The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-01-02
LOCAL RECORD.


A PioNRKR INcmKNr.- Vol. 1, Of tie
county court proceedings Of this county,
gives an incident which has had ira.
ditiona reputation, and Is sometimes
mentioned By old settlers. All the No
yemper term OF the court, 1850, William
kextocd and John Edmonson entered q
complaint OF insanity against Jacob l..
Coon. This was the first cNie of the
Kind Ia the county, perhaps in the terri
tory. The business OF the county was
then done by three probate judges. John
Mccoy, Mr.. Dunlap and j. Curl had
been elected In June, but the latter did
not qualify, hence Coon was tried before
the two former, who found said Coon,
says the record, partially insane and
bound him over TO keep the peace In a
bond Of $5tJ. As there was no asylum
TO which to send him, and he was prob
ably more vicious and mean than de-
mented, the action was about all that
could be done, and, though the record
gives no particulars, we surmisc that il
had pretty good effect on Coon. The
action OF the court has generally been
credited 10 Judge e.. II. Baber, but the
records show that Mr.. Baher was elected
nt a special Alection in the latter part 81
November, and did not qualify until the
and OF December, nearly month after
the peculiar event.
OI.D RECORDS. = Perhaps the oldest
book of record In the court house. Is vol
ume I, of the county court proceedings,
the first entry In which Is dated Dee IL,
1850. Itrecords the fact that the probate
court convened at the school houss on the
Calapooya, and organized the county BY
John Mccoy, acting p, qualifying WIN
MeCaw clerk OF the court, who qualified
John Mccoy and A Kirk, as probate
judges. Isaac HutcAenS as sheriff, N ID
lack as assessor John Bateman as treas.
urer Jas Hill as p, and II Spaulding as
school commissioner. The next count
was held on May "a, when Miller was
granted a license to run a ferry on the
Santiam, The assessor made his returns
The county was laid of into preeincts,and
an election ordered on FIRST Monday In
June. June II lcttsrs Of administration
were issued to W z Maley. on estate OF
Thos Bailey. The election returns were
canvassed. On June rs y ID Jack quail
ined as assessor. On July Jas Crab
tree gave bonds as 7, II Spaulding as
school commissioner. Curl declined 10
quality as probate judge. The couniywa
laid of into five townships. Il took the
most Of the year for the officers to quality.
A BIG PRIcE.-The ~Oregou Wonder
now called Linus has just been sod to c
II & II w Eaton, for $4,000. and viii DC
used on their stock farm At Lexington,
Mass. A Boston paper gets of The fol
lowing good joke, said In earnest: "His
owners were the celebrated Rutherford
Brothers, the millionahe cattle dealers of
Oregon, who sold him to Eaton Brothers
for much less than his real value In con-
sideration of their great reputation rs
thoroughbred stock breeders At AL
berquerque, n. NJ, he was taken from
the car for few hours and a syndicate Of
wealthy gentlemen offered Sso,ooo cash
for him; but his present owners say that
nothing short Of 100000 would tempt
them, they having also been offered S37,-
$50 for half int crest in him since his
arrival Ia Nex England. He will be ex-
hibited at the Worlds fair, and afterwards
sent TO Europe. IL will be remembered
that Mr. Adams, the man who raised the
Oregon Wonder near Hillcrs,in this coun-
ty, committed suicide.
A SHOOTING AccIDEST.--A few days
ago. Prince, the twelve year old son Of
Robert Morgan. the well known and highly
respected negro farmer, of Shedd, was out
hunting. with several others, when he ac-
cidentally caught the hammer Of the gun
on fence II was discharged, the con
tents shattering the left hand, so that the
thumb and parts Of the next three fingers
had 10 be amputated. The whole matter
was an unfortunate one for Prince, begin
ming with the manner In which he secured
the gun, n,which was by forging aWcIisFar-
so order at Shedd, while the agent was abb
sent and sending Il 10 an Albany firm for
the gun, nice $40 one. The offence was
soon discovered. leaving the boy without
gun. As he was so young, and Il was
his first dishonest act, always having been
a very straightforward boy, nothing was
done In the matter.
FoR Tx YEARs.-Mr John Briggs has
handed the DEMocaAr tabulated wealth
CT report for ten years, which will be
published in few days. IL shows the
total rainfall for the past year 10 be only
Al 80 inches. The highest for ten years
was 62.l2 inches in 1881, the lowest 81 "a
inches, in 1859. The average for ten
years was l3.4O inches, which certainly
should take away from the yaIley the
title Of Webfoot. The heaviest snowfall
was 80 inches, equal 20 3.G inches Of
rain, all In December, 1855, the lowest /
inch in 1883. The average fall of snow
for the ten years was l7.6s inches. Over
half the average rainfall was in the three
winter months. These facts are inter
esting ones and the table should be
pasted up.
TASSENr GRANGE. - The following
named persons were elected as officers OF
Tangent grange for the ensuing year:
Master, A Blevins.
Overseer, Thos McGhec.
Lecturer, Mrs Emma Cochran.
Steward, Il Ingram.
Assist. Steward. c A Rsinhart.
Chaplin, N Z Olin.
Treas, John Lupcr.
Sec. ] n Scott.
Catekeeper, Grant NicOls.
Pomona. Miss Ada Knixh;en.
Flora, Miss Elpba Looney.
Ceres. Miss Sarah Necham.
Lady Assist, Eliza Scott.
Y.M.C. A. NorEs.-leO visitors at tho
reading room Last week.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho
Board Of Directors will be held on Friday
evening, at O'Clock sharp. "A full at
tendance Is expected.
The request Of the Wet u is hereby
acknowledged and steps will be taken a
once protesting against the Columbian
exposition being open on the Sabbath.
The first Of series Of concerts, to b,
given by the M G A, will be given il
the Opera House on Friday evening j an
23rd, 1891. The Apollo Club has beer
engaged 10 assist inthese concerts ant
are drilling especially for them. Their
will be no time or pains spared TO max
these concerts worthy the attention an,
patronage of the Albany public. Loo
out for further announcements.
SECRETARY.
LOOKS LIKE BUSINESS Senator Mitche
yesterday introduced bly, authorizing III
Albany & Astoria railroad 10 build
bIldge across the Willamette riVer in Or
egon, and another bill granting the sam
company the right of way across IN
Grand Ronde Indian reservation. Thi
indicates that business Is meant, and, b