The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1891-05-15

more vigorous 73 year old gentleman ii
Oregon, regardless OF Indian bullets.
In NEW oRLKANs.--A member Of IN,
Salem Statesman force has letter irou
w w skinner, agent OF the S p at Salem
written at New Orleans, April 30th, Il
which he says. Enclosed I send you
memento from this place in the shape o
q piece OF oak cut by myself from th,
tree upon which one OF the 'Dagoes' wal
hanged. This tree was originally over {
foot in diameter. Now II IL not over foul
or five inches. Everybody takes some
Of II for relics. The lamp post has been
taken to Chicago. The Dagos are keep
ing very quiet. l have been trying q
find Parkinson to shake with him. We
visited the tomb OF Jefferson Davis. lie
Is buried at Metaric cemetery, located
near the city. II Is the home Of the
Confederate dead, and many beautiful
monuments mark their last resting
place."
LKBASoS.-Mr Stowe, an attorney re-
Gently from Dakota, thinks Lebanon q
desirable location for man Of his pro-
iession.
Another carload Of paper mill lnachin.
1 ks
that the freight bill Of the company, on
machinery alone, win foot up about
5000.
The city Of Seattle has extended lie
limits so as to include wassom's addi-
tion. Linn county men who bought lots
in this addition viii know by this that
their property is now in Seattle.
Died, near Laeomb, April %, William
Tucker. Mr. Tucker came TO Oregon from
Missouri in 1852. and after residing Ia
different portions OF tbs state located
near Lacomb eight years ago. lie leaves
wife and eight children, all Of whom
are grown.-Express.
wHV liz wESr.-Recentiy the DEMo-
cRAr mentioned the fact that Frank c
Baker, state printer, had gone 10 the
Sandwich Islands, 10 visit his brother.
The Woodburn Independent says the rea-
SOL was that Baker got on tear. blew
in over $500 one night, deliet the Salem
police ana raised Cain generally" A
Salem paper said n prominent Official was
arrested and fined .or drunkenness and slap :
ping his wife. The Independent says he
mashed every piece OF dishwarc In the
house, and lamps, vases, mirrors, chairs
ard tables, until the house looked like a
Kansas cyclone. lie also cut his wife's
zeal skin cloak, silk dresses, etc, up. lie
u "a pretty good fellow. but, II the story Is
true, II simply shows what liquor will do
when II gets hold OF some men.
PoETIc WANAMAKER.--At Salem, In
the course OF his remarks. John wana-
maker,the national naseby, showed that he
appreciated the situation In the following
poetieal remarks: "rhesc great hills Of
yours that are about Us, gorgeousiy ar
rayed In their summer beauty, round
about them orchards sweet, apple and pear
tree fruiied deep, fair as the garden Of the
Lord, and your table lands and hlopinR
valleys with the rain falling on them this
morning are laughing and saying, come
back 10 us In the vintage and join In our
harvest song"
The DIFEEREXcK.--Eugene is rapidly
gaining a renutaiIon rs .taging center.
Guard. Albany has long ago shed
stage goes from Albany. Instead there
Is railroad 10 every direction, north, east,
southeast, south and west, covering the
whole field. RAILROADS are much better
than stages. To be a railroad center
center is decidedly backwoodish.
Coop ADvIcE.-wm Uber, from Dallas,
Marion Co, Iowa, who recently pur-
chased the Jos Harrison farm, a lew miles
southwest OF town, called on US yester-
day. He informed us that he Is more
than delighted with Oregon and her cii-
mate, and would advise all those living
In 10 nd -t.ns. afnk 81
the east to come to this coast. Such is
the verdict Of nine-tenths OF the immi-
grants.-Brownsville Times.
CALAPooIA MINEs.-The regular an
nual meeting Of the Caiapooia & Blue
River Mil * Mining company was held
Tvesday afternoon, IN Brownsville, and
large per cent of the stockholders we've
present. The following officers were
elected for the coming year: Directors,
& ii Elswirk, w Blanchard, n b STAN
dish, o Coshow and w w Rcbe; & E
Standish, secretary; & II Cable, treasurer.
BY unanimous vote of the stockholders
empowered TO levy an assessment OF two
per cent, u deemed necessary, on the cap
ital stock to enable th. .m to put IN pros
pecting inill this coming season.
LEBAsoS's FaEIGHT. THE s P agent at
Lebanon reports the following business
for that city during April: Total No
tons freight received, l26, consisting Of
the following articles: Lath, 10 tons,
brick, 10, lumber, 20, paper mill machin-
cry, 10, miscellaneous merchandise, rs.
Total No tons forwarded, 40l, consisting
Of the following articles: Wheat, 304 tons,
potatoes, "a, sand 80, hay, 10, grape root,
| 81, miscellaneous merchandise, 7416
Total No tons received and forwarded.
1917. Exclusive OF the above figures, the
company shipped from this station for
use at other stations for themselves, "a
cars OF locomotive wood.
DELINQUENT AxEs.-Linn is not the
only county with large delinquent tax
list According to the Register Lane ia
also in the list: From Sheriff Noland's
semi-annual report, just completed, we
CLEAN the following: The delinquent
tax roll for 1855 is $2506.05; for 1886,
$3644.S0; for 1887, $3506. 10; for 1888,
$4827 .36; for 1889, $l8, ,176.25; total, $27,-
750.55. The cash on hand is 1921 .36.
RECOVERED 5000 w Eubanks, o.
(. Tacoma, is in the city. Mr. Eubankl
has been having his hands full OF bie
lawsuit since in Albany last. Whili
breaking on train running into Tacoma
on Christmas day, on account OF a dilapi
dated coupling arrangement, he met witt
an accident resulting in the loss of tn,
two smallest fingers of his right hand. II,
sued the company and recently, after
hard legal fight, recovered $1,000, whicl
lie will receive in cash in month or less.
$3.50 REwARDl-The citizens Of Coz
; wallis will pay three hundred and fift
(s350)dollars for the arrest and convictio
Of the person or persons who entered
Nolan's store on the night of May 9th
and opened the safe. Signed, Many Ci
tizens. A notice of the above was n
ceived by Marshal Hoffman today.
AN On WAREHOUSE AN examina
tion Of the real estate sales viii reveal
sale to the Stanard on Works, made for
site tor an oil warehouse. ftisin Montc!th