Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-12-16
LOCAL BRHvlTlES.
News Of the City and Vicinity for To
days Readers.

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and school pt rposes. This is All un-
usually large levy and was made to
defray the expenses Of the past sum-
mer In rebuilding bridges, etc,
which were washed out by the Hood
Of last wiuter. 1t was thought best
to pay up at once instead Of carry
ing outstanding warrants until they
gradually wore away.---Scio Press.
II you are thiuking Of having
your picture taken don't fail to go
around to Cutterlin's aud see sam
Piles Of what he eau do.
A movement has been started in
New York to hold a congress during
the Columbian exhibition in 1893 of
delegates of all republicans and all
countries that favor the republican
form Of government.
There will be seven democratic
senators and nineteen representa-
tives in our next state legislature.
James w. Hathaway, of Mon
tana, took the office of postmaster
of the house of representatives at
Washington yesterday.
Brooks 4 Harritt at the State
street gun store have large stock
of Christmas goods embracing suit
able presents for older persons and
gifts which will set the smaller
folks wild with delight.
The trial trip of the air ship man.
ufactured by the Mt. CARMEL Ill.
company which will take place in
two weeks will be watched with u
great deal of interest, as the subject
of aerial navigation has been occupy
lug considerable attention lately.
Patton's state street book store Is
headquarters for books, cards, and
Christmas gifts.
The British House of Commons
has voted S25, 900 for the purchase
of seed potat"es for the distressed
lund'cultivutors in Ireland.
Here's good news to the school
children who are not 50 fortunate
Us to live Oh the street-car liue. You
eau buy stylish pair of shoes that
will tit you perfectly at reasonable
prices at Deuham's shoe store.
The want in Dakota and Nebras.
ka is scarcely appreciated In this
land of plenty. In twelve counties
in Nebraska 10000 families are re-
ported Is be in want, while Dakota
Is as bad il not in worse shape
financially.
ST, LOUIS Globe Democrat: Mr..
Cleveland still preserves his eEtra0r-
dinary sileuce upon the silver issue,
!, and the country has no reason,
therefore, to believe that he has
changed his opinion that he enter.
tained in that relation when he said
that silver coinage ought to he
stopped.
Holiday Slippers.--Don't buy old
style slippers, get something new.
No Old style carried over from
last year. We have the finest In
velvet or plush, patent leather
trimmed, to be found in the city at
prices that are Eastern. James Den
ham 4 Co., boots and shoes, lis
State street. 1918 If
TACOMA NEWS: The Farmers
, Alliance, at Ocala. Florida, declared
that the burning question Of the
hour is: "Whether the dollar ar he
citizen il to be the sovereign in the
United States" 1t will be observed
from this terse way of putting the
issue between the plutocrats and the
people that the farmers understand
how to use plain Anglo-Saxon to
express their ideas.
!, Mrs. NJ. T.. Mccoy, physician and
surgeon. Up stairs, over n. Burley's
ewing machine office OH CONNER
clal street, Salem. Chronic diseases
a specially. Cure or no pay. Con-
sultation tree. l2-S.tf
Teacher-"rry to remember this:
Milton, the poet, was blind. Can
you remember it?" "Yes, ma'aIn."
"Now what was Milton's greatest
misfortune?" "He was a poet. p
Elk.
LADIES', now is your time to get II
fine French kid hand-sewed shoe
very cheap as we will sell them at
low rates in order to introduce them.
Never before have you bought these
shoes 80 low az we offer them. At
Ben Forstner's Farmers store.
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Alaska's census report shows
IS, 600 population.
Geo. f. Good has the finest and
largest stock of perfumes and per-
fume cases ever brought to Salem.
Call at 800 Commercial street and
see his line. l28tf
Remember Geo. +. Smiths special
inducements to purchasers.
Eighty-three failures Of business
houses on the Pacific coast for No
vember.
Gas wells at Stockton hnw $1,000
feet daily.
Montee Bros. are always crowd
ed with work. Their 500 photos
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