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ESTiNG MEETING
D eibr Grille N etm fas Well
At'iH NeOekstile Ran
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of . icers
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New Cffìcers Throqhjiii Were Eitcid,
Ttog Are Fill ol me Grança
Spirit
A trout interesting meeting of thr
Banner Grange was held, last Saturday
a: <1. n« v el their «» the day was m<*t
in prop k .< u> , «,uit< a g« <-d attendance
from the country was in evidence In
perron urd well filled lunch basket*.
Tin- morning hour was devoted to the
regular Grange business, a part of
which va* the election of officer* fur
tl • coming year, of which the following
is a list:
Master M. S. Allen.
Cvcrarer—A. P. IIirons.
I ecGirrr R. M. Cain.
Secretary — Geo. L. Sutherland.
Treasurer J. T. Funk (reelected)
I ba| lain- J. A. Bilyeu.
Steward- II. I.. I evaney.
/ »st. Steward A. C. ftousain.
I ady Ai>»t. Steward- Mr». Itevancy.
lonona- N rs. Alma Struckmeir.
( errs Miss Beatrice Devaney.
1 L.ra A.i»s Minnie Carpenter.
< ate Keep« r —
Ofgani.-t Mrs. Wm. Ablwtt.
< luirister W m. Abtmtl.
After a bountiful lunch had bren
partaken of an u|«en meeting was de-
SCIO PLANINO MILLS
N. I. MORPISON, Prop.
MANUFACTURER «nJ DEALER IN
«Sif.s/f, Doors,
1/ OtllflÌ HgS,
Fra ni es.
Shingles Fir
Estimates and Plans for Buildings
fnrnished on short notice
s< i< >.
< > ki :
D. M MclGsiM
SCIO LIVERY & FtEu
STABLES
rlared for the purpose of listening to
an address ujs«n the subject. "Poultry
raising on the farm" by l‘Tt»f James
Dryden of the Oregon Agricultural
college
Prof. Dryden did not attempt
t<> make a flowery address, but made
his talk practical from start Io finish
ILa audience, though small. psxi him
the compliment uf being g«id listeners
and. It ia safe to any. derived profit
from the address.
The subject of the lecture for
January will be "Good Roads" and to
which every supervisor within reach is
urgvd to be present. O. A C. will sup
piy the lecturer.
Interest in Banner Grange is growing,
aid the work for the coming )rai
promisee to be instructive at.d profit-
stir
It is the purpose to invite a
visiting lecturer to be present al each
meeting and deliver an midrvss on some
subject which will be practical and of
interest to ail
CATALEPTIC JAP MOVES
Mantis ImctiM He
Arises ¿nd Walks
Atter
Ell’ll
I rsrk
Patient
Shows
Remarkable
Strength in \ lew ol I mavlatrd
Condition
The first real movement h- has mad •
for * months, K. Oghura, the J«p.in
ese laborer lying in a cataleptic con
dition at the G<xsl Samaritan IL-spital.
yesterday threw hut bed clothes off and
solemnly look two Ste|M in the ward in
which hia cot lies Then, while an in
terne and several nurses rushed toward
h m for fear he ah «uid fall, th» J ap
smiled, turned around again and alijipe I
easily into Led and pulled the lx» I linen
up
For an hour he lav in b<si. still ap
parently smiling. a id then hi» eyelids
dropped as if even in his now semi cata
leptic condition he whs ale-ping. For
months his wi |e-op«-n, slar'ng eyes
have been sheltered from the glare of
lights only momentarily, except by a
sheet of gauxe put over h>s face to keep
the flies uff.
Oghura's case has attracted the
attention of medical men over the
entire country. He was employed on
the North Bank railroad, and last
April was sent t<> the hospital, sup|»sHil
to l«e suffering from meningitis. Dr
Louie Buck, the railroad physician,
found no evidence of the dread disease
Even while waiting for the arrival of
the physician Ovhura lapsed into the
catalentic condition, wnich cont nu«l
until recently, when he began to l«e
able to chew, His movements yestsr-
day are considered
remarkable, in
view of his e naciated condition. Port
land Orgoman.
Noth- <•» I inal Seulement
Notice is hereby given that th«- under
signed Administrator of the Estate of
CALAVA* A McKMGHT, Pw p‘s.
