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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
DITCH A
PUBLIC
NUISANCE
Always An EyeSOre
Has Now Become
a Menace
Its Covering Rotten and It's
Stagnant Pools Serve
as ReceptacleS For
Refuse

Editor Journal: The North Mill
creek ditch running down Division
street to Front, and down the latter
to the brick mill has long been an
eye-sore 10 that part Of the city, and
of recent years has become a men.
ace to the public health, while the
bridges covering the ditch where the
latter crosses or runs down streets
are in such condition as to be eyed
with suspicion by people compelled
10 travel on them, and is a menace to
safety.
The ditch defects water from Mill
creek at North High street. and runs
thence TO Liberty. from which point.
II occupies the center OF Division
street 10 Front Here II turns north
ward, taking up nearly the entire west
half OF Front street to the mills, a
distance Of fully two blocks On Lib.
erty, Commercial and Front streets
the ditch is brldged and from the
corner OF Division and Front to the
mill Il Is covered with planklng. In
many places this bridging is rlckety.
many of the heavy planks used in
construction are loose. and others are
80 absolutely decayed that II is un
safe 10 travel on the structure To
such an extent has the covering of
the ditch on North Front street been
neglected that travel avoids that half
OF the street entirely and the result
is that half Of the street for two blocks
is to all lntents and purposes closed
TO the public, and this on the only
street west OF Liberty on which Il is
possible to pass out of the main part
Of the city to North Salem and the
rich farming country in the Mission
Bottom north OF Salem.
But the gravest danger lies In the
extreme unhealthfulness of the ditch.
While II is not being used as a sewer,
II Is as great a menace to health as
would be an open sewer TO that part
OF Salem. The ditch Is from 80 TO 40
feet wide, about eight feet deep. and
when full carries a large volume of
water When In this condition the
water flows through II sufficiently
swift te keep pure and clean. but
when II is left only partially filled. or
almost empty. as has been the case
for the past few years. the water
is practically staenant the malarial
vapors rising from Il are sickening
and conditions are appalling. A ditch
OF this kind naturally becomes a
dumping place for all manner OF ref.
use that people are too careless or
too lazy TO dispose OF properly. and
all kinds OF things have been found
floating lazily on the surface OF the
foul water. from dead mice. cats. rats
and chickens 20 dead babies This
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
OPEN CONFESSION
Is Good FortheSOlI

We claim no monopoly on honesty, neither a,
assume all the virtue there is in the land.
We are not giving away clothing or condo.
our store out of pure generosity for the public
sell no s25 suits for S4s9, or S25 overcoats for /,
nor do we throw in ticket to Portland with ,
purchase and raise the price to pay for it. W,
claim to be a fair dealing, wide awake clsy
house, always giving you full value for your \
ey and ever ready to make any wrong right
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

Tt, Kidneys a. rW eeui,ttve and tho disease
o. sometimes Ia. md and a.roady chronie
via Tho very hrst symptoms n 10 has hung
on eigh1 W ten ulontha IL Il surely ehronic In
ei,her casa Why take ehaneosi Why not take az
urst tAo only thing known that cures hidnoy
cisuasu 90 Tao chronic a. we'll 49, the primary
aiases Tho fel ease cited below, hy permits,
Eiuu, rs esivvially valuable Dor % incurahility
UAs douhiy couifmcd 10y consulting phy slciAns,
aud NftVr ~, 0YufI undor tho Fulton CompOunQs
$40 secnyrry sas alsp douely ettesled.
Nn Nay 80, les, the son ot h o Pell she
uAatsHg Of thr raaino Coast biscuit Comnary
81 oNVopA and folsom streets, san franrlEgA
Wa d,y,arsd Y the family physician % have
pnysIriRu wes caled in aud connrmrd tho
eiAtavitH- Tue Whole oody Nae swollen with
lronsY, agd fatal termination looked AF ne
fliad Nmpounls Worc then turned 10 As tna
cay rope GA septemeer 70 NE aropsy hat
gisAppoarcd and toe ooy was WE'LL aud af,,t
recovery clmplete aud save Mr.. Pell Wtttt,a
O. pllt NAich uu noW has,
julss0 O A caeaniss, the Police Judee OF san
fra ac sea, aisa attuata the recovery uuiar his
own observation % a ffiead of Ms Who siso
roc'vtrod whcn tho caao lchronic Rrighta Dis
,, ss.s az ,ae s,s,fsys ~, ssy tnosp y % 10
Np - lhc edrent oi tho Fulton Compouptl
n.eliytae knew nething thai would eure kidney
srvenies Al.et teel pes eno ehronlS, Aiout
after tAoy have developed inio ths dreadet
chrenic tQlua % hrtshte n9eaae ami aiAbe Zee
irom chroaio eases that, liko tks AooVa aro d.
cnfaole ~ AZ other kn0wn medicines. II you
sidney trea6le 4 resent FalionS Renal cola
ro1ud viii curo u quickly ~ ID Il q ever eig III
~ ton mouths standing n NJ the enly thlae
knose taat eih save yoaf liie. JOAN ,. tultol
-. ~ MaahiAg,e ,eq sl.est Saa Htaneisse sele
lel1l pllllndUfs. tuitona keaal ComToQnd foi
lrlF htt aud kidney plseaaas. q, ~ Diabetes
~ "a Feee aaAlysaa made tar PAtienta. AeRl
~ panpAlsA We AZ ~ exelaAise nssHta y
tni1 elO.
Palaes Pharmasy. iis ssass o.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

