YOUTHS SENT TO GRAVEL PUS HILL iFRAGTURES ARM
UNIVERSITY COURSE OF
ENGLISH IS SCORED
THEY PAIO THE BILL
IN ELKS CURRENCY
ALBANY MAN BUYS 40 HORSE
POWER TRACTOR AND PLOW
Li
Sweet Home Lads Were Taken Largest Pits on the Pacific
Before Judge M'Knight
for Hearing.
CONFESSED CRIMES
IN OPEN COURT
Appropriated Gold Watch and
RifleParents Did Not Ap
pear at Trial.
Conlinnefl from Saturday, August 2.
County Judtfe McKniht this morn
ing committed Klmer Itouchcr and
Ira Hird, two Sweet Home lads both
age IS, to the state training scliool
for boys following a hearing of the
claims made against the hoys of steal
ing a gold watch, a rifle and plotting
to steal money. The parents of
both lads vM.rc in fa jr of
their commitment, sending word to
this effect, upon their inability to ap
pear at the hearing. The lads were
taken to the reform school on the
noon train by Sheriff llodine.
Voting lloticher is the son of Gen.
liouclicr, and Hird is the step-son of
Charles Wagner, of Sweet Home. The
iad were brought here Monday af
ternoon from that plare by Deputy
Sheriff Slaving and T. l Itrady upon
.the request of their parents.
No charge was filed against them
but from the information given out
by Mr. Ilr.iily the b -vs have been
guilty of several petty thefts and were
overheard plotting to steal some mon
ey. They made a clean breast of the
crimes committed by them to' Deputy
Sheriff Slavms, and repeat eel the con
fession this morning to Judge Mc
Ivnight. According to the story told they left
their home last week, appropriating
a .22 rifle from Charles Wagner, step
father of the Hird youth. They pro
ceed oil to Cascadia where thev stole
a gold wat -ii. I .ater I Iiev returned
to the neighborhood of Sweet Home
,vid while conversing in an old sluck,
M;. Hardy overheard them p!o!t"ng 'o
to red) young Hird's grand fr.t her of
SmI'O, which thev knew he had at that
time in his possession.
According to 'he testimony o: ihc
youths, they desired to scutc the
money and skip for the other side of
the mountains. They were nerfecllv
conversant upon their episodes and
villiuglv answered all questions ;Hkcd
them. They apparently accepted their
fi.te in good humor
The only kick they openly regis
tered was the fact f.il Sheriff Ho j
dine took them to the reform school
on the Southern Pacific instead ot the
Oregon Kleetric as they expnv.se'l a
desire to ride on an electric train.
Coast , ill Be Put in
Operation Soon.
Mrs. J. W. Ellison Sustained
Broken Wrisi Yester
day Afternoon.
STEAM SHOVEL AND FOUR TWISTED ANKLE ON
ENGINES ARE TO COMEI PROJECTING BRICK
Operated by Oregon Electric
Railroad; Does Not Indi
cate New Work.
BASKET FACTORY MAY
BE ORGANIZED HERE
Saw Mill Man Makes Flattering
Proposition to Commercial
Club.
That a splint basket factory
may be located here was indicat
ed today v'.i-.t ! D. St-rim i
owner of an east end saw mill,
presented a propoistiou to Man
ager Stewart of the Commercial
club.
Mr. Stedham wants to orga
nize a faclorv for the manufac
ture of baskets with a capitaliza
tion of $J5lU lie savs he will
take half of that amount and has
the promise of a prominent farm
er to lake a quarter. If an en
terprising man can be found
who would take the other quar
ter and : wi'l-.ig to work i the
plant the proposition will easily
carry for this is the main point
of Mr. Stedman's proposal.
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W. H. Stevens returned last evening
from Newport where he has been out
ing. He will return to the resort
later.
With the importation of one steam
shovel and four steam engines, the
largest gravel pit of the northwest
will be reopened for operations Mon
day. The pit is located one and one
half miles east of here and is operated
by the Oregon Kleetric railway. This
i according to a statement secured
this morning from J. J. lloydar, local
agent of the Oregon Electric.
This means that scores of workmen
will be given employment, but Mr.
lloydar stated that the company is al
ready supplied with the necessary
crews and they will be imported with
the machinery.
The pit has been lying idle since the
completion of the ballasting of the
Corvallis branch of the road and var
ious places on the main line from Sa
lem to Eugene.
It could not be learned if the re
sumption of operations in the pit was
indicative of new construction work
on the road. Mr. Uoydar stated that
the ballast to be taken out is to he
hauled to various points along the
routes for filling in and re ba Hasting
the roadbeds.
According to an announcement
made some time ago much of the
gravel will be taken for the ballast
ling of the Monroe-Kugene branch
of the Portland, Kugenc & Eastern
railway. 1 1 is understood that this j
road is practically in ship shape
with the exception of ballast in spots
where needed.
The gravel pits here arc the largest
on the I'aeific Coast and contain more
than 7K 1,000 yards of gravel easily ac
cessaible. It will be possible to take
out 2lK) carloads of gravel per day af
ter the new machinery arrives and is
placed in operation.
Corner of Fifth and Lyon Street
Is Scene of Accident;
Bone Set.
LL INSTALL. GAS
PLANT SAYS RAUCH
Will Republish Ordinance and
Proceed with Construction
in Near Future.
That G. L. Ranch and business
associates have no intention
whatever of giving up the pro
posed plans for the construction
of a gas plant in this city was
the statement made by Mr.
Kauch to a Democrat represen
tative this morning.
