High Schools.
The Democrat is in favor of the
move for county high schools. It is the
proper thing. The high school is a
great institution. Altogether perhaps
the greatest of all schools, certainly
next to the public school. It has grown
in power until it occupies an enviable
position, and it is right that country
districts should have the privilege the
same as the cities. A great many never
get beyond the high school. While it
is well if they do, it is a fact that the
student who passes the twelfth grade
high school is vell equipped for the
average vocation of life. The modern
high school is almost a college, with its
advanced facilities for study, and its
splendid equipment. .The student does
well to keep a going, but the fact has
to be faced that most students do not,
hence the propriety of facing the
music as it is presented and making an
issue of the high school in the cause of
education. It should be put on a solid
basis, giving country districts as good
advantages as are enjoyed by the large
cities. As the country now has the R,
F. D. and telephone it is proper for it
also to have its high school.
Cold-Ulooded Hypocracv.
The news comes from Washington
that Roosevelt has directed "that all
government employe who wish to take
an active part in politics must resign
their positions with the government,
and that there is no hope of their re
gaining their positions'after the cam
paign is over."
Now, why should these office holders
be blamed?' Who is more actively en'
gaged in politics than the president
himself? If it is a scandal for men
holding subordinate positions by ap
pointment under the government to
engage in party politics, how much
more so 1b it for the president who if)
supposed to be an exemplar of dignity
and decency to desert the post of pres
ident to engage in political warfare to
elect for president the man whos nomi
nation was dictated by himself? Or,
after ha ing forced the nomination of
a candidate for Governor of New York,
step down into the "filthy pool" to
make that candidate's "calling and
election sure." If we were not speak
ing of the president of the United
States we would be compelled to call
such conduct the very quintessence of
hypocrisy.
A Good Outlook.
A Buffalo paper received at the Dem
ocrat office states that the chancos
are very bright there for Bryan to
carry Erie county, which has been go
ing republican for several years. In
fact tho pupor thinks Mr. Bryan's gen
eral prospects are silver-lined. It is a
labor papor and indicates very plainly
where tho labor vote of the country
will go. This means a good deal, par
ticularly, when it is general, and not
confined to any section. Everything
indicates there is a decided change of
sontimont in favor of Mr. Bryan among
the masses, and that they no longer
take any stock in the hacknied old cry
that tho country will go to ruin if any
particular man iB elected. People know
that this is too solid a country for that
kind of business.
Rockefeller at tVorU Again.
John D. Rockefeller has again boon
obliged to look after business, hereto
fore entrustod to clerks like Henry
Rogora. Rogers got sick, and John
hustled down to No. 26 to look over tho
books and see it Standard Oil had the
people sufficiently by the throat to keep
his incomo up into sufficient mil
lions for his family expenses and run
ning Chicago University. Perhaps Mr
Rockefeller while there will call some
of the political bosses over and havo an
interview. Ho will no doubt send in
hiB usual big check to have Tatt elected
in order to keen tho country in the
grp of high finnce laws.
Tho disclosure business in politics
hastens on apaco. Tho ugly lact now
comes into tho limelight that Mr. Vorys
who Is managing Tni't's campaign in
Ohio was debarred from practicing as
an uttornoy before the pension depart
ment at Washington on the ground
that he had made fraudulent use of
money belonging to a widow pensioner,
Who next?
A subscriber when forced to pay a
back subscription of several years de
clared it was simply a graft to send a
paper on credit and then collect for it.
A samplo of some of tho unreasonable
noss of the world. Most of tho busi
nesses of the world are run on tho
credit system, and the newspaper has
the same rights as any other business
if it Bees fit.
Gov. Haskell is going to sue Mr.
Hearst for damages for libel. But that
won't sottle anything. It will take
years to reach the case, and the cam
paign will be long past.
Saturday Night Thoughts.
