Mr. and. Mrs. Stratton's Trip. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Stratton who loft Ore.. Out. 10, 08 for a visit east write they. arrived in Yuma Feh. R, 09. They had almost enjoyable trip stopping off at most of the large towns from Port land, Ore., to the present time on their rout, seeing many interesting sights and places, and meeting a host of iriends and relatives. In Ohio they werelui esent to help participate in the 88th birthday anniversary of Mrs. Stratton's Mother, who is active in mind ami body and enjoyed the day. The winter throughout the East up to the lust of Jan. was unusually fine for an Eeastern winter. After leaving St. Louis and points in Mo. they went - South stopping at Houston and San Antonio. Texas. Both towns are of much interest, especially San Antonio, which is very ancient being settled in 1689, and is noted for its old Spanish missions and historical associations Gov. Antonio Cordero was the first gevernor to occupy the Governor's Palaoe which was situated on Military Plaza in 1749. Eight battles for the independence of Texas have been fought in and around San Antonio. One of the curious and rare sights to be seen in San Antonio on Houston St. is ''The Buck Horn Saloon" where ar tistically mounted and hung on the walls are the largest and . finest collec. tion of heads and horns of rare value from all parts of the world that is on exhibition today, over a thousand. Many of them are trophies of his own rifle. " This saloon enjoys the distinc tion in Texas and perhaps in the whole bouth which ladies visit, ft is estima ted that no fewer than five hundred and probably as many as twenty-live hundred ladies and escorts visit it monthly. It is an orderly place. W. stopped off at Tucson, where is situa ted the University of Arizona. They are now stopping in tne Yuma valley, where they will look after their land there and later go on to San Dingo to visii F. 0 Breckenridge and family be fore returning to their Ore. home. The climate in Yuma valley is most aeiighttul and they report having in their table early garden vegetables in abundance such as turnips, beets, rad isheu, lettuce and onions, etc., corn and beans up and growing like magicc. Great fields of barley up twelve and fifteen incees high, rank and a beauti ful dark green color with Bparklingdew drops pondant from each blade glitter ing in the bright morning sunseinc, sowed just two months ago. Wo took a drive to the river where the govern ment is putting in the Levee. A great force of men nnd tenir.3 at work and "Old Glory" flouting high on the as sembly Ten'.. I; will bo comploted in a week or L:n Jays. They are now noaring the complotion of "The Great Laguna Dam" and people are feeling the effect of it and will feel it more and more as the time approaches for the water to flow through the big canals. These are the lands which the U. S. K. Service declare will bo worth $500 an acre at no far distant time Among those looking for somo of these lands is our energetic and genial neigh bor Dr. Welch and family, of Silverton, Ore., who has alroasy purchased sev eral Yuma lots and is now looking for a farm. . J Contentment and happiness seem prevclant. We meet people hero from almost every state and all express thomsol.-es as satiflod. The ladies in this part of the valley have orgnaized a branch of the "Federated Womans Club" and tho other evening mRt at a basket social and realized the sum of $65 to go towards erecting a hall, show ing a spirit of enterprise and push. What Will Gov Bcnsuii Do. It is Governor Benson now, by virtue of one of the most peculiar political events in the history of the country. This makes Mr. Benson Oregon's load ing citizen. As Soirotury of State he has nttracted little attention, no doubt many people In Oregon not even re membering who the secretary was; but as Governor ho will bo exceedingly prominent. It will offer a splendid op portunity to tost his character. At the verry start ho is faced with a problem which will show whether he is going to be Governor or whether he is going to bo dictated to by political demoga ijogucs, some of whom are now ram pant in Oregon. His conduct will be watched with great interest by Orego nians generally. A Bate, conservative adminstration in tho interest of the peo ple