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ONLY ROADS
At Right Angles to the Railroads.
The following was passed by the
grange at Sweet Home:
Resolved: 1st, That we areunalter
ably opposed to the bonding of Linn
county to build a state highway parallel
to the Oregon and California railroad.
2nd, That with an open river, the
Oregon and California R R., and the
coming of the Oregon Electric, a high
way is not at this time needed.
3rd. That we are opposed to the
-creation of a high salaried road com
missioner. 4th, That we favor the building of
permanent highways at right angles to
the Willamette Kiver, the Oregon and
California and the Oregon Electric
roads, such highways to lead to con
venient trading centers.
6th, That we favor the permanent
improvement of all our highways and
to this end would favor a special road
tax of 4 mills ty our County Court.
Mabel Watkins, Sec.
The worst weather of the year.
This snow is covering
violets.
up roses and
By having the bad we appreciate the ,
good weather.
I
The fight down at Salem seems to be
principally ona for patronage
I
The first two days of the house of I
representatives of Oregon was opened
without prayer according to custom,
but a minister has been secured and,
hereafter the old custom will prevail. !
It is already apparent this house needs
I
!
This is tough weather on the boys
who have to carry papers ; out the
patrons warn mem auu aru euuueu iu ,
them, regardless of the weather., Take
it the year round, though, and tnis
valley has very few days that stop the
bicycle. -
REFEREE'S SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned referee will on Mlonday, the
13th day of February, 1911, at the hour
of 1 o'clock in the afternoon, at the
front door of the Court House, in the
.City of Albany, Linn County, Oregon,
pursuant to the decree and order of
sale duly made and entered in the Cir
cuit Court of the State of Oregon,
for Linn County, on' December 6,
1910, in that certain suit pending in
said Court, wherein John Shaffer is
plaintiff and William Bilyeu is de
fendant, sell at public auction,. to the
highest and best bidder for cash in
hand subject to confirmation by said
court, all the right, title and interest
of the above named plaintiff and de
fendant in the following described
premises, to-wit: The north one-half
of the northwest one-fourth of the
northeast one-fourth of section 2, 'Tp.
12 south range 1 W. of the Will. Jler.
in Linn County, Oregon.
C. E. SOX, Referee.
C. C. BRYANT, Atty for plaintiff.
First publication January 13, 1911.
Last February 10, 1911.
NOTICE OF-ADMINISTRATOR'S
SALE OF REAL PROPERTY.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
Towne, deceased.
Notice is" hereby given that under
and in pursuance of an order of sale
made by the county court of the state
of Oregon for the county of Linn on
tne totn day ot iJccember, lyrj, in
the above entitled matter, the under-
signeu as auministraior oi tne estate
i7 Jmu eceas'dt ZM on
?on tyJ t llth.day of February
1911 at the hour of 1 o clock p. m. at
the front door of the county court
house m Albany, Linn county. Ore-
gon, sell to the highest bidder for cash
p-roplrfy XT " .
NoLH4?t-hown6'o7fanHd,8in
anu piats oi saiu town now on nie
the omce of the
of the County Recorder for '
Linn county,
tv stato nf hrfm
L ft, ?h h,7!?w
his the 30th day of Decern-
k ioTn '
J. A. STEVENSON,
Administrator of the estate of Mary
Towne, Deceased.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE OF HEAR
ING OF FINAL ACCOUNT.
Notice is hereby given that the final
account of R. C. Farwell as Executor
of the last will and testament of the
estate of James Mooney, deceased,
has been filed in the County Court of
Linn county, state of Oregon, and
that the 16th day of January, 1911, at
hour of 10 o'clock a. m., has been
duly appointed by such court for the
hearing of objections to such final ac
count and settlement thereof, at which
time any person interested in such es
tate may appear and file objections
thereto in writing and contest the
same. R. C. FARWELL,
Executor Aforesaid.
