Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-18
JEFFERSON NOTES.
Gathered by our Travelling Cores.
pOndent.

wv "ouul twenty dCI6S Ol pOlu-
toes, a short distance south of town,
which are looking fine, and promise
to yield about POO bushels per acre.
z. H. Ewell is still improving his
place adjoining town. He has late
ly set out 800 fruit trees, and large
variety of small fruits.
E. n. Thomas has put out 1900
prune trees on his farm near town,
they are all doing we'll and will un-
doubtedly prove paying invest
ment.
WilliamsIand Stratton, of Miller's
station, Linn county, are busily en-
gagged delivering wood to the o. d
C. r. r., having a contract to fur
nish 400 cords.
Mr.. Walter, proprietor of the JEFF
ferson hotel, has lately put down a
new sidewalk in front of the hotel.
The city council at its last meet
ing ordered a sidewalk built along
the east side of Main street. Also
crosswalks in several places.
The depot building has lately re-
ceived anew roof which adds greatly
to its appearance.
Rev. B. w. Longsworth is put
ting up a new residence near the
Jefferson Institute.
DIR. J. J. Leavitt is having an adj
dition built on to his house, and
otherwise improving it.
Mr.. McCleay, of the firm of Cor
bett & McCleay, of Portland, was in
town last week looking after the
property owned by the firm at this
point.
The Sunday school at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, under the
superintendency of w. T. Rigdon,
is i'll a fiourishing condition, and
has an average attendance of ninety
with an enrolment of over one hun
dred.
Jefferson is sorely in need of
butcher shop, and a good opening
awaits some live, energetic man.
The hop yards in this vicinity are
doing finely, and an abundant yield
is expected.
The farmers in this vicinity have
put in large acreage OF squashes,
upon which to fatten hogs. This is
new adventure in this neighbor-
hood.
Messrs. Oscar Busey, Samuel
Nixon, Charley Cress and Oliver
Hyde, of Harrisburg, passed through
town last week, on their way to
Eastern Oregon.
f. NJ. Miller is having a fine
dwelling erected on his farm, across
the river.
The warehouse of. the Jefferson
Flour Mills, leased by Mr.. Otto
Shultz, has on hand about 1000
bushels of wheat and 600 bushels of
oats.
"a lois Tanzler, our taXidermist,
has a very fine selection of birds,
etc. He took the first prize at the
Mechanics fair in Portland, in 1886.
A. B. Hudllson, our genial post
master, was in Portland last week
on business.
Charley Miller has returned home
"sadder and a wiser man." and
will have to be content with reading
the proceedings of the next legis-
lature, instead of being a participant
therein.
We understand that E. j. Hearn |
will shortly commence the erection
Of a new store adjoining the one he
now occupies.
Mrs. b. n. Longsworth spent last
week visiting her sister, who resides
in Polk county.
b. A. Childers, formerly Of this
place, but at present residing at
Brownsville, paid our town a visit
last week.
w. II. Van Scoy is repainting his
residence and otherwise adding to
its external appearance.
S. r. Foster, agent for Hudson d
Burley, sewing machine agents Of
Salem, was in town last week.
Hay harvest will commence in a
few days.
Crops Of all descriptions are look
ing fine.
Workmen have just completed
repairing the house owned by
Tanzler & Son, adjoining their store.
Mr.. Winters, who lives a short