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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1913.
THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE.
In a message delivered yesterday
afternoon President Wilson clearly
outlined the policy of the administra
tion in regard to the Mexican repub
lic and asserted that the failure of
Iluerla to accept the peace proposal
from the American government made
it impossible to further permit the
export of arms to the federal forces.
Ex-Governor John I. hid, special rep
resentative of President Wilson to
Mexico will be recalled and hereafter
strict neutrality will be maintained to
berth federal and insurgent forces.
American citizens are urged to leave
Mexico but the llllerta govcruluiit is
cautiond that if harm should come to
any citizen of this country, Mexico
will he held to a strict accountabilily.
The following instructions, given to
Ex-Governor Lind prior to his de
parture were also laid before con
gress: "Immediate cessation of fighting
anil a definite armistice, scrupulously
observed; security fur an early and
free election; llticrla's pledge that he
would not be a candidate for presi
dent at the next election; agreement
by all Mexican factions to abide by
the result of that election and to co
I operate in organizing and supporting
the new iidmiiH'straiiim. Mr. Litid was
told to say that the nations of the
world expected the United. Stales to
he Mexico's nearest friend "
To have recognized the Iluerla re
gime after its refusal to give the peo
ple of Mexico a stable gocei-unicni,
guaranteeing prnlecliou It.1 b o i !i
American and foreign itite-'i-'t would
have been a colossal blunder. Presi
dent Wi'iion has acted wisely in mak
ing the negotiations h'.ivce.i I li o two
gnvcrnun i-.is public and his policy
has the alii'ost tiuiveis.il .i,iproval of
the Atif'ta.-.n people.
llil'Tla and his followers obtained
coo.i! (i the governi-i: ,'al ::h.ii :i
rr ! iigp the col.l SI I . i I '...
sinatiou of the regularly elected au
thorities and have repeatedly shown
their unfriendliness to the American
interests. They have placed selfish
ambition above love of country and
declined the good offices of this gov
ernment al a time when they were
sadly needed. The administration
therefore declines to deal wilh them
upon terms of equality. Iluerla must
first restore order among his people,
protect the lives and property of the
ciliens of the United Stales and of
foreign nations, before expecting any
favors at ihe hands of the adminis
tration. Mis failure to accomplish
the task prescribed by President Wil
son may ultimately re-ull in armed
intervention, bin lluert.i must do one
of two thing-., eillicr resign or make
good.
THE WEEK'S BUSINESS.
The following is reprinted front the
last issue of 1 tun's Review :
Recent expansion in cotninerci.il
activity is generally maintained, al
though more or less irregularitv i
manifest in reports from the leading
trade centers. The holidav season
lends to restrict citrreu; demands, yet
the Miove'neiil of me vnar.lise con
tinues liberal and t e low position of
sto !,! ai all point, t'id- to increased
pi 1 :.r I'tons for fiitur 1 iv.,iihvtneitts
N : w illtst.imling the dc-cnotati.in in
eon, a!, leullui ai ;u-. pec arc fa
v. l.i' ami con'ideti -e ts fnllv sits-
I .iiv t. tutjnient reipondiii.- to the
unpi- , . men in t);e num. Mary sitna
"' i'vl.irged o."-i".g, ,,f a.vom
l'.' ; ! en ate lintel ,; te-e-si.ni ,.
rates, and the furthcoming disirdm
tion of government funds evpe.wd
to prevent any tin,t:vial St tin -tene V
II is fall. The trend of security value-
was somewhat uncertain because
of conflicting advice from Mcoco.
yet sandard issues show ..istaaicd
grains over the low point of the year.
Best news from mercantile channels
emeuates from the wholesale dry
goods markets, where the steady uuy
ing by retailers has swelled the vol
ume of sales above last year's in oine
important instances. The demand for
wool textiles is increasing and mil
operations are expanding, while dress
goods and coatings arc active in all
ones for fall. Spring open
ings of fabrics have commenced and
prices show less reduction than is
noted in men's wear. Tanners of lea
ther arc not carrying burdensome
stocks, but current trade is quiet as
purchasers are closely confined to ac
tual wants. While immediate busi
ness in footwear is dull, confidence is
expressed regarding the future and
most manufacturers are quite busy
preparing spring and summer sam
ples for next year. Competition is
becoming keener in some branches of
the iron and steel industry and con
cessions in quotations appear more
general. Manufacturers of rails an
ticipate early inquiries for 1914 from
the transporting companies, and the
shipyards report that several import
ant vessel contracts arc pending. Sta
tistics of railroad gross earnings for
the first two weeks of August show
a gain of 1.8 per cent, over a year
gao and of 9.0 per cent as compared
with 1911, but bank clearings this
week were 57 per cent, less than last
year, although being 6.5 per ecu:,
larger than in 1911. Owing to a
marked increase in exports, the vol
ume of foreign commerce at the port
of New York for the latest week was
in excess of 1912, while this nation's
I oversea trade during July es
tablished a new high record for that
month, the balance of merchandise
shipments over imports being fully
2l,(iO0,000.
