A Cllule.1140 Hard to Meet. From the National Grange: Albany, Oregon, March 4, 1909. Ed itor National Grange: On Saturday, February 13, 1909, Banner Grange was organized at Scio, Linn county, this state with 204 charter members, 112 male, 92 lemale. As far as known this is the largest charter list of any Grange Oiganized weBt of the Rocky Mountains and per haps of any in the United States. Na- tional Secretary C. M. Freeman in sending his congratulations, states that he is not able to inform me whether larger Granges have been organanized East or West, or not. To determine would require much work looking over the files, etc Under these conditions we challenge any other Grange in America to beat our record giving out the same in the National Grange. The people ot Scio and vicinity were wonderfully in earnest in securing a Grange. Scio is proud of her Grange. Her people are among our moat enterpris ing. A large milk condensing plant will toon be in operation. For two last seasons they have held a County Agricultural Fair. Next September they will eclipse all previous fairs. By late legislative' enactment they have taken the name of the "Linn County Fair Association" and have secured an appropriation from the state of $1,000.00 per annum, to be used only for paying the premiums on fruit, vegetables, etc. Our city of Albany is rapidly build ing up and farming lands are largely being sought for by "homescekcrs." All our towns are experiencing un wonted prosperity: ' The Willamette Valley in time will be as densely populated as is now Now York State. I am proud of my native Oregon my home for over 70 years. The low ratos fixed by trans-continental lines effective during this month and April next, the highest being $49.75 from Philadelphia to Albany and low as $25.00 from St. Paul arid other points in Middle West will undoubtedly bring large numbers of colonists. CYRUS H. WALKER, State Deputy. M"uihgr liii.Hcnt Albany people generally appreciate the splendid work Manager Dasent has done for Albany. . In a conservative and careful manner he has continually boosted for the city, and the result is very satisfactory. People ulong the street do not completely understand the work of the office. Thousands of letters have been answered, to inter ested people, and this has been done in a manner displaying marked ability by the manager, presented in a style to those interested exciting confidence, not along the hot air mothods of some places, but in an earnest and convincing way that Iiqb borne fruit of a perma nent character. The outside iniluenco of Manager Dasent has been decidedly beneficial, giving the ciiy a prestige that is helpful. Mr. Dasent wi'l continuo the friend of Albany, and in his now field of work may be depended upon for an occas-1 1 1 t r .u om. n.u -e ! iutii uuosi. tor uie city, ine iiiuuur ui securing u successor is an important one, The general sentiment seems in favor of some competent outside man, better situated for uniting the business interests of the city, and promoting its growth. Tho t'ruper 'I'liiiig. The proper thing for the government ' to do is to economize. That is the ! secrot of tho great problem that is fac-: ing the country. Hut it is not met in that way. It is being met by adding more extravagance in expendi tures and raising the tariff on the things the masses use. The adminis. tration is running wildly into the hands of the trusts, a fact it takes no glass to observe. The tariff is not raised to 1 help some infant industry, but to help some great trust already fattened by) years of favorable legislation. Every-' thing one wears alrnos, will cost more ( bocauso of the new tariff, and the peo- pie will pay the bill tnat government officials may run riot in their wasteful- noss. j The Congressmen Oregon have at Washington nave ueen iiuiping 10 uo tho business. I'orthuul W 11 nts n (Jood .Mayor. Portland wants a competent man for j mayor, and it certainly needs one tho coming years. It has had a competent . man tor several years, but he has been ' tied hand and feet by nn incompetent crowd of councilnu-n. If Portland had a decent lot of eouncilmcn almost any old kind of a mayor would do pretty well, but what can be expected of a .:.. 