Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-10-25
LATEST Ng7gs CoUerimg Central Willamette Valley Special Rebor
independence
Brunks Road to
Be Improved

andepcndence. Or, Oct. 25.--Ne
gofiation is under way for large
tractor engine to be used in the i'm
preyement of the county road be
tween Brunk's corner on the Sa
Yem-Daillas road to the pavemen
north OF this city. AS soon as tn'
necessary equipment can be OBJ
Iained. 1t is said, the work will be
started. This strip of road is prob
ably travelled more than any other
road in Polk county and during
fIle summer the immense traffic
has literally cut the road to pieces
1t has been In bad condition for
some months. According to the
Frogram the road is to be scarifed
And then covered with a coating
III fine crushed rock. ]. @. Nc
Iutosh and wife went to Portland
yesterday morning to spend the
day with friends and relatives.
C. A Mclaughlin says ne did not
buy the farm where he has been
living for several years. as was re-
ported last week. Such a thing
may happen, but it has not yet
The farm belongs to II. Hirsch-
berg.
Miss Byrl Holt, a teacher in the
Salem schools, spent SATURDAY and
sunday with friends in the city.
Miss Holt formerly taught in the
Independence schools.
Miss Rawlins Of Albany is visit
ing friends in the city.
Mrs. j. III. Thurston was serious
ay injured Wednesday afternoon by
"a fall She was taken to the Salem
hospital Thursday for treatment.
w. c. Hunt of Linton was in the
city n few days this week a guest
ssf j. ID. Stevens. Mr.. Hunt is look
ing for location for a store.
Another change went into effect
to-day on the Valley & Siletz rail-
road. Trains from Valsetz will ar
rive in Independence daily except
Sunday at 1880 a. m. and depart
Mt 1:DB p. m.
Donald Barton, who has been
employed in a local barber shop
for some time has moved to Oregon
City where he has similar posi-
1ipn.
"A party of the Siletz Lumber &
logging company officials arrived
IN Independence Wednesday and
I'm n special car went over the Val
ley e. Siletz road to the mill at
Nalsetx where they spent few
aays Inspecting the big mill. The
naiil Is operating steadily and is in
expected that the capacity will be |
Increased this fall to 10000 feet
per day. They are cutting about
1900 feet per day at the present
time.
Prof oren Byers and family mo-
rored to Salem Saturday
The Olen Whitaker farm north |
OF here was sold few days ago
10 Jesse Walker.
II. &. Mclean and VIM. Dawes
were in Salem on business the lat
1sr part of the week.
Mrs II. 7. Swope went to Eu-
Grue yesterday to visit her daugh-
rEr, Miss Bessie, who is attending |
fhe n. OF o.
Linn Huntley OF Corvallis was in1
tha city few days this week visit
iug his parents.
R. M. Walker left Friday even
ing for Seattle where he will spend
a few days looking after business
hunters.
John Bramberg and r. L. Kull-
snder have been in Portland this
week buying equipment for mod
ern concrete industry which they
~iIl establish here.
H.. Il. Churchill, employed in the 1
rowBsend barber shop here for
sunie time, has purchased shop
n Salem and took possession sew /,
,sgii days ago.
John Trapn of North Dakota has
the Pereival residence 4
~ Sixth and C streets.
Mrs. Frank Rider has returned
q Portland after spending some
ime in the city with relatives and
i,Ieuds. ;
Notwithstanding the fact that
'ain fell in southern Oregon all the
ifne during their hunting expedi-
ION In the south umpqua country,
'fr. and Mrs. j, w, Dimick. Chester
'ioper and Loyal Lowering brought
Iolne six bucks as trophies of their
There are many deer
a that country they saw hut IL is :
opgt and hunting is hard work.
Jim Hilliard returned "A few DAYS
rp from his ranch east of Myrtle
'rsek where he spent a few days
nking after his interests and in
irentally killed couple of deer.
go. conkey accompanied him and ,
'io reason or ms v