t
LAND
a verdict of acquittal Thursday
morning. The jury gave their ver
dict after a deliberation of twenty
hours. Tillman was immediately
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT
released. He looked haggard and
'¿CIO, EÏNN CO., OREGON worn and Iris eyes were blood shot.
He met Ins mother and wife at the
By D. C. Humphrey.
hotel and an effecting scene took
place. He refused to accept pistols
TKWMh:
which were offered him when he
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11.50 was released. Tillman has issued a
Advei tiding rates made known on application statement regretting the shooting
Transient advert inement« must be paid for
when the or.ler is given for their insertion. and the deatli of Gonzalez, and he
pleads that the shooting was in self
Entered Ht the ]x>Btoflie« at Scio, Oregon, as
defense.
aeeond-clasH mail matter.
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EDITORIAL.
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Reports from various sections of
the country, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific, indicate that may rail
roads from economical causes, will
layoff thousands of workmen. The
sudden desire for entrenchment,
coming as it does from many sys
tems, would seem to indicate a pre
concerted plan. It was announced
m a stop toward entrenchment and
In a measure to recoup losses from
the flood, the Erie Railroad officials
have decided to out down their
force. Many men are to be dlscharg
ed from the repair shops and from
the maintenance of way crops. The
Southern Pacific railroad is to follow
the example of the New York Cen
tral and curtail expences by laying
dff'employes. The Harriman line is
preparing, according to an author,
itative report just received in Chi
cago, to reduce its force by 1200 men
immediately. The chief cuts wil
be made in the shops, but there wil
be economizing all along the line
A Chicago man who claims to be
the prophet Elijah this week ac
couianiod by several train loads ni
followers went from Chicago to N.
Y. to secure tho conversation of that
city. The insane asylum of the
county are full of men who have im
agined themselves Elijah and other
Bible characters, and it is strange
that this man has escaped, but he
has net only escaped, he has besides
accumulated several million dollars
ior his immense project of evange
lizing the world. That would ba a
splendid thing, but depend upon it
no such character as Dowie, witli a
head full of wheels, is going to be
used for the end desired. In fact he
will probably do more harm than
good, bringing ridiiule instead of
commendation.
SALE
BOG acres 8 miles S. E., of Scio, 85
acres in cultivation, oalanee pastille,
someornsli ¿ml timber, go <1 new farm
house* fair earn, voting orchard. Crope
included. Price 5000.
100 acres, 4 miles S. W. "of Scio, 2
miles from Crabtree. 65 acres in Culti
vation, balance brush. >>m' timber, 10
acres more can be culltivated. House,
barn and orchard. Price $25u0.
80 acres 1 miles S. W. of Scio, 15 acres
open pasture, 25 acres can be cultivated,
some good fir timber for K. R. wood,
good springs, no buildings, this is up on
hill land. Price $850.
30 acres 1 % tniles south of Scio, near
ly all good fir timber ; here is a chance
to maae some money by marketing vood
price only $300.
9 acres in and adjoining tlie city of
Sei > on tlie south, all in cultivation;
price $450.
210 acres 4 miles east of Scio; 70 acres
in cultivation, balance pasture, brush,
and some timber; 2 houset, 2 barns, 2
hop dry houses, 1 hop warehouse, 6 acres
hops, orchani, good spring water.
Cleared $2u00 on imps last year,
Will
sell with crop included for $1500.
740 acres 3 miles S. E. of Scio, 130
315
815 acres 7 miles 8. E. of Scio; 225 acres in cultivation, 200 acres or more,
acres open pasture, balance brush and can be cultivated, 350 acres open pas
timber; house, barn and orchard; price ture, balance timber and brush, some
hill side. 4 springs, 2 wells, house,
$15 per acre,
barn, out buildings and orchard. This
480 acres 6 miles SE of Scio; 225 acres is a No. 1 stock or dairy farm. Price
in cultivation, balance nearly all open $12000.
pasture; 3 houses, 3 barns, orchard;
160 acres 8 miles southeast of Scio. 80
price $18.50 per acre.
in cultivation balance pasture,
535 acres 11 j miles south of Scio; 200 acres
brush, ami necessary timber.
acres in cultivation, balance oj>en pas some
new house, new barn ; good stock
ture, brush and timber, some south liill Good
barn, two good wells, 1 good spring’, good
side, house, barn, 2 orchards, good orchard,
near school house, price $5000,
spring water ; price $20 per acre.
or crop, binder, mower, r.ik . plows,
harrows,
cultivator, drill, fanning mill,
361 acres 12 miles Eastl of Scio, loo
acres in cultivaiion; balance pasture, wagon, team, harne-s, 1 hack. I cows. 48
brush and timber; bouse, barn, orchard. head sheep, chickens and hogs, price
$6000.
