The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-12
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A week of baccalaureate talent In
town leaves fewer hens but probably
a little more grace in the community.
Next! We are getting Quaker rem
edles. II is time for the three.for-a.
dollar electric belt man to hit the
town.
Whatever happened to Salem that II
should have been mistaken for Jay
town that could be worked by the
Quaker Doctors?
The Quaker remedies are all right,
when Il is considered that they furnish
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counteract the effect OF the remedy.
The last hope Of many poor finan-
oier issout on by the announcement
OF a Salem collection agency that they
will proceed to collect outlawed notes.
Judging from the well-fed and port
ly specimens in evidence at Salem the
Oregon Methodist preachers are in
creasing In rotundity and prosperity, |
The VI c. T. u. az woodburn have
passed strenuous resolutions against
the Mormons. a few years ago they
passed resolutions against the hop in.
dustry. and then all went out and got
Jobs in the hop fields.
The president Of the Salem Fruit
Union would be tempted to call the
directors together TO pray for rain
but for the fact that what is needed
TO push tho strawberry crop would
ruin the cherries.
About one thousand Salem people
live in Portland. and all the rest who
have ridden the billy goat in the Ma
sonic lodges. or lead about the gentle
bleating nanny goat In the Eastern
Star lodges, have been down there the
past week An will be home Saturday
or as fast as they sober on
A jury has awarded Miss Birdie Nc
Carthy. a school teacher aged 32
years the sum OF s22 800 as salye for
wounded feelings, broken promises
and other things Thus doth "the
jingle OF the guinea, cure the hurt that
Honor feels"
Now a lot OF twominute enthusiasts
have formed an association for the
purpose of erecting a monument to
sacajawea. The Whitman monu.
ment at walla Walla is not yet paid
for, and II was built by just such peo-
Pile. who patted themselves on the
back for their philanthropy. and repu,
dated the bill
"Flatwheel" Skinner Is one OF the
oldest employees OF the S. p, Co.. and
a man OF wide personal acquaintance
He was great admlrer OF President
Grant. and has not had an attack OF
idolizing president since Grants day
until Roosevelt came along. He has
watched Rooseyelt's career with grow,
ing admiration, until young mans
first love AFFAIR isn't to be compared
vita his enthusiasm for the object OF
his political affections "when had
seen and heard Roosevelt at Salem. "
says Skinner. Il was ready 70 die. I
had the feeling that there was nothing
more to live for had seen and
heard everything that was worth
while in this world. and can't get
over the feeling and don't get over the
feeling" He Is also great admlrer
OF Hermann. whom he used TO know
when he was collector at Roseburs,
When Hermann came down 10 Salem
TO open his campaign skinner was out
10 hear him. He was one OF the sore
Republicans but the speech got him
into line tighter than boeswax. and
when he called on Hermann at the
hotel the old man put both arms
around skinner and they had a regu-
lar love feast and that hxed him.
There arO people who imagine the