and against graft will give him the inside track for futuro honors of an im portant character. A Serious -Matter Anyway. The insanity of Ralph Bristol, a stu dent of the U. of O., is attracting a good deal of attentionand with reason. Tho University is doing its best to make it appear that it was not the ducking in the cold water of the bath tub that did it, . but overstudy. that he was gradually petting that way anyway Tho bath tub hazing system doesn't Beeth to dis turb the faculty very much. It ought to. It Is simply barbarous and intam- ous. Keeping a person under water until the bubbles come up is certainly a jerious matter. It is time students were treated like other people who do criminal acts and be made to suffer for their misconduct promptly and efTec lively. Bin Inaugural Display Mr. Taft will be inaugurated this week. He is anxious to have theBwell- ist inaugural in the history of the country, a display which will make the people take notice, according to the dispatches. A simple.unostentious inaugural wou'd be much more in keeping with the character of our government, big dis plays are imperialistic in their charac- ter. It would be much preferable if fields of gold would be left out of the program. Those presidents which ask for the least display are the ones cloB' est to the hearth of the people. An Ago ot Trusts. This is atl age of trusts. Nearly every branch of industry is now con trolled by some form of combine. One writer aptly portrays life in this era of trusts, thus: Pierced by the Pin trust. Chilled by the Ice trust. Roasted by the Coal trust. Soaked by the Soap trust. Doped by the Drug trust. Wrapped by the Paper trust. Bullied by the Beef trust. Lighted by the Oil trust. Squeezed by the Corset trust. Soured by the Pickle trust. This is indeed a "trustful" life. The Farm Magazine. If Secretary Garfield really wishes to retire to private life, he will have to dodge that governorship boom when he gets back to his native state. LAND FIGHT BEGUN. Geo. W. Wright, of this eity, was in Portland in the interest of clients in the famous suit of the government against the Oregon and California Railroad Company to secure the forfeiture of a grant to about three million acres of land. There are many other lawyers in it including A. C. WoodcocK of Eugene. Tho defense is thoroughly organized with the best attorneys to Be secured in the fight. A. W. Laffertv of Port land, William H. Flett of Seattle are at the head of the work of prosecution. Tho government begins by demurring, and there will be demurrers galore be fore it is through. It will probably be years before the contest is finally settled. CORVALLIS. The Gazette: J. Benson Starr, who lives in Los Angeles, is having a fine new house built on hi i place near here. M. C. Starr, his brother, is doing the work. Carver's C. & A. railroad is now be ing completed as rapidly as the weather will permit. Last week a spur track was laid around Starr's point. Jim Lewis has bouirht the HemDhill corner Second and Jelferson streets and is now figuring to erect a nice, new two story building on it. The lot. is 25x100 feet. County Clerk Moses has issued a mar riage license to Elic C. Kigcr, son of W. r. Kiger, ami Miss Maud Stewart, daughter of "Lafe" Stewart. The groom is 1& years old and the bride 17. They wore married Wednesday evening, February 24, at tho M. E. parsonage. The young men's Bible class at the Presbyterian church, under tho dir ection of Prof. J. B. Horner, and com prising sixty-five bright, active young men, havo conceived the idea that a class of one hundred would be a gteat benefit to many young men who are nut now improving the morning hour by at tending Sunday scnool at any ot tne various churches in the city. They have divided up for a recruiting expe dition nnd win go out into the byways and hedges for a period of three months to Bather t-iom in. Around Foster. The Spaulding Logging camp is mak ing things lively on the river just above i Foster. Their first contract was two million foot. Now they havo contract ed to nttiiK live minion teet more. W. K. Mcaloy has a crew of men ucttiiiL? out timber to build his large siiw mill, which ho expects to have ninninc bv the first of July. Fred W adtli has sawed thirty thous. and foot of lumber with his small mill