The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-04-19
LOCAL RECORD.

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| A SNAKE SroRY.--"'rhe following story
Is told for the truth, Geo II Bailey, Of
Antelope, lost a valuable three year old
Pereheton mare recently, and as he was Ut
a loss to know the cause of her death he
took his veterinary tools--onc butcher
knife and m axe-and proceeded TO inves.
tigate. When he arrived at the facts he
found the bladder OF the animal was busted.
and that Il contained three live snakes,
the largest one heing about eighteen
inches long and three around. Il Is be-
lieved that the mare drank some snake |
eggs, which went into the bladder and
hatched out, az Il Il impossible for live
snake, no matter how small, 10 have got
through any other way.--Ashland Raeord
A HANDSOME PIcruRE.---Have you seen
the picture Of Miss Anna w. Williams, Of
Philadelphia. Then you are unfortunate.
as three millions are now scattered over i
the country. an they cost Is n dollar
apiece and everybody should have one,hut
tramps To be plain, the face secn on the
new standard dollar,which some have call.
cd the S4-cent dollar, Il that OF the young
lady mentioned, the designer of the dollar,
Mr., Logan, taking her head for model. |
Several m ,re millions OF her photographs
will be issued and will be taken ut this
print shop at par
IpENrIFIRD. Hankins, OF Maple
Lane, clears up tie nyslery as to the Iden.
tity of the noted horsethief. says the Ore
gon City Coapier. lie says that he went
to school with him In Pennsylvania. the
state of his birth, and that his name was l. |
Streeter Before he was II years of age
he was sent TO the penten,iary on an asii.
davit OF Mr. HankinS, for horse stealing.
The thief spoken of above Is the man who
was shot to pieces In the southern part OF
Multnomah county q few days since BY /
the officers who were trying 10 effect his
capture for horse stealing near Oregon
City.
SupDES DRArn.--Samuei r Miller, an
old resident Of Linn county, having resld-
ed near Scio foe great many years,
dropped dead at Amity. Wednesday even
ing, while on his way to the Presbytery at
Lafayette. lie was o. years Of age aad
leaves large family. Rev Miller was one
Of the most active prohibitionis,s IN the
valley, He was man OF sterling charae-
ter. Rev Miller was In Albany about
week ago attending session of the Odd
Fellows here. Ills body was taken TO
Scio and buried on Friday.
Irs PuIsE ALL RIGHr-Good for Rose
hurs, Il ,to,ss has sa..s A ia1st ,...... l. |
course Of cons,ruetionat least IS new build
ings including 10 residences, one ware
house and two elegant brick stores, besides
several buildings just completed and num-
erous others which will be begun soon. al-
so wooden mill ready for operations.
Building and Loan Association with
capital stock of $4,000 water COM
pany with capital $4,000 and several
other business enterprises organized all /
within the past few months. That Is not
boom but itis what makes good city.
LEBANON DIR z r Barker has been
appointed deputy recorder OF Llrn county
for the North San,iam and ouartxvilic
dirtrict. y r Hall. OF Albany. was on our
streets Wednesday, working In the inter.
est OF the Columbia bicycle. Thos Park
er expects TO leave here next week to en-
gage In the livery business at Albany /
Lebancn's loss Is Aibany's gain. Mrs |
] + Stubbleiieid. of walla walla. w r, Is
visiting her fathers family ard friends
here.-Exfyeo.
ESTABLISHED A PRo0zAM.--The doctors
Of Ashland are evidently getting Indepca-
dent. Four OF them have Published the
following program Day visits In city
S7.so night, $3.50 to Ss; consultation,
IS prescriptions, Si,so obstetrics, and
one subsequent visit. $is obstetrics In
strumentai, $50 10 $50 mileage, 81 per1
mile. Resolved that bills for medical ser
vices be presented within 90 days from |
cessation Of treatment and that interest at |
the rate of ten per cebt per annum be sd. /
ded TO bills after presentation.
AN ExccRsIoN.-Mr w c Tweedale re.
turned last Thursday from Corvallis where |
he made satisfactory arrangement, for a
train OF three cars for grand o + excur-
sion TO the o front, mention OF which |
has been heretofore made. Il will occur on
the 76th instant. and will be participated IN |
by the Odd Fellows Of neighboring cities. |
The train will leave Albany at about |
o'clock, 90 to Gatesyilie, and return leav- |
ing there at about ) o'clock. ThIsis trip |
manv have been desiring to make, and Il |
Is doubtful II three cars will hold the
crowd.
WATER GETTING Lower. IA cfnesman |
reporter was informed yesterday by an
officer OF the "wm NJ Hoag''that the river
at the present time Is twenty-five inches |
below low water mark at Salem, and that |
the chances are that II rain does not soon
come TO raise the river navigation will be |
cut off IN n short time. --Sfakesman. At
Albany II Is just twenty two inches above |
low water mark. And none Of the boats |
have any chuck TO spare.
PORTLAND ILLUSTRATED. - The last
Haypey's Weekly illustrates Portland IN iine
shape, giving general view, several prom
inent buildings and streets and pictures OF
Harvey Scott, Judge Deadly, VIM Read
w 5 Ladd and Henry Falling. We suggest
though that Eastern papers cease paying
so much attention to our Chinese. There
are about Eve times as many now in New
York City as IN Portland.
WAsHISGroS STREET.-In the injunc.
ton suit Of A II Marshall against the city
a decision was received from Judge Boise
last Thursdaydenying the motion asking
for dissolution Of the injunction, aud the
injunction will stand until the June tenn
of court when'the case will be tried on It's
merits. AS no opinion accompanies the
order the grounds for the decision are not
known, though various ones are assigned.
DID 1T PAss.-"As the time for spray
ing apple trees 10 here, some say that there