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It! VOL XXXIV s o u Eatsrea at tke Pest at llfeaar. m Claaa Hall Mallei t ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDA. OCTOBER 14,1898 f r alTTUti fllfeer aaa mprUUtr I. I 1 . 1 . i o o O o o O O O O o () o () o o o o ) o O C) o o O O o O f () o C) c () () () o o o ( () SS ' it ! SigisU to HcKtnlev. " The nenrriV nfAufn and tie Philippines tmt Z slfif ii ii It is impossible to stop the progress of a good thing men want it people want it nations want it! There is no country on the face of the Globe where Battle Ax Is not wanted. Every tobacco chewer Battle As when once he himself how good it is. Pemember the name B vhen you buy again. o o REMOVAL We are now located in the Masonic Temple a n West room of the Fro man Block, eveiythingon the ground flour. We are making an extra ef fort to please the buying public and to that end have greatly increased all lines. ALBANY FURNITURE CO. empio, MANHOOD RESTORED too. or Amr tun of nim- tuna In Ptmplea, UnluiM rv .i. Kn 1 1 It BEFORE in AFTER Th. rnaii uffirrr, are not cored by poctora jr--'- CCPIIENKiatbfaal7kaowBrrindr U0O - k lur as.tu.br man. ntuc iroonam addrv TolKKIICXaBCOP.aBaxaD7aaBFnalno.(M. JbrAiUty Foshay A Mason, Albany. ALBANY CIGAR FACTORY J. Joseph. Proprietor. Preoarins For the Battle .of Life Where thall it beuon?? Certainly whr the bet preparation can b naay College ha claimi im this direction that .call for closer inveatigation. A Full College Training nf rnnra. th. k.t Vin.7 Ant Alhtin. alan inew CoHeg e Coarse that ia inferior to none in the state. Correspondence inrited U term open s Sept 20, 1898. Wallace Howe Lee, A. M., Seventh Annual Session. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL MONMOUTH OR. Oregon Gas?LigIit Heating and .Power Company. Cheap Light For Cheap H8at For heap Powe For -A Correspondence Solicited. BE. F. 1- ADAMS, Pres. A. H. FRKERKSEH, SEC. v r" i- o ot - , give os s t A O o o CI (I CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI Mr iatne world will chew O tries it and finds out for O CI CI CI CI CI CI NOTIC Albany, Or "CUPIDEWE" Thia araat Vcavtabla Vllaliarcta pngenp- Uw wn onraua, i a u tb Baca. bemtnal rr. Ext tnwiiw Aran liiiaalnnl Ttf nrona Deblllir. to Harry in mt vmnxu "i Mop all 1 in nfc n I fci r il. f nr night UlUMborranioflmpotmcr. trlKE rlranani UaUTM. U kKtnen ud lb. urinary orranac all lml.1Uw la brcaoaa Btneiy per eo ai V1"9?.!. tnmrawtUKMMaaoVOTmUon. W mi boxra oor not cfiaa parman.lT bad. A rffim a anDerior Normal Coarse, and a President Strone Academic and Professional courses. Well equipped Training de partment of nine erades, with 230 child' ren. Regular Normal course ot three vears. Senior vear wholly professional Graduates of Acred i ted Hiah Schools and Colleges admitted directly to professional work. Tbe Diol ma ol tbe school is rec ognized by law as a life certificate tc teach. ,Ljgb.t expenses Tbe year for from $12UV00 to $160.00. Beactiful and heatbful location. No saloons. Tbe first term will open.Taesday, Sep tember 20th. Catalogues, giving full deUila of work, cheerfully sent on application. Address, P. L. Campbell, President. or'W. A . Warm. Secretary o! Faculty Church Eousa and Ectel Church, Hqqb8 ani Eotei Anything and Everything COUNTY COURT. (Geo. D. Barton iuiiire. D. L. Curl and D. O. Bwann couuuissioners.) Bill, aid Martin, $20.75., disallowed. J. Clem resianed as supervisor of dist 13, accepted. A. M. bhelton appointed thistle com missioner of diet. 2. The contract for building a bridge near mouth of Hamilton Oreek was lei to M. A. FiUgerald at $60 Claims of witneesea in ex. Mrs. Piatt, disallowed. In application of John W . Kicharddon for alteration of county road, David My era, Kooert uary and J. s. diorrts were appointed viewers to meet Oct. 20. Court adjourned today after transact. ing the following business : run oi wm. a. iriiuoie acc t noor. .Af ru . - i ... . .w, couunuea. no yet auoweu as stated yesterday. Bills allowed: Oregon agt Senders and Salt- marsh t 35 45 l V bwann, as com 25 00 D O Curl, as com ... 14 so rurniuge & Davis, roads and brtdeea 24 Srt JJavid lorbet, for indigent Isold lera 17 00 Cha. Davis, aid poor 13 60 cooKTYorriruis. Judge Barton $100 00 Uounty fjlerk Crabtree 163 30 Sheriff Munkera 166 00 Recorder Seal 150 00 superintendent McDonald 50 00 treasurer Jack 83 S3 Depot? Ci.rk Montague 50 00 Deputy Sbeiiff Lewelling 60 00 a ceo l XT POOR. A.id Mrs Hinea S 00 " Mr and Mrs Barnard 5 00 "Mrs Hockeobury 5 00 " " Stellmarher S 00 " " Harry My ere 5 00 " " I Coleman and wife.. .. 6 00 " bainnel Keith 5 00 " Jaa Lewis 4 00 " " Juoxios 6 00 ' Streithoff 8 00 "Mr Bower 5 00 " " Henderson 5 00 " " Gillock 6 00 ' MraSlusber 5 CO Vale 5 00 " ' O Maruo 5 uO " " R jsencrauti 5 00 " Krokfr minora 4 00 " Cay wood 7 tO " Mrs Dinah Moaier 5 00 " A J Smith 6 00 " M s Cox 3 00 " MrKlom 11 25 " Harv?y Stewart 5 00 P M Ha'e 5 00 Robert Rits 9 05 J H Conrad, aid poor 5 60 r A S wann, aid indigent sold.ers. 15 00 H C Waton,rent house Mrs Bray. 10 50 Dr. Trimble, salary 25 00 8 M Daniel 20 45 Mrs Sophia Baumsart. mid Mrs Adams 7 60 Frank Crabtree, incidentals IK B F Ramp 5 00 E T T Fisher 00 'red Dawson 13 65 Ladies Aid Society 15 00 BX AM AMD BUDGES. S P Brock, for diet. 35 42 10 D W Hardin, Lebanon bridge. 112 00 W Jfjaimeron 18 74 10 02 2S 22 72 11 53 6tf 00 19 75 10 00 S3 00 W EGitbens, for dist. 24 P W Spinks, diets. 