AMOR A. TUSSIXG, Atty. for Exr.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given to all whom
it may concern that the undersigned
had been duly appointed administrator
of the co-partnership estate of Charles
E. Fox and George B. Cummings, do
ing business as co-partners under the
firm name of Fox & Cummings,
Charles E. Fox. deceased, by the coun
ty court of Linn county, Oregon. All
persons having claims against' said
estate arc hereby required to present
the same to the undersigned duly ver
ified as by law required within six
months from this date at his place of
business at the corner of Second and
Montgomery streets. Albany. Oregon.
GEORGE B. CUMMINGS,
J. K. WEATHERFORD, Admr.
Attorney for Administrator.
(MONDAY.)
ALBANY MAN
CHAIRMAN
Of. the Y. M, C. A. of Or.
Idaho.
and
Alfred C. Schmitt, of the First Na
tional Bank has returned from Port
land, where he had been to attend the
first meeting of the new executive
board of the Young Men's Christian
Association of Oregon and Idaho. Mr.
Schmitt was reelected chairman, Judge
F. S. Dietrick and E. E. nfcNaughtun,
vice chairmen. A. L. Veazie secretary
and B. Lee Paget treasurer.
Last year the board spent $9,400 in
the interest of the Y.M.C.A. and this
year propose to maKo the amount over
$(ii,000. Several prominent cities want
Y.M.C.A. and Mr. Rhodes will make
campaigns for them as fast as demand
ed. Just now Hood River, The Dalles,
Astoria, Ashland and Albany, are on
the list for one of those great character
builders.
Doug Hamilton is in town taking in
the moving picture shows.
17 cents was paid m Salem Saturday
fnr S3 hales of new hnna.
A pardon has been denied j Thor.
DUrn Ros3 tne Portland banker.
Judge Ben Lindsey, the friend of the
boys, will speak in Portland tonight,
- Taylor and Wegner, the evangelists.
are now holding services at Ontario.
John McGreggor, of Whitman Co.,
, ash. , is here on a visit with Geo.
Cline.
it transpires that the $2,500,000 gift
by a rich woman 0f Indiana to Speaker
Cannon is a huge joke.
A caucus to select a president of the
senate and a speaker of the bouse fail-
ed, and the fight is on.
8000 people, trespassers, were killed
on tne Pennsylvania road last year,
mostly so called nonos.
Bowerman had no business in the
race for the presidency. The people
spoke at the recent election.
I The Gazette-Times savs O.A.C. and
Albany College will play basket ball at
that city next Saturday evening.
I The big aviation meet has begun at
Tanforan, near San Francisco, with
some nig prizes up and enormous crowas.
Prineville proposes to build an
eighteen mile line to connect with the
Oregon Trunk. It will have to do this
or go down.
Mrs Mida McCoy Jackson, who '.has
been ill at Portland for some time, is
repot ned worse, with conditions against
her recovery.
The Asset Co. of Eugene , report
having secured the capital for an
electric line from Eugene to the ocean,
a great enterprise.
Linn county will pay $l,132.66annual
ly for the support of the Monmouth
Normal, and the Democrat is glad it
has the opportunity.
A Jap at Portland shot his wife in
older tfcat she might goto heaven. The
Jap should be hanged at an early date
in order that he may join her.
Ralph Weiter, a newsboy, was killed
by an automobile yesterday. Samuel
Connell, who has been in Albany a
number of times, was driving the car.
Watt Shipp, of Salem, was in the city
yesterday. About fiifteen years ago
Shipp was Salem's fastest bicycle rider,
having quite a reputation as a sprinter
on the wheel. .
Tho vatointa nf fha PM.all; nnBf
omce during 1910 were $17,342.99, over
$2,000 behind those of Albany, and
showing a less increase; but the show
ing is a good one.
Postmaster Merrick, of Portland, by
a system of physical training has lost
eight pounds in weight in a week. The
attention of Postmaster Van Winkle is
called to his system. -
Mr- Lou Lupton ot the S. E. Young
Store wl short for' g
where he has accepted a position as
decorator and card writer with H. W.
& M. L. Myers departmentstore.
i.. d t .v. n, .
iS5?e;
?ra2iS3k
"iuS'.tCOUI,ly '?.8.1 year "e
numoer oi oinns was zii, approxi-
mate'y half of Linn county b'rths; 405,
hiio th n,w nt j,i,. ..,' u,1
while the number of deaths was 181,
: ttvnuj tiu.i.j muiv. J.110 IlUIUUer OI
marriages was 248, those of Linn 24U.
