BtfTTERMEN HOLD
INUAL MEETING
Directors and Officers For the
Ensuing Year Elected at
Session Yesterday.
C. L. SHAW OF ALBANY IS
MADE HEAD OF ASSOCIATION
Total Business for Year 1912
Was $119,437; Butter Made
During Year 370,608 Lbs.
Five new directors of the Albany
Creamery Association were elected at
the annual meeting which was held
in this city yesterday afternoon at the
local plant ana nttenueu y u i.iryc
number of the stockholders of the
association. The newly elected di
rectors are C. L. Shaw, Albany; J. H.
Scott, Tangent; I. Whealdon and H.
Frecrkscii, Shedds; and J. D. Isom,
Albany.
Following the election of the di
rectors a meeting of these men was
held and the following officers of the
association elected for the ensuing
year: C. L. Shaw of Albany, presi
dent; J. H. 'Scott of Tangent, vice
president; Wayne Dawson, Albany,
secretary; O. A. Archibald, Albany,
treasurer; and F. C. 1'atc, Albany,
general manager.
The annual report which was read
at the meeting yesterday afternoon
showed that dining the year 1912 the
total business done amounted to $119.
437. During the same period 370,608
pounds of butter was manufactured.
The average price per month paid for
butter fat during 1912 was 33J4 cents
cents per pound which was 2 cenrs
more than the solid pack butter quo
tations of the Portland market. The
amount of cream received during the
year just closed was 1,057,985 pounds.
During the month of December the
average price per pound paid for but
ter fat was 40 cents, which was 3
cents more than the price paid in No
vember. The vear inst closed has been the
most prosperous in the history of the
Albany creamery and a large increase
in business is predicted for this year.
The Albany creamery which was es
tablished here 17 years ago has been
growing c.ch year until today it is
one of the largest institutions of its
' kind in the Willamette Valley. Cream
is sent to the creamery from all parti
of Linn county including Sweet Home,
Foster, Lebanon, Halsey, Harrisburg,
Peoria and other points. The bulk of
the cream, however, is secured near
this city.
Much new and modern butter-making
machinery has been added to the
local plant in the past few years and
several additions made to the building-
LOCAL PHYSICIAN RECEIVES
SAD NEWS THIS MORNING
Dr. Frank Van Doren Notified
That His Father Passed Away
Today in Portland.
Dr. Frank Van Dorcn, who recently
moved to Albany from Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, and whose offices arc
located in the Schmitt-Hunt building,
received the sad news at 10 o'clock
this morning, that his father, Wil
liam Van Doren, who has been visit
ing in Oregon for the past year, had
suddenly passed away at Portland.
Dr. Van Dorcn left immediately on
the electric for Portland to look after
arrangements for taking the remains
back to the old home at Pittsburg.
Dr. Van Doren was shocked to
learn that his father bad passed awav
for he had visited him in Portland
, but a few days ago and he appeared to
be in excellent health at that time.
Dr. Van Dorcn has made many friends
since coining to this city a short time
ago and he has the sympathy of all
in his bereavement. He will return
to Albany after a few weeks.
William Van Dorcn left to mourn
his death five daughters and four sons.
Mrs. IX R. Martin of Malvorn, Iowa;
Mrs. Pred Tuhhs, of Courtland, Ne
braska; Mrs. O. L. Crumblins, of Sur
prise. Nebraska: Mrs. Anna Johnson,
of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada; and
Mrs. J. I. Potter of Salem. Oreiion.
The sons are Dr. Frank Van Doren
oi Albanv: C. C. Van Dorcn. of Port
land; Milton Van Dorcn, of Marriam,
Nebraska; and Louis Van Doren, of
Lincoln, Nebraska.
The wife of the deceased passed
away in the East about two year ago.
William Van Dorcn who died this
morning in Portland had been visit
ing in Oregon during the past year,
cmning tn this state last spring.
During the summer, he and his son.
Dr. Van Doren of this city spent sev
eral wecks making a trip along the
Oregon coast.
F. H. Hughson, a prominent North
Albany gardener, was in Albany yes
terday afternoon, looking after busi
ness matters. While here Mr. Hugh
son renewed his subscription to the
Democrat, which has been read by
members of his' family over thirty
years.
LOCAL FIREMEN WILL GIVE
DRILL NEXT THURSDAY NIGHT
Will Throw Water from Roof of
St.
Francis Hotel; Mayor
Will Sound Alarm.
On next Thursday evening the
members ot the local tire department
will give an exhibition drill on First
street. An alarm wilUbe turned in
over the telephone by Mayor Gilbert
and the firemen will endeavor to make
a record in hitching the horses to the
engine and getting the apparatus to
the scene of the fire w.hich has been
arranged to' occur at First and Ferry
streets.
