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K 1 THURSDAY. FATAL ACCIDENT. Steven Stoltz Killed by an Acety lino Gas Explosion. Steven Stoltz, the plumber, of Ferry street, and Fred Reis, the saloon keeper, this forenoon wont dowa into the baee- nient under Keis's ealoon lo take out an o'.d acetylene gas tank when an accident oecurred resulting in the death of Stolu and serious injuries to UeU. Mr. Reis at ono time lighted his place witli ncety line gas, having the tank in the ground beneath the building. A year ago he took the plan! out in order to use elec tricity, leaving the tank. It wes sup posed that the tank was empty, but the dampness of the cellar had generated the gas, and when the men were taking off the top of the tank, there wasauawlul ex' plosition and the men were thrown some distance. Mr. Reia was aole to reach the sidewalk through the side door and se cured help to bring Slolz out. It was found that the axilary artery under Stolz ieft aim was completely ehatiered and be Boon bled to death, living only a short tiino. KeiB's injuries were not so serious, though his face was badly cut up and bruised, evidently the side of the tank hitting him, while a sharp part of the top struck Stolz. Drs. Davis, Ellis. Hill and Erskine were alt called in, but nothing could be done for Stolz. Mr. Keis's wounds were dreseed and he is do ing well, fortunate in escaping at all. At the time of the accident three men were carrying wood into the basement and also assisting in carrying eohio of the acctyline gas plant up stairs. Stoltz had his left arm on the tank and was bend ing over working at a pipe which he was unloosening, while Mr. Reis was a little back of him. The candle wab on the tank. Mr. Reis cried out that he was killed, but Stolz never made a cry. One of the men was knocked against the wall by tiie concussion. A six inch post was knocked down. Steven Stoltz came to Albany about two years ago, working for Geo. Fish un til hiB removal to rontanu. ae leaves a wife. He was an industrious man and attended faithfully to his business. His father is a carpnter and resided a num ber of years in Portland, now at Astoria. Scio Men Arrested. John Allen was arrested near Scio yesterday by Con Btab'e Lewis on a warrant oit of Justice O'Donald's court. The complaint was sworn to by R. W. Carey who accuses Mr. Allen of the larceny of a hog, valued at $20. He was brought before the jus tice last evening and released on his own recognizance to appear for trial today. Allen was recently a tenant of Carey and the men Beeni to have failed to hit it off together, as the latter brought a futile suit for damages against the former a short time ago. Journal. Coming Institute. The Oregon State Teacher's Association will meet in Al bany Dec 20 to 29 inclusive. The teachers of the state loon lorward to the coming of this meeting and think it will be the greatest ever held in the state. The program has been completed and has inariv Iresh top:cs tor discussion. Tue badges for the occasion wi.l be pro vided by the Albany teacherB. . Geo. P. Holman, of Salt Lake City, has been in the city. Mr. Thoir.n Riggs arrived at his home in Jefferson, Kan., all right. Frank Patterson, who has been at Oregon City, is in the city. Rev. H. L. Reed i permanent clerk of the presbytery at Gervais this week. Mrs. W. A. Anderson, ot Junction, is at her parents on a visit, accompanying Virgil Parkei jr. home Mr. schulmerioh, the worthy gentle man whoian for state tood commissioner, was in the city this week. . Mr. and Mrs. Fred R. Greene and Wm. K. Greene, of Amsterdam, N. Y., are registered at the Revere House. Mrs. J. J. Kenda'l and Miss Lydia Willett, wife and si-ter of the late Jos. J. Kendall, have gone to Tacoma, on a short trip. Frank Wire, of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange of Portland is in the city with his gun after a few Celestials. Frank is a crack shot. Mr. and Mrs. John Winkley returned this noon from the Bay, where they had good luck lielnng, getting five salmon three bass and several perch. Last eveniug was spent enjoyably at the home of Judge Flinn, by fifteen or twenty young people in a Bocial session seasoned by pleasant games. Mr. srd Mrs. John P. Foley returned this noon from