this winter. The two now stores are doing a good business. Several years ago a man was out from Washington distributing the Ori ginal Documents of the President, etc. lor about $:!5 a set. .lust so many were set asido for Oregon mid he had in each town the names of a f'W prominent men being specially favored in being allowed to buy them. Tho whole mat ter was exposed by the government it self. Tne production was a good thing; but the irvcrnment had nothing to do with it, nnd tho price was about four times wl.at the books co.ld be gotten for in Washington. HOFLICH'Sfoi jour oysters properl ervrd, nccnHing to tnste. C. Ii. NEWS Heavy tax payments: D. Roth $185 57, J. E. Bell and A. D. Harrison $218.00, R. H. Liggett $108.70, L. J. Montgomery $115.24, O. P. Co show $119.54, Louis Zuhlsdorf $104.27, John Carnegie S120.45 Carl Grell S325.61 Thos Froman $147.73. Judge Burnett was due to hear acaBc at the court house this afternoon, but failed to appear, the first time of the kind, due to a mistake in making the memorandum. Deeds recorded: Albert R. Ray to W. R. Ray 241. 64 .....$ J. N. Rice to Maude Hand 86.14 acres 1 Lucinda Phillips to J. L. and B. C. Nye 28 acres 1000 Harriet Shunn to C. J. Powell 15 8 W 1 A Dalton Harrison to Bird Rose, several tracts 10 Satisfaction for $600 and $1800. Probate: Final hearing in estate of Martin Van Buren set for April 5. Final account approved in estate of Lucille Hart and guardian discharged. Marriage license: Wm C Obermever. aged 25, and Roxy E Buchanon, aged 19, ot stiedd. jno. iz lor rebruary. Hunters license: W Pollock. J Department one of t.ie circuit court will meet on Monday, with thirty cases on the docket, just out. Twenty two of the cases are for the recovery of money, most of them with attachment; there are two appeal cases from jus tice courts, one appeal from a record er's court that of the city agt. Peacock, two rape cases, those against Bucha nan and Turpin on the docket for a couple of years, the case of Oregon against William Crawford, and one to. recover money not received. Tax payments over $100: H. W. Settlemier $119.55. Lvdia 4et- tlemier $113.97, Chas Pfeiffer $933.29, R. L. Smith $155.79. Mrs. E. J. Wood cock $270.97. G. W. Laubner $119.98. C. H. Greer $132. 50, F. G. Will $215.10, P. Nutting 5156.63. M. H. Donnelly $102.62. Deeds recorded:! U. S. to R. E. Harrison and wf. 641 acres , S A. D. Hamilton to H. H. Zing- ley, et al 45 acres 1350 D. Wassom to J. H. D. Golt'- son 160 ucres 250 3300 3.H.D. Goldson to E E. Upmey- er iw acres Martha A Cozier to D. S. Mc- Williams 82 acres Mark D. Brandon to Wilson Cary tract 14 3 W 3500 M . 't ., Mortgages for $1500, $2200; $200. : 385k 70 were the recetDts of the record er for February. A big little month. Probate: In estate of Jason Wheeler petition to self real estate granted. In estate of Wm Hong appiaisers were amoointeH: T,. IvL Curl. T.. K Rwnn and R. A. B. Veal for Linn county, and C. E. Hawkins. R. A. Bensall and. B. F Swope- for Lincoln county. Reeeipts of the clerk, $155.50. for Febnuary Home and Abroad- BornjnMBefkele-?' " Febs 2S to ox Aiuuny, a ooy. A man named Hartwig was fined $500 by J udge Harris, at Eugene yesterday for running a blind pig. Judge Harris means business. Albany members of ' the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine have received notice to be at Ashland on Saturday April 24 to warm the sands, and several will un doubtedly be on hand. The new state t.x commission has orginized with J. B. Eaton in the four year term and C. V. Galloway the two year term. C. L. Starr, who had lost a job bythe defeat of the normal meas ure)) was made secretary. l)i. Isr the new law every school dis trict in the state must have six months school during the year. In Linn county there are twelve districts having only four months school, vhichwill be affect ed by ic. The law is a good one. Forrest Smithson, representing the Multnomah Club, of Portland, broke world s record in the 60-yard high hur ples and SO yard low hurdles at the in door moot of the Original Gaiety Club at San Francisco. He cleared the high sticks in eight sesonds, or ou; fifth of a second better than the former record. He covered the low hurdles in 9 2-5 seconds, beating the record made by A. A. Jordan, of New York, in iss7. Smithson passed