Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-07
Willamette Valley News


lamook and other beaches in that
region.
Several families from here have gone
to the Falls City hills to gather the
lucious wild blackberry and have been
well rewarded for so doing.
Mr.. E. r. Ostrom and children and
Gladys Evans started for Ocean View
Friday morning where they expect to
spend several days.
The Boy Scouts started early Tues
day morning on hike to the Siletz
valley where they expect 10 spend
about ten days; then perhaps 60 on to
the coast. An auto with provisions,
tents and etc, went ahead but as the
road for several miles is only trail
the. boys expect to pack everything
over this part.
Miss Naomi Mulkey was given sur
prise party by number of her friends
last Friday night in honor of her
birthday; refreshments were served
and a jolly good time enjoyed by the
twenty young folks present.
DR.. Laura Price returned from New
port Tuesday where she spent very
pleasant two weeks.
Mr. NJ. r Chcssman, editor of the
East Oregonian, was in Monmouth
Saturday on his way through the viii,
lamette valley in the interest of our
eastern Oregon Normal school to be
established at Pendleton. Mis-. Gladys
Anderson who has been attending
Normal school here, started on her re-
turn trip to her home at Clear Lake.
Iowa; she went by auto to Eugene
where she will visit with relatives for
week.
A. B. Packard. who has been in busi-
ness with w w. Newman, has started
a shop of his own in Airlie.
Mrs. Mary Mallet, state suprerin-
tendent of Semitic Temperance, en-
tertained a company at the Mack resi-
dence last Wednesday afternoon. She
gave very interesting talk and those
who were present enjoyed and profited
by it.
Mrs. J. w. Leask left recently for
Greybull, Wyoming, where her hus-
band has been for several months.
+, Miss Parrot will accupy the Leash
property during the coming year.
Mrs. NJ. Cornelius, her daughter, sis
ter and niece are spending the week at
Newport,
Mis-. Grace Graham gave a party
last Monday evening the event being
TO celebrate her 18th birthday. Various
games were played on the lawn which
was lighted with japanese lanterns
| Refreshments were served and a very
enjoyable evening spent by the twenty.
five boys and girls present.
Rev. +. NJ. Fisher went to Voder
Wash, to attend the joint convention
of the Oregon conference branch of
the Young Peoples Alliance and the
Puget Sound District aSunday School
League and from there to the annual
camp meetings at Jennings Lodge
Mr.. Fisher is president of the Alliance
branch.
Leslie Riddell is here from Texas
visiting his many friends and relatives
| There is some trouble over the paw.
ing proposition and it is thought the
city charter will have to be amended
before any definite action can he TAX
en- as many of the property owners re
fuse to pay the assessments levied
against them for the purpose of paving
and it seems the council hasn't the
power TO compel them to do so. How
ever some progress is being made and
the question will be decided in the neal
future.
Mrs. Milton Hoyser who was oper
ated on in Portland hospital, is re-
ported some better.
Mr.. Lawrence says he will not start
threshing before Aug. 18th, as there is
much spring grain which will not be
ready before that time.
There is not much grain cut YET in
the vicinity of Monmouth.
Mr. j. r. Stockholm, manager OF
/! Monmouth Orchards, says the prunC
trees are heavily loaded and prospects
are fine for a bumper crop in his dis
trict, south of this place.
A new sewage system has recently
been installed at the Oregon Norma
school which disposes of all sewag,
from normal dormatories and gymnnas
ium; the septic tank method being
used is a decided success; the disposa
system occupies space sx24 #. ant
the sewage from one thousand people
lis taken care of in it, The architect
lis Mr.. j. V. Benner. of Portland.
Sunday, August 6, was big day il
Dallas among Christian church people
it being the event of their annual re
union in memory of the old pioneers
of that church The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Dallas Chris
tian church in the city park which
was once the old camping ground OF
these pioneers and the site of the old
tabernacle. 1t is estimated that there
were at least 800 in attendance;
Salem. Independence, Falls City, Per
rydale, McMinnville, Airlie, Corvallis
and Monmouth, being represented, the
latter place sending the largest dele
CATION. Rev. J. y. Mcconnell of Me-
Minnville. preached at 1880 and Rev
Elkins of Monmouth at 2:3O. Music
was furnished by the Miller orchestra
Of Dallas; at noon a big basket dinner
was enjoyed by all present and al
night there was monster bonfire
Christian Endeavor meeting with Hugh
BLACK as leader.
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