Business Houses Here Are
Finer Than in Any City of
Size of Albany.
DEPOT PARK COMES
UP TO LOS ANGELES
New Hammel Hotel Would Do
Credit to City With 75000
Inhabitants.
Continued from Tuesday, August 19.
That the business houses are finer
than in any city of the size of Albany,
that, the depot park comes up to any
thing of its kind in Los Angeles, and
that the New Hotel Hammel is "more
modern than anything we have in our
home city of 75,000," was the state
ment made last evening by Allyn G.
Adams, when interviewed at the home
of George H. Crowell, where he and
his wife were entertained at dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams arrived here
last Saturday week, from Terre
Haute, Ind., on a tour of the coast
and are visiting at the home of Wil
bur T. Cook, on South Ellsworth
street. The Cooks came here only a
month and a half ago from Paris, 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Adams will leave Wed
nesday for Seattle where they will vis
it for several days with relatives be
fore returning to their home. Mr.
Adams is the manager of the Ameri
can Hominy Co. of Terre Haute. He
and his wife have been here visiting
old friends, who formerly resided in
the East.
"Wihoever planned the beautiful
park at the Southern Pacific station
did the best piece of advertising I've
seen," said Mr. Adams. "Not even
in Los Angeles did I see a more gor
geous display of roses. It .made a
lasting impression on me. Albany
people seem to take pride in their
laws, and the general appearance of
neatness and thrift is very noticeable.
T haven't seen finer business houses
in any city of its size in fact, they
are far ahead of the average. The big
Hammel Hotel is more modern than
anything we have in our home city of
75,000, and the churches arc a credit
to the citizens. A board sidewalk
now and then and the fact that so
much of the resident district is out
side of the city limits is rather sur
prising, but a few years will show
great changes. The country sur
rounding Albany is adapted to fruit
raising and all sorts of general farm
ing and crops of every kind look fine.
I had no idea I would see finer crops
of oats, clover, wheat and hay than
we have in Indiana, but such seems
to be the case. We can beat you on
corn, However, but a few years may
show an improvement in that line.
The cordiality of Albany people and
the pleasure of meeting old friends
lias helped to make our visit one long
to he remembered. I wouldn't sur
prise me if the population and busi
ness should double ill the next three
or four years."
ALL FULL GRAIN NEAR
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Yields Are Coming Up to Good
Average; Hands Are Scarce
For Machines.
Tangent, Or., Aug. 19. (Special to
Democrat. I All fall grain is now
.threshed. The quality is good and
the yield above average fur the last
few years.
The spring grain is probably half
cut and looks fine, the rust on the
oats causing but little damage.
The threshing outfit of Xiccwood
& Co. made a successful run of about
ten days. Two fields oi vetch on the
farms of S. G. Simon and Crites
Bros, averaged ten sacks per acre of
fine, clean seed.
The clover hullcr run by E. A.
Mitchell has been running on the
Settlemeicr farm, hulling alsike clo
ver for M. L. Foster and none of it
run less than seven bushel per- acre.
The red clover is not yet ready to
thresh.
Clover hullers are plentiful near
Tangent, owned by Jenks Bros., E. A.
Mitchell, A. H. Blcvins and W. W.
Paine.. The large thresher run by
L. B. Leeper is doing a large amount
of work around Tangent. It is hard
to find hands enough to keep ma
chines running as they should.
If the weather holds good for a
few weeks longer the crops will all
be saved in good condition.
ELECTRIC WIRE BREAKS
AND MELTS GRAVEL
Shedd. Or., Aug. 19. The electric
wire broke on the Oreogn I'ower
company's line a mile and a half south
of here lal week and it fell in a pile
of gravel, melting the gravel for sev
eral feet around.
Po-n to Mr. and Mrs. Van Doozcr
at the home of the Litters mother a:
East 2nd street this morning, a
baby girl wciuht'8 .1-4 pounds.
TOOK BOY TO BUILD
FlfiES; SHOT DEER
Fifteen Year Old Son of County
Recorder Puts One Over on
Dawson and Froman.
