Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-03

land now arrives at 5:26.
The rains have swollen the creeks
almost to flood stage.
Wild geese are delicacies at our
restaurants at present.
w. M. Sergeant is going out of
business. See his al. in this paper.
The assessment roll indicates that
with ordinarily prudent manage
ment Marion county warrants will
remain at par.
A 25 per cent. increase in property
valuation makes showing that
Marion county may well be proud of.
Very general tokens of respect
were shown Mr.. Wallace. Villa
M tie university adjourned for the
afternoon.
L, Vanduyne, Of Portland, is In
the city on business.
Wednesday at 2:30 the Baptist
ladies' will meet at the church TO
organize a Ladies' Aid society.
The county offices will be closed
tomorrow afternoon.
The sheriff has i'm custody Adam
Grenz, jr., charged with retaining
wages.
f. b. Hatch is acting as agent for
Wells Fargo & Co, in the absence OF
7. H. Reynolds.
Senator Ed. Hirsch with wife and
daughter took the afternoon train
for few days visit at Portland.
Attorney M. w. Hunt made fly
to Turner this morning.
u. A. Moody of The Dalles, who
he's been visiting under the paternal
roof, started for home this afternoon.
Attorney Carson is at Oregon City
attending circuit court.
The board of trade will hold its
regular monthly meeting at the
Hotel Willamette this evening.
Twenty-Five per cent increase in
total wealth does not indicate that
the mortgage tax law has been such
an vful blight on the prosperity OF
the state AS The Oregonian predicted
year ago.
Public spirit is recognized by the
people of Salem when they are
given the opportunity.
1 S. NJ. Mckee, a very pleasant
gentleman and veteran telegrapher
who has been managing the posta
office for few days, has returned
to Portland.
Mr.. Babcock's funeral will be con.
Quoted by the Masonic fraternity, OF
which he was a prominent member,
from the Congregational church at
2 p. m. Wednesday.
The late +. ]. Babcock was mar
ried in 1871 to Ida NJ, d aughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. T.. Pratt. He
leaves sister at Salem, Mrs. John
Gray.
DIR. w. Il. Houser & Bro, of Sa-
lima, Kansas, are recent arrivals from
the grasshopper state, and are set.
tied In the Cottle block.
Reeve MendenhalI, a Quaker from
Newberg, is new addition to the
asylum patients.
The revival at the Christian
church is still fruitful of converts,
and will continue over next Sun
day.
Chauncey Lockwood is again in
charge of the Postal Telegraph at
Salem. He is popular manager
and has built up paying business
for that company. at the capital
city.
John III. Putnam brother of. b.
Putnam, state librarian, was married
TO Miss Annie l.. Merk at Condor,
Or, Oct. 2S,
At Eugene Saturday an old man
was arrested. 1t was hard to tell
which was the most dangerous to
him-the whiskey he had on board
or the can of 25 lbs. of giant powder
he was staggering along with.
AS the election polls do not close
until from 6 to 8 O'Clock tonight,
aud counting cannot be completed
before morning, The JOURNAL Of
Wednesday evening will contain
the first reliable and completed elec.
tion returns. Bulletins will be post
ed tomorrow.
In all the public schools Of Salem
the teachers dismissed at 2 p. M.
Rs token of respect Oh the after
noon of Mr.. Wallaee's funeral. The
children were told that IL was to
honor public spirited citizen, who
did not pile up his wealth TO remain
Idle but put it where II fostered pro-
ductive industries and gave EN-
to labor.
Tangent, Linn county, grange
will bold called meeting Nov. l4th
Vt / O'Clock, to confer the first and
second degrees upon cless Of five.
On Saturday, Nov. 2Sth, It will
confer the third and fourth degrees
upon a class Of nine, meeting 10
at 10 o'clock. Members
IN good standing are invited 20 meet |