The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-08-11

LEBANoN.--A pretty good horse sold
Lebanon last week for sl.50. Also thret
year-old horse was given away by gentle
man who got tired feeding it.
Mat Scott will leave Monday for Missouri
to pay a visit to his mother, and will proba
bly, go on to Illinois.
Frank Gleason and Frank Jennings ha,
an alteration over game of cards in tn
Waterloo saloon last Sunday, and Jenning
hit Gleason on the head with mallet. .rend
erlng him unconscious for a time. No ar
rests have been made.
Bert Wight had a rather narrow escap,
from drowning while in swimming in tn,
ditch near Mr. Wither' S, Saturday. He car
swim only a little, and got beyond his depth
Fortunately ] B Marks was able to helr
him out.
A crowd of ladies went to Sodayille lasi
Tuesday ON picnic excursion. 1t was
given IN honor of Mrs G II Ralston, befort
her departure to Portland. 1t was pro-
nounced success in every way and a most
enjoyable time was had
Hon NJ A Miller aud wife were given a
party Tuesday evening. the occasion being
the nth anniversary of their marriage
wooden wedding.) Mr. Miller was taken
by surprise, but having had experience IN
contending with more formidable crowd
(the Portland ring) in the Legislature. he was
equal to the occasion. Several useful wood
en- articles were presented Mr. Miller and
wife.
Last Friday was David Peebler's 90th
birthday, and J r Smith and wife, with
whom MIR Peebler and wife are living, gave
the old gentleman a dinner party. The
following were present: Mrs B Montague.
J w Cusick and wife, Fred Peebler and
wife, Mrs ] Lutz, Z Z Montague and wife.
Rev G w Giboney and wife. Mrs D v
Reid, Mrs Flora Funk. n w Smith and DIR
Shpworth. Grandpa Peebler and wife ishe
Is 81 are still active and enjoying good
health.
Last Saturday as J B " irt, of Waterloo.
was splitting wood, using sledge ON a
steel wedge, piece of steel broke off the
wedge and-it is supposed buried itself in
the feshy part of one of his legs, above the
knee. Drs Foley and Maston were unable
to find the piece of metal. which is fat and
less than an inch square, but will take it out
when it is located.-Advanee and Express.
FUNNY FRE;GHr RArEs,-The new tariff
schedule on the wess side is thorough
bred. 1t calls for 50 cents per hundred
pounds on first or any other class OF
freight from Portland to Corvallis, and A
cents per hundred on first class freight
from Corvallis TO Portland. Why it is
worth p cents more 10 hsul hundred
pounds OF freight ninety-seven miles
north than il Is TO haul il ninety-seven
miles southwark is best understood BY
the unctsous officials of the s r and the
expensive members Of the railroad COM
mission. . cents per hundred was the
old rate from Portland to McNlinDviile
The new tariff advances il seven cents
and places it at - per l0O and collects 81
cents per 100 from Corvallis to McMinn
vile. q shorter haul by two miles. The
latter is discrimination of more than
five cents per 100 in favor oi Portland and
against Corvallis. The old rate from
Portland TO Independence was Is cents
per 100, first class, and the new one is sS.
The new rate from Corvallis to Forest
Grove, about the same distanee, ,is ~ per
100, or II cents per loo more than The
former rate from Corvallis 10 Portland
The new tariff was put into effect with
the consent Of the board of railway com
missioners- II it isn't an outrage, the
outrage business viii be doll this year -
Corvallis Times
WHERE WnFrxAs While on The
tour OF the line Of the Willis Land and
improvement company's ditch last sun
asy q. tlse party stopped ai the iaym ct "
W Swegle, about six miles bei6w Walfa
his fxnSs fsesser n. stnx
toriral as being the scene OF the famoua
Whitman massacre in November, 1877.
and there still remains The mounds Of
Eea-th which were thrown up as breast
work for the purpose Of defense against
tbs hostile savages. Two posts set in the
ground mark the SPOT where the noble
Whitman fell. Here is 70 be seen. still
green and thrifty. the Oldest apple tree
in the Walla Walia valley; tree plant
ed by the hands OF Whitman himself.
Bat the spot that has the most attrac-
tion for the visitor today. snd which
causes the involuntary raising OF the hat
in respect 10 its halioxed association lies
on the right hand side OF the road. .,about
two hundred yards from the fence Here.
surrounded BY a picket fence, lie the re-
mains OF DR. Marcus Whitman, together
with fourteen others who lost their lives
| in the famous massacre. The grass and
weeds OF years have grown DER the spot
and 1t is perfect wilderness. Not even
| the rudest kind OF headstone marks the
grave OF the man to whom, more than
any other, the United States are indebted
Tor ihe possession OF this rich northwest
territory Walla Statesman.
LOVED AZ 0LD MAS.-Mrs NJ Breck
inridge and the Misses Breckinridge, Of s
Louis, and Mrs Fl c Smith. Miss NJ X
Cromwell, Miss w A Tucker, Miss Mar.
Boone and Miss Eliza Boone, of Baltimore
Md, are at the Portland. They are er
route to Alaska. When the party reaeheS
California, about July Ist, they had witt
them Miss Hattie PaseauIt, who, though o
wealthy parents, was friend and ehaperor
of the Misses Boone. She was in love viii
! n X Masten, millionaire, aged 70, Wit
had a family of grown daughters. Tn
latter sought to break OIL the old man
attachment for the young Baltimore womal
and induced him to go into hiding. Mis-
Paseauh seeing that she had been baffie'
took it to heart so much that she died in al
insane asylum in San Francisco The part
after the funeral continued its journey
Dispatch.
FOREST Fires For the past few days
large forest fire has been raging on tn
north side of the Breitonbush about ST
miles northeast Of this place. The FIRE ha
burned from the river back on the mouutai
a distance of perhaps two miles, and i
rapidly spreading in every direction, burn
ing against the wind nearly as fast as wit
it. Everything is perfectly dry. and only
heavy rain can stop the terrible destruction
Of timber There is as yet no clue TO tn
origin Of the fre.-Santiam Lumberman
II is now in order to enforce the new law O
this subject, if the authur of the fire can b
learned.
ScIo.-Dr Hill, Of Albany, was calle
over in this vicinity on Tuesday to atten
Mrs N c Myers, who is supposed TO
dying with consumption.
Some of our city sports who are intereste
in rapid horseHesh have laid out and grade
a quarter-mile track east of town. We ma
look for some new developments along th
line in the near future.
Died. on July 9th, 1893, Charles Piatt,'
near this city, aged 20 years. 1t will
remembered that last fall we gave an a
Icount Of dead tree falling on Charl
while hunting, which injured his spine.
was this which caused his death after
lingering illness.-Press.
Cur WITm AN ADz.-Mr d c Schell, wi
recently went to the mountains beyol
L Gxuoot Home with a eornpauv nf a Thar