Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-29


days. They stopped off in Salem to
spend short time before resuming
their journey east.
Chickens that are fat, tender and
juicy-our own picking and dressing.
Try one or more for your Sunday din
ner, and enjoy a treat. Sunset gor-
Gerry, 121 South Commercial street.
A. G. Mayors and Paul Marnach took
decidedly wet spin in Mr.. Magers
auto in the Polk county territory yes
terday. Both of the gentlemen, after
visiting Falls City, Dallas and Inde-
pendence, returned with their clothing
drenched and with the opinion to the
effect that they do not know the first
principles of weather forecasting.
The estate of Chas F. Van Allen was
admitted to probate yesterday after
noon by County Judge Bushey. The
estate consists of $1,000 worth of real
and personal property in Marion coun-
ty, and the court appointed Abbie L.
Van Allen as administrator. The heirs
to the estate are: Birdie Van Allen,
Mrs. Nellie Yenne and Mrs. Abbie L.
Van Allen, the latter being the widow.
In company with Mr.. and Mrs. 0. L.
Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Blessing will
leave soon for the Pendleton Roundup
in Mr.. Fishers automobile. The party
will leave Salem by auto and drive as
far as Hood River, from where they
will ship the machine to The Dales and
then proceed in it to the scene Of the
big celebration. After visiting the
Round Up, the party will wend their
way south on the east side of the Cas-
eades and after visiting all of the prin-
! cipal points of interest in eastern Ore.
gon, will return home by the way of
klamath Falls and MedfOrd. They ex.
poet to be gone two weeks.
Coming to Salem to roll 'em high"
but succeeding in getting on the out
side of enough of that that cheers be.
fore reaching his destination, Charles
Scott, of Albany, was arrested last
night by Officers WOolery and White,
and this morning Judge Elgin fined him
$40 on the charge of being drunk and
disorderly. The police say that Scott
was under the influence of liquor before
he reached Salem, and that few
jOlts y while in the city had tendency
to cause him to disregard few of Sa.
lem IS ordinances. After phoning for
money to Albany, Mr.. Scott was releas-
ed and he boarded the first south-bound
train a more sober and a wiser man.
In lieu of her first two puppies,
which died few days after they were
whelped, two orphan kittens have been
adopted by fox terrier belonging to
L. M. Jones, a liveryman of this city.
The kittens were found this morning
contentedly nursing their new mother,
and, Mr.. Jones says, the terrier ard
her adopted family seem to be living
peaceably and happily. can astonisb.
ing thing about the adoption" said
Mr.. Jones, I" is that the terrier has nev.
er liked cats. In fact, she has been a
bitter enemy Of the whole feline fam
lily. The mother of the kittens was
killed by a dray about the time the
terrier lost her puppies"
Another I've wire has arrived in Sa-
lem where he intends to make his fu-
ture home. He is A. J. Lennon, for
NOR resident of Antelope, Or. Mr.. Lem
mon has brought his family with him
and the first step he took toward estab.
fishing himself here was to purchase
the Squire Farrar property on the cor
ner of Union and Commercial streets
where he intends to erect $4,000 dwell
ing. The old house will be removed and
work on the new one will commence
soon. The newcomer is a brother OF
Edward Lennon, who resides on North
Commercial street. Welcome, Mr..
Lennon, to our Cherry City,"
For the purpose of experimenting in
the preceding system of packing and
shipping Marion county fruits, G. W.
Dewey, government representative Of
the department of agriculture, has al
rived and will make his headquarters
at the Salem Fruit Union plant at She
corner of Trade and High streets. The
representative will select several kinds
OF fruit grown here and will make -
tenslve tests, experiments and examina.
uons Of the results obtained ny pc
coollng the produce and shipping Mt lf.
ferent distances. His first wor;, will
be confined to the preceding of pruucs
and following this experiment he will
take up other seasonable fruits. AL.
though the shipping system is practical.
" new one, it is believed that il can
be used to a great advantage In slim.
ping fresh fruit from this citv 70 The
far eastern states