The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-07-28
.rHR BROWNSVILLE LASD CASE. Hon J
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, .rHR BROWNSVILLE LAND CASE. Hon J
K Weatherford and 0 P Coshow returned
last night from Oregon City where they had
been to, investigate the claim of Monk 6led
to l62 acres in North Brownsville. 1t wa,
learned from Mr. Apperson that in order t
| file the claim Monk had stated thai. thu
land was outside the city limits, whereas il
is inside the limits, and a certain law pre-
vents the fling of claim inside of amy in
corporate limits. A new filing was made
yesterday morning changing the origina
Zone in q few details. Monk, 1t seems, il
probaiy an agent of the 0regonc city lawyers
BARN Il Draper, for whom he Is undbubted
ly doing the business. The indications ar
that the plan is 10 get several Thousand
dollars on compromise with the present
owners of the property; but this will fail
a notice of contest was fled. and there i
little doubt as to q result in favor of th'
now worth about $50, 600. &. On it lathe new
X Of P hall, Dysons store and p O., and a
| tin shop and about twenty Eve residences
| defect TO the title was caused in mixe6
way. Originally the property was sold a,
school land; but the state had no titie. A
man named Benjamin tiled upon il as
homestead but never perfected his title
Then it was thought 10 he one Of the odd
| sections belonging the @ q c Rslf and wa
| decided by the railroad TO VIM McH4rgtie
through whom the present title CAME. The
present tlaim 10 it by the Oregon City law
| yers, ,nominally Monk, comes from the title
to the claim never having been perfected
under the old law, which Is different from
the present one. The claim confers no
credit on the parties pushing it. A state
ment Of the facts is sufficient comment.
DEATH OF MRs. On. REpPArH.- This
morning dispatch was received from
Steilacoosn. WASH, announcing the sudden
death of Mrs Annie, wife Of Or. ] Maj
Redpatk, assistant physician at the state
insane asylum al that city. The deceased
was the second daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. +. Bridgeford. Of this city. She was
born il Missouri 81 years ago. coming tO
Oregon when young, spending most ot her
life in this county. She was loyaab!s
woman. popular with all who knew her, and
her death will bea great blow 10 not only
her husband. parents. brother Wayne, and
sister, Mrs. Fred Dawson. but te all fnriu-
nate IN her friendship. Mrs. Bridgefprd.
son and daughter. Mrs. Dawson. were al; the
Bay, and were telegraplsei at once The
remains viii be brought 10 Albany. arriving
tomorrow night IL Is pfobabte<he funeral
will occur Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Reipath
was noently IN Albany. and appeared IN
good health. but she has had the heart dis
ease for some time, and il was this which
caused her death. =
ARRESTED FOR TgxsrAss.-A novel case
was on trial In Justice Davis cour, yes.
terday afternoon II was novel on nc.
count of the youth OF the prisoner, who
was Charlie Campbell, aged thirteen, q
son OF the popular drayman, Alexander
Campheli. The little fellows uffeuce
was alleged trespass, and IL WAS com
miited last week WHEN he and acompan-
ion named Marvin Brandeberry ,of about
the sanenumher of summers passed In
side the boundary lines OF the iarri Of r
6 kiger. while out blarkhsxrying. After
listening patiently 10th. evidence, the
proud bursts Of eyztory OF the counsel
and the wisdom OF the court, the iury
promptly returned verdict OF s'ncs
guilty. Corvallis Times
A DOUBLE ExPERik,ScE--The Harris
burg Courier give an extended aecnslnt Of
how the wife Of Mr Ed Hearn of that city
packed up her things and left for her former
home in the East. The Courier saws
Their marriage, which took place at the
home of Mrs Hearn's parents IN Milford.
H., August 7th. 1892. was a somewhat rl-
mantle affair. having never seen each other
before their wedding day. Family cores
pondeaee had revealed the existence IL the
one to the other, and few months later
they were married. This Il Mr. Hcarn i
second matrimonial venture the first having
ended Just as disastrously a. The second. and
not altogether unsimilar, it is said. II this
Is not enough 10 convince him that marriage
Is failure be must be very tenacious pa
pill. The DRNocaAT man who has heard
the story Of the former affair, wagers the
second wife showed good judgment in re-
turning 10 hsr former home.
ScIo,-our school hoard still hangs fire
owing TO the continued ssringency and the
probabilities ara that their sale viii he 30
desayed that il will be too late 20 build d
school house this summer .-' '
job Shelton is the boss trout fisherman Of
Scio. One day last week he caught Ss5 in
one-hah days fishing.
Prof Mitchell has been employed az prin-
cipal Of our public schools for the ensuing
year. The school board has employed Miss
Ella Cary for the intermediates and Mrs
Geo Munkers. Of jefferson, for the primary
departments Of the public school
Harper Cranor and James Murray, disci-
pes of Isaac Walton, Of Albany, came over
Monday, and on the next day together with
Green Cofey Of this city proceeded to levy
q tribute from one of the classic streams
Press. $ Il ass
A New PaooRAx.--It is quite probable
that within short time new time table
win be adopted, under which the Leban-
ON train win run directly TO Nairon. on
the Oregonian 3 r, while the woodhurn
train Will run 10 Lebanon, the two trains
meeting at the innction, where passen-
gers win be Transferred. This will save
one crew OF men, .g. sgs.'
lAiparty consisting Of z job. J r Brysdn.
4 Callahan. Z Huston. X NJ Dawson and
their families, start the first of the week fol
an outing at the Yachats, charming sea.
shore resort in the southwestern part oi
Lincoln county. This locality presents some
of the grandest scenery on the coast. Sea,
| fsh abound, trout fishing is good, and thoss
| who are able 10 traverse the rugged countrs
adjacent may find elk and other large game
Corvallis Gazette.
A GREAT CosvENIEscE.-.W Worlds fall
visitors travelling via the Northern Paci
| fic r X and Wisconsin Central line, are
landed at the Grand Central station IL
! Chicago. This magnificent ire-proo
building, located In the heart Of the city
has been fitted up as hotel. run on III,
Enropeau plan, with about 400 rooni
Handsomely furnished and each room 4
i supplied with hot and cold water, electric
lights etc. The charge for accommoea,
lions are reasonable. and parties can secur,
rooms in advance by calling upon agent
Of The Northern Pacific r Z BY taking
the Northern Pacific through car line q
Chicago, visitors will avoid the discomfor
of all transfer In that city, and can ais
travel between tile Grand Central station
and Worlds fair grounds by trains whiel
i run direct between the two poiuts.
G 6 BuRKHART,
- H. Agent at Albany.
A WHOLESALE MERCHANTS EXCURSION.
The Oregon Pacific railroad compan,
have arranged to run Wholesale Mer.
chants Excursion from San Franciso +
| A tnarx IN Irlv O7th Tha otao vx.o ~ 1