The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-06
" Judge, EIi G. Mason; County clerk,

gate.
Some Of the pleasuro-seekins
youths of Pendleton are now engaged
in trying to organize an amateur
theatrical troupe, that they may
"while away" the long winter even.
ings which are fast approaching.
James Mccormick, we'll known
teamster of Salem, had his right hand
severely crushed day before yester-
day while unloading bis wagon. His
band got caught between the rack and
the wheel, iuhicting a very painful
injury.
The Olympia Courier of Saturday
says: 1t is rumored that Ben Holla.
day has been awarded the contract
for carrying the mails on Puget Sound.
A later report has it that P. D.
Moore, Esq, has the contract from
Tacoma.
On Saturday last the residence Of
I. G. Evans, on State Street, Salem,
was discovered to be on fire, and a
general alarm was given. Before
the engines succeeded in getting wa
ter the fire was extinguished. Loss
nominal.
The Thirteenth Light house Dis
trict, embracing all that region north
'of the California line, has been eslab-
lished by the Lighthouse Board, at
Washington, with Hon.. w. D. Hare
nominating Superintendent, hcadquar-
ters at Astoria.
A deserted California wife found
her lost husband in Polk county last
week living on $4,000 farm with
another woman. No. l made tie
"old man" give her half the farm and
$4,000 in money, and No. 2 took the
fellow and what was left, and left.
GerVais now boasts of three dry
goods houses, two saloons, three
blacksmith shops, one hotel with an
other under way of construction, one
livery stable, one wagon shop, one
drug store, and one grocery store, but
the GrangeTs thereabouts will hold
on to their wheat.
Rev. P. S. Knight will deliver the
opening lecture of the winter course
OF the Eugene City Library Asssocia-
tion, in that city, on Wednesday eve.
ming, the 4th of November. The sub
jectfor the lecture is the"Five Senses"
and is one in his course of lectures
on practical Psychology"
The case of John Richardson VS..
]. +. and II. G. Adams, for $4,000
damages, was taken up at the com
mencement of Court at Pendleton
last week, and after hearing both
sides of the question it was decided
in favor Of Richardson, and be was
allowed S225 damages instead o S1O,-
900.
A private letter from Bntter Creek
Umalilla county, dated October 9th,
'ays there has been a good deal of ex.
iitement about sheep in that section
his summer, but it is about over
Stock sheep are held at SO per head.
Jattle are hardly worth collecting;
alves sell at 81, and COWS at So. So
ar the weather has been good, but
title rain and no frost, hut everybody
looking for "cow killer" this win
err.
Sam. Owens, an employee OF the
allen Dray and Hack Company,
'hile running to the fire on Saturday
lst, on the rope Of Capital Engine
10. l, in going down steep grade,
and fell, two of the en-
mes wheels passed directly over him.
Ie was carried to house near by,
nd physician sent for, but the ex-
mt of his injuries was not definitely
nown, as he was supposed to be in
red internally. !
The Nouhtaineer is informed that !
Iessrs. Gates and Cartwright, of Tie
allies, have brought an action in I'll Q
ircuit Court for Umatllla conuly,
yainst the o. S. N. Co., wherein ?
. II. Meyers and wife are plaintlffs, g
aiming damages in the sum of$l2,- 9
70, for care, attention, medical treat =
ent and The services fthe minor u
'ilbPr Preston Hunl-nntil he ar.
YES at majority. This IL the boy S
40 was injured by being nm over +
the 0. S, N. Co.'S cars some three Il
'ars ago,-and received a judgment s.
'ainst the company for sl5, ,2O0 dam, b
,es, h,
The BOISE City Statesman of octo e
r 24lh says; "This has been a re. l
arkable year, for two crops of most il
nds of vegetables wohld have ma. A
rcd. We had q nice mess Of green v
ANS this week and will have green p
as in a day or two, the second crop,
own from the seed raised this year, :,
'tatoes, beans, radishes, lettuce and :,
'eral other kinds would have yield i
the second crop. We might have i
luxury Of green corn, had it been !.
intel late enough, In fact there .
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