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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT. Kotice is hereby given that the un
dersigned administratrix of the estate
of Myron Alexander, late of Linn
county, Oregon, deceased, has filed her
final account as such administratrix in
the county court of Linn county, Ore
gon, and that said court has fixed
Monday the 3rd day of October, 1910,
at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. as the
time for the hearing of objections to
said final account and the settlement
thereof. MINNIE YOUNG,
HEWITT & SOX, Admrx.
Atfc-s. for Admrx.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
' County Court for Linn county, Ore
gon, administrator of the estate of
Henry Stephens, deceased, late of De
troit, Michigan. All persons having
claims against said estate are notified
to present the same to the under
signed at his office in Albany, Oregon,
within six months from this date, duly
verified as by law required.
Dated this the 18th day of August,
1910.
J. K. WEATHERFORD,
Administrator of the estate of Henry
Stephens, deceased
"SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, .for the County of Linn. De
partment No. 2.
Charles H. Wiltsey, plaintiff, vs.
Teckla Wiltsey, defendant.
To Teckla Wiltsey, the above named
.defendant:
In the name of the State of Oregon,
;you are hereby required to appear and
answer the complaint of the plaintiff
above named on file with the clerk of
the above entitled court in the above
entitled cause, on or before the 14th
day of October, A. D. 1910, the same
being the last day of the time pre
scribed in the order for publication
hereof; .and you are hereby notified,
that if you fail to. appear and answer
said complaint as herein required, said
plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief prayed for and demanded in his
said complaint, viz.: for a decree of
divorce dissolving the bonds of mat-
-rimony now existing between the
plaintiff arid defendant, and for such
other and further order as to the court
may seem meet and according to
equity.
The time prescribed in the order for
publication of this summonses once a
week for six weeks, successively, and
the date of said order for service hcre-
of by publication, is August 26th, 1910,
: and the date of the first publication
' hereof is September 2nd, 1910.
F. E. VAN TASSEL, and
J. C. CHRISTY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
ADMINiSTRATOR'S"NOTlCE.-
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been duly appointed by
' the County Court of Linn county,
Oregon, administrator of the estate of
H. Trinwith, deceased. All persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased are hereby required to
present the same, with the proper
vouchers, to the undersigned, at the
law office of Hewitt & Sox, in the
city of Albany, in Linn County, Ore
gon, within six months from the date
of this notice.
Dated this 16th day of September,
1910. T. J. BUTLER,
HEWITT & SOX, Admr.
Attorneys for Administrator."
GUARDIAN'S NOTICE OF SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, the duly appointed, quali
fied and acting guardian of Hugh Mc
Cullough, a minor, will make sale of
certain lands, pursuant to an order of
the County Court, duly made and en
tered of record on the oth day of Sep
tember 1910, authorizing and directing
the undersigned to make sale of the
lands hereinafter described belonging
to said minor.
Now therefore, in pursuance of said
order of said court, I will on the 15th
day of October, 1910, at the hour
of 1 o'clock p. m. sell at public
auction to the highest bidder at the
front door of the court house in the
city of Albany, Linn county, Oregon,
all the right, title and interest of the
said Hugh mcCullough, a minor, in
and to the following described lands,
to-wit:
Commencing at a point on the south
boundary line of block No. 4 in Hack
leman's second addition to the city of
Albany, Oregon, which is 7.58 feet
easterly from the S. W. corner of said
block, thence running easterly on the
south boundary of said block, 60 feet,
thence northerly and parallel with the
eastern boundary line of said block,
111 feet more or less to the north line
of the south half of said block, thence
westerly parallel with the south boun
dary line of said block 60 feet, thence
southerly parallel with the eastern
boundary line bf said block to the
place of beginning. Also,
Beginning at the S. E. corner of
block No. 4 in Hacklcman's second ad
dition to the city of Albany, Oregon,
as the same appears upon the plats of
said addition to said city of record in
the office of the county recorder for
Linn county, Oregon, and running
thence westerly on the south boundary
line of said block 60 . feet, thence
northerly parallel with the eastern
boundary line of said block to the line
dividing the north half from the south
half of said block, thence easterly on
the line dividing the south half from
the north half of said block to the
cast line of said block, thence south to
the place of beginning.
Terms of sale: Cash in hand on the
d.iv of sale.
Dated this 6th day of Sept.. ln10.
