THUKSuAv UNION DFPOT ON MONDAY. Beginning next Monday thp new de pot will be a unijn depot in fact. Then all the C. & E. trains will leave and arrive at the union depot, where all the business will be done, such as the sale of tickets, etc. It will make the trac'tB crowded for a while until more track age is secured after the removal of the old depot and other buildings. Twenty-four passenger trains daily will then do business at this depot, making it a busy place. The new yard will be extended as fast as possible; a job, though, that will take a year or two to complete. A Six Foot Basket Ball Team, The Alco Club has the material for a six foot basket team, all good players: the Ellis Brothers, Professors Mar quam and Flo, and Conrad Myer. a tall gang. Several of them will be in the game Friday evening. Last evening Blain and Simons had a try out at boxing. It will be worth seeing. Merrill and Ries will give an exhibition in wrestling as good as seen in the big cities. The other numbers will be worth see ing, including a fifteen hundred pound lift by Merrill, high jumping, tumbling, etc. . . The gym is one of Alban" s best in-; tomorrow night and help out a good cause. Councilman Hand for Chief. At o meeting of Linn Engine Co. No. 2 Comcilman William Hand was nomi nated for chief engineer, subject to the will of the firemen next Monday. The nomination seems to give general satis faction. R. Hurz, a Portland attorney, is in the city on a short le;al trip. Cecil Cathey is home from a sign painting trip east of the mountains. Heney again appeared in court yes terday, a man of marvellous -vitality. A poultry show will bo held in Dallas Wednesday, Thursday and f riday of next week. John L. Sullivan is suing his wife for . divorce. Few pugilistic marriages are ever 'happy affairs. F. C. Stellmacher has been appointed Telegram correspondent for Albany. He will appreciate the news. The nickels make 'the dollars. A Portland man is said to have made $40, 008 with moving picture shows in ,two years. Mrs. O. P. Mishler left today : for her home at San Francisco aftera two weeks' visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. Freerksen, and other relatives.' Nelson 0. Powell, wanted:at Portland for the non-support of his fmijily, brought down from Lebanon last even' ing and taken to Portland on the 8:18 train. Some new mayors: Hon. B. F. Jones, Independence; C. E. Hawkins. Toledo; R. A. Bensall, Newport; L. J. simp? son, North Bend, the only mayor the citv has had since incorporated six years ago. . Georsre Rolfe has gone to Portland after some fine oDera chairs for his play house, also a new machine and other things, making the place an up- to date amusement house, witlli moving pictures as thn main attraction Dr. W. D. Huntington. Dentist, has leased the denc.il office of Dr. A. J Hodgea, and will be ready for business there next ween, snom Monday, tie is a eraduate of the North Pacific Den tal Collepe, Portland, and is highly recommended as a man and dentist. The assessed valuation of Salem $8,599, 754. a good showing for the cap ital citv. Secretary rioter, oi tne uoara of trade, figures that - there has been $195,400 worth ot property bought by newcomers in that city since May, quite a straw. E. Milton Dindinger was drowned at Astoria recently, lie was a brother ot W. H. and G. L. Dindinger and Mrs. H B Mi former Albanv people The deceased was a barber and his daughter naa tn have been married on the day she received the news of her father's death. . DR.M. II. ELLIS, Physician and Surgeon Albany, Oregon nulla made in citv and country. Phone Main 38. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Notice is hereby giveo lhat the under stoned administrator ol the estate of Lavina S. Chilria, deceased, will pur-t-uant 'o the orner of ihe County Conrt of Lino County, Oreron, made and eniered in ttm matter of the ecmeof said .teoenssd on the 2'irf. day of November, 1908. sell, '. pm!e Bale, for cash io baod.lrom and alier the 28tb any of Ueceubo', 19u8, all the lu, lowing desciibed real property belonging to eoid estate, to-it: .. , LotB 3, 4, 6. 6, 13, 14, 15 16. 17 and 18 in Block 7 in Hill's ftdniii u to the town of Sodaville, in Linn C.iuntv, Ore gjn, as the fanm aprer upon the maun andolateof "aid addition now on file and ol record in the office of the County Recorder of said county. Lois numbered 5. 