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A Pioneer Dress. In justice to Mrs. Hale, one whose pleasure it is to know her well, tells the Democrat that she was, and is yet for that matter, too skillful with her needle, if hy any chance she could get a necJIe, ever to have worn "a blanket fastened about the waist for a skirt." as mentioned in Mr. Davis' sketch of early Albany. Yet in justice to Mr. Davis, it must explained that she did have a blanket dress; but it was made with waist. skirt and sleeves, and they were elbow sleeves too, not from choice or fashion, bat as a matter of necessity, for the goods fell short. The blanket was light in both weight, and color, in fact was white, and the dress was afterward dyed brown, by Miss Allie Cornelius, who later became Mrs. Woodcock. Mr. and Mrs. Hole, with their one little child, came from The Dalles by trail, Mrs. Hale riding horseback, with their little daughter in her arms, and Mr. Hale walking, as did also a few others of the company. But they sent their wagons and goods down the river by boat, in charge of one of their company. At Fort Vancouver the boat tied up, and the men went ashore. When they returned to the boat, they found it submerged, and the contents wet. The goods were spread out to dry, and a portion were stolon, among the rest some of Mrs. Halo's dresses,. and all o her needles. Now Mrs. Hale had a blanket, given her as a parting gift on going from Indiana to Iowa, which she brought with her to Oregon as a treasured me mento of the far away dear one who made and gave it to her, and from which after losing so much of her clothing, she made herself a dress, bor rowing for the purpose, a needle of Mr. Whillock, who had only the one, and who charged her so earnestly not to lose or break it, that she used it al most reverently, and felt relieved wlun the dross was finished, and the pr e- ious little needle returned safely to its owner. This was not told the Dhmochat in uny spirit of criticism as Mr. Davis' sketches were very interesting, but it is easy to get a little mixed on some of those far away facts, and attention would not be called to this slight mis take were it not that a good woman's feelings might be hurt should Mrs, Hale chance to read that item about the "blanket dress skirt." iintiiid (Spc-nal coresponueiiLw Po.ti'la'.. . Jan. 28, This state was t ) jown an(J Rsmo out how the never so v. e;i prepared to take advan- ncks w;u aave ji10 fannors of western tago of the colonist one way rates to 0rcem iun(ircd3 0f thousands of dol Oregon as at the present time, because . .u.scel.y y0Iir anci they undoubtedly many thousands of people are .asking regarding farming opportunities in Oregon, and are receiving literature from many ot tho organizations hold ing membership in the Oregon Develop ment League, representative of all sec tions of the state. Commencing March 1st, and continu ing daily until April 30th, tickets will boon sale for anv point in Oregon, for $25 from Kansas City and all other Missouri river points; this also means trom St. Paul and Minneapolis, and all tho territory west, including tho most important agricultural sections of the United States, and from just whore wo want our homo builders. These tickets nro good by way of Portland all tho way,round to Ashland, or to any intermediate point, also to Asioria. Holders of these tickets can get a stop-over of ten days at any point on the O. R. & N. The same privilege is given to all holders of tickets be tween Portland and Ashland, on the Southern Pacific, except that stop overs are to be secured by depositing tickets in the Ui:ion Depot at Portland. Kvery citizen of Oregon should got busy and write to friends of this op partunity to come out to this country. Two Enough. Two Normal schools is all a state of the population of Oregon should sup port. Tho fact is tho population of the slate calls for only one, butgeograph- ically tho situotion suggests two. Any more than that is the worst kind of i graft. The members who support bill for tho support of all tho norma) schools do not represent tho best in terests of tho state. Tho Dkmutkat ia heartily in favor of crery effort made to advance theedunitionnl interests of the state, both in the public schools and in higher education, but believes in run ning these things in a business way with as much sagacity as n man runs his own business. Thu business of log rolling, under which the money of the peoplo is juggled with, is infamous, ami to this is due the immense appropria tions for different things that would never be recognized but for the buck scratching process. Thopioplj should watch their representatives and keep their records on the different bills. What shall it prntil a man to give away his millions, an 1 be merely re garded as a consciiiKi.