The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-01-04
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that runs thus: Three very rich English
men were en- route to Corvallis from Lon
don to buy the road, and at ST Louis thej
stopped of with an eye open for an in
vestE.ent. AS they loilered there $50, ,ooC
In county and city warrants was offered
them and they raked them In. Then they
| put on their cvercoais 10 take the train
for Cory allis, to pocket the o P. when 1
telephone message informed them that
| their warrants were bogus. This unwei-
come news So disgusted them with Ameri.
can securities that they took the next
train for London, and In consequence the
. p and Its creditors longed In vain fol
more than one bidder. and the Bet ton
county sheriff knocked the road down foi
beggarly 100000. itis indeed 4 sad
sad tale. Times.
IN THE RECORDERS CouRT. - jaime,
Blackburn was arrested last night bS
Nightwatchmen McClain and Hale, on thu
charge of being drunk and disorderly, and
placed in the caiaboose. This morning he
was arrested on another charge of dsfacin5
and destroying public property contained
in the caiaboose. Upon appearance before
Recorder Henton al o'clock he plead moi
guilty, and will be tried tomorrow at .
O'Clock. In the first affair quite contest
is said TO have taken place between the
defendant ard Mr. McClain in which the
pohceman's club was used couple times
effectively. As the case is at issue and the
parties disagree as to the facts the DEMO
Graf does not attempt to give tie paItie-
ulars of the case. which has been subject
of general conversation during the day.
WILL GKr \ ROYALTY Mr. Martin
Ludwig received dispatch yesterday
from the Canton Steel Roofing company,
a large manufacturing company ct Canton
Ohio, In which he Is offered handsome
royalty for the manufacture and handling
OF his Utility chimney top. The offer will
be accepted. A contract is being drawn
up and the EXCUSE control of Mr. Ludwig Is
ingenius invention will go to Ohio. The
eon,riv&nce Is undoubtedly the bes, on
the marke, for It's purpose, anJ in the
hasds Of big manufacturer will have a
big sale 4 wear ago the DEMOCRAT
spoke highly Ia Its favor and the result
justifies The statements then made. MIR
Ludwig Is ''onIo his business"
FoR NIGuTwATcHMAS.-A goosi live
contest is up for the position Of night
watch. 10 be settled tonight. at the regular
meeting of the new city council. There
are several candidates in the field, among
the number icing A w McClain, the pres
ent official. Grant Kinney, John William
son. Jas McHargue and Louis DYER. The
council having changed so materially the
result Is great uncertainty. Ons appli-
cation Is sasd TO contain an offer 10 DO the
work for SO a month. Some one who
claims TO know the positions of the new
members Of the council says there will be a
change IN the office. The vote tonigh.
will show how that is.
WANT IT CONFIRMED Mayor Friendly
this morning. received letter FROM Mr. L
l. Bonner, the successful bidder for the o P
r R. He announced that he had expected
10 visit Eugene and meet her business men
If Tie sale had been promptly confirmed
before this. Urgent business makes il i'm
peratiys that he should leave Portland for
the east tonight, hnt his partner. Mr. Ham
mond. would arrive in tie state in n few
days, a1d il the sale should he confirmed
on the 18th inst. be would visit Eugene.
Tie people OF this sectiun q the state are
greatly in favor Of Judge Fullerton con
frming the long delayed sale ot this Urop-
sEty.-Guarh.
A bnK.-The aightwatchman Of Albany
writes To Marshal Eastland. Of this ciiy.
under date Of tan 9th. as follows: "A man
WAS here this week. claiming 70 le q mem
Der OF the K of p order IN coed standing.
and had a receipt for dues and an oggier fer
the pass word. and think il Is loTgcFy.
He Is working the lodge for money. Please
lo0kou; for him and le. the h of 2 boys
know about this He il al lrishman AMI
has 4 roll Of blankets. He Is no good. -
Eugene Guard
Ar TIE CoSGREoATIoSAL CaERcH. -
Beginning with zext Sunday evening.
there will be sp:ciai gospel meetings.
held IN the Congregational church TO con
tiaue a week or ten days |: Is quise
probable that DR. Z F Clsp2 nase Ssp;.
of Congregational churches fer Oregon,
VIII be presens ard preach q part OF the
tine. Mr. Clspo Is rare speaker aud =
man OF superior evaEse.is,sc powers.
ANOTHER CREAMERY MEErrxo will he
he'd at the court houae On Thursday at
o'clock. There should Be good attend
ance aad a thorough investigation made of
Its merits. They are splendid institution /.
when under the right management, and
the farmers particularly need cne- The
DEMOCRAT Is thoroughly in favor Of the
creamery il properly organized. The
trouble Is some are not
The oFTICIAL--County Clerk Needhzm
today received the official statement Of the
raise in assessment in this county, which
shows the following. on which the assess
ment roll viii be revised at once:
Town and city lots ;2is, Improvements,
l2H; railroad lands. other improved lands.
improved lands, ) per cent; railroad and
telegraph lines. 5 Per cent; horses and
mules, p per cent, cattle, IS per cent, sheep
and goats, none. swine, 80 par cent,
mdse and implements railroad rolling stock
25 per cent
Who says money is scarce at Condor 90
asks the Globe "One day this week u
young man slightly under the influence Of
bug oil in the saloon here deliberately
tore up $50 in currency and threw it into
the stove We understand the same young
man treated about $50 in a similar manner
at Fossil last summer
THREE MORE ARRESTS. and
Luke Jennings were arrested near Lebanon
yesterday as confederaies of Doc Dayer-
port, recently arrested for counterfeiting.
Frank Jennings gave himself up. The
three will be given an examination to-
morrow. Deputy Marshal George Humph.
rey came up today to take them back il
held. II has been rumored tha. Dayenpor:
will turn states evidence and give the
entire affair away. There is said to be
evidence tfat will probably result in the
holding CT at least part of the Jennings
brothers for the Z s grand jury Joe
Smith and Dan Shaw made the arrests. II
is said other arrests will follow.