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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1903)
TEN ? fiyS f J'-JJ F L"?"! " Stockton The Stoics of and f or the People ' Oar Clearance sales will still continue and prices will be lower than ever on many lines which we are desirous of closing out. All Toys, Dolls, Etc. i -2 Pffice & w5V Ladies' Misses' and Children's " Lttrcaffcd Petticoats Parke We Can Afford It. This will be our last nnd final effort to close out the romnin dor of the Holverfion fltock, now goods aro rapidly replaciug tho old, nnd in n short time our shelves will be piled with all bright now spring goods. Wo uim to inako the month of January the record breaker lor bargain giving. Thousands of dollars worth of high grade merchandise will bo slaughtered to mnko room for tho spring stock and to combiuo our two stores. Keep Your Eye On Us, Read Oar Ads. mmwmwm&&m&rmtMmu tmm e09OaaaMi&8aoe&O9Cesc SUNDAY 1 SERVICES 1 Sal Second Church of Christ, Scientist, 140 Chemokotn htroel. Sorvlcos. Snndny at 10:30 a. m and 7:30 p. m. Subject of losson sormen: "God," Sunday School nt 11:46 a. m. Wednes day ityonlng testimonial mooting at 7:30" o'clock. Heading room in tho church open oach afternoon oxcopt Sunday. All aro cordially invited. Unitarian Church. Cornor of Chomokota and. Cottngo streets. Frank Abram Powoll, pastor. Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preaching at 11 n. m. -and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject: "Peace or Wur?" Evening subject: "RoEolutlons." First Christian church, cornor of High and Center etroots. Preaching ty tho paBtor, Eldor D. ttrrott, at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Respective thcines: "The Illrlh cf tho World King," and "Tho Need of the World." Tllblo School at 12 in. Junior C. K. at 3 p. m. Sonlor C. E. nt G:30 p. in. Dr. Epploy, chorister. Frank Churchill, orgauist You aro cordially Invited. 8 Tho Willamette Hotol has ngnln placed Its 'bus on thVttrosls, and it now mnkoe regular trips botwonn the hotol and the trains, it Is the name 'bus that was run in connection with thlH hotel In the onrly part of tho '90s. nnd which liaj for a number of years boon lit use at tho Chamaua Indian school. The nppoaranco of tlio 'bus nt tho Soulhorn Pnolflc station gives Salem quite a metropolitan appoar npo. WHEAT MARKETS. Chicago, Dec. 23. Whoat. 82 Gold Dust Flour Mdo by THE QIDNEY POWER COMPANY, Sidney, Oregon. Made for family uio. Ask your trocar for It Bran and shorts al ways on hand. A. T. Wain, Agt. tf wHHH4BwKBgHHraHagBB t a t a m Happy New Year io all our old and now customers, to prospective oaca wa will eay that wo will contiuuo our reputation for low piieos, good goods, and good work. If during tho coming year you aro in need of aaything in our line or need work dono, you will find it to your advantage to consult ua first. Remember we are the pioueor opticians. Gtias BL Jeweler and Optician, teftefHnfeKftfl OZwO t Jackets Pice inmma&e&w3xxxsx3Gm&smssiaax MOTHER AMD s(X CHILDREN. Pathetic Scene In Front of the Court House Thursday Noon. A pathetic sceno was onnctod In Ttnrt tt li fft nmt liniinn n 1L a nnu .hour yesterday. A mothor drovo up with six llttlo chlldron packed like sardines In a ono-horsu' buggy. She stoppod, nnd, wringing her hands, bo gan crying and moaning. A Register roporter assisted the llttlo folks to the sidowalk. They ranged from a more tot to a lad of 10 years. Inquiry revealed tho fact that the womnn was tho wifo of Jcromo Wil son, who died at tho homo of A. White, on North Jefferson street, early yes torday morning. This is tho family residing near Irving that was reported In destltuto circumstances. Tho coun. ty provided food for tho wifo and chil dren, whllo tho husband, who was yory sick, was brought to Eugene foo troatmont, but succumbod to disease. it Is highly probable that tho chil dren will find a homo In Portlnnd at tho Roys' and Girls' Aid Society, un less some nrrangomont can bo made to provide for tholr wants. Tho boreaved wifo aad