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Undertaken Blackburn. who
recently sold his business in this
city to the st. Johns Undertake
ing Co., has decided to again en-
bark in the undertaking busi-
ness, and has already located
at 652 Union avenue, Portland.
Mrs. I'm. Maye, a trained nurse.
will do the lady assistant work.
The question has been asked
us IL reference was made to the
Stearns-Allen tract when it was
stated last week that a tract of
land at a price higher than $4, :
600 per acre had been accepted
by the park committee. No.
The Stearns-Allen tract with a
fine residence thereon only runs
about $1,000 per acre. and is
magniiicently located for scenic
beauty.
p. G.. Gilmore. the enterpris-
ing tonsorial artist. has moved
his barbering business from the
Woodhouse building to the Cen
tral Hotel building on Philadel-
phia street. which he had fitted
into model tonsorial parlors. In
connection with the barbering
business, Mr.. Gilmore will con-
duct pool hall and cigar room
in the compartment adjoining,
which he has also had converted
into a most attractive and invit-
ing establishment.
A meeting of the Salem Com
mercial club has recently been
held for the purpose of launch
ing a systematic campaign for
the exploitation of the loganber-
ries for which the Willamette
Valley is becoming famous. II is
said that the berries reach a
greater perfection in this valley
than anywhere else in the world,
but with a constant increase in
their production without a cor
responding expansion Of de-
mand. il is imperative that steps
be taken TO keep the industry in
its present profitable condition.
IL Is probable that samples of
the berries. dried or otherwise
preserved, will be sent To big
steamship lines and TO hotels
and summer resorts where the
demand will certainly grow as
the fruit becomes known.
Railroads in the Northwest
are beginning TO advertise the
lSpring colonist rates which will
be in effect for 32 days. begin
ming with March Is. The rates
| will be the same as in former sea
sons. $33 from Chicago. $50
| from Missouri river points, and
S25 from the Colorado region,
Although the reduced rates vii
| be advertised to a considerable
lextent, the roads state they viii
make no special effort To induce
organized parties of homeseekers
TO come West. They state that
heretofore the low rates have
| been taken advantage of by
wage earners. principally, anC
that but few bona fde homeseek
ers are generally included in
the large parties that come out
each Spring and Fall. Genuine
would-be settlers will come al
any time of the year without
waiting for special rates.
The boys and girls of Oregon
who will earnestly strive tC
make themselves proficient al
potato growing. raising corn
vegetables or pigs, sewing, cook
| ing and baking. or in keeping
farm and dairy accounts may
find themselves entitled TO a re
ward well worthy their best
efforts. The Agricultural Col
lege, cooperating with the State
Superintendent of Schools, is
planning to give to at least two
boys from each county in the
state a trip to Salem for the en-
tire week of the State Fair. In
addition, at least ten of the
highest scoring prize winners
will have all their expenses paiC
on a visit TO the Panama Expos
ton at San Francisco next year
| 1t is expected that industria
clubs will be organized in nearly
all the schools of the state. anC
these clubs will be entitled Il
bulletins and information anC
advice of every sort regarding
any line of work they may decide
TO take up. In the gardening
: contest fractional tracts must b'
cultivated and accurate records
of every detail of the work ant
its results must be kept. 1t il
hoped that a large percentage o
= al the school children in the stat
Twill take part in this contest.