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Physician and Surgeon
AlJviny, Oregon
Calls made in city and country. Phone
Main 38.
The Riverside Farm
ED. SCHORL. Proprietor
Breeder and Importer of 0. 1. C. Hogs
S. C. White and Buff Leghorns, W.
P; Rcks, Light Brahmas, R. C.
Rhode Island Reds, White
Cochin Bantams, M. It.
Turkeys, Wn.. n i - .
den Geese, 1' i r
Ducks, l'o i .
Guinea"
Winner of 17 prizes and 22 on Poultry
at the Lewis & Clark Fair.
Eggs in Season Stock for Sale
Phone, Farmers 95 - - - R K D no- S
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been by the County
Court of Linn County, duly appointed
Administrator of the estate of John
Barton, late of said county, deceased.
All persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are hereby re
quired to present the same with prop
er vouchers to the undersigned at his
residence at Albany, Oregon, within
six months from the date of this no
tice.
Dated this 4th day of February,
1910. I. W. BARTON,
HEWITT & SOX, -Admr.
Attorneys for Admr.
" ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.-
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been by the County
Court of Linn County, Oregon, duly
appointed Administratrix with the will
annexed or the estate ot Isaac Meeker,
late of said county, deceased. All per
sons having claims aeainst the estate
of said deceased are hereby required
to present the same with proper
vouchers to the undersigned at her
residence, near Millersburg, in Linn
County, Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
; Dated this 4th. day of February,
lyiU. MARY H. MEEKER,
HEWITT & SOX, Admrx.
Attys. for Admrx.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given, that the un
dersigned was, by order of the County
Court of Linn County, Oregon, on the
27th day of January, 1910, duly ap
pointed and is now the duly qualified
and acting administrator of the estate
of Oscar L. Busey, deceased, late of
said county. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby required
to present the same, with proper
vouchers, within six months from the
date of this notice, to the undersigned
administrator at Lebanon, Oregon.
Dated and published the first time
this Aid day ot 1'ebruary, lyiu.
W. D. BUSEY,
Administrator of the estate of Oscar
L. Busey, deceased.
SAM M. GARLAND, Atty. for Admr.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the County Court of Linn County,
Oregon, administratrix of the estate of
N. m. Vernon, late ot said county,
deceased. All persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased are
hereby required to present trie same,
with proper vouchers, to the under
signed at her residence, at Shelburn. in
said County, within six months from
the date of this notice.
Dated January 21, 1910.
M. V. Vernon,
Hewitt & Sox, Adminisrrtratrix.
Attorneys for Administratrix.
FOR SALE. My lease of a farm of 50
acres, with good house snd barn, one
mile southeasc of Albany, with im
plements, work horses, cows, hogs
and chickens. Lease expires March
1, 1911. Price on application. I. N.
Hewes, R. D. 6. tl
FOR SALE- A few trio's of thorough
bred Buff Orphingtons 15 eggs $1.60.
Call at 216 E. 2nd street. 17t
FOR SALE. An Eiler piano certifi
cate, good for $93. M iss Linnie Con
ner, R. D. 2, Albany. Bell phone
Farmers 176. . tl2
FOR SALE. A choice lot, 66 by 110
feet, at Washington and 6th streets,
Albany. Inquire of the owner at 206
W Fifth street. ,
FOR SALE. Oat straw, $5 a ton at
my place in North Albany. Also
clean seed wheat, Kinney, $1.25 per
bushel. C. R. Widmer. Phone 2801
Home. 24t
FOR SALF. A tine lot 66 by liO.feet
between Washington and Ferry sts.
Inquire of the owner at 223 W, First
street Albrny.
FOR PALE. 25 acres in North Al
bany, all in cultivation, fine garden
land or fruit land. Will sell altogeth
er or in two pieces. Deal direct with
the owner. Inquire at the Democrat
office.
