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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1908)
in-frisw i i i wmWM44uJL, t .--rwxwxwr W. I. Kigdon, Undertaker i DAILY OAWTAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, DRCICMBKH 23, 1008. Mfwiorn and un-to- m tliods hnvo intro duced ovcry lmprovo- m. n n tins lino in a,,I m. and will con- tlhi to do 80. I atiBt and most er- r r o niutnod or em balming without mu tilation, something ii. w and nbsolutcly sun A now nenrso ,j A ordered from CoIumuuB, umo, one rr ihn llnest creations cur innde. Wntch for It 1 1 r ab booh ns arrangements can bo made for a suitable bulldlnc wo w 111 put In aa fine a placo as any In Portland. J ! f I I ! ItimiHWWWtrt' Meyer & Belle Land Co. j T Transacts a general Real Estate and Insurance bus- J iness, Real Estate of all kinds for sale, exchange or J rront. Acreage for sub-division suitable for suburban f homes, gardening or fruit growing, at -reasonable prices. Business for non-residents promptly attended to, ,;; i Residents of Salem for over 25 years, Correspondence !! solicited, Agents for the STATE LAND OFFICE LOCATED AT SALEM Tho state school land office and tho work connected therewith Is In ihargo of the chief clerk, Goo. O. llrown, who has boon connected with the offlco since 1895, nnd Chas. V. Gullon, who was appointed by Governor Chamberlain to succeed his first appointee, Oswald West. Oal lowaj has never unearthed any frauds like West but is linllnvpil In bo making n conscientious officer In the Interest of the state. Ho has. been clearing up the records of tie- foctho nnd canceled selections, nnd has In tho past yoar put 76,852 acres on tho clonred lists. Tho records ' show that tho state still owns 98. COO acres valid base, which It sells at $8.75 an acre. Kollowlnc is taken from tho roport of tho school land board Just printed for 1908: ' All certificates which woro Is sued uimi applications acknowledged before H. II. Turner, oxcopt whoro the holders thereof wore able to sat isfy the board as to tho genuineness of the applicant, hnvo been cancollod, and tho holders of theso certificates, or their assigns, with tho oxcoptlon of A T. Kolllhcr and a few others who have failed to mnko application, have boon allowed to repurchase tho trncti at $2.50 p. r aero, and un.lor section 35 of the act of 1907 tho board has repaid to tho holders of the ceitlflcates, upon surrender nnd relinquishment of tho certificates to tho state, tho amounts paid as prin cipal and Interest. "Mr. Keltlhor surrendered nil cer tificates held by him, amounting to 35,852. 03 acres, and was repaid tho sum of $25,315.79, plnclpal, nnd $5729.58. Interest a total of $31.- 05.37. Of the above acreage 20, 5G0 are Included within existing for est reserves nnd can be used as n basis for tho Indemnity selections nt $S.,5 per acre. Tho supremo court reversed the decision, of tho lower court In tho caso oi Stato vs. A. T. Kelllher, and thus far no further action has been commenced against him. "Tho board makes a separnto ro port relative to lands applied for under the provisions of tho act ac cepting tho tonus and conditions granting lands to tho stato undor tho Carey act." rPhoenix Insurance Co. f d i - - - And The - - - S Law Union & Crown Insurance Co. $ - - - Of London - - - a $ h08-H-H-hr-W444ri s OUR FIRST GREAT tock Reducing Sale BEGINS Saturday Morning, December 26th, And lasts until we begin our annual inven tory, January 11th, 1908 908 OREGON RALR0AD COMMISSION ACTIVE - . 3f -' jMbbbbbbm SBBk AML KBaBkkkH ?, .1. UKJOS l'ntprlttor Capital Dmg Store, Capital Drug Store 404 Stale St. Phone 1 19 Main Drugs, Perfumes, Toilet Articles Pcrscrlpllon Work Our Specialty Mr. Zadoc J. Riggs, Ph. G. A graduato of tho Cnllforuln Co.lcgo of Pliurmrc), afllllatert with IJerkclcy Unlvorlt Served three ynn as protcil tlon clerk In two of San Francl co'u largo t and best phnrmnc o, where ho guluod valuable know! edge In tho art of compounding prescriptions. Served flvo years as a mombor of tho Oregon Hoard of Ihnnnny Kxiu.tliu r, which uponks well for hh kt nv'edgo of lih profession. Ho solicits your patronago, and will deal with you honestly and courteously We sell nothing but tho best an I pur at of drug. nnd price as low as conshtunt with the quality d spt n ed Some statos have railroad commis sions that are like an extinct volcano they do not oven biuoko. lint the Oregon railroad commission Is only n two-yonr-old and feels tho vigor of youth. During tho past year It bus revised freight rales on tho O It & X. linos, reducing thorn from Tho Dalles oust, and reduced rates In the ease of tho elt of Mllwuukle from 10 cents to t cents. Moth theso de cisions aio huu'g -up In tho highor courts. It has tho grain rates in this stnto undor consldorntlon now and the Wolls Knrgo and Puelflr Kx- I press rates, and tho subject of the 'physical valuation of