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About Albany weekly democrat. (Albany, Linn County, Or.) 1912-1913 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 30, 1912)
FRED NUTTING NOW HITS GRASSHOPPERS i I Former Proprietor of Democrat Spending Summer Vacation at Detroit with His Wife. SAYS YOU CAN'T FOOL TROUT WITH FAKE FLY Full Moon is Hoodoo and Fish Are Not Even Sociable; Other Interesting Data on Trip. MONDAY Detroit, Or., Aug. 24. After swat ting (lies in the valley until his anus ached I he- Misfit man is now at De troit up in the hills 54 miles from Albany, and 1248 feel above it, swat ting grasshoppers. The trout up here Ul next the fake fly proposition anil refused to have anything to do with dead issues; hence the grasshoppers. Now they have received a strong hint on the hopper subject, and, with the hoodoo of the full moon, will not even snap a hopper, except far back in the hills among the uncivilized trout of tin backwoods creeks, or in some of the distant lakes. The writer and wife arrived here at noon Thursday after an enjoyable trip with (Joslie Dannals through some of the prettiest palces in the world, along the .Santiam with its matchless scenery, its wonderful pow er, now going to waste, which if har nessed, would be able to run all the lighting plants, all the trolly lines and all the coffee mills, established dur ing the present century ill the valley, ami its comfortable climate. Along the way is the big Hammond saw mill, a bee hive of life and in dustry, the Gtioch and other saw mills, and a rapidly building lip farm ing section, a land of promise. I Here, Idyll up. is a delightful place or those desiring rest, ipiiet and a communion with Nature, grand and majestic. There are many fine trips for those desiring long hikes, among them the llreiteubusli Hot Springs, twelve miles away by the govern ment survey, and at least twenty, ac cording to ail old lady from Turner alter her lirst pack-horse trip in and out, over a trail midst as wild and entrancing mountain scenery as it is possible t coiiucive. All declare there are immense possibilities for the Springs when made more acces sahle anil properly developed. To Painiclia Lake, eighteen miles up Ihe mountains, where fish abound. To Marion Lake, with its fishing rails, deep water and large fish. Dr. Prill of Scio is said to have been there so many times and proved such a terror to the finny tribe that the trout svill their tails and swim to the op posite bank at his approach. . To Mount Jefferson, with its white cap and stalely ways, a trip for moun tain climbers full of ambition. Across the river, over John Duller house's unique suspension bridge, is a remarkable fine camping ground, among immense trees, oflering a sheltered, dry and very cool place however warm the weather. This is generally Idled by campers, but on ac counl of the recent rains now having only three camps, Kev and Mrs. Mel- in Williams and Miss llessie Irwin in one, X. I). Pratt and accomplished daughters in anollier and some Sa lent people in a I bird. I'p the river a mile and a half are Kev. Geo. T. Pratt, wile, Iwo children, as blight as new dollars, and Mrs. Pratt's moth er. Hoarding with Mr. and Mrs. W. A Hoover, very pleasant people, ftt their splendidly situated home, where the writer is fortunate in being lo cated, is Miss Margaret Riley, of the Albany Central School, who has been here for two months, and. who seems to like it so well she would not mind living here right along; but she will be in Albany on time for the opening ot the school in September. Among the celebrities who have been here this season were Mayor Gilbert, Grant I'irtle, President Crooks ofthe college, Itanker Sehmitt, Prof. l;lo, Lawyer t. . v.. Sox and son. Hanker J. I.'. Irvine, and son Harold, a very efficient carrier on the Demo crat, John Cochran of the Oicgonian, Mioses Lottie Morgan and l.etha Me Cnllotigh. popukir Albany teachers, and Prof. Kendall the well known reader, entertainer and viH'alist. The arrival of the train from Albany is always an event, and many at once go to the post office down the street, where a fine looking woman with white hair deals out the mail matter to the rvpeci.tm pjtrons of the otVice. Another interesting event is the ar rial and departure of pack trains front and to the hot springs, the ac tivity of those returning often offer ing a strong contrast to those going into the I hcuniatisin cuter lVtroit has one eating