CITY HALL ONCE MORE. Eriilor Democrat: It is amusing to read the' 'different opinions about the location for1 'a' city hall. One would wedged 'alongside other buildings in the congested business district, shut off from light and air, and another would have it located almost out in the suburbs. Wonder nobody had. as yet suggested Hackleman's grove and Gollra Park, sightly locations, sure. I'or several -reasons tne city hall must be located close to the business dis trict. The principal reason for this is that the building is to house the lire department. The council chamber, city 'Ollficcs and a commodious city hall, meeting and banquet room for the .firemen, etc., would be located in the building, and all this necessitates a close-in location. A quarter block is all that is needed for the purpose. A whole block or even half a block close in would be hard to find and would cause a big outlay of money, as the time lias passed, and I hope never to return when such property can be bought for a song. VVhy have a lot of vacant ground surround the city hall, and who would keep it .up? A lawn cer tainly would be a nice thing if well kept, but who is there to do it? Un sightly weefls would cover the vacant grounds. 1 he sum of 40,(XHJ, graft ing omitted, will be sufficient to erect a commodious and handsome building, one that will be a credit and ornament to the city for. many years to come. Let it be a plain, down to date build ing, neat in appearance find of sub stantial construction with walls capa ble of carrying a third story in lime to conic. Perhaps it would be better to drop the matter and let the city council seiect the site, which should be a prominent one, located in a nlcasant, 'close in district. Lyon street, the main thoroughfare to the depot, would he a proper location. P. S. I have no site for a city ball lor sale, nence no axe to grind. C P. FOR A BETTER COUNTRY LIFE. "The Governor has appointed a country life cominis.sioii, whose busi ness' il will be lo look afler the in terests of the fanner, and as much as possible suggest ways that will, make country life a pleasanter one to live, so that the boys and girls will be more 'contented at home. This is a splendid Jiiovc, and one that should be enlarged upon and made of practical benefit, not merely a matter pf sentiment. It is certainly needed. jii 1.11111 iuMiiiiy, 11,1 jiiai.iin. tut; school census just reported shows a decrease in a majority of the districts outside of the cities, some of a strik ing character. There are less children' between the ages of 4 and 20 in Linn county, outside of Albany, Lebanon, ltrownsville, I Iarrisburg, llalscy and Shcdd than '-there was a year ago, a fact that r ' tor attention. It is the same in si .-:.j mother counties. The increase- has been in the cities. All over the United States there arc re ports like this. The city population has increased greatly, the percentage being, more than double wha it was .. r II........ , i. ...... UIMJ' .1 lt.tt J.ll .IS". ,,,.111.,. lliv.it. country life commissions have a place of importance, and they should be made to count for something, and not merely be a thin.'r to talk about. yr- Cook built his own grave. Good holiday weather, don't it. Stores packed with gift buyers. Well, Veaiy knew what he was talk-1 ing about. j Oregon is to be tho center of great rnilwuy activity. Tho wots are going to rctorm Walla Walla. What rot. When a city goes wet tho Oregonian uses tho biggest head it has, and would have red paint too if it bad any. Tho Corvallis Gazette-Times says the , Oregonian is perverse and willful in its . attitude toward the liquor business. The Democrat started out as a friend of Dr. Cook, but now it looks mightily us if Hie Dr. hud given the people n hoax, and we might as well take the medicine. ' Chiis. Edward Russell in Success just received says ttie press of tho country is the slave of business, and dares do nothing ex-'ept at the dictate of the deniirlinent store ami business interests Kcnernily, that even the president's cabinets "and the federal judgeships are controlled by Business. Even Portland's booster literature seuL east nutt-i mist iiiiv l iiiii); miutit titt- intniense number of saloons in the city. If they are such a trade getter and booster for a citv why doesn t Portland do more bragging nlv.uit them. The truth is they are a mighty poor adver tisement for any city, and tne commer cial clubs know it. , l 1.:...