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

AFTER A TRAIN WRRcKER. = Lon Ilar-
ris, Of Alan. eda. California. a detective In
the employ Of the Southern Pacific com.
pany, was In this vicinity last week look
ngto ramp who was supposed to have
been implicated In the wreck OF the over-
land train at Lake LAblsh. A man ans
wering the description OF the one wanted
was seen near. Creeweil iast week. A
woman driving along the road met him
and aeked him some question. lie gave
her short ahswc. and then climbed the
fence and made FOR the hills Scott
| ChrisinAn, eonatabe az Cottage Grove,
learned Of this and went down 10 0 point
where he supposed the man would raas II
he went on,and watched for him all night.
The next day he stationed another man
while he went on south OF Cottage Grove.
They watched three days and nights but
saw nothing OF him Eugene Register.
The = p company may send detectives
out until the end Of tile century. but they
will not iiid the tramp who wrecked the
train at Lake Lablsh The tramp that did
Il was PROBABLY the poor tFestlei a, least
that ls the almost universal opinion here.
A MoRAIIzee.--Th editor of the Dali
las Itemixer never publishes an issue Of
his paper without morali4Ing, really In d
pretty sensible way. Here are couple
from the last issue:
Every young lady who marries man
who drinkstrie very dangerous expe,I-
ment. Thousands Of them are now BIT
teriy regrelting having done 90.
II the young men who are so glib With
profanity could realize how very harsh
and ugly /, sounds to all persons of true
refinement, the better class OF them would
cease to use proiane language. The moat
degraded specimens OF humanity almost
invariably swear.
ALBAsY's Exronr BuslsKss.--1hc rx.
port trade OF Albany Il larger than people
kencfaily realize. and the following Agures
will surprise most Of our readers. During
November isG full cars, and 10 part ear
loads, OF freight, were shipped on the
Southern Pacific from this city 10 different
points In the state. OF this 6s car loads
consisted OF rock, -four and lumber, az
full car loads OF merchandise representing
the Wholesale trade Of our merchants, a
very haiiering showing and the remainder
was Of miscellaneous nature. The record
speaks OF the business Of the city outside
OF the large retail trade here. AMI a. tho
figures arc ofiieisl and not gue3s work the
showing can be relied on.
aSorHER DIscoysgY.-someihing like
petroleum has been discovered ON the
farm Of l. NJ Hall near Buena Vista. The
story n going Il as follows: A Mr. Cul-
YER while burning some brush discovered
the ground 10 be on fire down 20 depth
OF about three feet. The burning clay Is
q dark putty-llke substance, and the burnt
debris very much resembles coal Stag.
There may be petroleum somew here In
that yicinity-who knows West Side.
4 CAsARp coRRgcrrp-we are au
thorized TO say that there "a nothing in the
recent dispaieh stating taal the Oregon Pa
eiac grade In the Msiheur country had
been purchased by the Great Northern.
Every little while reports similar 10 this
one get started, but neither the directors,
stockholders OF officers ever find II out.
Corvallis Gazette.
HAIsgy.-At the election held Monday
the following city officials were elected |
Mayos, II ID Cooley; recorder. " stew. |
aati treasurer, NJ v Koonixi councllinen. |
x Andrews. ! Z Carter. ] Il Bone, ! n |
Gulllford, J { Stanalsh, r FrlshY. mar |
ehal, Thomas Z Sloan.