The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-31
LooAL REcoRp.


lear meeting with fatal aeclden
After crossing the Jefferson bridge, the
norsesheaded this way, ,uAe cars came alor
from Albany, and. for Some reason know
only 10 tue engineer, he gave two or thrc
SNORT whistles, causiag the horses 10 starr
pede and turn back for the hiidge. Seein
them coming at full speed, and fcarf,
that the weight would prove dsSastrou
To the bridge, the men headed them a
and they turned for the river. They I'VE,
going with such speed that an plunge
of into the water. They swan aronn
fer some time and then went ont on m
other side. The men took them throusl
the tewn and crossed the bridge with on
half of them at = time. Mr.. Vaughn wa
riding to head the excited horses, whe,
his horse fell on his lsr. breaking n ius
above the ankle al first Il WAS mo
thought TO b. broken, but Afterwards m,
small bone IN the back of the ankle wa
found 10 be broken. Ne was brought M
Mrs X Z Ashby's, In this clty, where h,
Is now being cared Tor, and will. as soor
As able, return TO his family "a miles from
Hepner, Morrow county There Is tall
of sui, against the r r company for
damages
THE MILL OSpERED.-C G BurkharI
and V Pipe arrived home las, Alondav
from San Francisco, whers shey ordered
the best stamp mill TO be secured, Ia fact
the best made, being an all steel mill with
silver plated plates. Il has all the latest
Appliances for saving the precious metal
aud Is Smfff that ie-1uufd 10 40 splendid
work. The NTH will weigh 10000 pouuds,
and Il will take three cars To hau' Il. Part
OF Il will STRIVE 10 two weeks; but II will
be month before the entire mill Is here
as some of u has 10 be ordered from Chi.
eago. ltwill be running probably In two
morths, when II will pay from the start.
The cost OF the mill Is about three times
that of common cast Iron mill; but it Is
proposed TO make L a permanent invest
ment. andii will pay in the long run. The
move i an important one for Albany as
well as The Santiam mines When once
work'sg snd producing the big results Il
is bound TO i will he the means OF making
the Ssnliam the central mining at
traction of the Pacific Coast, and Il will
not be many years before the Santiam
regions will be full of big mills.
FROM Mill CRY County Judge Da-
wilson on his visit to Min City last week
with Commissioners Grimm and Watson.
looking up the location of the proposed
new bridge across the Santiam there, re-
ports having found Mill City thriving be-
yond his expectations. The sawm,lls
there are turning out not less than As.ooo
feet of sawed lumber per dav, The Linn
county court had dismissed the matter Of
a bridge at this point, hence did not ioin
the Marian fr, . IL
Judge Davidson believes briSge can be
built there for $4,000 or less. Il would be
located just below the Oregon Pacific rail-
road bridge There ars natural rock
abutments. To bridge the Saniiam there
a las foot span would be required and the
remainder would be Of frame trestle, max
ing In all bd1ge $40 feet in length. Il
Is probable Linn county will Join Marion
in the construction of this bridge.--S,ates-
man.
Crook CouNTY.-C NJ Charlton, who
was shot last week, rs recovering as
rapidly as could be expected.
The Paulina Canal Co filed articles of
incorporation with the county clerk this
week. The ineorporators are ] G Has
sler, J I Faulkner, Miss + Foster and
NAAoo = VI EO1LcTs
Hon John Minto, Of Salem, is here
looking after the promotion OF the fine
stock industries. Mr. Mimic has been
appointed by the department Of agricul-
iure as commissioner for this purpose.
Last Sunday Claude Wright, n boy IA
years OF age, was riding after stock on
Upper Ochoco when his horse stepped in
badger hole throwing young Wright
md injuring him seriously. In the fall
'he horses neck was sbroken.-Reyiew.
HALsEY.-Will Ribelin. who has been
working in photograph gallery in Al
bany for some time past returned home
Sunday.
L E Hubbard, cashier Of the CONNER
cial bank, OF Cottage Grove, was in the
city yesterday talking "bank'' with our
Miss Annie Cooley, who has been at
lending the Conservatory of Music, at
Boston, Mass during the past year, re-
turned home last thursday She was
met by host OF friends Sho were glad 10
welcome her home. News.
A STREET LoTTERY-Last evening q
big man with large bay window, was
running a lottery on First Street, about
like this. He sold few pens for 81.
The purchaser had chance in some en-
velopes, part OF which contained green
backs, and he might draw 81 upwards.
II he drew anything he was pretty sure
10 spend 1t trying to get more. The
scheme seemed TO take. II is safe TO cay
this man, like the circus fellows running
like games, is.not through the country
for his health. Though in the scheme
the license is granted TO sell pens that OF
course is an excuse. II times are hard
the way people bit at this fake wouldn't
indicate it.
BASE BALL,-The Jefferson Review calls
the Albany club bug catchers," an ap-
propriate name for the Jefferson game.
Should the club of that city play them
again they will find them something else.
The club should and probably will be
at several points. Their
the same men should be retained and not
be changed eyery game.
The Review gives the following sum
mary Of the SciV game: 3 base hits
ohnscn. Dbl. plays - Cole Miller
mpson-Smith. Bases on bal's--off
Thompson, s; off Jones, q; off Cole, /.
Struck out by Thompson-6. by Jones 8,
by Cole Z,
PRoMorED.-Mr c G Rawlings, ~ ho for
= number of years has been in the employ
of the Postal Telegraph Co, the N p II X
Co., and later the Union Pacific Co, In
this city. has been promoted 10 tn agency
Of the Union Pacific at Victoria, B G..
Mr Rawlings Is n competent, energetic,
thorough-going business man, and his
many friends here are pleased TO hear oi
this deserved promotion. He leaves TO.
morrow for Is new field of labor.
ARRESTED IN NALBANY.-Deputy Sheriff
Croner arrested one ii Davenport, thil
morning at Albany, on the charge OF the
larceny Of dog, the property Of Edward
West. The dog was stolen on the 1871
day Of July and is valued at $25 S A
Odgen, being in Albany, brought til,
prisoner up here on the afternoon train
Davenport will be given a trial before
Justice Kinsey this acknowledged
Guard.
The STATE FAIR.-Thc variety OF pre-
miums for the state fair is larger thar
ever. This year there will be numbe
OF premiums for children as well as oldeI
people. The people OF Oregon shoult
labor to make the fair success, anC
should assist in giving general exhibi
OF Oregon's products that will be credi
~ the atatQ