6, 7 and 8 in Block 6 in Hill's Addition to the town oi Sodavlile, in Linn Couoty, Oregon, as tne rsame api.ear npon the recorded plat of laiJ addition in the office of the rnHH DM,Hnr of mad COUDtv. giid tale to made unbjsot to confirm- ( ftin by laid uiiiii win. liEO. S. CHILD8, H EW1TT & SOX, Administrator, Attorneys lot Adtnioiitratar. NOW IN THE LIBRARY. 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Vandergrift Citizen: Last week we announced the resigna tion of the Presby terian minister and this week we regret to say it becomes our duty to announce the resignation of another minister of one of our leadinc churches, as on Sunday last, Rev. C.R. Stevenson, of the United Presbyterian church, asked his congregation to re lease Km f .om that charge. Mr SteT-inson cama here about sev en am, one half years ago from Albany, Or., ana nis woik in the local church since that time has been a steady unin terrupted growth, so tliiit the church is now in the most prosperou i condition since us oramzrt'ion. ivr s me church has gron n also hut f.hj pas tor. and with hi gr iwth has come a de sire on the p irt of I irger churches to possess him, as ne now nas cans irom the First Un'tel P.vViyterian church of Portland, Or., an i iitvenwojd, Chi cago, LI. Mr. Stuvenson hs accepted the lat ter on account of tha wonderful held of Inhor nml the creat c!un;n fur progress and christian advancement particular ly in the Sabbath sciooi worn neia out by it and expects to begin his work there with the beginning of the new year. , , In the years Mr. Stevenson has been here he has not only pleased and served his congregation in a most satisfactory manner, but has made friends wherever he is known throughout the town, who will with his congregation both be sorry to see him leave our midst, and glad to see him called to a larger field of use fulness. We all wish him success in his new field of labor. B4rlll)4 fV Hind w H Almjt tafff ALOi 1ST STREET. A busy place these holiday days. Not a vacant store, places are occupied. even the little New pool room opposite Fortmiller Bros., a man selling out some furnish ing goods just west of Ohling & Taylor. Some splendid stocks goods. of Christmas The Toggery is now owned by Cleek & Stevenson, Fred Ward having sold his intnrest to Chester Stev ensen, of North Yakima, a former Albany young man,, brother-in-law of his partner, who will come buck to the Willamette valley to reside. George Rolfe is busy rearranging his popular moving picture Bhow resort, putting in raised seats, with less ar cade room in front, more audience room, made necessary by the big crowds that attend. The store rooms in the Elks building .pancy. The corner store to be occu pied by Uhambers & McUune is one . ot trie finest and most modern in the val ley. The committee is busv securing furnishings for the Elk's different rooms, to oe elegantly equipped as a lodge and club house. Some cleanups along the sides of trie street for the holiday gatherings will be in order. News frnm Alhanv'c Siy Farlv irom ftmany s six cany Trains. Th ire were two crowds at the depot, one going to Portland to hear Noruica, one of the world's great singers, and nual convention of the State Dairy-1 tR" J """J113; a prominent pioneer men's Association, interested in me of of Molalla, Clackamas county, died to the most important industries. I day at the age of 80 years. He waa an Those going to Portland to hear the prima donna were Dr. and Mrs. W. H. lHauia ' Miaa Cnm Snnmlrt- Mioa W!ni. tnA TnKTn; nnrl Mica Dan m.eln ! loving people. Those going to Salem to hear the cows moo: C L. Shaw, T. Froman, R. L, burkhart, a. U. stellmacher, rie and Dr. Withycombe, dairymen. . ' Mr. Cur - practical H. M. Stone, of Corvallis, man. went to Salem. a prune S. V. Hall returned up the C. & E. to continue his log cutting. Prof. Hargreave returned from Shedd, where he has been teaching music. The old depot is about cut in two. when moving will begin. Get out of the way. . At the Hotels. I. b. Smith, Coos Bay. Webb Campbell, Portland. . ' W. P. Smith,; the commercial travel ler. ' ' F. A. Bailey. Gates. A. R. Brakefield, Gates C. R. Davis, Gordon. Theo. M. Barr, Salem. A. C. Paul, Berkeley. G. E. Smart, Salem. R. L. Wells, -Portland. A. C. Seley, Portland. W. C. Cooper, Portland. Geo. H. Graves, the broom man, Sa lem. i G. O. Brown, Newport. John E. Howard, Portland. Tmo Matters Considered. At the meeting