NELLIE McCULLOUGH,
Guardian of Hugh McCullougli, 'a
minor. '
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLE
MENT. Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has filed in the County
Court or" Linn county, Oregon, her
her final account as administratrix of
the estate of N. E. Vernon, deceased,
and that said court has fixed Monday,
the 17th day i October, 1910. at I
o'clock in the' afternoon, as tiie time
for hearing of objections to s:'id iina!
account and the settleincit thereof.
V. V. VERNON.
HEWITT & SOX. Admrx.
' Attorneys for Admintratrix.
('MONDAY.')
SCHOOL FUNDS.
$36,790 Put in Circulation by
itr. jacivsun.
Superintendent Jackson is sending
out to the districts of the county $36,
790, on account of the October appor
tionment of school funds, $1.60 from
tne county, with $100 for each district.
Following is what the principal aiscricls
will receive:
Albany $4826.44, Lebanon $1987.84,
IN. Brownsville $1006.30, S. Browns
ville 814.78. Halsey $609.58, Harris
burg $698 50, Scio $500.14, Sodaville
$104.38. Tangent $359.92, Shtdd$3&7 64,
Oakviile $312.04, Peoria $318.88, Lyons
$229.96, Mill City $406.18, Gates $191.48,
Shelburn $298.36, Lacomb $459.10,
Sweet Home $459.10, Crawfordsville
$496.72, Tallman $288.10, Spicer $250.48.
.
Albany Made Shingles
A prosperous manufacturing institu
tion, in Albany, one that does business
in a quiet way, out Keeps snaving away,
is the Albany shinele mill. E. A
Thomnson. proprietor, which has built
up a splendid business by making a
superior article and doing business on
a square basis. The annual output of
the mill is over 4,000.000 shingles,
which is approximately 60 bunches of
zou snioir es a dav. rar. Tnomoson re
ports a fine sale of the product of he
mill, ana tne prospect continues to oe
good:
Mr. Denney Better.
Dr. Mack Denney, of
the city, called here by
Portland is in
the illness of
who recently
M r. Denney,
his father, John Denney,
had a paralytic stroke
who is affected on one
improving. He had had
cough for several weeks,
side is slowly
the whooping
, a reronrKaDie
and this un
it in some way.
thing 'or one ot ms age,
doubts, ly resulted from
A French aviator has gone 9.121 feet
high.
Wells Farto rates will drop Oct. 15.
It is time.
The last boat of the season sailed for
Nome cn Saturday.
Judge and Mrs. Duncan spent Sun
day at their Turner farm.
Born to Mr. and Vrs. Fred Bergman,
Oct. 3, a twelve pound boy.
J. A. Howard and family returned
this noon from an Amity trip,
Mrs. Geselbracht and son George
have returned from their eastern visit.
Roseburg's city election is on today, a
wet one, but it is to be hoped goes dry.
The first foot ball death comes from
Carlisle, where a player was kicked in
tne neaa.
I Mr. Stanley Stewart and family, of
Lebanon, spent Sunday with Albany
relatives.
Mr. Harold Dalzelie, now travelling
secretary for the X- M. C. A. was in
the city yesterday
Rev. Melville T. Wire was in the city
this noon on his way to his new charge
at Lakevicw.
Mr. Rev. Mcf lain was in the city.this
noon. He will soon begin his first
work as a pastor at Buena Vista.
Corvallis Gazette Times: Mrs. Owen
Stallnecker, of Albany, wis ia Corvallis
yesterday visiting Mrs James McKen
zie. .Congressman Hawley will speak Le
fore the high school students Wednes
day morning at 10:30. The parents are
invited to be present.
L. C. Stratton and brother.of Millers,
havo bcon in the city today, arranging
to leave in a few days for Los Angeles
to spend the winter.
A woman back east, M rs. Ira Van
Clausen, has jumped into notoriety by
threatening to thrash Roosevelt. And
the lions run from him.
Eugene has spent all of its $300,000
bond money on its municipol water and
electric light plant, and still owes a
good many thousand dol'ars..
Chas. M. Rerlfield, of Bene, in charge
of the big Deschutes Irrigation plant,
spent Sunday in Albany the guest of
his father, Recorder R dfield.
Mrs. Hen ert Shannon and son, of
Bremerton. A1 ash., are in the city on a
visit at the home of M-s. Shannon's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McClain.
