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TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
A decided change for the better in
the business outlook is recorded in
the la Nt issue of Dun's Review. The
article is in part as follows:
"Changes in business conditions
have been mainly in the direction of
improvement and confidence is fur
ther strengthened. The first real cold
snap of the winter was decidedly fa
vorable to those branches of retail
trade largely dependent upon the we,
llicr, while the demand for fuel was
also accelerated by the exceedingly
low temperatures. A significant feu
lure is the revival of activity in com
mercial paper, merchant and manufac
turers finding it possible to provide
for their requirements at considerably
easier terms than heretofore. This
development obviously reflects the
betterment in the local monetary out
look, the return to circulation of the
funds disbursed in connection with the
annual settlement having resulted in
a substantial recovery in banking re
serves at New York. As foreshadow
ed by the recent movements in for
cign exchange, gold was engaged at
this center for shipment to Paris, and
it is expected that large sums will be
withdrawn before the current outgo
ceases. Almost without exception, re
ports from the leading sections of the
country indicate that mercantile and
industrial enterprises arc being under
taken w it'll increased vigor, and it is
gratifying that signs of improvement
are clearly apparent in iron and steel.
There is no evidence that buying has
expanded materially, the railroads con
tinning to defer pending the decision
of the petition for an advance ii
freight rates, but steel mills are re
sumiug and furnaces which 'had been
banked over the holidays are again
going into hot blast. The leading in
lei est is now running its plants at a
more rapid pace and some contract
nig is noted for the fust quarter at
-prices which consumers were not
willing to consider a few weeks ago.
A better tone is manifest in .the pri
mary dry goods markets, and very
sharp reductions have been made in
prices of men's wear for fall. There
is no sign of speculation in forward
operations, but actual requirements
arc being provided for and jobbers
Iiavo derived encouragement from the
easier monetary situation. Retailers
are taking spring goods ordered for
early distribution, and in some cases
cancellations are less than normal.
Conditions in wool are favorable to
holders, as values are firm and the
tendency upward. Manufacturers show
no hesitation about paying current
prices, and strength is shown by all
the markets of the world. A larger
volume of business has been transac
ted in footwear, although as yet con
spicuous activity has not been de
veloped. Ail vices from New England
do not suggest any especial change
in leather, but the previous favorable
features still prevail ami there is no
accumulation of supplies."
A CANNERY
A few hundred prosperous and con
tented small farmers, residing within
one or two miles of the city limits
will do more to make Albany a city of
fifteen or twenty thous.tnd people than
the establishment of a l.irgc manu
facturing plant.
We already have the climatic con
ditions, the soil and the transportation
facilities that should appeal to the
man who desires to farm on a small
or a large scale. What we l.u-k is a
nuirket for perishable fruits and veg
etables such as are grown on tin av
erage five and ten acre tract. In a
word, what Albany need-;, and what
the small farmer demands, is a can
' nery.
After disposing of the larger portion
of his crop to local commission men.
the small farmer comes face to face
with the proposition of converting the
i
surplus into cash. The cannery af
fords the only sensible solution for
tli is problem. The farmer finds it
difficult to haul the surplus to the
cannery in the neighboring town, lie
should have facilities closer at home
for marketing his uiisobl fruits and
vegetables.
It in a matter of universal regrc
that the plan to e.-tabh'-h an industry
of this character in Albany was un
successful. Lack of interest upon the
part of the producers was the rock
upon which the plan was wrecked and
he Democrat believes that it can now
be revived. U i.i at least worth try
ing. I .ark liilycu of Eugene lias been
suggested a the Democratic nominee
for governor. We don't know Lark
but are willing to bet dollars to doiigh
ntt'.s in;-! he would make a better
congressman than I lawiey.
I've seen the circus wagon pass,
with stately horses hitched in. line,
all bright with shining paint and brass
it sent thrill clear up my spine. I've
seen the rich man's mot or car, that
cost him many thousand bones; il
burned the road up near and far, and
honked in loud Caruso tones. I've
seen all things that go on
wheels, whatever be the motive pow
er; ami, viewing them, a fellow feels
he's living in a modern hour. Of all
the vehicles that roll along the pike
from sun to sun, of all that stir me to
the soul, the water wagon takes the
bun. The water wagon has no gilt
nor is it hauled by circus span, and all
its seats and springs are built upon a
stern, old fashioned plan; mc thinks
its'whcels are needing grease, and one
can hear them squeal and grind; but
those upon it ride to peace, and leave
the land of grief behind. Hang on,
hang on, O thirsty boys, be not dis
mayed by jests or sneers; you've head
ed for saner joys than you have1
known in years! Walt Mason.
