The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-28

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Office last Thursday about si3o,lntervIew
Ing this Office when Constable Burkhari
appeared and notified Mr., Potter that he
was under arrest for libel. lie was taken
10 the court house given an examination
before Justice Humphrey, and held to
await the action of the grand jury under
$2so bonds. Mr.. Potter Il and was fore.
imam of the SVfiags office, and having In.
formed Mr.. Bnrkhart In Portland that he
knew who the Albany correspondent was
he was considered good man to arrest
under the statute. II there are any more
who had hand In the matter they will be
duly captured. II i proposed TO break
this slanderons business of wholesale libel
Of our citizens up at most any cost. MIR.
Mcclure stjll insists that he was only n
stakeholder and had nothing TO do with
/ the management of the paaer; but 1t looks
very much as IL he will lind out before that
matter terminates that he was something
more than witness from a distant hil top.
| lie viii find that IL would have been q
cheap way out OF the matter 10 have di.
vnlgcd the name OF the correspondent A
dsrcputabse correspondent to any sheet
ought to be given away.
LgaANoN. While MIR. iIindman AMI
family we're over on the coast someone en-.
tered his barn aud broke up his little step.
son's tricycle.. "A. K, Cyrus took charge
Of the st. Charles hotel last Saturday even.
Ing. and will run 1t under the management
OF II i Parrish -. Married. at the resi-.
denee OF Rev. 6. w Giboney, In Lebanon,
Sept. 10Th, 1855, Mr.. Paul Annis 10 Miss
Florence Story, all of Linn county =. We
arc pleased to note the fact that on next
idonday the fall term of schooi will begin
at Santlam Academy under the efficient
management Of Prot ] l. Gilbert and an
able corps OF assistants Miss llela Gilbert
will conduct the musical department
viii Abbott, Frank GIN, John Carey and
Joe Bllyeu, some of the best young men OF
Sclo, passed through Lebanon Wednesday
on their way home from three weeks
trip To the mountains. They reported kilt.
ing fourteen deer and catching an abun.
dance of sish.-ESfFess.
A BIBLICAL PuzzLE.-.ft takes = good
Bible student To solve the following: II
you multiply the number of Jacobs sons
by the number of times the israeiitea com.
passed Jericho, and add 10 the product the
aumber OF measures of barley which Boaz
gave Ruth, divide this by the number of
lIaman's soas, subtract the number Of each
kind of clean beasts that went into the ark,
multiply by the number Of men that went
TO seek Elijah after he was taken TO heaven,
he stood before Pharaoh, add the number
of stones In David's bag when he killed
Goliath, subtract the number of furiongs
that Bethany was distant from Jerusalem.
divide b. the number Of anchors east out
sshen Paul was ahipwrecked. and subtract
the number Of persons saved ln the ark, the
remainder viii be about the number OF bad
sidewalks in Albany II il actually danger.
oua 10 walk over.
II TRuE.-The following Is going the
rounds Of the press, and II true, certainly
gives the newsnaner big privilege when
II comes 10 collecting back subscriptions ;
but se haven't heard Of any arrests any
where yet sThe latest postal decision IL
to the effect that publishers Of newspapers
can, under the is~, arrestany man Tor fraud
vino takes The paper and refuses TO pay for
| IT, Under this law II Is dangerous trick
for a man to allow his subscription account
TO run from six months to a year and halt
unpaid, and then tell the postmaster 10 mark
1t refused or send the editor a postal card
TO discontinue the paper"
MILITARY ELEcrIoS.-T Thursday !
special election for successor 10 Lieut.
Col. Patterson, who resigned, was held II
Salem, resulting in the election OF Majo
Rosa to that position and Capt. $. l.. Love
to the position vacated by Major Rosa
Capt. Irvine, of + Company Is now tn
Senior Captain of the and regiment, an'
viii probably be the next to be promoted Il
case of vacancy. Lieut. Cusick, repre-
sented "F" Co. In the election.
WILL DE THE BEsr.-When completes
Parker's restaurant, In the Strahan biocE
viii be by odds the best one In Albany.
will have all the modern improvement
and Is very nice arrangement. Phvat
eating rooms Is feature. mr. Parker
thorough restaurant man and know
what the public wants. He viii be read
for business probably some time ne'
week.
STATE FAIR The third day Of tn
state fair saw about 1000 people on III
grounds. People are realizing that II
principally racing affair, though In lin
of stock the exhibit is one to be proud o
The receipts will be as large as on forme
years though the admission Is only abou
half, The three fourths mile dash wa
! won by II X. Bakers Daniel B. in I:l6A
The special tr0t was won by Contractor
best time 2:et 70 de tii occur the .
trot, Aith kutl i. eh, dshaw nn
three otsrr entries; handicap run and
specia, five-eighths dash.
MARRIED.-On Wednesday cvenin
Sept 70, 1883, at The residence of Il
I brides parents, four miles east of Alban
, by Rev. II. p. Webb Mr. Anthony An
tin and Miss Hester A. coan. The groo
is an employee In the Propst & Co.'S ii
factory, and the bride isa daughter of M
: Samuel Conn, and both are estimab
, young people. The DEMOCRAT wish
/, them much joy.
FRoM UMATILLA CouNTY.--Mr. Jes
S Noore, prominent stockman of Umatil
: county, came all the way to Albany
}, have tumor on his neck taken out, al
!. to-day DR.. J. l.. Hill successfully pc
= formed the operation. That Is going
: good ways for surgeon; but Albany b
some as good ones as there are In the stai
: DIED.-On Friday morning, Sept. 2
r 1888, OF consumption, at the home of h
' step-father, Mr.. Al. Thomas, Miss Ali
o Bentley, aged II years, 10 months and
]. days.
:, PAY CAR.-The Oregon Pacific pay c