Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-24

Two new express trucks, consigned II
the local Wells Fargo office, are on tht
s. P. freight platform, awaiting de
livery.
For Sale-Fine parman pigeons at
half price. Phone S2F'2. Route 2, box
SO. 7-25
An announcement appearing In last
right 8 paper set the date of the Noun
tain View district picnic as July 28.
This should have been Friday, July 27.
.
Davies Place lat s. Commercial, can
dies, soft drinks, Davies pure ice cream.
Open from 1880 O. m. to ii p. m. 8-12
Burton Durdall, manager Of the Farm.
eIs' Cash store on High street, left last
night for Vallejo, CAL, to enter the navy
as radio operator.
DR.. d. x. Beechler, dentist, 2o2 U. s.
Bank bldg. Fifteen years experience.
Most modern office equipment in the
valley. Sundays by appointment. tt
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Gasconade, Missouri, is the destina-
tion of several carloads of scow timber
from the Spaulding Logging company.
1t is being shipped to fill government
contract.
Midget Market open every day, 26o
State. 1876
Corporal Toy sent off one man this
morning to the quartermaster IS corps,
where he will become a cook. He Isl
Aloysius j. Varley, of Harlem, Montana,
and is 80 years old.
Midget prices, 2eo State. Midget Mar
ket. 7-26
Good starting and lighting now a
days means acquaintance with Willard
Service. AIS Court st.
DR.. Stones Drug Store makes free
delivery. Phone 35.
Private Elton Hewitt, of Company D,
Third Oregon, was in the city to spend
the weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. G. Hewitt He is stationed near
Estacada, and returned yesterday to his
post,
To participate in the Oregon State
Patriotic Tennis Tournament which is
being held on the Multnomah club field
in Portland, two Of Salem s players left
for Portland yesterday. They are Wal
ter l.. McDougal and Forrest Brackett.
.
The finest flax of the season was
brought to the Commercial club yester-
day by p. f. Thomson, of Turner. The
specimen is three feet in length and of
good quality.
A report from the local offices of the
Logging company is to the
fleet that Mr.. Spaulding is improving
steadily, and that he has regained
,nough strength to walk about little.
( is not known when he will return
,ome.
Corporal Bruce Mcdaniel, brother OF
van Mcdaniel, manager OF the Com
nercial club, came home last night from
american Lake, Wash. He is in Com
ANY Il, Eighth Reserve Engineers, and
'xpects to leave for foreign service
ome time this week. He will either go
0 Siberia or France.
In the story of the return of two Of
he girls who escaped from the Indus
rial school, elsewhere in the paper, It
vas stated that the third girl was still
Kissing A telephone message at noon
oday from the matron tells that the
bird girl has been located, but has not
een returned to the school.
.
Many sand bars and lily patches are
howing along the slough this morning
eminders of the lowness of the river,
,hich is only / foot above low water
syel. The indications this morning
-ere for rain, but the sun disppened all
ope of a shower in the immediate flu
hre. The highest temperature reeord-1
a yesterday was 81.
Lena J. Douglas, B. M. perhaps one
{ the. foremost negro composers of the
Inited States. win give piano recital
t the First Methodist church tonight.
he has been most favorably criticised
the east, Gnd it is believed by those
no have heard her that there is no one
Ike her. Mrs. Charles Maxwell Soprano,
( this city, win be on the program
ith vocal solo.
.
The beach committee of the CONNER
al club win meet tonight at O'Clock.
, consider the establishment Of pub
q dance floor and other amusements
! Riverside Dip. They viii base their
nal decision greatly on whether or not
lie number of people in attendance at
10 beach admits Of such an cxpendi.
ire A launch landing is being built
n the accommodation of those wish
g TO visit the municipal bathing !
Zach, and a launch win soon be in serv-
Q to carry passengers from the Chem {
Sete street steps to the beach at a cost {
five cents per person, the charge be-
q made 70 meet axnAnsee