The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-11-15
LOCAL RECORD

AN OLD PRoPosER. There Is an old
rooster in McMinnville who has got into
the habit of proposing to the girls of that
town, and has made an unmidgated null
sanee of himself, says the Wss Side He
called on a fair damsel one day last week
and poured his soul into her unwilling ear,
declaring that Z were better he were dead
than to live without her; he then invited
companion of his declining years; tho
partner of his joys and sorrows, etc. She
wanted none Of him, however and she
went cut and got several OF her chums
Together they tied the aged swain TO a bed
peat and whaled him with n mop; then
they eombed his hair with rake, put trea-
Gle and applejaek on his old baid head and
down his neck and played the hose on him.
He Is now seeking the aid OF the law for
protection against the ire OF the festive
MeMinnville girls.
TAKEN IN.-Recently couple Photog-
aphers came from Eugene City to Albany
nd opened gallary in Tweedale's Second
Street property. AT Eugene they roPed
In young man, who sunk about $500 In
the establishment. After they had been
here few days they told him they were
going to Corvallis and left the city; but
failed to return, taking the funds and leav.
ing him with a few photographers apper-
abuses which he has sold to pay local eE
penses with and has since beea trying to
raise money with which tu get to San
Francisco. The moral IL this In ali
such cases, of which there are 80 many
occurring here Is to leave su'pieious look
ing strangers alone.
GLEnr NOT CHAMBERS The Oregon
Domestic animal commission. consisting
Of the Governor, Secretary of State and
president of the Agricultural Board, says
that the disease generally called slanders
and reported to exist among horses in DIFF
ferent parts of the valley is simply gleet
They say that while many symptoms point
indefinitely there are radical variations In
the progression Of the maladies. Gleet
may fasten on a horse without uniting Il
for service In year or more and Is not so
contagious among horses as glandeu and
not poisonous to human kind. Chambers,
on the cent. airy, quickly spreads among
horses and breaks them down In a few
weeks, besides fatally affecting man.
A Coon wAY.-A couple SiIverton
men recently had big dispute, hot and
from the roots of the tongue, as to which
makes the best eating, mountain or vallev
raised beef. Mr. NJ Whitlock in order to
prove that the former Is the best took down
to SiIverton fine, mountain fed steer and
distributed II free to the people of that
city but the matter continues In dispute
and the other man should come to the
trent. Some Of the poor people Of Albany
woald like TO be judges in such dispute
A Coon SHOWING. assessor o.
Lane County has just completed his work
for the current year, and his footings show
that that county has gross valuation OF
all property amounting to s6,6s6,o73, with
an Indebtedness of ali classes agsregating
SI,7os, I97, and exemptions equal to Ss32
4y8, leaving a net property OF S5,eo7, ,573
snbiect to taxation for the county. This
10 an increase of about 100000 as com
pared with last year.
PRorERTY CHRAP THERE.-Hon JET
Meyers, of Linn county, has purchased
twenty acres adjoining Capital Park addi
ton to Salem, for consideration of $1,000
He says he will plat II Immediately, lay
lag il of In blocks and lots, and put II OF
the market, lie says he has friends wit
a a.. 1t O.t. a.. |,
the advancement of her interests.--.Stafe'
ssn.
HuNTrxe GfBBs.-The Ashland Ree0r
says that w H II Grant, OF East Portlan
who went out on the Linkville road easfo
that place IN search Of Gibbs the murder
er, Purloine5 a lap robe from the loca
livery stable and that on his return war
rant was sworn out for bis arrest, but whe
the constable went to look for Grant h
had gone north on the train.
ADJoUEEED-circuit Court adjournet
Saturday evening after the longest sessio
held here for several years. The Work
man divorce case took up two or thre
days time in reading the testimony, an
WAs tnc last case oispOscu OIJ JuuBo DOlh
rendering judgment in favor OF the dcfen'
ant on her cross-bill, granting her diyor'
from her husband.
WILL BE APPEALED,-The matter {
the will of Marlin Wertz. deceased, tried
the recent Circuit Court, and decided
favor Of the will, will be appealed to Il
Supreme Court by the contestant, the al
peal papers now being made out for thi
purpose.
KEEPS BUYINo.--Saturday aftcrno'
MrHF Merrill sold his four lots near I
Dillon factory to Col Hogg for $1,000.
Is said that the Col has plenty Of nc
money to invest In Albany property,
great Is his confidence In the growth of |
city.
SoME RED RAsPBERRIEs This aft
noon Miss Belle senders. daughter Of
L Senders, handed the DnMocRAr
branch Of very fine rasPberries Of excelI'
favor, Pretty good for the fsth of ,
vember.
A NEW r E OVFIcE.-Mr 0 WI
man has opened real estate Office n
door 70 the Post Office, where he Is rei
Tor business. Mr. w Is an old residen
The Valley, does business on the squ
a. enfftied 10 liberal patronage.