Mrs. Ray Crow, wife of a f jrmer Al bany college student, died in Portland this week. The remains were taken to Marian for burial. ADM'NISTR .THIlX'S NOTICE To all whom it may concern. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may concern tbat ttie undersigned bs r-cea appointed admiuiBtrairiX of the t- is o' George F. Simpson, deceased y the C maty Court of Liua Couaty Oregon meretore, all pe'sons having, clmm gunsi taut es a e are he eby, notifi-d and required to present tho same to the undorsuned administratrix the otiioD of W. K. Bilyeu in Albany, Oieiin. within six montus lrom the dateuersol. . Dned tbis9thdy ot Jttl$, 1919. Marv A. Simpson, . Administratrix ol Gjo, Simpson, deceased. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby niven that the ttud er eigned hoe filed ber fioal account in i lie astute of I- B. McFarland, dece.sed.and by order of the county loan or 1,100 county, Oregon, auunat 6, 1909, t 1 i)'- lock p. m., has ban set lor hea'iag abjections thereto and lor the settlement ef said estate. Albany, Or.,.Fuly 2, 1909. R'la McrJarland, Amioistratnx. 3. j, Whitney,, Atty lor Admr. G SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of the State ol Oregon for Linn County. Department No. 2. Atiida M Gsba, Plaioliff, is. Joel 'Gaba, alias, Joel Hart, the above named defendaut: In tue name of the ttate of (Oregon, You are hereby notified and required to be and appear in sain eourt in said suit, and anewer the complatut ot the plain tiff filed therein on or belure the 24th day oKJuly, 1909, sodyou are hereby 'further notified ibat if yon ail to ap pear and answer said complaintas afore said, 'for want thereof the pietntiff will 'take a-decree against you for the relief praved for in said complaint, to- wit : A decree of ta;d court dissolving the bonds ol matrimony now existing between ou and said plaintiff. (This summons is served noon yon by publication for six coteeoutlve weeks prior to the said 24th day ol tf-ly, 1909, in the Albany Dt-mocrut, a newspaper published in Albany, ILinn Cuuniy, Joregon,and of general circulation week ly in said County, by oider ny the Honorable J. . Duncan, Judge of tbe County Conn of Linn County, Oreeon, whicb said order was made June 7bb, 909, and:tha' the Bald J. M. Duncan, Judge ot said County Court, in said order for tbe puo licatlou of this summons upon vou has .prescribed said 24th -day oijulv, 1909, as the time on or before whion you shall Bppear and atew-er tbe said com plaint in said Buit. ' Tbe date ol th first publicaiion of this snmoiooB in said mewepaoerie June Ilth. 1909. W..S.'Risley, Attorney for Plaintiff. RECISRTRATION OF LAND T5TLE In tbe Circuit Court of tbe State ot Oregon for Linn County.. Io the matter of tbe application of W. L. Grove, to register the title to ihe land in eaid application described, to-wii : The S. E. M ol tbe B. W. and tbe 8. A'. of tbe S. E. of Sec. 35, in Town-nip 12 Sont'i.Einge 4 Went of the Willamette Meridian, iu Linn C uoty, Oregon, ccntaiuing 81) acies, sua net S. B. Powers and all whom it luay concern. Defendants. To all whom it may concern: Taker.0t.1ae, that on the .5tu day of June, A. D 1909, an api'hcat on was filed by said W. L. Greva in tbe Circuit Cour of ibe Stale of Oreuon (or Linn County for the initial reiriatratiou of 'he title to itie land above described. Now, unless vnu aDpear on or before tbe 17lti day ol Julr,A.D.1908ndshowcansewhy Bucb aiiplication shall not be granted, the eeme will be taken to be .confessed, and a decree will be entered according t the prayer ot application, and you will be forever barred from disputing the same. Witiess my baod and tbe ( ) seal of said Circuit Oourc this A sbal 6th day o( JuDe A JJ. Wr 109. J. W.MllfjLER, County Clerk and ex officio Clerk of ihe Circuit Court of Linn Oountv, Ore gon. HEWITT SOX, Applicant's Attorneys. SUMMONS In the Circuit Court of tbe estate of (Oregon fur Lino County. C. -IT. Bailer, Plaintiff, v. Bertha Builer, Defendant. To .Bertha Butiur, tbe libera oamed deftndam: In the name of ihe State of Oregon, vol -tre heieb required to ap pear Hril Hiiouer lhe complaint fl ed AgainM vou in thi above entitled cum and cauee ou or mfore the