The Semi-Weekly Democrat Published by DF.MOCKAT PUIil.ISIIIN'G CO. VV.M. II. IIOKN'jHkOOK, Managing Kditor. Entered at the postoffice at Albany, Oregon, as second-cbss matter. Published every evening except Sun day. Serni-wei-tsly publi-dieu Tile.; (lays and Fridays. P.USINKSS MATTFK. Address all communications and make all remittances payable to the Uem n'crat Publishing Co. In ordering chances of address, sub scribers should always give "Id as well as new address. SUUSCKIPTIOX KATES l)ailv Delivered by carrier, per month... .$ .40 Delivered by carrier, per year 4.01) by mail, at end of year 3.50 By mail in advance, per year 3.00 Semi-Weekly At end of yeai $1.50 When paid in advance, one year.... 1.25 CLASSIFIED KATES lc per word for first publication; 'tc per word thereafter, payable in ad vance. Minimum chaise of 25c. Established in 1865. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 18, 1915. Reforming Legal Procedure. In commenting upon the pro posed reform in the court procedure the Mcdford Mail-Tribune offers the following criticism of the meth ods thus far proposed to bring about a change in existing condi tions : The legislature's idea of reform in legal procedure evidently con sists in dealing new judges and raising their salaries. If bills now pending become laws, approximate ly SIOO.OUO for each biennial period will be added to the taxpayers' bur dens. No wonder people believe that the governor and his veto are good things. 'A bill which the governor vetoed two years ago, which increased the salaries of all circuit judges to $1000 a year, has again passed and is tip to the governor a second time. Another bill increases the su preme bench by adding two new justices al $-1500 a year, with $6000 additional clerk hire, which adds $.!0,00u to Ihc biennial cost of gov ernment. There are bills providing for the creation of six new circuit judgeships, three of these in Mult nomah county. The others create new circuits out of l'olk, Yamhill ami Lincoln counties for the new Twelfth district, Washington and Tillamook of the new Thirteenth, ami Coos and furry of the new Fourteenth. Then there is the ef fort to separate Jackson and Jose phine counties into two circuits. hills are also pending to abolish district attorneys anil create in stead county attorneys, but while the legislators believe in large sal aries for judges, they have a poor opinion id' district attorneys, as the salaries provided run from M) to ?I5(KI. the average being S'lilO. The bill abolishing countv judges is a good one, but should provide good salaries tor commissioners, who should he required to devote all their time to the work. The Toll of the Auto. I'he annual report of the Nation-1 al l highways rmUvtivo Socielv, just ptibiistu'il, shows, that HU chihlivn wt-ro killrd by automobiles last year in NVw York Citv. The total ntuiilirr of automobile fatalitu-s in ihc vify fur the war va -11, 1 lnr.se ilr.iwn velikde. kilk'! : 77 persons of whom 5 were cltil- tlreu. V. ommentuio upon these Ui M..K..-M -V 1.... .a..: vnxw, lu.i II! IM HIV legislative committee ot Ihc New: fork Stale Automobile Association ls. niiir prc-cnl. . good inu-ical and lit- "It will be noted that almost as' '''l Ingram was rendered. Mrs. Cos. , , , , , ls dclighiiut hostess ainl the miosis many ilc.ttlis were caused by horse- were -encd ., delightful lun.-h. drawn vehicles as bv automobiles.1 Mr. ami Mrs. MaroM Towm-i ;iml This is verv remarkable when vou 1 VirV'V! , bn ;M,rS' '''r' 'T"'."' . . ' . Alls. .M.irl Miller Inr a lew weeks be- cousHli r the lar greater number ofjii're kxiiik to Washiuijion to re-iile. automobiles in the citv, especially i Ou ami Win. I.neht return?.! home ' on Ibe .-..moviI il,.l,r ..,., I ;.. ' S""" ' ..nil iii.iii tli rcii li'iioo districts where children ate al play. "Still more remarkable is the sit uation in view of the fact that the hiitse-ilt iven vehicle is comparative ly a slow-moving one. The anto mohile, fast-driven and greater liv thousands in number is not, accord ing to this reHut, markedly more dangerous. speed is the great 1 . automobile l.iult as some enu.hal- ieally assert, the. the anion oliile should appear many times, rather than only 17 per cent more dan gerous. "The fact of the matter is that tile automobile while faster driven is more carefully driven, more carefully driven, more fjiiickly con trollable, anil is equipped by the I law with a warning signal. 