house, that of Mrs. Itresslcr. who has run it in a popular way for seen years, now assisted by her daughter. Mrs. Hc-ter, accomodating and agreeable people. John Allstei bouse is the storekeeper of Ihe town, with a well stocked place of Mion.tMe goods. He has been here 'since time runneth not to the contrary and is the sage of the town. There are approximately thirty houses here. When the 0". C. is extended into Crook county there is good reason to believe this will be a place of hre,e proportions, well sit uated for growth, an ideal mountain home. v. v. nutting. GOVERNOR WEST AND LOCAL OFFICIALS ARE COMMENDED; Strong Resolutions Passed At Union Meeting At Methodist Church Last Night. Claiming that Governor West and Ihe county and municipal authorities who are assisting in the enforcement of the local option law are entitled to the support of the Christian citizens of Albany, between live and six hundred people who attended the union meet ing at the Methodist church in this city last night, passed strong resolu tions commending Governor West ami his position relative to the en forcement of the liipior laws and the action of the local and county officers who have assisted hiiri in Linn cotm- Dr. White, pastor of the United Presbyterian church, preached the sermon, taking for his subject, "The Sinking Titanic," and as this was the last o.' a series of union meetings which have been held ill the various churches of Ihe city during the sum mer months the attendance was un usually large. The resolution commending the governor and the city and county of ficers was passed unanimously. PEARL WILKINSON ASKS FOR DIVORCE AND ALIMONY Pearl Wilkinson vs. Chas. 1 1. Wilk inson is the title of a divorce suit which was filed at the county clerk's office this morning. The plaintiff in her complaint al leges that plaintiff and defendant were married in I. inn county on Septem ber 21st, 1010; that on or about the 1 5 1 1 1 day of August 1911, the defend ant, without just cause or provocation whatever, left the defendant, slating that he was going to Albany in search of employment, 1ml (he next day thereafter, and at a time when plain tiff was sick and confined to her bed, wrote to the said plain I iff , staling that he would not return to her; that defendant is the owner of property valued at $.1110(1.1)0 and is now located iu Alberta, liritish Columbia. The plaintiff therefore asks for an absolute divorce and the sum of $1000 as alimony. POWELL SHOE COMPANY TO OPEN DOORS SATURDAY I, A. McDowell, late of Kansas City but now a resident of Albany, arrived last night from Portland to assume charge of the new shoe store which he will open on Saturday in the build ing formerly occupied by L. A V. Koss on First street. Air. McDowell has purchased the St i ill en her k fixtures and has ordered a lull and complete Hue of the latest things iu foot wear. Archie Metzger who has been with Stol'cubeig ."or some time has accepted a position with the new linn which will be known as Ihe McDowell Shoe com pany . Mr. McDowell was formerly a resi dent, having left here some ten or twelve years ago and engaged iu the shoe business iu Kansas City. 90 YEAR OLD BRIDE WINS $30,000 ESTATE San Kraneiseo, Cat., August 26th. Mary K. I'inn, ninetv vears old recently married to A. W. Kiun, 70 years old, was declared to be com petent ami fully able to manage hei $.i0,000 estate by Judge Graham yes tenia v. George A. Dorety, a friend, who claimed to be representing New York relatives of the aired woman, peti tioned to have her declared incompe tent and he appointed as a guardian. alleging that she was liable to be im poM-d upon by designing persons. Mrs. Pinn is the widow of Walter Scott, a retired sea captain, who died m .Alameda on May l(, l"ll. Dorety was designated by Scott as the ad ministrator of his estate. The estate was distributed by Su perior Judge Ogden of Alameda coun ty some time ago. In her answer to Dorety's petition Mrs. Piun said be was withholding her inheritance from her, and asked that he be ordered to deliver it forthwith. She said she had formerly trusted Dorety. but that slie did so no longer. and that he did not brine the action to be declared her guardian in good num. FAMOUS PRONE FARM IN BENTON COUNTY The writer yesterday inspected the famous pi une orchard in Men ion county which is owned by Mob Johu--on and associates in Portland. I he tire hard contains 15ft trees in full beat in and is s.iid Co lu the