Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-03-27
HANDSOME OFFICE.
The Salem Land Company Comfortably
D0miciled and Ready for Active
Business.

has heretofore occupied rooms oveI
the Capital National bank, have
Just moved into their new Office IN
Postofiice block, next door south Of
the JOURNAL Office, where they
h I'VE about the handsomest suite OF
3 0ms In the Northwest.
The floor occupied by them Is 20
by 20 feet and is divided into a front
G Itrance aud Office, the latter
containing the business desks
and surrounded by neat,
substantial railing. Beyond
this a large open waiting room,
with stove, chairs, reading and
writing tables and other convent
ences. The whole floor this far is
covered with oil cloth, numerous
maps are hung up aud papers will
he always provided for the interest
of visitors.
Beyond these is a consultation
room, upon the floor Of which Is a
beautiful Brussels carpet, and sofa,
chairs, tables and other comforts are
provided.
These rooms are all hung with
costly gilt paper and the ceilings
dec ,rated with the newest and
handsomest designs, all performed
under the decorative direction of n.
ID. Jones.
This company Is preparing for an
lctive campaign Of Improvement
and large operations in real estate.
rhey are making speciality Of
town property, fruit and garden
tracts and improved farms, but
they have also some 50, 900 acres Of
timber lands.
They own the Englewood addi-
tion to Salem and propose to expend
over $4,000 In building and I'M
proving 1t this season, having already
contracted for four new houses Of
their own, costing from 5000 to $1,000
each. Mr. Matthews, Of the conf
pany, will build residence and
barn in the same neighborhood,
costing $4,000; Mr.. Barnes will make
Improvements costing $l0OOor $l2Oc,
besides which they have arrange
ments made for several other new
houses.
. The company is composed Of It.
II. Barnes, president; Wm. Howard
Phelps, secretary, and II. V.
Matthews, treasurer, with paid
up capital of $780, 900. They are men
OF good business qualities, and 1t is
pleasant to see them branching out
with such determination to be at
least abreast with the spirit Of
progress
Horse THIEF CAUGHT. Sheriff
Croisan concluded his pursuit Of "a
horse thief last evening by the cap
ture of the culprit and landing him
IN the county Jail at lpte hour.
His name IL given as Charles Ander-
son and the animal was stolen du-
ring Saturday night from the stable
Of james NJ. Martin, of the Waldo
hills, for whom Anderson WAS work
ing as q farm hand. The thief rode
to Jefferson and crossed the ferry
there, from which point Sheriff
Crolsan received the necessary In
telligence after being informed
of the crime and starting
the wires over the sur
rounding country. The horse was
n noticeable one, being n mouse
color, 80 that Mr.. Croisan, accom-
panied by Mr.. Platner, son-in-law
of Mr.. Martin, had no trouble In
tracing the horse ard his rider to
Joseph Jones' farm some miles down
the river from Jefferson, where An
derson WAS arrested while working
for Mr.. Jones, to whom he had hired
out. The horse was recovered also
and both brought back. Anderson
was lodged Ia Jail and was to be ex-
amined before Justice Goodell to-
day, but the prosecuting witness
had not arrived ut o'clock this
afternoon. Anderson claims no de-
fense, so he will probably be bound |
over to await the grand jury.
BILL NYE TO-NIoHT.-The large |
audience that greeted Mr.. Nye and |
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