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jrr yvp - Tyw m'" ' "jC ' "T "" TiaTTjHwr-T" H-.wW -- p ' " t 'wnv'iw ',rj'""ff'PTY('V7 DAILY CAP .AL JOURNAL, OALEM, OREOON, WEDNE8DAY, JANUARY C, 1904. FIVE r . f - rr" , 9 The Clock of YotJ Fondest Dream. TCJPAVE you for years droaracd of having a superbly handsome clock to take the place of tho old, timoworn, shabby ono that has stood on your manlol so many years? Havo you looked at now clocks now and then and sighed because they cost so much. Wo have tho very clocks you havo been dreaming of and at praces well within your moans. They were a fortunate purchase, bought at loss than their worth. Thoy, are beautiful designs, charmingly finished in black and coloicd' enamels fine timekeepers and will last a whole lifetime and tho prices are $6, $6.50, $7, $7 50, S8, $8.50, and $9. Don'tyou think it would bo worth your while to como and seo liiem? atmy Corner State and Liberty iihiiwii n nn ii it mi i Local Social Realm Events in the HIIIIIIIIIIH II II I 1 1 in H- PERSONALS. Senator Booth camo down from Eu gene last ovonlng for a brlof visit here. Dr. W. T. Williamson camo up from Portland tills morning for a short ata'y. W. Ij. Tooze roturned last ovonlng to Woodburn, after a few days' stay hero. . Shorlff E. M. Gallfor, of Coos coun ty, waa In Salem this morning on of-v flclal business. Prof, J. H. Ackorman loft this morn ing for Corvallls to attond a session of tho board of rogonts of tho agricul tural college. Judgo Durnott loft this morning for McMlnnvlllo to attend, tho funeral of his sister, Mrs. Nelson, which will bo hold tomorrow. Homor Davis was In tho city last t night, and ontortalncd his father, Frank Davis, of "Paradlso Crocker" fame, at tho WUlamotto. H. B. Lounsbury, traveling ngont of Itho Southern Pacific, left this morn ing for points In tho southern part of Rio valloy, aftor a fow days' visit hero. ; McEwen, tho hypnotist, and his par ty arrived Iri Salem this morning from Sllvorton, whero ho played a two Inlght's engagement, filling tho hall 'both nights. C. B. Clomont, of Eugene, formerly a resident of this city, Ib hero as man ngor for McEwen, tho hypnotist. Mr. Clomont at ono tlmo conducted a do tectlvo agoncy horo. An Attachment Suit In tho Justlco court last ovonlng Mark Savago, filed a suit against Sara Leo Lowls, a Chinaman, for tho re covery of $140, alloged to bo duo. An attachment was issued, and Constablo Lewis Bcized two bins of potatoes and flvo head of hogs, located on Brown's Island above this city. Tho caso will probably bo settled this ovonlng. Annual Meeting at McMlnnvllle. , Tho annual mooting of tho mom- bora of tho Oregon Flro Itollof Abso- i elation will bo held at McMlnnvlllo oa Tuesday, January 12th, at 10 o'clock a. in., at Burns' hall, for tho purpose of electing throo trustees, and tho I transaction of such othor business as may bo brought boforo it. 15-lwk OdMlil!lMIMiM GEO. E. Wholesale Tobacconist and Qga Dealer U Largest Stock In "Willamette Valley I 252 COMMERCIAL 8TREET SALEM, OREGON. E innfmiTM A clear Havana 12c cigar. For stein, Manufacturer, Salem, Oregon. .BjBHllHfRjflHRjflHjHjBlKSflHBm j?ie& 3ZazZZ232Z Streets, Salem, Ore. I McEWEN AND ELKS TONIGHT Thora aro going, to bo somo sur prises at tho Grand Opera House to night, and thoro Is going to bo some fun. Profossor McEwen arrlyod this morning, and is In fino trim for mak ing tho offort of his llfo. Salem comes moro nearly being his. homo than any othor placo, for ho belongs to tho lodgo of Elks Jiore, and as ho gives them a bonoflt his vory best work will bo uono. Many tickets havo beo,it sold and tho houso will bo crowded, and, thoroforo, onthuslostlc. 