The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-09-30
LOCAL RECORD.

From lArAS.-Fred Stanton, Ora Cope
land and R Arnold were in Albany this
on their way to their homes at
Bay from sealing trip to
Japan, returning by way OF San Fran
cisco. They left home about nine
months ago in a seventr.two ton sehoon-
er,the @ G White,C Haggerman, captain,
which was afterwards reported to have
been wrecked. At San Francisco Mr.
Stanton telegraEhed home that they
were all right; but previous 10 the tele-
gram they had been about given up as
lost. The young men report some very
experiences. Seal hunting
in small vessel on foreign shore is
not all poetry. 1t is risky business. The
hunting is done IN ROW boats containing
two men, the oarsman and the hunter,
and some times they stray several miles
from the vessel and get lost in the fog,
never 10 be heard OF again.
The seal sleep on the water, as rule
from 100 to 500 miles from shore, and are
shot with buckshot when asleep. On
being alarmed they jump several feet in
the water and have to be taken on the
wing. They are kept from sinking with
long bamboo poles with hooked end
and thus are pulled into the heats. This
WAS Mr. Gopeland's second experience,
and the first trip OF .he other men. Two
OF them did pretty we'll financially; but
the other having been i'll considerably
did not fill his wallet quite as full. They
were glad to get home, and were antici
pating the meeting at their families to-
night with much pleasure.
RATHER MYSTERIOUS. - The Salem
Journal gives the following account OF
very mysterious death at that city: This
morning shortly after o o'clock w L
Bennett,a motorman on the Capital City
railway. notified Sheriff John Knight
that there was a dead body OF man
found in North Mill creek. just above the
electric railroad bridge on Seventeenth
st. He had been notified OF the fact by
Rev B Fisher, who is tenting near that
point on Chemeketa street. Mr. Fisher
discovered the body in the water as he
was walking a.ong the bank. On exam
ir ing the dead mau's pockets two insur
ance policies were found. which showed
him 10 be Otto CoSee. One was a
policy in the Travellers Accident asso-
elation, Of Hartford, for 2.O00, which
strange to say, expires next Monday at
noon. The first named policy is in favor
oi James B Case, his creditor. who boards
on Asylum avenue Case came west
with Cowee and had known him in
Grand Island, Neb., where the latfer's
parents still reside. The other things
taken from his pockets were about q
Jozen cigars, jack knife, Q harmonica.
and s54.o0 in cash.
ProBATE MATTERs.-In estate OF Mary
and Gertie Zeiner inventory fi.ed; per-
sonal property, $6sS so; real estate, $3.50.
In estate OF Maria Sylvester, inventory
fled; personal property, si39 so; ! E
Michael, VIM Savage and ] X Charlton
appraisers. Property order sold as petit
toned.
In estate OF Jos wassom, Jonathan
wassom was appointed administrator.
Bonds 5000.
In estate OF Robert Foster. inventory
hled: real property, s20oso; personal
S452S.60. Appraisers, w IL Thompson,
Case and F Peebler. Petition TO
sell personal property granted.
A ScHooL Book BuL.-A few days ago
when in Lebanon, we met Representa-
tiye-elect, NJ A Miller OF that city. Mr.
Miller will enter upon his legislative
duties with kil the enthus siasm usually
by young, vigorous manhood.
He proposes introducing a measure 10
regulate the school book nuisance. and 10
gathering data fos that purpose by inter
viewing eminent educators, so that he
may act intelligently and in line in ac-
cordanee with the wishes OF the people.
.Scio Press.
KEEPfSe PAuPERs.-As Linn county
has alwIys had very unsatisfactory ex-
periencefn keeping paupers we give the
following varied bids for keeping the
paupers of Lane county: EE Shen1k
offers 10 keep them for from SzSs TO
S1.oo each per week. o NJ Davis offers
10 keep six of ihegs for $3.57 per week
each, and George Arzberger for 81 IS per
week. S L Canady bid on all al S.. so per
week. W Fl Kanoff same al So per week.
II l. Zumwait same al SS.7s per week.
Mrs ( S Davis offers 70 keep them all for
$40 per seek, or nearly s. each. B f
Russell offers to keep them all and furnish
medical attendance for S2.so each per
week.
LAwLEss TRAvKLERs.-One day lh's
week two fouTfhorse teams passed up the
Mckenzie road, and when they arrived as
the toll gate across the Blue river they
tore the gate down and threw II into the
stream. refusing 10 pay the toll. A war
rant was sworn cut for their arrest before
justice Isom and Constable Carey Tbomp-
son arrested them at Mckenzie bridge
and they were tried on the charge. and
fined SIS and costs which they paid. It
likely that the next time they attempt to
cross the road they vii pay tor the priyi-
lege.-Eugene Gpard.
AFTER SAMPLES OF Hors.-E c nerren
returned this morning from Harrisburg.
He has been on trip through Lane and
Linn counties looking alter hop matters,
and brings samples OF hops from forty
different yards, q good portion Of which
he will forward east to commission
houses. The hop raisers around Browns
vile, he says, refuse to furnish buyers
with samples unless they purchase the
crop in iull.-Salem Journal.
ANNOUNCEMENT Having severed my
connection with the Albany nurseries, L
take this opportunity of rendering my
sincere thanks TO all former patrons and
friends of the above nurseries for their
liberal patronage. ] am still engaged In
the nursery business, having ocated just
across the river, in Benton county, one
half mile west OF the Albany high steel
bridge on the Rainwater donation claim,
where am growing as fine a lot of trees
as can be seen In any nursery In the VIII
lamette Valley. Trees for sale this fail at
the nursery, aleo at my trer yard In Al
bany. Awaiting your furthei orders, am
Yours truly,
HYMAN.
Proprietor of the Wes. Side Nurseries.