is literally true. It is moi fancy, for
It was but very few years ago when
the body of, newborn infant was
found floating on the waters of the
ditch on Division street, between
Commercial and Front
II is stated above that the ditch is
not used as a sewer. This is not en-
tireIy in accordance with the facts in
the case, for North Mill creek is used
as a sewer by very many of the resi-.
dents along the creek from the point
where IT enters the city limits near
the penitentiarY to the willamette
river. This was stated before the
city council a few weeks ago by a
member of the state board Of health,
who confessed that he himself was
making use Of the creek for a sewer,
that the sewage from his house, like
that from many houses on the creek,
was run into the stream, thus pollut-
ing It's waters. This water, or rather
sewage, runs through the ditch, which
in turn takes It's entire volume of wa.
ter from Mill creek. ony a few blocks
above the mouth of the stream.
II can be easily imagined what the
conditions must be when all this is
taken in account, and when the va.
pors from the stagnant water, rise
the malariai gases floating in the air
over the ditch and drawn into the
nostrils of the passersby and the resi-.
dents of that section, the presence Of
considerable of the illness of that por.
tion Of Salem can easily be accounted
for. Occasionally the water is all al.
lowed to run out of the ditch, and
then for days and weeks the bottom
of the big artificial crack in the earth
is a Shiny mud, sending up a stencil
that would gag mule.
Many OF the residents of that por-
tion of the city favor the filling up
OF the ditch and placing the streets
again in the condition they were in.
tended to be in when the city was
laid out. II this cannot be done, the
owners Of the ditch ought to be com
PEELED to keep 1t clean. and TO keep
the bridges and covering in decent
repair; kepe the ditch clean with
water running through If swift enough
TO prevent stagnatlng, and repair the
bridges so that there will be absolute
ly no question as to their strength and
the safety Of the travelling public, and
prevent a recurrence of such an ac.
cldent as was had on North Front
street a year or two ago, when a sec
lion Of the covering gave way under
one of the Indian school teams, pre-
horses and hack into the
cold and muddy water Of the ditch.
This ditch might be of interest TO
the state board of health, and offers
a splendid field for investigation for
DR.. Woods Hutchinson and his asso-
riates In their search for microbes,
germs and baccill. (Signed)
GREATER SALEM COM
MERCIAL CLUB.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
BOOM FOR
OREGON
GOATS
Created by Two Plucky
Marion County
Breeders
Gets the Record Price For
a Doe at the Kansas
City Stock
Show

