The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-08-22
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Powers, a boy of Is, take some OF the
blame away, inasmuch as he did not know
any one was hunting IN the neighborhood
at all. The Oregonian gives the following
facts on the polut The Powers boy,
looking down the trail from his stand, saw
a slight moSement as ct dcer's head, and
as il came no nearer for fear OF losing a
shot..entirely,h ,he raised his Winchester and
fired with fatally sure aim at what he
supposed to be- deer's head, Upon go
ing Ia see the result af HIS shot, Powers
aud his boy cousins we're horriHed 10 find
Mr. Walker lying dead, the bullet having
entered at his mouth ranging downward
and passing out at the lower part OF the
neck, severing the vertebrae. All who
knew the circumstances ot the accident
unite In exoneratlng the boy OF any blame
or excessive carelessnesS In the matter.
No one has hunted on the mountains at
all except these boys They knew posi-
lively that no one was anywhere on the
mountain when they left home Monday
afternoon, and they had Killed many bucks
In the same place and on the same deer
trail The act vas not one of "reekless"
boy, but OF ono who vas skilled hunter,
and one noted for his carcfnlness with
| firearms.
ANOTHER Coat NINE w Bishop, re-
siding ten miles east OF Lebanon on Ha-
milton creek, brought TO this office some
fine coal groupings Experienced coal
miners have examined the ground and
the out-croppings and pronounce II the
most promising Of anything they have
seen in this part OF the state. One gem
! tleman told Mr. Bishop that he thought u
1 -. a z a aE.s IL a a
depth Of fifty feet. What we need, and
must have, ii Oregon ever takes rank AS
mineral state, Is men To develop our re-
sources. Mr. Bishop offers 10 give one
half interest 10 any man who viii develop
the mines.-Express.
A GmL Eprroa.-Miss Andrea Hofer,
q girl OF twenty, is editor Of the MeGreg-
or, In, News. She carries on the paper
herself, doing all the editorial and nearly
half Of the mechanical work. She has
worked in the office since she was ten
years old, and has graduated out OF every
department. Her helpers, Il boy and
girl, both younger than herself, set the
correspondence and clippings. The edi-
torials, notes, reviews, etc, Miss Hofer
sets in type as she thinks them out. her
time being too precious To write them -
The Household. Miss Hofer is now n
resident Of Salem and does some OF the
writing for the Journal, one Of the live
liest papers that comes 10 our office
No UsE FoR HM.-Noah made terri
BILE bad break when he took the Goblin
moth into the ark, and we don't under
stand why he did It, His wool Is no
good for manufacturing purposes and he
Is not pretty nor intelligent creature.
The Goblin moth always sleeps with its
head 10 the north, and il the fruit raiscrs
could catch him while asleep, In the wet
Of the moon, and maui him over the head
with piece Of gas-pipc or bed-slat IL
would at least discourage his emigration
10 this coast in large numbers. II APP
pears that the Goblin moth always comes
to this coast from the East, and We wish
TO say right here that we would thank
the people of the East II they would keep
their internal verInin ai home.-Cor. Ex-
press.
FRuH.-An Ashland man tells the
DEMOCRAT that at that city there IL u
much larger demand for fruit Of all kinds
than the supply, and an unlimited
amount could be sold. lie wonders Why
more pear and prune trees are not raised
here. Linn county people can make
this II great fruit country II they VIII. In
prunes, pears and apples they can take a
front rank, and there will now always bc
market for all that can be raised. The
adjoining states are unpFoductiye IN fruit,
except California. unceasing demands
come from Montana, Idaho, Wyoming,
Colorado and Nevada for more fruit.
This offers big field which industrious
farmers should see filed.
HEARD THE BgtLs.-Col T G Smith; Of
Salem, well-known in Albany, Is now
doing Europe. In writing home from
Ireland he says: "What have seen Of
the Emerald Isle | do not wonder at
lrishmcn having tender spot under
! their vests for the dear old Island. Every
thing il very beautiful and quaint,
| though showing great age but in moat
cases everything il built so solidly that
the Tavages OF centuries make little inn
preston. | have ridden on a haunting
car and heard the "BelIs OF Shandon,
that sound 50 grand on the pleasant WA
ters Of the River Lee"
a VgRY HooGrsn IrsM.-A German
by The name of Bach. residing in cayote
=
week on complaint of James Hayes for
naliciousiv XIII ig the latter's hogs. Bacl,
had no fence to keep the hogs off of his
place and they troubled him good deal
but instead OF informing Hayes he took an
az and killed two or three of them. He
was arraigned before justice Of the peace
but the case was settled by his paying
Hayes for the hogs and paying the costs oi
the trial. He also agreed TO leave the
country. he was arrested about year
ago for assaulting another man with an az
but was acquitted. Eugene Register.
Ar TWALDRoN.-Thomas Madison Adaml
Jefferson Parrish, an old friend Of th,
DEMOCRAT, and former resident OF Lin
county, writing from Waldron, says
"We have better crops this year, ou
three summers just passing have beer
dry. This one has the best crops 70
many years. A good deal Of feed is pu
up and considerable grain will b'
threshed. Beef il in demand, at gooC
figures, mutton too. Grass better thar
usual Stock is in fine condition; healti
good; everyone busy.
THE BIGGEST. After huneng SOM
time the biggest liar has been found. A
Fairhayen man in expaiiating on the fer.
tility of Sound soil to group Of listener
in Pendleton, says the z o, said that on
man who had patch of Strawberries nea
Faifbaven made a wager with anothe
that he could pick out strawberry tina
wouldn't enter the mouth An old squay
near was selected 10 make the experiment
She opened her mouth, which looked lik
tunnel entrance, to It's utmost capacity
but It wouldn't contain the strawberry.
FROM THE MINES "A B Woodin an
II II Ames returned from the Santiar
mines this noon with confident look o
their faces, and bringing some more fin
looking ore. A day or two ago fifty t
, seventy pounds OF dir; and soft rock wa
taken from the bottom of the shaft, an
SIS in gold was ranned out of the loos
= part in few minutes, equal to over $50
to the ton. TIE future continual
brightens.
Coon YIELD "A thresherman says on
of the finest wheat fields he has seen wa
A on the farm of VIM Hunter, which ave
, aged 3s Bushels 10 the acre. The genel,
average everywhere Is higher than WI
anticipated, and farmers have been su
prised in the right direction. Bushes
will be begun on spring wheat next wee