L AID WAR VETERAN CLAIMS ALBANY MAN RETURNS FROM WALLACE BALDWIN COMMENTS
NDN-CUPATIVE WILL
BEAUX ALBANY WOMAN FOR BRIDE GILLIAM COUNTY LAST NIGHT ON ALBANY'S RAPID GROWTH
Miss Merle Cornett to Marry
Clyde Earl Starr, Corvallis
Young Man.
BRIDE IS DAUGHTER OF MR.
AND MRS. E. B. CORNETT
Newly Weds Will Make Home In
Corvallis Where Groom Is
Employed.
SATURDAY
Tonight at 6 o'clock at the resi
dence of E. B. Cornett in the eastern
section of Albany, Miss Merle Juana
Cornett, the attractive daughter of
.Mr. and Mrs. E. 11. Cornett. will be
united in marriage to Clyde Earl Starr
of Corvallis. the Rev. Albyn Essou
of the 'irst Chnstian church of.tei
ating. Only the immediate friend'
and relatives of 'He young coupie vill
be in atteud.ince.
Eoll-i em,,- cddi.i? ere r. i.i a
weddinc s-'ppcr will be ? rved. fol
lowed by .1 -e.-tf.cion to 'he voting
couple. The ncwlywcds wil go by
auto to Corvallis this evening auJ
will begin housekeeping at once, the
groom having already prepared a
home for his bride.
The bride is one of Albany's pop
ular youilR ladies, a young lady of
many accomplishments and lovable
character and has many friends
among the younger set of this city.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Starr, one of Corvallis' promi
nent families, and is said to be a
vouug man oi exceptionally good
character, having many friend? in
Corvallis. where he is employed by
the Wells-Fargo company. The Dem
ocrat joins in wishing the young peo
ple the best in life.
21 REPLIES FROM SMALL
i AD IN DEMOCRAT
Receiving twenty-one replies from
a want ad which he placed in the
Democrat and selling his automobile
which was advertised for sale within
a few days after the advertisement
appeared in the paper, was the ex
perience of VV. A. Ledbetter of this
city.
The sale was made from one of the
first three men who answered his ad
vertisement, eighteen replies having
been received after the automobile
was sold.
ALFRED KEEP.5-YEAR OLD BOY
HAS THREEFINGERS BUT OFF
While his brother was cutting a
stick of wood with a s'.iarp axe yes
terdav afternoon, Alfred, the 5-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Keep, residing at Fifth and Hill
streets, accidently got his hand in the
wav anil when the axe descended, had
three of the fingers on his right hand
badly cut. one of them completely off
anil the other two practically so.
Dr. Davis who was called to attend
the youngster. stated this morning
that "he would probably be able to
save all of the fingers, including the
one which was cut off, the index fin
ger. The Democrat was informed this
afternoon that the boy was getting
along as well as possible. Edward
Keep, the boy's father, is a contract
or and is doing the inside work on the
new Presbyterian church.
THEATRICAL SEASON WILL
OPEN HERE ON SEPT. 16
The resilient of Albany will be
glad to k-arn that the theatrical ?ea
imi lu-re will be 'in-nrd m M mda .
Sept. 16th. when Roselle Knott. Am
erica's tin. t brilliant actress, will ap
pear here in the well known romantic
comedy, "The Awakening of Helena
Richie." the company cumin,? direct
from the Criterion theater. Xew York.
Manager Sell nit z is also booking
many other excellent attractions for
the coming season.
S1 Dr. Lane's Itinerary.
(i)
V1 Hillsborn. Sept. HHh. p. m.
Forest Grove. Sept. 11th. 7:30 p. ;3
tn.
McMinnvillc. Sept. '12th, 7:30 p. &
? m.
Dallas. Sept. 13th. 7:30 p. m.
Independence, Sept. 14th, 7:30 p. ?
"' m.
C rvallis. Sept. 16th. 7:30 p. m.
Newport. Sept. I7th. 7:3" p. m.
Albany. Sept. lS;h. 7:3'i p. m.
iiarrihtirg. Sept. 19th. 2:3' p. m.