r. w. and j. b. Craig, of Macleay,
have done a great service to Oregon.
by taking some fine Angora goats to
the Royal Stock Show, at Kansas
City, and selling them at top figures.
It involved a big expense and took
some grit to carry fne-bred animals so
far, and put them into the great auc.
tion sales in competition with the
best goats from ALL the states and
territories.
The Kansas City Journal, of Oc.
tober gath, has the following of inter
est to goat breeders
Thirteen hundred dollars is the
price L. and P. Witt, of Montrell, Tex,
paid for the prize goat of the Royal
Stock show, at the sale of Angoras
yesterday afternoon. Dick, Jr., is the
title of the little animal for which this
price was paid. He was the property
of F. o. Landrum, of Laguna, Tex, and
won first money for the best buck 2
years old or over. At the sale half an
hour later another buck, which to the
ordinary observer, looked just like
Dick Jr., sold for $3.50. Dick, Jr..
however, belongs to the arlsaocracy,
and has a pedigree that can be traced
back to royal family in South Afri-
ca.
+. o. Landrum owned also the
sweepstakes doe, but refused to put
her up at auction. r. w. Craig owned
the next bes' doe at the show, Oregon
Beauty, which was sold to ]. ]. Cen
try of Montrell, Tex, for $500. So
far as was known yesterday this is
the highest price ever paid for doe.
This price has created a boom for
the Oregon stock, which, up TO this
time, has not cut much of a figure
among breeders. Southern breeders
are anxious TO get hold of some of the
stock from this state, and the Oregon
goat is commanding a good price.
The record of sales October 23d
included the following:
Dick Jr.. first prize buck, 80 F. l.;
sold by f. o. Landrum, Laguna, Tex.
TO Il and p. win, Montrell, Tex.
Price $1,000.
Oregon Beauty. second prize doe, 80
c. b.. sold by Craig Bros, OF Macleay,
Ore, to j. ]. Gentry. of Laguna, Tex.
Price $500.
Doe, owned by Craig Bros, of Mac
ley, Ore, to ]. j, Gentry, Of Montrell,
Tex. Price $175.
Buck, 456; sold by Mrs. NJ, Armer,
of Kingston, N. NJ, to b. Bellows, OF
Hardy. la. Price S145
Buck. 452, sold by c. P. Bailey &
Sons. OF San Jose, Cal, to Kirchner
& Weaver, Of Parksdale, Tex. Price
sos.
Buck, 1O6. sold by ]. w. Troutman &
Sons, OF Komisky, Kan, to George II.
Baldwin, Mendon. III. Price $l5.
Doe. 1894. sold by Craig Bros. Mac
leay, Ore, to Ludlow & Co., Lake Val.
ley, n. NJ Price $500.
The annual banquet Of the American
Angora Goat Association was held at
the Transit House. covers being laid
for about 200. and every seat was
filled. The menu for the banquet was
unique. and tho guests were unani-
nous in the declaration that no bet.
ter bill OF fare could have been offered.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

Chicago. Oct 3O.-A marriage II.
cense was issued today to Benjamin
Horn, Pittsburg capitalist. and Bes-
sic Anthony, national champion wo-
man golfer, They VIII be married No
vemher Sd.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
After the Bank.

Sedalia, Mo, Oct S0.-Robbors
made the second attempt this month
on the safe Of the bank at Pilot Grove
this morning. They failed, but got
$50.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
look the Ralloon Rout.

Chicago, Oct. SO.-Mrs. William Mil.
Ter, wife OF the minister Of the leading
Dunkard church In this city. commit
ted suicide last nlght by inhallng
gas; cause temporary insanity
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

Chicago, oct Sol. L. Perkins &
Company dealers in iron and tin,
failed today, with liabilities OF salO coo
ana assets Of S20OO 200.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
Rla Floods IN EnaIand.

London, Oct S0.-FlOOds are in
ereasing today. The Thames Is the
worst but Peterborough. on the None.
Is submerged.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
A Great Agency

We Have Secured cOHtrol for
This City OF the Fulton Com
pounds, she Only Thlnes Known
60 Medicine That Cure Kidney
Diseases In Both the Primary
End Secondary Stnees.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1903-07-31
EdictO.

edo. don Jose Eduardo Figueras y
,Gimenez, Secretario del Tribunal de
Distrito de Arecibo.
Certifco: Que en- ell procedimiento
jecutivo seguido por don Eduardo
Artau v Costa. contra don Gabriel
,Marrero Sucesicn de don Mateo de
Egual apellido. en- cobro de dollars, el
Letrado defensor de la parte actora, hs
solicitado sc lie adjudiquen los bienes
hipotecados por el principal reclamado
aJcendente a mil doscientos dollars.
c4ntidad inferior las dos terceras par
tbs del setenta cinco por ciento de 50
asaci6n, a cuya solicitud Sc provey6
Dor ell Tribunal, 10 siguiente--Provi-
dencia. a.-Arecibo, Julio veinte y dos de
mil novecientos treS.-Por presentado
|el anterior escrito, y como Sc pide, con
suspension de adjudication. hagase sa-
Der los deudores. Ell precio ofrecido
| |por el actor, los cuales dentro de los
|nueve dias siguientes la notiica cion,
|podran pagar, librando los bienes 6 pre-
|sentar persona one mejore Ia postura,
'en la,forma prevenida en- el articulo
I4o8 de Ia Ley de Enjuiciamiento Civil.
Y para notifcar la Sucesi5n de con
Mateo Marrero Daura por ignorarse
las personals que la componen, expido
la presente, para su inserci6n en- uno
de los periodicos de circulation en- San
Juan, en- Arecibo a 20 de Julio de 1903.
Jose E. Fgueras, Secretario. 81
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-02
B. l.. GRAVES,
Contractor
and Builder.

