DR. M. II. MLLLS, Physician and Surgeon Albany, Oregon Calls made in e-.ty and country. Phone Main 3S. CITATION. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Linn County. In the matter of the estate of Mary Towne, deceased. - To Owen Bond, David Bond, Tem perance Reinhardt, Lizzie Cross, Min nie Kceney, Lula Bell Bond, Fredey Oscar Bond, William Owen Bond, Mabel Clara Bond, Gertey May Bond, Royal Bond, Geneva Elvina Bond, Stella Alice Bond, Clarence Henry Bond, Thelma Cecil Bond, and Elmer McKyniston, greeting. In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby cited and required to appear in the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Linn, at the court room thereof, at Albany, in said county, on Monday, the 24th day of January, 1910, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon of that day; then and there to show cause, ff any there be, why an order of this court should not be made directing, author izing and empowering the Executor to sell the real property of said estate described as follows, to-wit: - Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, in Block No. 5 in the town of Halsey, Linn County, Oregon. Witness the Hon. J. N. Duncan, Judge of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Linn, with the Seal of said court af fixed this 3rd day of December, A. D. 1909. (L. S.) ' J. W. MILLER, Clerk. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn County. Depart ment No. 2, Reg. No. 2771. Anton Yocubets, plaintiff, vs. Emma Yocubets, defendant. To Emma Yocubets, the above named defendant: In the Name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby notified and required to be and appear in said court in said suit, and answer the complaint of the plaintift above named, now on file herein, on or before the 22nd day of January, '1910, and you are hereby further notified that if you fail to ap pear and answer said complaint as above required, for want thereof the plaintiff will take a decree against you for the relief prayed for in plaintiff's said complaint, to-wit: A decree of said court dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing be tween you and said plaintiff. This summons is served upon you by publication thereof for six consec utive and successive weeks prior to said 22nd day of January, 1910, in Albany Democrat, a newspaper pub lished weekly at Albany, Linn Coun ty, Oregon, an'd of general circulation in said county, by order of Hon. J. N. Duncan, county judge of said Linn County, Oregon, which order bears date December 6th, 1909, and that the said J. N. Duncan as judge of said county,' in said order for the publica tion of this summons upon you, has prescribed said 22nd day of January, lt'10, as the time on or before which you shall appear in said court and answer the said complaint of said plaintiff in said cause. The date of the first publication of this summons in said newspaper is December 10th, 1909. ' : W. R. BILYEU, . Attorney for said plaintiff. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Linn Countv. Depart ment No. 2, Reg. No. 2765. C. R. Adams, plaintifl, vs. Elizabeth E. Adams, deiendant. To Elizabeth E. Adams, the above named defendant: In the name of the State of Oregon, you are hereby notified and required to be and appear in said court in said suit, a::d answer the complaint of the above1 named plaintiff, now on file herein, on or b.fore the 15th day of January, 1910, and you are hereby further notified that if you fail to ap pear and answer said complaint as above required, for want thereof the plaintiff will take a decree against you for the relief prayed for in his said complaint, 'to-wit: A decree dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between you and said plaintiff. This summons is served upon you by publication thereof once a week for six successive and consecutive weeks prior to the said 15th day of January, 1910, in Albany Democrat, a newspaper published weekly in Al bany, Linn County, Oregon, and of general circulation in said county, by order of the Hon. J. N. Duncan, Coun ty Judge of said Linn County, Oregon, which said order bears date November 26th, 1909, and that said J. N. Duncan as Judge of said County, in said order for the publication of