-fu.id contii butor? That Proposed Cluing. Corvallis, Jan. 2rjth, 1907. Editor. Democrat: I see an item in your paper, A scheme to annex part of Linn to lien- ton county, which needs correcting. This is no Corvallis scheme; but is got ten up hero by us in Linn county for our own interest and the benefit of both counties. The proposed county line in Linn county leaves the river at the big bend below Corvallis between sections 28 and 29, thence due south to the river above, and does not reach Oukville and is just three miles east of Corvallis The citizens of Benton are willing Linn should have enough land from Benton county opposite Albany or what is right. The petition was here in my possession, and I know whereof speak. I fail to see how any one could tind fault with this chance, as the people living across the river by Al bany would be close to their county seat where they do all their trading, and is their homo market. And they should help nav for and keep up the large steel bridge there at Albany. And wo of Linn here should be annexed to Benton for the same reasons; only it is a ferry here, instead of a bridge, Again is it right for a county to compel her citizens to go ten or twelve miles to a county seat, when by this change we could reach it in threo or four and loss. If the voters in this proposed change could decide this question by a vote, you would quickly seo this just change accomplished. Again our roads arc in a miserable condition here. Why? Because our road supervisors are selected in the farther side of the district, whose in terest is not this way, but towards Al bany. And it is not to the interest of Linn county to work the roads to take her products away from her own home market, and induce her citizens to go to Corvallis, or elsowhere to trade. Then editors and citizens of Linn and Benton counties, please help us; it will bo no drawback to you. Yes, you can keep us down with an iron heel. But justice crushed to earth will riso again. W. II. AvmtlLL. More Than a Matter of Sentiment Competent men declare that if the Oregon City locks bill passes it will saddle on the state $1,000,000 at least. That the $100,000 appropriated will not begin to pay the cost of a sot of locks at the present price of labor and mate- rial, in'.fact one person declares that it ' will cost nearer !l,oUU,UU0. Then it is , an improvement it is not the business of the state to make, but of the U. S. irnvornment. The ncionln nf flrnirnn are tax ndden enough already. It is woul.i be a saving if freo, but that is not mi oasy thing to figure on when it is know :i that there is a combination between the railroad and boats ot such a charater as to prevent competition in prices. Sentimentally it is tho business of a newsnaper to swallow everything that soiv.i Is like production of benefit to lho farmert but with the present big stalo taxes, the time has como to ask for ii thorough investigation before ad ding such a largo amount to the ex pense account, which promises to be enormous anyway. Before it is done, at least let a full set of Senators and Congressmen make another rustlo to have the U. S. Government attend to tho matter, as it is their business to do, It is not always well to accept figures often based on sentiment, for facts, but. if possible rather go to tho bottom of things, and seo things as they are. Perhaps after all tho pockctbook of the farmer will bo much better off if the bill fails, and Uncle Sam is made to make tho Willamette navigable at Ore gon City the same as at Portland and the mouth ot tne ioiumuin. Railroad Legislation. Railroad bills galore hava been intro duced in the legislature. Most of them have a provision for somo kind of railroad commission. Oregonians who resided hero when Oregon had a rail road commission will view with suspi cion tho different bills until they know that they are of the right calibre, and some never will be satisfied with them, believing that in the end they will tcr minute about the same as tho old Ore gon commission, which