' junction City. Sept. 19tli. :3o p.
m. 1
F.Ukiene. Sept. 2 "th. 7:30 p. m. ''
Cottage Grove, Sept. 21st, 7:30
p. m. ?"
Smhcrlin. Sept. 23rd. 2 p. m.
R..eburg. Sept. 23rd. 7:30 p. m. ?
Grant Fas. Sept. 24th, 7:30 p.
.?1 m. '
Central Point, Sept. 25th, 2:30 p.
m. (i-
Medtord. Sept. 25th. 7-30 p. m.
Ashland. Set. 2'Ah, 7:30 p. m.
Anounces that He Will Intro
duce Any That Too Shy to
Seek Acquaintance.
Minneapolis. Minn, Sept. 6. "If
any poor, bashful man in my audience
has fallen in love with some worthy
woman and wants to meet her for a
wife, 1 will see that he is introduced,
has a place to court, wil! help him get
his license, pay for it if necessary,
marry him free of charge and furnish
him with a wedding certificate, which
he may hang near the motto, "God
Bless Our Home."
This is the offer made by Rev. G. L.
Morrill, a prominent Minneapolis pas
tor, in his sermon on "The Masher
Mashed."
Mr. Morrill termed a masher "a bi
ped who roosts on the corner and by
look, gesture and speech takes famil
iar advantages of women who pass
by."
"And if the fellow seems to want a
hot time, girls," the pastor advised,
"wallop him with your bag and then
throw red pepper in his eyes."
Regarding eugenics, Rev. Morrill
said:
"Woman was made to marry ami
not to be a religious recluse, old maid
or stenographer, unless she possesses
some defect of mind or body which
would result in degenerate offspring.
"The ogling ogre is sometimes
mashed by the indignant victim or by
some manly looker-on. who remem
bers his own dear ones, some gal
lant policeman or by the judge, who
instead of giving a light fine, gives a
heavy sentence to the workhouse,
where Mr. Masher may flirt wijrU the
mop, make googoo eyes at daisies in
the fields or mash rock in quarries."
Following the sermon Rev. Mr.
Morrill was approached by several
young men of his audience, who
sought him to introduce them to wo
men they thought "worthy." Unhes
itatingly their request was granted,
and they were told to go ahead "with
their courting and then come back
for their marriage licenses."
FUNERAL SERVICES OF MRS.
R. WARNER HELD SUNDAY
The remains of Mrs. Richard War
ner who died this week in Calgary,
Alberta, Canada, will arrive in this
city tonight and the funeral services
will be held at 2 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the First Baptist church,
Rev. E. 11. Hicks officiating. Inter
ment will take place in the City ceme
tery. The deceased was the wife of Rich
ard Warner of this city and leaves
to mourn her death three children,
Mrs. Hud Cox of Albany , Frank War
ner of Alberta, and George Warner
of Medford. The deceased also leaves
to mourn her death a husband, one
sister, Mrs. C. S. Mullen of Albany,
and four brothers in California.
THREE MARRIAGE LICENSES"
. ISSUED DY COUNTY CLERK
County Clerk WUlard Marks today
issued three marriage licenses to the
following parties:
Xick Lcichty and Lena Maurer,
both of Lebanon. The latter is a
teacher in the public schools of that
city.
James L. Jenks of Salem and Fran
cis Maud Smith of Tangent. The
former is employed as a bookkeeper
in the Capital City and both of the
contracting parlies are natives of Orc
K". J. M. Carnine and Jennie M. Itruwn,
both of Albany.
K. M. Reagan, circulating manager
of the Kugene Daily Guard, who has
; been attending the state lair at Sa
; lem. stopped off in Albany this after
noon for a short visit in the Hub
i City and while here paid a vi.-it to
the Democrat office.
! Mrs. Worth Huston and Mr!. R.
j L. lluriK tt of this city who have
been attending the state fair at Salem
1 this week, returned home this after-
noun. Mr. Huston will return home
this evening.