the By and will leave this weekjor their home in Cedar Rap ids, Iowa. Mrs. J. K. Morrison and daughter Bes B:e re. urned today from Seattle, where they had been on a visit with Mr. Mor rison, who is now running on a steamer from that city to Alaska. One night this week the young people of the Congregational church paid the home of Mr. A. Brownell a pleasant visit, spending the evening in games, etc. Senator Kellv veturned this no?n from Astoria wheie'he has been attending the grand lodge K of P. The other Al bany delegates will be home tonight. Misses Grase and Winnifred Stafford returned this moraine from Harrisburg where they had been to attend the wed ding of Mr. Ezra 1 Nixon and Mi is Dena A. Upmyer, Rev. and Mrs. W, J. Fentnn left this afternoon for Chici, Calif., where Rev. Fenton has been located by the confer ence of Northern California. They take with them the beat wishes of many. Al bany friendB, The meeting of the Home Forum last evening was a pleasant affair. A live feature was a contest in the construction of animals with wax molded on cards. Mies Bessie Swan won the prize, her turtle being a nice piece of work. Knecht's bear was the wort thing in the crowd and he was awarded the booby prize. There was much amuse ment over the contest. The Benefit Ball given by the num bers of the Albany Band last evening for the benefit of the band was v ry much of a success There were about fifty couples present. Excellent music was lurnished by the entire band. The grand march was begun at 9:30 lead gracefully by Mr. Neil Murry and Mis3 Lillie Crawford, The absolutely pure BAKING POWDER ROYAL the most celebrated of all the baking powders in the world celebrated for its great leavening strength and purity. It makes your cakes, biscuit, bread, etc., healthful; it assures you against alum and all forms of adultera tion that go with the cneap Dranas. Alum baking powders ftre low priced, ns alum costs but two cents a pound j but alum is a corrosive poison and it renders the baking powder dangerous to use In food. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. 100 WILLIAM ST.. NEW YORK. ii8l ALBANY'S PAST. From the Democrat May 18 to July 27. 1883: Dr. J. L. Hill, of this city, has been appointed bv Gov. Wood, Surgeon Gen eral of the State Militia, with the rank colonel. "Ice cream for 25 cents" was the heal ingof an advertisement On May 24 about one hundred pioneers of Linn county met at the court house ana organized a Pioneers Association. The Hook and Ladder Co. defeated No. 2'a in a baseball game by a score of 41 to 32. Of the eighteen players on the two teams only tour are now in Albany, r . r . JN utting, Urea LSIumoerg and W. Pfeiffer of the H. and L. Co. and F. M. French of No. 2's. A week later the H. and L. Co. de feated No. l's by a score of 34 to 31. Miss Frances B. Willard and her sec retary, Miss Anna Gordon, spoke in Alb" bany June 12. Rev.Dr. Gibson, the eloquent and ac complished pastor of the U. P. church in ban r rancisco, has been in the city. A train ol flat cars loaded with wood was wrecked at the bridge near the Jew ish cemetery. The bridge was on firs and broke through, the engine, tender and two fiat cars failing into t-e treek. Mo. 2 8 took their engine to the scene oi the fire. 18 and 20 cents is being paid for wool . A real, live porcupine has been on ex hibition in the city lately. It was caught on the Calipooia bottoms. Albany celebrated the Fourth. The Albany fire department defeated ttie Corvailis department in a baseball game 19 to 15. During the ve.tr ending Ju'y 1, 1883. there wero eleven fires in Albany. Sherman and Hinman's circus exhib ited in Albany. Accident to Matt Scott. The Dalles street fair is in progrese this week, with a good attendance. A special excursion train will be run from Portland. The new officers of the grand lodge of K of Pare; Grand Chancellor, V L llradshaw, of The Dalles, Grand Yice- Chaocellor, Colonel J H Aitkins, of Huntington, Grand Prelate, James w Mahonev. of Pendleton. Grand Keener of Record and Seal, L K Stlnlon, of Sa- ein. Grand Master ot .xcliequer, tu Sargent, of Portland, Grand Master-at-Arms, Emil Waldman, of Portland, Grand Inner Guard, L M Curl, of Al bany, Grand Outer Guard, b W Cuth bert, of Portland, Grand