowan t a e Young, J yJ wrnsman, l. c main, i f P Mason and I) B Montcith, was appointed on Constitution and By-laws. An adjourn- , ment was had to meet on Wednesday even- ing next at 8 o'clock when the Board will "") be organized permanently. The presence : and active participation of the following is T an earnest of the success of the move V: H VS Young, Chas Pfeiffer, Dr Gray, D P Ma ' I son, VV L Vance, N T Moore, Mr Cassell, ",: B F Tabler, F A Iturkbart, Judge Powell, .( Dr Maston, C E Wolverton, J O Writsman, f 1 M Stcrnburg, C G Burkhart, L Senders, L , Viereck, Ur Hill, J L Cowan, Clias Mon tcith, Mr Blodgctt, A ! Barker, Walter Turrell, R B Vunk, L E Blain, S Sbupp, A Hunt, C C Cherrv, T I- Wallace, J 11 Burk hart, Rob't Brow'n, R Fox, N II Allen, J K Weatherford, D B Monteith, F M Redtield, lay W Hlaln.C W Watts, Geo Keeney, H W Reece, T L Hugger, 8 S Train, J R Whit, ney, T J Stities, W F Crosby, S W Ros, H Powers, Mr Pogue, Mr Miller and Mr. Nutting. A Trip to Corvai.lis. Last Friday evening an excursion party of about sixty five went from this city to Corvallis to at tend the entertainment for the benefit of the reading room of that city. The ride both ways was a most enjoyable one, full of elec trical sparks and snap. The program for the entertainment was furnished by Al bany people, assisted by a local orchestra. A nice and choice audience, filling nearly the body of the city hall, greeted our young people. The program consisted of several tongs by a quartet Messrs. Pritcliard, Fort' miller, Irvine and Woodworth, the H.itche1 Dartv. recitations bv Misses Laura Vance , "t and Helen Crawford and FlowerdnTTby the ' young ladies of the Congregational Church. f A pleasing feature of the Hatchet party i that attracted considerable attention was a f young ladies quartet, consisting of Misses ? Irvine and Robertson and the Airs. Power I, and Nutting, in which all the parts were 1 represented, the bass particularly being lin- mense. -J .- a Mas Aiiout Town. AH people who do not pick their teeth with a crowbar this evening will please come forward and sub scribe for the Daily Ukmocrat. Those who do will have to pay double price. It Is much nicer to come freely and open handed than to be asked; but if asked do not squeeze your fifteen cents and kick the interlocutor out of doors. Reallv, he wont mean anything bad. The Man about Town is going to stay wiih the daily, and if any one knows anything cute or serious, wh.e or not wise, It will go well with him if he will report at once at our sanctum two doors south of Ur. Adams peanut and candy stand. Tiik First Oregon Str awrrr ribs. Last Friday morning, Mr. Wm. Peacock God bless hit perennially big heart enter ed the Ukmocrat office with the first ripe Oregon strawberries brought to Ablany this season. Most luscious of all berries, his first offerings are always gladly received at the Democrat office. Last year Mr. Pea cock brought in the first strawberries on May 24th, in 1SS6 on or about May loth, in 1S85 on April 23rd. Cows. It would be of great benefit to Albany if it had a Cow Ordinance of such a nature that the fences of the city could be taken down entirely. That -is the way a gentleman tells a Ukmocrat man they da in the Fast, and everybody keeps a cow too. S Wrestling Match. A wrestling 'J match between an Albany man and a Van 1 Couvcr man, catch-us-catch-can, It Is re ! ported, Is to take place In Albany some- time during this week. Stakes, $100. Par- ticulars not given. .'' Will Come to Albany Mr. Milt . Miller, of Lebanon, has purchased the drug store of Archie Prushaw, of this city, and will move to this city, lie has contracted , for the sale of his Lebanon drug store to a young man whose name we have not i learned. ,i Hanii Hurt. Hank Hayes, while en . gaged In the foundry of Jas. Cherry' this morning, had his hand caught In the gear , Ing of the michln-rr, which resulted in ; breaking the little finger of his left hand :X at the third joint and crushing It badly at the second joint. Vol.. 1. No I. These words often mean silting in a chair without any bottom and covered willi paper. You go through before you know It. The Democrat makes no big pretentions and expects no enormous results immediately; but it is going to try to till its field as well as It knoA-s how. It wl.l try and stand up for the rigid and condemn the wrong and give