JOBDON NEWS NOTES
' AND PERSONAL MENTION
Jordan, Or., Jan. 22. (Special to
Democrat.) John Rohwein went ov
er to Fern Ridge in Marion county to
visit relatives.
John Swiut made a visit to Stayton
and Sublimity on business.
E. M. Kimball, the ftoring mill man,
went to Salem to meet his two daugh
ters who are playing with the Lady
Kilties band tjtat will appear at the
Uligh theater in Salem.
Harvey Shclton and wife made an
over Sunday visit with his nephew
Floyd Shelton of M'. Pleasant.
Arthur' Eengele and his daughters
Goldie and Sylvia, went to Salem to
visit 'his brother Theodore.
PERSONAL MENTION FROM
SHEDD AND THAT VICINITY
Shcdd, Or., Jan. 23. (Special to
Democrat.) Miss Nerva Grove went
to Albany Tuesday to do some shop
ping. J. K. Painter of Fayellevilie was In
Shedd Monday.
0. M. Thompson, of the Boston
Roller Mills hail business calling him
to Albany Tuesday.
T. It. Davidson had business call
ing him to Albany Tuesday.
1. M. Saxon of Fayettcville was in
Shedd Tuesday.
V. W. .Newman left for Salem
Thursday to join Joe (towers bridge
rew. Mr. Newman worked for Mr.
Bowers last summer.
The Itonuie Brook Telephone com
pany has completed a line into the
entrat office here. It adds 8 new sub
scribers to the Shedd telephone ys-,
tin.
I..
Workinger hail business
:all-
tug him to Albany Monday.
!. II. Davis, of bayettcville had
business in Shedd Thursday.
Mrs. G. 1.. Porter went to Port
land Tuesday to visit friends.
C. W. Kennedy had business call
ing him to Salem Tuesday.
X. K. Howard, electrician of Hal-M-y,
had business calling him to Shedd
Thursday.
C lyde Crawford had business in Al
bion Tuesday.
Messrs. lilenn Chance and I try an
Peirv of llalscv were in Shedd Tues
day. Miss Pthet Gregory was home Sat
urday and Sunday with her folks.
Misses Vera lligghc and Claire Mc
".miuek had business calling them to
Albany Thursday.
A fine Jersey cow owned by 1. K
Coon tniind her :iv t. th liinn
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died the next evening. Mr. Coon val
ued the cow at $150.
Rev. Clemo will deliver the bacca
laureate sermon for the Shedd high
school at the M. 1". church next Sun
day morning at II a. m.
Miss Mattie Pyburu his been in
Lebanon sick with the La Grippe for
several days but is home now very
much improved.
James Couey left for Condon Tues
day morning where lie expects to be
for a eek or It' days.
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News cn This Pge it l
From DniU tcmu
FRIDAY. JANUARY 23
4 ? (S ? S i! 9 J 9 $ J S ?
JAMES ELKINS LEANS
ON THE CONFEDERACY
Aged Man Was at One Time
Prominent in Affairs of
Linn Connty.
James Elkins, of iVineville, lias been
in the city today while on hi way to
San Erancisco, for a visit with his son
Luther, a well known attorney, and
daughter, Mi-s Nellie Elkins, now a
res if lent of Berkeley. Before going
lie will also visit his sou James, at
.Mabel, Lane cunty.
Mr. Elkins, a inner resident of Al
bany tor many years, was prominent
in the affairs of Linn county, and is
a pioneer who did much for the pro
gress of the count'- lie was an early
county clerk, and. later comity treas
lor several terms. Wilkins ad
dition to Albany, at tue south end of
Eerry street, w:ii laid out by him and
cars his name. Albany people are
always glad to receive a v. sit from
him since his change of residence sev
eral year ago.
Mr. Elkins, a former resident of Al
wa!k,; with a cane, though he hardly
needs it. as he continues to be vig
orous; but it is. partly because the
cane has a very interesting his tor v.
1',
presented to him on the anui-
versary of his birth hv ex-Congress-
man Williamson, of 1'rmeville. The
cane was made out of pine from the
houe in Richmond, Va., in which
Jefferson Davis resided when prcsi;
dent of the southern confederacy.
"So you see," he said. "I am lean
ing on the confederacy."