14 and 15. John Grimes Lee Brown A Co M A FiUgerali D U Swann MlSCELLtSIOCB. in U tuber, janitor Jo! A D Hale, printing P M Jack, incidentals 60 4 40 7 20 5 00 3 60 10 15 38 00 11 74 20 00 4 00 2 25 20 90 118 00 5 00 40 00 2 00 3 00 Or. Tel.! Co Lewis Dry dan 4c Co. C H and JaiL, J bitney, acct. dist. att y .... D Irving, rebate tax Oregon agt Wm White J Clem, as roadtnierviror T J Stephens, as deputy euenn. Albany .lec Light uo F P Nat ling, printing F M Jocb, postage T JStiue. postage a A Stafford, assenor Or Trimble, acct insane Mrs Mary Mnnkets, acc'ttberiff. UC Gaines, UH jail Frank Skipton, acct sheriff I A Munkera. prisoners 53 65 25 00 O W Morrow Enoch Miller.thistte com E T I Fisher ,as sorveyor Smiier, the pnnter 11 00 1 50 12 95 rred JUawson, stationary 10 10 50 A Lewelling, acc't sheriff II) ppotlsed. Another audience bad an immense sight of fun last evening at tbe W. C. T. U. hall in witnessing a class of young men in their maneuvers while in a state of hypnotism. Mr. Fred Thompson has develoced into tbe best sub act, and be sides tbe hypnotic experiences last nibt held tbe big rock on his breast. loniKbt another program win be given and those desirins an evening of enter tainment should attend. Admission 10, 15, and 25 cents. Mouk Seaowat Pxoplx. Capt A. W Roee, William Scmidt, and Charles Semidt, allot whom went last January to Skagway, Alaska, arrived home Mon day. The first have come borne to stay. but oae or pom oi we ecnmiais may re turn to the northern country. The Schmidt stores in Skagway have been leased tenants from whom it is said a monthly rental of $200 is received. Skag- wav is to be the only town of importance on the north coast, is what Schmidt says about it and be probably knows. William H artless, who packed for a long time at Thrna. has rona to Dowson. and Geonre Woggoner is coasting about among the islands in a small schooner prospecting for cold. A railroad twelve miles in length and reaching from Skagway al most to the summit is now in operation, making it possible for the trip from Se attle through to Dawson city to be made in twelve or fourteen days. Corvatlis Times. Yesterdivat Portland. Prof. W. H. Lee was elected President of the State S. Association. Mr. J. L. Tomlineon attended the Association from here. Kama new hitching posts at the P. O corner are being well patronized. October is the marrying month of tbe year, and already Cupid has been doing a live business. Thia vear for certain Oregon Is the land of big red apples. Bigger and bet ter than ever. Tbe salmon have begun running at tbe bay in big numbers, and it is reported 1400 were recently Drought in irom one night's fishing. Tbe Southern Pacific Company are building granite walks beside their de pots, and are now at work on one at Eugene. One will be put in at Albany when its turn comes. At 7 o'clock last in the Parlors of the Hotel Perkins, Portland, Maud A Geer, eldest daughter of Gevernor-elect T. T. Geer, add Hal M Cooper, of Union, Or., were married, Rev. E. P. Hill, of Port land, officiating. Excellent Graham Wafers at O. E. Brownsus. Experience Teaches the value food s Haraapariila. It is constantly i Of Hood s Haraapariila. It is conitantly ac complishing wonderful cures and people in all sections tax it, snowing it win ao hsm good. , ! R R Com. Abolished. The V etc Salem, Ore. Oct. 6. 2:11 p m, The bill abolishing railway commission pass ed both bouses, and awaits the signature of the Governor. A unanimous vote was cast. A measure provides "for exempt certificates for ABtoria volunteer firemen passed the house. The senate worked on rotine matters doing nothing important. The Senatorial situation is unchanged so lur, Ueorge may develop unexpected strength any day. Silver members vote tomorrow on new candidates as ucual, The committee ou loss at Agricultural College comes up this afternoon in form oi joint resolution. The committee on ways and moans is busy on the appropriation bill. Many former benehemrses will not be counted in. Sai im, Oct. 6. Tbe senatorial vote to day was Corbett 06. Williams 3. John H Smith, of Clatsop, 2-1, Eakin 6, Hewett 1, U B Moorea 1, tuiton 1, oeorge 17 Abnt, Harmon. OUR kXLL'RSIOMSrs. Skit. 27, 1808 Up tbe Grande river, where you ran look np and Hardly see the top, well, we arrived at the Great Salt Lake City yesterday, at 1 p. m. four hours behind time. The masonic part of our company were tendered a reception by their brethren of this city, while the other part of tbe company secured a large back and twentytwo took in the principal part oi the city. We were in tbe great Tabernacle, and were told that the seating capacity was eight thousand, and saw the great otgan, said to be the largest organ in tbe world. One of tbe organists gave u some niuHo on tbe same and it was sober !, lean tell you. Tbe acoustic arranitejivrits of the build ing are tine, a pin can tie heard drop on the Uoor from one end of Urn building to the other. The temple is a magnificent and impnaiog structure. Ii built of solid atone. The walls at the ground are teo feet thick.and at the top live. Tbe tern-, p e is Ibd ft long, and SM ft. wide and 100 ft. above ti e basement, was com menced building April 6, 1&2, and com pleted on April 6, 1891. Tbe centre tower is 220 feet high. We were shown the Lion bouse, Bee Hive boose, Brig ham's grave, Aoilta's house and Brig- bam s private school bousc,wbich would lay some of tbe district school bouses int the shade in Lion countv. Tbe count and city bailding in tbe city is far be yood tbe court house in Salem in con struction. Is of Romaneaqae style of ar chitecture. Five stories high, 271 by 156 on the ground. Central tower 25C feet high, surmounted b tbe figure of Colombia and cost near 1SO0.O0O I for got to aay that the cost of ths grat tem ple til irom thtee to (oar million dol lars. fcome of the party took a trip to Fort Douglas and spent a tew minute with the stamiua of Uncle Sam's colored troops. If all tbe American people wrr as sealous as the Kormans all the waste