latg et Italian pi une orchard in the state. In connection with the prune farm is a mammoth diver, which is capable ol handling the output of every prune "ich.ud in Mentou countv. County Superintendent Tack-on left this morning for Scio where he will have charge of the school industrial exhibit at the I. inn county fair. i. f. ill. ml who has hern visiting tor some weeks at the home of hi brother expects to return tomorrow to his home tn twin Kilts, Idaho. QUANTITYOFUQUQR! Three Barrels of Beer and Four Quarts of Whiskey Are now Stored in Court House. LIQUOR FOUND TWO MILES FROM ALBANY Owner Must Bring Replevin Suit To Recover Property from Custody of Sheriff. Four full barrels of beer, one sack containing several dozen bottles, four quarts of whiskey and two barrels of empty bottles were secured by Sheriff D. W. Smith in a raid which was made about H:M) this1 morning on a place located two miles north and east of this city. The Linn county sheriff was advis ed early this morning that a large (plant ity of liquor was being stored on the Pete Kiley place and immedi ately made an investigation. He lo cated the liquor after a short search but was informed by Mr. Kiley that he knew nothing about the liquor. While the name of the owner has not been learned it is understood that kiley was not the owner and accord ing to his own statement of the case was not aware that the liquor was stored on his premises. The liquor was hauled to Albany and is now stored in the Linn county court house. Sheriff Smith will hold it until he receives an order of court commanding him to turn it over to the rightful owner or to destroy it. 1 he owner must commence a suit in replevin iu order to recover the goods, and if the same were used for iin illegal purpose, the party so using them will hardly care to appeal to the courts for relief. JUDGE GALLOWAY CONVENED COURT THIS MORNING Judge Wm. Galloway arrived this morning from Salem and convened court at ten o'clock. The case of Moiyague vs. the City of Lebam m which was under con sideration by the court during the last sessii m was taken up this morning and disposed of. J udge Galloway took the case under advisement and will announce his decision later. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the case of Lyke vs. Lyke, a divorce suit which was tiled some weeks ago, was called for trial and was occupying the at tention of the court when the Demo crat went to press. A number of minor cases were dis posed of early this afternoon. SAGE ROOSTER TELLS OF LIFE AT EUGENE Kugenc. Or., Aug. 25, 1912. Kditor Democrat: The activitv in railroad building and the unusual wet weather during this mouth, have been the main dis cussion upon the streets here until last Tuesday when the citizens of lu- geue were horrified on hearing of the murder of Mildred Green at her home by .some unknown and most brutal fiend and the whole town is excited as it never was before. A trip to Rock Hill last Wednesday convinced the writer that the recent rains have not injured the grain as badly as was reported. Vet a great deal of hay that was cut before the rains and still iu the shock looked black and badly damaged, also some wheat iu the shock was badly colored. Mut this was a very small percent of the grain along the route ami the loss by the wet weather seems to be but a small per cent. The O. K. track is now laid within a hall mile of the city limits and prob ably by next Saturday will be com pleted to the freight depot near Wil lamette street. Grading has commenced on the V., E. Sr K. to Monroe. The S. P. K. K. Co. will soon begin laying rails on the tirst 20 miles of the Kugenc and Florence H. R., begin ning at Fugetie and laying to the Nati tunnel 20 miles west of Hu ge no. Surveyors are now running lines from L'ugene to Dexter, also from Fugeue up the McKeuzie so, look out for tyo R. R. s out of Kugenc. Putting in more water mains, ex tending main sewer lines, and city electric lines, and miles of paving, and extending street car lines is seen all over town. New business buildings and dwellings arc popping up all over the city like mushrooms. The big Mull Moose met here a few days ago ami looked awful lone some. Thcv are a slim, lean looking herd and it we should have a hard winter 1 don't think there will he iiiauv left next spring. SAG K ROOSTER. Attorney Thomas Mrown of Salem is looking after matters in the dis trict court today. Attorney Sam Garland of Lebanon was attending