The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1888-07-20

Strange pfoceeding;' "On Friday morn
ing, July 9th, woman heavily yelled call
cd at the residence of Mr.. Laioilette, cor
ner Of Cottage and Marion streets, with
girl baby about two days old, and asked bin
: TO keep Il until someone adopted It. Tn
lady refused 10 dlsclose her identity. Sb
! said she was a sister to the mother OF thl
: baby, who was unmarried and the father
name was also suppressed. The lady safe
both parties were well connected and the
little mistake was being concealed from tn,
world Size had made an effort 10 place
the waIf II the orphan asylum but the
managers would not receive II because 81
its age. Mr.. Lafollette agreed to take Il OF
condition that an advance be made for III
keeping This was done, aud the veies
lady left On Wednesday gentleman
called and agreed to adopt the little thing
lie was aleo stranger 10 MIR Lafolieitr
and the child was turned over 10 him, 4,
nc had the appearance Of being a propel
person. Wien the lady left she requested
that whoever adopted the child 10 name Il
DAME Condon, or condit. The case Is mol
so much mystery as II Il a seeres."
| A GREEs r. A.--The Portland 7sseram
gives the following account II 4 very green
kind oi 40 official: 'srhis moFsing United
States deputy marahal lodged in the county
| jail here Postmaster .seph Bassetf, Of New
bridge. Union county. for embezzIemea'
Soon after his arrival here Telegram repre-
s,ntiYe bad brief chat with the deianlter
II s.-aaad a. A.. - - ~ 81. s.~......st
one can eafily conceive. In answer 10 the
question a. u whether be- was charged with
smbexzlement, he replied, II don't know
what you meaa." did yoa steal any money
while acting Aa postmaster" again ask cd the
reporter. ''0h. yea rtioined Bassstt: .sand
] guess I may iuat - well plead guilty. -
The facts Ia connection with his crime are
that Fccently = registered letter containing
s260 reached his oiticc-perhaps the largest
| sum be ever held 10 bis hands ct once, fadg.
Ing from bits appearance. Tho temptation
was great be ahslractsd tho money from tho
letter aud had good time with the boys
with it,"
CARELEssMEs.-Las Thursday large
gentleman In corduroy suit. with a big
load Of corduroy whiskey 10 him, attempt
cd 10 board the overland train just a. il
was starting out. lie missed the Ruling
and fell within ~ inches of the rails. lie
was too intoxicated to stir very much and
hence las still. or he would have gone un.
der the wheels. The affair caused some
excitement for q moment or two. The
train went on just the same and the cordu-
roy gentleman viii follow tonight By
the way lot Of ignoTamusea continually
jeopardlae their lives by jumping on tic
trains when going at rapid rate. particm-
larry when only going TO the tank for
water We need an asylum for some Of
them.
Hops-The Willamette Valley Hop
Growers' Association held meeting In
Salem yesterday afternoon al the Office Of
w. ]. Heren. About thirty hop-growers
from various parts of the Valley were pres-
ent The rate OF picking hops was fixed at
20 cents per box Of iiilypounds. Arrange.
ments were made by which the members
OF the association will receive, weekly,
through the Secretary. the latest reports
concerning the condition OF the hol mark.
ct and crop prospects Cloth for haliing
purposes viii also be bought through an
agent. a gentleman from Eugene, mho
was present. stated that he would make an
effort 10 organize a branch association.
The association adjourned 10 meet 1t the
same place Saturday, August nth.
pRosrEcrs. The Yaquina Bay couh-
Try has prospects ahead PROBABLY as good
As any Western Oregon locality; but the
trouble i a great many people over there
have been living on prospects and clam
until they are about tired out. There Il
really very little there now 10 keep pco.
pie except these prospects; but II Is faci
that the people who grin and bear the pain
arc the ones who strike itin the long run
We have a lot ourselves over there some.
where that is gradually draining oul
pockets at the rate OF two bits year.
SECOND THE morton Miss Ami,
Cooley, formerly Of Albany and Indepen
dcnce, has been at the Indian school a
Chcmawa during tue past week,and viii Il
all probability be appointed music teache
In the training school. vice Miss Willis, re
| signed. Miss Cooley Is in every way quail
ified 10 ill the position, and her. appoint
ment would be source of great satisfac
tionto many friends.--Siatesmaa
FIRE ALARMS. THE number Of fire alarm
! ia Albany should be an alarming cry to pee
: pie to insure their property. Ia placin
, your insurance remember our home company
, Which Is safe aud conservative, run by rel
J abe men, has no catches in its policies al
J | does business in husinsss way. And the
| q rsI with il keeps the money at home. Th
Albany Far1ners' Il Mechanic Insuranc
Company len popular one with Oregon pes
) pie generally.
: THE NEWCOMER The Siiverton Appee
hits the immigrants hard dig as follows
Most Of tho immigration to this section !
Oregon is of the hop and skip kind. The
hop into the town in the evening and ski
out the next morning. They want lant
but they want it for nothing a grind-ston'
q little litter of pigs and milch COW throw
: in, They come from all parts of the Uniol
y and gallop over the state with tho speed
: the wind, pokiag their noses in this part I
!. that Of 0regoa, only to be up and flying
) going whittier. no one knows or cares, whool
). ing. rushing -never buying.
] SANrIAM MINEs.-An exchange says
: "a gentleman who is largely interested
, the Occur d'Alene mines, and who mad
!. / $4,000 in one deal, has for years been
= firm friend of the Santiam mines. He hi
prospected through atregion thorough
and he declares that they are not in an
{ respect inferior to the Occur d'Alenc. Il
: is not visionary enthusiast, but COO
I headed speculator."
( CoNnfT4oN liuhfs were 10,