Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-08-13

! ed to the "a notch. however, this wa
not record for the summer as July
the mercury stood at 95 and on the lot
: at "a. The river is falling and yeste
day the stage was A below zero, tI
lowest of the season.
.
Piles for the temporary bridge acroS
! the Willamette to be constructed abor
60 feet from the old structure are no,
being collected along the river at tn
foot of Ferry street. These timbers ar
from 100 to ITO feet long and were Gu
from grove west of the institution flo
the Feeble Minded.
Captain Frank j. Rosenberg, formerl
of the Salem Street railway office,
now captain of Wagon company No. 81
transportation department at America
Lake. In writing a friend in Salem, h
says: elf you can devise a self starte
adapted to a government mule tina
balks, you will be entitled to pen
sion"
Fire blight is not so active this yea.
as one year ago, according to G. o. Con
stable, county fruit inspector. He at
| tributes this to some extent to the dry
weather stopping the running of tht
sap. 1t seems that fire blight reaches
for the sap and in dry years like the
present, the lack of sap in the tree stops
the spread of teh disease.
Mrs. g. L. Kurth, aJenographer in the
state insurance commissioner s office
has gone on her vacation. She expects
to visit Portland, Columbia Beach. anG
other points in Oregon during her two
weeks of liberty. Miss Jessie Holcomb
also of the insurance commissioner of
flee, has returned to her work in the
office after her vacation.
The Woodmen of the World head
quarters at the state fair grounds is
now put in proper condition for Wood
men headquarters during fair week,
Sept. 24-29. The picnic held by the or
der at the grounds yesterday was not
only a picnic, but some good work was
done in getting the headquarters in
shape. 1t was an all day affair with a
basket lunch.
The Eastern Star auxiliary of the
American Red Cross will meet Tuesday
morning at 1G clock at the Masonic
Temple. All membeln OF the Eastern
Star interested in this work are asked to
attend. The meeting will extend over
the luncheon hour and therefore all are
requested to come prepared to add their
share.
Fire in the Coast range timber yes
terday evening back of Dallas was so
great that the reflection was seen in
this city. 1t was so serious that all of
The Spaulding Logging company's men
there were summoned to assist in fight
inf the flames. These were insufficient
so it is reported, and requisition was
made on other men of the city. The
fire was in the Spaulding Logging com
pany's holdings.
E. w. Hazard, cashier of the United
States National bank, who has been
spending his vacation visiting the
Rainier National Park, has returned to
this city delighted with his visit He
says that he thought he knew what
scenery was but visit to this great
park convinced him that it far excelled
he had ever beheld. He is en-
thusiastic over its beauty.
Friends of the several young men of
Salem who have been taking training at
the Preside for the past three months
are looking anxiously for the list of
The successful ones, which will be issued
from the Preside Tuesday morning. In
many cases where the candidates are
not at present needed, the officials at
the Preside have issued commissions
to the men, with the understanding
hey were to return home and hold them
selves subject to call.
.
Frank S. Ward is home from Portland
where he has been devoting several days
% the business of the Oregon Board of
Pharmacy. Arrangements were made
sor the distribution of 1900 pamphlets
IN the Oregon pharmacy law, including
/ list of all druggists in the state. This
pamphlet includes all laws of special
interest to druggists, especially those
passed by the last legislature and was
by Mr.. Ward as secretary of |
he Board of Pharmacy.
Mrs Monroe Gilbert, of the Frame
shop, who has been spending the past
iew weeks with her parents, Mr.. and /
drs. F. W. Wilcox, at Glennwood,
returned Sunday evening to
Ter home. She was pack at her shop
arly this morning and says she is glad |
o get back to Salem. While away she /
njoyed the bathing afforded by an
inland lake, and visits to Minneapolis
nd st. Paul. She feels quite proud of
er art shop because she did not meet /
n either st. Paul or Minneapolis any
hing quite like it.
The inmates of the Oregon State pen
tentiary feel they should do their bit
owards the Red Cross. With this in
lew, arrangements are now under way
or the giving of minstrel show on
he evening ef October 10. The former
hows given by the boys on the inside
ave demonstrated there is considerable
alent, and with the early start, as well
$ the desire to do what they can in