to legal matters in the Hub city this afternoon. Revival meetings are being held at the Tabernacte each evening at S o clock on the Santiam Koad cast ot the chair factory. A cordial invita tion is extended to the public. NIGHT OUNCES Keg of Beer Found in Local Dance Hall Saturday by Police Officers. TWO MEN FINED FOR BEING DRUNK AND DIS0RDELY Al Peacock Again Receives Officers at Now Famous Barn Other Raids Reported. There will be no more Saturday night dances held at the hall at the corner of First and Maker streets. This announcement on the part of the manager followed close on the heels of a raid made by the Albany police officers shortly after the dance closed late Saturday night. A keg of beer was found ill the hall by the officers and was turned over to the custody of the chief of police. At the request of the proprietor of the California rooming house the po lice officers were summoned to that place about 10 o'clock Sunday even ing where they found two young men under the influence of liquor and about a barrel and a half of liquor. The' young men whose names are said to be Lockner and Mosicr, were ar raigned this morning before 'City Re corder Van Tassel and fined ten dol lars and costs on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. On Saturday night the officers raid ed a place located behind the old brewery and said to be owned by Mart Miller. They recovered over a barrel of bottled beer. Early Sunday morning the officers again raided Al Peacock's barn and re covered a case of liquor. SPARKS FROM THE . WIRE . Portland. Aug. 26. A clash between Governor West and District Attorney Cameron is foreshadowed in yester day's developments in the anti-vice movement in Portland, and it is prob able that these two officials will try conclusions today. Governor .West Saturday offered Walter H. Evans. United States Dep uty District Attorney, appointment as a special deputy iu the office of thfi district attorney of "Multnomah coun ty, to handle the vice cases; simul taneously Mr. Cameron made the an nouncement that the governor has no authority to make such appointment and that no deputy so appointed would be recognized by him unless he proved acceptable. Seattle. Aug. 25. A special commis sioner of the United States District Court for the northern Division of Minnesota will begin taking testimony here tomorrow in the government's suit against the Northwestern Lum bermen's Association and six co-defendants accused of violating the Sherman anti-trust law. Fifteen wit nesses, prominent lumber manufactur ers and agents of the Pacific North west, have been subpoenaed to testi fy here. Portland. Aug. 26. Profound mys tery surrounds an accident a half mile east of Gresham early yesterday, in which a powerful seven-passenger au tomobile, which had been stolen from the curb on the Fourth-street side of the Multnomah hotel, plunged 36 feet through the air over an embank ment, tore down a heavy rail fence, turned a complete somersault and came to a final stop in a heap of wreckage, without injuring any of the four passengers so badly that they could not leave the scene. The car, smeared with blood, was found at 8 o'clock yesterday morning, where it had been deserted by the joyriders who had stolen it and driven it at a perilous speed from Portland to the scene of the accident. San Francisco, Aug. 25. With one of the shortest supplies of beef and other meats on baud since the fire of I Wo, San Francisco is facing a meat famine. San Francisco dealers sav that a considerable increase soon may be expected in prices. San Francisco, Aug. 25. The three women arrested on the high seas and taken from the liner Manchuria under the new federal law for the suppres sion of white slavery, were released on bonds after the federal officials had served warrants on the women to make doubly sure that the arrest was valid. Ch i ca go. A u g. 25. Mrs. G. H . Moore, of Evanston, who had been deserted by her husband, secured through a matrimonail paper, trapped him neatly here. She had advertised again in the publication as "Mrs. Mary Mutler, beautiful and with an income of SJO.iXXC' Moore replied and came on from Detroit. Lisbon, Aug. 25. The general re volt of natives against Portugese rule at Timor. Malay Archipelago, has been suppressed after several sanguin ary battles. The governor of Timor telegraphs that the rebels left MX) dead on the tield and that 4000 natives were made prisoners. The orange color coupons on the Tracy auto contest will be no good alter Aug. M. If vou have some for u.i.i.. t ..k,...,i, i,.. k. . tl, 1,...,1 ""W I.V-1-..USH, III. !