Taking a fifteen-year-old boy on a
hunting trip for the purpose of keep
ing up the fires and attending to camp
duties, Dave Froman and Wayne
Dawson this week found that the boy
appeared to be the only real marks
man in the party, and were compelled
to carry in a deer which was brought
down by the youngster with a twenty-two
calibre rifle.
The boy's name is Cecil, the fifteen-year-old
son of County Recorder Fro
man and the deer brought down by
him is the only one thus far killed by
the Froman-Dawson party.
The party is camped on the upper
Soda and has been in pursuit of big
game for several days. The deer kill
ed by Cecil was shot as it was swim
ming the river and was brought down
with a .22 short cartridge. The deer
was hauled into camp by the older
members of the party and the boy
is now the king of the camp.
CRUTCHES DISCARDED AFTER
BEING AT FOLEY SPRINGS
Z. H. Rudd Recites Interesting
Advantages of Famous
Hot Springs.
That lots of people go to Foley
Hot Springs wtih crutches and go
away without them, was the state
ment made this morning by Z. H.
Rudd.
Mr. and Mrs. Rudd accompanied
by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skipton, re
turned Sunday from a several weeks
outing at the springs. They report' a
most enjoyable outing.
"We had ajl the hot and cold water
we wanted," said Mr. Rudd, "besides
all of the choice things to cat such as
fish and venison. A party of us took
a trail and went south of Foley
about thirty miles on a deer hunt. We
got three in a little of no time. Lots
of people go there with crutches and
o away without them, indicating the
healthful and healing proclivities of
the springs. As an example, Sam
Chambers came up there, and had to
walk around with a cane at first, but
now he has discarded it and is as
spry as a two year old. Foley Springs
is the coming resort of that district
and I look forward for many substan
tial improvements in the way of or
dinary conveniences there sometime
soon."
CHAUTAUQUA BOARD WILL
MEET THIS AFTERNOON
Will Wind Up Business of Last
Assembly and Clear Boards
For Next.
For the purpose of winding up all
of the remaining business 'and
straightening up the affairs of the last
Chautauqua assembly, the board of
the Albany Chautauqua association
will meet at the Commc.'cial club at
5:30 o clock.
I Considerable business had been
transacted at a previous meeting and
I the meeting this afternoon is design-
ed to complete all matters pertaining
to the last assembly and clear the
boards for t.he next assembly. All
i of the member of the association who
j so desire to attend the meeting will
I be welcomed.
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3 PERSONAL MENTION.
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Chas. I). Alexander spent Sunday
at Mt. Pleasant, 28 miles southeast
of here viisling friends, lie made the
rip on his motorcycle, and reports fine
;nls in the hills.
R. A. Millsap, a business man of
Lebanon, transacted business here
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Gcddes have
returned from an outing at Newport.
They were accompanied by John
Cleland.
Judge Duncan was a passenger to
Lebanon yesterday where he went on
a brief business errand.
Miss Ruth Thompson is a guest of
friends in Salctn.
E. A. Johnson was a business vis
itor at Tangent yesterday.
Misses Sarah and Margaret Watson
left yesterday for Newport where
they will enjoy an outing of several
days.
Miss Winnie Bass left yesterday
Newport to spend an outing.
Frank Stcllmacher was a fisherman
j ear Elk City over Sunday. Archie
! Merger accompanied him.
Alfred G. Tehru:lt. of the Tcbault
Rial K-t.';te Co. went 10 Lebanon
,thi morning oi a brief business er
j rand
' Irb Sliiil-7 we-l to Lcb.mon this
I noon to attend to bnsircss matters.
EONAIRE
BE A RELATIVE
Wealthy Lumberman Murcbred
in East May Be Uncle of M.
McAlpin of Albany.
SAID TO BE WORTH
SEVERAL MILLION DOLLARS
Local Man Visited Deceased
Uncle Several Years Ago;
. Will Investigate Case.
That the John McAlpin, million
aire lumberman whose body was
found in the basement of his home
at an early hour Thursday morning
in tne city ot Dulutu, may be an uncle
of M. McAlpin, of this city, became
known today when a Democrat rep
resentative showed- the clipping from
a San Francisco newspaper to Mr.
McAlpin and asked him if the de
ceased was a relative.
