The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-07-26

caused By the attachments which al
hanging over a large amount of propert
. aud supplies which belong to contractor
There seems to be ain unfortunate fatalit
in the way of that road being built wit
any degree Of rapldity. Every year som,
thing occurs whereby half the best worl
Ing season Is wasted, and then Just abo,
the time good force OF men is secure,
the contractors fail, lawsuits are com
menced, the men thrown out OF employ
meat, aud there Is Jesse To pay all arounI
Everybody IN the valley has warm aid
for the q. L. railroad In business wa,
and II " really unfortunate that It's com
pletion across the mountains should be re
.arded by 80 many untowarl circum
tances"
ELECTRICITY rhe Albany Eleetrl
Light, Power and Telephone Co. me, Sat
urday evening at the oiliee'of Blackburn 4
Wright Judge Blackburn In the chat
aud c. 6. Rawlings as temporary seere
tary. n, II, Allen, ID. r Masen. Geo. L
Chamberlain, T., j. I.annlng, ]. A. Craw,
ford, W, +. Read and ID. r. N. Blackburn
were elected directors, The directors elect
ed the following officers w. +. Read
President n, H. Allen, Secretary Geo
Z. Chamberlain, Treasurerand +, e, Goif
Electrician.
A SAMrLE,--The follwing from Astoria
Transcript gives sample OF men we meei
IN Albany and nearly everywhere.
About one OF the smallest business firms
In the United States Is Ia Astoria. They
are patroniXed by nearly every one In tho
city, and when they want any thing they
send to Portland for It, They have thei
bill heads printed IN Portland, They hu
their cigars at Portland; take only Poriy
and paper, ard from present appearances
they will have TO hire their help from Port
land. They would benefit this community
II they would move TO Portland.
BEroRE rnE RECORDER, According
to the testimony introduced before Re
co,der lleu,on rite Marshall was walking
along First street when stranger consid.
erably intoxicated. called him Pete" -"
drew hila into Max Daumgarter's front
room, and struck him in the face, when
Tite, with Sullivanic blow, knocked him
out in the first round The stranger dis.
appeared Young Marshall was arrested
for lighting aud disordcr.y conduct. and
fined Ss. The evidence showed self de.
fensc, but rs there was no regular defense
made, the fine was imposed
FIVE Ta>NPs .--TucslIy five tramp
were.seen lowering around the residence
of Thos. Mon,ie,h, lr. One of them
finally tried TO effect an entrance into the
house fading no ono was at home, when
Marshall Hoffman, who was notified, ap.
peared and arrested him, as we'll as four
others who conferred at The same place
about that time. The first mentioned, who
gave his name rs Gogen, was sentenced 10
the caliboosc for three days. while the
others were given leg hail, and lied the
city. Gogen has just served another sen
tence OF five days.
IL TROUBLE One 1ohn Quinlan, who
worked on the street railway from July
9th to July /. tn. has been arrested in Sc
attic on charge OF committing a rob.
berry in that city on Jnly 80. He writes to
Mr.. w. L. Kelley who had the contract
for the street railway work, asking a writ
ten statement as TO the fact of his work
ing here during that time. Mr.. Kelley
has furnished the statement, but Il does
not account FOR Quinlan's whereabouts on
the day the roobery was committed.
SPEcIMESs.-Mr ID Prettyman the
we'll known wheat collector has been n
the city getting cereals. ANY thing left
at the Oregon Land Companys office will
be taken care Of and sent where Il will do
good. Our farmers should come to the
front In this matter. Linn Is great
county and should be represented.
NEw MINING Co.-Articles Of ineorpor.
alton were filed with the secretary ofstate
The Golden mining company of Albany,
Or, capital stock 100000 divided into
one million shares of the value of Sfoo
each Incorporators are z. r. Barker, II.
II. GiddingS and B. II. Barker.
FoRGoT TIE CONVERSATIONAL A man In
Coshocton, has safe that contains St75.
1t had been locked up three years and
he mad forgotten the computation. Mean
while he Is awaiting the return of the
sgert OF Tie safe company. Sow never
forget the fact that Conn Bros. give splendid
bargains in groceries and crockery ware
both in price and quality OF goods. People
who trade with them never have cause
for complaint
WoN $1,000. Frank Merrill who recently
left this city with Geo II Lee the repu,ed agent
Of the Wallack Theatrical Co. has obtained
more no,oriety, this time asa gambler. lie
bucked the tiger in faro game at SiSsons aud
won $1,000, when the dealer was about TO alb
Soond; but Merril made him open the drawer at
the point Of 4 revolver, when he only found
STA.
DowS.-Now that Sandy Olds Is to hang
in Portland man who used 20 know him
in Michigan says he also killed a mar.
there. When a man gets down he has 10
bear some pretty big burdens, and IL he
ever did anything mean 1t may be assured
1t win be brought out
A SPLAsn.-Seyeral weeks ago an
Albany bicyclist took a header in the
Santiam ditch, and the DEMOCRAT imme
diatly made the incident public. But for
this fact and the desile to do by oneself as
one would do 10 others this item would
not appear: Local Editor DEMOCRAT on
bicycle. Ferry Street. High sidewalk at
raging Santiam. Rotten place. Big
Crack. Careless rider. Splash. Anoihe.
suit of clothes today.
FRoM AsHLAND.-Mr. l.. Martin Of
Ashland, now one Of the most prominent
fruit raisers and shippers in Southern
Oregon is in the city. Mr.. Martin, we are
sorry to know, is in poor health. ,,Perhaps
our Linn county climate would straighten
him up.
Or THE RrvEn.--The Three Sisters
went down the river Monday, though
the water is two inches below low water
mark. 1t takes navigating TO run bsai
to Albany in the middle Of July.
Also ARREsTED.-Thc man who haG
the fight with Tite Marshal, an account o
which was given in the DeMocaAT, wb'
refused to give his name, was also arrests'
and fined S. and costs.
AT CosT My entire stock of harness
saddles, etc. Cali early. Mex. to DEMO
cRAT office, Albany, Or.
f L POWER.
BABIEs-The finest line Of baby carr
ages in the Valley jast RI se!ved at stcwai