W. P. Smith, of this city, has the
agency for the Kalamazoo Advertising
Lo., with a splendid line of specialties,
which he will be glad to .how to Al
bany business men at his room in the
Stark building, before they place their
orders. See him.
So far this season there ha fallen
only 1-880 of an inch of rain at Los
Angeles and in that part of the world.
Everything is practically dried up and
future crops threatened. Even as far
north as San Francisco there has been
ooly three inches in all.
George A. Outrom, nf Portland, Su
preme Pr tector of tHb Fraternal Union
of Americ i is in the city in the interest
of the orMr. tie is expecting to re
main until after the installation of of
ficers of the local lodge which occurs
Tuesday evening at the A. O. U. A'
hall.
James J. Jeffries has had' an article
published declaring that when he
fought Johnson he was drugged. Un
less there is absolute proof of the fad
coming at this late date it ' will be
worthless and will not be generally be
lieved. Just talk won't go. The truth
a f rize fighter, after several years of
fast life and bad habits to cant come
back, and none of t iem do.
U'Ren, of Oregon is given editorial
notice in Colliers and made quite a
character. Oregon's new laws hve
attracted wide attention, and U'Ren
with the accent on the last syllable, is
the faiher of them. Colliers says he is
a very quiet.'patient man. He has now
turned his attention to the single tax
measure, and our people will do well to
keep their eyes open and do some
thinking befere going to such an extern
ity in a tax system.
NO FIGHT
IN ALBANY.
Upon the original films of the Johnson-Jeffries
fight being advertised for
tonight at the Electric theater, Chief
of Police Munkers promptly ordered
them out, or arrest under the state law.
The agent took them to his hotel, Mr.
Harrison, of the Electric, deciding not
to snow them at his p'ace. The matter
has excited considerable interest.
News Prom, Albany's Six Early
Trains.
Rev. White left on the 4:18 train
for Seattle, where he will assist Rev.
Atkinson, of the U. P. church a couple
of weeks, in special meetings, return
ing home Saturday evening, the 21st.
Next Sundav Rev. Lacv. of the M. E.
church. Lebanon, will occuDvhis milnit.
Proper care and use of the school
Hon. C. L. Shaw left for Salem to brary book3
begin his experience as representative
of the people in the Oregon legislature, j
Representatives Miller and Simpson
were already there, Mr. Simpson after
a Portland trip. All of them will be
closely watched and the measures they
support critically considered.
R. A. B. Veal went to Salem to do
some stenographic work in Judge Kel-
ley s court.
Miss Edith Hall returned from
Brownsville visit. I
Scott Ward and S. C. Worrell went
to Salem. I
Mrs. Ed. Alhn returned from a visit
with friends at Tallman. I
W. L. Wallace came cown from Leb
anon. Col. J. B. Eddy went out to Lebanon
on a visit to tiis larm.
Miss Mae Montgomery left for
Brownsville in the interest of the Wo
men of Woodcraft, being the state
organizer. Later she expects to do
some special work for the Albany
lodge.
No. 28, the Eugene flyer, arrived 5
minutes earlier than formerly, tho
schedule time being 7:30 instead of 7:35.
Rev. Knott returned from Plainview.
where he held services yesterday.
DIED.
Kenneth, the intant child of Mr. and
Mrs. W. K. Ross died in Portland Sat-
urday and was buried at the city ceme-
tery here Sfmday afternoon
W. D. Gore died at his home near
Shedd on Sunday.. The remains will be
taken back to his former home in Kan.
for burial. He had resided here only
two or three years, a Christian man of
splendid character. He was a member
of the United Presbyterian church.
Mrs Alfred Freerksen died at Forest
Grove on Saturday. She was a former
resident of near this city, a woman of
estimable character, a member of the
Baptist church. The remains will be
nuptial, eiiuieu. xno remaiua win ue
brought here on Tuesday and the funeral
hoirft.-,, u n.t o
with burial in the city cemetery. "
.. .
