Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-08-09
nregon
observations

Word comes from Hood River that
Victor Beauregard will remove the pig
pens on the Columbia river highway
east of town.
While testing out a forest service
radio outfit at Eugene, human voices
were picked up by the instruments IL
was learned that the voices came from
I Portland through a wireless telephone
apparatus in that city.
"A coroner,s Jury at Klamath Falls
has found that the death of John Dor
IN. a Canadian overseas veteran, was
accidental. He drank lysol wh1ch hao
heen given him by druggist instead
OF lyle.
Following a confession by Olaf An
derson that he had thrown his Wtre
from a boat off Tongue Point during
a quarrel her body was found at Fla
vel. eight miles from the scene or ine
drowning.
The Fruit Growers league Of Med
ford has opened an employment bu-
reau with the object Of cooperating
with other fruit growers in the alloca-
lion Of pickers throughout the valley
AW. III. Ellenberg Of Corvallis has re-
cejved from the war department ci'
tation for distinguished and exception
III ralIantry in France, September ~
1918.
The first unit Of the Langell valley
srriration district in klamath county
g mas made application to the state &C
npnroye a bond issue of $4,000.
The application Of the Cottage Grove
Electric company for an increase II
rates has been taken under ADVISE
ments by the public service commits
sion.
struck on the head by falling
limb while logging near Elmira, Cnas
Harrison is in a Eugene hospital III
serious condition.
Lee Nelson, street preacher We
was arrested at Dallas on charge 0
insanity. has been released and al
yised to go to work.
Benton county now has 46 threshinI
outfits. From present indications TN
crop will be the best in years
The small fire at Taylor, In Ian
comfy, near the summit OF the noun
tain in the Cascade national forest ma
been brought under control,
officials Of the Northern Pacifi
railway. headed by Howard Elliot'
chairman Of the board of directors
have been inspecting the company
property at Bend
Horace Sykes Of the state fire mar
shal's office has gone to Amity Y
adjust the fire loss on the Oregon In
dependent Paving company's plant.
s. L. Baxter left Lane count
hay field on account of the heat ant
went fishing. He had no license In nj
his pocket and was arrested and fin
ed $25.
A fire started on the Arthur Mey
ers ranch near Fossil by lightning
now under control. 1t has burne
over SO acres, destroying hay an
timber.
Six extra gravel cars have been as
signed by the Southern Pacific I
Marshfield at the request of person
Interested in the paving OF the Marsh
field -Coquille highway.
The fishing in Pelican lake is re
ported to be excellent by Ashlan
fishermen. One angler took out y
pounds of lake trout.
The annual sweet pea show give
by the Ladies' Aid society of Rainie
Congregational church, while not
extensive as last year. made up in au'
ity,
From a single Royal Anne cheri
tree Mrs ]. C. Peterson, living nes
Forest Grove. has marketed 81
pounds of cherries, which brought h'
$s0.2i.
Professor w L. Rutherford has bee
elected principal of the st. Heller
school to succeed ]. Il. Wilkerson, al
pointed county school superintendent
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