L. C. Miller Ilecersed has Filed in the
County Court of Linn County Oregon
Hack» connect with all train» Is.th a< hia final account in said Estate and stai
West Sch« ami Wankers.
Court has fix«il .Monday the Zuth day
Our r>gs "Ur fir»t ria»» and our horse« of December liv? at 1 o'ckx-k p. m. of
g.ssl drivera. Pri.ee reasonable.
said «lay ami at the County Court room
of »aid court in the Citv of Albany in
■aid County as the time and place of
eatherford
wyatt hearing seal final account ami all
objections legally file«! thereto.
Dated November 17 1909.
W
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Attorneqs-at-Laec
Office in Blands rg Block
Al lit* Y
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Craaoo
First publication November 22 19<»9.
l^al |iubhcation December 27 1900.
R. SHELTON
Notary Public
Kral Estate
J. F. Potter
Administrator.
W. H. Queerer.
Atty, for Administrator.
Administrator of Estates
1-oans Negotiated, Abstracts
Ob tai mil ami Examined
Renter AN anted Immediately
Two 40-acre tracts of land, one with
arge house and bam. orchard, with
various kinds of fruits; other has a
good house ami small barn.
OREGON
FOR SALE
A. G. PRILL. M. D.
Physician
Surgeon
Telephons, Exchange No. 11
OREGON
L. H. MONTANYE
Attorncyat-Laœ
Xn ary Public ami Solicitor
ul Patent» ami Pensions.
Olli-e. 232
2ml. Ml., Albrnr,
A g <nd bay team, weigh 10)0 poumia
each, light wagon, buggy, good as new,
work harness, two arts tingle buggy
harness good as new, binder, large
range, 4 good cows, one to be freah
soon. 20 goats. 1 driving mare, 1 good
work horse weigh 1100, 1 P'< weigh
120 poumls, and other
too
thing»
numerous to mention.
V khmon B ros .
R F. D. No 2
Scio. Ovw.
Vetch Mraw lor Sale
I have 20 tor s of vetch straw, which
is equal to or better than cheat hay, at
110 jer ton.
S. W. G ainer . Santiam Farm
CHILDREN ALMOST
CAUGHT
Parts of th; w-rlt
TWO TEAMS JUST E CAPED PREPARED FOR BUSY READERS
Liflit 8iy Pv:'s Si$:e? ard |r*:kt I« Si’ety Less Irçjfitf h( Net Less letertsLIeq
n it« Timötrs Crjf Fm Mar
Mippemrjfs n Iks eel Fna
I Ml
Giker Steles
Stayton. Ore . l»rc. 12
(S|»i-ial)
Five children narrowly ««caped l«oing
carried down with th«- main county
wagon bridge connecting Stayton with
the Linn county side of the Santiam
river at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Undermined by the recent freshet in
the Santiam. with its constant washing
for three weeks, the support* of the
bridge had gradually become weakened
The children, playing on the span, felt
a quivering a* the fall began and made
a dash for the emi*. “Bobby” Morton,
the small daughter of Rev. B. L.
Morton, with her little brother were
almost caught, failing just a* the crash
came t'ainpl>ell Morton, their brother
pulled them to safety a* the last timl«en
were <li*ap|H-aring in the river benesth
them.
Two teams with five persona had
croiied a moment la-fore the crash of
the lfiO-f«a«t span.
Es Adjutant General Ortia Hamilton,
of Washington, after a trial lasting
nearly two week», has been found
guilty of emberxling stale fund* which
came into his hands. Fast living was
the cause.
King twofold, of Belgium, Is said to
be dying. He is on« of the oldest
monarch«« of Europe and ia chiefly
noted for the cruelty to the native
Africans, during the development ami
prosecution of his Congo project.
John Vrrt. the last of the Umatilla
conspirator*, plead guilty in Judge
Wolverton's court, in Portland, and
was fin:«i *.G><> This makes a total of
*7M.5rx> in fines these cunapirntors have
{«aid The crime charged was illegally
fencing government U im I.
The river steamer “Pomona" which
plies thr U illamettr river from Port
b«mi south, blew out both her eylimier
beads ami cracker! hrr main shaft,
when just t«ek«w Imirprndrncr last
MomU) morning She had to be tawed
t«> Portland fur r«-paim
The k»«s of this bridge leaves Stayton
without mail communication with Al
bany
In fact, all interrounty travel is
stopped
Kingston ami Mill City mails
must now I* carried by way of Turner
Thr sailing ship tonnage coml |nr is
City official» are already planning a
cable fi -gg until the bridge can l«e rv »aid to iw on the verge of going to
pieces.