Tu r-l A ..l C. - , MfJ'f'i
i meat miiiuai invent a vvuip'
derful Success.
e, -n j
tJna,;nS?Kr ,5 t ""I
ticipation the Great Merchandise Event
of Albany, opened Saturday at The
Greater Chambers & McCune Store
with crowds and crowds of people nil
ing the big store, only half of whom
were waited upon and for which the
management wishes to take this oppor
tunity of apologizing to those that were
disappointed.
"The Big Store" thought they had!
plenty of extra . help for this great '
annual sale, but not for one minuto did
they anticipate such a crowd and in-'
crease ot business oyer any previous
year.
After the rush and excitement of the
oay, tne sales snowea a gam ot J34U 00
over any previous clearance sale. The
Cloak and Suit Dep't broke all records,
more suits and coats were sold Satur
day than on any one day since Chambers
& McCune opened their store The
Millinery Dep't was a busy place, and
why not? Hats selling regularly up to
425.00, including the famous Gage pat
tern hats, are selling for $1 98, $3.95
and $5 89. .
The sale continues for two weeks and
if last Saturday is a day to judge by,
the sale will most certainly out class
anything ever attempted in the mer
chandise history of Albany or the Will
amette Valley. '
Don't Want Saloons.
Inquiries are received ercry day at
the Commercial Club rooms trom peo
ple in the east interested in Albany and
this part of the count: v.
One man resicing at Peckatonica, III.,
is coming out here, attracted to Albany
hy the fact that we have no saloons.
Residing in a saloon town they have
enough of it.
Other inquiries are from a stenogra
pher, a moving picture man jnd a vet
erinarian surgeon, fields already well
filkd here.
In the City.
B.
H. Desart, Silverton.
LaffVriy, Corvallis.
A
B. C. Miles of the Suauldin? Lumhsr
Co., Salem.
N. McD-insld. Orenco. Or.
C. A. Human' advance agent of the
Grace Cameron Co
Gen. Duncan, Mnmou'h.
N. D. Johnson, Portland.
C. (i. Boggs, Seattle.
RULES FOR
TEACHERS.
Superintendent Jackson has sent out
a card ot new year's resolutions to the
teachers of the county, deserving o'
consideration. They are:
Understand the ccurae of study.
Thoroughness in all school work.
Better spelling, reading and writing.
Practical work in arithmetic.
Good government in school, to school,
from school and on1 school grounds.
Neat school room. .
Sanitary out-buildings.
Strivs to keep school grounds in
proper order.
Pure air and proper temperature in
scpool room. .
Pure drinking water for every child.
Become acquainted and co operate
with every patron of the school.
At least 96 per cent in attendance.
Attend teachers' meeting and read or
study some helpful work and thus im-
prove as a teacher.
li-
New York Success Coming,
The first fruits of the truce declared
between the wnring theatrical factions,
the National Theater Owners Associa-
tion and Klaw ami Erlanger, will be the
first presentation here of Klaw and
Erlanger's production of The Barrier.
This latest success bv Rex Bsach.
has proven his greatest effort, and had
along run at the New Amsterdam
1 neater, New York, and comes direct
from there on its first trunsontinental
tour. No play in years has gained the
notoriety that this one has. This
fact is accounted for bv theirreat inter-
est taken by the American public in
Alaska.
"The Barrier" will appear here on
Friday, Jan. 13, for one performance
only.
Linn's Total Assessment,
The state tax commission has an
nounced the assessment of oublic Her.
X'" corporations in Oregon at $97,362,-
,iic Aucaamnibui meat; turpur-
afions in Linn county is placed at
$3,280,762. This make3 the total in
Linn county $28,631,331. Linn, Lane
. - . . - ".
and c!ackanjas counties are almost the
same in public service corporation as-
: !e;sm!"t-. Multnomah county has just
I a louitn ot tne entire state, f ii, 7tfo,bo4.
- Manied Fifty Years.
Mr. and Mrs. August Kroeschel re-
centiy celebrated tneir golden wedding.
