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WANTS A FLAX MILL. Kditor Democrat: Salem, July S. For a number of years experiments in the growing of flax were carried on in the Willamette Valley, especially in Marion county. These experiments were to determine the value of the Oregon grown plant as to quality and value of the fiber and in that twelve years of flax grow ing it was proven that the northwest is able to deliver the goods as far as the growing of quantity and quality of flax is concerned. Two or three years ago there was a prospect that Salem might have a linen factory, perhaps there is more than one reason why the linen factory was not built. The main reason is it would take money. I have had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Lord, who is one of the Salem women who has given time, thought and money to develop the growing of flax and to make an initial movement in the manufacture of linen in Oregon. They did no small work; they gathered information from all quarters. Mrs. Lord told me that she wrote more than one thousand letters and how "many the other women rrotc who were co-workers with her in this matter 1 know not. Exhibited iiber at the Paris Exposition and re ceived a bronze medal. Mr. llosse, an expert in the growing of flax and the making of linen, who became in terested through the efforts of these women, has had to contend against three fires since he came to Salem. The prospects for Salem to have a linen factory in the near future are not favorable at the present time, for men with means who support an en terprise with dimes or two-bit pieces arc not encouragcrs. There are peo ple in the Sandwich Islands who put several thousand dollars into this en terprise and those who would have picked the fruits of its successful culmination stood around with their under jaws dropped and said it can't be done. To "boom" a town by paying a printer to .print pictures of a "hub" or a "cherry fair" on cards or in "booklets" is easy and a cheap way lo bid for newcomers, or) whom to unload land which has not been a paying investment in cultivation. It takes spokes in a 'hub" and a felloe around the spokes and a tire to make a serviceable wheel. Therefore, I make this suggestion to the Com mercial Club of Albany: Take up this proposition of growing flax and the manufacture of linen thread, twines and cloth. Invite Mr. Bosse, and the women who can state proven results, to tell you what they know about it. Then you might become so enthused that one spoke in the Albany "hub" would be a linen factory. It would cost something like $150, to build, the plant, and with the shares at $10.00 any body would be able to have one or more shares, for while one hundred men in Linn coun ty could each take one hundred shares, many would be glad lo help drive this spoke into the "hub" by taking one or more shares as they were able. The flax to make the lin en would be grown if there is a mill to make the linen, just as sure as sugar beets are grown when there is a sugar factory to make the sugar. The most attractive physical fea tures of Salem are her wide streets and beautiful shade trees. The grounds of the court house, post of fice and State Capitol give a long stretch of landscape which is broad ened by the University of Willamette grounds which lie on the opposite side of State street from the state's park and add much to its beauty. 1 have met many of the people of Salem. They arc kind and courteous, and live so that their back door religion is the genuine article. In fact I have only been at one house where I have heard a grunt or seen an indication of bristles, and when this high (?) city official took it upon himself to tell me what I could not do, I am in clined to the opinion that he found out that grey matter under my hat was as active as the empty space under his. After I left the house then I learned to whose house 1 had been, and lo! and behold! he was the same individual to whom the Scio people objected when it was reported that he represented in 1'ortlatul that he was the Mayor of Scio! Then 1 laughed. U. A. EASTOX. h t Is Dry I'm mini:. From n Pamphlet : A question frequently asked: "What is Dry Farming?" And which may be most easily, yet enigmatically answered with: "It is not dry farming at all Dry faming so called is farm op eration under limited rainfall in dis tricU where irrigation water cannot he obtained or where the supply of irriga tion water is inadequate to