Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-12
BUSINESS AND OTHER LOCALS
SPlints ssd Splisters Picked u
Areuna Town for Fridays
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floor.
The Salem water company has
spent over 5000 In improvements
the present year, In Salem. Agood
part of this was incurred In extend
ing the water system to Highland
addition.
Palmer's Fnugipapn;, Cnbap-
pie Blossom, Hiawatha, Msyblmrn.
Queen Bess, Helio-Violet, Carnation
Pink, Sachet Powders. many
other delicious perfumes, are to he
found at Brooks 4 CoX's, the State
street druggists.
Ham and eggs are n tritie out of
date, but for all that Mc"row &
Willard have u choice stock %. new
hams.
u. w. johnson & Son are not
slow, In fast, they are rushers.
The truth is they have to he to wait
on their numerous customers.
TIE increased immigration west
ward is not only benetitting Salem,
hut it il materiliy assisting the small
towns thro' the Willamette Valley.
There Is constant and increasing
demand for farms near all of the
smaller towns. Jefferson, Silverton,
Scio, Stayton, Newberg and many
other of our small bergs are reported
AS unusually lively during the past
summer and fall.
Those who have been living In
Salem can scarcely appreciate the
advancement VIZ haye made In
building and improvements during
the past year or two. Let Salem
ite return after two years absence
and drive around our suburbs AID
he would fail to recognize them.
| Where two years ago wheat and
other crops were growing, handsome
! residences are now tn he seen. The
grounds are being improved and
beautified and in time our suburbs
will, with their lawns and gardens,
he a worthy addition tu our fair city.
Tonight occurs the kirmess at
the Congregational church. You
can spend an evening there very
prnfitably. The Congregational
ladies have 1t in charge.
Defined: Grief counts seconds;
happiness forgets hours.
DeLille: Fate gave us parents;
choice, friends.
Ifany wonder is caused I'm your
mind by Denham. the State street
shoe mans popularity ii will be
dispelled by visit To his store. You
will find the cause of II is that he is
trying to please his customers, to
give them a good article at "a reason.
! able price.
Foutaine, the great French writer,
'ruly says. 1--WE are easily persuaded
af what p!eases us"
Klein il here for business. His
business is selling shoes. Ii you are
in need of anything in his line he is
there TO sell il to YOU.
Geo. f.. Good has the finest and
, largest stock OF perfumes and per
ftluIe eases ever brought to Salem.
. Cali at 300 Commercial street and
ser his line. l2stf
|, Remember the Basket social al
, the W. {. T. L. reading room this
t evening under the auspices of the
, t.ndeavor society of tile Christian
church. All young people weic, me.
Lunn's Dry Goods store If stead.
ily forging TO the front as q
reliable firm, from which tC
Purchase anything you may need
in the line OF dry gOnds. Their
stock embraces a full line of silk
umbrellas, fur cloaks, fancy goods,
silk and kid gloves, carpets and oil
cloths, lace curtains, window shades
and poles, trunks and valices.
Can you send your friends any
thing that would please them more
than likeness of yourself. Cater
liz is making cabinet sized photoe
at s2 per dozen.
There was no accident at Patton's
State street book store to-day
Merely the usual crowd of purchas
err looking over his complete stock
. for bargains for the holidays.
: 1t is rather laughable TO see the
views which the Eastern people
have of Oregon. Two Young men
} just from the old York state evident
~ had heard that Oregon was wei
place aud made their calculations
accordingly. They each brought 4
heavy "slicker" and upon their ar
, rival here Immediately dOnned theii
precious slickers In momentary ex'
pectstiJn of the floods Of Oregon
, weather of which they had heard.
After several days wear they dis
appointedly put aside their oil cloth
coats and concluded to wait ill
they got a goad excuse for wearing