all the news every evening that can be ob tained; but it should be remembered that the field is bounded and even newspaper men do not know or hear everything. Peo ple who have never experienced the feeling know nothing about what it is to, be out of news with some hungry compositors around. Always make it a point to tell the newspaper men everything and do not take it for granted that they know it already. Want a Band Stand. The mem bcrs of the Juvenile band, of tills city, would like a band stand on the public square from which to give open air con certs during the summer. They should have one by all means, one willi some style to it and a dour that locks and no posts to climb. We said public square. As a matter f fact it Is a private squire, and we'll not swear as to who owns it; but there aught to be a band stand on it, if only by courtesy of the Man in the Moon. Rioht Kind ok Training, The hose team of this city is receiving the kind of training young men might well receive during life. Cigarettees and intoxicating drink are absolutely proscribed. If these tilings should not go with young men in training for tournaments they should not be permitted in any other field. We need clerks and laborers with as good blood as running firemen. The Crops. Reports to the Democrat office from different parts of the the county indicate bright prospects for a large crop of wheat. Spring wheat is in its glory. Among the wheat sown in the fall the Landreth wheat Is reported generally to have Hood the freeze out with the stiffest upper lip. The Unlucky Steamer. The Queen of the Pacific, which sunk at San Louis Obispo, Cal., last week, has been raised' Several Albany gentlemen who were en the same steamer September 2, 1884, when it went down at Clatsop Beach, congratu late themselves on being on dry land. These gentlemen have never been on the ocean since then Cultis Hoodlums A few days ago a couple boys noted for the possession of an immense amount ef "pure cassedness," took four or five smaller boys and literally covered their faces with black grease from an engine, making a job that must have caused the little bovs' mothers a large amount of trouble. There may be some satisfaction in their knowing that it was young Cunningham and acott who did it, Our Amateurs. Members of the G A. R. and VP, R. C, of this city, assisted by other local talent, will joon present the lovely drama "Force of Impulse." The splendid impression they made in their last piay win give many an Impulse to attend, It Pays. A school teacher who adver tised for a school writes us: "lam pleased to Inform you that through the "ad."in your paper I was successful In getting a school." Thos. Rogers saw J. P. Hails bicycle "ad." in the Democrat, came to this city and on Friday bought a ;z inch Columbia, The moral is plain. IIuNTiNii. The suit of G, W Hunt, the contiactor, against the O. P.has been trans ferred to the U. S. courts, ihe plaintiff now being a resident of another state. It is quite a trick in Oregon to become residents of oilier states for this purpose. Drank Some Conckntr atkii Lye. A little son of K. D. Underwood, aged two years, who recently arrived in Linn county, from the Fast, helped himself to some con centrated lye last Friday, and In a few hours died from the effects of the dose. Burned. Leslie Mattoon, formerly of this city, now station agent at Stampede Tunnel, was quite badly burned one day last week. The station house caught on fire in the night time. Ai.taoo. This gamy horse may now be found at Schmeer's llycry stable in this city on Fridays and Saturdays, and the rest of the time at J. W. MeKnlght's farm fonr miles west of Lebanon. Horsemen wil 1 take notice. Building and Loan Association. Prominent citizens are contemplating the organization of one of these associations, which are proving in other places not only paling institutions but as well of great convenience to a city. Brick Dust. One of the spiciest writers In the Valley is Brick Dust, of Chicken Bristle. One nf his letters appears on our first page, which by nil means read. Fi.i Perkins, This celebrated gentle man has lloivn nil around Albany, but dared not strip and compete with some of our local prevaricators. It takes a brave man to do that. Low Tariff. Milt Miller will open his durg store, just purchased of Archie Pru shaw to-morrow, and low t.iriff