Chas. Collins, famous for his songs
fo. the phonograph records, familiar to
all phonograph people, is in the city,
and wiii si.-g at the Electric three
nights, giving people an epportuni'v to
hear the original.
W. H. Bowman is preparing to leave
this week for Applegate Creek in South
ern Oregon on a bear nunt. Mrs Bow
man is already there cnrrelling the
hear. Those wanting bear meat will
du well to leave their orders early.
Two prominent residents of Albany
will teach in the suuurbs the coming
winter, residing here, D. N. Williamson
at No. 10 Grange school, and C. F. Bia
bee in th" North Albany school. Both
have chili-.ren in the high school
Last ni.'ht the wind blew something
against an alley window of the First
Savings Bank, breaking one pane of
glass and knocking off an iron bar.
This caused a report that an attempt
was made to enter the Lank.
The Independence Enterprise says
the assembly can point with pride at
the recard it made. Holy smoke. Got
twelve offices in the state to thirty nine
anti assembly, and there was no con
test on several of those twelve.
One of the most dastard crimes of
tho present cenrury was the wrecking
of the building of the Los Angeles
Times, causintr the Jeath of twenty or
thirty men. The murderers should be
hunter? until found and given the limit,
no matter how many are involved in it.
Judge J. J. Whitney, Albany's oldest
Ian ver, has moved with his family to
his tine farm between this city and
Lebanon, wr.ere they will make their
,h"ma They have erected a new resi
dence tor it. at'd it is sain to be one of
ti b"?t ai jot. the road. The judge
pr nised law here almost half a cea
U;..', prominent in the business.
EUGENE
As the Roofter Has
Observed
Things.
Eue-ene. Oct. 2. The frost of Sept.
24 has badly bitten the new assembly
plant, planted ana cultivated iasi june.
It doesn't seem to be adapted to the
Oregon climate. Like the Canadian
thistle let us stamp the obnoxious weed
out entirely.
The last span of the P. E. & t,.
bridge at Springfield is in, and the
rjiectnc cars will ue running wci v.,.
bridge Oct 15.
The TT. of O. dtudents have about all
arrived and nearly every house in Eu
gene is occupied.
The brick work is about done on the
Hampton and Chambers buildings.
A good, many strangers are buying
city and farm property.
Wood is high, hops high, produce
high and taxes and rents mgner.
The Eugene Asset Co. has completed
its R. R. survey to the coast, ana will
commence grading between Eugene
Elmira in a few days.
In one of the heavilv populated Eu-
gen precincts, where the Rooster voted
eff Myers received two votes and West
4. onlv 6 democratic votes being cast,
Wouldn't that jar the weeds off the hat
of a grass widow.
The Natron Klamath Falls road is
busy putting in its steel bridge at Fall
Creek. When completed Lowell 22
miles above here, will be the headquar-
ters. JL u 13 a ucauuiui uiatc anu yviu
build up fast. The rainfall was 1.14 of an inch.
Mrs. G. W. Harris and son Tyra have With it was a very live wind that at
returned from a Salem and Portland tracted attention during the night.
visit. Anti-Assembly Rooster.
News from Albany's Six
Trains.
Early,
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Springer, of Port
land, returned from a visit with some
of the Lebanon mill people. This was
their first trip up this way since their
marriage. Mr. Springer, now a Port
land business man, is a former travel
ing passenger agent of the Great
Northern, and Mrs. Springer was form-
eny miss ourteois, ot tsrooKs.
I Mr. Frank Thrift left for Mosier.
' near Hood River, to join his brother
I Douglas and reside. They have bought 1
I forty acres, which they will improve i'
and devote to fruit raising. Splendid
Elder and Mrs. Knight left, for Mc
Ghee, on the Woodburn Springfield
road, to attend a convention of the S.
D. A., which will be in session there
several days.
W. S. Risley went to Salem.
Minn .Rnlnmn Hnnan nf fr nuhlin
schools returned from a Sunday visit at
Lebanon.
W. H. Palm and family returned
from a visit in the country.
Mrs. S. Livingston left on a Salem
Misses Edna and Mamie McNicht re
turned to Jefferson, where they are
teaching.
Judge McFadden, the Corvallis law
yer and Junction farmer, passed
through for Corvallis.
W. O. Bond came down from Halsey.
Corvallis After What Albany 1
Couldn't Get,
. I Mrs. Owen Beam and daughter re-
.. ... ., . . turved this noon from a Prosser visit.
