Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-05-30


Astoria plans to build immense docks
on which bond issue of 100000 will
be made. A fight for better railroad
rates will also be made by the thriving
little city.
Ten to 20 years in the penitentiary
was the sentence meted out at Roseburg
to John Dewitt, staley Gilbert and Eu-
gene Smith, who Wednesday pleaded
guilty to assaulting Sheriff Quinn with
dangerous weapon.
Bill Jordan has been arrested in
Morrow county on charge Of stealing
horses. A woman, Julia Walker, is also
wanted in connection with the charges
against Jordan, but she has not been
apprehended. Jordan has served four
terms in the Oregon prison, and it will
be like coming home this time.
A petition in the interest Of a city
park site appropriations is being cir
culated at WOOdburn.
The proposed road from Newport
north to Siletz it is estimated, will cost
not less than $25OO per mile, but it is
considered worth it.
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Catholics Of Toledo have definitely
decided to erect a church building A
resident priest will be placed in charge
when the building is completed.
Enterprise announces that build
ing boom at Myrtle Point has com
menced, and there will be more build
ings erected the coming summer than
ever before in one season.
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Beginning next Friday the merchants
Of Condor will inaugurate a line Of bar
gain days, falling on alternate Fridays.
Public amusements will be a feature of
the opening day of the series.
The Paisley Press contains a column
Of sarcasm evoked by the curfew ordi'
nance. Tt is stated that the bell is rune
two minutes and half per diem at a
cost to the city of dollar per minute
and it is intimated that the results are
not worth the money.
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There is surprise and sorrow in Tilla
NOOK on the discovery that streets arr
dusty in dry weather, even though
paved. The Herald says that "fron
the looks of things it seems the busi
ness men may be put to the extra OK
&. pense of keeping the streets sprinklet
or cleaned"
Stanfield Standard; Stanfield is
thrifty town with more than averag
amount of civic pride, The well painte,
buildings, the neat, well kept homes
the trees planted along the streets an,
avenues are all indications of Stan
field spirit. It takes long time to ge
things just the way we want them bu
stanfield has made good progress for
town only three years old.
In attempting to cross Wood river
in klamath county, Mr.. and Mrs. San
uel King had narrow escape fror
drowning. The river proved deepe
than they thought it, and the bed float
ed from their wagon, but, fortunatel!
swung around to the shore, so they e'
capped The horses were saved.
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Richard Wilson, prominent Por
land business man, dropped dead in
. street car on Washington street Thur
: day,
Guy Woodall was instantly kille
while blasting stumps near Summervil
Q Wednesday evening, The blast hur
fire, but exploded just as Woodall ha
returned to it, He was literally blow
to pieces.
> Two prisoners confined in the Was,
= county Jail, at The Dalles, sawed the
r, way out Friday night and have not y
been caught. Ones was held on a viii
slavery charge, and the other on
charge of attempting to rob the bar
at Mosier.
The P. R. L. 4 P. Co, raised b
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