of the Albany Com mercial Club last evening a telegram was read from Senator Bourne in refer ence to the improvement of the Wil lamette at this city, and the securing of an appropriation in the emergency bill, urging a conference with Chief Engineer Mclndoe, of Portland. Upon motion Maj. Mclndoe was ordered tele graphed to, asking him for a date for a conference with the commercial club. The matter of extending the city lim its, in keeping wilh the growth of the city was discussed, and Dr. Ellis, Sena tor Miller and Judge Hewitt were ap pointed a committee to look after the matter. Boosting the College Oregonian: The Ministerial Association of the Portland Presbytery gave a dinner at the Commercial Ciub last night, when question of furthering the . endowment movement for the benefit of Albany College was aiscussed by prominent members of the faith. Covers were laid for 51 guests and denominational education was the theme. Those who sooke oif the" subject were: Wallace McCamant. William M. Ladd, H. M. Crooks president of Albany College, and Professor J. R. Wilson, principal of Portland Academy. Mining Development. Mr. Paul T. Gadsen, one of those in terested in the proposed Bmelter in the Gold Creek mines, has been in the city in the interest of the mines. Mr. Guy Vail, the civil engineer in charge of the installation of the smelter, and family went into the mines a few days ago to mako their home there for some time. The work now is in securing money through stock sales, for the develop ment of the mines sufficiently to justify th smelter. It is being pushed with g od results. 3 00STTHE CONDENSER. Boost the condenser meeting, Satur day afternoon, at the circuit court room beginning at 1:30. It is for busi ness, for the establishment of an im portant industry here. The condenser people want it distinct ly Understood that it is not in any way in opposition to the creamery business, a fine thing for the country, there is plenty of business for both. Speaking about that Roth item, the Democrat is assured the figures given were correct. At that time, though butter fat was not near the present price, the average price for milk given the Democrat being about 80 cents per hundred. The condenser committee wish a eood J uttcuu?iiii:e at tne meeting ana every body interested is invited. It has hung fire long enough. Push it through. A School Entertainment. The Madison street school on Satur day evening at 8 o'clock will give an entertainment at the Grace Presbyter inn nhllrnh urkinh mill ha u,tt-h ntlanil. incr. Tr. ;ii Mn.r nf m..oi vaMto- tions, dialogues, tableaux, etc. The funds will go to beautify the grounds of the school, in which all Albany peo ple are interested, particularly those at the east end. Great Fisherman Home. Tom Cummings and family returned this noon from a two months sojourn at the Bay. Mr. Cummings fished with Dora and Mart Bussard. the oartv cret- tind 47 salmon in all; but none could comDare wjth Tom all alone cauht zd oi tne a nan, ana oesiaes ne rjeatB them all telling fish stories. Died at Molalla, uncie or. w, ra. ranter ot tnis city, tie came to Oregon in 1848. The deceased leaves a wife and two sons. The funeral will occur on Saturday. FRIDAY. C. L. Shaw returned this noon from the dairymen s convention at Salem 1 Carl Shnurstein has returned from Roseburg, where he left , his mother I slightly improved in health. i . . Father Lane has been in Eugene as- sisting at the Catholic church in the forty nours' devotion service. Father McGhee, of Roseburg, where he is doing an efficient work in his church, has been in the city on a short visit with J atner Liane. Harrisburg has made a contract with the Sunset Co.- for publicity of the character being received by Albany.un der a smaller contract. Misses Schmitt and Barton returned this noon from Portland, inmensely pleased with Nordica. whom they heard last night, a singer with marvelous powers. Mrs. Nelfie Miller Coates arrived last night from The Dalles, to spend the holidays in Albany, and is the guest of her father Senator Miller and family. A verdict of guilty was found against Abram Ruef yesterday, a Bplendid vie-1' tory for justice and F. J. Heney. It may mean fourteen years in the pen itentiary. ' .,!.. The Elks of Marshfielr) will fake a special census of the citv. It takes a population of 5,000 to secure a charter lor a new Elks lodge, and : they are confident