Liabilities of commercial failures
eported for August to date amounted
o $13,130,189, of which $7,753,610
were in manufacturing, $4,426,184 in
trading and $950,395 in other com
mercial lines. Failures this week
week numbered 247 in the United
States against 279 last year, and 38
in Canada compared with 21 a year
igo.
PERSONALS AND NEWS
NOTES FROM HALSEY
J. W. Sector made liamsburg a
hlls-uess visit on Thursday.
Mrr Talent returned -S.mday after
noon fr ir. a visit in S'jHheru Ore
gon. T. P. I'allon went to Salem Satur
day morning to attend the Ringliug
circus.
Mrs. I. F.. Dawson went to Salem
the latter part of the week and at.
tended the big Ringliug circus.
MP
,lrs. Vaudcrlip and grandchildren,
Marcella and Willie Corcoran, left
the last of Ihe week for a hop-picking
outing in Ihe yards near I larrisburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Seeck and
little daughter were passengers to
Salem by the 8:8 train Saturday, go
ing down to see the big Ringliug cir
cus. Mrs. Cora Godding arrived irom
Portland the latter .part of last week
and enjoyed a visit with her friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gray of Halscy.
Mrs. II. L. Mack, Mr. Starr and son
Wayne Starr and wife of liclfollulai'l
motored through Friday on their re
turn home after a visit to Sodaville.
Don Stewart resigned his position
last week at the Valley Lumber &
Supply Co.'s yard in this place ami on
Friday started tor California to join
mis i.i inei .
I Mrs. O. M. Miller, the milliner, ar
rived here from Fugeue Friday, and
j has fitted up one of the W. A ' Ciiiu
I niings houses for residence. She will
! have her fall millinery in in due time.
i Linn llockensmith who has been at
ihe home of his grandmother, Mrs.
I M. C. Bond, for a couple of weeks,
went to Albany Friday to see his
' uncle, G. T. 1 lockcnsluitht for a day
: or so.
i Robert Logan atid wife came down
1 from llollcy Friday ami remained
over Sunday at Ihe home of Mr. I o
i gan's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Riley
Logan, of this city. They left the
first of the week lor the hop yards
where they will spend a few days.
j Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lanes and son
i L. IV. of Reno, Nevada, who have
j just finished their summer vacation
i at their farm near llal-cy. started on
their return Friday. Mrs. Jones went
to Portland to see friends there, while
; Ihe Messrs. Jones went by way oi
j San Francisco. Enterprise,'
I 11
MIR SALE SO acre tract northeast
j of Oakville Station. All in culliva
i lion and good laud. For terms -tec O.
! A. Archibald at First National Hank.
; A4 S4 dly wkly
'FOR SAM' 10 acre tract at routh
; end of T.ikena street, just east of
i li e new college sire. Lavs fine for
j division into 1 or 2 acre tracts Al
so house and hit at corfcr of 3rd
' and Cal.ipooia streets. For terms
1 .ipptv to O. A. Archibald, at First
National lbnk 4S4 dlv-wklv
? f ft f A S s. $ V P ,V js y y j
Nrwn on Thin r.n;e is
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KRU1AY, AUGUST 29.
(
WOKEN VOTERS ARE BE
GINNING TO REGISTER
Information for Voters Regis
ration Books Will Close
'in a Month.
That many women voters are now
registering and that Shelburn pre
cinct has almost half of the voters
that have thus far registered in the
county, was the statement made this
afternoon by County Clerk W. L.
Marks. U was learned from the rec
ords in lite county clerk's office that
47 voters, a majority of which are wo
men, have thus far registered in the
county under the new registration
system as follows: Shelburn 22,
South Lebanon 7, North Scio 5, Al
bany 3, West Albany 2, Lebanon 2,
Tangent 2, East Albany 1, Calapooia
1, Santiam I, and Syracuse 1.
