Hike fluorat.
Entered at the poet office, Albany Or
As gecond class mail matter.
F P NUTTING
OUR WANTS
Timber for Sale.
Fine oak, in tree, on my place on
Brian Creek. A. VANDERPOOL. t5
FOUND, A pair of eye glasses,
be had at this office.
Can
wjNTF.n -.Hl cards of bisr Oak wood.
Bticka must be at least 4 inches in
jiomcinr also 50 cords of body fir,
big chunks. Tho wood may be either
in 2 or 4 foot lengths, but must be
FULL MEASURE. Bids for furnishing
oil nr a nart will be received up to
I. ..... ... r
and the people have suffered enough
reality without having to suffer from
false reports.
Having been in this vicinity and
knowing the facts and having been an
eye witness to two water spouts when
life seemed to hang by a brittle chread
and helping for two days to, gather up
the dead, I know the truth is bad
enough.
The writer will always try and give
the Democrat readers as correct a re-
A'ound Heppner. ;
, Heppner, Or., June 4, '05.
No doubt you have read the account
of the water spout which struck near
Rhea Creek about 10 - miles from
Heppner, on the Hardman stage road
May 30, in which four persons lost
their lives and were buried here on
June l.gAbout 1:80 o'clock when the
citizens of Heppner were forming co
marchjto the cemetery to hold Decora- port of any water spout in or near
tion services, a threatening cloud was here, should any more swing around
gathering to the south and was closely ( this way but hopes he may never have
watched bv the neonla of Hennner. : another occasion to witness one or ever
and as it seemed to be moving slowly
toward Heppner from the same direc
tion that the cloud of two years ago
did, the people hesitated in prepara
tions for marching t J the cemetery,
and continued to watch the approach
ing cloud, when it divided and went
hear ot one.
During the last two weeks there have
been 8 or 10 train loads of sheep
shipped from Heppner tj Wyoming
and Montana. They build dipping vats
here. They are about 60 feet long and
just wide enough for a sheep to pass
through and deep enough to swim
to the East and West of Heppner and them. They drive them in at ope end
only rained a little, not enough to lay and they swim the length of the vat
'ioLs T Millar A lhan v Iron the'tlust. but enough to stoD all nannr- and men stand on each side and with
Works, or by A. C. Schmitt, First ation exerciseg- A few minutes iater ' capping hooks dufcks them 3 or 4 times
Nat'l Bank. . , - . hr,ht, . ! before they get out on a standing floor
' . 7 1, . " , ".'.to drain the dipping fluid off of them
RECIPES for Kaw strawremes ana r i v. : atm it flows back into the vat. The
jellies maae ior ojrHw a water spout or cioua fluid ia neated to a cerfcain degree and
SSrSrri JSS No coSf burst near there in Caison Canyon, the kept that way. They dip about 6000 .
nothing used but sugar and fruit, rain and hail being several feet deep, I day at 3 cts per head. All sheep are
Price 25c each. Address 128 W. 6th I and the drowning of Mr8 Nimimaker 1 required to be dipped before they are
Theater Baths'! C' bmner' j and two daughters and a daughter of allowed in the stock yards or loaded on
' ;T Mr. Cox. In a few minutes Heppner the cars. There have be3n sixty or
DRESSMAKING. By Mrs. J. L. Uoin, 0f."ereat excitement and seventy thousand dipped up to this
t,k u! h irer nrrRKL. I
llJ U . V I
Oan villi. j
Miss Emma D. Anderson wa3 with
us last Sabbath and gave a lecture on
Foreign Missions. j
The base ball players played in the j
afternoon last Sabbath.
Some of our people went to the San- '
turn strawberry fields and some went
to Portland to see the fair ODen. Noth- '
iug of great importance can bo done '
without a representative from Oak
ville. j
A man from California passed through
here last Friday with a large wagon
an i team. He was going to the Lewis
and Clark fair.
A new town site will soon be laid
out. It is located near the present I
twn of Peoria and it is rumored that
a capitalist of Peoria and a capitalist
residing near by are the sole owners of
the new" town site, and we further
learned that the town will be divided
by the Willamette river and is in
two counties. A railroad is now talked'
of which will go through Willamette '
avenue and connect wit hKemp's steam-
boat line on Muddy. All trains will be
run by the Independent telephone. I
Some of our people will attend the ,
Womens Missionary Convention this
week. Little Rose Bud.
SPECIAL SALE
OF
time.