In national affairs a feature of the
campaign has been the interference of
President Roosevelt in the election,
taking a hand in the campaign in a
striking manner, like all of President
Roosevelt's acts, following the start
ling advice to other office holders to
keep their hands out of politics or step
down for good. It at least is interest
ing, a chapter in the life of a man
who has never done anything like any
body else.
A big irrigation congress has been in
session down in New Mexico this week.
an important one, for irrigation has
become one of the greatest industrial
questions ot the day. Places which a
few years ago were arid and worthless,
are now blossoming with life and giv
ing forth in abundance, in fact in more
abundance than places that depend
upon nature alone. The government is
doing an immense thing when it puts
its money into irrigation projects.
Even sections favored with much rain
are the better for irrigation.
A son of the president this week be
gan life as a workingman. It is proba-
ble that he expects to get into other
thingx; but he does well to get into an
industrious habit. It has made many
men no matter what the business they
afterwards followed. Industry is at hc
bottom of success. In fact genius is
simply work, ard more work, continual
work.
The boy who really wants to get
along will not be a laggard, spending
liia younger life in idleness.
Some men live more in two or three
months than others in years, that is
attract more attention, but it does not
take long for the meteor to pass, and
what has been accomplished. It takes
years to build up a good reputation.
Meteoric rises rarely last, for there is
nothing stable to them. Character
needs to be at the back of a man's life
to make it count in the long run. Men
do well in this life to patiently and
faithfully abide their time in the affairs
of life, doing well their part in what
ever falls to their lot. By all means
row up stream, good and hard, don't
drift, hut do it steadily and carefully
with the distance in view.
Stop, what's to be compared to a
clean character, liyed consistently and
well, the best one knows how, always
seeking the best, An automobile set
loose without a chaffeur might make a
stir for awhile in the crowd; but it is
bound to end up against a fence or
building, a wreck. It is much so in
life.
These are athletic days. Young men
do woll to cultivate the athletic. It
counts in the race. But the kind that
weighs heavy is the steady, regular
care of the body, day after day, year
after year, temperance in eating and
exercise.. Men injure themselves for
life in overdoino- the: sama as thev do '
in over-drinking and over-eating. Good,
common every day horse sense, is a
Bplendid factor in body development as
in character development.
a decided improvement in
thn amr.1l nrnun-1 Ihn ffirmpr'n hnrn this '
Saturday evening.
I'ollticitl Forgery
. ......
The meanest and most contemptible
piece of political forgery is the publi
cation a few weeks since by a New
Yolk paper supporting Tuft of an arti
cle said to have been .written by Ex-
Piesidcnt Cleveland in favor of the
election of Taft. Ic was said that Mr.
Clcvoland wrote tho article just pre
vious to his death but that he died be
fore it was delivered to the magazine.
In some way the New York Times got
hold of the article and published it
Tho articlo lauded Taft and belittled
the democrats and particularly Mr.
Bryan.
It now turns out that the article was
a forgery. But one republican paper
that published it, so far as has come to
our notice, has retracted tho matter
, . ,. f . .
wu.v .u. u..,u),a ".
Oregonian.
Frenzied 1 noughts.
Careful enquiry among real estate
agents fails to discloso a single sale of
valuable property to anybody who got
rich patronizing Mr. Tom Luwson's
latest easy money scheme. Americans
are not such lobsters as Tom Lawson
thought.
A London millionaire is said to be
making a hobby of collecting bagpipes.
There are so many ways for the rich to
blow in their money, you know.
Let it not be forgotten that Senator
Ucveridge also spoke al Youngstown,
Ohio.
With the assistance of the President, '
Secretary Loeb has established a new
chapter of the Ananias Club in Wis
consin, His triumphial tour of the Coast in- j
dicatcs that the West refuses to con- 1
sidor Mr. Harriman an "'undesirable '
citizen." i
C. H. NEWS
Circuit Court. New Case:
G. W. Bradley et al aet. W. L. Bur
ton et al suit for partition of property
consisting of 10 acres in tp 11-1 west,
with several heirs interested. L. M.
Curl attorney.