A full set of plans and specifications
furnished with estimates. I do all
kinds of work, brick or wood. Also
repairing. Let me make you an esti-
mate on your work, it may be to your
interest to do SO. Try it. I can fur
nish any reference required. My
residence is Roy jones' place. Drop
me postal and I will call on you.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-02
A fine line of lounges at the Welsh

| JOURNAL Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellis visited in
Jennings Wednesday.
F. L. Lewis transacted business in
Lake Charles Tuesday.
H. A. Taylor was Crowley bust
ness visitor Wednesday.
No hide is too badly cut or torn
that Johnson won't buy it.
Frank Cotton was Lake Charles
business visitor Wednesday.
J. d. Matthews, of Jennings, trans
acted business here Tuesday.
Philip Coverdale transacted bust
ness in Jennings Wednesday,.
Rev. D. M. Lewis and family visited
friends in Jennings yesterday.
G. B. fowler was business visitor
in Lake Charles Tuesday afternoon.
Dressed and undressed dolls. All
styles and all prices. THE RACKET.
j. c.. Allen and Fred j. Moore, of
Lake Charles, were in town Tuesday.
Come down prices that will make
you come down to see us.
THE RACKET.
G. r. Moore, of Greenburg, KY,
arrived here Tuesday to visit friend s
near town.
Davidson Wesson Implement Co.,
have few second hand plows at a
bargain.
j. P. Kennedy was here Tuesday
from Lake Charles attending to bust
ness matters.
Just received car load of nails at
Paul w. Daniels. Get his prices be-
fore you buy.
A. S. Dwigans came over from G a
1ado, Texas, Tuesday to attend to
business matters.
Davidson-W esson Implement Co.,
ire unloading another car of the cele-
grated Canton plows
Shares of stock in Welsh Oil and
Development Co for sale. Apply at
his Office for information.
r. Munger of Fenton, was in Welsh
m business Tuesday and made this
'ffice an appreciated call.
Largest assortment dress goods,
Ii colors and styles, entirely new.
PAUL w. DANIELS.
A. a. Suffer stopped off here We'd
esday on his return to Roanoke from
business trip to Lake Charles. {
S. r. May, of Mt. Zion, Ill, who {
as interests near town, arrived We'd {
esday to spend a few days here.
Rockers, center tables, china closets, ,
ming chairs, tables, anything you
ant at the Welsh Furniture Store.
S. H. Keoughan was over from Jen- L
ings Tuesday to negotiate for the "A
bring of other Oil wells in the Welsh b
eld e
Trimmings of all kinds at .
PAUL w. DANIELS.
AIt - II. a. IouSSHDduSh CetLuS up IL
ON Crowley Tuesday afternoon to
sit the family of Isaac Yantis, north
town. a
Mrs. Jos. fought returned to Crow L
y Tuesday morning, after spending n
few days visiting the family of G. j. ft
.chard. tt
Misses Gladys Philips and Mae Ma W
sffey, of Jennings, came over We'd J'
sday afternoon and are the guests
Miss Hattie Bower. G.
Mrs. Thos. H. Mcmillan returned tc
Lafayette Tuesday, after visit of M
vera1 days with her sister, Mrs. r. al
Gray, in this city. A
S. A. Winterton left last week for 49,
icago and other northern points to NJ
sit relatives and friends. He ex- 81
cts to be gone about a month. e.
Carload of Crown Pat
1T Flour just received at BIT
anieIs. IL. ne
Three factories at Baton Rouge to
We abandoned the use of fuel oil 1t
/ returned to coal. inability to Sc te'
e oil and the sudden jump in prices al
he cause. pu
y, al
he battleship Alabama will come ~
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-02
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

