Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-27
LOCAL BRIEFS.
#. II. Alliston, of Portland, was
a notary public today.

appointed notary public today.
Tlllamook county today sends
ST75.19 OF her state taxes to the
treasurer.
The attendance at the Highland |
park quaker church meetings con-
tinues.
Isaac Zumwalt, a pioneer of 1876, |
died at his home on the Luckia-
mute, Polk county, Saturday, March |
2lst, aged 76 years.
Cocoa shells make delicious drink. |
For sale by the Great Easteren Tea |
Co, 3l7 Commercial street.
Glass tea sets-four pieces-only
30 cents. Glass tumblers, only As
cents u dozen. Great Eastern Tea
Company.
Two O'Clock tomorrow afternoon,
is the time set for the parade of
horses. The streets are muddy, but
that will not prevent the parade.
Immigrants are still coming to
Salem. Strangers are seen on the
streets every day, who bear the
habits of an Fastener. Kansas
and Nebraska are sending their peo-
pie to this coast by the hundreds.
Call and get a one pound box of
French mixed candy with one dol
lars worth of tea besides your usual
present. Great Eastern Tea Co., 3l7
Commercial street.
The Swanton entertainment last
night was a decided success, and the
increased number of seats taken for
tonight shows that it was duly APP
preciated. New program tonight.
Miss Kate Ladue has severe at
tack of cold and cannot play at the
concert this evening. Her place will
probably be well supplied.
The Willamette river registers
ten feet above low water mark al
this city and is slowly rising
Twelve feet is the highest it has
registered during the past winter
It has been at an excellent boating
stage since the middle of January.
Messrs. Cathcart and Spencer, OF
Clearfield county, Penn, are in Sa'
lem with a view to locating. The
first named gentleman sold 800 acres
of his land for SIS an acre and is
turning his attention to fruit culture
John McCarty, a pioneer of a.
who settled near Perrydale, died on
the Cowlitz, Washington, on q
recent date, and his remains were
brought to and buried at Bethel the
9th. He was 80 years OLD.
Is it fact the new ordinance for
bids farmers peddling vegetables in
this city without license? Is it
right? The consumer and producer
should not be kept apart for the
benefit of the middleman
Mr.. d. J. Cole, of Kansas, state
organizer of the alliance, is in the
city for few days. He was the
guest of Mr.. Tom Davidson Thurs
day night, and will stay few weeks
yet. He has organized alliances at
Marion, Whiteaker and Howell.
When two more are organized, a
county alliance can be formed.
On Tom Davidson's farm stands
an apple tree with a full crop of
several bushels of last falls apples
on it. They have wintered in per-
feet condition and are now very good
eating. They still stick tight to the
tree and our real estate men are
taking Oregon tourists out to show
them how we keep winter apples.
The "Nlght Off," of this city, are
arranging to give an excursion to
to Albany in the near future. They
will give their play and return to
Salem by moonlight. The trip will
be made on Saturday, the boat leav-
ing here some time during the after
noon and return about midnight,
thus giving clerks an opportunity
to rest on Sunday.
Mr.. w. H. Cottle has begun tear
ing down the barn on his lot, corner
Commercial and Union streets. The
house now on that lot is to be
moved back, Mr.. CottIe's present
residence moved onto its place, and
then rumor hath it, the State Insur-
ance company will put up four hand
some stores adjoining their present
block to the north.
w. II. Rineman, the grocer, on
State street was arrested for violating
the ordinance against using more
than the allotted space in sidewalk
display. The new ordinance allows
the merchants but one foot. Seine OF
the merchants insist on having more
room than that. The arrest was
made for not complying with the
law. He was fined $40 and costs,
am ountipg to $l2.45.