40 OF UNEMPLOYED ARMY
GO SOUTH ON CATTLE CAR
Will Ride As Far As Oakland
Lane County Is Now Free
of Jobless.
Forty members of the "army" of un
employed which was in Eugene Mon
day, spent last night in a Southern
Pacific cattle car headed for Oakland,
Oregon. They are making their first
big jump since leaving Portland on
foot two weeks ago, and arc making
their first trip by train. When in Eu
gene their leader, Mrs. Rimer, wor
ried about how she could get her men
across the mountains, and intimated
that she would get t'hem aboard some
freight train.
J. C. Parker, Lane county sheriff,
returned from Cottage Grove last ev
ening, wdicre he saw them safely on
their way. The first part, those who
reached Eugene as the "second army,"
under Mr. and Mrs. Rice, made con
siderable trouble on the way, and the
sheriff went to Cottage Grove to es
cort them out of the county.
The Rimer party arrived in Cot
tage Grove early Wednesday evening.
They were refused food, and they re
turned to Chambers' mill to spend the
night. They returned in the morning
and were given a meal by the citizens
of Cottage Grove and then loaded into
the box car. There is a tacit under
standing with the railroad company
that the men will be allowed to ride
in the empty car at least to Oakland.
Sheriff's deputies led the portioin of
the army returning north across the
line into iLimi county Wednesday,
and now the county is free of the
army of unemployed. Eugene Reg
ister.
LIFE SAVER WAS CALLED
BY DEATH YESTERDAY
Following ail operation for appen-
incuis, joscpn w. linggs, U'u last
uight at the hospital, at the ;ge of 43.
The remains will he shipped tomorrow
to Xewport for burial.
Horn in iS'l in Oregon, near Xew
port. tile deceased lias resided in that
section all his lite. He was a widow
er and was a member of the Xewnort
mc saving crew, Having the distinction
ui ociiii; me ouicst iiKin in tne service
t that station
Sheriffs Sale.
Notice is herein- uiveii that liv vir
tue of ail execution and order of sale
to me directed, issued out of the Cir
cuit Court it the State of Ureiton
for the County of l.inn. in the case
wherein .1. K. Wearherford is plain
tiff ami W. S. Paul is defendant. 1 will
on Saturday, the 14th dav of Febru
ary. A. 1). 1U14. at the' hour of 1
o'clock p. in., at the front door of the
court house in Albany. Linn County.
Oreijon. sell at public auction to tlie
highest bidder for cash in hand the
following described real property, lo
wit: Rcginniug at a point on the
north boundary line of the D. L. C.
of W. A. l'aul and wife. Xot. No. 76
in Tp. II S. R. West of the Will.
Mer. in l.inn County. Oregon, which
is 34 15 chains nest from the north
east comer of the saiil D. I.. C. and
runiiinc thence West on the north
line of said P. I.. C. 36.11 chains to
the northwest corner of said D. L. C.
thence South 63.33 1-3 chain, thence
Fast o.ixi chains, thence South 16.66
--3 chains, thence Fast 27.11 chains,
thence north SO chains to the
place of bexinnimi. containing 274
acres more or less in Finn county.
Oregon, and known as the W. S. Pail!
Farm, to satisfy a itulgmcnt rendered
in favor of the plaintiff and against
the defendant in the sum of $-XVO0
ami interest from lime 17th. l'10 at
the rate of six per cent, per annum
and the further sum of $150 tX at
torney's fees herein together with his
costs and disbursements taxed at
$(0 -V, and accruing costs.
Hate of first publication, Jan. 13.
Pate of last publication. Feb 10.
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Sheriff of l.inn Countv. Oregon.
jl3-Ai-27 13-10
SUPERVISOR W. C. SCOTT
ANSWERS SWING BICKER
Says Correspondent Was Not
Properly Informed on Road
Conditions in Linn.
Editor of Democrat) A few nights
ago you copied a portion of an article
in the '.JrcLionian written by one Da
id Swing Kicker, who has been walk
ing southward along tne raeific High
way on a purported mission, of gi ing
the public a true condition of that
highway. Inashmuch as the article
referred to contains several misstate
ments of lac t s re ga r d i n g r oa d w o r k
in Road District No. 10 and reflects
upon the supervisor of 'aid road dis
trict, I feel that it. would he no more
than fair to people o! said district
and others who read the article to call
their attention to the source of ,Mr.
Kicker's information.
