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FOREST FIRES ARE
BEING SUBJUGATED
BY HARD-WORKING
CREWS OF FIGHTERS
Hammond Company Fire Be
lieved to He Under Control
-.Yore Than 1,000 Acre
f Aro Burned Over
DETitOIT KIKE IS QUIET
Blaze at Quartzvillc Believed
Under Control; Hall Goes
to Detroit and Gates to
Wutch Progress
The rorr4 fir aUuatloa la bel
ter h.r tod.y. Th tin I to
Hammond timber In th trabtre
b. It belag aubdued and other
fires war reported In more reas
suring condition.
With more than 200 men fighting
thd fir abov Lromb In the Ha:n
nionl l.uMiima. It I repotted that tha
bla'-i nan Iwn i tnvom.od and that
ll fui.her spread U unlikely. No ra
port h.ii in mii'td from there to
day.
rtrrrt Supervisor Hall want to Do
troll tliia noun and tomorrow will go
to (ialra. Before ha loft ha staled
that tii IVtrolt fir waa probably
under aonlrul and that ha thought tha
, fir in tha (Juarttvill dlalrict waa
Doing conquered. No word haa been
rarcivrd from llh-r place, Indicating
tuil ood progress la being mad
axaii I . tha flam.
Saltan' Daughter Arrive
VICTORIA. B. C. Auk. S!l. A. P.
Primes Klram, l8-yar-old daugh
tor of Ih sultan of Sulu, arrived hra
ymtonlay on hr way to Chicago ,
wharv ah la ntr achool.
Una of hr companions on hr jour
ney aeroaa tha Pacific on tha Japan-
liner Katori Maru waa Mla 8. A.
Arr"Wo, aid danVterof
Kmlllo Avulnaido, former Klliolno
rrl-el chief. , 4 ?J
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FOR SALE room plaatered house,
hot and raid water, bath and toilet
Lot 60x100 ft. Trie S60. 1100
raah, balance I'.'S per month. Ho
flich ft llornback. 21a23
FOR SALE Uood modern houaa in
fin condition at 2d and Chicago ata.
1-4 lilk. and all In fruit and garden.
$2,000 pay ua I'.'OO In cah or
bonda and bal. by month. Beam
Land Co.. 1.11 Lyon St 21a22
DONT KOKOCT That awry Kriday
night Hunt'a Orchontra, of iyilem,
givca a Big Dane at Stayton.
FOK SALE Modm 6 room houa,
chicken park and fruit, largo lot.
Trie $1MM). Term can b arrang
ed. Iloflich A llornback. 2la23
FOK KALE A dwelling and 2 fin
lota with river view frontage at No.
1405 E. Front St. 100, pay fu5
caah and bnlanca $15.1? par month
with no internet Beam Land Co.,
133 Lyon St - 21a2
WANTED A man to work on wooo
saw. Call at 124 Went 6th St. or
phone 4MR. U23
FOR SALE Urge houaa, 4 room
down.tnir finlahed. Ut 6tal67ft
I'rlc $1,000. $2u0 down, balance at
6 per cent. Iloflich A llornback.
' 2123
LOST Traveler' grip. Kinder pleua
leave at Th Albany Hotel. a21
FOR SALE room modern houa on
paved street cloa to high achool.
Price $2200. Can arrange terms.
Iloflich A llornback. 2.U2.
FOR RENT 7 rcrm dwelling located
on 2d and Washington Sta.Ph.n
FOR 8ALE-8 room modern house,
full lot; fruit; garage. In West
Albany. Pric. 2M0.
Iml. $20 per month. Hofllch A
110t"wKTI1ER niBT-Should con
"lit largely of Frc.h Fnlta Vegetal-lea
mul Milk. Milk ahould be kent
or. Ico until wanted for ua. We
ran plena you. Wehater Rnr
clny, 3d and Lyon. 2l
FOR' ?A1.E room plnatereil houie,
lot W.vllO ft. Fruit. Prico 72r
raah. Hofli-h llornback. 2123
FOR SALE Fori' 1 ton truck with
good body and panel top. (!ood
rubber tire. Highway Onrage, Inc.
JUKI W. 2nd St. n2ltf
FOR SALE 5 room modern cottnge
on paved at., lot (lfixllO. Price $1200
$f.00 enah. bnlnne mortgnirea.
