The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-03-25
Crook County.
From the Journal:

From the journal:
Hugh Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs G
w Barres. died at the residence of his
parents in this city Thursdsv, March
10 aged 81 years. The deceased has
been an inyelid from early childhood
and for the past ten years has never been
able to leave his bee.
Two of Crooked Rivers young men
INDUCED too freely in q change OF grand
rights and lefts at the dance at Price the
other night A hot time was had at the
dance. Il was so hot that it was diff
cult for several to keep their coats on,
but the men should not be blamed for
this, as it was the ''spirits" within them
that made them so hot.
Alec Boyd shot male cou gar last
Thursday near the summit of the noun
tain betwaen here and Mitchell that
measured IL feet from tip to tip. The
beast crossed the road while Mr. Boyd
r was coming from Mitchell. Arriving at
the mines he and loot Bloigett, armed
themselves with rifles and dogs and fol.
. lowed the cougars track for abont q mile
and half when the dogs ran him up q
tree and Alec dispatched him with =
shot that severed the spinal cord.
John Harrison, a prominent stockman
: OF Trout Greek, was sued last Friday in
Justice Biggs' court, for the possession
of COW which Z D Huston, of Hay
! Greek, claimed to be his. A Jury rem.
dered verdic. in favor of the defendant.
The case has one decidedly amusing
feature. A few weeks 20 Mr. Harrison
was examined IN the same court for the
larceny of this same COW and was bound
over to appear before the next grand
jury. Now jury of his peers SAYS the
cow is Mr. Harrison's so that be will
have to appear before the grand jury
next May and answer the charge of
: stealing his own COW.
JudgeJ. n. Duncan returned this
noon from Philometh, where he spent
Sunday.
Mr.. j. w. .Cusick today sold the J. 81.
Burkhart residence to Mr. Ed Coins for
$1,000 and lot adjoining the residence
Of George Humphrey -
P. H darcy, OF Salem, is a candidate
for circuit judge of this district. and his
brother Will is candidate for joint sen
ator on the union ticket.
Mr.. Henry Williams returned last Sat-
'urday from Skagway stopping on the
way at Fort Wrangle and other plsces.
Like others he has sufficisncy of Alass q.
Prof. J. Fl Alderman of Portland, who
has assisted in several teachers institutes
Albany, is the leading candidate for
state school superintendent on the repub-
lean licket.
Mr.. Will Reiner, who has been in
Portland several months, is in the city
on his way to Southern California, where
he expects to locate in the timing and
plumbing business.
Four candidates for governor on the
democratic ticket are mentioned: Geo.
E. Chamberlain, r. A Miller, &. NJ
Veatch and Gen. Compson. On the
populist side JUDGE Waldo, Frank vii
liams and w. d. Hare arr mentioned. -
Mr.. Alfred French, OF Minnesota, made
his brother F. 81. French, the ieweler
happy last Saturday by paying him q
visit, almost a surprise, as il was moi
known he was coming until his arrival al
i Portland. Dir. French is a farmer.
Mr. W G Breckenridge has Just re-.
ceived letter from his son, r. o. Breck.
enridge. mailed from the mouth of Cop.
= per River, Alaska, where he had arrived
safely, after fair trip. The party wa.
about to start up the river into the gold
fields.
Maud Miller, who is visiting her uncle
Chas. HiIborn and wife. was in Marsh
field last week. Miss Miller is daugh
ter of joaquin Miller, the poet, and a
one time attracted world wide attention
on the American stage as an actress
which profession she followed for mum
ber of years. Miss n. will probabl
make Coos county her permanent home
-MarshfieId Sun.
Smith and Gorton drew big houses