- ..I , Fcdticcd Rates. Tho Piicilic'Telephone ''.Telegraph Co. has reduced the nite for conversations t Portland to a minute. A change which is always appreciated. "Dr. Thomas' Kloctru; til is ill", best remedy for that often fatal dis ease croup. H,is been used with sut csj in our f.ihnly Xjic, -eight years." A HOBO'S EXPERIENCE. Pound in a Barn, Half Starved, With a Frozen Foot Constable' Green, of Lebanon, las', evening brought a stranger down an'; placed him in St. Mary's Hospital, un der direction ol County Judge Duncan. He was certainly In a bad shape, af tei a very .rough ' experience. The man. known as a hobo, was found in the bain on the John Grishman place, where he had Been three or tour days, witnoui food, and with very poor protection. One of his feet was frozen trom thi cold nights, and his condition was said to be serious. The countv in the interest of human ity, will see that he is taken care of ana looked alter the same as it a mil lionaire. instead of a common wanderer irom place to place, poor business these cold December days. DOINGS OF THE WORLD. D. R. Stewart was reelected mayor of Prineville by o.ie vote. Henry Connor is in the hospital at Portland with a broken ankle. Geo. D. Widener. of Philadelphia yes terday gave his wife a $750, 0UO neck luce, ' Tho revolutionists under Estrada yes terday completely whipped the Zelaya army. Dr. Cook has made $100,000 anyway, a small recompense for a guilly con science. A prominent Eugene wcading as Judge C. A. wintermier and Mrs. Kathorine Hawk. Ashland went dry yesterday by 408 majority, an immens' one for a city witn less, uian i.uou voles. a Portland's annua', poultry show is be ing held this week. Il is eal ed a state show, but is only one in m.me. Stay ton is stirred up. It heard that Scio was trying to get a bridge of Bteel across the river at Shelburn instead of at Stayton. ' ' RoSeburg will do some more paving this yeai, under the same old .system, the propertv owner paying half, the city tho other , hilt, issuing bonds. $:jb,00n whs issued on the first contract. The next, win ne lor $40,000. The E. A.-.I. H. and Albert Weddle have bought W. H. Cooper's general merchandise store at Sweet Homa and will continup the business under the firm name of Weddle Bros. They in tend to carry a suven or eight thousand dollar stock of goods. At the Hotels. t B. S. Martin, Brownsville J. M. Stewart, F. E. Stewart, Leba non H. P. Moycr, Brownsville L. 3 Dike, Gates v I. U. L-wi, i-ortland I, . A. "lilier. McMinnville Isa "'aylor, Wntorville J. I' "ay. Mi'l City G. L jrny, Newport Dr. v . H. Booth, Lebanon , Ilom u B. CoburnJr.. Portland H. W. Bra's, Salem A. C Stock, Tonapah Rose Sundner, Scio V. IL Bilyeu, Portland Free Exhibition. Mr. Terry, of Terry & Shultz, rope experts, will give a free exhibition of scientific rope-twirling tomorrow night in front of the Empire Theater at 7:30 shaip. 1 Terry & Shultz will ' appear three nights nt the Empire in tho The Cow- boy and the Lady. The usual program of moving pictures and illustrated songs all for the same old price, 10 cts. 11 , a t t a xi , a t t a me c i o c nnn FIRE STARTED BY AN OIL STOVE. ! WAl.I.A W.M.I.A. Wash., Dec. 3. , ! Goods valued at ?U5.000 went up i i j smoke at the Motter-Whceler depart - I hh-iii store this morning just as the (clerks were arriving to open up a large j : "expansion sale." The lire quickly i i gutted the building, except one bank I i of shelves, ami water completed the damage. Tonight 40 employes arc out 1 of work. While the lire department , was suppressing the names a number lot (he clerks stood amid the wreckage weeping. The insurance on the stock I is estimated ai ,wuu ami messages I have been sent for agents to conic and i adjust the Inss. Tomoirow morning men will separate the damaged goods. i "1 have been here .7 years," said Manager W. 1'. Hooper, "and this is my first tire. 1 have seen many tires ; but this it the w-orst 1 have ever saw. 1 One thing that has been gratitytng is ' the kindness of my competitors." 1 The tire started from an oil stove j I!" the "ad" department in a balcony , over the mam uoor, and successive n plosions ot gas are given as the ause of the spread. Holiday Excursion Rates. Christmas and Nev Years Rourd Trip tickets on S. P. lines wi'l be sold 'as follows: Dec. 2-llh and -M. Dee. ,31st and January uf, all limited to re turn not later than Januar. 3rd. ut rate of fare and a third for the round trip. I M.. nr.... .......... n .;nL...... V.. round trips oM whero tho one way fare is S10.00 or over. , or loss than .Jo cius. For furthet information ' address, u. IV Montiroi ery, Agent. - j!Sl 4 "V .' -."'