The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-06-19
LOCAL RECORD.

II 10 from the Statesman; Last We'
n neRday, as "Shorty" Ellis, formerly
4 Salem, was driving down Taylor'a hill
q above Mehama, In n two-eeated hack II
4 brake-block slipped and let the hac
a against the team, which started TO run
II The hill IL cordnroyed and very steep arI
/ the team soon got beyond the driver
|I control. Cushatt, n boy who was alon.
| said he was bounced TO the top Of the Z
/ trees alongside OF the road, but he wa
n probably scared. The team ran for owe
4 u quarter of n mile down this fearfl
\ road, and II isa wonder that the occt
\ pants were not all killed, but shorty
I finally concentrated all his strength o
\ one line and ran the team into bank o
\ the side Of the road. The only damag
\ done was the smashing Of the dash board
4 On ono side OF the road IL n canyon 80
feet deep, and tho wheels came so nea
the edge Of Il at times during the deacen
that IL made "Shorty's" hair stand u
like the quilts OF porcupine.
VAUGHAN ALWAYS In Ir.-ft Is q rar
thing that a month passes withou, the wei
known Hank Vaughan. OF Umatllls count,
figuring In some puglllstlc affair. Here /
another from the Peudleton Z. q;
Catcher. .Twineham of the Pendietoi
baseball team, and Z w Bartlett, the we'll
known young attorney OF La Graude go
themselves In rather pretty pickle Mon
day by an eventful ride on the reservation
They left town somewhat exhiiaratcd, ant
are accused OF few exeeases while on thS
government domain. One accusation Il
that they drew pistol on an Indian, an
other that they carried liquor on the res
ervasion. and third that sthey entered
without pei omission the house Of w ]
King and took certain liberties. All al
these the young men deny. King came
TO town Monday evening aud caused their
arrest, the trouble leading to an inter.
chcnge OF blows in a saloon between Hank
Vaughan, to whom King told his story
and Twineham. This morning Messrs
Twinehom and Vaughan patched up their
little difference, together with the few
slight scratches they received, and became
friends.
a CiRcUs CoMfNo.-We are advised by
the Sells Brothers that their enormous
united shows will positively visit Albany,
on wednesday, August io. all the advance
arrangements Tor that purpose having
been completed. This Is Messrs Sells
twentieth continuous year ~ propTietors
and managers. This season the circus
includes Roman hipPodrome, menager-
ie, Wild Moorish caravan, spectacular Pill.
giimage 10 Mecca, three-ring circus. trop-
ical aquarium, royal Japanese troupe,
Aviary, BeTLer and Bedouln athletes,
trained animal exposition, elevated Olym-
plan stages, Arabian nights entertainment
and free street parade. Among the rare
features II exhibits win be found a pair
st giant hippopotami, pair OF Lilipuiian
cattle, flock OF ostriehes, and hairless horse
A most facinating novelty is the long
skirt dancing Of Cyrene. emotional Span-
ish artiste.
A Peculiar CAsK.-A case was brought
before the Lane County Medical Society,
Monday, that puzzles all the physicians,
aud there is not a similar case on record.
II Is child four years old living at Cot
tage Grove. One half Of It's body is larg-
er than the other, the right side being
The larger. The dividing line Is through
the center OF the nose, and through the
entire body exactly in the center. One
eye is larger than the other, one side Of
the nose larger than the other side, one
arm and one leg longer and larger than
the other arm and leg, and one foot
larger than the other. In addition to
this peculiar growth IL tumor IN the
stomach, and by it's growth the heart
has been pushed up nearly into the
throat, and the liver been pushed over
to where the heart should be. The child
has been in this condition since its birth
and as the doctors can do nothing for IL
life viii be short.-Guard.
The BIDS FOR the construction OF the
4ormitory at the Agricultural college
were opened today and while the conclns-
ioEs we're not made public, we learn the
bids were as follows: Schell s Conn,
Albany, $34,I7z; Craven, Sa.em, Sac, 600 /;
Southworth, $7T,7I3; A F Peterson, S7z,-
233; Butler, $23736; Heckert, Szs,77s;
Bfair, S77IS5; Hoffman, Szy,o6o; Nc.
Fadden, S76,zso. IL was estimated that
$I5. 900 would build the dormitory. and
whether they will accept the lowest bid
or modify the plans has not been decided
on.--Corvallis Times.
DRUNK Turkeys. Many quaint and
curious stories have recently been pub
lished in various sections Of the state,
and the Baker City Blade, which desires
TO- keep up with the procession, tells OF q
lady OF Haines, Baker county, who
threw out some branded cherries which
had spoiled. Soon after her little boy
came in and told her their turkeys were
all dead. She went out, and finding the
birds lying stiff and still, plucked them
TO save the feathers and threw the bodies
into corner OF the yard to be buried.
In an hour or two the lady was h srrified
to look out and see the nude turkeys
walking about, seeming much embar-
assed.
HOSE RACES AT EUaEEE.-Sheriff No
land and Fred Bellman are circulating q
subscription list to raise funds with
which to offer prizes for hose races on the
Fourth OF July. $500 is needed for that
purpose. OF that amount the committee
on celebration will contribute $50. This
morning $206 had been secured on the
subscription list. Hose teamsfrom other
towns will likely participate, Lebanon
already having signifed her intention to
come II races were made and prizes Of
| ered.-Guard.
WANTED HIS MoNEY.-The marshal Of
Albina, in company with an irate husb-
and, came to Oregon City Monday in
pursuit Of faithless wife and her COM
panion, who had stolen or obtained un-
der false pretense $50. The fugatiyes
being at the Portland House were
promptly arrested and taken away on
the Latona Tuesday. The husband said
he did not care for his wife but he did
want his money.-0regon City Courier.
JIM WEsrEALL ArrAcHED.-The stock
Of goods, Of Jim Westfall, in the store
near the corner Of First and Washington
streets, has been attached by Andrew
Kan 4 Co, ot Portland, for S320.37, and
Is now in the hands OF Sheriff Scott
The business was run under the name oi
Kwong Woo Kee. Besides Andrew Kan
q Co, Jim" owes number Of Albany
men, and the prospects are not very sil
ver-lined for prompt payment.
ArPRoPRIATE.-The Albany Mining Co
at their head Office have small show
case purchased at store, formerly uset
for cutlery, and duly lettered in Gilt for
the purpose. All Of the words were OBJ
liberated but the bottom line, which reads
BEST in the World" and the case wa
| illed with some fine specimens of or.
from the Bonanza mine, really the bes
in the world, at least rarely any better.
\ A Coon THINe.--All over the city car
penters may be seen busy fixing up side
l.walks, and laborers in other places grad
ling streets, under the order Of the Cit
Council. Our city fathers have done