will be his motto. Weather Indications. For 24 hours, beginning at 7 p. in. Fair weather, fo Bow ed by local showers, slightly cooler. Lost. On Tangent read, May 4, a ladies wrap, golden Lrown. Leave at L. E. Blain's. MUKDE1 TWO YAtjL'IN'A IIAV M.S. SI'IIOLa HH WAR- UKL, AM) (INK KILLS TIIK O'i llKK.) A Colli llluoilnl AITnir. From Conductor Kennedy, and a brake- man, on the Oregon Pacific R. It. we learn incomplete particulars of a wilful boy mur der that occurred at Mill 4, fjr miles this side of Yaquina City, yesterday afternoon at four o'clock. It seems that just a week previous the 18 year old son of A. W. Wright and the 14 year old son of F. W. Miller were in the same cliiss in Mabbatli School together when the teacher asked young Wright a question which he could not answer ; but which young Miller immediately answered cor rectly. After school had closed the V right boy "codded" the Mi.ier boy about being f-o much "smarter than he. Ihe Mi.lerboy went into a passion ; but did nothing at the time. A week pai.se;! without their feeing each other. After Sabbath Sclrxil yester day young W right j -kin'ly asked the Miller boy if lie was ready to settle their difficulty. Yes, you d d S of b , said young Miller, and stepping up to the former, drew a case knife, sharpened to a point, evidently for the purpose, and run it five inches into younng Wright's left breast, just alxive the heart, severing the large artery running into the lungs, from the effects of which the poor boy died in a very few moments. Bert Van Cleve rode a horse nearly to death to New port to get a 6urgcon ; but had I here been one there at the time nothing could have saved the life of young Wright. Two or three other boys witnessed the affair. A Coroner's jury found that the deceased came to his death by wilful murder at the hands of young Miller. The boy was arrested and will be Liken to Corvallis to-morrow where he will be p'accd in the county jail. The affair caused a genuine sensation all over the Hay country. To the Thinking People ok Albany- Friends : Inasmuch as this is the day and age of sensational advertising and every business man is racking his brain trying to concoct some scheme whereby he can get ahead of his neighbor. We wish to deviate rom that rule and make the fallowing state' ments, knowing that they will be appre- dated by all lovers of truth and justice. We are here In business for the purpose of making money and we realize that in order to accomplish that object we must have a continuance of our large patronage. Furth ermsre we know that this can be assured only by extreme effort on our part and we wish to state that we will at all times give you first-class goods at prices as low or lower than any house in Albany and in aj dition allow you c ner cent off on all cash purchases. The statement made by some dealers mat they can buy cneaper man others Is folly in the extreme as all cash buyers have equal advantages one with an other. What we are striving to do is to merit your patronage and we hope by square, upright dealing to do so and be of mutual benem one to anotner. Respectfully, Brown ell & Stanard, A Fine Grocery Store. Wallace & Thompson are busy as bees since moving into their new store in Flinn's building. They have made large additions to their stock, and arc prepared to supply their cus tomers with anything in their line upon reasonable terms, lllere vou will find all kinds of canned fruits nnd meats, fresh vegetables, potatoes new or old, spices, crockery ware, etc , etc. You should go right in and see them. The Victor. Saturday T J Overman sold to F M Mitchell a 52-inch Victor road ster, also ordered for Willie McCullough, a 46-inch Victor Junior. This morning Fred Blount purchased a 50-inch Victor roadster. People are fast becoming acquainted with the advantages possessed in Victor cycles. The Victor is the onlv roadster that has compressed cushion tires, tangent spokes, and Warwick hollow rims. For Sale. Two safes, two platform scales, two counter scales, one set store lamps, four show cases, for one-half orlg jn.il cost. Wm. Simpson. KAItMKKS needing anything in the boot and shoe line are requested to call in at the Albany Shoe Store. We will sell you goods at lied Rock prices and do your repairing at reasonable figures and all goods bought of us are re paired free gratis. Krausse & Klein, Flinn