M r. Riekcr spent, a day and night
in Tangent at the home of a defeated
candidate for road supervisor of said
District No. 10 and this gentleman
was quoted in the article mentioned,
liy direction of the county court an
election was held recently at; which
the people selected their choice for
road supervisor for the coming year
J and at that election the present road
supervisor was re-elected. Some leci
ing was shown in this election and
tfiis particular defeated candidate does
not feel kindly toward the present
supervisor on that account. The peo
ple of Road District Xo. 10 who en
dorsed the present supervisor for an
other term feel that Mr. Richer should
have at least consulted other people
of the district before writing the ar
ticle in question.
As the condition of the roads in said
district is a matter of judgment, we
will say nothing about that further
than that the people of the district
were evidently not vcrv much dis
satisfied or they would have chosen
a new supervisor for next year, but
the statement which I wish particu
larly to contradict is that made by
Mr. Ricker in regard to hauling grav
el. It was stated that the supervisor
so managed affairs that he paid
from $2.00 to $2.50 per yard and the
statement was made that residents of
the district 'had offered to place the
gravel on the road for $1.00 per yard.
That statement is not true. No man
ever came to me with such an offer.
As to whether or not Mr. Ricker is
cally trying: to give the true condi
tion of the roads through which he
passes or whether he is selecting only
tne worse places, tor some ulterior
motive, I cannot say. I merely wish
to call attention to the fact that
place of giving a photo of some place
on the miles of paved streets which
the progressive people of Albany have
placed miring the past year at a great
expense, he sent to the Oregon ian a
picture of the worst mud hole he
could find in the city, thus giving -the
outside world a very poor idea of the
typical conditioin of the streets of
Albany.
Very respectfully yours.
W. C. SCOTT,
Supervisor of Road District Xo. 10.
25 Years Ago. The following was
taken from the Oregonian 25 years
ago: Albany, Jan. 21. Considerable
excitement was created in this city to
day by about 100 Italian laborers who
had not received full pay from the
contractors, Searle & Dean, for work
done on the Oregon Pacific Railroad.
They collected in front of the Firs;
National Bank. Mr. Searle tried to
reason with them, hut they would not
be appeased, and as he turned to enter
t-he bank they siezed him and one or
two drew knives and threatened to kill
him. Mayor Cowan and several cit
izens interfered and the mob was dis
persed.
Sues to Recover on Notes. Filing
suit this mornii;g in the circuit court.
William M Williams asks judgment
against A. L. M iner, Chloe Miner, his
wife and F. R. Brioley in the sum ot
$150, and $27(X, on 2 promising- notes
executed September 5, 1911 and se
cured by a mortae on 80 acres ot
land in section 4, tp. 14. S. R. 2 w
of Y M.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court of the State
ot UreRon for Linn County. De
partment Xo. 2.
Herbert V. rryme, Plaintiff,
vs.
Amy A . Pry m e, De fen d;i n t .
To Amy A. Pryme, the above nam
ed defendant:
In the name of the state of Oregon
you are hereby notified and required
to be and appear in said court in said
suit, and answer the comnlaint of the
above named plaintiff now on file
herein, on or before the 17th day of
renruary. ivit. ana you are nercnv
further notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as
atiove required, lor want thcreot the
plaintiff will take a decree against you
for the relief prayed for in said com
plaint: A decree of said court dissolving
thebomls of matrimony now existing
between you and said plaintiff.
This summons is served unon ou
hy publication for six consecutive
weeks prior to said 17th dav of Feb
ruary, 1914. in the Semi-Weeklv Dem
ocrat, a newspaper published twice
a week in the city of Albany, Linn
County. Oregon, and of general cir
culation in said county, by order of
the Hon. D. U. McKnight. countv
judge of said Linn county. Oregon.
winch said order bears date Decem
ber Wth. 19M. and the said D. B. Mc-
Knight, judge of said county court of
said county, in said order for the
publication of this summons upon
you. has prescribed said 17:h day of
henruarv. I9M the time on or be
fore which you shall appear and an
swer the said conrplaint in said suit.
The date ot tne tirst publication of
this summons in said newspaper is
December Mrd. 1013
R. R1LYEU.
A tome v for Plaintiff.
d2J-J0-J 6-U-JO-J7-F3
FOUR COUNTY SCHOOLS
TO BE STANDARDIZED
Big Educational Rally to
Held Tomorrow at Plain
view Speakers.
Be
Five Linn county schools will be
represented a: an educational rally to
morrow at Plain view.