-.'. tM HIV ...VVI I chair, call 11 Jr Home phone and he wm can tor tncm. HILL LINE WILL ADVERTISE THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY, New Booklet Now In Hands of Printer Will Bring Many. Homeseekers. Following a time-honored custom, the Hill Railroad is preparing to con duct a campign of advertising in the eastern states which will bring thou sands of new settlers to the Willam ette Valley. Experts in the employ of the Hill road have been quietly gathering the necessary data and tak in photographs for a handsome new booklet which is now in the hands of the printer, which when completed will be given wide circulation in the middle western and far eastern states. The new booklet will cover the ter ritory between Salem and Eugene and it is said that a large portion of the space is devoted to Albany and the country immediately tributar there to. The Hill Hues have invariably fo! lowed this custom whenever they en ter a new territory and the construc tion of a network of branch lines which are the means of developing the entire country tributary to,, their line of road. HERE IS A NEW WAY OF QUIETING BABY Steubenvillc, (Ohio), Aug. 25. Put ting babies to sleep by telephone is the latest innovation in society circles here. This method of quiteiug fretting youngsters whose mothers leave them at home while they enjoy bridge, was introduced by Mrs. Harry G. Zanzier while attending an afternoon affair. The nurse telephoned Mrs. Zanzier that the baby had been crying for an hour and that she could not quiet the child. Mrs. Zanzier gave a few hurried in structions to the nurse. A moment i later the guests were surprised to hear Mrs. Zanzier singing a soft lullaby into the transmitter. The baby had been placed in a bas ket o na stand near the telephone, the receiver to its ear and it was lulled into dreamland by the soothing tones of the mother's voice. In live minutes she had resumed her place at the card table. GHAP1N-KERL0W COMPANY NOW HAS LOCAL BOARD That the Chapin-Herlow Mortgage & Trust company of Portland will in all probability erect a substantial office building iu Albany in the near tiuure and that this point will be made ihe principal office of the concern for the Willamette valley were the principal developments at a meeting ot tr.e board held in this city late Mature ay afternoon. The meeting was held at the office ol 1j. .M. Payne and was attended by kalj li Lmcrsoi rcarce, mana-;m;r di rt-cror o: the bond department, J.-s. Fjaungariner. xiv; president cf ihe Chapm-Ilerlow company, E. 0 Hfr lcw, tccretary end treasurer, an L lo cal Meckholders. It was definitely decided l: cs rab:ih a local cffice at Albany with P' M. Payne in charge of the real es tate and Mr. Oliver in charge of the bond department. The following were elected mem bers of the local governing board at the meeting held Saturday night. F. P. Nutting, chairman; B. M. Payne, secretary; D. H. Bodme, Hugh G. Fisher, and Roy Woods, members .of the governing board, in cluding the chairman and secretary. NEARLY 2000 PEOPLE AT INDUSTRIAL FAIR SATURDAY Nearly two thousand people attend ed the School Industrial Fair at the Alco Club rooms Saturday afternoon and evening and it is estimated that between three ami four thousand peo ple attended during the two days in which the exhibits were on display. Never before in the history of Al bany or Linn county has there been a better exhibit of agricultural pro ducts than that seen in this city on Friday and Saturday and the man agement is to be congratulated on the success of the enterprise. Superintendent Jackson who was ably assisted by C. W. lioctticher of the city schools and others, arc de serving of no little praise for the suc cess of the enterprise. The entire exhibit is being moved this morning to Scio where it will be placed on exhibition at the county fair. HERE IS A HEN THAT WORKS OVERTIME A. E. Keith, advertising manager for the Hamilton department store, has a hen which he believes will prove an excellent investment. The hen lays one egg each morning with a double yolk. Eggs are twenty-four cents per dozen and he figures that a double yoIV egg should casUy bring forty cents on the market. He has named the hen Ruby and the eggs are called "Ruby doublets." G. F. Xevins and wife of Portland passed through