paily Democrat ;Jdneslay Evening, March 27,1880 IYITM t MI'TTIMU, BUItor and Publialiora. puliliulio evury day in theiweek. ' Sundays excepted.) HOME AND A It! t() AD latere I u t:i.) P.Mt O ll-ent Albany, Or an socond-class mail matter. I SUBSCRIPTION RATES. nttivorod by caarler per week I rfjr miiil, per year 6-00 yauil, por month Q IIATKS FOR WEEKLY, te yeir, In advance On year, at end of year. . Ix months, in advance.. ...12.00 .... 2.60 ... 1.00 LOCAL RECORD. Tiik Water Works. Mr. John A. Crawford arrived in the city this moniing rem San Francisco, where he had been t Investigate the workings of different kinds of pumps for the Albany water works. He has not vet made a selection ; but wilt pro bably order a couple large pumps this sca- Mn,onc of which will haveja capacity of at leant 1,000,000 gallons n day, and the other larger than tne present two. The two now uted have a capacitv of 600,000 gallons a day. He proposes in time to make the works comp'ctcly ellietent so that they will meet the demands 01 the growing city. Air, Crawford reports a very enjoyable tune in the mctropo'is of the Coast, hut thinks it is Mo far from Albany for its own good. IAnotiikr O. P. Suit. Frank Malone nd P. Costelio have instituted legal pro dfcedings to recover $46,500 from Nelson Bennett, the well known railroad contrac tor, Malone and Costelio state in the com JBaint tiiat they entered into a contract ith Bennett to perform specific work for .tie Oregon Pacific R R Co. and furnished applies. The defendant, however.neglect- tg to carry out his part, the platnUtts al ge that they have been damaged in the inn a?ked for. Mr. Costelio will be re einbercd as the principal witness far pines tiannon in his preliminary exam in T cetorc justice Humphrey. tTiiEY Left. The Chinese railroad borers at Junction City have been driyen Out of the city. White men had been do I Ihg the work on the Junction section, when they were removed to another section, The Celestials on their arrival were im mediately visited bv a party of men and praereti to leave, and they did so very quick jy, wime men getting tne places. it is i fact not generally known that at Harris burg there is not a single Celestial, the of L keeping them awav from there. ;4 - . We Spread tub Naws.-The Democrat receives requests for sample copies by every mail, in every Instance the request being answered, though it is known that it gener ally Is made with no idea at all of subscrib ing ; but simply to see an Albany paper, the city attracting attention through the East. We, like most other papers, do this ior the good of the city and county. Few people, though, realize that the newspaper gives away more of Us wares than most any other business in a community, and if ft gets a few comps. sometimes, people shouldn't wink at each ether about it. New style jewelry at French's. A second-hand organ far sale cheap at Mrs IJyuians. Buy your watches ut Fronch's. Big bar-gams. Go to 11 M Kobertson fur oats, cheat hy ml tiinnthy. A. teachers institute will be held at Eu- genoUity oil April 10, 11 aud 12. A Chicago Times man is in the valley with an advertising scheme. A Corvallia saloon keeper a few days ago was buetl $20 for selling liquor to a miner. The cane of Dr Rich against Klias Keeuey, on the calender at Corvullis, has been con tinued until the next term of court. A bit auction sale of personal property :ook place to-day ou the farm of W H Cobks- well seven miles southwest of this city. Oeo Humphrey manipulated the hammer. County Clork Montague lust evening re ceived a dispatch from Lebanon announcing the danz.tuus illness uf Ins sister. Mrs liev Qibony, aud took the night train tor that city. A man named Apple is justice of Hilgard precinct, union county, ana an ex. says 'Uo may bo souud, but Uow can he be square' We have found an honest exchange. It hulls from lioseburg, and it says there are just oleven houses going up there. If it were lu Undone it would lump it up and call it ouo tiunuicu. Mr John Jones, the nightwatebman, haa been oflercd $-1000 for three