Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-08-29
LOCAL NOTES.

best groceries in town
Painless dental operations at DR.
! I. c. Smiths, 81 State street.
Cream soda, ice cream soda, milk
shakes, lemonades, at Strong& Co. 5
Sells Bros. yesterday admitted
the children from the orphans
home to witness the circus free.
In another column the Capitol
Adventure company has something
to say for the advantage of buyers.
Read it.
There will be quite an exodus to-
morrow to the NJ. T.. conference,
which commences at Eugene ON
that day.
The Christian and Congregational
churches have been much improved
and are now ready for the Worship
ers again.
At the penitentiary garden it is
said that cucumbers enough to last
the institute for a year were raised
this season.
Yesterday two companies of men
and one of women were brought in
from the insane asylum to view the
circus parade.
What an Improvement to have
the streets sprinkled. Property
owners should have more of it done.
The cost is reasonable
For good candies, ice cold lemon
ade and fruit, call at Frank O'Don-
AIDS, late J. II. McCormicll's, next
door to the armory, on Commercial,
near High. S-2S-1-w.
With all the travel this way it is
fortunate that smallpox misses this
part of the coast. Two new cases
are reported at San Francisco and
one at Oakland.
Next Friday evening the ladies of
the Christian church will give an
ice cream and lawn party at Mrs.
f. B. McElroy's, opposite the state
house, on Court street. I'd
Mr.. 0. n. Nelson, a very intelli-
gent Scandinavian gentleman from
Seattle, called at the JOURNAL Of
flee this afternoon. He will attend
the Willamette University.
Mr.. All. Coolidge, of Silverton,
raised on one of his farms near here
a lot of buckwheat that viii average
q feet high, some showing length
of eight feet. How's that for Ore
gon?
Great care ought to be taken in
harvest fields and with threshing
machines SO that fires may be
avoided. At Ballston, Isaac
Gentry has lost 500 bushels and had
more damaged.
Miss Daisy Lockley has undoubt-
edly bright future before her. Com
ing into possession of n fine lot
of sweet French prunes she forgot
not the printers but made liberal
donation for all hands at this Office.
They were much appreciated.
Those who have not been i'm the
Presbyterian church during its
renovation have "a rich treat in store.
The beautiful work was done by the
Boston Fresco company. of Oak
land, California, who are
now doing handsome job at the
First National bank.
A gentleman who was yesterday
near Gervais, was informed that
wheat was there bringing seventy
five cents per bushel. 1t is probable
that this was wheat taken on debts
or paid for in trade, if it is correct
that that advance over prices obtain
ed elsewhere was paid.
The Oregon Land company is now
sending out 1900 postal card descrip-
tons Of their new ten-acre fruit
farms east of Salem. Truly the
world at large will hear about this
part Of Oregon. And this is not the
only firm that is advertising our
far and wide.
Mr.. Joseph Moores, Of Abiqua,
got wild oat grain in his left ear
one day last week, while threshing,
and could not get it out, and this
he came 10 Dr. Mcclure,
who after several attemptssucceeded
in removing il, much TO the salts
faction Of Mr.. Moores.-Silyerton
The San Francisco Examiner Is.
,,tabfuts f.r "A circulation here II