Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-25
AT SILVERTON.
A Lovely Country and Fine Crops
DOingS and Progress of the
People.

Left Salem at 2:l5 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon on the Silverton
stage, and after a three hours ride
through a lovely section of country,
l arrived at the picturesque city OF
Silverton. Crops along the road
were never surpassed, and promise
an abundant yield. On Salem aud
Howell prairies l noticed some
magnificent fields of wheat. If the
farmers had cut their hay before the
last rain, they would now have a
second crop to deal with. II. f.
Walker, whose farm is about four
miles from Salem, has a field of
potatoes, thirty acres in extent,
which is looking fine and is well
cared for. He will have big yield.
VIM. Frost has something near
twenty acres planted to the same
crop.
w. Foshay has built fine resi-
dence on his place, four miles from
SilvertOn. His hop yard is looking
well and will yield handsomely.
Peter Bowen, whose place is near
Foshay's, also has several acres of
hops. Swartz's mill on Young
Pudding river, and Johnson's mill,
on Old Pudding, are both at work
saving lumber.
Three Cinnamon have rented
about forty acres of Coolidge and
McClaine, of Silverton, near the
Bethany church, and have gone
into the potato business. They
expect to dig over 200 bushels to the
acre, and have sold their entire crop
to Portland spectators for 25 cents
per bushel. These Celestials are not
lacking in enterprise.
H. d. Mounts, formerly in the
Salem chair factory, has been quite
ill ON his farm adjoining Silverton.
His many friends will be pleased to
learn that he is improving, though
but slowly.
Discart Bros. have completed a
kiln of 100000 brick, and are now
burning the same.
Schomaker & Fishburn, of Salem,
put in pump for E. G. Thurman,
of Silverton, on Wednesday.
From the hearty welcome accord
ed your travelling agent in this place,
the inference is plain that THE CAP
ITAL JOURNAL has many friends in
this vicinity.
Mr.. Mosier expects to take charge
of the Silverton pOstoffice, about
July 1st.
Silverton will have a military
company next week, SO names have
already been secured seven more
are required.
The Silverton Trombone Band
will furnish music for the Woodburn
celebration, and a majority of the
inhabitants of this place will ac-
company them.
Miss Ida Smith, of Salem, is i'm
town visiting relatives and friends.
S. p. Putnam commenced
series of lectures at this place this
(Friday) evening.
A. 1. Coolidge and J. NJ. McIn-
tosh have returned from pleasure
trip to the mountains.
The late rains have swelled Silver
creek until a stranger would think
he was gazing upon the TRACING
Willamette" Fishing is now a
thing of the past.
Archie Woo6ord has returned
from trip to California.
Brother Guild, of the Appeal, is
still at the helm, and is publishing
a very acceptable paper.
Francis Cox, formerly a resident
of this city, but at present living
east of the mountains, is in town on
a visit.
f.. J. Thurman is repairing his
residence and also building a brick
milk house.
The supervisors who have charge
of the road between your city and
here should be impressed with the
fact that repairs are much needed.
The rains have washed il out in
places and travel is seriously re-
tarded. p.
SILVERTON, June 22d.
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