Order signed by Judge W. M. Hallo
way in Wells Fargo Co. agt. Linn
County and Sheriff Smith restraining
them from issuing an execution and
selling the property of the plaintiff for
taxes, plaintiff to file bond for $350.
MnrrinrrA lifnnaar?haa TlnArvaa
aged 31, born in Ky., of Philomath, and
Marie Knauf, aged 18, born in Or., of
Scitf. Cbas. E. Ogelsbee, aged 22, born
in Kan., ot Aunfevme, ana Edith All
phin, aged 21, born in Or., of Lebanon
19 during September.
Probate:
In estate of John Harrison inventory
filed. Value of real property $1000.
In estates of Addie Andrews and
David Andrews, Benj. Keebler. Chester
miccneii,.iieo. noss were appointed ap
praisers.
1235 hunters licenses
ahead of a year ago.
issued, being
Deed3 recorded:
J. A. Wassom to Clara A. Wilkins
287.10 a ;...$ 4500
K. Moms to J . D. Wassom
964.95 a 15000
Jas. P. Schooling to Matilda I.
Schooling 12 lots Harrisburg. . 500
Granville B. Duff to Gustav
Volck 85.5 a 10
John lurnridge to Wm. Edwards
32 rods 100
Kobt. M. brown to Jennie Brown
2 ots b 127 H's ad 10
J. F. Surrell to Theodore Cowitz
146.12 a 3653
Geo. L. Washburn to A. P. Hir
ons 40 a 500
Bill of sale moving picture plant F.
P. Stewart to J. A. Stewart.
Patent Catherine Hoff stand.
Deeds recorded:
J. I . Conner to D. B. Cooper, 2
lots, N. Brownsville $ 900
Edward Holloway to J. F. Venner,
31 by 105 feet, Brownsville 2600
Hubbard Schrunk to Wm. H.
Schrunk, 43.43 acres 800
W. E. Yates to Wm. T. Harrity
& J. P. Harrity, 260 acres 4000
Mortgages $2340, $1800, $1000. $550.
Satisfactions for $120, $440, $700 and
$300.
Proof labor by Rolo Ellis for E. O.
Smith, Santiam district. .
1246 hunters licenses issued.
HARRISBURG
Body of J.
F. Nixon Not
Found.
Yet
Bulletin:
Mrs. E. E. Warner shipped six
cars
of hay to Portland last week' She
re-
ports the hay market glutted.
Mrs li1. li1. Wnrnpr u,na iif RnrintrflolH
w auA a i,u IT.--
been only a few miles, comparatively,
from this place this is the first visit she
has made that town since 1867.
The statement of the financial con
dition of the First National Bank shows
a gain in deposits of almost $30,000. It
ui iuuuib uy sicat
The hodv of J. F. Nixon, drowned
here, had not been recovered up to late
last evening altho workers have been
busy every hour of daylight since the
alarm was first given. Yesterday af-
ternoon an expert driver was secured.
The bridle to one of the horses was found
nvpr a milpt hplnw tha Hepn nf th
Swmmr the
A most distressing accident occured
vesterdav iifternnnn at the. farm hnmn
of Farmer Rice. His uncle, N. J. Rice, Sarcastic but suggestive is the follow
a man of 75 years of age, and whose jng from the Eugene Register: And
residence in ut Holly, had driven into the editor of the evening paper, a re
the yard, chatted a few minutes with cent importation, has Teamed as his
the folks and was about to turn and go first real substantial lesson in Eugene,
on his journey when the horses began to that vituperation, abuse and falsehood
plunge frantically, wheeling around are poor weapons to use.
shortly and throwing the old man out. i (
He was rendered unconscious. . ... . .
