Negro Boy Charms
Court by Singing
DALLAS, Ti., Sitting huddled, In
chair in Juvenile court here dim
inutive yellow negro, 11 years old,
recently tang hiintvlf from charge
of tlcyclo Ihufl. Thara win nothing
of apparent greatnete about tha lad
unleaa It waa bl foot, encased in a
pair of worn-out man's thoei,! was,
difficult 10 tell how much thoe leath
r wa auperfluoui.
"Judge, you ought to hear that boy
Into" tuggriled a court officer whan
tha rata wat callad.
Judge R. B. Beay of criminal dia
trici court No. 1, providing tompora
rily in Juvenile court, said, ha "didn't
mind."
Without a traca of ambaraiament
tha ni'ifro boy clow! hit r-yot throw
bark hit head and broke into tha me
lodloui croon of "Swing Low, Sweat !
Chariot," Court officiala and aperta
tort literally hald their breath at the
linger, voice rang through the court
room.
"That boy haa ten-thouttnd doU .
tar voire," Judge 8ray declared. "He
hall be educated and trained at
alngrr. I am personally going to aea '
that he la placed where he can have
the proper advantages With that
voice ha will be power among hit
race.
Tha boy, who aayi ha dart not
know bla own name, wat placed un. j
tier tha care of the Pallet Negro T.
M. C A. pending other arrangement!
Dever Penlga
DEVKR, Ore, Pec. 81 R. V. r roe
man went to Portland laat Toeeday.
A. C Maddoi apent Chrlatmai in
Attoria, viaiting relative!.
J. L. Halt and eon, John went to
Eugene laat Wednesday evening to
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pend Chrlatmaa with Mr. Iiaaa'
daughUr, Mra. 0. T. Tinkle.
Mlaa Evelyn 8Uela came up from
Portland Wednesday evening to viait
her grandparent, Mr. and Mra. W. J.
Rainwater.
Eldon Botdorf, who la attending
school at Portland la eapending the
Mldaya with hla parent.
Mr. and Mra. Glenn Willard of Al
bany, Mr. and Mra. Carl llarnlach
.id email daughter spent Chrlatmaa
day at tha John Wills home.
Joseph Croahimg came down from
Albany Wednesday to visit hla son,
J. W. Croahong.
Mr. and Mra. C. L. Ssrff of CotUge
Grave spent several daya with Mrs.
Sarffe parents, Mr. and Mra. J. A.
Junes.
Mra. Wm. 8. Hoefer spent Chrlat
maa with her mother, Mn. A matt
of Shedd.
Fred Jones cams up from Portland
Wednesday evening to apend Thurs
day at borne.
Mr. Southworth and family npent
an enjoyable Chrlatmaa at tha 3. K.
Darnel home. Mr. Southworth is sec
tion foreman on tha Oregon Electric.
Ralph Ralney, of Oregon City apent
a few daya laat week at tha Willis
Groahong home.
Chaa. Darker and family, of near
Phlllomath, Chaa. Wooldridge, of Sac
ramento, and Albert Wooldridge, of
Camas, Wafh., apent several of the
holidays at tha Joa. Wooldridge home.
Mlaa Lola Willa, of Oakland, Ore
gon, spent the past week with her
parents. Mlaa Willa Is attending
achool at Oakland.
Sheep For Sale
1 have 800 head of good young stock
wee. These ewea are all healthy and
In good condition. Will aell any num
ber from 10 head up. Now If you
haven't gut tha money that doesn't
make any difference, if you have
plenty of feed to carry them. I will
let yon have them at flS per head,
payable tha first of October, 11)20.
These ewea ought to pay for them
selves) under ordinary lock, tha first
year.
V. J. PHILIPPI,
Sclo, Oregon.
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' with thousands of iromen
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Cava 1 i. ate ipi mm i aUrUa i ebekfesa. a1 lasliilirie,
el aaaae east ae aiaaa asaane. eatea a eaa? evaaa leaser We tar aa having
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Free Trial is Tr Bcne
Ralston Electric Co.
310 Wctt Second Street
Albany, - . - Oregon
Mrs. Ronald Woodruff, of oPrtland
apent several daya of last week with
her parenta, Mr. and Mrs. i. W. Groa
hong. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop of Idaho
were also visitors on Saturday for
few hours. -
J. A. Jones and family, and Mr.
and Mrs. C. L. Sarff apent Friday in
Jefferson viaiting relativea.
Frank Eda made a bualneaa trip to
Lacomb laat Friday. He returned
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mra. Gua Leden of Corval
lla, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Deana and
ion, of Newberg, Ore., (pent Chrlat
mai at tha Carl Sde home. On Friday
Mr. Deane, Wm. Ede and Ernest Ede
went to M no roe to visit a sister, Mrs.
W. J. Hanchett.
Wm. 8. Hoofer apent tha day in
Salem laat Saturday.
Mra. Donald Humphrey of Rosa
burg la visiting her parenta, Mr. and
Mra. J. W. Groahong. -
Mrs. Alice Sharp came up from
Portland 8unday to apend tha day
with her parenta. She returned Mon
day morning.
Joa. Amett returned to Shedd on
Sunday after visiting his sister, Mrs.
Wm. Hoefer.
Ralph Taylor, of Albany ipent Moo
day and Tuesday visiting Chat. Jonea.
Mrs. Willes Groahong, Mr. and Mra.
C. L. Sarff and Miaa aMry Rainey,
of Oregon City visited at tha Jonea
home Monday.
August Lovy cams down from Al
bany Tuesday morning.
Plerson Harvey, of Bellfountain is
spending a few daya visiting In this
vicinity.
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Oil Prospects
at Lacomb Good
The Lebanon Exprete hat tha fol
lowing to aay about tha protpectl on
the oil prospecting at Lacomb:
H. C. Pyle, manager of the Oregon
Petroleum Company, returned today
from Portland, where ha hat been to
purchate toolt and pipe to usa in bor
ing for oil in tha Lacomb section. He
alto I topped In Salem to eew Mr.
Watt, who hat been enmpoyed by tha
company as driller. Mr. Watt hat
recently coma from Wyoming, and
before that wat in New York state,
in both of which ttates ha worked as
an oil driller, for a number of years.
Tha toolt are expected to arrive toon,
and then operation! will beirin.
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