Trustee, J P Kenoedy. There is no question as to the genuine humor of Outciult's caricatures in the New York World. His "Kelly's Kids" moved a genuine success. As the gen eral atmosphere of these sketches sug gested and permitted development for the stage, Manager John Cresgrove se cured the rights and will produce the dramatic version in this city Friday eve ning, t he skit permits ol strong special features, pietty girls in different cos tumes, and a whirlwind of fun. The Kirls ire ever prominent and are irre sistable in their mischievous pranks. A lively meeting of the Fraternal Union of America took place at the G. A. R- hall last evening. Nearly every member of the lodge whs present. After the regular routine eervicee plans were made for a good meeting on the visitation of the State Deputy Organizer at the next regular meeting aod the conferring of the degree ol Fraternity upon waiting candidates. The lodge was entertained by a side degree conferred upon one candidate to the hearty appre ciation ot all but the candidate, after which Robert Snell and wile, on behalt of their 7th marriage anniversary, treated the entire lodge to ttrawtwrriee and cream and cake. Mrs. W. A. Randall and two eons who have been r.-siding in Albany the rant vear. where they have made many friends, will leave tonight for Manila to inin Mr. Randall, who is in the U. S. service Ihe-e Mrs. ltandall is a sister of Mra. J. A. Weaver. Matt Scott was brought home on last evening's local with a bioken hip bone He was at Woodburn in a caboose on his way to Portland with ca- load of cattle when another freight train in backing on the switch bunted against the ca boose with great force, throwing Mr. Scott down with such force as to cause a Iractureof the bone be. ides hrninino him considerably. Dr. Trimble, the S. P. surgeon at this city, attended him and ne is getting along well. Lebanon. From the Criterion : C. E. Harman, formerly a Lebanon barber, is now engaged in the ealoon bus ness in Koseburg. Judge II. M. Palmer came up from Albany this morning and will go to So daville today to inspect some bridges that are reported unsafe. Prof. Walter McKee, of this city, has be.n employed to teach the GiIi'a and 7th 1! grades in our public schools, made vacant bv the resignation of Mrs. .Hun kers. Dr. Lamberson has ordered a new static electric machine, w ith X-Ray at- lacnuients. It will he here within a month. This is the second machine of this kind to come into Linn county, Dr. Hill's being the first. Late yesterday afternoon Roy Knowles was handling a 22-calibre revolver when the weapon was accidentally discharged. the ball nassinrr entirely throimh tho nosny part ot the right Hand. At an adjourned meetintr of the citv council Friday evening. the city attorney was directed to proceed to collect from the bonds of City Treasurer Hie 3 tho money, amounting to something over $500, which the treasurer had on deposit in the Lebanon bank at the time of its lailure. II. Y. Kirkpatrick was elected councilman to (ill out the unexpired term of Asa Baker, who had resigned. O. W. Walker was severely injured, by a tree falling on him, while working with the bridge builders at Upper Soda. He was brought out to Sweet Home in a wagon, the trip requiring two days. arriving at home Sunday evening in an exhausted condition. Dr. Lamborson was called, and found that the most serious lniuriea wero a die oeated shoulder and two ribs bioken. Peter Powell to Calvin A Powell, 31.21 acres $200 M F Wyatt to D G McClaren, 195.79 acres 2500 Mrs A B McBride to Josiuh Lehn, 90 acres 2100 W F Moist to Mary II Aklridi, 111 75 acres 3500 Oregon to HT Cummins, 100 acres.. 