Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-12
Stayton News
Capital Journal Special serviee)

Stayton, sept. l2.-Mrs. Clara Nj.
Pratt, one of the teachers, has been
spending part of the summer at st.
Johns.
W. A. Weddle was elected school
clerk last week.
The school fair dates are October
o.. 1t will be humdinger.
StaytOn has now a curfew bell which
it is decreed by the council shall ring
every night at 8 o o'clock.
j. W Wilbur, f. Shepherd, DR.. Beau.
champ and others from here attended
the Scio fair.
Editor f. d. Alexander of the Stay
ton Standard assumes the responsible.
ties of postmaster today.
Mrs. Richard Hemsley of Linn coup.
ty fell and broke an ankle bone last
Thursday morning while some little
distance from the house and had to get
to her residence by crawling ON her
hands and knees and rolling part of
the way. She is getting along well
under the circumstances.
1t is reported from across the river
in Linn county that the gophers have
in some instances gotten away with
nearly half the potato crop.
Indignation has been aroused by the
action of some stranger who, it is said,
has been guilty of exposure of his per-
son to a young girl at one time and a
married woman at another time ON the
road beyond the bridge, in Linn coun-
ty.
Peter Rund of near Jordan will move
to the Kearn 's~place south of Stayton
in the near future.
City Attorney Heeltzel has revised
the city ordinances mp to date and in
task meant going over the work of the
council for the past twenty five years.
The seven year old son John of T. w.
Creech, broke bone in his left arm
last week, by a fall.
Miss Vivian Young left late last
week for Boise, Idaho, where she teach
es school.
Gus Eskman formerly in the furni-
ture business here, has returned from
Alaska for a two weeks visit.
Rev. II. B. Ford of Salem is expected
in Stayton this week.
Mrs. Alice Kressler of Arizona is
soon to visit Mr.. and Mrs. j. p. Davie,
her relatives
Miss Cora Cooper has as her guest
Mrs. w. C.yBrown OF San Diego, Cal.
School opens on the 18th of this
month. Prof. Gauntt, principal, will
enter upon his fourth year here. Miss
Minnie Policy of Ashland, who taught
here once before, will be his assistant.
d. c. Davis will for the second year
have charge of the commercial depart
ment. G. Hoffer will instruct in mus
ic, at and painting; and in the grades,
Mrs. Clara Pratt will teach in the first
and second; Miss Maude Hollister OF
Salem the third and fourth; Miss Yes
ia Marshall of Monmouth the fifth and
sixth, and Miss Nora Crabtree the sew
enth and eighth.
Donald and Lsle Shreve having been
away all summer are nome again. They
had been with relatives in the Me-
Minnville and Dallas country. Miss
Jean Schreve is at Bonneville.
w J. Hewitt and two sons and g.
Hoffer and wife were among the stay
ton people at Salem on Saturday tax
ing in the circus.
Mrs. Craemer, wife of the baker,
left Saturday for visit to Indiana rel
atives. Mr.. Craemer spent Sunday IN
Salem.
Mrs. Roscoe Applegate of Portland
who has been visiting Mrs. Kate Louns
way returned to her home on Saturday
Mrs. Richard Hensley's brother OF
Florence arrived Saturday for visit
Fredd Legge and family were Stay
ton visitors Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Shaefer visited rel
atives in Linn county Sunday.
Mrs. Beatty and child of Corvallis
are expected in Stayton soon to visit
relatives.
Mrs. Frank +. Foster spent Sunday
in Salem.