Xuiratiun of lx week? from the date ot ih tiret pub lication j( t'ti- Ruuiinoa-. flti'l if fo.i fitt no to appear ami bi'Spr, ihe pUio' ft witl uppiv to tli- c 'U c fo' tilt relief lie manileddn tmul cuui jik-int, to wUc Kur a J ree diBolving the marriage con tract now exislin between you and the plaint . ff and fir judgment for the cate and (li'burceuuedie of mis mit BiDBr jrou. Ti'ie BummonB is publiehed ooce a wepk for b-x Bucuepeive eefce bv order o tiH Ron. J. S. Uiincnii, County J o1 if of M'in Uonnt.v, Oreitou. da ed Apr -4, 1659, directuii! ine tinr, pub-tiuaii-pti 'o he mad tun iho 30;h day of' Aurtl 195 and tfi- Infi- uutd i-aii'm ort Jme 11(909.. W. H.Mcf'AiiPEX. A' oj ne PUiiitifT. ADMIHiSTSATGRSKOTISE. Xoiif e ie herhv uicn ttil ide under iaui-p has been duu ai,.oint-n by t:.e County Cour: t.1 Lint. C'Mirii.. t rtg.n, Biiniinistra:or ot the p.Hlal'r.f nie E. Beam, lale of eaid cou, tv. jeeeacd. Ail t-erfons having cUimK i ai si tli" estnte of eaid deceased hie i rehy required to prefent ti e eme, i b proper voncners. tr the under u" ed, at his residence, in the City of A t ny. in said couniy, within tix p.- hs from the date of this notice, . ed Albany, Oreuon. Jane 25. 1909. Owen Be -ni. JI- t & Sox. A Imtnitrator, . .-asy for Adininist ia!or. j THURSDAY. SCOTLAND Remembered by ichool. the Bible The discussion yesterday afternoon on the college and university teaching in connection with the church was led by the able pastor of the Presbyter ian church of Eugene, Rev. Mount, and was decidely interesting. Rev. Robert McClain and others spoke out very plainly 'on the subject of evolution, leaving no eoubt as to the standing of this Bible school on the subject One ot the most entertaining things of the school was the address last even ing at the M. E. Church, by Rev. Jean- ette Ferris, of Sheridan, on Bonnie Scotland in songmnd story, in which she showed her appreciation of the splendid; things Scotland lhas done for the litara-j ture and song -of the world. The world admires the Soot because of his sturdy character, so splendidly portrayed in the literature of the country. This afternoon Chas. A. Phipps led the S. S. talk, a very important one and Mrs. Ferris gave another splendid Scotch talk, Ju3ing Ian Mclaren as her subject, telling of his splendid stories and work. Tonight at the M. E. church 'the ad dress will be worth the attendance, by Rev. Robert McClain, withillustrations, on Porto Rico. Rev. McClain was in the missionary service there several years, and hence is alivt with exper sence. Tomorrow will be bird day. Capt. Kuhn went to Lebanon this morning. The Misses Alexander of Stayton are visiting with Miss Maggie Shea. Morgan Watson, of 'Eugene, passed north this forenoon forPortland. Mrs. T. G. Hopkins returned lat night, from a Salem visit. Dennis Merrill wert to Harrisburg last niirht on timber land business. Mrs. J. J. Collina and children left vesterdav for Seaside for an outing. . . . ... 1 Mrs. Anna FarreH 'is visiting at the ho ne of lhe father. Mr. Frank I-arreil. W. L. Marks left Cast night for Spok- j ane to taKe a chance in the big land -t drawing. j Rev. Tracey, of Ijebanon, was in the city last evening osdiis way home from Portland. Mrs. William Huston left yesterday afternoon for heme after an Albany visit ot several weeks. The Misses Anna and Helen Schultz are spending the week with Miss Gladys Dorgan on 'the Dorgan farm. R. D. Mitchell, f Crabtree returned home to-day from Montana. He de clared Paradise tbe best place he was in. J. 3. Crawford has been getting out some berry post cards that are splendid things for sendingeast, regular boost ers Miss Pearl Stevens'arrived last night from Aberdeen, South Dakota, on a visit with her former school mate, Miss Elsie Bain. Mis3 Chambers, daughter of F. .L. Chambers, of Ecgene, returned home last evening, after a visit with Misss Zona Haight. W. B. Sherman, a leading timber IandMealer of Grants Pass, passed through the city this forenoon 'for I northern points. Miss Ella Simpson, of Oakland, re turned home this afternoon accompanied by her cousin. Miss Wheeler, daughter of Ed Wheeler. Mrs. Edna Burnett, of Corvallis, came over this noon on a