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VOL. XLVIII.
ALBANY, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1913
NO. S3.
SEEKERS ARRIVE
Delegation of Four Represents
10,000 Canadians Who Would
Locate in This4 Valley.
IMPRESSED WITH ALBANY
AND FARMING COUNTRY
Members of the Party Are the
Guests of E. D. Cusick
This Afternoon.
The four emissaries of the 10,000
Canadians, who will locate in the Wil
lamette valley providing conditions are
favorable, were in the city today for
the purpose o'f conducting an investi
gation as to the conditions in this
section of the valley.
They spent three hours this morn
ing at the Commercial club, consult
ing with Manager Stewart and1 collect
ing data with reference to the general
resources of Linn county and as to the
prices of land. Manager Stewart sup
plied them with literature covering
practically every phase of the agri
cultural and weather conditions of
the county.
One of the members of. the party
expressed himself as very much
pleased with the display at the Com
mercial club and stated that they
had gotten more genuine information
here than at any other place they had
visited thus far. Several photographs
of the exhibits were taken.
This afternoon they were taken on a
sight-seeing tour of the county by Ed
Ci'sick in his automobile. The trip
will co'ver the main territory south
west of here and the party is expected
to return sometime between 4 and 5
o'clock. Upon their arrival the party
will be met at the Commercial club
by a delegation of leading business
men of the city and1 a general recep
tion will be tendered them.
The party of Canadians arrived in
Portland about three days ago and
Spent Saturday in Salem, going to
Corvallis yesterday where they spent
the day. They arrived in this city this
morning from Corvallis and tonight
will leave for Eugene.
Upon the decision of these gentle
men with regard to the conditions of
the Willamette valley rests the chance
of the valley receiving an increased
population of fully 10,000 people
through one single exodus of farmers
from Canada alone, in the next year or
two.
The members of the party are four
well-to-do land owners of Saskatch
wan Province and are conducting a
quiet investigation o'f the Willamette
valley as the representatives of more
than 3500 Canadian farmers who are
desirous of joining one vast immigra
tive movement to Oregon.
In case the delegates now in this
state find that the prices of lands in
the territory tributary to Portland
markets arc reasonable, that the trans
portation facilities are adequate and
that the markets are of easy access,
this unprecedented horde of new set
tlers will make arrangements to dis
pose of their Canadian lands and come
to Oregon as soon as possible.
The four delegates are being con
ducted through the Willamette valley
by W. H. Jenkins, .traveling passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, and
will gather their data upon which to
base their recommendations from the
sections tributary to Albany. Salem,
Eugene, Corvallis, Rosebttrg and
Grants Pass.
CHILDREN ATTEND MOTHERS
88 BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY
Three daughters and two sons at
tended the 88th birthday anniversary
of Mrs. Hogan, at her home in Junc
tion City yesterday and the occassion
was a reunion of the immediate fam
ily of the aged lady. She proved to
be an affable hostess to her grown-up
offsprings and graciously accepted the
part of being the honor guest of the
party, which was a complete surprise
to her.
Though the aged lady has lived
more than her alloted three score and
ten years, she is at present enjoying
the best of health and happiness. She
is the mother of W. H. Hogan of this
city, and M. D. Hogan of Indepen
dence. D. W. Merrill, the timber man, left
this morning on a trip ten or twelve
miles beyond Detroit to showa tim
ber property.
Arthur Garrett, who has been up in
Idaho several years mining, is home
for a visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. V. F. Garrett.
A. L. Shreve, a prominent Stayton
business man, was in the city today.
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MONDAY, APRIL 28.
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NO BASEBALL GAME HERE
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON; RAIN
Hordes of Peevish Fans Was
the Result; Manager Senders
Out of City.
Drenching showers during the fore-!
part of the day, heralding unfavorable ;
baseball weather, caused Manager
Senders to cancel the game scheduled
to take place here yesterday afternoon
between the local team and the Mount
Angel aggregation. The game was
cancelled over the telephone and the
Mount Angel bunch was intercepted
just prior to departing from their
home for this city.
Sore disappointment reigned su
preme among the local fans all yester
day afternoon and everybody was
peevish and touchy. For fear that
seme pent up wrath might be centered
upon him, it is understood this morn
ing, that Manager Senders had left
the city for a day's business trip. This
fact was confirmed at Al's place of
business but the secret of his destina
tion could not be learned.