Iloflich A llornback. 2ln3
FOR SALE 2 lota. Noa. 1 and 2 In
Rlk. 2 In Albany Height Addition.
Prlea $r,r,o. Wrlto tlx. 17. Sweet
Hnmn. Ore. 21n2
HOP PirKINO will atart Sept. fl. Will
meet all nlrkera at Dover afer th
lt of Sept. at I he O. E. Station, nt
3 o'clock each dny. J. A. Orie-aby.
2123
KIJWORE IS VLACEI)
, UNDER $150 BONDS
NeiKhborhood Row Heard In
Justice Court and Defend
ant Held to Grand Jury
J. T. Elmor of Dover, who I
charged with threatening to atart
bloody fight with hi neighbor, J. A
Junes, waa triad yeeUrrday in Juatic
of tli Pear Victor Olllvar'i court and
held over to th grand Jury under-$150
bonda, Th (rand jury will meet
next week, at which tim th future
diaDoaal of th caa will b mad.
Jonea iwor to a complaint Monday
alleging that Elmor threatened to
discipline him by beating him with a
club. He asked that Elmore be plac
ed under bonda to keep th pear.
Willard L. Mark repreunted th
J11 "an Johnalon appeared In
benalf of th defendant A large
numbr of witneaa. w.r prrvnt for
. irinifi m in ras.
SHOE PRICES TO
JUMP ANOTHER $3
SPOKANE, Aug. 21.A. P. An
advance of from $3 to $5 a pair on
all grade of mn' and woman'
shoe will go Into effort after th
September deliveries of shoes rs
made, according to aho mrchanta of
thl. city.
The advance I sail to b due to a
shoring of hid la this cojntry and
abroad.
Vlallia al Brownnlll
Mr E. C Caldwell of Stayton and
her grand son L. E. Wilson recently
from the navy returned from visiting
relative at Brownsville today. Mr
Wilson will return to Nw York In a
few day.
WINTER WHEAT IS
ALMOST HARVESTED
t V.
Dry Weather Reduces Crops
a-IriiKated (lardeiu
Doing Well
PORTLAND. Aug. 21. By Aaao
ltd Pr.ua. There waa no precipi-
i.iiin of eonaeouenr during th paat
rf tha drought through much
of Oregon waa aggravated by high,
drying easterly wind, according to
the weekly crop ana
mary of the weather bureau her. The
mm.MT aunnlv for atock and fcr Irriga
tion continue to diminish. Th week
opened with moderately cool weather
but the temperature soon began to
ria and by Friday waa abnormally
high.
Home littl winter whet remain to
be harvested but in most sections
threshing of winter wheat la well ad
vanced. In him western counties
threshing is being retarded by lack of
adequate equipment. Harvest of
spring wheat la in progress in the
mora elevated district and is gener
ally complete elsewhere and a consid
erable part of th crop haa, been
threshed. Th warm weather ha
been favorable for irrigated corn but
moat unirrigated corn needs rain badly-
Bartlrtt pear are being ahipped
generally and are yielding well. Har
vest of early applea ia in progress.
Peacll-a ar coming Into market in In
creasing Quantities. Moat uni-l.t-
ed fruit ia of email slie. Dropping of
prune continue.. A good crop of
evergreen blackberries la being mar
keted. Second crop strawberries are
in market
Practically all hsv crop except lat
cnttinga of alfalfa are out of th.
y. Th warm weather hna been
favorable f ,ifafll wh(r, ther, ha
boen sufficient water. Feed on t h.
IT J!?1"'1 but some
atock ia finding subsistence in mead
ow and atubblefielda. Stock ia de
teriorating in place but in moat lec
tion la holding up well.
irrigated potatoca and garden are
genet ally promis'ng. Where not ir
rigated they ar generally sjffeHng
from drought Melons, cucumbers,
tomntoea and beans are fairly plenti
ful In market Hopa ar suffering
somewhat from drough. High tern
pernture and drying winds contribute
ed to the apread of forest flrea.
GOVERNMENT ENGINEER TO INSPECT
CASCADES HIGHWAY TO SISTERS
B. F. Renaley of Portland, of tlu
Bureau of Pjbllc Roada, U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, was In th
city yesterday conferring with Forest
Nupervlaor U. (J. Hall regarding th
Snntlnm road across th mountains.