visit with her sister, Mrs. GrefToz before the latter and family leave for California to re side. Mrs. Fred Mueller, a former Albany lady, is lying critically ill in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she went several months ago on a visit with relatives. K. J. Davidson and family have re turned from Nome, where they have been several years, and are the guests of W. H. Bowman. They were here three years ago. N Mrs. F. M. French left this after noon for Portland on a visit with her only grand-child, Lillian Emma Wil liams, whom she will see this evening for the fust tune. Col. Roosevelt this week killed a hip popotamus cow and bull. The natives were terrorized, but the Col. stood his ground, and with his trusty rifle laid the fat fellows low. Miss Lorane Bliton, daughter of the editor of the Mail, and Miss Isole Eu banks, daughter ot the proprietor of the Rex Grocery Store, of Medford, arrived today on a .visit at he home of J. P Roberta and family. Miss Carrie Moon, Chico, Calif., ar rived this noon on a-visit at the home of her uncle G. C. Moon. Sho was here five years ago, and the many friends she made then will be glad to have this yisit from her ' The Oregon R. F. D. men will hold their seventh convention in Corvallis July 3 31. Paul a Lindsay, of Georgia, the national president, will be present, a so Tom Richardson, and of courso. Johnny Goins and the other Albany car riers. ' Following are some new people at the summer Bible school: Rev. J. V. Milligap, Portland; 'irs. Ciins. . Park Salem: Rev. Jameson, Brownsville, Rev. G. A M . Lilley, Cline Kalis. 1 Lmok countv. Rev. Lillev was also i nreseiit lasr yoar. coming with hi- fam i!y iicruss !;. 'he Lebanon wagon Koaci W. M. Parker has just added a fine Mobart electric coffee crinder to his well equipped gr-jcery and bakery; al?o j typewriter fcrhis numerous side issues, such as the 2500 and A. O. U. W., th business of which goesj thrtugh his hands. The Pythian Sis'ers this afternoon were having a picnic in Hackleinan's Grove, a delighful place for one, a liv crowd of Albany ladies, with baskets well filled. J. L Irvine took them oui in automobiles, and will bring them Lack. making Mrs. Kelly's headquarter for iperaiions. MEETING OF A. C. CLUB. The regular meeting of the Albany ommercial Club last evening was well attended. , This was about what was done: Secretary Van Winkle read a letter from Win- Bidwell Wells asking for a Linn county display to be sent east to numerous state fairs, and stock shows. Filed B. J. Hecker was appointed a dele gate to the 20th Trans-Pacific Congress at Denver Aug. 21. A mortgage and loan company want ed various informations about water projects, etc. The matter of c&kwrates to the bier National Irrigation congress at Spokane Aug. 9 14 was left to the president, who will appoint some one wishing to he ed a success, also the Irnes band con- There was considerable discussion a- bout the cannery subscription, and the making up the full amonnt, though the subcription signed ud was only part. The old committee, Messrs. Barrett, Collins, Miller, Tomlinson and Eastburn were appointed a committee to collect the old subcription and as much more as DossibSe The progress of the new booklet was reported and the pamphlet gotten out tor emergency was shown being ready for distribution, a neat affair from the office of C. G. Rawlings. A letter from the postmaster at Riverside, Wash., completely vindicat ing the new manager of the club -was read, Arrangements were ordered made for securing the Linn County front, now at the Salem fair grounds, for the new rooms of the club in the Albany State Batik building. Mt asrs.- Eastburn, Tomlinson ' and Beam were adpointed a committee on fruit for the Jars recently given tne club by Linn county, to be filled by them for display at the new club rooms, The matter of distributing inquiries among real estate men in a satisfactory manner was discussed and left to the sneers 01 tne ciud i r aiu .. .