Price $6000.
223% acres 7 miles SE of" Scio;
80 j 158 acres 5 miles west of Scio, 1 mile
acres in cultivation, balance open pas-| north of Thomas, 2 miles from Muiikers,
ture, brush and timber; house, 2 barns, I 4 miles from .Jefferson, all new land and
outbuildings, 2 good orchards, now fruit j in cultivation, Good new 8-room house,
dryer, 2 wells and 2 springs; price $25 good barn, 1 sheep barn, good young
per acre.
orchani, uow school ii use near farm,
160 acres 10 miles East of Scio, 4 acres 1 This is a No. 1 farm as good a- there is
been ploughed, 15 acres slashed, balance in tlie valley. Price $50 per acre.
brush and timber; box house, good
Call ou or address
irame barn ; price $500.
86 acres 5 miles East of Scio, half in
cultivation, balance pasture and small 7i.
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7
timber, all level land, good new house CT
and barn ; price $2500.
Broke in to His House.
66% a-res 5% miles'east "of Scio, 50
acres in cultivation,, balance pasture,
some trees and brush, box house; price
S. Le Quien of Cavendish, Vt., was
$1850.
robbed of his customary health bv in
53 acres 4% miles East of Scio, 40 vasion of Chronic Constipation. When
acres in cultivation, balance pasture, 1 Dr. King’s new liver pills brkok into
brush and some timber, log house and his house, his trouble was arrested and
barn, voung orchard; price $1600.
now he is entirely cured. They’re guar
40 rcres 6 miles SE of Scio, 7 acres in anteed to cure, 25c at E. C. Peery’s
cultivation, balance brush and timber, drug store.
all creek bottom land,ibox house, shed,
orchard; price $500.
Equalization .Notice.
9 acres in and adjoining city of Scio,
all in cultivation, all good garden laird,
good house, barn, orchard; price $1500.
1% acres in south side of Scio, good will meet at the office of the County
Clerk. Monday, October 19th. 1903,
large barn, orchard; price $150.
days for
271 acres 5 miles East of Scio; 165 and remain in session si
acres in Cultivation; 5 acres of hops, tlie purpose of publicly examining
the
assesment
roll
and
to
correct
all
balance pasture, some brush, ami tim
ber, good house, barn, out buildings, i errors in valuation, description or
hop houses, on-liard, well and running qualities of land, lots or other prop
erty and all persons interested are
water, price $(UMM).
260 acres 4% miles 8. IV. of Scio; 2 hereby notified to appear at the ap
miles Nortli of Crabtree; 60 acres in pointed time and place mid it it shall
cultivation, balance pasture, brush, appear to said board that any lands
and some timber, good buildings, orc lots or other property be assessed
twice or assessed in tlie name of any
hard ; price $4500.
180acres4 miles 8. W. of Scio;*r2 person or persons not tlie owner
miles North of Crabtree 65 acres in Cul thereof, or assessed m d* r or beyond
tivation balance pasture, brush, and its value, < r any lands, lot» or other
timber, 20 acres; more can be cultivated property not assessed they will
some south hill side, house, barn, orc make tin- proper correct inc,.
hard, 3 good springs price $3000.
I). B, M c K nigiit ,
County Assessor.
320 acres 2% miles East of Scio, 100 19-10
acres in cultivation, balance open pas
ture. Good new house, 2 barns, large
Prescription for Malaria.
orchard, good spring and running water.
No. 1 dairy or stock farm. Price $20 per
' acre.
60 acres 1 mile Nortli west , of Scio;
| nearly all cultivation, good house, and
barn, young orchard, good water
goes with farm, price $2750.
$11.50 Men »Suit Clothing ir.........$5.00
$;.so
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$15.00 “ “
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$20.00 " “
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JacKets
Furs
OVERGOATS
Over and
Wonderful Cures.
Mr. Benight, of Albany and Mr. Coch
ran, of Brownsville, Speak in High
P aise of Dr. Darrin.
Mr. Editor: I am not in the hab
it of puffing doctors, but my ease be
ing so marked and the cure so
miraculous, I deem it a duty I owe
tlie public, as well as Dr. Darrin, to
state that tlie Dr. cured me of deaf
ness with eletricity and other me
thods. Will answer all questions at
105 Pine St., Albany, Or.
G. W.Benight.
Mr. Cochran of Brownsville writes •
To the Editor; I wish to add my
testimony to tlie many under Dr.
