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

ing the sale. Buren, & Hamilton.
State Tax Commissioner Eaton re-
turned from brief business visit in
Portland last night
The most acceptable gift to all the
members of the family is a genuine
Victor Victrola. Why not have one in
your home Christmas morning. Buy
now, pay later When down town shop
ping call at our sales rooms, and ask
the Vietrola man for demonstration.
R. F. Peters, 52l Court street.
Grover Fletcher and wife left last
night for Astoria to visit Mrs Fletch
er's mother over Christmas.
Something new The most beautiful
and the most palatable bread on the
market. The celebrated Tip-Top broad,
made of hard wheat flour. 1t is SO diff
ferent from ordinary bakers bread.
There's a reason, and you will pro
nounce it the best bread you ever
bought. In sanitary wrappers. The
sole agency for Salem has been secured
by the Sperling grocery, 81 North Com
mercial street.
Drs. Morse and Massey report today
that Floyd Zirkel, the young son of Mrs.
Grace zirkel, is getting along nicely
now after being operated upon for ap-
pendicitis at the Salem hospital last
Tuesday.
The flood sufferers in southern Tex
as will be given assistance by the Wells
Fargo Express Co., according to infor-
nation coming from the manager of the
local office The express concern an
nounces that it will transport free all
articles brought in for the sufferers in
the south, but that they must be con
signed to some definite relief Or char
liable society.
After hearing few cases in equity
here during the past two days, Judge
Kelly has gone to Albany to conduct his
regular Linn county term of court. He
will return here December 30 to op,n
the January term of department No. !.
Some members of the hymenoptera
family evidently lost their happy horoe
in the old orchard some time ago, as
Arthur Wilson, the manager Of the local
Postal Telegraph office, yesterday 10
cateed swarm in cable box on one
of the telegraph poles near the state
house. The bees have been busy laying
in stock of honey for the winter ard
when Mr. Wilson found the improvisel
hive, it contained a good supply.
Frank G. Gobel, who jumped his bail
here after being arrested on the charge
of wife desertion, is now serving 16
months in the penitentiary at Missoula
Montana, according to advices received
here by Constable Cooper Gobel will
be held under arrest when his term il
served for the Salem authorities.
An effort is being made now by sew
eral boosters Of the city to have the
Waite electric fountain operated during
the Christmas holidays when the visl.
tors arrive. Donations to defray the
expenses Of the work of the electrician
have been Offered and it is more than
likely that Homer Marsh will operate
the water display.
The police this morning were called
into action by George Graves, a local
travelling salesman, who claimed man
attempted to hold him up at the corna.
of Twelfth and Mission streets about
1880, while he was ON his way home IN
his automobile, Graves told the police
that a stranger stepped in front of his
machine and commanded him to throw
up his hands, but he kept ON going and
lost the highwayman in the dark. The
police made search, but could fin ! |
nothing of the supposed holdup man.
Mr.. Daniel Cupid, Esq, took day
off in Marion county, evidently, as
County Clerk Gehlhar was not called
upon to issue one license yesterday.
Some narrow escapes from accidents
were witnessed on the streets this morn.
ing, in which automobiles and eurbings
figurad Tho sfroata vvara VAN, slgn
perry, owing to the light rain and heavy
fog early this morning, with the result
chanless automobiles could hardly re-
main in the traffic portion. Two ma.
chimes collided with the curb at the in.
tersection of State and Court streets,
and big auto truck ran amuck with
a lumber wagon on East State street.
No serious damage resulted, however, in
the three cases.
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