Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-25

w. Fl. Scott, of Mt. Angel, is a
new apprentice in the Oregon Peni-
tentiary at Salem.
l.. Craven, the Salem contractor,
got the building contract of the
Gervais bank.
Baseball excitement runs high
over the proposed Saturday and
Sunday games.
w. A. Renson, the State street
caterer, has the latest and freshest
things in fruit.
Adjutant Condit aud Quarter
master Ladue go to the Eugene
encampment Friday.
Mr., Cresswell, late of Boothby &
Co., is reported as intending TO locate
n Eastern Oregon.
II. M. Wade & Co. are preparing
to put in fine new glass front for
thelr big hardware house.
A detachment of the'military boys
started this morning for Eugene tc
pitch tent for encampment.
Mrs. DIR. Mccormack returned from
Portland last evening, and is again
with her sister, Mrs. Judge Bean.
Frog ponds in the cutters with
green slime on them would seem to
indicate that Salem has no fears OF
II hot summer.
Mrs. Rev. Bushnell, of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, formerly of Salem,
Or, and Santa Rosa, Cal, is guest
at Prof. ParvIn's.
Lieutenant Murphy and Sergeants
Castleman and Sellwood go today as
detail of "H" company for camp
duty at Eugene.
The city has established the grades
but quite as many frog ponds with
green scum line the cutters of Com
nercial street.
Something new in sailor hats just
received at Mrs. d. L. Fiester's mil
inery store, opposite opera house on
Court St.
Mrs. T. Veashwell, of Linn cOun-
ty, is a late attendant at the Hospi-
tai for the Insane. Her mania is
suicidal.
Col. Lowell has gone to camp
Grant at Eugene to put it in order
for the state encampment. He takes
"a detail with him.
The ladies of the M. e. church
will give an ice cream festival on
Wednesday evening, July 1st, at
parlors.
Hon. J. N. Dolph, of Portland,
arrived in Salem Wednesday, to at
teud meeting of Board of Direc-
tors of McWinnville college, held
here.
The Candy Methodist campmeet-
ing opens Friday. Among Salem
people present will be Revs. Cline
and Wilson, VIM. Cornell, Dexter
Fields, and others with families.
The experiences of great many
people with land sharks will detracl
some from the interest taken in the
of alligators at the Portland
The popularity of the capital city
iu the country press Of Oregon is
unabated. Every paper speaks well
of Salem, Salem papers and Salem
enterprises.
Elder Caleb Chapman, who suf-
fered paralysis two weeks since has
had second stroke, and lies In a
conlatose condition, with little hope
of recovery. This pioneer is in lis
eighty-second year.
AS long as Astoria ties its papers
to Portland, that town will moi
amount to anything. Astoria mus
build on its own bottom or remain
on the retail list. Astoria should
build railroad towards Salem.
Mrs. Frank Sullivan, of Seattle, il
in the city. She will remain while
her husband looks after the business
interests of the Pacific Baptist, o
Portland, of which he is associate
editor.
It. N. Humphrey started today TO
Sweet Home, where he has, will
Mr.. Yost, purchased a saw an'
grlst mill plant. These men ar
good workers, and will no doub
make a success Of their venture.
Mr.. +. II. Rice, who is introduc
ing the Rice combination picke
fence, who suffered from a seriou
runaway accident Saturday nea
McMinnville, is able to be at hi
office today. He is still sore from
bruises and he was deprived OF SOM
facial beauty by the accident.
Miss Julia Capwell, Of Portland
arrived in Salem last evening, Y
spend the summer vacation In tn
Bouquet City. She will spend IN.
time with her sister, Miss OLIVE ID
Capwell, Of the blind school, AM
take her meals at Mrs. PentlandH
The street committee should pol
itself together and get the eiecin
ears running down TO the postofiice
The gentlemen need not be re
minded that they do not repreeen
nrivate interests Ia this matter, Dn
- rannWAnIElIAN AM