- c 1 News from Albany S SlX tarly . T - I fllil. near John Sandstrom left fo- Nome, where be will resume mining opera tions. He has been around Nome for six years. He reports a wonderful ' falling off in the output, it being about xhia ia Albany day at the Seattle a third what it was at one time. Mr. . . ... ' . . . , Sandstrom once got in the papers for fa,r- Bnd the world WU Pleaae take making a 60 cents a pan discovery, but notice at the merits of the hub city of it didn't pan out that way after all. the Northwest. Under the arrange Once he walked ever a claim that pro- ments Mrs. E. E. Payne, a pioneer resi duced $4,000,000 think.ng it worthless, dent of Linn county, and one of Albany's leaving it for others. best citizens, is hostess. Several Albany oeoplo are present, a- r. G. Will, Bert Stevens, Harry Schlosser and Ed. rortoiiller, four of Albany's livest young men, left for Detroit and further into the hills for fish and an outing. B. Gray, and Bert Crawlord, both born Among the passengers going to the here, and others. So that the city hai Bay were .v) r. Fred Holm and family of been represented in an emphatic man Portland. Mr. Holm has been a carrier ner by leal Albanians, in Portlan 1 for 16 years, one Of the It is possible that some people at the veterans on the force. fair may not know that it is Albany ' day, as they knew it was Portland day, Mayor J. C. Mayer and seven other when MOO went over from the metrop- Lebanon men left for SDOkane to hie for chances in the big land lottery, hav ing been struck with tiie prevailing fever. , Grant Pirtle went up the C. & E. after some wood. Rev. Floyd Dorris arrived from Gord- field to joiu his family y his summe.'s vacation, Banker P. M. Scroggin and family of Lebanon left for Seattle to attend the fair. oc a. , .. J. A. Warner went up the with his surveying outfit. Stanley riammell lett on a 311 on a Business trip up the C. & E. Saturday he will t?f0eB' WBeM h Wi" ,-apend sevd ai weeks. Mr. ana Mrs. M. Acneson lett tor Portland to secure bpecial treatment tar Mrs. Acneson New Grange Hall. Money is being raised for a new grange hall for Harmony G ange, to be ' erected at the intersection of the Leb- j anoa and Jefferson and the Albany and scio roads, a splendid place for a hall. Albany men have been coming to the front today with suitable subscriptions for tie worthy object. White Slavery. Rev. Guy Phelps, of Portland, spoke last nitwit at the Christian church on White Slavery, giving some startling and very nteresting facts. This is one of the vital themes of the day, and people do well to be in earnest in the consideration of it. The Weather. Rmge of temperature 90-49. The river 1 6 feet. Predictions: Fair tonight and Friday. Galveston had another fright yester day. Crook county has four new post offices: Nye. Held, Barnes and Fife Vr l.C Maekey was striken with naralysis at SaliT this week. He formerly resided here It is reported that neither the Cor va lis nor Brownsville cannery is run ning this summer. The Portlands have Becured an In ii in nan ed Pat May, Irish name but full ilooded Indian, and he hits .375. Albert C. I'homnson. a Portland drummer and .iliss Ernestine Louise firher we.e married at Eugene last evening. RUMBLES. Interesting News from the Rails. During the twenty-four hours pre vious to 12 o'cluck noon thirty passenger trains registered at Alb.ny. Among them were three extra sections of No. 16 and one of No. 14 bound northward, some of them Elks, othets with many going to the fair and elsewhere. It made things decidedly lively at the de port, and necessarily trains were late. One Albany party went to the depot four times before striking the right train bringing the person wanted. On the end of one of the trains was a car labeled: "Department of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Fishers," being a government car. During the 24 hours named 311 cars id lull, besides the engines, passed through the city, three or four miles of solid train. This included freight trains. depot emal.ked. ..j waa ;at upBat ZZtlZh "S much fre,ght 83 they do tnere- The Albany stock yard is the distri- buting point for this part of the valley, nearly always occupied. . . i.j. t Tn0 baEKnS?e rooni 18 alreadj t0 ?"V ' I'. nould have been at ,eaat twlce 83 Dlg' , . . The Coming Meet. The board of ditectors of the Albany Fair Association met last right and furthered the arrangements for the coming race meet September 2, 3 and 4. K .; , .u,l lhe fine llat ot e"trlea waR Publlshed some time ago, and means a decidedly fast affair. 