The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-04-05
ALBANY. OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL s. 1889.


has been having tough time With a her'
thIef whose name Il not known. A posse
. men went after him and Tuesday nigl
came up with him near Fairsiew, Muline
nah county. As he showed feht the
i fired at him and brought him to lime
dead horse thief, He ~as killed IN III
/ following desperate manners "iIe wa
tracked 70 grove OF trees near Fairvie,
station BY means Of the peculiar foot print
he made, his feet being wrapped up III CUR
nysacks. Between 1 and u o'clock Tues
day night he stepped out from his woode
retreat and discharged his pistol In the ali
remaining on the spot long enough to 10
cate bis pnfsuers, when he hred hls re
velver at three Of thcm, who were con
cealed Ia the corner ut a fence near b,
but failed 10 hit hia mark, The polse Il
front OF him then advanced aud the des
rerado retreated up the railroad track with
out being aware that another party 81 pnr
suers were right IN the rear OF him, TIL
attacked party opened fire upon him, an,
lie returned II I'll ball passed through hi
right thigh and several buck shot Into bill
were fatal, he fired his last charge In tn,
air. crying out, Good by, John, and fel
dead"
| oSaco..-A very prominent figure Ii
the parade Of stations Friday was oneeo
owned by Mcknight Dros, of this city
Nature has given TO him high form, ane
grand indlvidvalIly, while high upon the
scroll OF fame IL illuminated figures. so bril-
liant with the light reflected from his osn
illus,rious deeds that even he who runs
can read, Is written s,so4 AMI yet this doe,
not express all, as he has only riade bis
debut on the turf, and wen by the mouths
OF his enemies never wa charged with any
but unlllnchlng do or die courage.
| The breeders OF Linn county arc 10 be
congratulated ON having access 10 this
grand stallion, as well as the county at
large on being the home Of this noble
horse. That he will be liberaily
patronized Il beyond question, for, every
year the fascinating business Of breeding
the srotter Is mere and more engnssing
the attention Of Thoughtful men Of high so.
cial and business position and the DEMo.
Graf hopes TO zee with the future develop.
ment OF our county every farmer drive a
team from Oneeo.
Misunderstanding TO the report OF the
statlstician OF the agricultural department,
there were produced In this country during
1883, 4Is.S6S,ooo bushel. OF wheat. of which
California raised ssAIyooo bushels, Ore
gon, I4s4s.ooo bushels, Nevada 400 .ooo
bushels, Arizona 10000 bushels. and Ida.
no i,sss.ooo bushels. In the home con-
sumption OF the Pacific Coast states and
territories was as follows : California, y.
IIs,7so bushels /; Oregon, s.o9I 500 bush.
els Nevada. 10000 bushels Arizona,
$4,000 bushels, and Idaho, 7sS. .sOo bushels.
California shipped sf,35S, 90 bushels. Ore.
gon shipped, o.4s6,seo bushels, Nevada
shipped 4o.ooo bushels, Arizona shipped
oO.000 bushels and Idaho shipped 463. ago
A LANE Co. AccibEsr.-Tom Sharr. q
young man whs has been In the employ 81
DE- I w Harris the past two years mot with
terrible aud exceedingly painful aeeidsn.
last Friday aitsrneoa. lie was oat oxereis-
Ing a horse and had il attached 20 sulky
While goiag along the road the ho,se snd.
denly hssnne friehtesod and daFted 10 one
side. Tho wheels were in a rat 81 the tims
aud one Of them was wrsnehsd 10 pieess.
breaking most Of tho spokes. Tom waS
thrown from his saat directly INTO the wheel.
ono of tho broken spokss catering the rec
tnm. lie was taken 10 bis room aud has
been SuIeying terribly hat was somewha
sssief at las. accounts. IL is not known ex :
actiy how bad hs was iujared. bat IL is q
wonder be was not killed. d.-Regias.
THK FfREaKs'a ASSOCIATION. -. l.. Park.
er. Secretary Of The Northwestern Firemen''
Association. says the Pioneer. has Just issued
tho repcrt of the proceedings for tho year
1887 and isss, in pamphlet form. II con
,ains full and complete aeOonnt Of the pro
ceedinga. together with the rules and regu
lAtious governing the association and tourpa
meats. The tournament this year will pro.
bably be held either At Spokane Falls OF Ia
coma. Tho present Indications arc that A.
toris will not send team 10 compete in III,
tournament. bat will send delegates.
A New TINE TABLE.-A complet,
change In the running OF trains Is being
contemplated. Iilnaugurated II the Eugen'
local viii be dropped and two daily through
trains each way started. Under the pro.
lposcd progr1m they will meet a. Alban,
morning and evening and there y u be N
noon train. II this l. done the o. r. train
viii reverse their order OF running s,ayinI
a. Albany over night. This move now
simply being considered with aprobabiIIt
Of It's inauguration.
WADE LgRoYLE. ad. OF the Wade
Leroyle troup appears elsewhere. TIL
press where they have been speak highl
! Of them. They give good show an
Everybody Is pleased. Mr. Leroyle, VIII
Is one OF the best eommedIsns on the roa,
was At one time. several years ago, resi-
dent OF Samoa, for few seasons. NJ
Van Horn, the advance agent, has been
) the city arranging for their appearance.
I How IT HAPPEsED-The Oyegosisa
! speaking Of the wreckirg OF the Geo
! Chance says: "It is difficult 10 imagir
how the rudder OF the schooner was brokei
hHHCao " tVhIbtb rplut bauo 1aHN "Ns
!. going OUT II would be as reasonable
: suggest that perhaps II struck against II
tail Of a whale. The Chance couldnttouc
: the bar at the very lowest stage OF the waite
HURRY Ur.--"Albany has already r
n ceivcd part of the new machinery 4
y her wooden mill and expects to have the e
tire mill In operation H. few month
e We must hurry up our mill else Aibar
. will have the honor OF being first In Il
field with her mill but the last in her be
@ u.s.. The work should be forwarded wi
Ie rapidity." ."--Salem Journal
= A FAcT.-Astoria has also been work.
/. by the youthful boomer who gotup S
lem Mercantile Review. Advertisers sor
day will learn that the way to adverti
!, judiciously is to patronize legitimate new
3 papers.--Salem journal. Yes, and II Is
y fact that some business men will patroni
~ itincrant reviewers who viii not put &c
n 10 the local newspapers pockets.
- A FINE PicTURE.-One Of the finest
as paintings ever exhibited In Albany, /
work OF on Oregon artist, Is the Columl