Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-08-09

D6THs DOys WHO uGu Drought IN
new members and the winners in
the recent water tournament.
Eight of the best melons to be
found were on hands. The best
record made by those present was
claimed by Bob Kelly, member of
only one week, who had persuad-
ed five of his friends to join the
association. Speeches were made
and the whole evening ran off in
regular banquet style.
One OF the first ex-seryice men
to contract for farm with the
expectation of taking advantage
of the loan feature Of the recent
ly enacted soldiers bonus act is
John L. Sneed. now living on
route 8. Mr.. Sneed is purchasing
the Gilbert M. Finley place two
miles from stayton. He expects
to do dairying and general farm
ing. The transaction was consum-
mated through the office Of A. G.
Bohrnstedt.
Picking of the pear crop near
Medford will begin this week az
cording to w. F. Drager, Of the
Drager Fruit company, who has
returned from a business trip in
southern Oregon. He considers the
prospects for apple growers as
particularly bright, with heavy
crop in view and promising mar
keting conditions.
A. c. Carter of 265 North Com
mercial street Monday morning
forfeited $40 bail when he failed
to appear before Judge Earl Race
in police court to answer to
charge of drunkenness and disor-
derby conduct. He had been fight
ing with F. J. Wikoff, according
to Officers Victor and Benson,
who made the arrest.
Rev. s. Mumey, for the past
two years pastor of the Salem
Evangelical church, has been nam
ed superintendent of the Evan
gelical orphanage located at Lew
isburg, Pa, and Mrs. Mumey has
been selected as matron of the in
stitution. Rev. and Mrs. Mumey
will leave in few days to assume
the new duties.
Another swimming day has
been set at the Y. M. @. A. for
boys, with diving as a feature of
the contest. The lads will be judg-
ed on form and distance. A new
spring board was installed in the
tank about a week ago and the
boys will be given a good oppor-
tunity to try it out.
Within the past 10 days or two
weeks 40 new members have been
added to the local Y. M. G. A., ac-
cording to G. A. Kells, secretary,
the majority of whom are boys.
Special rates have been offered to
the lads during the summer
months.
Closing out lawn sprinklers and
garden hose, it will pay you to
get next years hose now. Stiff's,
404 Court street. 194s
Six members of the library
board met last night in the Ii
brary and took official action on
library bills in the course of dis
charging routine business. A va
cation was granted to the janitor
of the library building.
Mrs. Chester A. Downs and
children are among the Salem
people spending the month of
August at the Tillamook beaches.
DR.. Downs will join them at tie
coast later in the month.
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Fancy dotted scrims in Blue.
Gold and Rose, 19c yard. Hamil-
tons, $40 Court street. 1Sss
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nelson, ESQ
North Eighteenth street. and
daughter. Ruth. are spending the
week at the Tillamook county
beaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Myers and
children, Maxine and Darrell, will
leave Thursday for Newport to
spend their vacation.
! D. E. Gilman arrived in the
city yesterday and is spending a
few days at the home of G. E.
Terwilliger.
You can get a 10c bundle OF
old papers for sc now, at the Cap
itaI Journal office.
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Mrs. ]. W. Pease and son Ray
are at Newport enjoying an ex-
tended vacation.
Fred Hebding, farmer of Esta-
cada. was a local visitor this