The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-12
LOCAL RECORD.

TnEy FEeLieoop. Salem iSfafes-
MN talks auon, The steamer contest ms fol
lows "Salem has no particular desire to
boast over It's nelghbor, Albany, upon the
successful Issue OF the contest between
steam iire engines, but there Is good deal
oi consolation In knowing and feeling that
the capital city has fire engines capable oi
doirs powerful aud reliable work in case OF
need. Albauy's engine Is of the Clapp &
/ Jones make, scarcely year old and has
been considered the crack engine OF the
State up to the time Of this contest. The
Capitol engine l. OF the La France make,
same size, class and apparent power as the
Albany engine, both having double plum
ger pumps. But Il appears that when Il
comes to absolute service, the Capital gets
10 the from; With ease. Both Companies
laid ssS iccl ot single line hose. The Al
hany BOYS threw the first sti cam with an
tIs noxzle, making throw Of s3S feet So
inches and Were followed by the Salem
boys with an $40 nozzle. making throw
OF sOS feet So inches. The pressure OF
each engine was 100 pounds, The Salem
boys feel proud Of their engine and are
open Ia competition from any engine ON
the North Pacific coast" The distance
thrown by the Salem engine was sSo feet
| instead OF s6S feet So inches. The mistake
arose from the fact that the nozzle Of the
Salem hose was nearly ten feet ahead Of
the Albany no1Sle and the ground was not
| remeasurcd,
LEBANON. There was considerable cx.
citement Wednesday over fight between
c Case and Charles Compton. who got
into quarrel and went outside the city
limits an1 had Il out MIR { u Montague
left last Tuesday for Vancouver. MIR Mon.
tague owns considerable property up there
which he has gone to attend to-. 1913
tickets were sold from this place 10 Al
bany for the celebration. A great many
went down private conveyanccs :, Our
hose team got the second prize at the race
yesterday IN Albany aud would have got
zen the first II the boys had sia,d off OF the
hose. One OF the time keepers told as that
when the coupling was made that they had
over two seconds TO 20 on, and two others
standing by said that they would swear
that they saw some Of the Corvallis boys
on the hose.-EyfTess.
YAouISA BAY. The wreck uf the va
quins Bay should be removed. 1.-THE owners
will not do II the government should cause il
to bO blown up. A hard gale from the north
west is liable to drive the hull through the
jetty and do much damage. AZ Il IL now
the wreck ia Dsithsr thing OF profit or beau.
ty.... From the point where the north Ietty
now Is il will DO constructed about eight
hundred feet in straight line, thence il wall
made curve TO the west aud run six or
eight hundred foot parallel aud QUO thous-
aud ieei from the south istty Mr. ID II
brown, ot Doagiass. Wyoming. was q caller
yesterday. He 10 out looking mp the pros
poets OF faquina Bay. Mr Brown Gays the
people in his section keep well posted on
events out this way and that IL l. no secret
that tho Chicago q Northwestern railroad
viii make Yaanina Bay it, Pacific ensst ter
minus.-P Republican.
WArER.-On the 4th during The trial |
test by the Albany aud Salem steamers |
foil stream OF water was purposely med |
on the spectators along the side Of the
street on one occasion, knocking over one
or two. and on another ten or fifteen wo-
men were well dreneheI. The acts were
SAID 10 be entirely unnecessary, and we are |
in'oim the matter will be Investigated, |
charges having already been presented to
the Chief Engineer against some of The
parties 10 blame.
A HAND oFF.-Last Thursday a mill
man named Jesse Mason, In trying TO re-
move stick from behind saw In Parker's
mill at Oneatia, had his sleeve caught Ia
he saw teeth. Ills hand was caught and
ripped Into ribbons. lie was taken 10 va.
quina and the laeerated hand was cut of
at the wrist At last reports he was get.
ting along comfortably Mr. Mason has
wife and four children TO support by his
labor and the loss of his hand Is grca,
hardship. .--Yaquina Rstnbhcan.
LrcK.-A prominent farmer north OF
town Is down ON his luck says the PcndIe.
ton 4. o. He was just ready TO harvest
and had engaged his men before the recent
rain. lie fed aid lodged them during the
rainy days, and when Old Sol again appear
:" ."u "S was Icsoy again TO begin har-
vest, the hands left. They had had free
board and lodging Tor -everal days, which
was all they wanted.
Nor INSANE Young Wade, who was
sent to the asylum from Jackson county
recently, has found an opportunity to fol-
low his mania Of horse stealing. in spite Of
the asylum authorities. he filed his way
cut OF the asylum one day last week, went
to Jefferson, stole a horse, and sold II In n
ne'ghboring town before being recaptured.
The asylua authorities after taking him In
again sent word to his father that he was
cured and should be discharqrd Y,,y;.r.