The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-08-23

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out for trAmps and communists And
The farmbtu, we may add, who are 9
great majority e all The worklngmen
and properly holders q Che country,
are just the class TO deal with the loaf.
ers and vsgabonds.
Tho Walla waila Statsaiaa urges
the erection Of military post at va
lima City. II says. smOhalle, probA-
bly, the most dangerous Indian in the
country, roams through tho Yakima
valley al will, and no ono can tell the
moment no may give the signel for mur
der, rapine and pillagc.
Tho citisons Of Curry county have
aubscribed asufIlcient amount for open.
ing trail from Ellsnsburg, at the
mouth Of Rogue river, to Kerbyyillo,
end force Of men are now employed
thereon. Tho length Of the trail win
be botwcon forty and forty.ave miles
and will bo finished by the end Of next
month.
Tho Indians, la their raid in UIaaillA
county, visited the ranch belonging to
r. II. yinsop, on Butter creek. some
Of the doyiltry thoy psrpetrated at
this ranch secms 10 have a sPico Of
grim humor In Il. One thing they did
was to ltili ell tho hogs on tho ranch
and put q Moe choose under tho head
Of each dead hog.
AtaolympiA n company has boon
organized, little steamer built, q num-
Dor Of acres Of fats cosyrod with oysters
70 fatten and increase In sise, and all
the necessary arrangements completed
for dociaive work as soon rs the season
opens. Tho completion Of the Olympia
and Tonino railroad affords them facili-
I ties for shipping to Oregon.
Tho Uniyeraity. Of Washington Ter
ritory, with its corps Of six instructors,
Il fully prepared 70 give tho following:
Instruction through tho freshman year
of full course; a threo yesrs' scientific
course; two years normal courso; =
complete course in book keeping. Pu-
pills not prepared 70 enter any conrsc
may receive a thorough drill in tho
common branches.
Col. Eesrnith Is said to have 1000
acres Of grain this year. He also haa
somo 10000 bushels Of fruits Of all
lSinds--apples pears. and plums-which
he says be has not time 10 gather, but
that he would like some energetic man
of faIaiiy to move into his vacant hOuse
aud bring Piummer fruit drier with
him and preserve large amount oi
fruit nov going 70 waste.
Grant county 7fmas. Aug. 10Th: Gen
Brown and Ataif visited Camp Harvey
Monday and Tuesday Of last week
On Thursday the gentlemen arrived il
this city and LEFT on Friday for stewart'i
tnneh, on Murderor's creek, to join the
main command under Captain Hnmph
rey. from which place the RiGes VIII take
up their march for homo, arriving Al
tbeexpirationo Of the sixty days oswhicl
they enlisted.
Salem iSsatesman.. Early In the weel
team bitchcd TO self.binder on Mr.
VIM. Caplingcr's farm on the prairie
ran of through standing Geld Of wheat
containing about 100 acres, Strange Z
Ray, tho machine kept together and
bound every bundle that came 70 Il
with lightning rapidity. When the
team wAa stopped it had nicely bound
about $50 bundles, but ehe swath wa
"crookeder than the tanglc Of the Mol
lala."
The followingparticulars arsarcfurnished
Of the death Of Ym. Kcrns at spanisl
Gulch, Grant county. They wer'
ground slu;cing out a slide in theii
race when heavy cave occurred. A
Il. Grath. Samuel Karns and Jo Fraitei
were thrown down and slightly injured
and but for the timely assistance o
Mr.. James Lasswell and his men, tn,
two frat montioned persons would hav.
been drowned, as tho water in the fun,
was completely damned and rising or
them. They were buried in mud and
water to their shoulders, and could not
help themselves. Their escape IS al
most miracle. William Kcrns wa,
buried from his chin down, n he stood
with his body resting against the side
Of the bank; his right breast was crush
cd and his neck kdislocated. The remain,
were laid sway to rest in the old Camp
watson graveyard.
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