this summons upon you, has prescribed said 15th day of January, 1910, as the time on or before which you shall appear and answer the said complaint in this suit. The date of the first publication of this summons in said newspaper is December 3rd. 1909. V. R. BILYEU. Attorney for Plaintiff. PROCUREO NO DEFENDED. SnuHnodd. I fiSwiJi; i"fliol,.fureirt wrc!i uid Tree report. I Frw aiWIce. how to obtain patent, trad mark. I copyrlgnta, etc in all COUNTRIES. Business direct with Washington saves time, money ana OJien tne patent. Pittnt md Infringemsnt Pnctlci Exclutlvtty. Writ nr f-r.nm Inniit Ml latt Btrwrt, an- OnlUd iUM hten OOea, WASHINGTON, D. C. THURSDAY FAST B. B. Albany Wins Another Game. About the fastest basket ball playing seen in Albany was that of the Albany high school team last night in itB game against the well trained team of the Sal am high school. Under the coaching of Haman Bilyeu it was a new game and a revelation to ball fans. The first half ended 27 to 7 in favor of Albany, In the second half Albany made almost as many, while Salem added a few with a score of 15, making the final score 61 to 24. Dooley and Stalnaker at forward, Ingstrom at center and Bigbee and Carnegie at guard all did star playing. Long, strong passes, with good team work was effective. Among the Salem players is a son of the Governor. The team is a fine one giving an exhibition of passingthat was hard to meet. (Jlaud Swan, of uorvalhs,- refereed the game, putting a snap into his work that is not often seen.iquick and impartial. Knights of King Arthur. The Knights of King Arthur, after a holiday vacation, met last evening at the home of their king,Henry Fish. The program of the evening was opened by a Bible reading and short prayer by J. A. Howard, the local or- Ka2'f?rhih,e ch1bh , f ,!, .ik JaILv IZ vv. re .glVe" byJay S and Roy Weaver. r ouowiog this the Boys enjoyed tneir first debate. The question being, "Resolved that we can have more fun in summer than in winter." David Weider, Francyl Howard and Wilbur Green appearing for the positive side :.! s in MtT t t-i tri : with Merrill Ohhng, Jay D. King and er heud of the Marion county court, re Henry Fish on the negative Bide, The turned home. judges decided in favor of the positive The Salem high school basket ball side. team, a fine lot of young fellows, re- Then came the fun of the evening, turned to Salem, the initiating ol Clarence Wiles into the ,t mysteries of The Round Table. ! An Interesting Meeting. Light refreshments were served and ; a the -boya adjourned to meet in two ' weeks with Francyl Howard. I The W. C. T. U. held the first meet- itie clut) is undenominational and in- structive as well as social. It affords Z "".1 T .E L" good fellowship. """ "B'u iiuiwuujr aim Boosted the Park $50. $50, instead of $1.50 is what the Delta ' Pi girls turned over to the Ladies Aux-, iliary for the depot park, a good ad-, dition to this popular fund. Albany i i -.i i ml ,,.,. . a j.i- . t it is hoped, will have many opportuni- ties to boost for what will produce a striking chancre at the tratewav -of the city. R. R. Com, Here. Messrs. Campbell and Aitchsion with their private secretary, C. E. Minear, of the railroad commission arrived this noon to hear the complaint of the Gates people, with E. H. Hudson, as the principal witness, on the charge of dis- crimination in the rates of fiuit from Gates to Albany, with higher charges than for a further haul beyond Albany. Several witnesses were present, whose testimony the commission was taking. -- Born to Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jordan , Jan. 4, a girl. I Rev. H. N. Monnt, of Eugene, was as an Albany visitor today. I WHAT Wallace.-of Portland wn town yesterday. Mr, Francis Kiser, a prominent; na tive son, of Harrisburg, was in the city today. 13S3 boys and 1355 gins, total 2724, is the Eugene school district enumera tion. , A Junction man this week" put up some four inch ice taken from a pond, something rare in Oregon. O. P. Coshow, one of Linn county's best citizens, was in Albany yesterday, also his son Geo. Coshow. