The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-15
LOCAL RECORD.

A NEw MErRoPuLis.-One time n man
wanted Eugene 70 give him $ioo month
to represent that city In Portland. Eugene
didn't do Il. Now he Is trying TO make
Springfield the metropolis of Lane county.
The following Is from the Eugene Regis
ter; Last fridays Oregonian had long
advertisement concerning the Springfield
improvement Company and what Is to be
done by Il. The intention Is to locate at
least 1900 and perhaps 10000 people from
the Eastern states In that vicinity, land
Tor that purpose having been banded.
They want to establish manufacturing en-
terprises and provide M immense water
power They also intend at the next ses-
sion OF the legislature to have the name of
the town changed to American City. ] &
Boyd, who once called upon the citizens
OF Eugene 10 get them to subscribe $ioo
a month to have him work for the town In
Portland, Is at the head of the movement.
Saturdays Oregonlan contains an inter
view with railroad man In which he
states that he does not look for much OF q
boom a, Sprln Sfeld on account OF the
railroad passing through there, and gives
Junction City aud Harrisburg as examples
OF busted booms. Springfield wants q
good steady growtl. but no boom.
Snoor or SMUr Ur.-The Albany and
Salem Gun clubs should make some ar
rangements for contest OF any number
OF men from one up, just so there IL n
| shoot, and the present agony stopped.
The Salem club after referring TO an item
in the DEMoCRAT publishes the following;
We now understand what our Albany
shooters want instead Of u team shoot
between the two clubs Of n reasonable
number OF men, they want "tourna-
ment" between the two clubs. II the
Albany club has ten shooters they must
| have three. Their first move should be
| to either accept or reject our challenge,
then other arrangements could be talked
| OF. Your proposition TO shoot for s.
man is unreasonable because il would
| cost each Salem man s. to make the
trip. We would have TO stay over night,
you could come here and return the same
day. One club against the other nobody
barred out.
EMnEzzLKRs CAPTuREp.-On Thursday
afternoon Sheriff Mackay, assisted by
Deputy sheriff Osborn. Police Officers
Scraford and Erwin and several citizens,
was given lively and exciting chase
after man named Frank Klecker, alias
Creiger, wanted for embezzling the sum
OF 5000 from the agricultural implement
firm OF Lindsay Bros. Of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, also for other minor charges
at the same place. klecker was EN-.
ployed as an agent for Lindsay Bros. and
about month ago. in company with his
wife, he skipped out for new field OF
operation, taking with him about $500
na.Na
Immediately put on his track and he was
traced almost directly TO this city. They
tried TO escape, but were captured after q
ong run beyond Mary's bridge. e.-Gazette.
MgDoRUA CRAwFoRp's FuSERAL.-The
funeral Of the late Capt Medorum Craw-
ford was largely attended. Notwith-
standing the inclemency Of the weather
a number OF Portland people attended,
among them Chas l. Ladd, Chief-of-Po.
lice Parrish, Dan Holton, A ii Morgan,
Mr. Alexander and D 2 Tompkin.. They
were met at ~ Joe by carriages and con-
veyed TO Dayton. After the funeral the
visitors from Portland called in n body
on Colonel Chris Tay lor, who Is confiaed
TO his house, but is cheerful and WAS
pleased 10 greet his old iriends-Mc-
MinnvilIe T. Il.
BETTER RoADs.-According 10 the fol-
low ing from the Journal, the farmers OF
Marion county very properly want good
roads. II would pay every county in
Oregon TO levy n three mill tax for roads
The county court will this week make
the county tax levy, and petitions are
being got up in all parts Of the county
to have a 3-mill tax levied TO build good
gravel roads under contract. This is q
email tax compared TO wear and tear on
horses, harness and vehicles and waste
Of time 10 farmers by the present almost
impossible roads. There IL no greater
eiVilizer than good roads. There is no
greater tax than bad roads"
THE BEST HARBoR Ships are enter
ing the Columbia river with difficulty
these days. IN fact both sides OF The bar
are lined with vessels waiting an oppor
tunity TO cross and the OCEAN traffic Is
being gready intertered with. II is alleged,
as an excuse OF course, that the tug service
Is inadequate and necessitates the delay,
but the real reason seems TO lie In the
roughEess OF the bar caused by the pre-.
yailing storms. YaquIna IL the only bar
on the Oregon coast where no difficulty OF
this kind has been experienced this winter,
and where vessels crossed In and out at
will on not less than 10 feet OF compare
lively smooth wa,er.-CorvallIs Times.
PORTLAND WILL FIGHT.-The Port
land people propose to question the right
OF the state officers, whose duty II IL TO
make the state tax levy next Saturday, to
consider all the work of the slate board of
equalization. They propose TO raise the
technical point tina. the law requiIes those
who raise the state tax levy TO consider
why the assessment as returned by the
several county assessors. II that Il correct
all the work Of the state board of equaiiza.
tion Is lost, 80 far as affecting this years
llevy.-Jouinal.
MARROW ESCAPE. Curtis Harris, son
of DR. ] w Harris, of this citv, aged IS
years, had a narrow escape from drown
ing last Thursday He attempted 10 ford
the Coast Fork at his home near Cottage
Grove but hfs horse got Into deep water
and threw him off. He was carried down
stream some distance and finally landed In
water shallow enough so he could stand
up. DIR Wall was going up the river to
see patient and saw the boy standing In
the water. He unhitched his horse and
went out after the boy who was thorough.
y chilled by the icy water.-Register.
A BURGLARY AT CAEBY There was
quite burglary at Candy last night, the
Horsford general merchandise store being
the sufferer. The store was entered from
a window. The goods stolen consisted
for the most part Of clothing and cutlery.
A couple of hobos who were seen soon
after the robbery passing south on the
railroad track are suspected as being the
thieves. Statesman
Nor CANDIDATE. The DEMOCRAT
published list of candidates for superin-
tendent of streets. Among the others
being that of J w Anderson, thelpresent
official. Mr. Anderson informs the DEMO
cRAT that he Is not a candidate, and
doesn't want the Office.
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