The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-09-19

and allow himself TO bo taken by tho Bit. |
q man. seeing him advancing from asuiIicion
distance. viii calmly take position In th'
middle of the road In which the horse 4
running. and wave bis hat very slowly q
fall arms length above his head. The man
of course. should hold himself In readiness h
make asidowise spriag for safety In case h
observes ne slAokening of the horses speed.
Frisbie. the Portland Bank defAuitor, says
he took the money because 1925 . month
was not sufficient for him TO live on, and
acts ~ il he should 30 allowed to go sco'
free en- that account. Any man with only q
wife and child who cannot live In = place
like Portland on $l25 month deserves be-
ing sent 10 the psnisentiary 70 learn what |.
is TO got along on Eve to ten dollars month,
A person has no business toliye beyond his
means whatever he IL getting.
There IL man running for Sheriff In
Washington Territory. who. from ell APP
pearances was made for an Office seeker.
Here 10 what an exchange says Of him "a
5 Bowles, nominee for Sheriff. told kicker
that he was the youngest Of a family OF ak.
teen that he was kicked by all the family
from the time he can remember has been
kicked from tho Gulf of Mexico to Dakota,
and from California to Washington Territory.
and is 20 used to il that he docs not feel
happy unless he Is kicked"
In the death Of Hon Joseph Hamilton, at
oakville. Linn county loses one Of its most
substantial and highly respected eitizsn.
man of irreproaohabls character, . splendid
Iasher and . good nsighbOr. Coming to Linn
county in ls47 he became part Of ii, and
his hAndiwork may be seen in many Of its
sarlier landmarks. lie was once elected 70
he legislature serving his constituency faith.
fully, and at another time was County Com.
position he filled with credit,
extended obituary appears in another
column.
The following 10 the report Of the aAsosssr
or Grant county No. Of acres agriculture
and. l09. 7ss value. STA. s22. No. Of lets.
1857. .022 of merchandise. Sl3y. .5l6 non-
~, notes aud accounts, S393. .4S3 house.
asld furniture. carriages. etc. $5s.s75. No.
II horses and mules. 1889; value. s643..
s5l cattle, s3. 602 value. sl.e32. AIS
sheep, l723o5; value. $685.. .3ll swine.
l72i, valus. S4I23 gross value Of all prop
,rty, <3.774, l23 Indebtedness in the State
;63l. .e67 exemptions. $1,000 balance.
l64l. .467 total taxable property. So. l32..
SO - eqaalized by the board. 81. io5. l52,
No. OF polls. sos.
An inventive ssnius ia Canada has struck
{ rieh ia the dining line. be takes flock Of
.bost thirty geese TO the water. aud 70 che
egs Of each one he tic. = fishing lins with
,Ated hooks attached Then hs says ''sheo"
nd the geese swim out. As soon As . gosse
,ets > bite che becomes frightened and Fustes
,ack to the shore. and the man takes tie
ish of the hook aud sends her back. This
nay do in Canadian waters bat ON the
il fifty pound salmon were TO
- hold Of the hook. there would be lack
4 that rushing back 10 the shore. Mr Goose
sould soon be food for other saigoa.
Charles Fl Hawkins vas taken 70 tho
from The DAlles the brat ol the
seek, where he will remain fifteen years,
Iloomy sutlook for young man Of his age
During druukeA row he killed . man named
Iones on White River Hill. near The DAllss.
Ast summer. H-wkins' victim waG his part.
her, and, he says. threatened 70 kill him
lnless he gave up s2 so that he had In his
possession. Jones endeAvorei TO take the
money away from Hawkins. aud during tie
truggle the latter picked up . rock and
Tiled Jsnss. The trial developed evidences
4 damaging character. and the Court gave
him the full penalty Of the law-fifteen
ears in the penitentiarv and to pay sns Of
s. .Oeo.
4 Portland paper speaks thualy Of Yaquina
Bay, which il Of quite . different tone from
hat used by Portland papers as ono time ::
Here 10 hasbor that furnishes five miles Of
anchorage for the largest ships the en-.
trance TO this bay Is the safest on the Pacific
Coast. Five minutes after lraving the mighty
Pacific ship is safe st anehsr in safe har.
Dor. Vessels drawing twenty two feet enter
without difficulty, ADD further expenditure
Of few thousand dollars will render the
sntrance safe for the largest vessel aAoAt.
Yaquina has every natural advantage 10 he
come great city. II she will only take ad.
vantage of the opportunities presenting
no city will be able 70 dispute
her position as leading city Of ths coast,
and with this future before her che already
shows that progressive spirit which alone
secures success,
A Southern Oregon bear il doing destruc-
tive work among cattle He 10 called Twist
ed Foot An exchange says be has killed
over five hundred dollars worth of cattle for
Maj. Barron alone. besides what little butch
ering he Gay have done for ether stock swn-
ers. He is now supposed 10 be an enormous
cinnamon, instead Of a grizzly. and the hun
ters are a little more caref than they were
when they thought him grizzly. When q
man is up tree he is safe from big grizzly,
but the cinnamon bears are good climbers. ~
we'll a. most desperate Aghters. "Twissy's
foot leaves track in the mud abont the size
of Mexican sombrero, and his teeth pene.
trAte the skull and meet in the brain of big
steer when he happens to make square Bit
in his butcheriue business
Busna Vista viii .lways be found np with
the timss, and rs mos. .hings will rank next
to New YORK or Cnic4go, As the following
by the correspondent from that place to the
5sSt Side will testify: A few days since
while our officials were absent from town q