Today he went to Cascadia, from
where he will make a survey of the
road to Sister,
T HAS NO
TO DECLARE
OF
PEACE SAYS LETTER
Could Not Consent to Take
Such Course Under Any
Circumstances, Says Pres
ident in Reply to Quiz
PENALTY IS PROVIDED
Amendment to Food Control
Act Imposes $5,000 tine
and 2 Years in Prison for
Profiteering
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21-By
A. P. The President kaa aot
th power to declare pam by
proclamation nor could h con
sent In any eircnatataac to take
aurh a course prior to ratifica
tion of Ih formal treaty of
peace by th eaatr."
So wrote President Wilson today to
Senator Fall of New Mexico, reply
ing to one of 20 written question th
senator had presented at Tueaday'a
Presidential conference.
Heavy Penalty for Profiteer
WASHINGTON. Aug. "21. Amend
ments to the food control act impos
ing a $6,000 fine and two years im
prisonment for profiteering were fa
vorably reported ojt today by the
nous agricultural committee.
Not to Press Resolution.
WASHINGTON. Aur. 21. Demo
cratic leaders have decided not to
pre the Pittman resolution, put for
went yesterday to atav off mora
drastic Lragu reservation by th
republicans and turned down by them,
t
AMERICAN LEGION
TO MEET TONIGltT
Important Meeting of Form
er Service iwen 10 i mns-
act Business
An imoortant meeting of the Amer-
.' , :n h. hrld at tne arm-
,AnFrid.y .vening at 8 o'clock. Ev
IZ L'vl. i. urred to b present
err ni."-- - - - , i,rt.nce
one oi in "-" .,. of
.tSId tti -Uta .nemo-
mint which will hold ita first annual
meUng In PortUnd early next month.
meeting in ' , ,k
ine matters or quarwr. "
legion will also be taken up. i P
meeting not a ufflcient numoer
member, have been present to justify
in, action being token on the mat-
tor and It haa been allowed to drift
-lo-t
.
MURDERED LAD TO
BE SHIPPED HOME
. ' I
- n oi A T Tit
j jMtomZ'
in the morgue Wednesday as that of
Cecil E. I-angdon of Portland. Or.,
SrSS Ai'vo;..
street, a friend, assisted In making
the identification. t.
friend, assisted In making
An undertaker took it in charge in I
behalf of the Oregon welcoming com-' .
nilttee, who represent the father of
tne dead soldier. It will be shipped ta
Portland.
TANGENT FARMER BUYS
ALBANY RESIDENCE PROPERTY
Herman Bothern of Tangent yes
terday bought the residence property
or Mrs. William Neely located at tne
corner of Ninth and Vine streets, Mr,
Hothem and family will move into
the property this fall and will build a
modern new residence on the lot. Mrs.
Neoly haa been living with her dau-
ghter In Portland for several vewii.
Mr. Beaslcy has been sent out to state legislature was an Albany visit
look over th road from an engineer- or,t1,ir- . ... . , .
. i i . . j, Mr. Child expressed it as hi opln
ingirtondpolnt withaview ofdeterm- ,nn ,vern0T on hi, tpurn
inlng It possibilities and to report to the convention of governor at
the forest and post roads department, ftt I ake. Utah, would call aespecial
This is probably a preliminary stop e!on of the Oregon legislature to
towards the permanent improvement nMfy the woman suffrage amend -
of the Cascade highway. nient
FOUR MASKED MEN
ROB L. & N. TRAIN
Mail Pouches Carried
Posses Pursuing
Robbers
Offr
NASHVILLE, Aug. 21. A. P.
Four maakad bandit held up th
Loulsvill and Nashville paaangr
train from Cincinnati to Montgomery,
Alabama, today, between Columbia
and Pulaski.
They carried off severs I mall
pojehea. Poaaea are pursuing them.
SYMPATHIZERS OF
STRIKE BLOCK CARS
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 21 A. P
A crowd of 500 strike aympatldzer
blocked th passage of streetcars
hare today and Jeered and (toned the
'scab' crew. Th polic dispersed th
gathering.
OMSK GOVERNMENT
GROWING WEAKER
TOKIO, Aug. 21. A. P. Th Omsk
anti-Bo iahevlk government ia much
weaker, it ia reported, now due to the
Bolshevik advance and th desertion
of Siberian troops from th Kolchak
standard.
