The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-27

: now and then "tAkc trick" at the 4 80 p
m. train for California, leaving East Pcrs-
: land. Last Wednesday while the train
was backing att street an old man from
Lebanon had his ankle spralned, and forth.
with was jostled about In the car by three
thieves, who "touched" him for his purse
containing Sac. On Thursday afternoon
s. year.old man was playfuily pushed
about BY the same crooks and relieved Of
wallet containing over $ioo. Conductor
Young thinks he knows the fellows. On
, Frldas night fellow about az with a
satchcl took q Wolverton's purse from
his hip pocket and dropped Il on the floor.
Judge Strahan aud Others were present,
but because the thlcl and pal threatened
shooting he was allowed TO escape..-Purt.
land Welcome The DKMocRAr knew OF
the latter Saturday, but by request did not
publish II, very naturally the parties con-
cerned not desiring notofety, II Is In all
the papers now, though, aud was no dis
credit to Mr. Wolvcr,0n, who faced the
man aud made him come 10 time, The
number Of incidents OF like nature sug-
gests that people travelling from Portland
need to look out.
The BRowSsviLLE r. R.--lf road Is
built from Brownsville TO connection
with the Oregon Pacific. as is now
proposed, Albany should make an
effort TO be The connecting pollt. The
following from the Brownsville Times,
though, either shows that that paper has
a spite agalas. our city, or that there -
really talk OF aAother scheme. The Times
Gays, "Sinee sriting the article In last
weeks Times about the proposed railroad
rom Albany 10 Browrsville,there has been
a big interest aroused In favor Of Corvallis.
We have talked with several OF our lead.
ing citizens and find that many Of them
are In favor Of CorYallis,as the connecting |
point By referring to the map OF the /
country we can easily see that Corvallis Is |
the most direct route TO a seaport, aud The |
shipping facilities are as good,o nearly 30,
at Corvallis a. they are at Albany. BY |
running 10 Corvallis II would give South |
err Linn county several miles mere Of
railroad on which the taxes would be col. |
leetsd and paid In the county funds of |
course, when We say county funds, we mean |
natural sutk rowth, and which would surely /
meet with universal favor IN this end Of the
county
A BRIpeE MEETISo.-A big meeting |
was held at Jefferson Saturday to discuss
the question vi bridge at Jefferson. II Is
said to have been a very enthusiastic
and red hot meeting, resulting In a CON-
mittec of thirty, fifteen from Marion and
fifteen from linn county, being appointed
o meet or Christmas day and further re-
solve. Saturdays meeting seems to have
been general one, judging from the fol.
lowing resolution passed; Resolved. That
We arc opposed to any unreasonable ex-
penditure for the erectior OF an armory |
building In Marion county that we oppose
any appropriation for advertising; that we
favor improvements OF roads In any man |
ner that may be legally and justly decided |
upon; and further. that we have confidence |
In the good sense and Judgment of our
county court in the matter.
CARRIED a a. CALIBRE CoLr.
Fora was arrested Monday on COM
plant of II + McIlwain on two charges,
one of carrying concealed weapons, which |
cost him fifteen dollars and costs inReeor. |
der Henton's court, and the other Of as
sault with dangerous weapon, heard be-
fore Justice Humphrey, resulting in his
being held under $2Oo bonds to await the
action OF the gr and jury. II seems that he
went TO Miss Lords and presseq 44.ealb
revolver very promiscuously, pointing at
Mr. McIlwain IN dangerous manne
A s he had $I7s In money on his person /
and check on n Portland bank he will |
probably furnish bail. 10 Is n peculiar /
fact thatit was just year, within day, |
from the time W hen a man named Taylor |
was arrested for like ofiense, at the |
same place, with the same kind OF a re-
volver. Since then there has been no oc
easion to mention the place.
HEAVY TAX PkYERs.-In Benton eoun
ty 7 E Hogg pays tax" en- S4eo7s John
Burnett, ,SII,76s M S woodeosk ,Ss7.S $50;
&C Kline, s11, TOO WIN NJ Hoag, sIS,oso;
wvkC r R Co. $37o.6s4 Sol King,
SHIFTS; c C HOgus, $4oTo ; Hamilton,
JOB & Co, S3osss; Geo Coe, the y Y
lawyer 100000 J NJ Nolan SO. .364 F.; John
and Mary Smith, $sSsoo; J E sorbIn.
S4IOo B l. Arnsid, St7,341, and the fol-
Loving In Soap Creekscross the river from
, Albany w r CaiIoway.SIi,3o7 ToIbert
Carter, $3.50 g ii Dodle S7,o68 Wiley
Holman, S7,SSs Arthur Johnson, Sc 4o6
w T Norton, Se,7II c Read, $5,4sI; G
NJ VanderPool, S7,osS J w and o
Wrightsman.S 81. 900 John Wiles, ,SIo.S7f;
r E Gibson, $4,o6S ! G Gibson, S9I3S
I NJ Read,$Ioooo.
A PECULIAR ILLSEss.-At Corvallis
Iaet Saturday evening + Craig, editor Of
the Corvallis Gazette, had a peculiar
stroke of paralysis. Mr. Craig was en-
gagged in conversation with some parties,
the subject being that Of Affections Of this
nature. Suddenly he was seen TO tottcr
and fall to the ground, helpless and una
BILE to move muscle. Medical assistance
was summoned, and not until after much
hard work and the administering of slim
ulants did he regain consciousness and
power to move. He was not subject to
any thing Of the kind and il was consider
ed simply of sympathetic nature.
Our CHRISTMAS TREE-The Demo
cRAT has some Christmas presents to
give to the cities of the Northwest.
To Astoria, hill scraper
To Portland, patent assessor.
To Tacoma and Seattle, anti real estate
infators.
To Spokane Falls, a mud cradicator.
To Pendleton, moss5ack killer.
To Salem, treatise on telling the
truth.
i To Corvallis, an aircastle.
To Eugene, an opera house.
To Albany, new caliboose.
POPULATION. ccording to the census
of 1880, the population Of IndePenden ce
was 6or Monmouth, 767 Dallas, $40
Salem, 1884 !; Albany, 1867 Portland, III
| ST Corvallis, rIzs; Astoria, 7so3 The
} DaIles,a33z. Now these cities claim from
two to four times as many people but It
will be well to be temperate for the census
of 1890 Is almost here, when the figures
| uvfi1 ans a L f0r fhenaeivea