Albany democrat. (Albany, Or.) 1900-1912, May 03, 1912, Page 3, Image 3

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    The Riverside Farm
ED. SCHOKL. Proprietor
Breeder and Importer of 0. 1. C. Hog
S. C. White and Buff Leghorns, W.
P. Rcks, Light Brahmas, R. C.
Rhode Island Reds, White
Cochin Bantams, . H.
Turkeys, Win' 1 1
den Geese, 1' i r
Ducks, i'e i
Guine i
Winner of 17 prizes and 22 on Poultry
at the Lewis & Clark Fair.
eggs in Season
phone, Farmers 95 -
Stock for Sale
- R. F. D. No 3
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been by the County
Court of Linn county, Oregon, duly
aDoointed executor of the last will and
testament of Mathew Acheson, late of
said county, 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
office of Hewitt & Sox, in the City of
Albany, Oregon, within six months
from the date of this notice.
Dated April 12, 1912.
I. R. ACHESON,
HEWITT & SOX, Executor.
Attorneys for Executor.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State
of Oregon for the County of Linn.
Department No. 2. Mary A. Booth,
Plaintiff, vs. John W. Booth, Defend
ant. To John V. Booth, the above named
defendant:
In the Name of the State of Ore-
iron. You are hereby notified and re
quired to be and appear in said eourt
in said suit, and answer the complaint
of the plaintiff on file therein, on or
before the 11th day of May, 1912, and
you are hereby further notified that
if vou fail to annear and answer said
complaint as aforesaid, for want
thereof, the plaintiff wiil take a De
cree against you for the relief prayed
for in said complaint, to-wit:
A Decree of said Court dissolving
the bonds of matrimony now existing
between vou and. said plamtitt.
This summons is served upon, you
hv mihlieation for six consecutive
weeks prior to the said 11th day of
May, 1912, in the Albany Democrat, a
newspaper published in the City of
Albany, Linn county, Oregon, and of
general circulation weekly in said
.'county, by order of the Honorable J.
N. Duncan, judge of the County Court
of Linn county, Oregon, which said
order was made on the 23rd day of
March, 1912. And the said County
Judge, in said order for publication
of this summons upon you, has pre
scribed said 11th day of May, 1912, as
the time on or before which you shall
appear and answer the said complaint
in said suit.
The date of the first publication of
this summons m this said newspaper
is March 29th, 1912.
-WM. S. RISLEY,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
CITATION.
In the County Court of Linn Cou.i
tv. Oreiron.
In the matter of Anna Dnnn, de-
-pasrl
To Alexander Dunn, Margaret J.
Parsons. Alice M. Rogers, Maud A,
Rogers, Ella Hand, George Hand,
Lida Hand, Orace Hand, sarah A.
Pierce, William Dunn, Lizzie Mor
gan, Marcus Dunn and all other per
sons interested in said estate:
Whereas, application having been
made in due form to the above-nam
ed court on the 1st day of March
1912, by Marcus Dunn, administrator
of said estate, for an order and license
directing, authorizing and empower
ing him to sell the Real Estate be
longing to the estate of said decedent,
and described as follows, to-wit:
Lots numbered Forty-one (41)
Forty-two (42), Forty-three (43), and
Forty-four (44) in Block Twelve (12),
in Bryant's Addition to the city of
Albany, in Linn county, Oregon.
And whereas, said court fixed on
the 22nd day of April, 1912, at 10
o'clock 4.' m'.. at the court room of
this court in the court house in Linn
county, state of Oregon, as the time
and place tor hearing any and all ob
jections to said Petition and the
granting of said order and license of
sale.
Therefore, in the name of the State
of Oregon, You and each of you are
hereby cited, directed and required to
be and appear at said time and place
then and there to show cause, if any
you nave or it any exist, why an or
der of sale should not be made, as ir
the Petition prayed for, and why said
Petition should not be granted and
said order and license should not is
sue. Witness, The Hon. J. N. Duncan.
Judge of said court with the seal of
said court affixed this 1st day of
iuarcn, a. u. iyi.
(L. S.) W. L. MARKS, Clerk.