Prominent speakers from O. A. C.
and the U. of Oregon will be present
and a general good time and beiieii
cial meeting is anticipated. L. P. Har
rington, state field industrial wurker
will be present and make an addre-s
County School Superintendent .
L'. Jackson is to make an address on
the "Slaiidardizatijii of Schools."' lie
will al.-o present banners to four
schools which have been standardized
under the system recently inaugurat
ed by the county school authorise -a
This system is a standard by which
to mea.-ure progress. The standard
contains so many points pertinent :o
tile welfare of the school and as soon
as a point is complied with a star is
awarded and when all the points are
complied with the banners are award
ed. Failure to keep up the standard
will mean that the banner is to be
forfeited. At the end of the school
year permanent awarding ot the ban
ners will be made. The result of the
adoption of this standard has been a
matter of much gratification to 'lie
school authorities as the schools rave
been considerably improved and arc
much better regulated. Keen rivalry
and enthusiasm has marked '.ie com
petition for the banners.
HARDMAN WILL BE TAKEN
TO STATE INSANE HOSJITAL
Alleged Bad Check Man Found
Insane Before County
Judge McKnight.
Fred Hardman, alleged bad check
man, was this afternoon committed
to the state insane hospital by Coun
ty Judge McKnight following an ex
amination before Dr. VV. H. Davis. He
will be taken to the institution at Sa
lem this evening by an attendant.
Hardman was arrested Thursday
night by Officers King and Marshall
in the East End on a charge of pass
ing a check to L. J. Landrail, for
which he had no funds, after he had
tried to get several merchants on
Main street to cash a check. Follow
ing his arrest he was turned over to
a Lebanon constable and taken there
on a charge of securing money under
false pretenses. However, he was not
tried on this charge and was returned
to Albany for examination as to his
sanity.
S CITY NBWS
0
Sweet Home Editor Here. Editor
T. L. Dagger, of the Inter Mountain
Tribune, of Swet Home, was in the
city this afternoon on business.
Sent to Poor Farm. Fred Thomp
son, who was injured in a fall from a
freight train, was permitted to go to
the county poor farm by County
Judge McKnight until his injuries
heal.
Remains Shipped to Newport. The
remains of Joseph O. Brigg.s, who
died Wednesday night at St. Mary s
hospital were shipped this morning to
Xewport for burial by ihe Fomniller
Undertakers.
No trace of murderer. Xo trace
has yet been found of Gus Manos,
theGreek who killed his companion.
Bill Karahalois by shooting him
through the abdomen, out at Wren
station, Monday evening. Manos af
ter the shooting made a quick get-away.
He left without a coat and only
30 cents in money in his pocket. When
last seen he was heading north.
Semester Recitals to Be Given.
The first, of the semester recitals of
Albany College conservatory of music
will be given at the First Prcsbyteria-i
church next Tuesday, Jan. 27. at S p.
in. The recital will be given by pu
pils of Mrs. Flo. Miss Wnggener and
Miss Clement, representing all dc-
partments of the conservatory. The
program will appear later in these col-1
limns.
Too Many Toots. An Albany man
write the railroad commission that
the ding-busted trains in the Hub city
have a habit of standing on the cross
ing and whistling just for exercise;
He estimates that the trains get rid
of about a hundred toots a dav in I
trout ot his house and asks the com
mission to render the trains tootless.
The commission will take the matter
up with the head, tooter of the rail
road. talent Mate sum n.
G. A. R. Veteran III. D. J. King,
father of Officer Griff King, and an
old G. A. R. veteran is lying ill at hi?
home on Fast Sixth street. His age
is 85 years.
Guardian's Sale.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned guardian of Juanita E.
Thompson, an insane persor pursu
ant to the order of sale duly made
by the County Court of Linn Countv.
Oregon, in the matter of the estate
of said insane pernn(t on the 20th day
of November, 1913, will, from -after
the 21 st day of January, 1914
sell, at private sale, for cash in hand,
all the right, title and interest of said
insane person in the following de- j
scribed real pronertv. to-wit: Lot 4)
in Block 5 in City View Addition to i
the Ltiy ot Albany, in Linn County.
Oregon, said sale to be mide subject
to confirmation by said court.
L. G. THOMPSON.
wk d23-30 J6-13-20 Guardian.
SUIT AIMED AT
LABEL AGREEMENT
Temporary Restraining Order
Granted by Judge Galloway
Against State Treasurer.
NO WARRANTS WILL BE
ISSUED UNTIL SETTLED
Unlawful Discrimination Is Al
leged by Those Instituting
Proceedings.
