The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-11-02

charge OF larceny, which terminated MON
day, cost the county about $500. There
were only ro head Of sheep In controversy.
49,. The present term of Court will cost
Crook county about 5000. The noun
tains at the head of Ochoco were covered
with snow Wednesday morning ...R 7
Miller returned this week from Monmouth,
ILL.,, where he disposed Of 45 head OF horses
he shipped from here last month. !. David
Prime, Dick Miller and Arthur Hodges
talk OF starting for Illinois with several car
| loads of horses soon, Jerry Schooling,
who has Just returned from the Cascades,
informs us party OF Union Pacific sur
veyors were at Mckenzie bridge last Tues
| day. They are viewing out q line from the
mouth Of the Siuslaw river to Ontario. --
Res1csp.
DISMISSED This morning In the Cir.
cult Court Judge Boise, In considering a
motion to strike out certain part Of the
answer In the case Of McAllister against
the city of Albany decided that the con.
tractor on the sewer, and not the city was
the party against whom the action should
have been brought. Asthe negligence was
on the part of the contractor the decision Is
generally considered righteous one. Had
the Doctor placed his damages at a reason.
able amount most of our citizens would
have been In favor of allowing them but
on account of the excessive amount asked
the decision will meet with favor. The
case will probably be appealed to the Su.
preme Court. Judge Boise's decisions
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Wv. CT. 1.-THE annual meeting of
the Y. w. @. I. u. was held last Tuesday
when the following officers were elected
>Jr the ensuing year /; Miss Margeria
Brink, President Miss Bertha Martin, Re.
cording Secretary Mrs Henrietta Brown,
Cor. Sec'y Miss Clara Blaln, Treasurer I;
Miss Rose Trumbull, Of Baptist Church,
Miss Rhoda Hail, of Y p Church, Miss
Sarah Wheeler, of Presbyterian Church,
Miss Amanda Rideout, of NJ. f. Church,
Miss Maggie Barker, of ). NJ. +. Church,
and Miss Clara Read of Congregational
| Church, Vice Presidents.
OK THE RvER.-J. p. Coiter will run
| the Bentley this year, George Raab the
WIN. M. Hoag, and Pen Short the Three
Sisters. The latter is At East Portland
ard the former at Corvallis. All three of
these o. p. boats are In splendid condition.
AS there Is promise of big river traffic a
strong competition between the q. +. and
the o. X. & n. boats Is promised. One ot
the latter's boats has already been heie C and
the .. j. boats are looked for at any time.
NEWPORT TO oAIRLIE.-A Newport Meas
reporter recently interviewed the chief en-
gineer of the projected narrow gauge rail-
road from Newport to Airlie and was as
sured that most favorable news had lately
been received in regard TO the same. In
fact that gentleman stated Il TO be his opin.
Ion that the line would be located during
/ the present winter and work upon con-
structlon would be commenced next sea.
son. II Is understood that California parties
viii! furnish the capital for the enterprise.
BRILLIANT IDEA-A brilliant idea struck
John Bauer, a Nebraska man. recently.
Wishing to clean out powder keg, he put
a little powder In il, and then applied =
lighted match. He was picked mp several
miles from the explosion, and Is now In bed
wondering what became of the keg A
more brilliant idea Is to buy your groceries,
| produce and crockery ware of Conn Bros,
Albany, Or, and there Is no danger Of an
| explosion, for they give satisfaction.
A THIEvTNG TRAMP.-Saturday night
just after the train came in from Portland
Mr.. Barker, the baggage man, observed a
man siding up the truck of trunks and va
lises In a suspicious manner. The fellow
grabbed valise and was about TO make off
| with il when Mr. Barker Captured him and
sent for an officer. The fellow was placed
in the jsil and afterwards taken before
Justice Humphrey, who decided that two
months in the county jail was about the
proper thing.
OK THE SANDs.--Of course the follow.
ing is from Columbia riverpa "New.
port sits upon sands ofthe sea, and is Liable
to wash away anytime. The Yaquina Pos
says considerable loss has already occurred
BY the washing away of dirt, and owing Il
the new work not being sufficiently ad
vanced to stand a very heavy strain, ;
storm now might do whole lot of dam
age"
A SALE.--Last Monday Mr.. Ed Carte
sold to Mrs. T. and MIR. Ralph Ohling, hi
property in the First ward, consisting of
residence and eight lots, each getting fou
lots. Consideration, $72oo. In part pay
nent Mr.. Carter takes from Mr.. Ohling hi
property in TIE Third ward at 5000. Burk
hart & Kceney effected the sales. Mr. oh
t ling intends building on his lots.
. THE SLIM GAUGE.-The people alonj
the Slim Gauge, as an exchange calls tn
the road running through the middle G
this county, are heaPing all kinds abuse o
the management of that miserably mar
aged road. Freight is often four days
going from Portland TO Silycrton, and oths
: things in proportion. No wonder there is
d general complaint
AT THE BAY.-Sherif Mackay made
trip to the Bay Saturday, from whom "
s learn that the salmon run continues ver
t good and the cannerymen are doing ia
v business. He also informs us that J
: Weatherford's speech at Newport Satu
i day evening was largely attended and eI
Enthusiastically received Times.