acres of land in li a 3d addition, the same costing him only $.'1000 about three years ago. That very nearly equals Seattle. The Shcdd Clvde Horse Co is the name of a new incorporation at Sbedd . J C Davin, K O Farell, C J Shedd, H B Sprenger and V (1 (jibsou are incorporators, Capital stock. $20,000. Mr Louis Miller Yesterday afternoon sold his lot at the corner of Ferry and Second streets to J Locus, of Oregon City. Consid eration ftiOOO. About two years ago Mr Miller offered this property for sale for con siderably less than half of what he received. Some of the machineiy for the Albany woolen mills arrived last evening. It was ordered shipped to this city in the first place witn tne intention ot continuing its journey to Brownsville should no arrangements be made with the p";jple of this city. C H Stewart, J W Blain, B F Tabler and son aud Wir Reeves left on this morning's train for the front on the Oregon Facifio. for the pnrpose of some of thein taking up land there under the timber act. Governor Pennoyer, Secretary of State Mo Bride, J T Apperson and State Superintend ent McKlroy passed through the city to-day for Corvallis, where a meeting of the board of regents of the agricultural college was to be held this afternoon. Miss Elizabeth Gill from Josephine county was committed to the insane asylum to-day. Shi is twenty-one years old and her mind haa been affected for about one year. She imagines that deceased persons are after her and throws stones, clubs, etc at persons in a dangerous manner. Journal. Crawford Jameson, connected with a sur veying party, rather run things at Lebanon Monday evening. Being disorderly ho was arrosted and gavo bail. J W Burkhart going on his bLnds. In the morning he jumped bis bail and left the city to Mr Burkhart'a cost. In the course of the trouble he is said to have stood the officers off with a revolver. COUNCIL PKCEEDINOS. Tuesday evening, March 26th. Present -Mayor, Marshal and Council men Gradwohl, Parker, Burkhart, Tabler, French and Deyoe. In theabsence of the Recorder, Council. man Burkhart was appointed Recorder pro tem. The following bills were ordered paid : John II jffman,$Sooo ; Wallace & Thomp son, $4.40 j F E Allen, $4.00 j J C Meyer $i.Co ; M Deyoe, $5.00 ; J Derenger, $9.45 ; NJ Henton, $23.20 ; J A Warren, $20.00 j J W Brown, $85.00 j cost bills, $18.80 ; F M Westfall, $14.48 ; W B Bam $88.50. . Committee on Streets and Public Prop erty was granted further time, it being de sired to know first whether the city has any powers and rights anyway. Marshal Hoffman recommended several latternl sewers. Referred. Also matter of graveling First street near Thuriton. Petition of J F Backensto et al for side walk in block 78, M's S A read and referr ed. A communication from the Street R R Co. formally accepting franchise was read and ordered recorded and filed. The following bids for bridge work were opened : I F Iladley, 26 ft bridge, $22.50 ; bridge, $24.50 ; 32 ft bridge, $26 00 Jus Shahan, 3 bridges for $55.00. vv li K.eney, 20 it bridge, $30. 50 bridire, $3S.o6 : 32 ft bridge, $37-50, F E Robinson, 26 ft bridge, $30 00 ft bridge, $32,50 : 3 ft bridge, $32.50. Contract let to las Shahan, work to be done in 1 5 days. New cross walk at 5th and Jackson streets was ordered. Matter of petition of L W Clark for side walk adjoining block 90 was referred. UEAL ESTaT SALES. As recorded in the Recorder's office for Linn county, Oregon : CITY AND SUBURBAN PROPERTY. Sarah J and M B Van Alstine te J A Straight,5o feet front, block I, E A $ 3400 A llackleman to Flora Lewis, lot 5 and 6, block 7, IPs 3rd A 375 D B Monteith to Chas O Calen, a lots, block 128, IPs A 500 A llackleman to G W Wright,8 lots IPs 3rd A 1500 L Foley toj II Mullen, block 129, IPs A 1600 T L Dugger to Anna M Henderson, 2 lots, bl 12, IPs 2nd A 1550 Ja Elkins to W O Tweedale.i block, E's A 1050 Mathies ucrhart to fc, Thrall, 4 lots, block 60 1000 Thos A Arnell to J W Propst, lot 1, bloc K 4? 