The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-03-23
FRIDAY

: A RoUGH TRIr.-W B Gore, who die
9 recently in Lebanon, came to this eountr
[ in lS45. He left wife and eight children
8 He was q member IF the M II church south
and Rev d G Mcfarland in an article in n
3 Advance says: His sterling worth has con
, tributed no little to the prosperity of thi
country, causing it 10 blossom like tn
) rose In his religious life he was not dem
! onstative: but steady Mr. Mcfarland give
the following account If an experience hai
after reaching the DalIes on his advent in
to the northwest: From this point it wa
: wholly impracticable to undertake TO reacl
the Willamette valley by wagon road. Tn,
!. only alternative left, was to 20 through
the mountains by water. But how cculC
this be done without boat to navigate tn,
river. But necessity. which is the mother
of invention, came to their relief Witt
hands made brawny 10y use. they raided tbs
pine forest where the woodmanss axe had
not yet gone, and soon rude raft is con
structed from these pines, upon which
wagons with their cargoes. and the women
and children, with fe9 men 10 manage
it, embark on the untried and dangerous
waters, to make the peiilous trip to the
safer waters and better craft below the
L
understand and appreciate the situation of
these trayel-stained and fcotsore home
seekers in the far off Oregon, the glorious
land of the occident. when this cargo was
in its place. the raft sunk so deep in the
water that the wagons were hub deep
The trip down the river was progressing
rs fayorably as could lie expected when
suddenly there met them one Of those fierce
wind storms, with which navigators have
become so familiar since. There seemed
to be no hope. but all must perish. Though
dreadtully alarmed. no harm came 10 them
and IN due tine the vicinity of Portland
was reached, where the winter was passed
In the spring. be. with others Of the
company came TO this Linn) county. loca.-
ing bis donation Of $40 acres about three
quarters Of a mile north Of this town where
he continuously resided until year or two
ago, bought property IN the town and be
came one Of the citizens.
DowS AND UP.-Col Hcgg hes certainly
had his share OF ups and downs in the
history of the o. T. 4 little over 4 year
ago he was at the bottom: today MS star Is
IN the ascendancy. and people generally are
beginning 10 believe the hope Of the road
lies in the Coils again getting oontrol Of il
The laqulna News takes the bright side Of
the option papers as follows: What is this
proposition anyway: First % per cent sure
then well secured claim agaius; the
read fer 64 per oent-tbe road when sold
will bc practically out of debt and the
bonds will lie good, AMI not only that the
bonds be negotiable paper. This PROPOSE
tlon Is Icy far the most ,ensible and eQuiia-
bic Of any We; made. Col. iIogg onoe be-
fore paid Of large claim by paying Ger
tam 'um down and giving notes for ; ani
months which claims wen. all paid on
time.
| 4 WEIL-DRIi.I.tD CoMPAxY.-Tne in
spection Of + Co of this city on Weslne>.lay
evening WAS ysry satisfactory one. AMI re-
called the fact tha, Albany has one ot the
best If not the ts=s; drilled company in the
2nd regiment The company received many
compliments from the inspecting officers
Capt. 0veTman has given + company q dis
cipllne that is yegy,cresiItable The arsnory
has been greatly improved and Is oue of il-e
best in the state Il possesses modem ar
rangemen:s and oonvenienocS and dosz the
yolng men honor The uaw hospital corp.
under Surgeon Kills Is iina cody Of young
men, rapidly improving IN the tactics oi
their business.
NEW TAX LANA Washington paper
says tha: new tax law Is proposed in
Oregon which will be introduced al the nssxt
| legislature The plan Is 10 have the law -
amended as 70 empower circait Judges,
when suits TO enloin sheitFs from Collecting
taxes are heard. 20 examine witnesses as h
the value of the property of the plaintiffs.
and thereupon assess the taxes and require
1 Me 70 Il
ceedings This il Is claimed would he in
line with the theory that q man shall have
no standing in court inquiry until be can
show that he has rendered q just and eQuit.
able amount in payment of his taxes.
FoUSD GrILTY.-Lee uay and his ''pAl''
| bearing the significant coguomen oi
I"Wild Bill'' were sentenced each 10 one
year in the penitentiarv for having rob,
bed Mr Garrison Of Sloo, few mile:
south Of Harrisburg las; fall. II will bt
remem bered that q. the time Of their vr.
rest Hay confessed his and turned the
money over TO The officers. II Sas sup
posed by many that his action would
eniitle him TO some leniencT. but i, does
not seem TO have much weight with the
court.
PIcKINo :. Matters are picking up in
Prineyille The News SAYS. Une iay thi,
week little Henry Smith. son of & sam
Smith, found ten dollar gold piece while
playing with some children in the alley way
back Of Hughes saloon Being by nature
a bimetalist, with a strong preference in
favor of the ooarser metal. be soon had the
coin traded of for big silver dollars. an 1
was about as rich lad as one could find
While walking the street, jingling his coins
in his pockets. he was followed by crowd
Of enyious lads, on whom he looked with
the utmost pity and contempt;
A Bor.-Frank Parrish. .theboy preacher
writes 10 his sister in Fossil as follows from
8 Mile, Morrow county, under date Feb
22nd: ''Still in the ring. Have had abou
seventy conversions since | started in my
meeting here. It's wonderful how th,
Lord is with me. have preached nearl,
every night for four weeks. The country i
taken by storm it seems. One was con
verted by going into a tranoe-went t,
heaven and saw he'll. lie was n cripple
but is cured now-entirely cured. God il
good. Everyone here il thoroughly
awakened. may start out as an evangelis
and take the man with me- He talks fac,
TO face with God. Fossil Journal.
LANES TAXES. The sheriff last Satur
day evening paid over to comfy treasure
Reisner $6,l50.S2 the amount of Ia:
money received during the week. Ia
> monev is coming quite freely eonsiderin
i tie stringent times. The state tax thi
year is S30,568. 35, which seems prett
r big sum, but 1t is nearly $l7 900 les
= than the state tax last year. A petitio
= was presented TO the county court Wed
= nesday praying that taxes be declare
i delinquent June lst. We learn that tn
commissioners have expressed willing
= ness to do SO. provided sufficient take
:, are received this month to pay tie stat
= assessment.-Eugene Register.
n WHAT FRoEBEL SAID: Frocbel was tn
. father of the kindergarten. The follow
Ing Is his definition. "In the kinGsrga
ten the bodily and mental sewers are |
be awakened and developed, ways an
IL means for their exercise indicated az
n provided, and assistants trained so thi
o every child, no matter what rank or con
L dition, may here be able TO work out ar
's faithfully express his real nature, chara
u ter and true vocation in life; educ atir
ot himself as we'll as being educated p"
:. A GOOD RECoMMENDATIoN.-D I NJ
,r Naughton, of Elgin in Union county, wi
came down to testify in behalf of Mrs w
att in the Sponogle case, informs us tn
\ LII IL.