Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-10-09
STATE NEWS
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Gardner Courier: The Clear Lake
tunnel, through which water will be TAX
en- from Clear lake to Winchester bay
and ReedspOrt, lacks about $50 feet of
being completed. Before this work
could be done an air shaft had to be
driven upward to the surface, nearly 20
feet, on account OF the air being so bad
in the tunnel that men could not work
i'll it. This makes the second air shaft
which had to be driven on account of
bad air. Pete Moran, who has had
charge of the work of driving the tun-
mel, sank the shaft without the aid of
instruments to make his location and
when completed only missed his calcula.
tion by few inches, he having depend.
ed on as his guide soundings made in
the tunnel below the bottom of the
shaft. The tunnel Will be completed by
Christmas If no unforeseen events happen
to prevent. "a
Albany Democrats: \ very unusual
case was brought before the officers to.
day when d. 5. Brenier, farmer resid-
ing one mile north of Dever. on the 0.
l.. railroad, was arrested for debt. The
arrest was made by authority of section
259, Lords Oregon laws, which provides
that anyone not Il resident OF the state.
or one about to leave the state nav be
taken into custody on account of debt.
Breiner was arrested this morning bv
Sheriff d. H. Rodine on writ of arrest
issued by County Clerk Russell and
sworn to by L. Gremmels.
Oregon City: At an average cost of
6I.S cents per square yard, Clackamas
county has this year applied 36,6O6
yards of hard surface or asphalt CON
crete pavement on the more heavily
Travelled roads of the county. The total
cost per mile of this work. done under
the direction of the county road master.
with equipment and labor supplied by
the county court, has been $6,364. ex-
cluding the cost of grading and prepar-
ing the base, figures formally an
nounced by County Judge II. S. Ander.
son yesterday show.
forecasters and hunters who have killed
bears this fall are perdicting another
hard winter for the mid-Columbia dis
trict. Herman Pregge, an Oak Grove
resident, killed 450-pound bruin that
had invaded the orchard district The
rolls of fat are declared to indicate a
long, severe cold winter.
Indian George, 90-year.old patriarch
of local redmen. who foretold the big
snow last year, warns his white friends |
against coming cold. George bases his
forecasts on the condition of moss on
trees and the great crop of acorns.
Higher up snow coming than last !
winter" he says.
Marshfield sun: The steamer Con. ]
gress has imbedded herself in the sands !
at the government works until now il
looks as if the great problem would be
to float her. She is aground forward
and with her own crew working and
the tug 0neonta pulling on her she re-
fused to come out of the hole she has .
burrowed in the west shore line of Coos .
bay The tides are now increasing and .
saturday they reached the maximum. If
on that that date the Congress fails to
float the bar dredge Niche will be put
to work digging her out. It's the for /
ward part of the liner that is resting on
the sands. She is ready to start north
rs soon as she gets off.
Oregon City: The ladies circle OF
Stafford, at recent meeting, author
zed the purchase of lumber for the
of board walks in that
part of the community where such con-
veniences are most needed, and have
'alled upon the men of the community
% lay the walks. A building bee will
&c held ON October 5, when every man
IN the community is expected to help
n building the walks. A chicken din.
ner will be served at the home of Mrs.
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