The reason for 'few men register
ing is by the fact that voters who reg
istered in 1912 and have not moved
from one precinct to another since
that time can vote at the special elec
tion this Fall without re-registering.
Hut all women electors and all men
who did nt register in 1912 or who
have moved from one precinct to an
other since that time will have to
register under the new system in or
der to vote this Fall. By registering
in 1912 is meat registering on the reg
ular county registratio nrolls. Swear
ing in on election day does not count
as registering. The registration book
will close in about a month.
FATHER GIVES SON FARM
TO GOME AND UVE WITH HIM
B. C. Wright Will Leave Soon
for Colorado to Make His
Future Home.
Returning here Inst evening ;ifie.
a short business trip to CotUigt;
(Jiove, B. C. Wright, of Linvooil,
' ho has sold his Kirn, to 1. I'ui;h oi
Cottage Grove, !eli this morriiir tor
hi.1 home where ne will begin packing
(.paratory to leavi'.i.; at an early
date for Colorado, where he and his
wife will make ihiir iuinre home.
Air. Wright, an ex-raiirn.il man,
has made his ho.nc 0.1 the thirteen
acre tract near Larwood for the past
year for the benefit of his health, lie
came here from Portland, lie re
ports that since residing ihere his
health has greatly improved. Mi'.
Wright gives his reasons for going
to Colorado as have been made a
flattering inducement by his aged
father, who resides there on a farm.
Upon his arrival Mr. Wright will be
deeded the property and will be given
full charge of it. The land is a forty
acre tract and is valued at $200 per
acre.
Chief engineer here. George Mad
dock, cliicl engineer for the Orcyon
Power company ami a well known
official of that organization was in
Albany yesterday on business. While
in Albany he was a guest of .Mana
ger Morton.
Application to Register Title.
In the Circuit Court oi the State
of Oregon lor the Comity of Linn.
In the matter of the amended appli
cation of William Itogue to register
the title to the following described
premises, lo-wit:
Itegiiiiiing at a point in the center
of the County Road lending from Cor
vallis 10 Kendall's bridge, said point
being West 1 1 .1)4 chains and S 45
degrees 2.S0 chains distant from
the X. K. corner of the Donation
I. and Claim of Joseph Robnetl and
w ie. Not. No. i;t Claim No. 51.
in Tp. 1' S. R. 4 W. vYilli.niictte
Meridian, l.inn Countv. Ore.-n said
Claim corner being also the S. W.
corner of the Claim no ,S in said Tp.
and R ; thence S. 45 degrees K. J7.U1
chains along the center ot said Road,
ll'euce S. M decrees W. .16.51 chains
lo the center oi Muddy Creek, thence
lown the center oi said Creek to the
Souih boundary line of said Claim
No. 51. thence X. 5.i decrees 15 min
utes W. lit 71 chains to the S. W. cor
ner oi s.iid Claim, thence following
the meander line oi the Willamette
River down stream in a North West
erly direction to a poin; which is
S. 54 degrees W. 45.(41 chains dis
tant from the point ,.f beginning,
thence 54 decrees 1-:. 45.80 chains
lo the point oi beginning, containing
164.tH acres.
Applicant and plaintiff,
vs.
Charles Commons, and "Ml Whom
r may concern," defendants.
To All Wliom it May Concern:
Take notice, tli.it on the J.'nd d.iv
of August. A. 11. l'Jl.t. amended
application was tiled' hy s.iid William
Mogue in the Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon for l.inn County, for
initial registration of the title to the
land above described. Vow. unless
you appear on or before the 27t (kn
ot' September. A. IV !'!.. and show
cause why such amended application
should not be granted, the same will
he taken as eovtY-s,- i ,u d j, decree
will he entered according to the pray
er of tlir amended .ipp'iv'atiolt. and
you will be forever barred from dis
puting the same.
Witness mv hand and the seal of
said Circuit Court, this 'Jnd dav of
August. A n. l'M.l
W I MARKS.
I oniitv Clerk rivd cx o'ivk-. Clerk of
the Circuit Co-rrt ni the State of
Oregon for I nm f v
I SI" l 1 Hy R M 'U'SSPl.t..
Penutv.
I ! WITS.'
App'v.uu's Vtorncv.
Oite of first pvhh.-.vi.,., hereof i
Vrit'ist tot; .0.16;.!