through Albany for Portland a day or two ago. Letter List Tho following lotters remain in the Albany, Ore., postoflice uncalled for March 3, 1909. Persona desiring any of these letters should call for advertised letters, giving the date: W. D. Barlny. Mr. Matt Carter, George Dow, G. R. Dixtcr. Mrs. Letta Davis, Miss Carrie Gillette, Miss Blanch Hawley. Mrs. VadaL Hart, Mr. Frank J. Hemerrick, Edd Hill, Miss Gertrude N. McKern, Mrs. Mary Maxwell, Mr. Stanley OrchowsKi, Mr. BUI Park Mr. Chas. B Smith. Mr. Richardson. Mr. Hubnrt E. L. Smith. Mrs. A. C Tiffio d. Mr. Henry B. 1'hielson. E. W Udell, M. VanNatta, I Frank Vaugh, Mr. F. Wright. J. S. Van Winkle. P. M. ORIGINAL OREGON. The Democrat has received a copy of one of Mr. Harriman's organs, with an irticle so interesting it is published, hough not necessary, for our state leg i .Uture took a tumble: Oregon is nothing if not original. It discarded the election machinery in vogue in all the other states and adopti d a metnou oi its own. it nas a primary law that leads to most unexpected re sults and an initiative and referendum. Now it talKs of building its own rail roads because it has a grouch with Mr. E. H. Harnman. Charging him with attempting to obstruct the devel opment of central Oregon and with re garding that region as his own private domain, the Oregon Legislature is con sidering a resolution to amend the State constitution so that the State may own and construct railroads. Oregon may wen pause beiore proceeding with this ill-considered nurDose. If it will sleet) on its troubles with Mr. Harriman the moming will bring it wisdom and re flection, and point out to it the follv of its proposal. State railroad ownetship is a tning ot tne past, and Oregon is peculiarly unfitted for such an experi mentif one is attempted. Instead of adopting this truculent attitude, why not try conciliation? If Oregon wants additional railroad facilities it can only secure them with the assistance of cap ital, and that will never be tfiven while the State's lawmakers are intemperate iu ai.wvi.uia ur uumguuisuc ill acviuii. C. H. NEWS. Heavy tax payments: M. V. Koontz $371. 32, Albany Iron Works $164.90. John Paul and C. H. Buckner $133.37. Jacob Ogle S190.03, Wm Abraham $130.60, Perry Parker $140.67. W. E. Parker $123.27. H. D McPherron $103.25, Mary J. Hilyeu $235.27, F M. Miller $146.83. J. S. Ames $128.36. Jefferson Mvers $110.84. Cath erine Crawford $121, W. C. Burkbart $142.16, Jasper Wilkins $146.66. One woman upon paying the first half of her taxes remarked that she honed she would be dead before the second half comes due. Probate: H. W. Rice appointed administrator I of estate of J. N. Rice. Appraisers L. J . rlildreth, U. t. KoDnett, ivm : Conner. Circuit court: new suits: A. E. Shelton agt J. W. Shelton. for divorce. Married January 12, 189U. 100 charges, threats to kill, false; accusa tions, self support, etc. W. R. Bilyeu, attorney. S. J. Brown agt George Brown for divorce. Married on Oct. II, 1905. chargea desertion. W. R. Bilyeu .at- I lorney Demurrer bv Woodcock and Potter in Englice P. and Co agt. Harrison. County court met and allowed num erous bills. Hunters keense:To;n H. Watkins. Deeds recorded : T. J. Munkers to W. A. Ewing 76 acres $ 1250 O. and C. R. R. to W. A. Ewine 4.2 200 H. P. Burke to Clara M. Cheadle 109 by 14 feet Lebanon 975 Mortgages $800, $1000. Release of Mortgage $750. A fixture of Things and Thoughts Spring has come. Get your hoe ready, ed. It will be need- Builders busy regardless of the sea son. Grumbling becomes a habit with some people. Portland is after Gypsy Smith, needs him bad. She Mr. Harriman doesn't seem to care how much he is whacked, An exchange calls ex fa session talk gossip. The worst kind too. Don't let your good nature evaporate, says an advertisement. Smile. People who don't like to pay taxes should move to some other world. Someone says the most kicking is dime by men paying the least taxes. Of course Fulton will be appointed. Tuat is what the office is for. Just a j ,b. Of course the C. & E. ought to be ex tended first, and it is what Crook county people want. One of the grourds for a new trial for Jim Finch is that he was not defend ed by competent counsel. That is a g.od one. Judk'e Steven A. Lowell will be a candidate for the new federal ludge- shiP- Hls appointment wojld give B.tsisiacuon. I The infamous ship subsidy I ill, the-l highest graft of the age, his again be.