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Kirk, of Ho quiam, Wash., left for home last even ing after a several days visit in Albany. . The school census in Douglas county shows a decrease of 238 and yet it is claimed the county has grown by leaps and bounds. Linn is the best assessed county in Oregon, according to the state board of equalization. Assessor McKnight has a level head. Cady Roberts, Nona Bennett, E. Ji -seph. Wallace Benson. Farmer, Joe, Kaiser, E. Lafky and W. Mills, formed the Salem high school crowd of players and subs, defeated by Albany last night. A fine looking bird dog was fourd dead this morning at the corner Ferry and Third streets,, and taken charge of by Poundmaster Catlin. The Democrat has received a copy o a program of union high school numbe one of Pleasant Hill. Or., Earl Kirk patrick, a former U. O. student prin cipal. It is designated the first farmers high school in Oregon. T :at's enter prise. Mrs. Nancey Dittmer, a pioneer resi dent of Oregon, died at Fairfield, Marion county, yesterday, at the age of 84 years and will be buried tomorrow. She was un aunt of Cuunty Commission er Butler of this city. The nw Y. M. C. A. building at Eu ge:ie will have forty sleeping rooms for yuun men, which will be rented at $8 a month each, furnished and cared for, completely heated. Eugene's new Y. M. C. A building is a big thing for the city and a leather in its hat. The Democrat has seen a copy of Scholastic, the Notre Dame paper, in which the address of the president of of his class, Sam Dolan, of this city, is given, a scholarly effort, showing that Albany's representative at Notre Dame is looking after his studies with -.he same zeal that he displays in foot nail. SAFE CRACKED But Nothing Was Secured, An odd safe crackirg case occurred during last night in the office of the Red Crown Mills. A hole was bored in the top of the safe and dynamite, ex ploded, enlarging it. but not sufficient ly to get inside, but affecting the door sufficient y to cause a delay of two or three hours in opening it. The place was a peculiar one, as a rule the hole being bored near the combination lock. It was evidently the work of an ama teur. News from Albany's Six Trains. Early Commissioner Butler returned to Jef ferson, where he is obliged to remain in charge of the bridge work. He ex pects to have the structure ready for teams tj pass by Saturday night. Jefferson people are anxious to have it completed and everyihing possible is being done to push the work. Miss Ethel Redfield left for Lewiston, Idaho, where she taught for several years, on a visit with friends, of whom she has many there. Carjt. and Mrs. Merrill PhilliDS. of Oregon City, returned home after being here to attend the funeral of Mrs Phillips' sister, Mrs. Neis. D. C. Frazier, the new president of K Men'" Association of Oregon and Washington, went north after an Albany visit. - Detective Reilley of the S. P. was at the depot. Lawyer C, E. Sox went to Portland. Judp.e Terrell, of Mehama, the form- ! of 1910 on Tuesdav afternoon. The subject under discussion was, what couid be done for the advancement of th nRm,li Mm. Rar'att ronrl two pertinent selections from the Juven ile Com in Record. One writer stated that "the boy is a man in the cocoon you do not know what it is to become ; his life is big with possibilities, he may make . unmake kme8, This is true and since it is how are we to deal with him was the query dis- culleau wi m , . j- The White Klava Traffic was also dis 1 cussed.and the note of warning sounded ; were girls in our own fair Clty wn0 needed to watched and .testrained. Rev. Gordon waa present and made some excellent remarks and suggestions as to the manner of dealing with this most important matter. Be was followed by a number of ladies present and all expressed the hope that something could be done to keep the bovs and girls fn Albany Dure and ud - right. It is believed that some practi cal results will follow the suggestions made and that steps will be taken to guard our young people. ... it c i U, S, Jurymen, , - , , i Tne Panel o three hundred names for the U. S. court which will try Binger Herman has been drawn. A number of Linn county men are in the list, among them being Henry A. Cleek and Joha Foshay, both deceased, Ed Parrish, oiuiui.u. u. obbtii, n.. nut ton. H. C.: Davis. H. L. Lasselle. Frank Clingman, R. A, Bamford, D. D. Hackleman, F. L. Miller, George