1 he drunken or reckless driver of either vehicle is equally danger ous and equally a public enemy, lint I think you will find that among motorists a far greater pro portion than among horse-drivers have their vehicles always tinder good control and absolutely subor dinated to traffic conditions. "Kven so, however, the number of automobile fatalities is shock ingly great. It should and can be reduced. hie way is to secure still more careful driving through a more rigid examination for licenses. Kqual, if not greater in importance, is the necessity of an adequate warning signal, one that roller skating children will always hear and obey in time. The law should compel the proper use of such a signal." A Real Hero. "Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, the endurance and the courage of my comuanions wln'cn would have stirred the heart of every English man. These lough notes and our dead bodies must tell the tale. But surely, surely, a great and rich country like ours will see that those who are dependent upon us arc properly provided for." These were the closing words of he larcwell message of Captain Robert F. Scott. Thus did the nota ble liritish officer pay tribute to his companions who had sacrificed their lives in the search for the pole. The first thought of Scott was his men of those who had been faithful and loyal to hint and to the great project which they had jointly undertaken. 1 le spoke not of the courage of Scott, but of the heroism of his companions. It was not the hope of personal glory or thought of personal gain which in duced him to brave the perils of the polar climate. If was patriotism. It was because of loyalty to the lirit ish nation and because any success which might come as a result of his labors would be considered a na tional triumph Compare the generous sentiments of Scott with the intemperate state ments credited to Commander I Vary. No eulogy was given his compan ions by I Vary. With him it was not a great national triumph. It was a personal victory. I lis com panions were given only casual mention. 1 le insisted that they should be content to bask in the re flected glory of the commanding ollicer. They were mere incidents of the trip the same as the dogs that .aiiieu mm across (lie icy lauds ol the north When his claim as the first dis coverer of the pole was disputed, he assailed the character of his rival. I le was one of the first to call him an imposter. lie could not divide the honor with any human soul even though it happened to be an American citizen. Fll'd.'llld 111 IV IV, -II f.'.'l nr...l ... faptain Scott." America niav well regret t hat I Vary did not possess some ol the same noble traits of character. & ( t t ; ,v EAST KNOX HUTTE NOTES, y ' The Knox Unite ehool will ha e tt ciMen.un:iicni and pie ocial on Satur- - m,uu o, rrnuy, ;i It'irm-IIV aiKUUMK'Vll. x 1 -. I. (,. to entertained Hie Simslii,,,. t"n ele at her home Thiirs.ho- ailcrnooii; onyl thirteen members hc- - i ,r,,ln v," ""'ir inulier iveonsin. :iit. r..,,..r. verv eo M ..the er and a belter ike for tlr.-uon Mr. l'iek Warner recently returned I irom a t'aliioriii.i trip and is ow with i hi il.uighler, Mrs. I.. "ox. Miss tilailys Smith who has been attending m-IiooI at Forest tlrov.. home today on account of illness. Mrs. F. ! Stewarl of llalsev win 'hospital is ituprovinir runidlv .mil uill in in n om'r.iieti t tit .11 t i in- a.!.,.. 1... .'..ii.. - r V ' . , , "? i" ".""'' " llaiscv State hVi l ""' "'"" K. Arnold, a resident of Seio. was transacting business matters UMiiy vesterday allernoou He also attended the trial of the Richardson ease in Jude tiallow.i) s court. OAKVILLE Continued from Thursday. Feb. 13. Monthly, February KHh, wpa a red letter day in the history of Corvallis. ' he carpenter gang on the new bridge went to v.uv at an early hour. Capt. lirown of the for -y boat was .':.v as many of the people of the lit burs were wanting to take the last trip on the old tub and several Linn county tanners drove to the bridge on each side to hear the order to move onto the bridge. The f!rt v;:g'ii iro.u the west com-t.