FOR SALE. Lots in Wright's addi
tion; also lots, blocks, and from 4 to
40 acres in acreage in Hazelwood,
adjoining the city. Good terms and
reasonable prices. Apply to Attorney
Geo.. W. Wright, office, Rooms land
2. Wright Block. Both phones.
FOR SALE-Farm of 160 acres, also
city property. Inquire of H.- F. Mc
llwain. fOR SALE - An Ei!er certificate, good
for $93. Call upon Gen. (.onner. R.
D. 2. Albany: Bell phone Jeffen-on,
135 farmers. '12
LaGrippe pains that pervade the en
tire system, LaGrippe coughs that
rack and strain, arc quickly cured by
Foley's Honey and Tar. Is mildly
laxative, safe and certain in results.
Woodworth Drug Co.
THURSDAY.
GOOD CHEER
SOCIETY.
Thevia Carter. President of
the
National Society of Good Cheer writes
ine society or tiood Cheer, incorpora
ted under the laws of the State of New
York, will be organized in Albany, Ore
gon, and will be one of the greatest
organizations ever incorporated.
the object of the club are to visit
the sick and convalescent, and admin -
ister to their comfort and good cheer,
by the reading of books, magazines,
and other literature; to systematically
visit hospitals and other public institu-
tions for the purpose of ascertaining
the needs of any and all who are un-
fortunate and helpless; to distribute
flowers and suchknicknacks as might be
likely to please, satisfy and benefit the
recipients; to promote a spirit of un-
selfish usefulness and a deeper acquain-
tence and firmer friendship among its
members. The Society contains young
women only, and their work cannot but
impress upon them the serious lessons
of Jife. ....
The young ladies call in pairs, accom-
panied by a chaperone.
ine society will print books on the
needs of the convafesent. will get the
best thoughts of the land on digestive
foods, ventilation, will study rest loca-
tions, situations, etc.' I
It is not a monev charitv. but a time
chanty. It is a society of good-fellow-
ShlD. i
A uold-Up,
S. I. M'Daniel, the marble dealer, ment, when the date etc., will be
last evening waB on his way home, and inserted.
had just reached in front of his own 1 Resolutions were read providing for
home when a couple of men told him to bitulithic pavement on Ferry, Bread
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uiiun uii ino nanus, nuwu uu Duuivnuai.
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the noise and rushed out doors, when
the men.became frightened and skipped
out- -
Mr. M'Daniel gives a graphic account
of the hold-up. One of the men said: j
' Hands up, or I will shoot, while a
bull's eye was thrust towards him, but
no revolver was seen. Instead of!
putting his hands up he shouted good
and loud, hoping that Frank Froman
or George W. Wiightwould be out with
their euns: but no one aoDeared until
his little daughter opened the door when
the men skipped.
One of the meii was short, the other
tall, fellows who bad been seen around
town.
$62,000,000 in the banks of Portland,
j. F. Powell left today on a Siletz
trip.
Eugene high defeated Roseburg high
27 to 18.
Miss Marcus went to Eugene this
afternoon.
Dr. Brougher is now pastor of a Los
Angeles cnurcn.
Mrs. T. B. Griswold and son returned
to Portland this afternoon.
W. F. Garrett has returned from his
Denver trip, and reports a pleasant
time mere.
J. W. Pate died at Jefferson yester
day, at the age of 73 years. He was a
pioneer of 1852.
Mrs. Labadie presented Ibsen e A
Doll's House in Uorvallis. Sorry she
did not make that the Albany offering.
J. S. Magladv, S. S. Spencer and
Geo. Yoran, three leading Eugene men.
are in the city today on a business visit.
Hon. W. V. Colvig. a leading Med-
ford man, prominent in pontes, was in
the city this forenoon, after an O. A.
C. trip.
G. L Rees and wife have .returned
from Cottaire Grove to Portland to re
side after being in Cottage Grove a
coupla of years.
The com ract has been let in Laurel-
hurst addition to Portland for ten miles
of asphalt pavement and 20 " miles of
sidewalks, at $347,000. -
The reDort out at Depotville that
Barney Glenn, ot .Newport 4c riornpach,
IS auouc 10 marry a nuti eameru wiuuw,
has created some excitement.
