The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-29
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CRUEL NkGLECT.--Ine capital city Ii
having case of cruelty to animals that
will be OF interest in Albany, as some OF
the horses were owned by an Albany
man. The Journal says: Saturday
Sheriff Croisan replevined the half.
starved horses Of Thos Holman from the
pasture of Gibson & Colgan. The ami
mails were taken to Mimic & Lows stable
and are certainly in pitiful condition.
An action will be brought to bring this
case Of cruel neglect to justice and II the
gentlemen charged with the neglect are
knowingly to blame they will be pun
ished. III you have any doubts and want
to see what beastly, brutal, inhuman
neglect and cruelty can do for a fine
driving animal go and see John Hol-
mans starved Inauguration mare. The
animal has good blood, is young, can 90
in 8 :0o, is worth 5000, and had suck
ling colt when put in a pasture without
enough feed last fall, and weighed about
100 lbs. The colt, sired by Oneco,
starved sometime ago and the mare is
reduced to skin and bones-the hair is
nearly all off her skin. When put on
the scales she barely tipped the beam at
7lO lbs There were FIVE Of these ami
mails, three belonging to Mr. Holman of
Albany, who was paying SIS month to
have them pastured and put up each
night and fed some grain.
CRsok COUNTY, H Crooks has
traded his farm on Mckay creek to ] w
Howard for 400 head of horses. Mr.
Crooks Is now one of the most extensive
horse owners in the county, having about
400 head.
NFrs n W. r1a,0n-l,s .,...,. s.sa.. l., .,,
be pleased to learn that the waters of
Eureka Springs, Arkan, as, are having a
beneficial effect upon her health, she now
being able to walk short distance.
JW Hays, representing Jesse d Carr.
the cattle king of Eastern Oregon, has
been in Douglas county the past two
weeks, buving stock for that gentleman.
He had intended to lay out $4,000 there
but found the people were too high on
their cattle.
II ID Jory Is having good success or
ganizing alliances in this county, On the
Isth he organized an alliance at Ryegrass
with eleven members, and on the I5th he
organized at Hayssack with twenty-eight
charter members. Review.
A CHEcK STOLEN OR Losr.-Last even
ing Mrs NJ NJ Billes, OF Mil City, attend.
ed the New York circus. While there
she took out her pocket book for some
change. In it Was check signed by the
Niagara Lumber Co. on Hamilton & Jobs
Bank, of Corvallis, and made payable to
Chas Biggs, by whom it was signed in
blank. This was not seen afterwards.
1t was Thought it dropped and was stolen
by some one, as it could not be found.
Payment was ordered stopped and the
Albany banks notified.
Slow woRK-H A Pease, Of Detroit,
made us friendly call early in the week.
He is one cf the rustlers of the Coe district
and has claim embracing the pTosE &c :
tive Town site. He is of the opinion that
the new survey OF public lands in his
vicinity, will not be certified to before the
first of June or July, and that the chance
for fling and proof making will not occur
before November.-Mi'l City Gazette.
STEAMER WILLAMETTE VALLEY ar
rived at Yaqsina this morning with fol-
lowing passengers: Miss Mabel White,
Gordon 9 Ives, John Dunbreck, W
Churchward. Herbert Nelson,J McHafie,
Mrs ] D Wilson.
A NEW OFFIcE.-Mr Chas Smith has
been appointed t, ain agent on The Oregon
Pacific, new Office. He will have super
vision of all the trains, performing the
well known duties of the Office.