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A PEEK INTO HIS POCKET would show the box of Bucklen's Ar nica Salve that E. S. Loper, a carpen ter of Marilli. N. V., always carries. "I have never hI ,-'it, wound, bruise, or tore it wouid ""on heal," he wri.es. '-eatest healti M burns, boils, scalds, chapped han.i .-d lips, fever-sores, skin-eruptions, eczema, corns and piles. 25c at all druggists. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. In the matter oi the Estate oi Elisha G. Snerrv, deceased. Xfiiice is hereby given that the un i' i;-i'd h.-:s been apnointed ailniin iftratrix of the estate of Elisha G. S perry, deceased, by order of the County Court of the' State of Oregon for the Co-nty of Linn. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, ilulv verified as by law required, at the office of C. B. Winn, in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Dated this 2nd dav oi November, 1911. FHEBE M. WILLS, Administratrix of the estate of Elisha G. Sperrv, deceased. J. F. YATES, Attorney for Administratrix. EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned by an order of the County Court of Linn County, Oregon, have been appointed as executors of the last will and testament of Ai B. Kelly, deecased. All persons having claims against such estate are required to present them within six months from the date of this notice, with the prop er vouchers, to the undersigned at their residence, near Thomas, Oregon. Dated this 4th dav of October, 1911. J. H. KELLY. C. W. KELLY. Executors. C. C. BRYANT, Attorney. First publication Oct. 6, 1911, last publication Nov. 3, 1911. SUMMONS. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Linn. De partment No. 2. Isaac C. Brown, plaintiff, vs. Char lotte Brown, defendant. To Charlotte Brown, the above named defendant: In the name of the state of Oregon, You are hereby required to appear and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff in the above entitled cause now on file in the office of the Countv Clerk of Linn County, Ore gon, (he being the Clerk of the above entitled Court), within six weeks from the date of the first publication of this summons; and if you fail to appear and answer said complaint as hereby required, for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his said complaint which said relief is for a decree dissolving . the bonds of matrimony now cxistng between the plaintiff and defendant herein and for such other and further rclief-as may be meet in equity. This summons is nublrshed once a week for six successive weeks in the" Albany Democrat, a weekly newspa per published in Albany, Linn County Oregon, by order of Hon. T. N. Dun can, County Judge of Linn County. Oregon, made this 12th day of Octo ber. 1911. and the date of the first pub lication of this summons is the 13th day of October, 1911. . T. J. STITES, Attornev for Plaintiff. ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the uiv dersigned was duly appointed admin istratrix of the estate of Frederick C. Wetzel, deceased, by the county court of Linn county, Uregon, on the th day of October, 1911. Any and sll persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same within six months from this date, duly verified as by law required, at my residence near Jefferson, or at the office of Weatherford & Weather ford, Albany, Oregon. Dated this 7th day of October, 1911. ALICE A. WETZEL, Administratrix of the estate of Frede rick C. Wetzel, deceased. Weatherford & Weatherford, Attorneys for Admrx. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been duly appointed by the County Court for Linn County, Oregon, as the Administrator of the estate of Ed Zeyss, deceased. Any and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent the same to my attorneys, Weath erford & Weatherford, at their office in Albany, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof, duly verified as by law required. Dated this 20th day of September, 1911. ED L. A. ZEYSS, Administrator. Weatherford & Weatherford, Attys. for Admr. EXECUTRIX'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un icrsigned Jennie E. Acheson has been hy the County Court of Linn. County. Oregon, duly appointed executrix of the last will and testament of A. M. Acheson, late of said county, de ceased. All persons having claims apaint the estate of said deceased are -allies 3tj jd oj po.iinb.u Xq)j-i v.