meet the requirements of the acreage. li-y farming is not yet an "exact Beienee," us one experimentalist states it. There are yet many things to learn an.! the "wise farmer" h is turned stu dent and scientist in order that he maj assist in mnsterin : the problems con fronting the agriculturist in the som arid regions, A study of dry farming includes -or Bhouid a study of soils, seeds, adapta bility of crops to locality, adaptability of methods lo climatic .conditions, causes ot success or failure in like dis tricts, farm machinery, crop rotation, and many phases of land operation by which the so-called arid lands can be made to yield profit. Dry tarming demands the establish' ment of a natural reservoir in the soil by the conservation of the limited rain fall or other forms of moistere through methods by which waste and evapora' tion areprevented. In some localities enough water can be conserved to crop annually in others two years rainfall should be reserved for the crop. Enemies of Western progress openly claim that dry farming is and always must be a failure. Many who have given the matter no serious thought believe from hearsay that the dry farmerB fail. Many dry farmers have failed but dry farming never. There are soils and climatic conditions in many sections of the West wheie dry farming or in fact any kind of farming cannot le successfully carried on. Saturday Niyut TIiuukiiih. These are days when the farmer ought to be in clover, for just now diversified farming is on top, with high prices prevailing for about everything raised He gets the traditional one dollar for wheat. 55 cents for oats is remarkably high. Eggs and butter fat are well up. If he has chickens almost anything goes. 10c to 15 cents a pound. Potatoes are almost a fortune if he has a good crop of them. Hay is higher than for years. In fruits good prices prevail. In fact there is hardly a thing that does not bring him substantial returns. Besides this crops are generally good this year. All this means a good deal for this valley. It offers a ground for boosting with something substantial to it. . An eastern man who arrived in Al bany this week after having received literature from here stated that he was surprised to find that nothing had been exaggerated, that the truth had been told and in fact he found things better than he had really anticipated, declar ing that this indeed is a fine valley for a home. This has been the Albany style to tell the truth without exaggeration. In fact we hardly ''spread things" on as much as might be consistently done. About two hundred thousand people are up in the Coer D'Alene country after a chance in some government land. The average person will pay almost anything for a chance in something offurimr extra returns. The world is rushing madly after chances in some thing or other, getting little that wuy, while the plodder is the man who has the bank uscount. There are excep tions, but not very many. The pros pector as a rule is one all his life, gray haired hunting fur gold. A few have made it, while thousands have lost. It is a losing game in the parlance of the street. Albany enjoyed a musical treat, a concert by one of the bost bands in the country. Some people did not appre ciato the high class music, evidently wanting something of the rag lime order, but most knowing what first-class music is are glad of the opportunity to hear something of a high order. This week wheat soared again, the gamblers having got busy, and there have been numerous reports of big gams. The wheat gamble is one of the greatest games played, one that excites attention because the product is close to the people. ... An annual Bible school began this week, at this city, of great interest to Christian people, giving them an i.p- portunity to learn more of the greatest of all books. All who profess to be followers of the great Nazarine should at least be interested, and others would urn something. A River Steamer the Year Ronnd. Dr. Parrish, of Independence, was in the city yesterday with his new steam er the Victnrin, a good sized boat, drawing only 11 inches of water. It is 75 feet long and IS feet beam. Dr. I'arrish proposes to put on opposition boats for business the vear round if people want them, at living rates. It will just depend upon the merchants anil others. If wanted he will t uild an other steamer, and will make the Cor vallis run, perhaps futhei. The enter prise is one that deserves support. The valley Kteamhoat transportation the yearrouml, and this is the way to e,et it. A Mil! lor Quitrtsvillc. 