By R. M. RUSSELL, Deputy
C. C. BRYANT. Attorney.
First Pub. March 8, 1912, last April
5. 1912. H
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE TO
CREDITORS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of Ore
gon, for Linn County, administrator
of the estate of Anna Dunn, deceased.
All persons having claims against said
estate are hereby required to present
the same to me properly verified as hy
law required, at my residence in Al
bany. Oregon, within six months from
the date hereot.
First publication February 16, 1912
Last, March 15. 1912.
MARCUS DUNN,
C. C. BRYANT, Administrator.
Attorney.
VIERECITS BATHS,
217 West First Street
im-CJas Work Guaranteed.
(MONDAY.
DEAL FOR
An important deal reported is a con
tract of sale, with an advance, by J. K
Weatherford and others, for the sale of
the corner property at First and Lyon
streets, to Al Sternberg and George
Rolfe, consideration about $15,000. Ibe
property is S6 feet on Lyon street by
124 feet on First street.
The object of the purchase is the
erection of a modern opera house and
business block. Whether that will be
this year or later, has not been decided.
The location is a good one, a popular
place in the future development of the
city.
In Memory.
The late Mrs. Richard P. Landis was
a member of the Gleaners, of the M. E
church, of this city. In appreciation of
tier splendid worth, Ine o leaner s nave
passed the following resolution:
Since it has pleased the Master to
take from us one of our beloved mem
bers, and has left not only a bereaved
husband and lamiiy, but has aeepi;
touched and saddened the hearts ot a
who knew her.
Be it resolved, that we. the Gleaners
class of the Methodist Sunday School of
Albany, (Jr., do hereby express to Mr.
Landis our deepest sympathy, and pray
that he may have the consolation of
the Holy Spirit to sustain him in this
hour of grief.
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May Day Exercises.
The annual May Day exercises at the
College will be held next Wednesday,
ay 1. on the college campus, beginning
at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
Mis Keitn Van winkle has been
chosen by the student body to be Queen
ot May. A very elaborate coronation
ceremony, with other new features of
special interest, promise to make this
the best May Day celebration Albany
has ever had.
A very cordial invitation is extended
to the public in attend these exercises.
At b o'clock the Y. W. C. A. ot the
College will serve a supper on the
campus. Make this your evening meal
Tables for all. 25c a plate. Extra
charge of 10c for ice cream and cake
Got Miller.
Officer Sam Kurkhart, of Salem, a
native of this city, was in the city this
noon with Stanley Miller, wanted at
Salem, on the charge of stealing bicy
re or steauog oicy -
cles. The story is that altogether he i
got about fifteen wheels, which he i
generally sold in Independence. I
C. F. Coe.of Eugene, was in the!
p.fn
Miss L. McAlpin, of Corvallis, was
an Albany visitor yesterday.
Mr. Merrill, the Pacific Telephone
man, arrived this noon.
Ed Washburn went to Shedd today to
do some experting of books.
The weather prediction is: rain to
night and Tuesday, with brisk southerly
winds.
Fred Arnold, an old Corvallis boy
was here today on a visit . with Fred
Weatherford.
Kola Neis, a prominent Salem man,
formerly owner of the Albany brewery,
was in the city today.
The P. E. & E. this week will begin
putting in a street car system in Cor
vallis. Of course it will run to the
college.
Mrs. T. J. Stites and Mrs. W. P.
Read went to Junction this afternoon
to attend a district convention ot the
Degree of Honor.
Ole Saltvelt, a former prominent
Albany socialist, who bas been in
Europe tbe past year, has returced to
America, and is now in Texas.
Frank N. Wood, of this city,' knew
Beverly Dubbs well and Bpeaks in high
terms of bis Alaska experiences. To
morrow he will tell about him.
A rehearing of the U. O. case will be
asked for. After that it is said suit
will begun by some official authorized
to do so under the decision of the court.
- The I Wont Works have caused
another strike on the 0. E., this side of
Salem, delaying work. Trains will do
well to get into Albany the first of
June. . -
D. K. Pearson, the great Chicago
philanthropist, who gave away his for
tune while alive, remembering the small
colleges that needed help, died last
Saturday.
