Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-27

ing growers: Mr.. Powell, George
Ferrier. j. W. Lee, Jas. Murphy, A.
Nelson and others. The dahlia ex-
h bit was very fine. including some of
the very rare cactus varieties. and
In this mountain air the colors are
radiant.
l.. r. Kimes made a splend.d d dis
play of English walnuts.
A Bitner made a demonstration
'' one years growth of fruit trees,
six feet high.
II. Welkel made an exhibit of al
falfa. a 1909 second cutting over
two feet high.
A. Nelson showed a second crop
OF strawberries and wonderfulItalian
prunes.
H. Buell. surprised the visitors by
showing artichokes with stalks nine
feet tall. Celery, onions, egg plant
and oyster plant grow to perfection
here.
A new vegetable was shown--the
Cumcum, seed imported from Aus
tralia. II is a cross between the
banana and red-meated muskmelon.
All kinds of grains, grasses. Glow
ers, millet and forage plants do well
in this valley of the Little Luckia-
mute.
Falls City Business Men.
Charles Hartung has been four
years In the clothing trade. and
gents furnishing goods. and does a
large business in tailored suits, sell
ing about 500 suits a year. He takes
orders at the logging camps.
Il. S. Rich has stock OF groceries.
hardware and building material. He
run a hardware and furniture store
for d. ]. Grant, and has had II years
OF experience in retail trade.
The father OF Falls CITY is Tom
Hollowell, who has a terraced gar
den that grows strawberries. grapes,
apples and garden for general use.
Five years ago II was stumps, and his
three acres produce about 5000 an
acre any good year. He has broth
er, J. NJ Hollowell, near Milwaukee.
who has made a great success OF
gardening. Thos. Hollowel bnllt the
fret house I'm Falls City
Dom'nick Tollar has been here
four years and runs a bakery. SELL
ing his products to the logging
camps, shipping on the railroad both
ways
j. ]. ober was the artist who
cooked the barbecue. cooking four
quarters Of beef and 100 loaves OF
bread. Mr.. ober is barbecue artist
for certain. sure.
Ralph ]. Hall has been running a
barber shop for the past seven years.
and has a fine trade. He has a thou
sand-dollar shop. which is pretty
good for a town like Falls City. and |
It is a remarkable fact that any line /
OF business In the place is well
equipped and carries stock far be-
yond what one expects to see.
W. +. Gilbert has run an exclusive
hardware store for three years. He
has a large stock OF stoves and spe.
ciallzes on the Charter oak.
l.. C. Muscott conducts the Falls
City market. and has a fine line OF
fresh meats. He ships a great deal OF i
meat % the logging camps
J. II. Meyer a Son are contractors
and builders, and report quite
number of new houses going up the
past year,
T, II. Williams came from Duns-
muir, Cal, a year ago, and was one
of the charter members OF the com.
mercia1 club that was organized sir
weeks ago John Beasley and Dave
Hall were the other two originators
Kramer & Dwyer conduct the Walk
er House, and were equal to the occa-
sion. A fine dinner was served to
the mayor ana aldermen and Salem
officials OF the city commercial Or
Mrs. Dwyer acting as
hostess.
Albert T., West conducted the bar.
becue, and was prepared to feed
about a thousand people. He has
been in the hatcher business for two
years past
c. J, Pugh has been in the jewelry
business for 16 years. and carries a
fine stock OF goods-including silver
ware.
The Independent Telephone Com
pany has 21O instruments, and makes
with the Home telephone
As far as Salem and Portland. c. ].
Pugh owns the whole system, start