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OREGON PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Kiwi Vnnual Session-Encouraging
' Growth and ProspectsTo Meet
m Newport Next Year.
ijjje !. nual meeting of the Ore
n pr, -s Association was held in
vjs dtj at the hall of represen
Ktives'i'i thecapltol building, com
jneneliw at 2:30 o'clock, on Friday,
Ail". lt!l and cntmuetl two dayst
jl,,!1 -g called to order by Li. M.
pj'pes ot the Benton Leader. Pre
sent, C. ickell, Jacksonville Times;
cc! B J- Hendricks, Statesman,
calem; ' N. R. Bell, Eoseburg Re
view; Tr i A. Phelps, Medford Ad
vertise) S. Train, Albany Herald;
J.H. Allrich, Newport News; J. B.
Fitliian idette.Salem; "W.W. Baker
Willan i te Farmer and Rural Spir
it; I. I.iikfahieu, Oregon City Cour
ier; E. Thorp, Drain Echo; F. S.
Hardi! Lafayette Register; M.M.
Kanui-1 ; Ed. Casey, Pacific Farnr
en F.I
kley, Capital Journal, fca
, . . "Webb, Pacific Express,
i Frank Davey, Statesman;
eni. J
Portl.ii.
ff.H '
E.C. i
' irry,F. E. Hodgkiu, Salem;
utland, "West Side, Iude-
. : C. C. Doughty, ' Polk
i l iserver; Frank C.Baker,
utcr, Prof. Horner, Poet
; W.W. Brooks, Indepeud-
I pendt '
I Coun'
state
Laure;
ence.
LctU
- regretting inability to be
were received from D. I.
Grant county News ; L.
West Shore; A. 6. A.
Portland Journal of Cotn-
J. A. Douthit, Ochoco Re
present
Asbury
Samuel,
Perkes,
mereo ;
view ; W. A. Wash, Dallas Item
izer ; M. U. Munly, Portland Cath
olic Sentinel ; Beach & Beach, Lake
county Examiner ; W. F. Benjamin,
Plaindealer; J. F. Halloran,
Astorian ; Robt, Johnson, Corvallis
Times ;
The session was devoted to the
adoption of amended constitution
mil by-laws and the consideration
of the interests of the profession.
On motion, an opportunity was af
forded to read a memorial from the
W.T. C. T. TL, asking editors and
publishers to give the temperance re
form fair consideration and space in
in tbeir columns.
The address was ordered to be
pread on the minutes. The follow
ing olllcers were eiecieu : i-resi-
deut, J. R. N. Bell ; vice-presidents,
SI. L. Pipes, R. J. Hendricks, W.
IT. Baker, S. S. Train, J. P. Wager ;
Secretary, Charles Nickell ; Treas
urer, S. S. Train ; sergeaut-at-arms,
S. 15 Fithian.
Upon motion, cx-U. S. Senator J.
H. Slater, and Mayor DcLashmutt,
former editors and publishers, were
fleeted as honorary members of the
issoclation.
The various standing committees
were appointed, everybody who had
fcsisted, but particularly the ladies,
Miss Pearl Scott, Miss Grace Linda
say and Mrs. Rockenlleld, were
thanked. A very pleasant and
profitable timo was enjoyed.
AT XICI11T.
The public well responded to the
invitation to the public meeting in
the hall of representatives. The
larjje assemblage of ladies and gen
tlemen would scarcely indicate the
lenee of so many as are known to
be away. Tho 2nd regimental
Band under Prof. Coomer, in their
handsome uniform, did themselves
nil the town great credit. Miss Lind
y von deserved cheers by the song.
Mivs Pearl Scott played an instru
mental piece so ably as to secure
W encore. On the platform were
Resident Pipes, Mr. J. R. N. Bell,
president elect, Governor Ponuoyer,
Mayor DeLashmutt, of Portland;
Ex-Senator Slater, of LaGrande;
Mayor Murphy of Salem; Hon. A.
