Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-25
DOWN AT oERvA1s.
Write-Up Of Some Of the Business
People of French Prair1e.

~ The people were all 50 busy he did n,
see half Of them. lie will have
e make another visit and see the res
= as those he did see treated him vel
. well as a nice list Of daily subscriber
: shows.
:, Gervais Is better known as McKiI
= ley Mitchell's town--as the home {
!, the rustling, wide-awake, ,irrepressibl
: produce merchant, who is proverball
;, a hard man to down. Although the
, don't hitch worth a cent he is to Gel
/. yajs what Walter Tooze is to Wood
burn and the people all like him 70
his industry and enterprise. He ha
always kind word for neighbo
and many lift has he given
friend in tight place. He will ge
nearly solid vote.
Mailman & Mangold, hardware anC
farm implements, also have the post
oliice-F. A. Mangold being post.
master for second term.
Herman Salzman is the city jewelel
and has been here nearly two years
and has a good trade.
CDR. j. Stott, who was coroner two
terms, enjoys good practice and
has been at Gervais ten years. He
held the only county Office this town
had for generation, Dr. NJ. A. Flynn
once being representative.
DR.. p. II. Fitzgerald has conducted
the only drug store in Gervais for
three years. lie Is n registered phar-
macist and keeps all In his line right
up TO date as graduate of william
ette should.
Smith & Allen run neat market
since four years. They buy and ship
mutton, veal and pork, doing II busi-
ness of about 5000 year. They put
up good many tons of smoked meat.
A. NJ. Smith has bought out Whit
man 4 Co., confectionery and cigars,
and gives you good shave into the
bargain. Mr.. Smith Is a son OF j. Il.
Smith, raised near GerYais and has
hosts Of friends all over the country.
John Weiss has been handling
good stock Of furniture for three years
past. He is able to fit out a young
couple when they start In life, but
says the coffin business Is the better OF
the two. Jas. Forsythe, OF Salem, has |
been doing fine job of gliding and |
painting on the new altar Of the Sa-
cred Heart church. This work It is
estimated would cost nearly 81 200 If
sent from the East Mr.. Weiss is an
artist In wood work
Gervais has three saloons-Jacob
Bingham, Fred Goulet, and Ed. Du-
puls are the proprietors.
j. E. Ziegler is doing quite busi-
ness in buying stock with VIM. Snod-
grass They ship by the carload to
Portland. They are now buying 800
and two year Olds for Mon
tana.
Mrs. Ed. Dupuis has Just recently
opened nice stock OF millinery and
keeps we'll appointed dress making
parlor.
j. Assman Is Justice OF the peace,
and conducts n neat market. He will
give you steak or u yerdct--just as
you please.
Station Agent w. Merrlman, of the
$. p. Co., is brother Of Geo. Merrl-
man, of Medford, who came so near
being warden Of the state prison. He
has been agent at Gervais two years
and gives good satisfaction.
Geryais has Catholic, Presbyter-
an, and Baptist church, and regular ,
service In the two first. VIM. j.
lark is pastor OF the Gervais Star.
With a weekly service, mostly hops.
lie is doing we'll financially.
Calmels and Rondeau conduct gem
raj merchandise business since about
TX months, succeeding Mr.. Assman.
irs. j. G.. Coleman is the saleslady at
his we'll equipped store. 4
w. Scott Taylor has been In the
arness business thirteen years, and
is healthy, robust appearance indl.
ates that he will be in IL thirteen
ears longer unless he starts for the D,
ext world. He is also the Oldest Ii
uctloneer in the county. ii
A. Calmels and II. G.. Coleman left "a
bout April lst for Cooks Inlet. "
,laska, II is expected they will re- y,
arm "well satisfied" th
The Depot hotel is run by Mrs. tn
larry Nibler,a niece OF the old pioneer Il I,
ranz Nibler, and daughter of John tn
ibler, who died December "a, 1895. d.
he Depot house is we'll known TO the tn
avelling public. Pr
H. L, Koester is city marshal and sa @
SO takes In people for meals az 95 it
nts, with board and lodging. He ari aS
also Democratic candidate for con- or