Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-11
Old SCHOOL, DAY
RECOLLECTIONS
Where the Boys and Girls Of ThitYFve Years Age Went
Whom They Married and What They Are Doing Some
Have Achieved High Positions, and the Classas a
Whole Has Splendid RecorS

away back In the early '70's created
great sensation in Salem. dom
believe that / have seen George stur
glss since he left school. Moses Mey
er is a fullhedged drummer, an occu
patton that he has beer following fol
some time; he Is a brother of JOS
Meyer and Emmanuel Meyer, of Port
land. Charles Adams. son of Uncle
Charley Adams. moved to Eastern
Oregon, practiced dentistry, but un.
derstand he is now a merchant in
Wdsoo. His father is well remember.
ed Jas one Of the pillars of the Metho-
dist church August stalger lives in
Portland and is engaged in the Shoe
business with Fred Eggert; he is a
brother Of william and Jonathan
Staiger, and Mrs. A. J. Monroe, OF
Salem. can hardly realize that Jen
ME Thatcher has been grandmother
for a dozen years, but that was a long
long time ago, and | should Judge by
this time that she will be fifty years
old, or thereabouts at her next birth.
day or about three years older than
tho writer She has three daughters
living, Mrs. Geo. Mack OF Joseph. and
Mrs. l.. l.. Pearce and Miss Oda Chap.
man, Of Salem Sarah Bridges mar.
rled W. j. Cromwell and lives I'm Los
Angeles. Nellie Thatcher is now Mrs.
3. A. Thrall, Of Portland. Mary Me
Pherson was the step-daughter Of ex
State Printer w. A. Mcpherson. Mel
lie Pamenter has a position now with
Prael, Hegele & Co, Of Portland
her sister Emily Parmenter became
the wife OF Holly A. Cornell. Jennie
stover, the daughter Of Mrs. Sarah
Murphy, married John Kelly. a news.
paper man. Her fathers tragic death
In "a oy falling from the top Of the
newly constructed Touring mill, first
erected on South Mil creek. Is we'll
remembered by old resldents
Nancy swegle resides In sa.
lem and is now kncwn as Mrs.
II, s. Belle. kel remember saman.
tha Adams, who was chosen Queen
o May by vote OF the pupils; her
principal competitor for the honor
was Jennie Thatcher: they were both
popular and handsome girls. saman.
ma married a banker Of The Dalles
Her name Is now Mrs. French. MAG
gle smith was another handsome girl
and ! hear she still retains her girl |
hood beauty. She married Mr.. NJ T. |
Freeman, OF Portland. Rachel John. |
son could not say Nay" when A y |
asked her very interesting
question. Sarah Adams lives In East
'rI Oregon; she changed her name
% Laughlin and lives at The DaIles
Nnnie Lawrence Is now known as
NINA Haskin. William II. Phlllps
lad no other name then but pet !"
'hillips; he is az present the driver
u our tre engine team. II. Cox now
lsns bis name Horace W. Cox. NJ
," and is physician to one OF the In.
nan reservations OF Washington
Clarence Durbin, a son OF Sol Dur
'n' met with an accidental death 4,
p" wears ago, James Godfrey was u
De ID mocratic candidate for star,
rlhttr et the last election Jane,
lead was policeman OF salem for sew. h
'al years. Nellie Kelley is now m,
'ie OF George J. Pearce. and can II
{ possible thai she attended school h
years ago. but I see that she Wa /,
the primary department at that h
me Clara noWuer Is the wlfe of
:. helnhart, eN'mayor Of olympia S