The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-09-14
APeddler Shot Near Sweet Home.


probably committed about Thrrsda,
Judging from the appearance OF the bodl
and from the time when he left Swee
Home. AT about the time he woulC
have passed the spring three shots wer,
heard in that direction and circum stan
ces indicate he was shot from an am
bush No clue to the men !can be OBJ
tanned. 1t is undoubtedly cold blood
ed murder for money, and q prompt
effort should be made to secure the
villains who perpetrated the cowardly
murder.
6 w Wright went to Toledo this noon
on legal business.
] J Whitney went to Portland this noon
on legal business.
Mr. and Mrs A Gross have gone to
Southern oregon for the formers health,
Mr. Ole Tobieson, a former student of
the Albany College, has entered Stanford
University.
Mrs T Holverson and daughter, Gertie,
OF salem, are IN the city the guests OF
Mrs Sarah Baltimore.
DR. Geo 5 Wright won the I mile BIZ
cycle race at the NJ A A c annual con-
tests in Portland last Saturday. Time
2 :43 4-5
Mrs w S Peters, of Oakland, Calf, ar.
rived in Albany Saturday morning and
will visit relatives and old friends here
for several weeks.
Mr. Col Van Cleve, of Toledo, was in
the city today. Mr. Van Cleye does not
expect to go to the Sandwich Islands as
reported, though he would have liked to
have gone several months ago.
John McKinnon, the Is year old son of
William Mckinnon, OF Canyon Greek,
well known by good many Albany peo-
pie, was drowned in the creek at that
place on Saturday while fishing. His
body was recovered.
Mrs James Bras6eld, son Sam, and
daughter, Sadie, of Seal Rocks. are in
the city, and will leave tonight for Utah,
for the formers health. Another son
Will enter the college at Berkeley, Calf.
Mr. Frank Conover. of Corvallis, was
in the city today. Mr. Conover has sold
his interest in the Corvallis Gazette 10
Bert johnson and James Flett, who will
hereafter run it. Mr. Conover has been
at the head OF the paper for eight years.
Mr. Geo { Blsckman, wife and daughter
Nettie, arrived in Albany this noon from
San Louis Obispo, Calf, by way of va
quina- They were four days on the ocean.
Mr. Blackman closed his business in Cal
itornia, and is glad to be back in Oregon,
which he considers far ahead of our
southern neighbor, particularly the Will
lamette valley.
birthday party was given Saturday
evening by Mr. NJ French in honor OF
Mrs French's birthday. 1t was well
gotten up and managed, showing what
man can do when he gets down TO bus
mess in the social line. 1t was an enjoy
able affair from top to bottom. Crokinole
was the prevailing game. Refreshments
were served at 10 80. the company sit
ting down to long table, well loaded
with water melons. mush melons,
peaches, pears and oranges, which
rapidly disappeared, as was testified by
the remnants. Those present were:
MIR and Mrs French and three children,
Mrs Burmester. Miss Burmesrer, Mrs w
Q Tweedale and son, Mr. and Mrs Tim
Wandel, Mr. and Mrs w SoTden, Capt
and Mrs I Overman, Mr. and Mrs A ]
Hodges, Mr. and Mrs A R Mccoy, Mr. L
4 Hamilton, and Mr. and Mrs Nutting
and two children.
Wood savers in Eugene charge the fol
lowing prices; For all kinds of split
wood, so cents per cord; grub oak and
vine maple, 65 cents per cord; and poles
IS cents for two cuts, and all extra cuts
10 cents.
Twenty eight thousand voters have
left Kansas since The dry season set
in. Never since the drouth there in 1889
and once about 1868 has there been such
total failure of crops in that region.
Mr. Inman, living on Long Torn, lost
all his grain by FIRE Friday afternoon
He had it stacked making two large stacks
and the tnresher was bling set TO. begin
the work of threshing 1t, whom a spark
from the engine set FIRE to the gran and
1t was soon destroyed.
AT the college to morrow at m the
class in Outlines of History" will be ex
amined. The building will be open dur
ing the day for the registration of stu
dents, and the faculty will be present in
the afternoon ready TO confer with STU
dents abou. The work of the year.
Rev E J Thompson, OF Corvallis, and
daughter, Mrs Fortmiller Of Albany, ar
rived in Salem yesterday to attend the
special jubilee services Of the Presbyter-
ian church Statesman Referring to
this contemplated service the Corvallis
Gazette says: Next Sunday DR. Thomp
son will deliver the sermon at the dedica-
tory exercises Of the Presbyterian church
in Salem. This church was organized in
1869, by Rev 7 ] Wilson with twenty
members. Its first church building was
completed in August OF 1871. at a cost OF
$4,000. During the past summer it has
been remodeled and is now the coziest
and bamsomcet church edifice in the
state outside OF Portland. The success
ful completion of the work offered an ex-
cellent opportunity for special religious
services, at which time, in addition to
dedicating the edifice, Rev A L Hutch
inson will be installed as pastor, and The
church will celebrate the twenty fifth
Anniversary Of its organization.
ALL RIGHT.-Salem papers have been
full of growls about how their big bridge
was about to go to pieces. Now read this
from the Journal: Judge Hubbard says
there is nothing the matter with the big
bridge over the Willamette. The county
commissioners court after deciding that
they had no jurisdiction over it,conclud-
ed to examine the bridge and did 30 this
fore noon. they could not account for
the rafting and terrible shaking when
teams crossed. But the rods were de-
clared all right. So were the piers.
There was no fault to be found with the
condition OF the bridge about which &c
much has been said.