The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-11-07

Rosebure has ! rymnaseum club.

Roseburg has . gymnasium club.
The Klamath county Jail IL nearly ,
Inished. |,
klamath county is in q Aourishing
and great many newcomers
ire reported there.
The remains Of John Walker, the
young man killed by Clint. Brown, were
brought TO the valley few days since
and buried In the Ashland cemetary.
4 thirteen year old SON Of john Lewis
Of Brandon, Zoos county, recently walk
cd from Portland 10 Roseburg,a distance
Of 100 miles, In nine days.
Sixty men are at present at work at
Rocky point, Coos bay, and from 900
TO 270 cubic yards of rock are being
dumped every day. The water Is over
so feet deep at the outer end OF break
water, and the wall Is being extended
about 80 feet per month.
The county court OF Union county
has appropriated 1926 10 sssis. In pre-
pairing an exhibit at the worlds fair at
New Orleans.
Prairie wolves or coyotes are repor-
ted to be very trvublssome TO sheep
rAisers in Grant county having destroy
cd great many sheep this season.
The fall kown wheat throughout
Clarke county, w. T., is in excellent
condition, and has q Gne start for q
good crop next year.
| Spokane Falls rejoicss in water works
that throw 9 stream through pipe, It's
feet horizontally and twice as high ~
tho tallest building in town.
Last Tuesday was the anniversary oi
tho conservation Of Bishop Junger, which
was celebrated in Vancouver by specia
services In the cathedral.
/ At the recent term Of the distric'
court held Mt Seattle six prisoners were
found guilty Of various ofenses, and
sentenced 20 tho territorial penitentiary
at Seatco for different terms.
/ Umatilla county will send quite tin'
display Of her products TO the New Or
leans expositin. Among other thing
are hns LOT Of potatoes, ten Of which
weighed ~ pounds.
| Tho village Of Vinson, in Ums,illi
c,unty, contains twenty-five buildings
the businsss portion Of which consists
Of one store, ono hotel, one blacksmith
shop and one feed stable, in connection
With which, have . Lostofiice, . schoo
house, and soon will have = church.
Flowing 10 10 full progress in WALL
Walla valley, and some Of tho ns~I!
/, sown wheat 10 Two inches or more high
There has boen an abundance Of raiI
there, and the ground is in exeellen
condition for plowing.
Thirteen thousand boxes, amounting
70 l65 tons Of hops, wsro picked on tb,
snoqualmie hop ranch during the sea
son, which lasted Sfty days. Abou
City tons were los. by reason Of van
Of piekers. Some 500 pickers we:,
employed toward the close Of tho pick
log.
On Tuesday Of last week Chinsmar
in the employ Of o. r. & n. c.. had al
alteration with another Celestial, neai
Union and succeeded in gnawing th'
greater portion Of the last mentionec
Chinaman's cheek of, as we'll as mutil.
ating thumb in shocking mann q
Afterwards the section boss went 10 th,
Chinamen's camp TO interview him a
70 the cause Of the trouble, when tb,
Chinaman opened up on him with I
Su:ith & Wesson, firing three shots q
him before he was ovsrpowsred. Th'
Chinaman was taken TO Union, 20 avail
the action Of the graud jury.
At the coroncr's inquest held a
Seattle over the body Of the old mat
Who was run over and killed few day
ago by . train near Renton, it wa
ascertained that bis name was Thoms
Snee. Friends who had known hin
for years identified him. He came L
CAliforniA in ls49, but when the VA
Of the rebellion broke out he went cas-
and fought in defense Of his country
At the close Of the war be again return
cd 10 the coast, and finally settled q
Jacksonville, Oregon, where be remain.
ed for several years. He was 9 earpen'
ter by trade.