Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
GERvAIs NEWS

C. A. Hoover shipped out another
OF those fine Duroc Jersey hogs Satur-
day.
Mr.. John Krause returned from
Portland Monday, where he had been
visiting with his sons, Jack and Ed.
Mrs. Hannegan and son, Chester, were
called to Aurora last week owing to
the illness of John Kerr, a nephew.
Mrs. Clarence Phillips visited few
days the past week at the home of C. A.
Phillips.
Mrs. M. Chalifou left for Portland
Monday to visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Mark Long.
Miss Catherine Malo spent from Sat
urday until Monday at the home of her
parents.
DR.. Hume and family, of Scots Mills,
mOtored to Gervais and visited with
friends Sunday.
Urban Rondeau and Lloyd johnson,
of Portland, visited with Mrs. j. Ron
deau Sunday.
Miss Genevieve Trudell and Charles
Mcclellan, of Portland, spent Sunday
at the BOwley home.
Casper and Joe Neise, of Portland,
were in Gervais a short while Sunday,
having come via motorcycle.
Mrs, John Cutsforth returned Sunday
from a few days visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. ZenO Schwab, of Aurora.
A. R. and L. X. Siegmund went to
their old home near Stayton Tuesday to
attend funerals Of two former neigh
bors
c. A. Hoover is putting up large
up-to-date farm barn on his place south
east of Gervais. G. A. Sawyer is doing
the work.
Supervisor Cutsforth received another
carload of gravel Monday which he is
using to good advantage on the roads in
his district.
L. A. Moisan, who is an emplOye Of
the state Of California, and who re-
sides at Patton, spent the past week
with relatives at Brooks.
Rueben Cutsforth sold eve and her
February lamb Wednesday which
brought $2O.47. F. H. Cutsforth sold
one sheep that balanced the scales at
240 pounds. Some sheep9
At a meeting of the school board
Monday night Miss Emma Braek, of
Woodburn. was elected hs teacher in the
intermediate room Of the public school
for the coming year.
Mrs. Phil Payment visited at the
BOwley home Friday, leaving for Ca.
mas, Wash, the following day to join
her husband. They expect to make
their home at that place.
Another real estate deal was made
this week when Mr.. and Mrs. H. D
Mars sold the lots purchased year
or so ago from b. De Jardin, to Miss
Mary T. Mangold.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. J. Moisan and son,
Benjamin, went to Brooks Thursday to
attend a family reunion at the Moisan
home place in honor Of l.. A. Moisan, Of
California, who is at home for a short
time.
The closing exercises Of the Sacred
Heart school will take place at the Ger
vais city hall Monday evening, May 29
1916. An excellent program has been
arranged by the Sisters. Everybody in
vited Reserved seats viii be on sale
at Joe Keppingers.
o. b. Marshall, promoter Of the pep
permint industry has for the past week
been very busy with his crew planting
peppermint roots. A small acreage at
Brooks and enough at Parkersville to
make % acres will be the entire acreage
for this year.
Mrs. G. J. Moisan, Mrs. Sumner
steves and Mrs. Marion Henning Joint
" entertained at 500 in the Masonic
hall Wednesday night. There were
eight tables Of jolly players who did
their best TO win honoTs. Miss Anna
ChOquette won ladies' first prize, and
Mrs. Jos. Nathan the consolation. Miss
Minnie Nibler taking the place Of a
gentleman) won first prize for a gen
tleman and Mr.. Marion Henning won
the consolation.
The Geryais ball team scored another
victory Sunday when thay defeated Sill
verton by a score Of 13 TO 4. The weath.
er was ideal and quito crowd wit
messed the game. Both teams PLAYED
a slow game but warmed up some before
the game was finished. The batteries