The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-10-27
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couple of weeks, got of yesterday.
/ A Humphrey has rented the Holt property
and moved to Lebanon, He intends goin,
into business here this winter, and is think
| ing of opening a feed store.
4 A petition is being circulated ut Water
loo asking w d Co TO start up work, il
order that people may earn enough TO keel
them thioug the winter. This is seriou
matter with a good many people in tina
place. A public meeting was held Satur
day evening to discuss the matter.
Last Sunday evening while Hon f
Skipworth was attending the services at the
Southern Methodist ehurce some sneak thiei
stole an eight-dollar umbrella from him,
which he had left in The vestibule.
Miss Emma Tivey returned home Satur-
day from a visit of n couple weeks in Silver
ton and Albany
w + Chase and wife. have taken up their
residence Mt Halsey. Mr. Chase being prin-
cipal of the public school at that place.
G NJ Charlton and family left Saturday
for visit in Salem and Portland. Having
disposed of their interests in Heppner. they
may not return TO that section.--Adyance
and Express.
Az 0LD DIARY. "A man whose grand.
mother was a cousin Of Duncan NJ Dongall,
one of the founders of Astoria, writes a
Salem man that he has in his possession the
diary of Duncan NJ 'Dougal from September
9th. 1910. to October aSth, 1873. Mr.
III Dougal. who died in Montreal in 1878.
was one of the partners of John Jacob Astor
in the Pacific Fur company and was one Of
the parties who sailed from New York CITY
on September 10th, 1910, for the mouth OF
the Columbia river and founded the citv of
astoria. Or. He was empowered by Mr.
Astor TO act as his proxy and is frequently
mentioned m Washington Irving ..Asto-
ria His ring and the trunk he carried
with him on the voyage are also in posses
sion OF the living descendant. The diary
gives fnil account OF thevoyage from New
York to the Columbia mouth and also Of
all the events following the landing ard up
late in October. 1913.
A MARION Co. CAsE.-The suit Of Geo
W Edgar ct q vs. D w Edgar. in the circuit
court, to set aside deed to $40 acres OF
land occupied all the forenoon with argr-
ments TO the court. FoFty-seyen witnesses
were heard, and speeches by the ablest law
yers inethe district The counsel for the
\ a
and for defendant w r BiIyen, of Linn
county, and Tilmon Ford Of Salem. Aboat
eleven years ago a deed Was made bv Mrs
Edgar Of half the donation land claim 10
one OF her sons with whom she has made
her home. and the rest Of the heirs ara try
ing to prove that she WAS insane when she
made the deed, and want the property di-
vidcsl equally among the heirs. Mrs Ed
gar ; sanity and insanity were strongly es-
;ablished BY witnesses both ways. The
court has taken the case under advisemenf.
Journal
PRoBABLr Nor OrKx.-It is reported
today that the Linn County Bank will not
open; but viii remain in tbe hands Of the
receiyer. The arrangements were all per-
fected, but il Is said now Mr. Ladd. Of
Portland. refuses TO do his share Of the
business In this connection it " stated
that only small per centage az banks nnnss
IN the hands OF receiver get out. In the
inst place the receiver working on salary
Of SO a day Is not interested In the enter
prise. II this bank does not open AZ nnce.
i is probable dividend Of . or % per
cent will he paid 10 deposit0rs by the Ist of
November Il Is 20 be hoped that the mat
tsr be settled by the opening Of the bank as
intended
A THEY ARoUND.--Ed Davidson has 4
sne crop Of tuFnips and radishes right in
the midst Of isnsinesz on the lot at The
corner Of Second and Ellsworth streets.
seseral times recently there palatahle vege.
tables have been stolen, Mr. navid<oE SAYS
II Cinnamon. If caught there will lie
Trouble. Any one assisting In bringing the
thieves 10 justice will be given several big
messes.
The amount OF air that q man wili,in-
hale IN twenty-fo1r hours will ill eeyen-
name one or two men in Albany. Judging
tainiy must in:iale nearly ton Of air.