'Wo can't tpll you what tho profossor will do, for ho has such a ropertolro that a whole pa per would bo required. Tho only way to get any Idea of his work is to go and seo it, and, if you do, its dollars to dimes, you will go back oycry night in tho week. Ills work is, In ono respect, much llko kisses good, and hard to get too much of. Thieves on the Train. Mrs. A. S. Hammond, wlfo of tho well-known Grants Pass attorney, was a pasaongor out of Portfand last night on today's Bouthbound overland, No. 15, and during tho night thieves on board tho train stolo a valuable sot of fura belonging to her. Tho loss was discovered this morning. Two colored men on the train woro sus pected, and on tho tralp's arrival at Grants Pass they wero arrested on a warrant sworn out by Mr. Hammond, and woro takon Into custody. Tho furs woro recovered on tho train. It was with somo difficulty that tho suspects wero found at Grants Pass. A hasty search of tho train was fruit less, but on tho second attempt one of tho colorod gonts' was. found stowed away in a toilet room. Tho two men woro accompanied by women of their own. color, and all woro flashily dressed. Ashland Tidings. Grocers like Schilling's Best ut btklnc-powdtr CO0M fUrorinf .xutcu plcM oda as well as you do; they like the moneyback business too. WATERS sale by all dealers, Aug Hucken- New Designs, iot 1904 In jewelryaind watches aro now Bhown at Pomeroy's. If you want tho latest and best there is, you will examinothisstock. You can make your selection at a price to suit, and will be euro of gotting tho beat value for the money. Pries cut in two. , C.T.POMEROY Jeweler and OpUeian, 5BS Com. St. CIRCUIT COURT DOINGS Tooze Wins in a Hop Suit, and Is Awarded 40 Bales Jury Selected in 'the Suit of Frazier and Long Against the West ern Union In tho circuit court this morning Judgo Fraser, of Portland, was" on the bench, in placo of Judgo Burnett, who will bo absont for a fow days on ac count of tho sickness and death of his sister, Mrs. Lucretla Nelson. Tho Jury in tho caso of .George A. LuVlo vs. W. L. Tooze, which caso was on trial yesterday, camo Into court this morning with a sealed verdict, finding for tho defendant. Tho suit was brought for tho recovery of 10 balcB of hops, and tho hops woro se cured by tho plaintiff at that tlmo. Tho Jury found for Mr. Toozo, award ing him -10 bales of hops, 7344 pounds, at 15 a pound, aggregating ?1140.93, and damages amounting to SI. In tho caso of Frazier & Long ngainst tho Western Union Tolegrnph Co., a suit for damages, for tho al loged non-dellvory of a tclogrnm, which caso wont to trial this morning, tho following Jurora wero soloctod to try tho cause: I C. F. Hicks, Jacob Miller, S. Andor son, J. M. Cutsforth, C. Marsh, Chas. Hartman, Geo. Kraus, F. W. Steus- Ioff, C. D. Brown, Bont Jones, B, T. Mnlvln, Sam Helmroth. L. D. Massoy aftd Leo Jeffries, of Mill City, who woro yesterday ar raigned for selling liquor without a license, on. an Information by tho dis trict attorney, this morning appeared in court and filed a motion to quash tho Information, supported 'by affi davits to tho effect that that no wit nesses woro examined prior to tho finding of tho Information, except at' tho preliminary hearing In tho Justlco court, -and that no wltnessos wero heard by tho district attornoy or tho deputy filing tho Information. The af fidavits aro those of Leo Jeffries, L. D. Massoy, S. F. Harvoy, J. P. Guecnor, John A. Joffroy. Harvoy and Quoonor wpr witnesses beforo tho JuBtlco court, and aro named as witnesses In tho Information, as aro several oth ers. After tho solectlon of tho Jury the plaintiffs nubmltted toaUmony, nt tho conclusion of which tho dofon'so moved a non-suit. This was discussed at longth, and numerous authorities wore cited in support of tho contentions of tho attorneys for and against tho mo tion, and tho court, holding that the testimony of the plaintiff did not show tho delayed telegram, if delivered on tlmo, would havo boon tho direct cause of profit to tho plaintiffs, grant ed tho non-Buit, The Jury In tho caso was at onco discharged. ' District Attornoy Hart called up tho caso of State vs. Goo. F. 