-iiiied John licueh ami Geo. Smith, count;- e- 'i: ' wioiKT of Benton coun y. a u. i tiie first team from Linn county r. that of Charles Bench. The city people- were well represent ed by the small k'ds of all sizes from three years old to the men and wo men of 80. Among the men with smiling faces we met on the streets of Corvallis were Mr. V. E. Smith of the Re publican. He was awfully busy and lias a large force of hands all of whom were busy too. Mr. Dubruille was running the lino type, and Miss Ina Chcsley was taking notes from the telephone. The iK'xt place we called at was the large department store of Walter Kline and found him and his 28 clerks all busy. Mr. Kline had his coat off. The next place was the drug store on the corner of Jefferson and Sec ond. Mr. Ilartsock was awfully busy mixing pills, but was well pleased to note the new bridge is completed, but the boy scouts were all out on the bridge so the shooting holes in the ohl ferry will be postponed till some future time. Capl;.in Ilrown is now cmploj'cd on the bridge to turn the span when the steamboats go through, and he is sup posed to walk back and forth through the bridge with every team to show the driver how fast to drive on the iiciv structure. LITTLE ROSE BUD. see S COURT HOUSE NOTES. 5 Warranty Deeds. (ennie C. Amlersun to Clara I'olme. Amiust 111 l'HZ l.ol in lib.rk 1 in Rose .-ulilbiiiM to Albany. 5500.00. J. II. tlilkins ami wile to l'Yedvrick A. Krvre. live. Hi, ltj. 1 Z acres in Tp. 1-'. S. K. 3 ami 4 west. SI0.00. Gilbert A. Jiiliesini ami wile to' iiieliaril Slaabluine. Dee. 20, 1912. ! ..1 in seeli.in 14, Tp. 9, S. R. 1 east. $10.00. tie... V. Harris ami wile to A. T. Powell el al. l.-.u. 15, 1913. 193.25 ....res in Tp. II, S. R. 1 west. $6,000. M. I.. Seils am! wife to Kid'c Tor tura. Jan. 23, 1913. l.amls in Linn enmity, Oreim. $10.00. Joseph KiKs ami wile to Dan Fish er ami wile. 1'Vb. 5. 1913. Lamls in seeli.in (i. T. 14, S. li. 2 west. $2300. Kverett L. Ib.ver and wife to Geo'. O. Gorilan. Keb. 6. 1913. Lands in claim 44. Tp. 15, S. li. 4 west. $1.00. Stephen l;reerhsen and wife to Al fred S. Krcerkseii and wife. Feb. 12. 1913. 7f.22 acres in claim 60, Tp. 11, S. R. 4 west. $10.00. Stephen Freerksen and wife to Al fred S. l-'reerksen. Feb. 12. 1913. I3H.30 acres in claim 58. Tp. 11. S. R. 4 west. $10.00. Anna Yantis to John A. June 6, 1 91 IS. Lands in Tp. , Millard. 11, S. R. 3 west. S-1I.0O. Quitclaim Deeds. Heirs of James Vincent deceased to John M. Ibdley. Sen. Jan. 6th. 1912. Lands in Tp. 15, $1.1X1. 1 east, 2 east, ami oilier lands. John M. I.ollev Sen. to Amies L. Vincent. March 26. 1)12. 4S0 acres in section 12. Tp. 15. S. R. 1 cast and other lands. $1.00. John M. Ilolley Sen. to' Amies Lou ise Vincent. March 26. 1912. Lands in Tp. 15. I easl; 9. 4 east, and other lands. $1.00. John M. Ilolley Sen. to Cordelia Sevmour. March 26. 1912. Lands in 15. 1 east and 9. 4 east. $1.00. Central I li ee,.m ei Pacific liv. to Much L. Moiihromerv. lune l,'l90. liicjit-ot'.way. $1.1X1. Central lircKnti ei Pacific liv. to I'veliue J. Monn-oinerv. Imie l."l91(). liiuht-ol' way. $1.(XI. I.vman V. Pi.nierov and wife to A. I . Powell et al. Feb. 6. Pll.t. I -mils ! m Tp. 11 li. 1 west. $1.00. '.. I lover ami wife to Geo. i Everett E. : X (iiirhani. ! claim 4-1. 15. I eh. 6, !'M3. Lands in 4 w est. $1.1X1. Patent. I mlcd Stales I,. Flias Lands in section 14, 1 ca-i. C'liled Slates to Win. 1. Morley. Bridge- I. inner. Amjust I. 1873 Lamls section 10. 1!. 1 west. InO acre Administrator's Deed. II. 11. 1 1 c w i 1 1 Amies L. Vine 1913. Lauds in R. 2 east. s administratrix t et al. Jan. etion M Tp. 15. vSi?; (is : News RririnniniT TH. tT-J T ! I.V.-, t t n " ikn inn iicnu is, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 14. DO YOU LIKE DUCK? CALL 539 PARTY J I Walter M. Parker returned this af j (crimen from a three d.ws' duck hunt in the vicinity of Crav station. The number o'i birds killed is not Riven for publication, but it is a safe bet ilhat all of his friends will be well ; provided for. Mr. Parker has limited each friend lo two birds and requests , those who have not received any to , call him al the store or at his resi lience this rvenim: His house mim j her is Hell phone 5.W party J. HP inno n.io FIRST AUTO PLOW IN VALLEY Modern Piece of Machinery Is Unloaded Here Today for J.C. Tammen,the Owner. That Ltnn county farmers arc pro gressive and keeping alnea.i vith i.L limes was indicated today - h : an auto plow and it ;i n dour t .!:;. wii:. too was unloaded at tin Si:;t'u-r:i Pacific freight depot at th s c?ly it.v J. C. Tamme:, a prorjjen ::s fr-r i'-j-residing about seven miles so:;t?!