-p beaten in the house. It ilould be killed for good. - MISFITS. Inauguration week. Wheat is now king. Will Governor Benson make good. Mr.' Roosevelt will keep in the limelight. The Democrat tries page the best. to make every Lucky Baldwin had the luck to liie just like poor people. Ralph Bristol was hazed to insanity. That is the long and short of it. The Egyptians once settled in co according to a new theory. Mexi Next. The S. P. will probably keep its land the same as Standard Oil keeps its oil. California is falling into line. It will have a direct primary law, will rule. The people Oregon might as well understand first as last that it cannot bulldoze Mr. Harriman. PminW.lppt Taft ie a momhor of the Unitarian church and Mrs, Taft the Catholic church. of Mrs. C. B. Shelton was goveraoress . of Oregon for 25 hours and 10 minutes, the onfy lady governor Oregon ever had. Gov. Benson is being overrun' by a horde of petafoggers demanding an ex tra session of the legislature' One is too many. Horace McKinley, the grabber, was recently insulted by being referred I to 53 new,sPaer 83 n occupant of the Ah Stevens, and struck the writer of the article. ,. . .. D ' . .. Fulton is beating Bourne out in a big hght in the Senate. He has secure tne deteat of Young in securing a con firmation as postmaster, and will ob tain the judgeship Bourne is fighting. The worst rot yet is that Ralph Bris tol was insane beiore he was hazed. If he really was. ladies and gentlemen, what uo you think of a gang of college students low enougii to naze an man. Colleges and. unipersisies , ,, should se- no more sense in a student brdy en forcing a rule bv holding a fellow stu dent under water until he gurgles than there is a parent, or any one else. Gov. Benson is balking at calling a special session of tire legislature, fear ful lest the members will wish to go in to other things besides the improve ment of the state buildings. Better not trust them. It is scaly business. Roy Fitzwater has soldi his confect A great graft is tlw new insurance ionery and cigar store to. Chas. Swink, law, creating the office of commissioner who will take charge at once. Mr. at $3,000 a year. The same work was Fitzwater will move on to the farm of done by the same person, a clerk in the His father-in-law. J. Q. Swink, north of olBce of the Secretary of State for town. $1800, and it didn't rake much time Mr. and Mrs. Wm Wither, who have either, it is tne worst kind of a graft:, but is a sample of the legislature. An old newspaper man who has re cently gone into the photographing bus iness says: I find that photograhers rarely advertise, but I am . too . old a newspaper man not to behave in it for everything. I d advertise myself if II was running a cemetery quiet rooms, clean beds and plenty of heat. S. F. News Letter: -Reverendl Charles R. Brown,. pastor of the First Uongregationai cniarcn, in a virile ser mon lays the blame for the faults of the children upon the bridge and card playing propensities of the women. While he takes noexamples and speaks of no particular community, he holds that the women of the country who are in society are frittering their time away in amusements which degrade, and that not enough care is takem of the children Five propositions right along for in creasing the Democrat's circulti n. enough to make one dizzy: one a self sharpening shear premium, another an insurance policy premium, another a big newspaper clubbing, another too big a secret lo De divulged wi hout nav another a Bible stuoy, besides, contest propositions galore. But really people JritVV,"rilPTr " 'T"' 01 u"s merits as agiver of news and for what t Lau.,s iu. in character. The following problem is creating a good deal of interest. Work it out and report the answer; Charley met his friend James iinnn tho atra-t nnri nM him that he had been fishing. "How many nsn did you catch" asked James, Charley replied: "If to the number of nooks of the Old Testament you add i the number of books of the New Testiv-1 ment; multiply that by the number of i apostles wno were present at the trans- nguraiion divide by the number of books written b) Luke, subtract the number of times the Israelities marched around Jericho, multiply by the number of pieces of silver Judas received for betraying Christ, divide bv the number of spies Moses stnt into Canaan, add :he number of letters in the name of the city in which a man climbed up a ' ree to see Christ, divide by the num-' .er of apostles that were called the ' -Sons of Thunder' the answer will be ine number of fish I caught. "Had dyspepsia; or indigestion for; ears. No appetite, and what I did ' jt distiesoed me terribly. Burdock' -inta?; orhioUrfdm?