The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-10-12
MAKES THE CASE PLAIN.

The following letter received by Chief o
Police Lee from friend of f II Burnham
with whom he lived before coming to AL
bany, viii be of inte, est, and will no doub
lead even Corvallis people to believe tha
Mr. Burpham committed suicide.
GALES CREEK, Oct s, 1894.
MIR c. o. LEE, Dear Sir:
In reply to yours of the 3rd inst, will sa,
that MIR Burnham was an old friend OF
mine and we were very much surprised tC
hear of his death, He left me feeling we'll
much better than when he came here.
met him in Forest Grove about Q weeks
ago. He said he was feeling very bad, that
his health was poor and that he would like
to 90 and stay with me while to see if his
health would not improve. He scarcely
ate anything at first; but he got much
better long at last, and when | got ready to
so hop picking he made up his mind 10 go
with me and that was where saw him last.
Thursday morning Sept Goth, he left me
seemingly feeling pretty well. He had just
Sl0, for know he wanted me to take part
of it, and said he would send more If he
found work and he was qnite sure he would
get work in Salem. | knew that was all he
had and would not take it, told him he
might need it. He said if he did not find
work soon he would be out to winter with
me. He said l might look for him back in
two weeks If he did not strike work and
that he would be back the first of January
anyway. | had letter from him written
at Mccoy, saying that he got to North
Yamhill all right and tha. he would write
me again soon and that was the last heard
from him till heard of his death. | will
now try and answer some of your questions.
He was not drunkard, never saw him un-
der tie infence of liquor and worked with
him q good while. He never gambled any
that know of, quite sure he did not. He
He always carried gun, but could not tell
what kind it was. Never took any notice
but think | could tell the gun if saw it.
| know it was 3Scaliber. didnot notice
anything strange in his conduct. He never
spoke of killing himself; but he talked a
good deal about his hard luck the past year,
and often said that a man would be damn
site better of dead than alive when times
were so hard. He talked of his hard luck a
good many times and what focl he had
been in his past life. do not know of any
difficulty that he has had, cnly that he had
been sick good deal, and could not find
work. When he was able to work he said
a good many times that the country was
ove- run with foreigners and a white man
could not get work, He has two brothers,
one in California, somewhere. and one in
Nevada; but don't know their address. /
think one of them was sheriff of ONEIDA
county, California, years ago. often
heard him speak about him. You spoke of
the Masons having charge of his effects
Why asked about them was that loaned
him grip and my razor. don't care so
much about the grip; but would hate to
loose the razor as it isan old keepsake of the
family. Wish you would have them send
1t to me some time when you are in Cor
wallis. My opinion as to his death would
be suicide. | don't ihink he ever had any
trouble with any one for he vas very quiet
man, man with few associates and always
to his own business and he could
not have been killed for money for he had
none to speak of. He has trunk in Port
land that might throw some light on the
clue to his death. It think il could be
found at his old boarding house and that
could be found by going 10 some Of the
shops where he worked.
q. p. BAsLEY
DEATH OF JoHs RoGERs.-Unc.e John
Rogers. at the advanced age Of 81 passed
away at his homo in Kings Valley. Friday.
A week previous, while out on the porch Of
his dwelling be sustained fall which was
believed to have been the immediate cause
Of his death. The funeral occurred Satur-
dav AID the interment ~as made at Soap
creek. The deceased was one of 0regon's
earliest pioneers, having located on dona-
ton land claim at Soap creek about the
year 1850 His farm, one of the finest IN
the county, was sold later and Mr. Rogers
became proprietor of the Kings Valley
Touring mill, now managed by his only son,
Richard Rogers. About seven years ago
the wife Of the deceased met tragic death
by being run over and killed in the streets
of Albany. Two married daughters and
Richard Rogers, with many old friends and
mourn the old pioneer
Times
LISS County SUGAR CASE.--At ). y.
wilkins furniture store are TO be seen
samples of sugar cane, grown on the
farm OF Henry McEimurry over in the
vicinity OF Tangent. The seed came
from Arkansas, aud was planted late in
May. The samples are over seven feet
in height, well matuTed aud thrifty and
the juicy piib mas the genuine Louisiana
sugar cane tasie. both !. sweetness and
favor. A sample OF the growth viii te
submitted to the experiment station for
test McElmurrF is convinced that
sus ar cane can be grown in Eebioot.
and viii try the experiment over again
next year.-Corvallis Times.
A EUGESE HoRRoR The photograph
of sweet summer girl face taken
through big hole torn in a newspaper
is geTy subtle in making maiden charms
attractive. A couple of Eugene young
ladies who we're introduced to this fact
ons day in Portland returned home and
straightwaY got their pictures taken
through a ragged rent in the Guard.
Then they distributed the sweet pictures
to their gentlemen friends who, after
admiring the new attractions OF our ex-
change. suddenly felt the impact OF
powerful horror. Just beneath the
sweet dimples OF the two maidens there
glarei the advertisement of "Bu'l
Breeches," reading thus: mo flies on
u.s. Oar Breecbes are Warranted.
Fifty Cents a pair!"
SHOULD BE CoNTESTKD.- .-Oregonian
should be contenied after reading about
other places. Mr Bofer, of the Salem
Journal, writing from North Dakota, says :
Between 'he drouth, the cloud-burst,
the Russian thistle pest. this section of
Dakota is nearly destitute Of farm crops
Liberal estimates here put the yield Of
wheat at an average of three and one-half
bushels per acre. as against twelve bushels
in fair year. But there has rot been a
crop of that size saved since 1891. In the
Red River valley there was n big yield.
But that is only garden patch Of these
two prairie empires. There is not busbel
TO the acre of flax. Barley and oats yield
ed eight to ten bushels per acre, but no
great average of either. Corn that got up
vas fair crop-a few acres here ard there.
CONFERENCE APPOINTMENTS. The
conference Of the ii Z Church South COM
nieted itg iahors in Orppoa Civ yea terdaV