ft
TER SATURDAY NIGHT
Voters Line Up at Court House
Order to Have Names En-
in
tered for November Election.
BIGGEST REGISTRATION IN
THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY
County Clerk Says 150 Applica
tionsSaturday. Many Regis
trations in Outside Precincts.
44TH ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH
Albany's Chief Executive Has
Been a Resident of Hub City
14 years Now.
SSftllU
E HERE THURSDAY
fiil-
1',
Continued from Monday, Oct. 21.
Willi ;i line rxlumliiiK from the
cniirt house stairs to tile desk in the
comity elerk's office, County (Jerk
Will.ird Marks and his force of depu
ties were the busiest men in the city
of Albany Saturday ninllt.
IJuriiiK the entire day men present
ed themselves at the clerk's olfice for
registration and one hundred and fifty
names were added to the registration
list, fifty-five oi which were entered
between seven and nine o'clock Sat
urday evening
I'rior to the primaries 4,4.27 voters
were rcKislercd, but it is now esti
mated by the county clerk that the
rcKislralion this year will be more
than 5,1)1111, the Iariest rcijis'tratioii
ever recorded in the history of the
county.
Il is impossible at tllis time to ob
tain a complete list of the reK'istra
lions (or the reason that the blanks
from the outside precincts have not
been turned in to the county clerk's
office. However, three hundred have
leistered at the county clerk's ol'lice
since tile primaries in addition to the
registration in the precincts outside of
Albany.
Mayor Gilbert yesterday celebrated
tile 44th anniversary of his birth. 'I he
chief executive of the city was born
in Leavenworth, Kansas, on October
20, IWiX, and has been a resident of
Oregon since coining to Albany
in if'M from Kukciic where he was
engaged in the grocery busilles-,.
After moving to Albany, M
bert was employed by several
land firms as a IraveliiiH salesman
and followed this work until he re
tired from the road a few years ;ik"
and with his brother, eiiKaned in bus
iness lor himself, now beiiitf president
of the firm of Gilbert liros., dealers
in furniture, hardware and groceries,
ami aiuonu Albany's must progres
sive merchants.
Mr. Gilbert was elected mayor ly
the people of Albany at the city elec
tion in December of last year and
since his inauguration in office, has
filled the olfice of chief executive in
a commendable manner and has re
ceived the support (if the people of
Albany, who hold the mayor in mull
esteem. The Democrat joins with his
many friends in extending congratu
lations to Mayor Gilbert on the 44th
anniversary of his birth.
Itinerary of Democratic Nomi
nee .for Vice-President Has
Been Announced.
GEORGE VAN DRAN LEAVES
ON HUNTING TRIP LAST NIGHT
Hotel Man Is So Anxious to Get
Away That He Forgets His
Ammunition Supply.
WASHINGTON CORPORATION
BUYS 1200 ACRES IN LINN CO.
Buy Large Tract Near Lebanon
For $130,000 Was Part OfJ
Military Road Grant.
The Minnesota Investment com
pany, a Washington corporation.
closed
GOVERNOR WILL TAKE
BREAKFAST IN THIS CITY
i r Kiddles,
1 lake llic
into the
will spell I the
h for bier ;;ame.
of Albany's en
.vided Saturday
If ami see il he
i before the sea
d about all day
.any ami
cr tiling'
Gcornc Van I Iran, one of the i;enial
nn, in H io'.s ol the Motet van i nan
this city, left last eveuiii.
rum Hum which city he
Mane to I'erdue,- 25 mil
mountain;, where he wil
next lew days ill scan
tieorm', w ho is one
thusiaslie niuuixbi, d
to take a few days o
could land a few buck
sou closes. I b' husll
yesterday e,ctlinu his olltlll r
cveuiiur he thoueht he had e
he needed. t
However, he was so anxious tc' net
started rn his journey tli.it 'ic ,'on; t
to take Lis ainuiiilion wh'-'h iie lett
Iu the lobby of the hotel an I this
morning, a wire was recvived Irom
him KiviiiK' instructions not io .-.cud il
for il would delay him in starling on
his trip Ironi Kiddles to Pc'du '.