400 A llackleman to L.eo t-ohen, 2 lots. ri s 3rd, A 500 A llackleman to L M Cul l, 1 lot, block, 14, IPs 2nd A 300 A Hacklcman to Robert Kent, frac tional w half, blk 20, H s 2nd, A 550 CG Burkhart to C L Hcislcr, 40 acres near Albanv 1800 Nellie O Royce to II Bryant, 2S4 acres, just east of city 7324 J 11 uurkiiart to I w Blain, 3410 acres, v L.U, t, White 2557.50 KEEP POSTED. 30 ft 30 ft I 30 250 The largest, finest and best assorted stock ' :.. .n ha foand a town Brownell & Standard'!. of groceries A fine line of all kinds of furniture, plain SCIO, Prof J R Gbddis closed a very success ful term of school here week before last. and also Prof G W Wilson, of South Scio, closed his school last week, both having given entire satisfaction, and we under stand that both are engaged to teach the same schools next winter, which speaks well for them as teachers. MrEdGoinsis going to put up a brick store building in this place, and we under stand the Odd Fellows will build a hall orer the store. Work has commenced in the brick yard already and thebuildingwtll be commenced as soon as its brick is readv. The Scio brass band, which has been re ceiving Instructions under Prof'Geddis, is improving rapidly, and if they will only stick together, will soon be a first rate band. Rev Lvnch, of Goldendale, W T, was in this place a few days ago. A T Houston is going to start a hard ware store in the building which has been been occupied by H A & A J Johnson. Johnsons will move Into the building occu pied by 3 M Daniel. J. OTHER PARTS OF COUNTY. Jacob Martin to Theodore T Reach all Interest in est Thos Martin . M Hale to Richard Burres, 171 M acres, 10 w 3 650 Win E Spicer and wife to Vida Bell, 50x104 feet, Spicer 40 J T Tate et al to Ubbe' Peters, 160 acres, 1 1 w 3 5000 J S Shore to Julia A Shoie,32oacres, ywi 1 A T Thompson to Isom & Lanning, 10 acres, 10 w 3 612 II Bryant to Samantha Coffelt, 3i acres, iiwi 350 E E Hammack to V Albers, 60 3-5 acres, 1 1 w 3 2500 Catherine M Putnam to Ellas T Masters, 2.81 acres, 13 w 2 750 W R Kirk to Chas Elswick, 1 lot, Amelia 600 Ella Wert to C 15 Montague, 167 acres, 12E1 435 H Bryant to M W Miller, 40 acres, 13 w 2 400 A wneeier to A maker, 2 lots, Shedd 500 Wheat, 08 cents. New goods at W FiRead's. F. M. French keeps railroad time. Bargains in boots and shoes at Read's. Fresh garden and grass seeds at Stewart & Sox's. Afullline Children's bathtubs at G. W Smith's. J. P. Wallaoo, Physician and Surgeon, Al bany, Or.) For a Sterling or Emerson piano call on G L Blackman. G. W. Smith has the Urgest'.stock of sugar kettles in Alhany. If you want auy kind of stove repairs call on li. w. Smith. G L Blackman ia agent for the Weber piano. None better. Plant some of those silver skin onion sets. for sale at Stewart St Sox's. Six shaves for a dollar and a clean towel to every customer, at Thos. Jones. G. W. Smith gives the white enameled iron ware with his fine cook stoves. A full assortment of brass kettles from one to eighteen gallons at G. W, Smith's. New line uf artist's materials at Dr. Guiss & Sins, Costa nothing to see theus Buy your tickets through to the East of W I, Jester and save fare'.to Portland. A fine sevnn-eighths'short horn young calf for sale. Inquire of N A Blodgett, I have reduced prices on all heavy wear in boots and shoes. Call early at W F Kead s. The Western Cottage and Packard are two of the best organs made. G L Blackman sella them. Buy your spectacles at French's and have them properly fitted by Johnston' Dioptric liye Meter. Mr, Julius Gradwohl carries a fine stock of Btandard groceries, a fact our citizens should remember when buying. Call en U. W. Smith and get one of those Missouri Steam Washers warranted to do as recommended. all kinds ot iurnu. r;. and upholstered, bes stock m this pars Oregon at Fortmiller 4 Irving's. If you want a clean and fine smoke ask for J. Joseph's home made white labor cigars For sale by most cigar dealers and at nis Joseph's factory. J A Archibald, ;nt Smi?er Manuiao.ur ingUo., opposite uai jmiiuww iE,,,r-' bany, LET ALL THE AFFLICTED READ AND LEARN. THAT Dr, West's Alterative Tonic, Is a valuable remedy