The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-12-19
HAVING soMr Fux.-salem must l,av,

HAVING SoME FuS.--Salem must Law
a narrow.mlndcd =. NJ, one who doesn'
keep posted, II he considers mere XII
enterprise by merchants as lotteries, Tor
was only recently decided that they dl,
not come under the head. The States
man saws: "Several OF Salem's mer
chants are conducting holiday gin enter
priscs, and Il was their desire to advertis'
the same In the columns of the Statesman
but yesterday Postmaster Gilbert gave no
tlre that II any more lottery advertisement
appeared IN the Statesman he would
under the postal laws, have TO conhseat
the issues In which such advertisement
appeared--that Is, he would not pernii
the paper To be transmitted through tn
mails. So this morning no mention
made In the paper OF any grand prix
drawing, chance on the capital prize will
every dollars worth of goods purchased
This la'Y applies as well TO baking powde
gift enterprises, aud everything of tina
naturv But even II marriage Is Lottery
this paper will continue to publish III,
drawings made on the marriage lice ,t'
book a, the toutt house"
MINING MATTERS. ~ The following
claims have been filed with the Count,
Clerk;
II $ Warner, "Ha,tie," quartz mine l,
the Santiam District. Located Oct "a
Filed Dec TO-
| ID Rumbaugh, "Iafold," quartz mine IL
Santam District. Located Oct ". Filet
Dec 10.
IL 5 Warner. Arthur, "santiam District
Located Oct 10. Filed Dee To.
Woodln, rreadwell, SanI,am Dist
Located Oct H. Filed Dec -.
A d Woodin and II $ Warner give no
llce that they claim piece OF lad ! on DIR,
Gu!ch for mill site, and ,ha, they elain
the water of the stream for their use IL
running quartz mill they intend TO erect,
aud the right OF way for zine Inches oi
water TO run the mill.
SWALLOWED A KNirE.- At the black
smith shop Of II pohle yesterday. whilC
being shod, htrse took a steel trimming
knife In its mouth and deliberately swai-
lowed II before the byslandrrs had an o,-
poItnnity to Interfere. rhe knife was one
such as all blacksmith use for trimmin Z
out the hoots Of horses. II had n bone
handle and the hooked blade was of steel
The animal dcvoured this new-iangled
| ro1ghncss with a relish. The results of
this freak of appetite are not yet known
although for horse To long survive with
such an article In It's stomach would truly
be mtracle.-Statesman.
TnR heaviest and largest iron Intel
ever placed in building in this state Is
that placed, on Tuesday, over the first
story Of the new Stencel building. II
was cast by l. Roberts. at the Walla
Walla foundry, is 81 feet long and weighs
6OOO pounls.-Walla Walla Statesman.
That may be the heaviest and largest
In Washington; but not in Oregon. One
OF the lintels in the Baltimore block, in
this city, weighs GS00 pounds, and is q
feet long. Though shorter il is larger. II
was made by the Albany Iron Works, as
well an equipped establishment as there
ID in the northwest for such work.
FcSSY EsoUoH.-This is going to lie a
funny item. 1t was all about COM
munication received by the Salem, Tilla-
nook & Astoria Railroad. Here is the
letter right from Wall street:
~ beg to inform you that am always
open to buy old material coming from
railroads, such ms rails, glsh-plates. wheels
scrap iron, metals, etc. Whenever you
baya any Of these articles To- dispose OF,
kindly favor me with your proposition
and oblige."
LEBANON is a prosperous town, and the
following from its live local paper IL one
Of the evidences: From | A Bennett,
depot agent, we get the following figures
showing the amount OF freight forwarded
and received ~ Lebanon for the month
Of November: Forwarded, $50 tons; re.
ceived, 207 tons; receipts, $2sG0. This,
far from being the best month, win give
a faint idea Of Lebanon az n trade center
and as a shipping point. As soon as the
paper mill begins operations,i it will turn
out five tons daily, and the flour mill
when converted into roller mill will
still further increase the shipping.
Foolish Boys A boy named Ed
die Donnelly, VINO worked around the
barber shop OF Mccoy Bros. started for
Omaha in a box car, last Sunday, says
the mes-Mountaineer, OF The Dalles.
The youngster was patriotic, and intend
ed to continue on his journey until he
shook hands with Parnell and Gladstone
and effected a compromise between the
two Irish leaders. Eddie induced two
other young boys TO accompany him as
Omaha, where they would join the mill
tary forces against the Indians and ex-
emplify the tales they had read OF the
boy heroes in the wild and woolly west.
KNEW KocH.-When a man becomes
great there are always plenty who used
10 know him. Ashland has one. Says
the Tidings: "Since his announcement
OF the remedy for tuberculosis, L +
ZOellner, OF this place, discovers that DR.
koch is a personal acquaintance Of his, a
physician whom he knew in Berlin come
years ago, a quiet, modest young man.
and one who was poor as well as COM
paritively obscure"
No LONGER AN n. G.-The work oi
changing the Narrow Gauge to broad
gauge was completed Thursday afternoon
when the first standard gauge engine
steamed into Coburg from Woodburn, an
important event. Though the road bed
Is not in good condition now it will be
gradually improved until the road will
be in first-class condition, and trains will
run On time.
A LIVE CoRPsE.-The Register OF thit
week has surmise that the unidentified
man in the Lake Labish wreck might b,
John w Doak. They will have 10 lool
farther for Mr. Doak arrived in Eugen,
from Morrow county on Monday after
noon's train, alive and welI.--Guard
That is the way most OF the lost men will
turn up.
| A SwISDLIEG ScHEME.-A new swind
ling scheme is being perpetrated upor
| the unsuspecting farmer by smooth talk.
ing individuals who claim to be advertis
ing Chicago paint house. AS an induce
ment to get their goods before the peopl
they furnish free of charge ten gallons o
paint provided the farmer will agree Il
sign contract to use the same on hi
house. The contract then signed turns u
shortly afterwards In the form of an ofde
for 100 gallons of paint at $z.25.
Now that Parnell has fallen, and jus
common woman named O'Shea wa
the cause, Just think Of 1.-THE demo
Graf man is prepared to say that whel
he saw the great Irish leader twely
years ago, he knew az once that some
thing OF a disagreeabie nature woul
happen him sometime. When a man
down tokick him is the way of tn
world, and that is the reason the write
never did it when he was up.
THE DALLAS B. & L. A.-At the regula
monthly meeting of the Building an
Loan Association last Saturday evenin,
S400 was loaned tn VR Gnvdar ne