The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-04-04
A BAD RuNAwY.-Iast Saturday Mr.

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square Ia front ot the Court House, when
they became frightened and ran north q.
long Droadalbin street. Mr. Churchill on the
ground hold of the lines. At the DINO
GRAFT corner. Mr. Charclsll slipped on a
croes walk and fell under the wheels The
team turned on Secoad Street. W, ere they
lett the wagon bed aud hind wheels, and
ran west, leaving the front wheels In two
places and the axle Ia another. The
wagon was literally torn 10 pieces The
team was stopped near Marshal's livery
stable, being only slightly Injured. Mr.
Churchill was taken into Or. Maston,s
office, where lie was carefully attended TO.
One Of his shoulder bones was broken,
DIR Maston setting II, and biz body, partl
cnlariy back. was badly bruised, and the
hitter strained. Besides these he was In
jured Internally and was splttlng nlood.
Af.er remaining lnsenslble for over an
hour he regained his senses but could
hardly see, 80 greatly were hia eyes affect.
ed His condition was reported critical.
Arrangements were made 10 take him to
i his home Ia light ronseyanee.
SHAVED wlTm BvsrLn-o onSa,urday
Ing Louis Iyancosich, tho Italian resiaur
ant man, was lying on some straw In the
junk house, opposite the Russ House, his
head In bandage, with stains Of blood
on his face and a woe-begone look, when
| a DEMOCRAT man saw HIN lie said he
had gone into the ba, Der shop OF George
Barn pronounced Banel and IN the course
OF 4 conversation told the barber, who
was shaving man, that Harry JONES'
was going away. Barn then took up q
| pomade bottle aud hlt fyaneovitcn over
the right side Of the head, mashing the
hottie as well ae his head. The italian
ran, followed by several more bottles.
Barns version Il tha lvancoviteh owed
him 81, tos which he dunned him, when
Ivaneoviteh called him some very OBJ
streperous names. resulting In the use OF
the bottle. Justice Humphrey said $to
and costs would settle the matter and the
barber gave his check on the Linn County |
bank for Sac. which was duly honored.
Ir Was Boous. An impeeunlous ar
rival from Omaha called at NJ A Gunst & |
Cos store last Thursday with ,lcket f4,7o4
In the Louisiana lottery. which won one
twentieth of the 500. 900 prize, equivalent |
70 $4,000, and offered 10 dlspose Of II tor /
81, 5000 cash. The shrewd spcculators |
about were anxious to realize the profit and /
agreed To consunmate the bargain. A |
pool was made and the ticket closely /
scanned with a microscope by bank clerks
and lottery experts to ascertain Its gem.
ineness. Everything beiug pronounced
satisfactory the transfer was effected. II Il
looks somewha. strange that man would
willingly throw away Ss,soo rather than
walt ten days for returns. The ticket
may be all right aud II may not. but the
winner said Il cost him only dollar. he Il
"busied" and wants money, and II he
chooses - make a sacrifice II i nobodY's
business. Portland Ex.
A LvcKY ARREsr.-- sheriff croslan
went to Jefferson yesterday 10 return
team that he hired to bring down Chas
Anderson, aud while At the depot waiting
for the O'Clock train he espled Cabel
Simmons, who Il wanted IN Linn county
ior stabbing Bud Cole at Miller station.
lie Immediately placed Simmons under
arrest and brought him 10 Salem and
placed him in jail, notifying the aulhod.
ties At Albany. Last evening Sheriff
Crolsan receivers u dispatch from G g
BuFkhart. constable. stating that he would L
be down from ALBANY to-day after Sim.
mons. who Il 4 notorious character and /
has succeeded In evading the officers ioF /
soFne tiase. lie was Ia trouble in this /
county some time ago and PFC siously /
served term In the penitensiary for for
geFy.-Statesman
An oRsgRviSo ESGISEKR.--wednes-
day morning. soon after the Narrow
Gauge traia left the depot here for i,s
daily trip down the valley, the coach came
uneonpIed. The engineer did not notice |
| what had happened until At Tallman. The |
passengers aud conductor who were left |
IN the coach, Of course. thought hard |
things about the engineer. the Narrow |
Gauge road, etc. AZ the Junction, as the |
passengers went TO get on, they COM |
psained OF the poor accommodations,
whereupon the train men observed that |
there were no conductor, no passengers
and no coach. We shalt say nothing
about what the engineer said when he
had TO back up ten or twelve miles,
Brownsville Times.
A SURPRISE TY.--The local editor
Of the DEMocRAr was rendered a surprise
party at the depot Saturday In one 1.-the
Puilman's Of the overland jus, In from
San Francisco, by meeting several of the
neighbors OF his childhood days. Banker
John Lewis, and daughters Sarah and Doll
| lie, and Lawyer Frank Lewis, wife and
daughter, of Lisle, n. Y, were on their
way from a trip through California TO the
Sound cities, before returning East. Mr.
Lewis thinks seriously OF locating In
Seattle. Our live Pacific Coast cities must
be marvels tc them after residing for
years In a quiet y Y village that has not
grown hundred In population In thirty
years.
IN THE DrrcH.--On Friday afternoon
several small boys were playing above the
bridge on Montgomery street along the
Santiam Canal, now full of water. One
OF them, the Ave year old son Of "
Duncan, slipped and fell II, and was rapidly
carried down stream. Mrs Dune Rankin
was passing at that time, and. rushing TO
the edge Of the bridge reached over, grab.
bed the bov rs he foated under the edge
OF the bridge, and succeeded In pulling
him out. As he had only just fallen In he
was not even strangled TO amount to any
; thing and ran home alone. But for the
timely assistance he would undoubtedly
have been drowned.
WILL LOCATE AT ALBANy.--0n Friday
March II, In Portland, Mr. Wit Davenport.
of Haisey. and Miss Giaddys Southard, Of
7 the former place, were united In mar
9 rage. They have come to Albany and
{ will make this their home, Mr. Davenport
. making arrangements to 60 into business
4 here. The bride Is an accomplished
o popular young woman, and the groom Is
9 a man Of means, whom we are glad to see
? settle In the gem city Of the valley.
PIANT ORDERED. The Eugene Elec
y trio Light company have contracted with
Is Messrs Allen & Gofi, Of Albany, for Fifty
g light 1000 candle power Schuyler ars
n plant. This system has been tried In Al
I. bany and Is pronounced one OF the best OF
= the coast. The company have telegraph.
y ed for wire and everything necessary ali,
y have men now engaged In setting th
y poles. They will probably not be able Il
7 get the lights In operation before the las
2 Of June.-Eugene Register.
n A FOSSIL MAyoR.-E Eugene passed
. five, kickIng,cow ordinance. The Mayor
who must be a moss back from way bach
as Evetoed IL. Then the Council met an
IN passed 1t over the Fossils veto. TIL
al DEMOCRAT congratulatcs Eugene. Alban
&, has tried 1t and many Of our citizens don
- - pretend to put lock on their gates nov
~ ~ In fact often leave them wide open wit
:" I safety