Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-07-05
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS.
MIR. AND MRS. J. Nj. CAMPBELL
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Have Lived I'm Dallas Continuously
Since 1S8i-Both Oregon Pion-
GERS of 1858.

Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Campbell
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their wedding day yesterday by hold
ing an informal reception at their
cozy home in this city.
The house was elaborately decor
ated for the happy occasion. Yellow
| flowers, ribbons and streamers were
used to carry out the color scheme of
! a golden wedding. Delicious re-
ternoon and evening. Fully one humid
red guests-old-time friends and
neighbors of the worthy couple-call-
ed to pay their respects and extend
congratulations. The hours were
spent in a delightfully."- social way.
Mr.. and Mrs Campbell are probably
the Oldest couple in Dallas in point of
continuous residence. They moved in
to town from Salt Creek in 1864, few
years after their wedding, and have
lived here ever since. 1t is worthy of
note that they lived in the house at
the corner of Jefferson and Academy
streets from 1864 until the present
year. A few months ago Mr.. Camp
bell sold that property and purchased
lot in the block directly south, where
he built a modern cottage.
Both Are Early Pioneers.
James M. Campbell was born in
Morgan County, Illinois, October 8,
1888. His parents, James G and Eliz-
abeth Campbell, with their family,
emigrated from that place to Ottum-
1853 crossed the plains to Oregon.
They located on a donation claim of
800 acres on Salt Creek, in Polk Coun-
ty, near where the Salt Creek school
house now stands.
The family of three sons and four
reached an advanced age. James M,
Thomas j., William Green, Mrs.
Amanda Frazer, Mrs. Orpha Dashiell
and Mrs. Sarah Black are residents of
Dallas. Mrs. Eliza Kennedy lives in
Palouse City, Washington. James M.
Campbell and his brother, Thomas,
lay claim to the distinction of being
the oldest twin brothers in Polk Coun-
ty, If not in Oregon.
Wife Came from Virginia.
= Mrs. j. M. Campbell, whose maiden
name was Ann Elizabeth Hagood, is
a daughter of the late Henry and Mary
A. Hagood. She was born in Danyille,
Virginia, in 1874. Her parents moved /
from Virginia to Kansas City Missou-
ri in 1S47 and in 1853 they emigrated
to Oregon. They first settled on Goose |
neck Creek in the northwest part of
Polk County, but later sold out there
and moved to a farm on Salt Creek |
that of James G. Campbell |
Mrs. Campbell's living brothers and |
sisters are William R. Hagood, of |
Eastern Washington; Mrs. Tena HILL |
of Pullman, Washington; Mrs. Gra-
ham Glass, of Portland, and Mrs. E. C. |
Kirkpatrick, of Dallas. Two sisters,
Mrs. Emily Tyson and Mrs. Martha |
Hubbard, are dead.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Campbell are
the parents of two sons and three
daughters, all of whom were present |
at yesterdays anniversary. The child
rem are: Henry G. and Charles c.
Campbell, of Dallas; Mrs j. W. Crider
of San Jose, California;; Mrs J. G.
Morrison, of Independence, and Miss
Loretta Campbell, of Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell have long
been faithful members of the Christ
ian Church. The influence of their
lives has been for good and they en-
joy the respect and esteem of host |
of friends. That they may be spared |
to celebrate many more anniversaries
of their wedding day is the wish of all.