! An excellent picture of them is in the
Sunday Oregonian. Mr. Kroeschel is
74, Mrs. Kroeschel 72, and they have
.njnn.h, . ....
one years. They are in good health
and tneir many friends hope to see
them have a diamond wedding.
The Weather.
,
.60 inch of rain fell during
twenty-four hours previous to 8 a,
and since then some more, with a
the
m.,
few
,naKes of snow in the mixture,
j The wires have been down between
here and Portland and no prediction has
oeen received.
TUESDAY.
Senator Elkins left an estate valued
at about $15,000, 000.
"Mr. and and Mrs. Perry, of Ashland,
are visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Brennan, in Sunrise.
W. J. Kirkland, of Oregon City,
formerly cf this city, passed through
Albany today for Corvallis to reside.
Rev. A. M. Williams arrived from
McMinnville today to attend a meeting
of the college board.
Governor West will deliver his in
augural address tomorrow, when he will
formally take his seat as chief ex
ecutive of Oregon.
Lawyer L.'L.Swan returned last even
ing from a Portland trip. He uttunderi
Judge McGinn's court saw him parole
seven men in succession.
On a basket ball trip Eugene high
won from Koseburg and Ashland arid
was defeated by Cuttage Grove Carl
Fenton, the famous Dallas player, is
coaching tho Eugene team.
New Oregon postmasters have been
appointed as follows: Ada.n Knight,
Canby; Crias Smith, Jefferon; JGeo.
Letellie.-, Mill City; E, D. Starr,
Brownsville, (reappointed).
Yesterday Cannon had a triumph.
On identically the same ruling as was
made lest March, when he was over
ruled, he was sustained, and ;hu demo
crats helped do it. Wouldn't that j ir
the bones m OIJ Cousistency.
M. D. Spencer, of tho Oregon Power
Co., manager at Eugene, left ye?ter
day to attend the annual meeticg of
the H. M. Byll'.'uby Co at Chicago. D
C. Green, of tlu Albany office, will also
0, i
Itn.imran i iBmi I, iTjftwii.i
I s
oe mere, ine event is a nig one, and , ford, or Albany, who read a paper on
managers all over the U. S. seek to be I "Michael Angolo." This was ably pre
prewnt an i gel (heir bearings for the naied, very instructional and entertain
coming year. j ing.
COM. CLUB
Considers Several Matters.
The executive board of the Albany
Commercial Club met last night, Presi
dent E. H. McCune presiding.
4!iss Harkness submitted the follow
ing report ot work for December:
Inquiries received: From Portland
Commercial Club 1054; from Chapman
Adv. Co. 81; from postal folders 86;
from Sunset special list 240. Total
2061.
Literature mailed: Postal folders
900; community booklets 822. Total
1222. i
Special invitations to Get Together
receptions 343. I
Letters written 288. ,
Collections $435.
The following communications . were !
read'
Sample copy of bulletin issued by the !
p, A..,.,,;., t in... 1
Dalles.
A letter from Joseph N. Teal, con-
cerning the work of the National Rivers
and Harbors Congress, requesting this
Club to contribute $50. The matter
was discussed at length as to treatment
heretofore accorded to Upper Willam
ette River, in which all monevs had
; been dissipated in exhaustive surveys,
I with no appreciable benefit.
! Letter from the exploitation and pub
licity committee of San Francisco, re
I qutsting the co-operation of all com
mercial organizations and tavoring San
f rancisco as the site for the Pacific
International Exposition in 11)15. and
also favoring the appropriation by the
legislature of funds for the proper ad-1 parents, on East 5th street, by Rev.
vertising and exploitation of our state Geselbracht, Mr. John Cyrus Whilney,
at such Exposition. Ordered as re- aon of jud(r0 j. j. Whitney, and Miss
quested. Henrietta Pearson. Wayne Locke of-
Letter from the Pacific Monthly, so- j ficiatcd as best man and Mrs. Davidson,
liciticg advertising in the February . sister of the bride, as bride's maid. A
number. fine wedding dinner lollowed. They
Letter from A. F. Hofer, See. Salem have the best wishes of their many
BoarJ of Trade, with copy of bill which . friends.
will be introduced in the legislature, in I
the interest of fruit growers. The Club Keef-McHugh. -On Tuesday aftef
decided to leave tho matter with the noon. Jan. 10. at the home of the bride's
legislature. , father, I. McHugh, near Albany, Mr.
