Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-12
Charles H. Ambrose of Stayton
is a recent Salem arrival.

Miss e. Nicholson of Portland,
left this afternoon for Corvallis
after spending several days Wis
iting friends in Salem.
Glen Creson, 7 year old lad liv-
ing at 365 W. Luther street, had
bone in the elbow wired this morn
ing at a local hospital.
j. E. Enders of the Northwest
ern Trust company of Portland is
a business visitor in Salem. He will
return to Portland this evening.
@. L. Scott, route 8, underwent an
operation at a local hospital this
morning. This afternoon he was re-
ported as doing nicely.
'Billie" Walton, of the Ladd and
Bush bank, left Salem today for
Neskowin where he will spend the
weekend visiting.
Application has been filed with
the state engineer by Robert R.
Colvin of Aumsville, covering the
Of water from Por-
ter Creek for irrigation of IL acres
in Marion county.
A IA pound girl was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Homer Leisy last night.
Mrs. Leisy and daughter are at a
local hospital and are doing nicely
The Leisys live at 800 w. Superior
street.
Carl Koepke, of Eugene, was
visitor in Salem today. This af-
ternoon Mr.. Keopke left for Port
land where he will spend the
week end on business.
Ed. Chastain returned from Port
and last evening. Yesterday Mr..
Jhastain attended the Portland
lions club luncheon at the Multi
lomah hotel and reported very
rood time.
Eight hundred and fifty miles
we're covered by Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Myers, of this city, during
heir vacation trip from which they
returned today. Most of the time
was spent at Seaside and Foley
Springs.
A broken wheel was sustained
by an automobile driven by L. Book,
If Portland, when it met up with
1 machine piloted by A. j. Bartho-
omeu, also of Portland, on the Pa
,ific highway near Salem yesterday,
No one was injured in the crash.
About $500 is being spent in
the Sunday school
room and revarnishing the pews
Of the main auditorium of the
First Methodist church. The work
will be completed in time for the
conference which con-
venes here September Gil.
Auditor Albert Downing has com
pleted his inspection of the school
reports and tho books are being
returned to the school clerks. In
his report Mr.. Downing stated that
some Of the reports showed eff
cient work while others had to be
rewritten before the audit could be
made.
After spending several days Wis
iting daughter in Coquille, Mr..
and Mrs. William Setak have re-
turned to Salem. They made the
trip by automobile and found the
roads very rough, they said.
Mrs. A. H. Mcdonald, of Eu-
gene. was in Salem today for
short time on her way to Port
land. Mrs. Mcdonald, whose
husband is manager of two Salem
theaters, is making the trip by
Burning toast which filled their
home with smoke yesterday after
noon frightened some small boys
who live in the 1900 block, on Will
bur street, and fire alarm was
turned in. Six fire fighters who
responded to the call found they
had nothing more to do than re-
move the toast from the stove on
which it had been lying.
Charles Witte, who was shot
Tuesday evening in the neck by
Tobn Tnman as a result of Mr..
witte's running away with Mrs In
nan was reported this morning
from a local hospital as Being past
all danger. He is now sitting up IN
,ed part of the time and 1t VIII
net be long until he will be aDIe
o be up and around. DR.. W. H.
Rvrd said that the wound was neal
10 niceIv and he did not expect in
lection to start in at tins la'e
stage.
Professor F. E. Fox, Of the poui-
~ department Of o. A. c., and
,bout so students Of the department
'nsnt mart of the day in Salem to-
law on an inspection tour OF the
tate poultry farm east of town
Tbe men are travelling in II auto