Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-23
Oregon
dissertations

Corvaliis-W. A. Geliatiy. ex-sher-
iff Of Benton county appeared before
the court here Monday and pleaded
guilty 70 a charge of defalcatiOn of
public funds. lie was immediately
Henteneed by Judge Skipworth to
nerve five year term in the peniten-
tiary after which he was paroled to
his brother, Robert Gellatly.
klamath Falls-Sa Sale of the hold
ings in klamath and Jackson cOun-
ties of The Long Bell Lumber COM
pany Of ST. Louis. Mo. has been con-
summated according to announcement
here under an option given last fall.
The tract contains 10000 acres of
land with an estimated stand of six
hundred million feet of timber,
Portlond-The Willamette river
Monday claimed its first canoe victim
for this spring Richard Bowles. l6.
student Of James John high school.
Portfaad--Sugar prices here viii
be held at the basis of $l5 per hum
dred pounds wholesale and IL cents
q pound retail until stocks issued
from the reflneries on the old basis
baye been exhausted, Will II. DAILY.
United States fair price commission
er, announced Monday.
The Dalles--Representative Nicho-
las j. Slnnott of the second Oregon
congressional district, arrived here
Monday from Washington, d. c.. and
attended the funeral Of his brother,
Roger Sinnott, who died In Portland
last week. Representative SinnoE
said he would return to his duties at
Washington almost Immediately
Portland-Hcrbet Yost. 90. was re-
ported to the city health bureau to
be suffering from sleeping sickness,
His is the 14th case Of the malady
reported here since ii made its ap-
Penranec last fall.
Albany--W. r. Scott. manager OF
the Albany cannery, reports that q
big supply of modern machinery and
new equipment has been added TO the
plant in anticipation Of the opening
Of the season. A continuous cooker
of the latest type has been installed
among the recent additions TO the
concern,
Ashland--Auto travel over the SIS
kiyou Is now possible and a few cars
aie coming every day, Drivers say,
however, that the last storm has made
the road very rough. A brisk wind for
The past few days is drying up the
mud.
Albany--Construc of a shingle
mill at Brownsville on the site Of the
ola woolen mill has begun following
the purchase of the property last
week by a number of business men
Of dhe city. Loeb Bros have been
given q lease on the property with an
option to buy any time within year
after the mill has commenced opera
ton.
La Grande-rhe Wall0wa Lumber
company has recently purchased large
tcaets of timber on Bear creek from
]. p. and Giles piass. The company
has also acquired possession of the
McCully tract the timber holdings
OF Dr. whiting and extensive tracts
formerly owned by the Wallowa Val
ley Timber company.
Albany-Prospect for new hotel
n sanitarium and sash and door fac
tory are in. view at Cascadia, accord
ing to George w. Geisondorffer, own
or of the mineral springs at that place
Ashland--Ashland police attempt
Cd last week to enforce traffic ordl-
nances passed year ago. Among the
first arrested were Mayor G, y, Lam
Kin; the superintendent OF southern
Oregon experiment station. i. G, Rel
sner; the editor Of Daily Tidings. Bert
II. Greer, and a score or more promi-
nent citizens.
The population OF Mount Angel Is
637. Th,s is gain OF ssa ~ the last
10 years or over 80 per cont,