TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS College Asks Citizens Sum. lor This Today a most determined canvass of the city is being made to raise the sum of $10,000 to become a purtion of a fund of $50,000 that Albany college now asks for endowment. The entire city has been mapped out and committees assigned the work of seeing each and every one within the boundaries of the district allotted them. This evening a celebration has been planned and the Albany band will be out to furnish music for the occasion. This is entended for the monster cele bration of the college year with the an nouncement of $10,000 having been sub scribed, the students and friends of Al bany will make the welkin ring with their enthusiastic shouts and college yells. It is expected that citizens with out an exception will throng the streets to hear the news and rejoice with the workers and students. For the Council. The petition of George W. Taylor of Ohling & Taylor has been signed and filed with the City Recorder placing him on the ticket as an independent candidate for councilman. In the Third Ward it has been said that R. B. Snel! will be a candidate for the position. DK.il. Ii. ULLIS, Physician and Surgeon Albany, Oregon ru rPwte, Calls made in city and country Main 38. CITATION la the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Linn County. In the mutter of the estate of La-vina S. Ohilde, deceased an Geo. 8. Otiiid a - In the name You are nerebv appear In the Couuty Court of the State of Oregon, for the Ooun.y of Linn, at ' . . . I the co'irt room thereof, at Albany, in Bald couny, on Monday, the 2nd day of November 1908, at 1 o, clock fa the after Doon of that day, then and there to show cause, if auv there be, why and an order should not be made Dy the above en titled court authorizing and direction the adtiniiuiHtralor of the entitled estate to Bell me real property of said estate at private saie, Baia r.al property being describod e follows, to- wit Lou 3, 4, 6, 6. 13, 4, IS, 16, 17 and 18, in Block 7, in Bin's Addition t.. the town ol Sudoville, id Liun County, Ore gon,as the name appears upon the maps and plat ot said addition now on hie and of record in the office of the G juaty Recorder of eaid countv. Lota numbered 5, 6, 7 and 8 in Block 5 in Hill' - addition to toe town of So davine, in Linn County, Oregon, bb the same iB numbered, and described on the mapB and plate of said addition on file and ut reooid hi Mm Iic-- t,t iheOouncv Reorder or ad d county. The No tli ' hi ot the the Northeast quarier, me -U'.iiu t u,.ia- er -of the Nortbeub q -r fi u,j ,t ,M.uil! tm-f of the 6 ,ui .i-- t ta " S-t'i tun 86 in Towuuiiiu l:t (.K r,,'. C A-srotibe WiIUoih. e ! quarter ,v ilie li .ii, aud iim Nori,east N. triii -i qu-rr r ot l,-h'li 14 S "nr., Kings I l-tlllr- .M' lilll.U, in Seci- n i, i . 8 West ..' 1 1 Benturi U iiu .O ii, i ixnaiiiiiu 241) p.e Hon. -J. N. Jiidjr ii me i our, in the tire .,., I ,r Hie e.il e' suiu acrep. Wit li.i . : e ! , wi li Conntv court affixe-', tins the 23rd Unv ut Sep tember, A. U. 1HU8. J. W MILLER, Clerk By W. L. Marks, Deputy. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby alveo that the undr 6;gned has been duly arpoioted by the County Oou't of Lion C luoty, Oregon, adminintratnr of the estate of Acdie H. Andrera, late ot said count;, deceased. All persors having claims autini-t the etAiA nf RAiri deceased are reouired to present the Bame, with proper voucfcsrt, to the underBieued, at bis ottice in the ol the state of Oregoa. 1 delivered a most instructive and inter r c.ted and reauireil to ' estln lecture before the meeting last city of Albanv. in eaid countv, within . ing with heavily laden cars of lumber, eix monihe fr im the date of tui notice. iThe work of the line to Detroit princi Dateu this 9ih dav o; October. 1908. ' pally consists of heavy hauls of lumber F. M. REDFIELD. HEWITT & SOX, Anmfniitra or. Attorneys lor Administrator. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice ie hereby given that the under lined has tiled in I he County Court of Linn CouJty. Oregon, ber final accutt as executrix of the latt will and testa mpntofWai. R. MacKinnon, late o' Baid county, dei-eafed. ana that s-iid Cuurt ba appointed Monday, the 7th day ol Decenibe-, 1908, at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, as the lime for the beaiiui; of objection to said final account, and tbe settlement thereof. ELVtRA WAGSTAFF, HEWITT & SOX, Eiecutrir. Attorneys lor Executrix. