The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-09-20
E RIDAY

Engineer located at Portland, and CAPTAIN
o s Wand, of the steamer Eugene arrived
here last night and will leave down the
Willamette Friday forenoon in a small
boat to make an initial reconnaissance al
this artery of commerce. At the recent
session of congress an appropriation of sI3-
600 was made TO make survey and form
ulate plan for the permanent improve
ment Of The river MIR Rockwell will note
the condition of the river at the present
low stage, so that when the river raises he
viii have good general idea Of its CON
dition. At the pressing invitation of the
U S Board of Engineers Captain Wand.
who Is familiar with the river, consented
to accompany Mr. Rockwell and give his
idea concerning the best means for It's inn
proyement. Captain ROCKWELL informed a
Guard reporter this morning, that from
the riser 10 this point could be made safely
navigable the greater portion of the wear
Quad What il needed is actual work.
There has always been too much monkey
business in preliminary and unnecessary
surveys and work. Now is the time TO
work, not after the water raises.
A FINE THING. Geo Roweli, of Sweet
Home, yesterday received an endowment
| aud disability certificate in the order Of the
knights of the Maccabeas. Mr. k0wel
joined Linn Tent No soon after it vas
first organized, about two years ago, iaking
beneficiary certificate for 5000. A lew
months since he became unable TO do any
work, so applied for an endowment and
disability certificate. according to the laws
OF the order. which he mas now received.
This certificate entities him to draw $500
4 ms g. &aS. l..
| from all dues and assessments The Ger
thcate was accompanied by a check for
$500, the payment for this year. This is a
line thing for Mr. Rowell. and shows that
the n NJ will do more for its members
than any ether order. Ii will doubtless
have the effect Of increasing the msmDer.
ship OF the tents in this state Mr RoeelI
had paid into the order about s-0.-Leba-
non Advance.
A CRAZY MAS.-Iieorg. snsrltexr care
TO town Thursday. and as he had win
chester ri'ie IN his possession and was act
ing In a wild nervous s9rt Of way. several
OF our citizens were considerably alarmed.
fearing tha; he might do somebady harm.
Evidently his mind is unbalanced. By
! chance he SET his gun against the door Of
| the posi-ofhoe while be vas doing some
writing. and Morris took charge ofcthe
gun. Later Snieltzer went home. bat il is
feared that he will have 10 he restrained.
tie, at previous period in his life. had TO
be treated for insanity. and he probably
van have 10 be taken 10 the asylum for
treatment again.-Scio Press Smeltzer
was brought 10 Albany today ana cxalni1ei
this after noon with chances in favor cf his
commitment
A School TEACHER Fl xED.-After l.e-
ing out 50 hours the jury in the case Of the
State agt l. McFadden. school teacher,
arrested for whipping Ralph Van Cleve.
came IN with verdict Of $40 and oosi@.
nearly SO. The friends Of the boy claim
that he was whipped. or rather ierked and
banged against seats. because the boys
father put McPadisn oat Of his o:Sce. and
there seenss 10 have been some politics
mixed up in IL Il IVES a hot case and has
caused considerable le feeling around Tols3o
where the parties reside. Il W Wright,
Of this city. and Iep0ty Attorney Carsou
prosecuted the case and the defendants
brother, Judge MeFadden. az Corvallis, de.
Tended the case As such cases generally
so IN favor OF the defendant the result i
considerable Of legal feather m the side
ct the prosecution.
A HIcH PRICED CITY -Astoria. faI
. down On the Columbia, CT any railroad
away from The rest of the world. il I
peculiar city. frontier town yet Ths
following from the Bndge't gives the situa
iion; Eggs in Portland are quoted at ]:
cents and Is ceuis: in Astoria - and 3
cents-onIy double Hams Il and Is cent
in Portland; l6 and Is cents in Astoria
4 Chickens IN Portland from 8 to s3 90; il
4 a. 80.
! per sack IN Astoria a5 oents and 81 Re
: sack. And 50 il Is all alUag the lire
The consumers in Astoria pay more fo
what they get than they do In any 0.he
, ci;y en- the coast. This IS an outrage ans
: q swIndle on Tie citizens of Astoria, an,
the city can nsver be prosperous so long a
such rates are KEEP, up. It is little wonde
!, that people 20 away from home 10 trade.
e WHEN PRuEEs PAr.-Mr Mcclure, oI
: the Sladden fruit farm near Eugene, say
= the Guard Is loading a large refrigerato
car at the depot with prunes. which goes +
Sioux City. Iowa. The car will hold ], Is
. boxes, and they weigh 20 pounds each
: They sell in Sioux City. at wholesale fo
sl.25 per box, netting the shipper about s
: cents per box. The trees in the orchard ar
! yielding about two and one.half bushels G
the product each. Mcclure expects to re
ceive abont sl050 net for the car. Italia
.e prunes, green, are in excelIen. deman
u east, bnt other varieties are very slot
II sellers and at frcm enly IS - 50 CENTS Pc
lie box.
e EASILY Su.KED.-About three month
ago a stranger was around taking ordei
70 for enlarging pictures His price was yer
A lox-Sl for life-size crayon portrait
A. and he got quite a nuntSr Of orders. n
in ceiylng the pay in advance. bat has de
m liyered no pictures. One family patronizs,
I'd y HIM to the amount of s.. This game
1 has been worked all over the West durin
N the past few years. Had these citizen
in patronized our local photographer the
would not have been 6ilked. but woul
have got good, honest work at low fgur,
=; y II is always oest 10 palronize home institu
y. tions.-Advance.
{. A HuSTEc IScIDExT.-Mr Bert Smit
w. who was in the city today tells Of an intel
lg esting Chinese pheasant hunting inciden
q He and friend were hunting on the Lei
Is anon-Corvallis road a few miles fro
ut Tangent, when the friend went upon
he farmers place after celestial. While gol
to the farmer came out after Mr. Smith in
ne fcf Ieu Hob uun-lrespasS KIND OF stYl
xt A pugilistin contest followed in sho
d. metre, and Mr. Smith showed very bla,
ge eye as a result, candidly admitting IN
r. he came out second best, though he rot
one good hit at the farmer, who surprise
81, him by his agility.
~ HARRIsBURe Hor YARD.-E C Smi
ge informs us that the picking is proceedi,
Ic- at lively rate in his hop yard near Ha
ng risburg, and that he expects the work
he be completed by the middle of next wee
nd He has already 100000 pounds Of dri
&C. hops in the warehouse and expects [
Ior yard to yield from 40, 900 to $1,000 poun
n more. Some mould is found in the var
to but hops thus affected are not picked.
ir- Guard.
.p' WILL COVER THE STATE.-The folio,
of ing articles of incorporation was filed
Il the office of secretary of state yesterda
,ot Articles Incorporating 1.-THE Lawyers A
" tract company, for the purpose of maxim
preparing, or obtaining and furnishing q
ost strscts of any property within the sta
NJ of Oregon. The principal place of bui
eli ness is Portland, and the capital is g, ,O(
q divided into 500 shares, at $40 per sha
,sa The incorporators of tie company are S
nd Spencer, Alex Bernstein and w M Jon
! EMMoNs HELp. Lyman Emmons.w
of was arrested for stealing the horss of 10