Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-19
City News


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August "a has been selected as the
day when the next draf, contingent
Will leave for Camp Lewis. 0a-that day
~ men will be called to assenable in the
morning at the court house TO receive
their final Instructions.
A marriage license was issued Sat
erday TO Richard j. Hughes, 81 of
Butteville, farmer aud rerne Rada
Anderson, sl, of Fargo.
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County Clerk U. G. Boyer, does not
ordinarily attend 10 office duties on
Sunday unless there is a special call
fer his services as an official. However,
saturday evening about 10;a0 o'clock
he received a telephone message asking
whether he would grant marrioge Ii
eense ON Sunday. II said he weald and
the record under date of August Is,
reads that hcenee to marry was is
sued TO Carl Erdt, 90, Of Beaver, Ore.
gon, raneher, and Bessie Simeral, 10
Of Salem.
We will start hop picking Aug. IS
All trains win be met Aug Sa and sFat
Brooks and Hopmere for pickers com.
ing that way,--Jerman Bros. SEQ
DIR. Schenk's offices will te c.Ssed
from Aug Srd to Sept, s, 1918. 90
Tuesday evening Of this week the
final band concert Of the season will
be given by the Cherrian band in viii.
son Park at the usual time. Director
Steelhammer says that requests for
the playing Of any special selection
must reach him or John GRADER this
evening
Fine tapestry knitting bags So up
Buren, 5 Furniture Store.
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I have secured the sale Of the well
known Revere tires, fabric and cord
Clark's Tire House, $40 N. Com I. SIT
The Belgian Fete, postponed from
last Friday will be given Tuesday
afternoon and evening in Wilson
Park. The afternoon program will be.
gin at 1880 o'clock with marches and
drills by the children and folk dane.
ing under the direction of Mrs. Ralph
White. There will be number Of
booths for the sale of articles as well
as entertainment. The Fete will contin
ne in the evening during the band con
cert.
Grocery stores find that the sugar
cards are requiring lot Of time in
the way OF explanation to customers
and also time for the issuing Of same
This is especially the case where peo-
pie come into grocery store and are
told they must first sign a card before
any sugar win be sold. All this re-
quires considerable time and CONVERSE
ton. During the past month the re-
strietions on sugar for canning pur-
poses and the necessity Of permit
has taken the time Of one person at
the Commercial club, to just issue the
permits and do the necessary talking.
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Nine prune pickers were sent into
the country this morning by the U.
| y. Labor bureau on State street and
this afternoon two families were sent
out TO work. As there is good money in
picking and shipping prunes green this
year there is a big demand for piekers.
At present the price is Is cents a
bHshel. Growers have not as yet de-
eided on q price TO pay for the picking
Of prunes 60 he dried.
Benjamin L. BealL Jr., aged 10 years
Is the owner OF q $50 liberty bond,
bought with money earned by himself
mostly Ia selling Capital journals. Not
only does he own the bond but is gee.
ting into the eapitalistic class, and his
bond shows he has clipped a coupon,
and had his big Uncle Sam pay him his
quarterly interest money With his own
money al interest at ten years Of age
II is q fair presumption he viii under
stand the value Of savings by the time
be is Of draft age lie already y lay.
ing by his earnings preparatory ia
putting the government still further in
his debt.
Judge w, M Bushey and the two
county commissioners have been invited
to the opening Of tho National Fire
proof Lumber Co.'s mill at Mt. Angel
tomorrow. This is the mill that viii
/ make building material out af lavs
rock A. Warren Gould Of Seattle !,
( president Of the company.
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/ Lodging for one night came rather
high for Mack Haskctt who spent last
night in the city Jail The rate figured
out $40 Il night II seems be was on The
Southern Pacific train Sunday evening
90 his way from Portland to Eugen,
and was put OFF here by the conductor
a. be- was drunk. The police picked hin
( lp this morning Nfter euJoying :
night = lodging as provided by the dty
under sueh circumstance, was finld sil
by City Recorder Race.
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Glenn Adams was elected president
Of ibe Oregon Iowa association at thi
annual mpptiuO held Iast AatufdAv "a