At the intersection of First and Fer
ry streets, the firemen will connect
the hose to the engine and 'carry it up
ladders to the top of the St. Francis
hotel from which a stream of water
will be thrown. The alarm will be
sounded at 7:45.
A practice drill was held last even
ing by the firemen from the top of the
building occupied by R. Rogoway &
sons, connection was puiuc to the
hydrant and the stream of ' water
thrown from the building. These tests
are held to promote speedy work.
INVITATIONS FOR MILITARY
BALL TO BE ISSUED SOON
Committee on Arrangements
Met at Armory Last' Night
to Arrange Details.
Preparations are now . being made
for the annual ball of the 'Albany Mil
itary Club which will be given at the
Armory on the evening of Friday,
January 31. '
The committee having the arrange
ments in charge met at the armory
last evening and completed some of
the details for the ball, including the
invitations which will be issued with
in the next few days.
The big drill hall of the armory will
be appropriately decorated for the
event with red, the official color of the
coast artillery corps and tne invita
tions will be among the neatest seen
in this city for some time.
Special invitations will be sent to
Governor -West, Adjutant-General
rinzcr, Colonel Creed C. Hammond,
Lieutenant-Colonel Bert K. Lawson,
Cantain Collins. Maior KnaDD. Maior
Stanley J. Hammcl, and the com
manding officers of the various com
panies of coast artillery in the state.
ANNUAL MEETING OF LADIES
AID SOCIETY HELD YESTERDAY
Report Shows Much Good Work
Accomplished During the
Year Just Closed.
Despite the inclement weather, the
annual meeting of the La die-' Aid
Society of this city which was held at
the home of Mrs. L. E. Blain, pres
ident of the society, or. Thursday af
ternoon, was a success, although the
crowd in attendance was small.
The reports of the officers and I
committees of the society were read
showing that much good work had
been accomplished by the society dur
ing the past year and many burdens
made lighter through the kindly ef
forts of the members. Mrs. A. H.
Martin, the secretary of the society,
slated that new members should be
welcomed as their help was needed
in the work.
The Ladies' Aid Society of this city
devotes special attention to women's
work and will welcome donations o'f
outgrown clothing for children as well
as shoes, coats, dresses,' gowns, etc.,
all of which can be put to gopd use.
Information can bei obtained from
the following relief committees which
arc located in the various wards:
First Ward Mrs. George M. Payne,
Mrs. V. G. Moore and Mrs. L. E.
Tracy; Second Ward Mrs. J. N. Dun
can and Mrs. J. .1. coiuns; imra
Ward Mrs. Upham and Mrs. W. M.
f ark or.
Following are the officers of the so
ciety from whom any information rel
ative to the work may be secured;
Mrs. L. E. Htain, president; Mis. J.
K. Weatherford, treasurer; and Mrs.
A. H. Martin, secretary.
RAPTIST MINISTER OPENS
SKATING RINK IN CHURCH
Richmond, Jan. 8. "If the skating
rink is iniquitous, reform it, for the
young people will go skating.
That is the philosophy of the Rev.
Frank Horn, pastor of the First Bap
tist church. Just to have the young
members of his flock under his eye,
when they were gliding on the rollers,
he has opened a rink in the basement
of the church.
The rink is a success. Large throngs
of young people attend nightly. The
Rev. Horn is highly pleased with his
innovation.
F. R. Dunn, traveling freight agent
of the Southern Pacific company left
this morninir for nnints on the west
sale where he will look after matters
for his company. He spent yesterday
in Albanv visitintf the merchant'!.
William Toner, a prominent resi
dent of Yaouina passed through Al
bany this morning to Corvallhi from
Portland where he has been looking
after business matters t for the past
tew days, .
GO TO COB
To Confer with Benton County
Officials in Regard to Fill
for Steel Bridge.
THEY WILL GO TO LEBANON
TODAY ON ROAD MATTERS
No Supervisors Have Been Ap
pointed; May Be Several
Days Before It Is Settled.
Spending the greater portion of the
morning on uie jury nsi, uie memoers
of the county court for Linn county
will leave this afternoon for Lebanon
where ihey will discuss with the in
terested parties the matter of improv
ing a road in that section of the
county. Tomorrow they will leave
ior Corvalhs wljcrc they will hold
a joint session with the commission
ers of Benton county. The matter of
spending the sum of $700 in making a
fill on the Linn county side -of the
steel bridge will be discussed at this
meeting. .
The matter of aoDointintr suoer-
visors is still in the air. Delectations
have been waiting on the court dur
ing the greater .portion of the week
and thousands of names have been
turned in on 'petitions by the var
ious candidates. While it is under
stood that some of the appointments
have been agreed upon, the members
ot the court have reinsert to contirm
the rumor and assert that the appoint
ments have as yet not been disposed
ot.
