Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-10
STATE E

The Albany electric street railway
made its initial trial Tip last Satur-
day.
The ballots of $50 women were re-
fused in Eugene at the recent school
election.
The tax rolls of Lane county which
were given to the sheriff for collection
have been handed back to the clerk
for correction.
A few cattle are reported to have
died in Chewaucan, in Lake county,
lately, from blackleg, a disease that is
greatly feared by cattlemen.
At the last regular debate in the
Eugene university the question, "That
strikes have been beneficial to the la
boring classes" was discussed and de
cided in the affirmative
The board of directors of PrineYllle
has advertised for bids for the con
struction of a public hall in that
town. The bids must all be in by
March 20.
In Eastern Oregon more farm ma
chinery is reported being sold this sea-
son than for the three years preceding
put together. A larger area will be
sowa to grain than ever before.
Mrs. Thomas Driscall, of Heppner,
made two unsuccessful attempts at
suicide Sunday, First taking carbolic
acid and then rough on rats. BY Wig
orous use of a stomach pump her life
was saved.
The Benton county grangers elected
delegates to the state grange to be
held in Corvallis May %, 26, p and %.
B. NJ. Jolly, Bell Fountain, and A. d.
Hale, of Kings valley, with j. S.
Tharp, Bell Fountain, and Perry
Eddy, Kings valley, alternates.
In Albany at the school election 45S
votes were cast. For director, L. NJ.
Curl received 235 votes and ]. X.
Weatherford, PIT. For clerk, f. E.
Allen received 235 and e. r. Huston
PIT. Curl and Huston were on the
ticket endorsed by the A. P. A.
Oregon City has ordered all slot ma
chimes out. Monday all machines
were relegated under counters and
into back rooms and many had their
slots plugged. The only slot ma
chimes that operated were ballot boxes
and they did a fair business.
The La Grande city election resulted
as follows: Mayor, o. RanstOn; re-
corder, A. T. Williams; treasurer,
William Grant; marshal, f. P. Chill
ders. Councilman-First ward, j. G.
Henry: second, julius Roesch; third,
H. T. Stephens. Nearly 600 votes
we're cast. Much interest was taken.
The editor of the Eugene Guard is
down in Mexico revealing in the luxu-
ries of that country. Among the
many unusual things INDUCED in, for
an editor is "Imbibing holy water"
taking in the inspiring scenes Of a
bull fight aud the killing of a Mexican
or two. who were in bully trim for the
fray. lie will n0 doubt, be able to
write some hot editorials after EN-.
billing Mexican music, holy water, and
a bull fight the editor must have
enjoyed himself immensely.
Once in awhile the boys about town
have a bushel of fun. Here is the
latest caper: A gentleman, Of this
city, INDUCED himself in a ''spree"
three or four days ago, and when he
was in the height Of his"jag''a couple
jokers took his note book out of his
pocket and made a memorandum of
all that he had done and some things
he hadn't, giving the correct date
and signing the gentleman's name to
it. The next day "wifey" got hold of
the book and from the fact she and
chubby" had a hair-rulling party,
there is no doubt but she read the ac-
count Of his performances.-Corvallis
Times