Hay and Grain Were Out of
Way and Hop Vines Were
Cleaned.
THRESHING WAS
SLIGHTLY DELAYED
Rains and Danger of Forest
Fires; Warm Humid Day
Uncomfortable.
According to statements made to
day, yesterday's showers did thous
ands of dollars worth of good and
virtually no damage.
It is believed that it ended the for
est lire danger season, helped the
crops greatly, laid dust and opened
fall hunting in the moutains.
The hay and grain is out of the way
and what little was caught in the field
was not hurt. The hop vines were
cleaned of dirt and spiders and other
particles, ll is believed that had the
rains come a week earlier damage
would have resulted to this crop. No
fruit is reported da ma ire d. With to-
, day it is contended that the rtfin will
, cease.
I The rainfall was general through
lout the county and moistened the
! thousands of acres of timber from the
j summit of the Cascade range to the
: Coast.
The rain delayed threshing and
j scores of workers in the fields came
t to town yesterday to await the rain
j to stop. Some outfits did not go to
work this morning owing to the wet
' condition of the shocks while others
(proceeded to their work. It is main
' tained that the slight rain will not
; hinder the work very much and if no
inure rain falls this morning, work
.will be resumed throught this section.
The rain was welcomed by the
hunters, for it mostens the hills,
1 the deer down into the valleys, and
makes both hunting and fishing bet
. ter.
i However, with yesterday's ' rain
came the most humid day and night
! for years. The temperature was high
j from early in the morning until late
' last night., and the humidity great.
The maximum temperature accord
ing to the government thermometer
j was 80. The minimum was 60, mak
I ing one of the warmest nights of the
season.
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Hor
sky last evening a 7 1-2 pound girl.
Albany's pretrial fire chief has been
busily engaged today in passing the
cigars.
J. A. McCullough a: d wife return
ed last night from an outing at New
port. MAURICE AND CARSON
BIGBEE MAKING GOOD
I Former Albany Young Men are Play
j ing Ball in Southern Oregon.
Thtat .Maurice and Carson Higbee
are making good in baseball in South
western Oregon, is indicated in a re
port received irom Marsht'ield yes-
: terday.
I Maurice is playing in the outfield
with North Itend and Carson is play
ing third base with the Marsht'ield
team, which teams are in a league of
five clubs, with B.iudon and Marsh
field at the top of the ladder.
Both young men are iormer AI
banyites and Carson during the fore
. part ofthe season played wilh the lo-
. cal team. They are both at present
employed in Marsht'ield. Their home
is now in Fugene. where Maurice is
; attending the university and Carson
the high school. Judging from the
. reports they are making a record ior
themselves as hall tns'ers, and espe
cially Carson, who is said to he the
fastest and favorite hall player
in ihe lague.
ORDER.
In the County Court of the State
ot" Oregon tor l.inn County.
In the matter of the guardianship
oi Aura Anderson, a minor.
Now on this 2Jnd day of August,
ll)13. this cause coming on to be
heard upon petition of if. II. Hewitt,
guardian ot" the above named minor,
ior license to sell, at private sale, all
the interest of said minor in the fol
lowing described real property, to-
vvit: l lie S.OU1H West quarter ot the
South Fast quarter of Section 29, in
Township !) South, Range 4 East oi
the Willamette Meridian, in l.inn
County, Oregon, containing 40 acres,
it appearing to the court that it is
necessary that such real property he
sold, it is ordered that the next oi" kin
01 said ward, and all persons inter
ested in said estate, be and appear in
the County Court of l.inn County,
Oregon, at the Court Room thereof,
in the County Court House, in the
City of Albany, in l.inn County. Ore
gon, on Monday, the 2,'lh day of Sep
tember. 113, at the hour of ten
o'clock in the forenoon, to show cai'e
why a license should not he granted
for the sale oi such estate as prayed
tor in said petition, and that this or
der be served hy the publication there
of once a week l'or three successive
weeks in The Semi-Weekly Demo
crat, a newspaper published in said
l.inn County. Orgon. and circulating
therein.
D. 11 VcKNIGHT.
Countv ludge.
a2f s2-9-16
LOCAL PAPERS WILL NOT
BE ISSUED LABOR DAY
Legal Holiday Will Be Univer
sally Observed Ihrough
oui Section.
There will be no issue of the local
papers on Labor Day, Monday, Sep
iciuuer 1.
