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


of gypsies. They eamped near the sea
wall and went to work to cook breakfast.
There are sixteen adults, about evenly d..
ylded as 10 sex, and twenty children, most.
boys. The gypsies also brought down
eleven horses, ten bears. two monkeys and
eight villalnous looking dogs. All Of the
animals are most excellently trained. The
childlen, from the year old girl to the 9
year old boy, all box, and a number of ex-
hibitlons of the manly art were given TO
the crowd. With the party Is Sara, queen
of the gypseis. She was married ut Al.
bany, Oregon, shortly before leaving for
this city"
A VENERABLE PAIR.--On washington's
birthday Uncle Johnny Crabtree and his
venerable spouse lying near Scio cele-
brated their 64th marriage anniversary.
Mr.. Crabtree Is So years old, is sprightly
and well-preserved, lie is the father of
eight boys and seven girls. One Of the
former and three of the latter are dead. lie
cast his first presidential vote for James
Monroe and for every democratic candi.
date since Ills boys all vote The demo
cratic ticket. The girls all married demo-
Gratis but one, and she made her marriage
contract on condition that her husband
would remain a subscriber to the DINO
GRAFT as long as he lived. This Mr.. A. u.
Morris regarded as a very easy condition
and promptly promised 10 do so. Mr.. Grab.
tree has been a subsci iber to the DEMOCRAT
since It's Initial number. Long life TO the
venerable pair.
WARTS THE Man AccUsEp.--The clos
Ing sensation OF the State Legislature was
The open aecusai by Senator DimIck OF
bribery by Senator J w Watts. The ac-
cusation was that Watts had been promIs-
cd and ..Ss 20 receive Sac for securing the
passage of the \ ] Mcpherson relief bill.
Senator Dimick in speaking to an Oregon
ian reporter on the subject said "Hear.
ing the story, went TO Mrs McPherson
and questioned her regarding the matter,
and she told me the whole story. As | an-
dersland Il, Mrs Mcpherson called on Sen.
ator Watts and asked him to support the
measure for her relief lie nj first sought
to discourage her in her effort, bu, finally
said he understood parliamentary rules and
agreed, In consideration of S7o, TO do what
he could for the bill" Senator Leoney
coniirmed the story. DR. Watts denied kt
and committee reported that the charge 5
could not be sustained.
ANOTHER HoS.-Belongs on the major.
ity side In the house OF Representatives and
represents the county of Uustil.a. lie
was born In the state of Missouri, In Platte
county, August ~, 1889. When he was
seven years of age his parents came west
and located In Oregon. That was In iS46
which makes Mr. Kirk one Of our carly
pioneers. He Is now settled down In life
at the town Of Centerville, where he Is en-.
gagged In farming. + j Kirk Is now serv-
ing his first term In the house. and nj.
though his voice IL not often heard, yet he
Is an earnest thinker and strict attendant
TO business.--Capital Journal. Mr Kirk Il
brother Of w X Kirk, of Brownsville, and
once resided In this county.
EMBALMED. DIR. I. n. woodle Thurs
day received letter from Mr.. Sprenger,o ,oi
Dodge City, Kan, announcing that the
body of his son had been received there Al
well preserved as II II had been OF marble
This was the young man killed by a. T,
Thompson, now in jail awaiting the action
| of the grand jury. Previous TO It's express
age East the body was embaimed by Fort
miller & Irving, this firm having receives
a new outfit for the purpose, and the sue
cess of this first experiment shows its merit
completely.
GET IN AND DRILL.-Our market IL ful
of cab5ages, cauliAowerand celery shippe'
here from California. Our gardene:
should raise enough of these articles /
supply the market; but the truth Is they d
not, and of course our merchants have 3
supply the demand. Won't some of ou
gardeners get in and drill, to use Sian
but appropriate expression. and rails
enough of these articles to last all winteI
CHAIR FAcToRY.-R Veal & Son, re
Gently of Staylon, have rented the build
ing adjoining the Farmers warehouse an
will establish chair factory there. The
understand the business thoroughly, an
propose enlarging 1t as trade justihes. Sc
advertisement for maple timber eisewher
and II you have any hurry up.
SHOULD BE ESFoRcED.--The governo
has signed Da xson's tobacco and cigarett
bill Under its provisions the dealer sell
ing tobacco or cigarettes to minors unde
IS years of ale can be prosecuted. II
the duty of the officers when they detect
yoengster putting on cigarette to endeaS
or TO ascertain where he obtained the for
hidden article.
HAND CRIPPLED "A few days ago M
Henry Johnson, residing across the rivei
was cutting wood when his AK slipped an
struck him in the middle of the back Q
the left hand, going into the bone, an
probably permanently criPpling the han'
DIR Leeper attended him.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-W g Tweeda
sold one and half lots on northeast co
ner of 4th and Calapooia streets to Tor
Monteith, Jr, for $1,000. The Orego
Land Company sold ten lots Saturday.
HORSE THIEVES. Crook county
again excited over horse thieves. A pri'
ate letter TO Mr. John Schmeer from ID
Aldridge states that two men are und'
bonds for stealing horses and will apes
before the next grand jury. They PR
pose to put 1t down at any cost. So sa
old Crook county men in the valley too.
MIsoUoTED HIM.-Ifon. Jeff Meyers stat
ment in reference to his contractors bill W
that the labor Of Linn county had lost $3.50
, by o. P, Contractors failures and not Albar
alone as published by the Oregonian and refer
ed to in the DEMOCRAT. In this respect Z
statement is probably correct.
A MONUMENT George Harris, of tn
city, has set up over the grave of \
and Mrs G T Ingram beautiful mon
0 ment, which does credit to Mr. Harris, as
workman.
Entitled to the Best.