-itn proper voucher., to the inider-:'-ncd, at her home in the City of .-l-Tinn-,-. Linn County, Oregon, within six months from the date of this notice. Datct' this 24th day of November, DM. JENNIE E. ACHESON, HEWITT & SOX. Executrix. Attorneys for Executrix. EXECUTRIX NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed with the County C tirt of Linn'-County. Oregon, her final account in the estate of J. H. Maine, deceased, and the judxe oi -ill court has , fixed the 4th day of Ileccmher. 1911, at the hour of 1 o'clock p. m. of said day for the henr-ii-.g of objections to said account and t'.-.e settlement of aid eMate. SARAH K. MAINE. Executrix of the Estate of J. II. Maine. Deceased. V.' e-;Td St Wcathe rfortl. Attorneys ior Executrix. (MONDAY.-) PROF. SWEETZER EXAMINED PLANT. Prof. Sweetzer, of the U. 0. one of Oregon's best authorities on bacterolgy, was in the city Saturday afternoon, while here visiting the new fiit;a'ii. plant of the Oregon Power co , the best it is possioie to construct. H d dared to trie editor ot tno Democrat that it is complete, and will do the work. Prof. Seetz.er had a blue print showing some river water afttr it nan gone through the Eugene filter, liki mat at Albany, only not us large. Tht lines in the iormer reach clear across the paper, while in the latter they bus the bottom, showing water aln ost pure v itb such a filter Prof Sweetzer gaa it as his opinion that we wilt havi water safe from contagion and cor gratulated Albany upon securing such a plant. A Mule Story. A good mule ioke is told on a couple ot Albany men. A bunch grasser ur- lved with a cayuse nxed up UKe a mule, and wanted to sell it for $150. Hugh lsom hnatly got it tor $75, as the man needed the money. Soon after wards Hugh heard the animal laugh and knew it was a horse. Then he pre ceeded to unload and sold him to John Garland for $40, and the laugh is on John. Anyway this is the story. Built 17 bridges. E. A. Thompson hasl returned from Mill City, near where he built seven teen bridges for the Curtis Lumber Co, burned out last fall by the forest fire, a b g job well done. He is now getting his shingle mill ready for next years' run, beginnnig the. first of the year, with prospects of the best year yet. W. F. Fortmiller is in Portland. H. J. Mahoney was here from Oak- land. Mrs. C. 0. Lee went to Tangent this alternoon tor a visit Seven houses were robbed at Giympia, wusn., oavuruay nignc ,u,, ufl,uiuftj wfiub, W. F. Tobey, Ihe architect for the new Presbyterian church, has thebcity- Mrs. C. M. Giddings has gone to Lamas, Sandiego, Calif., for. a winter's visit. C. H. Ledbetter, of Portland, has just paid $81,1)00 for 2700 acres near KoseLUrg. W. C. Burns is again able to attend to business after a siege with walking typnoid tever. Mrs, Rev. Gibson has returned from' Sin Francisco, where sh3 spent several weeks with old time frients. i Mrs. Dave Keller and children, form- er Albany people, are visiting at the home of J. A. iVlcChespey. i There were two hold ups in Grants i Pass Saturday night, two post office men being relieved of f 'SU eacn. Lincoln high defeated the Da'les high school team on Saturday 33 to 0, matt ing them the state champions. C. H. Walker has an article in the Journal endorsing Gov. West a hanging policy that has attracted so much at tention. It is estimated that $5,000,000 will be spent in Portland for Christmas pres - cma, on veisc ui ro cotu jjcioun n.rnKnran H-V a.w.h nu..nn in the ctty, probably excessive. DIED. Harold, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Christy, at the age of 16 months, on Sunday, Dec . 17. Ihe parents have the sympathy loss. of many" in their A. G. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Margaret mctum, tne divorced wite ot a Balti more physician, were married at rtei- gate, England, yesterday, astonishing tne villagers. . Jas. Newman and family this noon returned home from Alberta, where they have beeu a few years, haying taken up a claim there. Mrs. Newman is a daughter ot Geo. Forgey. There will be bowling at the Alco alleys hereafter teom 4 till 6 and from 7 o'ciock, both ten pins and cocked hat. Good exercise. Tnu members are Dow oownnx for a Christmas turkey. Mysterious Billy Smith, the pugilist, was snot, probabiy tataliy, in Portland yesterdao, by Albert Smith, the hus' band ot bmun s divorced wite. Looims caught snntn warning with her, anj begn hring. Miss Nellie Hogue is visiting at the home ot ner uuciu Judge Kelly, after being away xor several years, - in ban I'ranciscu anu other places, and wm soon go to Klamatn balls, where her folks reside, She is a Iormer Albany teacher. On the 2nd page of the 5th section of yesterday's Oregoman are several neat Christmas pictures, une of them is a niti! girl putting a pacxage in the mail. She is Vuginia Lee Troutman. oaugnter iUr. anu airs. J. I. iroulinan, an Alb any burn girl John F. F. Altermatt. of South Bend. Ind., Saturday evening joined his wile and two children here for a visit. He is a son of b. r .. Altermatt ot West 11th street, and son-in-law of N. A. Blodgett, a former Albany young man, who is making good in the world. Harry Fiesel, of this city yesterday lost his lirst game this year the Honey man's defeatiug the Kuperl's Eschcls B to d. Morton, ot the Hureyinens ac cording to the Otegontan outpiched the' Albany man. inia puts tne roneyman team in the lead witn Ruperts second. Mr. Edward Hagcn, of Chicago, rep-, resenting uage orus., tne iarnuus mil liners and hat makers of America, ws' in Aioany baturday and buntiay visiting, witn cnamuers and aiccune, tneir elusive agents in Albany. Upon Mr. Hagen s return to Chicago, and after the spring styles are decided, he will make selections for the millinery du nNrlmnnl nf Phnmlira At Mi-Pnna before going with Gage Bros. Air. Hagen was manager ol the millinery department at Marshall Field's, Cbica- JOY FOR HUNDREDS. Christmas is not replete with the joy the season should bring to the heart of a little girl unless upon awakening on the eventful day she finds a handsome doll beside her stocking or hanging from the boughs of the magic fir tree. Knowing tms, the. Woodworm D ug Company, as usual, has shown itself to be in keeping with the spirit of the season and abreast witn the Mines On Fntirs ay. FrMiy and Saturday of list week, that popular company gave away. free, to its patrons several hundred oi fine kid-body and hand ome y drtssed ioMs thus insuring a jojou-i Christinas 10 as many "little motheis." News From Albany's Six Earl Trains. Mrs. H.' A. Nelson left for Portland to attend the wedding of Miss Frances Obertaulfer of Portland, and Mr. E'mer Holmos Miller, of Hood River to morrow night. Miss Frances Nelson went earlier, and will olficiat bride's maid. Thev were former fellow sorority girls at the U O., where Miss Obortautter was a leading student, romance is an interesting one. The Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Penland arrived hit. home from their bridal trip down into j 0ne reoort is that he went down that California, and will now be at home on way to see another engineer, and at West Sixth street. The groom has tempted to jump on an engine and fell; been a popular resident of Albany for but .n such a case tne train men would some time, and his many friends are probably have heard him. glad of his choice of a Eugene girl, who : is welcome to the hud. Mrs. R. C. Churchill and daughter went to Salem, J. M. Stewart, the banker, went up the C. & E. on a day's trip Judge Duncan left on a Salem trip. Nate Needhatn, of Corvallis, went down the road. H. B. Cusick and Gus Abraham re turned from Shedd, with a fine looking goose, thev had shot. D. W. Merrill left for Gates and the mountains on a cruising trip, making it on foot from Gates. Will rave a Poultry Show. The poultry men met Saturday after noon and organized permanently the ,,i.1h....v .v.v.j ..u Central Willamette Poultry Association, ? tne election ot to. octioei as pres- Simpson. Corvalns, Koy Warfield of Alsea, S.' M. Northup. of T 1 T C. D1 I T I n,.,,, unu-aiiuu, ii. o. ua-i iu, . iw ot Albany vice presidents; Dr. v. t. Seavers secretary C. W. Vunk, ot Albany, assistant; A. b. tiart, Albany. treasurer. and an executive committee Merrill 0. Hammell.Riv consisting L. ts. Mochel. K. M. Hutchins and t . c. Dannals. of Albany. A. A. Hulourt of Corvallis, Chas. Collins and J. H. vvaiKar, or worm Aioany. 