WOMEN FORM A FIRE
FIGHTING COMPANY
Wives Organize to Protect the
Homes When Men Are Away
at Business.
Poughkeepsie, Jan. 9. That the fire
company being formed by the women
of Fairview Heights, a suburb' of
Poughkeepsie, is to be a real fighting
company and not a mere auxiliary to
prepare chowder suppers for the reg-;
ular firemen, is certain.
The first test at fire fighting proved ;
that the women were able to handle ;
the apparatus of the Fairview Heights ,
fire company and do effective work j
and now the new organization is re
ceiving much encoutuc'cmcnt. t,
It is intended to hold an election of
officers soon and then the company
will be formally organized. Mrs. John
D. Sullivan is said to be named for
the office of chief or captain o'f the
novel organization. Mrs. Sullivan,
who is the wife of a Poughkeepsie
broker, is a leader in the Fairview
Heights social set.
"Our company is not to be a joke,"
said Mrs. Sullivan. "It is being form
ed as a protection for our homes in
the daytime while all the men are in
Poughkeepsie attending to business.
It is important that the women should
learn how to handle the extinguishers
the the larger fire-fighting apparatus.
We have long thought of the danger
of the community during the daytime
and I think our company will fill an
important office.
"There are women deputy sheriffs.
so why should there be no women
firemen r women are lining new ot
ficcs every day. The woman is get
ting the recognition to which she is
entitled. But I want to explain now
that our fire company is not the out
come of a suffrage movement. We
are not affiliated with any woman
sun rage organization. We just want
to protect our homes against, fire. At
the same time vou can see ho'w useful
a woman can make herself."
The organization of the women s
fire company was begun at a meeting
of the Women's Literary Society at
the home of Mrs. FredLucas a weel
ago. The membership will be made
up or tne wives or tne regular volun
tecr nremcn in tne village.
CITY WILL PURCHASE A
NEW STREET FLUSHER
Special Meeting of Council Held
This Afternoon; Estimated
' Cost $1250.
At a special meeting of the city
council held this afternoon at the of
fice of the city recorder the matter of
purchasing a street flusher was dis
cussed by the mayor and members of
the council.
At the last regular meeting of the
council the same subject was under
discussion and the estimated cost of a
street flusher given at $1250. After
a thorough discussion of the matter
it was decided to place the order.
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News on This Page is
From Daily Issue of
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10.
.
THIS WILL WAS LEFT
IN AN OLD SUIT CASE
Papers Lost by Son Found at
- the Hotel After More Than
. a Years Time.
Shamokin, P., Jan. 9. A suit case,
which had been left at the Eagle ho
tel here more than a year ago, was the
strange repository for. a will leit by
Mrs. Patrick Brady, who wjs buried
at Danville. Vhtn she made her will
she j ut it into tin charge of h-;-" s-.n,
P.itruk Erady, t ro was a ir.-'l;n:
Ji-k'snutii, and he carried the ft 'II i'h
him.
He came here from Danville last
year and upon his departure he-left a
suit case at the hotel without saying
what disposal should be made of it.
'I he proprietors of the hotel placed it
away for safekeeping. When. Brady's
mother died several days ago a search
was made for a will, but none com-: I
bo found.
Her tin suddenly remembered leav
ing it in his suii case in this city. A
hurried trip was made here and the
case was found to contain the much
wanted paper, the son being chief ben
eficiary to the considerable estate.
OLDEST LIVING EMPLOYEE
OF DEMOCRAT AT PORTLAND
While in Portland yesterday, -the
writer had the pleasure of meeting a
man who claims to be the oldest living
ex-employee of the Democrat.
F. A. Watson,, at one time a well
known resident of this city but now
a prosperous druggist at .15tlu and
Broadway streets, Portland, located in
Linn county in 1847. His step-father
was Judge Hiiley, who was the last
territorial probate judge for this dis
trict and the first coutrty judge of
Linn countv after Orcirnn hnrl hpn
admitted' to statehood. . '
When a lad of fifteen, Mr. Watson
applied for a position as "devil" on
the States Rights, Democrat and was
given the place by Delazon Smith,
who at that time was the editor. This
was in the year 1860 and Mr. Watson
remained, with the paper until the fol
lowing year when it was' suppressed
by an order from Washington., which
declared it a treasonable publication.
In the year 1H&7 Mr. Watson left
Albany and located in Portland.
Father Lane returned last nicht
from a short trip to Portland. '
Wm. H. Hornibrook returned last
evening from Portland where he was
one oi the speakers at the banquet
held under the auspices of the Jaclc
son Club nf that city.