A babv daughter was recentlv born
to Mr ami Mrs. 1. A. l'ook ot Hub
bard. Mr. Look, who is the South
ern Pacific agent at Hubbard. P .vi;!i-r-ly
re-ided here where he was employ
ed at the union depot as telegraph op
erator. Mrs. J. D. Whiteaker of this city
: went to McMinnville this afternoon
! where she will vifit her parents. Rev.
and Mrs. P. R. liurnctt and attend a
family reunion which will be held to
morrow. R. A. B. Veal went to Newport
this morning where he will look after
business matters and spend a few
days at the beach.
Dr. C. V. Lowe of Portland re
turned to the metropolis this morning
after lor -king after business matters
Horn to Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Itrat
tin a nine pound boy this morning.
Mrs. J. C. Hammel and daughter
I i lane he went to Portland on the
Kiectric tliU morning where they will
spend Sunday visiting friends and
relative.
Hot chicken tamnle . the firt of
the -e:ton, .-i ii f I s. voters in any vj..
-tt the New I.Iite, J fr . t Savings Hank
building. S7
Jmlge and Mr. Stewart and nn
of Toledo were in Albany yc-terday
on a shopping trip, stopping while
here at the Revere.
ft. L. St eel ' u i st of K n gene i in
Albany on a short btiines trip, top
ping while hrre at the St. Francis.
Mr. Steebjui-t was employed Lut year
by the g -vermm-nt in making a geo
logical survey in the valley.
Groom aged 73 Claims Bride
Aged 63 Couple Married
This Afternoon.
J. M. Carnine, a veteran of the
Civil War and a recent arrival from
Condon. Oregon, today claimed as
his bride Mrs. J enuie M. Hrowu, a
well known resident of Alb.iny and a
pioneer of Linn county.
The ceremony was performed at
the home of the bride on East Second
street at 2 p. m. by Rev. Leach, pastor
of the Methodist church of this city,
and was witnessed by friends and rel
atives of the contracting parties.
The bride and groom will leave this
evening for Los Angeles where they
will attend the annual G. A. R. en
campment, after which they will re
turn to Oregon and make their home
in Albany,
The groom is seventv-three years
of age. The bride is sixty-three, but
doesn't feel or look a day over fifty.
Hotli of the contracting parties have
been prominent in G. A. R. circles in
Oregon.
WILL SHOW PICTURES OF
ALBANY IN EASTERN STATES
To advertise Albany and the coun
try tributary thereto, the Albany
Commercial club has just completed
arrangements whereby photographs of
a portion of the business section of
the city and oilier selected views will
be reproduced on the Orpheum cir
cuit. These pictures will be shown in
every important city in the United
States and will doubtless be the
means of attracting hundreds of peo
ple to Albany during the coming
Winter. Twelve views have been
carefully selected by Manager Stew
art and forwarded to the Orpheum
management. Only six cities in Ore
gon will be represented on the cir
cuit. S
S COURT HOUSE NEWS.
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Warranty Deeds.
J. B. Kanney and wife to D. R. and
V. C. Morrison. Sept. 7. 1912. Tart
of block 3 Western addition to Al
bany. $10.00.
Frank Swetlinski to II. Bryant.
Sent. 6, 1912. Half interest in 92
acres in Tp. 11. S. R. 4 west. $10.00.
The Central Land Co. to Chas. H.
Stewart. Sept. 3, 1912. Lot 4, block
2, Central addition to Albany. $10.00.
Chas. H. Stewart and wife to Sar
ah E. Vanaken. Sept. 6, 1912. Lot 4,
block 2, Central addition to Albany.
$10.00.
J. F. Venner and wife to R. W.
Tripp. Sept. 2. 1912. Lot 16 plat
of ITolloway Heights, Brownsville,
Three-fourths interest in 42.64 acres
in Tp. 13, S. R. 3 west. One-fourth
interest in 160 acres in Tp. 12, S. R.
3 west. $4350.00.
Quit-Claim Deed. .
John M. Kdwards et al to Henry
Gerlich and George llocrr. July 22.
1912. Lots in block 1, Kirkpatrick's
2nd addition to Lebanon. $1.00.
Probate.