-, X :x . C H NEWS Timber contract E. C. and D. L. Turnidge, to R. U. Lewis, all saw, pil ing and tie timber on 160 acres within 2 years and 4 yeavs, at $1.50 per thous and feet. Total $2,0J0. Notice of claims of S. P. holidays by John Wa erous and ,53 others, by H. W. Millers of Portland, with tender of $2 50 per acre, the property being in 9, 10 and 11, 2 and 3 East. Probate? Final account approved in estate of S. T- Crooks. Seventh account approved in estate of a. tsoemcke. "Deeds recordsd: . Lvdia Vodtli to S. W. Potterson,- 118.64 acres $3560 S. W. Patterson to U. M. Geisen- ' dorfcr and wife, same 3560 Robert Jones to John W. Davis, 89.60 acres 5376 R. H. Liggett to I. J. E3tes, 160 acres 10 H. L. Schnackenberg to G. W. Rockwell, 45 acres 2500 Curtis Lumber Co. to School Dist. 129. block Mill City 1 Ida E. Rose to M. C. Carolin. 67.51 acres 10 C. H. Paxson to Lewis Kegelsber- ' ger, 10 acres 1 Final account approved in estate of biKabeth Whitehead. Sale of realty in estate of Nora Trout man confirmed. Demurrers in Cooper agt, Althouse ana Poland agt. Cox. 7 mortgages, 3 releases. Deeds recorded: ' Claus Sehoel to Henry Schoel 24.05 nores.. -. f 10 A. W. Marks- to Eva B odeett tot Lebanon .... 200 L. L. Swan to C. W. Sears 50 bv 67 feet hi 50 Albany 10 W. E. Lawrence to L. J. Morris- 78 by 1291 feet Lebanon . . 450 Jas. Ramsey to C. J. Frohch 2 lots Lebanon- 6000 Jos. V; Smith to Ed Kellenberg er 160 aorts 1200 Kliss. Turnridge to Jtosper D. Turn ridge 40 acres ..,- 1 Rilev W. Swank to- S: D. Turn- . ridge 200: acres. .. . . -10 J R. Keebler to Sarah M. Stew ard 2 lots Lebanon- 1205 J. J. Barnes to Melcbain Muhly & wife 11 acres. . .. " 450 A. S. Graham to E. (S. Marrason 5 lots Lebanon . 10 W. A. Howell to Dist. 541 acre. I M. Mehlv to H. C. Miller 13.05- acres : 620 The Pesky Coyotes. The E. A. D. C. Bellinger called: at this office yesterday and. requested us to announce that there- would be a, meeting at Berlin next Monday at 10-a. m. for the purpose of organizing a coy ote club. Mr. Bellinger stated that coyotes were killing more sheep and' goats this winter than usual. His idea, is to form a club and each, member pay. 25 or 50 cents for each coyote killled; a-oertain part of the amount to go- to the man who kills the animal and the balance to the owner of the dogs that do the chasing. With 100 members the amount each would pay would be small,, still the reward would be sufficient, to induce men to hunt the animals and aid. in their extermination. Have Y01I Noticed i 1 ' . What a line stock of all kinds of jew elry F. G. Will has fos- the holiday tradH nothing better in-the Willamette galley: v I Watch' 8, from those that will suit a boy or gin, to the highest grade makes, in latest designs, for ladies and msn. ! Diamonds, in rings, cuff links, stick ' pins, lockets, earrings, brooches, etc., la choice line. Many novelties in silverware, little and bitr. al w n vs acceptable. Some beautiful: hand paintedgoods. A large line of eat glass, in small and large pieces,, from- a dollar or two UP- . , ,. ,a And many other things. Call and sea 11 em whether you buy or 'not. ' Reduced lates in Eifect Tickets will bo sold on the certificate ' plun at reduad rates to meetings noted below. Full fare going, one third fare , returning, provided htty or more nave attended tn meeting . Oregon Retail Hardware and Imple- ment I'ealers Association, rorua..a. Jan. 18th and 19th. Annual Assembly Church of God. Portland Cec. 24th to January 2nd. Apply Union depot for full inform ion. R , MONTGOMERY. s.gent. j , a w T Lower Rates by Home Co. ! Effective Dec. 21st the Long Distnnre ' rate to Portland over the Home Tele phone Co. line will be 25c for first , minute nnct five cents for each addi- : tional 30 seconds. ' FRAMED PICIURES-Come in and select a nice framed picture. We have a nice line to select from. Prices are away down. Burkhart & Lee "Alco Chocolate., ' a new and delic- iou chn.