places and by places woold begin to Dtoe som like tbe roee. For tbe "Latter Day Saints" have certainly labored nnder very unfavorable cirenmstanors. O! course we could not teil where a Normon lived from a Gentile. Ail tbe same. every place aow looks very different from what it did lorty-eix years ago. All of our party were well p:eaed with our abort stop, and will never regret tbe time spent. I do not turns- anv oi us would trade placet witu tbe beat oi them. I will say in lavor of the people, (that is) they believe in having plenty of water, and is very good as it comes from moun tains near by. Good bre. J v. I'aoMT. Oafcvtile. Mr. C. B. Allien, of Crook county, is visiting friends here. Miss Jennie Glass, of Craw fords ville.is visi'.ing here with Mr. aud Mrs. Craw ford. Mr. Sarah Kchrack died on tbe even ing of SpU 29ib and was buried on Oct. 1st in the Oak ville cemetery. Tbe fun eral service was conducted by Rev, Moore of Sbedd. Mrs. Shrack was born in bumtnerset costly, reoo., in ias. Sbe has resided in this county seven vears and has been known as a true chris'ian woman, bhe was a member of tbe Progressive Brethren church. She leave a bnabaod and three sons to mourn ber Iom. Also oo the morning of Oct. 3rd, Mrs. Lillian Allen was called from this world ol sorrow, airs, auen wss tbe daughter of Dr. J. W. Welsh and had only been ber a abort time. She leaves a husband and one son, ber husband be loc detained in tbe eat was not present at the time of ber death. Mr. R. G. Junkin is visiting friends here. We were passing the drier of St John A Wade last n ednesday and were in vitsd in. Messrs. Wade and Stiough rere on dutv and had scrubbed tb floor. We were shown some nicely dried fruit which will weigh 22 pounds to the bushel. Tbey were not runn.ng the wind mill at that time hut were running bv "gas." . Little Roet Bco, Mr. F.E.Allen left yesterday on a business trip to La Grande. Mr. Henry Lyons, of Lyons is in the city on business for several days. M D Allen, a Chicago phrenologist coming north, and i now in Ahlaod, W. H. Brunk, a loraier Albany man will run tbe Ash laud bowling alley this winter. Mr. II. F.Conner, of Portland, yester day was admitted to practice in the U Jourts. Rev. Abbett. of Eugene, did a wbole- salelbusuiess yesterday, marrying three couples. Mr. Hollenbeck, of Eugene, at one time a resident of Albanv, was in the city today. Mr.C. II Gilliam and Miss J J. Pike were married at Ballston. Polk county on uct. oy Kev. vain. Miss Ilela Gilbert left yesterday for As tona, where she will spend the winter with the family of Prof. Wright, of tbe public schools. She was accompanied to Portland by her sister airs. Hammer. R. A. White and wife left last night to visit in Albany, urcgon, and casually see the rortiand exposition. Walla Walla (statesman. Dr. Beardsiey, a prominent Kentucky minister, is in tne city with rooms at B W. CundiB's. while on a tour of the coast, and will remain ber several davs While not in the lecture field the Doctor occasionally delivers an address and did so in Lorvallis, the Times speaking very nigmy vi i. Three of McMinnville'a prominent ciU izene visited Salem last week, and re turned home under difficulties. Tbe trio were O. H. Irvine, M. A. Baker and F. J.Martin The two former are Yamhill beavv weights, and the latter is no "spring chicken." They left Salem for Derry in a carriage, and when about two miles from tbe station one of the axles of their vehicle snapped. Rain was de scending in torrents, but the driver rustled a lumber wagon, sat tbe three "babes in the woods" on some straw in tbe bottom of the bed, and with the re mark, "gentlemen, keep your seats and i n taxe you tnrougn on time" plied the lasb to bis steeds, and got them to tbe station in time ioe them to shake the -selves and get tbe mud off before train time. They arrived home all O. K. Tran At Walla Walla yesterday Del Norte paced a mile as a guidless horse in 2 :0ti. ! and today was to make a desperate ef fort to beat the balein record of 4:0i)i, FEIDAT AT THE DALLES. Mrs. Stephens Tell About Former Albany I'cople. Thk Daui i , Or., Oct. 5, 1898. Eoitoh Democrat : As you paid me a l onipliment last sum mer by publishing one of my letters "second band," I givo you one how fresh from my pen. , One can not wander so far from their birth place that memory will not tate them back again. Back to the home andto friends of childhood days, and ake the soft, sweet strains of distant mu sic, those memories come to me today. iiut l must not indulge in a reverie for 1 want to give you some news items from Eastern Oregon, or, as you "Webfoot- ers" call us "Bunch Grass." The weather is delightful. The Au- turn here is the uiiest season of the year. The days are as nearly perfection as one could wish for, aad after the extreme warm weather ot the summer, wa will enjoy theee balmy days. There ia quitu a eotouy of Linn county peoLle located here. Dr. J. A. Geisen dorffer resides next door to us, while across the street J. A. Douthit, Editor "iimes-aiounuineer," is located, and a few steps more takes us to the hoin of Billy" ilanslielJ. "There are others but we mention those near us. Miss Etta Wren, also, has located here, she having a poeitiou iu the public schools. Ana now mat we nave Kev. 1. V. tol- itig, we are more than pleased. Thia gentlemaa bean h.a work as pastor of tbe Congregational church last bun lav morning, and was greeted with a fine audience. His text selected from Mau tbew Its, and he said : "Sleep on now. and take your rest.", but no one slept. ho could sleep under the sound of his eloquent voice ml words? Then "Arise, let us be going" Ia beautiful lawruaee he explained the contradictory nature of the two sentences