1... I.. f oalnn l.n.na If city run uy a iu. c...v.. a. . Portland people want a better condi- J lion ot affairs tncy snoum eiect aoeitcr class of men to attend tc their legisla tive affairs A mayor w'uh a tackbone and character will be a good thing to go with them. Saturday Night ThouRht-. Nationally the tariff question has been agitating the country. Congress has been making an issue of it. It is going at it like a horse trying to shore ajwagon instead of pulling it. Instead of pulling expenses down it has been shoving both expenses and tariff up. In short congress is making a fool of itself. The President occasionally talks economy, but it is simply a fake. He doesn't mean it, else he wouldn't have had his salary raised $25,000 a year in the face of the fact that Presidents get rich on $50,000 a year, their real income being much larger. So the tariff outlook is decidedly umbrageous. . This week the wheat gamblers run the price up to $1.20 a bushel at Chica go, causing quite a flurry among gam blers. The farmers having little or no wheat, haven't gotten excited any. A couple of men are walking across the country just to show what they can do. Every man to his choice: but the choice of some men is decidedly pecul- ar. Better get in and fill some good ob with a wheel barrow. Snow so deep in Colorado this week as to cause a blockade of trains. Sun shine in the Willamette Valley, with brick laying. Little items like this are enough to make one think; but we heard a man kick this week because he said it had rained too much; and not very much either. The base ball season was formally begun this week on the Pacific coast with some league games, and hence forth there will be a rolling time along the diamonds. The greatest of all games it deserves promotion and hearty support when conducted along clean lines, as most base ball is. Altogether there is loss trickery in base ball than almost any game played. April fools day occurred this week. What an odd kind of a day anyway, one given up to fooling one's friends, a day on which little lies are albwed for the fun of it, because told only for temporary deception. Perhaps not much sense in an April fool, but, after all it is some sauco Along the way, V The business of the professional booster is an interesting one. Making the business of promoting the interests of a city one's trade is a likely one. It is just astimely as pushing the nter ests ozone's private business in a sys tematic and intelligent way. There is a method to success, Little comes through spasms. Not many mon over find a pocket full of gold. Most of it is made through hard, peiRistent hustl ing. So cities arc helped along in their growth the same way. It is a neat business, ;bestlono when done temper ately and honorably tulong sane lines, such as have characterized the boost ing of Albany. Arrangements are being made for "a , big revival in Albany, one in which the entire city will I e interested, a relig-1 ious awakening, a move looking for the : betterment of our fellow mer, making : Albany a better city as well as a great-, er one. Conversion, not profession s3ne j8 what is needed. Don't Wear Gloyas. Women will do well to go bare hand ed hereafter. The husbands would like to see this under the new tariff. Under it the price of gloves will be nearly double in value. They don't need to be, but they will be, because the robber tariff will make it possible, They are already too high, but the glove trust will add another twist to tariff and the present system of gov ernment. The massei are getting their eyes open, but when election comes around they go stone blind. Fi eozieii 1 liuugltts. Attention is being called to the fact hat the tarm uplift commission worked without compensation. But think of the fresh eggs they got while visiting the farms of the nation. Some conception of the expensivemss ot WRr mny b(J gathtred when it is known thjt it costs as much money to ,. 12.inch Kun as nn editor makes in two years. An Ohio clergyman asserts that kiss ing is "intoxicating. " That may give the hubit a boom in States which ha.