They have reahi-d that, lie-
built in the »pring.
< ause of steamer tramp carrier», high
rates for »ailing veaaels simply means
Stif.I lit Its SIIIIMlS
vllrneaa for the wind jammers.
W. h
di»solutw>n
of
thr
combine,
ship
owner»
L. II Peterson, who has been one of
Blatchford Bros. ‘ clerks for some time, may accept charter rates at any ngurv
which lulls them. It will effect con
has gone to Lyons to work.
siderably
lower tonnage rat«-« from
False fee«» and other parphanalis
necessary for the grand Xmas ball can Pacific Coast points to Europe.
be found at “WlldeS "
On account of the inclemency of the
weather of last week, our school was
dlsmiatol, but opened again Monday
with full attendance.
M'aa Verda Itusa. II, wta has l»een
s;x-nding the past six months at vari
ous points in Idaho and AV aahington,
returned home last Turadav,
Mi»« Fannie Lay lot of (»rant* I'« m ,
is visiting her brother Stanley Taylor
Hied at the family home in Wnutl
burn. Friday Dec. 10, 1909, Thomas
Smallman, young«-r »on of John and
Sarah Smallman.
The remains were
brought to Shelburn for interment in
.Miller cemetery.
There will be church service« at the
Presbyterian church here, next Sab
bath afternoon at 8:30, by Rev. ft. H.
Baker.
A Portlaad girl, st a late fire, risked
her life to rrscur four young kitten»
from the flam«-s.
The girl was con
»»fi-rably singed, but failed to rracur
thr kittens from th« burning building,
Portland Is making a mighty effort to
have thr draws on the bridge« remain
clo«rd (lunng the rush hours, morning
and evening Thr war department at
Washingt on has control of the matter.
The First State hank,of Kiefer,
Okla., cl<i«e<l hrr iloors Turwlav aa a
result of th« failure of th« Farmers
National tank at Tulsa.
The deposit*
nrs will lx- fully protected by (hr
guarantee fund.
THE HEALING STRENGTH
OF MINERAL WATERS
Arch L. Ruaaell, of Grass Valley,
was viaitlng home folks last week.
In Care of Dyspepsia. Mhumstism.
Geo. Keech moved his family, the
(lout and Nervous Break town,
first of the week, to their newly acquir
la Marie loua.
ed home at Stayton.
Upon recent inveatigation by eminent
The new butcher shop is being rapid
physicians.
chemists and scientists it
ly completed.
has been demonstrated that natural
earth flowing mineral waters are the
Leonida» Electa Officers
moat beneficial means for the cure of
Tuesday evening lx-»nidas lodge i No. organic maladies.
.Nt. Knights of Pythlaa held her i semi
Paso Robles Hot Springs are at thia
annual election with the following time the point of interest to moat in
officers for the term commencing Janu vestigators as recent occurrences have
ary 1. r<i"
attracted the attention of the thinking
C. ('., Walter Bilyeu.
work] to these springs,
V. C.. A. W Daley.
One of their chief points of interest
Prelate. A. E. Bilyeu.
to medical men is said to l>e that which
K. of R. and S. ami M of F , C. <J. proves that a pre eminent chemical
trough.
action reals in the watera which flow
M. of Ex., John («effier.
from the earth at Paso Robles. Call
M. of W., Frank Shelton.
fornia.
M at A., Ivan Ix-ffier.
Paso Robles Hot Soring» is making
I G . < .e->g«- W Piatt.
cures daily of rhumatism.
gout,
O. G., Art Shelton.
»tomache
trouble, neurotic disease«,
Arc M»rr»ed.
kidney trouble, and general breakdown,
A marriage license was issue«I last which proves almost beyond question to
Monday to Mr. Cal. Carson, of Scio medical men that there is some quality
ami Mrs. May Poindexter, of Crabtree in these wsters superior to any in this
creek neighborhood.
country end probably in the world.
Th« marriage transpired in Albany,
It is also claimod for Paso Rublea
but the N kwr , so far, has not learned that the air conditions are perfect. It
the pvtienlara.
