The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-22


land and began talking about the exceed
ingly large percentage of fires that were
caused BY lamp explosion, aud stated that
he was Introducing new preparation
Edison's latest invention--whie not only
prevented lamp conhustlons but would
also make the oil last longer--one filling
with this article would last ordinarily
several months. The preparation was
small aud dropped Into the oil, lie found
many houseseepcrs who had an eye for
economy as well as safety and appreciated
Edison's latest, disposing OF SO cents TO "a
worth to most " the families IN Ashlard.
After he aud his "inventlon" had disap-
pearcd some of our local Edisons With a
i lot OF curiosity examined few OF these
latest, I.o, and beholdl II was nothing
bnt smal capsule flied with plain sand
! Asso many we're 'sucked in" ON the "iskt,
there was lots of "chating" going on for
several DAYS Ashland Record.
n ptcuuIAR ExPLosit N.-A strange
and somewhat unaeeounled Tor accident
oreuurd IN the machine u. George Smith
while thrrshirg on the farm ot Mrs Allen
near Eola few dnNs Niucc " bile the
machine was rur ming ut her usual speed
nr rNrl,viou tuok place la the cvlinder
~ Il ttmr ilsshrd ont ot the mouth of
I jlt tnur'iue AVID set l!re "a the zee side of
! the .bJt .ur aud Il was culy by 4 hard
/ fight ,hU jbr separator aud The threshed
| grain Ms sawed 'thr cause ot thu cx~
\ plcslon is uukuoWu. TIL, straw had c1n-
| Sidvrshl, i,ru ip i an3 sumr think Il VAS
/ the dust fIou ihv fytu, which they say Is
I ccmhu,' iNlc under favorable circumstances.
- Jcu nal
MNuNora PgAciGs,- Skeels, the
gardener, who lives across the river from
/ this city, lcftai this office sample OF
peaches of his own growing that contra
diet in the most emphatic way the notion
that peaches DO not do well in the Will
hncttr Valley. One of the peaches
I brought iu measures nine and one six
,cvnth inches in circumference and
weighs ipll eight ounces, The other
measures eight and hlteen-siNteenth
inches and weighs slightly less than
eight ounrVs, TUey are oi the early
CraW Wiord variety aud are finely favored, /
eNcelling California or Southern Oregon [
peaches. Some day the finest peaches !
ON the Pacific coast will he fund grow /
ing In the Willamette Valley
a CEooE CouNrY MuRDER.-L
Monday afternoon Johr FLOCK shot and 4
killed George X Chamberlain OF, the lat
ter's place, about i've miles from Mitchell, 1
on Mounialh creek. Chamberlain and I
Fio,k have places Joining aud thcir houses /
are abou, 800 wards apart. TO get into /
Chamber ain's house he had 10 pass
through gate Eear Flock's hoase. On
the evening Of the shooting Chamberlain i
was riding toward hts house from the gate .
aud II Is claimed, shot Fiock's dog, when /
Flcck fired three shots nj him, all of which /
tocS effect in Chambcrlaiu's head and I
body, causing almost instant death. Flock .
Immediately went to Mitchell aud sur
rendered TO the justice Of the Peaee Re. |
view.
Az OLD TIMER "A well known real
estate company Of this place, says the I
Salem Journal. bought tract of land a /
few miles from the city one day this week /
When the purchase was concluded the 4
treasurer OF the land company presented /
the geutlem an who had sold the land
some grccnhacks 10 payment for the prop (
erty, when 10 his surprise the uan said, |
"wnat are them?" The treasurer inform
ed him tina, they were grecnbaeks "Auy.
way," said Mr. ------. Il don't want'em. !
have alwavs been used 10 gold and don't
/ know myth ng about them things. but I
/ have two or1tnri s-in-law up here and 1,
/ they say ihcv AZ, an right III take 'ctn'
/ lie WAS in!crm,d hy n's friends tina, the
bills we're gt,it 70 he finally concluded to
take them.
NtQINA BAY-On Monday last sir r
A Benseil took charge oi the office Of col
lector Of customs Tor the port oi Yaquina.
7 retiring collector, Mr Priests, time cx-
! pired on that day.
/ Yaquina Bay viii be mainly depend
ent on the ocean for it's support il ii is
to ever become large port. There IL no
reason why Newport should not become
a ship building point.
7 Postmaster Hampton has ordered new
\ fixtures and boxes from Chicago for the
/ Newport pOstOliice. re intends 10 have
the best equipped Office in this part OF
the state.-Republican.
CAEELgss PEoPLE.-IAst Sunday six
year old son Of Chas Cary met with an
accident that came near costing him the
! iOss Of one of his feet. A saddle 10 which
/ a 4i-calibre Smith * Wesson revolver
I wac attached had been thrown down in
I the barn, and boy like, the little fellow
I got astr:de the saddle. when in some
manner the weapon Was discharged. the
/ bullet passing through the side of his
/ foot grazing the bone. Dr. Belknap
I dressed the wound, which Is not serious,
and the little fellnw viii soon be none
the worse for his really fortunate mis-
! hap.-Prineyille News.
NEARLY DgowSED.-Sunday afternoon
Alvin Brown, small boy, was wading in
the Willamette river, just below the o z
bridge, with his pants rolled mp, trying
10 see how far out he could go, the bot
tom descending gradually for n short dis
tance, when lac suddenly stepped off a
bank into deep water. Not being a
swimmer lac was carried down stream,
strangliDg and sinking at least twice,
when Mr. William Fletcher, who was
walking along ihe bank, was attracted
by his cries and plunged into the stream
after him, getting him just in time to
save him from drowning.
Coon ljf;f'f Ab1ut Tangent we hear
If wheat H. a.3.3 lows:
Mr Sharp d. :: 52z bushels from 7
acres.
Mr. Owrnb,'s wheat cop averaged 80
bushels per acre.
! n SCOTS faIl crop averaged IS bushels
per acre
Jas. Williams eror averaged IS bushels
/ pFi oAits
A l. Bddgeiarmcr thrcshcd IS bushels
per acre from II acre field that wa
: "stubbled" IN last fall
A HoKsE SToRY.-We don't expect Jul
3 readers 10 ewaiow the following story blu
! they can help themselves TO as much cf i
a as they eau conveniently digest: Johr
r Milton, Of Frazie-, has horse with an ap
b, petite for grease. Last week he devoure'
e ten gallons of mineral header oil, side o
e bacon and six cans of axle grease. He !
+ a good work horse, and every day does hi
i share of hard pulli1g.-W asco Observer
Speoking about putting ones feet In one
mouth II takes the Salem Statesman to d.
: il, ard II has been doing 1t particularly OF
I The census. II is precincts DO not reacl
Ai5aiy, they come pretty close to IL; a
:. ie5rt tines are extensive as AlbanN's an
, ehen rnew census u taken IL will sho'
3 the population nt the precincts and not lha
y Of the city according to its Charter.
II We are now down on BIZ. Nye, who