The ware houses here are all chuck
full of wool which is being Bhipped out
as fast as they can bale it and load it
on the cars. Four, six and eight horse
team3 can be seen all day passing along
" .ii nnwimnrrtAf f a tainvailrhA rnitna Mi-v.-ira . . i t . . - t
r,,,t Hniiw For interview Aaaress '' '"""-i'"."' a- tne streets to me ware nouse3 loaaea
B. 206 Ferry St. . Phone wasreceived at Heppner to wit w00i and returnin? to the interior
send a load or snoveis, picks and axes, loaded with
FOR SALE At a bargain, a portame j,, ofjjthe bodies were found that
every team andlsaddle horse that could ;
POSITION WANTED. A thoroughly be secured wasjsoon on the road to the '
onKretaagemeUnt for eitherpart ' scene of the disaster. In a short time
or whole timer. Refer.by.permisslon, at least 200;people had arrived at the
to Rev. J. W. McDougall, Rev. W. ! moutn 0f the canyon, and a search
V. wnite, or in" ' ":Ta "I c mi.ed 'torecoverlthe bodies. Soon
Baker's oven, used only one on' evening three miles below the canyon
WSS LkS and theext morning the other two
B- No- 630 El 4th bt' ware found:?near where the others
CHEAP FAIR RATES.-I can take were- Somcjof the bodies were cov
best care of 50 Linnj county people ered in tnree;0r fourlfeet of hail, the
.naVds'oc8 t.o7perGd0ay.rTwo hail beinrffrom three to six feet deep
street car lines, only 2 blocks away, in places.
10 minutes ride or 25 minute walk to ( The Nimimakerjiome is located at
grounds. Write me at once for ln- mouth ( Caigon c and naar
formation and approximate dates you ... ? ,
wiT be here and I will reserve rooms the bridge that crosses Rhea Creek,
for you. Geo. D. Barton, 480 Hall Just above the house the canyon forms
St. Portland. ' ' two channels, one running on each side
NOTICE. All accounts owed A. O. of the house. The family was watch
Beam are now due and payable to mg the canyon from their parlor, with
Owen Beam at store of Beam-Shaw their wrap3 aomo 12 persona and
Co., Firstjinderry bts. xot when they.8aw the terrible waye g or
wbODFOR'SALE.'-Good dry wood. 12 feet high they made a rush for the
Phone 614. Mishler Bros., hill, but in order to reach the bridge
. WOOD FOR SALE. 600 ' cords of between them and the hill they were
second growth fir for this summer's 0bliged;to;cross in front of the wave,
delivery. Leave orderB withLasselle Some.of.them reached the bridge, while
Brothers. . 1 Bevren;or eight of them were caught by
WOOL. Highest market price paid for the water. Four ailed to get out.
wool by H. C. Chamberlain. 20t The othersjwere badly bruised before
PASTURE, for stock, fresh water and getting out. It looked to them while
fine grasB, on the J. O. Fry place, on the porch that the wave would sure:
Fry Station. William Holloway. ly atriko thelhouse,, which caused them
ST, CHARLES OF LEBANON. - When t ) make a dash for the Mils, but it di-
coming to jjeoanun vided.before reaching tne house and
r.harlna.the leading hotel of the own,
White help emoloyed only. Fine airy
rooms, kind treatment to all and the
best the markets affords.
BERT DAVIS
-REPAIRS- .
BICYCLES, UMBRELLAS,
and any old thing.
Second St. opp. Stewart & Sex Co'
W. F. MILLS
Will Do Your Painting
And Paper Hanging,
In First-Class Style.
535 W 4th St. 1
Pnone 673 Red.
freight for the interior
towns.
Hoping to meet you all on the Trail
I will choke off. Rooster.
Tainted Tim:s.
HJNG WAH IOMJ t.O., bnuno 8
v . near Lyon atreet, Albany. Sella Obi
naae medicine, Chinese rico, Chine.? le
and nntoil.l
CRAFTS BERRY j
A 2diI and
Broad nl bin
atrret trill
always have on hand the heat of every
thinn In the meat line, choice Inrd ate.
Give tliem a cail.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hetoliy jlven :o all wham It
may concern Hint the undeiolgm-ri fx
eciUorol the lui will and .Mnmnnt of
Anne Job in, doceased, has filed with
tho ol rk of tho ounly Oiurt lor Linn
Ojunty, Offgio, hla final ao'ouut and
the Hon. Judiie of eald court has eet
Mondav, Ju'y 8, 1005, at the hour of
One o'clock p. m. to hoar oj-o iona, II
any, to said aocount and to eo'.tlu caul
Thia June 2 .il, 100S.
Thcmas Johns,
Executor of the ealaia of iun Juh.i,
dflcea vd,
Weitii HFonn A Wt.it ,
Alto neya for Exoenr.
wnt on each side of it and did not
strike the house at all. If they had
Btayed in the house they would all have
b ;cn saved. But no one can tell where
these terrible spouts are going to
strike.