Letter seeking location for manu- Michael Keef and Miss Agnes E. Mc-
lacture ot storage batteries. I
Mr. Hamilton presented the matter
of opposing tho proposed Parcels Post,
and a committee consisting of L. E.
I Hamilton, m. a. McCune and w. H.
I Marvin was appointed to circulate a
: petition against the passage of said
Pnrcels Post,
1 'n W QfAtttAof fn tha Anla Pn!i
' Mnn.'mit'f Aa -aA' tha .Dnn..t f aoiA
committee, showing a balance of $17. 10.
i .,,. Mi,ni, v,rfrf
J n . ,,-. j
Prof. Beard fnr the services
of their
Armory.
Band at the dedication of the
News from Albanys
Trains.
V. A. Ledbetter, of tho Albany Nur-
series loft on a Corvallis trip. The
tree business is in fine Bhape here now.
Last week about a thousand dollars
wo'th of prune trees were sold by Mr.
Ledbetter for the coming Bcason, be
sides many apple trees. There contin
ues to be great interest in apple cul
ture, and thouuands of trees have been
and will be set out around this city.
Prof. Ressler, ot tho O.A.C, left for
Sulem, in the interest of Borne proposed
new school laws, in consultation with
the state school superintendent.
Frances and Mury Bolter children of
Mrs. F. C. Baker, wife of the late ex
state printer, loft for their home at
Portland, accompanied by their aunt,
Mrs. J. W. Swank.
C. H. Burggraf returned from a trip
up the Springfield road.
Geo. Lovlee, of Lebanon, left for
Portland.
Ed. Holloway, now a Portland man,
left for Brownsville, his home forlmany
years.
, Miss Emma Crosno went to Jefferson,
called there by the illness of her broth
er Arthur Bryant, who has the pneu
monia. Ed. Wiles loft on a Corvallis trip.
Senator Dawson took the train for
the country.
The Weather.
Range of tempera! ur 39 32.
Rainfall .62 inch. This included a
light show storm during the evening
and night, a sloppy affair. Some more
has fallen dnring the duy. With a wind
from the east there might be somewhat
of a fall.
The river is 5.1 feet.
Pi -'diction: rain or snow tonight and
Wednesday. , .,
In the City.
W. H. Wann. Walrlpnrt.
.1 H. Phipp, Meriford.
W. P. Sadler, Eugcrn.
R. M Gurney. Gazelle. Calif.
II. A. Kctchum and son
Ketehum, Sulem.
Chas. O. Fox, Sa!m.
W. F
An Assault Case.
J. V Rodney, who resides with hi
family in tho O. T. Porter house, on
I'JIm st , was up before Justice Swan
this afternoon on a complaint issued bv
Chas. Smith, on n charge of assnuli
with a chair. Smith works for Rodney,
and boards at his home, where the
attack occurred, resulting in several
bruises in the head.
A committee of sixty-two, two from
thirtv-two counties have been selected
in the interest of good roads legislation
in the legislature. They are Judge
Duncan and Hon. J. W. Miller for this
county.
Gnwtte-Timcs: Tho College Fol't
C ub was especially favored last Satur
dny afternoon by Mrs. J. K. Wcather-
ALBANY GETS
TWO CLERKS.
Tho election of J. P. Rusk, an anti
assembly man, by a . trade witn an
assembly man, was a great game of
politics. Shew of this county properly
voted for Rusk. Simpson voted for
Eaten and Miller for I'hompstn
Ben. Selling, an anti-assembly man,
was elected president of the senate.
Miller and bean both viled for him.
Albany was favored by receiving two
appointments, Elmer Warford as mail-
ing clerk of the senate, a position he
li 1 1 ed two years ago, and Kobyn NeUon
calendar clerk of the house. E. H.