Wlhile Mr.' McAlpin will not state
definitely that the murdered man
is a blood relation, he admits that he
has a millionaire uncle by the same
name who was engaged in the same
line of business and who tallies to
the newspaper description of the de
ceased. '
The late John McAlpin owned over
$2,000,000 worth of timber lands in
California and has similar property in
Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Puget
Sound country. He is said to be
worth several million dollars and it
is not known as to whether or not he
left a will. He 'carried an accident
insurance policy of $140,000 and $65,
000 in straight life insurance.
M. McAlpin of Albany visited his
uncle in California several years ago.
YVfhile he has received no direct news
of his uncle's death, he will make an
investigation of the case.
WANTS DIVORCE FROM
WIFE WHO DESERTED HIM
R. B. Ward Has Filed Suit for
Separation from Viola
Ward.
Charging plain and straight deser
tion, R. B. Ward has filed suit in
the county circuit court against Viola
Ward, for divorce upon, the grounds
that she has wilfully and continu
ously lived separate and apart .from
him.
The plaintiff has been a resident of
Oregon for the past 7 years. He and
his wife were married in April 1898
in Rains county, Texas. The plain
tiff alleges that the defendant desert
ed him in Oklahoma in June, 1900.
There are no children. Attorneys
McFadden and Clark, of Corvallis,
represent the plaintiff.
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CITY NEWS. i
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Returned from Foley Springs. Re
turning Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Z. H.
Rudd and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Skip
ton have hi-pn eiiinvinir .m niitinrr .-it
j Foley Hot Springs during the past
I several weeks. They report a most
j pleasant outing.
Bitumening Street. Several other
blocks have been bitumened by the
Warren Construction Co. The two
blocks on Sixt hslreet between Ells
worth and Ferry streets were improv
ed in this manner and more blocks are
to be repaired.
Albany Party Here. Mr. and Mrs.,
Joseph G. Fontaine of Jefferson and '
i Mr. Cusick, a banker of Albany, mot-
orert to salcm on Ssundav tor a short
visit with friends. Mrs. Cusick ac
companied Mr. Cusick from Albany'
as jar as Jetierson, where she visited
friends until the return of the motor
party from Salem. Salem Statesman.
Celebrates Birthday. Ardys Hulcn
celebrated her seventh birthday Mon
day by asking in a number of her lit
tle friends. Games were played until
four o'clock when refreshments were
served. Those present were, Par
thenc Bergman, Zanona Walter, Ruth
Pcsk, Vivian Earl, Vivian Fiddctnan,
Mildred Tiffany, Ardy Hulcn, Arthur
Moench, Emma Gcrdes, Hugh Wal
ter, Lyle Tiffany and Jack Adams.
It Brought Results. Inserting a
twenty-five cent advertisement in the
classified columns of the Democrat,
a subscriber this week received more
than a dozen replies. Last week the
Democrat found a ten dollar gold pin
and a purse through the classified col
umns. Funeral Services Held. The re
mains of William J. Obcrmcyer, who
died at Prescott, Arizona, last week,
where he had been for the benefit of
his health, were laid to rest Sunday
afternoon in the city cemetery. Rev.
Bowers conducted the ceremony.
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Xews Beginning With This Mead (9
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THEIR FIGHT
'Open Season on Ducks Will Be
Same As That in Force in
Washington and California.
LEWELLING RECEIVES LET
TER FROM SENATOR BEAN
Season Will Open on October
15th and Close on Jan. 15th
According to Letter.
Receiving a letter this morning from
Senator L. E. Bean of Eugene,
State Representative L. G. Levelling
of this city announced to a Democrat
representative this afternoon that Sen
ator Bean has been assured by the
department of agriculture that the Ore
Oregon game laws will be changed to
conform to those in force in Wash
ington and California.
Local sportsmen recently held a
meeting at which strong resolutions
were adopted protesting against the
proposed shortening of the duck sea
son in Oregon. The resolutions were
prepared by L. G. Levelling and two
members of the committee appointed
for that purpose and forwarded to
Washington. Letters were also writ
ten to Senators Chamberlain and Lane.