just read. In the evening Rev. I'oiing spoke in the Meth odist church w here union service were held, it being Uie close of the Christian endeavor Convention held in the cuv. A reception will be riven this evening. in honor of Kev. and Mrs. Poling, and it ia to be hoped. Use new minister will l as favorably impressed with his jle as Uiey are with him. The Wasco Ikrunty Fair will begin here the 18th. Great numbers from our city attend uie lonianu exposition, and au pro nounce it good. ot wudnng to intrude on tour valua ble space, I will conclude, my pen re marks, with beet wishes to tire "Dkno- ca.tr. and to manv friends in tLe Iomea here it is a welcome guect. KeepectXully, Oixie (Jackus) i-tethcxs. P. S. It is said a woman's letter al ways ends with a "post arritit." In men tioning Alttanv people, I forgot to men tion Prof. Lundell, who is located here. We now have two members of the fa mous "Albanv male quartet." and if we could "Meel" the other two. we would be all right. O. S Lebanon. From the Criterion. W. II. Worrell ia clerking in Mrs. Chandler's dry goods store. Wm. Ralston, of Albany, is doing but- ncss in the city today. S.'.h. Laa ren ce. former! t compositor on thia paper, returned to his borne at unction City, Friday. J. C. Eilyeo,eeior member of the firm ol Bilyeu A Wetfall, hverymen of this city, has sold his intenwt in the but inesa to A. M. V ilson, of Tailman. Mrs. P. M. t-nsilh has moved tack to the Smith farm across the river where she will keep house for ber son, Chas. A., who will trr ranching for a while. Miss e.lie V allace left Moods v even ing for Ashcroft, B. C, where she will spend the winter with her sister, Mrr. Ueo. t.itms. A. A. Kv- returned to this place. Fri day, from Pendleton, where be has been lor the past vear. Mr. Kees report that country in a flourishing condition. t harite iJtne. who lerored the posi tion of page in the Oregon legislature, is nephew ot sir. (,. Lovelee, ol this place. He eels three dollars per day be sides tips. Mack" w i ley, who has been nicbt operator at Albany for the past year, has been transicrmt to west rork, souiaern Oregon, where he ha charge of the sta tion, being both asent and operator. Death of .Mrs. J. W. Anderson. Mrs. J. W. Anderson died at her home in this city last evening, October ", 1SV8, at the advanced age of about seventy years, after an Ulnens of some time. She was a pioneer resident of the city, and was esteemed bv those knowing her. She leave a husband and several child- ran who will have the sympathy of all in their loss. The funeral service will be held at the family residence tomorrow at 2 o'clock. Tbe burial will be under the auspices ol tbe A. O. C. W. of which Mr. Anderson was a charter member in this city. Flowers from Jerusalem. Mr. Marx Baumgart, this morning re ceived direct from Rabbi Barsel, at Jer usalem, a book of flowers, elegantly bound in olive wood covers, which is of more than ordinary interest. Tlie book is eotten uo in Hebrew style, running Irom back to the front, it contains now- ers. nrettilv arraneeu. irom an. vuvw. Moriah. vallev of the Jordan. Rachel's rrave. Kiloah.'GariExiui and other Biblic al places. Mr. Bt umgart is justly proud of possessing such a hue book. A Lectchk. Mrs.fl-ucy E. Hitchcock of Portland, representing The Viavi Health Movement will give a health lec ture to mothers and daughters on the Higher Physical Lifeol W oman.fcaturday Oct. V, at 3 p in. Ladies interested in the subject of health t cordially invited to attend. 0 aumisaion cuarguu. Kotk'K. All members of tbe A. O. U. W. are requested to moot at the hall at 1 :30 o'clock tomorrow to attend the fun eral of Mrs. J. W. Anderson. W. H. Lkk, W. M. Several Albanv people will go to Cor vallia to hear the famous tenor Lely sing. It will be a treat that Albany people should have been permitted to eniovat home, but as they cannot they Should go to our neiguuuring cuy. It is reported that E W. Achison, formerly of this city recently.took up a claim somewhere in Alaska for which he hns been offered f lU.uuu, but he re fused. Among the prelum awarded at the state fair wa flOfcr a display of textiles, to tbe Thos. Kay mills. Three Albany people have clerkships In the Btate legislature, Mrs. Dr. Irvine, Chas. G. Nixon and Miss Llllie Wyman, A horse race is announced to take place at the fair ground next Wednesday after noon between the horses 01 r"ete Ander son and E. A. bchimor, at f-iU a side. When You Are Outof aorta', fe tired, languid and dull voulneed Hood' Sarsaparilla. It will brace you up and give ou itrength and energy, vigor and vitality. Hood's nils cure all liver ills, Mailed for '& cents by 0. L. Hood & uo., Lowell, Mass- THC LEGISLATURE. 5:Sai.km, Or.. Oct. 7. The house toda? passed the bill retiring voters to regis ter, i tie senate passed the measure au thorizing school district contract debts. Both houses adjourned at noon until 10 tomorrow. The senatorial situation is getting warmer. Corbett'a backer are loosing all hopes and before Tuesday another name, probably Simons, will take the place ol the veteran politician. Mem bers of opposition have been approached with proposition to unite on Simon. A caucus wa held bv Corbett men this morning from 9 to 10 and another will be held again tonight. Everything points to exciting times to moriow and Monday. Ge-r and Gatch are nrominentlv men tioned. An election earlv next week ia not im- proiauie. Salem, Oct. 7. The senatorial vote to day was: Corbett 36, M, A. Miller 24, George 10, Williams 4, Eakin 6, Gatch 5, Bennett 1, Brownell 1, A.;C. Wood cock 1, Hewitt 1, Harmon I. Scio. From the News. F. J. Denny, of Munkers. has just bsd bis hops bailed. He had 12,400 pounds ui nop oi a superior