Flagg, a former newspaper man, was
elected chief clerk of the senate, John
P. Hunt assistant, Frank Motter read-
in clerk- Henry Wprtman of Marion
sergeant at arms.
In th, hoaJe P'aStr?f Marion
was eluded chief clerk. Gordon C.
Moores, a former noted foot ball player
journal clerk, Dudley Clark, another
big u. O. foot ball man. reading clerk.
W. F. McAdams of Polk mailing clerk,
D. C. Ely of Morrow sergeant at arms,
J. F. Singer of Multnomah door keeper.
The election of Selling president of
the senate makes him acting governor
pending the taking of the oath of office
by Governor West.
MARRIED.
Whitney Pearson. On Monday even-
inrr .Inn O at tUa Unma nf tha heirla'a
Hugh, Rev. Geselbracht officiating.
Without Lights and Power
People some times kick at the electric
light service, but when they are out of
the juice it is a different thing. This
is from tho Eugene Gunrd:
The short-circuiting of wires on a
switch' board in the electric plant at
Springfield as a result of the rain storm
; cij: ,,,... k
j workmen, who nro robuiding the plant,
' insufficient, caused Eugent and Spring-
bold to no lett in darKness tor a couple
-: p i' of hours last night, with tho streetcars
jIX early am for n timo the telephone service
j out of commission, Many people went
'to bed in Hie dark after Wiiiling an.
iiiourorsuiori.no gurn to reappear.
A number of Eugene people were held
up in Springfield until ulmostl2 o'clock,
when the light snd power were finally
' restored, and one car load of people
II . 1. 1L. llil II l- .. .
were stranded on the high vrestlo west
of Springfield over two hours. A num
ber were in the moving picture show at
Springfield, but others were outside in
the cold, ulready having waited for al
most an hour for the street car. An
etTorc was made by several to Becuro
automobiles trom Kiigene, but wnen
they first phoned to this city they were
told that the phones were dependent
upon the light current for their ringing
power, and it was Imppssible to call
any one.
A Dentist Arrested.
Journal: '
Judge Wolvorton today granted
application of Dr. E. N. North, a
ledo dentist, for a new trial on
tha
To-
the
charge of Bending indecent matter
through the United States mails. North
was tried and found guilty of sending a
letter threatening Judge McGrath, a
New Mexico magistrate, A letter
written by him to a man in Salem was
introduced in the trial for comparison
with tho letter reueivnd by McGrath.
The court held this was not properly
in evidence. The gove-nment has tele
graphed Judge MoGrath to return to
Portland to testify against North at a
hearing set for next Monday,
Grace Cameron Coming.
One of the most important of this
season's theatrical events will occur on
Monday, Jan. 16, when Mr. C. H, Kerr
will olfer hie 4 act comedy succes
"Nancv" with the original Grace Cam.
eron in the title role.
It is a pleasure to the theatre goers
to have Miss Cameron with U' ani there
is no doubt that a packed house will
greet this well known star and her
clever company.
After Eugene's Mill Race.
An effort has been begun in Eugene
to kill the picturesque mill race, running
mr-ugh the city, by diverting the
water from it, leaving it a dry and
onrren place The result is a city up
in arms. What would Eugene he with
,ut that mill race, wherein the bathers
-port, wherein the canoeists paddle ond
hike love, whereon tho hoyi and girU
iit and dangle their toet. It is a beau
tiful spot nd whoever attempts to de
itroy it should bo shot on the spot.
A Peanut Man Arrested.
Richard Watson, a peanut butcher on
ihu S. P. was arrested at Itosuburg on
the charge of selling an obscene publi
cation called Golden Nuggots to a little
iirl. A spotter alio secured one and
thus had a strong case ag m t Watson.
vVataon escaped and boarded a train,
ut was recaptured and taken bark.
Send him up. The seller of these ob
tcene publications is About 'he limit.
Henry Laurie, whose wife asked that
ie be compelled to give bonds to keep
thi peace, was tried before Juuicn
Sorter yenterJay afternoon on a chi.is'e
of venue f-om Justice Swan's ourt,
and was di icharged.