--ve.st of Albany who will nse this mo-t-rn and up-to-date invention in breaking the ground on his big farm. The plow which was sent to Albany on a flat car, attracted much atten tion at the depot this morning. The plow resembles an automobile in many respects, having a steering wheel, brakes, gears, and other bits of mech anism similar to the modern motor car. The plow weighs several tons and is equipped with a seat for the driver. There are six wheels on the plow, a guide wheel in front and one in the rear, one large wide one on each side and in the center, and two extra wheels which can be easily attached. The engine is 40 II. P. but can dc elup more than this. The plow is the Hackney Auto Plow and undoubt edlv cost several thousand dollars. The u ii i j lie and modern piece of machinery is probably the first auto plow to be placed in use in this part of the state and promises to even tually take the place of the horse plows altogether. prominent um mm Henry Koefer, Who Passed Away on Wednesday Is Laid to Rest at Millersburg. Henry Frederic Conrad I loefer, a prominent and highly respected farm er residing 10 miles i'mm Alban died on Wednesday. Feb. 12, 1913. of pneu monia at the age ol "U years, leaving to mourn his death a wile, five daugh ters, and three sons. The daughters are M:rs. Ocorge Conner, Mrs. Joseph Conner and Mrs. Lizzie Gray of Syracusc'preeinct and Mrs. Wult'cmeyrr f Salem, and the sons are Will Uoet'er of Salem and Fred R. and Henry Hoefer of Syra cuse. The funeral services will be held today with interment at the Millers burg cemetery. The deceased was a member of the' Reform Lutheran church and was bom in 1S-J2. EUGENE AND SALEM ELKS WILL COME HERE Have Accepted an Invitation from Local Order for Banquet Thursday Night. One of the largest lodge meetings ever held in this city is planned for the night of Thursday. February 20th when the Elks Lodge of this city will entertain the members of the Salem aud Eugene lodges at the Elks tem ple. A committee on a program has been appointed and a social session will be followed by an elaborate banquet. The invitation has already been communicated to' the Eugene and Sa lem lodges and the members have signified their intention of being present on that date. Several weeks auo the Albany lodgemen were guests of the Salem lodge and have heretofore accepted the hospitality of the lodge at Eu gene. ROYAL NEIGHBORS WILL HOLD A BOX SOCIAL An event of more than usual inter est to the members of the Royal Neighbors lodge ot" this city will 'be a io -.h'ku men win ne hell at the usiki! place of meeting next Wed !; night. The members of the committee having charge of the work are making elaborate preparations for the event and a large attendance is anticipated. K. R lllllltl. of Pi-trtl in. I (n-iIin.T height agent tor the Southern Pacific eomnanv arrived in Albany last even- ill kJ and is looking atter business mat- , JEWELRY SALESMAN ILL AT HIS ROOMS AT ST. FRANCIS I-. J. Schade, a well known jewelry lrummer traveling for a San Francisco house, has been confined lo his room at the Si. Francis hotel in this city for several days with illness. He arrived in Albany 1 uesdav and was taken ill that evening anil has since been unable to continue on his Way to other parts of the Northwest. Mr. Schade's father. J. P. Schade. a well known retail jeweler of Portland, accompanied by his daughter. .Miss Francis Schade. visited the sick man at the St. Francis last evening. Mr. Schade returned today but Miss Schade remained to look after her brother for a few days. nni i rnr rnrpnpsni uirn uullluc rncon men wtu AFTER SHORT ROMANCE Thos. E. Cornwall of Eandon WedsSue Frenchof Corvallis; in Albany Today. ..,, Agricultural College, Cor !;.. :)r.. Veb. 13. A college ro ; lf.'e -i short duration culminated :-; a :,f TAon at 3 o'clock in the wed- - :" f ..o members of the freshman :.t tk Oregon Agricultural Col li .n Miss Sue French, daughter , -t . '.:. It. L. 1-rench. ot Lorvallis, !e :!mc the wife of Thomas Eugene ; ' r ;L!, of Pandon. M r. inrnwall, who' has charge of Mit't t1: ii. a dormitory for men. af : tf-r having completed the work of the first s.