The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-09-09
VISITED BY A CouaAR.-A letter from
Capt Z Lanning. dated at TllIamook

Visited BY A IOUGAR.-A ietter from
Capt Lanning. dated at atTlllamook.
! Aug. 3lst, reports close call for the
party the previous night. While in
camp, a cougar PROBABLY tho largest ever
seen in the Coast range, entered the
camp, TO the CONSERVATION OF Messrs
Lanning, Barr and Humphrey. The
mules Immediately stampeded, and the
cougar disappeared. Capt Lanning lost
! the seat of his breeches, very close call
| to determination. II is claimed by the
Capt that he did il in jumping over log
while running after the fleeing mules.
The affair WAS an exciting one for the
party. They were to leave for Garibaldi
on having their brake repaired, and will
| be home about the 9TH or Sth and it may
be predicted the cougar story will not be
: the only one of an exciting nature TO be
. narrated.
ESCAPED AaAN.-The asylum authori-
ties at Salem have written TO Sheriff
Noland notifying him of the escape OF
John Hutchinson from that institution
by digging through the wall of his cell
during the night OF August a9th. Hutch
inson is the powerful insane man that
was committed to the asylum from VOL
creek, May 2rd, his capture taking place
after a hard struggle. In June he es
capped from the asylum and was captured
near Harrisburg, Linn county by two %
the officers OF the asylum. The people Of
wolf creek are in mortal fear Of the
maniac, as he has threatened TO kiln all
of them. Officers are searching for the
fn4n.-Guard.
A BAND OF ELK.-Inspector wi,hers, a
U S lighthouse inspector. and Mr. Mont
gomery, OF Portland, one Of the con
tractors for the building OF the lighthouse
at Hecela Head, north ioi Siuslaw river.
went ont from the Head the fret OF the
week hunting elk. When ABOUT eight
miles east OF the Head they came across
a drove OF IL elk Mr. Montgomery
killed bull and Mr. Withers three COVE
The head and antlers o, the bull was
brought out by the Wisman stage last
evening and sent 10 Portland on the local
train to be preserved by 4 taxidermist.
l, was one OF the finest heads and pair
OF antlers we have ever seen.-Guard.
NEARLY ALL Cosr. The Baker City
Democrat gives figures showing that slO0
gold bearing ore nets the mine owner
mining has its drawback. The Demo
crat says: That the Baker county mines
are the best in the worlds evidenced
from the large amount OF ore that Is
shipped from this section to other points
Tor reduction. When the enormous sx-
pense attached 70 shipping which Is es
tImated in another columns at SCI 50 is
considered. il must he admitted that the
ores must be extremely rich 20 warrant
this sacrifice. Another carload OF Cabeli
ore, 81, coo pound. arrived in Baker yes-
ferday which will go 10 Denver. This
makes eight carloads that have bsen
shipped from this mine recently.
Bic THING FoR .ASE.-This afternoon
we received call from DR. A n Newman,
the gentleman who proposes 10 locate
colony OF Norwegians of 600 families 10
Lane county, says the Guard He informs
Us that the papers were signed this mora
ing between himself and II c Owen for
the purchase of The lRsser'x 12oo acre farm.
located eight miles southwest of Eugene
The price 10 be paid Is $4,000. The gentle
man also inform as that IL Is his intention
20 purchase all the land offered In the i'm
mediate vicinity OF the Owen tract. He
arst learned of this tract of land through
the Portland Board OF Immigration. after
travelling In dozen siases hunting for =
suitable location.
SEyES YEARS MoRE. A wandering
evangelist with an unnecessary amount
OF back hair is holding forth in the public
plaza in the evenings. telling the people
that we have sntered upon the last seven
years OF this 6000-year dispensa,ion. and
within 81 years the dead shall arise and
other uncanny circumstances will thrust
themselves upon the program OF ordi-
nary American life He says there will
be IA 600 good souls who viii not have
10 die to get 10 heaven. and several peo-
pie In Ashland have already figured
themselves in.-Ashland Tidings.
MnL Crr.-Henry Joost went down
TO Albany the latter part of last week TO
buy new goods.
Mrs Fsank Williams. who has been
visiting with Z A Thompson aud vile
for q few days, went back to Albany
Monday.
Supt Frank Miller was up from Albany
during the week looking oyer the site for
the bridge structure also for the purpose
OF putting in bid on the same.-Ga-
xette.