A eeneral conference of the Lutheran
German cnurcnes nas neen neio in ior
vallis this week. Rev. Beyerlin, of
this city, hs been in attendance,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenn. who have been
visiting at the home of E. C. Anderson
for .several weeks, left for Los Angeles,
where they expect to make their home.
The Washington University basket
ball team passed through the city for
Corvallis, a big lot ot men .confident
that they would easily vanquish the O
A. C.
P. R. Kellv and G.S. Hill of this citv.
and J. R. Wyatt and R B. Montague
of Portland, went to Toledo this after
noon to attend court, to meet there
tomorrow. .
C. S. Cole, the new traffic manager
of the Pacific Telephone Co. a pepular
and competent omciai, nas Deen in tne
city. Mr. Constantine has been trans
ferred to lfiano.
Trolley poles will soon be unnecessary.
Edison has a new storage battery that
will do the business. The depreciation
is only 15 per cent, where 80 per cent
has heretofore prevailed.
There were 29 building permits issued
in Eugene during Jai.uary, asking for
impiovemehts amounting to $23,925,
the highest being $2,000 for two bunga
lows. A number of houses and bunga
lows were to cost $1,000.
Mrs. I.- M. Gardner, of Gouvenier.
N. Y., left lastnightforSin Francisco,
after a several weeKs visit with her
brother, Mr. r red Kies. bhe win take
a trip to Japan befoie returning to
Gouvenier. which was Mr. Ries native
place.
V illinm hepherd, second advance
man for Chas. B. Hanford, has been lr
the 'itv today, furthering the arrange
mtnts for the big crowd that will greet
th a hich-c ass actor on reD. lb. Mr
Shepherd has been with him for seven
years. j
Mrs. Lucinda Mathews, of Swcel
Home, is visiting at the home of hci
niece. Mrs. Fred Fortmiller. Mrs
Mathews csme to Oregon with her folk
in 1846. when two years ot age. Ho:
father. Mr. Lee, a brother of Dr. Le
of Junction, built the first house in S
lem.
r. I v mi Nr.il
Pavement-
ArmoryCity
.Near beer.
Hall-
Present All officers and councilmen. !
ftillfl unrA nl-rterpri nniri no fnllnwfl?
North Western Corporation $202.60;
Aioerc Benson, meals, $i4.uut r. car
ter, wood chopping. $20; T. O Hanson,
labor, $13.75; K. A. Murphy, supplies,
$2 15; J. A. Whiteside, labor, $24. i
Cross walks were ordered; Front and
OaL- Kth V na onA On.l G, E? aAa
Montgomery. . I
, The following were ordered purchased
for the fire department: new shell for .
heater, 3 insolated nozzles, and water '
piston for No. 2's. .
Three lights were ordered installed
on the bridge. I
F. K. Churchill was granted permis-i
Bion to erect a second story to his brick
on Second street.
Application of S. E. Young to repair
building at Holt corner, with estimates
0f F T. Blount, P. R. Conn and Wm. :
Hand that it will cost $140.50, and the
value of the building was $600. was dis-
cuBsed. There being no specifications
it was ordered laid on the table.
M. Senders asked permission to erect
a corrugated iron building in the rear:
.of his store, Referred to committee I
pn ordinances. I
Petitions for permission to erct side-1
walks on Denver, Cleveland and Pine
streets were referred.
City Engineer was directed to giv ,
arofoa m. 0,Aalr,i,0 ooof p.nmj. I
winkle. - I
. An nwli'n.n.a nrno .nn rl tnins nvnuirl- !
All VIUIMUUUD YIUO ICaU lYYlliO yiUTIU-
ing for a special election for votinr
bonds not exceeding .$40,000 for a city
ball, and referred to the council as a
:ceedimr24U.U(0 for a citv
aiuiu aim uiidwuuu obieoio, m ..no
. .. .j n ie nni on i-
properly owners, $6,093.95 to the city,
total $21,906.34; Broadalbin, $14,654.38
to prtpeilty owners. $6,674,74 to city,
total, $21,819.12; Ellsworth, $15,518.98
to property owner, $6,782,29 to city,-,
total, $22,301.27. iGrand total $65;
525 93.
