The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-01-31


wife, crept out on the roof with o
pistol and staid there all night.
The wife of well known East
Portland mechanic is confirmed
drunkard. This is one of the evil
effects of marrying woman.
The squaws who live with white
men in the lake country are supposed
to keep the Modocs cognizant of
every movement OF the troops.
A State woman's suffrage society
will be organized in Portland on st.
Valentines day. That amorous
saint always was sweet on the women.
Spenser, OF Virginia City, last
Saturday saw another man fooling
around his wifo, and shot her! Why
in thunder didn't he shoot the fellow
| too?
A Virginia City cobbler had his
wife put in jail because she threw
"last" at him. He has since "pegg-
ed ont" and she now forgives him
"awl."
A teacher in Union county sus-
pended school for want Of fuel. II
no was down here tho boys would
make it hot enough for him without
wood.
A pumpkin pie ten feet in diameter
and four feet deep was the dessert at
recent California dinner. After
that. stop talking about your grand
mothers.
The Police force of Portland now
numbers % PERSONS. classed as fol-
lows: one Chief, two captains, nine
regulars. five specials and six night
watchmen.
A Marion county man has been
cured OF fever after the doctor had
quit fooling with him, by gratify-
ing his thirst for cider and hunger
for pickles.
Charles A. Russell, convicted OF
the murder OF James Crotty. was sem
fenced in San Francisco. by Judge
Dwinelle. to be hanged on the 21st
OF March next.
Sam Simpson has found out that
the Chinese claim that Noah was n
Chinamnn and lived near Pekin, and
that his real name was>Ah Boo. Now,
Sam, that's too thin.
Judge o. G. Pratt. formerly of
Oregon, is one Of the ''poor men" of
California, having only 1900 acres
OF good farming land in one small
county of California.
Courting is not much INDUCED in
Powell's Valley. from the fact that
the old man is liable to enter the
room with a preacher and shotgun
and get up wedding.
A band. box containing a lady's
hat, with velvet trimmings. plume
and all, was sent lately from Belfast.
Maine, to California by mail. the
postage being II cents.
Mrs. Duniway lectnred at Salem
last night. Subject: "Womenly
women and womenly men," We
would prefer sort OF q split about
half way between the two.
An amateur sculptor of Washing
ton Territory lately attempted. with
q butcherknife, TO chisel his mother
in-law into q bust of Venus. He
failed and she busted his snout.
A Marysville chicken thief left his
shoes behind him and the man who
owned the chickens is vainly en-
deayoring to have somebody claim
the shoes. No applicants thus far.
This is the way an Idaho paper
gushingly tells it: With gentle foot
steps the beautiful snow stole down
from heaven yesterday, and the dark
eyed mud reached up and licked it in.
The oldest inhabitant of Mon
terey, California, an Indian woman
named Lupicini, recently died and
was buried inside the church which
she helped to build over 100 years
ago.
The San Francisco Spirit Of he
Times says that negotiations are
pending for the purchase of "Lang-
ford" the once famous race-horse,
to be taken to Oregon as breeding
stallion.
A California man is now in the
Penitentiary for theft. His crime
wouldn't have been found out, but
he inco atiously whipped his wife one
day and she then got mad and ex-
posed him.
A California girl had her pet lamb
killed by wildcat one day last week
She avenged its death by hunting
and killing the wildcat. which
weighed thirty pounds. She is now
ready for panther fight.
A San Francisco bride is suing for
divorce on the ground that she