14 was voted to hold the first show here ln December of next year, giving ? vear t0, worl?, UP a great show, the : Dest in uie vaney. I President Schoel superintendent of the poultry department of the 8' ate fair is authority on poultry matters Tells of White Slaves. Miss Pauline Boylan, gives a some what unusual lecture at the Dreamland theatre tonight as a special added at- f n, whiT oi T-m A,: m; ui u ti. u crrasn of 'her subiect and as hor deliv. . erv is eloouent and nesuasive. and her 1 - . . ... .' story elaborately illustrated, she pre 8eDts ; a strong gripping manner the facts of the "White Slave Traffic." and gives a splendid idea of where go the thousands of girls that annually disap Dear, miss Bovlan a lecture has been highly praised hy the Police, the Clergy and the Press in all the cities in which she has appeared.' Another Hotel Contemplated, A large brick hotel at the corner of Lyon and Second street is being con templated by J. C. Hammell. at ieast figured on, three stories, reaching out over the block of C. H. Burggraf, just west, adding to the capacity, one that shall be absolutely modern in every re spect. The location is a good one, and Mr. Hammell is one of the b:st hotel men in the ttate. - Wallace Nutting's Pictures. The picture of Wallace Nutting, at the Fortmiller Furniture store, have been attracting attention, gems of art in photography and coloring. Mr. Netting is considered about the best in the country in this line of work. All of his pictures are studies worth having in one's home. Some have wondered whether Rev. Nutting is a relative of the Democrat man. Perhaps the tenth cousin, more or less, on the same tree somewhere, all Yankees. Grange Election. Harmony Grange No. 23 P. of H. met in't hoir new hal Dec tltf and elected the following officers for ths vear 1912, viz: O., H.C.Powell; L. J.M.Cornelius, 8., Le ter Powel; A.;S.. K. D Cornett; chap., J. W. Propst: treas., Gn. Rich ards; sec , VV. M. Powel: G.K.John Meyer; cere?, Artie Richards; Pomana, A. rarsons; riora, Anna Cornelius; I L- A. ., Linnio Parsons. Wayne Stuart's Hoi.se. Th" big wholesale house of Lar.of & Co. of Portland, of which Wayne Stuart is the very efficient salesman out ol Albany, has the distinction of havinr its own cannery fir fruits, vcgetanles, coffees, etc., and the Co. absolutei; confines its goods to Oregon products, where possible to secure. A reftulai mince meat factory is run and it takes ten coffee roasters to do ths business. ENGINEER PHIL f LOOD (ILLED Near Depot, Probably by Jump ing from Train Phil Flood jr., the engineer, was accidently killed early this morning near the depot. He fame, in on 226", the J unction freight, in eftarge of the enp ine, made his reiwrt, and was there when Wo's lo and 13 arrived. When No. 14, the second section of 10, urnved from the south a few mill uies later, the engineer in looking aheae saw the form of a man close to the rail near ihe oil tank in too light of the engine. Lc was found to be Mr. Flood, yet alive. As quickly as possible he was picked up and taken to St. Mary's hospital, where he died shortly afler watds. It is supposed he jumped on No. 16 to ride down awavs, on his wnv to the home of his mothcr-in-law,. Mrs. Worrell, on East 5th street, and that in jumping off he slipped and iti, striking the edge of some boards over th culvert at ' hat place. The front of his bead was crushed badly, causing a - concussion of the brain. Th& indenture I in nis ueroy hat showed wnere he had When No. 16 returns from Portland tomorrow tnere will be an inquest over the remains of Mr. Flood. One report is mat ne was seen to get on tne engine, and was killed in jumping from it. Mrs. Flood was in Portland at the time, arriving this noon, shocked by the terrible accident. Mr. Flood was a son of Phil Flood, a well known commercial traveller, of Portland, and was born in tnat ujty about thirty years ago, He was a man of excellent character, well liked by all knowing him. At Albany Tuesday Night in a i;cmplete Program. University of Oregon, Eugene, Ore., Dec. 17. With a full lineup, every man in the game, the University of Oregon iee uiud is resting over ivionnay at. Euftene from the fatigues of its trip ,u -0-0i-. ( i.iii. n,iv,on rSL.. T h. rif ,,., nf . " .........g,. the G ee Club announces that a com plete program will bo presented in the Albanv Opera house. Tuesday evening. wjth not one voice absent from the singing sections and with the cast of cha(fterB in the four skits of the evening, complete. Delbert Stannard. the star stuntman