-olate, put up in epe?tnl v JS31? PJf Xra EOJ"- j Heavy, impure blood makes a mud ' dy. pimply complexion, headaches. nausea. indigestion. Thin blood . makes you weak. pale, sickly. Bur dock lliiiod Hitters makes the blood rich, red. pure restores perfect health OREGON. Big Advertising Campaign to Make Oregon Famous. An advertising campaign that will reach no less than 27,428,750 readers of newspapers throughout the country has been planned by the Portland Commer Club and will be opened up in January and run for three months. Oregon Danits snow a remarkably healthy condition according to the re port of State Bank Examiner Steele Assets- and liabilities of the private and national banks of the state at the close of business on November 1(1 are compared with the same statistics on November 27, 1808, much to tho disad vantage of the earlier date. An in crease of 21 per cent in loans and dis counts and individual deptsits is shown ior tne current year. Everyone in Portland seems to be planting roses and to a greater or less extent the same is probably true of other cities of the state wheae the rose attains perfection.- Never before has there been such prevalent idea of beau tifying cities as now. The State Railroad Commission in its third annual report just issued shows 35 miles of the Descliute Railroad has been graded and that it is expected to have 90 miles of the new line in opera tion by next July. James J. Hill, who was in Portland during the past week, gives assurance that the Oregon Trunk will be in operation by next tall. FOUR ASSASS IM i TIAllIf from their typhoid fever infected sup INAIiOxNS.jplies- ' New York, Dec. 22. Four assassin ations of public men occurred -in the far east. The British minister was murdered at Bombay; at Stv- Peters burg Col, Karpoff chief of the secret service, was killed by a bomb; the Prime Minister of the Corean Cabinet was stabbed to death and the Rcumania1 Prime Minister was killed by an an archist , Got 6 Years CINCINNATI, Dec. 22. Warner was deposed as treasurer of he Big Four and sentenced to six years in prison. Cook's Records. Fairbanks, Alaska, Dec. 22. TRe Mount McKintey party starts to ex plore Cook's records today. A Big Victory. NlciutAUGA, Dec. 2?. Estrada" womar great victory . and defeated Zelaya'Si troops at Kama: (Japtured 2oU0 so!i diers. The Weather. Raujce of temperature 42-17. With-1 out a breeze it didn't seem that cold. -i - j e e, .. 1 liiv river uuwii tu u.a iiret. Prediction: fair tonight and Thursday.. The Albany Optical Co. are dome 1 business six days in the week at their office at 22& Broadalbin St Why wait j tor a traveling optician, vvny nor pat-1 roniae home industry. Ail work guaa-' ant ted. I WOMEN'S WOES. ALBANY WO-. MliN AKE it'lNDINU KlSLUSp- AT LAST., -It does seem that woirten have morfr . than a fair share of the aches and pains that afflict humanity; they must' "keep up," must attend to duties, ha spite ot constantly achmg backs,, or headaches,, dizzy spells, bearing-down pains; they must. stoop over, when, to. stoop means torture. 1 licy must walK ; and bend and work with racking pa.ins ' and many aches from kidney ills. Kid- 1 nevs cause more suttcrme tnan any . other organ of the body. Keep the kidneys well and health is easily main-1 laiiied. Read of a remedy for kidneys , only that helps and, cures the kidneys ; anil is endorsed ny people you Know. . Mrs. M. Custer, of 138 W. Ninth St., Albany, Ore, says: "I have had t no occasion to use Doaivs Kidney i Pills lor nearly three years and think ' that fact alone is proof of their value, i Al the time I procured this remedy at l-'oshay & Mason's drug store 1 was ! suffering from an acute attack of kitl- J ncy complaint, the result of a cold that i had settled in my kidneys. I was so j weak and tame that I could scarcely move from one place to another and the kidney secretions were1 too fre quent. I used Doan's Kidney Pills until cared, and in Marciu 1903, I (told of my experience ill our local papers. Now that the cure has proved perma nent I am firmly convinced of the val ue of Doan's Kidney Iills." For sale by .all dealers. Trice '50 cents. Foster-Milhurn Co.. BuffAlo. New York, sole agents ftir the Uuitcd States. Remember the name Doan's and take nfV other. FOR SALE. Id-horse power Slick ncy gasoline engine in first-class running order with Apple Dynamo Sparking attachment, large enough to run a threshing machine, of hay baler or wood saw. economical enough to run your cream separator or pump. . Double Burr Grinder cavcity of 60 to SO bit. per hour coes with engine at $500, Box 21 i Prowusvillc, Oregon. 