The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-10-23
I0CAL. RECORD.

A WANDERING HorEL MANA hotel
man OF Eugene fetched up in Grants
Pass one morning this week in rather
deplorable condition and represented tc
Mr. Love, OF the Palace hotel OF this city
that he had been drugged and robbed o.
$500 the evening baforo at Roseburg
Mr. Love put him 10 bed to let him sobei
off and when he got up he said he had
telegraphed for money which was te
have arrived at the bank here and want
ed Mr. l. to identify him. When the
time came the stranger was not 10 he
found, and he was seen "hooilng it''
along the track toward Woodville by
some parties. At Gold Hill he entered q
saloon and bantered for game Of poker
and left after paying for the drinks. II
looks as though the man was out OF his
head as no is said to be proprietor OF the
Minnesota House, at Eugene, and worth
t50, 900 or $6O, O,o00.-Courier.
lIuRr IN rME MOUNTAINS. - After an
absence OF several months In the mountains
Bert Potter returned 10 his home In Salem
yesterday. He returned with David Smith
"a son OF Don Smith, of Mehama -
member Of the party who sustained such
injuries In the mountains as TO render
medical aid an absolute necessity. by
some means young Smith split his knee
cap, and In consequence is suffering great
ly. He was taken out yesterday TO Judge
Waldo's ranch near Macleay. Messrs
Potter and Smith were members OF Judge
] B Waldo's party and the accident hurried
them out of the mountains before they
were ready to come. They took the Ore
gonian train at Coburg, leaving the judge
To return home alone with the pack train.
This year the party camped high upon Nj
Hood and afterwards moved to the south,
taking IN Jefferson and paying their &c
spetcs to the Three listers. Statesman.
Orr TnE TRAcK.-D b Caafeld, OF
Philadelphia. said to be one OF the legal
advisers OF Blair. the railroad magnate,
was Ia this city over Sunday. The old
gentleman's actions and general appear
anee would not indicate mu n 10 casual
observer, but his presence seemed TO
arouse the curiosits ot the q T officials,
and they tried In vain To find out the OBJ
jcct Of his visit to Corvailit. II takes
very little sometimes to agltatc the sus-
picion of guilty conscience. Corvallis
Times. Judge Garfield has been stopping
At the Portland, In Portland. for about six
months, and has been In Albany several
times. lie Is out heie for his health. a
fine old gentleman, whoever he represents.
editor OF the Lay Register, Of Philadcl-
phis, for which he does some canvasslng
incidentally, which was no doubt what he
was In Corvallis for.
AN ELoPEMENr. Yesterday morning
Ned Thompson, of Monroe, eloped with
Miss Edna smith, n daughter OF b r.
Smith, who lives about three miles west OF
Junction, leaving Harrisburg on the over.
land train. BY some means the young
lady got of the train at Woodburn by
mistake, her lover being In another car
when the train stopped at that place. the
parties intending 10 go tn Portland, but
he returned TO Woodburn on the Albany
express arriving at that place at { p m,
On alighiing from the train he was ar
rested by the Woodburn maisnal, on a
warrant from Justice Stars court at juno
ton, charging him with taking away a
female under 10 years of age for the pur-
pose OF prostitution. Thompson's trial will
take place before Justice Starr some tine
tomorrow. Mr. Thompson claims that he
had no intention Of running away With the |
girl.-Eugene Guard.
PESGLEToS SwISDLEp.-A few week.
ago a gentleman viIited Pendleion who |
gave his name as II II Downs and busi- |
ness as representative OF the Worlds Fair |
Company.
So several busineN men gave orders for |
cuts Of their buildings at sIs each. and |
paid the money. Mr. Downs called on
the city council and so impressed that |
III Al. 4 4 a..
cuts were ordered for a blfds-eye view of |
Pendleton and several public buildings. at |
a total cost of SIS, paid with a contingent !
warrept cashed Immediately, As Mr. Downs |
was compelled to leave town the next |
He remarked, incidentally, that
pictures would be published free Of the |
city eouEcil and prominent citizens, and |
displayed a number OF photographs OF |
citizens Of other towns handed him for |
ihis purpose. Downs, II transpireS, was q |
FL st-rlass swindler. .--Pendleton Z y. A |
Worlds Fair Publishing Co. man was In |
Albany. Perhaps the same fellow.
RAISING MoNEY.-Rey Dobbins, OF
Calf, is in the city raising
( nc, ,000 for the purpose OF improving the |
Albany college building. Ii Is proposed |
TO build several much needed additions, |
and to generally improve the building. |
Rev Dobbinq is endorsed by the synod |
and presbytery OF the church, and ~ q |
man of considerable experience in the |
work. Two $500 subscriptions head the |
list and the whole amount will undoubt- |
-dly be raised. The increasing attend |
ance demands these improvements and |
people who can afford it should assist in |
the worthy effort.
SALEM's SHoorERs.-At the Salem |
was again leader In the score. |
He has twice before won the medal. The
score follows: c Hughes, Portland, 33;l
& I. Glenn, 40; c ID Gabrielson, "a; La.
follett, "a; Harritt, I3: Conn, II {; Childs, 9; |
viii Brown, 7.-Statesman.
SHADows.-An Albany paper has a
habit of getting in all the shadows II can
on Salem, says the Journal. II the DEM |
ocAT does this II Is simply TO give inter
esting news, and also occasionally TO get
even with the papers Of that city, who
never miss chance TO give Albany
whack. Don't squeal.
THANKS. Miss Anna Ingram desires
to publicly thank the members of The A o
u w and friends who rendered the needed
care and assistance in the case of the death
Of her brother, Henry Ingram.
Among the promised social events In
Albany during the coming two 'or three
weeks is the marriage of popular hotel
CLERK and an accomplished and wealthy
young lady from Salem.