Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-05

some time. Enough money mas
been subscribed to erect such a
church edifice as is desired, one
costing about 5000 The plans and
specifications were sent 10 Salem
. couple of weeks ago for correction
and since then nothing has been
done. Eugene Register.
The Pacific Express is trying to
get q new move ON itself, or rather
on the third party people. 1t says:
"A reform paper is necessary in
Oregon. 1t is only when they are
completely whipped, white-washed
and trodden on that men consent to
close their lips. A paper is the
voice of the party. Not to support
II paper is to be utterly defeated as
TO be mute. Men of spirit can never
be defeated to that extent"
Mayor Johu Gagen, of Pendle-
ton, seems to prefer Port Townsend,
Wash. as place of residence and
the East Oregonian says: 1.-THE or
dinances of the city are being vio-
lated with impunity, and the absence
of the mayor from his post of duty
makes the violations easy. The
city government is already in con-
tempt with a large number of the
taxpayers, and it deserves no re-
sp, ct because it lacks the first prin-
ciples of government-the proper
enforcement of its just laws"
Astoria Pioneer: The Oregon
state fair opens at Salem on Septem-
bel 18th, and continues six days.
This will be the best state fair yet
held. The bountiful harvests will
make it possible to show the super
iority of Oregon's soil and the splen-
did fruit crop will convince the visi-
tor that this state is the paradise of
the fruit grower. Over $4,000 in
cash premiums will be paid out to
exhibitors.
Baker City Reville: The story Of
Pine and Eagle valleys productive
ness and the adaptability of their
soil to the growth of grain, hay, veg
etables, fruit, ETC., was first heralded
to the eastern homeseeker by the
friends and neighbors who had pre-
ceded him and tested a land how
with milk and honey.
And, in nine cases out of ten, this
was done by letters written from
those sections and through the med
ium of their local ne wspaper.
A Tacoma paper has an account of
An aged ship. This remarkable YES
vel, fore and aft schooner of about
30 tons register burden, called the
Vigilant, is now and has been regu- |
arly running from Santa Cruz to |
st. Thomas and vice versa, as u pas |
'enger, freight and mail packet, for
Upward of fOur-score years. The vi
,ilant, it il said, was built in Balti-
more, Md. during the very first years
VI our national independence, max
ng her upwards Of 10 years old.
She was of the Baltimore clipper
lass, so famed many years ago for
'peed, and must have been a wonder
md beauty when launched.
The State is certainly wasting
money in the publication of the
Reports Of the Oregon State
Weather Bureau" The only people
'enetitted are the printers who Sc.
he matter up, the State Printer who
harges fat prices for his work and
he compiler who got the "little
eheme" through the legislature.
/. Z. Hayes, Master of the State
irsnge, under whose "direction"
he reports are published should
withdraw the little support he gives
/, as he well enough knows it is
raud Oh the tax payers Of the State.
East OregOnian. Does the Z. o.
efer to the monthly publication is
ued about two or three months late?
Commenting on the write-up
iven Astoria by q visiting jour
aliist, the Columbian says: "If all
his results from the visit Uf one