raUroad prop erties, to ascertain mo original cost of tho railroads, tho present values nnd tho market values Is a big undertaking, nnd tho Oregon commission may ask tho legislature to glvo tlium an engineer to check jver those vulues. The commission Is composed of three men well fitted for tho plncos- Cnmpboll, Alchlmm iitd West- -the first named, being chairman of the board 0CHgH-44CC4ft 1 I I frfrfrB-ff-W ADVANTAGES OF OREGON Efigy '-.?. vjt n r C Mlntun nun llvod In Suhni foi twenU "-..is w. II i J with land values, is one of the best pouted nun in Dm- -. Die culture of fruit, th vrielte to utant and whe. u, Having traveled all ovr the vnll in tne Interest of the Nursery Company, you can make o mlntiike In consulting Hh refreno- to the adaptability of the soil for growing the n vsrletlos of fruit. ' He Is oepwlHlly nullified to give In- with rforonco to tho planting and growing oi Kngllsh uts having studied the subjoot both in California and Oregon. I. s hid ten yours' experience In the ronl oatate biwlniw In m About u yoar ago ho formed n partnership with tauta Vel an experienced real ostnto man. under the firm name of htel & Mlnton. and they are In a Kltloii to render excel lent vlo to both local and non-rosldonts Corresponded.- wlUlted. Bechtel & Minton 341 State St. Salem, Oregon -n-s4-a-i-friiii--l1 '''t GRAND OPERA HOUSE JOHN V. COIIDHAV, Mgr. MONDAY DEC. 28 Hollis E. Cooley I'n-M'iitM America's Greatest Play II) Augustus Thomas ARIZONA Samo Oreat Compni One ear each Now York, Chicago, London. Hnglaud. (JltANH I'HODUOTION i-COMPMfl'K I'lcew, $1, 7.1c, Alio, aae. Iiox olHco ojten Mondu), 9 u in READY TAILORED CLOTHES ? -KZtfl Bungalow Theatre I'OltTLAND, OKKfiOV fieo. Ii, Maker, (jeiifial Manager. Portland's Fashionable Popular Pi ice Playhouse. Home of Hie In '-omparable Ilakor Stock ronipnuy. UoauMful ChlrstmuK w k .urac- tlon, cn.nmencli matlnua Sunday, December 30. 1908, Hoy A MIDNIGHT BELL l filing Prices: IMc, itSc, fiOc, Mntiiiei's, in, 2.1c. Nfxt Mft-kj "Are Von u .Makon?" .y fflouiil.i.n ion NurjfjBtt A Da 5 MUM (m B Pp' Bnai U-lJs Hulik Ak4 ?' ! V'tr H ,rtHct r lfi(Mtl l. HltlO0 IJtC ..I Ki lit. y 1 r..i.i,.. 11 i.u i taxi, Iiujmjm ...I I bti4tl. hlutft !' lio.ri- Hnvlhvh udUitofcjirlM U'l(krUMUiuiaTaalnUb I f..rn.. M ! u bux l" lu iud by '.OLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE THIS IS OUR FIRST GENERAL REDUCTION SALE IN 1 7 YEARS and we're going to make it one to be long remembered. Owing to the mild fall weather WE HAVE TOO MANY GOODS ON HAND and we need the room for our new spring lines, some of which ARE ALREADY ON THE WAY. During thic sale WE OFFER EVERY AR TICLE IN OUR IMMENSE STOCK, with the single exception of Boston and Bay State Rubbers and Rubber Boots, at 20 Per Cent Discount Just think of it Every shoe in tho houso reduced 20 per cont; Evory Suit of Clothes in tho houso roducod 20 per cont; 20 por cont discount on ovory yard of dress Roods , ovory yard of silks, velvots ivolvoloon, trimmiiiRs, hoai cloth, dross linings, flannels, outing flannel, flannellotte, muslin, shooting, gingham, calico, bod ticking, table linonsi toweling, oil clothc laces, ombroidory, ribbons, ladlos' furs, laco curtains, corsets, hosiery, undorwear, blankets ,comforts, umbrellas, handkorchiofs, collars, nock weai, sweaters, shirts, gloves, hats, overalls, duck coats, slickers, mon's suits, mon's overcoats, boy's suits, boy's ovorcoats, mon's and boy's separate trousers, suit cases, notions of evory kind, EVERY ITEM in our immense stock, with the single ex ception of rubbers and rubber boots. Every article in the store is marked in plain figures, and you can figure for your self the 20 per cent discount If your bill amounts to $20.00 you get it for $16.00 If your bill amounts to 15.00 you get it for 12.00 1 0.00 you get it for 7.00 you get it for If your bill amounts to If your bill amounts to If yQur bill amounts to If your bill amounts to If your bill amounts to If your bill amounts to 5.00 you get it for 1 .00 you get it for 50c you get it for 5c you get it for 8.00 5.60 4.00 , 80c 40c 4c We are not paying any sales agency a commission to manage this sale for us. We are simply overstocked, and realize that a DEEP CUT IN PRICES is the only way to make this Clearance Sale a success. IT WILL PAY YOU TO BUY ENOUGH GOODS AT THIS SALE TO LAST YOUR FAM ILY FOR A YEAR, REMEMBER THAT THIS IS OUR FIRST GREAT SALE IN 17 YEARS AND YOU'LL FIND EVERYTHING ABSOLUTELY AS REPRESENTED, NO DECEPTION OF mNY KIND ALLOWED IN OUR STORE, t is. M m POR WELL DRESSED A .A M IS S I vv MEN. 1II1I IHFRCH FEMALE) PILLS. itMii aauMTrill .( lUrailiI UM- PRICE RANGE ' . t .Af smm m -ami iwsw. -- y--p-- rMUL W iK4Ui-imJHlUw4K - . 4 riu t, Km. U i femff 1auU dt iaC fttvia " 'vM.":r:- -c -. -" j 1 , -. lk a ui , MmWli V tk Q TO $ 4U j UNITt0MCDCLCO.,OT4. UwcTf. r. id in Salem by Dr. S. C. Sizr tfr- .W fft(Xvi t U)PKJW ) , ts