Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-19
Fruitland Items
CAPITAL journal Special servicel

(Capltal journal special Serylee)
Fruitland, Or. Oct. 19.-The father
and mother of P. L. Coulson whose
home is at Roy, Washington county, are
visiting here.
J VIM. f. Kaplnger of road district 20
is now the proud owner of Ford car.
William is a deserving young man and
as road builder and repairer is sue
cess. And as good roads suggest cars
our friend will doubtless make good
use of both, and any young lady or
older one for that matter, need not hes
itate to join him when invited, tax
| itate to, when invited, take spin in
that car. This last suggestion arises
from the fact that fKupn is his own
cook and housekeeper, and is probably
not shy as to ladies' companionship.
The wood of our Oregon balm4 tree
especially that of the, rpQt,ymales ex-
celent cork material, being someWhat
porous and spongy. Stpp9VVs for fHbot.
ties will be found a good rsubstitQt{ f6E
the common cork. II ahI dsing &ohe 7
made with my pocket knife and it
seems to answer the purpose 49,
I read the other day somewhere %that
our soldier lads over in France must
have cigarettes, that they yare as nee
essary as cannon balls, and gunpowder
in the winning of the warl Most of
us used to think our boys went across
the ocean to fight the enemy, but 1t
is to smoke cigarettes laseweH it seems.
What at home was coming to be tcon-
sidered a vice, is abroad blessing and
a necessity. Now ism It that queerg Still
anything to bust the kaiser, and Prui
sianism.
P.L. Coulson has moved his dwelling
house out near the store for greater
convenience to his place of business.
1t SENS there is some dissatisfaction
in some quarters over the way the Pig
Club affairs were managed at the late
state fair. am told o. Al. @. promised
to have the pigs looked after and at
tended to-fed, etc.-during the fair.
A man was selected for the purpose
but he failed to attend to It sandEsft APP
pears the owners of pigs were not al
lowed to do it. The result was the pigs
lost in weight and Of course, in money
value. For instance here, at. Ftqitlaqd
Frank Eggler's pig fel off gin weight
80 pounds-a loss in money of $500
as the pig was sold at 235 pounds when
the weight was 270 when taken upon
the grounds. This is felt-tO besunfair
and unjust to the young people and is
poor way to encourage the boys and
girls to spend money, time and labor in
this kind of industry. If o. A. @. is
thus to blame it is at least up to it
to make apology, if not to"make good
the loss.
L notic@ the Capital Journal quotes
flour from hard wheat $500 and So.
per sack. By AN ad in the G. J. a
Salem dealer offers this flour for $2.75
per sack. Less than week ago bought
in Salem valley flour for $2.45 per
sack while the journal has it $2.65.
At least two grocers in Salem sell this
grade at $2.45 and it is good flour,
too.
Some of the food conservationists
tell us to use corn meal instead of
wheat flour on the score of economyl
Let us see. Wheat flour at So per sack
so pounds, is cents a pound. A nine
pound sack of corn meal costs 60 cents
some places 20. Nine pounds at 60 cents
is nearly cents a pound. Wheat flour
at $2.45 per sack is not quite 5 cents
a pound. Where is the economys May
be the saving is eating less of it-mak-