I . On the same evening a small spout
strjek black Horse Canyon about six
miles below Heppner and came out into
Willow Creek and washed out 17 rail
longths of the R. R. and covered up
quite a lot of track so we were cut off
from train service for 48 hours.
I Such reports as the Oregonian pub
lished about the loss of stock and prop
1 erty on Rhea Creek should be sup
pressed, as nothing was lost except
j the four persons. Also a report in
' that paper that a spout had occured
three miles above Hoppner and tho loss
could not be obtained. Nothing of the
kind happened.
A man hero telephoned to Dallas
where he used to live that there was a
cloud burst in Hoppner but ho was
saved. Yet it did not rain enough here
to lay tho dust. The lady in the con
tral phone office hero phoned to her
folks in The Dalles that there had been
a cloudburst and lots of people drowned.
TTnnnnnr and vicinitv have had and Ex
periences in tho lino of water spouts t
Tainted money, ' '
Tainted stocks,
Tainted ways of
Getting rocks;
Tainted garments,
Tainted shoes,
Tainted food -.
And tainted booze.
Tainted morals,
Tainted sports;
Tainted cases
In the courts.
Tainted votes
And tainted tricks
In the world
Of politics.
Tainted novels,
Tainted plays,
Occupy our
Nights and days.
Tainted husbands, ,
Tainted wives . , ; .
Gee, but ours are ,
Tainted lives!
Houston, Texas, Chronicle.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Senator Dubois was lamenting the
decay of oratory among American
statesmen. -
"With only a few exceptions," he
said, "we have in Washington no ora
tors worthy of the name. On this ac
count I had to accept in silence during '
the last session an acid criticism from
a clever woman.
, " 'I attended a meeting of the Sen-'
ate the other day, ' she said, 'and that
night I had a terrible dream.'
" 'What did you dream?' said I.
"The lady smiled.
' " 'I dreamed,' she said, 'I went
again.' " .
Albany Woolen Mill
STOCK
PRICES CUT TO LESS
Than Cost manufacturing. Good
Clean Cloth at Damaged Prices,
Hundreds of yards of Meltons Fancy Dress Goods, Suitings, Pants
Cloth, Goods for Men's Suits, Felts, Flannels, etc.
We are going to put about $5,000 worth of Our new Soring stock on
sale along with the mill goods. A chance for the whole county to
buy at great saving.
SANDERS
Albany, - - Oregon
WHEN YOU WANT
A Lswnmower, Screen Doors, Screen
WindowsJ,Garden Hose, Lawn Sprink
lers, better see
OHLINC & HULBURT.
FLOUR. NEWS.
You Get the Best at Your
Home Mill.
New and improved machinery at the
Red Crown MiUs, guaranteeing the best
flour in the valley. . j
Snow Flake, Oregon's most popular
brand, only $1.15 a sack, $4.40 a barrel.
Patronize your home mill. It is. sit- .
ated to give the best all around flour '
in the state. I
Bread is the staff' of life, and Snow
Flake makes the best. ,
Rheumatic Pains Quickly Relieved :
1
The excruciating pains tharacterietio
of rheumatism and eciatira are quickly .
relieved by applying. Chamberlain's j
Pain Balm.' The great pain relieving
power of the liniment has lreeo the Btir
(rie and delight of thousands of euf
fertsra. The quiet relief from pain which
it. afljrda is alone worth many times its
cost, tot eale by Ftebay & Mason.
. M. PARKER,
Grocer
and
Baker
m WEST FIEBT STUET,.ALBANY OREGON,
First class goods in their season.
Phone Main 56
Jap-a-Lac.
$100 Reward $100.
Tha readers of this paper will be
pleaeed to learn that theru is at least one
dreaded itiseuse that icieoce Las been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Oatarrb. Hall's Catarrh Onru ia the
onlv poeitive cue no-v known to the
medical fraternity. Uata'rn Leins a
couatltutional diseaae, requires a cons'i
tuilonal treatmert. nail's uatarrn wure
iB taken interna1 ly, aciog directly upon
the bl jod and mucous surfaces of the
Bysteni, the eby destroying the founda
tion of tb disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting naiu;e in auing its work.
The proprietors have go much faith in
its curative nowera that they offer One
Hundr.d Dollars for any cue that it
faila to cure . Send for liBtof testimonials
Address :
F. J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Diugaists, 76c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa
tion. RAZOR STRAPS .
We want you to bear
in mind that we carry tne most com'
Dlete line of Razor Straus in the citv.
eenuine horsehide straps with the very
best of linen hose canvas. We have a
new shipment just in that will please
every one.
Burhiiart & Lee,
Have you investigated Jap-a-lac as a
covering for your floors? We can
recommend it as the proper thing. We
have a full line, oak, cherry, mahog
ony, or natural wood. Call lor color
card. , . Stewart & Sox Hdw. Co.
