The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-02-15


: ters, who subscribed $aoo on the ". Q. T
!. u fund. He evidently thought he had q
: soft snap. When thanked for his gensr
osity he said, "Oh that's nothing, I've often
made $3oo IN an hour" He then told how
his income was $4,000 to $4,000 year
: as Philadelphia corporation lawyer, hall
OF which he gave to charity, mostly to the
& w. &. 4. u God save us from many such
4 contemplate scrubs.
IL ]. +. Horner Is his real name. DIR. Bark.
er, now In the city, used to be well ac-
y quainted with the gentleman years ago In
{ keosauqua. Iowa, where he preached as a
; minister In the Congregational Church for
year and half ,backslid, wandered away,
gambied, returned to his home, repented,
went East, studied law, and II seems Is
wandering again. His parents arc well
off, but he--well, we've had sample of
him,
| CROOK CouNrY.--By inquiry from
stoekmen from all parts of the county, we
learn that range stock generally Is in good
condition, and Ii Is thought that the loss
will not reach per cent. -. Mr. Elklns has
enlarged his business by purchasing ] c
Luckey & Cos entire stock, and has added
wagonmaklng TO his business, so he Is pre-.
pared to do sll kinds of wagon work as we'll
as general blacksmithing !, The many
old friends of DIR l. Vanderpool, who was
Prineville's first physician, will be pleased
to learn that he has gone into the medi.
cal manufacturing business :. This week
G l. Salomon's building on Second street,
one OF the Oldest buildings in PrineYille,
urR .tsl.
owners as a wagon aud blacksmith shop
since 1878 was torn down. Thus an old
land mark has suecumed to the march of
progress,-Rerictv.
HrLroS.--Saturday evening Major Hilton
delivered an eloquent address on tho "Rela-
lioOships Of the Government to the Liquor
Traffic, to a big house. Sunday he spoke
four times, at the Presbyterian Church in the
merning. to meu only in the afternoon. TO the
NJ, Y. z. A. Of the Methodist Church and AZ
the Opera House in the evening. la his
mse,inR for men he spoke very logically aud
pointedly on hlAsphomy, gambling and social
impurity Ia the evening on "Tho Relation
ship OF tho Missionary cause to the liqnor
traffic" which was one OF the most forcible
Il
city. After the lecture subscription was
circulated to raise $500 to clear the Indebted
meas on the, w. c. L. u. Hall. Mr. T.. w
Walters, = lawyer, travelling through the
State Subscribed $3.50, $50 ADDITIONAL
was subscribed.
RUNAWAY GIRL.-Sunday morning n
bright looking girl, aged about thirteen ar
rived in the city from the South and put at
the Revere House, leaving the next day
Wednesday Mrs. Smith, of Wolf Greek,
in the southern part of the State, arrived In
the city after runaway adopted daughter,
whom she found at Rufus ThompSon's one
OF our citizens, where she was working. II
was the girl who stopped at the Revere
House on Sunday. Mr.. Smith runs hotel
and store combined, and the girl getting
tired of the business packed up and came
north TO Albany, to which place her moth
er traced her, taking her home on the noon
train.
SPREADING Our.-James Elkins prop
erty in the southern suburbs of the city has
been surveyed and will soon be placed on
the market as the Elkins addition to Albany.
Ferry street lots will be sold at SI5o and
Washington street lots at SIs5. The Col
placed on the market at about the same
igures. There will be plenty of oppor-
tunity for spectators, as well as people
wanting good homes to invest money In
real estate.
A SrATEMEST.--l deem 1t due to myself
to make the following statement ! was
employed BY the city to take charge of the
quarantined small pox patients at Mrs.
East's and put in my bill for S. per day,
but the council last night cut II down to Ss
per day. have to say that won't receive
the pay at all. insist that IL is an outrage
to cut my bill down in this way.
| E.B. DAVIDSON.
THE SANE HORSE. Awhile ago John
Shea, of Sweet Home, took up a horse and
advertised 1t as dark bay horse, branded
on right hip. lust before, John Schmeer
of this city, lost horse. He saw Shea's
notice and said that wasn't the critter, and
advertised as lost his sorrel horse, branded
on left hip. The result was that the two
Johns got together, when II was ascertained
the great diversity In the descriptions.
Moral: Advertise in the DEMOCRAT.
HE WAS \ THIEF.-A few weeks ago a
dago gaye a check to one Louis White, a
} Frenchman, to get cashed for him. Mr..
Earl Race bought the check, paying $sI.6o
for 1t. White took the money and skipped
, out. Another dago the first of the week
, saw White in Portland and had him ar
rested. Constable Burkhart armed with a
warrant issued from Justice Humphreys
court leftWednesday morning after White.
A BmL.-When "Dutch Henry" wal
/ conveyed from the Caliboose to the pes
house an old wagon standing beside the
4 street in the Third Ward was "borrowed'
for the purpose, the ownership being an
D unknown quantity at the time. 1t transpired
, that II belonged to ". Pipe, the butcher
. The bill for 81 in the Council proceeding
explains the situation.
= AN ASSISTANT CHIEF.-At a meeting
of the board of fire delegates last Monday
r Hon Geo E Chamberlain was elected as
3 sistant chief, Mr. w r Blain having refused
8 to qualify. A resolution was passed re-
commencing that the council be requested
II to secure the organization of a new fir'
n company in the third ward, that hall b.
y erected and the old hand engine be pre-
e sented the new company.
$40 AND CosTs.-Charles Chapman wa
e taken before Justice Humphrey at o'clocl
,e last Tuesday to answer to two charges
e those of yagrancy and carrying conceale'
,e weapons. He plead guilty to the latte
4 complaint and was fined Sac and costs
The other case was dismissed Thus end
this revolver case, an unpleasant one 70
d community.
It ST. ALLIANcE.-TheS State TemPeranc
o Alliance will meet in this city next week
ID beginning on February 10th. Each church