The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-14


e These prices can hardly last long, and
probably rs c. will be the the ruling
price. :. A heavy fire has been raging on
Mowery mountain and In the mountains
at the head of Crooked river the past two
weeks. Considerable timber and large
amount of range has been destroyed....
Parties who have taken claims on the Des.
chutes with the expectation that the Ore.
gon Pacific would be built so IN have pros.
poets OF their hopes realized and their
claims made valuable. We expect town
i to grow up where the road crosses the
river. Percy Davis returned from Beav
er last Thursday, lie says the horses In
that section are afflicted with n kind OF
| fever, which has a similar effect as the ty-
| phoid with the human family. A number
of horses are affected and several have
| died Next Monday Il. Il. Childs, S s.
Brown, 4. +. Miller and L. ]. Powell In.
tend starting east with about 100 head OF
horses. They will ship TO some point east
of the Rocky mountains where they ex'
| pect to find market for their horses MIR.
Childs intends visiting his old home In
New York before he returns. On
| Wednesday evening Sheriff Combs re-
gone In search of Rufus Smith and man
named Reed, charged with stealing horses
from L. b. James, that he had overtaken
them at Siuslaw aud had them IN the
custody of the sheriff Of Lane county. Mr..
Combs started Thursday morning across
| the mountains after the prisoners Smith
Is the fellow mentioned Ia the RetTeGv two
weeks ago as having left the country with
horses belonging to Mr.. James. lie Will
probably be given term In the peniten.
tlary Ia which to reflect over his ungrate.
ful act --Hcy8esp.
FRIoHrFULLY BRuIssD.--On Monday
MIR Wood, living somewhere above Leb-
anon, had been down to that town with his
team and on his return home in going down
hill In the evening about dark his team
ran away, frightfully lacerating and tearing
his scalp and bruising and crushing him
otherwise. lie was found at u o'clock that
night by his son who had gone in search ot
him. lie was unconscious and could give
no account Of the cause OF his misfortune.
A physician was called and spent four
hours In dressing and stitching his wounds.
Our informant could not tell just hbw bad.
ly the man Is hurt. II Is supposed TO be ]
ID Wood, of Sweet Home, though our In.
formant was not certain as To- the initials OF
the man.
Mn. B.--"J. ID. Bentley left Thursday
night for his California home after making
several more Investments In town and eoun
try property In this neighborhood. Mr..
now owns probably 81 5000 worth of prop
erty In this county, and Is thoroughly
identified with Its interests. lie has made
many friends among Prndleton's citizens
during his periodical visits here. ."-Pende-
ton T.. %. Mr.. Bentley had not seen Linn
county then, and we'll wager a nlekle tina,
II he locates In Oregon IL will be near Al.
bany.
AT THE BAY.-Last Monday fisher
man named Nelson. and Mr.. Williams,
the canneryman, had live fight at va
quina City, over some trouble growing
out OF fishing net. The run OF salmon last
night was rather small The number of
visitors at Newport II on the decrease,
most visitors having returned to their
homes.
AT HALsEY.-"There will be exercises at
the new school house at Halsey on Friday
evening, Sept. II, 1888 The occasion vii.
be the dedication OF the new sehooi house,
state Supt r. u. MeElroy and several other
distinguished educators will be preAent
Refreshments will bc served BY the Y. &.
, +. u. We expect to have grand time
and want every One to come. r.
SMOKY WEATHER.-Thsre Is consider.
able difference of opinion about whether
the present smoky weather Is healthy or
not, but as vet no fights have occurred over
discussions of the question. In the mu,,er
of buying groceries and crockery ware,
though, people differ very liIilc. The gen
eral verdict Is that Conn Bros. Is a splendid
place 10 go for these things. They are
nicely located in the Pieiffer block
! HoPs.-A gentleman who has been
J travelling through the hop yards of the val
ley declares that, at Eola, 0. p. Beardsley
is picking at the rate OF over sso boxes or
at least 5000 pounds per acre, and of his
whole 10 acres not one will yield less than
1000 pounds. In Linn county the yield Is
also very large, and in many eases will be
as much as 1000 pounds per acre.
10. G. T.--The next session ofthe Linn
County Distric. Lodge, /. o. 6. I. will be
held in the hall of Onward Lodge, No. as9,
at Knox Butte, on Friday, October 18th,
1888. All subordinate lodges in the dis
trict are requested to send their full delega-
F. tion. Visiting members made welcome.
]. c. Robnett, District Secretary.
DRY.-Every thing is as dry as tinder
and IL your house is not insured you must
certainly sleep lightly. With a policy In
the Albany Farmers and Merchants In
surance Company you viii be safe. See
tina: the matter Is attended 70, ao 1t Is sim
ply business.
A BIG PEAcH.-Mr. Race, of the St
Charles hotel, has shown us peach taken
from tree in the rear of the hotel that
measures TIK inches in circumference and
weighs seven-eigths of a pound. In Tho
matter of big peaches Albany can do a.
much boasting as any OF its neighbors.
MARRIED.-On September 9, 1888, at th'
residence of the bride,s father, bv Rev. S
f. Davis, Mr.. II NJ. Truax and Mrs. Belle
Blick, both of Linn county. (The DEMO
cRAT extends congratulaticn)