Gazette limes: While Corvallis is' u -j u. .1. a . ,,
having troublefgettingWashingtonstreet' "day night the first college recital
paved in the vicinity of the Onion Sta- ?f thHe e"' - "duatig ;Miss Houck.
tion. it is interesting to observe that Plano ":
Albany's paving comes only to a point 1 Mrs. L. D. Woods, of tho cr-iletz, re
about 200 feet distant from the statijn. 'turned home this afternoon, after a
It may be that Albany was not anxious V'8'' w'th her mother Mrs. Rhodes,
to have the street paved to the station Lark Bilyeu, of Lane county, in the
platform, or it may be that Albany has recent primaries received votes for con
tried to get this saving done but failed, gressmun, joint senator and represent
ee point is that though Albany's pav- ative.
ing has been done a vear or more inere , A. G. Harold, a painter, was arrested
is no street paving in the ""mediate iagt evening f.)r being drunk andjdis
vicinity of the station. It may be that oldery aild today was fined 10 and
paying at Albany is unnecessary, for C03te by Recorder Redfield.
there is t good driveway to tne rear of 1 T ..,, u o , . .
the station, but whether or not the' ,L-H- M.Mahan, of Salem, is to enter
street paving is wanted it iB certain l?e. enP'8n Maurlon. county f,
.Li .l. J, ... . . . 1 state senator. M'Mnhnn ta a ,daii u.
t'lui tnere 13 no opposition on me Dart
of interested parties to get it done.
This is also true of the situation at
Salem. If Corvallis wants Washingtsn
street paved to the station, Corvallis
will have to do more than just want it
if the work is ever to be done.
Death of Irene Poling.
Miss Irene Poling, of The Dalles,
died yesterday of appendicitis. While
in Portland, on her way home from a
visit in Ait any she was taken ill and
growing worse, after being taken home,
an operation was performed, termi
n.tirg fatally. Sh-i was a young lady
f charming personality, and her death
is a great blow to her parents and
friends. Miss Poling formerly resided
here, spending her younirer girlhood
here. She is a daughter of Rev. D. V.
Pjling, for a number of years paitor
of the Congregational church of this
city.
tioy Shot.
A boy named Corker yesterday was
xprirnenting with a 22 calibre rifle at
Ihe Lassele fruit dryer, when the gun
was discharged, an j as such guns will
metimesdo. sent a bullet directly
towards the thigh of young Corker, and
it plowed its way clear through, A
surgeon was sent for and the boy wil
make it all right but it was a close call.
The Democrats.
The demncrnlic rpnlral inm,ntiM
met thin nrternoon at the office of Hon.!
W. R. Bilyeu and began arrangements
lor tne coming camnaien. which wi hp
c nergeticailv conducted by the demo-
crats alone clean lines. W. R. Bilyeu
was elected chairman. T J. Stites sec-
rctary and d. W. MeEImurry treasurer,
DIED.
On Saturday, Oct. 1, near this city,
Irvin C. Adkins, at the age of 58 years.
He leaves a wife and several children
He had resided here for some time and
is highly spoken of. The funeral was
held yesterday afternoon, Rev. S. A.
Douglas preaching the sermon.
On Su-day evening, Oct. 2, at his
home near Albany, Mr.Jacob Bashor, an
old and highly respected resident of
Linn county. He leaves
wife and I
three children and other relatives,
among them, a sister, Mrs. P. J. Balti
more, of this city.
At the Dreamland.
'A Close Call" The feature pict
ure is a biograph and tells a tale of the
Italians in New York with many ex
citing and funny situations, however
all's well that ends well.
"Hunting Bats" An educational
picttue showing how large and vicious
these animal birds are in other lands.
More Prank of Betsy" A rip roaring
comedy.
"A Postal Substitute"-An exciting
tale of cow pun.hers's life Jwith a love
story running through it.
The Weather.
The range of temperature was only
oo-ou.
j The river is .8 of a foot, but look for
a nye rise.
I Among other things it put the lights
ana powers ot the city out of cornmis
ulnn fnr RnvArnl hniira
Prediction: Rain tonight, and Tues'
At the Hotels
J. W. Douglas, Portland
Wm. Roberts, Portland
Luke King, Toledo
Dan J. Fry, Salem
F. T. Bilyeu and wf, Scio
A. O. Thomas, Stavton
C. E. Pugh, Gresham
E. W. Salt and wf," Reno, Nev.
S. H. Rondeau, Clintonville, Wis.
TUESDAY.