the city has that numoer of people. The deposits in the First National Bank at Medford are $344,000 and a lo cal paper there makes a big display over the bigness of it, a little over a third of that of the First National of this city. Married, at Eugene yesterday, Orval C. Gilstrap, of the Register, and Lillian Goodenow Gilstrap. The Democrat doesn't understand it, but knows they deserve congratulations and best wishes of everybody. W. M. Parker and Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Wheeler left this afternoon for Mollalla to attend the funeral of the uncle of Mr. Parker and Mrs. Wheeler, K. R. Thomas, who died there this week. Hon. H. B. Miller, consul general at Yokohama, was in the citv on a short visit with his brother before leaving for ban Francisco, and thence to Japan by steamer. Me is one ot uncle bam a most efficient foreign ministers. R. M. Kelley, manager of the board of underwriters for Oregon, has been in the city,- looking over the field, his fi-st visit here. He is the successor of Stone, assuming his new position about two weeks ago. Mr. Clyde Beal and Mr. and Mrs. Looney and baby, the latter of Jeffer son, arrived this noon on a visit at Judge Hewitt's. Mr. Beal is now a civil en gineer, at one time on osteopathic phy sician at this city. Mrs. Looney, his sister, is a former Albany music teach er. Douglas county has been doing things in the assessment line. The total this vear is $23,888,500. One item explains it: 1.709,604 acres non-tillable land, $12,559,790, Another: railroadsi3.262, 460. The amount of money assessed is interesting: $83,190. The second annual election of the municipality of Sweet home occurred last Monday and resulted as follows: mayor. J. C. Wilkins; ricorder, R. Mooredend. marshal, Arthur Sportsman treasurei. F B. Weber; counciimen, John Minhice, John Coulter, Dr. N. R. Luther. S. W. Bower. The Rogue Kiver Kruit Association, I. A. Perry, formerly. of Linn county president, recently shipped acarloalol Newton apples to New York, which have just sold for $2.87 to $3 a box, giving the producers a net income from .heir apples ot about $2 a box. Several more car loads have been shipped, but not yet sold. SIE Baking Comes from Grapes The only baking pow der made! from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Imitation baking powders ar mad from harsh mineral acids and leav in the food . . 'unhealthful properties MARRIED MciVlorris--Burnetti On Wednesday evening, Dec. 9. 1908, at the. residence of C. N. McKee, by Kev. j. j . juvans, Mr. L,ora L. McMor , ris, of Dayton, Wash., and Miss Bessie I. Burnett, of Albanv. The happy couple left on ing's Portland express for home at Dayton. l8st even their new Schoel Stellmacher. t r. l) i -vri . r-v n , r"rv,a" .un "eonesuay. 190S. Mr- Louis F. Schoel and Miss j Lena Stellmacher. ' i The irroom is an emDlovee of the Al. bany Iron Works, of this city, and the I bride a daughter of Mr. William C. oteumacner or near tnis city, young people with many friends here, who will unite in best wishes for their hap piness and prosperity. i i . They came up to Corvallis on the West Side on a visit with relatives and arrived home this noon. Sunset as a Christmas Gift. Many Albany people are subscribing to Sunset magazine for their friends in other places as a Christmas eift. Be cause it is a reminder throughout the year of the thoughtfulness of the giver this form of Christmas gift is particu larly appropriate. It also confers a dual benefit, because each subscription brings nearer the possibility of Miss Orah Harkness makintr that wonderful trin to the Inauguration at Washington and the visiting tour of the great cities of the country. Miss Harkness will do effective publicity work for Albany throughout her trip and will take a sup ply of Albany literature for distribution in the various cities that she visits, bo that she merits all the assistance Al bany people can give her in securiug the requisite number of subscriptions which will enable her to become a mem ber of the Sunset Travel Club. Sub scribtions will be received by Miss Harkness at the office of the Albany Commercial Club. Subscription price everywhere in the United States and possessions $1.50 per year, and includes a beautiful book. Four Years in Navy. Mr. Charles Sullivan, son of Mr. John Sullivan, arrived' home last night after a cruise of four years, in the U. S. navy