Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-08-09

have been in conference with the irri-
CATION securities commission With re-
gard 10 the eertifieatioR Of SS95,0oO
worth Of bonds. The lands embraced in
their project are IN the vicinity Of
Sisters.
A most attractive community service
is to be held tomorrow evening at the
First Methodist church, IA which all
the churches Of the city are expected
10 Join. A large part Of tue evening
viii he devoted to the singing Of well
known religious. patriotic and popular
songs BY the andience-such songs as
II America, the new version Of the
'.Battie HYMN of the Republic,
!. Keep the Home Fires Burning,
ssSwihg Low Sweet Chariot aud 9th
er melodies dear TO the public heart.
The singing will be led by Director
John Todd, OF the Apollo club, and
special numbers will be rendered by
the Masonic quartet, composed OF
Messrs Barton. Jones, Albieh aud
Todd.
W0rd was received this morning 70
the death of Jack Darr Yesterday at
RosebuIg. He was well known in this
city having spent the greater part OF
his life here,
Bean pickers are in demand here.
One firm advertises special camping
grounds with TRANSPORTATION to aud
from the city to the beaR fieking sec
tion north Of the citv. Along with the
bean season comes peach picking and
then the evergreen blackberry season.
Then the hop season, prune season and
pear and apple season.
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At the next meeting Of the city coun
ell an ordinance will be presented pro
viding for the signing Of contract by
the city with the Portland Railway
Light and Power company for the city
lights for term Of five years begin
ming June !, 1920. Notwithstanding the
advance in all kini Of rates in every.
thing else, the company offers con
tract to the city At the pr'ees prevail
ing during the past five years. For
each of the 400 candle power inean-
descent lamps, the rate is 81 a month
For each post Of cluster Lights, to be
operated from dusk TO midnight, the
figure is $3.50 month. F,- $50 candle
power lamps, the ra.e is $40 a month
At present the lighting for the city
costs about $500 a month.
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Inquiries are being received at the
Commercial club as TO business eondi-
tions in Salem and whether there can
be had desirable business locations. The
only two store rooms in the business
part of Salem now vacant are on Com
mereial street. One is the room form
erly occupied by the DIR. S. G. Stone
drug store and the other is the room
lust south Of the J. C. Ferry drug stord
recently used by the Elks for its Sal
yation army eampa gn.
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T. @. Albert of the Barnes store, his
daughter Miss Clara Albert and his
sister Mrs. Sarah Robinson, will leave
tomorrow for a month 5 stay at Ocean
Lake, in the Albert Eden cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M Hamilton will
leave tomorrow for one Of their annual
hiking trips Of about l75 miles. In past
years they have walked in these an
nual hikes from Astoria, AL along the
coast of Oregon to Crescent City. Cal.
Last wear il was up in the Siletz coun-
try. This year they viii go by train to
a point a few miles west Of PortAAn-
geies, Wn. and start their hike on the
coast shore Of the strait Of Juan dc
Fuea. On this shore they viii travel
west until the txtreme northwestern
shore of Washington is reached, when
they will turn south and walk along
the Pacific coast to GrayS Harbor and
thence to Aberdeen. In taese annual
hikes, Mr.. Hamilton generally carries
a pack of 90 pounds, while Mrs. Hamil-
ton is allotted one Of about 25 pounds.
They arc prepared to camp out ct
night and if neccssar ydo their own
cooking. They expect TO b. away about
two weeks
.
Major A. D. Smith Of Mather fly
ing field, arrived in the city yester-
dav and this afternoon will 90 over
the flying field at the Fair grounds
with Governor Olcott, State Forester
Elliott, Manager McCroskey, Of the
Commercial club, and Secretary Lea OF
the state fair board in order TO make
final plans for the hangers and equip
ment Of the patrol machines. This con.
ference viii probably decide as to
whether temporary tent hangers will
be nsed or arrangements made for the
construction Of permanent buildings
through joint action Of the CONNER
cial club, the fair board aud the for