Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-09-05

the Marion county prune crop will not
suffer as the result Of the recent rain
fall, according to prune growers south
o fthe city. The green prunes that
fall are lost, say the growers, but the
damage has been slight, if any at all
There is and has been much discus
sion among the ladies about the cele-
brated "September Morn" and the
"Portola Girl" The men are also
busy discussing and commenting upon
the unusual good quality of the La
Corona.
In spite of the inclemency of the
weather during the past few days, a
good sized crowd of little folks congre'
gated at the children's Fairgrounds
yesterday afternoon. The industrial de-
partmeat of the grounds occupied their
time mostly, together with games and
other sports.
At this season Of the year you
should have a set Of harness that will
stand the unusual strain placed upon
it. See F. E. Shafer, the saddle aud
harness man, at 1877 South Commercial
street. He will also do your repair
work or furnish new set of names.
Securely bound with chains and cuffs
and guarded by several deputies, Will
Jordan, Victor Dalgleish, Bud stubler
and Johnson Hudson were brought to
the penitentiary yesterday afternoon
from Umatilla county Forgery and
robbery are the crimes for which the
four men were sentenced.
If you have been wishing for n
piano, and putting off buying one be.
cause you have felt you could not af.
ford it, see R. F. Peters, 521 Court
street, about his easy payment plan.
He can save you many a dollar when
you get ready to buy.
The corporation department will lend
little assistance to corporations here
after by considering certain details in
the preliminary statements filed pri-
-yately. This is done at the request of
some corporations who are unwilling
that their statements be made public
for the reason it affects competition.
Have you planned your Sunday din
ner9 Does it include one or more
nice, tender chickens7 We do our own
picking and dressing, and, therefore,
can guarantee you perfect satisfaction,
Sunset grocery, 121 South CONNER.
cial street.
The contract to furnish music during
the state fair was yesterday awarded
to Prof. Willis McElroy of Portland
Professor McElroy is well known in this
city, having been musical director
here for many years. At present he is
at the head Of the Portland Park band
and it is more than likely that this or.
ganization will fill the concert stages
at the fair.
The ladies are showing their appre.
citation of our efforts in supplying a
strictly pure, kettle rendered lard. We
have another supply, and the price re-
mains the same, 1870 per pound. In
dependent Market, 255 Ferry street.
Phone Main 729 Deliveries anywhere,
any time,
Chief Justice Mcbride of the su.
preme court did not spend his vacation
lounging on the sandy beach Of some
ocean or cavorting about at some sum
mer resort this year Instead, the jus.
tice put in his spare days building
houses and swinging an ak on his farm
in Columbia county The Judge de.
clares that he has everything tip.top
now and will have a great place to
spend his next vacation.
A warning to the effect that he
would be killed if he did not halt, and
another one in the form of two bullets
passing in close vicinity to his person
failed to stop J. =, Hines last night
about 10 o clock, while he was making
a desperate attempt to escape, after
being arrested on the charge Of forg.
cry. 1t seems that Hines had been at.
tempting to pass several checks when
Night Officers Woolery and Irvine
placed him arrest on State street,
While the officers were escorting their
prisoner to the city hall, Hines sudden.
ly made break, and even warning
shots from Officer Woolcry's gun
failed to stop him. Alfred Schramm
and Roy Bagley finally captured the
runaway prisoner in the alley behind
the D. ]. Fry drug store According
to Chief of Police shedeck, It will be
very difficult to hold the man, as he
was not actually passing forged
check, but the police officers arrested
him while he was attempting to palm
off the worthless paper.
R. COshOw, of Rickrcall, was in the
city this morning looking after bust.
ness matters. Mr., Coshow says the
hop yards in the vicinity of Rickreall
have not been damaged in the least by
the recent rains, and that picking is