-mcster with high marks, failed to register for the present semester, 1 Tt Fretuh attended her classes (:;s :;:".:,.! yesterday, and the immediate . friends of the couple were not advised of their nuptial plans until today, just i before the wedding. The ceremony was read by Dr. J. R. X. I: ell. pastor of the local Presby terian church, in the presence of the bride's family and a-few close friends bride and Stewart L. Wooden, of Eliz abeth, N. J., acted as best man. Thomas Eugene Cornwall of Ban dun and his blushing bride whom he married yesterday afternoon in Cor vallis, arrived in Albany last evening, and are spending their honeymoon in the Hub City, having taken ii suite of rooms at the St. Francis. Both Corn wall and his bride who was formerly Miss Sue French of Corvallis, are pop ular fre-hmen at the Oregon Agricul tural College. LAMP POST AND MAIL BOX CIGAR TRAYS FOR NEW HOTEL Unique Devicesto Adorn Tables of New Hammel for Use of Gentlemen Diners. Among the many handosme and at tractive pieces of silver w a re f o r u s e in the dining room of the new Hotel Hammel are the unique cigar lighters and ash trays, one of which will oc cupy a place on every table, for the use of gentlemen diners. These sets represent a lamp post such as were found on the streets of nearly every village and town during the early days, while attached to the lamp post is a small' mail box which is provided with a device for clipping off ends of cigars. The lamp is used for lighting the cigar while the tray attached to the bottom is for the ashes. THE NEWSPAPER MEN WILL INVAOE THIS CITY Willamette Valley DistrictPress Association Will Convene Here Tomorrow. With Eric V. Allen, dean of the department of journalism of the Uni versity of Oregon as the principal sneaker, the second meeting of the Willamette Valley District Press As sociation will convene in this city to morrow afternoon. A business session will be held at the Commercial Club rooms in the af ternoon and an open meeting will be held at the same place in the evening. I real members of the Retail Mer chants association have been invited to attend the evening session and a cafeteria lunch will be served in con nection with t he program. In addition to Eric W. Allen. Mrs. Edith Tozier Weatherred aud C. C. Chapman of Portland have promised to lie present. The meeting will be 'ailed to order by Frank Jenkins of Eugene who is president of the dis trict association. .? S 5 Si $ ;! (? $) 51 ; V PERSONAL MENTION. ; ! 6 c?.1 v ( j O. A. Klake, a well known farmer licsidmir near t'orvallis. passed 'hr.ni.ch Albany tliis afternoon, en : route home from Portland where he ! has been visiting relatives. 1 I.' w ,.r (- in. i , luuiie this morning after transacting! I business in Albany yesterday. While . here he was a guest at the Van Dran. j Prof. F. G. Franklin, of Albany College. went to Silem tliis afternoon land President Crooks and Prof. Sharp win go tins evening, to attend the an nual convention of the Independent Colleges of Oregon tonight. Prof. Franklin is secretary. Among the speakers will be Governor West, Sup erintendent Alderman and President CrooVs, besides other prominent edu cators. Fred Jones. John F. Leffler and J. A. Wallace, well known residents of Scio, were ill Albany yesterday attend ing the trial of the case of T. A. Rich ardson et al vs. the city of Scio. W. A. F.wing. a prominent resident and cashier of the bank at Seio. was in Albany yesterday afternoon looking after business matters and attending the Richardson case in Judge Gollo way's court. Herman Shallenberger, U. S. col lector of the internal revenue, arrived in Albany last evening and is looking after business matters here today. Mrs. Grant Pirtlc left last evening for Lebanon where she will spend a few days visiting friends. OW.BLILL MONDAY Will Bs Host t9 Past Masters of St. Johns Lodge No 17, A.F. & A. M. of Albany. BANQUET WILL BE SERVED ATST. FRANCIS GRILLAT6:30 The Invititations Include Many Prominent Men from Various Parts of