1 The matter of a new grandstand was discussed; but it will depend upon con- tingences. Messrs. Bnily and Simpson were appointed a committee in refer- ence to it, and will report at a meeting on tomorrow evening, Arrangements have been made with E. J. Arnold the show man for some special attractions during tne races ana between the heats, including a baloon race, Arnold will also have his shows race, Arnoia win aisn nave nis snows down street evenings during the three davs provided the license is remitted. . " . - .... ' in exchange for which he will do the advertising tor the whole business races and shows. Albany Day. mong them Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Blain, residents of the city for over half a century, at least Mr. Blain has bean, and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Irvine, both born here, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lyons, old residents of the vallev. Dr. Londa though mildly. Will Sing at the Fair. Seattle, July 22 Madame Hellstron- Oscar of the Royal Opera in Stockhelm, lk ; j r a,.,i wil, 8jn)f at he Alaska-Yukon-Paciflc Exposition on Swedish day. July 31. (S, Madame Oscar is accompanied byilerr The musical exercises of the day will De a feature 0f the exposition. A chorus of 300 voices will take pari, rep- tI ,u TT;tj o...,i.i, a;-u f thTrat Un r&StkS. will beT on Swedish Dav. ' At the Hotels. R. M. Cain, Scio. Rnv. J. V. Milligan, Portland. E. C. Lake, Eugene. J. H, Johnson, Portland. Geo. Steele, " Lon Morriso-, " Prof. i. F. Brumbaugh, Vermillion, S. B. A. P. Stover, the irrigator. O. H. Ralston Jr., Portland. C. R. Weston. Stockton, Calif. W. M. Zoph, Lebanon. E. W. Thompson, Portland. W. Jeffries and family, Portland. Millie and Dora Mespel', San Fran cisco. Mill Irnprovemf ntt. The Albany Mill and Elevator Co. has just finished installing some new machinery, whereby they have increas ed the capac'ty of their mill 'i'i 1 3 per cent. This wus made necess..iy on ac count of the rapid increase of their busi ness during the past year. In addition to this they expect to I'uther increase their output by running day and night as soon as the new crop of wheat is ready to ri'ill. f.ev t from N: :' Mayor Ivkins wt-r" week. Til'. White returned this noon i' Sttiiirt and .V.rs. Ollie in:irrie 1 t I'rmeville this 1 lr.te- is lhe widow of Cha-i. Elkins. .ii3 h:.it"ii. hejid ini'lim-r at Ham ikonN store, med ihinuMi liiis fore noon for I'm 1 1 r.d. Luter !i'' will go to San FriiiM-is.:" to be with tho whole sale houses awhi!e. Everett t'ummins of thU city and !. is cousin Hulty of Portland, who hah been visiting here, left this noon for u Eugene visit . I hey were joined by a sister of ihe laiter. BUSY. Second .Btreet now has some reu pavement, ihe first section at Lyon street being sanded. Very few of the men on thu first pav ing contract are Been on the street now, there being almost a complete change, except in the head men. Several came this week from Eugene. A couple men who havo been in all the townB from California reported Albany and Grants Pass the best places they have been in, chuck full of busi ness. In Eugene they were told Albany wus a Hag station, and now they think Eugene is a town ef liars. Hamburger 10c on a funny looking little building on wheels, will make people passing through Albany take notice ana realize tnat tins nuo nas taicen on city waya. ' New cement walks all around town, some jdown in the east end, though not required by ordinance. Mrs. Stetter and Bill are busy with a special sale preparatory to get-1 ting in their new brick thelst of Au gust, or pretty close to them. FRIDAY- Mr. Gus. Otr returned from Portland last night. Willie Eagles left this afternoon fora Portland visit. Mr. Ed. Dorgan returned from Port land last evening. C. E. Stanard, of Brownsville, was in town last night. H. K. Lugger has returned from a trip up the Columbia. Mrs. L. E. Moe has been visitinn: Cottage Grove friends this week. Marvin Brandeberry returned last night from Portland and