Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-27
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Three hundred extra copies Of the
JOURNAL Saturday night.

with relatives at McMinnville.
Mrs. Ed. Lamport and mother,
Mrs Stevens, with the children
leave tomorrow for a few weeks
outing at Newport.
A street car broke an axle Sunday
morning In Yew park ard was
hauled into the Salem iron works
for repairs.
Mr.. Horace Holden Saturday had
the misfortune to have his foot
badly crushed 10y n block Of wood
falling on It.
The Congregational Sunday school
Will picnic at the state fair grounds
tomorrow, Tuesday, starting from
the church at a. IN. aud thereafter.
Round trip tickets by either car line
at one fare.
The Jeffersons met with defeat in
playing the Scios at that place Fri.
day for 5000 a side, by II to l.
Regular meeting of the w. c. IT.
U. Tuesday, July 2Sth, at 2:3O r. III.
BY order of the secretary.
Wanted: Some one with Informal
ton from "interested sourcesD that
the fake will not be repeated.
We had but few copies left of our
Saturdays issue counteracting the
infamous libel on our town.
Miss Lizzie Berringer, of Mehama,
has proved up on 40 acres of land in
the office of the county clerk.
Mr.. w. Fl. Riddell, of Sioux Falls,
Dakota, is in the city, the guest of
his brotber-in-law, Mr.. E, f. Park
hurst and family.
Jas. Batchellor has bought his
daughter Carrie u new piano to sur
prise her on her return from the
mountains.
Miss Minnie Thatcher returned
from Albany today after month
spent with relatives and friends.
DIR. George Wright came over
from McMinnvllie Saturday to see
the results of the fire, returning this
morning.
John Doe and Richard Roe an
swered for their unusual hilarity
with the usual fine before the city
recorder this morning.
1t is foolish for the Statesman to
apologize for its bad break. 1t cam
not correct it.
Mrs. Davis, formerly Miss Emma
Butler, of the Cook hotel force, has
charge Of the Ocean house diuiEg
room at Newport.
Dap'l McKillop was hurt Satur-
day by windlass handle striking
him and cutting an ugly cash in his
forehead, while working on Marion
street sewer.
The town is again flooded with
"green goods circulars, wanting "a
shrewd agent in your town to ban
die my goods" etc.
Begging the community's "ever-
lasting pardon' will not pay in-
creased insurance bills.
G.. d. Gabrielson returned last
night from business trip to Port
land.
w. HI. Adair, Silvertou, writes:
~ want to say for one that appre-
ciate your efforts to make your paper
readable. Talmage's sermons are
worth the price of the paper to me-"
Street Commissioner Crossan put
a force on this morning to build
new bridge across the race at 14th
street, the water all being out of the
ditch enables him to put it in easiest
now.
Does anyone imagine that If a
serious fight had to be made to re-
form existing evils in water works
that the Statesmen would be in it.
1t has simply worked this thing to
force the water works people to buy
it off as it has tried before.
Burning up the water works Satur-
day and Sunday saying it is the best I
in the world shows the utterly un-
reliable character of the Statesman.
1t lied one day or the other.
Mrs. Louis Wentz, mother of T.
A. and w. s. Johnston, of Salem,
celebrated her 61st birthday Sunday
at her home south of Salem. Mrs.
Wentz settled here in 1861, and a
large circle of children and grand
children surprised her on the occa-
sion with fine dinner and presents.
The day was very happy one for
Mrs. Wentz and all her good people.
FOR FIGHTING.-S. +. Finley
md r. l.. Hennirger agreed to go {
Iut in the alley, back of a saloon and {
have square knockdown without
gloves to settle a dispute. Officer
Dilley interfered and they were held {
'her for examination, paying $1z95 {
zach for their sport. The mill was
without any loud talk in
he alley or before his honor. {