'A mail in the city this week reported that arrangements were being made to put a mill in the Qa.ii-tsville mining dis- . .............. - .i...... . ....ii i. . located on .ye creeK. a mile anil a half from th ' old mill, where there are d to have been some ood discoveries. C. H. NEWS. rroDate: weiiio c. iiunsauius was appointed administratrix of estate uf Lyle D. Gunsaulus, a minor. Value of property in estate ot ausan ouaciueroru, in ventory filed: realty, $7900, personal, $56. Marriage license: Orlo K. Wilcox, 28, Corvallis, and Bertha E Wilson, 23, Brownsville. No 11 for the month. Tranfers of leases by C. W. Taylor to tne cascade retroieum uo , to-wit: those with Louis Zop, Scroggin & Washburn, Thos. Ewing, Herman Lu derman et al, Fred Freese. Claus H Vehrs, Moses M. Myers, Guss M. Nel son, John W. Young. Deeds record sd: Robert B. Rice to B. L. Snow. 3 lots Tangent $ 150 E. T. Price to M. A. Boggess, 160 acres .... B. T. McBain to Lebanon Paper Co., lot lu-2 w 10 I. N. Woodie et al to A. M. Holt, 14 blocks, Woodle'8 an Jacob Kirk to John J. Hammer. 2 lots H's ad 400 Olive Baltimore to Geo. R. Benson & wf, 1 lot bl 60 H's 2nd ad.... 650 Patent Elijah Paddock, 1884, 80 acres. Deeds recorded: F. M. Healey to Elizabeth Healey 160 acres f 1 Wm. Bain to Albany State Bank 43 feet lot 6 Albany 10 Jacol Krok to Wm. R. Krok 2 lots Hs 4th ad 1 J. M. Burtenshaw to C. E. & M. E. Sawyer 3 acres 2G00 A. K. Zeisine to W. O. Gilbert 2 lots 13-lw 2100 6 quit claims Geo. Finley et al. to Peter Hume & wife 16.70 a. 1 Mortages, $1500, f-300, $1600. Marriage License: Elbert'T. Brown, aged 30 of Turner, and Ella Lengele, aged 18, of Shelburn, both natives ot Oregon. Henry Beard, of Lacombe. lefc the paws of a mountain lion with the clerk and received credit for $15. 445 anglers licenses and 304 hunters licenses issued. SCIO. News! W. E. Arnold has sold his 12-acre prune orchard to a newcomer, the pur chase price being $3000, Ex-Mayor Miller, of this city, is reported to be again in a critical condi- tion. Dr. Prill performed another 1 operation upon him, a few days ago. ' At a regular meeting of the City I Council, it was ordered that a day be designated by the Mayor as a public ' clean-up day, the 21st and 22nd of July. Three families emigrating from Idaho, i arrived in this city, last Saturday even- ing. ihey consist of a father and two sons with their families and are ac quaintances of Mlnehost Carpenter, of the Scio hotel. The News regrets to learn of the death of Uncle George F. Frost, of five miles east of Scio. Ihe death occurred early Wednesday morning. Mr. Frost was born in North Carolina on May 22, 1828, making his age nt his death, 81 years, 1 month and 22 days. In point of natural location there are but few better situated towns than Scio. Just where the vallevs of the North and South Santiams, Crabtree and Thomas creeks ate merged, and nestling just at the foothids. there coiild be no better location for health and. now that dairying is assuming to be our leading industry, prosperity. After Views. Geo. M. Welster, the official photo grapher of the Harriman people, is in the city after pictures for the new pamphlet and will be here several days. Farmers, stock men. dairymen, fruit men, or anyone else having views suit able for the book should report at once by telephone or pustal card to the com mercial club and a date will be made to secure photographs.- Men aua Women. What fools some people are. Just now the women are entitled to the credit, judging from the accounts of Johnson, alias Madson, recently con victed of bigamy down in California. Married many times, women freely turned over their money to him. Not only that, but 'it seemed possible for him to put an advertisement in a news paper and get hundreds of answers by women wanting husbands, some of them pretty good women as the world goes, women with money, one of them quite rich. Is it possible women want husbands that bad. Probably not as a rule, just some of them. It is :iot fair to judge women generally i- these. est women, as a tn uter ot taet, are pretty particular about whom they marry, ami they should be. and t!.e average woman is not inclined to have much to do with a new man until he has m ule good and something is Unewn a!'Mit his pas'. When a man buys a piece of property he sees tlnu there is a good record of title, and requires an abstract, showing