Th gold reserve and archives, it i
understood, have been transferred
eastward to Irkutsk.
ELBOW IS BROKEN
IN MAKING DIVE
Two bone were broken in the elbow
of th trn-yar-old son of J. H. Fin
ley of East Sixth street, when b
dived from the high apringboard at
ha awimming-bol last Saturday.
Th boy bit the bottom of the river
with audi force a to jar the end off
of the large bone in hi arm where it
joined th forearm at tne cidow. ine
piece ar in place and th attending I Toeaday by a assailant who stabbed
physician atatea that th injury will him twice in the back during an al
hesl without difficulty. 'tereation in a toft dnnk resort.
SHBINEBS1 HELP
OREGON AT ANNUAL
. IN PORTLAND; THOUSANDS TO ATTEND
A wonderful opportunity exists for
nrm to -,in Mm. Uable adver-
tiaing when the Mystic Shrinenhold
their annual convention in PorUand,
cording to H.rv.1 WelU of Port-
. . ,,- .!. .hia mora
"inn. woo T.. ,
ing in -
snnnrn.ciuo.
Tne Linn County Shrinera club will
be organised Tuesday evening at
Masonic Temple at 8 o'clock. All
.Knight Templar and Scottish Rite
J IV. tiaaaanr mnA
liiruoM rj urKcu w w pavsiw --
aafwsf air nrtTm niutinn t1 kuiftt I II
(handling th big convention which
come to roraana in a?v. a nets rv
about 250 Knights Templar and
Scottish Rite Maaon in Linn cointy.
The Portland lodge Is preparing for
DIVORCE GRANTED
LEBANON WOMAN
Mrs. Bessie Morris Given Dc
Cfee ana Kesumes lgmt:
of Former Husband
A decree of divorce was granted
yesterday by Judge P. R. Kelly to
Bessie Morris from 1. N. Morris, a
Lebanon feed dealer. The couple was
married here in August, 1908, both
having been married twice and both
having daughters. Cruel treatment
is alleged. Upon Judge Kelly's ovor
ruling a aemurrer, morns aecuneu to
plead further and the decree was
granted. Mrs. Morris waa also given
the right to resume her former name,
Mrs. liessie Boyle.
It was alleged that Morris has
been In court before, having conduct
ed a sensational suit for alienation of
his wife's affection in hi first di
vorce case.
REPRESENTATIVE CHILDS
VISITS ALBANY TODAY
' Hon. Chas. Childa of Brownsville,
who has represented Linn county in
the last three sessions of th Oregon
MOTHER OF FIVE
GIRLS IS DESTITUTE
FOLLOWING A FIRE
WHICH BURNS HOME
Mrs. Ross Nearly Burned to
Death When Oil Stove Ex
plodes at Farm Home Near
Grange No. 10
FATHER IN PORTLAND
Couole Reported Separated;
Local Church People or
ganize Relief for Unfor
tunate Woman, Children
Mrs. Jesse Hoe aarrawly t
taped beiag boraed to death alarm
the fsatily kota bora! yeetoraay
aftoraoM Bear Graag No. IS.
three tail east of A lbs ay.
Aa oil etovo exploded and Mrs. Boas
had difficulty in escaping from tha
boos, which is a total loss. Mr. Bos
ia working- in Portland and th wilt
and fiv littl girl ar left destitute.
Th girla ar aged two, ix, 11, 18 and
IS year. Members of th Grace
ch-jrch ar organizing for the relief
of th family, supplying them with
food, clothe and other necessities.
Contribution for tha family may be
left at the East Albany Grocery.
The Ron horn joins the A. R. Mc
Call place on the south. It 1 under-
Stood that Mr. and Mr. Ross have
separated, th husband living in Port-
. Cbeaali Maa Wounded
CHEHAUS, Wssh, Aog. 21. Or
villa Banwtt, member of a pioneer
Cbehali family, ia at his bom suf
fering from what physicians aay will
likely prove fatal wounds inflicted
ADVERTISE
th 1920 convention on a big scale and
it I planned to pull off some very
novel advertising and publicity stunts
to impress th thousand of visitor
from all over the country with the
Oregon Country.
Every county will be given an op
portunity to do some publicity in some
way or other.