other points. Miss Judson arrived this noon from Boise, Idaho, on a visit at D. P. Ma son's. Mrs. Virgil Parker returned this after noon from a visit with her daughter in Roseburg. H.'F. Mcl I wain haa returned from the Mts. with some more cougar scalps and plenty of fish. Gov. Benson announces that he will be a candidate for reelection as secre tary of state. Mr. Van Brink, son of Judge M. O. Brink, of Prineville, arrived this noon on an Albany visit. A. E. Price died at Sodaville this week. He was a member of the Mac cabees of this city. Churchill is now prepared to do stere otyping as well as linotyping. Albany is a city all right. - A dray load of sextuple underground terra cotta pipe, arrived today for the Pacitic Telephone Co. First street is being sprinkled, too mueh water for pavement. There should he a finer sieve for the work. Mrs. Geo. E. Sanders and childen re turned last night after a several weeks visit with Mrs. Sanders' folks at; Van couver. In a sham battle at Seattle yesterdav Jos. Morningway, a number of the lied Men was killed by a wad fired too close. According to the Woodburn paper ociu anu at. raui are r.o piay next: un- aay at wood burn lor tne valluy cham pionship for $25 a side. Surveyor Geddes returned this week from Iduho, where he had been doing special work. Morris Bibgee, who was witn mm, returned last evening. The Sulcm Journal says the governor ship contest will be narrowed down to Supt, Ackerman, Food Uommissioner Bailey and Dr. Andrew C. Smith. Ack erman will get it An Albany wedding this week was William Henry Thompson, one of Uncle ga m s forest wardens, and Miss Fav Almira Bowser, one of Sweet Home's most charming young ladies. Will Anderson arrived this noon from Coos Bay, where he has been bookkeep ing, and will return to a former position held at Hood River. The wind and damp weather on the bay did not agree with him. Al Carson yesterday pitched for Port land ten innings without a hit or run against him. Only one man reached first base. 19 were put out by the first baseman. Portland made one error, Los Angeles none. Coach Lucc was out last evening with a squad of foot ball men doing some preliminary practice for the club the Alcos will have in the field next fall. It is said some material is being developed for a splendid organization Salem Journal: The Hon. Rill Driver farmer, painter, Democrat and all around rustler for what he thinks is right, celebrates his forty-ninth birth day anniversary today. He is a native son and feels proud of it. Born in Los Angeles, Calif., on July 18, 1909, to Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Dcla meter, at their home 828 Grand View St.. a son. Mrs Delameter was form erly Miss Florence narks a resident of this city for several years. iValter Bartges, of Ashland, was in the ciiy today on his way from Philo math to Tangent, for a visit at his uncle's, J. H. Scott's. He is a former 0. & E. conductor, and continues in the railroad's employe running out of Ash land. Mrs. Henrietta Brown arrived home this afternoon from Aahland, wherjahe had charge of the W. C. T. U. booth during the assembly, "n the way vnit ing the bre hern at several places. The Chautauqua was quite a success thu year. Dr. Miltnn Kvans. of Chester, Penn , l"ft for home mat night by way of San l-'rancisco. in hia work at t e Uible sehuul he mane good in an iminent man ner, making some warm friends here who will always have pleasant re metnbrances of hi3 Albany visit. Mrs. Uara Nelson, of McCloud. Calif, who has been visiting at C. S. Shedd's, has returned lrom a visit to Washing ion. and will soon return to h r home McCloud is owned entirely by the sua mill company, and has a population o: ITiUO. the comp-ny practically runnin,-everything. PORTO RICO Told About and Illustrated al the ' Bible S;hool. At the M. E. church lasc night Rev, McLean of Grants Pass, gave an illus trated lecture on Porto Rico, one of the treats of the Summer Bible School. The pictures shown were taken by Mr. McLean who had charge of the church at San Juan for six years, with a common $5 kodak, but were excellent ones and very entertaining ones. Porto Kico, one ot uncle Sim s new possessions, is 