-e I recently udopted prohibition. The German religious sect, which has turncj iose jn tho forest without cloth, ,ni; apparently, stands for the naked t rutli- Some members of the House don't seem to relish nn emergency-made Secretary of State. Is it winter lingering in the lap of spring or spring jumping up into the - "P 0j vuntor. Mm. Miirv Smith, of (Ir ,nts Paw. I nrxuiiiitnt. ni thf. rrraml orl -n nf R,.hi-- ca, arrived thi-i noon for a conference with the executive con-.mitt in refer- m -e to the meecinT of ths grand lodge C. H. NEWS. A New Suit for Divorce of the Tropical Kind. The charges in a new suit for divorce. Carrie B. Allen agt. Robert Allen, is about the limit. They were married in Mav 1907. Cruel and inhuman treat ment ischaiged, that, the defendant wbb compelled to wear on v men's clothing, overalls and boys shoss or suits made out of her husband's cast off clothes, ond he would not permit her to wear decent clothing even when paid for with her own money; that she was insufficiently fed, kept a prisoner ana made a slave to a vicious husband S. M. Garland is attorney. Deeds recorded: P. H. Proston to W. R. Meuloy 130 acres S 10 J. H. bterling by guardian -to Frank Leist 92 40 aores J400 U. S. to W. F. Baker 44.87 acres in lieu of Arizona lanj Mortgage for $500. Probate: In estate 'of C. H. Gedney inventory wed. In estate of Andrew Ralston. N. M. Newoort was appointed administrator. Value ot property $i)UU. In estate of Jas. P. Wolfe, John N. Wolfe was appointed administrator. Value of property $4000. Heavy tax payments by Stanard & Caple $123.50, J. H. Simpson $280.50, Dr. J. L. Hill $305.17. 5600 tax receipts have been issued. March was the biggest month in the History or the recorder s office: $445.50, being the receipts. Deeds recorded: Mabel Pugn to Fannie J. Steele, lot bl 9 H's 3id ad $ 1 Lucy Cole to Waldo Avery et al, 160 acres 1 Dan McClain to R. A. Githens, lot Harrisburg ' 1 C. A. Chace to J. W. Johnson, 2 lots, Harrisburg 1 R. P. Shisler to Chace and Johnson, 2 lots, Harrisburg 60CO J. C. Perin to R. C. Shisler. 25 by 100 feet 1 J. C. Prin to R. C. Shisler, lacre Harrisburg 1 Jos. McHargue to A. Gross, 12.01 by 170.83 tt, Brownsville 1000 Ed Holloway to Jos. McHargue, 127.60 by 168.10 tt, Brownsville 1000 CIRCUIT COURT The 2500 Case Being Tried. The case of VV. A. Thomas et al against the 2500 has been on trial to day, with C. M. Inman for the plaintiff and Gale S. Hill for the defendant. The defendant contends that the insur ed swore falsely, claiming to be a resident of the company's jurisdiction when he was a resident of another state, and that his health statements were not true. About twenty witnesses were down for examination. Other cases: W. W. Hay agt. Jerry Hay, mort gage ordered foreclosed. Edwurd M. Johnson agt. Edward H. Evans et al. A. B. Weatherford ap pointed referee to make partition. Eli Aunspaugh agt. Clara Ann Auns paugh. A motion for a nonsuit was dis missed, a demurrer overruled, $100 be paid the defendant before April 20, the plaintiff al'owed to amend the com plaint and the defendant given 30 days to plead. Linn county agt. the Calapooia Lum ber Co. motion to strike out part of answer denied. C. C. Bryant was appointed to ex amine title in applications of JesomeC. Garman et al. and W. L. Walker et al. to register title. Friday. In order to finish up the case of j Thomas agt. the ZoOO and permit the witnesses, some of whom came a long distance, to return home, Judge Gallo way held a night session, completing the testimony Arguments will be heard before judge Galloway at his of fice later, and court adjourned until some time in May at a date to be fixed. Other business attended to was: The President and Trustees of Tuali tin Academy and Pacific University agt. Emma A. Keene et al. Decree for plaintiff. This was a suit to recov er property given the schools mention ed, and has been in progress for sever al years. In Percy R. Kelly trustee of Thos. Large a bankrtpt, agt. Thos. Large jr., 20 days were given to file objections to an amended cost bill. In Elva Martin agt. Brownsville the plaintiff was given until the otn to hie un amended complaint. Application Melissa J. Kitchen to register title dismissed upon motion of plaintiff. Mrs. C. II. Monroe, of Portland, a former resident of Albany. eam up this noon on a visit at Chas. Pfeiffer's. Mrs. J. Streitel arrived this nom from Portland on a visit with her moth er, Mrs. Elizabeth Hale. tO VEARr.' EXPI'HItMCC. I't. WA '.AJir THX LOWEST. S-'.v.l u-oJ. I. lili-u . i ..