The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-12-25
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by two men with rifles. The assailantl
fired through the tent from 40 TO 40 shot
from q short distance away. The Mon
golians dared not stire until the frint
ceased, when they peeped out and saw
two forms disappearing. They also per
ceived burning fuse, and with suspic-
ion at once aroused ran to the spot
They found two bags each containing
about four pounds OF giant powder
which had been enclosed by. pieces o.
overall. They then got out OF the vicin-
| ity, but returned ON the following day
They are building high fence around
their camp and are armed to the teeth
1t Is q miracle that they escaped death
Sunday night. The tent was riddlsd by
bullets. The parties are supposed to bt
known.-oswego Iron Worker.
PROBATE MATTERS, In the matter ot
the estate Of Elizabeth Frum, bond filed
and approved and Geo Wheeler, NJ SnldeI
and Oscar lealy appointed appraisers.
Bond $1,000.
In the matter OF the estate OF Geo II
Keeney, inventory filed. Real property
$53I2 3o,pers5nai property SIo3a.4o. Ap.
pIalsers Srauder Froman, ID \ Smith and
n II Allen.
In the matter OF the estate OF Loren ID
Hale etal minors. Bond In the sum OF
$500 filed and approved.
In the matter Of the estate Of Sarah
Keeney, Jerry B keeney appointed az
minlstrator with bonds fixed at $1,000.
In the matter Of the estate of { o Pat
ton, ordered that personal property ex-
empt be set aside to widow, and that other
personal property be sold as prayed for.
EouALITY TIE LAw.-The state board
of equalization adjourned for Christmas.
They will resume their sittings Monday
next at p m, when railroads will be
taken up. Mortgages have occupied
their time for several days, and they
have cut the Gordian knot by levelling
all counties up to one-hundred per cent
on the actual cash value. The returns
from all the counties show that sixteen
counties assess them at par cash value,
5 counties at rs per cent, 2 counties at
90 per cent, 3 counties at 30 per cent,
county at 66s1 per cent. The increase
shows that the Multnomah county
assessment will be doubled, an increase
OF s. .4S6,6 ,696. The increase on mort
cages all over the state will be over
SIC, ,000, ,000.-Journsl.
AMBITIOUS PRINEvIrLx MxS.-Inter-
es, In the coming town election Is on the
increase, The candidates 80 far ~ we
have learned are, for president of the
council, DIR Belknap and Joe Hinkle; for
councilman, ID + Stewart. NJ a Moore,
Manuel Sichel, T a Uren, r iiarrlng-
ton, ) Ne~som, Z G Mailing. l.
Ketehum and J + Combs; Ter recorder,
George Summers and ] |. I.uckey; for
marshal, Chris Cohgs, l. { Perry, las
Woods, a { Palmer. J II ClayPool, ] II
BackuE and ) Oden; for treasurer, w III
Fuller and 5 Belsnap; for town attorney,
VI f Brink. All are good men and worthy
of the support of the voters Review.
A $Ioo POrAro Walter Fernald, the
aifable vice president Of the First National
bank, dropped In upon US Yesterday with
smiling counienance and laid on our table
a 500 check, saws the Baker City Demo-
crat. Mr. Fernald said: II have an item.
You remember that the Democrat an
nounced some moaths ago that Mr. VIM
Henry Mantle, Of Philadelphia, would give
a prize of $Ioo for the finest potato raised
In the United States Ben I.ongley, of
Eagle valley, doubtless caught onto that
item, as the check you see lying before
you Is the SIoo prize. Mr. Longley was
yesterday apprised that the Eagle valley
potato was awarded the premium as the
accompanying check attests."
FREE PAsTURAaE.-A third ward man
has q fine lot, containing big crop Of
grass, which he was saving for his own
COW. Some neighbor, IL was learned,
from appearances, was in the habit Of
stalking out a COW on the lot after dark
and taking ber away before day light.
Last night the owner OF the lot watched
operations and going 10 the place found
the COW peacefully grazing the coveted
grass. She was taken TO the mans barn
where she has since been stabbed. viii
the owner call FOR her and admit his
guilt, that iE the question.
=. S.-We learn this afternoon that the
owner OF the COW appeared and claimed
his property, laying it TO a boy. The
owner OF the lot simply got the mornings
milk for pasturage.
THE PROPER WAY.-The assessment
roll OF Lane county contains a complete
description Of every piece OF property
assessed. The Yamhill roll does the
same thing. These rolls are virtually
abstracts OF the real estate in their re-
spectiye counties. II is great expense
to compile them and as many assessors
read the law such abstracts are not re-
quired in giving the description OF the
property assessed. These descriptions
are copied from the present ownership
lists, Of which the Marion county court
will soon have one for Marion county. A
deed could be made from the Lane or
Yamhill rolls.-Statesman.
GAME Law VIoLATED.-This noon a
DEMOCRAT man noticed at the depot q
fine lowing doe, being shipped to Barnes,
OF Portland. II had from appearances
been killed with young. Our game laws
should be enforced, and the person who
slays doe after the close season, particu
larly when they are in the condition thit
one was in, should be prosecuted to tho
fullest extent Of the law. Our gun clubs
should unite in protecting the game o
this country in close seasons.
A RELIc.-There Is some talk OF getting
up subscription to buy a new clock for
the w U T company. The old clocl
which cost SITS cents in ga gave ou
about two weeks ago. It's constitution
broke down fourteen years ago, but II ha
been running on its bylaws ever since
Manager Henderson turned It upsid
dUwn and for the last month II has beei
keeping time after fashion, but one has 4
stand on his head TO tell what time II Is b.
It, which at times l. embarrassing. Pas
the hat and buy a new clock for ia,
Gould's poverty stricken corporation
Astorian.
A Body FOUND. "A Marshfield dispatcl
Is to the effect that "partIes just arrive
down the beach from Gardiner report tn
finding Of a boat right side up and the dea
body of man on the beach three mile
north of the mouth OF the Umpqua rivei
The boat was intact, and the position :
the body indicated that the occupant Z
the boat had reached the beach alive an
died soon after ward on account of hi
weak condition and exposure. II Is SUP
posed to be the lost ships boat of In
General Butler, and one of its six occu
pants"
KILLED A CATAMoUNT.-Cha Manldin
, Of the Abique Forks, whose prowess as
) hunter is well known in this sectio
called this week and reports that he n
{ Gently killed a very large catamour
near Abiqua Falls. He saws wild ca
and deer are quite plentiful in his sc
( tim Reara have now HdannadU mn Il