The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-10-14

piSN NItlcl hSNOiliauttu 1GHE, TIVE Wptiu
around bisyclista a mile or two into the
country on his way aronnd the sphere.
Those who saw him will appreciate the
following joke from the Portland Tele-
gram, In which city he wns treated royally:
Mr. Lenz tells good joke on one Ct the
ianitors of the Hotel Portland which hap
nened the first day of his isit In Portland
He also says 1t L one on himself
II went into the toilet room OF The
| Portland and commenced waEhing. |
was dressed in INV travelling suit, and mus,
confess | cid not present very crediiablc
appearance The janitor eyed me sus-
piciously for awhile, and then approached
me and said:
"'Yoang feller, yea want ter be geitin''
rcight out o. this
II said, # guess not
'Begorrs, ave yez doni be getiin' o
move on, i'll be aiiher throwin' yez out.
| We doa't low tramps here
II went on washing.
"'Ave yez don't git cot immaletly,
begorra I'll kick yez out. ! want veg 10
understand that guests only be allowed
here.
".wcll, my i,iend, am CUES, here,
replied.
"well, never saw an Irishman so as
tonished in all my life. tie had 10 go
upstairs and satisfy himself from the
clerks. After that there wasn't darky Ia
the hetei more polite or attentive TO me
Than that ITishman.r
FcR rgE SiLETz.-Judge Boise was in
Albany yesterday on his way to the Siletz
reservation, as one OF the commissioners
TO secure the opening OF the SileiE Indian
/ A =
on the 10Th. The Journal says, before he
returns steps will have been taken 10
throw open about 10000 acres to settlers.
The commission sill negotiate with the
indians and report the terms upon which
the lands Will be ceded by them TO the
government. Then congress will have TO
pass bill and only after teas can the
president bv proclamation throw the lands
open 20 settlement. Gen Odeil has been
over the reservation. making surveys for
soune months. Il viii be some time be
fore any of The lands can be entertained
upon 5y home seekers.
FoRHKnLY on oagsoS y " Smith
who was hanged By q mob at Dunsmuir,
Cal. last Friday for the murder OF his
wife and little daughter, was we'll known
in Clackamas county where he lived
several years, says tile Enterprise His
wife was a Miss Mister who lived near
nolalla. A brother, James Smith. now
resides at Sandy. For two years or more
he worked at Walling's nursery near
Oswego and was esteemed good work
man though = bard irinker. While she
paper mills we're being hniit in this city
smith was foreman OF a gang Of men un-
til he tried TO get up strike when he
was discharged. HE was 3 big fellow.
naturally impetuous and his indulgence
IN drink rnined him.
\ GooD WAY. - The Register says
s'S II Houser. The man who attempted to
skip to California and leave q number Of
creditors in the luTch. has made a settle
ment with them and is again on his way.
When brought bark here from Oakland
lac owed about so in this city. His
property Was attached and held At Oak
land, and as he could not raise money
here TO pay the bills he was allowed TO
90 back there and dispose Of some Of the
property. This he did. and yesterday
| money was sent IN here TO settle ali ac-
counts against him. Had be settled his
accounts v ithout trying 10 skip ont he
would have saved considerable, as 1t eoss
| him nearly <loU 20 get ont Of the trouble
The merchants are determined not 70 he
treated rs be attempted 10 treat them.
aud will do the same with others who at
tempt 70 jump their honest debts.
wILL Go To EuaExE ~ o Watt re-
ceiyed a letter this morning from Albany
lodge, K Of r. stating that they would
bring the Albany band Of twelve pieces
with them 10 take part in the Pyfhian
parade and competitive drill Tuesday al
ternoon, Oct iIth. Parade to be on Main
street 1T 8 O'Clock and drill st 9 80 on
Central school ground. The expense OF
this band will be BONE by the Albany
lodge and the citizens Of Eugene should
show appreciation Of the same By attend
ing the above exercises and making their
stay here as pleasant rs possible. En-
genes reputation for entertaining visitors
ranks first among the towns OF the valley.
so why not keep her record clear by all
trying 10 make this one OF the gFandest
Of occasions in her history ry.-Guani.
KxocKgD 0ur.--The Brownsville Tunes
tells the following: On Monday evening
two young men, Charley Fox and Nell
| Stevens. retired 10 secluded spot out
side the corporate limits and after max
ing the preparations necessary in such
cases, proceeded 10 punish each other in
a ''hard foughtn battle, which resulted
in the latter being Knocked out in tI,e
third round. The scrubbers and bottle
holders were present aad dispensed the
required treatment at the close Of each
round. The difficulty grew out OF some
rather hard language which had been
used by Mr. Fox al previous time.
ANOTHER HoTEl.-The Toledo Post
says: Mr. Fitzpatrick has let the con-
tract for the erection Of handsome two
story hosel at Big creek, near the city OF
Newport. the first three car loads of ma
terra! for which came in on the 5ih The
new hotel is TO be finished in the latest
style, having all the modern conveDiences
and Will be finished and furnished to
accommodate guests cary the coming
season. 1t promises TO be a paying in
yesrment.
KNEW GouLD There is an old gentle
man living near Lebanon who was init.
mately acquainted with lay Gould in his
younger days, they being schoolmates at
one time. lie says Jay Gould was dull
scholar and gave no promise OF greatness
in his boyhood. His notoriety can be
!; easily accounted for: all the good quali-
, ties which he has developed since attain
} ing his majority, he has gotten from his
.Uncle Sam :" he reared him and be-
Iqueathed him the most OF his possessions,
advance
LEBANON - Will Klepper has been
driving the Revere House bus in Albany
: Sam Gentry has sold his place to Z II
Ulm and viii leave in few days for
J Tennessee.
|
E There havs been several cases OF diph-
: liberia in the city and vicinity, but the
I patients have all about recovered.
1t is notorious fact that town COWS
well-nigh have a monopoly OF our side
: walks, and there seems to be but one al
ternative-to bear the affection in silence
Much complaint is made by the farm
I ers of the reckless manner in which
i hunters invade their premises, tearing
t down fences and shooting at random in
e such way as to endanger the lives o
: horses, cattle and sheep.
A cLosE CALL.--Edward Murphy ant
!. his velocipede collided with the nortl
: bound freight about 2la miles this sid,
!. of Albany Wednesday morning, 1t wa
: very foggy, and the freight being seyera
: hours late was making up time. TX
:, seen the headlight just in time TO iuml
from his machine before the locomotive
hit IL. III was n narrow escape and Iii