Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-02-02

Governor West is in Portland and
will be there for a day or two.
Every home should have piano in
it, but it is not every piano that is
worthy of home. If it is bought here
it is certain to meet every requirement.
The Wiley B. Allen Co., R, F. Peters,
mgr, 521 Court street.
Regular meeting of Hodson Council
No. l, R. 6 s. NJ, this evening. A full
attendance is requested. By order of
the Thrice Illustrious Master. Visiting
companions welcome.
The Yeoman after their regular bust
ness session Friday evening had bas-
ket social. A short program was fol-
lowed by the lunch and dancing, and
all report a very enjoyable evening.
Dr. ]. G.. Sweetland, Jr, athletic
coach and trainer at Willamette uni
versity, has received notice that he
passed with high standing the January
medical examination at Portland. He
was admitted to practice in the middle
west years ago. The examination at
Portland was very hard one, it is
stated. Dr. Sweetland may enter the
practice of medicine in this state.
A complaint to restrain the city of Sa-
lem from collecting street assessments
in the sum of $4693.93 was filed today
in the circuit court by Juliet NJ. Lord
The plaintiff alleges that her property
on South High street was assessed for
street improvement under an ordinance
which is illegal, and which authorizes
the council to raise assessments against
certain property which are entirely
out of reason, when compared with the
assessments made against other proper
ty.
A verdict in favor of the plaintiff
in the case of John G. Barr Co. against
Mr.. and Mrs. Gland Williams was re.
turned by the jury in the circuit court
Saturday afternoon. The plaintiff
brought action to recover diamond
ring held by the defendants, and the
proceeding in the circuit court was in
the form Of an appeal from the justice
court of Judgment in favor of plaintiff
The Woman 3 Alliance of the Unitar-
ian church will meet Friday, February
9th, at 2:30 o'clock with Mrs. A. Pal
mer, of I'LL Chemeketa street. All
friends and members are invited to be
present.
A committee appointed to pre-.
pare plans for campaign for adver-
tising and developing the Loganberry
output of the Willamette valley is
ready to report, it is announced, and has
called for a meeting to be held in the
Auditorium Of the Salem Commercial
Club, 1876 N. Liberty St., Salem, . p. M,
Thursday. Every loganberry grower in
the valley is urged to be present, as
plans for permanent organization of
the growers, as well as for advertising,
will be presented at that time.
R. L. Turner is up from Portland for
a few days. visit with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. J. J. Turner at their home in
the Rosedale district.
D. B. Quick, of Forest Grove, re,
turned to his home this afternoon, af.
ter visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Turner in
Rosedale.
Bishop Bell, the noted orator and lee
turer, will deliver series of lectures
at the Methodist church here, beginning
Tuesday evening, when the jsubiect
will be: Democracy and Govern
ment, " Wednesday evening, "Capital-
ism and Socialism," and Sunday even
ing, "Charity Not the Remedy. He
will deliver several other lectures, the
times and subjects of which will be an.
nounced later. Everybody is invited
to hear him.
The grounding surely saw his shadow
in Salem today, and this is popularly
supposed to mean six weeks more Of
winter However all signs fail here,
and it is more than likely the ground.
hog will stay in the open to enjoy this
balmy weather.
The furniture and office equipment
Of the state game and fish commission
has been shipped here from Portland
and installed in the U. S. National bank
building, where the commission will
open for business tomorrow.