Rev. Thomas J. Woodcock is in the
city on a visit with bis mother, of West
Albany. He expects to make his home
in Oregon, after residing in Kansas
several years.
J. H Erskine, of near Lebanon, went
to the Bay this afternoon to spend the
spring and summer. He hes a lot there,
and will probably build a cottage for
summer use.
Dr. J. W. Jackson has sold his resi
dence in this city to Mr. Ormsby, of
Tangent, who will move here to reside,
while the Dr. will return to his former
home in Dakota to reside.
On account of rain the game scheduled
for yesterday, tetween the Albany
Athletics and the Columbus Club Grays.
as necessarily postponed. These two
teams will p'ay here next f.unday, May
5, weather permitting.
A big tornado swept over Oklahoma
Saturday causing great damage, two or
three villages being swept away, Lug
zert, Rockey and Blair nearlv destroyed.
By the way a pood many Oklahomiane
are coming to Oregon these days.
Mayor F. J. Berger. E. B. Mixley
and K. E. Stewart, of Eugene, and F.
Carey, a Portland automobile dealer,
arrived yesterday from Portland, by,
auto, having come up through the mud
to demonstrate their car, a very good
way.
Instead of being let the contract for
the Hotel Warldorf has not been finally
disposed of, as reported. It lies he
tween R. U. Snell and A. B. Saodstrom.
under a combination contract and A.
W. McGilvrey, with Jack Hammel a
the brick man.
A CORNER.
OBSERVED
By the Man About Town.
The Oregon Electric grade west of
the city has now reached the west end
of the city cemetery, down among the
slaughter houses. The nil irom ine
seventeen acre field at Copenhagej will
continue clear to tlm street, one of the
highest banks to be formed being along
the side hill just north of the cemetery. I
H. M. Palmer has his dairy barn(
twelve or ntieen ieei up iu iud "
ready for the change.
The freight line will cross the Cala
pooia at the west end of First street
beside the old brick office and recross
from the ridge so as to join the passen
ger line at the corner of the city ceme
tery, being built up on trestle and a
filling for a ways.
A sign on Ninth street near Maple
reads: Geo. C. Richards, Home Builder.
Mr. Richards on his block at this place
is now at work on bis seventh house, I
for his brother-in-law Frank Lucas, and
bas built two at another place, nine
altogether, fine places. Mr. Richards
is certainly a public benefactor these
days when more houses are badly needed.
The pansies are now in their glory.
One of the finest bees seen is in the lot
of J. F. Powell, who has about the best
back yard in the city, a neat and very
pretty place.
News From Albany's Six Early
Trains.
Miss Nancy Ralston, of the Pacific
Tel. office, returned from Halsey,
where she had been to attend the wed
ding of friends, Milo Sutton and Miss
Clysta Condra, Saturday evening. It
was a fine affair attended by a good
many, friends of the prominent young
people. Miss Ralston caught the
bride's bouquet, which she brought
home with her.
Commissioner Butler returned to
Stayton. The last car load of steel for
the new 860,000 bridge has arrived, but
will not be needed for awhile, the crew
at present being busy getting things
ready.
Doug. Hamilton returned to Scio,
after seeing the motion pictures. He
is contemplating a trip to Europe in
July, and says he isn't afraid of the
steamer going down. He looks on the
loss of the Titanic as a punishment for
extravagance.
Alton Coates. who has hpn afr ThA
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i'h ih. t. -i IOr "
re J"J a5818' r.unn'J"S a
the Bell Co Mrs.'&s and Nfa'rgare?
aliCMriM':,nt te?al?,m'. ,to vi3it
I .Mia. tuuici, Willie xv. n,. ivom
Miller is in Kalamath Falls.
J. L. Lewis returned to Corvallis.
Miss Ella Dunlap returned to Jeffer
son. . . v
Miss Dunston, of the high school, re
turned from a visit with Miss Lilly, . ol
the Lebanon schools.
Greenburg, the brick mason, went to
Jefferson to do some work for the
water company there.
Misses Newton and Zuhlesdorf, prom
inent nurses, went to rortiand lor
few days' visit.
Dr. Lemon made his regular trip to
luiu iuy.
