' TmoREGON daily journal. Portland, Friday evening, april 15. mo. .
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SILEMTOAL
A Social Mystery-
company Asks Albany Council
for 25 Year Franchise; Road
; to Be Completed in Twelve
Months.
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Albany, Or., April 16. At the .-Inest.
n of ths Albany ;cH:?v council 'Wed
nesday the Oregon Kleotrlo . company
applied tot a 2B. year, franchise through
Albany.,;. Oeor W. , McPowell, ' right
f way agenV George F. Nsvlns. traf
fio' manager t HarrlsoiT, Allen, attorney.
nd John PV Richardson, , civil engineer,
representing "the Oregon Electric, , ap
peared personally 'before , the. council
with the petition.' Y. - ''. 'V
I : , .. juady to Build. . . :' ;
I Attorney Allen spoke 'as follows ; on
pehalf of ft to: r ' ' r.-' .
f "It la our ginoere Intention to ex
tend our .road from Salem .to Albany.
Qhe company has not asked for a fran.
chlae until now that It la actually ready
to build. The franchise prepared 'Is
similar to thoae granted at other, town
On our line, like Salem, Forest Grove,
'etc." : ,i' -I..''' .' V : ' V"
f The petition aska for a franchise along
fifth street from easterly, to westerly
)!mlt of the city and for T n
Baker street" 7 ' ' i'i
5 Provision' Is made that the .road snail
te in actual construction within two
ve&rs or franchise and bond - be for
ielted. A bond of 15000 or more will
be furnished by the company for faith
ful performance' of Its contract.
''':;. . ' Albany7 ,tio Terminus. ; ,t .f ''::,';,
f Attorney Alien stated that' the' com
pany now runs 0. trains dally. In and
put of Portland, ; It Is the company's
, jatentiono-tend'f'altaTenr trains
to Albany as a terminus at present lie
said:'.:,-- v i' V M- '
i "We are In a hurry to build, ready to
act and we urge the city : council to
plvo the measure early consideration.
It is desired to begin construction as
early as May 2; If the weather per
mits the road' wU be completed within
t months." , 1 ,
i Hot Soutjiera. Pacific. '
! "We will build on our own capital
and we propose to do a general pas
senger and freight business. . Other
extensions -of . the road are In contem
plation. There Is. no connection be
tween the Oregon Electrlo end the
Southern Pacific Railway company."
' It was Intimated that the .construc
tion of the road will call for terminal
grounds in Albany for carbarns and
freight, traffic , And a passenger sta
tion would also, necessarily follow.. .
The petition ! was referred to th
council as a.- committee of the .'whole
with motion carried, to meet on Wed
nesday "eveningt ; April 20, to consider
the granting of the '-franchise. ;'". 'ls:
It is the general opinion of Council
men that the franchise asked fop - is
liberal and.,J;hat it will be granted, , .
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BIG STOCK FARM
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""Oakland. Or.. April 16. The X IT.
Halley stock - farm consisting of 1678
acres, located six miles north of Oak-,
land, has . beeni sold ' to !, A. Syme. 'a
banker from Sycamorei 111. This Is one
pt the best stock ranches In the county,
snd the new owner Intends to" Improve
It and place high grade stock: upon It.
'The purchase price was M3.089. . V
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Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr. of
. New York, who- has arranged to
I take a house at Reno "with the dl
t rorco colony so , as to negotiate
' ' the legal residence necessary as
preliminary to applying for a di
' vorcd. "Mrs: Yanderbilfs attorney,
Sardis Summerfield. refuses ; to
. deny ttie' report, but' Mrs. "Vandejr
- bilt in answer to , a point blank
query declared there was nothing
' at all to it.
3 DONKEY ENGINES ;. .:
I fpf IPASHHD TO PIECES
Aberdeen, Wash., April IB. Plung
ing down a' isteep declivity;, one . fourth
of a'mile?.to the bottotA, tfiree ;donkey
engines, ( Valued at,;' l,0uO. J belonging
to the West' Logging company,: yester
day dashed to destruction and "were
smashed into, scrap iron.'. .Jfone 'Of the
employes were hurt, although ' several
had narrow escapes ln their, efforts to
stop the runaway machinery, '-g- X
:;h p?y ''.""'.' 'h'"1 1 v v t'-Kip.
A. ubion'.ot the woed, wire and metal
lathenr. is forming ,.-a Bakersfleld, Cat
MOVING PICTURE .
ARTISTS INVADE
v . CENTRAL OREGON
(Bpirt.l IMPtCB to The lounwit.) "
; Madras, Or., April IB J.ni ; w
central Oregon Is becoming ex t
eeedtnely well advertised aa ' a
homesaekers meoca, ts attested - V
' by the clroumstance AJiat t torn
" two to a half dosen camper's
. wagons - loaded with household
goods stop over In Madras every
sn!ght. ::-':-
'.. Most of these contlnu on to v
southern Crook and nortnern , w
. Irfike counties, where there are
still many , sections of govern .
