Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-28
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How would you like to be the ice
mani Portland consumers are to have
their ice weighed at the city's eX
pense, that is some of them are, which
is the same in effect as if all was
weighed.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Hill, pioneer of
| lS43, and who was elected "Mother
Queen" at the recent Pioneers Reun-
10, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Hannah Cowels, in st. Johns
Thursday. She lacked three days of
being 90 years old.
I. Geller was thrown against one of
the girders of a Portland bridge
when his motorcycle swerved, while
, speeding, Thursday. He has a crush.
ed arm, broken jaw, broken collar
bone, and some other injuries. Two
arteries were cut and he would have
bled to death, had not doctor happen
ed to be present, who gave first aid.
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A terrific waterspout at Medical
Springs, 90 miles east of Baker, Thurs.
day, did thousands of dollars worth of
damage. Bridges, crops and irriga.
tion bitches in an area of six square
miles were practically destroyed.
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G. N. Macarthur, speaker of the
house in the last legislature, has ap
pointed Vernon A. Forbes, of Bend,
and James D. Abbott, of Mutnomah,
members of the Cello commission to
exmaine into the power possibilities of
the Cello falls of the Columbia.
Elmer Mckenzie, a postoffiCe en-
ploye in Portland is under arrest for
appropriating $615,5O of government
funds. He confessed
Sidney Dell, well known Democratic
politician of Portland % years ago,
was found dead in his bed at Glendale,
a suburb of Los Angeles, Thursday.
Mrs. Louise P. Hollenbeck was killed
in the basement of the Enterprise no.
tel at Enterprise Wednesday morning.
When found she was lying on the floor
dead, one hand grasping an electric
wire where the insulation had been
burned off.
Hood Rivers apple crop this year
will be about 100000 boxes, but it will
not be up to standard, due to core rot,
which has become serious menace to
the industry there.
Frank Blackerby, of Marshfield re.
Gently found a chunk of what is be-
lieved to be ambergris, weighing s5
pounds, on the beach near that place.
If it proves to be ambergris, the find
is worth from $4,000 to $sO,OOO
The section about Burns, Harney
county, was visited by heavy rains
Thursday night
Charles Branson suffered a broken
leg and serious bruises at Butler s saw.
mill near Willamina, Friday, when he
was caught under falling tree.
Albany now has an ordinance giving
Officers the right to search any person
they suspect of carrying liquor about
the streets for bootlegging purposes.
This will get some official and the
city into serious trouble, if enforced.
W. A. Forebaugh real estate deal.
er of Portland haa one of his legs so
badly crushed at st. Helens, Thursday,
when timber weighing 1000 pounds
fell in such manner that his leg was
caught under it, that the member had
to be amputated,
Frank Coda and man named Nc.
PhersOn, loggers, working near sump.
ter, were struck by lightning while at
work near Whitney, Baker county,
Thursday, Coda was killed instantly,
and it is thought Mcpherson will die.
The temperance forces Of Union
county held their first grand rally at
La Grande Saturday Arrangements
were made to have all temperance peo.
Pile vote the straight Republican ticket.
This may be temperance, but II looks
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