was a Hat fail ure and no credit to the state, doing no good, in fact being in the minds of many merely a graft concern in tho intercut of tho commission and rail roads. A bill with the right provisions should obviate it and should be composed of men who are not politicians, men who have never held any state or dis trict office or been memhers of the legislature, shrewd I usiness men who have kept out of pnhtiia, men ven who will not accept an oiiici.il pass while in ollicc, even that much of a hint of abriVo. Persia received a constitution for a New Yea '. present. If l'ersi i is wise she will nail the tl ig to the Constitu tion wliil- the latter is young i ml ill tact. Frenzied i noughts. Panama has given President Amador, formal permission to return Mr. Roose velt's visit. For;unately. for our Pres ident, he does not have to ask anybody when he wants to make a few pop calls. The "Superb" a new battleship for the British navy, will be even more formidable than the "Readnought". This puts it up to Uncle Sam to build the "Out-'O-Sight" a a fair successor to the "Skeered-'O-Nolhing." The Chicago Journal says the natives of New Guinea make dipnets of spider web, sit on the banks watching for passing fish, and when they appear. scoop them up. As a starter for the New year, that's a fairly tallish fish story. The Kansas City cashier who disap peared with $9,000 of the bank's funds, has returned home, and says he does not know why he stole that amount. As he could have stolen more, his em ployers are as mystified over it as he is, Capt. Bill McDonald, the Texas ran ger, who seems to be anxious to chal lenge Senator Foraker to a talking match, is about as handy with hi3 vo cabulary as he is with his shooting irons. The story that Harry Thaw, the con demned murderer, has incurred tb cor dial uismce ol his mothcr-in-i,:w, may be merely a shrewd play for the sympa thy of those in a similar fix. (jertruue Atherton has politely re quested the London Times to go to the devil. If she will furnish the address and a year's subscription in advance, the Times will no doubt be glad to comply. Carter Harrison is again looming up a candidate for mayor of Chicago. The Chicago mayoralty has always been re garded by the Harrison family as an heirloom, anyway. An Illinois judge bas ruled that a jug of whiskey is a deadly weapon, but he- did i t in a case where a jug was thrown at a man not emptied into him. Lira n go iYieeti-ig A regular meeting of Tangent Grange was hold Jan 26th, .with good attend ance, and visitors present from West ern Star, Sand Ridge, Grand Prairie, Charity and Crowfoot.. Tin-co applications for membership, wore received. The foornoon was taken up with the regular routine work, until a call came- that dinner was in waiting, when re cess was taken The- following officers were installed the ensuing year, by Mrs. Dora Harris,. assisted by Brother and Sister Allen. M., M. F. Wood. O., D. McGregor. L., Msu-y Tisdale. A. S., W. J. Obermeyer. T., J. H. Scott. Sec. , Miss Georgia Blevins. G. K., G. C. Stetlmachcr. C, Trixie Sharp. P., Winnie Dow. F., Lola Owenby. L. A. S., Miss Lydia Stellmacher Organist, Miss Cora B. Scott. The retiring master delivered a fine address and urged the members to stand by their new master, and aid and assist him with their presence and in every way possible if they wished to make a successful and influential grange. The lecturer's hour was taken up in listening to short addresses by visiting members. Excellent remarks we e made by the installing officer Mrs. Har ris, also by Bros. Freerksen, Francis, Harris and Allen. All enjoyed the meeting which was pronounced a success in every particu lar. J. H. S. State Masters Visits. Austin T. Buxton Master of Oregon Stato Grange will visit the following granges at the dates fixed below: w estorn star, tea. utn. Tangent, " 7th. Sand Ridge, " 8th. Oak Plain, " 0th. Charity, " 11th. llolley. " ISth. Grand Prairie, " 15th. I lie meetings will convene at 10 n m. and the afternoon session may be public if sojilesiied, when all who wish to avail themselves ot the opportunity to hear the objects of tho grange ex plained can do so. Members of the order are earnestly requested to attend those meetings and give the Stato Master a cordial recept ion. Another Shipper Convention. Another shippers and producers con vention has been called, this one to be at Cottage Grove on Feb. 6. The Com