The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-03
STATE ITEMS

Prof. l.. l.. Rogers will retire from
tho presidency Of tho Ashland college
at tho close Of ;he present term, being
impelled TO leave Ashland in the hope
of beneGtting his health by n change
Of climate. IL IL underatood, we be-
lieve, that Prof. Royal will take charge
of tho achool at tho beginning OF tho
next year.
Information il wanted as tn tho wbero
abouts Of David Kinnear, who left
Centcrnllo Fob. z, 1882. He is GO
years Of pge, medium sizo, stoeped
shouldeis and short cropped full gray
beard He wears dark suit &C clothes
with blue overallg, aud ialka To him
sell. Address A. Mcdonald, Csnter-
vile, Oregon.
j. G. Powers & Co, Of Rye valley,
Barker county, have sold their ran,h
and placer mining property, located
there, for $4,000 cash. 70 John w.
Dew, Of Concord. n. II ia trust for
New England capitalists. Tho prop
orty has the reputation Of boiDg one Of
he best and surest paying piroes OF
mining property in Oregon.
From A. j. Moody, OF tho Sunlaw.
we learn that nn effort ia being made
with WOW of starting up tho cannery
at that place next season. Salmon
run in large numbers in tho river dur.
ing the spring and fall and tho river
being acccAsable for tho coasting vessels
Of average draft IL is almost a certainty
that somc one will invest in tho e..
terprisc. Coos Bay Neirs.
Mr.. 4. u. Mlrgnam, OF Bntte Greek
recently killed chieksn in whose oraw
was found specimens Of gold. ono he.
ing AS large AZ a ggnin of what. Mr.
O. A. McCsnnell also foand several
specimens IN lika mtaner fw years
ago, which ought - Indicate tas pres.
.ar. Cth,. rr,"ious mr'al soinrwhrre
il 'hs, yieisiiy
T'r ,--..l. II Hr..1.t... n..r ha
: e., :. S..l..- h,... boz =, much snow
tf.s fri e, rua.n- ,i.t r.ar-s
,,', t.,.t h,s'. 'hAt. tp.y ~af 'n,
r ru .-.i-d p, ,toso ';,-.. .I.-L .i..~u
'"un tit~ ,.fi"y lh .i,rp 'np~ IL lac
, f., 4, l.. &, urpni,.rn'sd Ia .hc mem.
uty ,f lee alL,st moss i.ruL E4trr,
/ wi~-.
4 match game Of billiards took ,,l-cc
at Dicaiasou's Sample D; ',m, We'd
neaiay evening. which attracted con
! adorable attention. IL "a. played 10
tween cue of oar famous Knights Of
tho cue, anil Il player from Ahr,nl,
Tho latter wAs gr,ea l'.okins s,ran-
ger, aud tLry shongh; e. take Lim IN,
bat hc wu. not that kiui of Il st,au Ssr.
lie handled his cue liko Shafsr, and
oar champion Scnt down before him
ike tho grass before tht r,4Il err
StstesmAiL
\ correspondence II llu Ia Gsnd.
Record, writing from Wo,i E,v.r says :
Tine Oregon Short Limo i, pushing
matters AS fast as possible. The road
ACROSS tho desert il 10 bo gsaard this
winter AMI IL early spring to avoid the
necessity Of hauling water. Tho ttoa
railroad bridge scross Snake rivor At
American Falls will hr completed caily
iu Mrroh. tho track sill b. laid acroSz
immediately. Grading siil hc pushed
to Wool river, 10 which r,ipt thry pro-
+ pose 80 have cars running before JAY.
! The lias Will tlirn hc extended tps ards
Ofegon as rsfidly a. possible.
Among the names of half dozoa
iaen who yesterday ploa'l guilty 10 a
charge Of selling liquor TO Indians in
the u ). district court, appears that o:
rnoch Arden who, inmortalized some
years since, on account of Lis wife
marry ing anothcr follow while hes bad
COMO - sail the seas over and plow the
vide ocean f1r her benefit. IL appears
tnnt Enoch has sought HuIcease oi
sorrow ia this neck If woods aud in
Stead OF sailing the seas over ~ Of yose
il nov engaged ia getting Indians
/ "hMf seas over."-Stdaidrd.
Tho regular monthly shoot Of thG
Multnomah Rod and Gua Club for
their ,nedsl, was held on tho 22d.
The shooting resulted in tic betweer
X. T.. Bybec, Esq, and Mr.. NJ. +
Spencer, who made 10 points out Of I
possible 20. la the shooting OF MIR
Bybee was tho victor.
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