Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-12-27

er, was visiting with friends yes
terday in McMinnville.
With .9S of an inch of rainfall be.
ing recorded here during the twenty
four hours ending this morning al
six o'clock and The melting Of snow
in the mountains caused by the
warm rains, the river reading this
morning was 1878 feet above normal
Yesterday the reading was 12 feet
The weather observer stated this
morning that TIA, river wou,o 90
still higher. The highest point that
has been reached this fall is 1875
feet reported on Monday morning
Yesterds y the maximum temperature
was SO degrees above zee and the
minimum so.
Word has been received hcre of
the birth Of a ten and half pound
boy to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ.
Tower, of Kellog, Idaho, on Monday
Dec. IL. Mr.. and Mrs. Tower for
merly were residents of Salem S.
g. Kightlinger, 800 east Miller
street, is a brother of Mrs. Tower.
Mrs. Belle Roberts of 117C Hood
street and son Glenn returned from
Portland yesterday morning where
they spent Christmas with the for
mer s sister, Mrs. Ed. Martin. Glenn
Roberts returned to his work near
Eugene yesterday afternoon.
Fl. j. Tracy, of Roseburg, was in
Salem yesterday and today on busi-
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Presti of Deer
Lodge, Montana, are visiting for a
time with Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rudy,
1880 West Mob Hill. This is the
third time that Mr.. and Mrs. Presti
have come to Oregon and they are
now talking of making Salem their
home. Mr.. Rudy is connected with
the Roth grocery company.
Damage came to two automobiles
yesterday-one driven by William
Hampton, of Jefferson, and the
other by J. F. Tyler, 1888 south High
street-when they collided at the
corner of State and Church streets.
No one was injured.
No one was injured yesterday
when automobiles driven by A. l..
of Marion and L. H. Bar
nett, 1645 Court street, collided.
Patrolman Troy Branson last
night removed to the police station
a bicycle which he found abandon
ed downtown.
An automobile which, according to
the records, is the property of ]. G.
Wolf of Silverton, met up with
ear driven by Mrs. Ramey Avin, Of
yesterday. The crash oc-
Cured on the Silverton road.
Clothing and shoes for the needy
were turned over to the police yes
terday by G. T. Heckart, Of route 4.
In the suit Of Ferry Bros. against
Fred Lawry, in the Marion county
,ourt, an order of default was enter
ID against the defendant for $21.5O
md $12 costs.
A marriage license was issued to-
lay to Levi W. McCumber, of 815
,outh 22nd street, Salem, a logger,
md Evelyn Thornton, Of SS1 south
@2nd street, Salem. A license was
also issued to Daniel Homer Moore
lead of 2545 Trade street, Salem,
A farmer, and Ada May Swoape of
I445 Trade street, student. The
1ride's age was given as 16.
No damage resulted yesterday
when a street car and an automobile |
lriven by W. A. Baker, Of route
J, collided at the corner of Com
nercial and State streets.
Automobiles driven by Mrs. G. A. |
of West Salem, and L.
{. Waters, Of Portland, met up here
yesterday, according to a police re-
,ort.
Thieves stole some locks and
Iinges from a house he is remodel
ing at 1872 State street, H. A.
Keen, of Shaw, complained to the
,olice yesterday.
While moving north on church
treet yesterday his car was struck
" an automobile headed west on
'ourt street, Robert C. Paulus, 1l55
.orth Summer street, told the po-
ice.
Salem police were notified by Fl.
!. Gleason yesterday that his auto
,obile had been stolen in Portland.
Permit to repair a dwelling at 2O5O
street yesterday was grant
d E. Avery, Of this city, by City
Mark POulsen. l