Bush and Prof J. B. Horner. Pres
ent Pipes presided with great dig
ni'yand spoke clearly and forci
, and very happiy. Gov. Pen
"xyer gave a thoughtful elevating
ww. characteristic address of wol-
ftme with practical suggestions.
Mayor Murphy's wolcomo to tho
"uiiii-ipality was cordial and ap
llriute. Tho Presidont responded
10 a pxxl humored, sensible speech,
fruf. Horner's poem was admirably
Ui kn ping Wtn ti,0 occasion. The
iiiK addrej by Hon. Van De
I'lnutt, Mayor of Portland, w
thoughtful dooument touching
"ui-h riltvent matter, ami well ex-l.-.l.
At tl.e close. Prof. MeOSlrov's little
art
iri-K-nted lile honor with a
dutiful boquet. Mr. RoektMiAeld
' "!' basket full of lovely buUou
k ixMiueta. out) for each ineiiiber
' tin- uxociatiftH aud the inulciaiVfs
u cUinj UiU report the Cai
"! Joi hxal (leaiiw to expreea. no
"Muury pleasure in Ute rtalt of no
ny o,- uw eraft to tlwoapUal city.
KK-tal Intercourse with the
"' ' r n of thepuild ha leen wry
'' 1 .u. d llu- Xjiilv i-eXprt-hm-d
that all may be spared to meet with
each other and many others at New
port a year hence.
P. S. Immediately after adjourn
ment of this morning's session,
President Bell Invited the associa
tion to repair to his office to eat
Roseburg peaches, elsewhere referred
to. Ample justice was done to the
bountiful supply of lusciuos fruit.
LOCAL NOTES.
Call on Winters & Thomas for tho
best groceries in town 1
Painless dental operations at Dr.
T. C. Smith's, 02 State street.
Cream soda, ice cream soda, milk
shakes, lemonades, at Strong & Co.'s
The Academy of the Sacred Heart,
or Sisters School, is receiving n coat
of paint.
A fine ice cream time to-night at
the I. O. O. F. Lodge for members
and their families.
Sunday School at 12 o'clock tfut
no other service at the Evangeli
cal church to-morrow.
Of the public meetingof tho Press
Association last night Prof. J. B.
Horner says, "Juut like Salem; it
never does things by halves."
Besides our neighbor, the State
Normal school at Monmouth, there
is one at Ashland, Jackson county.
Its president, J. S. Sweet, is in
town.
Prof. M. V. Rork will lecture in
Liberal Hall, on the corner of Court
& Liberty streets, over tho printing
offices to-morrow evening at 8 o '
clock, subject, "The Lord's Prayer."
All invited.
A change is soon to be mado at
the county farm for tho poor, Mr.
Illidge retiring, as J. II. McConnick
has been appointed superintendent
by the county court. Mac will make
an efficient and faithful officer.
The coast has strong attractions
oven during this generally cool and
pleasant summer. Nestucca comes
in for its share of visitors, J. 11.
McConnick and family being among
tho next to go and enjoy the tonic
of the salt breeze and out door life.
The railroads are not only civil
izers but also beneficent restorers to
each other's society of those long
separated. On a recent train Dr. J.
W. Meredith welcomed his sister
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Hines, of the Garden City of Cali
fornia, San Jose. They had not met
for nearly a quarter of a century.
The Railroad commissioners are
busy preparing their report for the
next legislature. Each commissioner
as well as clerk Bell is taking a di
vision of tho labor. They aro ar
ranging to condenso it to 200 pages.
The question of what the states have
done in tho matter of similar com
missions, and other points, require
nn immense nmount of research and
correspondence.
A Fine Art Work.
Tho Cyelorama of the Gettysburg
battles now on' exhibition in Port
land has such a marvelous per
spective and tho figures are so life
like that Judge Matthew Deady, af
ter standing and admiring it for
awhile, asked the lecturer how pow
erful a glass they wero looking at
the picturo through, and was sur
prised when told there was nothing
intervening between tho naked eye
and the painting which was but 18
feet from him. Old soldiers who
were at tho battle of Gettysburg be
come intensely interested nnd ab
sorbed and in memory fight tho bat
tips over again. It is a wonderful
work of art aud this latest one is a
great improvement over the first
ones, good as they were. The
Cyelorama Company proves to bo a
paying investment.
