Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-01-30

Marshfield Record: Chief of Police
j. W. Carter is making things lively
for owners of dogs who are hiding their
animals with the expectation the de-
mand for licenses will soon abate. Mr..
Carter says people in some sections of
the city are hiding their dogs in cellars
to avoid payment. Two CANNES were
taken up by the chief this morning and
after reasonable time will be killed
unless the owners come forward and
satisfy the city authorities,
McMinnville News.Reporter: East
ern Oregon wants state aid to rid its
fields of the rabbit pest, and it is en-
titled to some consideration at the
hands of the legislature. Western Ore
gon has pests which are causing enor-
nous depredations to fields and orch
ards-gophers, squirrels and gray-dig-
gers. Is it not entitled to some con-
siderationl The state offers a bounty
on bob cats, coyotes and other depredA
tory animals Is it fair to the farmer
to be unwilling to protect him from
his worst enemy, the gopherf
Klamath Falls Northwestern: James
Hammonds, who has been herding
sheep for Jerome Whitney the greater
part Of last year, came in from the
Lava Beds country this week and has
strange tale to tell Of what he has seen
down that way last summer. jim de-
cares that out of many Of the big
al -, ba Low pnuly h1nptu nf bnk
air pour in mysterious fashion, and
that many times he has attempted to
drive a band Of sheep across to better
feed when they would encounter the
peculiar hot air coming from the cracks
and rush back, refusing to 60 further.
Hammonds tells of one place in the
Lava Beds where an immense pile Of
ashes has been deposited, having been
blown up from the depths of a deep
cave near by. The sheepherder insists
that there is something doing" un.
derncath the bed OF lava rock when
Mt. Lusscn erupts.
Albany Herald; A public sales and
auction day will be an event in Albany
on the last Saturday in each month, ac-
cording to decision reached at the
meeting Of the Commercial club board
last night This action came after con-
siderable agitation and discussions
among the board members for the last
several weeks. The idea of these
events viii be to give farmers and all
others ready opportunity to find a
market for all kinds Of articles and live
stock. IT is eontended that if farm
er has a horse or a wagon he wants to
sell, all he would have to do is to list
il with the conductors of the market
and it will be sold at public auction
each month at the time prescribed.
Arthur Copeland, q young railroad
man of Portland, welded the prospec-
tive bride of Clarence Tester, of Rose
burg, last Saturday, and the couple
left for their future home in Portland.
The bride was Miss Georgina Coffell,
who lives in Roseburg with her par
ents. Saturday had been decided upon
for her wedding with Tester, and the
latter had rented q new home and made
complete preparation for the marriage.
Copeland heard that Miss Coffell was
to be married, and arrived in Roseburg
last Friday, The next day he won the
consent Of the girls parents, and 'he
two were at once married. Over
year ago, while working in Roseburg,
Copeland sought the hand Of Miss Oof-
fell, but her parents refused their con-
sent. He went to Portland, and when
he heard of the intended marriage of
his old.timc sweetheart returned ana
was successful in his suit
Twenty.eight citizens Of Albany at
tended an enthusiastic meeting held at
the Albany hotel Saturday night, at
which temporary organization was
formed for marching club similar to
those in Portland, Salem and Eugene.
A permanent organization will be eff
fected next Saturday night when an
other meeting win be held. In the
meantime B. r. Westbrook will act as
temporary president OF the club, and
Clarence W. Tebault, Jr,, as temporary
manager. a committee on bylaws,
composed of Dan Johnston, L, G. Le-
yelling and A. b. Weatherford was
made and another committee made up
of d. 0. Woodworth Fred Dawson and
4. NJ. Reagan, win have in charge any
applications for membership which
may come in.
pendleton East 0regonian; Arthur
Gulliford and Carl Kirk, two we'll
known young men of Echo, are on trial
today in the circuit court on a charge
of stealing cattle from Nelson Bros,
and the case is one Of the most inn
portant on the January docket. The
alleged crime was committed last Octo.
ber and the young men were arrested
at that time by Sheriff Taylor, but,
when the case was presented in a pre-
liminary hearing in the local justice
court It was dismissed for lack OF evil
dence. However, the grand jury re-
turned true bill upon an original IN
vestgation.
Mrs. G. b. Lawrence, Of billiard, died
in Roseburg Sunday night as the re.
suit Of illness attendant 70 the birth of
her fourteenth child After the birth
OF daughter at the hospital here last
week she was able TO return TO her
home at billiard. Late in the week she
had to return to the hospital, where
she died. She was Al years old and
has resided in the billiard vicinity for
nearly 70 years. She was the mother
Of seven sons and seven daughters all