Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-06-23
X-RAYS,
On the WebfoOt Politicians.
Independent Comment on People
in State and Nation.

their interpreting it to suit them
selves and getting to Heaven by the
quickest route.
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This paper carries no large dead
head ads. Our advertisers pay for all
they get and sometimes more.
Salem ahead again The only town
that has an imported bankrupt stock
on sale.
You can see how your taxes are col
lected at the sheriff's office, and how
they are paid into the treasurer's Of
fee; but you can't always see where
they 20 out.
At the rate inroads are being made
on the county's finances, the citizen
who possesses no property whatever,
may most appropriately and feelingly
exclaim, when the tax list is made up
for 1897, BLESSED Be Nothing"
The gang Is shouting to the grand
stand: "No whitewash," yet its
strikers are praying that the men,
bers of the grand jury may see things
in the right light.
Judge Terrell is unfortunate in
having been caught. He is probably
only the tool of the combination.
But he is the official tool.
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"Shirt Waists Off" is the some
what misleading inscription on pla-
card in Salem dry goods establish
ment.
So eX Sheriff Knight thinks the bill
of $1,000 for painting the court house
under Judge Hubbards administra-
tion was enormous. Why John, the
same work under the present admin
istration would have cost $4,000.
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Alexander Graham Bell is said to
be working upon new instrument to
talk through rays of light with the
planet Mars. Mr.. Bell is evidently
not acquainted with the fact that
Senator Mitchell has prior invention
for communications with the planet
Mars. 49,
Fire all honest men out of the party
is the shIbboleth of the modern boss.
Honest men are disagreeable to have
around.
Salem should have home industry
club. There are cigars enough J
smoked by Salem people to give en-
ployment TO thirty or forty cigarmak-
ers and not Cinnamon either. There !
is enough printing used to employ ]
twice as many job printers. There !
are enough tailor made clothes worn |
to employ a score of tailors. 1t is
time to quit importing and go to en-
ploying people who live here.
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Governor, write ten line message, |
put an extra paddock on the room
where the legislative demijohns are
kept, and call those fellow in specia
session.
1t is a noticeable fact that only a
vtry few deeds are being filed in the
county recorders Office at present.
What is the reason for this decrease
in real estate transfers ? Do the real
estate men fear some person may gain
possession of the deeds and raise the
or otherwise mutilate
the original copy.
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A carpenter says he will make
new table for the recorders office for
s5. go exactly like the one that was
lowered" for $1,000. He is not a
good carpenter. He don't know how
TO charge.
OF course, Judge Murphy, clerk OF
the supreme court, does not approve
Of changing the figures in an item
lied bill after it is paid? That amt
the way he keeps his records,
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The grand Jury and prosecuting at
torney seem to be making complete
their Investigation into the charges OF
if not worse, In the
of the county's affairs;-
June 23.
"Irregularlty, if not worse" How
would that sound in grand jury re-
port: 1--WE find the present county
court has been guilty Of irregularity,
II not worse.n That wouldn't be a
oh no.
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Judge Terrell is an honest man.
Letting contracts without taking