mothor cor talnly has the sympathy of many Eu gero peoplo, who will open their purses to aid her in hor dire dlstross Tho ducoasod husband will bo burled by Day & Hondorson. Eugene Rogls- tor. Worked In the Storm. Freoport, Ohio. Dec. SO. While the bllunrd was In progress Inst night, burglars forced the Harmon depart mont storo, and carried away ami sk'ns, silks and Jewelry amounting to sovoral thousand dollars. TOTOBaxajuaonMBBWURtzargBji a Iloroaftor to place our accounts for collection with Van Alatlno, Gordon A Co. Phone, Main 801. A. R. Morgan & Co., Mara. MIllSBHIHHE&WIMHBMHBIBSHa Hfctg&s. 88 State Street Resolved:! f ii H :: ii ii ii uijiiiii.i.mmiai.1..'..B ' ib. DAILY OAPITAC JOORMAL, 8ALEM, BEGIN : -. WORK SOON Important Improve ments for Klam&tli Lake R. R. Harvey Lindley. New Pres of the Klamath 'Rail road Will Push Im provements Tho San Francisco Call, of Doc. 1 says: Important lmprovomonts aro bolng planned on tho Klamath Lake railroad, a strotch of rail In Northern rt-il I.. ...1.1.1. MMn.. t. ,.... 'ouiuuiuiu, wuiuu touuutia mu wu of Laird, In this state, with Pokogamn, Ore. Tho road is now controlled by Hurvoy Llndloy, formorly of Los Angeles, but now of Klamathon. Ho is now at tho Palaco Hotel, hav ing Just returned from tho- north, whore a deal was effected last weok with George? Mason, former president of tho railroad company, whereby tho 1 at tor's interest in tho corporation was transferred to Lindley. Tho transfer of stock was followed by a mooting of tho directors of tho Klamath Lake Railroad company, who received the resignation of Mason as prosIdonC and oloctod Llndloy in his stead. The company Is now operating thirty miles of road botwoon -e points mentioned abovo but tho plan is to oxtend tho lino over Klamath lako, a distance of thirty-two mllos. Prosldent Llndloy statod yostorday that the routo tho naw oxtonslon is to run has already boen survoyed and construction work will bo inaugu rated early during tho coming year. Ho has boen negotiating for tho pur chnso of sovoral new engines and other rolling stock. Tho road at pres ent runs through ono of tho richost timber tracts lying in tho two states and tho oxtonslon is contemplated to tap a very rich district, as yet only partly developed. From tho abovo and othor Tollable sources it appears that tho Klamath Lake railroad will surely bo oxtendod as far as Klamath Falls next season. That will placo Lakovlow within 100 miles of a standard gaugo railroad, by travollng tho presont stago road. Dy building a now wagon road on a direct lino from Lakovicw to Klamath Falls tho dlstanco will bo reduced to 75 or 80 miles. Wo havo been in formed that a good wagon road and ono that would cross bet few hills could be constructed over this route with but small expense. This tho two countlos of Klamath and Lake will no doubt choorfully incur for tho mu tual benefit of oach. Whon tho rail road roat lies tho Falls a groat amount if not all tho freighting business in the vicinity of Lakovlow will bo di verted to that lino instead of the nar row gauge road whoso tormlnus is now Mndolino, Call., 05 mllos south of LnkevUw.' At prosant no loss than 3,000,000 pounds of freight la shipped Into Lake county ovor this narrow gauge road, and fully 1.500,000 pounds of wool are annunlly Bhlppod from tha i county over tho samo road. In ad. J illtioii to this there are thousands of horses, sheep, and cattb shipped out each season. When one considers I thnt the freight ra'tcs from hre to i Washington. Dec. 2C Tho navy de San Francisco by the presont llnei partmen: this aftornaon announced of transportation aro uar-.Jonahly Mit the following cablegram had been high, and that nuigh delay is cantod recsired from Coghlan, nt Colon at Rono by transferring freight from "T' Atlanta did hot .land armed a standard gauge to a narrow gauge force on Coloinhlai torritoty a. nny road, and that wo are compelled to t:iB0 'Q' auy purposo. Two ollltora trado exclusively with San Francisco landed at the invitation of the Colom- Instead of Portland where