Iks in a small valley protected by
mountain range«; is 729 feet stave sea
For Sai« al Once
level and is not assailed by too much
Dwelling house, 4 rooms and nearly sea moisture or an abnormal temjx-ra
one block of ground, 1 gtxal couch, 4 tore from the hot land winds
The air condition is thought by some
chain, 1 table. 1 atand. 1 No. m cook
stove amt I airtight stove, 2 bed ateada to have almost ss much to do with its
ami apeingw and I good |fi. Ml mattnc«. cures as the water» themselves.
The town, like all health resorts, is
Will sell cheap. Inquire of O. W.
filled with boarding houses of all kinds.
Compton.
. so that every purse will lie pleased
There are hotels fur thr rich, w here
any luxury may hr ba-l
Private bath»
for exclusive patrons who wish to l«c to
themselv« s.
These springs have lawn known for
centuries, for they Were used by the
Indian to cure his »iek ami later the
Franciscan fathers performed wonder
ful cures here, but it is only recently
that the really marvelous powers of
these waters were made known tu the
world at large.
N«-arly every
form of orvamc
sswwwsa — > MO. Ml sew m 2« mv « iwi spr***tî*.
for the BUthoritir» welcotnr all «XCrpt
those who have tuberculosis orjunclean
disras.»
For the man who suffers
from over eating or alcholic exceaaee
there 1» nothing in the world to equal a
week Spent at Paso Rolle* It straight-
rns him out with a rapidity that is
Wonderful, an I the l>< st rccommrmta
Imp is that that they d«> away with th«
ncrve-cravini- for stimulants because ««I
their peculiar soothing effect u|«on tbr
nervous system.
Truly speaking, the study of Paso
Robles Hot Springs is one which is
giving the mniical fraternity abroad
am! at home much interest, ami is prob
ably directing more attention to Cali
forma than any oth«-r of her natural
gifts to man.
A »mall book, neatly illustrated, has
IsM-n recently |>ul«li»h«il by the manage
ment telling the »tory of the Hot
Springs in a mo«t interesting manner
ami giving complete information. Send
for it. either to Wm McMurray,
General Passenger Agent of the O. II.
A N., Portland, Or»-., or Dr F W,
Sawyer, manager, Paao Roblea, CaL
BrlJge Work in ivou.
The report of County Commissioner
Butler, showing the bulge work done
during the pasi year, has I win file«!
with th«- county judge
(imler <’or>'-
miaaioner Butler the bridg«s of th«
«•ounty are pr«>t«ably kept up the best o
any in the valley, an I the rr|»'irt com
I rrhensively covers what has l«een, its
follows:
Jenks bridge, neat Tangent, .'«M feet.
*40.81,
Riley bridge, Crabtree creek, Ml feet,
IfM) feet approach, |7.r«fi.f»L
Miller bridge, Thomas creek, 121
feet. IIM2.MI.
Mouth Mclhiwell creek, HI feet, 0<l
foot approach. *719.
Butte creek. West of Plain view, 5»>
feel, 40 feet <>f appronch, *470.
Hither, West Sodom. fiM feet, *.'t2fi.
liither, Flaat Sodom, 60 feet, 20 fo« t
approach, *467.
Burkhart, over ditch. -TN feet, *10.1
Trestle, east of Shedd, -’IfiO feet, *6-1”.
Jrfferaon bridge pier, *3241.OR.
Brownsville steel bridge pit r, weight.
182,759 pounds, two IM foot spans,
*10,096, of which *6,900 was for the
steel.
Scio steel bruigr, 9t feet, *2,K2». of
which *l<«»i is for steel, *1400 pier».
Welget, 17.169 poum's.
Sanderson bridge, *1260 for pier,
*1659. SM for rip rap work.
Total
•M19.6N.
The total *27.665 29. Albany iJrmo
erst.
Notke of I Inal Settlement
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed administrator of the estate of
Will,am T. Hickman, deceaaad, has
filed in the county court of Linn coun
ty. Oregon, his final account aa such
a«lministrator of said estate, ami that
Monday, the seventeenth «lay of Janu
ary. MHO, at the hour of !• o’clock a m
has l«een fixed by said court as the time
for h<-aring of objections to said rr|»>rt
ami the settlement thereof.