Jesse Galbraith went to Lebanon
prospecting.
E. F. Truax left up the C. & E. "
D. W. Rumbaugh left for Browns
ville on a fruit inspecting trip.
Was 14 Saturday.
Miss Emily Martin Saturday evening
was gi en a surprise party in honor of
her fourteenth birthday, after a meet
ing at the home of Nita Conn, and go
ing in a body to the Martin home.
Games were played, a merry time had
lunch served. Those present were Nita
Conn, Helen Huston Harriet Van Tas
sell, Blanche Ragan. Alice luilhollen,
Rath Fisher, Corintha Hart. Marie
Wessel, Alpha Smith, Ruth Penneba
ker, Bessie Hoovar, Beatrice Sanders,
Carrie Wright, Emily Martin, Geo.
Ingstrom, Edmund Tracy, Richard
Anderson, Clark Crocker, ElliotSpnng
er, Edgar Hart. Lewis Schultz, Robert
Boetticher, Francyl Howard, Tracey
Byers, and Cbas. Fortmiller.
Before the Recorder.
Three men were up before Recorder
Van Tasaell this forenoon for imbibing
too freely of intoxicants, evidently from
blind pigs.
Ed Pearl, who had been befoie the
recorder tw ice before, was given twenty
days in jail, but being, an undesirable
citizen, the fine was remitced and he
leff the city.
His partner, Alex Fraser, was let off
with $15 and costs.
E. H. Johnson was fined $10 and costs
which he paid prompt'y.
The Musical Coppalias.
Beginning tonigh for a three days
engagement Dreamland has secured The
Musical Coppaliai whose offerings on
cello and a number of other instruments
such as feather dusters, brooms and
gloves are extremeiy novel.
The finish of this act is a darkened
stage with each i erformer decorated in
loft colored lights, playing elecmc
belli, fastened to umbrellas they carry.
No advance in price.
Roses in Bloom.
The Oregcninn tells of rones in bloom
in Portland. They have been in bloom
in Albany for meiime Recorder
Froman presented the Democrat man
with some fine ones from his yard,
others tell of them, and a phone mes
s-ge from Knox Butte reports roses out
there in the open for two weeks.
US. DEBATE
ON FRIDAY.
The Albany high school debating
team, Messrs. Ohling and Acheson, on
next Friday night, at the U. P. chutch,
in this city, will debate the K amath
Falls team, and the winner will then
debate The Dalles for the championship
of Oregon. Klamath Falls has an able
team and the contest promises to be
one worth hearing. The church should
be filled.
The question will be the cabinet form
of government, with Albany on the
affirmative, loaded with argument for
the advanced step, always the difficult
side of the question.
EUGENE.
Eugene, April 28. Eugene has a hard
time trying to get the University appro
priation, and the dog law settled. The
Sage Rooster will continue to vote for
both if he never lives to see Eugene
get either.
There are five things the Rooster
would be glad to see accomplished before
he shifts off this mortal coil, viz., a
large appropriation for the University,
keeping the dogs off the streets, running
ships through the Panama canal, the
election of a democratic president, and
Vannie Smith sheriff.
A good many buildings are going up
in Eugene ana grading continues on the
several R. R. lines leading into Eugene.
The Democrat is always a welcome
guest. From its columns the Rooster
learns of the many changes and fine
improvements going on in the Hub.
where he was for years one ot the
spokes.
Hurrah for Wilson, or Clark, and
Lane. SAGE ROOSTER.
Beverly B. Dobbs, with his motion
pictures of Alaska and the Arctic, will
give the first exhibition of the present
engagement Thursday evening at the
opera house. Mr. JJobbs pictures and
explanatory talk are not only intensely
interesting, tut are of great va'ue from
an educational standpoint, and for this
reason should not be missed by anyone.
I They will giv.! more information in a
form likely to be retained in the mind
than could be acquired by months of
study. It Is the highest standard of film
work conjoined with absolutely unique
subjects which constructs a living pan
orama of educational and geographical
material.
Special scenic setting is used, show
ing ice and snow and dog teams and to
make it more realistic and actual
sounds made by the talking and singing
of the natives and the barking of dogs
can be heard.