According to the letter received
this week by senator Bean the open
season on duck this year will be bc
taween October 15th and January
15th. This will give the sportsmen
one month less of shooting this year
than they had during the past sea
son. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Bowles, and two
sons, of Seattle, Wash., are guests
at the home of Rufus Thompson.
The'y motored down from Seattle.
REPAIRS TO TRACKS
WILL DELAY TRAINS
Oregon
Electric Trains Will
Late for the Next'
Ten Days.
The Oregon Electric trains will be
late in leaving Albany for the next
10 days on account of repairs thai
are necessary on the main line. All
passenger trains will enter and de
part from the city by way of the
freight line on Water street. The
construction work that made it neces
sary to route the passenger trains ov
er the Water street line is the repair
ing of the foundation under the rails.
The heavy engines that passed over
the line during ils construction crush
ed the concrete, which not only made
the road rough, but allowed the wat
er to get in, which in time would
cause serious damage. The City
council recently ordered the railway
cotnnauv to rebuild it entire Fifth
street line, and the work is now un
der way.
BIG MONUMENT PLACED IN
POSITION AT CEMETERY
Stone Weighes Four Tons and
Costs Over Eight Hundred
Dollars.
Probably the most expensive mon
ument ill the city cemetery has just
been erected in the new west end sec
tion, a solid structure over the graves
of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Hinkins, who
died in Nebraska, followed by Hie
bringing of their remains to this
city for interment. It is a massive
Barry granite, weighing four tons,
with polished base as well as top, and
cost $800, a decided addition to the
cemetery's attractiveness. Mr. Hin
kins was a brother of Mrs. Thomas
Cummings, of this city, and Mn
Hinkins was a daughter of Mr. Lon
Williamson, of Benton county.
In appreciation of the move to im
prove the cemetery, no curb is used,
the graves bring on level, making it
more easily kept up by the care taker
of the cemetery.
TEN YEAR OLD GIRL SUC
CUMBS TO RHEUMATISM
After an illness of nearly two
months, Christine Carter, 10 year old
d.iightcr of Mr. and Mrs. James Car
ter, passed away this morning at the
family home, 732 Jefferson street. The
cause of death is given as rheuma
tism. The deceased was born here Decem
ber 8. 1!X12. Funeral arrangements
I ai e i ot been made but the announce
ment will be made later. '
LEBANON BOASTS Of
FINEST PEACH ORCHARDS
Orchard on Farm of Miss Helen
V. Crawford Is Model One
Says Rumbaugh.
Lebanon will soon have reason to
be proud of having one of the finest
peach orchards in the state, accord
ing to reports from Fruit Inspector
Rumbaugh, who recently visited
"Bonnie Doou," the home of Miss
Helen V. Crawford. A part of the
orchard has just come into bearing
and it is estimated that there will be
about four hundred bushels of peach
es which promise to be of first class
quality. The Champions, an early
variety, will soon be ripe. Of these
there will be a limited amount this
year. The Muir, which is conceded
to be the best canning peach on the
market, will be ready about Septem
ber 1st. The fruit will be handled
by the local dealers, and no doubt
the demand wilt exceed the supply.
Express
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Mrs. E. A. Winn is a guest ot
friends at Sweet Home.
LET LIQUOR ALONE AND BE A
GOOD MAN AND KEEP YOUNG
This Is the Receipt of "Uncle
Dad Williams" Who Is
Only a Boy at 77.
That the only way to keep young
is to be a good man and let liquor
alone, was the statement made by
Uncle Williams, who calls himself
"Uncle Dad" when seen last evening
on the tarm ot his son-in-law on the
Tangent road one mile south of here.
"Uncle Dad Williams," who is a na
tive of Michigan, came here about
three years ago to reside. He lost his
wife last October, thirteen years ago
and says he is only a boy now, al-i
though 77 years of age. He says he j
mioys sports such as hunting audi
hslung. He would like to go off on
a deer hunt now if he could find
someone to accompany him. He said
he has killed deer when he was so
little that he had to have some one
to load bis gun for him
"I'm only a boy now." he said, "and
I could go out and kill deer just as
well now as then."
"What is your receipt for keeping
young?" was asked.
"He a good man and let liquor
alone," be replied.
