Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-07-19


Curiosities in nature are frequent
yet here is something which is just a
little bit rare. P. A. Blauser, 2590 Fair
grounds Road, tells this morning of an
apple tree in his yard, one-half of
! which has apples ON its branches, about
the size of a hen S egg, while the other
half has an abundance OF blooms.
The woman's s auxiliary of st. Paul
Episcopal church will meet with Mrs.
Jas. Olinger 1898 Mill st. Friday af-
ternoon, July 20.
i After taking a fall from Sunday to
Monday of 10 degrees, the thermometer
on the dock is slowly climbing upward
again, and today stands at 81.
.
J. w. Maruney, who has been land
seape gardner at the state hospital for
some time is going into the greenhouse
business for himself, and has shipment
of $500 pounds of glass awaiting him
at the o. G. 4. dock. Just at present
Mr.. Maruney is at the state fair
grounds.
Economize by buying your canning
needs now. Complete line of jars, caps,
rubbers and jelly glasses. Phone 81 VIM.
Gahlsdorf.
Nellie Darling was appointed admins
tratrix of the estate of John Halferty
by County Judge Bushey yesterday. 1t
is estimated the value of the property
is $500. The following were appoint
ed as appraisers: William Darling,
Jay Woodard and A. E. Freebe.
The state board of control will hold a
meeting Friday morning at 10 o'clock
for the purpose of attending to the Sa.
lem hospital difficulty. The members
Of the hospital board have been invited
to attend and it is hoped the difficulty
can be satisfactorily settled without
the state bringing custer proceedings.
President Bert Macy of the Salem |
Rifle club, has issued call for meet |
ing of the club Friday evening at 8 |
o clock for the purpose of getting vol |
unteers for the Home Guard that Sher-
iff Needham is planning. Sheriff Need
ham will be present to discuss. the plans
he has in view for meeting any possible
|. W. W. invasion of the city and coun-
ty. full attendance is desired.
.
The U. s. National Bank Pig club
will meet at the Commercial club Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 for the purpose
Of perfecting permanent organization,
and for completing plans for the trip
tO no IN kan IN ba |
Portland next month by all the mem
bers. Several speakers, whose names
have not been announced will be pres
ent to address the youthful stock
raisers. orr
Dr. stones Drug Store makes free
delivery. Phone 35.
Seventeen new bicycles have been
'old by two local dealers since the first
If the week, which goes to show that
he bicycle is "coming bach" " We
urmise that one reason for this is the ]
'act that Fords are so hard to purchase ]
It this time. 1t seems, that the automo- s
,ile situation is becoming more critical
)ne silver lining to the cloud is that
fick Brothers have been advised they
nay expect 100 cars during August.
D. +
Light, force, fire--tnat's what you
get from good battery--it you give
t care. Trouble, expense, more trouble
that's what you get if you don U, :
Willard Service, AIS Court.
The roads between this city and the
Zoos Bay country are reported in good
ondition by way of Roseburg and Myr
lie Point, by G. A. Bonebrake, who with
is family ard Carl Abramson is tour
ng the state. They stopped last night
t the Bligh, and will leave today for
going from thence to Spokane
nd Couer d d'Alene, Idaho, where they
vill visit Mrs. Bonebrake Is relatives.
Ir. Bonebreak said that the country
II and around Coos county is full of
and that more tourists were
ealizing the fact this year than ever
efore. Many cars from the east are
t the summer resorts already.
Q
Nice, big fat hens 23 cents pound at
Market, Saturday. 7-20
o
Charles Graves and Mrs. Ruth Alb
ott, who figured in the dramatic cpl
ode at the Black Eagle mine in the
astern part of the county Saturday,
nd who were arrested Tuesday after
oon by Sheriff Needham and Constable
'arney on charge of threatening to
i'll Tom Word, ex-sheriff of Multnomah
ounty, were given hearing yesterday
fternoon before Justice Webster and
heir trial set for next Tuesday. They
ere released on furnishing $500 bonds
aeh.
Eat chicken, get it at Independent
larket Saturday, % cents pound. 7-2O
After considerable delay the Marion
,unty court yesterday afternoon
gned up the contract with the Coast
obstruction company for the eonstruc-
on of steel bridge across the William.
tie river here. It is expected that the
,mpany will have its machinery here
' Saturday and actual eonstructionl
egun ON Monday. The first work viii
, the building of the temporary bridget
as to relieve the present transporta-
on situation. This bridge will be about
} feet up stream from the present
ructure and will be built of pihng
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