Mr. Weatherford's Mine.
Statesman: George Anderson of
Gates has been in tbe city a few days
visiting friends. Spe king of the Savage
and Mohney mines be reports a very
rich strike, the rock he saw lately
biought in from that mine, he says
woul-J go up into the thousands to the
ton, and that he thinks they have the
richest mine in Oregon. . There is a
force of men working there and the
coming summer he thinks will show up
big things for that locality. This mine
is not far from Quatzville and is owned
by Mr. Weatherford of Albany and John
Savage and W. D. Mohney of Salem.
Mr. Welch Was t!ere.
A. Welch of the P. E. E., was in
the city this noon on his way to Cor
vallis, where he went to see about se
curing a right of way through the col
lege grounds for the new street car
line his company is to build there.
People continue to be greatly con
cerned as to what this company . is go
ing to do, and whether it is doing busi
ness on its own base or is connected
with the S.P. or some other roal. Sir.
Welch himself is silent, a man who
does not talk extensively, but acts.
O. A. C. and U. J.
Saturday evening Prof. Hctzel, E. G.
Rice and tJ. R. Thompson, representing
the O A. C . and Manager Geary and
Leon Biy. the U. (., nvt at the Revere
Hotfl in this citv and agreed upon termB
for the ree-tablUhment of athletic and
other frier.dlv relationships. Dates will
be fixed for foot bi.ll, track meets and
base ball.
Perhaps the schools heard something
in the air. The people, who fo"C the
bills, are tired of these squabbles.
Dr. Lowe Friday and to Saturday
. Xry.nKin.
U C and O. A. C. will play baieball
at O inal.is May 2 and 3, their tirn
d'ings together for a couple yea or
more. Good boys, cow be sensible.
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Alaska Moving Pictures,
.';
TWO CLOSED.
Two reputed blind pigs have already
closed since the two special policemen
were put on duty, both tight. One has
a aiea un that it ia durine- a Dendin?
change of management. Now the two
men are making a specialty of a thita
place, a well known barn ef reputation,
where they will camp and see what is
going on.
the three places pretty well cover the
business, though there are other placet
less ey tensive in their reputed dealings.
Chief of Police Laughtry has certainly
made a ten-stroke in the system, well
backed by the city council, and which is
being appreciated by Albany people
generally wanting to see a clean city.
Spencer. Watson.- Miss Isabella
Young this noon returned from Port
land, where last night, with her par
ents, she attended the wedding of
Donald Spencer and Miss Delta Watson,
at the home of the bride's parents,
prominedt Portland people. It was an
elabora'e affair, elegantly carried out,
with a good many guests, leading so.
ciety people present. Dr. Boyd per-
lormed the ceremony.
The groom is manager of the business
of the Oregon Power Co. at Everett,
wash., formerly ot Eugene, a young
man of excellent reputation, and the
bride is a charming young lady, accom
plished, prominent in musical and society
circles for many years. After an ex
tended Driciai trip they win make their
home in Everett.
Riley is Proud of 'Em,
Riley Lobaugh thinks the Ladies
Home Journal, for which he is agent.
is about the biggest concern in the
world. He says it has a paid cercula
lion of 1,750,000, and the Post, pub
liBhetl by the same company, has a cir
culation of over 1.850.000. The Coun
try Gentleman also published by the
Curtis Co. has a circulation of about
100,000. It is claimed that each copy is
read by five persons. One hundred and
sixteen big presses, running night and
dav are used, over foOU.ouo is paid
for mail charges alone. The Company
receives over 2.000.000 letters annually.
and 150 tons of the publication leave
the establishment daily.
Why shouldn't Riley be proud of his
boss.
Postal Saving Bonds.
By applying on or before Juno 1. 1912.
depositors of the Postal Savings Sys:
tein may exchange the whole or a part
of their deposits foi United States
registered or coupon bonds in denomi
nations of $20, $100, and $500, bearing
interest from July 1 1912. at the rate
of 2 per cent per annum, payable
semiannually, and redeemable at the
pleasure of the United Stato after one
year from the date in United States
gold coin.
