The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-05-31

THE CIRCUS. The combined Sells
Brothers aud Barrett circus and menagerls
opened ON Friday nj Central Park TO bis
house, or rather tent, aud the audiences
have been on the increase ever klnee. Las
evening every seat was filed aud there
must have been fully 7ooo people present
to enjoy the excellent performance. The
show Is even better than when II was here
before, and one gets full value for The
money charged for entrance. There were
two rings and an elevated stage, In ard up-
on which varied and entertaining acts were
performed without Interruption, the pro.
gram including twenty-five distinct acts
and Twelve races. Among the principal
features were balancing, tight.rope dane.
Ing, tumbling, vanting, all kinds Of trap.
exe and horizontal-b work Juggling, hip-
podrome racing, trained mules and Gle
plants, the splendid bareback riding oi
Sells, and many other clever performances,
making an entertainment well calculated
10 please all classes. dktd, Cal, April sS,
THgY QuARRRL.-Cl Braden, the
Christian, and C u Reynolds, the lnlidel
have been qGarrellIng up at Walla waila
and the Union tells about Il as fellows,
saturday night large crowd assembled
at the opera house. to listen to the 9th dis
cusslon between Clark Braden and ca. Rev
= II Reynolds. Mr. Braden. 10 affirmation,
spoke half an hour. and Was replied to by
Mr. Reynolds. On Mr. firaden taking the
floor for bis see nd speech, his few opening
sentences augered Mr. Rosencw, moderator
for Mr. Reynolds, and he arose aud stated
that he had suffered abuse and Insult at
the hands OF the speaker long enough, and
would withdraw from the meeting. Mr.
Reynolds also stated that he felt he had
oeen silllfied sufficiently, and would leave
the hall. Mr. Bradcn would have con-
iinued hts address, but the audience broke
into an uproar, the speaker being assalied
with loud hlsses and cat calls, When
order had been restored, after much diili.
Guilty. Braden delivered an intlamatory
speech, the audience filing ont al the door
the while.
THE Cry or GRASr's PAST he eoan
ty seat OF Josephine county Is situated In
the lowe, Rogue River Valley, 800 miles
south o. Portland. on the line of the
Southern Pacific railroad, at point where
the happy union of Oregon soil and Cali.
fornia climate takes place. This town Is
less than six years Of age, has population
Of 500, and can truthiully claim to have
more handsome dwellings and more sub
s,antlal industrial enterprises In operation
than any city OF It's agein Oregon or Wash.
ingion. Grants Pass, in addition 10 hav
Ing the most picturesque town site Vi Ore
gon, occupies a most commanding position
with reference TO the trade Of the surround.
Ing country, and viii always remain with
out rival. Its resources consist OF mag.
nifcent forests OF q merchanIable character,
righ gold and silver mines, vast asrieuit.
ural and stock country, and thousands
OF acres OF the most productive semi.
tropical fruit land on the Pacific coast.
What more Il needed 10 make 4 great
city ys-PamPhlet.
A Bro couaAR.-Geo NJ Clark. of ihe
foot hills, came TO the city Thursday with
a cougar and wild cat scalp The IS re.
ceived for the cougar was on.y a small
recompensc for the S63 damage done.
One evening the cougar appeared on Mr.
clark's place and was killing sheep when
attacked by Mr. ciark's taItnfnl shepherd
dog, for which he had been offered Sag,
and which had . record Of assisting In Kill.
ing six bears, thirteen coyotes and several
cougars and Wild cats. The cougar turned.
killed the dog. aad soon broke the necks Of
sheep, worth 50 head. Two days
Mr. CLARK and hts btother sue
eeeded In freeing him and bringing him
down. lie had eight bullets In him when
scalped, and was feet inches long. The
Clark boys are d=ath on cougars but they
never Killed one with more satisfaction
than they did this big fellow.