many of . our morchunts olnlm they can get much bottor bargains, he will realiza that tho N. 0. O. Ry will havo to build on this way considerably and that pretty quick. If It expects to hold this trade. I.ako county is about 75 mllos In width from oast to west and about 110 miles long from north to south She has many thousands of acres of good vacant government land that only requires a small outlay to make it remunerative. Tho presont popu lation Is about 3000, one-third of which roBido at Lakovlow, tho county Boat Neither tho population nor the pro ducts of tho county will bo materially increasod until a railroad reaches us or at least gets much nearer than it is. Let tho railroad come and a large porcont of Lake county peoplo will giro It a hearty reception. Elsowhero in this Issuo will be found a lengthy article clipped from tho morning Orogonl&n setting out among othor things tho bononts Port land will derive from the proposed extension of tho Cojurabla Southern. If this road is oxtendod tho full 100 miles It' will then be 180 miles from' Lakovlew- and the great bulk of the. flRHSON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER Grand Opera House JOHN F. CORDRAY, Mgr. Monday, Dec. 28 B, C. Whitney Presents The Pice Dreamer Jocf Kelly and 30 others in the ble musical cpt-up "The Head Waiters" More Music than a Comic Opera, Lavish In Levtillness PRICES-75C 50c 35c. Snats on sale at box office Monday at Ob. m. trado of tho cntlro county. Wo are airoauy ui rancs irom a railroad, and If Portland oxnects to securo our large ! nnd lncrnaslnir trail aim win hnvn in Offor bettor inducements than wo now j possoss boforo sho can hopo to reap tho bonoflts of the trade which is I. . ... . nors uy rights. Lakovlew Herald A. HUMOR OF THE REVOLUTION. Colombian General Who Would Not Fght Without Milk In His Coffee. (World's Work ) . Tho Colombian revolution, although so.torriblo in its results, vas not without Ho humorouB features. Ono of tho funnlost of those was tljo Inci dent of tho general who would not fight without his milk. Genoral Pe- roz was in command of tho govern- m0nt forces at Call. Ono dnv nmvn arrived that tho Llborals had can turod a nolchborinc town. Pom wna ordorod to start with his army at 7 o'clock next morning to attack them. Ho wont to tho barracks , mado a patriotic speech to tho soldiers, and told thorn to paradoat tho appointed hour. Thon ho sauntorod into the Ho tel America, Cali'B flnost restaurant, and ordorcd coffoo for G:30 In tho morning. Tho troops woro lined up at that hour outside tho hotol, and tho gon oral struttod to and fro, waiting for his ciffeo and tolling ovorybody what torrlblo things ho wns going to do to tho cnomy. But a complication aroso. Perez had not been a general long, but ho wanted milk In his coffee. Whoreas nlno Colombians out of ten. aro content with black coffoo. Thoro was no milk. Tho cows aro kept three or four hours Journey out of town, and, of courso, milk cannot bo kopt ovor night ltf that tropical cllmato Tho hotel folk figured that tho milk could not arrivo boforo 11 o'clock. Tho genoral fumed and frottod. Somo of his ofllcore suggested that he had bettor start without tho milk, or tho onomy would oscape: but ho said .It was imposslblo to flght on blnck coffco. Ho sont a soldlor post haste to fetch tho milk, and thon anothor af tor him to hurry him up. Meantime tho army stood In tho broiling sun for hours wnltlng tho order to march. It was nearly noon when tho moeeengefs roturnod. "No milk," thoy reported. "Caramba! Then I won't march till tomorrow." And the genornl dismissed his mon and would not go until next morning, after his cafo au lalt. Of course, whon ho reached his destination tho Liber als had flown, and ho was doprivod of hts glorious victory 'by a mlsorabld spoonful of milk. D'd Not Land Marines. 0'ni's tenerals " rl-H-t-M-H-II 1 1 M-H tMl II New Today j IIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIlJ For 8ale, At a bargain, a good houst and lot, with suitable outbuildings; seven-room hocso; 13th and Hlnes ptreot. two blocks south of Yow Park school houso; VS block from street car Jlno. O. D. Mllos. 