The little home of Mr. and Mrs. p. I According, to a caricature Katzan
H. Couch caught fire at eight o'clock jammer Roosevelt and Hearst, two well
this morning and burned to the ground, known kids have betn making it pretty
All the near buildings but one little lively for Haskell andoraker. As the
shed were destroyed, as well as the doings of the Katzanjammer kids is al
wintcr's supply of wood. Some of the ways Pure cussedness it is difficult to
furniture was saved. $500 insurance is
' carried, SHOO of which was on the resi
' dence. Mr. Couch is old and feeole
i and ior P?8t cuileof days has been
alone while his wife is visiting a daugh-
ter in Airmny it tne old man first saw
the fire he was no doubt too feeble
excited to do unythitig.
of fact Albany is full just the same,
Rev. W. P. White returned from nouses cannot be found, hotels are run
Bro.vnsville, where at tho Prosbvterian ' nine over. etc. one night a man sleep-
church last night he presented his lect -
ure on the Yellow Stone Park, with
illustrations. Kev. J K Lyons, pastor
ui uie cuurcn mure also came down on
the same train
R. K. Ohling went to Portland on a
short business trip.
Mrs. Vard Littler went to Portland
on a visit with her folks.
Mr. Douglas Thrift left for Union to
look after the Lasstilo prune dryer.
I Z3 A
! nnnr.iiRrn and nrrr nnro Swulmodrt. I
drawing -r i'JH'I. tor e i te it urate tl ftUil froerporL I
; Knv ivM.v, how to abulia mt.iU. tnttl mark, I
cowngnt era N ALL COUNTRIES.
Pattnt tnd Infrinftment Prictlc Eicluilvely.
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I I SU lflatt Itrwt. 9V. U&1U4 HUtM ritant Ofle
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MISFITS.
The slaughter of tho innocents
has
begun.
More tough looking hobos, dirty and
grimy.
No more kicking about there not be
ing enough rain.
Things are being dug up down at the
irrigation congress.
Portland runs the Willamette Valley
on opening days.
It is all settled, Taft says:
going to be elected."
"i:am
Hillsboro has reason
She has an electric line.
for shouting.
Fierce base ball back east, the great
est and best of all games.
According to an eastern actress so
ciety women have no brains.
Albany is somewhat of a musical cen
ter and has high C ambitions.
Hurrah for the lumbermen,
great victory for living rates.
It is
Just one mon th to election. General
Apathy now has charge of affairs.
Standard Oil is causing its usual
trouble, always has and always will.
Everybody knows the trusts haven't
been hurt, and are stronger than ever.
A Long Beach hotel has closed be
cause it cannot run without a bar.
Better quit then.
What right has the president any
more than any other office holder to be
officious in politics.
Yesterday Mr. Bryan had been mar
ried 24 years. May he live long and be
president of the U. S.
At the present rate it is only a ques
tion of time when the Chinese will be
excluded. A big hole was made in their
line yesterday.
The Portland.'papers are making a
fight against drop curtains, covered
with beer ads, etc., dropping a few hot
shots upon them.
Albany is to have a $10,000 cannery
plant, according to the Woodburn In
dependent. Good news.
The papers arefull of lies these days.
One is that if Bryan is elected steel is
not wanted. Better put it: "If Bryan
is elected steal is not wanted."
No one has heard of an arrest under
, the new game warden. A big mistake
was made when J. W. Baker was
dropped, tie looked after things.
.1 - ., . .
i i ou can near anyimng. une ining is
that Jim Hill owns the Oregon Electric,
Another is that Harriman is behind Mr.
Welch. Probably nothing in either.
Albany continues to be a ' fortunate
ciiy. Wecannowget our evening mail
in me evening, ana our morning
mail
verv early, a fine thine for business
men and busy people generally.
I
A picture published shows a scene
. r . . r . . . .
I tT.om 'I16 Bostonian Ministrel Maids
gives nineteen or twenty persons in it.
i ne total numoer in tne company is
. eight; but they are equal to nineteen
. r , '
I
see where the point is.
Considerable fun was poked at Eu
gene for its sensational notihcation to
Mr. McMurry.of the S. P., to not bring
nnu mnnt nponlp rhprp until rhnsn thprp
or j had been taken care of. The papers in
sist that it was no fake. As a matter
! ing on the seats in the G. A. R.
j hall. But what of it, we want others
to keep cominjf, and will try and look
after them some way.