quality. The name of A. B. Serflinj and Laura X. Powell appear io tSe list of students at trie Monmouth ?ortntl school Irom this city, rocking, to date, lour of Scio's young people in attendance at that in stitution. Dr. Pr'dl is a LaiiJat mint cA no mean ability, a fact proven by the many speci mens he has nouoted, many of which are on exhibition at tbeotfice of Dr. J. L. Hill, lu Albanv. Lut Muulir lit i eelved a large Loots from Dr. Hill which be is now engaged in moauting. A. F. Fuller, of Thomas, met with quite a painful accident on Monday last. ana which came near resulting; fatallv. W hlle chopping chair timber and in fall ing a tree a limb fell about fi5 feet aad struck him on the bead.couing several te vereyastiec.At last account he was recov eriog as well as could be expected. Pr.if. Ilolbrook Hypnotism. Another good sited class of young men furnished an hours amusement for a good sited audience at tbe W. C. T. U. hall tact night. The boys were put through a new lot of maneuvers, some of which were decidedly funny. tonight a new program will be pre sented. Admission, 10, 15. and 5 cents. Johnny Mcllargoe of this city.wa put to sleep at 1 o'clock this afternoon ia the window at Julius UradwoUl' store, and will be awakened on the stage at 8 .50 to night. Across The River. From the Gasette. A visit to tbe school found a bunt 16 small men and women, ail seeming to he in the hrct of spirits, with the teacher. Mr. Hoffman, enjoying the came bless- log. Processor Brislow was in the neighbor hood and made ns a pleasant calL He ha sold to our district school one of his one charts. Hope ho sold one to every district in the countv. . - ... . Judnoo Lawwill wa visiting friends and relative recent) v. Like a rood bov he bopped Grandpa Weir haul hi grain. lie returned to Keiso,m ashington,wbere tie has been lor come time. A CoavAi.ua FitiH T. Tuesday after noon K. W. Strong, proprietor of the sawmill, and John Hoffman, contractor for the erection of the Masonic Tim pie on on Second street had a controversy about a bill of lumber furnished bv the former to the latter. One word brought on an other until a lie was passed between the two contestants, whereupon llonman truck htrong witn a chisel, causing a slight wound just over Strong's right eve. Chief Wells was near by and took Hoff man in custody, taking him before Police Judge urvnoz, where be pleaded gatlty to assault with a dangerous weapon and was nna I iu. E. C. Stanard, of Brownsville, was in the city today. License have been issued for the mar riage of Robert C. Pepperlicg aa l Lucy J. cole. Elden Connoway, now working for th i, in Northern California, u in the city on a visit. Dr. Beardsiey will preach in tbe M. E. church Sooth next Sunday morning and pernap in Uie evening Greenleaf Lodee. Decree of Honor have passed resolution in memorv of the late Mrs. Mary Allen, which will be published tomorrow. air. Jos. tuiston. of Uiex, t. U.. is in the city, the guest of his brother, Mr. illiam Kalston and will remain in the county several week. L R. Ilorum and familv returned last evening from Portland where they have been attending the exiwition. Mr. Borum reported tbe city full of Albany people. Mr. J. B. Montgomery, of Portland. one of the famous men of the Northwest, who is always neara irom when tie goes to aahington, was in the city this noon going somewnerea. Mis Tina Arrick left last nisht for her home in San Jose, Calif., after upending the summer here, tbe guest of Sirs. J. K. eatiierford. Mum Arncc made many friends here wbo will hoi to see her next year. T. L. Dogger, of Albany was in town looking for a bouse to rent, lit finds it difficult to get what he wants He and his family intend locating here. Inde pendence West Sid. Mr. Will Jackson, of Portland, has suc ceeded Mr. Henry Morgan as bootblack at the Combination Barber Shop. Mr. Morgan will devote hia time to the study oi music under rroi. rarvin J. Wassom, a Lebanon pioneer, who came down to see tbe legislature perform went home disgusted today. He savs he was glad to get away before any of tbem voted for him tor senator. Salem Jonr nal. Mrs. Zenhin Job and sons have gone to Butte, Montanna, when her husband has been for some time, and will make that place their home. Mrs. Job will be very much missed in society: circles iu thia city. Cor vail ia Gazett. Of the 15 law students examinedTues day certificates of admission were yes terdav issued to 14. as follows: Corwin A. Townsend, John H. Shupe, William G. Martin, J. W. Morrow, J. A. Finch, K. R. Bryson, W. M. Douglas, Charles W. W. Emerson, Albert B. Ferrera, C, P. .Shell, A. L. U-avitt. Gilbert I. Hedges, Charles L. MeNary, Charles D llreedlove. The Dalles T. M : The reception given last night at the residence, of M r. and Mrs. Truman Butler to Rev. D. V. Pol im; and family was largely attended, as many as probably zau persons having come and gone between the hours of 8 and 10 :30. It was an exceedingly pleas ant attair and proved beyond question that tne new pastor ot the Congregation al church has already won his way to the warm spot in the heart of The Dalles poeople. The most collossal sample of cheek on record at this session of the state legisla ture is the request of the state board of agriculture for an appropriation of 8, 13tt, to make up the degcit of the Marion county fair, of which $1608 was incurred at the recent fake meeting. Capt. and Lieut. Kuhn will have charge of the meeting of the Salvation Army tonight. Tomorrow night the present officers will hold their farewell A KLONDIKE LETTER, Mr. A McCKecbnie, who .'a mining on Eldorando Crsek, near Dawson, writ Marrhal 0. O, Lee in a let erdatod Au 6. from which we take the following: I arrived here safe early in June. Had a fine trip down the lakes and the Yukon river, went up the Stewart river about 65 miles, tut did not hear of snrfhing encouraging so went down to Dawson and worked aronn-1 tiwn awhile, and then came up to Eldorado creek and rom protpecting. I found an old aintar.ee that had a bench claim ad- rg o. 