Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-05-13
CitV News
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The Hunt Bros compSny is now the
Hunt Bros. Packing company. In
transferring the real estate Of the com
pany to the newly organized company,
it was necessary 20 put on the deed of
transfer $40 in revenue stamps, indi-
eating that the property of the com
pany in the city is valued at $4,000
]. ]. Collins, deputy internal rev
enue collector for Marion, Yamhh, and
ClaekamaS counties, now makes his
headquarters in Salem in the post Of
flee building. His business Just at
present is in correcting returns made
for the income tax. especially where
parties sought no assistance but just
figured out by themselves the amount
that was due the government az the
rate of per cent. It seems that many
in making out their income statement
made the mistake Of putting in the
purchases Of machinery and repairs to
buildings as expense of doing business
while they should have come under
the head of permanent improvements.
Some returns were received where the
erection of a garage was placed under
the head of expense instead of i'm
proyements. 1t is to correct these mis-
takes that Mr.. Collins is writing sew
eral parties aud asking conference.
Sergeant Arthur j. Reinhart who is
now "oyer there mailed to the
Price Shoe store a pair Of shoes, which
he writes are quite the thing in that
part Of Germany where he happens to
be located at present They are Of the
regulation Holland wooden shoes,
roughly whitfield out, shut of the most
approved Walkover last with the real
foot form. He writes that he happens
to have his headquarters in a building
where several thousand. of these wood.
en- shoes were stored and that he feels
he could easily supply the market in
this part of the world.
AgSin was the price of hops for this
year established at 30 cents a pound.
There was filed for record today con
tracts from Henry Beckc of Aurora to
Strauss & Co. London, England, con,
tracts for 5000 pounds of hops for this
year at 30 cents, 5000 pounds for the
1920 crop at % cents and 5000 pounds
of the 1921 crop at % cents a pound.
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Rev Jacob stocker, pastor Of Sew
enth street Evangelical church, who
held the pastorate of the local church |
for the last two years, has been trans
ferred to the Portland Clay street
church, one of the oldest established
of the Evangelical association
Of the Oregon conference. Rev. Stock
er, who is graduate of Willamette uni
versity and who has made Salem his !
home for many years, and who has
made many friends here, regrets his |
removal but win obey a call to greater
responsibility. Mr.. Stocker will preach
his farewell sermon next Sunday morn
ing at the local church and at Fruit |
land in the afternoon. Rev. w. Lau-
ncr former pastor at Candy, will be !
his successor, and will preach his first !
sermon at the local church Sunday,
May the 25th. Rev. Launer will have |
, son to attend Willamette university /
At the meeting held today noon at |
the Marion hotel to bring together the
commercial and community club inter
asts of the county, a fair representa- I
lion was present However in order |
10 secure a more representative at I
cndance from delegates throughout +
he county, it was decided that the /
next meeting should be held in Salem |
Thursday June 3. At this meeting a
constitution and bylaws will be def. /
iitely adopted. A committee was ap-
pointed to draw up the necessary con.
itituti0n. John Stcelhammer of Wood /
1urh was elected temporary chairman
md will serve until permanent chair
nan is elected at the June 5 meeting.
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Representatives Of the AGRICULTURAL
in conjunction with the
oregon Agricultural college, are maxi
ng experimental spray demons rations
n the orchards near this city with a
'iew to determining the best methods
If combating certain pests. The re-
ults of these experiments will be
waited with interest.