Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-08

uerson relurheu iaSt evening from
two weeks auto tour in the Crater Lake
country.
A hunter who always mas his weather
eye on the sky says he saw two sand
hill cranes flying south this morning
which he considers a sure sign that
winter will soon be here.
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willamette Encampment No. 2 will
hold a special meeting at the Odd Eel
lows lodge next Tuesday evening. Sew
eral candidates will be initiated and
the fall work planned at this meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Salem Musicians association will be
held at the Central Labor council hall
Sunday at noon. Ivan G. Martin, sec
retary announces business of import
ance.
According to the city ordinances, a
three rnig circus showing in Salem
will be permitted to pay 800 license,
and 50 for every side show. The ad-
vance man today said that the unload
ing at Twelfth and Union streets
would begin at $3.50 in the morning.
Several members Of Company M are
in the city with leave of absence until
Monday. According to the regulations,
only 20 per cent of the company is per
mitted off on furlough at the same
time and that figures out about 20
soldier boys will spend Sunday at their
homes.
Prune picking has begun and heavy
yields are indicated in the willamette
valley, says the current crop report
from the United States weather bu-
reau. Early varieties of apples are
now being harvested, and the rains
have helped the crop materially. The
apples are reported to be of good size,
and the late varieties are maturing
under favorable weather conditions.
NoTICE-on account of death in
family l.. c. Hansens Fish and Poultry
market will be closed until l p. IN.
(tomorrow) Saturday,
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September is likely to break all rec
ords for unusual weather if the pres
ent conditions continue very long. Yes
terday there was rainfall of .33 of an
inch giving the month so far twice as
much rain as was recorded for the
month one year ago. The river is now
at zero and the temperature yesterday
was - for the maximum and % for
the minimum.
The Frame Shop & Giftery at 415
Court ST. has few 25c remnant mould
ing frames left which will be closed
out tomorrow. Bring in your pictures
The Barnum and Bailey circus tomor
row will show in North Salem, between
Broadway and tine fair grounds, near
Madison street. From the down town
district, take the fair grounds street
ears This is the largest circus that
has visited the city in iate years and
the ordinary show grounds We're not
large enough. 1t is an actual fact that
it requires 81 ears to carry the show
and it travels in four sections. Next
Monday the show will set up its tents
in Medford.
That Sheriff Esch was correct in his
belief that the escaped cOnvicts who
stole an automobile from Roscoe Lang
ley of Silverton several weeks ago had
gone south, and that all otner theories
were incorrect, has been proven by
the finding of the stolen ear at the
bottom of ravine near Canyonville.
1t is said that some of the goods stolen
by the runaway convicts from a store
at Coburg were in the auto when it
was discovered. The machine had been
given hard usage, and there were eVi-
dences of an attempt to burn 1t.
Come to the festival. Everybody in
vited to the festival at the Swedish
church corner s. 10Th and Mill streets
this evening at 5 o clock. Free admit
tance.
This is for the benefit of the small
boy who would like to see the elephants
unload. The four circus trains will
unload on the Southern Pacific switch
at Twelfth and Union streets. They
will come in four trains, the first,
which includes the kitchen and dining
room crews will arrive from Portland
about midnight and from that time on
about an hour apart, the three other
trains will pull in, bringing the 81
cars. The animals will come ON the
last train, besides the high up per
formers and the business staff
See the window at the Frame Shop
and Giftery, 4l5 Court St. 1t contains
a splendid assortment of pictures and
various articles suitable for gifts, spe.
cially priced, for Saturday at Sl,00.
Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall of Bal
timore, Md, is in the city in the inter
ests of the National Woman's party.
Sne has been in conference with sew
eral who are interested in the party and
arrangements have been made where
by she will speak Monday afternoon at
the meeting of the Womp's Political
Study club at the city hall, at o clock.
Miss Fendall is in the state assisting