Harrisburg Bulletin: A good sized
vote of thanks is due the Albany Ccm
merical club for the publication of its
splendid book on the resources of Linn
county. Harrisbug's community will
share in the benefits derived. Perhaps
Harrijburg herself will never get any
thing out of it as the designers of the
map for the booklet has placed us sev
eral miles otf the river leaving Albany
the river town in the county. But then
if it helps the country we'll rijk old
Harrisburg taking care of herselt even
if it don't have the Willamette flowing
down Main street.
Miss Lena Stcllmacner came up from
Portland todav on a visit at the home
of her father W. C. Stellmacher.
J. H. Goins has gone to Omaha to
attend the national letter carrier's con
vention. He proposes to do so ne live
boosting for Oregon.
Oregon
Builders
Are you doing what you can to populate your State?
OREGON NEEDS PEOPLE Settlers, honest farmers, mechanics,
merchants, clerks, people with brains, strong hands and a willing
heart - capital or no capital.
Southern Pacific Company
Lines in Oregon.
is sending tons of Oregon literature to the East for distribution
through every available agency. Will you not help the good worK
of building Oregon by sending us the names and addresses of your
friends who are likely to be interested in this state? We will be -glad
to bear the expense of sending them complete information
about OREGON and its opportunities.
COLONIST TICKETS will be on Bale during SEPTEMBER
AND OCTOBER from the East to all points in Oregon. The fares
from a few principal cities are
From Denver $30.00
" Omaha 30.00
" Kansas City; 30.00
" St. Louis 35.50
" Chicago 38.00
TICKETS CAN BE PREPAID
If you want to bring a friend or relative to Oregon, deposit the
proper amount - with any of our agents. The ticketwill then be
furnished by telegraph.
C. K. FRONK, Local Agent.
WM. McMURRY, General PassengerJAgent,
Portland, Oregon.
C. H. NEWS
Circuit court: Answer filed by J. C.
Christy in Brinson agt. Jones et al.
Over 1300 hunters licenses granted.
Marriage licenses: Hulert Davis, aged
32, born in Oregon, of Gates, and Jen
nie Rice, aged 22, born in Nev., of Al
bany. Jos. A. Brand, aged 24, born in
Montana, and Apollona Fietrick, aged
24, born in Oregon, both of Kingston.
Deeds Recorded :
Bard L. Craft to J. A. Craft 2
lots Wrights ad $ 225
Jas. D. Simons to J. F. Venner
& R. W . Tripp 2 lots N. Browns
ville 1550
John H. Simpson to G. W. Simp
son 90 by 90 feet bl 55 10
Rose E. Young to John H. Clelan
lot 4 bl 7 H's heirs 1st ad 1
Jennie Brown to Rachel Wagstaff
1 lot bl 127 H's ad 350
Satisfaction of mortgage for $600.
Assignment for $1200.
2928
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THB
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
at Albany, in the State of Oregon,
at THE
Close of business Sept. 23, 1908.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts $ 429,108.00
Overdrafts, secured and up
unsecured 6,655.36
U. S. Bonds tj Becuie cir- .
culation 20,000.00
U. S. Bonds on hand 50,000.00
Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 8,950.00
Bonds, securities, etc 157.092.82
Banking house furniture, 11,000.00
Other real Estate owned. . . 13,901.31
Due from National Banks
(not reserved agents) . . . 8,949.00
Due from State Banks and
Bankers 18,083.24
Due from approved reserve
agents 55,488.25
Checks and other cash
items .... 2,910.21
Notes of other National
Banks 1,108.00
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents 45.05
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, viz:
Specie $89,038.45
Legal-tender notes 1,500.00
90,538.45
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation) 1,000.00
Total $1,074,829.64
LIABILITIES.
