The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-10

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Mrs. Chilson, an elderly lady
mother Of Mr. Chilson, who was kill
! ed on the line Of the railroad il
Pierce county by a tree some month
ago, died in the Insane Asylum a
: Steilacoom. 6eE
In q telegram from J. D. Coughlir
to Hon. James D. Fay, it is stated tha
Col. j. N. T. Miller's horse Bricl
Pomeroy won the trotting race a
Yreka in three straight heats, max
ing the fast time Of 2:45. o'4 iaa
Meacham has been lecturing on
the Modoc war, in San Francisco.
He is the man who killed sconchin,
who was torn to pieces by shell in
the lava beds, and was also last Fri
day hung atFort klamath.
-Four babies were last Sabbath
christened in the Catholic Church at
Corvallis and Bro Carter capers
around lively about the prospect Of
new subscribers when they grow up
and get married and settle in life!
The Corvallis Democrat of last
Saturday says: ''During the week
an unprecedented large quantity of
grain has been received at our several
warehouses. The total amount now
stored in this city is not far short of
100000 bushels. NJ ase0 .1 -4 sl.
A Portland man who is for the
present soiourning on Coos Bay
subscribed for the Empire Nepos and
had it sent to his wife at Portland,
SO as to save him from writing letters
to herl Tom thought it was a Merry
joke on the wife. o q5as
At present there is but little wheat
changing hands in Benton county,
The farmers Of Benton, Polk and a
portion Of Lane, are without means
OF transportation until the river rises,
and hence wheat buyers are Offering
only nominal prices. ,.
Last fall Mr.. Smelling, Of Lane
county, obtained Of Bristow & Co.
fax-seed to sow forty acres. He has
just finished harvesting and deliver
ing his crop, wich amounted to L.
600 bushels, machine measure, for
which he receives 81 70 per bushel.
The Modoc execution took place
"as advertised" last Friday. The
sentence Of two of them, Barncho
and Slolux, is commuted toimprison-
ment for life on Alcatraz Island
-Four of them-Capt Jack, Soon
chin, Boston Charley and Black Jim
were hung. 3h
The fruit trees at Brigham City
ire reported as being loaded to the
ground. The regular Illinois shakes
ire thick up there also, and all the
honest farmer has to do when he
wants apples, is to lean against a
rec, and the shakes bring 'em down
ike hailstones.
At a recent wedding in Seabeck a ! !
grenade with tin-pans, cow bells, ,
hotguns. circular-saws, and other q
ausical instruments, was given the |
iappy couple, when the cake passed |
nd the wine flowed. This SO pleas {
d the boys that they continued their t
'usic until they had serenaded every d
ody in Seabeek. a. j
Quite fracas occurred at McNIinn- :
lille on Monday evening of last week. I
he constable attempted to quall the o
and got beautiful head u
ut on him as did also number of r
lhers The cause of the disturbance il
near as we could ascertain, was a 81
lrplus of whisky. e. n
A California girl has just won fame p
7 helping pull a fire engine to fire. e,
he boys endorsed her at their next III
Getting by presenting her with a. a.
Tx dress. But they have had to add II II
hundred feet to the engine rope, al
+ all the girls in Stockton now WI
mt silk dresses. OF
The Eugene Journal says "engin- 90 90
rs on the railroad seem to delight fa.
killing and 9nppling cattle and bl
her stock. A few days ago they Of
led fine COW for Mr.. Wiscarson, stl @
o miles above town. Several H, N
aller animals have been killed sw
ar this place recently. tin
MIR. j, G. Clark, of Alsea, informs ea'
} Gazette that the prospects of that tw rr
ley are frightening, They now sta
Ve a good sawmill and gristnill in les
Grafton. About 10000 bushels of At
lin has been threshed in the valley va va
$ season, Several families have the
emily settled in the valley and thr
ers are looking for locations. bel
The Boise Statesman of September sm !
h s:"We had several frosts last Tnl In
'k, but theseverest one was on Sat- see
ay night. Vegetables are mostou ane
he way, but there is large amount "a .he
ate fruit, especially peaches, ap- j \