Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-30
LOCAL BRIEFS.


make room for the new two story
brick which is to go up there.
The military contest takes place
this evening in Portland. The con-
test is between companies G and l,
of the First Regiment.
There were plenty of wild flowers
for Faster decorations at Salem for
people who had the life to get them.
Judging from the amount of new
land broke up and the many tracts
set out to fruit trees, there will be an
unusual demand for farm laborers.
The prospect is good at Salem for
a uniformed rank Knights of Pythi
as lodge. The order is prosperous
here,
F. o. McCown, of Oregon City,
died early Saturday morning at that
place. He leaves wife aud family.
He is well known in this state, being
one OF the early pioneers.
Thomas Drage was put into
straight jacket and taken to Salem
Saturday evening By Sheriff Smith.
The unfortunate. creature appears in
durable, and will be better off where
he can be handled with safety in the
asylum.-Astorian.
The case between the University
students was withdrawn from the
recorders court this morning. This
case was urged into the court by
s some of the boys who have little re-
D spect for the reputation of the school,
Vol. l, No. l, 0f the Condor Globe
has reached this office. 1t is pub
lished at Condor, Gillian county
o Or, by s. P. Shut. 1t is built or
s. the plant of the Arlington Advocate
u and is neat appearing Journal.
1t Baker City Democrat: The editor
= of the Salem Statesman seems t
. want the superintendency of the
- Chemawa Indian training school
We don't believe the president viii
e trade preacher for an editor in this
u instance.
A large number of persons from
the city were seen in the fields and
! out lands in the southern limits OF
. the city Sunday, picking flowers
!. and enjoying outdoor life. Flowers
:, are numerous on the swards and
!, waste lands of the city.
!. The old front is all out ofthe Bush
o building and the excavation is about
). completed for the heating apparatus.
4 The new front will be commenced
!. in few days. When completed
this will be fine iron clad building.
: The JOURNAL forgot to mention
e that the 9th was "Good Friday" a
\ day when our grandmothers insisted
. on having the gardens ready for
e planting beans and sweet corn. The
D signs were favorable this year for
] planting corn in the MOON"
I On next Monday, April 9th, the
commencement exercises of the
Medical department Iof the William
e ette university will take place in
2 Portland. The attendance has been
good this year, and on that day
they will turn out nearly score OF
young M. DIS to torture humanity.
The work on the Bush building is
notdone by contract. Mr.. Bush hires
an overseer and pays the common
lab0rers $500. If it were let to the
lowest bidder, the immediate result
would be to cut down the pay of
common labor, while the middle
men would make the profit if any.
Mr.. Bush's method of building is
commmendable in the interests of
labor.
Jefferson Scriber, at present the
cashier Of the Farmers bank at La
Grande, Oregon, was in Goldendale
a couple of days of the past week on
business. JEFF. a number of years
since was farm hand on the farm
of Grandfather Griffith at Number
Six, and had many friends in that
neighborhood. He will in a short
time remove his family from Salem
to his new home at La Grande.-
Goldendale Sentinel.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Vanduyn, of Sa-
lem, are the guests of Mr.. B. M.
smith, of Albina. II is confidently
hoped that Mr.. Vanduyn, who is
prominent business man, will short
ly locate in this city.-Portland
Telegram. 1t is very likely the
Portland people will be disappointed
in their hopes, as Mr.. Snd Mrs. Van
duyn came to Salem few years ago
for permanent home.