-"W.lk.r .unuurj, uuio. TELEGRAPH. SALARY TO BE RAISED Washinton, March 3. According to the agreement reached today by con ferees, Taft salary will be seventy-five thousand a year. With traveling ex penses and annual compensation, it. will be a hundred thousand dollars. Town Swallowed London, March 3. An earthquake is reported to have swallowed a small village near Jerusalem, with one hun dred fifty under the ruin 3. The Inaugural. Washington March 3. fair weath- er is predicted for the inaugural. I Great crswds are gathering. Washington March 1 The senate formally agreed to a conference- report on the Oregon-Washington judgeship bill and the measure goes to President Kooseveit for his signature, 'this m the measure which if it becomes a law w U result in Fulton s appointment to judge. Salem, March 1. Mr. Benson be came governor oi Oregon this afternoon. tt r i "-i. : c t . - He was sworcv in by Chief Justice Moore of the supreme court. Los Angeles. March 1. E. . (Lucky) Baldwin died at his celebrated ranch at 7 o'clock this morning aged 81. It is estimated he left an estate valued at $25,000,000, Portland, March 1. The argument of the Harriman demurer in the case wherein the government seeking for- U,. . .Ur. O. I iforni8 R R, t0 two million acres o Und jn the s.ate waa begun tod b fore Jndge Wolverton. ; WashingT0N( Marcb 2-The inter- state commerce commission decided the Spokane rate casetoday. whereinSpok- ane is fighting for an equal rate from the east with the coast cities. Some oi the rates are reduced and the others held to be "inherently high". The effect will be to make Spokane more of a jobbing center Tillamock. March, 2 Foreman John Peterson was beaten to death by Adoloh Norstrum Sunday night ana insane' robbed. Peterson was boss of the con struction gang on the P. R. & N. RY. He was beaten to death with the butt of a revolver. , . ,. i resting up for the arduous duties of inaagration. Big crowds are already arriving. Wet weather is- expected. Lebanotii. The E. A. J. L. Couey and family will leave in a. little ever a week for their home in the Alberta country, Canada. neon visiting nm parents. ac mis piace after spending a couple of months in California, left yesterday for their home in Idaho. George and Frank M. Peeke have purchased an acre in Home Addition from M. A. Miller and J. C. Maver. The Peeke brothers aie-builders and in tend to erect four houses on the tract. Mrs. Lizzie Fox has also trarchased an acre in Home addition, In and Around Albany, A rare treat! Coming! ! March 11, 12 and 13. Turner Art Exhibit. The Albany Fruit Growers Uniora will meet on Friday afternoon for organ ization. Social dance at the skating rink ne'i Saturday night. Good music. Tickets 75 cents. The regular meeting of the Albany Con mercial Club will be held tonight. A'l members are requested to be pres ent. See the famous Art Exhibit, worth 'oouornl thnnonrwl rfnlio 9nn nf th. most noted paintings of ancient and modern times. Chicken dinner at the W. C. T. U. hall Saturday noon for only 25 cents, iven b th ladiea of thye Matefok church. Evangelistic services will be held at the Presbyterian church beyinning Monday March 7,. with Rev. Clarence ri. btevens as the preacher. The meet- inS3 wi" last untiI tne 21st Why the Old Way. I pay cash for for your eggs what others pay in trade. Get my price on Doultxv and veal this week. . I have Portland and Seattle connect ions that enabled me to quote the very best cash prices. One block east ot the Wig Warn Barn on 2nd St. Look for the sign Watson's Cash Produce House. Home Phone 208. Bell Red 511. Public Sale. W. J. Savage will have a public sale ot furniture, farming untensils and ehtek. Friday March 6th. at the Brownell nursery place, south western suburbs of Albany.