Selling Out,
The entire line of merchandise of the
late Julius Gradwohl must be sold, con
sisting of Crockery, Glassware, Dolls,
Toys and Harware.
Corner 2nd and Ferry Street, near
the Democrat office.
KEEP tin EYE on the Vienna Bakery
for pood thinps to EAT. Second street
ebtwean Ellsworth and Lyon streets.
CRO
UL
A Disease
We Inherit
I'roinplly oWWiiwI, or rCC RETURNED.
10 VKArtft'lXPKRIINOI. OHt OHAMOf AHI
THK LOWEST. Bvitd lutli'l, photo or akololi for
Mjicrt rvnrrh unit fif rvHrt on latent ttliltjf.
INFRINGE MCNT "!' COixluc-tnt U-fom nil
court. lMtfiitii oblHlnnl thrrniKh ADVIR
TISIDnnrl SOLD, trv. TRADI-MARXS, PIN
IONS Kiul COPYRIGHTS qilloklj oMaIiiuU.
Opposlto U. 8. Pntont Officio,
WASH NQTUN. U. V.
The tainted Wood of ancestors lays upon the shoulders of innocent off'
spring untold suffering by .transmitting to them, through the blood, that
blighting disease, Scrofula; for in nearly every instance the disease can be
traced to some family blood trouble, or blood-kin marriage which is contrary
to the laws of nature. Swelling, ulcerating glands of the neck, catarrh,
weak eves, sores, abscesses, , , ,
Skin eruptions, white swell- hcrofla appeared on the head of my little
i,rir In-v dipin nnrl ntlior K""'Klnld when only t8 months old, and spread
"?' "I? awn n-ul ,t."cr rapidly over her body: The disease next attacked
deformities, with a wasting tll tj.m ,, wc fc-rc(1 8ic would lose her sisht.
of the natural strength mid It was then that we decided to trv 8. S. S. That
vitality, nrcsotne of the ways medicine nt once made a speedy and complete
his miserable disease man- cure. She is now a young lndy, and has never
ifer.ts itself. The poison had a sie,n of the disease to return.
transmitted through the '5 S. 5th St., Salinn, Kan. Mrs. R. Berklv.
blood pollutes and. weakens that health-sustaining fluid and in place of its
nutritive qualities fills the circulation with scrofulous matter and tubercular
deposits, often resulting in consumption. A disease which has been in the
family blood for generations, perhaps, or at least since the birth of the suf
ferer, requires constitutional treatment. S. S. S.
is the remedy best fitted for this. It cleanses the
blood of all scrofulous and tuberculous poisons,
makes it rich and pure and under the tonic effect?
of this trrent blond nipilirinp tho irAim1 l,..Hl,
pioves, the symptoms all pass away, there i3 a sure return to health, the dis
case is cured permanently while posterity is protected. Book on the blood
ud any dvice wished, furnished by our physicians, without charge.
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GUESS a woman's age if you have the
temerity, and feel like taking the con
sequences; guess about the weather, the
crops, your neighbor's debts, whether to
pay that insurance premium that is due, or
wait till your house burns; guess the right
bottle when you get up in the night to give
the baby Nastoria; guess ... well, regard
ing any old thing except your printing:
Make sure you get the best by patronizing
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Successors R. A. Brcdie ALBANY, OREGON
THL BIG 4
J3arn Door Hanger
A great thing for barns.
The Handle Hinge Hasp,
Another splendid thirg.
The Silent Tarlor Door Hangers,
All steel, the best thing out
At tho
Albany Hardware Co
Beware of Defective Titles.
Have an Abstract of Title Prepared by the
LINN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO.,
Z. H. RIDD, Manager
Of the real property you intend to purchase, or accept as security for
money loaned. ...
Established in 1892, our patrons receiving the benefit of our experience.
Office corner of 3rd and Broadalbin streets, Albany, Or.
E. U. Will's Music House
REMOVFD TO-
350 Alder St. Potland, Uregon
Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music.
"Cecilian" Self Playing Pianos.
Special attention to Mail Orders.
Lumber Cheap.
This month, for an advertisement, we
will sell rough lumber of all kinds at
$8.00 per thousand, at our mill one mile
south of Jefferson.
Simpson & Nbaly.
R. F. D. Nc. 2, Albany, Or.
MAKE YOUR HENS LAY MORE EGGS
While they" are high by feeding then INTERNATIONAL, REX
or LEES POULTRY EGG FOODS-they are inexpensive-50 -feeds
for 1 cent , "
THEY BRim RESULTS '
Try a pkge. 23c.
Woodworfcli Drug O., Agents