"Owing to a technical legal ob
jection we were unable to pro
ceed under the old ordinance but
we never at any time expected to
abandon t,be field and propose to
republish the ordinance within
next thirty or sixty days. Mvself
and the men who are associated
with me in this enterprise are
more than favorably impressed
with Albany and the future of
this section of the state and pro
pose and promise to proceed
with the construction of our gas
plant just as soon as it is possi
ble to make the necessary ar
rangements." y vf y ii ? v ,i v) ;p
HARRISBURG HAS
ANOTHER NEWSPAPER
Are You Going
to Build ?
Let Us Save You Money
on Your Mill
Work
llarriburn. Or.. Aug 2. (Special
to OemooraO llarrihurg can now
boost of allot her newspaper, "The
Com mon wea lilt." edited by Virgil
Massy. The first issue made its ap
pearance the fore part of this week.
It is to be a weekly and is neatly got
ten up. The first number contained
much local news ami it is the be'ief
that '.he people of llarrislutrg will
lend their hearty support to the new
venture.
While crossing at the intersection
of Lyon and L'itth streets yesterday
afternoon at 5:31) o'clock, Mrs. J. W.
Ellison, who resides at Third and
Railroad streets, twisted her ankle up
on stepping on a projecting brick in
the car track and in the tall she sus
tained, broke her left wrist.
The injured lady was hurried to
Dr. Russell Wallace's office where
the bone was set and bandaged. This
morning Mrs. Ellison stated that she
was suffering with much pain from
the fracture and that she passed a
restless night. However, the physi
cian is of the opinion that the injury
will cause but little trouble. He stat
ed that one of the minor bones in
the wrist had been broken.
! "1 he accident happened in a peculiar
way. Mrs. Ellison was crossing the
street when she suddenly twisted her
ankle, which gave way under the
weight of her body. The lady fell in
a heap beside the car track and in an
effort to break the fall, threw her
left arm downward. Her entire weight
fell upon it.
It has been declared that the road
bed of the street car track is in a la
mentable condition and especially on
the surface. The rails are bordered
with bricks and during the constant
travel the bricks have been jostled
above the level of the street. Some
project as much as two or three inches
above the level of the pavement.
Crossing the tracks is declared to he
dangerous at various points. ft is
due to this condition that Mrs. Elli-,
son is suffering with a broken arm. j
Recently the citv council passed an
ordinance for the repairing of the
track at the corner of Lyon and First
streets and it. is understood that the
company will commence work in a
short while.
Professor Merriam in Speech
Made at Eugene Makes
Criticism.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Aug.
1. English is not properly taught in
any of the schools oi" this country,"
declared Professor Harold C. Mer
riam. of Reed CoIIeg. speaking before
the University Summer school yes
terday. "English teachers are over
worked ajid then the English taught
is of the literary type, for which 90
per cent of the students will have no
use.
Wilfred Gardner returned yesterday
from a visit with friends in Eugene.
That tlie firm o; Collins & Taylor
believe iii advertising is indicated by
the novel stunt pulled off yesterday
by the members of that enterryising
firm at the expense of V. V. Ashby
of the Warren Construction company.
Many residents ot Albany yesterday
noticed the Ashby conveyance beini;
driven through the streets with a sign
attached to the harness upon which
was inscribed the following, "For Sale
by Collins & Taylor."
Today Collins & Taylor received a
bill from Ashby for $25 tor advertis
ing and the same was paid in Elk's
High Jinks currency.
Dr. W. R. Bilyeu is at Xcwp .rt
- nd.ng a bur" outing.
George H. Crowell transacted busi
ness yesterday at Kings Vallev.
John Ropp Will Engage
Plowing Business with
Case Equipment.
in
Arriving yesterday over the South
ern Pacific, a -tO horsepower Case
tractor, including' a 6 button self lift
ing" plow, with full equipments, was
unloaded this morning for John Ropp.
The plow is the la:est of its kind
to be manufactured by the Case com
pany and is perhaps the first to ap
pear on the Coast. It is an entirely
new contraption from any previous
makes.
It is the intention of Mr. Ropp to
engage in the plowing business with
his new outfit. 'L. R. Walters, local
agent for the Case company, through
whom the sale was made, suoerintend-
of the outfit.
-Mrs. Herbert Schroeder, of Gates,
is visiting at the home of her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Itceson, of this
citv.
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16-INCH SLAB WOOD
This nil is good for TKN CENTS per loud on
nil orders from out-of-town trade for five londs or
more, if presented tit our office during the month of
August. Wood to he dumped on County Koud.
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GET SATISFACTORY MERCHANDISE
For Your Summer Needs
BETTER VALUES FOR YOUR MONEY
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m
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In the new
models
A fit for
any figure
$1.00 to $3.00
pair
Sweaters and Mackinaws
For Your Summer Outing
Women's Good All-Wool
Ruff-Neck Sweaters
$3.95 to $6.50 each
Children's and Misses'
Ruff-neck Sweaters
$2.00 to $4.00 each
Agents for
Standard
Patterns
FLOOD'S STORE
334 WEST FIRST STREET
Agents for
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Hw Wousldl You lik to E Ghurit lb a
For a Fw Miirate Mw
Yota cam get a simmilar effect HERE. The white sMmummer
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TlhoinniipsoiB Brothers amdl other stansdlardl makes ira tarn &nd black.
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SPECIAL AT $LS0
MIEN'S BOTTOM AMP LACE SHOES
Ira Tarn, Patent, amd Vici leathers. Regular prices $3.50 to $5.00.
IP A A (TM m eegamt assortsraemt of this season's
ii ifrAtQ)iyQ)o best shades, m soSid arad corrabiraatioims
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OXFORDS AND PUMPS. THERE ARE TOO MANY DESCRIP
TIONS AND PRICES TO LIST.
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