200 mortgages lor siouoand $3UU. Releases for $900 and $135. Circuit Court. New case : Lena Black burn agt Archibald Blackburn. Trans ferred from Columbia countv. Strahan & Seton and N M Newport for the plain tiff and Weatherford & Wyatt for the defendant Bev, T. P. HayneB.who has had charge of the Methodist church, South, Oregon Oity circuit for the past two years, has Been placed on I lie list as a local nreacher. and will remain here. He Bavs that lie fs getting too old to follow the assign ments of the conference. Oiegon Oitv Courier. MARRIED. GEARHART JORADF.R. On Wed nesday evening, at 5 p. m , at the home of Mr. G. M. Knox, of this city, Mr. Gearhart and Mijs Eva Jorader, by J. B. Holmes, paBtor of the Christ inn church. This estimable young couple have the best wisheB of the community. HUNTER KIRK. In Albany, on weunesuay evening, uct. in, at 8 o'clock, Mr. Jas. T. Hunter, of San Fiancisco, and Miss Dora Kirk, of Alb any. The ceremony was performed in the pretty parlor of the home of the bride's brother, Mr. B. F. Kirk, on Washington street, by Rev. C. It. Stevenson, in the presence of relatives and friends and was happily carried out in an impressive manner. Warm congratulations followed and a delicious lunch waB eerved. The happy couple .were handsomely remem bered by their friends. Thev left on the overland for their home in San Fran cisco, where Mr. Hunter haa a groce-y store on Market B'reet and is doing well, taxing with them the best wishes of a host of LiHn countv friends. The groom is a foimor Albany young man, for many yeara being employed in ine woolen mm. lie is a popular tnemuer ot tue Knights of Pythias. The bride is a na tive of Linn county, an estimable young lady the sister of Mrs. Kirk, and Mrs. Parker, wife of the well-known W. F. messenger. TtioBe present were Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Marshall, Mr, and Mrs. R. B. Mont ague, Dr. and Mrs. A. Jack Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Kirk, Mrs. B W. Cun- diff, Mrs. J. M. Donaca, Miss Nellie Mc- riargue. Miss Kllev, Mr. Wallace Mrs. 0. O. Barnes, and Mr. and Mra. Nutting. NIXON UPMYER. At the home o- the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. K E. Upmyer, at Harris!' urg, on Wed" nesday morning, Oct. 10, 1900 Mr Ezra I. Nixon and Miaa Dena A. Up meyer were united in marriage by Rev. Zimmerman of the M. E. church. Between for:y and filty of the friends and relatives of the bride and groom w eie present. After the ceremony a de licious wedding dinner was 6erved. The happy couple departed on the a.iernoon tram for their home in Aberdeen, Wash. They have the best wisher of many irienua. DIED ORAWrORD. At her home in 8outh Albany, this morning at 5 o clock, after a lingering illness, Mra. Mary McBride Crawford, at the age of 58 years. She was a Dioneer of 1852, coming to this state, from Ioa, since residin ing this county. Her husband. John Craw ford, died five years ago. The deceased was a member of the u. r. etiurcn. tier worth as a Christian, wife, mother and neighbor was recognized bv all knowing tier. She leaves two eons aud two laughters and many to mourn her aeath. The luneral service will be held at the resilience tomorrow at 10 o clock a. ni to which all friends are invited., Frank Merrill left this morning for Eastern Oregon in the interest of the White sewing machine and bicylce, traveling for a firm there. During his absence Will Merrill will run the bicycle shop, having resigned his position in the Revere House. Edward Busby and Mies Minnie Mor gan were married at Harrisburg on Sept. 29, going from there to Turner, where they will raside. Thos. H. Tongue, congressman of this district, will speak in Albany on Thurs day of next week. Miss Cecil Rampy, of Harrisburg, has gone to Oakland, Calif., to spend the winter, the guest of cousins. FRIDAY, Ex-State Treasurer Phil Metchan has gone to Honolulu on a trip. Miss Olga Hewitt returned this noon from a visit with Corvailis friends. A.M. Reeves, the Halsey merchant, was doing business in Albany ihbi night, H. G. McKinley and Dan Tarpley, the timber land cruisers, were in the city today. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hacaleman and Ster ling Price retu'rred today from Crook county. J. H. Penn. the mail clerk, dreised up yesterday and went to Portland on a short trip. MiBB Gertrude Robe, of Brownsvillei has been iu the city Ihe gueBt of Albany friends. ChaB. R. Thompson, a prominent in surance man of Portland, was doing business in Albany thiB alternoon. MisB Edith VanDyke has returned Iroin Medford to enter Albany College, to the pleasure of ner fellow BtudentB of last year. Miss Bessie Butler visited Silverton Sunday. Mies Butler had the position of professor of music in the Silverton college tendered her, but decided tore- main here. lmleponueui