The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-10
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day, In the supreme court Judge Lord aelis
ering he opiuien in favor OF the present IN
cambens, Judge Blackburn.
i The grounds of The decision were thai
there had not been sufficient notice ol
contest served, the notice being served on
a legal holiday the 4th Of July, which was
the thlrtieth day, The 9th point OF the
syllabus reads oWhlls ills the duty o
the court To disregard mere technical rules
or defects, and TO literally construe ths
statute ot contested elections, that the rights
OF the people may be preserved,an that nc
protection may be afforded to fraud,vet hs
who undertakes 10 contest he right OF an
other to an office 10 which such other has
been declared elected,by tribunal author.
iged By the people, ought 10 have some wei
defined "cause,n aud 10 be able TO state II
with sufficient certainty as 20 notify and
inform the other party Of the substance al
the facts upon which he relies TO defeat his
title, and to authorize the court to make
the inquiry
| Will BIZ ApvRRriARn "A meeting o.
the beard OF trade was held last Friday ai
the g A Il hail, several members being
pre- sent, and the matter of raising funds for
advertising Albany and Linn county At
the grand encampment of the G X at
Milwaukee was considered, On motion Of
| d Montelth a committee of three, con-
sis,ing of ] w cuslek, T. ] Lannlng and ]
o wriisman was appointed to raise an nd.
| vertislng fund.- 1t II intended to prlnt ten
to twenty thousand pamphlets and senA u
man east with them besides collecting Ger
calls and fruits to be exhibited at the Ore
gon head quarters. The secretary was Ia.
strue,ed 10 CORES ,ond with the Portland
| board of trade In order 10 secure different
kinds OF printed matter as samples, and the
old advertising committee, & Z EWolyerton.
T Sites and & w Watts were reappoiat.
ed TO prepare pamphlet for the occasion.
Our citizens should support the enterprise.
Albany must rot sleep now.
THEIR VERnicT.--1he eoroner's jury
over the body Of + II ogle,at Salem, found
that "the deceased was named L ii Ogle,
was native OF Adams county, Illinols,was
about 20 years old that he came to his
death on the and day OF May, 1889, at IL
o'clock m.,by gunshot In the hands OF w
L Hawkins and we further find that death
was oeeasioned BY gunshot wound, shot
on May Ist, 1859, between the hours OF 9
and 10 p. M, and that a crime has been
committed thereby By the said w Haw-
klns." Hawkins was TO be given hls pre-
liminary examination beginning at O'Clock
to day.
| A STARTLING fFEN.- After huntlag in
vain for something that would star,le the
public, VIC have just run across the follow.
ing, which II trne, Is remarkable little
Item Of no account. We suggest that some
one whose hens run over other peoples
gardens verify the matter "An Ohio
poultry raiser has made a curious dlscov.
cry. lie says that II you go ost to feed a
fiock of chickens and will cause them to
wait, they will Invariably. a. they crowd
about you, begin circuit about you from
right 10 lett In front, and continue tais rev.
oiution rs long as you stand there. No
amout oi interruption or maneuvering can
confuse them or compel them To take con.
trary direction at any time.
| A FAMo"s RUNNER. Stopping at Soda.
vile now Is one OF the fastest runners In
the world. some claim him to be the fast
est II. II. o'Deli Is his name. AMI he Is
brother Of Sodavilie's popular physician.
DIR. w. II. O'Dell. Mr.. O'DelI has been
Ia Australia, In fact all around the world.
and has met few equals. lie was recently
pictured In the Police Gazette aud o his
tory OF his remarkable running career CIV.
en-. lie IL one Of those who run on the
square and Is no, OF the Berthune calibre.
We understand he proposes retiFiag en-
tirely from the business. Mr. O'Deii has
been waiting on the doctor. who ha. been
Ill for several weeks.
KICKED OUT.-A few nights ago a man
was kicked from a certain saloon In Al
bany, his face well banged up, showing un-
nistakable signs of struggle. lie claim
ed that he had been robbed OF SOS and
thrust into the street. Having had cousid.
cradle money before, his story was prob
ably true, A. nc had been on splee his
word would not amount 10 much in Court
of Justice, and nothing was done, and never
or rarely can be In such cases. The man
had been In most of the other saloons In
Albany !: but they took nothing but what
the law gives them right 10 take, money
for whiskey. This particular place, though,
according 10 at least the reputation II IL get.
ting, wants everything a customer has,par.
ticularly II he ID little tipsy and OF the
/ green order. A great many complaints are
being made, and II Is 10 be hoped some day
they will assume tangible form.
CLovERpALE.--F. l.. Such,of San Fran.
Icisco, has purchased OF Ashby Pearce, his
larg. farm across the river, consisting ol
s36 acres, paying for the same about $sc,.
600. He has named the place Cloverdale
Mr. Such notifies the public not to steal hi
gravel, and also TO keep dead animals of
his place. This property will some day b'
very valuable.
| Cloverdale derives Its name from thu
: fact that II has been extensively sown L
clover already by Mr. Such, who has hat
possession Of the property some time. !
would make fine place for large dairy
and we would not be surprised at all to Sc
7 IL utilized for that purpose and milk wag
s ons be crossing the river, as the presen
/ owner has rad considerable experience Il
that line This though, Is merely specu
j. iat'on on our part.
WILL FACE THE Music.-Our reader
will remember that VIM. Page, says tn
:, PrincviIc Nc7Vs, who was wanted In Grar
county last fall for the killing of Bill Brow
A suddenly disappeared from his customar
: haunts, and failed to appear as his FRIEND
!. said he would. lie has recently been hear
d OF, and writes to Atty Geo. Barnes that t
II will be in Canyon City reaay TO face II
= bar of justice at the next term of Court
?. must be remembered that at his prelimir
y airy examination before the Justice OF Il
Peace, he was discharged, but at the ne
10 sitting of the grand jury he was indictc
He anticipated the Indictment and left Il
- country.
MESSENGER Boys.-The Western Unis
i Telegraph Company has lit upon a. pls
p by which its messenger boys will lose II
terest in shop window attractions and at Il
same time put little speed in their heel
The company will offer three prizes
SI.7s and so cents, which will be Civ,
Or weekly to the boys distributing the large