The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-03-04

lorganixed base bait team, to be known a
The Prinevllles. The officers are, John
Csmbs. captain, M T. Brink, president
5 Belknap, secretary and 81 Slchel
treasurer.
Frank and Ora PoIndexter and LesIl.
Vnndefpool went to DesChuttes rive,
Tuesday to stay several days. Frank will
build some fence on his ranch and make
other improvements preparatory 10 vel
coming the advent Of the o = railroad
there.
Last Tuesday evening John Gage and
I M Tracy arrived In Prineville, having IN
custody ] w Mccormick, who on the
morning Of the 9Th Inst. shot and NOR
tally wounded Randall Smith In ball
room nj Mitchell. The affair occurred ne.
the entrance TO the hall while the two wen
were engaged Ia scuille. The ball from
McCormicke pistol entered Smiths right
side, near the center Of the body and Just
beneath the ribs, and ranging slightly
downward, lodged "a the back. The
wounded man lived about lwenty.six hours,
dying on Sunday morning, the 18th Inst.
Randall Smith was aged about "a years,
end, Il Il learned came 10 Crook county
from Eugene. lie was a nephew of I r
Amis.the well known attorney OF Mitchell.
News.
SPRINo SrYLE FOR LADIEs.--0ur lady
friends who wish TO be properly and
tashionably dressed would do we'll to
glance over the monthly Fashion Letter
in ''La Mode de Paris" "Album des
Modes" or LA Mode" the iavorite
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prevailing or coming In fashion. Ladies
would do we'll TO patronixe these jour
mails, which are not only reliable, but are
now considered the Standards OF Fashion
wherever they are known. "La Mode"
is good family journal, price $l.50 q
year LA Mode de Paris" and "Album
des Modes" are intended for more general
use, the subscription for each being
$3.50 year. To every subscriber for
either OF these journals who pays a
years subscription in advance win be
given premium book ON "Dressmaking
Simplified, !" valued at IS. Failing 10 OBJ
tain these journals from your news agent
send for them direct to A Mcdowell &
Co, 4 West l4th Street, New York.
CnARAcrERIsrc. - Tom Read, we'll
known in Albany, has written the fol-
lowing letter TO the 0regonian: l have
read the Oregonian aud paid for IL since
Tom Dryer started il. Now am worn
out with weight OF years and toiling for
the children OF earth, Tor many travel
worn emigrants have l set on an even
keel, so that they could help themselves.
II should live until the 2Sth OF March,
1902, i shall be so years old; and would
say to friends and foes that on that day
myself and partner will be at home at
my residence on the old donation claim,
situated six miles north OF Corvallis,
Benton county, where we have lived
more than forty years"
ELDKRKN In Ir.-The following from
the Spectator, OF New York, will be Of
interest to Albany people: Two con-
Germs which, 10 say the least, should be
carefully investigated before they are
are the West Virginia Fire
anu Marine Insurance Co OF Wheeling,
West Va, Capital stock, $l000.) and the
Worlds Cooperative Fire Insurance Co.
Of Kings and New York counties, n. Y.
The former has just been incorporated
by J X Elderkin, Of Toledo and others.
On IN oRESoN.-Dr August G Kinney,
Of Astoria, who has just returned from
the coal and oil districts OF Pennsylvania.
thinks that there are splendid evidences
OF oil in Oregon lie does not claim TO
be an expert, but from what was told
him as TO the signs OF oil and the knowl.
edge he has oi the geological condition
OF this state he thinks that there are
evidences Of oil both on Coos bay and in
the Nehalem country, as well as in other
portions OF the state.- Telegram.
Az ALBANY MAN ON Ir.-Yesierdays
Oregonian published an account taken
from the New York World under the
heading "a Search for Gold" of an ocean
trip in 1868 resulting In an engagement
between the famous Alabama and the
Hatteras, In which the latter went down.
Among those on board the Hatteras w.s
Mr. ii + Merrill. president of the Bank of
Oregon, then a small boy. Mr. Merrill mas
al his nome in this city a piece OF the
wrecked Hatiera<.
Coon FOR DoLPH.-Senater Dolph has
asked Mr. c p Huntington TO run his road
by way of Lebanon south east to q con-
nection with the Union Pacific. This is .
granJ idea and Waterloo and other people
along the suggested line would be very
hilarious over such a road, and there Is
little doubt that eventually one will be
built. Keep at him, Mr. Dolph. Albany
wouldn't mind being the terminus or even
way station on such road.
BECK VS.. WATERS & oRs.-In his suit
with Waters and others w w Beck, of
Seattle, received verdict partially In his
favor. He received the bonus money he
had paid for the mill because Il was not
built as agreed; hut failed to get $4,000
damages IN addition.