Owing to the fact that this is a
legal Holiday, the banks, official of
fices will enjoy a whole days holiday
and some of the stores, while others
will remain open for half of the day.
i-aoor Day will probably see the
greatest number of departure of lo
cal people from the city of any holt
day during the year except on the
rourth oi July.
With the big firemen's tournament
at Corvallis, -Newport's final bekon
ing of the season, and this applying
to the mountain retreats as well,
scores of people are expected to take
.mat outings and Jqrng .automobile
trips on this day. Therefore, Al
bany will truly assume the aspect of
a serene holiday.
Probably the largest crowd of Al
banyites will go by rail and motor to
Corvallis to witness the big tourn
ment, where twenty-five of the local
crack firemen will participate with
firemen from all over the valley. This
will probably be the biggest attrac
tion of Labor Day for this section.
Corvallis will probably be the host to
the largest crowds in its history.
In view of this it has been decided
that both of the local publications
will dispense with publication on that
date.
ADDITIONAL FIRE WARDENS
- HAVE BEEN APPOINTED
Addition to Partial List Given
Two Days Ago Is Pub
lished Here.
Additioinal state fire wardens for
Linn county ior the 1913 season have
been appointed by K. S. Maley, su
pervising warden. Two days ago the
Democrat published a partial list and
the additional appointees are as fol
lows: K. R. Hufford, Cravvfordsville; J.
H. Hamilton, Foster; James Burton,
Scio; M. M. Gray, Mill City: Lee
Fitzwater, Berlin; Judd and W. R.
Mcaley, Foster; J. M. Mann, Casca
dia; 1-1. V. .Newman, Cascadia; M. W.
Nye, Swecthome; P. W. Story, Sweet
home; B. C. N'ye, Cascadia, Arthur
Sportsman, Cascadia, and Harley
Bouser, Fish Lake.
The names of the wardens are pub
lished for the benefit of those who
desire to secure burning permits.
EQUALIZATION NOTICE.
The County Board of Equalization
will meet at the Court House at Al
bany, Oregon, Monday, September 8,
1913, and remain in session six days
for the purpose of publicly axamiti
ing the asscssfnent roll and lo correct
errors in valuation, description or
qualities of laud, lots or other prop
erty. All persons interested are here
by notified to appear at the appointed
time and place and. if it shall appear
to said Board that lands, lots or oth
er property be assessed twice, or as
sessed in the name or names of any
person or persons not the owner
thereof, or assessed under or beyond
its value, or any lands, lots or other
property not assessed, they will make
the proper correction.
E. L. FISHER
County Assessor.
w a 19-26 s 2
Administrator's Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned have been bit the County
Court of Linn Coynty. Oregon, duly
appointed administrators of the es
tate oi John W. Garland, late of said
County, deceased. All persons hav
ing claims against the estate of said
deceased arc hereby required, to pre
sent the same, with the proper vouch
ers, to the undersigned, at the office
of Hewitt & Sox, First National Bank
Building. Albany. Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notice.
Dated this 26th dav of August, 1913.
MATILDA" GARLAND,
WILLIAM GARLAND.
Administrators.
dIFWITT & SOX.
Attornevs for Administrators.
a26- s2-9-16-23
SHERIFF'S SALE.
By virtue of an execution and order
of sale to me directed issued out of
Ihe Circuit Court for Linn County.
Oregon. in the suit wherein W. F.
Hines. is plaintiff, and E. F. Gillctt.
Jennie Gillctt anil E. J. Frasier are
'defendants, 1 will on Saturday. Sep
tember 20, 1913. at the hour of One
o'clock p. in. at lire- front door of the
Court House in Albany, Linn County,
Oregon, sell at public auction to tlie
highest bidder for cash in hand the
following described property, tovvit:
The Osgood Mining Claim and the
Eureka Mining Claim together with
the forty-horse power sawmill and
planer complete, situate on said Os
good Mining Claim, and HI improvc
, ntents on said claim, together with
the tenements, hereditaments and ap
purtenances thereunto belonging or
anywise appertaining.
To satisfy the judgment in favor of
the defendant I". J. Frasier against
tj'e oilier detVr'danis n the sum of
J.T6.20: and also to satisfy the judg
ment of the nhiviiff. W. F. Hines.
against the defendants F. F. Gillctt
and J-ntiie Gille:t in the um of
Mr2"". .iv! t'-e costs and disburse
ments of this ee,-ut;on and sale.