jiiiierpnae. L. M. Curl, Geo. Hochste''ler, Ed. R. Huston returned last evening from As toria, and report grand treatment at the hands of the Astora Knights, a royal set of fellows. Mr. 8lanlev S'ewart, the bicycle doc tor, left laBt night for Honolulu, where he will work in a BhoD the coming win ter and perhaps locate. A large number of friends were at the dept to see him off. D. F. Hardman. of the Btate land board, came up from Salem tc attend the Hunter-Kirk wedding with Mrs. Hard man, whose names were omitted from the list in yesterday's Democrat. Rinoer Hermann will deliver his last speech for imperialism and the trusts tomorrow at Roseburg, and will immed iately leave for Washington, taxing with : him considerable o. a dose of apathy. Hon. J. K. Weatherlord will sneak at Lebanon tomorrow night. The people of riint nitv nhtfuld turn out to hear him. They may depend on a first-clasB address. Mr. vyeatnenoru a arguments aie 10 vie point and impressive. Rev. W. J. Fenton will preach at the M. E. church South in this place next Sunday morning and eve ing. Rev. Fenton was a former pastor of this church and has many friends in Urania Pass. Grants Pass Courier. .Mr. R. G. Smith, ot Prineville, left for home this afternoon by way ol Ihe Leb anon wagon road after a several dayB business trip here. He leports business in Crook county as eicellant. Prineville particularly is going ahead in fine shape. Eight new but dings are going up, one an $8,000 hotel just being completed by Perry Poiodexter. It has twenty nine bed rooms and is a credit to the propri eto- and Crook county. Editor L. N. Liggett has just let the ootract for a new $1200 residence. Mr. Liggett i doing well. Mr. Smith brought O. C. i.ii onrl l.mil. in Albsnvand thev 'left yesterday oo a trip to Yaqulia. Scio. From the News! Mis. E. La Forest, of A'.banv, was a Scio visitor Ihe first of the weak, the guest of Mrs. K. E . Hible. Mrs. Warner and daughter, Miss Oarrie, of Albany, v;ere visiting in Scio me loreporr oi mo wees, the guest ol her inn P A U' B A. T. Powell and G. T.. Snthormn.t llt Tuesday lor Prineville, to be absent a few weens, and perhaps Mr. Sutherland will remain permanently, it he should be sue ceesful in securing employment. Osr'ar Unx end family will mum Imm the Laconih neighborlno.l to Crook county within the next week. Mr. Cox spent the eu nnir there, and has n ,w conn over after bis family. A petition is being circulated and tin. animously signed by our peiple asking iue cunniy court to appoint William liil you, of this city, lo the position ol janitor oi toe court nouse, at Albany. Lot Harris died at Ins home southeast of this city Tnursday morning, and will be buried at Providence cemeterv tmlur at 2 o'clock. He has been ill lor some time past, and leaves several relatives ana friends to mourn Ins demise. Thp case of M. Alexander vs Lew, which was on dial at S.tlem tl.ia week, was dismissed by Judge Burnett who would not admit evidence to prove a verbal contract, claiming that such con tract was not binding, when mado to gnarant e the payment of the debts of others. The future pluiB of the flax company are unknown, tut it is likely that the mill will be rebuilt at an early date, as they have several thousand dollars lti veste'l. as well as a trsnd many r.hn inniut dollars worth of Btraw on hand which tney will doubtless work up. Should they decide not to rebuild it will hn n great Iobs to Scio, as quite a number of men will be thrown out of employment, aside from the loss to farmers who have ueen preparing toiaise flax. Will Hexdrkn's Ahuest. The Mc Minnville Telephone llegistor gives the following particulars of Will Herdien'e trouble at that city: Sheriff Sitton returned fronn The Dal les Monday witn Will M. Hendren charged with larcenv in a dwelling. Tne crime was committed in this city last Tuesday at the home of Alex. Miller. The evening before Hendren secured lodging at Miller's and was assigned to a room with W. M, Wilson, whose home iB near Sherwood. Hendren rose early in the morning and taking all the money In Wilson's cloti es hastened to the depot and took the train lor Portland. When Wilson got up he discovered his loss and reported the matter to Deputy D.strict Attorney Conner, who took Ihe subject in hand