Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-06

The fact 0Dtrudes painfully says
the Medford Sun, "that the interest in
pugilism is on the decline in this val
ley"
The La Grande Messenger comes for
ward with the guess that the investiga'
tors of the cost of living problem will
at least find that the cost is still high
enough.
In moralizing mood the Myrtle Creek
Mail remarks: "The Book says that he
that soweth to the wind shall reap the
whirlwind We also observe that oe-
casionally he who soweth bootleg whis-
key, gasoline and Joyrides garnereth
grand jury indictments, and prospective
prison terms"
A grand cleanup campaign is in prog
ress in the courthouse yard at Gold
Beach, as an altogether surprising re-
suit Of Halloween pranks. The authori-
ties decided it was cheaper to remove
the few things the boys had left than
to hunt up and put back the many they
had overturned or dragged away.
Molalla Pioneer; The P. =, & E. is
showing commendable spirit Of enter
prise in furnishing the gravel for the
street leading to the depot. 1t is not
often that a street is graveled by a
railway company, and the same spirit
has been shown by the citizens, as the
work of distributing the gravel has been
practically all donated. 1t is this spirit
which enables us to over come the
handicap of bad roads.
During the year ending September 30
Gillian county paid, ont in bountie'
on wild animals $l42250. Three.fourtht
of this amount was paid on coyotes.
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Condor Globe: Edward Curran, for
mer editor OF the Condor Times, Is
scheduled to deliver an address before
the journalism class at the university
next week. Mr.. Curran is editing q
paper in Vancouver now,
.''
The Medford Sun dope is that thu
man who married Jessie Wilson viii
always be known as Jessie's husband
not the president s son.in-law, and tn,
Sun feels constrained to observe that
fame does treat some folks shabbily.
Wanowa county's delinquent tax rol
is the smallest in, years-only $41S2-'
and the Enterprise Record Chieftaii
says the excellent showing is due "ir
large measure TO the genial, persuasiv,
methods Of Deputy Collector Charles 4
Crow"
John Alden Seabury's eastern Oregon
Mining journal, published at Greenhorl
has now been a rechristened tho Easter
Oregon journal, "pamphlified in scop,
to cover all news, and amplified In fiel,
to cover 10 instead Of three counties,
but win continue to emphasize the min
ing game,
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An item reprinted by the Dalla
Itemizer from its Issue OF Novembe
90, 1887, conveys the information tina
in that year the state tax levy wa
so mills and the total tax for Poll
county was 1872 mills,
sas
Tho Toledo Sentinel man turns up hi
editorial nose at the Corvallis hen tha
laid SO9 eggs a year This unkind ma
says; "Thc editor Of this paper ha
an old iron gray hen that frequentl
goes SOS days without laying an cg
Of any kind, We have mover notice
that sho ever mises meal, how
ever"
william =. Arnold Is now editor an
manager Of the LOpine Inter Mountain
In his salutAtory he admits he ma
mover set the world on fire but pre-
claims that, Just the same, he's goin
TO keep on lighting matches. lie give
token Of becoming q vigorous boostc
FOR what he Justly calls "this wondel
ful country"
Emincntly correct observation r,
corded by the mctcorologist Of IN
ROseburg Review, "only three NOR
weeks until the shortest day Of IN
/ year Soon after January the day
win begin TO grow pcrccptibly louec
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