The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1893-10-20
A BAD cRowD. = The Grants Pass

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Courier refers to the Rice-Black shoot.
Ing affair at that citv as follows: Sheriff
/ Shattuck took Sam Black to Jacksonville
Friday afternoon, the prisoners friends
having failed to obtain the $500 bail
required. Jackson county charges SIS per
week for the care and confinement OF our
prisoners so there is no extra expense to
this county further than paving the fare
of Sheriff and prisoner back and forth
Justice Goodell has charge of the
weapons taken from Black and his vic-
tim. The pistol of the latter is six
shooter of S2-caliber, and every chamber
was loaded. Smith & Colvig and Thos
Fitch Jr.. appeared for the prisoner at
the preliminary examination last We'd
nesday afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney
Benson made no objection to Blacks ad-
mission to bail. Somebody wrote the
Oregonian that public opinion here was
on the side of Black. Our community
| would not have been sorry had the whole
nasty outfit been Killed.
How IT HAprkNEp. Transcript
Dallas gives the following account of the
dog stealing case in which for mar Al
bany ball player was the offender: +
Stapleton had valuable Setter dog that
he had no particular use for, so ne loaned
i to an Indepenpence man, giving him q
Dill of sale, without any consideration. SO
that he the /. m. could hold the dog in
case any one else claimed it. Thea last
week Stapleton concluded he wanted the
dog, came over and took him to Salem.
For this he was arrested. taken before
Justice Lines, convicted of larceny, fined
S2J, aud not having the SIS was brought
over to the county Jail by constable Will
hams. At first Sheriff Wells refused TO
take the prisoner on the grounds that
the justice had not the power 10 6ne a
man So for larceny OF dog" But ai-
ter reading carefully the Justices tran
script the word dog" was found 10 have
been omitted, making it simple larceny
Stapieton is in jail.
A LIVE BuRsLAR.-A A burglar or bur
glars visited the residence of VIM Marks
near TallmaI, Thursday evening OF last
week. The room Of Miss Sadie Marks was
entered and her purse. containing $3.50.
stolen. The robbery was committed before
any of the family retired. the thief finding
his way through IN upstairs window. When
Mac Wiley went upstairs to so to bed he
saw man out In the yard, and after secur-
ing shotgun he went out to interview the
intruder. who fired at Mac. with a pistol.
Mac. returned the FIRE and the thief ran into.
the woodshed. short distance from the
house. Several shots were then exchanged
between the two. but no one was hurt.
When the shooting first commenced, Mr.
Marks went to some of the neighbors for as
slstanee. Frank Irvine soon arrived. and
while Mr. Irvine and Mac. were guarding
the woodshei the thief slipped out and
made his escape in the darkness Burglars
had made several attempts TO enter this
house before the successful attempt last
week.-Advance.
To BE BESEFTT.z-The Paeifc Banker
and investor Just to hand, SAYS: The
scare in Portland, and indeed the whole
state, Is now over The worst has happened
and 1t did not tarn out 70 be 80 very bad
after all. Ii has proved to everyone how
solid Is the real foundation of the prosperity
OF the past on this coast. and how certain Il
Is to be continued in the future. Ii Is also
considered surprising that with such sub
sta1tial foundation there was rot more
booming. more speculation and more teti-
tous value. Those few people who were.
building castles IN Span from their pros
pective profits haze been taught a needed
lesson. if not one wholly deserved. The re-
suit cannot fail to be Of the greatest benefit
70 ali. .
A STORE BLowx UP.-The store Of r II
Simpson. Of Helix. was blown M Tuesday
night by burglars and entirely destroyed by-
tire. Mr. Simpson Ia a brother Of George {,
Simpson, Of this city The +. o. says
There was . general feeling Of sy1npathv
for Mr Simpson. who during the sssvera.
years he has been in business at Helix es-
tablished himself thoroughly in the com
munIty's respect. His loss Is reported at
SO, 600 in goods, and books containing his
sole record Of $4,000 worth of accounts
were destroyed. so that he will have to de-
pend upon the honesty Of debtors He has
5000 insurance. The safe contained SlOO,
in money. which no donbt the burglars got
A BEAUTIFUL MoSUMEsT.-E w Achi-
son. Of the firm of E w Achison 4 Co.. of
Albany. came over from that city Wesines-
day. He brought over and set up at tho
graves Of H O and Ellen T Serfling, IN the
Franklin Butte cemetery, an elegant monr-
ment carved from Switzerland Falls Mourn
ing Vein marble. The workmanship is
most excellent and Is complimentary TO the
mechanical skill Of this well known and
reliable house. They have large stock on
itfAAA ss--u aAC UVAlsA VI SclE IL Vuk al pflIsH
that will suit the times. They want the
money invested in the stock and will give
yon the benefit of their profits. If yon want
to profit from their low prices, buy now
clio Press.
A CouSrY TREASURER SUED. M r
Burnett, county treasurer OF Benton
county, and bondsmen have been eued
for sI4.OO0 deposited in the lob Bank
| The Times says: The case will be
watched by county treasnrers and their
bondsmen all over the state, who will be
anxious to know II, after a treasurer has
used every effort to keep county funds in
safety and loss happens through no fault
of his, the law still holds him and his
bondsmen responsible for funds 90 lost.
MARRIED AN lSDIAx. Owing to some
mistake Miss Maggie Girard and Thos II
Smith were not married at Chemewa We'd
nesday, but at Salem today at the residence
Of Rev S Knight. Miss Girard's father
wanted her to marry white man but the
young lady very sensibly thought she had as
good right to choose partner of Indian
blood as her father had.-Journal.
A EUGENE SALE. The Eugene Guard
says: H McClung, this morning, pur
chased Of J X Ream sixty by one hundred
and sixty feet on the corner of Willamette
and Seventh streets. The consideration
was s6J00. This is valuable piece o.
business property and it is rumored tha
Mr. MccInng win improveth property dur
ing ths coming summer. Mr. Ream re
turned to his home in Albany this week.
Police CouRr. r.-Following is the re-
port for the arrests for the quarter ndinl
Sept 80: Abusive language, 2: assault
and battery, i drunk and disorderly,
disorderly, 1; fighting. 4; allowing femai
TO frequent saloon, 1; hauling withou
, license, /; vagrancy,7. Total ~. Fine
! paid, 9, amount $Io4.75; committed, :
dismissed. 3; discharged on promise I
r leave town, 4.
/. THAxKs.--We the undersigned do herr
0 by thank the officers and members of.A
& bany Engine Company No | for the plea
: ant reception rendered us last night.
: Mn AND Mrs II PHnLIPs.