Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-25

in having do wen, Notwithstanding the
present very low prices of hops, The
European war has particularly affected
the hop market, as Europe practically
regulates the price Of hops; but that
fact doesn't disturb Mr. Groshong. He
has several years contract at Is
cents, and there is business in hops at
that price.
Mentioning the coincidence Of the
deaths of Captain Schroeder and Tom
Watkins, the Tillamook Herald notes
the facts that the captain ran the boat
giving Tillamook the first passenger
service by water, and Watkins the train
giving Tillamook the first passenger
service by rail.
"Talk of Italy's sunny skies and
southern California weather" an
nounccs the Marshfield Record, els
backed off the board on Coos Bay to.
day, with temperature Of rs and an
overhead bowl that is the deepest blue.
The weather is so nearly perfect that
everybody is talking about it and
countless plans are in preparation for
Sunday excursions,
The Dallcs Chronicle; NJ. Y. Donncll
exhibited bunch of cherry blossoms
yesterday which were picked from n
tree on his property in West Fourth
street. These are the first blossoms Of
the season to be reported.
Baker Herald; The bright Blue
Mountain Eagle says that because Of
the great mining activity in that vi.
cinity claim jumping has been reported,
That is certainly n reminder Of the old
en- times, but not the kind one wants to
hear.
Polk County Observers Samuel Tethe.
row, David l.. Hedges, james NJ, Camp.
bell james l., Collins, l.. W. Loughary
Thomas J. Hayter and fhos. II. Mont.
gomery are the only survivors Of the
two hundred men who enlisted from
Polk county in 1866 56 TO engage in the
Yakima Indian war, according TO a.
Monmouth correspondent. These Indian
war veterans are, Of course, among the
county's earliest pioneers, and have
seen wonderful developments, not only
within the confines Of their several i'm.
mediate baliwicks, but throughout the
Willamette valley, Oregon and the
world in the past sixty years since they
rode away to conquer the redskins.
Roseburg Review; Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Faulkner returned Monday night from
a two weeks trip TO San Francisco.
Their son, Clyde, who has been under
treatment there for several months, for
injuries received when his locomotive
went through n bridge In Polk county
last fall, is slowly improving and is able
TO be about on crutehes. He expects TO
come to Roseburg about April for u
few weeks stay. Mr. and Mrs. Faulk
ner also visited their son, Walter, at
Sacramento. As TO tho big exposition,
they say II is wonderful, although some
parts are not yet completed.
lhanks 10 n voluntary effort OF citi'
zens who have arranged for filling in
200 foot gap, Wheeler is soon 10 have
a continuous stretch Of plankod street
one mile in length.
Those Roundup pictures at Sun
Francisco, the East 0regonian believes,
may so cntbuse the tourists that Pen.
dleton will draw a heavy attendance Of
easterners this fall.
AZ the close Of It's first year Grants
Pass public library has TO It's credit
circulation Of lo,si6 volumes, with 12is
patrons II has on its shelves 1853 vol.
umes, exclusive OF government reports.
Roseburg Review; Passengers arriv.
ing here on train No. 10 last night re.
port peculiar occurrence whihc hap.
pened in the vicinity Of Medford last