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 1 i If b-reby tiven that the under-. sikumi i.aa tliert in the County Court ot Linu Count', Oregon, bU fioal account as administrator of the estate ot Tru man Pntu, late of said county, ae- teafed. and that laid court ha appoint-, ed Monday, the 7th day of December, 1908. at the bour of ten o'clock in the forenoon, it the hearirfz of objections to eaid final account, and tbe settlement thereof. GEO. 8. OHILD5,, IlEWUT A SOX, Administrator. Attorney tor Kxecotrix. THURSDAY. , ALCOCLUB MEETING. Ladies Given Privilege of Club. The annual meeting of the Alco Club was held last evening and over one hundred members of the club were in attendance and took part in the business meeting and partook of the buffet lunch as furnished by the Trustees. After hearing the reports of the officers and various committees the work of the election of officers was taken up and resulted so happily as to make 'he out come almost unanimous. Judge H. H. Hewitt was elected President; George W. Taylor, Vice President; Geo. E. Sanders, Secretary; Harry B. Cusick, Treasurer These were all elected by acclamation. The selection of a board of trustees of five members was inter esting, due to the fact that somewhat over a dozen nominations were made. The final result of the ballotting showed that G. A. Flood.U. W. Merrill.Lharies L-. . t r i : i r n fir , worbh. had been successful and elected for the coming year A resolution was 'read and adopted allowing the ladies the full privileges ef the club on the first and third Wed nesdaya of each month. The reports of the secretary and Treasurer showed that good work has been done and the retiring board cer- tainly is to be congratulated on the successful manner in which the gym- nasium project has been handled. r J ... Smelter Project. Paul T. Gadsen and Arthor Langguth, of Portland, appeared before the Com- mercial dun last evening and ex- plained their plan of establishing a n. .1.. u i; i-.:.i-:.i suieitei in me oauutuu luriuiiK lyiabiict. and asked nothing more than an en dorsement of their work and under taking. Mr. Gadsen represents the Wilson-Gadsen Co., ,of Portland, who are establishing and building smelters in the principal mining centers oi the northwest and the owners of mining I property generally enter into a twelve I year contract to furnish them ore from trust, smelter ana minim? enmneer. ana ?veu,nP;. lu? " u'Vn bers th dub were favorably im- nrocanH nrith rho nrniofl ami annnintori pressed with the project and appointed a committee of five to 'investigate the mining properties and report at the next regular meeting. A fine display of ores taken from the mines of the Gold Creek Mining and Milling Co. has been on display today at the store of M. Senders & Comnanv. It runs principally to silver, copper and "iS- m.tf consists of Geo. W. Taylor, F. J. Miller, Fi M. French, Dr. W. H. Davis and Bury t. Dasent. Married at Rose Lodge, Siletz A decidedly romantic wedding took place on Nov. 11, when James McKen- zie was united in marriage to Miss Etta Carter, of Halsey, in the little log cab in thn raorirofinn Thuv nvnirtorl 1-hoii many Albany friends by leaving here quietly for Sheridan. From there they went by way of Butler and Grand Ronde Reservation 36 miles by mule team to Salmon river, from there travelling 12 miles on horseback to the homestead of the groom, where they were met by friends. Rev. S. E. Meminger, now a homesteader on the Siletz, performed the ceremony immediately after their Br,Yalu -A d!? ?er wa3 serVAe,u The bride is well known in Albany, having been a teacher in the public schools of this city for three years. She is a graduate of the O. A. C. The rrrnnm is a Portland man. Beinn-intel- lionf .n nr,rn fr th nnik o.,r and over has been carving a fiome out of thn wiHsmPW. . A host of friends unite in wishing them success and good fortune. Those will soon be here, and irom appear Dresent were: Rev. and Mrs. S. hi. ances farmers are nearer ready for the Meminger. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Darnell Allro Finzer. W. R. Lacv and Frank Finzer. News From Albany's Six Trains. Early The yards of fhe Corvallis & Eastern sysrem were completely filled this morn- unr) w With the present facilities of the Southern Pacific Company and the torn up condition nf the yards, the handling of the immense freight business is no easy task. The location of the freight depot when the yard clmn2eJ -mj enmDleted is altogether a matter of conjecture. i E. P. Sommer-i. of Jacksnn and Som- mers Cigar Company, leftun the norr." ins train tor Corvallis Henry Lyons was a passenger ftr points northward on the morning local. The baggage men were rushed with traffic and found the work of handling lit all the more difficult on account of soft condition of the sand used to till in a'ound the depot. , ' A, I ., , , v... l m(j Albany Url Nurse tO Noted prosecutor. Miss Margaret Marks, a daughter of Mark of this citv is attending 1 James Marks i W eity. is amending ri. I H.n.ii in thn San fn. i Hospital. Considering the fame of the I -t man and hia wonderful career, the pos-1 Mrs. J. B. McCoy of 'os Ange'es, ition of attending him is one of respons-1 California, will pass through Albany ibility and call for extraordinary ability. I tomorrow with the remains of her A fine tribute to one of Albany's mother, going to Salem where the fun former residents, era! will be held. INNOCENCE ABROAD A Few Paragraphs from the Denv ocrat Man. Amidst the Sage Brush, Tuesday morning. I thoughr I got up at my reg. ular time, 6 o'clock; but, instead of be ing 6 it was 7, at Huntington the time went ahead an hour. I spent my first night in a Pullman sleeper. No one suspected I was asgreenasallthat. It is easy to sleep anywhere if you can turn the Key to your Drain, i am getting used to the high priced style of the din ners. Have gotten the business down to a science and can get a meal for 50 cents, a sign of genius. This morning buttered toast, cream and flakes, and cocoa cost 45 cents, and the other five cents the waiter kept as a tip. Was surprised that nothing was charged for the nngeroowi service. Five or six more passengers during the evening and night, including a baby, is making things more lively. At Pendleton I met Ex-Governor Geer, who had read that 28-year vaca- tionless item and was prepared to write a humorous item on the subject. .At N,a.mpai ?Bi!8 lfft train for Sl 'V- 6600 feet above the ' ocean, with snow almost any time. Think of living that high. . Passed Bliss and Gooding in the land of government irrigation. Some signs are suggestive: '-State land for sale at $1-50 per acre." Would hate to i risk 10K cents from the appearance of . the amP,'. A0""r: 100-m ??res l"K gated land of three crops. Cary Act Land." Give me one acre of Willam ette valley land for a dozen up here, in fact for a section if I had to stand the dust. Soshone, 3970 feet above salt water, Dresented a resnectable appearance. Goodin Gooding was all frontier. A ride through this country makes .the Wil- lame to valley seem like a paradise. A dpokane real estate man and boom er, with some hot house strawberries. has been making things lively in Har tog style. Strawberries in November out here, I suggested, were nothing down in the Willamette valley. He going to Denver to advertise the big apple fair. FRED PIKE JN UTT1NU TANGENT. Mr. Geo H. Moss has finished his fall work and is now taking a trip to Seat tle, bpokane and other places taking a look at the country. Miss Sylvia Canavan has gone to Sa lem to spend the winter with her aunt, Mrs. Sarah Galbreath. L. D. Simons has moved with bis fam ily to his father's farm near Sodayille, where he will try farming for awhile. ' Lenwis Marsters is now postmaster at Tangent in place of L. D. Simons, who lately resigned. ! L. B. Marste"s has leased the build ing and bought the stock of goods of L. D. Simons, and hereafter he will be one of Tangent's prosperous merchants. R. J. Moses has completed his new building and moved his stock of mer chandise into it, where he now has a fine display of goods. William Slate recently from Southern Oregon has moved to Tangent to reside. Ambrose Beard of Albany has bought tne house and two lots just west of the warehouse where his sister Mrs. Ellen Ballard and family will make their ful- ure home. Farmers are well along with their work and a large acreage of fall grain has been sowed; consisting of wheat, oats, vetches and cheat, A Thanksgiving