Tn the matter of the estate of I.co
Zclk-r. deceased; first account all
proved. In the matter of the estate of Glenn
F.. Walker, et al, minors. Final ac
count filed and guardian discharged,
as to Glenn K. Walker.
In the matter of the estate of Mary
V. Walker, a minor. Petition to. sell
real pn.pertv set tor bearing Oct. 7,
1912, at 1 o'clock.
In the mailer of the estate of Chas.
Sutton, deceased. Bond of adminis
trator approve!. II. G. I-'i-hcr, W. R.
Hand and II. Babb appointed apprais
ers. In the matter of the estate of J.
I). Allen, deceased. Will admitted to
probate. Annetta J. Allen appointed
administratrix: oath filed. Win. Bain,
Geo. Taylor and Geo. Sanders ap
pointe dappraise: v
In the matter .i the adoption an I
change of name of Oscar Stephens, a
I minor. Petition granted.
In the matte roi the guardianship
of Vernal L. Thomas, a minor. Pe
tition for appointment of guardian
granted and Mary 11. Thomas at)
pointed guardian.
Marriage Ucenses.
j Jair.es 1-'. Jenlrs. Salem, Oregon. 22
i years old, born in Oregon, and Fran
ces Maud Jenks Tange nt. Oregon, 22
years old; born in ( iregoii.
i Xick Leichty. Lebanon. Oregon,
i aged 25 years, born ill Iowa; and
j Lena Maurer. Lebanon, aged 22 years,
born in ( )rcgon.
J. M. Carnine. Albany, Oregon,
aged 75 years, born in Indiana, and
Jennie M. Brown, aged 6,1 years, .Al
bany, Oregon, born in Illinois.
Mrs. C. C. Mansfield of t Oakland,
; California, who ha been visiting rela
, tives in Portland the past two months.
-topped nit in Albany this afternoon
I for a short vi.-it with Iter niece, Mrs.
'C. S. Shedd.
! Deputy DitT-ict Attorney dale S.
Hill is tran'.n ting legal bii"inr.s in
Lebanon today.
Mrs. T. M. French of thi-. city who
j ha been pending 'he pa-t t hn-e
wecl s ;it Sea-id'- vi-oing her r. iML'll
' t.-r. Mrs. K V. Williams of Port
land, will return honi' onight.
Prof, and Mrs. Samuel l)-dan and
baby who have been nding sev
eral days in Albany vi.-iiing at the
h'-me of Mrs. Irian's parents, bit
I f.-r their home in Corvalli yesterday.
; I.. J. Fi-h of :hi- city will leave to
i night f'-r Ln- Angele- where he will
' attend the G. A. H. encampment
: which convene; there on September
i 9. He will be absent from Albany
about ten days.
Says Weatherford Ranch atOlex
Produced 10.000 Sacks of
Wheat on 1.000 Acres.
Curtis Chance, one of the employ
ees of the Ralston Electric Supply
company of this city, has just return
ed from a six weeks' trip to Gilliam
county where he has been looking
after t he harvesting of the grain crop
on his loO-acre farm. He reports a
fine wheat yield and says that Mast
er u Oregon is receiving about as
much rain as here in the valley.
Chance while gone also visited the
big 3500-acre ranch of W. W. Weath
erford, near Olex, Gilliam county, and
stales that the wheat yield oii 1000
acres was 10.000 sacks, al! of which
has been ban ested and is now in the
warehouse.
W. W. Weatherford is a brother of
J. K. Weatherford and the father of
M. V. Weatherford, both of this city,
and was one of the first men to ex
perivtent with dry farming in that vi
cinity and that he has been successful
in his work is indicated by the ban
ner wheat yield this year.
NEW TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
ISSUED BY PACIFIC COMPANY
Over 4200 copies of tile new tele
phone directory for the Pacific Tele-
phone company for l.inn, llenton and
Lincoln counties has just come oit
the press and ;irc now Ileitis distrib
uted to the patrons of the company.
ll contains several pages of general
information for the Hell telephone pa
trons, toll charges to other points in
the state from this city, information
regarding night letters and telegrams,
rules for good service, a complete list
of the ltell telephone subscribers in
Linn, llenton, and Lincoln counties
and several pages of advertising of
the merchants of Albany. Corvallis.