Capita' stock paid in 80,0)0.00
Surplus fund 20,000 00
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid... . 41,542.32
National Bank notes out
standing 15,200.00
Duo to other National
Banks 7.8S7.27
Due to State Banks and
Bankers 4,73.74
Due to Trust Companies and
Sm'ing Banks 365.85
Individual deposits subject
to check 826,552.76
Demand certigcates of de
posit 78,347.70
Certified checks 200.00
Total $1,074,S29.64
State of Oregon, County
of Linn, ss:
I, Alfred C. Schmitt, Cashier of
the above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
ALFRED C. SCHMITT, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to bef ire me
this-30th day of Sept.. 1903.
H. F. MERRILL,
Notary 'Public.
CwtRECT -Attest:
E. W. Langdon,
P. A. Goodwin, 'Directors
S. E. Young )
From Louisville $41.70
" Cincinnati 42.20
" Cleveland 44. i5
" New York 55.00
TELEGRAPH.
San Francisco. Oct. 1. The attor
neys for the Southern Pacific and Ore
gon and California road filed a bill of
complaint in the court of appeals de
claring the lumber rate as fixed by the
interstate commerce commission is con
fiscatory and also attacks the constitu
tionality of the act creating the com
mission. Portland, Oct. 1. Whitney L.
Boise, who was charged with embezzle,
ment in the Hawthorne estate by mem
bers of the family, was vindicated by
the grand jury this morning, which re
turned not a true bill.
Portland. Oct. 2 The Municipal
association here will not aid fallen wom
en whom the mayor declares he will
drive from the city. He announces he
does not expect to cure or remedy the
social evil, but wants the red light dis
trict wiped out. Women must either
reform or go to outside towns where
trade is tolerated.
Portland, Oct. 2. -The report of
Receiver Devling shows 23 per cent of
the assets used up whille only 16 per
cent ot the liabilities have been paid in
the defunct Oregon Trust and Savings
Bank. The concern is still able to meet
the claims in full.
ONE OF 13.
Prom an Immense
Farm.
Calif. Mock
W. H. Chambers, of Dos Palos, Cal.
is here on a visit with his mother, Mrs.
M. C. Chambers, of Knox's Butte, and
other relatives. Mr. Chambers is one
of a family of eight boys and five
girls, of whom seven boys and four
j girls are living, the youngest now be
, ing about thirty, a remarkable record.
Mr. Chambers' father was a pioneer
I of 1847, settling near Knox's Butte
where the family has sinced lived.
This is Mr. Chambers first visit here
since going to California seventeen
years ago He is employed on the big
i Miller & Luck's stock farm, embracing
thousands nf acres of grazing land, the
I Company controling by lease and other
j wise several million acres for grazing
purposes on the coast, dealing in cattle,
sneep and norses cy the thousand.
The Company owns its own packing
house, and slaughteis about two hun
dred head daily, besides an immense
business along other lines. Mr. Cham
bers has been with Miller & Lucks for
eight years, except ten months just be
fore the earthquake, when he was in
the dairy business at Francisco, the
earthquake shaking him out of it.
In a Forest Fire.
Among those in the recent big forest
fires in Northern California, near Eu
reka, was Frank Wheeler, a former Al
bany man. In a letter to his sister,
Mrs. J. S. Morgan of this city, he gives
an account of the thrilling experience.
At the time he was at Luffenholtz, a
summer resort town, which was wiped
out. His house was about the only
thing left, a fact due to a clean up just
before, leaving nothing around the place
to burn. As it was it became so tropi
cal that he fled to the beach a hundred
vards away. Even the postoffice was
hurned. A good deal of damage was
done.
A Couple Buys.
Mr. Schrader. of the gun store, has
bought the fipe property of Mr E
Thrall, in the first ward, consideration
$2500, and will make it his home. He
has also bought of Olin Stabiaker. the
vacant lot adjoining, p iyirig $45J. J.
A. Howard officiated as agent.
Henry Blakely" j7 Brownsville, went
to Portland.
Griff King west to Portland.