Blachford, J. R. Bone, Roy Sates, Ed Holloway, W. A. Eastburn, Tony Austin and Frank Froman. Cook a Wrecr,. New York, Jan. 6. Another member ot the Cook family, Mrs. Josephine Dudley, Mrs. Cook's sister, made a statement tonight. She aays look is a nervous wreck, unable to tbink con secutively and that the reason he remains in hiding is that he could not stand the strain of further contro versy. She says the family is hoping he will soon recover so that he may come forward and defend himself. MrB. CooK is at her husband's side. She loves and trustB him and there has been no quarrel. To the Insuring Public. ' Kindly take notice that policies Nob. 2U580 & 28137 of the Glens Falls In- trance Comyany of Glens Falls, New York, were delivered to A. T. McCully oc son as agents at naisey, uregon, that the said policies have been lost or 9tolen, and the Company hereby gives notice that it will not be held liable for claim for any Iosb or damage which might occur under said policies. You will confer a favor by reporting any in formation relative tn said policies to the office of E. E. POTTER, General Agent, Sin Francisco, Cal. Boy Burned to Death. A two year old son of G. W. Ashmun, a twin, was burned to death six miles from Lebanon on Wednesday. While his father was out of his blacksmith shop the little fellow tried to run the fore, his clothing caught fire and ht was burned so severely that he died. Died Suddenly. Oscar Busey, a. well-known farmer, dropped dead suddenly while riding a horse near Harrisburg yesterday after noon. He was a native of Linn county tx;rg rpent his life near Harrisbur;: only Baking Powx Ei m Irom Royal Grape Cream ol Tarlar1 J s 7 ILmiiiiiii' - Inures -the most '"'qniiTrrnJ fwhJnW0VLS and healthful foodllW JIL BakanfPoiwdcr m Stftt ABSlilS llmURE 'Ktt LOW DEATH RATE. i The report of Dr. Davis, health of- Manager Wallace R. Struble of the The Chemawa team ot four Indians fleer, shows 153 deaths in Linn county Commercial Club returned laat evening and one negro last night scalped the during the year 1909, as follows: Jan. 77' June"!?' j'uMai2h August if' Se tember9, November 15, Decembbr 1?! On a basis of 25,000 population the county, a fair estimate, this is 6. 1 in the thousand; a remarkably low record. Tne record shows 39 of these from Albany, which on a basis of 6. COO pop ulation is 6 in a thousand. Of these 5 were under one year of age and 15 over 70 years of age, age ot zL or more. ine numoer ot Dirtns in tne county was 309. twice the deaths.- Of these 78 were in Albany, just twice the death record. The figures are ones that speak for this year- -Buildings erectecfrepresent themselves. . ed a total expenditure of $250,000, we There was no contagion during the are building a 50.000 citv hall and are year, though several ueaths from con- . planning the erection of a large hotel, tagious diseases. Albany had one Albany is awake, and we are deter death from typhoid fever. i mined to make of her the eretest citv That Beats Josh Billings by Odds. j A commercial traveler in the city last ; evening showed the following letter ac-1 tually received by his firm. It takes ! t.htt hnVerv. lpavinrr .Tosh Rilllnca fai In ' the shade: Napavlne, Wash. Mister Zimmerman-Wells-Brown Company, Dear Sir, I receeve de engin witch I by you alrite, but for why dont you send me no pullie. Wat is de use of de engin when she dont have no pullie. I am loose to me my kustomer sure ting by not having de pullie and dats not very pleasur to me. Wat is de matter wit you, mister Zimmerman-Wells-Brown companee is not mi money so goods like annoder mans? you loose to me mi trade and i am veree anger for dat and now i tells to you dat you are dam fools and no good, mister Zimmerman-Wells-Brown companee. i send you back at wunce your engin tomorrow for sure bekawse you are sucn a dam loonsnness peoples. yourse respecfullee, Osf-ar Olsen. ' p. s. since l rite dis letter i hnd de pullee in de box. excuse to me. ' 7,000,000 in Canada. Victoria, B. C, Jan. 4. An estimate of the population of the several pro-1 The government is investigating the vinces of Canada at the close of the ' misbranding of Ifish by the canneries, . . . . . . . ... - . ; it being claimed that fish branded