for Malarial Affec tions and lor diseases arising from Im Eurities of the blood, such as scrofulous ninor, pimples on tbe face, salt rheam, rheumatism, headache, piles, kidney "emplaint, all female weakness and gen era! debility, fever and ague, catarrh and dropsy, I manufacture madicine accord ing to what the disease may be, DR. J. J. WEST; The Old Reliable Physician, may always be found at bis office and can tell yon jna where your pains are located by ezamln Ing you in six places on your breast and under your shoulder blades with his ear, over your clothes. Many cures have been made by bis treatment. BEAD .A-HSra LEABN, I came to tbo country to locate- and found after arriving here, that Portland and Albany, were already destined to become tbe headauarters of tbe arrest growing West, 'Vvith that end in view I determined to locate In Albany in the spring, having already purchased a large farm wbijh I dosire to improve. Now all those who are in need of treatment should avail themselves of this opportun lty. CONSULTATION FREE. Persons desiring careful treatment will please call oh Dr. J. J. West latecf De troit, Michigan, at 196 Fast Sixth Street Albany, Oregon. Come and Get Consultation Anyhow Office Honrs: From 9 A, BL to 330 P, M, A New Land Co. Articles were filed yesterday incorporating the Willamette Land Company, with A llackleman, J W Custck and G W Maston as Incorporators These gentlemen and I L Cowan, C E Wolverton, E J Lanning, Curran & Mon teith and Geo W Wright are the stockhold crs and the capital stock Is $2o,coo. It makes one of the most solid Land Com panies in the Valley. ; Rival Towns. Salem and Albany are I rival towns,says the Corvallis Tunes. What one wants the other must have. Salem undertook to raise a $25,000 subsidy for a ,tlen mill and they did it. but it took rly a month of good rustling. Albany idertook to raise a similar sum for a sim it object and it was done in less than a Kk. This detracts on credit from Salem, it it shows that Albany is alive to her own iterests and that a little rivalry is some times a good thing. - I A Bio Purchase. A company of men consisting of Curran & MonteithJ W Cus t Ick, L E Blain, A llackleman, RS Strahan, j EW Langdon and C J Stewatt.of this city, 4 Wallis Nash and Dr Farra.of Corvallis.and IJ SCooper, of JIndependence, have pur chased of Coll VanClevc and others a tract oflind, consisting of 385 lots and a half Interest in about fifty acres, In West Ya- k niila t. I. ...Ill W. nn l,j trtnrlff at rhi proper time. Consideration, $15,000. ! Albany Iron Works. Mr John Han 'haw has been appointed superintendent of '.leJAIbany Iron Works and has already be- Mt his duties in that capacity. Mr Han- aw Is an expert machinist and will in ntiectlon with his oositlon travel for the mpany. The plant will be thoroughly amoved and made as good as any In the te. A large amount of work aneaa in- atosn live season. t On Theatrical Business The Salem xlcsmau says thatj D Flske.of N. Y.,who travelling with his wife.servantand valet, Wcscnts $7,000,000 and that he proposes stlng In the valley. Now the truth Is rFiske's headquarters are now at Fresno, .14 and he is in the valley purely on catrlcal business. 1 Vaite. The fiist book ever printed In J tate of Maine was p;; lted in 1786 by " Ja 15 Walte, the great grandfather of ' B Walte of Salem. There have been two Thos B Wake's between the two red to,aml all of them have been print Stockmen. Crawford & Paxton be on hand to photograph any and all See sthey dc on nana to pnoiograpn any in !l on exhibition, Friday the 29th. voi(gJvej)jnirordcrMothcrrit Quick Work. As an advertising medi um the Democrat Is "streaked light ning." A canary bird belonging to Lo renzo Ross was lost fiom the store of F M French. It was advertised in the daily. Mrs F II Pfclffer saw the ad., and having captured the bird, fifteen minutes after the paper was issued tne owner r.aa nis property. The Democrat rarely fails ir. such things. U. S. Marshal. An underground dis patch from Portland announces that A N Hamilton, the present