on the Glee Club who appears in the character of R. T. Crane, the' wealthy editor of the Valve World who recently made vehement attacks on the Ameri can college was taken ill suddenly, just before the Glee Club went south and was forced to remain at home. Fully recovered, Stannard will again assume I the role of R. T. Crane in the skit that is built around the character, The Glee Club has won a great repu tation from its concerts in Eugene and Southern Oregon ard the lads are anx ious to make the some favorable im pression in Albany and Portland. With a Drosrram that teems with college fun and with a confidence from the success fi that thev have already attained. the bovs are prepared to give a concert Tuesday evening that will surpass any performance ever put on by a college I. QO 1 Hilt in ,DITnn January Clearance Sale Prices in December. If you are at all interested in a suit, coat or dress and thought of waiting for January Clearance Sales, here is your opportunity to buy in December. The price of all new winter suits and coats this week is almost half and as a XmaB present, all alterations free. This week we also place on sale every party dress and all our fur sets, scarfs and muffs for women, misses anr1 children, this means the choosing from the largest stock it real furs at sale prices CHAMBERS' & McCUNE, Silfc Petticoats Free. Every day we give away two silk or megsaline petticoats to our custumers. No scheme. You mjy get a petticoat any day. Coupon) given withever 60c purchase, ask the clerks about it; it's the most liberal free offer ever made in Albany. Mrs Neeley and Mrs Cummings were the lucky women Saturday. Keep your coupons, they will be good all week, telephone or ask the clerks or cashier if you got a silk petticoat. CHAMBERS & McCUNE. The Weather. Range of temperature 45 33. The river is 4.3 feet. Riinfall .01 inch. Prediction: fair tonieht and Sunday. TUESDAY. In a match between Portland and Kugene vcterday, with guns, Portland won 84 to 82. Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been elected president of China ly a convention of delegates from the different Chinese provinces, evidently a cut and dried affair. r nr . : I ; I , uuv. ..ent m Hurrying nome 10 Keep an ujfoiiiLiiirui. in uieoL Borne convict out on their honor buibing muds. He is also due at a governor's reception in Portland Saturday night Rev. G. vV. Gibbony died in Portland yesterday nt the age of Ki years He as pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lehinor, in the 80's. where ho mar ried the daughter of Co). C. II. Manta gue From Lebanon he went to Ore gon City, and from there to Spokane, where he resided a good manv yenrs. he leaves a T.ife and ou ai:d daughter. CHINATOWN SCORCHED. Chinatown last evening got scorched. At 8:15 o'clock lurid flames leaped up from the rear of the lo..g building oc eupid by Dr. King Wo, dealer in Celestial drugs, at the corner of several old shacks that tor a good many years have uil'oriled a business place for the lew Celestials in town. The firu de partment was called out. and several streams were soon on the building. Notwithstanding the tinder character of the structures Chief Engineer Hoch spier and his assistants soon had the liie down and under control. Many txpressiona wtre heard: "Let her burn," "It's a good thing," "Don't put it cut," ''Good riddance," etc . but it is the business of lire departments to put fires out in the protection of ad joining property and a lire fighting policy, and chiof Engineer Hocspier did his duty well. l'he things in most of the places were taken out on the street, ufterwards back into the buildings. The damage done is nominal, though considerable was burned and water soaked. The property is owned by Chas. Pfeilfer and J. K. Weatherford. the building burned was one of tne oldest business blocks in Album', form erly being located at the present siteof tne roriimner store, and occupied by John Conner as a general merchandise store. The fire is said to have started on the alley, on the outside of the woodshed of Ming wo. rapidly reuching forward to the very fon,t of the store, making a complete wreck of building. It was evidently incendiary. Western Stars Officers. Western Star Grange, No. 809 held its regular meeting Dec. 16th with forty-seven members present. Officers were elected for the