Table linen at PAUL w. DANIEL S ,
P. J. Unkel transacted business il
Jennings Wednesday.
c. Bell, of Clinton, La, is here or
visit to his son, A. E. Bell.
Deputy Sheriff Harmon, of Lake
Charles, was in town Wednesday.
Full line no use furnishing goods
Call and see. PAUL w. DANIELS.
Mrs. A. S. Spurgeon returned Mon
day afternoon from a visit with Jen-
nings relatives.
Andrew Laidlaw was looking after
business interests in Jennings We'd
nesday afternoon.
Pretty line of lace curtains at assort-
ed prices PAUL w. DANIELS
G. E. Smith came over from Port
Arthur Monday to look after his in
terests in the oil field.
M. B. Van Ness is this week INSTALL
ing an 1s-horse power gasoline en-
CINE in his machine shop.
Highest prices paid for hides of all
kinds, o'possum and squirrel
FRED JOHNSON.
w. w. Welsh, A. E. Bell and r. S.
Greer were in Lake Charles Wednes-
day night attending to business mat
tiers.
Mrs. A. w. Buck and Mrs. E. s.
Carroll went to Iowa, La, Wednesday
afternoon to visit with relatives a
few days.
Largest line of mattings in the
market at popular prices.
PAUL. w. DANIELS.
Mrs. E. J. Pertuit and little niece,
of st. James, arrived Wednesday
evening to spend few days visiting
among friends.
Don't fail to see the new features
about the Canton plows before buying.
DAVIDSON WESSoN IMPLEMENT Co. |
Mrs. F. F. Binde left Wednesday
afternoon for her home in Beaumont,
after visit with her sister, Mrs. J. f.
Tubbs, in this city.
Isaac Fontenot, who was shot
through the body last week by the &C
,idental discharge of a revolver, was
lble to be around town Wednesday.
A. K. Thomas, representing the
Noodmen of the World, is here in the
r1tppnct Of bat |
a lodge in Welsh tonight.
Carload of Crown Pat
mt Flour just received at
Daniels.
Mrs. Geo. w. Wallace and children
eft Tuesday morning for Poplar
bluff, Mo-, after an extended visit
, the family of L. E. Robinson in
lis city.
George A. Bailey, formerly of this I
lace, has purchased the Vinton Her f
Id and will install a plant to do his
wn printing. Mr.. Bailey took pos
ession on the lst.
For the next thirty days we
ill give special discount on
furniture. Now is the time to =
NY.
Welsh Furniture Co., Ltd.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Cooper returned ~
} Ganado, Texas, Wednesday even z
g, after spending the holidays visit
g the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Cooper, north of town. n
Seventy-nine convicts in the State -
at Baton Rouge were :
ven a sumptuous dinner in the din
g room of the prison Christmas day. tt
lie dining hall was deliberately dec Sc
'ated for the occasion. M
All Southern and Pacific passenger
aims will enter and leave Union De- Z
It, on Howard avenue and South Vi
ampart street, New Orleans, in con- Pr
ction with the Illinois Central road,
and after January 4, 1903.
Members of the Welsh Odd Fellow -
dge had their semi-annual election IL
officers Monday night. For some
ason one Office remains to be filed =.
d that will be supplied at next ~
ek's meeting, after which we will -,
blish the names of those who are to -
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-02

I'D behnculties are Gods errands; anc
1 when we are sent upon them we
should esteem it proof of Gsd's con.
} fdence.-H. w. Beecher.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1903-01-02
Carload of Crown Pat
ent Flour just received at
Daniels.

Three factories at Baton Rouge
have abandoned the use of fuel oil
and returned to coal. inability to Sc
cure oil and the sudden jump in prices
is the cause.
The battleship Alabama will come
to New Orleans and figure in the cere-
monies of the next Mardi Gras festiv-
tiles which occur during the month of
February.
G. G. Mccain, of Kokomo, Ind, ar
rived here Monday on a prospecting
tour. He is we'll pleased with the
south, especially this section, and
may decide to locate here.
A Sunday school will be continued
in the Congregational church at 10 a.
M. under the auspices of the church.
All are cordially invited to come and
join in the good work of studying the
Word of God.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1903-09-07
sOBRE FAROS
Z cUAL ES Ia GAUSA? /?

!, I'll ~ de Agosto del aho pasado, Sc
ilevaron q efecto en- San Juan, baio los
2uspicios del comandante G.. w SIentz
de la Armada de los EstaClos Unidos, 6
inspector de faros de Puerto Rico, exa-
menes para los cargos de Asst Kuccper,
d los que concurrieron bue,n ndmero de
a!lumnos, de los cuales % recibieron cer-
uhcaciones de aprobados.
FLa Correspondence de Puerto Ri
coS anuncia unos nuevos ex&menes, GUAM
DO do los anteriormente yerifcados res
tan Ia mayor parte de los alumnos sin
Ocupar puestos en- dicho serYicio, por
falta de vacantes.
., Una de dos: 6 eJ Ctobierno tiene
idea dc traer alguna collection de faros
suhclentes para colocar los aspirantes
habldos 8 por haber SO loropone que la
espefansG sirVa de lenitipo esos Kucc-
per, que sin colocaci6n, Sc encuentran
en- espera de destino.
Menos ex6menes mas colocaciones
es 10 que Sc pecesita en- ell psfs: de 10
oontrsrlo no habra quien SO dispoDga 8
sotrlrlos, para quedar en- Ia misma me-
cesidad.