The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-12-20

ed Influential parties In Albany hav
taken mp with the Idea and there can be n
doubt that the road will be built. II Il
solid Substantial company and its success
question Of the creates, lmpottanoe to th
citizens Of Brownsville. and Souther
Linn county,
The pupils OF the Brownsville Publ
School will give an entertainment at sh
C,ty Hall thursday evening the isth inst
The exercises will consist Of music, an
two dramas; the first farce, "rhe Great
est Plague IN Life" eight characters, th
second, farce, " The Dutehcss of Dublin,
ten characters. Admission, sS and IS cts
the proceeds 10 be used for purchasing al
organ .or the school.
Messrs Cox < Finley of Crawtoreevillc
passed through town Monday morning OF
their way TO Portland, to purchase stOcl
OF general merchandise, which they intcnc
to open out soon.-Times.
AMARioS Co. MuRpER,-- Near Sublim-
ity, Marion county, only few miles from
the Linn county line, on Sunday after
noon Mr. William Riggs, farmer. was
Instantly killed MIR Thomas Hammond
and son, oraa, ycHng hoy, Of s'ayion,
we're The only ones present Mr. Ham
monds version Of The affair as given by the
Salem Journal was as follows. Mr. Han.
mond ana son were ut his tarthegs. They
were joined BY Mr. Riggs and vent hun
ting A bevy OF quail Was started up and
Mr. Hammond shot one bird. Then his
son wished 10 have a shot at the rest. To
this the father consented, and as he and
Mr. Riggs were directing the boy how to
shoot, ihe latter stood 10 the left of the
poy. and almost at the cad Of the gun. IA
he raised The piece to fire the father says
he was very nervous, not being used TO
shooting, and as the bird few TO the left
the boy hastily and excitedll iised, lodging
the entire charge Ia the right side Of Mr.
Riggs head aud jaw, blowing one side OF
his head entirely off and causing instant
death. The nelghbors, tFough claim that
there had been a quarrel between the
Hammonds aud Riggs, and the gun was
found with both barrels loaded. The IA
ther and son were arrested for murder
but protest their innocence. The case
promises to be an exciting one. and the
is sald TO be greatly stirred
up over the matter.
A RAcE.--A BIG item in.an Astoria pa
per Is hesdsd. "Racs between two cities
Salem and Albany viii see which can
build a railroad into Astoria irst."
"The project TO build the road said a
Salemlie named Rogers to an AStorian re-
porter, "was only broached about two
weeks age sad now a good portion of the
S1Go,ooo required has been subscribed"
Yes, fully ene-,enth has been taken.
The man further said
at looks now as itthe hgh, will be be.
tween Albany and Sal.m TO see which
will get the road into Astoria Gist, and
there are no odds either way as both cities
mean business"
No odds, eh. Albany has a capital stock
sf $s,soo,ooo, the survey made. an oil
painting several rods long made OF the
route. and a railroad plant or the ground.
while our worthy neighbor has sabscrip-
ton paper for stock.
NEWSPAPER HUMCR.-The editor OF the
Transerip. cares jus. about as much for
the threats Of bglliss a. he docs for the
Barking Of little poodlcs, and he viii edit
Il 10 suit himself, regardless % The wishes
Of the mossbacks. Astoria Transcript.
We claim nothing az charity but there
are those In this vicinity who havs seen
us toll dag and night IN advancing the
iu,sresis of the city and community and
they have nsve aided US ia patronage 1r
otherwise when such acts would have
greatly benefited themselves. We are
known 10 each other here but great gulf
Of darkness will separate US hereafter
Pomroy Iadlpindant.
ss:em and Albany can't harmolizs on
which one IS 10 build the Astoria railroad.
Let both.-Polk Co Observer.
BRowKsyILLz. The election at
Brownsville Monday was an exciting one.
The issue was high or ,ow license. TAe
high license ticket won, excepting Presi
dent Of the Council and one Councilman,
Ns Joe White being elected on the ether
ticket. Folio aing are the new ofieer.
Z + Roby, President OF The Council.
o Coshow, Recorder.
@ z Stsnard, Treasurer.
John Senger, Marshal.
NJ Howe, ID Boyer,C II Eilswigh and
Jos White, CouncilInen.
Az ENTzRPRISiSc CITY.--In the kind
of notice that a city always likes to gel
the OregorIan says "l'he citizens oi
Albany are energetic and alive 10 lheII
own Interests, a. is shown BY tho severs
heavy subsidies which they have given Il
encourage enterprises for the development
ofthe city, the greatest Of which was III,
securing Of the good will of the Oregon
Pacific railroad. All the workshops, ,foun
dry,repair shops round house, etc, OF tn,
western division Of this company will be
built there. Should all the enterprise
which are beiEg inauguraied for next sea
son be carried out as there Is every reasoI
TO believe hey will 1t will certainly prove
its assertion, of being the leading most en-
terprising and most rapidly developed
Willamette valley city.
7 GLAD TO SETTLR.--The Northern Paci
fiC railway company has settled for $r,Io
cult for $4,000 brought by Adele Mel
son, the Australian eqrestriene. TIL
claim was made on account Of injuries n
ceived in a wreck near Gold Creek MOI
tana. The company had decided to fgi
the claim, butit Is said Madame Nelson
attorney sent out TO the scene OF III
wreck and procured the tie which had a
lowed the rails to spread. This was 1
rotten that IL would not hold spike, ar
the attorneys after looking at 1t compr'
missed the claim.
AN ODIoUs CcMPARIsoN. After u
| principal basiness men of Salem had SUI
scribed stock for the Astoria railroad So
600 Of the 100000 had been raised. VIII.
the leading capitalists Of city enly p
down their names fer $1,000 IN stock
looks rather rneasly. Why in Albany II
man alone have put about $4,000 in pr
liminafy work for railroad to Astsr
just as q starter. Another case of an oc
GUS comparison.
NEW OEIicEKs.--At the regular mee
ing of St Johns Lodge A Fra M he