' ment land open to entry. ' . !'
' While most of 1 the deajrabls'
government land in this section
has been filed upon, the entries
made with the land oommisslon-
er at this place : average about j
eight a week, tne- greater por
tlon of these being- homesteads.
i The M. K. Thompson company, 4
which recently purchased the
townslte of Madras, has -had a
photographer in thla vicinity for .
the past three days who Is taJN
ing views to be used In moving
picture shows to be given - at .
Portland, Seattle and Spokane. .
showing the attractions of this
section for Investors and home-
seekers '
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NEW P0ST0FFICE
" ' .EUGENE IS OCCUPIED
fiiMciiLl DliDatch te Tlw looroaLV ' ':'"-'
EM gene, Or., April IB. Eugene's new
government ' postof flee building was oc
cupied today and the people of the city
are accustoming themselves to. going
there for their stamps and to mall their
letters instead of going around on West
Eighth street, the location of, the old
postof flee.- f"-;;.."!.''?'-,':.4 ;i: ... a
The new building was erected at a
cost of J55.00O.- It Is located at the
corner of Sixth and Willamette streets
a block and a half from the Southern
Paclflo depot The railroad will here
after have to provide for carrying the
maa,la..andMtr.q.ni.Jtbe,..JoBtofflce ,Qn,,ac;
count . of - Its close . proximity to . the
depot ; ( , : . 1 ,
SEEK TO LOCATE CREW '
! OF WRECKED STEAMER
. ."'" ' (United Pre Leased Wlre-t
i Los Angeles, April IS. Officials of
the Sierra Plnta Mines company of So
nora are making- every effort to locate
Captain Mansfield and his crew cf the
steamer Venice, which Is a total loss,
in the Gulf - of California. According
to a message received here -last even
ing, the Venice blew up last Tuesday.
Captain Mansfield and his crew of four
men reached shore In an open boat after
a terrible night on the water. , The
piessage, which was sent "by .Mansfield,
gave ; no, particulars of the accident
merely stating that the ship would be
a total loss and that the crew were safe;
The Venice was a 20 ton nhlp, valued
at 16000, . . , j
" , Pioneer of '53 Dies. . ' '
s; (Special Dispatch te Vk Journal.!,
- ebadon, Or., April 16 J. dTrfutton
die'!! at his home 1n -Waterloo,-Or.; last
Saturday at the age of Si years. 1 He
crossed the plains l-18B3 and settled
near Silverton, Or.,, afterwards moving
to iSalenu- where . he i became; i a promr
lnent ; business 'man.' of ...tjhat .. place
later, later moving ' ; . ,to Waterloo,
where he f jreslded for lT'-i years.
Hlsi - remains were taken ' ; to . Sa
lem; Monday morning for1 Interment
The deceased v Is V survived . by, v a
widow; who ' is 14 years of age, two
apns, O. Di Hutton of Tacoma, Wash.,
and Calvin Hutton,' of Dallas, and one
daughter, Mrs. James Harbin of Water
loo. :.y.- -,i.k ','. .,..-' if- ;- '"4 '
SOJOULIST FALLS
OMTWO PEDE
STRIANS
H. A. Kumstat a-machinist rooming
at Uncle Sam's rooming house,' I3H
North Fifth street Jumped from a third
story window and fell upon two other
men. It is thought he was asleep at
the time. The man was picked up In an
unconscious condition, and taken to the
Good Samaritan hospital hospital. lie
will lire. ' - ' ,
, The case la considered remarkable as
the man arose from bed, washed - his
hands and' face and dellberatoly walked
through an open window.' As he fell,
B. R. Hutchlnga . and son and Oeorge
Foss, all living at 81S Ivanhoe street
Bt Johns, were paining on' the side
walk beneath the window. Kumstat
fell upon Hutojilngs and JToss. Both
men were knocked to the ground. -
Shortly before S o'clock the landlady
of the rooming house noticed Kumstat
leave his room and go to the wash
basin at the end of the hall on the
third floor, and then to the window.
The sleeping man pitched headlong to
the street. .
Oeorge Oobes, standing acroxS the
street saw the man fall with his head
and shoulders on the two men panning
underneath. This saved his lite. Hutch
ing and Foss Were slightly bruloed.
When thman regained contiploufinoss
at the hospl'al he thought he wa8tlll
In his room. This Is the second Vrie
he has fallen from window while waT?
Ing In his sleep. He Is a momber of
the International Machinists' associa
tion and Is 83 years old., . 7 ;
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Hoffman Ilouse Changes Hands. "i
Eugene, Or.,, April IB. 3. W. Moore
trt
of Cheyenne, Wyo., hns leasnd the lloff
man houne, a popular boatelry of.tlila
city, for term of four years' and will
take charge of the place on May. t At
that time the present proprietors. W, F.