'Whiting. The defondant was last October Informed against, bolng charged with operate ing a gambling gamo in tho saloon of Alex. Cornoycr during state fair week Mr. Hart showed that throe of tho material witnesses for tho stuto, Fred Johnson, the privnto prosecutor; J. S. Phillips and C. A. Bort, wore away and could not bo summouod to appear. and ho moved a further postponement of 'tha case to tho next term of court Postponement was grantod by Judge Fraser. The caso of the State vs. IS. Mc Clanhan, better known as the auto mobile case, was oallod at 2:30 this afternoon, and the Jury Ib being se lected as thin .paper goes to press. Illauvcrlitj. il.l Mllltt. Gold was discovered In California In ICfQ n..l I.. .aUu.1.. I., -lu.ro ... n f "nu uuw. ill bUIUIUUU 111 JOOa, J. 110 UlB- covory wus uccldoutul In both cases. and tho fuct created the liupredslon I luqt miiios woro "lying around loose." Advonturers drifted about in hopo of "stumbling upon a mine." Mr. Thayer In -his "Marvels of tho Now West" mentions several Imttuncoa of luc-ky "Stumbling." Tlireo men whllo look ing for gold in California disfavored tho dead body of a man who ovidoutly had beon prospecting. "Poor fellow!'' said ouo of tho trio. "Ho lias passed In his checks." "Lot's glvohlin a decent burial," ald another. "Some wlfo or inothor will bo glad if over sho knows it." They began to dig a grave. Three foot below the surface they discovered slgnB of gold. The stranger was burled in another place, uud where they bad located a grave they opened a gold mine. "If you are In doubt," says Tnlley. rand, "whether to write a letter or not, don't!" Ad the advjco applies to many doubts in life besides that of Jet. ter writlBjr. Bulwer. SPECIAL PROGRAM TONIGHT Some Startling and Bewildering Il lusion If You Think Yon Can Be " lieve Your Eyes Go and See McEwen Tonight Tonight tho Elks' big benefit at tho Grand Opera Houso takes placo, and McEwen, tho famous hypnotist and Magician, promises an unusually at tractive program, whllo the Elks' su perb orchestra will bo on hand to ren der Botno very choice musical gems during tho ovonlng. McEwen this season has added somo vory startling magical illu&tons to his oxtonslvo reportolro, and tho press throughout tho country proclaim him tho peer of all. From tho Intense In terest takon In tonight's ontortaln mont by the. Elks and tholr friends, a largo attendanco. is looked for, and those who aro so fortunate as to attond this ovenlng will bo amply repaid by witnessing one of tho social ovonts of the season. It Is expected that n numbor of prominent ElkwllMako part In tho "hypnotic program." Po'rformnnco be gins promptly at 8:15 tonight. MORE SOCIAL EVENTS Liberty Girl Married. At Montosano, Wash., Sunday, Jan uary 3, 1904, at G p. m., Mr. Robert E. Morris and MIsa Wlnnlo' ltumbaugh woro united In mnrrlago at tho Pros bytorian parsonago, by tho Rev. Mr. John Drum. Tho groom Is a young business mnn of the city of Hoqulam, Wash. Tho brldo is tho daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rumbnugh, of Lib erty, a suburb of Salem, whoro sho is well-known. Hor many frlonds thoro and in this city wish hor much happiness in hor now home. The cor emony was witnessed by rolatlvos and lnttmato friends of tho contracting' parties. Mr. and Mrs.' Morris will make tholr future homo In Hoqulam, Washington. Freshman Party, i Last ovonlng tho homo of MIbb Mabel Robertson, on Contor street, was tho scono of a most ontortatnlng J and onjoyablo ovont, Tho freshman class caps having arrived during tho Christmas vacation, Miss Mabel very kindly invited tho members of tho class, who woro bo fortunato as to bo In town, to her homo, whore thoy woro graciously received and entertained J by tho choicest of music, appropriate ly Intorsporsod with vory amusing Btorlos. Aftor enjoying thomsolvos to tho fullest oxtent with those innocent amusements tho froshmon voted tholr hostess a. most royal ontortalnor and returnod home, onch carrying in his or hor hand tho noat rogal black cap, with "07". vory clevorly worked above the visor by tho deft Angora of tho lady mombors of tho class. Knights of Pythias Installation. In tho Holman hall lost ovonlng Central oUge. No. 18, Knights of Pythias, Installod tho officers for tho ensuing torm of six months. Doputy Grand Chancollor II. A. Johnson por forniad tho work, assisted by L. It, i in it irir r IB 1MI11 L.1I .y -- ' rwrnsKYgi LjSSBH I Physicians prescribe It I j for th4r most delicate I ; I OLD and PURE. I ' v IK ' H I ' H For 8ala by ' I A. 8CHREIBER, Salem. 