The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-04-28
LOCAL RECORD

/ LEBANON. Barney Prime, the founder Of
Prineville. but who now lives at Weston,
arrived here Saturday on visit to his aged
mother, Mrs Elcv Ray, and other relatives
near here. p NJ Smith and Mr. Pine we're
partners in pack train In the early days Of
Oregon.
j BIDS will be received during the next twen-
| ty days for goo or 1000 Ia few more or lessl
round, live green cedar poles, peeled, with
knots trimmed close TO pole; same to be de-
! iivered at the holes between Albany and
Brownsville via Lebanon. The dimensions
must be as follows: Twenty-Five feet long,
not less than six inches nor more than nine
inches across the top. Bids must be ad-
dressed to NJ A Miller. Lebanon. stating price
per pole delivered as above.
| Two young men of Hamilton Greek had a
suit before Justice Elson, Wednesday. over
horse. 1t appears that Dennis O'brien,
the plaintiff, bought horse from John Wat
kins, agreeing To- pay s7s In work for the
animal, and he had paid in this way all but
81 of the purchase price. when Watkins bor-
rowed the horse and refused to give it up,
claiming that il was his property until he was
paid in full. H c Watson and F NJ Miller
for the plaintiff; Curl & Kelly for the defend
ant. The justice decided in favor of the
plaintiff Advance.
THg YAMHILL BANK FAnuRE.-Thurs-
day morning Sheriff Warren went TO
North Yamhill to serve an attachment on
| the Farmers and Traders bank and
found that G A MARITIME, the cashier,
owner, etc, had left for parts unknown
during the night. 1t was ascertained
that he had been driven to Forest Grove,
where he took the early morning train
forPortland. From there he went north
on the Northern Pacific and his wherea-
bouts are unknown: He is probably
talking about the gullible people OF Yam
hill with Baldrich and Reeves in Kansas
City. The sheriff entered the bAnk and
not cent of money could be found. The
books show that about $4,000 was on de-
posit when the bank closed. Some of
this has been paid, but it is impossible
to find the amount OF payments. The
Commercial bank, OF Portland was garn-
isheed and answered that the bank held |
Sl2, $3.50 in notes given to the North |
Yamhill bank, as collateral to secure q |
loan OF SIS, ,2Si.17. We understand that
some Of the givers Of these notes hold
Marines receipts Of their payment, he |
not remitting 10 the Portland bank when |
the notes were paid. These notes win |
Rave to be paid over again. The total
loss viii be 5000 or oser and it looks as |
II MARITIME was just the amount OF loss |
ahead.-McMinnvills Register.
A BRIGHT PRosrEcr.-Lane county
has an optimistic kind OF farmer who de-
serves notoriety. The Guard says: A i
well-posted farmer predicts q rainy sum-
ner and great crop yield this year in
consequence. He says that for thirty |
years the rule has been. that II AZ the mid |
die OF April. great quantity of snow Is |
heaped up In the mountains a wet summer
Is sure to follow. That there has never
been an exception 20 this rule. While he |
will put In his crop the first moment he |
can do so, he Is not Worrying. nor dees he |
propose to summer faiiow. He will sow
his land as usual, and expects q larger |
yield than ever before no matter how late |
he plants It He says the cause that Is |
making 80 much rain aow will make
Plesty of rain next summer and that he
viii reap greater yield this year from
his spring crops than for several harvests
past.
THE OREGON STATE GRANGE will hold |
its twentieth annual session at The Dallas,
May 23rd 20 z6th 1898, All members at
tending will pay full fare going and will be |
returned on the certificate plan over the /
Southern Pacific a. one third fare, and over
the Union Pacific at one fifth fare. Mem |
bers will take notice that certificate must |
be obtained from the Union Pacific agent |
who cells them the ticket in going to The |
Dallas. which will show that they paid full |
fare going. The certificate for return over /
the Southern Pacihc viii be furnished by |
the Secretary of the State Grange.
w II HILLKARY.
Secretary Oregon State Grange.
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION of the
Christian Endeavor Society of Oregon will |
convene at Portland April 27th, and ad-
isurns on the 3oth. The convention will /
call together great many young people /
from all portions of the state. A very In /
teresting program for the session has been
prepared. Two noted speakers, among /
others. will be present from the East-I
John q Worley, the eminent temperance
speaker. and DIR Charles r Kent, from the
Sacred institute Of Biblical Literature In /
Chicago. Mr. Woriey has tive places upon /
the program, Friday evening, April 7Sth,
and Sunday evening. April goth. Miss
Rose Trnmbull, w CTU speaker of
note. viii also address the convention, says
the Telegram.
WAS Our HERE.-James Collins, the
sprinter, reported in dispatches from New
York as having been fatally shot by his L
bac<er for throwing of a foot race, Is an
old hand at that Business, a fact well
known to few men In Albina. About /
two years ago he engaged In foot race
there, backed by James Laird and o p
Church. Collins "threw" the race. as was /
his custom To do when II stood to his ad- /
vantage, and the result was that those who |
took personal interest in the unreliable
sprinter were between 5000 and $7oo
wiser, II not richer. Church, Il Is claimed,
got his money back.
PROBATE MArTEKs. I'm guardianship
of Florence G Farrell ct al, NJ E Farrell
was appointed guardian. Bond $Ioo.
In estate of Owen Bear, new citation
Tas ordered issued to sell real estate.
In estate OF o T Bodine, personal prop
erty reported sold First account filed.
In guardianship of Benj Serfiing ct al /
petition to sell certain personal properly
granted.
In guardianship of Maud NJ and Frances |
Wsgum, real property was ordered sold.
In estate Of Jos Moist, perssnal property
was ordered sold.
Lucy Wright was appointed admins
traitor in estate of Mary F Looney.
An EVENING IN INDIA. The gallery
at the United Presbyterian church had 10
be throwa open to admit the large audi
ence present to hear Miss Emma Dean 1
Anderson, the missionary from India, and /
see the many fne views presented by her |
stereOptfeon. Miss Anderson gives some 1
interesting facts In reference to missionary |
work, and her scenes cover a big field in a /;
manner to give one splendid idea of the 1
people and their customs, of that wonder 1
ful country. In fact that part alone Is far l
ahead OF most of the public stereopticon
shows.
FOR HOG William Frick, of
Sweet Home, is In the county jail awaiting
the action OF the grand Jury on the charge
OF stealing hog II seems that a nci0hbois
hog was in the habit of ranging over Frick,s
place. Finally Frick Killed II, and not de-
string to see it go TO waste, also ate some
OF u. He is simple minded old German, 4
and some OF his neighbors think he should
never be convicted.
Two FARMS SOLD. During the past week
Zuma't sold to Peter Smith. very en-
terprising farmer, his 100 acre farm few
miles east Of this place; consideration $500.
Thos Kay sold his farm near Brownsville
to a Mr. Savage, Of Salem, for $4,000. The
buyer also bought all of his stock. paving
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