The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1883-03-23
C0RREs PoN DEMO-
cRoeK CeCxTY LErTER.

Upper Ochoco, Or, March II, 1889.
Eds. Democrat:
never see any letters from this
part Of the country In the DEMocRAr /;
although there are lots Of Linn Coun-
ty people up here, 50 am going 20
write and tell you that | am not
frozen 10 death yet any way. We
think that old Winters backbone Is
broken at last; the frost Is oil out Of
the ground and the gray old rimrock
echoes back the plow.toy's merry
song. Cattle, .ad In fact stock Of all
kinds, have wIntered well In spite OF
the severe weather the latter part OF
the winter. The grass was good tIll
quite late In the fall % that stock were
generally Ia good condition when the
cold snap came Some fall sown
wheat was injured by the freeze, but
rot great deal because there Il very
little wheat sown hero In the fall
most OF the farmers put that Off until
sprIngtime comes. Prineville Is
quiet just now, probably our highly
respectable and moral Vigilance Com.
mittee are reading their bibles or
Studying their catechisms. hut it Is
vastly mere probable that they are
screwIng their courage mp 10 the point
where they can sally OPT, . couple of
dozen strong, and drag some poor
wretch out Of bed to string him up 10
q juniper, or slip up In O body behind
some defenseless drunk and shoot him
In the back. We arc assured that it
Is como OF the best men in the country
who do this kind Of business, IL 80 the
worst ones must be very low indeed.
PrineVIlle had sensation the other
night however. 4 lady Of that city
INDUCED In the rather expensive
Amusement Of firing revolver four
times under the very nose Of The stald
municipal government. She said
she was shooting cats, and perhaps
the recorder had lost q feline for her
husband paid $50 for the recreation Il
afforded her.
II is also reported that on Saturday
night, o week ago, as Mr.. Thurman,
Mr.. Combs sheep herder, was return
Ing from town he was fired at by
soNe parties unknown who came into
the road Just behind blm and shst
twice neither shot taking eejent egy
cept to frighten his horse. He ssys
he has an idea who did It but does
not seem inclined to say who Il was.
It is Jumored that the PrineviIle
He0s has changed hands MIR. Aid
rich being the buyer.
Mrs. David Elliott, of johnson
Greek, died "a Wednesday last after
. lingering illness Of almost three
months. She was formerly Of Polk
County near Dallas.
Mr.. Ed. Freeland's health Is stllI
very poor. He Is confined to the
house ell the time and Q great portion
Of the time TO his bed.
The friends OF Mr.. Jason Wheeler
will regret TO learn that he has suffer.
ed much from rheumatism the past
winter and is thinner In flesh probably !
than any ofhis friends have ever seen
him. He IL rusticatIng on Deschuttes
1T present eating fisn and lots Of good
things, and will probably come home
with his clothes 90 we'll filled cut that
Mrs. Wheeler won't know him.
Mr.. Robbins sold his large band OF
sheep the atheg day for $3.50 per
head FOR the lot TO some paStles fyom
Idaho.
Good fresh milk cows sell readily
for 80 and $50 and are not plenty at
that
Mrs. Skipworib, Sother OF Eugene
Of your city, is much liked
In this community as teacher.
JUNIPER.