Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-01-02
JOURNAL "X-RAYs."

Thtlegislature will settle Idown to
Its reular bienuial job on January, 9.
TT
Dat tax the Illlhee club any
NOR than any similar business, or
buslesses. But just the same.
Inn county Is taking steps to hold
a ounty fair at Albany, That's right;
le the legislature pass the Iowa
cunty fair law.
The Philippines will be a more
greeable country TO prospect in than
llaska. Let the miners tackle our
atest acquisition.
The new chief of the fire depart
Inent Is not the least bit handsome,
but he is a practical engineer aud will
get to fire day or night.
TIT
Why shouldn't a business or corpor-
alton pay something for the privi-
lege Of doing business Ia this city, es-
pecislly when he, she or 1t IL non
resident?
j. P. Frizzell Is a public spirited
man, taxpayer aud a man who will
do more to keep our streets in order
than any man who has ever held
that position.
TIT
The Philippine problem looks
mighty small aud contemplate along
side of group OF boys standing on a
street corner decorating the side.
walks with tobacco spit.
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Out OF SO guests at Hotel Pendle-
ton 4s we're city people Wednesday Of
last week. IL Is pleasing to know
that there is one city where people
help keep up a first class hotel.
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BY all means let Governor Geer keep
Adjutant General Tuttle In Office the
rest of mis- life. A man accused OF vio-
lating the law by the man wEo ap-
pointed him ought to be kept in for
ever.
The country Republican papers are
demanding to know what was done al
Salem the past two years with the
Republican campaign funds. II they
knew they would not stay In the
party.
La Grande Observer:-Llnn County
Is out OF debt, and has money In the
treasury. Well you could not expect
anything else. The hnances OF that
county were entirely 10 the hands OF
OF the PopulIsts for four yerrs.
TT
There might be worse things than
90 haVe Canada annexed TO our
country. Both Canadians aud Amer
leans have some qualities that would
be beneficial to each other. Each
can learn something OF the other,
united or single,
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From the insertion OF the exception
clause on the Greenback, TO the propo-
sitlon TO present bill to retire pretty
much everything but National
bank 1. .. u. and gold, does anybody
know OF any financial legislation that
favored the producing classes? Don't
all speak at once.
ttt
The Eugene Broadaxe: The holl-
day edition OF the Capital Journal is
most interesting publication, and
shows that the proprietors OF that
eyer wide-awake aud up-to-date paper
is second TO no newspaper firm In
Oregon. We like the style OF the
Journal, always independent, always
for the people, containing the very
latest news.
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The youngest bride led to the altar
10 the State OF Washington for many
years Is Gertrude May Williams, OF
Tolt, aged 10 years, for whose mar
rlage TO Walter Moser, OF the same
town, the county auditor Issued IL
cense upon the application OF the
girls father. Both parents gave their
consent TO the marriage. Think OF
children being allowed TO marry, when
they are not even allowed to vote or
20 incur a legal deot.-Pendleton E.O'
III
"Do you see that fellow ?" asked
gentleman OF the writer the other
day. "He carries nearly thousand
dollars 10 money orders Ia belt
about his waist" The individual
alluded to is one whose business takes
him about over the country. He had
been saving money and had heen put
ENa.NaH