Lebanon, Brownsville and other cit
ies in this immediate section.
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PERSONAL MENTION.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Whitney of
Corvallis were in Salem yesterday as
sisting to make Benton county day
at- the state fair a success, which it
proved to be.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Butler and Mr.
and Mrs. Musgravc of Corvallis at
tended the state fair yesterday, re
turning home last evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Phillips of Cor
vallis returned home last evening af
ter spending an enjoyable day at the
state, fair.
Mrs. Xell Riley-Scott and son
Raymond of this city spent yesterday
in Salem visiting friends and attend
ing the state fair.
Miss Kan Stewart, the charming
daughter of Banker S. C. Stewart of
Lebanon, passed through Albany yes
terday afternoon to Portland where
she will visit friends for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Shaw of this
city left yesterday for Newport
where they will enjoy a few weeks'
outing at the beach.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Frcerkscn of
Shedil were ill Albany yesterday on a
short visit at the home of Mr., and
M rs. Stephen J'Vcerksen.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B, Mayberry are
spending a few weeks visiting friends
in Salem, Portland and White Salmon.
An application for a marriage li
ty Clerk Marks yesterday for the mar
cense by affidavit was made to Coitn
riage of Miss Kuth Clayton Cleek and
Leslie F. Ford, both of Plainview.
Miss Cleek is a. former Albany young
lady and is a popular member of the
ladies orchestra of Plainview.
Mrs. Skipton of Corvallis, mother
of Frank Skiplou of this city, was
among the crowd attending the stale
fair yesterday from Corvallis.
Mrs. W. T. Johnson of Corvallis
vpent yesterday in Salem helping the
blue ribboners celebrate Benton coun
ty day at the state fair. She is the
wife of Dr. W. T. Johnson of Cor
vallis. Mrs. J AV. Wilkinson of Corvallis
attended the stale fair at Sab-ni yes
terday going down with the big dele
gation from the Benton county me
tropolis. ('. M. Andrew, the get:: .1 agent of
j tile Si ml
I'.
icoil" coi.ipidiy at Cor
the state fair at Sa-
v;iilts, aiteiide
lem yesterday
Mr. ami Mrs. C. A. Murphy of
Corvallis passed through Albany last
evening enrouie home from Salem
where they attended the state fair
with the llenton county delegation.
P. V. Johnson, one of llenton
county's biugest boosters and posl
niaMer ,o Corvallis, was among the
crowd going to the state fair yester
day from that city.
Abe King, a well known dairyman
of llenton county, passed through Al
bany yi-iterday morning to Sab-m
where lie attended the stale fair, re
turniiit; home last evening.
.. Mi Hon, a well known cement
conrnet"r "t Corvallis. was anions
th- r..vd that att"tid-d the state fair
!:! the College il v yesterdav.
Mr and Mr-. William Ki-k'ry of
On. il.. i. X' b.. ani .-cd in Albany -:,
ter-I i a:;d may locate here. They
are --.tpii'g ;u the St. Francis.
M: - s pearn Ahr ns and Miss
Com If r. both of I h-, Moines, Jown.
are if-u - the home of Mrs. C. C.
Ilra: t of thi-, city.
S S I'.-.dinr arrived this noon from
In, h' - I- at Newport.
H. N Il-nh y of Jefferson, a form
er c -li-r "! t! Albany State Hank,
came up from Jefft r vii yesterday af-
!terri'-"t! and alter transacting buini-si
Iht.- f'-r -.v. ral hours, returned home
j lat filing He was accompanied
j by his ".on Noel.
Former Resident of this City
Says Albany Is One of the
Best Home Cities in Valley.
"lhat Albany is a fine home city
and one of the most progressive cit
ies in the Willamette valley," was the
statement made to the Democrat rep
resentative this morning by Wallace
Baldwin of Portland ami a former
resident of this city, who is visiting
for a few days in Albany and stopping
while here at the Revere hotel.