There was only one bid for the 29th
block sewer. 80c aerjss block. 95e
acroBS canal and railroad, and 70c
across J efferson, by H. C. Harkness.
Awarded him.
The city attorney waa directed to
proceed against parties near 3rd and
Vine streets, for maintaining nuisances
in the shape of old barns, ordered
aDatea.
Chief of Police Munkers renorted that
Kroeschel Bros, were selling nearbeer.
Mr. Curl understood that the U. S.
court had decided a parallel case against
the ordinance. City Attorney golley
said he considerecf the ordinance in-
valid, bat was. ready to prosecute any-
one the city marshal might wish to pros -
ecute with all the vigor he possessed,
The Mayor wanted a test made of the
matter. No further action.
matter. No further action
General Finzer presented the matter
of an armory for the city of Albany,
with plans, costing $20,000, of which
the state will pay $10,000, and ever
after maintain it, and the rest must be
raised locally. Councilmen Miller,
Marshall and Curl, and the city attor
ney were appointed a committee to de
vise ways and means for the splendid
project.
News from Albany's Six Early
Trains.
The men on the Springfield train cer
taniiy have a strenuous time of it.
Tk. 4-ai'n Una. CnmnnAaM at A -1 rt
t,ora of th ac en that tha n'
tual Bleeping time 'is less than five,
hours every night, the men hardly get-
ting to bed before they have to get up.
0 J ' r
Dr. J. C Booth, of Lebanon, brought
Thomas Smith, a bridge carpenter down
and tooK mm to tne Hospital at Port
land. While working on the new steel
bridge on the Crabtree road, he fell off
last night, a distance of fifteen feet.
striking on his head, knocking him
senseless, perhaps causing concussion
of the brain. He remained insensible.
He had been with the S. P., six years,
a voune man of about twentv-seven.
quiet and faithful.
Mrs. G. E. Nicholls and daughter
left on a trip to Seattle.
i y . i i t ii a
uuiierui r Inzer reiurueu w rurbiuuu.
Elmer Conn left for Portland on a
business trip.
v. u. uraves returned trom L.eoanon.
Mrs. Christensen returned from a
Lebanon visit.
New Albany People.
J. C Hoibrook, wife and two daugh
ten, Beatrice and Dorothy, arrived this
noon from Bellingham, Wash., where
they stopped on their way here to see a
orotherof Mr. Hoibrook. Their com
ing has heretofore been mentioned.
Mrs. tioiorooK, iormeriy miss Amie
Ellis, was a resident of Albany for sev
eral months in 1898, and has many
friends here who are glad to have her
and her farrily citizens of the Hub.
1rs. Hoibrook sees many great im
provements during the twelve years
that have passed. They are at (3. E.
sox s wniie securing a nome.
Proposed City Hall
Experimental plans have been drawn
by Architect Burggraf for a city hall.
It shows a two-story building 67 by 102.
The lower floor will consist of the fire
engine room, for two engines, honk and
ladder truck and hose carts, 54 by 57;
the jail, 24 by 36; the chief of police's
office, in front of the jail, 13 by 19; re
corders office 17 by 29; closets, etc.
On the second tloor will be the coun
cil chambers, 30 by 42; public library
room, Its by zo; lire department room,
20 by 40; rooms for surveyor, enginet.r,
committees, etc. The arrangement it
good.
Wm. Brown, the man with the drf
(earn, recently in Albany, has sued Dr.
C. W. Southworthof Eugene, fjr $80 j
damages for killing his wolf, which
travelled with him. By the tim
(he case is trird it will be too, lite fo
Brown to win bis $10,000 wager.
i mi'msTm.mss
TTKfjr 'jav?i s.j-
KV Royal has
MARRIED.
