Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

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store Is in the hands of workmen to
be frescoed.
Six thousand bushels of wheat
were received at Brooks Thursday.
John Baptist Hoffman, of Abiqua,
has declared his intention to become
a citizen.
The heater of the Capital fire en-
gIne bas been condemned and thrown
out.
The front Of J, G. Barr's jewelry
store is to be painted in best style
State Grange Secretary w. NJ.
HiIleroy, of Turner, is Salem Wis
itor today.
o. p. Dabney, recently of Liv-
iugstoue, Mont, is in the city. He
has purhased the Simpson property
on East State street, Opposite Sam
Adolph's) and will make his future
home among us, expecting his fam
lily to arrive within month. Mr..
Dabney is an old Iowa friend and
of s. B. Catterlin.
The "Galley Slave" at the the
opera house Monday evening
Don't fail to witness the superb com-
pany.
The big restaurant opens with the
Sunday dinner.
That was very kind thought aud
a pretty compliment of Albert
brothers surprising their parents at
their simmer home at Mehama,
which they did Thursday.
The remains of Miss Ida Mills,
former Salem lady who died at Port
Townsend, were taken to Linn
county for burial Thursday.
David Prettyman is out as usual
gathering a collection of fruits and
vegetables for the State Agricultural
society,
One ]. w. Tabor, who was digging
a well 90 the Bartlett place on the
Garden road, was badly cut on the
head by falling bucket. He will
recover.
The dust is being nicely laid for
fair week.
Best meals on the ground at the
big restaurant, plenty of room,
plenty to eat, good cooks, good look
ing walters.
Chas. Hellenbrand will hereafter
run his ice cream machinery by a
water mortor, 1t is so delicately
adjusted that its owner claims it
will move with two pOuHds water
pressure. This is valuable feature
with our present water works.
THE Board of Trade which no
louger meets did not meet again as
usual Thursday evening. The time
set for the next meeting which will
not meet is not yet fixed.
The Balmour-Gray company, of
the Cordray theatre, Portland, will
occupy Reeds opera house all of fair
week, opening with the Galley
Slave" on Monday evening, The
company comes with good reputa
ton, and their repertoire is of "a
standard character. A good week.
entertainment may be expected.
There is enough choice fruit in
and about Salem to fill the fruit
palace overlooking, if people would
take the pains to gather il and take
it to the grounds to help the exhibit.
Wheat has dropped to n cents at
Salem.
The fruit palace committee wish
to secure an exhibit of choice ever
bearing black berries. Some fine
branches are also needed.
10 Leveque, the Salems' great
pitcher and general in-field supporter
all around, is able to sit up and is
making progress toward recovery.
1t is doubtful if his physician will
allow him to play again this season.
Mr.. Brewster, who was hurt In
the runaway Thursday is still in a
critical condition, and unconscious.
State Printer Baker has leased his
farm to Mr.. Pennington of Salem.
The American Bridge & Contract
Co. of Portland, have filed articles Of
incorporation tor bridge aud sewer
work.
Judge w. p. Lord and family re-
turned this afternoon from their
warm weather sojourn at Seal Rocks,
all much pleased to get back into
the land of fruit