that it is striiejit clear back for at least twenty years. A good deal more important i.' t iki u a man or a woman for life partnership, and it might be a gonl thinit if abstracts of title were re-qu-ed. BIBLE SCHOOL. The second annual session of the Bible school began in Bryant's Park this morning, with class work by Dr. Sher wood on the Life of Paul, Dr. Evans on the Life of Christ and Dr. Geselbracht on inductive studies in the Gospels. Dr. Young, of Portland, was to speak this afternoon at 4 o'clock on The Value of a Man. The lecture this evening by Rev. Young will begin promptly at eight o'clock at the Methodist church. In ar ranging the program the management of the Bible school has evidently decid ed to give this one of the very best lec tures first, for Dr. Young's reputation as an orator is already well established everywhere throughout the state. His subject is "The Man ot Nazareth." A good sized audience is expected, the ad mission fee being fifteen cents. 1 Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock Kev. Milton G. Evans D. D. of Chester, Pa. will be the speaker and he will also be heard at 8 o'clock the same evening at the Methodist church. All afternoon, morning and afternoon meetings are at the Park the evening meetings until futher announcement at the M. E. c.iurch. ALLEYITE SURPRISED. After being housed ud fcr some time the Alleyites got out again last night. The founder of the order being in the eitv it was neragurv tn net nt once before the departure of Mrs. Kate Cundiff for San Francisco. Last even ing she visited at home of Mayor Wal lace Her old friends of the Alley got together and gave her an old-fashioned surprise party, one that was complete. About twenty-one were present. The evening was spent lniormauy, and iiko- all of the Alleyite gatherings was alive ineiit men was one feature, won bv the Man abont Town. A new kind of charade imported from the east, the acting out by couples of numerous inds of amusement and occupations such as fishing, picknicking, playing tennis, base ball, boating, etc. made a hit. Informal refreshrn ... were served. At the close of the anng an interest ing feature was th- announcement of the coming marriage of a couple of the Alleyites, Miss Margaret Cundiff and Mr. Nathaniel Wither at San Francisco July 28, and Miss Evah Rhodes and Mr. Thomas Wylie Smythe at a future The Alleyites are an informal organ- ization of neighbors, made many years ago when Mrs. Cundiff lived in the brick at Washington and Third street, for social times, one that has proven congenial and profitable, with a fellow- ship and good will that is pleasing. n tt ,-, t !rJ- H:tC' Watson, of Eugene, amv- ea 'his afternoon. Rev. Abbetc, nein o. s. missionary of the M E. church, went to Eugene this afternoon. Mrs Wood, of Portland, is in the city on a visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Hammell, of the Hotel Revere. John Thomas of the St. Charles and Dr. Williams, the harpist were brought up in the same town in Wales. C. C. Parker, of Portland, a former Albany man, has been in the city today. Mr. Parker is now con nectea with the Potter Chapin Realty Co., which is just now making a specialty of Bay Ocean, a summer resort down at Tillamook. Miss Marcus, the evangelist passed through the city this noon tor bugene. where she will spend a couple wee s in special work. She had intended leturn ing to her home at Watsonville, but is wanted in rJugene. independence enterprise: u. v.. Caughey of Albanv returued to that Independence ti T r. this week", u wn De rememberer tnat : he was here a couple of weeks ago in W. J. Bryan will soon fight the paloon company with hi3 brother, at which and the misery breeding liquor business, time they took an aption on some pi op Some people immediately declare that erty west of the city and he came over it. is simplv politics; but Bryan has al with a view of taking up the same. ways stood for something in morals. F. G. WILL, or Watches. STATEMENT of the First National Bank, of Al hnnv rn,.i t dm., t n. iron, showing the amount standing to the credit ot every depositor July 1, 1909, who has not made a deposit, or who has not withdrawn any part of his deposit, principal or interest, for a period of more than seven (7) years immediately prior to said date, with the name, last known place of resi dence or postoftice address of such depositor, and the fact of his death, if known. Xamc. Res. or F. O. Amt. Albany Loan Co, Albany, Or $11.50 Ed Donnelly, Albany, Or "1.06 Downic & Barlow, liarlow Sta-. tion 2.95 T. L. Jones, Albanv. Or 2.95 Geo. V. Martin. Albanv, Or 22.11 Smith Allen. Albanv. Or 1.69 X. Snow, Albanv. Or 1.12 r v Wm,, a'm Mr -i7 Vi. M. Wharton. Albanv. ' Or Ijl) ! Mrs. G. H. Evans. Albany. Or 2.' ! h 1'.. Morton, Albany. Or K. K. Knapp. Albany. Or K. W. l.omicv. Alh.