1 MISFITS. GiV'i the other fellow gives to you. Peary thinku he has Cook, by the neck. Leopold left' $3,000,000 and a bad name. About the busiest ylace la town Is in the P. O. Good evening, have yoo een Haley comet. Tbe;Democrat's guesj is -Nit. If a woman thinks she isn't dressed as well as her neighbors there ismiaery around the house. One who tries to make a showing according to the creator wealth of j some one else is bonnd to be in a pickle oi trouDte. Haley's comet will keep in its skid- j doo until it gets within 23.000.000 miles of Albany, about next May. Don't get impatient, . V ; Los Angeles will give $50,000 in prizes : Mr a great aviator contest. For dis asters it will probably beat a prize fight or foot ball game.' j Some people .think the climate s changing here; but the probability is that it w'tl remain substantially the sanrs-on the average. Permanently clean water for a city is I a great? problem, as is evidenced by the : trouble Salem und Eugene have had The Eagene Register says the f atJh ers ought to- be happy in having the dough to put up for others. Correct,. ; but the trouble is that some of them have to put up whether they have it oir not,-just f nr. the' sake of appearances;. A Western Or. man recently -saw t bull fight in Mexico, and wrote home : j "It is the most cruelly inhuman sport imaginable. After thuee balls had been slaughtered, one horso gored to death, several matadors injui-etfin the arena, 1. 1. ad seen enough and: left; but the game still went on " Corvallis Gazette-Times:: Albany may (.In... nk.'.i;n nnA A.,1, ,w.rl ttf aha ig ha,dy mode9t. The streets are lined with bare limbs and the-Democrat talks of seeing the comet with the naked eye. Cutting out near beer after-it's found to be no gdod isn't sufficient .occasion for putting on airs. King Leopold' is dead and lots of fuss is being made over the dead monster for that is what he wass JSven rich kings have biggerr funerals than poor ones. His kingdom was about as big as an Eastern Oregon sheep ranch, but he ran a big section -of Africa with a high hand and a bloody trailt . The Drain Nonpareil say it will de feat the Nes'miih county hill or die in the attempt. Drain will, oppose it tooth and nail. RoSeburg doesn't want it, nor Oakland, nor Elkton, nor Gard ner, and why should Cottage Grove try to run it down our throats, asks the nonpareil. ANNUAL. MEETING. A meeting ai. the stockholders of the Albany Creamery, Association will be held at the Creamery in AUoany on Tuesday, Jan. 13th, 1510, at 1 p. m., for the purpose, of electing, five direc tors and to transact such other busi ness as may come before the meet ing. C. L. SHAW, , ' President. SUMMONS.. . In the Circuit Court, of tlis State of Oregon for the. County of. Linn. Elva O'Dtell, plaintiff, vs. Joshua L. O'Dcll, (IcfendanU. To Joshua O'Dcll, the above named defendant.: In the name of the. State, of Oregon, you are hereby required to appear and answeir the. complaint. of the above, named plaintiff in the. above entitled court now on file: with the clerk of said court on or before the 17tll day of February, i910. and you are hereby notified it. you fail; to appear and an swer the complaint, as herein required; that tht plaintiff will apply to the court for. the rdiaf. demanded in tint complaint! to-wift for the dissolution of the bonds of matrimony, now ex. isting between phintiff and defendant and for the costs ani3 disbursements to be ctxed.. This summtns is served by publica tion by- the order of the Hon. Win. Galloway made on the 20th day of December. 1509, directing that the said sununons be; served by publication, and that the. same, he published in the Albany Democrat for six consecutive weeks, the first publication therof to be- made on the 31st day of Decem ber. 1909;. ami (t,e last publication to he mailt on the I lth day of Kcbruary. 1911). Dated this the 20th day of Decem ber. KM9. J. K. WEATHF.RFORD, Attorney for Plaintiff. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE-, MENT. N'Otice is hereby given that the un dersigned the executor of the last will and testament of Elizabeth Whitehead, deceased, has tiled his final account with the clerk of the County Court for Linn Countv, Oregon, ami the court has- fixed the 7th. day of February, j 1910. at the hour of 1 o'clock p, m. ior the he.