The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-02
LOCAL RECORD.


head AT Fairhavcu, Wash, he said
"rhe country Is what builds your city
without producing community In III,
country you have no use for city. Nou
might build houses and blocks Of houses
and put IN electric llghts aud gas and
modern plumbing, but II the people were
not prospeious-w not occupied profit.
ably, they would have no use foT your
houses, We might build our railroad
here; We might buill large stations, and
We might build shops 10 repair our cars
ard even build cars, but unless there
was something for the cars to do we
have no use Tor them The thing would
come to an end. Ali this country and all
It's natural wealth has been here since
Adam was little boy, and Il might re =
main here for nll time without any change
lit will remalu here without any change
except such change as Is brought about by
well directed, enterptising, intelligent
efforts II takes work always to bring
the results that build up new countries. "
CARELESS HUNTERS. boys Of our
town went out hunting last Sunday. At
one point they separated, Chris aud
Charlie Bilyeu going on one side of u
swale, and Norman Daley and Johnny
Hewitt ON the other. A pheasant was
raised end was fired ut by Chris Bilyeu,
he supposing that he was firing entirely
behind the boys that were on the other
side OF the swale, some buck brush
nearly concealing one party from the
other. Young Daley and Hewitt, how
ever, seeing that Chris was about TO fire
toward them. dropped down, supposing
themselves then 10 be out ot danger, but
when the gun was fired several shot
struck them, two striking Daley's head,
one very near ths left eye, the sight OF
which may be PORN II intly injured
thereby Press.
Tug Usual REsuLr. Wednesday morn
Ing w a Campbell took his - ear-od child
and started for Texas, but At Albany he
was arrested at the instigation OF his wife
and brough; back to Corvallis TO be tried
on the charge of klinappiug. /, seems
that Campbell and III, xitr have been sep
arated and had a wJitlea agreement where
BY She was 10 have the child but be took
the Low Ia his owu hands and started with
the above rcsult. At the preliminary
hearing before Justice Garlic on Thursday |
he was discharged from custody. the evi- |
dencc having gone 10 show that from time I
To time they had mutually separated and |
first one would have the child and then the |
other and hence II seems pretty hard 10 !
reconcile the idea Of kidnapping with the !
father taking his own child IN the ahsense /
OF any restraining judicial order .--cofvEl.
IL Gazette.
OLp SIGNs.-~ W Martin has been Ia
the jewe.ry business In Salem for twenty
1--WE years consecutively and he siill has
the sign he used when he first began
business here. This Is probably the oldcs,
5usiaess house sign In Salem, and IA still
10 be seen every day at his siole, being
the printing on the window shades. Mr.
Martin WAS the only jcwelei here from
1867 to '7s, while no@ there are five
Salem Statesman. a DEMocRAr man
started out TO surpass the above In Albany,
but Il unable 10 DO 40 In the same sease.
The :sign "Dry. Goods, Groceries. boots
x Shoes" put up by ] Batrows q Co, ia
$500, over the froI.i DIOR OF the brick
kuo~n as the old Young store, remains IN
the same position IL has occupied for
twenty dye wears, but Is not now used by
are now In business In Albany who were
In business Ia IS16, 10 .~lt; J Gradwohl,
, L Young and T. f BiAin
lTs REAsoSs.-For dlsobey ting the re-
cent order OF tie state board OF railroad
commissioners IN the matter Of reducing
IL freight rates the Southern Pacific gives
two reasons. Ia the fret place, the rates
now In effect were fixed by the so-callcd |
fiouli act IN 1885, and this act, the COM
pany claims, Is, in effect, maxiun rate
law. Secondly, the linc has never paid
fair rate OF interest on the investment.
Traffic Manager Gray said, In speaking /
of tits matter. that the operation OF last
year would not even pay intercs, on the
bonds Said he: II we obey the order Of /
the commission. the loss foi 1891 will ap.
proximatc S7so.oco, and We consequently |
shall de'aHr and make this a test case
Statesman.
DEVELOPING 4 MINE.-Thc Myrtle
Creek mining company Is OF more benefit
TO Eugene than many people imagine.
One hundred and sixty men are now en-
ployed at the mine and most of them were
sent out from Eugene. The pay roll 1t
about 5000 per month. In addition TO |
this the r en- arc fed by the company, and |
81 900 or over are paid out every month |
for food and supplies, nearly all OF which |
is shipped from Eugene. About four
miles of ditch remain to be dug before |
the head waters of the Umpqga will be
tapped and this will probably be complet-
ed next month"; Eugene Register.
MINING CLAIMs.-The following claims
were filed with the County Clerk on Sept |
73rd:
The Carolina-Locased In Santiam min. |
ing dist let, on Quartz mountain, on Sept. |
I3, by VIM II Burnett and Fred Keeschel.
Georgia--Located In Santiam mining
district, on Quartz mountain, u mile N.
W. Mammoth mine, on Sept. I3, by w II
E.nberson.
Klein Bros have large and choice stock
Of boots aud shoes for sale Rs rcasonabis
yriccs Do not invest ia foot ws.r until
youhays seen their sspox and ths elegant
piano at their store.
shaken out or Gear.