-inv. Or... STATE Ol- OKKC.OX. ( Iss. County of I. inn. ( I. Alli ed I". Sohmitt. beinji l"ir.-t .04 illliy oath. deitose anil s.iy upon my that 1 am National Ii: (. asliier : the l-ir?t Conuiv Ol' of Alb. -i.ucnu'n: .1 e..Hl,.!e ii:!i. e si '. !;i:ov me ue.Uil the ci-.-.l ed by ill vn. anil tl-c .toil i!ep"-it i-ion of l" 'i t l.ei al I.. of O AI.l-RI".n SCi 1 M i TT. ru to before ;. . A IV I'll'". Sub-eribeil an.! i this U;h day of !i:l 1.. L. SNA' AX. Public iVr Ores:. Xutar. MISFITS, Home men for jobs. New, good bye tabernacle. Wheatjs ajrain soaring, up to stay. Albany's big fall event, the apple fair. California is a state ot fake prize fights. Enough pavement red tape to paint a town red. Albany is also the distributing point for good music. The worst fool thing in the world is borrowing trouble. They play Sunday base ball on the Methodist field at Salem. ' The average woman thinks she would have made a great actor. ! Why this renewal of the Thaw agony. Too small a matter for' so much asso ciated rot. ' We will have the Seattle fair, or a part of it, right at home tonight, saving ranroau iare. Hill says there will be prosperity as soon as th.e tariff is fixed, fixed all right. It is being It is said that keep off the grass signs are a thing of the past. Grass is to be enjoyed as well as looked at. Albany needs a large building holding figteen hundred people for a riermanent structure, and it needs it Dadly. The tabernacle has done a splendid work for Albany, in religion, education and music, great factors in life. 55,000,000 bushels of wheat in the N. W. is the estimate. Almost anything can bo estimated; but there will be stacks of it. Gloria Washington, by Innes himself, was a splendid production, but how much better it would have sounded if Gloria Oregon. In china one Dever sees his wife un" til after marriage. Our marriage is a good deal of a lottery also, but in a different way. Certainly Senator Bourne has shown a level head in having delivered only two speeches in six years. This ought to make him popular. borne man could immortalize his name in the hearts of Albany people by giv- ing the city a park close in, eyen a block inside the city limits. Eugene has organized a building and loan association, Albany had its fill of one yearg a0 you can nul.e amogt anything and realize almost nothing. , ,t . . , . Uncle Sam ought to be ashamed of himself going around with a whiskey flask full, in his pocket. Wonder some one aoesn 1 Plcture mm staggering. A conductor on a train from Washing ton to New York yesterday whipped Joe Letter, the wheat king. Some one ought to lick every wheat cornerer in the country Sam Simpson's original Ad Will- in the Northwest, one of the best ever I written anywhere, was first published . in the Democrat April 18. 1868. The original publication may be seen by any j one wishing. The audience arose at America. Al ways stand up and show your great royal American love for your country. The more demonstration of loyalty to Uncle Sam the better, even if he does make a fool of himself on the tariff and some other things. Hon. M. A. Miller, down in Portland, told the Telegram man to just w atch Lebanon's smoke. He has a project for tne extension ot tne baiem stayton electric line, to oe outit, to scio, and thence to Lebanon. It is a long ways ahead, but Milt declares it is bound to get there eventually, and then Lebanon will be as big as t'ortianj, more or less. Hub Bryant has an island in the Will - ametto and when all the people of Albany want to oe real good they go over onto tne tnat island and have 1 picnic. Hub shuts out even rosy col I ored pop because it works too much on , the imagination. alem Journal. Bryant s peninsula ought to be an sland any .say. ' The time has come to do some thinking. cries ttee Salem Journal. The Jout- j oal heartlessly gives a list of the thin: :; - tne people oi urefron art; goinjj to pat j ip the cn?h for SStM.Oim for the '). A. . 