Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-09
FRUITLAND
Capital Journal Special Serviee)

Capital Journal Special Service)
Fruitland, Aug. 9.-Corporal Oswald
Fliegel came from Camp Lewis to visit
relatives and friends here few days
ago.
A neighbor states that since he has
been feeding green corn to his cows
they are falling off in the milk supply
! 1t is usual such feed increases it. am
having the same experience.
Letters from relatives in Okunogan
county, Wash, state they are having
nice rains now, that gardens are ex-
Iccptionally fine and that the grain
prospect is good.
H. c. Bressler who is employed on
government work at Toledo, states
that the cost of living there is high.
Forty cents straight for meals and none
too good. The price of sleeping rooms is
way up too, and wages barely proper
tionate.
The farmers here are thrcshing this
week. Mack Standifers wheat went
about 80 bushels to the acre, which is
above the averable probably.
VIM. Psetak and Mrs. Psetak have re
turned from the coast.
The school board has purchased a
quantity of supplies, including several
new black boards.
In conversation few days with one
of the prison guards who at the time
was off duty, he stated that at this
time of the year there were commonly
walk aways of some Of the prisoners.
He seemed to think it could be expect
ed as the state fails to properly provide
(, for their safe keeping. As to the time
of year it is pretty well understood
here in Oregon that most any old time
is good enough. The criminal mind al
ways ehafes at restraint and watches
| his chances to make get away. The
prison officials know this or ought to
know it, and the tax payer hires them
to see to it that the convict is kept in
security. Why DOM they get onto the
job they are paid for doing and that
they are expected to dog There is too
much foolish sentiment expended on
the criminal There seems to be a stud
led policy to make crime less and less
odious, so that the convict comes to
think he is unjustly treated and abus-
ed by being sent to prison, and fails
to come under discipline and watches
his chance to hike ont. And here too,
in Oregon, it looks as though the con
Wet runs the penitentiary along in
partnershi with the officials
Somebody has been telling us that
just now is the proper time to kill Can
ada thistles because its the "dark Of
THE moon" Is it because this Canadian
jpest works mostly after night and
can t see so well when the moon is
dark? / control my thistles with a good
sharp hoe. The proper thing is 10 not
| let the thistles get the start of you.
The fewer you have the better. | was
over three years destroying a patch,
but | did it with never thought of
any help from the moon ! depended
on a good, keen hoe. This 'moon hoax
superstition is hard to kill.
"Me und Gott' seems to be having
strenuous time of ii back tracking
from the direction of Paris. The Yam
kce buffers make the Huns think, l
suppose in this ease, that the devil is
with the strongest battalons.
The new bungalow of Peter Stevens
is nearing completion. Mr.. Stevens
bought the old John Minger farm. dis
manted the old house and is putting
up the modern structure.
Professor Durham, our teaeher-farm-
er, drives to Salem perched on load
of grain.