The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-01
LOCAL RECORD.

AHAA JhffhNaoN fNOnhhNNs--l Inc iots
lowing from the Salem Journal Is full &C.
count Of the Jefferson attempt a, robbery
mentioned by the DEMOCRAT "Lon Tam
zler was counting his money preparatory
to closing the store, when stranger came
In and called for plug of tobacco. Tanz.
\ Ter closed the money drawer as the man
came In and as he turned around to get the
lobacco the stranger brought forth six
shooter and when Lon turned around
again rne-weapon was pointed at him and
Ne was requested to turn over his money
n AT this TanEler dropped to the floor be-
hind the counter and made a run on his
hands and knees along behind the counter
for the door. This he gained before the
would.be robber could tell what was com.
ing Tahxler ran to his home and got his
gun and alarmed the neighbors who Joined
In hot pursuit, but the stranger had escap.
cd, lie was rough looking man and look
cd as though he had not washed his face
for many days"
A Coon LAw.-Among the best bills
! that passed the Legislature Is Popes II. b
No. a regulating the practice Of medicine.
il provides for an examining board of three
competen: physicians, years residents Of
the sta.e. They issue certificates to appli
cants. provided with diplomas, or upon
examination. These certificates must be
nled with County Clerks. II provides for
a license Of $Ioo a month ior itinerent
venders of patent medicines, drugs, etc.
The punishment for violation of this law
Is $50 to $500 fine In the case Of physicians
and not exceeding SSooin the case of ven-
riders OF drugs, etc, with equivalent of i'm
eprisonment In cases of nonpayment. The
law will do away with quacks snd 10 cent
y patent medicine vendors and going into
= effecton Its passS 'e Is now n law, u signed
by the Governor. II should be enforced.
OrHERs LIKE HrM.-we publish the
j following little item from the Kings Valley
y correspondence oi the Benton Leader just
to give sample of some of the people we
meet in this wcrld, class that are too
/ sleepy for modern things. We have very
few Ia the valley like the fellow mentioned:
IA young man in the employ of Frantz
Bros was sometime since retained to feed
the Porkers. After he had been feeding a
couple of weeks he found the swill running
out of the pen. Upon investigation It was
found that the hog had been dead more
than fortnight and In n state of decompo-
sition, which was a surprise to the attend
an"
REAL EsrATE.-L. ViereGk to Mr.. Hus-
ton, the Lebanon express conductor, two
lots and residence, just east of the College,
SIsoo Mr. Huston and his neighbor ] F
Hail propose making numerous improve
ments to their property.
Monday DIR w { Negus purchased
block in Elkin's addition TO Albany, being
the block adjoining the falls on the SAntiam
ditch. paying $ll00. Should water power
be desired this will be by far the most
valuable block ia the addition. Oregon
Land Co agents.
Geo Royce to II Bryant, about 25 acres
just east OF Albany. Consideration $500 per
adre. This property is situated near Mr. Bry-
l. BeamzssS- -hongit two lots--of G. r.
Parkes in rs and A, paying $500 berthe
same.
MrSay BlGin has sold to Hub Bryant zen
acres Of his suburban property for $500.
which IL more than twenty i've acres cost
him a couple years ago.
APPEALED.-The contest of Judge ]. J.
Whitney against Judge ID. r. n. Black
burn for the county judgeship of Linn
county, which was heard before Judge
Boise and dismissed, is not yet dead, though
1t has been sleeping. Tuesday afternoon
the contestant served notice Of appeal il
the case to the supreme court and the mat
ter will be reviewed by that able body. Th'
increase of the salary of the judge of thii
county from 5000 10 SI7oo makes the of
fee more of prize.
ANOTHER BIG SUIr.-J. r. Myers & Co.
the railroad contractors whose failure caus
ed so much excitement at Corvallis and
y other places, have brought suit against th'
Oregon Pacific Railroad Coin the Circuit
Court OF Bentonc ncounty, for nearly 100000
The complaint has just been filed Ia thi
Clerks Office at Corvallis and sets forth
divers reasons why big damages should b
granted them. The case will be watched
with interest.
An IMPORTANT FAcT.-SunAowers ar,
used in Wyoming Territory foe fuel. Tn
stalks, when dry, are as hard as mapl
wood, and make hot fire. and the see
heads with the seeds In are said to burr
better than the best hard coal. An acre O
sunfowers will furnish fuel for one stov
for year. No less important Is the fac
that Conn Bros, of this city, keep a re
markably fine stock of groceries which the
sell at bottom prices.
A LANE Co. PIONEER Samuel Meel
an old pioneer and respected citizen of Ian
county, died at his home seven miles mort
of Eugene City, Friday morning, Feb. 2:
at o'clock. He was injured in a runawa
accident, near Irving, about week prev
Gus. He was an immigrant of 1853. ii
owned 1000 acres of land In Lane count
and large tract IN this county. He
said to never have sold an acre of his land
though he kept buying.
QUARTERLY TEA.-The ladies of III
Home Missionary Society of the NJ. z
Church will give one Of their deserved
popular quarterly teas at the Parsonage,o o
Friday evening. Mush and milk with othe
delicacies viii be served, commencing
$50 p. m. Price, IS cents. A social hou
with music is promised. All are invited.
CoMINc.-C. w. Pringle, representa-
the famous Georgia Minstrels, was in tn
J mohday H"AihS arrangements X
their appearance here next Monday ever
Ing. The renowned Billy Kersands, wit
his enormous mouth, is one of the attraC
tions This is probably the best fninstr,
troup now on the road.
ENTERPRIsE.-F. H. Pfeiffer Monds
evening received from the East $I2t
soda fountain, perhaps the finest in IL
Valley, one that will be an ornament to h
already very tasty confectionery store. i
also received steam power peanut roast
I'D stand, an assurance of steady supp
Of this favorite nut hereafter
the GEORGIA MINIsTRELs.--"Rich
& Pringle's ministries were greeted at Il
New Park last night by the largest aux