13l miles south east of New lorx, ana is oniy;,su oy iuu miles in size. The great products are sugar. coffee and tobacco, with pineapples in creasing, since tne u . a. tootc possess ion of it there has been a striking change, with less illiteracy, better homes and new methods. The imports and exports of the island have increased from $10,000,000 to $60,000,000 a year. The population is twice that of Oregon, while we have counties larger than the whole island. The natives share in the government, as much as they are fitted, for. There are two houses, the lower with sixty, being elected by the people, the upper, of eieht being appointed by the President. The school children are bright, perhaps more so than Amer icans, except in mathematics. There is -a flag on every school house. The claasses this morning were con ducted by Rev. Geselbracht on the Gos pels and Rev. Phipps on S. S. work. This afternoon Wm. L. Finley is to give his illustrated talk at the central school building on common birds, and tonight at the M. E. church will give nnother one The Trail of the Plume Hunter, deserving a packed house. He is great. News from Albany's Six Trains. Early tr 1111 uuu AULiiui'y uuiuiuoru leii. lor Detroit with their guns and fiahing rods for an outing. Also some very ingenius wheelbarrows they had made, with bi cycle wheels, eaey running, interesting affairs, which they called the pelicans. Dr. W. H. Davis went to Yaquina to -see young Toner, ill with typhoid f ever, the bjy having a hard time of it. He went to Seattle with the O A. C. bovs and contracted it on the trip. Rev. W. T. Wardle came down from Lebanon, one of the valley's fast grow ing towns. Prices around that city are hio-h in thn nil thn snmn na naatli everywhere else.- Detective Reilley was lookiog around: Dr. Withycombe passed through on one of his many trips. Dr. and Mrs. W. E.' Blake, of ABh land, left for Newport for an outing. Lawyer W. C. Campbell returned to Portland to try a case against O, R. & N. R. S. Shaw returned to Mill City. Senator Miller went to Salem on more penitentiary foundry business. North Albany. Mrs. E. Pierce and Violet will start for Iowa on a three months visit about the 11 of August and Mr. E. will have the fun of baching while she is gone. Preaching al North Albany School house each Sunday at 4:30. Mr. Simpson has his house nearly finished. Mmes. G. W. Goff. Shoe) and Hugh son Bnent the dav with Mrs. Pierce.. Thursday. Mrp. James Hughson and daughter Elizabeth of Corvallis. were the erueata of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Goff last week. Mr. J. Huston and Frank Huchson and Mr. Skeels went to the mountains hshing and hunting, last week to be gone a month. Mr. Elmer Goff and bride have ironn to keeping house in their new home. The farmerB are busv irettlnir their hay in the barns . Another rain would spoil the hay as it was badly damaged by the last rain. There was quite a hayrack party went to Palestine to attend, the graduting ex ercises Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. Goff have gone to Irving on a few. day's visit. At the Hotels E. B. Mapel & wf, Lebanon Joe Gav, Siletz C. H. Dawson, Oakland, Calif. J. A. Woollums&wf, Kolleston, Iowa Jas. Lindsey, Portland J. S. McNair, Ashland F. it. Pendleton, Seattle Ira S. Hill, Portland Geo. A Dunham & wf, Portland. J. H. Shewry. Eugene G. C. Allen, Portland A. J. Wilson & wf, Los Angele3 Depot burned. The old Southern Pacific d-pot at Cor vallis, was burned last evening, entirely consumed. It had been eloped up tor soineuino, and it is thought caught from sparks from tho engine on the new Cor vallis and Alse road, tho engine start ing from near the depot. It was an old l.iii'Jinark, having served the business of the S. P. for many yi art previous tothe liuil ling of the new union I epot for the lao roaus. 'I'a'nsta Convention. The following resolution was passed by Harmony Grange: Resolved that we. heartily endorse the action taken by the Oregon State ' iranire in their opxkion to tho con stitutional convention, and call on all natrons and all -11 her irj-jd citizenA tn assist in airin and de.'cit.ng too pro- ouseu vuuvciibiuii m me eio:tion in ldid.