On October fourth the Shriner will
run a special train to tha Ceremonial
which will be run to Marahfield. The
train will pass through .Albany Oct
8 and will atop over in the city "for
about an hour.
All Scottish Rite and Knight
Templar are urged to be present at
Tuesday's meeting. Mr. Wells will
return for that date
N EGRO SHOT TO
DEATH BY MOB
LOUISBERG. N. C, Ajg. 21. A.
P. Walter Elliot, alleged negro as
sailant of a farmer" wife, waa ahot
to death today by a mob. It then
carried the body to the scene of the
crime and wung it to a tree in the
rural churchyard.
The mob seized the negro from
Sheriff Kearny. '
Haa Enough of War :
Mr Earl R. Van Nuy. of Wert
stayton returned home Sunday morn
ing after a weeks visit with his grand
father, A. McNiel,, W 8th St. and
other relatives in Albany. He re
cently returned from service in France
and thinks h ha had war enough
to do him th rest of his lift. -Pause
Through
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bremmer of Sa
lem and J. J. Catena of Newport pass
ed through the .city thia morning from
Salem on a trip to Oak Ridge for a
few days eamping. Mr. Gatena- re
port great business activities at To
ledo, a fine cannery, a new box fac
tory and th rebuilding of the old
sawmill and the rocking of the road
from Toledo to Newport are some of
the improvements going on at the
nresent time.
Front San Die:
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Green and fam
"v of San Diego were In the city to-
on their return trip by auto to
?ttK Mr. Green Ilk most trav
1" haa to state the road are in
Sd condition this season on account
of construction work.
CHYTIL'S CIDER
DOUBLY VENGEFUL
Analysis of Goods Shows
Powerful Kick in Inno
cent Looking Kegs
The cider aaixed in th win cellar
of John Chyttl. of near Brio, at the
tim Sheriff C M. Kendall and Ko
uty District Attorney W. U Marks
visited his place and placed him un
der arrest for having wine in hi pos
session, was found to contain 7.40 per
sent alcohol.
Sheriff Kendall today received a
statement of the analysis mad by
John F'jltoa, auto chemist at O. A.
C, th Utter asserting that the cider
was not as atrong aa whiskey but
contained mora strength than th or
dinary light win and twice a much
alcohol a the famous but obsolete'
Hop Cold beer.
Then were 35 gallon of this eider
in t-hytll barrel. Hi case wiU be
btought before th grand jury next
weea lor investigation.
MCELROY'S JAZZ
BAND IS COMING
McElroy's Jszs band, on of the
jaxxiest organizations in th state,
will atop over in Albany Friday night
on their way back to Portland from
Klamath Falls and play for th dance
Colorado Lake. Speck Too mas, well-
known Albany musician, is playing
trombone, and Frank Walsh, a New
York linger, help to enliven the dan-
l The band bad a suceeuful sea
son at Klamath aPUs helping to en
tertain the Elks and ia arreted with
Urge crowds all along the line.
Charles R. Dimm. advertising manag
er, was in th city today making ar
rangements for the appearance.
AMERICAN, GERMAN
SAILORS IN CLASH
Several Civilians and One
Hun Seaman Injured at
-; Nenfahrwasser
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 21 A. P.
Collisions between th German and
American sailors Tuesday at Neufahr
wasser resulted in the wounding of
several civilians and one German, pre
sumably by American fire, a Danxig
dispatch says-.
Martial Law In Hungary
COPENHAGEN. Aug. 21 Martial
law ha been proclaimed throughout
Hungary, say a Budapest dispatch.
Returns frost Aberaea Wasaiagtoa
Koy and wj;. Newton formerly re
sident of Albany were in the citv u
day to visit old friends and secure a
fishing lisence. They are on the wav
to fish and clear lake to take a gen
eral fishing vacation.
Returns from Belknap Springs
Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson and Mi
Anderson's brother from the Eeast,
and Mr and Ms A. J. Rousseau re
tjrned last evening from a pleasant
outing at Bellnap springs.
Sheriff Disposes of
Forty Eight Quarto of Beer
Sheriff C M. Kendall disposed of
48 quart of beer to day by pouring
the same in the city sewer near the
county jail. Th beer waa taken from
Lawrence Prine a farmer lining near
Crabtree who alleged to have manu
factured it for his own use, but on
investigation was in direct opposition
to the law of the state. The beer
testing 2, percent'
W. L. Marks Family Home
Mr and Mr Willard L. Mark re
turned thia morning from Newport
where they have been enjoying their
vacation.
