The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-03-31
LIST OF pArEsrs.-Granted to Pacifl

states inventors this week. Reported
by G A Snow & Co, Solicitors of Ameri-
can and Foreign Patents, Opp U S
Patent Office, Washington, d c.
| S L Berry, San Francisco, Cal, water
wheel; I Bessing and w A Barker, Los
Angeles, Cal, display shelf and carpet
elevator; J w Critics, Sacramento, Cal,
vending machine; O w Hinton, Los
Angeles, Cal, car coupling; r Z Hooper,
San Francisco, Cal, guide shield for type
writing machines; H NJ Hoyt, Spokane,
Wash, copying press; r ID Hume, gold
beach, Or, machine for forming can bodies; /;
b Mattress, Scribner, Cal, stump-extrac-
tor; ] r McGregor and G 0 Perry, Gem
tralia, Wash, nautical signal; NJ Z Pres
colt, san Francisco, Cal, mop wringer /:
II SchAake, San Francisco, Cal, cap
making machine; WN Sherman, ,Merced,
Cal, adjustable ventilating canopy frame
for beds; ] Il Shultz, San Jacinto, Cal,
setting gage for door frames; G II Tiet-
len, San Francisco, Cal, apparatus for
transferring or stenciling upon transpar
ent or other material; N Tiffany, San
Diego. Cal adjustable support for bracket
tables; + L Townsend, Los Angeles, Cal.
manufacture OF hose couplings; Nj
Wallace. Portland, Or, FIRE ladder.
A HoRsE CASE. Here is the way it 10
told the DEMOCRAT. David Cooper
bought span Of horses OF w n Dough-
erty OF this city. Afterwards the latter
offered to trade mare for one Of them,
admitting the horse sold was not q very
good one. Mr. Cooper agreed to try the
mare and see. The mare did not suit
Mr. Cooper, and he returned il and de-
manded the original horse, which Mr.
Dougherty refused to present, whereup-
on Mr. Cooper had him arreeted for
lar ceny; but the artion was withdrawn
and suit for replevin brought. The
case was being tried before Justice Curl
this afternoon.
THE OREGON PACIFIC AGGRESSIVE. -
The Oregon Pacific announces a rate Of
S cents per 100 pounds on all kinds OF
freight from Portland TO all Willamette
river points as far south as Corvallis and
will make rate Of ~ cents per 100
pounds on nails in carload lots, from San
Francisco 10 Portland, and III cent rate
to all other points reached 10y its lines.
IL does not mean to allow its territory to
be taken without hght, and will meet
all competition. The present manage
ment propose to make the o P q paying
property.
TAXES Due THE SrArE.-County Treas
urer Brics Wallace is in recaipt Of
statement of taxes due from Linn county
to the state, sent out by the State Treas
urer. which is as follows: On account
current expense tax, 1891, s. ,36l 81; on
account militia expense tax, 1881 .$i44. 81
on account University expense tax, 1891,
Sink 10. Fa-
SoS, ,O42.9S; on account militia expense
tax, 1892, sl,2s5 Sc. OF the above
amount the first three items ara in liti-
CATION and this leaves Sol ,03s - due from
the county, about which there is no
question.
BuEc0ED.-L S Skinner. n wealthy
Polk county farmer, residing few miles
from Salem, WAS yesterday bnncosd out
OF $4,000 by two sharpers. They said they
had learned that there was coal oil In his
farm. and would give him $40, 600 for II;
but wanted TO see q sister first. In the
meantime they wanted security 10 KNOW
that II was all right. He borrowed $ssoo
IN bank bills, which were put In tin box
with $1,000 OF the mems money. II wss
the same old game. The men had the
money OF course and skipped o'It. Green
Skinner.
On THE RIvKR.-The steamer Bismarck
was sold last week by Captain Water
bury to Captain james Bennett, Captain
waterbury gives mp steamboating TO en-
gage IN the Wholesale commission busi-
ness in rortland. Captain Robert Cap
ley is in command and Mr. Berry is
Purser.
GRAND HORSE sHow.-The ciiixens ef
Lebanon are making extensive pteparaiious
Tor grand stallion and yeariing show on
Saturday. April Ssh 1893. Liberal Ist and
7ond prizes ~iIl Be given on stations and
yearlings. The committee, consisting cf
Mesas. westfali. Smith and Biiyeu. are
ousily engaged in making the necessary a.
rangemenis.
A PooR BASE.-Gsnsral Holmes, of
Camas Valley, Douglas county, made q
bank OF bis hay NOW for several years.
DE had s., 100 hid In il. Some one dis
covered the fact, and robbed the bank.
OF course the General is distracted over
the loss. Men in their right minds now
adsys are not going to trust hay banks.
No woSDER. DIR II Barr. C D Mul-
sord. G w Thompson and Glen and Lew
Powers were recently hunting near Foley
Springs, in Lane county, where they ran
on baud of twenty-five elks. Itis no
wonder they forgot the game law, and
killed four OF the animals. The new
game protector AcGuire heard of the
affair and has had the men arrested.