'I'h.' main limit? with Gcoree on a
Illinium trip is plenty to eat and it is
said that this o nt ii hi ol the outfit was
looked alter iu nu.nl shape and that
he will not en huiHiiy. Ilf expects
t,i be e.nne -..'viial days and was ai'
c. unnamed bv b'de t un v. a brake
man on the t'oiva
l deal last week lor the pur
base of 1.11 II) acres of I. inn county
laud from the Oremin Western
Colonization company of St. 1'aul
The land sold is a part of the orie;
Miiin., says the Journal. The land
brounht $100 an acre, auKrcualiiiK'
$1,111,(10(1.
iual military road uiiint of KOO.IIOi;
acres iu Orcnou, and consists of ricli
(armiiiK ami fruit land ill the Wil
lamette valley, lyiiiH near Lebanon.
Its sale is an illustration of tile tre
mendous profits which have been and
are heme; made m liortnwest minis
and properties. 1 he entire tract ol
NIIII.IIOl) acres was sold at one time to
a I'lench company, the title beine.
held bv Attorney Charles Allschul
ot New N ork. I Ins company, several
years ano, sold the tract to the Urc
Kiui & Western C'oloniation com
pany for $7,111111,111)11, only one .seventh
of this sum beini! paid down, how-
is now estimated by leading
Speech Will Be Made at Ten
O'clock. Will Arrive in
Salem at Noon.
That Governor Marshall will reach
Albany at 5:30 on the morniuK of
Thursday, October 24th, was the
word received here this afternoon by
C. II. Stewart, president of the Wil-,
son & Marshall Club of this city.
Marshall will arrive from the south
over the main line of the Southern
Pacific Railway and will be accom
panied by State Chairman IScrt K.
Ilaney and a number of leading Ore
Koii Democrats.
lie will take breakfast in tins city
and if the present program is carried
out will speak at 10:UU o'clock, fm
UliiiiK his speech in time to catch the
Salem train arriving in that city about
noon. Whether the meeting will be
held ill the open or at the local opera
house is not known at this time but
an announcement will be made at a
later date by County Chairman liil
yeii. Marshall is meeting with a tre
mendous ovation on his western tour
and his speech in Albany will
doubtless be heard by a large audi
ence .
Who Wil! Be tee
Lucky Member?
oward
GRAND JURY WILL
CONVENE ON THURSDAY
days and
will win the B
Auto that is being given
away by the Tracy Clothing Company
Now if the number you want to see win
is not at the top, this next month will be
your chance to help put it there
We say any number on the list can win if you
will just go to work. IT IS UP TO YOU
931,090
492,180
606,080
To pas
of more i
jury will
1
2
3
4
5
6 612,500
7
8
9
10
11 507755 '
12 " 530305
13 546,300
14 493.445
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
27 ....
28 ....
29 ....
30 ....
31
. 405.910
460,565
487.S25
, 533.250
330.575
.... 503,925
23 .
24 .
. 272.985
. 572,565
'. 653.095
. 435,295
'. 520,140
32 515.430
33 508.350
34 368.330
35 459,210
36
37
38
39
40
41 499.670
42 456.150
43 3(11,815
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58 458,190
59 4.W.D3U
ys,iou
. 504,215
490,210
. 452,175
. 472,350
. 491,075
60 .
61 .
62 .
63 .
64 .
65 .
66
67
68 425,565
69 .
449,220
70 .
71
... 322,565
563.685
532.765
547.3S0
312,005
467.525
482.575
252,610
76 .
77
slate
pi T.'llo!
present owner..
,11110,11011 profit
.il il has been a
it' I'tii'tlam! that
will realize fully
ill their property
1 disposed uf.
COMMERCIAL CLOD WILL
MEET TONIGHT AT 7:30
uiion a number of cases
less importance, the grand !
be convened at the court ,
house in this city on 1 hursday. Sev
eral men have been bound over to the j
district court and in addition to other j
business wllicll may lie presemeu in
the jury, these cases will till be passed
upon.
26 301,720
This is standing of all contestants to date .
