The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-05-06

RosEBuRG's B. & L. A.-The annu
| meeting of tie Roseburg Building an
, Loan Associatian shows the total receip
Tor the year to be as follows: Month
uues, @o4S3.50; expense fees, $3.50; fine
$eS ~; interest, SS.44; total, S5S35. 2
Dist'ursements-paid on mortsage loan
Sodl9 i0; paid for surrendered aud car
ceiied stock, $l48 81; paid for blan
books, etc. s 1860; paid secretary, salai
io months. Sl00; cash in hands OF ,rea
urer, S2l,l5 The assets are: Noes s
cured by mortgage, $1,000; tines dedurte
from Withdrawn stock etc, $l07 "A; cas-
IN hands OF treasurer, S2i. rs; total. SS02S
oS. Profits for the year, $685.. $50. No.
shares, AZ; members, 96; loans durin
year, y; shares loaned upon, A. Greai
est number OF months advance interes
IS; least, rs. Average loan, $S97.77, til
largest being $l400 and smallest, $4Ot
Inc Secretary says the profit OF $3.50. 5
equals gain OF 10 per cent, on tn
amount invested, but as the MONTH
pay ments have only been on interest n
average OF six months the actual prof
Is about 20 per cent on the investment
SAUNDERS INTERVIEWED 1t Is gener
ally understood that convicts are neve, al
lowed to talk with each other. The fol.
lowing from the Statesman Il interesting
w w Saunders, lite-timer, told report
er that the admiration of the institntio,
and the wondeTment of the visitors VA,
the "Con Gazette" lie says news travel,
from Gel! to cell and ,nroue hort the in
Institution with the fapidity of lightning
and yet knows on what wings ii Is carried.
lie said he would venture the assertion
that before the reporters had been within
the enclosure ten minutes every man s'on
the inside" would know that a couple OF
Statesman reporters were making a tour
OF the institution. And all of this new,
passes from mouth to mouth with such
raPidity as to as,ouish even the prisoners
themselves.
ScIo-Mrs Annie. Henderson OF Al
bany, and Mrs Nellie Giddinss of Port
land, sisters and n.ecea of DR. EO HYDE.
came over from Albany Wednesday.
Bud Bilyeu, son of A ] Bilyeu of Bilyeu
Den, who has been attending school at
monmouth this past winter, came home
saturday. He reports that there are
about zoo students attending that school.
Oar new mill is rapidly approaching
completion. All OF the machinery has
arrived save duster. cookie machine
and some pulleys. These are expected
to arrive any day. Il is expected that
the mill viii be ready 20 commence opsr-
alton by May l5.-Press.
A PETITION is being circulated in Al
bany and elsewhere for the pardon of
William Daniel. who was sent up from
Portland TO the penitentiary for seven
years Tor rape on girl of that city. one
oi the worst crimes against the public.
Daniel At one time Was resident of A.
bany, where he displayed the same pro-
ciIvities. People should consider such
matters thoroughly beio-e signing peti
tons for the pardon of any one. The
circumstances should always be strong
to justify IT, Without particular refer
ence to this case il is we'll to make a
thorough investigation before asking
that the sentence of court, knowing all
the facts. be Sc. aside.
Was N SALEM.-W s Brauff. who, in
the Journals last evening dispatches,
was reported killed az Tangent, had
been in Salem few DAYS before, while
here lie visited L c McClzne, of the gas
works, who SAYS he was q well informed
gas engineer. but seemed to be hard up.
although he did not ask for aid. He was
a member OF the X p order, and had
been in charge OF the gas works at Fair
haven. Wash, for some months Mr.
McClane considered him q man OF good
capabilities, but says he acted very
strangely while in Salem.-l ouFnal.
Ok The SAME TRAis -Ycs,erJay'
Dispatches gave an accoun, of an a,enp,
at the head of the Grande Rou6e Valley,
in Eastern Oregon, To hold up 4 train by
FIVE men A DEMOCRAT man was more
interested in the affair By meeting = ,nan
TO-DAY who was on the train. TIE men had
signaled the train, which was about 10
stop when the engineer discovered that
they had masks. with guns agains; the
bank ready for use. The man says he
got good glimpse o. them and saw their
masks and guns, 50 there was no douh, as
20 their intentions,
a CLIMB1Sc HoRsE.-The Benton
county man, whose horse recently dis
appeared through two foot hole in a
barn wiii please try again. a much more
ing 10 Marion county Ex. The other
morning when g NJ irwin went to the
stable 10 feed his horse he discovered iha;
the animal was missing Search was in
siituied. when Il was seen that the gay
sseed had broken loose during the night
ard had walked up the narrow stairs and
into the room which formed the upper
story of the barn. Before the horse could
be returned toierra frna he had TO be
bound, foo, and foot, and slide down the
stairs, which had been converted into a
toboggan for the occasion.
MYRTLE CREEK GOLD. A partial clean
up was made at the Myrtle Greek mines
the first of the week and the dust was
brought here this morning TO the First
National Bank. Il was weighed and
found to be worth $4,000. II is on exhi-
bition at the above named bank and has
attracted large crowds today. Tie uosi
of the stock in said mines IS held in Eu.
gene, and is advancing rapidly. II is rich
In the precious Tnetais, as the practical
workings slow. When the ditch is fulls
completed Il will bc splendid paying
piece of property Guard.
WANT a RAILRoAD.-A Salem dispatch
says: At Stayton last night there was ;
public meeting of citizens called for thu
purpose of adopting means to secure rail-
way connection with the Southern Pacific
That company says it will furnish iror
and rolling stock. The people are tryinl
10 decide whether they want TO tap tht
main line at Turner or the Springfield
branch at Ale. A committee, consistin,
of Lee Brown, w II Hubbard and ] {
Wymor, was appointed to confer on III
matter with Manager koehler.
A Coon ARRANGEMENT Beginnin,
next Sunday noon Eastern mail will al
rive in Albany at noon instead of at night
an arrangement by which our citizeG
will receive eastern letters, papers, etc
about eighteen hours earlier than now
This Is effected by closer railroad connec
tions.
/ PROBABLY SuicIDE,--It now transpire
that AL Modi, who was shot hear We'll
this week, instead of beng killed acci
dentally, undoubtedly comritted suicide
Before going out he had drawn $500 fro'
Corvallis bank, about his entire wealt
and left 1t with his sister Mrs Brown. IL
had not been hunting for twelve year
and all the circumstances indicated that
was not an accident.
ANOTHER NuRsERY.-Oneo OF the ne
Industries across the river on account
the bridge is a nursery, already starte'
hy Mr Inl. n..na1 fc ahOpf half