Every little detail was cocked an-.!
primed for the contest and the mem
bers of the local team were confident
that they would walk away with the
Angels, and they experienced no less
disappointment than did the hordes
of fans.
J. R. DAVIES SUCCUMBED
TO STROKE OF PARALYSIS
Linn County Pioneer Was a
Brave Soldier and True Com
rade During Civil War.
J. R. Davies, a well known merch
ant of Shedd, succumbed to a stroke
of paralysis Saturday afternoon at 1
o'clock at his home at that place.
The deceased -was an early pioneer
of Linn county and has been a resi
dent of Shedd for many years where
he has continually engaged in the
mercantile business. He came to the
Willamette valley from Illinois, his
birth state, where in May 1864 he
entered the service of the United
States as a soldier in Company It, 138,
Illinois Infantry and received his dis
charge at the close of the Civil war.
He wa sa member o'f McPherson
post No. 5, G. A. R. of this city. The
deceased was in active service, con
tinually during the war and to quote
from a friend: "He was a brave sol
dier, a true conirad and an honest, up
right man."
The funeral services will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
home of the deceased in Shedd. It
has. not been definitely decided wheth
er the local post of the G. A. R. will
conduct the services.
200 CHICKS BORNEO WHEN -BROODER
CAUGHT FIRE
While she was away yesterday eve
ning St church, Mrs. J. A. Willard, a
resident of Geary street in the cast
end, lost 200 little chickens which she
had raised, three or four weeks old,
which were burned to death when a
brooder "In which they were confined
was destroyed by fire.
It is believed that the brooder
caught fire through some defect in the
heating Ianip.
S
V PERSONAL MENTION.
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Bom To Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Pea
cock, of North Albany, yesterday eve
ning, a baby boy.
Mrs. VVallace Howe Lee, of Taco
ma, wife of the dean of Whitworth
College, spent Sunday in Albany on
a visit with her brothers, Will and
rred 1-ortmiller. Mrs. Lee. who re
sided in Albany for about twenty-five
years, leaving here when Albany turn
ed over a new leaf, six or seven years
ago, sees a wonderful improvement
here. She was particularly pleased
with her former home church, the new
rresDytcrian editice.
Mark Woodruff, publicity man for
the P. E. & E.. wss in the city yester
day. He keeps the new system before
the people in a live manner.
George M. Post, the Salem archi
tect, has been in the city looking af
ter the new .Meyer block.
Chas. South, the violinist, returned
to Lebanon this morning after his
Albany engagement. He has not yet
decided where he will locate, but ex
pects to make the violin bis business,
teaching and concerning, probably
taking some one of the. larger cities
for headquarters.
W. H. Hogan Saturday evening re
turned from Junction City, where he
had been to spend Saturday with his
aged mother. That was the eighty
eighth anniversary of her birth, one
worthy of remembrance. Mrs. Ho.in
continues to be very active, walking
several blocks without effort.
Tim Wandel left this rnorning for
points north after spending Sundny
with Albany friend, while Mrs. Wan
del, who has also been here, went to
Eugene for a visit.
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hulli ira mw
OF BAD ACCIDENT
Lying at St. Mary's Hospital
in Critical Condition As Re
sult of Runaway.
TEAM IS FRIGHTENED
AT A COVERED WAGON
Chin Is Broken in Two Plages
and Skull Is Fractured;
Condition Serious.
William Neely, an aged resident of
this city residing at Ninth and Cala
pooia streets, is lying in St. Mary's
hospital this afternoon in a critical
condition with a fractured skull and
a broken chin, as the victim of a run
away accident which happened this
afternoon at 12:30 o'clock.
There was no eye witness to the
accident as far as can be learned but
it appears that Mr. Neely was on his
way home when a young team which
he was driving along caiapoota street
became frightened at an approaching
covered wagon and dashed up the
street. Mr. Neelv struggled desper
ately to gain control of the spirited
team but in vain and the wagon was
hurled against a tree. The driver
was thrown to the ground and when
found bv a nasserbv was unconscious.
The injured man was hurried to St.
Mary s hospital where an examination
developed the fact that his chin was
broken in two places and that the
internal base of the skull had been
fractured.
Physicians entertain but little hope
for his recovery.
SOFT. JACKSON TOURS
SOUTHERN PART OF COUNTY
In Interest of Industrial School
Fairand County Educa
tional Contest.
