The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-10-05

CRooK County. --On Tuesday evening
warrant was sworn out of Justice Luck
ey's court charging Henry Stroud with
Having set fire to Benswangers brewery,
which was burned Tuesday evening. The
preliminary examination took place Thurs.
day. All the evidence produced by the
prosecution was circumstantial, though
when linked together made quite chain oi
testimony that was difficult to explain away,
and though not positively fixing the guilt
upon the accused party, was deemed suf'
fcient 70 warrant the holding of the de-
fendant to appear before the next grand
jury i. :. Prineville always has been and al-
ways will be one of the best business points
Il In Eastern Oregon. Persons looking for a
place to locate should bear this In mind 80.
Nv. r. Mitchell, agent for the w X q Nj
| w X Co, arrived here last Thursday. MIR
Mitchell informs us the lands held by the
company will soon be placed on the mark.
ct, and that the best terms possible will be
offered the settlers who are now occupy
Ing the lands " s. G Wood was In town
Thursday. Mr. Wood has just returned
from Wallowa, where he has driven bis
cattle. lie says the range on the east side
of wallowa Valley Is excellent and he has
little fears for the safety OF his cattle during
the winter, rs the bunehgFass Is about two
feet high.--RcpTesp.
IN JAIL.--Last Sunday young man full
of gin was causing some disturbance on
First Street, when Policeman VIM. n. Mil
Ter arrested himand was about 10 take him
to the Caliboose, when n young man, the
"pal" of the first mentioned fellow, who
gave his name as Chas. Harmon,
stepped UP and ordered Mr.. Miller to leave
the fellow alone Mr.. Miller then endeay.
ored to arrest Harmon, when he resisted In
very fierce manner. In the squabble that
followed Mr.. Miller was jerked against a
post and fell, ,dlsloeating an arm at the elbow.
With the assistance OF some bystanders
both of the men were arrested, Harmon on.
ly after hard struggle. lie was taken TO
the County jail and was afterwards exam.
ined before Justice Humphrey under the
charge of resisting police officer aud held
to- await the action of the Grand Jury un'
der $500 bonds, In default Of which lac IL
now at the County jail. The other fellow,
who had pass on the o. +. TO the front,
was given his liberty under condition that
he leave the city which he did. The oitense
committed by Hannon Is punishable by
imprisonment for two to ten years
TmE Cow ORptSANcE.-Albanys COW
ordinance provides that each family shall
allow TO run at large no more than two
cows during the day, and none from 9
O'Clock p. m. to a. m. The manner OF en-
forcing this ordinanceis to arrcstthe owner
Of the COW or cows, take him before the
Recorder and, on conviction, fine him two
TO ten dollars. You can't arrest the COW.
and as the business has to be transacted
with the owner of the bovine no one seems
to want TO sit up nights and disturb him,
and as a result the ordinance Il a ''dead
letter. as Il was probably intended 20 be.
There Is only one law that will ever amount
to anything, and that Is the complete ex
clusion Of the animals from our st.eets. III
we intend TO be progressive city We might
as we'll act at once. Cows have no business
in the streets of place the size OF Albany,
and we might as we'll cast of our selfish
views In the matter now. Salem has acted,
and everybody Is delighted over the result,
and the law Is enforced so we'll that some
of the citizens are taking down their fences.
a FIELD HERE.-The following para.
graph is having It's rounds of the press aud
is published with the view TO pointing a
moral. What is done In this line In New
York can, and In days 10 come, will be
done In the willamette valley. We are
but just beginning to learn what can be
done here in the fruit line. Here Is the ar
ticle referred to: "wIthin forty miles of
Rochester, y. Y, there are more than 500
fruit evaporators, from the small farm
house dryer, OF a capacity OF twenty five
bushels day, 10 the large steam eyapor.
ators, drying 500 to 10000 bushels of ap-
pies each "a hours. These evaporators
give employment during the autumn and
early winter months TO at least 10000 hands,
who average from S. IN sra, a week, ac-
cording TO experience and usefulness"
ENOUGH or Ir.-The Whatcom RepeiHe
man says he will send his paper free for
one year TO any one in case Cleveland be
elected, the person to whom the paper Is
sent paying 81 If Harrison be elected. The
Walla Wal;a Union makes the same offer
That may be politics, but IL isn't business
The paper Is worth So a year no matter
who's electee.--Ex. The DEMOCRAT tried
that four years ago, and some of the subs
obtained were never paid at all. We got
enough of that way of getting new sub
scribers.
TwESTY-EIGHT MILES Rails have
been laid twenty-eight miles east OF Albany
on the Oregon Pacific. The rock cut wa
finished yesterday, which will give an op
portunity for fast rail laying as there is
clear field beyond for twenty-five men
The contract was let yesterday for building
the tunnel, which will be worked durinj
the winter. II Is thought that fifty miles o
rails will be laid down east Of Albany be
fore work ceases, beside some grading be
yond.
AT THE BAY.-Monday was the lives
day among the cannerymen at Yaquin
Bay yet experienced. Williams put up 90
cases, consuming I s64 salmon, of all of whic
one ChiEaman cut off the heads. Parke
canned 100 cases, using about TOO salmon