Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-03-09

Proceeds to help pay for the new
church organ.
Z The precinct meeting to elect dele.
gates 70 attend the Marion county
Democratic convention was held
March 5, and resulted in electing the
following named delegates. Hugh
Eldridge, NJ. j. Egan, Jas. Finney,
Aron Nusom. and Gus Moisan.
Miss Stella Isbell returned hom G
Sunday after visiting for few days
with the Misses Evans of this place.
Mr.. John Ellis left here on the
morning Of the 5th bound for Fort
Wrangle. From thence he expects u
finally reach tFe Klondike gold fields.
Fred and Robert Newsom of this
place and will and Harvey Stephens
Of Salem left for Washington Sunday
the 9Th in search ri employment.
Frank Evans and Ed Fravel who left
for that place short time ago sue
ceeded in finding work an 81 per day
the next day after their arrival 10
Walla Walla.
The people Of Clear Lake know how
to entertain an audience, as was
proven by crowded house last Satur-
day night. Their program consisted
Of music, both vocal and instrumental,
dialogues, recitations, local hits aud
the farce, "That Rascal, Pat" in
which Jud Ganiard as Pat just beat
the Irishman at his own game. After
which necktles were sold, emitting
the purchaser to his supper with one
Of the fairer sex,
The closing exercises of Prof. VIM
II. Egan's school on the eve OF March
was decided success, and was rem
dered before crowded house. Prof.
Egan's pupils all deserve great credit
for the way in which they imperson =
ated the charac ters assigned them.
Master Carl Massey as commedian
takes the cake, and little Ivan Truit
In his solo, "Hoe de Con-" had to re-
spoDd TO an encore as usual. The
proceeds Of the evening was Sl3, which
pays for the library and leaves bal
ance Of SO The pleasure OF the even
ing was somewhat marred by the sud-
den Illness Of Miss Madeline Miller,
daughter of George B. Miller, near
Fairfield. The young lady tainted and
was carried into the open air, but reac-
Jion was so slow that she was taken to
the home OF VIM. G.. Evans p. NJ.
where neighbors and friends rendered
what assistance they could until the
arrlval of Dr. StOtt of Gervais. Miss
Miller was so far recovered as to be
able to return to her home
next morning. A vote of thanks was
rendered Mr.. Egan for his efforts in
be halfof the school.
The sound of the hammer is again
heard in our town. Mr.. VIM. Hoover
reached home on March 2, he having
left Seattle for Skagway, February
s, and is thankful that he was per-
mitted 10 return aliYe If not well. He
is suffering from severe cough that
attacks all classes with the excep-
tion of the native Indians. / shall
give some OF his statements in his
own words. Talk about cold, it is
worse than any Kansas blizzard that
you ever heard Of The wind blows
perfect gale; and on the wharyes, in
the canon and on the summit near
Skagway, the thermometer stands at
about 40 degrees below zero, and in
town about l5. On leaving Skagway
you can walk on dead horses for about
three miles up the canon. There are
about $4,000 people In the towns of
and Dyea, and people are
dying at the rate OF three or four
daily from cerebro spinal menengitis.
| went into dead house and saw
thirteen dead men frozen stiff and
piled upon a bench. Upon making
inquiries about the immense Quanti-
ties OF gold that was reported as being
brought out from the gold fields, /
was told that the only gold about $25
in dust) that had been brought out by
the way Of Skagaway was found on
the bodies Of two men who had at
to come by the way of the
pass from Dawson City, and had
frozen TO death within seventeen
miles OF Skagway. Some OF the new
arrivals tried to be jolly, dancing
around and kicking frozen potato
oyer the wharf. But il was ouly a !
Few minutes until all the jolly that
they could muster was frozen as was
The potato they were kicking, When
MIR Hoover was asked why he did not
fetch his tent and do his own cook
ing, he replied that he could not do
so without pitching II on the Ice, as
The land was all taken.
The question. Why did you return
nome? was answered thus: l did not
start for the gold fields, but only TO
ply my trade that of blacksmithing)
md found that II would locate on a
,avinu nlaea that IL WOuld coat me