The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-01-13
LOST IN THE MousrArss.-A young


man named Hewett got lost in the
recently and had narrow
escape from death. He and another
young man were gathering stray cattle
for Mr. Isom, of Albany, who has place
up the Santiam near Dutch Georges.
Monday, Dec. 10Th, Mr. Hewett went out
to look for cattle, but got lost in the
middle OF the day and circled around to
the same spot two or three times. He
started out again and followed down the
first ravlne he came to, and finally found
q stream. He started up the stream, and
after going about four miles, just at dusk,
he saw q cabin on the other side o. the
stream. He waded over and found the
cabin occupied by z I Bryant and Mr.
Crandall, OF Lebanon, who took in the
unfortunate man and cared for him. Mr.
Hewett was almost exhausted, was
chilled through, and had he missed the
cabin would certainly have perished in
the snow. He had wandered from the
south fork to the north fork of the San
tam Advance.
AFTER MANY YEAEs.-O F Garfield,
stockuan and mine owner of Idaho, ar
reved in the city last night from Grange
Vile, Idaho, enrontc to California to visit
II
Garfield. was n resident of Polk county
when Oregon Ci:y was the metropolis ant
seat of government of the state, when there
were only four or five houses In Portland
and when Salem wos practically out of
sight-and his mission here is to visit his
old friend Hon A Baker, with whom he
crossed the plains In al. He came down
to the Willamette valley feom Idaho In
the interests of the Hudson Bny Co, Just
after the Whitman massacre and resided
in Polk Counto until fifteen years ago,
when he returned to Idaho. Mr. Canfieid
is quite partial toward the Hudsoa BAY Co
and says its pesple were the most hos
pitable and generous Of any then tn Ore
con. More aid came from General Nc
Laughlin. he says. than from any other
source.-Statesman.
A FosMER ALBANY FIRM.-Monteith
& Seitenbach, of Spokane Falls, have the
DEMocRAT's thanks for q fine copy of the
Spokane Review, of Jan Ist. A big half
page ad. of that firm, illustrated with
their pictures and their different stores,
beginning at Albany. tells of their reat
progress and success there, as follows:
Albany, Or, 1880 10 1857, business per
year, 10000. Spokane Falls, Howard
street, near Main, 1886 to 1850, business.
per year. SIS, 900; Frankfurt block. 1885
to August, 1889, burned ou. Ia big FIRE,
business per year, SI2s,ooo; Tent after
the fire, 1889, rate of business per year,
Sis, 900; Alki block, 1889 to November,
1890, yearly business. 100000; Present
location, saI to s77 Riverside Avenue, 10
and IL Howard street, 36,3l4 squar.. feet,
yearly business, $s67.ooo.
Too HIon TAxEs.-Lane county peo-
pls are greatly agitated over IS mill tax,
and the grange particularly wants Il lower
ed 20 20 mills. The court though declares
IS mills 10 be necessary and will let II
stand. One of the speakers before the
court Ia favor of lower tax was Rev ID
Driver. The Guard says he made quite q
speech. He said that the court house
was worse than barn. while the iail was
the hnest building in the county. Ne
claimed that q jail should be something of
horror TO terrify criminals. He said
that man with brains after seeing the
handsome jail and poor court house. with
tax OF IS mills, woulJ not invest here.
He said that everything was love, and the
people were unable 10 pay such n tax.
Therefore he was In favor of 10 mill tax,
GooD FOR FoRD.--It must be said to
the credit OF Tilmon Ford, q representa-
tive from Marion county, that he is
making square fight on the clerkship
evil The last Legislature expended
$4,000 to give easy positions to relatives
OF members, young society ladies aud
gentlemen, and about fifty reporters OF
newspapers. Several men on the Orego-
nian force during the session drew from
IS to $40 day, besides doing the work
he was paid for. Mr. Ford 10 opposed to
this looting the treasury, and tells every
body SO. Today the ninety eleventh ap-
plicant for a clerkship called on him and
he said that OF all who came only one
was qualified TO do short hand work and
rur. typewriter. He favors giving such
500 day and no more.
LEBAsoS.-TC c Peebler and ANDY Vail
resurred home Friday from q deer =. Tin
the neighborhsod Of Bald Peter. They killed
seven deer.
Pursuant to call. mass meeting Of the
citizens of Lebanon and vicinity was held al
Union hall. Wednesday evening, Jan 4. for
ine purpose OF considering the matter Of en-
larging the corporate limits Of this city.
Jas Carlile hitched up bis team last Sat-
ufdsy and they started of on the run withou,
a driver. They ran up toAdasn street, then
down Bridge avenue. wh.re they we're finally
captured. This Is the Team that ran away
and killed Mr. Grisham
The FIRST ever ing the electric lights were
turned on, an olb gentleman At the show was
heard TO remark that he wouldn't have e-y
electric lights in his house; he couldn't
"bear the smell OF 'em". Probably think
ing about gas.-Advance.
WEATHER DURING DEcExBER.-B 81
Pague's weather report for December
shows that the amount Of snow that fell
varied from Is inches through the vii
lamette Valley and 26 inches at Portland
to 81 inches at Olympia, IL inches at
Astoria, 80 inches at The Dalles and
inches at Baker City. The lowest temp
erature OF the month occurred during
the prevalence OF the lew pressure from
the 18th to the 23rd; and the highest
temperatures occurred in the for part oil
the month and during the prevalence OF
the Chinook which began on the 23rd
and lasted for iour days.
INsTALLArIoN.-Last evening T An
derson. of Harrisburg, D d 6 NJ of the
| o o F installed the officers of Albany
Lodge No 4 in this city. The exerci,e,
were public to Odd Fellows and their
families and their invited friends. The
impressive ceremonies were interspersed
by music rendered by the Misses McFar-
land, Mrs Littler, Mrs Vassalo and Messrs
Sears, Littler, Goff and McFar-
land. A highly entertaining and In
structiye address was delivered by Rev ]
I Albeit, prstor of the NJ E church In this
city. The whole affair was a most pleas
lug and entertaining one, and will long be
remembered by the many present.
ARRESTS DURNe 1892. - During the
year 1892 there were "a arrests by the
police force Of Albany, as follows: As
sault and battery, 8; carrying concealed
weapons, 2; disorderly conduct, l3;
drunk, 3; drunk and disorderly, 2s;
peddling without license, /; vagrancy,
"a; abusive language, 2; keeping hogs
in city, l.. OF these there were 81 COM
mitments, 20 discharged, and 26 fines
paid. During December, the most orderly
month of the year there was only one
arrest.
w. s. LADD DEAD.-W 8 Ladd, one of
Portland's pioneer citizens and wealth.
lest business men, died at that city this
morning, at the agc OF Go years. Ladd