Itrtnrnlng From CMrftgo.
To-day Mr. Mays, of The Dallas,
passed through Salem on his way
home, roturniiigvla California. Ho
was a delegate to the Republican
National Convention at Chicago.
As a member of tho notification
committee ho visited Indianapolis
and Now York to notify Harrison
and Morton of their nomination.
Ho is strong in hia Iwlief that the
republican ticket will be elected
and rather think that every north
eru state may be carried.
Cxeltln? '
Dick Pattou, a Salem printer, and
one Eotr, from the Waldo HIIU,
were to run a 1) spurt at the Fair
grounds, at three o'clock toAiy, for
$100 a Me. Haleni liad faith In her
own man, backed Uiiy and felt con
fident of hia auocea.
Remember the ptpel taitipeniiMe
serrtew lit the W. C.
T. U.
every Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
CMliren Cry-vPitcier's Castaria
CROQUET FIENDS.
Some Social Chat About an Amuse
ment That Has Many Vo
taries in Salem.
On a recent evening as a Jouhn'AIj
reporter was shying for an item, he
saw a light on Court street, near the
river, which was rushing here, there,
everywhere ! A closer inspection re
veals the fact that it was not a will
o' the wisp, as at first supposed, but
a lantern in the hands of Mr. John
Stelger, who was carrying it from
wicket to wicket for the purposo of
lighting tho way for Miss Josio
Brown and Mr. Childers, Miss Kitty
Card and Mr. Ollio Shelberg, tho
two first being pitted against the
last two in a game of croquet. Tho
game grew very interesting' and
was finally won by Miss Brown nnd
her partner, when they received, in
the reporter's mind, three cheers
and n tiger. After the game Mrs.
Boothby invited the players, their
gallant lantern carrier and the spec
tators over to her rcsidenco whero
Miss "Jo." and Mr. Rossiter fur
nished some excellent music and all
seemed to pass a very enioyable
evening.
This game led the reporter
to look around tho city and
he finds there are regular invetcr-
ates who might well bo dubbed
"croquet fiends," or "slaves," a
number of whom meet every day at
Squire Clagget's on Commercial St.
and lay it lovingly over one another
for hours. The roll is called promptly
at 3 P. M. and when one fails to
answer, it is at once decided that he
is sick, and a committee is appointed
to sit on him, a proceeding "that al
ways brings him promptly around
at next roll call unless ho is still
sick, in which case they sit on him
again. The best players they have
are those that hit tho most balls and
go through tho most arches, and the
partners who beat get out first.
Swearing is strictly prohibited.
Queveilo no'er
In nil hU llfo whs known to sworn-
Kxocpt hitinll oaths to draco Ills KpeeeliCM,
As
"ilasii my
wigs i- una "uurn niy
breeches.
So those players will indulge in
such expressions as My gorry ! dog
gono ! knock him out ! and other
such slight aberrations from strict
propriety. The old gentlemen who
devoto their leisuro time to this
amusement, and attract the atten
tion of tho many passers-by, have
all tho appearanco of steady going
church deacons.
Handsome and Toothsome
By special invitation of Mr. J. R.
N. Bell, the editors of the JouitXAi.
visited his office in tho state capitol,
and were regaled with as handsomo
and luscious peaches as we over saw.
Mr. Bell "knowing how it is your
self" with hard worked newspaper
men and state officials and particu
larly the latter, ahem ! followed
out the benevolent promptings of a
naturally large and warm heart, and
stood treat for thee two classes in
tho matter of fine peaches aud ice
water tho latter in unlimited quan
tities in the lobby. The pouches filled
an aclilng void, nnd w6nt right to
the proper spot deliclously. They
nro a sample of what Southern Ore
gon in general, and Douglas county
and the city of Roseburg hi particu
lar, can produce. Theo were grown
on tho orchard of Tlios. Farqunr,
adjoining the residence of Mr. Bell.
