Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-06
Bethel News Notes
Capital Journal Special Service.

Capital Journal Special Service.)
Bethel, Ore, Dec. 6.-The Macbeth
Good Times club" met Mt the Mat.cn
home Saturday night. The name was
chosen by combining parts of the two
words Macleay and Bethel. The evening
was spent with music and games. Among
the games was "Track-meet consist
ing of u hundred yard dash, a hurdle
race, relay race, and several other
events Emil Sundborg and John Clark
were the leaders of the two teams. The
tenn led by John Clark won the contest
by score of three to- two. In the hun.
dred yard dash the racers with their
noses each pushed q marble three times
over course eight feet long. An ad-
vertisement guessing contest was anoth-
or feature of the entertainment. The
following members of the club were
present: The Misses Millie and Pansy
Nieswander, Frank Nieswander, Guy
Young, Opal Garrett, Carl, Wilma and
Mariory Miller, Elmo Wright, Fay and
Ronald Cory, Dewey Crook, Roy March
and, Franlsw Kuncitcr, Cass and Lucy
Nichols, John and Henry Hahn, Emil
Sundbord, Harlan Hoffman, John Clark,
Elmer Roth and Alta 3and George Mat.
ten. 4s~
II. f. Martin and ]. c. F. Tekenburg
were business visitors at the G. l.. John.
son home last Wednesday.
Roy Marchand and Emil Sundborg
We're visitors to Macleay last Sunday
night. On the way home they broke the
singletrce of the buggy.
Mra Nary Clark rCrothnrs ia ot the
y. d. Clark home convalescing after
her operation for appendicitis.
Harlan Hoffman spont social even
ing at the j. C. +. Tekcnburg home Sun
day night
At the meeting of the Bethel Literary
society held last Friday night there was
o debate on the question, Resolved.
That woman's suffrage should be made
national issue. The affirmative
speakers were Madison Nichols, J. l..
Kirkpatrick and Lucy Nichols. The
speakers for the negative were W. R.
Baker. Harlan Hoffman and John Zoeh.
ler The decision was two to one for
the negative. After the debate the fol.
lowing program was given: Recitation,
"The Missed Train" by Chester Sund
borg; song, Thanksgiving Day." by
Margaret Lowrie, Minnie Battalion and
Iva Roth; recitation, $50 Thankful
That / Didn't Get the Mumps on
Thanksgiving Day. by Harriet Wolfe;
song, ga Frog Did Ride, - by Christine
Bahnscn and Marguerite Bahnsen; song,
Some One in Dixie" by Mr. and Mrs.
c. O. Swales The "New Moon' read
by Assistant Editor Harlan Hoffman,
was up to the usual standard OF excel
lence and covered more than the usual
day night will be on the question of
government ownership of the railroads.
The school census has been taken in
district No. 1875 and we have only AS
or two less than last year. This in
spite of the fact that the district is larg-
er than last year.
Prof. \. l.. Applewhite, superintend'
ont of schools in Willamina, made q
short visit to the home of W. r. Baker
last Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. A. l.. Sundborg has re.deeked the
porch on the front of his house.
There was a meeting of the board of
directors of the Big Four Telephone
company last Saturday night at the
home of c. Osborne Swales.
g. o. Swales is graveling his lane
John Clark, w. X. Baker and Alfred
LauritSen attended meeting Of the
Auburn Literary society last Wednes-
day night The meeting was opened by
a song by the society after which there
was u debate on the question, Re
solved, That Thanksgiving should be
changed to saturday Instead OF Thurs
day" The decision OF the judges was
unanimous for the affirmative. After
the debate the following program was
given: Recitation. 1.-The Land Where
Mince Pies Grow" by Esther Sneed;
reading, by Lucille Latimer; recitation,
Grandmothcr Sends Dot Home" by