Stude bakers Arrive -r-
A new club rcA'ter was amoung
a shipment of Stjdebakers received
today by Hockensmith and Temple
ton at the Albany Garage. The new
ear is of claasy design and ia attract
ing much attention. Two light sixes
and a big six were in the shipment,
Former Albanyitea Here
Mr and Mr Frank McKenna, of
Marahfield, stopped over in the city
thia morning on their way to New-
port Mr McKenna waa formerly
with the Moutain states rower Com.
THREE PORTLAND GIRLS PADDLE
CANOE FROM EUGENE TO PORTLAND
Mr. Ada Wallace Unruh of Port
land will apeak at the library at 3 o'
clock Sunday afternoon in behalf of
th Oregon Protective Society for
homeless and abandoned babies, which
is putting on a drive starting Sep
tember I to raise (60,000 for a new
home. "Be a brick, buy a brick," If
THIRD DAY FINDS
YANKS HOT Oil THE
TRAIL Of FLEEING
GREASERS; 2 TAKEN
Work of Aviators Is Now
Dangerous Because o f
Lack of Flying Fields and
Hazard of Bullets
MANY ESCAPES
Carranza Protests Against
Invasion of Mexico; Ban -dits
Who Robbed Sailors
at Tampico Arrested
MARFA, Tea, Aag. 21 By
Associated Pre. Despite th
excited displeasure of th Cr
ranxs government, th A at erics a
punitive eiprdittoa sat)naed ita
tobbara baadit haat th third
day wkea daylight broke thia
morning.
Or. column picked up a hot trail
of two bandit believed to be compan
ion of the two captured kiTe yester
day by Capt Leonard Matlock.
The aviators' work is now extreme
ly dangerous because there are few
field upon which they may land. It
ia necessary for them to fl clnao ta
th ground, where bandita may fire
upon inem. many narrow escapes
from greaser bullets are r-norted.
rivers leaving here today for th
front' carried Associated Pre dis
patches to drop for each cavalry troop
giving the new of the outside world.
Mexico Protest lavaskm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21. The
Mexican ambassador here haa been
instructed by hi government to pro
test to the state department against
the dispatch of American troops
across th border and to request their
withdrawal, according to a statement
WASHINGTON. Aog. 21 Mex
ico's formal protent at the American
punitive expedition and request for
immediate withdrawal" made to tne
state department provoked no as
nouneement, but indications are that
it will. not hasten the withdrawal on
second.
The trooper are on a hot trail and
are not expected to return until the
men who seized two of their comrade
have been captured and dealt with.
or unless th trail is hopelessly kjt
Another Airman Missing
EL CENTRO. Calif.. Aug. 21.-Two
army plane arrived here today and
ire preparing to search for Lie-.it
Waterhouse, reported missing two
days from Rockwell Field. It ia plan
ned to search both side of the boun
dary. It ia not known whether or
not Waterhouse descended in Mexico.
He was a member of the border pa
troL MARFA, Aug. 21 CoL Langhorne,
American army comamnder in the
Big Bend district, auggested today to
th Mexican authorities that General
Pruneda, Mexican commander, and
the Americans cooperate in pursuing
the bandit.
Tampico Robbers Arrested
LAREDO, Aug. 2L Word was re
ceived here today that Carranza po
lice had arrested the robbe who held
up the American sailor from the U.
S. S. Cheyenne near Tampico in July.
They were arrested in a suburb of
Tampico and every attention is be
ing shown them.
The official Mexican report said
seven bandit were put to death by
the Carransistas. They had property
of the American sailors still in their
possession.
Returned to California
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Cunning-un,
parents of Mr. H. B. Jones of th
city, and daughter, of Lincoln, Nebr.,
left yesterday for Sebastopol, Calif.,
after spending several weeks in the
city. Mr. Cunningham came to Cali
fornia in Dioneer dava and belonva ta
Ithat class which had many daring ex-
penenee aa a freighter by ox team
in the days of mining excitement on
the coaxt.
the slogan. All Interested in th
welfare of babies are invited to be
present Plans for th campaign hav
been made apd Mr. Rocky Mason has
been named chairman of this district.
Otehr prominent society ladies of
this city will assist in collecting the
fund.