Dated this August 19. 1913
D. H. BO DINE.
Sheriff of l.inn county. Orrgon.
v- v.. riryant.
Attorney. .--.19-26 sJ.O-lt'O'l
I"
Has Spent About $5000 for
Apples and Pears to Ship
to Africa.
NORTHWEST APPLES ARE
IN DEMAND ABROAD
Carload of Apples Are Sold
and Confirmed F.0. B.
Price of $1.68.
Portland, Or., Aug. 29. If one
were to Delieve everything that he
heard it would he just auout proper
to state that there are iiuropean ap
I pie buyers Here with millions ot dol
lars m tneir pockets, just to distrib
j ute among l'acu'ic Aorthwest apple
) growers.
ihere is one thing certain, Pacific
Xortlnvest apples are in demand
! abroad, but tnere are few that are
willing to pay out the hard cash, no
j matter how much they talk and visit.
Practically all want Oregon-Washing-
ton-Idaho apple growers to consign
j to them. Tne foreign sellers are not
going to take chances with apple
! prices this year.
Just refreshing and an agreeable
change from the visits of- the so
i called English and Scotch apple men
j witli their millions of dollars to spend,
which is all in someone's mind; is the
J visit to this city of J. Laurie of Lau
: rie Bros., of London who do practi
cally their business with South Af
rica.
Mr. Laurie has already spent
around $5U,tXJ0 in cold cash for ap
ples and pears for shipment to South
Atnca, anu tie is still in the city, mak
ing his headquarters with the North
western Fruit Exchange. This is his
first visit to the west Coast of the
United States and he views the sights
j with much wonder. He was sent to
Portland by F. S. A. Maude, general
I representative of the Northwestern
I Fruit Exchange in London.
T!ie apple market this season prom
; ises to be somewhat different from
j what some interests had believed,
i While the Northwestern Fruit Ex
; change of this city actually sold and
i confirmed carloads of Jonathans,
I Grimes Golden and King David at an
f. o. b. price of SI. 68, some of the lead
ing interests of Wenatchee and Yaki
j man are freely offering the same sup
plies at $1.35 and seemingly are not
landing buyers. Whether the cheap
I ness of their offering is making the
1 outside trade afraid of them is not
known hut in any event the business
; at the lower prices is not good.
AGKERMAN ENTERS PLEA OF
GUILTY BEFORE JUDGE KELLY
i Preliminary Term of Court
Held Here Today-Several
Matters Disposed of.
Arraigned this morning before
Judge Kelly, Paul Ackcrinan, charg
ed with assault with a dangerous wea
pon, as the result of shooting M. E.
Nicewood with a .22 calibre rit'le in
the face near Shedd last December,
while the latter was buggy riding
with the former's sweetheart, was
given until this afternoon at 1:30
o'clock to plead, when he entered a
plea of "guilty."
Witnesses were immediately called
by the defense upon the approval of
the court and the prosecution, to tes
tily as to the character of the defend
ant as a law abiding citizen. The
prosecution will call witnesses to the
stand tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
Ackerman, after committing the
crime skipped the country before pa
pers were served upon him. "He was
indicted by the grand jury and re
cenlly returned and gave himself up.
He has since been held in the countv
jail. District Attorney Gale S. Hill
will represent the state and Attorney
J. J. Whitney the defendant.
Other court business transacted io
day hy Judge Kelly is as follows:
M. J. Cameron vs. Matt Wint set
tled and dismissed: W. H. Martin vs.
F. A. I.anyon dismissed 0n motion
oi plaintiff: M. W. Dresser vs. Linn
haven Orchard Co leave granted to
plaintiff to file amended complaint;
dclcnd.mt to answer same on or bc
tore September 3. 1913: W. J. Turn
mdge vs. W. S. Paul motion to
strike out part of complaint sustain
ed; plaintiff granted leave to tile
an amended complain: defendant giv
en five days in which to answer.
Administrator's Notice. '
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned have been by the County
Court of Linn Countv, Oregon, duly
appointed administrator of the es
tate of Mary Gill, late of said coun
ty, deceased. AH persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased are hereby required to pre
sent th; same with the proper vouch
ers, to the undersigned, at the office
of Hewitt Sr Sox, First National Bank.
I.tnldnig. Albany. Oregon, within six
months from the date of this notice
Dated this 26:h dav of August 1913
w. gill:
,, . Administrator.
Hewitt & Sox,
Attorneys for Administrator
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