The Weather.
Range of temperature 57-43.
The river is 1 foot
Rainfall .07 of a fuot. .
Prediction: fair tonight and Wednes
day. Mrs. Fish is home from Seaside.
v-vp, fi- Looney returned this noon from
Portland.
Bowling has begun at the Alco Club,
a fine exercise.
Fred Brandshagen, commercial tray
! eler. is in the city.
' Mrs. Jennie Brown is home from a
five months visit in Washington
' W. V. Merrill left this noon for
Shedd to see Feike Ackerniann.
I 30,291 is the population of Pasadena,
Calif., as enumerated this year.
W. B. Chance left on a long mill in
spection trip, as tar as bane view.
Tommy Burns, the celebrated miel-
; list, is in roriiana. out lie is tame.
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'."r1"1"' ana ,nere W1" 08 something
doing.
It cost Geo, H. Burnett $357.67 to be
nominated supreme judge, f. K Mc
Knight spent 28 cents and was defeated
for repiesontative in tne 28th district.
He is a former Linn county man.
John Bain, of Salem, democratic
nominee for circuit judgei has been in
the citv today. He is said to be a law
yer of ability and a man of irreproach
able character, trustworthy and relta
Lie. Mehlin Bh.in has taken a picture of
Senator M. A. Milier and put whiskers
on it in such a nay as to make it an
excellent picture of Lincoln, the shapes
ot their heads being approximately the
same.
r .:. 11 u- a . .
rs. Lettic Hemnrpc. dent, nresirtanr.
of the La,lirS ,.f ihB (i A fi of'?h-,
,.fn-. .:::. :, -"," .!
... ,Ku.., , 111 eny uiij tunipnt
will meet with the local circle, v.fcile
here being the guest of .Mrs. A. V.
ueeson.
While in the city yesterday Marion
trautree lost a purse containing
nmr p.,,.,, pnri ck.i i.
m " , . , , ,
100,000 reward has been offered for
tne capture of the man who blew up
the Timps hililrlinrr nf T.na A n-rol,.a
Calif. It is t.. bn hon.,l thnv - '.
tured, and whoever they are they can
not be strung up to quick.
ur. nan, 01 roruano, nas inlorm-l
General tji is of Lo Angi?!-?., who the
two men are who dynimned the Tiim; :
building, tw lino'.yp.-1 men. H' g it '
fiom a w mun patient. How much '
would you eiv' for his interest in th.it
CUU.UOU reward.
, . I ' ' ll,l ,Ln mumijr uusi unlet'
Mr. Charles Collins, a baritone singer c- r .1'. al ter just ending were $4,475 -of
national fame, for the lvhsnn I'ho- ;:i t.d ihi is the quit) est quarter of
norranh rv nw nt. tw. Finntr;,. i...
night. He has a splendid voice of ix-
ctllent quality, and it is a privilege to
hear him. He wiil be there ogr'i'i to-
day and tomorrow.
OBSERVED
by the Man About Town.
That the Homo restaurant is again
open after a vacation of a month or
more, due to the inability to secure
help. Mr. Leary has made quite a pop
ular place of this fine eating house.
The brick work on the armory is now
practically completed. It looks as if
'ne building was going ahead slowly.
but there is a good deal to
it, a
bunu
structure.
It is said a brick may be started on
Second street this winter, at least there
is talk of one. Next year will be Sec
ond Btreet era, when work begins on
the new post office building.
Six or seven boat houses down on the
river at the foot of Ferry street, one
just being completed by Alton Coates,
tne Diggist ot an. Albany nas quite a
number of warm devotees of the gaso-
line launch, the manipulation of which
is an interesting sport
There are no hobble skirts in Albany
and it is proud of the distinction.
Several people have been around
wanting business rooms to rent, small
places particularly oeing sought.
The wind took down that big Hazel-
wood sign, knocking it into shreds. It
was a good one. These wind storms
are not expected in this valley, noted
for its tame zephyrs.
News from Albany s Six
Trains,
Early
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Young, Mr. and
Mrs. D. C. Green and Miss Flora Mi
son left for Portland to hear Antonio
Scotti and r'me. Bernice de Pasquali,
baritone and lyric soprano of the fa
mous Metropolitan Opera Co., who will
be heard tonight at the Baker, in a
program of rare musical merit.
