Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-29
All Around Town

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I Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Smith are toda
moving to Portland where they wi
make their home. Mr.. Smith was el
ployed with the Casket company an
viii continue with the company j
Portland.
Ford delivery in dandy shape, mic
delivery body for sale at bargain
Phone l21.
w. D. Wheeler, proprietor Of the Chf
house at Newport was a visitor at tn
fair yesterday. This morning he left fo
Portland for a short stay. About
years ago Mr.. Wheeler was in the mea
market business in Salem.
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The Charles r. Archerd .Implemen
Co. has an office room at 200 Stat
street. for rent, $40 per month.
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Attorney Fred Grant of Portland wa
in the city today filing the necessar,
papers to change the name of the orde
Of @ Women of WoOdcraft" " to "Neigh
bors of Wooderaft" The change becam
desirable because while the order wa
originally only for women, men ar,
now admitted to membership and tn,
name some low didn't t fit them.
Meet me at the Club Bowling anG
Pocket Billiards, l22 N. Com ! upstairs
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George T. Prather, one Of HooC
Rivers most prominent orchardists ant
who was responsible largely for the
starting of the Hood River Glacier, moi
the one on the mountain, but the big
weekly newspaper, along in 1892, il
says Hood River is having an unusual
ly prosperous season.
Biggest prices paid for old wool mat
tresses at E. L. Stiff Sons.
Monday an important day-There will
be new classes in all subjects at the
Capital Business college ON October l.
The largest enrolment of any single day
in the history of the school is expected.
The principal would like all who can
do so without inconvenience, to call on
to arrange for books and desks
e. L. Stiff & Son have big line of
wood and coal heaters.
Prices $lS and up.
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Through the efforts of Mrs Florence
Spencer, tent was erected at the state
fair for the benefit of all the members
Of the Woman s Relief Corps. They
found it very convenient, and the mem
bers of the G. A. R. had one near by
with the beautiful flag presented to
them recently by the Relief Corps, and
they enjoyed their rendezvous too.
Trade in your old mattress on beau
.iful new one at E. L. Stiff & Son s.
Abount the only kick the Salem boys
have who are now in France is the fact
that they have received no letters from
home. For some reason, the war depart
nent of the postoffice is about two
months behind in the delivery of mail
for the boys in France. One of the Sa-
em men i'll the quartermaster s depart
ment wrote that he had received no let
ters since last July.
Heaters, heaters, all kinds at E. L.
stiff & Son s.
For the convenience of those who
have business at the fair grounds Sun
lay the street ear service on the North
Commercial street line will begin at
O'Clock in the morning and continue
lntil midnight. Ordinarily the service
On Sundays does not begin until s
D clock and the service beginning two
hours earlier is for the benefit of those
who have business out that way.
Heaters $1.75 up at E. L. Stiff &
Son s.
While there will be no change in
.he prices for shoe leather this fall,
here are indications that the top price
mas been reached and that next spring.
here will be a gradual decline in the
price of all kinds of goods made from
leather. This information is according
20 reports of manufacturers in the east
who are busy just now in filling army
contracts.
Mrs. ]. E. Gleaser will organize
,lasses in French, beginning Oct. first,
At her home, 1850 n. 18th st.
There doesn't seem to be any great
amount of interest in the Civil Service
held in Salem. Several
weeks ago for the examinations for
and typewriters where the
salary is $75 month to begin with
good prospects, only nine applications
Yesterday, for the examina-
lion for clerical work in the revenue
service with SIS a month jobs in sight
'nly three took the examinations.
Up to Thursday night, the business
If the Salem street railway company
was about equal to that of one year ago
when the weather conditions were about
100 per cent right. This week, things
ooked rather gloomy Monday and Tues
lay, but the record breaking crowds
and Thursday brought the
business up to the average of last year.
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