sheriff of Union county, has been appointed U S Marshal for Ureeon. t he report tnougn is not sworn to yet. New Plats. F. M.Redfieldand others' 40 acres south of 'the city have been plat ted and will be called South Albany, las V. Pipe has also platted his 8 acres as flpe's South Albany and Hied tne piat to-aay. Wall Paper Spring is here, the time for putting new wallpaper on your rooms Fortmiller & Irving have a magnificent stock to select from, new novelties and the latest patterns. Babies. The finest line of baby carr' ages In the Valley just n celved at Stewart oi Sox's, rrlces are remarkaoiy cneap con- siderlng the superior quality of the carn ages. He Got It. The man that was running all over town hunting horse radish yester dav found a nice lot of fresh grated at the Willamette Packing to's store. Weather Indications. For the .lours beginning at 12 o'clock, noon. Rain, nearly stationary temperature. Letter List. Following is the lilt of letters remaining In ths Post Offtoe. Allnny, Linn count;, Oregon, Hsrch 27, 1889, Persons calling for these letter? must (Ire the date oa which thy were advertised i Adsms. Miss Minnie Crosby, Cant Fieanuui S uurlln, Miss A!en, Chu Barton, O f t'STiflel.l. 8 R Lemsr, I F Nicholas. Mrs Elisabeth Rumen, I W Roberts, Mrs R E Sheridan, 8 I)nrn, Clsy Miach. Joe SimmnDS Sadie Robinson Go South, Hsrdv Turpln, Joan (2) Taylor, H OakWUe. March 25th, 189. Prof. E. P. Lake, of the State Agricul tural College gave a lecture at the school house on the 21st Inst., on "The Fruit Pest and Its Remedy." It was very attentively listened too. The Prof, is wide awake and enthusiastic on the subject. After the lec ture a society was formed to be known as "The Linn County Horticultural Society." A constitution was framed and adopted, and every person in the room became a mem ber. They were very enthusiastic. The following officers were elected : President. E Allbright ; Vice President, R A Bam- tord j .treasurer, Wm Paulson j Secretary, ueos Acneson. ine matter ox exterm ination ot the Codlin moth cannot be ef fected without united action, so let us or ganlze all over the country and get rid of tnem it posr.iD:e. we mean diz. oeo. a. ACHESON, That Sluice Box. E. O., March 24th, 1889, Seeing an article in your valuable paper stating a man had been prospecting near the foot of Mt. Jefferson and discovered on old sluice box, I will say that the box probably, belonged to a Frenchman who came from California 17 years ago and mined in about Mt. Jefferson one summer and left the country taking considerable money with him that ne got in nis mine that summer. Outsider. For 1 and madeharaess goto E. L, Power Hotel Arrivals, miscellaneous. of of W B Gilson to J II Hall, power Attorney E D Gilson to J II Hall, power Attorney Thos Kay to O P Coshow, Jr, pow er of Attornej Mining claim of Dr Barker, Sahtiam mines NEW CARPETS For 1 EN to TWENTY per cent less than sold elsewhere, same quali ty and NEW.- SUGAR. . sugar as To Water Consumers. There Is con siderable complaint coming to me that wa ter is running to waste in different parts of the city. Now, to save trouble, I would suggest that such leaks be stopped Imme diately, and as well a great waste from sev eral water closets which are left running. Some one may get shut off if this U not I done. Use all the water you need but please do not let it run to waste. Those in arrears will also take warning. Respect fully, L, E. GRAY, Secretary Albany water works. $1.00 1.00 1.00 Any Just Received. Bardue & Underwood have just received a fresh and choice supply of Calfomia creamery butter and Swiss cheese. Call at once before the supply is out. Struck Oil At $1.25 per 5 gallon can best Standard ' oil, at the Willamette Packing Co.'s store. Summer Wraps. Novelties in beaded and stockinet jackets just received. Samuel E. Young. New Comers To our eity will; God it to their advantage to price our gods before buying in their outfit of groceries and pro visions. ;Crovnell & Stanahd. We will sell you groceries cheaper than anyone elfe. Brownkll k Stanard. 