Nw aftemms Baave just Ibeenn addled. Una fact pracftncaly evejryttlhiiimg in
. ' - .. stock wiiftSi tlhe exception of contract articles aire new
on sale. We are wcrkarag toward
THE FINAL GLEAM-UP
; OF 'OUR CLEARANCE SALE -
BOYS' heavy-weight high-top slides, best quality leather, substantially
v - . made. The kind that will stand the "wear and tear" "
, Regulat prices $3.25 and $3.50. Sale Price $2.48
Heavy-weight suitings.
Excellent materials, good
shades: brown, grey and
blue.
' Regular $1.50
Saie Price $1.19
Regular $2.25 '
Sale Price $1.79
mmeaim
Sal Will Cl
' . D put it
THE ,
Quality
STORE
CHARLES D. MONTAGUE DIED
LAST EVENING IN PORTLAND
Son of Late Col.C.B. Montague
of Lebanon Leaves Wife and
Several Small Children.
News was received in this city
'today announcing the death of
Charles D. Montague, which oc-
curred last evening in Portland.
The deceased was a son of the
late Col. C. B. Montague of
Lebanon and left to mourn his
death a wife and several chil-
dren. He was 46' years of age
at the time of his death.
The deceased was raised at
Lebanon and had resided in Port-
land for the past 18 or 20 years
where he has been employed in
the United States Custom House.
He was a brother o'f E. E. and
Robert B. Montague, both former
if residents oi, Albany. w
The funeral services will be
held Sunday afternoon at Port-
land' and the remains will be
cremated at-the Portland Crcma-
torium. The deceased left many
friends to mourn his death in this
nart of the state.
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CITY NEWS.
A picp.iratory service will be held
from 7:15 until 8 o'clock this even
ing at the First Presbvterian church.
Theme: Jesus' Love to the End. All-
members ot the church are urged to
attend.' ConVmunion service will be
held next Sunday morning at 10:30
o'clock.
A game of basketball will be played
in this city in the Y. M. C. A. gym
nasium on Saturday evening between
the Albany All-Stars and a Corvallis
tean?. Admission ten cents.
The funeral services of the late Zed
Rosendorf of Independence who died
this week in Portland were held in
Albany this afternoon and interment
was had in the Jewish cemetery. A
crowd of thirty-five or more resi
dents of Independence arrived on the
electrm limited this morning to attend
the services.
. The fi.ntral services of the infant
child of W. andlrs. Walter Chance
of this city which died after living
but four davs. were held at 10 oVlork
this morning with interment in the
city cemetery. Kev. Leech officiated.
The members of the volunteer fire
department held a practice drill last
night.
airftScles air naw na sal aft
dons sa,ronigs.
Ssitodlaj,'JauniiL!iurj 2B
iff aaay !imgir, com nira aft mc
CONDUCTS BARBER SHOP IN
SAME LOCATION 20 YEARS
George Thompson Will Move to
New Location on Monday
Morning Next.
After being in business for twenty
years in the same place, the Combi
nation barber shop, George L. Thomp
son, proprietor, will move on next
Monday morning to the building re
cently vacated by Collins and Taylor,
near the Woodworth drug store.
Mr. Thompson opened his-first shop
in this city on March 12th, 1893, in
the building next door to the bakery
conducted until recently by Conrad
Meyer. During the twenty years that
he has been engaged in business in
this city, Mr. Thompson has enjoyed
a large patronage and at present has
the 'largest shop in this citv.
Ben Kirk; one of the barbers em
ployed at the shop, has been with Mr.
Thompson over 16 years and the o'th
er two barbers, Lawrence Mctager
and W. I. Kudd, have both been there
for some time, the former over two
years and the latter nearly that length
of time.
The building recently vacated by the
real estate firm and into -which the
Combination barber 'shoo will he
.moved next Monday, will be made in
to a tirst class place and some new
fixtures added. Mr. Thompson will
welcome all of his friends and patrons
at the new location after this week. .
FAST BASKETBALL GAME HERE
IT AT
One of the fastest games of
basketball that will be played
here this winter Is the game at
the Y.'M. C. A. gymnasium at 8
o'clock this evening between
alumni team and the regular
team of the Albany High school.
The members of the alumni
team arc all former star players i
at. the local high school and the
regular team is one pf the best
that has been turned out by the
high school for Wme time, thus
insuring a snappy contest from
start to finish; An admission fee
of 10 cents will be charged.
Senator M. A. Miller passed througl
ioany yesterday enroute jor hi:
home in Lebanon. - He was one of tm
speakers at the Jackson Club banque
neiq wennesi3y night in Portland.
All -umbrellas are now on
.sale. A mighty good
chance to get a GOOD
UMBRELLA for a small
amount of money. See
the special lot at
98c
EST.
18SS