dinner will be served by the ladieB of the two churches in Tangent at the Grange hall, to which an are cordially invited, the proceeds of tne dinner to be used for purchasing 80n books , . " . . The raina ?n October started the B'ass and gran to growing and now ;??aarea mi fields look reen and inviting. Indications now are that the winter wet weather than they have been at this time of the year for a lone time. ue tney nave tneir seeoing bdoul uone and most of the heavv hauling is over. so the roads will be left in good condi- uuii iur winter. Eastern Oregon Residents Want Our Fruit. George B. Whitcomb of the Sweet Home country, has made a number of trips across tne mountains mis r ail oy way of the Willamette Valley Mountain Wagon Road, loaded with Linn county apples and found that the demand for this fruit in those sections is unlimited and at no time during these trips was he able to re ich further than Bend with fruit. Furthermore these apples were sold at the rate of five cents pernound. This is an indication of the possi&il- iH'ph that- will nnon tn tha valla., -...4 i jnn COuntv with the cnmniciinn nf line via. Detroit into r astern t;recon. The residents of that section are hun gering for our horticultural products and gladly pay extraordinary prices for them. It is a long way across the Cascades, but Air. Whitcomb thinks it pays and wiil watch this field and en- deavor to supply in a measure the de- mano oi me restuents ot sisters, Bend and other intermediate points with the luscious apple of the valley. Why not undertake the work of pro- moting the construction of the Corvallis & Eastern of i.ur own accord and thus bring to our city and valley some of the weaun in trine mat is rightly due us. Evervone should be interested in this matter. The people of Eastarn Oregon are anxiou8 and waiting for us to open door-to - , . lne uoor-to mem ior traue, STUDENT'S Make Merry at the College Last Night. A monster demonstration and stud ents' rally was held last evening at the college. The band was present and furnised music of a lively character. Theyel Is of the students wera given in most excellent style and shows wonder ful enthusiasm. After tearing their throats to shreds trying to drown out the band and other noises, the assembly was called to order and speeches heard from members of the alumni aud former students of the institution. Willard L. Marks Mrs. Hamilron, Dr. Geselbracht. Geo. A. Prichard, Hon. Frank J. Mil ler, David Torbet, Miss Blackwell and F. C. Stellmacher were heard in ad dresses, Miss Blackwell giving a most interesting reading portraying the ad ventures of a sophomore. It was the liveliest and most inter esting student rally held in the college chapel this year and tonight it is ex pected that the students will celebrate a foot ball victory and the raising of the $10,000. Young Ladies to Perfect Organiz ation. The matter of organizing a ladies de bating league in the various colleges and universities of Oregon is being pro moted and gives Dromise of success. The matter of holding debates between the smaller schools of the state was tried last year by a number of young ladies from the minor colleges and met with decided success. This has induced them to take up the work of increasing the size of the leatrue and to build it into a permanent organization. Miss Rhoda Stalnaker of the college hag been authorized to take up the matter with the schools and colleges of the state and perfect arrangements for a nrsc mooting when tne urbanization can be perfected. it is proposed to start the league with the following schools as members. University of Oregon, Oregon Agricul tural college, Willamette University, PacificUniversity, McMinnville and Al bany College. Dancing Party. The second social event of Circle City was a dancing party given at the Circle City hop house Friday night, Nov. 13th. The walls were tastily decorated for the occassion with hop vines and at mid night a sumptious lunch of crackers, cheese and cider was ' served on the American plan. All report a delightful time. W. R. Logus of Portland has been in the city. A. A Tussing, uf Brownsville, is in the city. G. S. Gray and wife of Newport are in the city. T. C. Isom of Brownsville has been in the city. There are possibilities of surprises in football games. Dr. Withvcombe of