1 . . flioll.WKl lor the U. (.., '120.0CO for leaf mutes. S131.0.W for feeble minded, "M7.PU0 lor vu judiciary. SlJa.U-iK for he pen. $110,000 for printing. STo.Oi'e 'r the portage R. U.. STe'i.rM o for the isane. f lll.iii.'i for the .api;ol building ni grounds, $100. Pott for the ('rater I j ..ake road. Ai.d the legislature did it. TELEGRAPH. Pittsburg, July IS. A gigantic, labor struggle extending over a big dis trict and which threatens to prove ex ceptionally serious is now on. Mora than thirty thousand tin plate workers and miners are out, the latter despite the fact that the strike is not sanction ed by the national president of the or ganization. J More are expected to follow although all the plants opening up are offering employment to many. The claim is made that the eight hours is the law and wage schedule is not observed at McKees tin plant. 30 men were hurt in a riot yesterday and a mounted constabulary charged the mob with clubs to-day, injuring twelve, several seriously. Chicago, July 15. July wheat again soared to a new mark today, reaching a $1.29, and declined to a fraction above $1.23. Washington July 15. Investigation of the alleged hazing of Cadet Sutton at West Point has come to naught, Sutton failing to give any incriminating evidence. His mother will not discuss her coming here. News from Albany's Six Trains. Early D. C. Burkhart and others went to Jefferson to attend the delayed 4th of lulit nalotiKatinn Cn BMnnnl nf ft.n ' ruin thp pplphrntinn waa nnstnnnpri un til to day, when a picnic was being held and the money raised used for it. William Bain, president of the Albany State Bank, left on a business trip to his former home at Aberdeen, Dak. He was accompanied as far as Portland by his son Neill. Misses Elsie and Lulu Lindau left for their home at Kansas City, after a visit with their grandmother Mrs. Fred Grimmer. Mrs. Grimmer, though a young woman yet, is at the head of four generations. Mr. and Mrs. W, A. Long, of Mon dovi, Wash. , came down from Lebanon this morning. The ceremony was pre formed at Lebanon this week. A. B. Miller went to Salem. Prof. Hargrave returned from his weekly trip to Lebanon. S. S. Bailey left on a Portland trip. F. H. Colpitts, the miniog expert, went to Salem. D. F. Young returned to his home at Corvallis. He had been to Portland with his mother, who left for her home in South Dakota. M, D. Brandeberry went to Portland. Ex-Sheriff Dave Osburn came over from Corvallis. Lawyer G. F. Skipworth land family. of Eugene, went to Newport for their summer's outing. Miss Anna B'aulkner went to Portland on a visit with Mrs. Neelands. Miss Eva French and brother Seth Thomas went to the Bay for an outing. miss Margaret uundilt went to New port to spend Sunday at the Wither cot tage. J. W. McGilvrev and daughter went to Portland for a short visit. Herman Hector, ox this citv. has been appointed manager of the home office at Lentz, a suburb of Portland, and will go there next week to assume charge of the office. He is a reliable young man and may be depended upon for good work. Stoltenberg's sign is a fine one, and it was made by an Albany man. Now we second street people will have some lessons in paving. Closing in harmony the tabernacle did well; but it is needed some more. The sentence for bigamy should al ways be large. The limit is low enough. The moving picture is a wonderful thing; but it must be kept above the " trash class. NOTICE. My percheron Btallion No. 22998 wil make the following stands: Monday, at W.J.Morgans, Plainviow. Tuesday at George Smiths. Shedd. Wednesday, at old Rudd farm, Peoria. Thursday, old Rudd farm, Tangent. Friday and Saturday at Home 2 1-2 miles S. E. Albany. All patrons to this horse will be furn ished Schneider's change of mares' c medicine to facilitate the getting in foal. John Carnegie, Owner. SCHNEIDER7s CHANGE IN MARES. is a correction for the re productive organs before service only. By its use the foal will be of better nerve and vigor, the mare will have better life the hair will go down smooth after feeding this mriicine. Horse men should supply this medicine to their patrons, they would have better results than under the present way. Obnoxious matter retained by previous foaling is the cause of the many disap pointments in getting the niares in foal. This medicine will change these conditions for the best results. This medicine is warranted to do its work. For conditions drop me a line. Wm. Schneider, Albany. Ore. Farmer's Telephone and Supplies The Best Made For sale by W. V. Merrill, Agent Vvesiern Etectii: Co. 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