Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-09-24
LOCAL SUMMARY.

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gins to show the deft touches Of the
/ painters brushes.
Eugene Shydeckcr was brought
from Portland Saturday and placed
in the insane asylum at this place.
Southern Oregon fruit growers
will have meeting at Ish's grove,
between Jacksonville and Medford
on the Goth.
St Paul school opened this morn
ing with good attendance and pros
poets Of an unusually profitable
term.
The races at the fair grounds at
tracted quite large crowd yester-
day afternoon, and the betting con-
tinued to holu the usual interest.
Rev. Robt. Nourso, the eminent
Washington divine who was to
preach at the NJ. +. church in this
city last night, failed to make his
appearance.
Three handsome, new Pullman
sleepers will be placed ON the Port
land-Frisco run in few days. They
are beautiful cars, having cost over
$4,000 each.
The South Salem FIGURING Mills
will start to grinding again as soon
as the air tube for the power wheel
arrives from Portland. 1t is eX-
pected Wednesday.
The Sheriff gave his boarders an
appetizer this morning which may
or may not have been welcome,
The men were given trial of their
muscle at the wood pile.
Although the work at the South
Salem Flouring Mills is white and
clean, it seems to have u darkening
tendency or the eyes of some of the
boys. Probably night work is the
cause of it.
The canH voted to President Cleve-
land ut the Catholic bazaar will be
sent to him as soon rs the engrav-
ing can be completed. 1t netted
the ladies of the fair Sl2O.
..
Mr.. Kennedy, who has charge of
the "Stillwatern traction engine,
has very fine engine, and one
that can be recommended on its
merits. It's exhibitions were highly
enjoyed 10y nappreciativo audience.
The past was gala week for the
Chemekete hotel. During the
seven days, beginning Sunday,
there were 734 persons registered at
that popular house. Wednesday
was the best day, there being l4O
there then.
The air ship which sailed from
Portland yesterday afternoon bound
for Salem failed to drop down and
see us. These ships may some day
ply between these ports, but in the
present undeveloped state it is inn
possible to Salem with any degree
Of success.
1t is with a considerable degree Of
interest we read the early history of
Oregon and learn that "betwcen
Wilwaukie and Portland, in 1850,
there was much rivalry, each striv-
ing to outdO the other" To-day the
former has population of 200 and
The latter 10000.
The w. c. II. u. at Albany has
membership of y, Ashland has p
Corvallis 30, Dallas %, Eugene 30,
salem AZ, McMinnville Is, and
Portland so. According TO the
'eports at hand, there is a total
membership in the state Of nearly
me thousand.
Saturday the independence stage !
put out slate stating that it would |
rot leave until four o'clock, but |
departed at the usual hour-One !
'clock. A little regulation would |
rot be a bad thing. The result was
hat "A stranger in our midst, seeing |
he notice aud wishing to go 10
independence, waited until four
'clock-and then paid liveryman
3 for taking him over.
In sending In his subscription TO
heever popular WEEKLY JOURNAL,
?. Grover, Jr., Of Booth Bay,
.laine, says quite number OF his
riends, as well as himself are very
much interested in this section and
csire all the information 10 be
btained In regard 10 Salem and
icinage A party from that point
xpect 10 visit this section within "A
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