The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-09-21

ana oats II soc per pusnel IN Town ...s II
A. Cleek, OF Willow creek, has gone to
Linn county after his family, who have
been visiting there the past two months...,
Sheepman are bringing their locks out oi
the mountains at least a month earlier this
fall than common. They are forced to
come out on account Of the scarcity oi
water. -. The two.horse preacher we I'D.
verssed for a few weeks ago came, but he
didn't sui,-he was twohorsc but that was
all there was OF him. Jack Bost was com.
PEELED to bring his sheep away from Snow
mountain last week on accounted fire. He
says the fire In that section has entirely
destroyed the summer range. The set
tiers on Upper Ochoeo say that foreign
sheep owners have eaten all the grass OF
on the ranges surrounding their places, and
| they are compelled TO gather their stock
and put them In fields to prevent their
starving ...A Abe Hlnkle killed couple of
fine deer on Mckay creek Wednesday
morning before breakfast. a few years
ago, when deer were plentiful, such feat
would hardly have been worthy OF mention /,
but now the hunter who gets deer Is In.
deed lucky. Sames Slater and Sheriff
Combs returned on Thursday frcm Eu.
gene with Rufus Smith and his partner,
Reed, who took a number of I. u, James
horsss from this county last July. Mr..
Slater located his men above Eugene and
had them arrested by Sheriff Sloan, Of
Lane county. On Friday night, August
81, the residence of 5. s. Brown, of Willow
creek, was destroyed by fire with all It's CON
tents. Owing to the extreme warm wealth.
CT the family were sleeping out do,rs and
they have no idea of the origin OF the fire.
All their household furniture except the
bedding was consumed The house was
insured In the State OF Salem RepieGg.
A COLLISION Las. Tuesday the Call.
tornia train In coming into Shedd a, a
rapid rate ran into the rear OF the freight
train also headed this way. The shock
was great one, and mashed the engine
up In serious manner, besides running
most of the bumpers on the freight ears.
The passenger engine was rendered useless
until Il Is repaired As the collision hap.
pened between the ends of the Shedd
switch the freight engine was attached 10
the passenger cars and brought the train
into Albany an hour late. The train was
little late at Shcdd, and II was said to be
foggy and duskv rs an excuse for the acci
dent. There must have been carelessness
some where though.
On THE RIVER "A live river traffic Il
promised this fall aud winter. The Ore
gon Pacific will run three boats and the d
R& y nearly As many. The latter com.
pany At one time run the business entirely
Now the o. p. has broken up the monoP.
oily and has the inside track. The o x &
n seems to realize this and arc making ar.
rpngemenls to regain II possible It's past
foothold, and very live competition Is
promised. That Wilt suit the people of the
Valley generally, for Il means reduction
In freight OF over one half.
POINTED Tunes Pointed bangs arc
all the go with ;he girls, says eontem
porary. IL might have added that pointed
bangs are frequently "the GO with their
paiernal parents. when the shot gun Is well
primed, and the departing youth affords the
necessary target as nc Is hurriedly scaling
the fence. While on tie subject a good
pointer Is that you bay your groceries and
crockery ware of Conn Bros. IN the Pfcifier
Block. They carry fine stock and sell
cheap.
Az AccIDENr.-SatuTday evening Mr.,
Meyers the deliyeryman after taking the
mail to the Postofiicc was conveying lady
and her boy and their trunk TO a residence
on Seventh Street. when the team ran into
a mound Of sand. Mr.. Meyers was thrown
out, ndiikewise the lady, who fell between
the horses feet and the wheels of the wagon
and only escaped being kicked by scratch.
In the disturbance she lost $40 in silver
which was not all found entil the Leat
day.
PAID IN FULL.--Monday M-.MarkBul.
burt was paid SSooby II. +. Merrill, local
agent for the Hartford Ins. Co. in full for
his claim against that Company on account
of his recent loss by fire, that being the full
amount called for by the policy. 4 check
was sent from the head Office Immediately
on receipt of proof of the loss,a characteris-
tic OF the Hartford, one of the best man
aged companies on the Coast. This Is the
kind of "may be" the Hartford Is.
HoP PIcKERs.-Monday morning Frank
Doris, Will Sites, Al Day and Osborne
Dayy, and Jas. McIIargue and family, left
for Tacoma, near which place they have an
engagement TO pick hops. The boys at
least all took return tickets with them. 81
a box and upwards Is paid there, but the
boxes are fully double the size OF Linn
county boxes
A Cow SUIT.-Monday Deputy Sher
iff Smith served summons on the South
ern Pacific railroad company, w. L. Jester,
agent, in TIE suit Of George Luper against
thatcompany. The complaint charges the
defendant with killing fine Durham COW
belonging to the plaintiff some time in
June. Damages, SIS.
ANOTHER WAY.-PartIes getting left on
the II 40 train for Portland can take the I
o'clock train for Corvallis, get off at the
junction this side Of that city and reach
Portland the same afternoon, a fact few
are familiar with.
Doors AND SHoEs.--Call at A. B. Nc.
Ilwain's and see the ladies' kid and pebble
goat shoe, for ST. so, former price $3.50
A DEMOCRAT man has seen the shoe and
can pronounce 1t remarkably cheap shoe
for the formerprice.