12-2G-3t For Sale. A few cords of dry oak wood. Anyono wishing same leave ordora at D. A. .Whito & Son's feed storo, Commercial street 1226-3t Wanted To buy, a horse to' weigh 1300 or more; good life, for buss. Willamette Hotol. 12-26-tf Lost or Stolen From my placo of business, in Salem, a shotgun bar ing a coppor band around stock. Proper rowa'rd for return of samo. M. L. Hamilton, Salem, Oregon. 12-24-lwk I"1 Wanted. At once, a girl for general housewo.-k. Call on Mrs. J. A. Carson, South Salons. U-23t 20, 1903. A thousand and one things left for ' those yoti found had been for gotten Christmas morning. Hundreds of things suitable for New Years Gifts now on display. Strike May Extend. Chicago, Dec. 20. Unless tho union teamsters consent to thu formation of a permanent arbitration boardv on Wednesday next, a general strike is llablo, as the result botwoon them and tho associated teaming interests. The llvory drivers' striko is still on. Funer als today used hearses accompanied by police guards. There wore no dem onstrations. White Rotary Sewing Macfimes Always pluiso tho women folka. Whon tho Whito Rotary was per fected wo took it up and havo" sold scores of thorn oinco. Wo Bell thom on thoir morits as an easy running, high spood, convonlent machine, and havo novor yot had to tako ono back and furnish a vibrator in Its stead. Coino and boo thom. Our Christmaa trado on machines has boon splendid. Somo of you hus bands drop in and we'll holp you sur priBo your wivos. A minaturo Studcbakor wagon tlckloo the boys. Wo havo thom. Drop in nnd look. And that "Irish Mail." It's a small hand cart for tho street You bring tho boy in. Ho'll soil it to himself. And a nico winter buggy robo for "tho man." Ho geta cold whon ho haB to drivo; drop'in and we'll holp you warm him. If tho robo won't do it wo have somo good buggy whips. And Bomo Juvonllo bicycles. Tho boy or girl will havd tho riding triclc all Ioarnod by spring, if you buy now. Wo havo tho wheels If you havo the youngsters. F. A. Wiggins' Implement House. 255-257 Liberty 8t. Farm Machinery, Bicycles, Automo biles, Sewing Machines and Supplies. N. H. BURLEY, Sowing Machine Repairing. iCACoSrmtB JPJBCUREES J&WGAKN-MMOVTSE Slitter Sa Only Two Days More of the great sale at the Chicego Store, The store is crowded every day withanxiouj buyers, anxious to get their share of the specials offered at such low prices, Come straight no the Chicago store if you want except ionally good value -for your money. The Cheapest Store M'Evoy Brothers, MARRIED. TRAVER SNOOK. At tho homo ol tho brldo's parents, on South Liber ty street, Friday, Decembor 25, 19.0-i, Louis N. Travor to Miss Ella Snook, Rov. P. S. Knight officiat ing Tho contracting parties aro both ro3ldonts of Salem. Tho brldo Is tho oldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Snook, and is a vcrj estimable young lady. Tho groom is an enterprising and Industrious young man, and is n broth er of Prof. L. R. Travor, of this city. Only tho rolatlvos and most intimate frionds woro prosont to witnoss the uniting of tho happy couple. Tho young peoplo will spend a short honeymoon in Albany. They will roaldo In Roseburg, whore Mr. Trnvor Is omploycd. Casslon Collapsed. 3f Now York, Doc. 2C Fltzgorald was killed, and sovoral others Injured this morning In (ho collapse of tho big cas slon in tho electric sub way being con structed at Bath beach. Of tho in jured two aro fatally hurt Oregon Fitc Relief Association Oregon's Great Mutual Insurance Co. $15,440,588 insurance at risk. Safe, economical Insurance for the people. Head office, McMinvllIe, Or. H. A JOHNSON. Aeent for Marlon Co. Salem. Oregon. Wanted Potatoes We Want Burbank Potatoes. Early Rose Potatoes. Early Jackson Potatoes. Peerless Potatoes. Garnett Chill Potatoes. James M. Kyle & Co i 75 CommerclalSt. Fj?esh NAVAL ORANGKS Today - AT fliCcwde diL EltWWHl Elllu. 144 SUte St ii the Northwest Court St.,Salem r j o WDtiies