Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-11
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

1t was just n nice rain, say the
farmers.
The county court will adjourn
this afternoon.
The amount of rainfall yesterday
was 10Y inches.
Fine variety of ocean fish at
| Steiner's market.
The Salem schools will have %
teachers for 1912
Some Salem young men should
find bigger job to hold down than
dry goods box.
Mrs. G. w. Anderson, landlady
of "The Cook" is home from a ten
days absence at the coast.
John Holm has a fine outfit for
his new shop to be opened a week
from Monday.
This is the last day of Holverson's
cut rate white goods sale. Special
drives next week.
Frank G.. Miller, cashier of the
U. S. National bank of Portland, is
in the city on business.
The contract for painting the state
fair grounds buildings was awarded
to f. A. Jaberg, for S6S.50.
DR.. Cartwright reioices over the
arrival of a charming daughter at
his home on his late birthday.
c. G. Shepherd, of Eugene, and
Edmund Harris, of Marshfield, are
late arrivals at the asylum.
Mr.. Bush cannot build on his new
ly acquired lot adjoining his bank
block, as it is leased until next
spring.
Petroleum has again been discov-
cred at Hubbard by fine specimen
of inventive genius in the newspaper
business.
A Mr.. Shives is reported to have
fallen from a building on the Bent
Jones place near Brooks and broke
and bruised several ribs.
Water will be shut off Sunday at II
o'clock noon, to make final connect
ions for the big new pump. 1t will
take several hours only.
Col. Olmstead and lady, and the
lat'ers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Flower, of Michigan, left for New
port today to spend Sunday.
There will be no services in the
M. e. church for the next three
weeks after next Sunday-when
there will be services in the lecture
room.
Mr.. H. Holden has the JoU RNAL's
thanks for a branch of beautiful
Royal Ann cherries, which will at
once be canned for exhibition at the
forthcoming state fair.
J. M. Townsend and wife of
BIuffton, Ohio, who are ma king q
tour of the Pacific coast, are visiting
their old friends, the Steiner broth
ers.
Allen Simpson, who lives about
four miles from Silverton brought in
a black bear scalp today and got 50
bounty. He sold the hide to VIM.
Brown for $3.50, and the scalp now
adorns the JOURNAL Office.
Ed. G. Cross has this summer
handled more and better meats at
his two shops in Salem thaH ever
before. Buying in large quantities
and extra feeding enables him to
offer only the best and at the very
lowest prices.
Complaint comes to this Office
every day that persons drive
over the Willamette bridge at high |
rate Of speed. Trotting over the
new steel bridge should be stopped |
at all hazards, as 1t Is only matter
of time when that will ruin the
There IS complaint at drays stop
ping crosswise in the streets, eaus-
ing street car traffic to suspend and |
travellers in the city streets
swear very much and would desire
to wiring some ones neck, The police
should prevent such needless pro-
family.
A social event last night at the
residence Of r. b. Fleming was a
complete surprise party in honor of
Mrs j. M. Rosenburg and daughter
Greta. About thirty were present
and the young friends of Miss Greta