The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-29
LOCAL RECORD.


RIGRr IN PFNpLAToN. Stories IKE
the following do very well for big city
but mai e curious reading for a small cit,
like Pendlston. The E. y. says; John af
Williams was approached last Friday oy
nice looking stranger on the street, win
| the remark: "You must be Welshmans
Williams assented. II am also Weish-
| man. My name Is Edwards !" "My name
is Williams said the unsuspeciing pros
peciive victim. Being conntrymen, an
easy acquaintance soon followed, Salur-
DAY evening Williams was asked BY Ed
wards to shave a cigar, anyway, having
refused to drink and they entered saloon
near. While they we're al the bar a man
aitired as ranchef came In from a back
room, apparently suffering from an over
dose of distilled delight, and proposed,
thickly, that all shake the dice for the
drinks. EDWARDS "stuck" him. The
raucher then hauled out wad of green
backs and offered to bet $Ioo that Edwards
couldn't do it again. "He's full and can
beat him. Whispered Edwards to Williams.
I've got 500; loan me $50" Williams
produced the $40, the two shook and the
raucher won. Sometime afterward u
dawned upon Williams that he was The
victim of a conspiracy. He LETT this morn-
ing for Baker City, with less money but
more wisdom. fhe fact that family In
California depends upon his labor makes
the loss and the lessoh all the more
severe
A RoMANcE-The Walla Walla States
man tells the following: Fourteen years
make his fortune in the great west. As
he stepped aboard his ship he left his
atfianced, Janette, to wait for his return
to claim her. The years went by and
the fortune, for which Robert strove in
the United States, was far away as at
the beginning of their separation. With
in the past fer years, however, Roberts
worldly prospects improved so greatly
in Scotland where the bright waters
meet" and she consented to come to
these strange shores to wed her long abb
sent cavalier. She shipped for Australia
where she visited friends, then touched
at Samoa and Hawaii, and this morning
met Mr. Connell in ST Paul's church in
this city where the rector, the Rev vi
Marshall Law, made them '.man and
wife" at 80 a N. The couple looked
very happy as they wandered about the
city in the fresh morning air, waiting
for train time.
The WHITE SwAN.-The Baker City
Democrat says: 1t the law Office of
Hyde & Johns the necessary papers were
prepared by Mr. @ A Johns, as attorney,
for the incorporation of the well known
White Swan, situated twelve miles east
OF Baker City and from which nearly
sl00, 900 in gold has been taken out of a
shaft forty feet deep and thirty foot of
tunnel. The capital stock has been
placed at 81 900 ,0O0-20o, 900 shares at q
par value VI IS. The White Swan is at
present developed by skaft about $50
Ieetin depth and by two tunnels run
ming each way in the vein.
THE VALLEY LEAeUE. .-McMirnville
md Independence could not send repre-
ientatives to Salem yesterday to formulate
valley baseball league and therefore the |
meeting was postponed for few days. |
Albany and Salem stand ready TO act as |
loon as the other cities respond Mr. |
VIII kO ~ t01aE
Ind McMinnville Saturday and 1t Is ex- |
'ected to have meeting here next week |
nd arrange a schedule. In two hours Al |
,any raised SIzoo to back that city's team |
md II the other cities do as well a four
:.ub valley circuit Is asrured. There is no |
ioubt but Salem viii take hold of the |
natter with the right spirit. Leveque
md George, pitchers,a are here and in good |
i'm ready fr,w ha f.,n afn NfHs4
afellen, and Booth Reilly and Stanley |
ian be secured after few days'nouce and |
he team could be filed up with good men |
n short order. 1t looks after all as if |
Salem would have baseball this season. -
Statesman.
The CoSeKKGATIosALsTs the re-
cent Congregational convention in Eu-
gene, G G Hogue, of the o p was
moderator and Rev H F Burgess scribe.
The general theme was s'The Living
and under this general head
such topics as the following were dis
cussed: "Its Duty Towards Small Eields
and Country Districts" 1'Its Methods
OF Giving, and the Christian Stewards
League" ..Ita Hold on Men and Young
Men," "Its penominational Work, /"
"its Attitude Toward the Customs and
Vices of Society,"" ''Its Attitude To-
ward the Christian College," and 'Its
Ministry, How Secured" Among the
papers on women's home and foreign
missionary work was one by Mrs Alice
ncdd, OF Salem, formerly Of Albany.
CAx,r Kill THEM. hobo who
climbed upon the top OF the express car
of the north-bound train at Sisson last
week for q free ride ielf OF Just after the
train started and received serious injnr-
les about lie head, one wound penetrat-
ing the skull. It was thought at first
he could not live, but he was reported
able to travel again tie fret Of this
week, Conductor Matthews says a
tramp riding on top Of his train some
time ago fell of while the train was
going 80 miles an hour down along the
Sacramento. He struck feet first twenty
FIVE feet below the top Of the ears on 2
steep fill, turned end over end, and then
nimbIy picked himself up, gracefully
waved his hand at the startled train men
and started off to view the scenery as
railroad pedestrian. a circus performer
can't stand half as much heavy tumb-
ling as tbs railroad tramp-Asbland
Tidings.
l. PORTLAND MgN ONLY.-In the decis-
ion in the case of Neal agt Crawford and
others, by which the Crawford block vii
be sold for the benefit of creditors Of ] II
Foster s. Co., Albany men will not sge
any benefit of 1t. Neal simply repre-
sSlts several PortIand.crediiors. Asione
Is Fosters creditors are to get the BLOCK
iitis to oe regretted our Albany men are
not in Il; but the Portland men are III
Lcnes who did The Sighting;
YusouoH MEDIuM.-While In Fort
Hand recently Mr. Chas Pfeiffer visited tn
rooms OF Mrs Bruce. medium, and re
ceived communications from his fathf
and dau yhteF Carrie, Of na'pe to max
| the matter very mysterious and beyon
ones understanding. Even the writing
said to be IKE that Of Miss Carrie,
First-clsss dressmakins done At reasosa
ble rates, ,children's clothing especially. b
Miss Georgia Dsor, st the residence OF Nj
Coli Van Cleve, corner pf 7th and Brsadslbii
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