Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-19

lhB ny Jne bed.
The Mehama Hotel is now open for
business under the personal super
vision Of Mary e. Mcclellan, who will
see to it that guests are kindly and
properly treated.
The John Deere company has christ
ened the new machinery hall at the fair
grounds, moving in carload of ma.
chinery before the carpenters had fin
ished inside.
Try Brynglesou's before buying your
fall hat We know we can make some
thing to please you, and at most rea-
sonable prices. Pan velvets in the lat,
est shades, while they last, Saturday at
75c per yard.
The young people of the Swedish
church will hold literary and social
meeting at the home of Gust, 0strin,
21l South Eighteenth street, this even.
ing, September 10 at p, m. A good
program will be rendered.
Both departments of the Marion
county circuit court are grinding today,
Judge Kelly holding forth in the coun.
ty court rooms and Judge Galloway
hearing arguments on motions in the
regular circuit court rooms.
Carpenters commenced the erection
of 5000 cottage for Robert A. Witzell,
Salem, at the fair grounds. Mr.. Witzell
is pioneer of 1854, and he proposes to
have n house where he can entertain
the pioneers during state fair time.
Street Superintendent Tom Cornelius,
Of Salem, has sent the city steam roller
to the fair grounds, and is rolling the
streets for the benefit of the campers.
The thanks Of the residents of the
Tented City are officially extended to
him for his thoughtfulness. The father
and mother of Mr.. Cornelius were one
time campers at the state fair grounds,
Mr.. Cornelius is a nephew of the late
Col. Tom Cornelius, for whom city in
Washington county is named.
Now comes the harvest of the lordly
prune in this district Although the
prune crop does not require the number
of pickers that the hop crop does in this
county, several thousand dollars will
have been expended before the fruit is
on its way to market. The 1918 croT
is excellent, and it is expected that
the yield will exceed anything ever re-
corded in the county. The prune grow
ers are not having hard time getting
pickers, and if the rain does not inter
fere, the harvest will be over within q
comparatively short time.
Every incoming and outgoing train i.
carrying hop pickers today. The ma
jority of the fields have been cleaned
up and the harvesters are now either
hurrying home, or making preparation,
for prune and apple picking, or to fill
the family larder with the annual sup
ply Of canned fruits, etc. Wagon loat
after wagon load of pickers are beinl
brought in from the Polk county yard.
now, while the West Side division Of
the Portland, Eugene & Eastern rail
road is having its hands full in orde,
to carry the West Side pickers eithe.
to their destination in this city o.
transfer them to the Portlandbount
Southern Pacific trains,
To go l5 hours with q broken iav
aud not realize the fact was the expe
rience Of VIM, Sayre, a member of tn,
party that was in the auto which wa
hit by an Oregon Electric train las
Monday near the Livesley hop yard
Sayre, who was riding in the machine
was thrown several feet to one sid,
when the electric car struck. He cam,
to Salem after the accident occurred
and did not notice that his jaw was in
lnred in any way Walking into
place of business the next morning
however, he complained of having
pain in his lower jaw, and it was sug
gested by friends that he consult
physician, Sayre went to Dr. o. r
Miles, who informed the man that hi
lower jaw was broken. Today Mr.
Sayre is going about with his jaw
fastened together with wire.
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