County School Superintendent Jack
son in company with Joseph Benncr,
a county school supervisor of Leb
anon, left this morning for an extend
ed visit to the different schools of
the south portion of the county in
the interest of the Industrial School
Fair o be held at the Linn county
fair at Scio, September 24, 25 and 26.
According to the plan, the fair this
year is to be made bigger and grander
than ever before and it is Tor the
purpose of instilling interest among
the students of the different schools
relative to the carrying out of this
plan that Mr. Jackson and Mr. Ben
ner arc making the trip. They will
probably be gone about three days.
During the trip the gentlemen will
inciclently speak in (he interest of the
educational contest which was "recent
ly inaugurated.
ALBANY 1. 0. 0. F. PUT ON
DEGREE WORK AT CORVALLIS
Ceremony Exemplified by the
Albany Team Was Presented
with Success and Credit.
liar mini Lodge No. 7, I. O. O. F.(
of Corvallis, entertained 75 visitors
Saturday night, fraternal friends com
ing from Albany, Alpine, Philomath
Alsea, Kings Valley and Monroe, to
enjoy first degree work under the new
ritual, given hy an Albany team.
Among the visitors were three past
grand masters of the state organiza
tion and others high in the ranks.
Following the serious work of the ev
ening, the hours were devoted to jolli
ty and a banquet served by the Ke
bekahs. The Albany contingent num
bered 30 and went to Corvallis in an
auto truck. It is said that the degree
work as exemplified by the Albany
team has never been presented with
such success in this section of the
country.
Hon and Mr. !.. G. Lewclting
Epent Sunday with her folks out at
Tangent.
V. H. Jeti' ins, S. P. Passenger
agent, spent last night in Albany.
R. A. Moore, of Monroe, was here
today.
A S. Nicol went up the C. & E. again
this morning. He reports a good
business up that prosperous way.
Walter Gaunt, o'f Eugene, is reg
istcred at the St. Francis.
Mr. and Mrs, H. C. Barr. well
J known Eugene people, were in the
city toftay on their way home trom a
Newport outing.
Editor and Mrs. G. W. Humphrey,
of Jefferson, were in the city this afternoon.
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THE WORLD
BY WORD-AIR ROUTE
Dr. Plpin Has invented a Wire
lesd Contrivance That May
Make This Possible.
Philadelphia, April 20. An an
nouncement 01 vital interest to. the
world pf electrical science was made
at the tnccting of the American Philo
sophical Society this afternoon. Dr.
Michae I. Pupin, Columbia Univer
sity, tlie inventor of the Puoin coil.
a device which greatly influenced the
advance ot the telephone, said that
he had (made a machine which would
strengthen the waves of wireless mes
sages ajnd thereby facilitate long dis
tance communication. It was the first
news of his discovery given to the
public. I
Dr. Pupin said that in his experi
ments pe had found a variety of tech
nical reasons for the restriction of
distances in wireless transmission.
Principal among them was the ab
sorbing qualities of the atmosphere.
Although he designed the appliance
with a definite view to increase the
efficiency of wireless telegraphy, he
thought it might be used in other
directions. :
At the conclusion of his address a
discussion followed, in which several
scientists expressed the belief that the
invention would revolutionize wireless
age transmission. Dr. Elihu Thomp
son, in charge of the General Electric
Company's plant at Lynn, Mass.,
thought it meant the possibility of
sending messages completely around
the globe in the near future.
Gafield Bilycu went to Salem this
morning.
Ben Clclen and Walt Stuart on their
fishing trip in the Coast Range near
Mary's Peak caught forty-one and
forty-two trous respectively, l'ishing
was good.
John Rerry left this morning for
the future metropolis of the foot hills.
Foster, according to Mr. Berry's pre
dictions. Already that place is put
ting on progressive airs, with several
new business houses in prospect.
FARMERS UNION HELD
GOOD MEETING SATURDAY
T. A. Logston Was Principal
Speaker; Ten New Members
Taken into Union.
Mr. T. A. Logston, of Corvallis,
was the principal speaker at a meeting
of the recently organized local order
of the Farmers Union which convened
at Buzzard's hall Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with a large number of
hical farpiers and their wives present.
Mt. Logston urged the farmers to co
operate and pmd a splendid tribute
to the work being done by similar
unions throughout the country. He
recommended the order as a splendid
association for the membership of
representative citizen farmers.