(U-!i ft i-n-'i-t MArvli niwl fivo rvjH.rt inability. INFRIftCEMENT RUita comhlcU-d 1-. f.'W itU Cnrt. l-tteutu obtained tlirmu-h n. ADVEH TtSEO luwl SOLD, Im TR4DK-MARK. PSW SIONS aJKl COPYRIGHTS quickly ,.btaint Opposlto U. S. Pntent Ortlce, WASHINGTON, Da U. LEBANON. Criterion : Mrs. R. B. Montague arrived in Leb anon Monday for a visit at tin home of Col. and Mrs. C. B. Montague. Mrs. Charlotte Thomas, an aged pio neer, died at the Home of her daughter, Mrs. Arrilla Burkhart, last Sunday, at the age of 84 years, and was buried at Jordan Valley Tuesday, near her old home. Lewis James died at his home near Rock Hill, last Fridav March 26th. at tha age of 73 yrs., of pneumonia. The deceased was born in Indiana, and came to uregon in 1888, and rias lived in this county sine that time. The District M. E. Missionary con vention for the Eugene district will be held in Lebanon April 8 and 9, The first session being held on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, April 8. Miss Ida Holmes, a returned missionary of India win De tne prmiipal BpeaKer. Win Huddleson, a young man of Waterloo, took on a good sized jag of bad whisKey while in Lebanon last Sat urday night and started to paint the town red, when he was taken charge of by Marshal Richards and locked up and kent until Monday noon when be was given a hearing before Recorder Lovelee. tic pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of $20 or in de fault of the payment, to work on the atiuuis UJ. una uiuy luu tn uaya. AT THE P. 0. A Fine Increase in Receipts Shown. The post office business of a city is always considered a good index of the progress of the city. Albany's show ing is a good one. The year regulat ing the grading of post off.ces ended March 31, with the following record of receipts for the year: 1st quarter 3387.03: 2nd, $3,3Ub.lU; 3rd, f444.lK; the 4th, just closing, $3,988.54. Total, $15,132.16. The receipts for the pre vious year were $13,143.78, an increase of'about $2,000, which means another $100 to the salary of the postmaster. The receintsior March were $1645. 69. al most a$20, 000 gait. Last year they'were $1399,12. 1 he money order business has been large. During the past week 580 were issued, the best week yet. College Girls In Concert. A large audience enjoyed the pro- pram of the Albany College Glee Club at the opera house last night. The program embraced a variety of Club songs, solos hy misses McNair, Barton, I Boyles and Yates in the first part, with i a second part presented in costumes I representing the folk-song of different nations, Misses Lora Taylor and Winnie , McNair the Irish, Misses Bicknell and Cleever the English, in rs. Crooks and 1 Miss Andcson the German, Misses , Barton, Boyles and Pratt the Swedish, Misses fJlkins, ripe and Taylor the Scotch, Misses Schultz, Rosa, McMillan and Pratt with Victor Yates as Uncle Sam America, and Miss McNair as a splendid darkey, closing with America by everybody in the house. Reta Medin gave her highland fling, warmly applauded. Prof. Palmer directed the program well, with Miss Tawney as accompanist, and much credit is due for furnishing an enjoyable evening's entertainment by local talent. News from Albany's Six Trains. Early The depot platform was packed from end to end, presenting a metropolitan appearance. Quite a crowd went down to Salem to attend the horse show, among the Albany people being William bagles and family, M. Winter and family, Fritz Hoftich. W. C. Farley and Frank Hackleman, of this city, Dr. Withy combe and thirty or forty O. A. C. students, Sam Hartsock and others, of Corvallis. The Grand Theatrical troupe returned from Lebanon, where they played for a coupl,e of nights to fair sized houses, giving satisfaction. Lawyer Gale S. Hill and G. W. Wright went to Salem on legal business. Jim Cooley came down from Browns ville. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Snyder returned from Brownsville. Rev. Elmore came doWn on his regu lar Saturday ministerial trip. Assessor Bruce McKnight went to Portland on a visit at his father's. A crowd of men went up the C. & E. to Mill City to wor for the Curtis Lumber Co. This is a frequent sight. The men are sent out by Portland em ployment agencies. Mr. and Mrs. T. H. C. Basfield came down from Shed'l. Rev. White returned from his Shedd lecture trip. Cecil Cnthev went to Mill City. Mr. fady, nn operator at the union depot. Portland, returned home after a trip to Corvallis, where his folks reside. He was a one time night operator at Albany. The Weather. R.nge of temperature 63-33 The river is 4.2 feet. The rninfall for Varch was only 1.S1 tncht-s. neluw th nversre. Predictions: Fair 11 nig' t, slight frost Sunday m irning, lair and warmor Sunday. : MISFITS, The trust3 are fatter than ever. Who will build the first Albany flat. Portland is getting out of its termin al slough of despondency. In the spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughs of baseball. Penitentiary trustees are not veiy trustworthy. Three have ' escaped in the past week. Several thousand colonists are bound for Oregon. What will Albany do with its share of them. Tedily Roosevelt jr., denies that he is engaged to Miss Munn. Miss Munn is to be congratulated. Wheat gambling isn't much better than any other kind of gambling. It doesn t help the turmer any.; Taxpayers who do not pay at least half before next Tuesday will have to pay a penalty that will be telt. Tho only claim for distinction the Democrat' man has is that he weighs exactly the same as warnman. Already the papers are having their fun with Teddy's trip, and he is seen knocking a shark out in the first round. Portland is kept a hustling figuring its popnlation out as big as Seattle's. The coming census will bo an eye open er to exaggerators. An eastern girl who five years ago eloped with a famous Harvard full back, has just secured a divorce. He couldn't support her. President Taft, who enters his office on a higher jalary he does not need will not favor cutting down expenses enough to hurt, rate will Be right in with the gang. The high school frats will have to quit May 22 under the J new law, which doesft 't go far t nou rh. It. should have included college and university frats, much worse than the high school societies. John Walsh, 57 years of age has just completed, a walk from Boston to San Francisco and return in 156 days, 7,700 miles, and he likes it so well he has started back towards San Francisco, intending to catch up with Edward Pay son West, on his way there. Mrs. Cora Stone, of Foster.in a letter to a prominent Oregonian, charges that orphan children are adopted from the different homes just for the purpose of securing menials, for the work that can be secured out of them, not to give them a real home. Mrs. Stone wants law that will require the proper ed ucation and treatment of such children. Dr. Brougher is tackling the hat prop osition in the White Temple Portland, and the newspapers are taking up the nuisance question. One man signs a caustic article. Let Us Pray. Some one needs to pray for a fact. It is to be hoped there is enough backbone in the country to place Vanity in the back ground. An Eastern railroad official recently received the following: Deer Sir: 1 have not received my anyser to mi leter what I rote yew ni ontu thrre wsaks ego regards to goin brakin whi in hell dont yew ether say I ken have a job or not end not keep me watin to here irom yew. Yew get a mitv big money f er tending to sech thentrs then I wanter here from yew rite away or I'll take the thing up with some otner road as 1 cane aiorae to be laying around. The hazing of Ralph Bristol is to be investigated by a committee appointed by the regents of the U. O. The U. O. version is that the frat where Bristol boarded had a rule, sanctioned by the faculty, requiring students to be at their meals at a certain hour or take , a bath tub ducking, in order that those students paying their way by working as waiters, etc., might nmsh their jobs and get to their studies; that Bristol was delinquent and had to take his medicine, also that the fellow for some time had been mentally unbalanced. Fell Among Knockers. A man and his family arrived here yesterday to locate, and was greatly pleased with things until he fell among two or three vampire knockers, who told him the city was dead and that he would do well to pack up and return. It was claimed they were prominent business men probably not. The man was discouraged, but has been given a good position, and is learning from decent people the falsity of the state ment. S. S. Train went to Newport this afternoon to spend Sunday with his family. 1 I fnoCUBEO AND OtFENDEO,"""1 ! A, .-. . 1.. i..r.ii rt s.