The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-03-09
THURSDAY

AN o p PETITION. The following
petition, with large number of signers,
will be presented Judge Fullerton on his
convenlng court to set day for the 0
sale, and will undoubtedly be respected:
To the Honorable J G Fullerton, Judge
of the Circuit Court of the state of Oregon
for Benton county. Sir: fhe signers of
this letter to your Honor are either the
present or the former employees of the re-
ceivers of the o p r R or creditors of the
receiverships, OF business men deeply in
terested in the success of the intended
sale of the road.
We now approach your honor to express
our earnest hope that in fixing the date
! for the approaching sale you will allow
sufficient time after the last attempted
sale, and the recent change of receivers,
/ for all possible purchasers to complete
/ their arrangements to bid. We are fully
| alive to the necessity of your setting the
we recognize that after the events of the
1 last sale purchasers must have time to
/ make entirely different arrangements. and
we have faith that, II the next sale is Ret
for not sooner than June LIST, n different
! outcome for all the creditors of your hon
| or court may be expected.
| We know that your honor is anxious to
make such orders rs shall lead to a sale
| for the best price possible. and xa also
/ think it may assist your honor in coming
| to decision on this most important mat
ter TO know that the parties most nter-
ested. have come to the opinion expressed
in this letter.
Ar YAQUISA BAY.-An Albany man who
came over from Yaqnina bay this noon
gave the DEMOCRAT the following
pointers:
The weather is good enough to make
the Bay a tirst-class winter resort, as
well as a summer resort.
For some time trips have been made
| between NaQuina and Newport IN small
boats. In few days the Nolsnte will
begin making regular trips for the season.
The Homer sailed for San Francisco
last evening with 24 passengers and 600
! tons OF freight. 7ery tlaitering start.
She will leave San Frsncisco on her re-
! turn trip next TUESDAY.
Mr. Cummings, the well known cable
railroad man, OF Tacoma, this morning
| fell from the platform OF the cars at Va
quina and was badly bruised. lie has
been at Yaquira making arrangements
TO secure big quarry there
p B Cnrry, q prominent contractor of
San Francisco, has been at Eaquina
| making arrangements to secure 5000 TO
l0,oG0 tons of Pioneer stone 10 be shipI ed
20 San Francisco at different times dur
I ing the year. He pronounces this stone
elegant in appearance and OF very super
ior quality. In tact considers il among
the best il not the oest or the coast. The
first shipment will be about April lst.
A Cow SroRr.-An exchange has this:
An amusing incident is recorded from
Sauvie's island. where herd Of COWS was
recently dehorned. In the hard WAS
little ''mulay" COW whichshad no horns.
She always had TO tnke back seat, and If
she ever came within reach of 4 pair Of
lrns was sure TO feel them, and was often
horned and so much banged about thE.
she wished she could grow a pair Of horns
or die. One day all the rest of the herd
were driven into corral. and the poor
muley was left out in the cold, thinking
| that even her owner had gone back on her
| What was her surprise and JOY few min
utes later to see the others coming ont Of
the eoral with bloody heads and no horns.
She tOos one good look at the first vic
tim and then sailed in and fairly wiped
the earth with her, till she beloved for
mercy. Then an3ther came ont
and was put through a similar course %
sprouts, and so on with the whole lot.
and from that day to this the muley Is
the boss OF the flock and feeds in the
lrhosea Syanfz and iaaIs a s-a~ EfA