Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-07-10
ST. PAUL NEWS

NJ Mahoney has installed sawmll
on his place near Fairfield and is get,
ting out all kinds OF dimension lumber.
Web Pillett, who recently sold his
farm, is moving into the Krevhtcr
house on Main street.
Jim Rose left saturday for the
whcatfields Of Eastern Oregon.
w. NJ. Murphy, VIM. Goodiug and
several others are taking an outing at
Three Rivers.
Ray ApperSon left Monday en- route
east. He expects to go via rail TO
Salt Lake City where he will Join some
friends aud motor to Chicago aud pos.
sibly on to PittSburg,
L. !, Bond had the misfortune to
lose his house aud the entire contents
Sunday The family was away from
home at the time and the origin of the
fire is unknown.
Ernst 4 Go, have received case.
lue engine for their well drillmg out.
fit and win hegiu operation this week.
They will sink well for L. j. Bond
first after which they expect to move
to the Alecn ranch
Captain s. V. short, who died in
Portland last week, was brother.in.
law of Mrs, j Coyle and VIM. Ray of
this place, The Coyle and Ray families
went to Portland Monday to attend the
funeral
Mr. and Mrs, J, Miller Of Donald,
and Mr. aud Mrs, Romeo Hunter Of
Salem, and their respective families
were visiting at the Allen ranch Sun.
day. The Misses sherman Of Portland
are also spending a few days with the
Aliens.
The ST. Paul ball team was again
defeated Saturday by the DAYTON team
at Newberg with score OF to L..
Manager Mcdonald Still insists that
his team is superior TO DAYTON hut
| claims that each member of the latter
team had their horscShocs with them
during the last two games
For the third time the ST. Paul base
ball team was bcsted at the hands Of
the Dayton tcnm--in the game played
at Amity on the 9Th, For eleven in
nings the game was a tie, but in the
twelfth the Dayton team secured the
winning score. The teams are so even.
| ly matched that the slightest error
wins or loses the game In the game
| Monday First Baseman Clarence Coylc
was injured and had to leave the game,
or the score might have been different.
Coyle was struck by a hummer and his
condition may result seriously MS It is
believed one kidney is injured These
teams will play again next Sunday at
Dayton.
The drainage ditch in the Fairfield
district is being pushed rapidly to-
ward completion, The work is almost
entirely being done with powder
Charges are set about every twenty
inches about 100 feet being fired at q
time and making ditch 1 feet wild,
aud 3la feet deep. So rapidly is the
work being done that charge is laid
and fired in about q half hour, making
an almost perfect ditch. II is con
yincing demonstration of modern meth
ods The work is in charge Of Ra,
Atchinson Of Salem, Frank HOLMAN
being the powder foreman. This ditcl
will, when finished, reclaim about 20
acres Of the finest land in Oregon
thereby adding greatly to the value o
the farms affected.
Miss Laura Fabcr entertained mum
bcr Of young friends Sunday, the oc
casion being her thirteenth birthday
The young people amused thcmsclyc
with fireworks, games and music, an,
after a sumptuous dinner they wcr
taken for a joy ride by Roy Coleman
in his big ear, Then escorted by Da,
: Faber they were taken to the ice cream
, parlor and given carte blanche makiul
! II altogether a day long TO be rcmcm
bercd by the Young hostess aud he
guests. The music for the occasion wa