niercial Club in calling tho co. vention passed resolutions referring to tho cal amity of ear shortage and the vicious and unjust discrimination perpetrnttd by tho Harriman lines. Tho convention is called to prevent a gieat industry being trampled under foot and crushed out of existence. The high school basket team will play the Corvallis team at Corvali s next r'riday night. A bill will be introduced to raise the salary of the treasurer of Linn county from $1.00.1 to $1,'J00. On the evening of February the ISth hen' will be n Butterfly sociable at the W. C. T. V. h.iil. C. H. NEWS. U. S. to Charles M. Doty 80 acres 13 K 2 Patent Mortgage for $2000, $200. atisfaction of mortgage for $425. Assignment of mortgage for $2000. Notarial filed. commission Ethel hoss License issued for marriage of Verne D. Lockner, aged 21, of Portland, a railroad man and Ethel V. Wait, aged zi, or Aioany, a teacner. The ninth license this year. Hunters license: John Marrs, 56, of Lacomb. aged Probate: Fifth account filed in estate of Mary Ann Shank, an incompetent, ana approvea. The tax extenders are now on the last book. The collection of taxes will begin about tne mmaie oi ebruary. STATE LEG ISLATURE. Several Bills Pass Each Mouse. The House: Steen Fixing salary of School Su- tlfflj) county at trctt Pmuiri;- tr. foL-v, ., i Barrett-ProvidiEtr for takmg up and msnn.mnp or stncK. Barrett, Umatilla To prohibit clriv-1 ing animals on sidewalks and limiting; to six miles an hour the speed! of such animals in unincorporated town?, Northap Lmrning liability of real kxluik ui uectsusuu persons lor payment of debts to a period of six years. Barrett Increasing rpnnlrips fnr in- I timidation ot juuicial, legislative or ' executive officers. rreeimut im-hiit uewiics ii: oeeus and other instruments now on record. I erty of estates when directed by testa-! tor in his-will' without arc order from the eourt. Perkins To prevent false labelinir or Dranuing oj. irutas. 1 he senate.: Coshow lo- psrrect tithi to lands formerly belonging to decedents. Coshow 1 o declare certain marriages vanci. Malarkev To authorize establish ment of Rpprf Institute. The Senate killed by indefinite post- ponemcnt: I J- MH'er-r-or employment OS, school physicians. ' oiuiLji iu leauieiuLueraauiaw,. Bills eontinue to nour into the two- rr, tt.rn..iii ji houses. So.i.e new ones are:. In the Senate, several already in tho house, and Malarky, hours of R. R. employees, Mulit, muting it unlawful to throw sawdust in. stroamo. Smitn, creating Cascade county. Smith, prohibiting combination of grain dealers. Johuson, increasing O. A. C. appropriation from. $25,000 to $50,000 annually. In the House: Beveridee. nrovidincr for jury verdkt by majority. Abolish ing death sentence. Beutgeni prohib- iting depositing high, explosives within mile of dwelling and two miles- of school house. Barrett, $10,000 for op- erating portage road, Chapin, prohib- :.: 5 t:-: .. 1 lung uuverusius cmra ira venereal diseases. Beals. Making cruise value: oasis :or assessment, oi umoe. luntl Northwestern lnvertO)-s.. The following patents were issued. Ias4 week to Northwestern inventors;. Washington J. L. Anderson,. Seattle, pipe-holder; J. W. Cover, Tacoma, pencil sharpener; a. Hoops,, aoum Bend, sawmill track sweeper; C. Kruse, Seattle, bread kneading and. molding machine; J. W. Laurent, Spokane, current motor; G. Moore, Granite Falls, logging device; V. bcharnweber, beat-, tie, ventilator. ! Oregon C. J. Akins, Huntington, flush lank; E. N. Buchanan, Portland, trunk harness; C. F. Carlson,La Grande, i ironing table; W. H. Clark, Sumptcr, plate lifter; W. H. Corbett. Portland, friction clutch; F. S. Gunning, The Dalles, combined harrow tooth and weeder; W. D. Plue, Raincr, rotary wood planing device; R. Rutherforti, Montavilla, boat propelling mechanism. Copies of any of the above patents will be furnished to our readers at ten cents each, by D Swift & Co., Wash ington, D. C, our speeial patent cor- j respondents. j Weatherford Won. There were ten contestant in the O. A. C. oratorical contest at Corvallis, which was won by Mark V. Weather- ford, a nephew of Hon. J. K. Weath- erford of this city. The judges were President Crooks, A. C. bchmittand J. S. Van Winkle of this city, and Mrs. B. F. Irvine, R. J. Nicholls and Prof. Baldwin of Corvallis. Besides a S10 gold medal Weatherford received a cash prize of $15. The O. A. C. does things according