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About The Semi-weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1926 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1913)
RATHER KEEP HOUSE FOR ANOTHER THAN HER HUSBAND F LIBRARY SUBSCRIPTIONS SEVEN DEATHS AND 316 ACCIDENTS DURING MONTH LEBANON WOMAN DOES ALL KINDS Of FIELD WORK E Five of Linn County's Offtcials Have Excelled in VariQu Branches of Sports. COUNTY CLERK MARKS WON CHAMPIONSHIP That Each Won Prominence in Different Athetotics Forms Coincidence. Continued from Saturday, July 26. KxcelliiiK hi various brand. of sports and athletics during their boy hood and early manhood, and later becoming officials of the county, serv ing at tltt same lime, is the case with five of Linn county's officials. That five of the county officers each vin nintf prominence in athletic i and each in a different line forms a most remarkable coincidence. It. was only a short while no that County Clerk Marks captured that state championship as ;i mile runner, a little earlier Sheriff Uodme was a renowned football player, and just prior to this Recorder l-'roman was excelling with the shot (un. Yet a little earlier (.utility Jtul.'ie .Mcknight was widely famed as a lnn-.craccr find breeder ai:d Cumity Treasurer Francis was a noted baseball player, Countv Clerk Willard I.. Marks was a member of the Albany College track team uf I'XU and .).. In tlu Meets of the latter year the local col leije team won the chain pi-ii iu;i of the state, defeating tlie University of Oregon ami the Oregon Agricultural College ami winning th echampiuu ColIi'Ui' and winning the champion ship of tlu'Colh'trnt.' Athlcli- Iv-anu.' n'' Oregon w It i r h was enmpnsed of five of the smaller colleges. Mr. Marks was a distance runner on the cli;im)ionsliip team and in assisting tlie team lo vk-turv won I lie slate championship in ihe mile run. In the Kline year lie broke the half mile rec ord of the colletiiate league. A side from these athletic proclivities Mr, Marks plaveil on Ihe different base ball and basketball teams of this city. Sheriff II. II. rtodiiie has been a fool ball player. I'mir years in the . 'latter 'tis he was a member of ihe O. C. team, beitur honored as raptian for 2 years. In the vear '7 the team nlaveil -'II of the similar auKic fjatious in Washington and Oregon a pot a siiM'le score was made against tlieiti. Sheriff Undine played the position of miard and left a splen did record behind him. lie a Is excelled as a member of i!t? track l-'ini in "Mtfi'Mr tV weights, serving as cantain of this team one year. S' Ho.lM.e !',: ,rnt,l -Medll which he prizes bitrhlv. won by him in the '-nrii'" n"i (rn-l- tn.-M of 1W, h.-l.l jn ''-' 1 1 ii O'.' ni unices of ' the Muh"n'n:t e'nb. fo- de'Val iniT 'ill ivu-l'ii'ia"ts in a 5o pound weight (browning emort. County Kivoptr Crint Kronian H. H, Blough Has Filed Suit for Divorce Against tyif for Desertion. Claiming that his wife after" accept ing a position as housekeeper, would not return to live with him, H. H. Blough has filed suit for divorce against Mabel Blpugh upon the grounds of desertion. The couple were married at North Yakima, on July 4, 1910 There are no children. According to the complaint the plaintiff has always treated the de fendant as a dutiful husband but that sometime after the marriage the de fendant commenced a system'of cruel and inhuman treatment of the plain tiff, including a good cursing at dif ferent times. That the plaintiff se cured a good job at Nachez City, Wash., in the meantime the defendant going to Seattle, engaging in keep ing h on sc for a man and his ch i Id. Upon his sen diner for her, alleges the plaintiff, she refused to come. In 1912 he removed here, making good wages at the carpenter trade, again sending for his wife to come, but she again refused, according to the complaint, informing htm that he could not prop erly support her. T. J. Stites repre sents tltc plaintiff. - George H. Srockwell of Port land Is Victim at Nehalem Bar. CRAFT TURNS ON SIDE AS WAVE HITS BROADSIDE Second Wave Was Fatal; Ef forts to Rescue Struggling Man Foiled. - Subscriptions (or the new library building are due and will be collected next week by members of the library board. In order to have such a build ing as Albany needs it was necessary 10 raise aoout j,vaaj in addition to the $12,500 contributed by Carnegie, and this was nearly done. The money is now needed, and, in fact more. A prompt response will be appreciated by those making the collections. Miss. Esther Leech arrived this noon from Corvallis to spend a oor tion of her vacation at the home of her parents. Rev. and Mrs. D. H. Leech. Miss Leech is the precep tress at Waldo Hall, O. A. C. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Cowles went to Lebanon this noon for an over Sun day visit with friends. Dr. P. A. Lv.-ir, of Silverton, is reg istered at the St. Francis. Seven deaths arid 31$ accidents oc curred in Oregon during June, accord ing to the monthly report of State Labor Commissioner Hoff. The ac cidents are divided as follows: Con struction, 5; electrical. 10; logging, 29: of these 1 fatal; machine shops, foundries, etc., 32; paper mills, 33; railroad construction, 20, 2 fatal; rail road vards, 38; sawmills, 27, 2 fatal; sawmill yards, 18; railroad section, 31; railroad trains, 35; miscellaneous. 33; fatal, 7. D. M. Steenson, of Salem, was a business visitor here yesterday after noon. Mrs. George Dorr went to Newport this noon for an over Sunday visit. Editor Humphrey of the Jefferson Review, arrived in the city this noon on a business errand. This morning's Oregonian contains an interesting article concerning Miss Lola Godwin, of Lebanon, 'as a wo man agricultralist. A picture accom panys the article showing Miss God win driving a mowing machine. Miss Godwin located in Lebanon three years ago, coming from Northern Ne braska. She is capable of doing all kinds of field work and enjoys doing it. Miss Godwin is a school teacher and has been engaged to teach the Griggs school, near Lebanon, during the coming year. Miss Margaret Stewart is visiting with friends in Portland. Mrs. H. J. Kavanaugh is spending a few days at Newport. W. H. Hodes, a laundrymau of Eu gene, transacted business here this morning. Factory May Be Established. Docs Corvallis want to. manufacture the "Scptieo" ealtiijht enn-proof tnilet ? John M. Sweeney, secretary of the Rural Comfort Manufacturing Co., nf Orctfon( capitalized at $100, fHMl. is here, says he wants to make this city headquarters for the manu facturing of this patented article and has received encnuraKcmenl that make it seem possible that a local organization can he per feet ed here and a factory started. Corvallis. Times. Mrs. K. Graham, of Minneapolis, who has been the gue'st of Mrs. Geo. Dorr, went to Kukciic this noon for i t'i'w davs outiii. Are You Going to Build ? Let Us Save You M .neyj on Your Mill Work i has an enviable record as a crack shot j wjth the shotuuii, having pvtlcpated j in the numerous tournaments through out the state in the early 3K n I one occasion in competing in a con- t"it he t we1 u teams representing Sa- lem .ind Albany who were supposed I to he the best shots in Ihe valley. Mr, ''oMiati cattif on I hi','!) man. Each team was composed of eight men Numerous other records attest his anility as a cracK snot, ric nas com neted in virions t-'e touniauif'U m I'orl laud and at other points in the t-ile fml rrsi'i' is the owner o'" several prized trophies. County Judge II nice Me!iight ''v been a horse raiser and breeder. Eor several years during the 80s lie was identified as a turfman, at various fairs nf this section. As a horse rais er and breeder he was rei;::rded a capable expert and as a whole eu jo ved an enviable repnt-'tion : :o authority on live stock. He has hw bv o'd t-ters op the race track at the Mate f;itr mauv seasons. " ' i'ro (I -i v." :iid ludge Me- breeders' stake ri'd w had genuine 1o'rt. Although I did some ricine 1 gave th" l"v;c-'1 "onion of i'v timn to raiding blooded stock. Some of in' horse-; won great r;u-!." Countv Trcurer V. V. ErancN has hem ball p'aver Eor about 6 vears during the 70. Mr. Eranci's was was closely identified with tlie great American game, being connected with various teams throughout this sec t'ou. He recites interesting incident. relative to the game in the early days, when the players with their bare lauds the catcher without a mask and the pitcher throwing the ball un derhanded. As a result of his partici pating in the game. Mr. Francis had his ro-v and one finger broken, but on each occasion he continued through the contest. I Te established an en viable record on the occasion of the championship game between Albany and Salem. July 4, 1876, when he um pired the contest, as an able ha shall judge and a capable authority on the game. "In those days." said Mr. Francis, "we played purely for the s'-o'-f Vo admission was ever charg ed for the game and when we went to a town to engage in a game we were given our duipfr and simper and that was all. 1 had most of my ex perience as a baseball player with an Alb my team known as the l.inns and we plaved all over this section of the vallev." Bay City, Or., July 