Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-11-19
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Eight and a half pages of the big
Oregonian filled with delinquent tax
notices is a sign of prosperity-for the
Oregonlan at least,
A few dam repairs can't stop the
Oregon flax mills any great length OF
time.
Eight percent Salem City warrants
go begging at five to ten percent di =
count. They won't be picked up for
less than par or premium when
the Bryan city treasurer is elected.
All who are opposed to putting our
finances in order and stopping war
iant shaving should vote against
Bryan candidate.
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A reporter asked German friend
who lives on the creek If the floods
bothered him. He said: mo, die
game Nachbarschaft ist versoffen
aber ich bin noch obendrauf.
1t would be simply disastrous 20
those who speculate in city warrants
at a discount to have Bryan city
treasurer who would put them at par
and stop the warrant scalpers taking
rakeoff of ten to twenty percent on
all taxes. Cd
The Marshal of Prlucville one night
last week arrested ten or twelve boys
for violating the curfow ordinance,
which requires boys az ar Is to keep
off the streets after o'clock p. IN.
They were fined 81 apiece. Salem has
a similar law.
Ladies are forbidden to use the
streets for wheeling when the snow
gets over two feet deep.
Salem has German lunch counter
and what is worse the Yankees take
kindly to lebefwurst, mark-knoepfel,
erbsensuppe, schwartenmagen, nudel-
suppe, schweinefuesse, not to say
sauerkraut and rye bread.
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We feel under a cl oud. Editor
Fletcher of the Independent loves US
as a tramp doessa hot stove, but he
loves Ike Patterson better. See here,
Governor aren't you getting little
too miscellaneous in you affections in
your old age? No man can successfully
hiIt with a white and a cClored
at tle same time.
Gov. Lord performs an unpleasant
duty, like putting stop to taking a
human life, in a fearless and philoso-
ohical manner. 1t would be dead easy
'or the people to have "a far. less salts,
factory executive than Lord, though |
here are several Marion county men
who imagine they'd make better one.
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Did those young Salem lawyers get
heir ideas about affidavits from Cher
ington?
The Albany Democrat man is not
'nly pianist and linguist, but an
inventor. He lectures his readers on
he correct way to spell "persever-
nce."
Clackamas is to name the next joint
enator with Marion. Geo. G. Brown
IL has his tail feathers spread to the
opular breeze and is willing to meet
he Populists half way on free silver,
overnment railways and initiative
nd referendum.
Jefferson Myers is right: The Salem
'oard of trade can't run without the
Ielp of the ladies.
A Populist paper says: "An offer
las been placed with the Jackson
ounty officials for all their county
at 2 per cent premium. If
his isn't prosperity under Populist
ule, what is it ?"
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Those young men who are fighting
he Snowman will lind il great deal
Ike fighting newspaper-increases
is popularity.
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A Bryan county treasurer keeps
at par, permits no speculd-
ion or manipulation with warrants.
ergo, Bryan city treasurer would do
he same. lie would be opposed by the
warrant scalDing ring, henceif elected
would owe them nothing, and they
would not be on his bonds. Can you
ee the point?
"Only the Best
ihOuld be your motto when you need
medicine. Do not be induced TO