The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-03-08


Mason LoNo. This reformed gambler
alked Wednesday to a crowded house at
the W. c. I. u. Hall, Though a fine iosk.
ing gentleman he has the appearance Of
one who has been through the mill. Un-
educated, except by experience, he is a
fluent speaker, eloquent times, and holds
his audience IN close attention from The
beginning. lie talks facts aud gives start.
ling experiences, aud there Is nothing like
speaking from experience In this world TO
command an influence. A certain class Of
newspapers. like the oyegosiaa, Astoria
l'iomser aud others, may sneer at the efforts
OF reformed men aud declare that they are
only working for the money there Is In Il;
but aiithe same, they are the "boys' thai
get down to the heart and open the eye,
and the truth IL most of them are sincere as
we believe Me. Long Is. lie has been nj Il
ten years and hasn't baekslld yet and prob.
ably never will We hope they all make
some money at Il for a man who cannot
draw well enonghto TO command few dimes
Ia a collection or nj the door Il not the man
10 command an lnuueuCcs
Crook CouNry --oa Friday oi last week
while 81. Sehmeer was riding a cole on the
Prinryilo raec course. the animal took run
with hia, and plunged suddenly into a fence
composed Of single barbed wife. Forum
ately neither horse nor rider was seIiousls
hut. The animal received an ugly gaGh IN
the region ot the throat, aud FL. got slight
cut bslow the knen .lt il again our sad
duty To ohroniole the Intelligence oI death.
Miss OotAvia Carn.iosl. aged 10 years, 3
months aud days. passed from earth at 10
o'clock on Monday morniaR of this week,
Feb 18th. Deceased was born at SodAyille.
Linn eonnty, this State, aud came here with
here parents several years ago --Ne'es.
KICKED IN THE FACE. - Wednesday
evening Mr.. r. n. Williamson, at Wells
Station, was driving young horse which
he was breaking, when the animal became
Heightened a, the top OF the buggy and he-
coming unmanageabie began kicking and
running, throwing Mr.. Williamson on to
his heels. lie was Kicked In frightful
manner square In the face, his nose being
broken and cheeks and forehead mashed
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dangerous. The wagon was as we'll brok.
en- up; but the AMIR al Is not yet broken.
ISsASE.--Mr. Henry Ridenger who lives
In this city on Wednesday developed symp.
toms of insanity when down town. lie
sang and made considerable noise and was
finally taken home and medical aid sum
noned. The doctor gave him some quiet
ing powders, bat when he walked the next
morning he was as crazy as ever lie fell
. from the Albany bridge when II was being
constructed aud broke bis leg aud received
some eontusions on his head and Il IL sup
posed that his arrangement i due 10 this
cause Benton Loader.
Are 4 BoY.--Twenty nails a serew,two
pieces OF lead pipe. piece OF glass, two
! oyster shells, two clam shells and hand
ful OF bird shot was found In the stomach
Cf a Connecticut COW that died suddenly.
That COW had either made a meal Of
small boy. or In some way obtained the
contents Of the urchin's pocket, for nothing
short of boys pocket could ever supply
her with such a motley cslleciion. Moral.
Buy your groceries OF Conn Bros. They
Keep the best.
a KENO BALL.-The Keno hall looked
we'll on the night OF the ssnd inst. Attach
cd to the ceiling was a hand, above the
wreaths and banners. lifting the American
Gag from the head Of an artis,ieally draped
cradle, leaving room for several big
thoughts beneath the starry drapery and
| allowing the stripes TO hang carelessiy
oyer the side. The party danced till the
rooster 20. tired growing at them.-Peter
the Poet.
A RrMoR.- The Corvallis 7imes, which
Is always hitting the o. p, has discovered
the following rumor somewhere: at Is
quietly rumored, with some degree of
auths snueity, that there viii soon be a
change In the management OF the Oregon
Pacific railroad. The road win probably
go Into the hands OF the Chicago & North.
western, and be completed with money IN
stead of red tape and law suits"
A MISTAKE SOMEWHERE -acomplaInt
Is made In the DEMOCRAT about the irreg.
ularity of the mails between Salem and
Albany, and the non-receipt Of that paper
here. There u a mistake somewhere.
This Office receives the Albany papers
every morning. with the regularity OF clock
| work. k."--Sf1fesmaa. We are inclined to
think the papers are sometimes carried
past and brought back on the next train.
WILL GO TO LYoxsvILLKr-Mr. T. l..
Wallace was at Lyonsville Wednesday. Mr..
w. II. Metzgar, who has been cierking for
Wallace, Thompson & Co. win, with his
brother, soon open general merchandise
store there, lot having been purchased
for the purpose. Lyonsvile Is said TO be
booming In small way, and has the pros
Pect OF becoming perhaps the best town at
the front.
NEW MIsEs.-Mr. Jud Mealy, of Sweet
Home precinct, was in the cit, few dc " ago
with some rich golo ore which he took out
Of the ground at Upper Soda. He claims
that they have struck Il rich there, and our
real estate column will show the conf
dence in gold there by the lumber of claims
taken up.
| HEAVY COLLECTION TowN. .--"The total
amount of collection taken up during
Mason Longs two meetings in Salem was
but $r3 Light and fuel cost him Sro,'
80 saws the Journal. That Is the way re-
q mes men get rich, as some people
imagine Mr.. Long, though, derives his
reYepac mostly from the sale of his book.
/ A GRApUAL CHANoE.--A California
gentleman has just been In Albany for the
third season. The first time he didn't like
the country, the second time he was more
favorably impressed and this time he thinks
There is nothing like 1t on the face of the
globe and will send money here to be in
vested. He says II the people In his valley
knew what kind of country this Is they
would emigrate In bocy.
| ESTERPRrsINc.-Albany has an enter
prising real estate firm In Bprkhart &
Keeney. They publish a monthly paper
for the benefit Of immigrants, and hire a
lyoung man to distribute them on the north
bound passenger trains at Ashland, thus
giving people an idea of, and an interest In
their city before reaching there,--Ashland
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