Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-25
wooDBuRN NEWS

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DR.. Chapman reports two homes
made happy Saturday. Twin daugh-
ters were born to Mr.. and Mrs. S. p.
Moberg, West Woodburn, and 12
pound boy arrived at Mr.. and Mrs. Aug
ust Lenhardt IS, Elliott Prairie.
President Beck, of the Merchants
association, has appointed Mayor J..
F. Steelhammer, c. c. Goodale and
Walter johnson committee of ar
rangements for the Woodburn corn
show. President Beck and Secretary
Buse are ex.officio members of the
committee.
L. L. Latourette, prominent at
torney of Portland, was in the city
Tuesday looking after his properties,
the two condemned buildings next to
the Independent office and the con-
demned old armory building. Mr..
Latourette is seriously contemplating
replacing the Grant street buildings
with two business structures.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. +. Hall left Sat
urday to visit relatives in ortland,
Oregon City, Independence and Buena
Vista. They will also camp at the state
fair and 60 to Newport for the winter.
Their house here has been taken by
Mr.. and Mrs. McQuaid and daughter.
Mr.. McQuaid is an engineer on the
branch and Miss McQuaid is a teacher
of English in the high school.
Her home beautifully and profusely
decorated with marigolds, Mrs. Walter
johnson entertained the Priscilla club
last evening in most pleasing manner,
additional guests being Mrs. 0. p. Over
ton of Brownsville, Mrs. Bruce Beaman
Of Butte, Mont; Mrs. F. w. Settlemier,
Mrs. ID. c. Cowles and Mrs. Lafayette
Lawrence. In 500 Mrs. Settlemeier got
the head prize and Mrs. c. w. Kent
the consolation. A dainty lunch was
served the hostess.
The Southern Pacific company Tues
day began reshingling the freight ware.
house but the foreman obeyed orders
from the city authorities to stop. The
city claims a new shingle roof within
the fire limits not according to ord
nance. The company did not want to
go to the expense of putting on more
expensive roof, as it was the intention
TO soon tear down the warehouse and
have one to fit a new station building
contemplated for this point.
The Union Dry meeting at the city
hall Monday night was well attended
and much interest taken in the re-
marks of j. H. Price. A branch was
organized here with j. G. Iddings as
chairman, j. w. Leonhardt as secre-
tary, Mrs. N. j. Priest on literature
committee, Perle Love on finance com
mittee, f. p. Morcom on registration
committee. Weekly meetings will be
held. Ex-Governor Oswald West is ex-
pected to make an address here before
the Union in about three weeks.
Mrs. Robert Scott was hostess Thurs
day afternoon to the Needlecraft. The
ladies devoted themselves to fancy
sewing. Refreshments were served in
the dining room from prettily ap-
pointed table with the color scheme
carried out in lavender. The members
enjoying the afternoon were Mes
danes Dose, Lawrence, Whitman,
Hoffard and Mrs. j. II. Collins were
additional guests.
The Kaffee Klatch was most en-
ioyably entertained at the home of
Mrs. ]. L. Shorey last Wednesday ev7
eniwng. Five hundred was played, Mrs.
j. f. Steelhammer winning honor
prize and Mrs. Blaine McCord conso-
lation. The hostess, assisted by her
sister, Mrs. Donald Cowles, served re-
freshments at the close of the game,
The members present were Mesdames
Livesley, Emmett, Bitney, Settlemier,
Drake. Additional guests were Mrs.
j. +. Steelhammer, Mrs. Blaine Nc
Cord and Mrs. Lafayette Lawrence.
The Woodburn Rebekah ladge cele
brated the 65th anniversary of the
order in Odd Fellows hall Tuesday
night. The Odd Fellows were invited
and altogether there were about 20
present. There was u fine program of
recitations and music and big ban
quet. 1t was a most enjoyable event.
There was contest between the Pinks
and Greens, the Greens winning and
the Pinks will have to give a banquet.
The decorations were in pink. Over 90
members have been taken in by the Re-
bekahs since winter.
Mrs. j. NJ. w. Bonney and Mrs.
Merle Davis entertained the following
guests at dinner Sunday in honor of
Mr.. Bonney's 57th birthday: Mr.. and
Mrs. L. N. Hall and daughter. Merle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bonney and daughter,
Ethel, Mrs. Rebecea Cooley, Mrs. Car
rie Young, Miss Ina Bonney. A delicious
dinner was served at p. M. to which
all did ample justice. The table was
centered with large cake holding 81
candles. This, with the shades drawn,
made beautiful showing with table
laden with every good thing TO ap-
pease the appetite. Every one pres
ent enjoyed the day as well as dinner
and left wishing Mr.. Bonney many more
such happy occasions.
Colonel J. NJ. Poorman drove in his
car to Tillamook and back, arriving
home Monday night. With him were
his son, Kenneth oorman, and wife,
of Portland, and DR.. Edward Hartford,
of this city. On the return trip they
were accompanied by the Colonel IS
son, Fred Poorman, of Tillamook, who
visited his parents here over Monday
night. They left Woodburn at o. clock
Saturday morning, stopping little on
the way, and made Tillamook, 81 miles,
by noon. They came back by way of
Seaside, Astoria and Portland. In the
325 mile trip they encountered good
roads with the exception of 10 miles be-
tween Tillamook and Seaside and 10
iloo hatmoan Goaa;1a and DnrtIan1