The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-06-05

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stely learned that the man killed vas the
sf-year-old son Of Hon Wyatt Harris, Of
a McMinnville, recorder Of YamhilI Icounty.
Ills name was Homer q. J A Rotan, the
Salem undertaken, went up Yesterday
and embalmed the mutilated body and
! placed Il Ia coffin, and Fred L. Harris,
I his brother, took ehssge tf !. and started
: at once for McMlnnvllle, passing through
I Salem nc little past ~ o'clock this
Thursday morning.
Homer had SIS on h , person when
found. His people are helit-broken,
The coroncrs jury, empanclcd by
; Coroner Scott, found verdict Ia accoid-
: ane with the above facts. Harris head,
J feet and right arm we're severed from the
bod y, and the bowels and breast horribly
muitllated.--Statcsman
Though pair of shoes were found on
the track near the body oil Harris, his feet
were not mutlated aad II is probable they
had not been worn BY him. lie was
about she age OF the man VITO escaped
from the Albany otiieers and apparently
OF the same slxe, and Il Il probable was
the same man. lie had plenty Of time TO
get to the place whers he was killed.
A FAMILY GArnrRIsa.-Th following
account OF family gathering at Island
City, in Eastern Oregon, viii be OF In
terest 10 many In Linn county, where
several Of the parties named are we'll
known. For many years IL has been the
custom Of the Baird family 10 hold an
annual reunion, which this year was
done at the residence OF William G
Baird, Island City, May 20, and nm event
long 10 be remembered by all present.
Mr. Baird IL ~ years old, and hsst crossed
the plains Ia 1910, aud again In 1850. In
all he has crossed fifteen times. lie In
yet hale and hearty, aud boasts OF his
Workmanship. On this occasion he en-
tered into the sports OF target shooting |
with the boys present and came out with /
the blue ribbon, Those ol the family |
present were w @ Baird and wife, Mrs
A Henderson, of Mayvile; n Baird. of /
Seattle; Mrs w NJ Biakeiy, of Pendie- |
ton Mrs ] ID Titus, Of Tacoma; Mr. an
Mrs q u Durbin, of Antelope, and their /
son Fred, he being the only grandchild |
present. Hughie Leasure, son OF J CI
l.easure, Of pendleton, being a great |
grandson, represented the fourth gener-
alton. Mr. Melvin Bowman, nephew Of
Mr. Baird, OF Illinois, was also present. |
scio.-E w Aeherson. proprietor Of
marble works at Albany, Was in the city |
on Monday. lie has Just completed |
erecting tN o handsome monuments Tor |
the graves cf the late MrsI Munkers |
and the daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Wm /
Brenner, to the satisfaction OF all con-
cerned.
Edwin strauser, who is an employe in |
Rodman's saw-miil, y miles from Scio, |
was 50 unfortunate on Monday evening |
rs 10 slip when passing near the saw.
and fell 80 that one Of his hands came
la contact with Ii, also his breast VAS
90 near the saw that his shirt was cut |
and torn by II. As il was some o. his
fingers were cut 10 the bone.
Seio viii celebrate the 4ih Of July. |
Finance committee. I l. Dugger, ] X |
Gin and Green Coifey; committee Of |
general arrangements, q s May, X Hib- |
Ter, X shelton, NJ Daniel, q n Devaney, |
CS Harnish aud Morris.-PreEs.
Mn TRIES Is PouSpmAsrKR.- Our
citizens should remember that Mr. Frank |
Trites Is poundmaster Of Albany. 10 |
whom all complaints should be made. |
The marshal wishes it distinctly uu-
derssood that he has nothing 10 do with /
stray cows, horses, hogs, etc, fact he
can testify 10 from experience e-S3 worth /
to pasture. going fishing on the banks Of
the beautiful Willamette, while the cows
reained directly Into The poundmasteFs
clutches.
PRNcKroS's Class Day Mr. ] w
Propst has shown the DEMOCRAT an Gle
gantly gotten up invitation 10 the class
day exercises OF Princeton College, ~ hich
occur on june Sth, at which time his son
Frank will receive his diploma. The
President OF the class is Edgar Allen Poe,
q descendant OF the celebrated poet, and
among the graduates are sons Of DIR Ag-
new and Charles A Dana, OF New York.
Frank has been III for some time and
hence was not included in the program
for class dav. lie is now improving and
will he home about the Goth of June.
RicH SHOWING News from the mines
Is very encouraging ana many are fitting
ont 10 20 from Brownsville. The follow
Ing Is just received In that city ~ the re
suit OF five milling tests made In Tacoma
from the Tacoma company's mines 10 the
Cslipooia and Blne river districts: First
Se.7i. second $6.77, third $500. fourth
SOS, ifth $50 per ton IN gold and silver j
principally gold. This company Is run-
ming tunnel IN Treasure hill on Its ledge,
and the last ore came from the face OF the
tunnel I6o feet from the mouth, so II
shows coneirsiveiy that the ore improves
fast as depth Is attained.
THK MAN ARRESTED by Marshal HofE-
man and posse in the bushes near Al
bany, on being examined before the
Justice at Salem, gave his name as Thorn
t1s1r snt :. ak 9asnf ia Il
the locket of Mr. Whitney, Mr. Elder, his
partner, could identity Mexican dollar
and Canadian quarter found on the
prisoner. Nancy offered the $40 10
Judge Pratt to defend him; but Whit
ney, Elder 4 Co claim the Iucre.
OPALs.--Samuel King, OF Stayton, Is In
the city, with samples Of precious fire
opals, that have been discovered In Nor
row county, Peterson's Butte, where Mr.
King and family have large tract OF land
on which these mines are located. Mr.
King Is meeting with considerable en-
couragement from Salem capitalists 10
corral this property Journal.
A THiar MAx.-1he man arrested for
the Stayton burglary, now at the Jail,
says there was a third man In the camp
at the time OF the raid made by the |
Albany police. He had just gone away
for few minutes when he was arrested, |
and hence escaped. This is doubted.
Bro STRAwBERRIEs.-Mr VIM Peacock
today presented the DEMOCRAT with a /
full box of strawberries Of the sharpless
variety. Though rounded up, there were
only fifteen berries In the box. Hows
that for big.
A sure care for the whisky habit: Dr.
Lyingston's Antidote for prunl enness win
cure any ease Of the liquor nsbit in from tsn
TO thirty days, from the mo derais drinker b
the drunksra. The Antidote osn be given
In esp Of coffee without tins knowledge ei
tho person taking il. The Antidotc win not
iniurs the health in any way. Manufactured
| by the Livingston Chemical Co., Portland,
Oreeos or fron A Canning, sole agsnt
Albany.
WnKRE TO Ger THEM.--When wanting
an organ or piana call on @ L Blackman
~hsre you can select from a first class
foCx.
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