The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-11-06
LOCAL RECORD.


Croisan has, through that eternal vigil
ance which Is securing for him so con-
quests. succeeded IN effecting the captur,
of couple more horse thieves. They
arrived Ia Salem Yesterday al about
O'Clock and an hour later were In jail. Or
October 75th two mares were stolen from
the pasture OF Daniel stanton, at Cres-
we'll. The stolen team was hiichsd to al
old hack, with panel bed, painted black
and had on old work harness with new
brides. The Information received br the
sheriff was to the effect that the team,
had been stolen by two men aged so and
81 years. The outfit described above
driven by two men, arrived In Salem on
the Scio road late yesterday afternoon,
having been camped for a short time 4
short time a few miles from Salem. Ar
rlving here, they stopped near Coulets
livery stable, where they offered couple
OF Saddles for sac. Bert HenSiey spotted
them and notified the sheriff. who followed
them, resulting as above. The names Of
the u.en arrested, who are thought cerA
tain TO be the right ones, ere Charles
Henry and s Phillips, and from letters
IN their pockets Il Is learned one ls from
Nebraska and the other from Kansas.
They are each aged about IS years.-States
man.
A GHOST SroRY.--A story told DEM.
ocRAr man to day, by gentleman from
away from Albany which We do not re-
member having heard before, may explain
why a couple OF Albany roung men have
not been sleeping on their Cascade claims
recently. c 3 Winn. George Morehouse
and Geo Piper paid a visit 10 the Brriten-
bush region, and went TO bed together,
three side by side. During the night Mr.
Winn, who was In the middle, aud had
been having restless night generally was
startled by a very bright light shining re-
fulgently In the corner of the room. and
manappeared In the midst OF it, The other
sleepers were awakened, and all saw the
sight, causing three ponpadours at once.
Then the vision disappeared. Perhaps
some one wants the claim worse than the
present claimants.
CoRvALIIs' AssKssM ET-City Assessor
J NJ Porter has completed the city assess
ment roll, and the extension OF the cor
porate limits Of the city puts a consider
able increase on the totals. The total
valuation Of real estate aggregates t6l9,-
400; Of personal property, $32S, ,234
total valuation OF all property, t947 ,434
indebtedness, $2l3,579; exemptions,
$2l LAO, leaving the value OF the total
taxable property $-l2,3l5. The tax
levy, which will be five mills, will run
the total amount Of taxes TO s., ,56l 81, sn
increase over last year Of 81 ,276.4S.-
Gazette.
MINING MArTERs.-John L Dean has
FLED with the county clerk proof OF tlOo
labor ON the Old Fidelity claim in the |
Santiam district.
On October 2Ist A Halvorscn located |
the Honest Injion claim in the Santiam |
district, about 4 Of mile southwest Of |
the White Bull.
Two or three men who have come /
down from the mines report the big l
stamp mill nearly ready for business. II |
will probably be running by Nov 18th.
ACE AND YoUTH.-Hugh Fields, OF |
Brownsville, well known all over the
state as an extensive farmer, stock raiser |
and speculator, was married recently to |
n Miss Stillman. Mr. Fields is credited |
with being worth about half a million, |
and can support his young bride in all |
the luxury she may wish.-Ochoco Re- |
view. The case is somewhat similar to |
that OF Benton county's half millionaire, |
Mr. John Foster.
MAKIoN's AssKssMENT.-For several |
days, all last night, and up to an early
hour this morning, County Assessor |
Cle1ver and assistant, Ed Edes, have been |
figuring up the totals Of the assessment of |
Marion county for 1891. At an early hour
this morning trial balance of the taxable /
property was reached. If no mistake has
been made In the addition, taxes will be
collected this year on a total valuation of
S7S31,SII, as against S7,6S4
man. This will place Marion county
second and Linn county third in :he s.ate,
though the gap of last year between the
counties has been wonderfully decreased.
PROBATE MATTERs.-In the matter OF
the estate Of VIM Peebler, report Of sale of
real property approved. Final account
filed and Tuesday, December 9Th 1891, at
one o'clock p m, fixed as the date for hear
ing the same.
In the matter of the application of VIM
w Chapman to become citizen of the
United States. he was duly admitted.
In the matter OF the estate OF Maria
Crewse. acceptance of guardian ad litem
fled. Answer of guardian filed and order
for sale as PRAYED for.
In the matter of the estate and guardian
ship of Guy and Nellie Thompson, in
ventory and apprsisement filed.
In the matter of the estate of Elijah |
s Saltmarsh, citation issued relurnable Dec. |
1891.
Run OFF WITH DARKEY. Three o.
four weeks ago Lillian Young aged shout |
sIxteen, of this city, where she was well |
known on account of her rather wild |
habits, skipped out with George White, a |
darkey. They went TO Portland, where |
White and white man, who was enamored |
with the fair Lillian hal a fight TO see who |
would keep her From there they went |
TO Astoria. when, yesterday; on complaint |
of Miss Young's mother, now a resident of |
Corvallis, both parties were arrested by |
Sheriff Smith, and will be taken to Cor |
wallis for trial. They were living oIether |
when arrested.
INDICTED FIVE TIMEs-This morning |
tie grand jury indicted Fred Reed, the |
timber land man who has been In Jail |
several months, five times. on charges of
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Reed Is one of the NEST notorious timber
land swindlers on the entire coast. His ]
victims can be found all over Oregon,
California and Washington. - Eugene
Guard. This Is the man Albany officers
had such a run after under the wire works
without capturing him.
In twenty years 8Iz divorces we're grant
ed In Multnomah county, said to be a
record which places Portland ahead of
Chicago. Take the country over, from
1866 to 1886, the divorces granted were
8,7I6, an increase of 81 per cent In that
twenty years, while an increase Of only 90
per cent In population is passed to our
credit In the same length of time. So thSt
the increrse will be seen to be general.
Linn county has been doing her share.
A Loss TO OREeoN.-The funeral of r
S Wallace al Salem was to take place this
afternoon at go O'Clock. Business houses
generally were draped In mourning for
sSalem's leading citizen. 1t was his push
that gave Salem her big bridge, and he
has lead in all enterprises with money and
influence. The less of such a man Il one
not alone to the city he lives IN but as well
as TO the whole state.
BUILDING AND I,oAN,-The directors Of
the Salem Building and Loan association
met At the Office OF the secretary last night,
and loaned some $1,000 at seventy-fiye
months interest In advance. Geo II Bur
nett, Geo g Bingham and Il y Barker