Corvallis was in the city last evening. Mrs. F. M. French returned from Sa-1 lem on the noon train. ; The Oreeonian says that, the coming elections enliven the city. F. H. Colnitts. of Elkhorn. is reg istered at the St. Charles. Col. E. Hofer of the Salem Journal ariived in the city yesterday. Miss Mable Williams of La Grand, is visiting at the home of F. M. Powell. Maurice Winter and wife returned this noon from visiting outside points. G. W. Hartman, Dr. Stewart and S. Haves of Portland are registered at the Revere. J- C. Curry of the Fisgher-Thoren-sen Company has been doing business in Albany. Frank B. Wire, of Portland, is in the city on business and visiting with old friends. The students of Albany' College at noon bad subscribed ifiKY.UU to the en dowment fund of Albany College. The citizena of Eugene have succeed ed in raising about $15,000 of their pro posed $50,000 for a Y. M. C. A. Pendleton has enacted and passed an ordinance requiring a license to be paid the city by "Near Beer" venders. $100 per year is fixed as the fee. Corvallis will have about two thous and students ".nd admirers with them in the morning when they arrive in the city on their way to Portland. Attroney C. E. Sox, P. R. Kelleyand L M. Curl returned from Corvnllis on this noons train, having been there on legal business i E. C. Armstrong, Fruit Inspector of Marion county, is in the city on his way to Brownsville on busidess connected with the State Commissioner's olfice. Tom Johnson, the great traction mag nate, of Cleveland has lost nis enare fortune, lie has given up his elepant residence and dispensed with his auto- mobile. Mis3 Bertha Bohanon of Indepenj- i ence arrived in the city yesterday on a visit with Miss Ima Redfield and will remain for the dance of the A. B. C. Girls tonight. Paul T. Gadsden and Arthis Lang guth of Portland who have been in the city promoting the matter of a smelter, in tne santiam district returneo to tne metropolis last evening. A new irle.i: The extension of the Corvalli? and Eastern up and dovn the coapt. Possibly we can have the road extended on the western terminus more I easily thnn eastward. The Ehriner's goat bucked when the Lincoln lodge of that order initiated Governor-elect Shallenberger of Ne braska, and in falling his ankle was in jured and possibly broken. , The average value of dogs in Linn county is $7.44. This is the first yeir tnat dogs have been assessed and enum erated in the county and the roll shows that there are 1916 dogs in Linn county valued at $14,215. I "Baking Powder -Absolutely Insures delicious, health ful food for revery home,ieyery day. The only balang' powder made from Royal Grape Cream.of Tartars made from grapes. Safeguards your foo'd. against alumTand pnosphate of lime harsh mineral acids, .which are used in cheaply made powders. rank J. Devinc, Ajsscs Helen Scliultz and Patsy avage being Prize Winners. The fair closed last night with the awarding of the several prizes. The beautiful Elk's pillow was awarded to Frank J. Devino, the beautiful pearl necklace went to Miss Helen Schultz, she being voted the most popular young ul ui uiu uny. miss uaisy oavage OI tne Academy won the mammo h pump kin, guessing the exact weight at 73,' pounds. The program as rendered was in hunorof the Elks A beautiful Elk's son-; was given ly the young ladies of the Sisters academy, the compliment being acknowledged by John J. Shea jr. in a brief speech thanking them in behalf of the lodge. Miss M. Bell and George Rolfe were heard in vocal se lections and addresses made by Rev. Edwin O'Hara of Portland and Hon. J. K. Weatherford of this city. . Before declaring the Fair closed Father Lane thanked all who had con tributed in any way to the success of the affair. The press of the city for advertising and all those who so kindly ngurea in tne exercises, it was an nounced that the proceeds would be dedicated to the building fund of the pastoral residence. Ladies of the City Organize ' to Assist Work of Commercial Club 1 A meeting was held yesterday after noon in the rooms of the Albany Com mercial Club for the purpose of per fecting an organizaion to be known as an auxiliary of the local club, The official name of the new department to be known as the Ladies Auxiliary of the Albany Commercial Club. Officers were chosen af follows: President, Mrs. J