The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-03-17
MEANS BusINkss.-The new receiver

is u business man. A Corvallis dispatch
says he has stated that he intended doixs
Everything possible to put the road on I
paying basis. Questioned If he couldtdt
It, he said, emphaticaily: al can and viii
do 1t In short time. l have already re.
daced the operating expenses severa
thousand dollars per month, and expect tc
increase the business by a thorough anC
business like working of the roads terri
tory" He admitted that the expenses b,
the old receiver la court had been SI2, ,ooc
during the receivership. William NJ Hoag
on salary of 5000 per year, as genera
manager, and Wallis Nash, on $1,000. had
been relieved. He stated further that h
was then In no ones individual interest
but to do the best for ali concerned; thai
he represented neither Mr. Hoag nor NJ,
Blair. but both and all. In short time
he would be able to pay three, four and
perhaps FIVE months wages to employees
Mr. Padley left for San Francisco last
Iight, aud expects to make entirely new
arrangements for the transaction Of busi-
ness at that point. General satisfaction ID
expressed all along the line with the new
receiver. c II Gest, OF Seattle, has been
| Superintendent Mulcahy was appointed
A
river. rail and ocean divisions.
Receiver Hadley and General Superin-
tendent Mulcahy, of the Oregon Pacifi:,
arrived in Albany last night by special
train just In time for the overland, which.
they boarded for San Francisco. VIM NJ
Hoag, ex-manager, arrived In the city BY
carriage, being entirely independent OF
i specials and TOOK the same train for the
same place. AS he had two trunks he
evidently intends to make more extended
say than usual.
| The new o p receiver began rairroad-
ing In 1875. In the Office of the Rockford,
Rock Island and St Louis, and was after
wards connected with the c. s. q In
Chicago and Burlington, was assistant su-
perintendent of the G. NJ g. St Paul, and
| afterwards assistant superintendent OF the
Hastings and Dakota division of that road,
and became superintendent, with head
quarters at Aberdeen. Oak. ~hich POSI-
ton he held three years, when he came to
Oregon. He he is only thirty seven years
of age
d r Vaughn, agent of the o P az Phil
omath, has been promoted 10 the agency
of the o D Co at San Francisco and has
gone to that city.
BEMAS VS. Hooe.-During the hearing
OF the o P cause In the circuit court last
Saturday afternoon, ex-conductor Beman,
who has a claim on the o p for many
months services overdue, sgrolled into the
coutt room, walked inside the bar, and In
the full assurance of American citizenship.
proceeded to address the court In behalf
of unpaid employees His voice was =
little rusty. but he was heard patiently to
the end, and when Sheriff Osborn re
quested MIN to sit down he politely told
the sheriff to mind his own business, that
he would SIT down when he got ready.
HIS demurrer 10 the sheriff's complaint
was sustained by the court and the matter
remained In statue quo until court ad-
Journed few minutes later. Subsequent
ly Beman overhauled Wm Hoag at the
foot of the back stairs in the court hous.
and chased him up the flight, and JUST As
the pair were about to enter the court
room at full speed Sheriff Osborn ap-
Peared on the scene and fled another
demurrer, which in the absence of the
court sustained and dismissed Bemen's
case.-Times.
ScTo.-A johnson was elected director
and John Curl clerk of the school dis
trict. The directors were directed to
write plans for q seven room school
building, aud ascertain what the bonds
can he fioated for.
The largest OF them all Is Jake Bilyeu's
Is months old st Bernard pup. He tips
the beam at l50 pounds.
Albert Randall killed gray eagle on
his farm south OF town last Saturday.
that measured nearly seventeen feet from
tip TO tip.
u Senders, adjuster for the Farmers
and Merchants Insurance company, OF
Albany, came over Tuesday, and adjust
ed the loss that John Piummer recently
sustained by the burning of his dwelling.
Press
HARRIsBUEe.-0nly about 30 people
attended the school election last Monday.
Z Upmeyer was reelected director, and
Anderson received O animons vote
for clerk. A $500 tax was voted.
There seems to be disposition on the
part OF our citizens 10 heed the necessity
OF having Harrisburg lighted by electric
ity and from the best information We
can gather would patronize an institu-
tion OF this kind very literally.
The worA on the ditch is nearing COM
pletion and the time is near at hand
when Harrisburg will have a water
power that shall have no equal in the
upper Willamette valley.-Courisr.
A JAPANESE PAPEs.-Mr Charles Sears
has just received paper from Japan, dated
January 2Sth, which gives short account
OF some OF the experiences Of Frank Lenz.
the bicyclist,in Albany last fall on his way
around the world. According to It he was
making slow progress; but was having es
much experience as he had bsrgaincd for.
For twelve days he had been obliged to
walk through snow and mud, with Coolies
he had hired. carrying his bicycle. AT
one time on his refusal to ride on some
snow they secured some stones and stoned
him. AT another time he was Obliged 10
hre his revolver In the air to keep some
vicious Coolies of. The young man was
getting discouraged. Il will take nerve
for him TO complete the circuit OF the
world.
A LIVE coNTEsr-Otto ADRIAN, M l.
Garoutte's butcher, had a rough. and
tumble fight this incoming at the slaugh-
ter house nth large BUCK sheep. He
proved q match for bis four-legged,
woody combatant 30 long a. his wind
lasted and he maintained his hold in the
wool. But soon the weol slipped and
Otto, holding bunch in each hand, fell
TO his hands and knees fully prepared to
meet his foe in . combat after his own
style. The first was sufficient. and O
passer-by saw the good nstursd butch"
light wrong end up on Q convenient
buffalo chip (?) with bruised head and
a bloody nose. The pieces were all found
but his mustache, which has probably
found resting place in some wandering
crows nest,where it will furnish warmth
to the forthcoming generations.-Br
sville Times.
| ANOTHER VIEw.-Since Pendleton will
have no income from taxation for 1903.
lowing to complications brought about BY
the repeal of stupid assessment laws, the
council will have to economic with q
vengeance. Many other towns In The
| state are In the same fx-Pendleton T. C.
This Is mistake. An examination oi
the law by the Albany lawyers reveals the
tict that in the case of cities the present
c ty charter, which has not been repealed
| will prevail and the assessment will %, O.
baby be made and tax collected as usual
AN AMATEUR ENTERTAirMRNT.-T
students of the cellegc will give literar,
entertaiGment, "An Evening with lenny.
son" on Friday evening, March nth. A
leading feature will be the drama, 9Th.
Princess" q beautiful effort. This prom