Stevens Woodworth
nfflJD(ln nimnmn- PK Q 1 Q1 A
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W. Bert Stevens and Mis3 Vera Wood-
worth.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
F. H. Geselbracht, in the presence of
relatives and a few intimate friends.
MisBes Laura and Gertrude Taylor
were bride s maids and Mr. Edwin Eort-
.,. .
miller was best man.
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ndteAaPP. ruple J? "j '?Li, . f,rn
? ""LTiiL JL' '."fi? t f wfi
S yu J -?!r
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I The groom is a son of Mf- W. B.
vt?A?h 525ffifn n wJ,h
bnde a daughter of D.p.Wopdworth,
"vo oi ii io cil,, uuvu uuuu.ai j,uunB
people well liked by everybody.
At the Freight Depot:
i A busy place is the freight depot.
Today three car loads of local freight
were being Bent out through the city, a
Sar !adof 'mPlfrmen'? BnQ .machiDe!7
I0.r w-,nV?aS!S s f" f?rf!
Jh "fK ? rk
the foot of Broadalbin street and a
big shipment of oranges
aweet pstatoes and banannas for the
Albany Supply Co., being among the
, XDiS3a conUDK-
1 Tne enlarged depot will ba ready for
ua!"tt wJtla't "J ffil
, needed. It w 11 be appreciated by both
the office
clerks and the freight
handlers.
Shedd Meetings.
The revival meetings that had been
in progress here since January 3, closed
H I t Tl :t. El-L C .n:.h uninn
OaDOaiU DlgUl, JC CU U, wn.ii n uniun
meeting in the U. P. church, the pas
tor, H. C. Marshall, preaching on the
toDic. "A Great ultimatum. The
church was beautifully decorated, with
pink carnations which had been pre
sented to Mrs. Marshall, the pastor's
wife, at her recital in Portland, Friday,
Feb. 4. bv Mrs. A. E. Rockey and Mrs.
Frederick Eggert. The meetings hat e
been the means of a great spiritual up
lift to the two churches here, and
f much good to the community. The
testimony ot many is tnat tney nave
Unnn tlifl Knot nvonnroliatirt maatinira hfl H
' horn fnr VPArH.
At the Hotels
E. E. Aupperle, Newport
Blanche and Eva King, Cottage Grove
Rev.' M. M. Gilchrist, Oakville
C. D. Baker, Astoria
L. T. Morgan, Portland
T. L. Henness, Bellingham, Wash.
Seth L. Pope. Portland
Geo. Tvler, Newport
R. H. Koltz. Portland
Thos. S. Harri", La Grande
O. W. Hard, Florence
Wm. Sheffer, for the Chas. B. Han
ford Co.
C. A. Shaw, act. of the Great Divide
C. E. Collins, Snohomish
Letter List.
The following letters remain in the
Albany, Ore., postoffice uncalled for
Feb. 9, 1910. Persons desiring any of
these letters should call for advertised
letters, giving the date:
Mrs. C. L Benedict, R. J. Bauer, C.
U. Cotes. Mrs. W. Chapman. Edward
Gerry, Gustave Marquart, R. Mnce,
Mabel Miller. Mrs. Bessie Scott, F. M
Slusher, Allie Valentine, James Wicks.
J. 8. Van Winkle. P. M.
FRIDAY-
The Airship Shed.
The airshin shed of Burkhart &l
Crawford is going up at the south end
of Goltra Park, out opposite Frank
Hastings, near John Bray's home. The
aeroplane is to come to Albany on the
... . .,, ,
boat tomorrow evening ana win
mediately be taken out into the house,
where tho young men will mane an
issue of flying the machine, with pros
pects of 'success. It promises to ot
tract wide attention.
Former Albany Girl a Comedian
Mr and Mrs John Drew, with an . evenintr ana- win maKe meir n. me ir.
excell-nt reputation as sun ar.d dance , this city. Mr. Smith formerly worked
comedians. ilh num- rmis novelties, j with the Warren Construction Co., and
will be at ihe Empire next week, l- Mrs. Smith is an old resident oi ilu
ginning Mnn 'ay evening. Mrs p-v county.
is a former Albany young lady, leaving !
here fourteen years ago, and nas an
extended experience in vaudeville j
through the middle west and the North
west. Albany people wi I be .glad to
see her.