Mr. Baldwin resided here twenty
years ago, being manager of the Al
bany water works from lS'Xl to lS'M
at the time the property was owned
by Colonel Hogg and several other
parties connected with the old Ore
gon Pacific railroad.
".Nearly every town in the Willam
ette valley has made wonderful pro
gress in the past few years," said Mr.
Baldwin, "and this is especially true
of Albany, for the residents of this
city have displayed great civic pride
during the last few years by paving
the streets and erecting so many mod
ern business blocks. 1 see no reason
w hy Albany won't become a large city
in the near future."
Mr. Baldwin also commented on the
improvements made in Salem, liugeue.
and Corvallis, especially at the latter
place where he formerly resided, and
said that all the towns of the valley
were crowing rapidly. MV. Baldwin
resides near Milwaukee, a suburb of
Portland, and is a retired business
man.
WANTS LIGHTS OUT SO
HIS HENS CAN SLEEP
Oklahoma City. Sept. 6. John
Sherwin. living at Twenty-fifth street
and Shartel avenue, has asked the
city commissioners to have the
street lights turned off at midnight
for a rather uncommon reason.
"I want the lights turned off,"
said he, "so my chickens can et
some sleep."
Sherwin declares that every night
his chickens out under the big
electric liht at the corner and feast
on the Kia.sshoppers that are attract
ed by the big lamp lhat swings over
the middle of the street. lie has
made repeated attempts to drive them
back to roost, but they cannot be in
duced to leave the feast.
"Sometimes the chickens remain tip
all night, " said Scherwin, "ami go back
to roost about daylight. They arc
drowsy all day and the hens do not
lay."
Sherwin blames a dissajiated old
rooster for the demoralization of his
flock. He says the rooster was out
late one night and discovered the
grasshoppers. He gallantly called the
hens and they left the roost to ans
wer. Since then the hens have watch
ed each night for the light to be turn
ed on and the feast it brinirs them.
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UNITED PRESBYTERIANS
PLAN IMPROVEMENTS
At a meeting nf the board of trus
tees of the United Presbyterian
church held in this city last evening
il was decided to call a Hireling of
the entire congregation u b'riday,
September 20ih, tor the purpose of
discussing the advisability of making
certain improvements in the church
building.
The plan of the trustees include
new interior decorations and finishing
the basement.
1 I.. I.ooney, a prominent dairy
man of Jefferson, was itt Albany yes
terday afternoon looking after busi
ness matters. While here he made hi
headquarters at the Hotel Nevere.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Itlackh-dge of
Corvallis attended the stale fair at Sa
lem yesterday.
W. A. I.edbetter who has been en
gaged in the miiM-ry busine.-s in Ab
ban v for some lime, will leave 1o
j n iy hi for Marian, Texas, where he
will alteml to some business matters.
He will virdt .some t elat i ves in Ten
ii. before returning to Albany,
for a few days in Albany.
John II. Stevens, sitperititi v-Vnt of
'.he C. & !'- . veil! to 't-vpo, r this
morning on a shorl business (rip.
Sheriff Smith was a passenger lo
Lebanon lliis morning where In will
look after business mailers today.
Roy Pi r tie, a prominent suburban
farmer residing at Pirl le stat ion on
the Oregon Lleetric. b'ft this after
noon on a short business trip to Mc
Coy. Oregon.
Frank Harris, formerly an employe
of the Oregon Power company a I
Placerville, California, arrived in Al
bany last evening and expects to lo
cate here.
A. C. Sehmitl, who has bene spend
ing the pa st few days enjoying an
outing al Llk City, returned lo Al
bany this afternoon.
Conrad Meyer, Sr., who has been
-pending the Mtmnier at Newport, re
turu- d to Albany tin's afternoon t(f
tool; after tip- ad iuMmetit of ibe in
-ni an. e on his building which was
I d itr-'Vi-d by fire eatly yesterday
tii'-ming.
Mrs. J. W. Swank ot this city re
turned home yc-.h-rday after no. -n
from Sh" '!!- w h' re she has been
spending the pa-t few days vi-iting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Victor Yates.