'ii l-.ldoiado. He offered nd to proepwt on account of the wa in tbe summer time, but I 'hlnk J ii set a l ole to bedrock soon. There quite a number of rich bench cltims I lorado end Booanxa that have oined this summer. There is t talk about Dominion creek, which . i he longest and widest that has been -aprcted, and tba future of this district piaon Dominion. Outddo of Bo ar, z and Eldor&ndo there has heeo lit. I done There will be a great deal of (,rk done on ail tba creek next winter. In the summer it take a uomoimr ma. chine, to most of the work is done in u.e winter. I have not heart of anything being struck on Stewart, Felly, or White river, yet, and I tbink there will be a great many disappointed people wbo cannot get work, sod a great many will go out aod have left already I met oar old friend Frank Cole in 'Dawson. He has a promising claim on Caribou, snd is bunting moote aud selling it io Dawton and is doing well. A man up oa the Xa nana who is here says it is level with good tinier and a mild c'iaiale forte far north, and has an abundance of rame, moose, caribou an I bear, a'-eo dncks and geese. Alt the reports from Alaeks, in ibe tutun district are good. I wjold not advise anv one Vt come here now. but if Dominion rd Saloher and o hrs tributary of the Indian river turnout well it will be a good camp Tbe future will depend on whether quart! is discovered or not. A good many leads have been found, but I do not hear that they are rich. i will stay thia winter and mar be longer. I have fairly good health and there la not mocb sirknee for so many people and the way trier live. From th first of lone there hat beeo no night, but now ths nights are getting a shade dark er from II p. m. to 2 a. m. People most ly travel in the niibt and 'Sleep io the day time a they do nt havt to carry blaoketa. It getsqu-ie eont from 9 p. m. until abou! 5 a. in. You an see people sleeping and cookicg all hour of tbe day and night. I saw John Kolf of A Kanv on th Stewart river, lie was talking of going up to McCJuevtioa creek, where there have been rumor of neb find, have not bad a letter since I came here aod tare heard very little news from out aide. Brownsville Froui the T-mes: Mrs. J. H. Campbell returned Wednes day to ber borne ia Albany accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. W. 1. Calder's daugh ter. D;ed, at tbe home of her parent, east of this city, Saturday morning last, at 3 k. Bt.. Mary Rice, yoongest daughter of Mr. and Mr. N. G. Rice, at the tge of about 12 years. President Fieldr, Superintendent Mar- ebant and Director Kirk, of tbe Eagle Woolen Miiis, went to Portland Monday to purchase a new boiler and some need ed macbioerv for tbe mill. We learn of the sudden death of James Morgan, a nepiew of Mr. Job Simon, wbo reside southwest cf Brownsville, which sad event occurred at Mr. Simon's borne Monday, after a lew hour iilnes. Mr. Morgan waseirickeo with appendi citis, which caused h: death. Mr. and Mr. . beaaoo. who rvstde south of town, have enjoredeach other's companionship for more than half a cen tury, inev were marneu ic i iirois on Sept. 22. I $44. Tbeir kindly disposed neighbor took advantage of their 52ad wedding: anniversary to make them a pleasant and euemorabie enrprLve. Mr. rci. uoover arrives noma last evening, direct from tbe Klondike gold fields, aod is beicc about talked to death by lriends. In fact we have been unable to get more than a hand-shake out of him on account of the "other fellows who are keepinc him bay. From what we can learn, Mr. H-jover i perfectly satisfied now that be ha got home and co mining excitement will again catch him. Mr. H. B- Mover, wbo accompan ied bim, also returned as lor as Niattle The gentlemen diepaed of their boat and supplies before reicrnin 4. W.C.T.U. Officer. The state W C T U in session at Eo cene vesterdav elected olhccrs as follows rrestdent. Mrs. arcissa hue Mo- nev : vic-preside.nt-at-larce, Mrs.Suan r. roster; corresponding aeoretary, Mrs. Henrietta lnown: recording secretary Mrs. Sarah M. Kern : treasurer. Mrs. Hessie J Shane; secretary of V W CTl Miss Helen Bushnell ; secretary ol L 1 Mrs. Emma Cornelius. Delegate to the national convention were elected as follow : Mrs, LP Rounds, Mr9 S t Foster and MrsMK Stone. Alternate Mrs Mc Clung Mrs. Ivauip and Mrs Spangler. Ilolbrook. Another good s'ual audience at the W C. T. U. ball last evening spent an hour or two iu witnessing Prof. Holbrook'i power in hypnotism and mind reading Some of tbe subjects developed have proven first class eubiect. The doing ot ths class create au immense eight of amusement. Johnnie McIIargue was awakened at S30 greatly surprised at his surround intra. Tonight besides the mind reading and bvpnotism there will tw a rock breakin on the bre ait of a subject in cataleptic condition. Tbe successful week of entertainments wi'I clos9 tonight. The First Flax. Mr. C. H. Walker writes the Salem Journal as follows : The first flax was raised in Oregon at least SO years ago, in place of 24 years as given in a late issue of the Oregonian. in IStia tbe Oartwright Brothers who were then proprietors of the Pioneer Oil lnillCnt (Salem, 111 ado contracts with a number of lamniii Co. farmers to wi flaxseed for their use, giving them if I am not mistaken, f 1.50 per bushel de livered at the warehouse. The seed was furnished them and several hundred buHhela were raised, and shipped to