The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-04-08

AFTER ELDkRKtN.-The following
from the Spectator. an Insurance review
Of New York tells about the former man
ager OF the Farmers a Merchants fnsur-
ance Co, who seems TO be getting into
trouble. We arc informed that the Audi.
tor of West Virgil Ia is not likely 10 issue
any more charters to wildcat companies,
Of which that state already has too many.
On the contrary, II Is stated that he will
speedily bring 20 an accounting those con.
eerns that have succeeded In obtaining
charters under the Lax laws Of that state.
The Wheeling intelligeneer Of March "a
printed the following paragraph, indlcas
ng that the good work OF determination
has oegun: On Saturday warrants were
issued by United States Commissioner h !
Campbell for the arrest OF 4 NJ Garvin,
pi esidens. and ] X Eldcrkln, secretary Of
the newly orgahtxed West ViF slnla Fire
and Marine Insurance Company. the
charge being using the malls for irandu-
lent purposes. The warrant vas served
on Dir Garvin, and he was released on his
own reeognizance.
oRKeox CErY was Wednesday the scene
Of q dual catastrophe which was as un.
explainAble aa IL was mysterious. IL
occurred at the plant OF the Willamette
Falls Electric Company's station, from
which boom Of logs runs TO the shore
and which 10 used aa q bridge. When.
ever q steamer desires 10 pass that point
u has been customary for some men 10
loosen the moorlngs at the station and
then with the boom swing around to the
east shore. ] Clark, Thomas Scollard
and Frank Perkins. three employees OF
the company, attempted 10 do this yes-
terday afternoon with Clark on the
boom and the Other two In boat. scol-
lard had hold Of rope, making the boat
the extremity Of pendulum. The boom
had swung but short distance when he
let 20 Tor some unaceountable reason,
and both OF them were precipitated ever
the falls. They dropped forty feet and
struck where the water was but three
feet deep. A search was at once made
for their bodies, but II was unsuccessful
up to this morning. ng.-Telegram.
LRBASoS.--G r Hardy was In the city
q few days since and purchased property
on which to erect an Office. This means a
telegraph line 70 ASoda" at an early day
The report comes that Tailtnan = going
70 take stride forward. In anticipation
of the future growth OF that place. land IN
that section i held At $500 an acre.
The celebrated case OF Myers vs. Mil
bredt was on trial yesterday, before Jus.
tice Hlndman. Our local attorney A r
Stowe appears fol plaintiff and 5 N Gar
land and Hon ] X Weatherford for de :
fendant. This Il an important case. In
volvlng several hundred dollars. The
suit was decided In favor OF Myers.
Ed Keilenberger, proprietor Of the Leb-
anon meat market. bought $3ooo worth of
beef cattle In Lane county lately. MIR
kellenberger not only supplies the city Of
Lebanon with meat, but he contributes
largely TO the meat supply OF Portland
An enterprisIng man 4 aEd. d."-Advance i.
FLowKRs ARE IN BLooM in proiusion
lust now ct II J Sewers. II is the spring
opening season, and o finer opening
never occurred In Albany. There has
been no greater advancement In art than
In millinery goods. An inspection OF
Mrs Sower's elegant stock Of goods will
reveal this fact. In the make up oi
spring hats and bonnets, not only pretty
shapes prevail but the array Of beauti-
full flowers is large and elegant, In fact
supurb. A great stride has been made
Ia this respect, and Mrs Sower has the
goods. Already good trade has opened
AxYTHiNo about the Astoria r r I,
full OF interest here. The talk SAYS: Two
surveying parties. fully equipped stsrtec
| from this city this morning. their I'm me-
diate destination being Oln~y. From there
they will 90 at once TO the "divide,' where
| Headquarters will be established, the en-
1 IL hask "a
point. Work on this end OF the line Is no
being neglected. Mr. Grass was busy ihil
morning making out bills of material ane
perfecting arrangements for pushing op
erations. Two land drivers are beinf
built at Trullinger's mill and will be read,
| In a couple OF days. Dodgers are besni
circulated in Portland advertising for sos
men to work on the Astoria & Portland
railroad. This begins to look Ike busi
ness"
Or UNcERTArN yALuE.-The 400.00'
worth OF real estate which, according Il
the Salem Statesman, John w Drape
bought from the state board for SIC
proves to be OF very uncertain value, q
Il is rock pile lying in the river west b
north from Canemah and IL covered b.
water nine months In the year. Tn
state school board refused n first film
on the same acqus realty from the W
Electric Co and Capt Apperson at Ore
gon City did likewise, and therefore.
the rock pile has any value, II does no
seem how Mr Draper, either in law or !
equity can hold it. Oregon City Courier
A Bro destitute. THE following Is
part Of the report Of the proceedings {
| the teachers institute at Monmouth