The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1894-07-20
The 9ealurrat,

Is II A JoKE.--The Albany Democrat
treats lightly the suggestion in these
columns in regard to the building of 9
good road across the Santiam bottom al
the Davis ferry so as to enable the resi-
dents of Scio and vicinity to come t
Salem and DO their trading. The Dem
ocrat intimates there is no danger o
Salem doing anything in the line sug'
gested. In this 1t intimates that Salem
business men are prone to stand supine.
ly by and see an opportunity for valua-
bic trade slip through their fingers when
by little exertion and small expendi.
ture they might secure it. The States
man warns the Democrat not to be toe
sure on this head. Salem men are a
little Glow to move, but they keep a
weather eye cren and when they see q
first class call for it they get there all at
once. They are thinking up the matter
of road to Scio now and pretty soon
you will see move made for a perma-
nent highway across the bottom and q
consequent permanent stream of trade
established between that region and the
capital. The Democrat will see there is
no fun in it.-Statesman. Even If Salem
were to build the road the trade of Scio
would not go to Salem. Most of it re-
bany, where it will continue to come.
This kind of talk is always very cheap.
A MOUNTAIN TRIr-D Fry, Cr Phil
brook and Lee Steiner returned yester-
day from fishing and hunting trip in
the Cascade mountains not far from Mt
Culver and the others as having such q
fine time that they need not he expected
home for another week In fact the
last seen of Hunt he was hot on the trail
Of bear when "tne boys left Friday
evening, and he Is doubtless going yet
unless he captured that bear. Those
who came home were loaded with nice
trout and big fish news. The party
captured IN one days angling something
like six hundred fish, genuine arithme-
tical figuring and not tisherman's meas
ure. They are loud in their praise of
new fishing ground discovered, a lake
covering about loo acres, situated about
the head of Breitenbush creek and just
alive with the finny tribe. The lake
bears French name, lie Freiheunt and
IS only known to very few. DR. Phil
brook made the best record in the num-
bers of his catch and an effort on the
part OF Fry and Steiner to question his
veracity on that point proved a dis
astrous failure. The doctor made claim
OF catching l64 but it seems they had
kept tab on his string and found only
109.-Statesman.
A BICYCLE Contest. T.-An effort is being
made to have a series Of bicycle races in
this city some time this month for suita-
bile prizes and medals. II the efforts OF
the promoters are successful, cOnsidera-
Ible sport will be had. 1t viii include
riders from Benton, Linn, Marion and
Polk counties. A race between Bruce
Burnett and the Albany rider of fifteen
is what our people would like to see more
than anything else.-Informer. Albany
will probably be on hand.
GONG TOO FAR.-Governor Pennoyer
psrdoned C w Burleigh sentenced from
Lincoln county for rape on a 10 year
old girl, and gave as the reason that the
prosecuting attorney did not think the
prisoner guilty. Mr. Condor, the prose-
cutting attorney quickly jumps into print
and declares that Burleigh was plainly
guilty and to turn such tiend loose on
the public is itself crime. A hard hit
the Governor with ali of his rhinoceros
hide ought to feel. This Wholesale
pardoning OF guilty men is an outrage on
the public.
DIED.-At his residence near Row
land. July 18th, 1894, Lewis Long, aged
80 years, months and 2S days. Lewis
Long was born in Greenbriar county,
Virginia, March 18th, 1914. Moved with
his parents 10 Indiana about 1870. thence
to Mercer county, Illinois in 1880. Vol
unteered in B a.khawk war in 1892. Was
married 20 Sarah Ann Hesser in 1887,
moved to Wappolon county, Iowa, in
1850; thence acIoss the plains to Oregon
in 1854, and settled on the farm where
he died respected by all who knew him.
He leaves a wife and four sons and one
daughter, in Linn county, and one son
and daughter in Eastern Oregon. Az
other OF Linn counties old pioneers gone
A RUsAwAY.--Jos Meyers most frisky
team ran away this afternoon for the fist
time this week, scattering things Promis-
cuously along First street. Hub Rryant's
yellow horse was frightened and ran near
ly sixty feet before being stopped. The
public was considerably excited regardless
o. the heat.