Postal Savings bonds are exempt
from all taxes or duties of the United
States, as well as from taxation in any
form by or under State, municipal, or
local authority.
A Halsey- Party,
Halsey, April 29. On Sunday at the
nome or Mr. and Mrs. H. Krei, Miss
Freda Koch and Miss Manna Freerkaen
were given a surprise birthday dinner.
Miss Freda is a student of Albany high
on1 Ml. - ri .. i
n.iu uikd ...anna ui Lilts uumey puuuc
schools. They were entertained with
music and games.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.
Koch, Mr. and Mrs. A. N Smith, Misses
Margaret and Freda Koch, Anna Smith,
Neva Githens. Ida Abraham. Frances
and Manna ireerksen, Millie Smith,
and Messrs Clarence Johnston, Ted
Porter, Will Abraham, Russell Githens,
Harry Freerksen and Everett Ahraham.
C. W Scars this noon returned from
a Portland trip.
A new Odd Fellow hall has iuat been
dedicated at Toledo.
Greenfield, not Greenberg, Is the
brick mason at Jefferson attending to a
job.
Dave Patterson, of the post office
force, is reported to have been offered
a position as catcher of the Denver
Grizzlies. -
The Eugene Guard figures out Ore
gon Electric cira at Eugene by the 1st
of August. ' The Democrat guesses the
the iii-t of October.
Mi -is LouellA Allan, who went to
Purtiinil a few days ago, passed through
the city last night for Oakland, Calif.,
to remain several months.
There were twenty-four bids for Eu
gene's $50,000 paving bonds, on a basis
of 5, 5,' and 6 per cent. The highest
premium at 5 per cent was $660, while
one firm tid $1449 below par.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, Mr. and
Mrs. W. A. Watson and J. H. Linn,
were prominent people of Salem, in the
city last evening, while on their way
home from a trip to Newport.
On account of the wet weather the
May day exercises announced to take
place on the college campus tomorrow
afternoon have been pos poned nniil
further notice. 1'his same experience
happened last year.
Frank J. McKenna, of the Oregnr
Power Co., last evening returned trom
Chicago, where he had been called by
the death of his brother. While gone
he got into all kinds of weather, a
stroug contrast to the generally good
weather of the valley.
Expense accounts filed show that
I aft s campaign in Oregon cost the
most, S4.339 32. wiih nothing to show
for it. $1,524 was spent for Roosevelt,
$1,293 for La Follettn. $506 for Wilson,
$38-1 for Clark and $163 for Harmon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arehood, who re.cn'l
camn hero from Iowa, went to Sheili
this afternoon tor a visit at ih.
home of Mrs. Archood'a u:ieli., A,.
Maxwell, iney nave been visi ir.g ;
the home of Mrs. Arehoo V eo-.tsin
Mrs. W. H. Curry. Mr. Areh o.J i- a
electrician, Thev like Al ny urn! . .-.
pect to male tbeir home hero-.
MARRIED.
NG
INDUSTRIES.
The regular meeting of the Co-rmer-cial
Club was held last night with tha
following present: President Easttiurn.
.Sec. Stewart, Trea. Bain, Directors
Hammer, rortmilier, Mewart, i-rench,
Shinn, Nutting, Van Winkle, Collins,
Cox.
A letter from Lethbriilge. Canada.
acknowledged the receipt of hop vines
sent from Albany, with a tlowery sug
gestion.
A report of the committee showed a
net expense of the recent Made in Linn
exposition of only $8.40, and it was
worth a fortune to the city.
Bills amour ting to $31.70 were or
dered paid.
L. D. Malone, secretary of the Na
tional Mining Congress was present and
spoke comprehensively. We have four
great industries, agriculture, mining
nsning and timbering. His theme was
mining, covering a wide field. Out of
a mining laws of 1866, $4,000,000,000 have
been added to the wealth of the country.
and another law later, nearly as much
more
The homestead law. reclamatinn law
and irrigation law have all been con
structive. Putting land into the hands
of the people has coat tht government
oniy o cunts an acre
ine natural resources should be un
der control of the states themselves.