William Ehlert ant1 two or three
other Lebanon men returned from a
trip to Sisters, over the mountains, by
way ot snaniKo and tne uescnutes.
They s'ruck snow up to the middle.
rney were tnere looKing up a lanaaeai.
Dr. Lee, of Junction, and daughter,
Mrs. Fred Fortmiller, went to Portland,
where the Dr. is having his eyes looked
after bv a specialist. They have been
causing a good delU of trouble for sorn
time,
Mrs. J. R. Wyatt, who has been in
the city a day or two, returned to
Portland. She is having built on her
lot at Lynn and Fourth street a two
apartme'.t house, much needed in Al
bany. It is said 10 have been rented
fnr fnr oanh aiAa ITim-.rfk.Vn
modern with all the conveniences wan
ted for housekeeping.
Mr. Gilliam.
the head lineman of the
S. P. in this district, rturned from Eu
gene, with his family, and will now
make Albany their home.
Mrs. Nickell, of Seattle, returned
home after an .!!.,any visit of several
days. She is a charter member of the
United Presbyterian church of that
city.
E. R. Gilstrap, the insurance man,
returned from Lebanon.
President Crooks wi'nt to Portland.
Booster W. K. Struble.
The Commercial Club passed the fol
lowing resolution upon the report of the
committee, Messrs, Hewitt, Winn and
Irvine:
Resolved, That we regret the loss ;of
our able and efficient Manager, W. R.
Struble. For about sixteen months he
has been the mnnaKer of affairs of the
club. He has acted with impartiality
and fairness and with energy and has
done much for ihe growth of our city
and the state a' large. He has exhib
ited an ability as Booster that is eaualed
by few, and as a man we havo learned
to love his genial smiie una heartv hand
shake, and, while lo-ith to give him uo
w iet nun go at nis own requesc and
ma mm prosperity ana nappiness where
ever the duties of life may lead him.
Home from Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Freerksen have
relumed their tiip to their faderlnnd,
Germany, after an absence of five
months, and report a pier sing exper
ience all along the line. On the way
they saw how things were done at
Washington. In Germany they were at
several prominent cities, visiting one of
the homes of the emperor, but they did
not see that distinguished ruler. They
also were in Holland, and called at the
nome 01 tne queen, but there was
man with a gun at the door,
nd thev
uiu nut go any lurtner. xncy ore g au
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I ? lne oesl "ry in
ine wona.
Former Albany Man Hert.
, Mr Pmnt irni . .
! T' P ranK Kenton, a prominent bus-
i master here for a good many years,
, afterwa-ds in business. Among other
Aloany people at Heppner are D. V. S.
pfl;.l n .- i - r
a n,..'-,, h':. "a 1 ' . J?..
, tendent.and Dr. Winnnrd. Mr. Kenton
1 sees a striking improvement in Albany
aitr an nonence 01 several years.
Mrs. Kenton is Jlso here.
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Healthy Increase.
.r. Tl;c rt'ceip's fur th-j corr'
i qu-irt..r I -st - par were 'J.70I.
:n ui Cthl.'-' The prei-fiit ij
ii dicatcovcr!2 , 000 for the fisca'
year.
COM. CLUB
MEETING.
Present: E. H. McCune president, E.
D. Cusick vice pres , J. S. Van Winkle
sceretary, R. O. Churchill. t .
Davis, Wm. Eagles, M. H. Ellis, A. M.
Hammer, E. A. Johnson, W. H. Mui
vin, Grant Pirtle, M. Sendt rs, P. A.
Young.
Bills to the amount of $49.55 were al
lowed. A letter from Manager f.truble was
read and placed on tile; also his report
of work done by the Club during his
incumbency as manager.
The September work: Inquiries re
ceived: Cnapman Adv. Co. 291; Postal
folders 69; Portland Com. Club 1204;
Sunset 4. Total 1568. Letters written
4S0. Literature sent out: community
booklets 456; postal folders 1164; colon
ist 1889. Total 3509.
Collections for the month $400 50.
Auto excursion $102 50. Total $503.00
Invitations "Get-Together Meeting"
132.
vVork from June 1909 to Oct 1910.
