The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-07-17

bered thutat the scssion Of tie state
teachcru' association recently held nj
Newport, llr J II nayley, on the part ii
the people Of Newport, pkeseiitnd 90 Il 4
Mctlroy, superintendent 81 public IN.
etruction, beautiful goll.he0ded canc.
As Professor McElroy was sick at his
residence IN Salem, Prot i Hawthorne,
! president q the association, received the
cane for him. and appointed rfols - Y S
Reid, ! u lfoIncr and j lslref cam-
mittoe 10 preaent II % Mr. MeElrny.
| Yesterday Mr. Reid, chairman ~ the
committee, came 90 Salem aud made The
! presentation. The cane IL ore ol The
finest made. II IL engraved TINA. "pfs-
ecntod hy the eitixrns al Newpof Go Il II
McElroy, superintendent ot public ia-
stfuctlon.
Tnsr useoNsriruTIoSAI Law. - In
speaking Of the ease n i.ehanonitl which
the Justice declared Ahe law in reference
| to carrying concealed weapons nneonstl-
tntionai the Express aayHs ''fhe law fe.
| porter for the ngsleeaAf i8 inefTnf. THE
grounds for diminishing Tie caae against
tioyden wefe tllat tha Hsata hasl TITLED ta
establish the fact that the defendant had
q weapon concealed about his person,
NA8AtlNA AtAS Nf tttNAtSA A1ttNs1 itltE AsfhIftt-
ant had a weapon in his hand. II wac
claimed by the defense that 10 secure a
conviction II must 10 proven, IS alleged,
that the defendant had n concealed
Weapon All tho same, though tho en-
try was made as stated by the Express,
on requcsa ol the attorneys. We are in-
| formed positively that the Justice did
declare the law unconstitutional on the
grounds stated.
TIRED SoLnEas. .-6oyernor peogoyer
was at The palles the other day, review
ing the Third regiment, q. n. c.. Ia en-
campmeut there. The citizens there
raised several hundred dollars ior sham
battle an the Fourth. and when the time
came ior Il the soldier boys were tired
and could not even cham battle. This
did not very well please The people, who
had iloekei from far aud near III every
direction 20 the scene 1i the prospectlsp
fray. IL Il related that the precedent oi
tie day aought tlle governor and request
cd him 70 order the fight, but thia he
could not, 81 course, do as the law giyea
him authority TO call the militia ont
Tor anything less serious ilIan real battle.
Statesman.
kittsn Tive BEAks - Il clawsoa
was in from ,he Bybec rasge on Tuesday
and showed simple proof Of an encounter
with two bears on Tie Fourth. IH which he |
and his brother came osf victorious. Oae |
Of these was huge black beat and would /
have weighed when In condition fullY |
1000 pounds. The other was Of the elnna. l
mon variety and both hides are now un- l
dergoing the dressing pFoeeHa a. the hands 1
al o.. Z 5.#
gave one horse al Il could 30 ie pack It 4
out Of the mountains. They bsd been /
quite terror 70 ihr roas 10 taat yicinltg /
and the calves and colts can hereafter |
bfcathe mueh easieF whea hcsnpsflng
over The hllls!des eloss TO ihe brush
Granis Pass Fourier
\ Bic BALI C6Ms -Ou SATURDAY a.
ternoon. July Is, the ScIa Il d ciab aud
the Jefferson u . Clnb wlll play 4 game
of bait 81 thia city for sso0 4 aide. The |
eiuhs have aireadyplaycd two eioserzmcs,
Jefferson winning both by small score, /
and great feeling exists over the merits oi /
,lle clubs; both of which are being daily |
strengthened BY practice and new men. fl |
will probably be The most exciting game /
Of the year, and vii brig crowds here
from Scin, Jefferson aad surrounding /
country.
Ng@mArEns gAspicAFpgD.-'Th city
council have lot of patent clothes lines
on their hands, which they would like
20 dispose Of. The CLOTHES lines merr ne /
cepted IN raymsnt Tor fine from n man /
who got drunk and disonlerly enc day
last week aud was lned $40. II The /
council continue TO do business In this /
way they viii undoubtedly have any
number Of criminals who viii liquidate |
their finea III haherdaghery, and tilrse /
officials can eoon start a second hand |
storc.-Iunction Pilot. This beats taxi |
ing onions on anbscription.
scto.-The scio'a ale nov ready 10
play tho Jefferson base bail toam Tor that
purse OF 500. Doubtless the match viii |
soon be arranged
Mrs Kate Morrison, vbo, with her
husband, w II Morrison, recently esni- |
grated 10 this city from Nebraska, on |
Monday purchased lots and q in Malt. |
by = addition to- scio, and will immedi- |
asely build residenre thereon. Com
sideration, SsI5.-Press.
DEowSED ~ 1ng ABiQuAs-Ne,ss If a |
drowning accident IN The Abigua liver
about 6ve miles east ot sIivet,on, reached |
Salem yesterday. The little 4 year old |
child of Wm wooien. who lives Ia that
vicinity, Monday afternoon. was crossing
a harrow foot bridge, oyer the stream. |
when he made misstep and fell upon
the rocks and into the stream below The |
body was recovered, badly bruised, SC seral
hundred yaids below the bridge shortly
alter tile accident Statesman.