to Caesai. May Revert to the Government. According to a dispatch in tho Ore gonian tho U. S. government is' about to bring a suit for the condemnation of numerous tracts of timber land in west- llr.iir,.,, ailil fir IflVM nmt hmmht up by different parties. Somo of it is. ihce this morning a piece of moss in thitcounty on Thomas creek, srtvti eight feet long, which he took from a to be very valuable timber land. If Uis tiee near Crabtrce. where he was yes land should bo made to revert back lo lerday. It is a very pretty piece of revert back to the government it wosld green stulT. and shows what Oregon open for settlement some line. land, can do in tho moss business. Mr. Der those who have not taken advantage of rick has been trapping some alone the their timber rights would be. gUul to g-.'t hold of. MISFITS. Portland was an icycle city yesterday. It looks as if it Van Winkle. will be Postmaster Think of living in Portland with Alb any on the map. Some people go off on every tangent that comes around. . Who would be a Portland telephone lineman about now? The jingle of the nickle-in-the-slot machine is again heard in the city, A good many people are opposed to any kind of a railroad commission. Depend upon it the Tongues of Fire will not be easily extinguished. A locks bill will be very ineffective unless the river-rail combination is dis solved. Portland is a good deal colder city than Albany except wher the weather man makes his report. Like the Holy Rollers the Tongues of I Fire people may court persecution, I which often helps. I The Menonite people are very peace able citizens without those Tongues of i- iic iiiipuriauuiis. A bin providing for shutting up hogs waa referred by Speaker Davey to the committee on eame. That cJht tn kill " A Portland correspondent says there-, are many tricks in the manipulation of references to committees, sometimes making it a farce Is 3 thought a jury will be secured in the Thaw case by the 4th of July,. wnen tne nrte woris win Detrin. Somo "P-to-date valentines, a big Improvement on the trashy colored. altairsol past years, have appeared on the market ready for the 14th ot Feb- uaij,. Figures lie about as much as any thing. Mr. Bryan didn't, vaste any of Oregon's time, not a cent's worth. The legislature has been having too much time. Better on it they had Bryan to speak to them an, hour every day. It Oregon takgs. the job of building ... . new loots, it win cost tne state over a : million dollars before it gets through with the job. That $400,000 would only : be a starter. It is the business of . Uncle Sam- to make the Willamette navigable.. : Th. -iri(n f tn ,! , T,,e Pf68',"; ?f the nat a"d ui b hukh.- jimraiij continue to be elected by the bodies ! over which they preside, which is prob- ! ably proper,, even, though not always satisfactory. , . . The Southern yacific company is building a steel bridge at Coburg, pre-, . .... rsaratoi-B to Duttinc-Salem and AlBanw n o hnM, id. Jrim Tho mannV.- which, it runs its Coburg train through, Albany now doesn't har - monize with tho statement, nor new heavy rails on the main line. thg.' ! People Who Come ard Go W. E. Carpenter, Portland. A. R. Marsh, Seattle. R. H. Warfield, Portland. C. A. Pugh, Shedd. Wm. D. Spence, Chicago. Chas. Foskett, Portland. J. McCreadie, S. F. J. H. Goldman, Tangert. H. A. Brewer, Portland. W. K Paul, St. Paul. Jack Ralston, Portland. Sid Beck. " C. C. Hall, W. B. Glass, Brownsville. W. W. Kobe. G. B. McLeod, Portland. A. M. and W. A. Templeton, Halsoy,-. W. F. Swick, Seattle. K. J. Kintz, Oakland, Calif: G H. Richasdson, Portland. For a Choral Union. Tomorrow evening at thecollege atS o'clock a meeting will be held for (the organization of a choral union under the direction of Prof. Palmes; to meet ac- ca.din to arran;ement for nrartici. with a view of concerts and perhaps a cantata later. All are -ranted to attend. Do not wait for personal invitation. Card of Thanks. The undersigned desire to, express their heartfelt thanks for the many acts of kindness and sympathy shown them during the sickness and death of their beloved daughter and sister. Signed Mr. anpiMrs. J. R. Bray. Fuiel, Bray. Claude Bbay. Eight Poot Moss. R. S. Derrick left at the Democrat Suntiam, among his catches being j t'tter, two tuihKS and tmecu coons. TELEGRAPHIC. Senator Mulkey Now. Washington, Jan. 30. The Senate met at noon. Senator Fulton presented the credentials