-wing of 'objection to said account, if any, and for the settlement ! of said estate. . Dated this the 20th dav of Decem ber, 1909. I J. E. WHITEHEAD. J. K. WEATHERFORD. Executor. Atty, for Er, TELEGRAPH. i MeacAam, Dec 20. The extra West bound freight on tho 0. R. N. slipped a vacum at 10 o'c'ock this morning while the engine Was coaling, the crew assisting, an.', run away from .the summit at 70 miles an hour. Attached were twenty construction carB with 65 Greeks aboard and the caboose con tained 15 stockmen who were shipping 10 cars of stock to Portland. A car of lumber broke away, which slackened' the speed, taen the construction and bunk cars heaped up and stopoed the stock cars trailing behind. Miraculously no one was injured. Washington, Dee. 20. -Out of the receipts of the public land sales Oregon last year received has received $888,043, a credin to the state on the reclamation fund at 41,144 for the schools. Salem, Dec. 20. - Diplomas from the Seattle exposition were received for fruits in iars. nrunes. ehinook salmon. shelfish and manufactured woolen goods.- Copenagen, Dec. 21. The Univers ity of Copenhagen today rejected Dr. Cooks claim to having discovered the north pole. Salem, Dec. 21 The Supreme Court holds the act of the legislature creating additional judges for the supreme court is constitutional, and that the five jus tices are legally on the bench. Hiiatboro, Dec. 21. Roseclair was found guilty of murder in the first de gree. The jury was out one houv. Grange Election. Officers electpd by Fairmount Gi-jage" No. 252 P. of H. for the year 1910 aei Master, Sn Bustard. Overseer, Mr. Maymire. Lecturer, Mrs. Bussard. , Steward. Will Phillips. Assistaut Steward, T. J. Risley. Ch&plain, Mrs. Rieley. Treasurer, A', A. Hawley. Secretary, Mrs, E. i. Phillips. Gate keeper, W. B. Shannon. Ceres, Mrs. Waymire Pomona, Mrs. Weavr. Flora, Mrs. B-.M. Shannon. L. A. S, Mrs. Charles Berry. A tine line of fruits, vegetables, nstv canned goods, etc.. always on band at the Metropolitan Market, Btoadalbin street. Only the best is kept. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un iK:rsigned administrator of the estate af. Deborah Ann Davis, deceased, has fifed with the clerk, of the County Court for Linn County, Oregon, his final account in the: above- entitled estate, and the court has fixed.' the 17th day-cf January, 1910, at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m. for tha: hearing: of ob jections to said account and the settle ment of said estate. . Dated this the 2nd' day of Decem ber;. 1909.. H..C. DAVIS, J. IC. WEATHERF'ORD, Admr. Attorney. ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE. iNfbticie is hereby given that the un dersigned administrator of the estate of Jonas Daws, deceased', has filed witfi the'clerk of the County Court for Lihir Count', Oregon, his final ac count! in the above entitled' estate, and the- court has fixed the 17th day of January, 1910, at the hour of 10" o'clock a. m. for the hearing of objections to said' account and the- settlement of said' estate. ' ' Datvrf this the 2nd"day of Decem ber; 1909. H. C DAVIS, J. K. WEATHERFORD; Admr. Attorney- OPJ2GON AGRICULTURAL COL LEGE WINTER.COURSES. Practical work, lectures and demon strations will be giv&n in such vital subjects as General, Farming, Fruit Cirriure, Animal Husbandry, Dairying, Poultry-keeping, ithe. Business Side of Farming, Forestry, Carpentr-f'Blac'k-smithing, Mechanical! Drawing, Cook ing; Sewing, Dress Making1, Home Management, etc. All regular courses- begin January 4th and end Febrmry llth. Farmers' Week February 14h to 18th.. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested. Good accommodations may be se cured at reasonable- rates. No age limit above 16 years. Me. entrance re quirements. Prominent lecturers have been secured for special topics. The instructional forca of the College num bers 100. Excellent equipment. A special feature is the Farmers'' Week which comes this year Feb. 14th, to ISth. Lectures, discussions, and ai general reunion. For further information address Registrar, Oregon Agricultural Col lege, Corvallis, Oregon. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE, Notive is hereby given that the un dersigned administratrix of tiic-estatc of. S. T. Crooks, deceased, has filed her final account in said estate Trith the County Clerk of Linn County, Oregon, and the County Judge lias set the 20th day of December, 19U9. at the bout of 10 o'clock a. m." and the County court room of said County as the time and place for hearing objec tions to said final account and the set tlement thereof. MARY IOSEPHIXE CROOKS. L. L. SWAN, Admr. Attorney for Admrx- NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Vetcli Growers Union will be held on Tuesday. Jan. -it'::. 1910 at 1 o'clock p. m. in Tangent i,c the election of five directors to serve one year ead to amend by-laws. And any other business which may come before the meeting. By order eg the. Board of Directors. W. E. PARKER. Pres. I E. JEXKS, Sec,,.