Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-28

river, as the car will not arrive for a
week or so.
Miss Bertha Doris, police matron of
Eugene, stopped off in Salem today for
a short visit with Mrs. Leila Lynch, of
this city. Miss Doris was on her way
to Portland on business connected with !
her department.
Wallace McCamant, of Portland, at
tOrney for the Wells Fargo Express
company, was in Salem today where he
appeared before the state tax commits |
sion relative to the assessment of the
company for the coming year.
William Marshall, chairman of the
State Industrial Accident commission,
went to Silverton today to investigate
number Of claims that have come
from that city from employees of the |
sawmills who have been injured.
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| Wheatland and Independence are the !
only two places where the river can be
crossed, according to automobile men.
Halls Ferry is not in operation. Those
crossing to East Independence will find !
the roads to Salem along the river in
fairly good condition.
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All persons who are in any way af-
filiated with the Presbyterian congre-
cation are included in the invitation to
attend the Panama. Pacific exposition
social in the church parlOrs next Tues
day evening at s O'Clock, when the
members of the congregation wno at
tended the exposition will be host to
the rest.
]. A. Beck, proprietor of the Salem
Taxi Co., has purchased the Salem Ga
rage at 246 State street and will open
it for the use of his taxi company next
Monday. The Salem Garage has been
shut down for two months and the
building is owned by Russell Catlin.
Mr.. Beck began the taxi company here
with two cars but has four in com
mission now and found that his increas-
ing business required the use of
private garage.
Change of scredule. Beginning with
Monday, November lst, the schedule
for the SalemIndependenc Auto Stage
will be as follows: Leaves Salem,
corner State and Liberty streets. 500
a. m, HOO a. M, $3.50 p. m. and 1880
| p. m. Leaves Independence, opposite
postoffice, 900 a. M, 1890 p. M, 500
p. m. and 900 p. m.
.
The business men S class of the Y M. |
@. A. will tender a reception this even
ing to Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hunt. Mrs. |
Hunt recently came to this city from
Portland. Assisting in the reception are
j. II. Farrar, G. III, Albin, j. D. Hart
well, r. c. Bishop, Rev. James Elvin,
Miss Cora Harrington, 0. B. Gingrich
and l.. II. Compton. Following the re-
caption. a program of music will be
rendered and refreshments served
Ivan G. McDaniels acting manager of
the Commercial club is gathering data
on the flax industry in Oregon, to pre-
pare an article for an eastern maya
zine, and to also give information to
the many inquiries regarding Oregon s
new industry. Several photographs
were secured at the penitentiary today,
and any photographs taken of flax at
any time during its growth and during
harvest will be appreciated at the com
mercial club.
A woman living east of the city evi-
IDENTIFY has an abnormal appreciation Of
humor, or is mentally little off. One
week ago one of the local undertakers
received telephone message to call for
body near the school house at Mac
lcay, He drove to the location men
toned, but failed to find even house.
Yesterday another undertaken received
a like message, resulting in trip to the
same locality. preacher was also
called to the same place on an errand
of mercy, and even q taXicab received a
hurry up message to call, The party
sending the messages was located yes.
tcrday and it won't happen any more.
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At the last regular meeting of the
Commercial club it was voted to hold
live wire meeting once a month, the
date not to conflict with the regular
meeting. This first live wire gather.
. ing will be held Tuesday noon, Novem.
ber ?, at luncheon to be given Ed.
, ward +. Trefz, at the Marion hotel. Mr.
= Trefz comes here as the representative
I of the United States Chamber of Com.
, merce. He is spending several months
/, in the west, addressing commercial
, clubs and taking up the matter of for.
eign markets and endeavoring to in
duce all commercial clubs to act to-
gether in urging laws regarding the
business interests of the country.
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The second market and sales day will
; be held next Saturday at the Waring
; barn, where the sale was held two
|. weeks ago. Entries are coming in at
: the Commercial club and everything in.
/ dicates that the sales day next Satur-
day win be as successful as the one held
! on the 10th Of this month. W. S. Low
will superintend and take general man
agement Of the market, and II. Il. Voor-
heis will act as auctioneer, To Ger.
tain extent, the success of these Satur-
: day market and sales days is in the
r hands of the farmers. If enough pro-
duce, vegetables, farm implements and
cattle are brought in to make an inter
| esting market the sales will be con-
tinued. Everything is conducted in the
interest of the farmer and IL is up to
the farmer to support these sales.
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/, The Women Of woodcraft Of Salem