7 OJts cares rheumatism, neuralgia and toothache Foshay k Mason, Agents, H.Evrert, practical watchmaker and elei. Tourists, Reverb House. C B LaShells, Gus Moose, S F i W F Mendchall, Harrlsburg: C E Herron, Independence; R J Grant, King's Valley; FS May, N Y; R E Col llns, Independence; S K llisey, Scio; II C Campbell, John Hanshaw, Portland; Geo Wright, Henner; u r irueiove, anedd; u F Fetringer", Sweet Home; F N Lnthrop. Boston; W C Meyer, Ashland: B M Mar tin, Roscburg; R B Cannon, Santa Rosa, Cat; II H Randnll; J IJ Learned, Cincin nati, Ohio; H Craig, Tacoma; Adam Kel ler, Seattle. St. Charles. T P Boyd, Ashland ; J vVllson, H F Stevens, S F ; S Case, New port ; R S Prince and wife, 11 W Crooker, Boston ; 3 spier, t : l. u uoie, a ig- staedter.Portland. Russ Hoi e : E Wolfe, Oakland, Md ; J Hickman II Vroom, Cedar Flat ; A nrink, aaiem ;j r vcaicn, oaiem ; j j Gleason, Portland ; C J Frost, Scio ; J W Frost, Scio ; W F Dawson, Halscy ; N B Humphrey, city ; J E Munley ; I T Park er ; W Voolrldge, Hnzelton ; fi F Rob ertson ; S Greenwood, Hazelton ; M Dob bins ; A Solomon, city ; R O Loggan and wife, Lecompton, Kan ; D Loggan, Vininc, Kan ; J Emmit, Oakland ; C W Adams, Qulncy, III ; N Dickey, Eugene W Wallrlchs, Oketo, Kan ; J Shlck, Halsey i II Mulllns and wife, Corvallis O Edlston, Eugene City ; J H Nicholas V M Sandford, Salem ; C A 8anlord r; i' 1 n w.,n,. in-,.,1 When on pleasure bent or business. should take on every trip sbottleof Syrup of Flg. a it nets most plaas-tmly and ef fectually on ibekidneys, liver and bowels, preventing levers, nnaaacnes ana otner 1 - fnvmsofMcknsss, For sale in 60c, and TOP &U t&8 xe&CHIliT Ci.uu Domes oy an leading druggists. CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED. To TTTH Rnrrnn PImua Inform voni mail ers that I have a positive remedy for the above named disease. By Its timely use thousands ot nopeiess cases nave oeen permanently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of mv reme dy prek to any of your readers who have con sumption 11 uiey win sena me ineir cipresi ana post orace addresf. Kespectluliy, t. A. S LOCUM, M. C.i 181 Pearl St., New York. MAIlltlKI). COUCH-McBEE.-On Tuesday, March 26, 18S9, at the Revere house In Albany, Mr William Couch, of Harrlsburg, and Miss Mary McBee, of Corvallis. In order to equal the coa! oil trade of li e city 1 viY. follows for cash : 13 LBS DRY GRANULATED .... 15 LBS EXTRA 0 - - - . 17 LBS 0--------- Tliese Sugars are California American Refinery and full weight. mercnanl reporting to ctntrary does so falsely. And other groceries and goon's ;enrally at reduced prices. , 0 Niceline Ladies Dress Goods just received. A B MO.ILWAIN WE ARE NOW IN THE FIELD FOR BUSINESS for 1889 and respectfully call attention to our stock of Groceries, Confectionery, Etc. : We shall endeavor at all times to serve our cus tomers in the best possible manner. We always aim to purchase goods of the best quality and to sell them at the lowest cash prices. In addition to our grocery business we receive subscription newspapers and magazines. Also take orders for all kinds of rubber stamps seals, etc. We cordially invite all whe have not done so to favor us with their patronage. We hope by fair dealing and careful attention to busines to merit a continuanee of the liberal ' patronage heretofore bestowed upon us, - Very Respectfully, F. L. KENTON. " DIED. CLARK. On Wednesday morning, March 27, 1S89, in Albany, Flora, wife of Jos Clark, Jr, aged 27 years. The deceased was born In Linn county, where she passed most of her life. She was a pure minded, noble hearted woman, beloved by those who knew her;a faithful wife and a true mother, She leaves a husband and daugh ter, many relatives and all who knew her to mourn her loss. Funeral services will be held to-morrow fliivrwinn tit I'nVlnrk M th hnm rj thi. CHAS. METZGER. J. J. D0RRIS' Chas. Metzger & Co., Real Estate, Employment and Insurance Agents, AU oommulcatlons piomptly answered In Oeiman or English. OFFICE: ELLSWORTH BETWEEN' FIRST AND SECOND STREETS,