Albany today enroute tor their home in the Rose City, They are former residents of Albany. EUGENE DENIED Rev. Green Has Made No Con fession of Guilt Up to Hour of Going to Press Today. DEMOCRAT OBTAINS A DENIAL OF RUMOR Air ChargedWith Uncertainty as To Identity of Murderer of Mildred Green. That Rev. Green, father' of little Mildred Green who was murdered in Eugene only a few days ago, had broken down and made a full and complete confession of guilt, was the rumor which gained circulation on the streets of Albany late yesterday afternoon, but later advices are to the effect that the rumor was not founded upon facts. The Democrat today wired Eugene asking for a denial or confirmation of the report and was informed that thus far no confession has been made by the Eugene pastor. While the air is charged with uncertainty as to the identity of the slayer of Mildred Green and new developments are ex pected at any minute, there has posi tively been no confession made by the Eugene pastor up to the time of going to press this atternoon. Ihe following is a special dispatch from Eugene which may or may not have some bearing on the case: Eugene, Or., Aug. 25. An unidenti fied man attempting to enter D. M. Purkerson's home on West Sixth street at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, was shot at by Mr. Purkerson, but escaped in the darkness. Shortly after 2 o'clock the Misses Hattic and Lily Purkerson, wdio oc cupy a room in the front part of the house, heard some one tip-toe up to the front door and try it. Later he went away, and the girls, after telling their parents, went back to bed. Three-quarters of an hour later they again heard the man come to the front of the house and begin tearing at the window screen. The girls screamed and the man stepped back behind a small bush. When Purkerson appeared at the window with a gun the man skipped and a falling curtain spoiled the aim. The Purkerson residence is but a block from the Green home, and this attempt to enter the house, together with other like attempts, leads to the belief that Mildrcn Green was killed by some demented person living in that part of the city. The prosecuting attorney's office de clined to express a belief that there was any connection between the events. ONCE A RICH BROKER; HE DIES IN THE POOR-HOUSE San Kraneiseo, Cal., Aug. 25. M. E. Short, for many years a fa miliar figure about the stock exchange and a man who typified the spirit of the old days, died at the Almshouse last Tuesday. Short came to California during the gold rush. He made and lost several fortunes, his last just prior to the great lire in 1906. Youth was gone and with it the ability and fortitude to once more gaze into the face of poverty with a smile as he had been wont iu the past. His health broke down. Friends of the old days in the financial district furnished him with funds for a time, but despairing of ever regaining his health and refusing to be the recipient of permanent charity from his friends, he dropped from sight. Gradually he became but a memory. This memory was revived and his hiding place for the last six years re vealed when Public Administrator M. I. Myites obtained from Superior Judge Thomas F. Graham yesterday special letters of administration of Short's estate. The estate consists of a key to a safety deposit box of the Mercantile Trust eompanv, which was found after his death. Whether or not this key was but a cherished relic of other davt, or whether it will open a box filled with valuable securities no one knows. The public administrator will investi gate today. DEATH OF MRS. SUSAN LAYTON MrS. Susan I.ayton died at her home one and a half miles north of Albany Sunday at 6 a. in. The deceased was a native of Ohio and was 81 years of age at the time of her death. She located in Linn coun ty about a year ago and has been liv ing with her son, C. G. Lavton since that time. The funeral was held from the fam ily residence at 10:30 this morning. Dr. W hite left on this morning's train for Portland. Dr. White is the state superintendent of missions for the I'nited Presbyterian church and was called to the metropolis in con nection with this work. The following item is from the Hammond News: "Miss Edith Carl son entertained last evening in honor of l.eland R. Gilbert. Most of Ham mond's "Younger Set" was present the evening was spent in music and in making candies and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed bv all.