The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-11-18
LOCAL RECORD.

(T-ooK COUNTY. Last Monday nigh
about 10 o'clock S ] Newsom was return
ing to his home In the northern part o
the city, and wnen In front OF his tee,
yard, short distance from his house. h
was confronted by some one who knocke,
him down. Mr. Newsom SAYS be did no
see the party until just as he struck III
blow which felled him and as he wa
knocked senseless, he has no Idea who hi
assailant could have been.
Prineville can now certainly boast o
having the most peculiar thief In the state
however disagreeable 1t may be to boas
OF such "honors.' Last Saturday evening
George Murphy, who Is hauling lumbel
for Linn Woods, lefs his wagon, .oadet
with 1000 feet of lumber, standing Jus
north of Ochoco bridge. where the new
brewery Is being built, and some tims
during the night Frank Grain unloadec
the lumber and stole the hind bolster of
the wagon, and took II to his home, twelve
miles southeast of Prineville. Grain hac
been inquiring for q bolster during the
day, and when the one was missed he wa,
suspicioned, hence a warrant was issued
out of Justice EIliott's court Sunday even
ing for his arrest and placed In the hands
of Sheriff Booth. When Mr. Booth ar
rived at Grains house and told him what
he wanted, he (Crainl crawled under his
house and dug up the bolster. Grain was
arraigned before Justice Elliott, and
pleading guilty TO charge OF petit lar
ceuy, was sentenced to pay fine OF $3c
and costs. Not having the ready cash
with which to. settle he vert to JAIL
Review.
LEBANON Mrs Hindman has been al
albany for several days at the bedside
OF her daughter, Mrs Frank Hackleman
who isvery sick with typhoid fever.
Died, in Lebanon, Oregon, Nov S. 1892
Lester Hyde, son of Mr. and Mrs T
Hyde, aged Is years. The young mar
was afflicted with Bright's disease, and
has been unwell for some time.
EP Weir, brother OF NJ Weir, who
arrived ffom Missouri Two weeks age. last
week bought Jas Kester's farm, consist
ing of 1S7 acres two miles south OF Leb.
anon, paying therefor $500 cash This
community has gained splendid citizen
in Mr. Weir.
The pupils Of room No OF the Leban-
on public school held an election Tuesday
afternoon, The pri1cipal procured bal
lots from the election sbsard at the Band
hall, which were used to instruct the
pupils in voting. Judges and clerks were
elected and all the required forms OBJ
served. The vote stood as follows: Har.
rison electors 20, Democrats IL. Peoples
party, 5.-Adyance.
AN OLD VorER.-The following is told
about very old voter, whose vote didn',
count: Hosea Brown, a veteran OF the
war Of ISI7, who is almost ioI years old,
voted at the polls at Drain, Oregon, Tues
day for Harrison He was carried In a
large rscking chair from his residence.
while he held flag, which doated over
Kim, and the cornet band played national
airs, accompanying him to and from the
polls. Enthusiastic cheers rent the air as
the old soldier lef, the voting place. He
h=d voted for JohL Quincy Adams, " II
Harrison. and on down 10 the grandson of
w II, Benjamin Harrison. for whom he
voted Tuesday. He has good health, aside
from not being able 10 walk, and can talk
inielligently. BE gets $50 per month
pension from the government What
precinct or state Can beat this wiih n voter
over IoI years ofage.
The FIRsr OREGON PAPER David
Prettyman, writing TO the Journal. says:
az noticed an item In the Journal recently,
which gives the Oregonian as :Le first
paper published in Oregon. This is an
error. The first paper wss the Oregon
Spectator. which was started az Oregon
City in 1876. The frat number CT the
Spectator / ever saw was in Mckinlay's
store in Oregon City, abeai the 7oth Of
December, IS47,a few dzys after reached
Oregon Weekly Times, published as Mil
waukee, in 1855, and afterwards moved to
Portland. Then came the Cregonian.
Believing the right should prevail. give
this as a matter Of history and fact" This
is the paper, of which Rev Wilson Blain,
afterwards OF Albany. was for awhile
editor.
MINING OPERATIoSs in the Willamette
Valley generally seem to oe carried on
under difficulties. The following Is from
Brownsville: ID 3 Slandish and g Stand
ish have just returned from the Blue River
mining district. where they have been
working the assessment on the Luckey
Boy mine. They report the ledge looking
cayed In much las, season. and made II
necessary TO put - heavier tinbess at the
mouth of the tunnel. Surface dirt from
aboye the tunnel that had sid down from
the wall OF the lead showed lots of the
gold, and If they could only have had
sluce boxes on the ground much gold
could have been taken out
WORE KNEE BRBEcHEs HoxE.-People
who have measured the relative sizes of
the persons mentioned. ''ye editor" being
Mr. Will McCulloch, will appreciate the
following from the Santiam Lumberman ::
Edward Cusick, G B Winn and X
Whitney were coming down from their
ranches Monday on push car, when
by an unlucky stroke of the propeller
which caught in the ties, the car was
stopped so suddenly that the occupants
were all thrown down an enbankment.
They landed safely in the top OF tree,
and climbed down after a while not much
hurt. MIR Cusick's greatest misfortune
was the lcse OF pair OF trousers, and he
wore home a pair borrowed from ye
editor.
SALEM B & L A.-Each member should
9.
regular monthly session last evening and
loaned 81, 600 at seventy-fivc months-be-
sides reserving a sum TO complete house
III Englewood. The third series having
been long ago subscribed. new fonrth
series of 400 shares was opened. There
is a demand for this new series.-States-
man.
Baker City Democrat: Olmstead q
Courtney. attorneys for the cohnty, have
received notice that the demurrer filed in
the tax case againsf the county has been
fully sustained. The court held that all
unpaid taxes due TO the state from Baker
county prior to SIX years to the commence
ment of the action are barred by the
statute of limitations, This leaves Baker
county In arrears TO the state about 5000
instead of ST. 5000 or $ao,ooo clai ned by
the s.ate.
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