(By United Press Association. )
Salem, Jan. 23. A suit has been fil
ed to have the union label agrceme.u
t-ntered into between State printer
Harris and the Allied Trades Council
of Salem declared void.
A temporary restraining order wris
granted by Judge Galloway prohihi:
ing the secretary of state and state
treasurer from issuing warrants or
paying wages of printers employed
in the state printing plant. peiU'ung
the outcome of the suit. The plain
tiffs are W. C. Francis, manager of
:he Oregon Employers Association,
and James Archer, and F. R. Bus
sard, printers. The complaint alleges
the agreement constitutes an unlawful
discrimination between the citizens
of the state.
Morton-Wilkinson Marriage. The
following appeared in the column de
voted to marriage licenses in last
night's Portland Telegram; Morton
Wilkinson H. E. Morton, aged 32;
Hazel Wilkinson, aged 22. The Dem
ocrat has been unable to learn any of
the particulars or to confirm or deny
the report that the H. E. Morton who
has assumed matrimonial obligations
in Portland is the same Morton who
directs the business policy of the Ore
gon Power Company at Albany. The
last named Morton is now in Port
land. Gave Concert at Halsey. Mrs.
Adna Smith Flo, Miss Wilman Wag
gener and Mr. J. C. Irvin gave the Al
bany college conservatory of music
concert, that they gave here some time
ago, at Halsey last night and were
greeted by a large audience.
Mrs. Flo Goes to Salem. Leaving
this afternoon, Mrs. Adna Smith Flo
went 'to Salem to visit friends and at
tend the Clark recital.
On Sick List. Fred Dawson, the ,
well known druggist, is confined to
his home with a slight attack of gripp.
Willamette Continues to Rise. The
Willamette river, which rose a foot'
with the rains Wednesday, rose 3 feet
yesterday and was rising at. dark last
evening, standing at the 9 foot stage.
It is not out of its banks, and as yet
is doing no damage. The Santiam is
rising rapidly.
Grandmother Died. Riley Lobaugh
has received word of the death of his
grandmother, Mrs. Sarah Lobaugh,
901 Davis street, Los Angeles, at the
age of 80 years. She died Monday
morning of heart failure.
Ruiter Funeral Held this Afternoon.
The funeral of Henry Ruiter was
held this afternoon at the First Chris
tian church. Rev. Emerson conduc
ted the services. The remains were
interred in the city cemetery.
Hold Open Meeting. The Masonic
body of Harrisburg will hold an open
meeting tonight at the Christian
church in that city, and Dr. F. W. Em
erson, pastor of the Christian church
of Albany is to speak on "The Re
lationship of Free Masonry to the
Church."
Albany Section Best Yet. That the
territory about Albany is the best sec
tion of the state and particularly of
the Willamette valley, is the opinion
of R. S. Lee. of Brownlcc, Xcbr., own
er of 18 sections of land in Nebraska.
Mr. Lee has been looking over the
valley for the past 10 davs with a view
of locating and expreses himself as
tavorabif to this section. He is a
brother-in-law of A. E. Kieth. ad
vertising manager of the Hamilton
store. Mr. Lee left the night before
last to return home.
D. Gnitins and daughters, of Eu
gene, were visitors in the city yester
day afternoon.
Albert L. Kullaiuier. returned to
his home at Independence this morn
ing. o
PERSONAL MENTION AND
NEWS FROM CRABTREE
Crabtree, Or., Jan. 23. (Special to
Democrat.) Miss Lena Stayers, who
has been spending several days with
her sister, Mrs. l'red Brewster, re
turned home Tuesday morning.
There will be an educational meet
ing of five school districts at the
Crabtreet school house Saturday p. in.
Feb. 7. Everybody is urged to at
tend. More details later.
Mrs. Stanley Hoffman and little
daughter Audrey, spent a tew days at
her father's home last week.
The literarv soi-ipiv will ,r,V-
next program Saturday evening. Jan.
-. lucre will lie .1 dialogue, good
music, possibly a debate and the plav
"The Watermelon Pse " will K rri,."
en. Those in the nlav.ir- 1,1.t A-
dlepate, Allan Bean: i.awyer Rcynolds,
it nuss: Lawyer Bovine, Orrm Dob
son: Mr. Moses. Geo. Sumptcr: Mrs.
Mo'es. Mary Ttirnidge: Store Keep
er, Wm. Pierce; Patience Jones, Wan
da Raum.