The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-04-17
LOCAL RECORD.

the people. Linn county Will 70 IN 20
the office of state treasurer this time b
putting up J l. Cowan, good democrat
who Is well qualified for the position, ane
belng already wealthy man, would nu
be al the mercy OF hla bondsmen,as 4 poo
man would be. | under stand toe, tina
Wcatherford, OF Linn. would like to b
governor. So would (, but Governo
Pennoyer seems to be In good health, nm
! guess he has a life lease on the office
AT any rate, be suits the people, and tha
all thn party as&s.--relegtam,
A Business CuANaE. - The firm o
Thompson & oyerman, in business II
this city for many years as harness
makers and saddlers, has been dissolved
Mr. Thompson, who Is now special agen
for the Northwest Insurance company
retiring, the old firm selling their hAr
ness business 10 Overmau & Hunter, whit
will now run it, and by whom all liabll
tiles viii be paid. All debts heretofor,
contracted should be paid 10 Thompson
x Overman. The new firm Is composed
OF practical workmen and reliable bust
ness men, whom the DEMOCRAT heartily
commend 20 the public. overman 4
Hunter have a splendidly equipped shop
manufacturing their own harness, ane
are in a position 20 give the trade nj
fine. II not the BEST, work 10 be secured
in the valley. II will at least pay al
purchasers ot goods in their line 10 IN
spect their stock before buying. This Il
one OF the oldest Established shops IN
western Oregon, and deserves c0niin-
uanee OF its always good business.
LiNS CouNrY MrS ~ lr.-- The tol-
lowing Seattle despatch will interest a
good many Linn county people, as the
mill company referred - composed most
ly ot fof.ner Dcownsvlllc men, and a good
many bought lots there o., the strength ol
the mlli belng built: "W w Beck, who
gave siEteen Seattle lots and StJts IN cash
toward subSl3lxiag a AouFiag nlll for
Ravenua Park sa.ion. north ol this cisy,
brought SUI Ia the superior court today for
$4,000 damages against ,he Ravenna
Milling Company, charging q with fraud
and false representation. The mill com
pany agreed 10 erect = msil within thirty
days from November ;. with capacity os
grinding 900 barrels Of floyr daily. BECK
SAYS he was basciy swif.dtcd. and gave he
money and lots believing the repgesenta
tons made bim by thr Rlvenna MIL
Company were trac, ba, no mill has bsra
built. and all Is a myth" A mill was
built, but not furh as was promised.
TnR PREsBYrERY Of the q church ia
session NJ Portland this week, has PROV
en- an interesting one. Among other
things Rev r J Wilson, OF this city, was
elected superintendent of missions. and
will travel some In the interest Of this
branch. The next meeting will be held
at Albany, ir October, when the synod
viii also meet here. In the missionary
society the following committees were
appointed: On nomination, Mrs f Du-
rand and Mrs II Brown; on plan az work,
Mrs y y Nibloek, Mrs w Il N Hays and
Mrs s G. Irvine: on resolutions. Mrs w
X Stevenson. Tho society elected the
officers: President, Mrs u ID
Siblock vice president, Mrs Z Alter
secretary, Miss Ada Ii
Phillips; recording secretary. Mrs w w
Logan; treasurer. MrsS h Young. Al
The \ i 5 & Il meeting Misses Rhoda
Hail, Olive Marks, Anna Him and Thos
currie were present from the Albany
society. They elected the following
officers: President, Miss Ina l. Robert
son; first vice president. Mics Hettie
Miller; second vice president, Rev w w
Logan; corresponding secretary, DIR
tTay; recording secretary, Miss Anna
Parr; treasurer, J T. Hamilton.
Ok IsrIA.-Mrs Judge Bonhan recent
y delivered an address before the miss
onary society Of the Presbyterian church
II Salem, on India, and the Women Of
hat cou1try. The Journal says, aMrs
Bonham's reputation rs 4 writer Is already
we'll established In Salem, but Ter grace
1t delivery brought her before her friends
a a new light on this occasion. Her
with those of whose wrongs
he spoke, awoke a kindred feeling IN
hose who heard her" There are num-
per n Albany who would like TO hear
Mrs Bonham tell about her Indian exper-
enees, and the DEMOCRAT suggests that
'he be Invited % deliver her lecture be-
ore some of the Albany societies.
A Coon RUMoR.--Eyen rumors contain
to satisfy people. They are
W least welcome, even though IL takes
several TO make fact. We have had
several. 1t Is 10 be hoped the present
one viii be the fact. IL is 10 the effect
That theChicago& N'Western has bought
the Q 7 K X plant and will push il for
ward. IL is said that IL was desired TO
keep the event secret for awhile, but that
y leaked out. As the road is in the
hands Of receiver all transactions will
have to be made through the courts,
hence it is probable that only negotia-
lions are pending.
LEBANON. Seven Immigrants arrived
In Lebanon from Kansas Friday last. The
new corners ars Germans. are not without
money and will bea benefit to the country.
D Thompson, representative Of the
Mining and Electric Review OF San Fran
cisco, called at the Express Office Tuesday.
Mr. Thompson is gathering all the inform
alton possible relative to our mining inter-
ests on the Santiam, Caiipooia, Blue and
Mckenzie rivers.--Express.
A QUICK TRR.--C M Elkins came in
from Prineyille yesterday, says The
Dalles Tmea-Mountaineer, bearing a
telegram for transmission to Portland to
Mr. John Combs, in which it was stated
that the mother OF the latter named
gentleman was dying. Mr Combs ar
rived from Portland this morning and
PiOCNNaSA ab OltCt W 4 1TtliGflAlts MI
Elkins made the trip down from Prime
vile in twenty hours, said to be the
quickest time on record.
STRUCK 4 NINE. I'm digging trenches
on South Commercial street for the new
water mains being laid 10 Falrmount. park,
the Salem Water company has encount
cred q considerable vein Of cinnibar clay,
which has the appearance Of ocher. This
clay Is used for mechanical purposes by
plumbers and others, and that found In
South Salem Is said to be good as the bes,
found in England. is also found In album
dance. Statesman
KocH's TRRATMENT.-Lee Rycraft, the
young man being treated in this city with
kocb's lymph, for the cure Of consump.
ton, Is not showing any signs Of improve.
ment. The physicians are very attentive
and watch with interest the result of their
experiments, but they have little hope oi
cffccting cure. Corvallis Times.
JUMPNG ON TRAng.-There is an ordi
nance against jumping on trains by boys
in the city limits This is being violated
daily at the p depot, and the Marsha
requests us to give the offenders warning
that they had better quit the dangerous