There were over fifty present and
after the meeting was completed with
several talks by leading members and
general routine business transacted,
ten new members were taken into
the union.
BRIDGE CARPENTER MEETS
WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Thomas Tracy Falls Thirty-Five
Feet From the C. & E.
Railroad Bridge.
Thomas Tracy, a bridge car
penter, is lying in St. Mary's
hospital today suffering from a
few cuts and bruises as a result
of a fall of 35 feet from the C.
& E. railroad trestle spanning
the river at Kaliroad street.
The accident happened Sat
urday evening as the man was
endeavoring to descend a flight
of stairs, which leads from the
trestle into the street.
He caught his heel on the top
step as he was in the act of go
ing down which caused him to
lunge forward, falling on (he
hard ground directly beneath the
stairs and was rendered uncon
scious. He was later found by
the bridge tender who sent in a
1 call for the ambulance and the in
' jured man was hurried to St.
1 .Mary's hospital where he was at
' tended.
D. O. Woodworth has been at the
Bay a couple of weeks recuperating.
While there he ha gained fourteen
pound and is feeling fine. He ar
rived home this morning.
C. H. Burggraf went to Eugene this
noon for an outing at Newport.
City Attorney L. L. Swan went to
Eugene this afternoon on legal business.
EUGENE WILL CELEBRATE
COMPLETION OF P. E. & E.
Track Laying of New Railroad
Has Been Rapidly Progress
ing to That City.
Some fitting commemoration of the
linking of Eugene and Corvallis by
the Portland, Eugene & Eastern rails
is being planned by prominent mem
bers of the Eugene Commercial club.
Hut little remains to be done before
the last rails arc laid, and another
week or ten days should sec the iron
band complete.
This celebration, it, is understood,
in no way is to interfere with the dem
onstration which is being planned
when the P., E. & E. is complete and
the electric trains arc running from
Portland through to Eugene.
Track-laying on the Eugene-Monroe
section of the P., E. & E. is nearly
completed, there remaining only the
removal of a small amount of rock
from the cut south of Monroe, and
the laying of rails through. A steam
shovel is expected any day to go to the
front from the Eugene end to com
plete the excavation.
COUNTY COURT GRANTS A
PERMIT TO ERECT BUILDING
Construction Work on New Uhl
BlocK, Second and Lyon
Streets Will Proceed.
By the fact that the lot near the
corner o'f Second and Lyon streets
was part of the estate of the late C.
Sullivan upon which the erection of a
building has been projected by Mrs.
Margie S. Uhl, formerly Mrs. Sullivan
who came in the possession of the
property by the terms of her hus
hand's will, it became necessary to
get the sanction of the county court
before the building could be erected
as the property is involved in litiga
tion in the state supreme court and
the circuit court of Benton county.
The cases at the present time are
pending and it appearing to the county
court that it will be some time before
they are settled, an order wjs issued
this morning granting Mrs. "OhTfhff
permission of erecting the building
at a cost of $2500. The dimensions
of the building will be 26 x 60. The
contract has been awarded to R. D.
Snell and construction work will pro
ceed immediately.
The building is to be constructed
one story high of light pressed brick
and will contain one large store room.
Its monthly rent has been fixed by
the county court at from $60 to $;.
MARYA.C00LIDGE APPOINTED
ADMINISTRATRIX OF ESTATE
County Judge Bruce McKnight
granted the petition of Mary A. Cool
idge, the widow of the late Charles
A. Coolidge, for the appointment as
administratrix of the estate of the de
ceased this morning.
The estate consists of real property
o'f the value of $365.
(5 COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Warranty Deed
Alberta Frock & Henry to Walter
A. Goss & Albert S. April 15, 1913.
Lands in sec. 16, tp. 12, S. R. 1 W.
$22000.
C. II. McFarland et al to R. F.
Montgomery and wife Oct. 5, 1912.
Lands in sec. 16, tp. 13, S. R. 3 West.
$10.
S. J. Abbott and husband to James
B. Abbott Dec. 14, 1906. Lands in
see. 18. tp. 10 S. R. 1 West. $5.00.
Hannah B. Wright and ,J. W. to
O. M. Thompson and L. E. April 22,
1913. Lands in sec. 20, tp. 13, S. R.
3 West. $1.00.
Patent .
United States to James A. Witt
Mch. 22, 1913. 80 acres in sec. 32, tp.
14, S. R. I West.
