The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-29


. who sell patent medicines from wagoI
are nuisances, and the following from
the Town Talk will show how they d,
matters down there. DR." w III True
a wide awake specimen OF that nomadi'
and ,oquacious class who work the worlC
with their wits and play upon human
crcdulity with marvellous success, whC
has been humbugg,ng the public will
his jaw, and fooling them out OF Their
money with his harmless salt prepara'
tions and ledgerdemain tricks, was
"taken in" Saturday night by Constable
Oberg for violating the state law. lie
was selling medicine from an express
wagon ON Cass street, opposite Cases
bank, to an audience that blocked the
street for 100 feet around him. In the
wagon was n woman, two small children
and minstrel darkey, who helped the
children TO entertain the crowd when
the doctor" was not working IL with
his salts. The matter was fixed up by
the payment Of 800 for license and
81 3.60c osts.
RAILROAD TALK.-lIere is more talk
about transcontinental railroad. The
Telegram says: IL Is now n probability
that Oregon v III, before another year
passes, have q fourth transcontinental
railway. From what can be learned
although the officials are somew hat
reticent, as usual, the Coos Bay, Rose
burg 4 Eastern will, within the course
Of few weeks, commence work on its
Eastern extension from Roseburg to a
connection with the Chicago & North
western in Colorado or some other OF the
great Western roads. Preliminary sur
Yeys Of this route were made three years
ago, which carried the road across Ore
gon and some miles into Idaho. The
work was done under the direction of an
engineer by the name Of Miller, who
had been employed on the Chicago X
Northwestern. An actual location OF
the line was never run, though IL Is
thought that 1t has practically been de-
cided on.
After As YEARs.-The Watsonville,
Calf, Rustler, says; Mrs A NJ Hine:,
OF Albany, Oregon, is visiting her cousin,
Judge Mexican, OF Corralitos. The judge
had not seen his cousin since he started
across the plains in lS47, and they met
at the watsonville depot last Friday. lie
was apprised OF her expected arrival
there on that day, and was there to
meet her. Among the throng alighting
from tue train he was puzzled to deter
mine which was his cousin. Forty.five
years is q long time, and IL is not sur
prising that he could not select from the
crowd the person he was expecting.
After several mistakes he finally found
the right one and he departed with her
for his home at Corralitos. At the time
OF their parting in that year, lS47, each
had been recently married. Since that
time each has reared family which are
now grown TO manhood and dwomanbood,
and each has many grandchildren.
Their "reminiscences and experiences, il
written rs related by them, each 10 the
other, would make quite large volume
OF interesting reading.
DRUSKARp's DEATH. - About half past
eight O'Clock last Saturday evening ST
Reese died In Linn Woods saloon. The
cause OF his death was excessive use OF
alcoholic drink, he having been a constant
and excessive drinker for macy years, and
those who have watched hi, course closely
say he had never been sober during the
past year, and for the past month or two
he had drank very heavily. lie went
into the saloon early In the evening and
purchased a half pint OF whisky. which II
is supposed he drank. He did the chores
fires, ETC., and about seven the barkecper
gave him a drink for carrying In wood.
Soon aiterward he took another drink,
and after making several unsuccessful at
tempis 10 sit down In a chair, was assisted
into back room and went TO sleep.
Later, parties heard him Breathing
heavily, and going to look after him, found
Il impossible TO arouse him from his Slun
bers. DR. Belknap was summoned, but
wher he arrived Reese was past the assist.
ance of medical skin, life being extinct -
Ochoco Review.
Or COURSE Our friends In the interior
seem to be encouraged in the belief that
the Oregon Pacific will build during the
coming summer from Yaquina bay Into
Grant and Cook counties. For many
} ears the producers In that issolated por-
ton OF the state have looked longingly
toward this road as the outlet 10 seaDoard
but have hitherto been disappointed. and
we can see no reason why they should
have stronger hopes now than heretofore.
The Dalles 7 VI. That paper at that
city should take this view Is TO be er
pected; but let them keep their optics
open. and they will see the steam horse
bringing the wool and other products OF
that country to Albany instead Of to The
Dalles, all the same, and within no great
length Ct time. The prospect was never
as good as Eow. There Is lots Of differ
ence between 4 road out OF debt. and one
owing SI5,ooo,ooo. See.
Az OPPoRTUNTY.-As q shipping cen
ter, and with her superior freight rates,
Albany is splendidly situated not'only for
becoming eventually a great Wholesale
city, but az well manufacturing city.
In manufactures particularly at the
present time we should be constantly
reaching out. At small cost compared
to the benefit, this city could add within
a year or two four or five factories that
would do wonders in assisting to build
up, and make it a manufacturing center.
At tie present time there is an oppor
tunity offered to secure a furniture and
chair factory, employing about twenty
FIVE hands. Let our business men gee
that we get it.
The A. & S. c. r. R-There is a gen.
eral feeling Of dissatisfacib,n among many
of the stockholders of the Astoria & South
Coast Railroad over the foreclosure Of the
S5S,ooo mortgage, says the Town Talk.
They maintain that the road Is worth
ST5o,ooo. Last year II paid a good sum
above operating expenses. Extravaganza
and mismanagement Is the cause of the
present bad condition of the property.
From present Indications Il looks as though
It will be a couple years before the mort
gage will be foreclosed, and In that time
some interesting developments may be
expected if there is not change in the
programme
CROOK COUNTY This week some of
the Crook county sheep ralsers who ship
ped their wool to Boston last season got
the returns from their sales. After pay
ing the expenses of freight, insurance and
storage, the wool netted them from 8Xc
to 1910 pound.
Mrand Mrs G " Elkins, of Beaver, are
in town. Mrs Elkins is here under the
care Of DIR Belknap, she being afflicted
with heart disease. Mr. Elkins says Beaver
creek stock men are sill feeding.
John Templeton, Joe Crooks and Job
Darsey had good success hunting on the
desert. They killed nine antelope. BY
the kindness of Mr. Crooks ham of one
of the animals found its way to this estab
Iishment. Go hunting again, Joe.-Rc-
view.
A ONCE PROMINENT MAN.-Learder
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