The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1897-12-31

The statement is made that r. Alex
Inder, OF Pendleton. is billed for the pos
tion OF state treasurer under the Mitchell
oush.
Peter S. Mcmahon of Albany, N. Y,
suicide at Syracuse Dec. 90.
He left note saving: "Cigarets is the
cause OF this. / have been crazy about
a week. Good bv."
Prof. Condor, of Eugene, is preparing
4 geological history OF the northwest, q
task he is eminentiy capable OF perform
ing. When completed it will be book
that will have national value.
Four yor NC men OF Pendlton went out
to Foster in Umatilla county, after jack
rabbits, last week They fred 700 shot
gun cartridges. and brought back 203
rabbits.
The holiday trade in Portland was
good. One firm, 0ids & King, sold over
5000 worth OF goods the day before
Christians, consisting of over eight hun.
dred different packages. !
The business of the S. P. office, freight
and passenger, for the past month, has
been about 25 per cent more than year
ago, and the business for the entire year
has increased. This speaks for Albany.
A Salem paper intimates that the
money in the state treasurer's office is
being used privately TO buy state war
rants. That would be an impossible
thing to prove even il so.
Burns is tough towa. The Harney
County News, which is published st
Burns, says: Ii is o shocking thing TO
hear but We are Informed that DR.. Whit
tier discovered IL youths of that town
addicted TO the habitual use of NOR
phinc.
Mr.. Fleming, 9 Salem lawyer, has
sued his partner, Mr. Carson, defeated
by Sam Hayden for prosecuting attorney.
for dissolution OF partnership and set
tlement OF accounts. Fleming alleges
that Carson 10 insolvent, and execution
proof. and hence asks for relief in this
way.
A Pendieton boy found ten dollars in
q sack, and wishing TO find the owner
asked the first man he saw. II happen.
/ He took the money and that was the
last seen OF him.
/ From the Washington Post:
| The relatives OF murderer Durrant are
taking up collection. This may mean
that he has finally recognized the in
evitable and is preparing for the next
world.
According 10 the many pictures in tue
Examiner recently the O A g at Ccryal-
lis must have turned ous sort ofa mou-
ster in the S p attorney sISan Francis
co, Ar Herrin, once . ,.ldent ai oug
neighboring city.
From Salem J0urna': Mcbride cen
get bill through congress for 500 0s0
reindee' expedition but when il comes to
getting work started on money already
appropriated for Yaquina Bay, that i
another matter.
Il. w. Dickinson, ex-mausger OF the
\. P. in Portland stated that there xill
probably be l50. 900 people start for The
klondike this year Some one has
hgured that sls tbs -hnats on ths Gas,
can only take IS .0c0 people there, 60 tba'
il l5o,o come TO the coast q good many
y OF them will have to stop of in Oregon
But this is just figuring, an eass job.
The suit a; Salem between LAWYERS
Fleming and Carson for dissolution ot
partnership and settlement OF accounts
10 developing into somewhat OF sens d
tion and personal eight, bitter contest.
In the answer of Carson aud reply eI
Plen ing there 10 mud Singing thai
would make q newspaper blush. Flem.
ing makes allegations against Carson thai
would be good elec,ionsering document,
should he ever rua for prosecuting aitos.
ney again, which is not probable, and
then Mr.. Carson goes for Mr.. Fleming il
a very live manner. All OF which giyes
the Salem papers matter to fill in with.
/ The Ashland Record, xhose editor il
Z ] Kaiser, has this in the last issue d
his pa per: "Rev II s Wallace, the June.
tion City evangelist. who has heen con
ducting revivals at Klamath Falls, Wood
River and Lakeview, took Mcndsy q
train for the north. He is reformed
lawyer. and after seeing the wickedness
OF his profession and sinful life, took q
iutnble to himself and repented There
are other lawyers who need repentan,s
bad enough. but have been 90 sieeped in
infamy that redemption IL beyond reach.
| Nothing but he'll could disturb their
conscience The Eugene Guard COM
ments: Lawyers are just as good as any
other class Of professional men, no;wiih-
standing kaiser's unjust and insane at
tack"