as last fiscal year is given out by the fed-; 8aimonBi8 not saImon. eral census department, as follows:. ,. . : . . Maritine provinces 1.037.112; Quebec ! . . E. Gunn, an artist who haB been 2,088,461; Ontario 2,619,026; Manitoba Albany several times, is now in Sa 466,268; Saskatchewan, 341,521; Alberta gm drawing pictures of people at the 273,869; British Columbia Z89,516; un- organized districts 53,309 0. P. Installation. The installation of the new officers of the Odd Fellows occurred last night, with the hall packed with members and their families. Following are the new officials Fred Walder. N. G.. John Goins, Vice N. G.. H. Barnes, record ing secritury; C. E. Pox, financial sec retary; John Robinson, treasurer.. 261 sat down to a line banquet, while sev eral children waited. At the Hotels, Vince Circle, The Dalles C. W. Circle, Wm. Seviller, Carlton C E. Mercer, Portland H. H. Cnhh, L. B. LUvis. " H. B. Mover. E. D. Starr. F. G. j Smith. Brownsville Uick .Money, uias Aita. The Weather. Rangp of temperature 33 25. The rivpr ilnwn to 4 feet, Pri'fiic;i"'i: R iin icniirht and Friday, tonight un I 1'Yi lny winner. ;. i with twenty-one clerks in the store. " ! H. U. Mitchell, of Crahtree, was in wriiir.g from Culver, over'theity today. He kept his7 000 ' uin -.k it imi v . fhvm it la an Cm potatoes in his double walicd C. O the I i ! cold :is Hi;;. nh iiT.iyof sn'iw. :nrl r hin M'HttH t we want any over this wj;. , which we don t. uno jnow in a year is enough for Albany. The Scio New3 has a gocd review of the year's progress in Scio. and its present business advantages. Though the forks have Deen somewhat slow in the past they are coming to their own and promise to be in the- front ran' r. BOOSTED ALBANY. from a couple days in Portland. The Oregonian gave him a three header, stating that everybody he met while there knew from his lips that Albany has been going some, just having had ine oest year in us nistory. inetrouD- boys Dulled themselves together, got le, he said is in getting residences and riffof their stage fright and waded in business houses to meet the demand, to those savages with their tomahawks He declared that Albany has 7,000 peo-. flying, and the game ended 23 to 22 in . nip nnrino- tho vpor nnr rmqrnl rpfmnta 1 . il. i i 18 wire "of Ve Ple' duri?the vear our ?st,al rece'Rt8 ! favor of the red and black men. Al io were or tne increased 18 per cent, banki deposits ; bany made 15 to Chemawa's 3 in thil ---------- , , r . uniiv uiuur iu tu uiiauiuwu B o 111 una the countv 250-9?- ?na haVe ver $2,000,000 on half, Bnd at one time had the Indians l"x .""'"-y deposit, the greatest per capita of anv 1 HoH jroif tk f if- ;.,,; if a w,m. terj we spent $8'o(ooo on street improve- mentn last vpjtr nnrl will nnonrl mnrp outside of Portland in the state. ZfgS iiTZ uregon electric. John G. Bryant, of Fall City, Is home tor a While, I G. R. King returned this afternoon fram the Bay. Prof. Carlton, of Salem, went to Lebanon this afternoon. Mrs. S. I. Stewart and children re turned to Lebanon this afternoon. The switchmen's strike 1b on for certain, and President Haw ley Bay b will stick. The postal receipts of of Pendleton last year were $20,574.21, a gain of only 322. E. W. Nixon, a prominent Harris- viree farmer haa hoon in thn iMtv nt. tending court. 300 saloons have already been put out jrczn' J there A button sewintr contest at Scio wa3 won fry MiKe rJilyeu. Being single ne I should have been handicapped. i The high school basket ball team went to lliuepeuuenco tupiay luiugni. 1 and tomorrow night at Monnwuth. j Geo. B. Myers, of Salem, was found went to i . - u- guilty ML IIIUIUCI 111 tllC BCUUIIU ucgiec, i which means imprisonment for life. A Roscburg man was fined $150 for selling Roseburg, near-beer. It had 4 1-2 per cent of alcohol in it, A boot legger got $250. The Grants Pass Commercial club ! now has over 400 membi rs. At SI a piece mure in a uig iiicuuiv. iiiu. h what counts. Robyn Nelson, a prominent Siletz man, went up to Eugene yesterday on a few days visit before returning to the wilds of the Upper Siletz. Lebanon claims a population of about 25X0. The Democrat hopes it has that number, but it is pretty close to the national census for large figures. . The Portland Eugene and Eastern R. R. offers to build a loop around col lege hill, Eugene for a bonus of $40,000, and there is serious talk of raising it. A live fight is repor.ed last night in this city between two brothers, one with a neck yoke, the other with a pitchfork, without serious consequences. 