The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-09-12

Up THE TnRRE SisrERs.--G w Stay
ton, who returned on Monday from atrip
to the Cascade mountains, reports having
aseendel the middle one OF lhe Three Sis.
ters on the sIst with a party from Eugene.
Their party consisted of thirteen persons,
and they left their camp, eight miles itom
the mountain, at sunrise and arrived at
the glacier about II o'clock, where they
lunehed, and then began the ascent. The
glacier, Mr. Slayton says, Is grand, though
difficult to travel over. II isseveral miles
In length, and consists Of snow from 100
to iso feet In depth, anG often there are
deep creviees which appear to reach TO the
bottom and are several feet In Width.
These have to be jumped, and unless one
Is sure-footed occasion considerable dan
ger Only thre, OF his companions sue
ceeded In reaching the summit Of the
mountain, the rest having given out
farther down the mountain. The summit,
he says, Is composed OF loose shell rock
and large powders and Il not at present
covered with snow. The view from the
summit of this mountain, which Is estlmat-
ed TO be between 10000 and 1900 feet
above the sea level, Mr. SlaSton says Is
indeed grand, and well repays one making
the aseetlt,-Ochoco Review.
PADDING rItE CENsus.--In order TO
make better showing Salem Is padding
the census aitcrth manner 81 Tacoma
and Seattle. The nEMocRAr doesn't wish
to be- everlastingly kicking ut the state
capital; but ii does hate fraud wherever
found, and it knows what Il il talking
about on this subject. Horse trainers
stopping at the fair grounds, drummers,
men passing through the city, transients
| OF all kinds, are being captured, though
the papers have declared that all that Is
wanted is square count. Yesterday an
Albany man while In that city, was cap
tured and enumerated, and commercial
men say they have been taken, The fact
IL everything IL being done 10 swell the
returns. rs il would be very humiliatlng
not TO make bigger showing than be-
fore. OF course the papers there Will say
this is caused by the green eyed monster,
jealousy and all that; but IL ia not, 1t is
simply statement OF facts.
Jusr Amour opR Fn.-Thc financial
condition in which Lane county finds
herself at present, with delinquent tax
list Of nearly $27 900 running back for
several years, is chargeable 10 consid-
erable extent 10 the loose and uncertain
method OF assessing land, that has pre-
vailed in this county since IL was first
organized. The assessing and making OF
he tag roll as at present and in the past
gives the sheriff no power to sell real
property for taxes. The warrant that Is
delivered 10 him OH the first Monday In
April, when taxes become delinquent,
commands him 10 levy upon and sell the
real property described within the roll.
And there the collection stops except
where personal property can bc found or
the owners Of real property can be cajoled
into paying. The roll contains no de-
scription Of real property aud the sheriff
Is left unable 10 make forced collections,
except from personal property.
Two YouSd TRAVELLERS. - Monday
morning early n small boy and a smaller
girl were standing at the head Of the
short steps near the depot saloon. They
stood there like two stray lambs looking
for their mother. Roughly dressed they
were and the red flannel drawers Of the
small girl reached q couple Of inches be-
blue dress, but she made amends for this
too artistic arrangement OF her garb by u
fringe OF dirt around her smiling mouth.
The boy said his name was Johann Nilo-
las Wauk and that o. his sister Maggie
Mathreda Wauk, and that they were go-
ing back by train 10 their home in Me
hama. Each carried little package in
a soiled red cotton handkerchief: that Of
the girl, which vas the smaller, contain
ed ginger cookies, and the boys WAS a big
wad Of brcad.--Oregon City Courier.
DoN's CEEDrroRs.- Smith, recent
Iy attached ut Gatesyille, gave the fol-
lowing list OF creditors, which will show
that Albany is considerably interested,
and one, that Of Hoffman x PieiiIcr, had
been interested several years.
Ladd & Bush, secured, $4,000; Allen x
Lewis, $976.sT Akin, Selling * Co, s6li.-
IL DittenhOiier, Haas x Co, S46l. .36
Esberg, Bachman & Co, $369.5l; Chas IL
Dodd & Co. $346.l4 Thanhauser & Froh-
man, S234.24; j. Coins, s239.2S; Isom,
Lanning x Co, $222. 2.s5; Sam'l l. Young,
1925. go; NJ Seller K Co, $7s.3D; = II
Daniels, 1878; Neustadter Bros, sG2.s7 /;
Hoffman d PfeiheT, $44.70; Fleischner,
Mayer & Co, $is6.SI; Bernheim & Man
ner, $3.50; Stewart & Sox. 5000; Cox
Bros & Co, $22.s0; Deyoe & Robson,
$Il.l5.
SULPmER SPRNGs.-Somefim during
the past three months, some springs
were discovered on land belonging TO
George Frost, living six miles east Of
Scio, on Thomas creek, that upon exam.
ination proved to be strongly impregna-
ted with sulphur. Last Sunday alter
noon, by invitation Of + o Smith, we ac-
companied him ON visit to them. We
found several springs, from two or three
Of which the water was flowing freely.
One Of these tasted very strong Of sulph-
nr, Several persons who have drank Of
the waters Of the white sulphur springs
at Ashland, say this Is equally as good q
| spring, and that the water il as strong OF
sulphur. Who knows but what we are
to have great summer resort near US
one Of these days.-scio Press.
A GLooMY PRED;cTroS.-"Nexts spring
you can tan my hide for sole leather" said
Andy Wylapd, the slayer OF elks, 10 the
Oregon City Couiier, 'if next winter isn't
the hardest for urdfed years Up In
the mountains see swarms OF rats from
Missouri and Kansas, who've come all the
way from that god forsaken country to
escape ffeezin' 10 death. And there's the
ground hogs, they re so fraid Of the terri.
bic cold they're working like politicians for
their winters grub. They're cuttIn' roots
and herbs camas and Skunk cabbage root
This they pile on To dry and then
chacheem In their way down deep.
WAsHNaToN CITIES. According to tho
census the population OF Centralia, Wash.
is 500, whereas they have been claiming
1000; that Of Anacortes, 1888; Olympia
300; Snohomish, 2093; Whatcom, 1917
Fair Haven, 4057 Blaine, 1859; Dayton
1870; Puyallup, 1890; Port Townsend
440S; Vancouver, 1856; Port Angeles
10l9 Grays Harbor, 523; Hoquam, 1919
Montesano, l716; Walla Walla, 1888; Pas
&C, ,47S; Pomeroy, ,642; Ellensburgh ,275S
Goldendale, 1878; Sprague, 1922; Col
vile, ,542; Palouse, ,ll17; Pennington, ,4l5
FRIaHTFUL AccIDEsT.-Last evening
quite serious accident happened in tn
rear Of Powell & Cos store, which, owinI
to the large crowd always congregated il
front Of their counters, caused excite
ment only among several hundred pee
pie. 1t seems that the firIn had bough
a large quantity of choice syrup. On
| of the barrels enranQ n leak and hafor