Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-15
COURT HOUSE NEWS

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Hunters licenses have been issued by
the county clerk to j. h. Hinkle and d.
g. Drager, both of Salem, and to Floyd
NJ. Shepherd, Carl Shepherd, Herman
Landwig and w. 7. Hogg, all of Scots
Mills. Anglers licenses have been is
sued to Ii. S. Belle and b. L. Carrier,
both of Salem.
The amount of tax due on the inheri-
tance of E. Murphy Smith, of Jeffer-
son, daughter and only heir of the late
Francis d. Murphy, has been estimated
by the county court at $l69.72. The
value of the estate as appraised is $22,-
S65.92.
County Judge Bushey has given it out
that owing to being too busy he will
be unable to attend meeting of the
judges of the land grant couAties to be
held at Eugene.
An appeal to the supreme court has
been taken in the injunction case of
Daniel Webster VS.. County Clerk Boy
er, to prevent the clerk from printing
ON the ballot for the coming election
the name of r. G. Wygant as a candi-
date for justice of the peace. The APP
peal is made for the purpose of determ-
lining the tenure of office of justices of
the peace.
Howard Hall, superintendent of the
Salem Indian school Mt Chemawa has
accepted the invitation of the Com
mercial club to deliver an address at
the next monthly meeting September
20.
The Astoria Regatta committee
writes the Commercial club suggesting
that Salem get busy and hold a voting
contest and elect maid of honor for
the 2lst annual regatta to be held
in that city September /, > and 3.
John c. Cronan, a club man of Port
land, has been appointd admiral of the
regatta.
The navy department is also out af-
ter recruits since the passage of laws
that will greatly increase the number
of men required on the fighting ships.
The recruiting station will probably be
in the post office building in the rooms
formerly used by the marine recruiting
officer.
The man who was taken up by the
police Saturday night on charge of
being drunk and disorderly, and whose
mental faculties were not sufficiently
unclouded yesterday morning to make
pleading, admitted his guilt yesterday
afternoon and was fined $40 by City
Recorder Elgin He will have until
September to make payment.
O.
Fred S. Bynon has been appointed
editor of the Crazy Corner of the Cher
rian Gazette and Marshfield Marsh
mallow, to be issued by the Cherrians
while en- route to Coos bay Besides
general information of personal ma
ture, the Corner will contain poems
written by Mr.. Bynon of the j. Whit
comb Riley style.
Postmaster HucSestein is once again
sending out notices to those living ON
the rural routes that each box is re-
quired by law to have the name and
number. The postal law reads: "The
name of owner and number of box
should be marked on 1t. Good service
without the name or number on each
box is impossible as there are often
occasions when substitute must do
the work.
- Mr.. and Mrs. James DicSsnson of
Butte, Montana, after short visit in
for their home. Mr.. Dickinson is a
brother of Mrs. A. A. Nickel and Miss
NJ. V. Dickenson of this city. He was
born in Salem, lived his early boyhood
DAYS here and is now cashier for the
Anaconda Copper Mining company,
having been with this company for the
past IL years.
The committee appointed by King
Bing Deckebach to handle the dance
Thursday evening at the armory is
busy thinking up some new stunts and
preparing to have things arranged IN
order that everybody will have a good
time The public appreciated the eff
forts of the committee at the last
dance and it is expected that a record
breaking attendance will be on hand
for this last iitney dance before the
Cherrians leave for Marshfield.
Elgin Everett Chapman, II year old
son of Nj. and Mrs. Harry E. Chip
man of Portland, and nephew OF
Charles and Harry Elgin of the Salem
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