The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-04-13
SATURDAY


clerk who stands high in the estimation
OF every man who has ever met him.
that Is { + Stanard Of this city. He was
before the convention last year, but STAYED
back on Mr.. Payne's f.ccOunt This year
he care out and was nominated hy the
splendid vote Of 80 to 80, which was then
made unanimous, proving that he ig the |
choice Of the people in his party, and if |
talk can be relied upon, many a republi- |
can and populist vote will he deposited for
him next June, and he will undoubtedly be
elected. Mr. Standard was born and raised
In Linn county and has the interest Of his
home territory at heart He is a gentle
man In every sense Of the word-a charac-
ter beyond reprOach; and. as TO his ability
there Is no question; a better qualified man
Tor the office does net exist. What more
can be asked for?
The 0yLY CoRgEcT RoLI..-The Jack-
sonyille lines boasts as foll0ws: Jackson
county has the distinction Of Possessing
the most complete and accurate assess
ment roll IN the state; IN fact the only one
The S 7 X Co paid their taxes. amount
ing to sl5,0l6.75. On Friday last. and in
response b enquiries about the matter w
" Bretherton, the tax agent, said that the
corporation had paid their taxes in full
only IN Jackson county this year. The
reason given was tina. In other counties
the taxirolls were so incomplete and full Of
errors that II was impossible tn tell any
thing about them Part Of the amount
due IN Josephine counts was settled. and
that was all that had been paid in the state.
The new assessment law Is rs.spongib e for
this state Of Affairs. as the errors arose in
segTegating the different amounts due 10
state, county school districts end towns.
To have the only CORRECT roll Il something
10 be proud Of. and Assessor Woodbridge
should receive full credit for his pains-tak-
ing and accurate work.
DEATH or GEORGE Dickinson. x.-This
morning Mr. George Dickinson. the well
known zeal estate man. died Of heart
disease. after an illness Of only q few
kours. He was taken suddenly III about
0 clock this morning. Dr W II Davis was
called IN, bat he was beyond medical
assistance. He lived until about II O'Clock
when he passed away without pain. Mr.
Dickinson came 20 Albany thrszs or four
years ago from Salem and took charge Of
the real estate o1!oe of the Oregon Land
Co. lie WAS man Of splendid habits
and genuine worth. and lsaves a wife and
three children 10 mearu his death. as well
As nlzny friends. George Dickinson was
| oyVn in BellefcntaIne. Ohio, on Jannay ).
lois. lie vas member of Protection
| Lodge. a - L W. Of Salem. in go5d
standing. The funeral seryice> will oa-ur
tomorrow at .: 80 clock a, the family res r
idenoe On Bro2dalbin street
A PooE BAXE-Tte attention Of the pop
ulist nominee f1r treasure. j. called t5 the
following way q keeping money. as tod by
| the Ashland IldIn-s: JACK tlzrTIn and
| wife, who 1--we on Wagner creek several
miles zhoye Taisni, had S345 in god coin
cached n q Tag box IN closet Of ineIr
house Is, wesk. but they haven't i nov
Srs 62ryIn saw j; there at noon On Sztar-
day. About noon on Sunday she discovered
| inst X had hs--n si2len A man living
with them or ne.lr them Was suspected and
plao@i under arrest. bu; q search failed 10
discover the rnoncy IN his possession and be
vas discharged Jack Is Z hard I-working
miner. and the money. whilh vas paid him
for al interest in prospect which b
owned On A2plegate, was a good big SUN
for them to ioss IN tia, way
I1xs County, FgEsr.-s,ase Saps Nc
Egroy reports Linn CO. 10 stand .rs. in
proper aai sys;erlz,ir method for conduct
ing .Artar Day exercises. throughol,
the schools of the county Friday afternoon,
April i3sh- We are informed that sup:
Wilkes plan for conducting tbe work i:
complete. AMI h.s report w5li show the
service of sve-y teacher n the county, the
trees planted. and 10 whom d>iisa;s-i. and
iGse state flower chosen IN every district
The Law establishing -ArhE DAY. t.
guiEes all teachers aai s-hoa. osfioers 70
have and hold such exeuclees a. shaN tend
10 encourage the planting. gsroeectIon
and presentation q: trees and
shruts. A tne rsp3-, j. eKpaciei
from the teachers q Lirr csanty-
Thrown From \ HoRsK - Yestet ia,
afternoon Fred Mcuargae ne; with an ac-
cident which came Tear proving fatal. II,
was riding horse with Ouly . halter with
which 10 guide him. when the animal rar
away with him. After r1nniug some dis
tanoe the horse stumbled and fell. thrown.
Fred heavily to the grcgn5, faoc foVcm y:
4 number ef men who saw the acciden
fastened to him and found that he has un
conscious, lYing fat,s down in pool of Va
Ter ami mud. and would hare drowned in
: few minutes Kind hands assisted him :.
the sidewalk where the mud was cleand,
from his mouth, ewes and ears. Conscious
ness was regainel and it was found that n
homes were broken. though his face an,
= right arm were badly bruised. The horse
l breast was badly lacerated. d.-Srownsyil.
5 Times.
CHICKEN THIEVES Fourteen bloojNl
chickens were stolen from the premises q
X Cochran, In the eastern part ot th'
lefty Tuesday evening. Some Of them %:
Sl.00 apiece, and Mr. { was selling the egg
, for15c dozen for Matching. 80 that the los:
; is not appreciated. Mr. A Warner whil
: T, cruising down the Willamette the mex
morning SAW a couple Of men with a boa
: and some chicken ooops; but they weT
: gone when Mr. Cochran afterwards went (;
the place. Ii IS thought the men ar
!, gathering up chickens for the Pertain
!. market without paying for them
: DEMOCRATIC MEETrSa.-The Democra
n ic club at Tangent held a rousing NEE
y ing last night. The school house wa
: full of listeners. q " Wright went OF
toaddress the club. He was met by Oh
Tangent band and escorted to the seho'
honse. Many ladies were present an
much enthusiasm was aroused. w
are informed that Mr. Wright made
u good speech leaving the republicans an
y populists but little ground to stand OF
q The democrats OF Tangent are makil
/ an aggressive fight. Let the demccra
e in all parts of the county do likewise.
n LINCOLN RErUBLICASs.-The repubI
cans of Lincoln at thei. convention he
at Toledo Thursday. nominated the 70 10
ing ticket; County Judge, SV Bu
county clerk. John Buckley; sheriff. +
Stanton: treasurer. W l. Hyde; school su
& w Bethers; commissioners, Brist
and II Williams; surveyor, Josi nh q
con; assessor, Silas Howell. Il A Bens,
T Buford and Henry Nice were elect