The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-18

Republican majority ty.,.,,....t....
Straight tickets -Repu blican, In Isl
ward, 20; End ward. 3ls 3rd ward, So
lOT. Dcmocratie-ist ward, 81; End
ward, 81; srd ward, 67-i23.
Scratched tickets ~ Democratic, lsi
ward, 81 End ward, so; 9rd ward, ss-
2l6. Republican, ,ist ward. 81; End ward,
Sc; srd ward, so-33o.
scIo.- Daily sold hia hops Las
week receiving lsst4.e per pound for them
Prof w w Crawford Of Tallman will
conduct dancing class at the city hal
tonight.
Al Johnson has sold his residence
property in this city TO X Shelton; con-
sideration tiSt0.
In the recent Are In which the scio
Roller mills and contents were consum-
ed, there was 74s0 bushels and Is lbs ol
wheat that belonged to farmers and over
3, 900 bushels that belonged to Mr. Coins
OF this amount there was saved, placed
in the warehouse and disposed OF at auc.
tion on Wednesday 20fo bushels. This
with what was sold for chicken feed etc,
amounted to $l343.4 40. The expense oi
saving the wheat was 1915, leaving a
balance TO be divided among those hav.
Ing wheat in the mill of st24d.45. This
gives dividend oi i6s5 cents per bushei.
Press.
WANTS Coon WoRK.-A dispatch from
Elkton in Maryland says that Colonel T
Egenton Hogg, receiver OF the Oregon
Pacific railroad, Yesterday instituted
suit by his attorney, Ex-Governor w
Pinckney White, and A @ Trippe, in the
United states Court, against Heise &
Bruins, lumber merchants, OF Baltimore,
for &3e 600. The latter named firm was
employed by Colonel iogg 10 build q
large and expensive residence for him
on his estate in Cecil county, near Port
Deposit, known as Cecil Manor. HeiAe
4 Bruins made the drawings, bnilt the
house and stables, for which they re.
ceiyed very large sum Of money. IL IL
alleged by Hogg that the house was
badly built and with inferior material
SEVERAL BIO CnKcKs.-An Albany man
this morning found four or five accepted
checks Tor amounts ranging between
800 and 1900. lie had visions Of n
liberal reward, when IL was learned that
shSg "SiS uhht Out ny bbuueHIo IN the
commercial department OF the Albany
college, for practice. They had n busi-
ness look TO them, and spoke for the
efficiency OF that department OF the
school. which Is in excellent hands, and
Is proving valuable feature in the col
lege.
An ELECTION Contest. city cleo
tion held in Junction recently will be
taken into the courts and contested by
the outs" The grounds for tho contest
will be that the judges OF tho election
refused 10 receive ballots Of those who
paid no taxes, the charter OF said city
making such provisions, claiming that
said portion OF the charter is contrary TO
the constitution OF the state. Attorneys
Walton & Skipworth have been retained
by the ''outs" and Attorney l. Bilyeu by
the "ins. Eugene Guard.
RAN OVER a MAS.-The traInmen on
the south-bound local evening train have
since learned they ran over n wagon and
team Thursday night about two miles
north OF Brooks, instead of what they
thought was a COW. The night was foggy
and before they knew II the train struck a
wagon as Il was crossing ile track. Joseph
Goulet, who WAS In the wagon, was struck
and his leg was cut of and one arm broken
In two places. The wagon was demolished
and the two horses were killed. States
man.