The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-01
A REAL ESTATE Man IN TRounLE.--The
Corvallis Gazette chnrgea Il @ Beardaley,

Mr. Egltn on feconne ndHtton OF the pro
prietor OF the Occidental Hotel, and then
after using 1t that he left the team on u
back street, went TO the hotel, took his
lgrip therefrom, drove 10 the West Side
depot, reaching there in time 10 board
the train as ii pulled out for Portland,
having secured boy to return the team
to tho stable. That Mr. Egln and MIR
Wilkins, who were both at the depot,
compared notes and found that he left
unpaid his board bill, his stable bill, aud
several small sums Of money borrowed
from real estate men IN Corvallis
Prompt action on the part OF the credit
ors caused his arrest when tho train ar
rived ut Independence, when he settled
the matter by paying the amounts due
Mr. Beardsley was resident Of Albany
] seven or eight months, and the DEMO-
tCRAr's experience with him was that he
was prompt honorable man to do bust.
ness. On leaving for Portland he did no
with square record behind him. Hence
the above charges OF the Gazette sound
rather unreasonable 10 those who knew
Mr. Beardsley here, and there Ii probably
n mistake.
| a RATTLE SNAKE BtrR.--W Walter Eddy,
t5 year-ola son Of Jap EDDY was bitten
by raltlcsnake last Tuesday afternoon, at
3 o'clock, In Coyote precinct, about -
miles southwest OF Eugene. II appears
tha, he ha gone into the field. half mile
from the house, after some hay and stepped
on the suake which wound around his right
leg and thrust its poisonous iangs Into the
lower calf ot the leg, laeerating II consld-
erably. The boy, ery lag from pain and
fright, ran home, arriving there much ex-
cited aud very warm the exercise spread
Ing the poison through the blood. Whisky
was Immediately given him and the leg
bandaged. During the night he continued
TO grow wotse, and the leg TO swell badly
"Wednesday evening messenger summon
cd DIR Mckinney, who attended upon the
sufferer that night lie found the patient
In an extremely critical condition, and as,s
he will probably die Eugene Guard.
How Hr WAS ktcKgp. from DIR
Mas,on, who arrived home on the o +
train, ", leara further particulars
of the kicking of Lee Payne, son oi
| NJ Payne, by = horse al the Summit, on
the . i road TO the bay. II seems that
| Lee was visiting at III: hong OF his uncle.
| MIR Galloway. wto lives two miles beyond
the summit. Lee was out Ia field or
barnyaFd, near horse that lay down TO
|
and threw up hls hands TO scare II, when
Il suddenly jumqed up and kicked the hoy
In The face. knocking on, ten teeth and
cutting several irishiinl gashes la the
face. The boy was unconscious for
nearly twenty -foAr hours. The Dr
brought him home 10 day on the train,
| while Mr Payne and wife came Ia With
! the team that took them aud the doctor
over there. The boy is sorac better to
day.
BAD LueKi- Abou, seventeen years ago
l. K Garrison took about 1000 sheep from
here to eastern Oregon. A hard winter
came on and he lost all but 81 ahd gave
them away. lie returned to Lane county
and for several years conducted dairy on
Fern Ridge Abou, year ago he took
i75 head OF cattle and u horses 10 eastern
| Oregon. Last winter he ,ost all but a
cattle and 4 horses during the severe wiz.
ter. He had seventeen tons of hay put up
and fed that all out but Il dii not last long
| enough and he was enable Ia get any more
lie returned to Lane county last week and
viii again Try to get something ahead
Register.
CONVENTION OF MAasHALs.-- .-- A cIreu-
lar. the wording of AHieh Is as fellows has
been forwarded 10 the chiefs of noilcc ans.
marshals Of the cities of Oregon and
/ Washington THE second scmt.anauai
| convention OF chiefs Of police aud city mar.
shals Of Washington and Oregon, will be
held At Portland, August s, IS9s. at TO o.
clock a. IN. Tnc objects of this conVcn-
are TO complete the organization which
was inauguratcd al Tacoma, February {,
| 1890. and devise wats ard meant for the
capture and detention '.i eriminqls, and es-
iablish a thorough detective system. All
chiefs and city marshals are requested 10
appear In full uniform"
A GRAVE CnARas.-We understand that
the merchants of Sweet Home are mis-
leading wool men from Eastern Oregon,
who are bringing their wool TO the valley
To sell. by telling them that the prices
are better in Albany and that they can
not sell their wool in Brownsville. We
wish 10 say that Brownsville pays the
market price for wool and IL those people
are directing wool men from this place
+, they are telling that which is not true,
for Brownsville IL in the lead and buys
all the wool that comes, paying the high
est market price, and sells goods rs cheap
as Albany y.-Brownsyille Tunes. Now ms
a matter Of fact all the wool brought over
the Cascades that came To Albany was
started for this city in the first place and
Sweet Home men had nothing 10 do with
it coming to Albany.
WISH him LUCK Texas Tom and his
banjo band and Bride Bill are at Albany,
having been called there TO attend upon
the DEMOCRAT mans tapeworm, which
the universal hope l. they will succeed In
,corraling and lassoing. Statesman.
AS their medicine couldn't even tickle
the rough hide Of the tapeworm editor Of
the Statesman, they Say they will never
tackle another editor and love or money
couldn't hire then, to take our case. Pop
nlation of Albany and suburbs, 6,S72.
ENOUGH TO CAUSE RUM The other
day we noticed farmer buying bacon, lard
butter and potatoes Of dealers in town.
These are nccessnries Of life which every
farmer should produce on his farm, and
until the farTer do so they cannot expect
TO become prosperous. With the exception
Of groceries, the farmer should produce
everything at home that he eats, but many
Crook county farmers do not hence the
great drain upon their incomes and upon
the wealth of the county. = -.Ochoco Review.
ILL FAVORED MAcHINERY.-A queer fa-
tality pursues carload Of machiney foi
the Crown mill. On the first journey
hither from the east the car and its load
were wrecked and the machinery had tc
i be taken back to the shops for repairs
/ En- route the second time, the car and
, contents were spoiled by fire on the
/ track. Now the machinery has to BIZ
built again. The railroad company, o
course, foots these losses out OF its wat
. cred stock.-Oregon City Courier.
? AN ARREST AT STAYToN.-R s Henlint
E was arrested at Stayton, a few days ago
a charged with stealing $65 from the pock.
etbook of J = Thomas. He was held Il
await the action Of the grand jury under
5000 bonds which were furnished. Ii
t the examination he was represented b,
Geo Downing and S 7 Richardson, O
s Salem, the prosecution by w ii Queener
d The defendant was raised there, was re
Gently married, has q grandmother an(
parents there. The affair has causeC
II considerable excitement at Stayton.
7 WAS AT ADMINISTRATION Fleming
z OF the Oregon Information Board, in Civ
y ing an account of his trip up the vale,
= mentions Albany as follows:
r nmz..oI f.axx,. Do~.,oIis.