Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-04-19
around Town

III Twill
bound south from Seattle, landed here
Sunday Afternoon at 2 o'clock on he
roof of the home OF City Recorder
Earl Race. 11e5 South 18th street. The
pigeon stayed on the root of the Race
barn for four hours before it contin-
ued its flight.
Fancy dresser scarfs, 17x5s, good
values at s2.50 each. special s1.25
each. Hamilton's. 81.
Any person knowing the present
address Of Francis Anderson, form
erly of West Stayton. Ore, will be re-
warded by addressing Box IS, Port
land. Ore. IS
The funeral for John Lamme, old
time resident here. who died Friday
at The Dalles, will be held at the
chapel Of the Rigdon & Son company
at 1880 a. m tomorrow. Rev. Ander-
so nwill have charge of the services.
Burial will be in odd Fellows ceme-
terry.
F. NJ. Mills, of Centralia, Wash, is
in the city spending a few days at the
home of his brother, w. H. Mills, 1890
North Commercial. Mr.. Mills is con-
nected with the Elgin Six agency in
Centralia..
Three large gray boot owls shown
in the window of the Hauser Brothers
store aroused much interest Saturday
afternoon. The night flyers were cap
tured by S. Earl Taylor, superintend-
ent of the county farm and were
members of a family of four that have
made the district north of this city
their headquarters for several weeks.
Two Of the owls were youngsters, not
vet a year old but nearly full grown.
Mr.. Taylor plans to give the birds to
some park. One nature lover observed
that it would be a good plan to give
1.-THE silent hunters their liberty as this
species of owls is given credit for be-
ing efficient rodent eradicators.
Notice of firm name and undertake
ing were filed with County Clerk
Boyer. Monday. byt the Real Primer
Company, having headquarters in Sa-
lem. Incorporators of the firm are
Chas. H. Wick, w. H. Lerchen and
Esther f. Lerchen. The new firm win
manufacture, sell and patent pruning
devices.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hanson of Black
Rock, visited friends in this city, Sat
urday and Sunday, staying at the
Bligh hotel.
Cecil Hunsaker, of Turner. spent a
few hours in Salem, Sunday.
G. G.. Benson, Reeds
port, Or, visited friends and transact
ed business in this city, Saturday.
Louis G. Springer, formerly of Sa-
lem and well known in business cir
cles here, was in Salem today on a
short business trip. Mr.. Springer is
president of the Siberian Commercial
company of Seattle, engaged in mer-
camille and transportation business.
He spent. ten years in Alaska after
leaving Salem.
The post office station in the down
town district has been abandoned ow-
ling to the fact that no one can be
found who is willing to take the place.
For a number of years 1t was located
in the Crown drug store on State
street, and was a decided cource of
convenience to persons who could not
spare the time to go to the central
office,
Cutting a corner by a motorist
lprofited the city So today when e.
Carlson, arrested this morning on q
warrant charging him with cutting a
corner, pleaded guilty and paid the
above fine to Police Judge Race. Dave
Swaggerty was also arrested today by
Traffic Officer Moffitt 0 ma charge OF
speeding and was to be arraigned in
police court at three O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Carr, accompan-
led by the formers mother, Mrs. EN-
ma Carr, motoTed from Portland Sun
day and were the guests Of Mrs. Su-
san B~urkholder, manager of the Sa-
lem Rooming house on North Com
mercial street.
F. P. Pennington, formerly a bust
ness a Of Salem but now a resi-
dent of Portland, spent Sunday in the
capital city with friends.
H. Steinbock of the Steinbock
Junk company on North Commercial
street, left Monday morning for Sc
attic where he will transact business
during the coming week.
Miss Edwick Phibbs won the first
prize in the cooking contest held al
Hall school, district No. is, and Ear
Neal was awarded second prize wher
the school of which Miss Rose Hage-
man is teacher, held it's agricultural
and domestic fair last week. Mrs. M
L. Fulkerson, rural supervisor, ant
Mrs. Blanche M. Jones, editor of the
Oregon Teachers Monthly, were judg-
es.
Walter L. Tooze, Sr,, who for tht
past week has heen travelling with
Dow v. Walker, Oregon manager fol
General Wood, returned to Salem Sat
urday evening. Mr.. Tooze, who is th'
western oregon organizer Of Woo
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