Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-07-22

| The petitions to recall the mayor Of
La Grande are not being signed very
literally, the reason given being that
the city will soon vote on the adoption
of commission form of gvenment.
Gust Nelson, commissioner of the Port
/ of Bay City, was seriously hurt Thurs.
day when the horse he was driving
ran away, spilling him out on pile of
rocks.
Harry Beard, recently paroled from
the pen by Governor West, was Thurs
day sentenced to from one to ten years
in the pen for stealing horse He had
been out but few days when he stole
horse from farmer in Douglas coun-
ty and was arrested and tried in Rose.
burg.
The Jackson county grand jury in a
three hour session Friday returned four
indictments, three FOR forgery and one
for child stealing.
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ROseburg will teach manual training
and domestic science in her public
schools.
klamath Falls has sold a $4,000
bond issue at 1886 premium.
The home of Sam Van Vecar at La
Grande was burned Friday; loss $780,
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Fire Thursday night gutted the
south half of the fOur-story brick build,
ing in Portland, occupied by Fisher,
Thorsen Company paint and oil dealers.
Loss about $4,000.
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Secretary of the Interior Lane will
visit the coast and be in Portland some
time in August.
William Sheehy, a veteran painter of
Portland, was found in convulsions in
the City park Thursday morning and
died shortly after being taken to his
home. The cause Of his death has not
yet been learned.
James A. Simmonds, so years old, of
Independence, has fallen heir to $l7,-
900.
Rufus Thompson, of Albany, has &C
stands Of bees and will get more than
a ton of honey from them this year.
Twelve cars of Knights of Columbus
arrived at Klamath Falls Saturday
from California, and the visitors will
remain there for several days.
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Mrs. Almiria Williams Holgate died
at Alsea Bay July 0, aged 81 years. She
was a pioneer of 1859,
George Mingo, of Portland, aged 81.
was fatally injured Saturday night
when his motorcycle ran against a tel.
ephone pole.
II Sc now claimed that Tom Burns,
the I, W. W. agitator, Of Portland, is a
foreigner, and, If so, will be deported
when he gets through his 4O-day job on
the rockpile,
The Shasta limited will now take pas.
sengers from Eugene to San Francisco.
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One firm at Hood River has shipped
10 carloads Of cherries East this year.
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Medford has received an order for
10000 boxes Of Jonathan apples, for
delivery in South Africa.
Ia Grande, which has been having
some trouble over paving, has settled
her troubles and paving goes again.
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The body Of John Newton, Portland
man, was found in the mill race at Eu.
gene Saturday
Molalla has Just complete dts first
cement building. II will be occupied
by the Mollalla State Bank,
While working on his farm near
Quinaby Saturday, August Barrick suf.
ferod a suustroke, and is in precarious
condition.
The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. c. b.
Smith who lost their lives on Mt. ST.
Hclens, was held in Portland Sunday
and was largely attended.
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Paul Schouwick, aged 10, while try.
ing to dip a bucket Of water from the
while the launch he was on was run.
ming full speed, was pulled into the riv.
er and drowned Saturday near st, Hell.
ems.
Claude Thatcher was sentenced at Ia