service, getting a wide experience cn the ocean. He was mostly in the southern waters, seeing many strange tnings, wnicn wouia nil t dook. A new high school building by all means. The income of the S. P., in Oregon, according to the report, last year was $2,682,302. That's not very bad for Oregon. . The road districts of Banton county have special levies for road work of $9,929.74. Hone Fairmount gets some of it. Jefferson had a hot election this week. Dr. Allen defeated the republican coun ty chairman for mayor by a vote of al most two to one. Upon complaint of Ira Cox, Deputy Sheriff Del Smith went out to Knox's Butte this afternoon after a darkev. supposed to be insane. At the Grace Presbyterian church last night Rev. Knott preached on Christ the Vine, a strong plea for young men to pay more attention to serious things. An interesting account, of the recent Y. M. C. A. convention was given. There were forty-two high school boys on the floor of the gymnasium this morning under Prof. .Luck, and they were given a fine drill. Under the pres ent splendid policy of the management of the Alco Club, Albany College and the high school, which nave no gym nasiums are being given the advant ages of one of the BeBt gyms in the state, a great thing for Albany. Carrie Nation has gone to Europe Bet Emperor William's beer keg gets smashed. Powdek r News From Albany's Six Early Trains. 7 ihe old depot hotel was cut in two pieces, and the east end was being raised several feet preparatory to a change of location under the new order of things. Watch this morning depart ment and keep posted about lis doing. Ex-Commissioner Isom came down on the Springfield Irain to attend the good, roads convention. Commissioner Butler returned home from , bridge building to be at the good roads convention. J C. Lowe and wife came over from Corvallis. ...... Some one comes in on nearlv everv I train with a piece of mistletoe, suggest ive oi tne season or cne year. What 8 prettier, particularly when it is over the right person, Mr. J. E. Knox and son Sam returned to Portland, the latter asbig as his father. Hon. A. M. Miller and daughter Juan- nn-. A T U 1.L ., uvwu iiuui ueimnuii, tne former to remain at the good roads con vention, the latter to return to her home at Portland. ft,f .... n t- rjni.nu . t. n l, i imo. ly. iu. i ante! went to jrortianu i on a visit. Frank Wire came in from the south with a suit case full of furniture. It is going to keep one track hot to meet the demands of five trains all nr. onia in lhamn.ninn Tk.nn l..m. Un .... been more than crowding things. But there will be more trackage later. At the Hotels. R. F. J. Thurston, theCrawfordsville saw mill man! Geo. Stangel, Wilsonville. Jake Owen, Portland. A. H. Hudson, Gates.. R. E Peery, Elkhorn. A. J. White, Portland, Or. Mrs. N. A. Emmet, Monmouth. R. J. Peterson, Portland. : E. G. Munson, Albany, N. Y. C. Schuebel, Oregon City. F. L. Cranfill, Medford. Walter A. Goss, Portland. Chas. Holt, Jefferson. R. L. Wells, Portland. E. Wilson, Portland. W. H. Jenkins, the S. P. passenger. The Willamette at Albany. Another dispatch received by Mana ger Dasent from Washington states that Chief Engineer Mcldoo, of Port land, has been instructed to investigate the river at Albany with a view of im provement. Six dispatches have al ready been received on the subject. The Commercial (Jlub means business. College Social Life. The sun .is shining at the college? The Fudge and Pickle Clubs last even ing met together in a social session, having a jolly time, showing how well pickle and fudge can mix. Another soc ial organization at the college is the B. B. B. Club. Manager Welch reports the Alban y car for the street car service having been ordered, and it is expected here next Wednesday, and it is thought ihe cats wil1 be running regularly on Thurs day the 17th. The laying of rails with a big force of men has been pushed by Mr. Lunger in railroad style, the men being out by the canal on Lyon Btreet. Here is a good one in connection with the work. An old man came up to the tower-car, where the men were placint the cable, and remarked that he had heard a good deal atiout the juice that runs the cars, and he would like to see the hole in the end of he big 6-8 inch wiro, through which It run. He was shown it by Judd Ross. W. H. Rhodes has returned home from a trip up the road, and will now be at borne until iprinp.