New Coml Decides Not la Go Io Post
Withunt Wife; W.ns
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< rroçr
«out I
Nx:h«ts: Jrj Liih Fin! Dipbulie hnlirt
Evia Mort Acati l!un Aay Ettari Sti't
AHi;r Miy be —hi it Wit hat
Il pays to have m«»rv Ilian one "bent
girl." If you «ion’t liellcve it, read the
following tale of a young man hailing
from th«- Northwest who only reectitly
entered the consular service.
The name of the party is witheld, fur
the State Department does not dcairr
in any way to embarrass its latest
accession or hia bride, yet the facts are
vouched for, ami suffice it to say that
th» young man was appointed from
<«nc of the
Pacific
Northwestern
States.
Rm-ently the Stat« Department gave
its u»ual instructions Io the awkward
m | iiiu ) of the
consular service the
newlv ap|M«lntcd «-omuls so that they
might know what was to lie expeet««l
of lhem w hen thev reached their ata
Imus
Among those under instruction
was the aforeaakl young man from tlie
Northwest.
After imlribing th«1 «olrmn advice of
the heads of th«- Slate Ih-partment.
this young Consul, avorac I«« iaveji ig ■
long journey, ami likewise averse to
living lli.ixx) miles from home without
a nimpanion, detorminud to take ui t r
himself a wife.
He thereupon communicated with
Best Girl Number One found her will
ing. ami straightway rngagid pamiage
for two <>n the steamer sailing f root
Phlladel|ihia for his |>mt on the other
sh I«- <«f the gl«ibe.
Also, he invested aom<- of Ins accu-
mutated «I'Ulara in an outfit of clothing
that would befit a lirulegruom, and
spent some of the surplus on wedding
presents for Mrs. Consul.
Then hr
jum|a-d a train ami sought out his
brale to be. who rrshlml in the City of
Brotherly ?.ovc.
But. alas, when lie
arrived, h<- f«sind she ha«i umlergone a
change of heart; no kmgrt d-d »hr can
to lx- led to the altar. She evidently
had been cunaidering the hardship« ami
discomforts that naturally would fall to
the lot of an Occidental In an Oriental
country, ami ha«i decided that sleepy
Philadrlplila was g«aal enough for her.
So she informed young Imchinvar, who
had come out of the West, that she had
decided m>t to change her nam< at this
|«artlcu)ar time ami umier prevailing
conditions.
It has lx-en remarkml that this Con
sul eamr from th«- Northwest; there
fore he was a man of resource«, lie
was dur tn sail in nine «lays from thr
time he was "lurnrd down,” ami hail
engaged passage for two
A thought
struck him.
He telegraphed to his
next tiest girl, living back in hia old
home, ami askml if she woukl marry
him ami make the trip to thr Orient.
Prompt came the reply; Yes. She
was game. Hr took thr first train for
hrr home, was inarriml promptly on ar
rival, presented the brale with the
prvirnte intemird for choice Numlw r
One. helped peck her trunk, ami left
IL S hki . ton ,
for I’hilmlclphia that seme evening.
Administrator.
Hr arrived just in time to catch hia
C. C. B rvant ,
utramrr. and they are now on their
Attorney.
way tn the Far East, happy and
tented.
New Irrigation IVook I rec
In his first diplomatic skirmish
“Well Irrigation for Small Farms” young man acquitted himself in a style
■ a publication ju«t Issus-d by •*-- much approved by thr State Depart
General Passenger Department, of the ment, for even there it ia realised that
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Co., affairs of the heart call for an even
and Southern Pacific Line« in Oregon higher order of diplomacy than do the
Thia booklet seta forth in a practical affairs of state.
If Mr. Conaul makes g»»>d in the
concise wav the poaaibilitiea for profit
of Inexpenaive irrigation, and ahould I service of the government, as he mail«
ta in the hand« of every farmer in good in hia matrimonial venture, he will
havr the strong hacking of the State
Oregon.
Copies may be obtained free on IS-partmenL- Oregonian.
application to Wm McMurray, General
Passenger Agent. O. R. AN., and S.P.
IJnea in Oregon. Portland, Ore.
The N ews will be glad to supply a
copy of the paper free, regularly, to
any <> m who will supply items of new a
|\ L DUGGER
weekly from any and all of the sue.
Notary Public
rounding neighborhood. Some one in
every neighborhood ahould be willing to
take up thia work tor the interests of
Seto, <hiF\ themselves and neighbors.