Darrin’s treatment, I fiave been un-
der his care for some time, and am
in a fair way of recovering from ef-
feet» of stomach and liver troubles.
I most emphut lely commend Dr.
Darrin. Refer anyone to me at
Brownsville, Ore. W. C. Cochran,
Dr. Darrin’s terms for treatment
are now $5 a week, or in that pro
The jury In the case of Lieutenant portion of time as tlie case may re
Governor Tillman, charged with the quire except in special eases. Tlie
murder of Editor Goezalez, returned poor treated free exept medli ine.
AIuBANi’B BUSY
NEW JACKETS
\\ ool Blankets
$10.00 values i:i Mens Over - its.. $ 7.50
Í 4
$14.00
.. 10.00
$25.00
.. 18.00
Like values in boys
and childrens knee
and long p.,nts suit-,
also Overcoats, slick
ers and rubber goods
and footwear
look at our underwear
buy—the prices and
' goods aie right.
TTBR
Shelton, Saio, ,Cr.
Ten million stray pieces reached
the dead letter office during the past
fical year. $50,000 cash and money
orders and checks to the value of $1«
493,5£6 were found in the letters.
Tne work of raising the vessels of
the Spanish fleet sunk in the harbor
of Manila on May 1, 1898, is now end
ed- The famous flag ship, the Reina
Christina, is again a float, and will
be used as a collier. The other ves
sels will be variously utilized. But
the singular fact revealed, according
to the Manila Sunday Snn, is that
"the Spanish ships of war do not
bear the mark of an American shell
near or below the water line. The
Spanish burned and sank their own
Vessels, and many of them went to
death with their ships in preference
to bearing the disgrace of the defeat
Not only this but the Snn affirms
that, in the opinion of Captain Garry
'‘the Spaniards Bet tire to their own
vessels and afterwards scuttled them
The American shells did not sink
them" Captain Garry is the mana,
ger of the American company
which Is raising the vessols.
FOR
STAYTON
OREGON
Big Land Sale.
The second largest sale of prop-
ertj by tlie sheriff tliat ever to took
place in Benton county occured hore
Saturday afternoon, when
53,00
acres of land in Benton, Polk and
Lincoln counties went nt auction.
Tlie property was bid by E. E- Wil
son, representing the Coast Land &
Livestock Company, at $35,000.
The defend mt in tlie proceeding
is tli» Oregon Coloization Company,
of Minneapolis, and the judgement
under mortgage oreeiosure is for
$101,600.
wiio can drive a
,n and do the
isl and is either
> get to town.
SH I R T I
WAISTS ■
SHIRT
WAISTS
that we are al but giving away
50c to Si Waist for 25c
They will go at these price
Since tiie announcement that Wil-
Ham Randolph Hear-1 intends to
start :i daily paper in Los Angeles
and Hi it Managing Editor Roberts
is tneie now completing arrang"
meats, it is given out from a reliable
Mi-t ee the great publisher's next
move will to start n morulng paper
Portland in oppo.si tion to the
onian.
CORN ER
PftACSä
express
BRSND
styles shown in Albany
Greatest variety of popu
lar priced CLOAKS
tho Valley.
Agents for the famous
Hip” W. B. Corsets
A>
“Princess
ALBANY OREGON
FALL
Three fourths of our enormous I business is done outside of Albanj
ividence of how cheap we sell goods
SALE ON MEN'S
© ft © ^,"
all the
latest Oxford
and
Vesting
cloths
Men’s
$10 Suits
Shoes on earth. Patent
Kid shoes that do not
Reeves’ is on the
corner opposite Ho
tel Revere just a few
steps from the street
car line.
in your magazine.
Marked bargains all over the store and on the side-walk
Ill
Largest stock of popular
shoes in Albany.
DRESS GOODS All the latest fabrics that are spoken o
Come to Albany and get our Prices
WAISTS
crack
r.W J* Ik I It 1 S received this week with the new style back
clinging knee vi'n ct. with full flair bottom. These are macle in al
iLe hit- -t w< avt'-<u good1, no two alike. Banner Brand Skirts are
the best fitting skirts made.
for
97.50
Men’s $8
Overcoats for
$5.59
priced Largest and cheapest greetnj
partaient in the Valley.
AND
Bovs
• ’ $2.25
knee pants su it.
$1.50
Young Men’s
$5.50 suits for
$3.95
. ...21k-
. ,25c
Men's hva\v all wool sock
.... 20c
$5.98
our
Regular
$7 50
Taffeta Petticoats
very 1 »est qua 1 itv_________________
onl\'
$5.98
Try our warranted
Money
Back
............................Shoes.........................
All kinds of produce
taken I he
Sell
cash
same as