The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-07-22

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i far Linn county court has not seen fit to
encourage. 1t is believed Marion county
stands ready to bear her share In this as
in other needed Improvements, while Linn
conservatism stands back and brags how
cheaply that county Is governed. No
state or county or city ever lost money by
encouraging proper and needed public
! Improvements and there is no virtue In
laying back In the traces. We shall hope
to hear that the thriving and growing Mill
City gets bridge before tae year is past.
Salem Journal.
The matter of bridge at the place
mentioned is not before the County Court
now, no petition being in It's hands. In
the matter of bridges, though, no county
In Oregon, even Marion, is more public
spirited than Linn county. This county
when 1t spends money, does it judiciously,
Marion county injudiciously and extrav :
agantly. Linn county should help build
bridge at Mill City and no doubt will.
One is needed. 1t has already assisted in
building one bridge near there, and will
in building more.
AN ASTORIA SUR. Geo w Raymond,
of Astoria, has sued Capt Geo Flavel for
the recovery OF 800 acres OF Tansy Point
property, claiming the right to 1t under
q deed made 33 years ago. The COM
plant alleges that on December z, 1859,
William Raymond borrowed of John
Adair the sum OF 5000 with which to
redeem said property from sheriff's sale
under an execution issued against him.
As security Raymond executed to Adair
a warranty deed, but which after lapse
of thirty-three years plaintiff alleges
twas only a deed of trust as security for
the repayment of said lean, which deed
was duly recorded I" 1t is further alleged
that w w Raymond did not deliver to
John Adair the possession of the prem
ises, and that Adair made no claim of
title under the deed. In the year 1852,
Raymond, plaintiff, claims that he laid
off the loan, ''but in consequence of mu-
tual dealings and mutual confidedce no
reconveyance Of the legal title was made
by Adair prior to November 20, 1873"
and that the indebtedness between Ray
mond and Adair has now been fully paid
and settled.
RRMIN1scRNr.-The Elk City cores
pondent of the Times tells the following;
"The FIRST organ that was ever brought to
the by was brought in from Corvallis
over the Indian trail before the wagon
road was built, on the back of Mr. Alfred
Cloak, sturdy Englishman. Mr. c was
fine musician and great lover of music
and, as he was coming to this wilderness,
thought he would need music TO cheer his
lonely hours and break the moro.ony.
The Indians then occupied the country,
ane the old saying, Emusic has charms TO
soothe the savage breast" proved true In
this case, for as the soft, melodions music
! fell on the ears of the dusky maidens and
savage warriers, as they hovered around
/ the lonely cabin on the banks of the beau
tiful Yaquima river, their savage feelings
were calmed into submission and obedi-
ence.
The SLAYER OF GEO WnLIANs.-The
Portland Telegram says: On the.7th of
last April Geo Williams, son OF Hon
Richard Williams, OF this city, was shot
and killed at Sherwood, during a quarrel
by Alva Fields. For several days past
Fields has been on trial at Hillsboro,
and as its conclusion the jury returned
verdict of acquittal on the grounds OF
self defense The trouble occurred in
the saloon of Sam Hess, during which
Williams drew a pistol. 1t seems the
pistol was not loaded, but Fields claims
he did not know that fact. Deeming his
life in great dsnger Fields drew his re-
yolyer and shot Williams dead.
DRUGo oARREsrED.-Seveial weeks ago
the DENocRAr mentioned .he.trip of R
Scraffori to San Francisco after VIM
Drugg for burning the Inman mill.
Drugg had been arrested, but was set free
the day before Scrafford reached San
| Francisco. The following is San Fran
cisco dispatch under recent date: sWil-
liam P Drugg was arrested here Yesterday
ard booked en- route 10 Corvallis, Oregon, !,
where he is wanted for arson. He Is
accused of having set fire to the Iaman
mill property in Benton county, Oregon,
managed by his biother-in-law, on Feb.
u 1891"
PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS. - The fact
that teaching in the public schools is
rapidly rising to tie dignity of profess
sion, if it has not already reached that
position, is shown by the large number
Of students who are seeking professional
training in our State Normal schools.
! The attendance at Monmouth last year,
the largest perhaps in the Northwest,
was made up of representatives from al
most every county in the state, besides
a good aggregate representation from
Washington, Idaho, British Columbia
and Alaska.
REACHED CoRvALLs.-The telephone
line was completed into our city today
and we now have telephone connection
with Portland and intermediate points
along the West Side, The line was built
by the Oregon Telephone and Telegraph
Co., who expect to have wires running
between every town in the valley before
fall. The main Office in this city is
located in Allen & Woodward's drug
store.-Times.
4 This line will now be extended to AL
bany and thence 70 Salem, where it will
complete the circuit. 1t will be big
thing.
] A Coop SToRY.-Jack Allphin was in
Corvallis Monday. He told the Times
he had just returned from trip up on
Long Tom, where he saw illustrated the
natural habits of the Oregon farmer.
Jack said he was driving along when he
noticed man on the roof OF large barn
anxiously viewing the surrounding coun-
try. When asked what he was doing up
there he replied that he was looking for
his binder, that his wheat was ready to
cut and he had forgotten which field he
had left the machine in last fall.
MARBLE WoRKs.-At the Roseburg
: Marble Works, run by E w Achison &
Co., a great deal of fine work is being
turned out from the beautiful yariegated,
Douglas county stone. Among the
: monuments now to be seen there is oAe
which will mark the grave of s 4 EN-
mitt, son of Hon John Emmitt, of Coles
valley, and those for the graves of A B
Gilliland, J L Bounds and Mrs Upton
, They are all beautiful stones.
r WHO LIES You can't tell much about
what Portland paper says. Speaking
of the new chief of the FIRE department
, the Telegram says: IA ] Coffee, the
newly appointed chi.f engineer of the FIRE
department. never belonged to a ire COM
pany in his life"
; The Mercury says also: "The appoint
nent of Capt A Coffee to the position
I of chief of the fie department meets with
general approval. Jack, as he Is familiarly
called, has been connected with the fire
department for the past nine years"
SHOOTING AccIDENT.-While Messrs
' Tannensee, VIM Obenauer, of Albany,
!. and Carl Wiedeman were out shooting
q Yesterday glancing shot from a load