In Minnesota the University is Kent ud
from the resources of the Btato without
a cent of tex, and Oregon has sufficient
resources for supplying our colleges
without taxes. All of the public lands
should be opened up. Wo need more
liberal laws The mines last year pro
duced $176,000,000. The gold and cop
per mines declared moro dividends than
all the banks and railroads.
The manner in which rjatents have
been held up through special agents
was energetically exposed.
In its leasing sysnem in Alaska. out
of $5,000,000 the government has re-'
ceived, not a dollar has gone back for
scnooi nouses and other improvements.
Oregon has lime, platinum, gold, cop
per, quick silver, borax, Bilver, zinc,
mineral waters, agates', oil, (six coun
ties putting down gas wells, building
stone, c'ay, gypsum, iron, cement and
salt.
Mnny gold mines are agMn running
in the Btnte, a revival.
$1,400,000 worth of geological products
are brought in monthly that should be
producqd here.
It is up to Oregon to develope these
vast resources.
iS IT FORJHE S. F
A. Welch has bought twelve miles of
street car line and a $100,000 block of
ground, at Salem. Mr. Welch is build-
ii, K a wmci unr line iu mrvuius, and IB
putting brick down on his Albany sys
tem. Mr. Welch is doing things, and
while at it is invited to make a loop out
to Albany Heights, around by the fair
ground and Sunrise.
Mr. Welch also owns o big system at
Eugene.
The Journal says:
It is reported on what appears good
authority that the Southern Pacific has
bought the A. Welch electric linos in
the Willamette valley, including the
Salem street car system of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power company,
on which Mp Wolnh aa...J nn An,:nn
last week and which transfer it is under
stood will bo closed tomorrow.
it is pointed out that the advantage
tn thn Knllthii.n PacifiM In n.ninn .UA
Welch properties will be found in con
necting up with the main Bystora that
in nnw tn ha n1attvifaA Ik,,. :..;.. .U
. .-.WU-....VU, U.US &IVIHK lilt?
enmnanv a nnmhoi, nf t,olnai.lo tnAma
1 j .."-.-. " .taiwavie iccucia
at one stroke.
News from
Albany's
Trains,
Six Early
.Tnhn W Dannnlln tr.'h IJ L i
the Foster-Hill Investment Co., owning
12,000 acres up around Foster, . arrived
from Teh(innn onH u;onr A Dn.ii i
It in rntvtrf'orf that nA.:.i:
pending tor the Hale of the entire hold-
ut tut? w. iu a rar, liarKO OX 1'ort-
land.
AnnttlAP Infnrnaflniv Ann..4 l
".v.vuviiij iciui IB Hint,
there is talk that the rood building this
way from Ontario will eventually cross
the mountains along the Lebanon
wagon road through those large hold-
Mm. Antrim Rrinoj on1 Xi;Do, - it
and Dronibough, the two stenographers
- vnu iiaiiiuiuuu ju,, oi mill uity, re-
lurucu numc, accompanied by J. A.
Shaw, after seeing theHightsof Albany.
Commiaifinpf O II D.i.Bnit ! i
- w. twuoovil HiriVL'U
from bweet Home, making the entire
trip this mornintr. the first, nnrt ,v
wagon.
Prof. Head thn ninnn rlno1nn
o. ' r
left
Geo. Wwinnniv n InnJinrv r
hnndfiiF a priii nil nn nn A 11.- i
t ui .uiii iciuincu to ocio alter i
in Albany.
day
A Heavy DrunK Sentence.
Ti.eirrnm- Tha hoot,:..,
imposed for some time for a violation of
the liquor Ibwb on the Indian reserva
tion was against Pa'dwin F.nchi:d a
uauureeu iium ine iietz reservation,
Saturday. Fairehild is an old offender,
and Judg Bean decided an imprison-
iii-ni. ui io mcji.ins at ftlc.win island
not loo severe.
The Wcdttici.
Kango of temp raiure 53-28.
Kiinf.nl 9.J ini n.
'I he river is 4 3 fret.
Therainhll lor the month hts
2 37 incl es, just Bbout rtgh', ind
tain'y not excessive.
been
Cff
I'leiiet-nn: howerfl rich
frost in tbe n,orning. Wiunesaa'y luir.
It
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