Miss I .evana Venner, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. V. liner formerly
of Urowns vilb- and now residing in
Corvallis. pa-sed through Albany ibis
afternoon from Sab-m, where she hav
been visiting friends. M i -,s Vernier
will enter the O. A. C. this fall.
Close Legal Point Is Submitted
toJudgeof Linn County in
Probate Case.
APPLICATION FOR PROBATE
OF VERBAL WILLREFUSED
Will Must Be Reduced to Writing
and Properly Signed or Can
not Be Probated.
t ill a uon-cupative will hohl good
tn the state of Oregon? This was the
question which Countv lmlu. nun-
can of l.inn county was called imon
to pass judgment yesterday ami af
ter lookintr mi the aiulioriti.w .,n ih.
subject concluded that the same is in
valid unless made by a soldier or sail
or.
The question arose in connection
with the probate of the estate of the
late F. p. Houghton who was killed
by a switch engine near the Southern
Pacific depot in Albany on October
-?(Hh. 1911.
It seems that immediately follow
ing Ihe accident Houghton was car
ried to a hospital but was too weak
front loss of blood to sign the papers
making a proper distribution of his
property, lie therefore made a verbal
distribution of the same with the re
quest that his verbal will be reduced
lo writing after his decease, in other
words he authorized in the presence
of witness, a non-cupative will, in
which he left his property to Mildred
and K il Kidgeway.
Judge Duncan 'took the mailer un
der advisement for some time and fin
ally arrived at the conclusion that n
will prepared under such circumstanc
es was not legal unless made by a
soldier or sailor who is regularly en
listed in the government service.
SCHOOL INDUSTRIAL FAIR
PREMIUM LIST COMPLETE
County Supi-rintcmlcnt Jackson lias
just completed the list of premium
awarded for the Industrial School fair
hut the list is so volumnious that it
is impossible to print the same in this
issue. It is probable that the sains
will be printed at some future time
when the space is available.
The total value of the premiums
was $5.10.01) ami there were over 151)1)
entries. The fair was the best ever
held in the state and the county su
perintendent is deserviiiK of no little
credit for the success of the enter
prize. SANFORD ARCHIBALD ILL AT
HIS HOME WITH NEURALGIA
S.infnrd Archibald, the oldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. I). A. Archibald of this
city, is seriously ill at his home in
this city with rheumatic iKiiralK'ia.
lie has been ill for several weeks
now and the physicians have been in
constant attendance at his bedside.
The youiiK man caiinht cold a few
weeks ago and finally was compelled
to take to his bed where he has been
confined since.
The doctors Wallace who are at
tending the patient were afraid for
some time that he had spinal mcniii
Kilis, as (he youn man had every in
dication of tin: disease which now ap
pears lo be nunc oi a rheumatic neu
ia!r;ia. The palient has been resting well
for llie past few nights and when re
covered sufficiently he will probably
lie laken t.i the hot springs. His
many friends hope to see him fully
recovered soon.
VIEWS OF LINN COUNTY
FAIR AT CLUB
Dr. A. G. Prill, president of
l.inn COIIMlv l''rir .1 ...... it i ii 1. ..
the
for
mal s of
at
uher
ii ii-mbt-iews
warded to the Albany Coiiiuie
club a number rif excellent view
the various exhibits at tin- Seio
;nid the same are now no exhibitii
the club rooms.
"wing to the inclement we.
many residents of Albany were
able to attend the fair anil will d.
less ,e interested ill seeing the v
-moving the excellent display of
products.
farm
John P. Whilloek- and S. M. Arm
strong1, representing a bridge build
ing company of Portland spent tin:
night here at the Revere hotel. They
went to Corvallis this morning where
they will look after matters in con
nection with the construction of llie
new bridge at that city.
Mrs. J. U Wvatt and Mrs. K.I.
Zeyss of Portland are spending a few
days in Albans-. Mrs. W-'.-'U being
here to' look after property interests.
They are rewistered at the St. l-'ran-cit.
A trunk at the depot this noon was
addressed to a lady in Sleepy l-'.ye,
Minnesota. To attract newcomers to
that place the name of the town will
have to be changed.