Marriage License
Maurice S. Allen, age 25, of Rose
burg and Beatrice E. Devancy, age
22, of Scio.
Probate
In the matter o'f the estate of Chas.
A. Conlidgc, deceased. Petition for
appointment of administratrix.
In the matter of the estate of Chas.
i A. Coolidge, deceased. Inventory and
appraisement.
In the matter of the estate of C.
Sullivan, deceased, Petition to enter
into grant to erect building. Granted.
Frank Bryant will leave tonight for
IHorcnce, Ore., where he is going (o
accept a position in the furniture store
of N. D. Pratt. Mr. Pratt was for
merly in the furniture business in this
city and recently left here to estab
lish his business at Florenrc.
Jack Morrison, of Eugene, visited
with friends in this city yesterday.
SPLENDID CONTEST
FOR THE STUDENTS
An Instructive Fete Has Been
Planned for All Pupils of
County Schools.
SPLENDID PRIZE WILL BE
OFFERED TO WINNERS
The Contestants Are to Write
Compositions on Topics of
Present Time.
All boys and girls attending both
public and private schools from the
fifth to the eighth grade inclusive,
of Linn county arc invited to enter an
educational contest, the arrangements
of which have just been completed
by County School Superintendent
Jackson.
Five interesting and instructive
questions will he submitted to the
school children, embodying current
topics and existing circumstances and
prizes will be awarded . to those who
render the best answers condition
ally of the five questions, which are
"What officers compose the presi
dent's cabinet?" What is meant by
copyright?" "Name all the uses you
can for electricity?" "How will the
Panama canal help the Pacific coast?"
"What country would like best to visit
and why?" Contestants arc at liberty
to consult any person or book desired,
but the .answers to the questions
should be composed and written by
each pupil, in his own way and hand
writing. They are instructed to do
their best and to send in the apswers
one week after they receive the ques
tions. All nnswers will be marked on the
basis o'f 100 per cent.
i he answer to each question will be
marked and graded by judges accord
ing to originality of thought, correct
ness of answer, penmanship, spelling
and composition, and the total number
of words answering all of the ques
tions should not exceed 200. Brevity,
accuracy and originality will be con
sidered the most important.
Students who have failed to receive
a copy of the' questions may obtain
them by calling or writing to Mr.
Jackson or to Foshay & Mason or
Blackburn and Underwood, druggists,
of Lebanon, The answers should be
sent to Mr. Jackson, with the con
testant's full name and school address
signed to the paper. Mr. Jackson
points out the fact that much knowl
edge could be gained in a contest of
this sort by the participants and that
this is the primary reason that the
contest was inatmurated.
. Each pupil entering the contest
stands an equal chance with every
other one, as all pupils of each grade
will be grouped in a class by them
selves. ,
The prizes to be offered in this
contest are first: $120 Encyclopedia
and dictionary, second $25 in gold di
vided into five parts and the third
is of a valuable book of knowledge.
A special prize will be awarded to
the teacher whose pupils send in the
largest percentage of answers to the
questions.
In order that absolute fairness may
be assured to each contestant in
awarding the prizes, the following
well known men of the county will
act as judges: Lloyd A. Marquam,
principal of the high school, Albany;
L. L. Swan, attorney at law, Albany;
W. L. Marks, county clerk, Albany.
LEBANON MOHAIR POOL WAS
SOLD SATURDAY FOR 33 CENTS
The Lcbanon-Sodavillc mohair pool
was bid in Saturday by A. M. Reeves
of that city at 33 cents per pound. Mr.
Reeves is agent for Theodore Bcen
heim & Co. of Portland. There were
about 6000 fleeces in the pool and
it is estimated there will be about
25.000 pounds of mohair. This makes
five consecutive years this firm has
bought the Lebanon pool.
MILK STREWN OVER STREET
WHEN DIARY TEAM RUNAWAY
Milk and broken bottle were
strewn over the street and sidewalk
near tlic corner of Third and Thurs
ton streets early Sunday morning
when a team attached to one of the
Jersey dairy vikiiiii took fright at
a passing automobile and dashed into'
the rurb before the driver had time
to intercept them after delivering a
bottle of milk.
However, the team was slopped he
fore other damage was done and the
wagon proceeded on its way.
afterthe hiss of some time and several
gallons of tnitk.
Mrs. W. R. Chance who was recent
ly operated on at St. Mary's hospital
is getting along nicely.