"Do yon chew tobacco?"
lie replied by wallowing his tongue
down in his mouth and shoving a big
cud between his teeth.
McELHINEY ESTATE HAS
BEEN APPRAISED AT $840
Appraisers nf the estate of the late
lien McKlhiney have completed the
inventory and appraisement of the
estate and have filed their reports in
the probate court giving the value
as $K40. The estate consists of per
sonal property, , mainly horses, ve
hicles and a lease on a livery stable,
The apnea isers were Pet er H iley, 1.
K. Schultz. and K. E. Williams. James
II. Si-ntt, a step-father of (be de
ceased, is the administrator of the es
tate. M. E Simmons of Shcdds was a
business visitor here yesterday af-
rmm:.
Mif's Pearl Iteck is a guest of
friends al Lebanon for the next two
dnv.
SURVEYING?
s PENLAND & EATON
KOOM 1 Albany State Bank Bldg. Home 303 Bell 457-R.
.Sept. 18th John Edwards, on the Harry Bateman
place 4 1-2 miles N. W. of Brownsville on the main
Brownsville-Shedd road. 4 head of horses, 12 head
high-grade Jersey cows, sheep, hogs, farm imple
ments, household goods etc.
Sept. 24th John A. McBride estate 3 miles west of
.Shedd, 15 head high-grade draft horses including 2
registered Clyde mares, 10 head high-grade Jersey
cows, some hogs and general farm machinery.
Sept. 26th John W. Pugh estate, 2 miles south of
Shedd, 20 head high-grade Perchon horses, 20 head
of high-grade Jersey cows, 1 complete threshing out
fit, sheep, hogs, farm machinery ,and household goods.
Free lunch at noon. These are all big sales. Re
member the dates and come early.
Hen T. Studtell, Auctioneer, HjUcy, Oreo n
C.8E,
TO BE IMPROVED
Railroad Company Will Put In
to Effect the Recommenda
tion of Commission.
FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE
NOW FOR BALLASTING
Repairs Are to Include New
and Heavier Steel; Some of
Work to Be Done Soon.
Salem, Or, Aug. 20. An announce
ment of interest to the hosts that visit
Newport and Yaquina Bay points
comes from the office of the railroad
commission, which has been notified
that the Corvallis & Eastern is pre
paring to put into effect the recom
mendations of the commission con
cerning the ballasting of the road and
the laying of new and heavier steel.
WVrd has come from General Su
perintendent D. W. Campbell of the
Southern Pacific, at San Francisco,
that the expenditure has been author
ized by the company and he has giv
en instructions to prepare at once for
the work, in the belief that a fair
share of the work can be accomplish
ed before winter arrives.
The work to be done this year con
sists in ballasting the line from Cor
vallis to Nortons and renewal of rails
from Yaquina to Nortons. Next year
the plans call for completion of the
work by ballasting from Nortons
westward and laying new track be
tween Nortons and Corvallts.
This work results from an inspec
tion of the road made by the rail--oad
commission a few months ago.
Recommendations were made for im
provements which the railroad offi
cials promised to take up with the
head office to secure the necessary
authority for the expense, which will
amount into hundreds of thousands
of dollars. This will enable better
service to he given hereafter to sum
ner visitors at the seashore, when
the travel is heavy, as well as to the
regular patrons of the line.
JOHN GARLAND ESTATE
VALUED AT $75000
Widow and One Son Files
Petition for Appointment
of Administrators.
I'iling a petition this morning in the
probate court, Matilda Garland, wid
ow, ami William Garland, son, of the
late John W. Garland, who died Au
gust Id, 191.1, askcil to be appointed
administrator of the $75,(X)0 real and
personal property estate of the de
ceased. - The estate is to he divided
among five heirs, the two applicants
for adininistratos and three other
sons.
County Judge Hruce Mi-Knight this
morning appointed Will Doke, John
Clelan and M. IC. Uilyeu, appraisers
of the estate and approved the $32i)0
bond nf the .-idtniiiiMralnrs.
The Big Why !
The reason I am dating so many
sales is that Auctioneering is my
specialty and not aside line. The
following dates are taken, which
date shall I reserve for you?