Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-03-04

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Their daughter, Jane, married J. w.
! Crook, a young man, who helped MT
Earnest carry on the farm for a num-
Der ef years. Crook and wife after a
time built a fine house on the land
where Gholson now lives. This house
some few years after was lost by fire.
| Jane died about 1880, OF consumption,
and j. w. Crook remarked and
moved to Goldendale some few years
after. In January, 1879, Mary, the
Youngest daughter, married Thos.
Jennings and they have lived with
Mrs. Earnest ever since. Mrs. Earn
est has always been a cheerful, social
woman, one given to looking at the
bright side and not to brooding over
trials and losses. She, with the help
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings, built an adj
ditlon to the house left by Mr.. Earn
est and for years had one of the
incest homes in Polk county. And
Mrs. Earnest was enjoying her old
aye with her children and grand
children. when in March. 1895, the
house together with all It's contents
was totally destroyed by fire. This
was a hard calamity for Mrs. Earnest,
coming as il did when she was old
and in poor health.
Mrs. Earnest always showed good
business ability and had made ample
provision as far as possible on her part
for such an unexpected accident. She
at once with the help Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jennings commenced the preparations
for the building of a new home, and
by September LIST they had completed,
furnished and moved into a much
better house than the old n was.
1t stands a few rods north OF the for
mer home.
Grandma as we are wont to call her
has not had the best of health this
winter, and has been confined TO her
own home most of the time. January
/, 1896, she was presented with n quilt
pattern OF crazy design and hand
some workmanship pleced by her lady
friends and neighbors, with the initi-
ais of each donor worked on their
block. This was a complete surprise
to Mrs. Earnest and a gift she highly
prizes. The ladies who pieced the
quilt or a number Of them met each
one armed with a we'll filled basket Of
the best eatables that Polk county
affords on Mrs. Earnest's birthday and
took her entirely by surprise.
They spent the day in having a
! good social time. At noon all were
served with an ample repast after
which the baskets were lighter but
not empty. This will be a day long and
pleasantly remembered by all who
were there, mt 5 p. m. all went home
wishing grandma many pleasant re-
turns Of her birthday.
Many are asking who were the
young ladies composing the Heritage
lady quartet, and rs their names were
not given on the program last even
ing II Is only fair that they receive
the recognition they so justly merit.
The quartette Is composed OF Mrs.
Grace Gillingham Davis, soprano;Miss
Miriam Huelat, tenor; Miss Leona
White, alto and Miss Rose Woodruff,
bass. Apart from the excellent music
rendered the ladies presented n very
fine appearance In their dainty dresses
, Of white.
Mrs. Jas. II. Davis and brother, II.
w. II. Brasfeld, went to Junction
City today To visit their parents. Mr..
Brasield arrived in Salem a few days
since from Pocatella, Idaho.
. Mrs. Il. :. Bean and children
returned today from short visit with
Eugene relatives.
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school election in West Salem Mon