Such fruit can be shipped at mid
night and reach Salem by about
breakfast time tho noxt day. Does
not that beat California fruit that
must bo picked a little green, and
arrive after much longer travel? If
onough more poaches aro ripe, Mr.
Bell will to-morrow treat all tho
visiting editors and publishers, as
lie has sont for sevoral boxes.
The Mate Fair, .Neil Jlontb.
The state fair begins in a month,
August 10th. Farmer readers of the
JouiixAT., what are you going to
exhibit? stock, grain, vegetables,
fruit, dairy produce or honey? Let
Marion county beutthohtHto. Farm
ers' wlvo and daughter, too, play
no unimportant jntrt witli their but
ter, pickle, preserves, specimens of
cooking, Dower, needlework ami
other thing In their department.
Our hortieulturiaU in town will
make some flrtUrate lloral diaplay,
aa uual. It i hoped tliat the ex
hibit of machinery and good of
varous kind will excel anythiug hi
tiioi-B line In paat year. Ha leu i
merchant might do tuewaeive
credit, and And It profitable to make
guod dUplay. Kjieakiug of stock,
u friend who hit noted the wuy that
lite wuti-r '-art driver make hi!
hor- wulk up when sprinkling!
' tin KiiL't, uk why tli- Airrn-uitu-i
ral Modety doea not offer prlae for '
the btat walker among draught,
roadster and muldle horw-. Echo'
Wjstti-M "Why not.'"
l'KUSONALS.
W. II. Byars is back from Moha-
ma.
Mrs. John Brooks has taken a turn
for the better.
Miss Mluuie Perriue has gone to
Yaqulnn.
Miss Jessie Creighton has gone to
Harrleburg for a few weeks.
Editor Chns. Nickclis and wife
went to Portland on tho early train.
Mrs. Dr. Glesy and child, of Port
land, nro visiting her parents,
Mayor Murphy and wife.
At Dr. Rowland's farm, beyond
Silverton, his daughter, Mrs. Jay
Smith, and Miss Bessie Smith aro
rusticating.
Senator-elect E. T. Hatch and
wife from Polk county aro visiting
the parents of the former.
Elder David Browerand wife who
have been visiting their children In
tliis and Linn county, returned
home to-day.
Rev. J. L. Parrish went to Forest
Grove to-day to bring home his wife
who remained there a few days after
their marriage.
Mr. Allan Rhodes has been re-ni-pointcd
janitor of the court house
for another year, having given sat
isfaction in the discharge of his du
ties in the pat.
E. Casery of tho Pacific Fanner,
E. 1. Thorp, of the Drain Echo,
and Frank S. Harding, Oregon
Register, Lafayette, were among
our cullers to-day.
G. P. Litchfield, who has been
traveling as far south as Ashland,
in the fruit buying and seed selling
departments of John U. Wright's
business, returned this morning.
Tho overland from California to
day was well filled with the various
classes of passengers. W. H. Hoi
comb and 15. Campbell, of tho O. R.
& N. road were aboard returning to
Portland.
A Show Splendidly Advertised.
The Sells Brothers who have
been before the public for over six
teen years, wero never known to do
anything by halves. Whether in ex
hibiting the most noted attractions
that capital and good judgment can
procure, or In conspicuously an
nouncing them to tho public, they
huyo no equal in America. Fame
has never denied her laurels to tho
Sells Brothers' show, but the tro
phies sho has bestowed have ever
been for true merit and not for nier
ctritious display. They not only have
an exceptionally entertaining exhi
bition, but know better the methods
of bringing it before tho people.
Every board and dead wall within
the city, and in the surrounding
suburbs for u radius of twenty miles,
isab'lazowith pictorial posters. Illus
trated couriers and programs
have been disseminated by the
thousand, and tho advertisement
columns of tho various city papers
testify to their enterprise. As else
where announced the show will lie
in Salem Tuesday, 28th.
I'rehli) tcrinn Clnirrli.