Block. HOME AND ABROAD. TIIK ONLY exclusive Boot and Shoe house In Albany and nothing but good honest goods at living prices. Repairing neatly done. Krausse & Klein, Flinn Block. Mrs T A Shane is now prepared to take a limited number of pupils in mml) on the piano or organ. Terms reasonable. J. P. Wallaoo, Physician and Surgoon, Al bany, Or. New embroidery just recoived at W F Iie.nl'f. New ribbon all shades an I sty'e 1 at Read's New shoes at Read's. ' f Portland, was wi rth Mavor tfatcM. $70, (XX). Kx-SnnaUr .. If. Slater wit! it... 1. .1 Salem this vi:iiirii at S o'clock. Mr.. K. M. li.ynnl-ls awl family, f Lebanon, liavo n.ovul to AM a-iy tu reside. Mr. S. I!. Claynoul and familv. ,f ll.im county, l-avo to day for tlm Ki JJcud clma J Thar aie no lulitnin;? ro Is or l.lii..r,l I cellars in Or-.,,... W.ll I.'... i - --- f " --.. a.ibuilj JUOIMEJ pllcnto coit-ile over the nutter. The St. Chsrlnii kotnl anil Old f;ran.r hall will Iki soi l at pulilie s"Ctinn on Juna 2, in this city . Ken I ad. on 4tli ia;e. A tine lino of dressed hats, in white and col ,rs, at Mrs. O'Couner's. New goods con stantly arriving. Th Democrat wurka only ou weok div- to-wit: Monday. Tm-.sday, Wednesday. Thursday, Kiiday and SUuruay. Joe. Bi n. Lane has returned to the Siletz avency and all the tomahawks have been dropped and the pipe of pace smoked. List Sunday a drummer and a Corvaliia fcirl. whoa nr.nrs we could net learn, are said to hare eloped, without leaving a map of their wedding tour. Tracy D. Porter was in the city over Sun day, to see about getting up an excursion to the printers picnic at Salem, the date of which has not yet been fixed. Mr. B. L. Garretson and family left this morning for Cheney, W, T., where Mr. G. will have charge of one of his father's real estate and iu6urance offices. Van B. De Saahmitt has beon elected mayor of Portland by the the common coun cil to succeed Mayor Gases, deceased. Mr. D. is a splendid judge of horse Mesh. Cap, and Mrs. Powell aud two children, Mrs. G. W. Praemio and boy, Robert Fos ter and Jas. Foster, were all in the city yes terday, to he at the bedsi de of their father, who has been quite ill, as well as to meet together here previous to the departure of Cant. Powell and family for their new home in St. Louia. WiiEw.-Since Geo U Piper, formerly of Albany and Salem, left Oregon and located at Xapa Cal., he has developed vocalistic powers that have rendered his service in demand at many entertainments and ama tur operatic performances given in that music loving town. A paper recently re ceived here states he will personate the "Cautain" In lh ltr,,nAi..l ... ; - -1 maiore. dtalcsmun. A full line of Br. Prices Cream Baking and delicious flavoring extract, all sizes at Wallace Si Thompson's, A Header. Last Sunday while com ing from his parents home in the country, Mr, J. Fred Yates received a header on his bicycle that came near putting a double head on him. He ctirr.,.iri ..!.. , gClLUM- to Albany and Is recovering surely. Fine mixed and plain pickles at Wallace 4j Thompson's. Mrs. Murry. Mrs. Murry will open her new boarding house on First street next Wednesday evening with a social party and supper, tickets to w hicr, have been placed at $1.00. Several of the young people of this city attended the firemen's ball at Lebanon, Fri day night. Fast time was made, as well as an enjoyable. The finest Roast coffee in the market at Wallace 4c Thompson's. W. ill'LAl'CiHI.IN. Fashionable Tailor. Nobby suits and pants, cut and made to order, from the latest line of samples, direct from 'Frisco, a speciality. Cleaning and repairing promptly done. Main Street, Albany, Oregon I am now receiving my spring and summer dress goods. Call early and secure bargains. W. F. Read. WHAT L. E. BLAIN HAS. An immense number of suits of clothing, dress and business, for men and boys, Prices low when quality is considered, A very large stock of shoes and boots, a splen did one to select from, as it contains all grades at prices to suit, Dozens of styles of the very latest goods in neckwear, and prices remarkably low. 50 cents buys a necktie of splendid quality andj25 cents good one, A variety of styles of hats hardly equalled this side of Portland, and a stock of furnishing goods extensive in its nature. A stock of goods all together that speaks for itself on inspection. Foster s Block, Albany, Or.