Osburn and wife, will retlre-from the
management to manage the new"; Osburn
hotel, which Is being completed Snd will
be ready 1 for - business soon' after the
ret of the month.' ; ...''m..1...--; -''",'.';
. Saturday rvening Seaside Train. .
A. A C. It train leaving Portland
every Saturday, 8 :30'p. nw runs through
to all Clatsop Beach points. Bound trip
rate, Saturday, 13.00; limit Jdonday.
IF YOU WANT-TO KNOW WHAT -SMARTLY
DRESSED MEN WILL WEAR
THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING.
THE LARGEST HEN'S AND BOYS' SHOE STORE IN THE CITY
, ' . bffers you hundreds of -distinct styles in men's and boys' Summer footwear at our own
Half Shoes in tan, oxblood,-black and gray leathers, made tip with oak tanned soles, backed up by
OUR FACTORY GtJARANTEfe
' . " f Are Shown in our windows at . ' v
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This Patent' Oxford.' bench
made, guaranteed uppers,;
Goodyear welt; else tan, ox
Hood and gunmetal (Q lf
leathers .........,vUU
Our extremely low priced line of Shoes have
our factory guarantee; all' colors In leathers,
all the styles here found In higher priced
footwear. Over 100 different atyleeCO (f A
in this showing ,..aseOU
Boys' Shoe5 Bargains
Saturday and Monday Special ( pairs keys
fciiofn in bos calf and velour leather all have
our factory futmntf Pisee t to ll...f 1.50
f.es 1 to f . l.S5 fit S2.10
; Values to 13. Ct pair. :
Car Shoe-Repair Factory
! niroa rou rapid. carfal work. Our etltrh-
S i -ne escluelvely on the Grodj-er irts-
, - u only the celtbrated white oak
)Fther.
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; Flexible Soles
A popular ponce, mailman er motor
man's shoe; better than a cushion
sola A popular price shoe Q Qf?
for the economical buyer.. VOOv
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III Heel Low hon la enr
tnrh mill ei fords; 'the
styles shown e1eher la It -values
only; -usrnt,1 r--enta.
all shades cf fTf
tan. red and gray... . JOJ l
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CI-pfHES than you have ever
woirni made by, the world's FORE--
MOST ARTISTS with infinite , care--
at our usual 1 . , .
MODEST. PRICES;
MEN'S SUITS $20 to $40 '
YOUNG MEN'S SUITS $15To $30
BOYS' SUITS $5 to $25 -
LADIES
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We invite you to cail and
inspect bur new "department for
LITTLE WOMEN, MISSES ;
land GIRLS. ' '
Tailored garments at modest prices.
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Leading Clothier
Lrr:-" S .'Tcrr; r.r:3 Coys Slicc Storc In Pcrllsnd
. .They ask their friends and acquaintances, even1
s 1 1 i ti v 'T1 1 -TT - strangers, to find out what is doing over across
v llf '? ; jm '11 ; ITTl!;liC 0) ll . ' - the mountains in the fertile Deschutes valley. They
j ..... . find plenty of. sources of information. 1 here are
: . 4 scoresi who are ;v taking advantage? pf; our weekly excur
; . ' 1 : sioh trips to' Madras, the Gate to Central Oregon, r The ,
; ' s. j. : ' newspapers are full oi it, and they all tell'of the wonderful
. : ' , possibilities that lie there for the man of wisdom :and fore
' s'.'; thought.' , There are plenty of people who have; bee'n '"on ,the
ground and know' what Madras" has been, what Madras is righjt now. and. what Madras.'will: wtthifi a." few
I months from today. ! They, have not been carried away by wild claims of people who have no backing behind
f their schemes; they have formed opinions, untrammeled by outside influences; just the; proposition's .merits.
- ;- r--- , Why, Madras is going to vbe a'
Jfn 11 3 0?Xs great and : thriving, city It Is so situated that, it is bound
tope the distnDuting ana collecting point tor some ou.uuu
:p?h; Vt ; acres' orthe richest land in the entire Westl -;Itr has
; J ; every, resource any country could have.- It is the first
l'f.:V''h:-'-;l''r. point for the base of 'supplies and operations of two
'j ' ; V f; . big railway systems. There are all sorts of open
; irtes for business in Madras rieht how. and
"'- : ; : - ; - ; -i .t f' -; r; Vi - ' ; . there will be more right along.'. ".What do' I.
think of Madras?. Why, with the timber, the oil, the. coal, the wheat and the power sites along the Deschutes,
Madras will be one of the largest and most prosperous cities in the state, arid its growth is coming quick, too!
:There never was a- better "opportunity, ior- investment; than in Madraslight now.? . .
That is what they all say. - Yon never saiv more entliusicsllc
people tlian the encursionists returning. borne from TJADHAS
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GROUhD FLO OH HENRY BUIXDIT,G COZllZP. IOUHTII AND OAU STHEETS
We are also selling, agents .for Lytle .artd 'Riverside Addition" in Ecr.d, Or..- Another splendid investment..
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