The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1886-10-29


very III at his home In that city " Rice,
OF this city, and Lyle Rice, Of Gg1nts Pass,
were both telcgraphed for.
Corvallis gfoeers publish full pege lists Of
their prices III the local papers, and pretend
10 be running each other for nail thM Il OH" T"
but many Of the Albany grocers sell much
cheaper.
About 100 men are at work between Port
land and San Francisco on the Bennett.
Mackey telegraph line.
Anexchangc glvesthe following as among
the asplrants for tho position OF Clerk OF the
Supreme Court Mr. Carter and q II Carey,
Of Portland ] w Spriggs, N w Hayden
and John ! shaw, OF Saiem NJ L Pipes, of
Corvallis @ II page,of Astoria Il Bflyen,
Of Eugene City Geo i Chamberlain, Of
Albany,
Our Albany contemporaries seem 10 dc.
| Hight In making the assertion that the gen.
erai Office os the q. r. II. Ii 10 he located
In that city. We would mildly suggest 10
our Albany brethren that they don't know
whit they're talking about. The company
has rented rooms IN Albany 70 be used ~
offices by the engineers and thoee connected
with the construction department but the
general Office will remain right wheru II Il.
Corvallis lsaseffe. About one more pull
viii bring the whole cake.
"'rhc American Cowboy Il the subject
of a timely and instructive article by Joseph
Nimmo. Inn.. In the November HaFbers.
The public services which the cattle rangers
have performed aa pioneers of civilization,
rcpressers oE Indian outbreaks, publishers III
Injustice and leaders In a great Industry, arc
well shown. Special attention Is given TO
the recent northern movements of cattle.
raising through Montana. Dakota, colorado
aud Kansas. Some valuable information u
given concerning the methods, the extent.
and the proceeds Of ranching In that section.
Fort klamath win not be abandoned by
the soldiers.
The Corvallis Chronicle gives the folInaY.
Ing account Of 4 close call 70 fatal aecI.
dent from some Tom Sawyer fooliNhness i
Two small boys, Clyde Carey anda son Of
| ] ID Clark, were playing srobber' at Mf
Carey's house last Sunday evening, having
for "aearc" weapon an old pistol long
dlsused. The plan Of the boys was 10 hide
the weapon, hunt for Il and the finder 20
blaze away. In carrying out the program
Master Clark reached under the bed pillow,
got hold Of a self-coeklngs bnlldog"and pull.
cd the trigger. The bullet narrowly escap-
cd hitting Master Carey and was lmhedded
IN the wall. The game Of robber was there.
upon postponed
Two farmers near Jefferson objected TO
| having the Maekey--l3ennctt telegraph line
run Through their premises, and sci 4 guard
70 prevent Il but the company sent their
mcn 70 the scene after the farmers had re.
tired and i. she morning the work was done,
much to the disgust Of the aforesaid firm.
ers.
A man named Hare was foollng with a
revolver near Salem last Sunday when II
went of. the ball going through Iiare's
hand and into the leg OF William Brown,
who was standing near.
Frances +. Willard was on last Monday
reelected President Of the National w. G.
I. Y.
Mrs a I Stewart, Of New York CITY died
last Monday leaving property valued At
Sso,ooo,ooo.
| Pipes or engines will be tho issur AZ the
coming Ashland city election. The pres
ent Council Is divided on the subject
The assessment rolls Of every county IN
| Oregon bat Benton. Union. Yamhili. Wasco
Il and Linn. have been returned 20 the Sccre.
tary Of State. When these arc returned
the State tax levy will bc made.
/ Last week the DgMncRAT mentioned
the fact of Mrs Maria Winfield attempting
10 shoot Mrs Richards. IN the Court House,
at Salem but falling because the hammer
oE the revolver Caught IN the fringe OF her
shawl. Monday she was declared insane
and taken 70 the asylum.
The store Of wlstschen & Schmidt, as
Turner's was robbed Of Eve dollars last
Saturday night.
In Portland there arc n hacks. 6t trucks.
| s. drayS 4 c0uprs. omnibus. s. one horse
and % two horse express wagons, - bill.
Hard tables, , hotel runners, coal oil ven.
ders, hanks, 4 shcatcrS, gunpowder e..
tabllshmenta, ! shooting gallery. / bowling
alley. auctionecrs, 8 pawnbrokers. z6 sec.
ond hand stores, 81 street cars, zs insurance
agents. s. Iaundriea. S grocery liquor stores
and s. retail liquor stores, on which IT,
lcenses are paid.
A misplaced switch on tho Grand Haven
& Milwaukee X II last Saturday caused tho
death Of several passengers on 4 train thai
was, In consequence, thrown from the track
Willard has arrived n New York City Il
person.
Sheriff Jordan, Of Portland, arrived homs
last Saturday from Albuquerque, Mexico
with Cecil Becbe. charged with embcxxlIne
$500 from 9 Shindler s. Co, Ia 1854
Beebe spent bis school days In Portland.
In tho 50 yard foot race between Gee
Noiand and Pete Grant. Of Astoria, rsr
last Saturday the latter won by about foul
feet. a large amount Of money changed
hands. on the race. Our prediction Of Ian
week was n. g.
General elections through the East mex
Tuesday Nov 2ud
The small boy who plays circus with ths
sfrick goat" in his beck yard should SCI
that the st. Jacobs Oh bottle Is nos empty
Il A magazine istc be published III Port
land. The y. w. needs one, II Of higi
order. Il should be no "Cheap John II
fair though.
} Gilbert Ladeaux, OF Gcrvais, was kickc
70 death BY horse last Friday.
The trouble MIR Wfeicome, about tina
Portland State Press Association was tha
II was not started In the right spirit at al
The country press were only notified in
patronizing manner, and the way II w
| conducted from the start was warning /
us greenhorns from the wheat and CO.
counties to stay at home.
. SHEARS The finest stock by far ev.
!. 4 seen in Albany just receive
SCISSORS at Stewart b Sox's.