ensuing year as to lows: Aroma G. Miller, Master; Walter Hense, Overseer; Maud Witchey, Lec turer; Rollo Hulburt, Steward: Jed Hulburt, Asst. Steward; Mary Lew- elling. Chaplain: Warren Hulburt. Treasure.!: Bertha Beck. Socretary: Henry Ohhng, Gate Keepe; Elsie Mont gomery, Ceres; Margaret Montgomery, Pomona; Mattie Hulburt, Flora; Emma Laubner, u, A. steward. Flood's Funeral, The funeral of Phil Flood, jr., will be held at the Baptist church tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o clock, followed by bunul in the Masonic cemetery. Mr. Flood was a member of tho MasunB and Spanish war veterans, having sorved in tne rniiuppinu campaign, ana mem bers of both wi t a tend the fuuerul in as large numbers as possible. Geo. Finley, of Crawfordsville, wa: in town.M Qeo. B. Smith has been here from r t. otevens. Frank Flood and others are here from Portland to attend tho funeral of Phil Flood. Geo. vv, Phillips of Woodburn, came up today to attend the funeral of . his brother-in-aw Phil Flood. One of the best things of the show last night was the orchestra, which did good work, and was wen applauded, A special meeting will be held at No. 2'n hall tomorrow nigtu for all the fire men cf the city. A large attendance 1b required. Twelve were killed in a train wreck at Odesso, Minn., yesterday, on the C, M, & St. P, , .. Judge Galloway tomorrow will pre sent his decision in the U. O. referen dum case, the Democrat predicts in favor of the U. O. The American Banking and Trust Co. of Portland has closed its doors, with $329 000 liabilities. It will pay about by cents on the dollar. Geo, Kolfe tonight will present the Pendleton round-up pictures, at Cor yallis, and repeat them tomorrow night. They are bound to take. Cora Douglas, of Canby, leads the Homestead voting contest, with H. O. Oliver of Waterloo second, and C. H. Walker of this city seventh, ' Walrud and Hattie Beckliocame drowning at Jump-off Joe, New port, yesterday) caught by the tide, but .ere rescued by Royal Savage. . bottle at Tiacey'8 with an ever 1 living stream of colored liquid lot ks j if perpptusl motion had been dis cvrod It Is a good one anyway. J S. Harbison, a former prominent irnr.er of Orleans precinct, who moved from here to Hood Kiver, has sold hit property theie and is now a resi lent ol McMinnville. Hing Wo wishes the Democrat t extend his thanks to the firemen and others, the young men partienlarly, for their efforts in getting his things oui from the fire last night. The Lane county poultry show cnened in Eugene today with 04 exhibitors, among the being A. G. Propst, Ei, Sthoel, Dr. F. F. Seavers. of this city, Mrs. J. S. Northrup of Lebanon, ana the Edgewood farm, of Hurrisburg. Kusscll Groehong leads tho Blotter auto contest wuh IIS votes. Gerald Crawford 81, Charlie Birchell 48, Ray mond Riddnrs 41, Howard Brandeberry, :'.), .lease Keadbetti-r 18 Neis heeler 15, Ed McAlpin 12, Claude Vunk 14, Koy Newton 10, eing all having 10 or more, rrancas Haas 61. An Italian of strik ng appearance. from Portland, with a couple of youny wornm. who have bien across the river, were taken charge of by Chief of Police Munkers, under white slave suspicions Ho made a flhowin and was permitted to go, the Portland police being notified to look out fir the rase. A large crowd attcnde l Seven Day last night. It in a live affair, a man of fun without any sense to it, almoji Billy at times. It is well Btaged and acted, but there is not much to the thing. Jean Pa riquin as Anna Brown did the star acting, a genius in her part ol tlw woman seeing fpooks. COMMERCIAL CLUB. gTheiegular meeting of the Commerc ial Club was held lust evening with, the following present: President Eastburn, Manager Stewart. Tresurer Bain. Dir ectors Shimi, Van Winkle, . Marvin, Hawkins, Stewart. Nuuii. Gilbert. Sehmitt. Oommutiieu'ion'i: From mo Portland Business Men's League ami.) ucu u cuuplu of seats in the banquet for the western gover nors buturdav night reserve-! fo. the uulegatcs from Hie Albanv Commeiciul Club. An Oklahoma paper wa9 shown with a kick from oe Fred Kurti, un A'bany uuiorer ioi awhile, ubout our altulta crop. Extracts were read fr.im the report of Maj. Mc.