The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-11-30
BUY JEWEL
STOVES
RANGES
OF
MATHEWS &
WASHBURN

A STOLEN HARSEss. One Mr. Simon, a
teamster, lived in East Eugene last spring.
tramp came along and stole a set Of har-
ness rom him. The tramp sold the harness.
which he had stuffed in sack, to one Nc.
Farland for 81, Mcfarland sold the har-
ness to Mr. Eli Bangs for 81 So. Mr. Bangs
sold to VIM Parsons the same harness for
So,oO. Mr. Parson traded the same har-
% neis TO kobt Blair for light harness.
Ihls week Mr. Simons who has been away
from Eugene since last April returned to
Eugene and happened to recognize his har-
ness on one of Blairs teams. Blair gave
1t up. to the owuer and got his light har-
ness back from Parsons. Parsons got his
$3.50 back from Bangs and when McFar-
land pays Bangs the Sl.59 everything will
be right again and Mcfarland will be in
the soup for the hamp is gone these many
months. All parties are satisfied as each
had the use of tbs harness almost long
enough to pay for it.-Eugene Journal.
No Horse MARKkr.-J W Howard, of
Prineviae, Dsays that there re more horses
an Eastern Oregon than human inhabi-
tants, and that they are running wild,
and In many instances are unclaimed
The horse market is utterly demora-
lized, according to Mr. Howard Several
years ago there was more money in
horses than cattle, but during the past
hve years a great change has taken place
IN these conditions. Now there is scarce
lly any demand whatever for horses, and
the breeder in Eastern Oregon has turn
led his attention to other pursuits.-Ex.
AS people can't eat bicycles it is safe to
predict sure market for hogs and cattle
a while yet.
A PATENT TrcKEr.-A San Francisco
dispatch says: &C A Harp, of Junction
City, Or, aud E I Waugh, OF this city
both OF whom are railroad ticket manip-
ulators OF much experience and skill,
have invented and patented a mileage
ticket Tor passengers, which is adapted
Tor all local business on any railroad
system. The passenger who desires to
go to place fifty miles distant buys a
ticket good for fifty miles. The name
OF the station is not on the ticket. In
fact one feature 10 recommend the new
idea is that it does away with the necess-
ity OF printing great variety OF tickets
to suit the needs of any system. 1t
saves money for printing and also saves
clerk hire. The ticket agents generally
think we'll OF it,
To LOOK AT THE o P.-Several rail-
road men were expected in Albany this
noon to go to the front Of the o Z on an
inspecting tour. The party will prob
ably be up tonight, and will consist OF
Hammond and Bonner, the men who
have been talking about building lail-
road from Astoria. II they build it the
way they are building the Astoria road
the outlook will not be good. At the
same time they have a good reputation
and the Astoria fasco may have a good
excuse for il, though 1T makes US weary.
Come on gentlemen, the o P is the best
railroad proposition in the west.
THAT's NorHNG.-With slight pres
sure OF the finger on spring in the
Echo-Leader Office, a splendid stream Of
delicious mountain spring water, equal
to the nectar OF the oriental gods. gushes
into a glass, with q pressure Of 15S fees
fall. My!s but is it not glorious?-
Cottage Grove Leader. That's nothing
In the DEMOCRAT Office, with slight
pressure of the fingers, stream is turn
ed on fresh from the very toes OF the
Three Sisters. When filtered and soak
ed in ice it is fit for king or Neal Dow =
ASSAULTED AN OFFIcER.-Deputy o 8
Marshal George Humphrey was in Cor
wallis yesterday, where he arrested
Oscar Hodgkin on the charge OF assault
ing u S officer. The officer was A
Milloy, though he gave his name ss
Chapman at the time, at least that was
the name in the papers, evidently not
desiring the notoriety the contest with
Hodgkins gave him. The defendant
furnished bail.
Y. NJ. c. A. Football The young
men of of the NC A interested in foot
ball met st the gymnasium Saturday
evening and organized formally, Mr. Carl
ton E Sox was elected captain and Mr. {
Mcfarland manager. The team proposes tc
begin regular systematic practice imme-
diately.
The lady who engineered the Kirfness,
in the intei est of charity" was paid
81 900 for her few weeks services The
Committee of One Hundred should sent
word to other cities TO reduce her salary
Welcome. The newspapers who dit
the advertising were requested TO give
bottom rates. il not for nothing, fol
charity's sake. That is the way it goes
in Albany as well as in Portland.
A DRESS will make splendid
Christmas present for your wife. Yol
can get the proper thing at Read, Pea
oooIr T. Do;c OF an oxfrpmalv lox fOur