1 he county tax leyy this year will be 10 mills nr less. Last year it whs 12 mills. The total Albany levy will be 22 mills or less, against 25 mills last year. . The First National Bank has made its customers presents of some neat dia ries for 1910. It contains some valu able information and maps of all the U. S. country. John M. Concklin, of Sin Jise, paid I Souaville a visit betors returning home. He was once a Sodaville merchant, his own clerk, now a San Jose merchant i warehouse through the cold without th? ' lus ot a spud, ou cents now prevails, but he win not sen tor awnue. The infant child of Mr. anl Mrc Arnal King, of Chehalis, was brought to Albany last evehing for buriil. It had died at the age of one week. Mr. and Mrs. King fo-merly resided here. Mrs. King beirg a sister of th: Hecker Bros. SCALPED, But Only By One Hair I . Albany college team. In the first half J they fairly tore them to pieces, fast,. fierce and farious, but good nature ily, . and the half ended in 20 to 7 in favor - of Chemawa. That looked disastrous ' for Albany; but in the second half the In the secoad halt a big improvement", was made by placing Maupin in tbe -game in place of Ugden, he and Grover ' Birchet doing great work at forward. The Indians are exceedingly rough,,, . but know the game well. Dooley play ed g star game for Albany and in the -last half was given excellent support. . Had the men played the same game at. the first the score would have been , strong in favor of Albany. Birtchet and Ogden played forward and Grover ' Birtchet and Hodge guards. The display of team work was not as.-; good as it might be. With trainingthe college boys would have a strong team. News From Albany's Six Early Trains. Ernest C.JHornback arrived home on the deU-yed No. 16 from his trip to Honolulu, after an absence of just a.. montn. tie went witn some Dioouea . I Btock for the big Carter plantation. It . was a smootn, pleasant trip, ana it was-, all Ernest could do to break away from the fine Icokmg Kanaks and the sal ubrious weather. I J. L. Irvine left for Portland after a ' C"Z n wlrvini T,t7nW . 'SSS.' , im a. a. uub, lu.monjr Mr. and Mrs, of the Lebanon electric ligh' works. returned from a visit with their sons i in Lauiornia.. inev wxpect to ko ubck f r(,-iH- Thov wpnt tn I.phannn thin I afternoon Lebanon thia. t ' iai uouoara retumea to miu uity. Lawyer Risley went to Salem on a legal trio. A man with some snow shoes left for Detroit. The Albanyhigh school's second team returned from CorvalliB, where they were completely outclassed by the first team, 34 to 5 being the one-sided score. Sold His Albany Properly. U. G. Hayne, of Portland, a former Albany man, haa been in the city to day closing a deal with Dr. J. L. Hill for his two lots at the corner of Rail road and Water streets. Mr. Hayne is in the concrete businiss, making a spec ialty of foundations and buildings. Mr. ana Mrs. Haynes now have two child ren, both boys, one seven, the other fifteen months. The latter is now boss and runs things In a lively manner in the Hayne home. The Baptists. The annual meeting of the Baptist -church was held last night with a good attendance The reports showed all . the current accounts paid in full and a memhersnip of approximately 275 The old officers were all reelected and the committees remain the same, except mat w. a. rumsoy Decomes a memoer of the finance committee. The church i is in a prosperous condition doing ex cellent work under the faithful and efficient leadership ofRev S.A. Douglas The Weather. The range of temperature was 40' during yesterday, down to only 35 dur- ine 'h night. The river is almost summer stage, 3.8 feet, due to rise now Tfi rainfa'l wn ?A inch, a Btcady fall during the night. Prer'iction, rain tonight and Saturday and warmer The Detroit train will start on the new schedule next Monday, leaving at 7:30, returning at 6:10, wit'i an hour and a half saved each way in the running time.