The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-10-18

CRooK CouNrY.--H q Newman, wal
riding past ! Edmunds place on Willow
creek Wednesday afternoon when Ed
mund, secreted behind fence, shot at him
the bullet taking effect In the right side oi
. his neck. Edmund fred two more shots
: neither of which took effect. Newman
also shot twice at Edmund, but did not hit
him. The trouble Is supposed to have
I grown out of the alleged criminal assault
made BY Newman on Mrs Edmund, men.
ton of which was made last week.
Ed Taylor recently sold his ranch al
Powell Bnttes to r II Lafollett, and with
his family left last Monday for Albany at
which place he will make his home. We
eheeriully recommend Mr. Taylor to the
people OF Albany as an honorable citizen.
Charley Lafollctt started on Thursday
for Benton county with aboat forty head
Of horses. Most OF the horses arc trot,ing
stock, aud he expects TO break and train
them before offering them for sale.
l. n i.iggatt and family returned last
Monday from Lebanon, We arc pleased
to learn Mrs Llgge,ts health h much Inn
i proved. -HstseSV
DroUouKsr OK RKcoRD. This ls how
the waitlburg zymes tells Il "l.ast
Thursday an ORA N train ran over
bull belonging 20 Jack Wright near Mon
eken. The train was stopped and the bul
pulled oft the track. pronounced dead. The
train went on up the hill ana In return ran
over the same bnh again, Il having IN the
meaptlme got onto the track again, the
train was again stopped and Mr. bull was
I III .s...s tal "A
dead. But one OF the train men TO make
sure, shot him couple OF times. The
conductor gave his signal, the tiremaI rang
his bell aud the train moved on, Since
then every freight train that has passed up
or down has stopped at that point and n
few shots have beea fred into the bull but
last night Il WAS stlll alive and with strong
indications OF recovering"
MADE Him DsEAM, IA Nebraska Edi-
tor says, and Il now ,ranspires that they
were all editors and more too: "Soon
after leaving Albany we were an sound
asleep and dreaming of the beautiful WIN
annette vallcy,wi:h It's lively towns, beau
tiful scenery, dne climate and aospi,able
people, so did not know when when we
lelt the Willamette river aud crossed the
country to the Umpqua river. Wherever
we turned we found some one ready 10
entertain us and II seemed that every
town we visiledo on this route was deter
mined TO outdo all others IN entertaining
us"
Two DtsoRDERLY Men. Last Monday
just previous &c the arrival of the South
bound train a couple men who have been
working on the q p for Brink, were Great. |
Ing decided disturbance when Marshal
Hoffman, who was present, ordered them
to behave themselves. Instead Of doing
so they tackled the Marshal but blow
from his club knocked enc of them down,
aud the other man ran for his life, two or
three bullets following him from the Mar
shal's revolver. The man arrested, John
Doe by name, was fined S3S for resisting
an officer, and will lie In durance vile or
work on the streets for several days
THE SruFF.-A Salem paper devotes a
column to letter received from Philadel
phia advertising counterfeit money. These
letters are received all over Oregon and
generally excite enly amusement. A
year or two ago IN Albany man sent for a
sample of the stuff and received couple
genuine dollar bills. though he has always
gazed az them with suspicion. The Phil
adelphia counterfeiter will feel real bad |
when he learns OF the awful exposure by l
paper In Oregon's capital city.
BACK AND HAPPY.-Mr Charlie PieifTer
and wife have arrived home from their
Eastern trip, highly elated at returning
home. Miss Carrie stopped off at Spo-
kane Falls, where she will remain several 4
weeks. Mr. PfeiHer says every body Is |
Interested In Oregon and Washington and |
many are contemplating moving here. /
Unlike in former years he found people 1
pretty well posted about our country and /
people no longer think we are surrounded
by indians.
A Brick SoLD.--Mr w w Parrish has
sold his brick block at the corner of First
and Ferry Streets to d Monteith, Judge |
Strahan, Geo F Simpson and J Dubruille.
Consideration, SIz,ooo. II consists Of two |
stores and istwo stories high. The second
story, Il Is reported, Is 10 be fitted up and \
used by the Oregon Pacific for their Offices. |
Just how many more places will be used
for their Offices we are unable to state at |
this writing. The chances are in favor of
this block, though.
From THE MIxRs-Robsrt Brown and |
Messrs Hanimerson and Inglehart are In |
the city, direct from the Sanliam mines,
where they have been working for several
months also Mr. Giddings from the Gold
en- City mines. They brought in some |
fine ore and report the prospects very
bright, and increasingly so. They have
been actively engaged in getting out rock
and the company will ship large quanh.
ty to San Francisco smelter.
a FRgR TIcKET.--Staver Il Walker, of
Portland, with their usual enterprise, are
giving away thirty-six prizes at the Indus.
trial fair in Portland, from an elegant
Studebacker road cart to whip. The dis
Itribution Is made by the presentation Of
dckets and the drawing of numbers on a
certain day. People unable to go to Port
land can secure ticket by addressing a
postal to the firm at Portland.
ohOSA-D W ~ NOtAf AALAos---A u D SACA n .
"What's the matter-got a day off"
Second clerk: "No; / have resigned"
"what for'" "Nearly worked to death.
The shop was always crammed full ofcus-
toners, and 1t just Kept me on the move all
day. Couldn't stand IT," "But what are
you going to do now7" II shall try TO
get place in some shop that don't adyer-
tise."
THE ALBANY CoLLEGE.-The Pendle-
ton z. o. in It's writeup of the meeting of
tine Presbyterian Synod In session there
) says: "Rev. I. N. condit, president of the
collegiate institute at Albany, Oregon,
made an Interesting report of the work
there during the past year. The enrell-
ment was one hundred and twenry-one
!, pupils; five teachers; three graduates
and $3.50 was raised and expended in the
work. The new year opens very hope.
fully"
: LEBANON LIvELY.-Mr. Walter Peter
son, Lebanon's, electric real estate man
!. was in the city. He reports mattere liveI
4 there. The city has street Carr, nearly
always in sight and electric lights are not
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