Sa lem from a point then called Weston on the Willamette river.abont 8 miles above the mouth of the Yamhill river. This enterprise did not pay at well at that time as raising wheat at SI per bushel, hence.no more tinx was raised until 1S74, as stated in the Oregonian. I have in my possession, some of the twine made from the flax raised by Hon. Jason Wheeler, near Albany. Flax cul ture is an industry that well might be revived in Linn county. Mcbic Miss Milarca Barm eater teacher of piano or organ. System ths fifth street, opposite U P chuioh ' nne-uuru inrerett to proopert, a '-mnieoou. i batrn not struck any -i a yet oui gnoa psy dirt has been nd on the claim above me. It isdif Mason toucti ana technique. Residence) evening, au are cordially invited to Rj atakaa tba load ear. PS FOVDER Absolutely Pure) ttsfVakt tWM) rX"Jaa O. , SIMO.N ELECTED. Salem, Oct. 8. Joe. Siojou was elect eJ U. S. Senator on let ballot as follows: Simon 64, Kincaid 23, Bennett 2, absent, Kuykendall. clex, uct. . i he senatorial oues- C VV . A w .a iion is seiuoa. immense crowd at tbe atnte bouse todav witnessed the election of Hon. Joseph Simon United State sen ator, lie has realized the hope and am bition of a life time. This creates a va cancy in the senate. Mitchell stated that Coruett had withdrawn and Brownell made a splendid nominating speech, re ferring to Simon as the "LitUe .Napol eon ot the Republican party of Oregon." House boti adjourned until 2 p. m. Monday. Businexa today was ommpor tant. A dozen bills were introduced in the botMe today and several in th se nate. The cost of tlie bouse calender so much taiked about through lite state was found to be only twenty dollars per day. Tuesday noon will end all intro duction of new bills. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Dotieresemaii W. K. Eilis and familv were in the citv todav on their wa to CorvaUia. Mr. Justus Crabtree. son of the count clerk, wbo ha been iu California, has returned home. Mr. Hal, of McMillan. Waaha broth er of the editor of the People's Press, is tue city on a visit. Miss Yida Mastoa. of Albanv. returned U her home today after a visit with ber friend Mka Edna Price. Salem Jour nal. Tbe Crt lordfri'le schootl will com mence Monday with Herman Rode as principal andMils France Jennings as assistant. Miss Lonz. Ute pbotoeraober. has re turned from ber visit with her parent near Roeebure. and ia now readv for business at the gallery. Last evening at the U. P. church the . P. S. C. E. rave a verv eniorabie so cial. in which there were several In teres t ng features, including a tasty lunch. Chief of Police Lee is a?ain on dntv. having eofficientiy recovered from his recent illness to attend to the duties of theocSce. The Y. P. . C. E. of the Presbterias church last evening held a very pleasant soaai wito Mies l-or. ance. anoue games were played and a nice lunch served. -Mrs. Wood is at the store of S. E. oong this week intro iucir.2 the rapid book and eye. It is a await thing but a very important one. and Mrs. Wood can prove that this is the best one in tne world. The attendance at the Aibauv public school is now 627. Evervthiaa is run ning smoothly, and genera! satisfaction is heard at the progress being made. Mr. Martindaie is proving an eiliicient super intendent. Mr. W. R. Campbell, a leadine archi tect of Berkley, Calif was in the citv to day on his way to CorvalUs and Yaquina bay to make arrangements to bid on the new building to be erected by the O A C as will be provided for by the legislature now 10 session. Miss Julia Taylor. writes from Philomath that her mother ia Iving dangerouslv ill, and that she desires ber oldest son. John 1 re'.oa Taylor to be at home, hat is un able to reach him at once, as no response is received from Albany which has been his poetoSire addresa. Any informa tion left at the Daaocs at office wiU be at tended to. Salem Statesman : MLs Elsie Martin deputy postmistress, at Albanv, wa a passenger on the booth bound overland Wedneedav nuriit to her home. Miss Martin ha been attending the expostioo in ronianu and stopped on lor a tew hours to visit with her aunt and cousin. Mrs. C. M. Charttoa, and Miss Roee Moore, respectively. Miss Martin will leave Albany sown for California, with her mother, who is in poor health, and hopes the mild winter will be of some oeneat. Brady F. Burnett, first! serseant in company H, Oregon reruita, now at San rrauosco awsiuns transportation to Manila, arrived home vesienl ir marninj on a ten dav's furlough. At the expira tion 01 his leave ol absence he will return to San Francisco, wbence.within a month tie nope himself and comrades will be started for their destination in tlie south seas. All the Corvaliis bovs in the San Francisco camp, aave Harry Holgate, are well, and each is anxious to so as soon a.s possible to Manila. Corvaliis Times. A dispatch to the Oregoniaa Irom New York, yesterday, reads: Dr. WH. kla'via and (. B. Winn, agent of Weiis, Kareo A Co.. both of Albany, Or., and H. W. Shurtz, formerly of Port land, but now of East Orange, X J ., visited 1 he Oregonian office todav. Dr . Davia will take a three months' post graduate course before returning. Mr. Winn is on his wav to Pittsburg, and wilt return home about Govern her 1. Attorney A . P. Tifft, of Pipes A Tifft, al so called. He will attend the supreme court sessions at aninglon, October 10. Religious Services. Treacliing in the Cumberland Presby terian church mouning and evening by itev. 1. u. nenuerson 01 roruand. M. E. church South : Services in the M. E. church South morning and even ing. Preaching byEev. Beardsiey of Ken tueky. Congregational church : Rev. Chiids, of Ashland, will preach in the Conirreva tionat church