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DAILY CAP .AL JOURNAL, OALEM, OREOON, WEDNE8DAY, JANUARY C, 1904.
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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
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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
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GEO. E.
Wholesale Tobacconist and
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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
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Now Is
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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
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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."
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; I January 11; Fisk Jubilee ; ;
; ; Singors. April 4; Mozart ; ;
Symphony Club, April 19; ' '
'. '. Gonoral John B. Gordon. '. '.
STAR EntertalBment Course
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