Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-23

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CARS Of IEt~ Any PLACE
ANY Klr1D Any TIME
DR.. Stones Drug Store for trusses.
Sheriff Esch was today presented
with Howard gold watch by j, P. Rod
gers as Christmas gift and as a taken
of old friendship. Sheriff Esch was
feeling pretty good about the gift this
afternoon as he appreciates the kind
ness of his friend, whom he has known
for number of years.
The Grown Drug Co. has a vaccine
for preventing colds and grip. 1t IS
proving highly effective in large PEI
centage of cases. Several physicians ot
the city ale using it and advising its
use 1890
Those who are looking for Christmas
presents by way Of the express offices
will be givenNone more chance after to-
day. that is IL they want the present for
Christmas. The two express company
offices will be open Monday morning
from until 10 o clock. After that hour
they close and the express employees
will be home observing Christmas day.
O.
Evangelical church, corner Seven
teenth and Chemeketa streets, Rev. 9.
w. Plumer aud G. f. Liening, pastors.
Sunday school, 10 a. M, Walter Curtis,
superintendent. Preaching at IL a. n.
by Mr.. Plumer. There will be no young
people IS Alliance service because OF
Christmas program which Will begin at
1880 p. m. Sunday. All are welcome.
Marriage licenses issued today by the
county clerk were as follows: Raymond
Franklin Reasoner, of Hillsboro, Wash
ington county, farmer, and Laura II
ia Grant, student of Salem Earl D.
Afford, a farmer of Silverton. and Ma
rie Emerson. Salem student; Edward
Baker Copeland Salem an asylum at
tendant, and Sarah Ellen Sperlin, also
of Salem
Ivan Pooler, of Prairie City, arrived
in Salem today with his wife and baby
for the Christmas Holidays. Mrs. Pool
er was formerly Miss Lansing, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing of the Quaker
Nursery. Mr.. Pooler was manager and
owner OF the Capital City Creamery fer
a number of years and is well known m
Salem. His friends will be glad to see
him again as it has been about two AMI
half years since he was here.
A second chemistry class under the
direction of Mr.. Clark was organized
in the high school recently 1t elected
officers but deferred the choosing of
name until a later date. The Officers
are: President, Harold Aspinwall; se"-
retary-treasurer Esther Bush, and Clar-
ion reporter. Ina Proctor 4 committee
on inter-club' arrangements was appoin'
ed to confer with the committees of tie
H. G. club recently organized, concern
ing social meetings.
There is a general disposition on the
part of the larger grocery stores to close
all day Christmas. They were open
Thanksgiving morning to accommodate
the trade, but it seems that everybody
nowadays is forehandod enough to me-
wait until the last minute aud there
was but very little business that morn
ing. Hence almost all grocery employees
will be given an entire day to celebrate
Christmas.
. The Salvation Army is doing its share
towards making a cheerful Christmas,
as it has been busy several days prepar-
ing baskets Of food to be sent to those
really deserving. The baskets sent out
are according to the size of the family
averaging enough for fine Christmas
dinner for family of five. About %
baskets have been given out. The Saliva
,tion Army Christmas tree and program
for the young folks will be given We'd
nesday evening
The river is rising with guage today
of IA feet. The rainfall yesterday was
20 of an inch, making a total preeiplta-
ton so far for this month of LOG inches.
The regulation December weather is now
with us as out of the % days of THIS.
month, there has been a rainfall on -
days. The temperature has varied
hardly three degrees each day from thai
Of one year ago. Hence for this month
no one can talk about how the climate
changes.
The Christmas exercises of the Cen
tral Congregational church last evening
was attended by one of the largest an
diences ever assembled there. It was ap-
preeiative of the efforts of those who
gave the program, evidenced by Their
continued applause. The program was
carried out completely with the excep-
tion Of a few who were obliged to stay
home on account of the measles ard