Jscd tlie
No other article of human food
has ever received such em
phatic commendation for
purity, usefulness and ivhole
someness from the most
eminent authorities
always received the hiahest award when
exniDiiea or tested in competition
AH SWILL
ARRESTED
For Cruelty to His Crow-baits
Ah Swill, whose first name is Louie,
was arrested this forenoon by Marshal
Munkers for cruelty to animals, in using
his crow-bait team, said to be fed on
swill, mere bones, just able to stand
up, taken before Recorder Kedneld and
fined.$25 or 12 days in jail; but sentence
was suspenped while he keeps the team
out of town, but if hp returns it will be
enforced. Said the recorder:
"Why that $25 is more than the team,
old wagon, swill barrels and you, alto
gether are worth." He was correct.
The outfit is a disgrace to the city
and the officials are on the right track.
Mr, Lee Davis, of Portland, iB in the
city,
Tillamook now has twenty-five mites
ol railroad.
State Superintendent Acherman went
to Lebanon una atternoon lor a taw.
The big Washington State College
players last night defeated Corvallis 27
to 10.
Tomorrow will be the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln, deserving oi remem
brance,
W . W. Rowell of Port,! nd, is up on
a visit with bis son and many Albany
friends
A train load of rock passed through
the city on the C. & E. for paving at
Corvallis.
W. A. Eastburn has been obliged to
add a gallery to his store, for room for
more goods.
L. H. Fish and C. C. McBride went
to Lincoln county this afternoon for a
cruise in the hills.
T. J. Ryan, a Eugene man, was taken
ill, while in the in St. Mary's Hospital
being cared for.
Eleven men were killed by railroad
accidents during January in Oregon, a
disastrous month.
S. M. Couev and wife, of Lebanon.
arrived home last night from a month's
Visit in Los Angeles
Frank Lee is president, J. H. Booth
vice president and C. F. Meredith sec
retary of the state fair board.
The room recently vacated by Mrs.
Broadhead has been rented by a Tacoma
man for a five and ten cent store.
D. G. Frisbie, of Portland, is in the
city in the interest of the An.erican
Trust Co., after bemg in Corvallis a
month.
Stanley Van W Inkle this noon returned
from Salem, where he haa been attend
ing Willamettte, and will go to Albany
College the coming term.
M isses Laura and Gertrude Taylor,
and Miss Willetta Wright of the U. O.,
went to Corvallis this afternoon to at
tend a big O. A U. function.
F.nglehom, the center of tho Wash
ington State College basket ball team
is 6 feet 3 in his stocking feet and
weighs 220 pounds and is all action.
James Farren died at his home on
Briggs Creek, near Granta i'ass, this
week, and it is claimed was 104 years
of age, that he was born July 4, 1S06,
in Tennessee.
The Democrat has received a copy of
No. 1. Vol. 1. of the Inland Herald, of
! Spokane, a new daily just started,
lOOKing as ii n nau a prospect oi suc
cess. On Wednesday evening the 16th, a
delegation of Pythian Sisters expect to
go to Lebanon to institute a new lodge
ot Pythian Sisters there, a number of
members already residing there.
Mrs. W. A. Cox, in St. Mary's
HosDital. with one lg amputated, is
doing well, a remarkablo example of
what a strong constitution will do.
lo-
day by the way, is the &rth anniversary
. . i 1 1. c
of the arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Cox
Albany.
Next Saturday will .be theflr.it an-
njversary of the dedication of the Wks
: Temple, ana. ine event is one umi wm
oe remeniuereu uy . ... a
special gathering witi as many of the
..(..la m.mVuipi hn.aaB.nn nnBninrMt.
ojtiide members here as can be secured,
Nine years ago a farmer came to
Linn county, paid $2800 for 280 acres
at LaSomb, which he has just sold for
$8,400. Lebanon property he paid
$1300 for a few years ago is now worth
$2,000. A sample of the way men are
making it in uregon.