25. Clinging to a life preserver which had been car ried to him after the gasoline fish boat Elinor had been partially cap sized by a huge wave, George H. Stockwell, of Portland, drowned when another breaker swept over him, tear ing his grip from the life preserver. S. G. Reed, of Portland, who with Mr. Stockwell was swept over as the boat was turned on its side, was fin ally rescued through the efforts of Captain Olseu and the others who were on the troubled craft. Those in the party who are safe are: V. C. Chase. Mr. Reed. Robert Morrell, M. Christensen and sou, of Portland, and Captain Olsen. The Elinor, which is a 45-foot gas oline boat, with its parly of six start ed out over the Xehalem bar about 3 o'clock. The boat, negotiated the trip out, and, turning around the buoy, started back when a large breaker struck the boat broadside. The craft was turned on its side and Mr. Stock well and Mr. Reed were swept over board. Mr. Sto 'kwell was assistant manag er of the Reeves Shoe Co., at 313 Washington street and lived at the home of M. Christensen, one of hi companions in the ill-fated boat, at 169K- Eleventh street. He was about 32 years of age ami unmarried. His parents and a sister live at Belvedere, Ml., where lie was born. He had been a losident of Portland for about five years and previous to coming here lived at Albany. He was a member f the Albany lodge of Elks. He was an employe of S. E. Young & Sou's store here for some time. C. 5 L BRAKE LOST LIFE ATYAQU1MA LAST NIGHT H. I. Phillips Was Caught Be tween Car While Discharg ing Duty. Newport, Or., Julv 23. (Special to Democrat. H. I. Phillips, aged 30. of Yaquina, a brakeman on the Cor vallis & Eastern railroad ' Yaipiina Hay train, was caught between two cars last night at Yaquina and instant ly killed. The passengers had alight ed and the train was being switched. He is survived by a wife and baby. Phillips was well known here and his tragic death was a severe shock to friends in the emplov of the rail road company at this point. He made te Newport-Albany run on the regu lar train which leaves here at 12 o'clock daily. Details concerning the accident coud not be learned at the depot this noon uon the arrival of the train as there were no eve wit nesses. It is believed that the unfor tunate man los his balance while riding -mi the end of a coach and fell forward between the tracks. OUR JULY PRICE! Are Making Business Women's 16 button lisle gloves, black and white 48c pair Women's long silk gloves, black white and tan 75c pair July clearance prices, on sweaters, cor sets, children's white and colored dress es, shirt waists and muslin underwear. Good quality cotton corduroys, in tan,, blue and cream 29c yd. Salem Woolen Mills suitings ; $1.12, $1.35, $1.68 This is'the best suiting buy, you can possibly make. July clearance prices on table linens, shestinp, bed spreads, silk kimonas, dress goods. Agents for Standard Patterns 334 WEST FIRST STREET Agents for Kabo Reducing Corsets Lynotyper to Locate Here. Arriving here yesterday afternoon, I. H. Haynes, a linotype operator of Seattle, is making a protracted tour of the Willamette valley by motor cycle. Mr. Ilayues is an experienced linotyper and stated that he came here with a view of securing a Voli tion as he was favorably impressed with thU section on a former visit. A BIG SAVING TO FARMERS CONKEY'S Saves all that loss and annoyance from flics tormenting stock. Sold on money-back agree ment. Ifyouknowwhat flies cost you, you will use Conkey's Fly Knocker. If you don't know, then let us tell you some eye-opening facts. Gallon, $1.00; half-gal., GOc; quart,35c. F L Y K N O C K E R Get It At 10 P Murphy Seed Store -'5 V. 1 St. er Cent. Discount If You Cut Out ant! Bring In This Ad. A CmjpSLa him IF Liimeim Snulftnimgi Don't Fail to examine them, we have them in Blue, Pink, White and Linen colors, in coarse and fine weaves. Prices range from 50c to $1.50 PARASOLS Oirae-Qmrto Qfif CSs&inniongdtfos Gloves W!si4s, SS-BmKois Lemgtihi, 53c Also sliorS gloves, satsie rosake, Jim cUsasmois color amdl wHie, 53c. , A dlamdly glove for wanna weaker. -To cleats, wasfe in COLD water. Lace scarfs, all kinds of shapes; runners, squares, round, etc.; prices ranging from 2Jc to $1.80 and then we have bed spreads of the same lace material at $2.50. ' MEM ?S OEPAETMEMT NOTCEN SUMMER SUSPENDERS, worn un der the shirt, the best invisible brace made, put on like a waistcoat. Have roller loops that make them casv wearing Young's $1.25 shirts, all sizes madras; and blue, black, and stripes of madras and percale , white lavender; cloth. striped fancy