-uioo in which he recom mended: that the river between Har- risburg ond Eugene is not worthy of UT.pi-oyements; between Harrisburg and Corvallis it should be snugged; be low Corvallis it should be snagged, dredged, and dams and revetments made insuring at least 2,SJ to 3 feet at the lowest place. Manager Stewart reported prospects of taxation of N. P. land amounting to 7800 acres; that 13,238 acres had been rejected. A poultry show organization was re ported, with Dec. 11 13, 1912, set ton the best show ever held in the valley The manager repoted a dispatch sent Congressman llawley utging the pres ent plans and an additional appropria tion sufficient to meet the additional costal tae;p. O. i wo new members were reported. The matter of a Western Oregon water supply from Clear Lake for all ne cities of the valley was referred to he- committee on municipal affairs. aiter being favorably discussed. News from Albany's Six Early Trains. W. R. Hoover went un to Hoover on the C. & E. to look after affairs. He has about thirty-five men at work leg ging. The logs ire shipped to Mill City, for the Curtis Lumber . o , indicating that the Hoover milt will not be rebuilt. Rev. S. A. Douglas and Henry Albers ' went out to Lacomb to attend the ser vices ordaining Rev. Williams, the young pastor of the Baptist church tnere. . The Seven Dav show nooble left northward. They seemed to have had trouble at a restaurant getting some thing to eat, and were tropical. One of thom told of the quarrel in which they were told they had a punk show. Editor Tip Humphrey and wife, who came up from Jefferson to take in the show, returned home. Mr. Humphrey thought he iras the one taken in. Mrs. B. J. Hecker wont to Portland to meet Mr. Hecker due there today from Omaha, where he and Owen Beam had been selling North Albany tracts, meeting with splendid success, and, as well, did some good booster work for the valley. Mr. Beam is on his way home by way of California. Trueman Richardson returned to Scio. J. F. Fuller, now a commercial trav eller, left northward. Frank Corbln, who has boon visiting M, Bussard for some time, loft for Portland, and from there will go to Los Angeles, before returning to his home at Canton, 111. He hat) a good time here, including a bath in the Pa. cilic that enmo near being his last one. A Country Party, Mr. and Mrs. Frail Caliiweii of River side, Friday evening gave a dance in honor of Miss Mary and Sarah Kantz of Portland, The big residence was thrown into one immense room. Splendid music was furnished for the occasion by Willard Davis and Author Pcrter. At mHnight a very appropriate and delicious supper was served. Those present were: Misses Mary and Sarah Kantz, Sadie Bell, Ethel Gnurloy, Rosa Tamman, Delia Rrown, Martha Dowall, Rosa Tapper, Lillian Baragef, Edna Blevins, Ida brown, Almedia Caldwell, Hannah, Anderson, Mrs. D. C. McClung, Mrs, L, P, Llles, Mr. and Mrs Frank Brown, Mr and Mrs. Ed Schoel, Mr, ar.d Mrs, Law'-' rence Edholm, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Cnidwell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Arnold, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Caldwell, Messrs. Herman Anthony, Ray Gourley, Dana Ilell, Lester Lilen, Edward Falk, Andre Falk. Ed Dver. Frank Cald- well, James Caldwell, Kay Edholm, Thonltard Edholm, David Anderson. Was an Cld Building. The building burned laBt night, oc cupied by the Chinese doctor, was moved from the place where the Masonic Temple now stands in the early seven- tics. When the writer came to Albany in tho year JHf5. Ihe building was oc cupied by J. K. NoreroHs & Co , who cariied a stock of general merchandise. mo nuiidleg was purchased by W. J. Ililtahidiiel in April 180B, and when va- caled by Nirero ti. Co , in the fall of that year, win occupied bv lliltnbiddel & Redrteld. who carried on a grocery and provision business for four years in tho huikling. In ihe year 1X7 1 llilc.biddel & llinas,m increased the lttiMru-iM by adding a full lino of gi-n.-r.il in- rcipri diso. This linn failed, and tho building was sold to li. W , Cundiir, from whom the Misonie fra'ernitv purchased it when obMit to erect its Masonic Temple. It wan duiing tho time tho building was so occupied that Mr John Conner erect, d n fmall brick building adjoining, and Rf tried Conner's Bunk, whicn alter wanis lon.ane the first Na'i'-n il Hank of Albany. F. M. KSDrlELD. Ringe of temperature 42 34. IUinfnll M inch. The river is 4 feet. Prediction: fair tonight and Wednesday.