The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-30
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rumors are plentiful. One report says a
corps OF surveyors IL running line from
Corvallis to Eugene and that the west side
road IL TO be extended TO this city at once
Another report says they are working for
the Oregon Pacific and that that road will
build branch line to tap this section.
Property At Springfield has been chang.
ing hands at n lively rate the past few
weeks. a gentleman from that city in
formed us yesterday that Mr. Wallis has
sold his farm of TOO acres adjoining Spring
field 70, $1,000 and Mrs Meliee has sold
her farm OF about soo acres for about the
same price Outside capitalists are bar
gaining for several other pieees of proper.
" around here,
The body OF Mrs Andrews, who Il Will
be remembered was Killed by land slide
| near the head of tide on the Siuslaw last
February. was found In the river last week
The body was In q fair state of pieserva
ton, having been under the water all the
time. II was supposed that fIrs Andrews
aud two children were buried beneath the
shde. but since the finding OF her body II
Is presumablc that all were swept into the
raging river.
| Mr. A Goldsmith met with serious and
peculiar mlshap last Friday evening. lie
was standing at table watching n game
of whist In which Frank Guthrie had n
hand. Frank IL troubled with hemorrhage
of the lungs and while playing was taken
with one cf his coughing and vomiting
spells This had u sickening eiiecs on MIR
Goldsmith and he started out OF the house
| To get fresh air but tainted when near the
door. When he tel his head struck a
cuSpidor and large cash Was cut In the
back of his head lie was conveyed to his
home and had two tpasma that evening.
II was feared for some time that lac would
not live through the night, but he Is now
improving rapidly and will soon be all ..
X. again.
TitE Pioneers or OREGON The annual
meeting Of the Linn County Pioneer As
sociation will be held at Brownsville, on
the 4, 5 aud q days OF June, being Wed
nesday, Thursday and Friday Of the first
week ut said month. Come pioneers, let
us meet and have good time, general
hand-shaking. and love feast. Let
everyone come prepared To relate some
| incident Of their travels across the plains
or on ship board. There will he one or
two addresses each day. besides the one
minutes speeches by everybody. There
will be roasted OK distributed
among the campers on the second day,
free. The roll call will be ON the second
day. Every year lessons our number.
One by one We cross the dark river never
10 return. 4 yew years mere and the
Pioneers of Oregon will bo numbered
among the thhgs of the past. The meet
ing il not intended to be confined 10 Linn
county, but all are welcome. Come one,
come all. or Cosuow.
Committeeman.
\ TERRIBLE DEAriI--A very sad acct e
dent occurred In the family If Iessc Yo-
cum, near bellevue. last ThursdaY. SAYS
.hc Iamhll Reporter. resulting IN The
death of their baby boy Ciaud. aged two
wears, three months and tSenty-aeyru
days. Mis- Yoeum was visl,irg at the
house of a, neig hbor, and the little oGr
while playing In tne ,aid got hold Of
bottle eonsstiuiTg a solution OF corrosive
snblimate ana swallowed some OF the
poison. Medical aid was promptly sum
homeland al was done that could he 10
eounteract the effects. Up To Sunday
night the child seemed 10 be l,upFoyiug,
and at that time wss pronounced out of
danger by the attending phy sician, but IL
died the following nerning.
BANKRUPT YANKEE FARMEns.
lolcomb few days ago returned from u
visit to his old Connecticut home. He
draws dolefni picture Of the farmers oi
the Nutmeg state. Large numbers of
them are hopelessly Ia debt, in spite oi
the factories in almost every village, nu-
merous in the aggregate. What they
have To sell is cheap and what they must
buy Is dear. Mr. Iiolcomb says there is
no other recourse for the mortgaged far
mers OF the New England states than 10
become tenants or go west, as he did
himself. Oregon City Courier.
Ills SipE.-I In the case of jameson
Kincaid, the man arrested at Albany for
abduction, the following was his version
of the matter: "'fhc prisoner admitted
taking the young girl away from her
home, but said Il was out Of the most faith.
erly motives Kireaid sAid the girl came
10 his plasc the day before he vent awav,
crying and showed large bruise on her
shoulder. saying her mother had been
cruelty beating her lie also said the girl In
presenting the case, Is actIated by the fear
Of her mother, who wishes To get even
with him for taking her daughters part.
Too NARKow.-Albany streets are wide
compared to those Of Astoria, according
to the following:
When the chaos on Third street ceases
and thoroughfare is established, the
sidewalks will be ten feet wide. This is
crowding things little. Two sidewalks
each ten feet, and Il six foot car track in
the center, on fifty foot street leavec
only twelve feet on each side for teams
and traffic.
Hods.-A law passed by the Oregon
legislature provides that when 100 or
more legal voters Of county shall file a
petition with the county clerk asking
that the question Of swine running at
large shall be voted upon, the clerk shall
include that in his election notices and it
shall be submitted TO the voters. A PEE
tition has been filed in the clerks Office
OF Lane county, and vote will be taken
on the question at the ensuing election.
Journal.
QUITE AN ADvESTURER-BF + Hendricks
started for South America some few
weeks since. He shipped at San Fran
cisco, but as the treatment received al
the hands Of the officers was bad the
crew deserted and the passengers went
with them. He concluded TO go via New
York, but on arriving there found work
in gunsmith store, and is there at pres
ent.-Guard.
GRAND ExcURsIoN.-On June 9th i
Company will give the biggest steam
boat excursion in the history OF Albany
from this city to Salem on the William
cites greyhound, the VIM NJ Hoag. Ar
immense crowd will go, as the people
know that L Company never do things
by half. Salem had better get its com
pany in trim to defend the capitol
On HAND "A Chinaman last week
claimed to have been robbed OF So il
money by another Mongolian, and rushed
off for the Marshal. The thief was no
found. 1t is peculiar fact that Will,
/ the Celestials have no respect for oul
laws in ordinary matters, when it comel
to personal loss to their pocket book they
are right on hand.
A JUsT VERDIcT.--Near Port Town
send last December "the boys" shivareee
Martin Phillips on his wedding night. He
killed one of them. Last Monday, after
trial lasting a week, he was acquitted
Phillips ought to get medal or something
for aiding SO grandly in putting an ever