tomorrow, morning and evening. Communion service wiu be held after the morning sermou. Baptist church. Rev. Gilman Parker will preach in the lUiuist cliurch to morrow, morning aud ewning. Christian church : rvices at 11 a. m and 7 :S0 p. ru., by Rev. C. M. Lane. Morning topic: "Two Wavsof Employ ing Opportunity. Evening theme: When Sin Looks Ugliest." A special musical program will be rendered at each service. rresoyteriaa church : Morning ser vice at 10:30, subject of the ermon. "A Righteousness of God." Sabbath school at 11:45; Christian Endeavor at 6:30 evening service at 7:30, subject, "The House of Rimmon," A cordial invita tion ia extended to all to attend tbe ser- vloes. United Preshvterian ehnrch : Services at the usual hours, t reuohiuic at 11 m. and 7 .30 p. m ; S. S. at 2 -.30 ; Junior Endeavor at 3:30; Senior Endeavor at 0:30. Theme of morning sermon, "Tbe I Lord. Our Sustainer Under Burdens." I Rev. W. W. Reid will preach ia the 1 these services. HOME AND ABPOAD. Wheat 50 cents. ' The Lebanon schools have opened with the large attendance of 225. "Trilby" leada, others follow afc Stewart A Sox Hardware Co's. For calcium carbide go to the office cf Oregon Gaa Light Heating A Power Co. The Parker fountain takes the lead over all others, French the Jeweler has : them. f A fine lot of new cook stove an '. ranges at Stewart A Sox's. Prices cheap er than ever. The fruit fair at Walla Walla is a great success. At least seven thousand people attended one day. Don't buy an "Airtight" stove nnti you see tbe Ilickorv" and "Trilby' kept by Stewart A Sox. "Trilby" the most popular heating stove on the market at Stewart A Sox Hardware Co's. Patrons of the Coquille creamery have paid for milk delivered in August at the rate of 23 cents per pound for batter fat. The par roll amounted to 130CO. Mr. Charles Pfeiffer has fjcoght the residence of Mrs. Georze Didunn. on Washington street, now occupied ty Mr. Ed Carter, the consideration for wUitlv . is reported to be 1100. . . . Mr. Kimball' prone drver near Dallis burned at 4 p. m., Thursday. It was the largest dryer in Polk countv. with a cap acity of 800 bushels per day. Mr. Kim ball' Iom is about $3,000. Insurance, $1200. Dr. Lamberson received instruction from a San Francisco firm a few days ago to purchase ICtt.OOO pounds of dried prune for them. They offer to pay 4 to 42 cents per pound for them, 'but want tbe prunes in boxes. 2tone of tbe grower in this rection have yet boxed their product. Lelanoa E. A. Marion Burkhart. of S nicer, recent! r purchased a fine foll-blooded Shorthorn boll from John M. Oeburn, cf Cvrvaiii. th breeder of the animal. This is the only full-blooded Shorthorn bull in Linn county. He is a year and a half old, dark red ia color, and named Enter prise. Lebanon E. A. e In Metnoriam. Resolutions of Greenleaf Lodge "So. 23 D. of 1L in memory of Sister Mary M. Allen, wbo died Sept. 23rd, 1SS3. Whereas, It has pleased the Sapreme Bulerof the Univerve to tummon our beloved sister Mary M. Allen to his beau tiful home above, and W hereas, Jn the ealh of our dear sister, this lodge has lost one of us most loved and honored members, and her home the presence of a tree and noUe mother, therefore be it, Resolved, That while we tender to ber sorrow stricken family oar warmest irm- pathy, and mingle our tears with theirs, we will at the same time cherish for her a fond recollection as loss as memory shall last, not fcrgtteiog to assure them that bevond the ailev of the shadow ol death" there is a reunion that is never again broken, and that knows neither sorrow nor pain. Resolved. That ss a testimonial of our esteem for our derrted sister that our charter be appropriately draped and oar officers wear the badge of mourning for thirty days. Hesolyed, That these resolutions be spread upon ocr minutes, and that they be published in oar citv papersnd that a copy thereof be presented to the fam ily ot our deceased niter. XI A3T J. KE1XET, . MaGcrs A. Baker, Scsck X. Ths u i. TH BCmDTE CF STU? CF flSS is dne not only to the originality and simplicity ot the combination, but also to the care and skill with which it is manufactured by scientific processes known to the Caxirojana. Fro Sraxr Co. only, aad we wish to impress upon all the importance of purchasing; tlie true and original remedy. As the genuine Syrup of Fifs is manufactured by the CauroKsia. Fie Stbxp Co. only, a knowledgs ol that fact will assist one ia avoiding' the worthless imitations manufactured by other par ties. The high standing' of the Cau rosooa Fia Srsrp Co. with the medi cal profession, and the satisfaction which the genome Syrup of Figs has given to millions ot families, makes the name of the Company a guaranty ot the excellence of its remedy. It is far in advance of ail other laxatives, as it acts 00 the kidneys, liver and bowels without irritating or weaken ing them, and it does not gripe nor nauseate. In order to get its beneficial effects, please remember the name ot the Company CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. sax ntaxexsca. cat. aaoavtLLX. k. w WANTMORE 1 TRADE and in order to get it will give the following induce ments for net cash: P&Y OOODS. Scotch Plaids -. . . $ 05 30 yd . Calico in 10 to 2d yd. pieces. 1 00 Turrev Red in 10 to 20 " . 4 Go d working shirts, 40e aud 50c. Overalls, heavy 45 Black aoron overalls.. Blue " " 50 GROCERIES. 15 lb. granulated sugar 1 00 10c pk. Rising bun stove polish. ... 05 3 cans good oysters 25 7 lb. good rolled oats.. 25 51b bucket Best lard 50 Bacon from 7c to 12a'c. Bran, Shorts and Chop feed. Butter ami egs taken in exchange. '"JASli paid for hotter and eggs. Albany Trading Co. 1st and Baker Sts. ' R. K. MORRIS, Manager. M A.I 1 r- acivu-ca.