K. Weatherford; vice-president, Mrs. E. W. Cooper; secretary, Mrs A. C. Schmitt; treasurer, Mrs. ,D. O. Woodworth. A board of directors was chosen to act for the ensuing year an I is composed of the following: Mrs Fred P. Nutting, Mrs. Fred Dawson. Mrs. H. A. Nelson, Mrs. W. H. Davis and Mrs. A. H. Martin. After discussing pians a motion to aojourn to meet on next Tuesday at 3:00 p. m. in the rooms of the Albany Commercial Club. News from Albany's Six Early Trains. Judge William Galloway of McMinn ville left for points northward this morning after holding the regular term of circuit court in this cits Joseph Drinkard of Halsey arriyed on the morning local. Miases Willetta and Eulah Wright returned this morning from Browns ville, where they have been to attend the funeral of their grandfather G. C. Cooley. Tfie O. A. C, football team came in on the morning train from Corvallis and left for Portland on the local The squad consisted of thirty-three men and Coach Norcross. They expect tj win and considering the present avail able data regarding the two teams seemingly have the game won. Swan Merried, It has Lcen learned that Claude Swan the famous basket ball man from Coi vallis was recently married to Miss Mertie Ferrington. They have taken up their residence in Ashland, where Mr. Swan is to coach a basket ball team. Gymnasium Work. Alco Club members wishing to do any athletic work, should join instructor Luck's class on Tuesday and Thursday nights. His line of work is a mus ic builder and it costs you nothing to ge: this instruction. CA-STOnivv.. Baan tne You Haw Always Bought , .Ito Kind You Haw Always Blfutin 1 GOOD ROADS. Commissioner Sutler as Some thing to Say. Albany, Nov. 20, IMS. Editor of Democrat: In yesterday's Democrat you stated that some "tax payers" objected to the County Court defraying the expense of the Good Roads meeting Dec. 2st. I was not aware that the Court an ticipated paying ihe expense. I suppose it would be satisfactory to those tax payers for the Court to con tribute to the Apple Fair and the pub lishing of literature. Now, if Albany objects to holding a Good Roads meeting we can get enter tained at Scioor Brownsville. Lebanon., has asked us to hold- a meeting there. I am enthusiastic on the "Good Roads" question. If you don.t get good roads, bow do you expect to market your apples? If you want to meet me Mr. Taxpayer, I will moot you any time or place and discuss the "Good Roads" question. Please sign your name. T. J. BUTLER, County Commissioner. Assessment Roll for 1908 totals $21,223,885. - County Assessor D, B. McKniht yesterday completed the work of balanc the roll and the result showaas follows: acres of tillable land, 1,185,674, value " $4,503,895: acres of non-tillable land. 906,367, value $8,140,180; improvements on deeded or patented lands, $949,040; town or city lots, $uai,7); improve ments on town and cily lots, $1,207,865; improvements on lands not deeded or patented, $10,959; miles of railroad bed, 138, value $1,900,500; miles of telegragh and telephone polas 400, value $1 856: miles of street railroad bed h mile, value $3,000; miles of water ditches 19, value $156, 600; railroad rolling stock, value $159,225; steamboats, engines stationary etc., $207,910; merchandise and stock in trade $697,465; farming implements, wagons, etc., $180,070; money $179,385; notes and accounts $561,410; shares of stock, 800, value $96,200; household furniture, watches, etc., $278,320; horses and mules 8,005, value $488,910; cattle 23,443, value $378,135; sheep and goats 37.856, value $112,870; swine 10.802, value 37,155; dogs 1.916. value $14,215. Total vnliio of assessable property in Linn county $21,223,885. This indludos valuations on dogs in the county numbering 1,916 and valued at $14,215. The other val uations are practically the same as last year with the possible exception of non tillable lands, which Bhow a marked ad vance in valnation. At the last rate of levy for all expenses, this will brim? $235,500 into the county treasury. Special Deal. Weekly Oregonian, 18 months Ben Clklan, Agent. On $1.50. WANTED To communicate with mem bers of Brotherhood American Yoe men, for purpose of organizing home stead in Albany. Mrs. Gracr Woodward, 118 West 3rd St. Wednesday, Nov. 25 at the Skating Rink. iwmtht ma iw Han niwan I Masquerade I