Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-19
LOCAL AND Personal.

Supt. Kochler of the S. p. Co. is in
the city today.
w. S. McFadden, of CORVALLIS /,
spent Sunday in the city.
Judge Strahan returned to Salem
on the afternoon train.
Harry Lane, of Portland, is in the
city to-day.
Monday morning the county Jail
is empty, all Lut two hobos sent ~
from the city recorders court.
Mrs. Sam Church returned to her
Portland home on the afternoon
train after visiting with old friends
Il short season.
Alonzo Gesner and party of sur
veyurs are home from their Benton
county territory and will remain for
the winter.
o. f. Paxton who represents the
Meussdurfier bill before the court,
was former private secretary 10
Gov. rhayer.
II. &. Branson, father of H. NJ
Blunson, returns u Kansas today.
He is accompanied by his sou as fai
as Portland.
Branson, the cash grocer. has lots
of grapes and peaches in from
Southern Oregon today.
Surveyor General Byars has the
difficulty among the surveyors at
Mehama all fixed up. He returned
to Portland today.
The sheriff7s office says there have
been an unusual number of special
venires issued this term. Jurors are
scarce as hens teeth.
The ladies guild ofSt. Paul's Epis-
copal church will conduct sociable
at their guild parlors Tuesday even
ing of this week.
An insane woman and a crazy
Chinaman committed to the state
asylum at Salem were brought up
from Portland Saturday night.
Business at the city police court is
dead. Much as is said about Salem
being a tough place, there is very
little criminal business but what is
brought in from the outside.
In spite of sensational dispatches
telegraphed to the Oregonian, war
rants are cashed as usual ut tn,
county treasurer's Office. The boys
sending dispatches should be mor'
careful.
Ralph Geer and bis nephew
Speaker T It Geer, were in the cit,
today, just returning from the Port
land exposition.
Hon. Louis Tarpley is at Salem
an1 will remain TO spend the winter
Mrs. Tarpley will join him from
San francisco.
A gentleman just up from Port
land has let out as state secret
that certain state officials sent Hon
10. Simon to stockholder in THE
CAPITAL JOURNAL company,
threatening him with libel suit il
THE JOURNAL did not let up on its
criticisms.
Ap evening of recitations will be
given by Miss Ames at the Univer-
sity chapel on Wednesday evening,
Oct. 28th, for the benefit of the
University reading room. Admis-
sion 25 cents. Tickets on sale by
the students.
District Attorney Bingham has
disposed of over thirty state cases at
this term and has the criminal
docket pretty well cleaned up. Be
fore the present term he never had a
demurrer to an indictment sustained.
There were thirteen convictions Sc
cured the past week, which is three
less than at the February term.
ID. d. Prettyman brings The
JOURNAL in hill of potatoes that
beats the biggest yet shown, weigh
ing thirteen pounds. This is a re-
markable yield of potatoes, and you
are invited in to inspect them. The
hill contained forty-seven potatoes,
filling common wooden water
bucket. They are of the Burbank
variety and were grown on gravel
soil near Turner.
Clark & Eppley have always been
at rock bottom on prices and are
still there. They will not be under
sold. Prices lower than ever on
groceries of all kinds.