of Senator Mulkey, which were approved and he was escorted to the vice president desk and administer ed the oath, taking half a minute in occupying his seat in the rear of the democratic side, a fall fledged senator. Famished Cattle. Vancouver, B. C. Jan. 30. Mc Leod, Alberta, was invaded last night by 6000 famished cattle mounted men trying to drive out. Salem, Jan. 30. The opponents of the Jamestown appropriation succeeded in defeating the measure in the Senate this morning. They headed off further discussion by moving it indefinitely postponed. Kay and Johnson led the fight for retrenchment. Beach, chair man of federal relations committee re ported a bill appropriating $65,000 fa vorably. A vote was taken on a minority report and adopted seventeen to ten. Kavs motion to indefinitely postpone it carried 15 to 12. Salem, Jan. 29. The senate cleared the desk of everything this morning. Senator Miller introduced a joint me morial to increase the pensions of Indian war veterans from $S to S12 per montn. Supeme court being behind two years in its work Senator Cooke introduced a bill providing lor the appointment by the governor of two commissioners, each serving two years to draw the same salary as the supreme justices. The appointments must have approval of court. Salem, Jan. 29-The first fight in the house occurred this morning over the resolution of Representative Wilson to increase the assessment and taxation committee to seven, and add these two from tho Multnomah delegation. All the big delegations united against Multnomah and it lost 23 to 35. stateTeq islature. Getting, Ieady to Do Things.. ti i t . . i lie aiuie jogisiaiure met yejieruay : ,hait tha i7.ri;ol, , " .. ' ' -"&'""' ;"5"w some and to something after two week preparation. The Locks bill will be the order ing morning.. Several aew bills were introduced in the house-Davey descended and sent in i. una- anu.vi.iimi.iiig juu.uou lor Indian war veterans, ond authorizing; Poar.li)E.Pub.llc commissioners to pay Wu" t0J slte, tor state printing offic-, J" uat aaiarv oi ,s,uuu ior isttJ'e'rmlrA'n . aton, ?50;000 foJ topographic maps,, , investigation of experiment station and hydrographic. Gee whiz! ! Rpa S. PVlHnnfr w Vtarinrr Ua fair.. -r : '.""" b W)""11" for improving lillamook Bay, ' "-u-"iiiu, relocating ceai mute- ! 9C",00 .wlth 514,000 appropriation. iH,l, iiwiiis uiucoiii a oirLnuay a legal holiday, and baturday afternoons- oor puosic omciais. uray, Jackson and Vawter $27;000 for Central Oregon State Normal School. Let the bands play. In the Senate several local bills were introduced. Also by Smith providing for only two normal schools, one west and one east of the Cascades. Senator M. A. Miller introduced, a resolution providing for amending the constitution in reference to the- loca tion of state institutions. Now it is said the reason Mr.. Bristol is not confirmed as district attorney is because Harriman opposes birai Can it be possible Senator Fulton would be influenced by anything like thatt FINAL SETTLEMENT In 'he County Ojnrt of the State of Orftenii for Linn County. In the matter of ttm las; will nd test-ame-'ii nl estate of Hans Wodtli, de eeas . N hi, e 1b hereby eiveo that tho nnHor. sign-xi executrix ol the Inee will and Umeut and fldtale of, KL'ans Wndtli. decBhPBd, has Hl-d her fmar account in tn io ma ii-r in the abov entitled ci O't and an order has been made and ruturml ol record dlieciimt this notice ami nammn.PrfHav, .5arcri ), 1907, at ihf hour of one o'clock in th afternoon tliaivof lor the beating of of Jeetiona to ai'l 6tnl account and-kr tbe settlement tDoieo.. Diied Junuary SOi 1007. AJiNA WODTLI, Exoiutrizof the Met Mil. teiiamant ami -ante of Hr Wadtli, dt-Cdased. CHAS. J. SCHJUBEL, Attorney for Execrtrix. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE T 'l the creditors ol Richard Maro, deceaeed : All I erfons-havini claims aealnst the eptatf of aaidi -lecudent are herttv noii tied that 'bs undersigned bas been ap-oointt-d adaiinintrnlor ol said estate bv iha County Court ol Linn Oourty, Oregon th. relore, all persons having claimi aRainB! Paid ea'a am berhv uotifjed- and required to pristMit ihd v.tmitta me with ih proper voucIitr, at rtiv rwai.lence near Lvods, L-nn Cunntv, Oration, within six mjntbe from tbi dale heieol. Dated tbia 1st day nf Feb., 1907. J. M. HEKKY, Administrator ol sain eett'e. W.R. BiLYEU. ' Attorney lo: Adain -tiaij',