Northwest. David P. Mason of this city, past Kr.'tiul master of the Masonic lodge of Orectu'n, will he host to twenty-five or thirty past masters of St. John'? I. od-i- Xn. 17, A. 1". & A. M. of this city at a hanqnet which will he given at !5:30 o'clock next Monday evening in the grill of t he St. -I-'rancis hotel. Invitations fr the banquet were sent out yesterday hy C. II. Wieder, the present worshipful master of St. John's lodge. The banquet premises to be one of the leading events of t lie winter in Albany and Lant.iord Vestbrool of the St. i-'raneis is now making prepa rations for the entertainment of tiie distinguished Masons who will be mcsls of David P. Mason on Monday evening. lllue will predominate in the color scheme to be used in the decorations for tin- banquet tables aud many beau tiful floral pieces will occupy places on the festhc board. Invitations to the banquet were is sued to the following oast masters: Walter R. ISilveu. I.. C. Marshall, A. W. Ito.versox. William R. Hilveu. George E. Sanders, Dr. W. R. Shinn, Thomas J. Uutler. Clyde C. Rryant. Owen lieam. E. D. Cusiek. Edward Washburn, K. K. Ohling, Georire Tav lor. E. L. Wieder. I. S. Van Winkle, Curtis 1',. Winn. J. R. Hulbert. Dr. W. II. Davis. William l-'ortmiller. Roekey E. Mason. !'. M. Rcdticld. J. K. Wea therford and C. H. Wieder of Albany. The following distinguished past masters of the local lodge who reside in other parts of the Xorihwest are also included "in the invitation list: Hon. George E. Chamberlain of Poi t land, United S:ates senator from Ore gon; lion. C. E. Wolvcrton of Port land, judge of the federal court; Hon. J;. P. Galbraith of lilaine, Wash., L'niteil Stales inspector of immigra tion; J. Puss Wyatt of Portland,' cx deputy V. S. attorney; George A. Westgate of Portland, surveyor-general of Oregon: Hon. George Humph rey of Portland, veteran bailiff of the federal court: Hon. Frank J. Miller, of Salem, state railroad commissioner; E. W. I.angdou of Portland, ex-president of the First National bank of this city; William 1!. Ilarr of Poitland; Elvin S. Crutch field of North Yakima. Washington; anil Harry L. YValden of Eureka, Califo'rnia. A large delegation of the members ot St. John's Lodge of this citv will go to Harrisburg tomorrow evening where they will confer the Master Mason's degree on one of the mem bers of the Harrisburg lodge. NEW CLOTHES CLEANING AND PRESSING PARLORS OPEN J. V. Dnoley who h;is been em ployed :it the St. Fr.nicis hotel in this city for sevenil months, has opened up a clothes cleaning' ;uid pressing establishment at 316 West Second street, next door to the Crest con fectionery. Donley is experienced in this line of work ami guarantees all work, both ladies' and gentlemen's, lie will call for and deliver all cioth inh. 11,'s new place will he known as the Nonpareil Pressing Tarlors. Mrs. lien Kirk of this city has been ill at her home on Fourth street for several days with typhoid fever. She became iil on Monday and has been confined to her home since that time. Her many friends hope to hear of her early recovery. This is the birthday of Dr. D. I.. Foster of this city. "Doc." wouldn't tell his age and although it is safe to predicts that he is Hearing sixty, he don't look it and is grto'd for many .... oiijo.iiuiaiions, ur. C. C. Wade, a prominent resident and city recorder of Scio. was in Al bany yesterday looking after business matters and attending the trial of the case against the city of Scio which is now progressing in Judge Galloway's court. P- Pcery. well known druggist ot Scio. was in Albany yesterday look ing after business matters and attend ing the trial of the case against the citv of Scio w hich w as heard in Judge Galloway's court. R. -M. Cain of Scio returned home tins nlorning after spending yester day in Albany where he was called as a witness in the case of T. A Rich ardson vs. the city of Scio. J. A. Howard, the real estate dealer went to Portland this afternoon. Knute M. Hagstead. H. A Zcller B. Schiemann. and W. Rook, compose a party from Santa Cruz California who arc visiting in Albany. They are stopping at the Van Dran. J. C. Gallagher, manager of Ejlers piano house at this city, left this morning on a business trip to Leba non He reports the piano business good.