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exception Of Miss Jessie piersOn. who
VIII return 10 the primary room 10
Odell school next year, the teachers
have secured positions elsewhere. Miss
Rush will spend the summer vacation
with relatives near Corvallis. After
about two weeks Miss SWenson returns
10 her home in TillamOok. Miss Love
expects 10 spend part Of the vacation
at Heppner and Miss Pierson left Mon
day for Colorado Springs, Colo.
The day spent at the Methodist church
on Wednesday Of last week was both
| pleasant and profitable TO all who were
| present. There was much picking up
and clearing ground, preparatory 10
| grading, and this was well done. A
large drain pipe was laid along the en-
tire front Of the property, cement walk
laid al the entrance TO the building and
| grading was commenced. Another day
will be planned for very soon and this
work that has been long waiting will
soon have been accomplished. Men,
bers Of the Ladies Aid society prepared
and served an excellent dinner and they
also served supper. In the afternoon
they gave the interior Of the church
a thorough putting in order.
We have neglected to mention that
c. Z. Lowell has purchased the prop
erty formerly occupied by MIR. and Mrs.
Roy Gillette and he is now convenient
ly located near his blacksmith shop.
We understand Jerry Christner re-
Gently purchased five acres of land
from James English. MIR. Christner
has been for some time past resident
of Odell and is well known here.
And now it is the busy strawberry
season when everyone who can find
time to spare is attending to berry
crop at home, if he has berry patch,
or hepling some one else, if he has
none at home. Berries are of fine
quality and are ripening rapidly.
Don Crosby was agreeably surprised
last Thursday when Bert Yeomann,
who served in the same company with
MIR. Crosby in the U. 5. A. in the Phil
| lippines for two years, came to his
home to visit him.
Members of the St.James Bible class
will be entertained at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Ferguson next Friday
evening. A very pleasant evening is
in store for the members of this class
which, under the leadership of Miss
Susie ID. Moore, has developed into a
powerful factor for good work along all
lines to which Bible class should de-
vote its energy.
Miss Hope Shelley is home from a
very successful year as principal Of the
school at Husum, Wash
A. j. Nelson recently purchased a
Hudson runabout, very handsome
little car.
Miss Nell Shelley is home from o. A.
c., where she has attended since the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. l.. A. E. Clark will go to Port
land Friday for a weeks stay. She
will consult specialist for the relief
of eye strain which is believed to be
one of because of frequent and dis
tressing attacks of facial neuralgia.
She expects to visit several friends who
reside in Portland.
A strawberry social was announced
for last evening at the Methodist
chuch.
M. A. Cellar went to Portland Sun
day.
The annual election of officers of the
Methodist Sunday school of Odell was
held Monday evening and the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: John Duckwall, supt. Mrs. l..
A. E, Clark, asst supt. Algie Vein
heimer, sec. +; Ola Ensminger, treas. ;
Miss Eva Boyed. organist Miss Viola
Mapes, chorster; Herman Moore, Ii
brarian; Mrs. J. H. Eggert, supt. era
die roll Mrs. w. L. Sheirbon, supt.
home department; Lloyd Moss, supt.
temperance dept.
Service $50 a. m. Epworth League.
7 p. m. at the Methodist church next
Sunday. Children's Day will be OBJ
served the third Sunday in June.