-ArL-hajid(re report I I Business ii'tci V-ith Wasklngtjn tens time, J rru'IU?. He. j i , rO'JNTRirS. I Patent ind Infring3n6,t Practice ExcIsUtpIv. Writ, or oomo to u iu " j tli HloUl Stmt, opp. Uclttd Statu rr.tnt CfW, WASHINGTON, D. C. - V TELEGRAPH. Munich April I. Buffeterf for morel than eleven hours at the mercy of a high gale Count Zeppelin and his party in the airship Zeppelin finially landed many miles from their starting point after a perilous journey today. Chicago April 1. May wheat eet a new high record today reaching $l."01-8. Washington, April 2. The Attorney General made a report on the Fulton case to Taft today. Secrecy is main tained and nothing rvill be made public until the President decides it. It is be lieved that the pressure againstFulton, especially that emanating from the fed eral judges of Oregon will eliminate him from the contest. Becker is said to have told Taft that if Fulton is appointed that he and Heney would resign. President Taft has since said to have intimated that Beckers leaving the Rervice might be to the government's interests. His casehow eyer has not been disposed of. Washington, April 2. The tariff bill will probably come to a vote on Wed nesday, April 7. , C H NEWS Probate: Final account in estate of - Mary II. Trout man approved. J. F. Leffler appointed administrator of estate of Allen Van Ness. Bond $3000. License issued for marriage of Howe W. Brown, of Detroit, aged 25, and Maud McGregor, aged 20. Heavy tax payments: Niagara Tim ber Co. $122.40. Total receipts 5690. Deeds recorded: W. A. Brown to H. A. Hecker 158.58 acres $ 8000- J. H. Simpson et al to H. Bryant 10.56 acres 350 Orpha B. White to S. B & W. M. Sawyer 3 lots Brownsville 325 C. K. Spaulding to Crown Colum- bia Pulp and Paper Co. int. in two tracts 1 C. K. Spaulding to Willamette P. P. Co two tracts 1 R. S. Shaw to Chas. H. Cusick 50 by 111 feet bl 51 Albany 10 FIRST AT THE WINDOW Elmer Chnrchill had his hand on the- knob of the First Savings Bank when it was opened by Manager J. C. Irvine at 9 o'clock this morning. He was at the window first and made a savings deposit, with Wilma Junkin at the second window with $5 in pennies she had saved. Others followed and there were ten or fifteen putting their small sums in, $500 in a short time. The first commercial account was by H. F Merrill, treasurer of the laymen's com mittee of the coming union evangelistic services, several having contributed before the day set for work to begin. A saving bank is always a splendid thing for a commuiiity,creatin& a spirit of saving among young people partic ularly that is commendable and a good thing for a community. W. D. Mixter left this afternoon for his farm south of Yaquina. Burkhart Photographer. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION In the Circuit OiMiit ot the State of Orecon, for the Cumity of Lun . In the mailer of the application of William Henry Harrison Avenll, to reg ister the title to the filiowing described real property, 10-wit : Beginning at a p unt id the middle ot the County Road 13.58 chains N. of the bj. corner cf the V. L,. V. of Bimeorj D. Earl, -orae beioK No-. No. 956. Bad Claim No. 67 in Tp. 11 S. R. 5 W. and Cisim No. 75inT . 12 8. K. B W. Will. Merd. in Linn County, Oregon, and running N. 82. 17 chains to thn N. line of laid Claim, thence W . 13.60 chains, thence 8 88 degree" W. 45 links, and toence S. 62.38 chsiis to tbe center of said road, theme N. 86 dtii'es 36 min. E. 13.70 chains 10 the plecoof heginmne, cotitainL'85.60 a res more or le0P,ul-. mng and beiug to Lion Oounty, StRts of Ore KOD, Applicant and PlMotif!, vs. All him itmiiv coocem, Defendant. Take notice that on the 23-.I day of Mtr-b, A.D. 1909, sn eppliia'lon was filed bv said William Henry Harrieon Averill in ihe Circuit C ur' of the State of 'ireeon for tbe County of Lno, f-r initial registration of the title of the Und above described. Now, nnleBB you aud each of yon and ll of you appear no or before tne 3rd ilav of May, la09, ai.t show cjubb wiiv such application shall doc bn granted, tbe rame will be taken ss confessed, and a decree wi'l beentvred according to the prayer of th application anil cnmplr it.t and ynn and each and all of yi n will be forever barred from disnutinj the sane. J. W. MILLER, f I Cletk n( Linn C -utv, Ore "( "AL )" gon, and Ex-Officia Clfrk ef the Circuit Court of tbe Statu nf Orejon for ths C untv of Linn. J. F. YATES, Attorney for Applicant. NOTICE OF FiVAL SETTLEMENT Notke Is hereby given that Geo. IV. W right, the executor of the last will aud testhment of George Knox, deceased, baa filed hi? fioal account as futn ex ecutor with the County Cletk o: L'nn County, Oresnn; and that Hon. J. N. Duncan, Cnnuty JnHge of taid county, fix-ti Mon.iav, Jjh. is, 1909. hi I Much p. kg the time. an. I t!.s Conwy Conrt Room at the plate 'nr t.iririK eaid tiual nucoont. and n. ub jifiioj! II ahv thera br, in sai I .-.v-a-1 ana to ibe fet'l-me-.it of km e. Dateil this Decern h-r 16 Ifl'R. GEO. W. W Mtjt: r, Ei cii ir. Jat this city May 18.