The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-11-14

$500 to prosecute the case against Gott-
fried Brosc
Judge Sha,tuck left last Monday for hi,
home at Portland While here he made
host of friends, and all who had business
In court concede that i've Is the ahlest
judge that has ever held court IN Crook
county.
The Oregon Pacific has been placed IN
the hands OF receiver. This may cause
some substantial company 10 take charge
of the road and complete Il 10 an caste m
connection. Future developements arc
Rnxiously awaited. Revi
QuARRELNa.-Th Eugene Guard said
"Clara Morris must be conceded to stand
alone. II che were 10 play ON bare
platform, devoid of stage accessories and
costumes she would make her hearers
forget everything save her intense, mag
petic, dramatic realism" Then the
Rosebury Review took II up and cried
out, GLOW Clara would blush were she
to read this criticism, aud how the very
modest Iowa editor n the Salem Journal,
who has been so shocked ut the "nude in
art" at the Portland exposition, win hold
up his hands in holy horror" This made
the Journal mad and il declared the wit
was coarse, and ''iudge ftom the low
tastes expressed by the Review man he
is not in the habit OF being shocked at
anything"
A Big ISceEAsR.-Drush land along the
Santiam between Albany and Scio, is
selling ut $50 and $GUsan acre. A couple
OF weeks ago gentleman bought farm
ON the Santiam, unimproved, paying $50
an acre for 1t. A few days ago he sold II
for 500 an acre. They will hear of the
bargains offered on Ysquina Bay ere
long, will visit us, when our rich lands
and magnificent climate will capture the
new conner without an etfort.-Toledo
Post. The DEMOCRAT has been unable to
trace the matter up, but expects, b'jcrsy,
that 1t is true.
On RoHERTs CREEK, Douglas county,
and within a radius of ten mics, are an
iron mine, lime stone quarry, a marble
quarry and coal In vast quantities. Il
might be worth the while of some capital
ist to make an inspection of these proper
ties.-Ex.
Items like the above can be written
about many of the counties Of Oregon.
Take Linn, for instance, and we have gold,
silver, paint, plembago aud coal within u
small radius. This Is great country.
A CURosrY.-w A Hansen, IN en-
ploye of W u Fletcher, the jsweler, has
quite curiosity in his possession, II
watch whose every portion except the
case was manufactured by himself by
hand. Mr. Hansen is a native OF Dem
mark, and made the watch while at
Copenhagen. II was three months
tediops job, but nc now has as good a
tims-piece rs any machine made watch
in tee land, and one that any man would
be proud TO carry as n curiu.-Pendleton
+ .. The man would be more OF curl
osity than the watch.
ScIo.-work was commenced Tuesday
at putting in the bridges, cattle guards,
etc., Of the Scio extension OF the Orego-
nian railroad.
Billy Garrett, OF the rustling firm OF
Garrett x Mueller, of Albany, was in the
city Tor short time Wednesday.
VIM Brenner, r " Dilley and others
returned on Saturday from hunt near
Indian prairie. They baggcd nine deer
while there.
The water is again so low that our
streets are shrouded in darkness even
ings; cause why, there is no power 10
run our electric lishts.-Express.
EALsEY has four churches, the ". e,
Christian, u. = and Baptist; W c + U
and o G T lodge,a lodge OF MaSons with
the following officers: " x Garrett, "
NJ; w II Sheppard. s W; Jas a Pearl.
W; a Smith, Treas; K a Andrews,
Sec; a S Bassett, $ ID; J II Lame, J ID.
and WE Citizens, Tyler. 4 lodge OF
Odd Fellows, with these officers; & -
Jackson, n G.; 7 Z Sloan,V G.; w ] Ribe.
lin, Sec, AID Z Bresslcr Treas.
NOT THE BEsr.-A Saturday, i 'spatch
says: wendell Baker, a crack sprinter
OF the Berkely Athletic club, broke the
record for 200 yards this afternoon, do
ing it in 20 seconds, at New York City.
One-fifth Of a second better than the
previous record" This is a mistake.
The best previous record was made by
George Seward at Manchester, England
on Sept. 30, 1874, running 200 yards in
1872 seconds.
MINING CLAiMs.--The folio ning claims
were filed to-day:
John McChrsney, Last Chance, Santiam
district, located Oct I3th,on Saniiam river,
mouth of Canal Creek.
ID S DoJds. Placer Mining claim, Santi
am district, so rods from Santiam river
and 10 from Canal Greek. Located Oct
18th.
The ALBANY DEMocRAr clips an article
from last weeks Review and gives credit
TO the West Side. Don't do il again.
Jefferson Review. Wrong. We clipped
it from the West Side. II is very seri-
Gus matter and you should sail into that
paper. II is a sign Of greatness 10 be
lacerated by such matters.
A CoSTRAsT.-At the late term Of court
in Linn county there was no criminal
case on the docket, although the county
has q population Of 10000. A strange
contrast is presented by Umatilla, whose
Jail is now full Of inmates, and whose
criminsl docket Is always lengthy
Pendleton Il o.
They HAVE CONF A large and Gle
Il IT