October 19 we change color votes so no votes are being held out
3S1.010
330 West First Street
$2500 WORTH OF SILVERWARE
ORDERED FOR NEW HOSTELRY I
Handsome Silver Service Will
Grace Tables of the Hanimel
Hotel Grill.
lbs - baste
SYNOD REELECTS BOARD OF
TRUSTEES FOR LOCAL COLLEGE
1 The reuular incclinc; of the (
) I'ominercial Chili will he held to-
' nie,hl at 7:30 o'clock and a lull -1
attendance is desired. Several t'l
important mailers will come up
for action and plans will be made i1
' to send a laree crowd from Al- i'1
i banv to the Potato Show al liar-
this week. Iwcrylioily i"
risi'iire,
come.
(.i (.i (.- (.i v.i () ? (j1 s (f i ? i? :
TIGHT
SKIRTS CALL
FOR LOWER STEPS
W. H. Gore of Meilford, A Well
Known Banker, Is New Member
of the College Board.
The l'i . b lei i.m Snod ot Ore
iii.ii iiiccIiml; at Wallowa re elected
the IoIIohiiik tin-tecs of Alb.illV t'ol
1. ee
I V. . MImiiv. I tie.;. .i ; I. dm
Mill.. n. il.l. Wallowa; Iblcher I. mil.
Portland: lohn A Shaw. Albanv;
Rev W. V While. Albanv; Rev. Win.
I'.iison. I'l.ill.ind; II. .ii K. .1. Miller.
Salem; Allied I'. Sclnnilt. lb.mv;
Kev. William II l'oldkcs, IV IV, New
V.nU litv. N V.; Ke. II I'. I'.ab
cock. S.ilciu; Kev. M V Williams.
I'oitland. Win. Km tiiullei , Albany:
(icolce II. 1'iowcll. Albanv ; losepll
11. Ralsp.n. lb.uiv; Rev II N.
Mount. I'. I . I'.utl.ui.l; Rev. lleniv
Mauolte. I'.n (land. Rn W. S Hull.
IV 1 . IVill iinl: Kev. lohn II I'.nvd.
II II . l'o.tl.uld: Judije II II Hewitt
Albanv; .1 v'. lumc lb.niv; Kev
1'raiikhil II. li.M lln.u lit, llunv; S
S Shields. Mdton: I'mi.lcnt 11. M.
t looks. Albanv. W. II. tioie. Med
foul
Mi. W II I hue oi Mcdtord is a
new membi i of the b.vud of tiuslecs
Mi. In'tc is pu-siilcnt i.f ihc I'll st
National Hank at Medloid
I hnaha. I let.
'mall. i and t o
'Uip.inv's lines
ivv er -li fo
Jl.-Ncvv cars on the
.nieil I'dutfs street ear
will be equipped with
I.iw.t sons The licit dresses wo
men are vve.innc; now is assieneil ny
siicet car company oltiei.ils as the
einef re. is, in. Twenty five cars
equipped with these lower steps will
s. .ai be put into service.
ri.uioinis on these cars will be
lower and there will be only one step
.out thai low cnoucji lor women wear
iiic, even the liclucst ot skirls to
in. uint without diiticulty. Conductor!
have li ciiienlly complained that the
del. iv in their schedules has been due
to beine compelled to stop so lone
to pci nut women passcneeis to enter
ami aliijht iioni cats. This will now
be obv ialcd.
Mrs. J. C. Ilanmiel of tllis city last,
week placed orders for $2500 worth j
of silverware for use in the diuiuir
room and bampiet hall of the new ti
story llanimonil hotel which will be
opened iu tllis city shortly after the
first of the year. The silver service
for the new hostelry will be of the
finest ipiabiy and as ijond as any now
iu use in the lareer hotels of Port
land. The silver service for use iu the
dinine, room cost nearly. $20(111 and
was ordered tlnotiKh I'. M. blench
X; Sons of this city. The silverware
is ol the well known Reed X liarlon
Hid includes cverylhmi; used m
ps ct l::vi;e hotels in
ma
he ill ll i 104 1 -,l oo
the cities.
The banquet
ihroiieh M. Se
complete iu evei
main' haudsoine
tivc desien. T!
llaiiuuel will be
tractive ill the e
service was ordered
Her of Portland, is
y detail and contains
pieces of an altrae
!ie null of the hotel
- one of the most at
iiliie valley it is said.
