Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-12-17


Coquille Sentinel: Last Friday the
railroad at Schroeder's crossing, four
miles south of Coquille, became impass
able owing to the high water, and the
sinking of the track, but on Saturday
! the trains were running again. The
trouble is said TO be due to tae fact
that the rock for fill there had been
taken from Beaver Hill, and has been
smouldering for weeks from spontane
ous combustion-in as the state.
ment may seem. This honeycombed the
fill so that by the time it had been
soaked by the high waters it collapsed
and the track dropped Is inches,
Bandon World: That conditions for
the stockmen in the hills south and
east of Bandon are quite favorable at
this time and that they look for mod
crate winter for cattle on the range, is
the information brought here by M. W.
Treadgold, an extensive stock raiser of
| Upper Four Mile country, who was in
the city on business yesterday. He
stated that the few warm days of the
past week mas already had wonderful
4 effect on the grass, which Is growing
rapidly. Stock at the present time, in
his vicinity, at least, is in an average
shape and it is believed will make the
winter without much loss.
Klamath Falls Herald: +. W. Sny.
der, one of the big stockmen of the
Swan Lake valley section, leaves in
the morning for Kentucky where he
will select carload Of pure.bred short
nom cattle and registered short horn
bull, which he will ship to his Klamath
county ranch for breeding purposes.
Mr.. SNYDER will return about Christ
mas, and will bring the carload Of
catte with him, which will be placed
at once on his ranch.
Oregon Tide; Bound for Grays Har.
Dor, the government dredge Colonel p.
s. Micnie left Portland yesterday af-
ternoon. She will be employed during
the winter in improving the channel at
the Washington port. The dredge left
Coos Bay about two weeks ago, osten-
sibly to put in at Portland during the
winter. IT is not determined whether
she will be employed on bar work or in
side on the channel.
Medford Sun; Bears arc reported TO
be numerous in the-hils, and the var.
mnts are just beginning to mole up"
for the winter. The lignC SHOWS Of the
past 10 days has made tracking fine.
East Oregoniani County Clerk Frank
Sailing, during the month of November,
paid bounty on the scalps Of 81 coyotes
and two bobcats. During the year the
} state and county have paid out more
than 10000 in bounty for coyotes killed
in Umatilla county.
Marshfield Sun: The highest tides Of
the winter occurred this week and from
all quarters Of the bay and tributaries
come reports Of damage to dykes. In
this city one of the Puget Sound Bridge
and Dredging company lighters got
under section Of the Bennett wharf In
the north end of town and lifted IL into
the sky until Il looked like one Of the
EgyptiOn pyramids. The decks Of sew
eral of the docks in town were under
water.
The Dallas Chronicle: Roses in De-
cembor, and they aro beauties, too. Coli
fornia boasts Of her winter roses, SO
: well might The Dalles toot her own
horn little. With snow covering the
/ ground today, crimson rose buds arc
, bursting from bushes in many gardens
/. Tho roses are unharmed by the late
0 frosts and are as hardy and beautiful