Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-12
All Around Town

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1.-THE funeral beautiful. Webb &
Clough Co. If
DR.. Mendelsohn, the eye specialist
win return Sept. LIST. II
Salem continues to enjoy the finest
summer climate in the world as yester.
day the maximum was "A with a mini.
mum last night of so.
. The best" is all yon can do when
death comes. Cali Webb 6 ClOugh Co.
Phone 120. If.
We sell for cash. Commencing July
lst we will conduct our business on a
strictly cash basis. Patton's Book
Store. If.
J. @. Beach, who for several years
has been foreman of the Salem Street
Railway, has resigned and will leave in
a few days for Portland. He has been
prominent in Forester circles.
DR.. Schenk's offices will be closed
from Aug. 5rd to Sept. 8, 1918. 9-3
H. A. Johnson, fire insurance agency
does general fire insurance business,
both mutual and old line companies. l
and 2 Bush bank bldg. Phone 347.
9-3
Editor Woods of Falls City was in
the city Saturday and Sunday and an
nounced that he had suspended publica-
tion of the Falls City News. He is now
employed with one of the Dallas papers.
Service Kits for soldiers-We have
just received several new styles. Watt
Shipp Co. $40
Good 5-acre suburban home for rent,
one acre fruit and berries, slightly loca-
tion, 6 room house and barn, $50 per
year. II. A. johnson. 9-3
Merritt Davis who for several years
has had charge of the commercial de-
partment of the high school is report.
ed as seriously i'll at his home 175
south Seventeenth street.
.
Mrs. Raymond g. Baker today receiv-
ed cablegram that her husband had
arrived safely in France. He is in the
Y. M. Q. A. service and was formerly
a rfember of the grocery firm of Fos-
ter & Baker.
Chas, Williams, alias Chas. Lanham
was arrested by the police this morn
ing on receiving word from Captain
Circle Of Portland that warrant was
held for Lanham s arrest. Lanham has
been driving a truck for one of the
garages the past week.
The second car load of Ford tractors
was received this morning by Wick
Bros. They are shipped seven in ear
If which Marion county will get four,
dealer one klamath Falls |
me and Marshfield one. Aug. Hilficker
If rural route 4 will get one of the
ractor and A. j. Jerman of rural route
:, another.
Russell M. Brooks writes home chat
10 is now in the Intelligence service of !
he army and that he has been granted
three weeks leave of absence. He will |
nut in the time visiting Monte Carlo,
Vice and Marseilles. He writes that
or the first time in one and onehalf
ears he is wearing civilian Is clothing
.
Now is the time for prune pickers to
their services, especially for
he picking of green prunes. Already
everal have applied for work at the
J. S. Employment Bureau on State
treet. j. R. Coleman, in charge of the
ffice, went to Dallas this morning to
ttend a meeting of the prune growers
'hen it is expected price for picking
ill be established.
Things simply won't come right all
he time. Now that we have one of the
lnest bridges in the northwest, autoists
re complaining that after a fine coast
rom the center of the bridge into the
ity of Salem, they are obliged to
ump the bumps across several railroad
'acks that happen to run along Front
rect
The foundation for the trades metal
uilding for boys which will be erected
n the high school property just south
the high school building, is now laid
nd before the first of September will
9 completed. The building is to be of
lmber with the rustic V efrect. Fred
ixon says that while the contract calls
N its completion by Sept /, he cx.
octs to be ready to turn it over to the
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