Elmore Smith and Mrs. Lydia V.
Craft were united in marriage last
OABTOnlft..
With. 111! Kind ton Haw Mays BoujjV
World over
OREGON
THE BEST.
No Calif, (or Or. Express Agents.
Ore&ron looks pood to the aeents of
Wells Fargo & Go's Express from Wolf
Creek to Shedd. They are in no Bpirit
to exchange their positions and sur
roundings here for similar pesitions and
different surmundingB in California.
The following letter received by the
AlDany commercial i.iud trom Mr. r.
J. Dannen. Wells Fargo & S. P. Co's
agent at Shedd, tellB its own story:
Thinking you m'ght be interested in
knowing what the Telegrapher Agents'
in Oregon think of Oregon, I have be
fore me a letter from two agents in
California who want to swap (trade)
positions with the boys in Oregon,
claiming they wish to trade on account
of their health. The letters have been
forwarded from Btation co station,
starting at Wolf Creek. I will give
you a list of the stations, and what the
agentB think about trading:
. Wolf Creek Do not care to trade.
Glendale Not interested.
Riddle Not for me.
Myrtle Creek Don't care to trade.
West Fork Oregon Buits me.
. Dillard Don't care to trade...
Roseburg Nothing stirring.
Oakland Nothing stirring.
Drain Nothing doing at Drain.
Yoncalla Not yet so Boon.
ComBtock Nothing doing.
Creswell Nix Oregon, sweet Ore
gon, for mine.
Eugene Will think about it.
Junction City Will consider $10,000
cash trade.
Harriaburg Will consider proposi
tion later.
Halsey Not yet.
Shedd Made in Oregon job for mine.
News from Albany's Six Early
Trains.
No. 16 was seven hours late and No. .
14 tour hours behind time, mnking long
waits for people not learning before
hand.
Rev. Jamison, ef Brownsville, came
down on his way to Jeff arson, to preach
the funeral sermon of his former fellow-citizen.
J. W. Pate. The hour was
10 o'clock, making it necessary for him
to take a livery rig in order to be there
on time.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Phillips, of Van
couver, returned home after a visit of
two weeks at the home of Mrs. Phillips' '
brother, J. A. Nimmo.
W. J. Fisher and A. C. Gaines went
to Salem on a short business trip.
Mrs. John Moore took her niece to -Salem.
The Knecht Stock.
The stock of goods of the bankrupt
estate of Chas Kne-ht was bid in last
night by H. A. Stearns, at $807, Mr.
Stearns being the highest bidder, and
the sale will be confirmed to him. Mr.
Stearns expects to continue the bus
iness. He is on experienced business
man and a reliable young man, a son-in-law
of A. R. McCoy.
Mr. Stearns will open the store in the
morning, closing out the llr e $3,000
stock "fjroods, offering more bargains.
Eighteen Years Old.
Yesterday was the eighteenth anni
versary of the opening of the banking
hnune of J. W. Cusick & Cn. Th hunk
has built up a good bnsiness through
reliability and clean banking methods,
, i . i . . . .
and has the complete confidence of our
people.
Returned from K'amath.
D. W. Merrill and Tom Watkins re
turned this morning from a five weeks
cruise among the tall trees of Klamath
county, with headquarters at Klamath
FailB. They had to use their snow
shies a good deal, hut that was easy to
the veterans. The country is booming
somewhat, and Klamath Fal s has the
fever, with prices as high as $200 and
' $300 a front font for business property.
A Small Wreck.
The fins' a l'm ted had an ac
cident last n. 4 h al Roseburg. A
couple freight cats i;ot lo jse and lodged
on the main I ne. The Limited run into
them, throwing one of them into the.
river and putting the -: ine of the
Shasta off the track. Engineer Butler
received so.ne "mail injures.
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