with the result that Hendren was located at The Dalles on Friday. He was arraigned before Justice Pugh on Monday when he waived examination and was locked up to await the action of the grand jury. Hendren admits taking the money and will most likely plead guilty when court convenes. Was Dischahoed. Con Hardwick, who was arrested here and taken to Pendleton charged with the larceny of a horse an buggy was examined by the giand jury there and discharged. There was no occasion for his arrest. Accom panied by a eon of Mrs. Reinhold he took the horse and buggy to Pendleton to deliver to Mr. Reinhold. who had been working there, but they couldn't find him , ao they sold the outfit for $25, using $4 foi the expenses of the t ao and sending the rest back lo Mrs. Reinhold by the boy. The following are attending the synod at 1'ortUnd from Iho presbytery of the Willamette : J H Cornwall, Soda Springs; H &e:cnum, t-aiein (moderator-elect; D M Davenoort, Lebanon ; W A Smick, Al bany Sunday School Mission ; G A Mc Kinlay, Woodburn; T Brouillctto, Ger vttiB; J Thompson, Brownsville; V II Jones, Mill Citv ; A I Goodfriond, Dallas; J M McCrumb, Tornir; II A Reed, Al bany. Elders J F Yates, Corvailis; A U Bainniard, Brownsville; W II BoaK Dallas; Robert Reed, Salem, and B I) Flint, Woodburn. Walhs Nash is to tlo Borne speaking in Josephine and Lane counties. The remains of Steven Stoltz wore taken to Portland thia afternoon for burial. George Dixon, of Porllnnd, who deed ed property without any titlo was sen tenced to the state penitentiary for two years. None to much for such an ol fense. Toledo has a Mental Culture Club with the following officers: Prof. HolniB. President; Miss Lemmon, Secretary; Mrs , C. E. Hawkins, Treasurer and B. t. bwope, untie. The condition of Mr. Fred Reis, In jured in the exploeion yesterday, is re ported serious this afternoon. -The cbancea though ate in favor of his re covery. The Albany College football team has disbanded, having decided not to play this year. It is jlmost impossible to get gameB with teams ot their size. There wil: be several teams in Albany though, high school, central and athletic and we will have some games. A member of a church in Portland i going to give $500 to the church in case of McKinley's election. Tuat man has more politics than religion. You could place his religion in a thimt le, and it would be the uame if it was to be in case Bryan was elected. At the circuit court in Eugene yester day Walter Shellty was tried by a jury on the charge of the larceny of about $90 of money which had been left wiih him for keeping by a drummer at the hotel where he was clerk, and which was af terwards said to have been ttken from him on the streets in a hold up. He was found not guilty. The first meeting of the Albany Mus ical Club was held in Ihe intisio ball of the Alco Club yesterday alternoon with a big attendance of associate members. A pleasing program was rendered con sisting of several selections by the club, vocal solos by Mrs, O. E. Sox and Miss Nelson, piano solos by Misses Marguer ite Hopkins and Emma Sox, and a piano duet by Mra. P, A. Youagind Miss Joyce Brownell. Aa a surprise the associate members were given a treat of a few Ice cream bricks and lady lingers. The members are delighted with their new meting quarters and Chickeiing piano GRAFTS. Don't make niouiliajns out of trifles. Life is tedious if you make it ao. .Many a man ia knocked silly I y a shaft from the eye of a woman. It doesn't take much to blow soma men up like a bladder. is it the proper thiug t j cut ariss widow when you meet her. Accidents will happen in the best of lamilies. It will be a bin one whenever -Mr. Bakor really kills a bear. Few men let the'r religion interefera Willi their politics. Shallow people like shallow b.ooka make the most noise. Politics make Btrange bed fe'lowa. When in a hurry uon't ak the nisu who owes you ior a favor. For the Galveston Sufferers. At a meeting of the order ot l,.nrfn last evening the following resolutions wero passed : WlTKltHAfl. Tl, alri.l-n.. l . , ..... ...n,, ul viaive?iua are mni.rfn.1 In a i. ...... I r i - i T "ecu ui mure iiunii- cial aid than has been tendered them through Ihe various lourees of charity; Resolved. Thai All,.n., r :i 184, of the Order of Peido, ask all the fraternal orders of the city to meet by anoointed nnmmilrM. frn... unnl. ..i.. . . ........ ..uui vai.ll oillui, or otherwise, as may be agreed upon, to ...... ... ,,, u, gluing up a joint iratcr- tiai entertainment to raise a fund to be forwarded to Galveston for distribution to the sufferer;, of the recent disaster. Resolved. Thut a nn., n( ,v.:n I.. ,. , . i. ui litis ict-uiu- lion be signed by the councillor and sec- .w.Hij ,lu K,veu 10 me city papers. , r, J- h- U'll, J. R. Tavt, Councilor. Secretary. To Porti.ano. Stevens Stolz. Sr came up from Portland last nijiht and tins atterooon took the remains of his son to Portland (or burial. The manner n which the fatal accident happened has excited great interest. Furtherinvestiga- nun aiu.wo mm, a;oiz naa put tue chdle to the gas that was coming from tlm iimir and then proceeded to take the pipe off with bis left hand holding the nandlo abjuteven with the top of the can. When sufficient opening was made the explopiou occurred. The only carbide in the tank was ahat remawied Irom its dripping down the edges of the tank when its use was. discontinued. Felix Barger to N E aud Anna Car- roll, HO acres. $1070 66x132 feet 11 El 25 Mortgages for $100. Assignment of mortgages for M.'!!. 9a and $486.90. - Probate; Geo Boaauet was admitted to citizenship. in estate of Jaa. Harrison answer of MaryHarriaon filed. In eatate of T M Munkers netitinn fop sale ol real property granted. Property iflinfive parcelB of 160. 191.28 and 2ii acres and 1 lot in Bclo. SATURDAY. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. B. F. Chihls Ins returned to r,,v,.q. ville to reBide. S. B. OrniBbv. of the forest. forco, of Salem was in the city today. J . I - Gaibraith, a retired canitalift. of Albany, is registered at the I in nnrinl Oregonian. Mr. W. O. Nicholson and sons were in the c:ty today and made the Democrat oliice it call. There was recently born to Prof, and Mrs A. S. McDonald, in Corvailis, daughter, JameB Church, ot Oregon City, is iu the city on a visit the guest of Judge Flinn and on a hunt alter celestials. Mra. David Link and son, of Eugene, are in ttib city the guests of the hitter's happy grandmother, Mra. ChaB. Wagner. Mr. and Mra. J. Vi . Gay, of Orawinrds ville, recently celebrated the fiftieth an niversary of their marriage with a big gathering of relatives and friends. Steve Stanford, of Salem, cnnio up this noon completely equipped for Chinco pheasants. O. A. Archibald will show him where they are wont to hide. Mra. J. K. Weatherford went to Harrisburg this afternoon to visit her granddaughter, and Mr. Weatherford went to Lobanon to apeak bod ro the Bryan club. Virgil Cal ler, of Benton county, wag in the city today looking somowhat lone ly. His w ife aiid twins are in Kelso Washington, on a visit ith Mrs. Carpenter's parents. G. W. Taylor, the houser. over was brought home from Spicer last evening ill. He had been moving a building at Lebanon when taken seriously ill wiih heart trourlo. but la no hott up nml will scon be out. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Norcross left yes terday for Tacoma lo meet Mies Ina La Robertson, of Chicago, who recent ly returned Irom an extensive European tour, spending several months in Bight teeing on the continent. Slate Superintendent J. H. Ackerman returned today from the Bay with sever al salmon and ronk oysters. President P. L. Campbell, of Monmouth, helped him fish and also got a string. They hadaglorloUB time. President Camp bell will have charge of the higher edu cational department at the state insti tute here in Decembor. Two of Corvallii's Johnson's were in the city this afternoon on their way home from Portland, where Mr. llol) Johnson eold about 100,000 pounds of prunea at h cents. Hia cimpany did we.ll thia yoar, hut with a big crop Bu -h asia anticipated for next year there will be a biggor thing In prunes. The Irwins are strictly in In up at Junean, Alaska: Dr. G. M Irwin, ex state superintendent, is pastor ol the First MothodiBt church, Mrs. Irwin, who ia an M, D. has a lucrative practice, and Mies Coilifon, her sister, is principal of the Juneau public schools at a salary of $1,600 per year, Bays an echa'ige. ff' i v.;