The First Big Sale of the Season
Jest as Winter. Approaches
Overstock
( il .lilt I'r.'Ml.lU
I his nti t ii i ii l; Iwtc 1
tl.iy I lin tin- politi
fii'r i'i itMitity rr
Miss N'f.ul Ct
.is!)iiH't"ii.
ut I" Mill I ilv
ill S(U U.l till"
,1 imUv Hi is
lion to the ol
U f t'.oKh-inl.iIo.
;urivi'tl iu Altunv this
attt t noon
hotiu of Mr a'ml
anil ittuT ul.itiv
VIMt
Mrs l-.,rl
iti AHmiiv.
at th
1-ishc
WATER
ON SANTIAM
ROAD
In ouh-r o nixo tlu- iv-itU-nts in the
t-astfin noition ot tlu- city lu-tliT tin
lt otivtion, lUniy I oiis is vMUMil.it
ink; a pilitioii a-kn lor a .ater main
on S.uuiam U-ail Itoiu Main to lloaiy
stn-i-t l lu- iHiuion al-o n-iiiusts two
tin- t v; tor iho sum- tiintoiy A
nuniluT of iius in that svetion ot tlu
vMtv vhnini; tlu lu-t tew ni.Milhs have
m.i.U' lu-uer tin protection an issue
with tlu eitiens.
Sensitive Matter-
IMi tor of I Vmocrat ; Politics is
inakiiii; stvikini: ttuations this year.
1 n t "ah lorn ia the I'.i it men -ay that
the Koom'vcIi men cheated lliem out
t( their nijlil to a place on the hal
l.'i. and it t- -ai dih. u ihey will, in
laivte nninhei. vote tor Wilson, to
dricat the men w cheated them.
In Idaho the K.-eeh men -ay they
have been cheated out of their riht
to a place on the ballot and that they
arc left in conutsiou. Hut the most
.imtiMiii! .situation is that which prc
ails tn I. inn county amoni; the Kc
puhlicaii candidates for county office,
riu-sc eandidales are afraid to say
thai they are for Tali for that would
In iu c down upon their heads the
wiath of the Kooseelt men. They
are afraid to a that they are for
Uoo-evelt for tear i-f arousing; the
righteous indignation ot tlie laft men.
"Now whach ar know about that?"
The-e can.lulates are aid to dodiie
in all directions to a oid bciiii? called
out on this ipae-tion
A PROr.UKSSlVK.
H. Wilis
sender ti l o
lu re he w ill
after lusine-s
ot this city was a pas
nalhs this nioriiiii's
spend the day looking
matters.
Sain Polan of (."orvallis. coach of
the Oregon Aijriciiltural College tool
hall team, returned to torvalli last
evening after .i Sunday visit at the
home ot Mr. ami Mrs. S. S. Train.
MERCHANTS' CARNIVAL.
One of tin most novel and attrac
ts e entertainments of the season will
be mven Oct. Mh. I1!-, at Armory
Hall. An evening of laughter and
song, Kitty young ladies in cos
tume presenting the representing the
business hours of the city. I nder the
t I dies Society ot inc
auspices
By a Backward Season and
A Sale Without a Precedent Involving
Over $60,000.00 Worth of Bright, New,
Seasonable Wearing Apparel for
Women, Misses and Children
COMMENCING SATURDAY, OCT. 26th
and Ending SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
Never before in the history of this store has a sale
of equal proportions ever been held just at the
time winter garments are most needed
Over 800 Coats and 1000 Suits for Less
Our Eastern buyer has loaded this store to the brim just
because he could buy the garments for less in price, and
forced us to take such drastic measures to reduce the
stock. Included are the Syndicate purchases and goods
bought for less. Sec the Big Circular telling complete story
Chambers & McCunes
Albany Leading Cloak and Suit Store
If ro don'l kct on. of th. Bif Circular, dr.p u. a po.i.i wun jour nun. ua .aareu
N. B..
and w. will mail jou on. by return mail.
Alio your nam. will b. added to our mailing list