Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-26
State News

i enrolment OF boO mOnudy,
The grain handlers strike In
Portland is still on.
The Milton Christian church is to
be remodeled.
A new concrete vault is being
built in the Bank of Ashland.
DR.. Frederick Crang, OF Forest
Grove, well-known physician, Is
dead.
The Redmond fair was big sue
cess, and the exhibits we're large and
very fine.
A stock and agricultural fair will
be held at Scio, Linn county, Satur-
day, September 29th.
The seventeenth annual Union
county fair and race meet opened at
La Grande Tuesday with large at
tendance.
Alfred r. Williams, night clerk at
the Geiser Grand hotel, at Baker
City, died Sunday evening, as the re-
suit OF appendicitis
| b. r. Campbell, OF Eugene. has
abandoned five acres OF his hop yard,
on account OF the heavy mould on
the hops.
In the first game of football OF the
season The Dalles second eleven beat
the Hood River strawberry pickers
II to 0.
10 III I'm axrfnU etg gsI
The Dalles, was caught on the train
near Hood River Sunday, and taken
back to her parents.
Hans w. Hansen. a section fore
man on the McCloud railroad. near
Ashland, was instantly killed by the
explosion of a charge Of dynamite
Saturday.
Bids are being advertised for at
Oregon City for the construction OF
new bridge. which is to be built
at SCOTS Mills, Jointly by Marion
and Clackamas counties.
Oregon City has daily paper.
which is called the Oregon City Daily
Star. and is quite a newsy little
sheet. II. A. Galloway is the pub
Usher.
Searles. the New York millionaire,
is building an electric line from Cor
nucopia TO Carson. to meet the Eagle
Valley road. which is one of the best
things that could happen for Baker
county.
w. w. Babcock, with several alias
es. the alleged home-seeker. claiming
to hail from Wisconsin. and who has
been playing confidence games In
some of the Southern Oregon towns,
was caught at Grants Pass Saturday
night and lodged In Jail.
There is only one college In Phllo-
math this year, The Radical col
lege. which was burned, did not re-
open at that place, and is looking for
a new location.
There Is no trace of the missing
Richard Dell. the l2-year-old son of
Mrs. G. Dell, proprietor OF the JEFF
ferson lodging house, at Portland
II Is feared he has been kidnapped or
drowned.
The Oregon Methodist conference
began at Portland today. Among
the prominent olergymen taking part
are Rev. T. n. Ford. Rev. +. short,
Rev D. A. Waters and Rev w. T,
Kerr
G, Hafer. OF Council Blufts. Ia,
aud president OF the Council Bluns
Lumber and Box Company, which
has "A large plant at Medford. is In
Oregon, visiting his son. Edgar. who
operates the plant at Medtord.
The warehouse of w III. Rambo.
at Rainier, was broken into Monday
pight. and several sacks OF -four. SUI
gar and a quantity OF canned goods
taken.
Portland may acquire another
steamship line TO Honolulu. The
American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany Is negotiating with the Port
land Chamber OF Commerce. consid.
ering the advisability OF having its
steamers make regular runs there,
willis l.. Brown. foreman OF the
Northern Pacific Terminal Company.
at Portland. has disappeared from
his home In Portland. and his wife
il very anxious about him. He Is
"A years old, bu, looks much young
or. and. although every effort has
been made by the police 10 locate
him. all have been futile.
The washougai Mining Company,
which operates on the washougal
river. has decided to build a $780,