The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-03-16

an office ior him ls ae useful as wagon
without tongue. We came near having
serious accident here yesterday. A
man hauling lumber for the bridge un
dertook 10 ford the Sartiam when he
was caught in swimming water. The
wagon bed floated off with the lines
fastened to 1t The man and the team
had quite struggle in the water. finally
the man and the team with the front
wheels Of the wagon came ashore. 1t is
feared the man is seriously injured as he
spit blood. The bridge work is pro-
gressing very well.
SCRIBE.
Mr. c C Hogue will lead the prayermee,-
ing et the Congregational church tonight
A lamp explosion caused $1,000 fire in
Eugene Tuesday night. The residence of
Fred Bellman was burned.
Prof d Robb, former Albany man,
is a candidate for state school snperinten-
dent on the democratic ticket.
Father L. Metayer. in charge Of the
Catholic church at Albany, was visitor
in the Capital City NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Phil Armour, the famous Chicago pork
packer, and DIR Gunsaulus, the celebrated
Congregational minister, ara expected in
Portland in day or two.
The city council of Salem has passed a
resolution directing the city recorder to cut
up warrants into small amounts Of $ or
over so that they can be used in business
transactions.
The type for the new paper. the Broad
Axe, was set and shipped to Albany Mon
day morning to baprinted on prsss there
The force has been laying OF this week
waiting for the type to come back.-6uard.
Rev W L Blackwell. Of Lane county was
arrested for assault and battery few days
ago and fined s By q Eugene justice.
W hen arrested he was holding revival
services. Probably the man be whipped
deserved it,
The Eugene Register tells Of an inter
esting surgical operation: DIR Royal per
formed the operation Of trAcheotony on J
W Purkerson, young man about twenty
four years of age, residing near Junction
City, last Saturday. The young man had
severe case Of Ia grippe about three years
! ago and has never recovered His wind
pipe has been clogged and breathing be-
came difficult. and the operation was per
formed to relieve him After making an
opening into the Wild pipe a piece of
gristle dropped over the opening. and the
doctor got hold Of ii and drew il out. II
was about three inches long The young
man $ breathing is again FIRE and therS
was no occasion for the use of the silver
tube.
| The p ,puliS, county convention will b.
4 hal Iii
10 o'elcck- Several of The delegates
arrived in the city this noon.
Preaching this evening at the NJ r
church South Al 7 80 o'csoct, BY Rev I
B Ni:iiars Of Philomaih. The publI'
are cordially invited TO be present.
Philip d Armour the Chicago capita lis
and ps.i.anshropisi said recently thar OF al
the money he had given away none eve,
gave 80 much pleasure or such direr
results as thar given TO kiedergartir
schools.
/ CHI Dewitt, of Harney county, 10 TAX
Ing an eight-.egged calf % the GnIdwinse
fair The calf, hcifer, Is finely eeveI-
oPed; with two organs OF generation. sam
sex; one head and eight legs; ealved nesl
Harvey, ard died despite grea; care given
II by the owner.
/ JB Long. OF Eugene, was in the cit,
yesterday.
/ Miss Minnie Mcfarland. Of Albany
who has been visiting the Misses Lewis
of this city for several days. returned L
her home today.-saIem Independent.
4 DR. and Mrs + Thompson. Of Corvallis
came over from that city this noon b
attend the funeral of their grandson
Wallace Fortmiller. who died this morning
Oregon Is to be honored next week b.
the presence OF one OF the delegates 4
J the worlds parliament Of religions, on
, OF them, too, who awakened dee
interest b b Nagarkar, OF Bombay
: delegate from the Brahmo Somai OF In
dia is the man. He will lecture in sew
: eral places in the state.
COUNCIL AT GATEE.-A Congregations
: church Of thirteen members was organ
| lied at Gates in January which wa
! recognized by council yesterday accord
| ing TO the usages OF the denomination
The Albany church was represented b
it's pastor and the Corvallis church b
Mr. G Hogue. Rev c F Clapp, c
8 Curtis and L Hershner were ais
r present The council met in the after
? noon and approved the proceeding
Z Kew w A Trow Of this city was chose
4 moderator and G G Hogue scribe Thei
: was large attendance at the evenin
: services Mr. Hogue gave the charge
r the church and Mr. Curtis the right han
: OF fellowship. Mr Heshner offered tt
j. prayer of recognition. After the Gel,
= bration Of the communion, DIR Clap|
: who lately held meetings In this cit,
1 Al
4 people. Christian work at Gates bega
( by an Endeavor Society which was ol
gaRized last winter by some Of the earn
8 secured, lumber provided and ii
= building begun. They will have q CO
8 venient and handsome edifce twent,
e four by thirty. six feet, upon which ~o
q will rapidly be pushed.
The LABoRERs Sur.- The fol.owii
4 appears in the Circuit Court procee
e ings as published by the Corva
! Lis Times: Farmers Loan and Tru
h Co. VS. o p r Co., r X Graham ct al,
: Dorers petitloning for judgment 4
X payment OF laborers wages, permitted
: add certain other names to their origin
petition, interposed by plaintiff. i
murer to said pstition taken under a
0, yisement. A resale OF defendants pro
g critics ordered and the sheriff ordered
- execute the same on or about June
,e 1904, and that no bid be accepted un
IS the sum Of s200, 900 shall have been pa
}. to him as required under former orde
II, The former order of the court made Ja
m uary 28, 1892, confirming sale to Zeph
E. Job for one million dollars set aside
Is the reason that the balance OF 1915, o
l. has never been paid into court. In t
matter OF the petition Of I L Hogg, as
- ing that deposit of $25, 900 on former 81
be repaid to him, plaintiff given 10 da
in which to file demurrer to said petite
VAS FROM ALBANY.-There is O
thing in particular Albany can boast
and that is Chinese fiddler. He is
the rage just now at the dime muser
OF the midway plaisance at the midw
ter fair and crowds are pouring tn,
dimes into the hands OF the door keept
, to listen to the oaly Mongolian vic
player in existence. His name is Lot
Chung and before going to San Fra
IN cisco he worked for several years for
n Albany dentist, where he learned /
art Of manipulating the bow. Chu
reads music at sight and when 1t con
TO "tearirg OFF, first class liz he is
home. His object when he left Oree
was to attend the musicians congre
but when he arrived in the Sunset Ci
y he learned that the congress had bs
G. postponed. He was broke and v
lcomnalfed to accant am ntovnaut In