1 i I 163 State St 1 ; I rARMER'8 HOME, I ; iiHBiof ias i tonne Now Is . Aimmdf a ft , irif I To Fit Yourself Out Line veifcoats i You'll make good Interest on next winter. You may prefer a short top coat or, you may fancy a long full cut coat, or perhaps one of medium length will best con- form with your Ideas. But Its all these lengths In the very latest and prices to suit most anyone's buyers always come early when Greatly Salemwoo C. P. BISHOP, Proprietor. Look Out For Out Special Sale. See Out Thursday's Ad. i4HMHt-l1MlglltgiieiiaifrMt Stlnson and F. T. Wrlghtman, and tho following membors'woro Inducted Into tholr Bovoral rospoctlvo chairs! II. H. Turner, chancellor comtnandor; J. M. Lawronco, vico-chancollorj T. J. Cronlse, prolato; Oeorgo C. Will, mas tor at arms; S. A. McFaddon, master of tho oxchequorj W. I. Staley, kcopor of rJcords and seal; F. T. WIghtman, master of tho work; J. L. Freeland, Inner guard; A. H. Johnson, outer guard; J. M. Lawrenco, trustee. ANCIENT PLANTS. Results of Inquiry Into the AntlquKy of Agriculture. Fow people renllzo what a wealth of Interest is to bo found in thp study of tho hUtory of cultivated plants. Agriculture must havo boon ono of tho first steps In civilization. Whon mon b"gan to givo up tho nomadic habit and claim a pormanent resldenco or "homo." Horticulture would follow at no vory distant dato, still as an ad junct of homo, so It Is no wondor that tho two arts aro Invariably associated with that most oxprosslvo monosyl lablo so suggcstlvo of peace, rost and affection. Ono omlnont botanist, At- phonso Do Candollo, spont years of lucrcdlblo labor and research in his study, and ono of his monuments Is his work on tho "Origin of Cultivated Plants." As a single lnstanco of tho In tores t to bo found In this study Just glanco for a moment at ono of our coroaln Tho cultivation of whoat is lost In the mysterious past. Anclont Egyptian monumonts, far older than the Hob row i far older than tho Hobrow i nt 1 m'i rstc;! Salem Abstract scriptures had grown tlmo that tho cultivation was thorough ly ostabllBhod. T'joy asorlbod tho gift of wheat ot. tholr god IbIb. Wco was grown In China bo long ago as 28 I'UHiuiioa ueiuru uiu vjiirisuuu urn, iui,it In a coromony Instituted at that pe riod, tho omperor had to sow rico onco n vont. wlHi rnllf?lnna rltrin Tlnrtov M W. ...V.. .M. .... ...w.' . .-. and millet also go back to tho distant past of tho early mon who built tho lake dwellings of Europe; oat fol( lowed later, and later still camo the cultivation of rye. Malzo waa grown to audi an oxtent that varlutlos wore recognized whon Aztec monuments wer-i raised. Thus tho story goe on, tarrying us on to prohlstorlc, nay, ' primitive time, whoso records aro only read In the refuse heaps of tho early farmers of the world. Current Lltoraturo. ' Three New Shapes In Bluchor and Bal shoes . New last, best fitter oa earth See our now enamel and box calf shoes at OSWALT'S 99 State St, Sales, Oresroa. HietflttlKM-g&44WIPtfranat-gi4t fr to iis t ie i linnet nnan 't3 ? From Our Swell I of your money by purchasing now for the same wlth.-us, for we have all X makes, and In a variety of patterns taste and purse as well. Wise prices are "Reduced 1 At the Asylum. T. A. Drew, aged 34 years, a laboror residing at Coqutllo, was this morning brought to tho asylum from Coos coun ty. Ho Is homicidial, having threat onod to .kill his father and brotUoro, and It becamo necessary to conflna him In t)io asylum. Shorlff Galllor and Jas. Laird, Jr., brought tho man to Salcra. Tho Tacoma Lodgor aptly Bays: "Tho fact that many of tho bodies oC tho flro victims in Chicago wqro robbed tonds to rovivo a waning bo llof In hell." DinniiiunmrrnmiHiiHiii!uuniutnn3 We i Bay and Sell 1 4 - Mortgages i Money To Loan ana Land co. i , p, Iff, "WATERS, Mgf. piiiiuliiiiiiiininiiniiiiiiin i" iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinui1 : : Keep.Thcse Dates Open : : . . . ; I January 11; Fisk Jubilee ; ; ; ; Singors. April 4; Mozart ; ; Symphony Club, April 19; ' ' '. '. Gonoral John B. Gordon. '. '. STAR EntertalBment Course a ; ; Grand Opera Houbo, Watch ; ; for circulars and tickets. ' '. I 4 ' ' Auspices, City Y. M, C. A, and :. Willamette university, ;; :'imiin im n nun i it enMiEStore 4frfr4iiaf ftef HHf 49 i
