Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-25
Makes a Note on Brid>
al Couples and
BabbleS OfLOYe
Running Fire of Comment
on Things Seen in the
Car and From the
Windows

egan with a refreshing ride from
tlendale south, through the Switzer.
And of Oregon, Douglas, Jackson and
josephine counties. The forests are
Rergreens, iaurels and oaks, the lat.
Rr bewitchingly set with clusters of
blstletoe, veritable forest of Arden,
shere lost lovers would never tire of
+ Wandering. The dark green mountain
bps are wreathed in mists, fields of
how shimmering through the trees.
( fhe ride through the famous Cow
creek canyon was made from Z to 10
Alendale, great speed, considering
bat II is one of the toughest pieces
railroad engineering ever tackled
NJ man. But the Southern Pacific
management has spared no expense to
llt this stretch of track, in a winding
ountain canyon, into just as safe
pndition as their solidest roadbed in
De Willamette valley. All the dread
81 travel through Cow Creek canyon
~ removed when the heavy overland
iains go through on time in face of
d G heavy rains and snowfalls of the
PSI few weeks-and l never saw it
Hin harder in Oregon than It did
Monday, February 22d.
Decided to stay over night at Glen.
Die where Mrs. Clark and her
nughters keep a lovely mountain re.
prt. Here II. G. Sonnemann, grocer,
sbd Bowersox and Darby, physician
Nd druggist keep up the reputation
nat Salem has established of sending
hht fine young business men to help
build up the commonwealth. The
Narke house has been enlarged-it
Ipuld not be improved in service or
ersonnel Of the landlady and her
Earning assistants. Instead of pay.
b for stuffy berths on the sleeper, and
natching a meal on the flying dining
-, we had large beds in sweet
fbamber, with cool mountain air into
DC open windows, a breakfast fit for
president, and we boarded the next
Nain south at S:15 a. m. This way OF
Naveling enables one to see much
ore Of the country You get aboard
ne train refreshed, and relish your
4de on the cars, instead of that dull,
Nred feeling following an allnlghts
de.
There was a calico ball at the
Forkmen hall. in Sonnemann's build.
g, and we went TO sleep to the music
y waltzes and the calling of quad.
lilies. Our dreams were interspersed
With the strains Of the orchestra,
pingled with the silvery splashing of
be fountain that plays in front of the
botel. We missed the patter of the
foft, etc, and are coming into the re.
Bions of sunshine
AS soon as we stepped on board the
pain We met John NJ. Needham and
is wife on their way to Los Angeles,
p make their home with their son,
eam r. Needham, at that place. He
a painter, and has plenty Of work,
Rlling II a paradise for a laboring
Nan. Their oldest son, w. s. Need
hRm, will remain in Salem, while an.
qther son, Albert is ranching at Sum
ND, Benton county, making cheese
and selling cream at the station at
Blodget. Next we met Mr.. and Mrs.
chas. Gray, who came through from
Portland on their way TO Mexico,
mere Mr.. Gray is interested in a con
pct at Santa Fe. We expect TO keep
em company to Frisco. where we
Il stop at the Lick House, Joseph
eyers is there. We had intended TO
i up at the Palace Grand, but, as
r friends are acquainted with Mr.
elk, We may pass up Mr. Grand this
ice.
Grants Pass is the first place Of i'm
Prtance, has 1000 people, who raise
100000 watermelons, is quite a min
g center. Here leaves the stage
pc for Crescent City, Cal, and then
v Bother line carries you up the coast,
I'D to be a lovely trip in summer
ne. Ex-senator Chas. +. Harmon,
pstmaster. and his wife came down
|om Roseburg with US. They had at.
e nded an Elks' ball at that place and
Pre- up all night, the ball being still
fun blast at a. M, when they left
ere, Harmon is, in many respects,
most a double for State Librarian
s. Putnam, having one hand on, but
stih one OF the best hand-shakers
the state. Grants Pass is the home
Judge Hale, one Of the leaders IN
e last two legislatures. Also Geo.