Total inquiries received 16,314; letters
written n.olis: literature diBtrinuted
37,652; souvenir literature distributed
7,505; special invitations issued 2,346.
special features of year s work:
Smnker, home coming day at apple
fair, newcomers receptions, Lebanon
visit, liarrisburg and Jefferson excur
sions, open river convention, Portland
and Scio visits, Brownsville excursion,
apple growers meeting, threshermen's
convention, Albanv Chautauqua Ass n.,
monthly get-tof ether meetings, know
your own county auto excursion.
The report of the committeeonKnow
Your Own County auto trip was read.
It was ordered that the Club reimburse
any auto owners who may be dissatisfied,
to the extent of full fare for all paBsen
sers carried.
A letter trom Gilbert McUiung, gen
eral Manager of American Land and
Irrigation Exposition was read.
Telegram lrom Chas. A Park was
read, giving assurance of his coopera
tion in the appointment ot a bounty
Fruit Inspector.
Communication was read from Roy
L. McNair, asking information concern-
inn piospects for milk condenser.
g Communication was read from W.
Crissey, Chief of Inquiry Bureau,
Portland Commercial CluD, respecting
prospects for hotel construction.
Letter from Ben K. Vardman giving
notice of dates lor his western lecture
tour.
S Letter from Roy Knabanshaw, asking
e Club's assistance in arranging for
a seri.'s of aviation media in this city.
Keterrea to t'rejuqeqt Qflcwine,
. Letter wa3 read from M. M. Link,
relative to obtaining poraition as
Manager of the Club. .
Communication was read from C. C.
Chapman, advising thai we get in com
mui'.ieaV.Oh with W. E. Benton, who
has been appointed by the S. P. and
O. R. & N. Co, to gather exhibits for
the Chicago Land Shows, and the Sec
retary wub instructed to communicate
with .vlr. Benton.
Mr. P. A. Young, for the committee
on window disp'ays of apples in e .stern
cities, reporttd opportunity for engai;
'g space in Minneapolis for 60 boxes
- ! if taken at once.
on motion it was
1 ordered that the Club would furnish
the fruit it any individual or company
I will take in charge ana install the ex--
j moit.
I. was ordered that from Oct. 1 the
salary of Miss Hurkntss be increased
for such term as she shall have full
charge of the office.
On motion it wrs ordered that the
Cluo's contract with the Chapman Ad
vertising Co. be renewed for another
tr.ont , and that check for $55 60 ac-
i company order.
n K timings addressed tne uoaru
on .r ,p3.''l paper as outlined by Mr.
Teuuuic.
Obituary.
J. F Bashor was born in Tennesson
43 years ago, and came to Oregon in
1879.
nu was married in itjse to Ida
Leedy, daughter of John Ledy. He
has been in the employ of the Southern
Pacific R. R. Co. for thirteen years,
most of that time at Grants Pass
he served one term as mayor; Then he
was transterred to Amity, where he
was elected city recorder, but on
account ot failing health the company
put him out on the road as timekeeper,
lately to see if it would benefit him any.
He was brought to St. Mary's hos
pital last Sunday where he died next
morning.
He was a member of the Odd Fellows
and carried a poilcy in the Massachusetts
Mutual.
He leaves a wife and four children tn
mourn his loss, besides many friends
and relatives.
The funeral waB to be held at Amit
this "f moon at the Ba tist chu-. n, ot
which t- was a member.
The ew Abbott.
Portland. Oct. 4 A notable gather
ing i-t church dignitaries and heads of
orcersof the church throughout the
Northwest will behat at Mount Angel,
Oregon, tomorrow, when will occur the
ceremony of the blessing of the new
abbott of St. Benedict's Abbey, the
Rt. Rev.. Placiclus Fuerst, O S. B
Bishops and members of the Catholic
clergy from all over the west will at
tend and participate in the imposing
ceremonies.
The new abbott was choten by canonic
al election on August 30, to fill the
va;aqcy caused bv the resignation of
Rt. Rev. Abbott Thomas. O. S. B.
An Apple Record.
Pcrtland, Oct. 4. What is considere-J
a rei ord in Bpple production has jut
been made by the Pomona orchard, no.ir
Unvtin, Wash., where two trees of
ellflf wer apples yielded 120 boxes nt
I'rst class fruit that netted the grower
; 23. There are 60 trees to tho acra in
I is oichard, and each tree yielding .1'.
I c si me rate makes the return-i $ !?.'.'
nacie. Whin the full harveil u in
icm ihis orchard, some more surp.iiis
ate expected.