There will bo no preaching ser
vices at the Presbyterian church
next Sabbath nor thereafter during
tho month of August. The Sabbath
Scliool will bo held at the usual
hour (12 m.) and tho Young People's
Society of Christian Kntleavor will
hold services each Sabbath at OtfU p.
in. Tho pastor, II. A. Newell and
ills family expect to bo absent from
the city. Tho audience room will
lie thoroughly refitted and decorated
during tho month.
Corrrrtlon.
In speaking of the contract for
painting tho state capitol, a mistake
was made In tlioso columns, by stat
ing that the successful bidder, Win.
Wieklo, was of Portland, whereas
he is a Salem man. So all of these
contracts mentioned at tho time,
wero secured by Salem firms; B.
F. Drake, of tho foundry, and I)u-
gan Bros., plumbers, being thoolhur
two Bueceagftil bidders.
A Valued Itadtff.
A valued memento Is worn by Mr.
Black who arrived in town to-day,
Mini i attracting much attention.
It i one of the original Harriaon
election badge of 40 year ago, bear
ing the hero's name and the typical
log cabin and barrel of hard elder.
It la of trmm and bears murk of age
and uaage. It i entirely needle
to May liow M r. Slaek I n tend to vote.
t
I'M kry Ur.
l'arrar A Co. luve a freah atock of
fruit, vegetable and berrie wwy
lay, ami their fancy aud staple
grocery department la oonttautly re
Itleuiahed. CMliren CrjftfPitcier'jsCastDria
StISCKI.T.ANT:OUS.
T. McF. PATTON
Has just received
NEW STOCK
Cambridge Bibles,
Plain and Fancy Stationery,
Embossed Scrap Pictures,
Birthday Cards,
Day School Rewards,
.GIUTSIIBTIIlIOIilMiOt,
Natural Law in the Spiritual World 25cf
Leather Card Cases,
Leather Pocket Books,
Leather Purses,
London Incandescent Steel Pens, Nos. 1, 2, 3, h 5 k 6,
Acme Writing Tabids.
9S, STATE ST. - SALEM, ORB
Q. W. JOHNSON,
CAltKIKS A FINK LINK OF
CLOTHING
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, etc.
2i$C) Commercial Sired, - - Salem.
THE BEST STOCK OP STOVES
IN TIIK
R. M. WADE & CO'.S
282 to 286 Commercial Street, SALEM,
AND MANY OTHER
Also a Complete Slock of Hardware and
$AMjfa 2k?C
Has purehatwl and refittwl W, P, Johnson's Art Gallery on Coininorcial Sireol.
AnrHirilUrl!!KkuooMli! tli Kl, Mini wttlwmr
NEW SCENERY AND ACCESSORIES
We feei eertnlii of plMluv Mil (wtriHW, Itrlii I he lltUo out.
Wo iiutku h iwiMUy ol
Children's Pictures !
Awl glv mcIi ittur our xinowtl lluUon.
to pittum ytm.
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YOU HAUCJAINK IN
FURNITURE
JO TO
HOTAN WIII'PHieV,
102 CwH lift,, 0nm.
flavin bought out the remainder A th
i lutlr fa"l4r) t"k, wo urc prrl to
xll cbalra lu r ttiuitHii) Ihum- luOn-gun
CITY IS AT
Garland Stoves,
Charter Oak Stoves,
Brighton Hang
LEADING STYLES,
Farm Machinery, Wagons ami Carriages
(live ua h IUIii. ml we will ttnrlwirur
lvrtiw
llMnl Hf IhhIIhIImh,
jN lb" lkm of &ttJuJou.rUjtrioii
futmty, Oregon, will rmm at Uu mxiuty
MMVbouMi lu thlriu un Muuday, AumuhI
SI, Ml, mhI oohUiiim In olun Iter Atr
uau weak, fur Um 4juUout of wm
"JS&IJul SU.UHI. T.H.I'ATTON.
V4wtoT A mtmvT ol Mrlun Co. , Or.
KllK.TiltO for tliu t'AI'HAI. Jol'H-NAI..