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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04

Send to Secretary A. w. Latham,
207 Kasota block, Minneapolis, for a
folder giving list of fruits adapted
to Minnesota; also plant premiums of
the Horticultural society.
The Minnesota Seed Laboratory,
University Farm, st. Paul, will gladly.
make termination tests free of charge,
if samples are sent in. Most seeds,
however, can easily be tested for gers
mination at home on ordinary dinner
plates or in the chicken = incubator.
ANYONE desiring information regarding
home methods for testing seeds ror,
termination should write to the Seed
Laboratory, University Farm, st. Paul,
MINI.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04
GE sEV I'm
DIxvILLE
lToo late for last week.

81 sss sIOOs IateFsaOE i1Ag Week E & Is Il.
Jan. &c. Miss Josephine Sauer left
for St. Cloud Wednesday, where she
will be employed. .sz4s..
All had q good time at the party
which was held at the Henry Block
home Wednesday evening.
J. Weier left for White Lake, N.
D., Friday, to visit his brother, who
is very i'll there.
Will Kliest was taken to st. Cloud
Sunday, where he will be operated ups
on for appendicitis.
Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Van
denheuvel, Jan. %, a son.
Fred Holtz of Fl. Ripley is here
visiting at the Kriefall home.
Everything was found o. k. at the
annual meeting of the Farmers
Creamery association Wednesday aft
ternoon,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04
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Two negroes were discussing the Eu-
Sea9d dem onS n she go ss@
mons what can hit and kill a man fif-
teen miles away
The other replied: 'Das nothin' :,
niger. dem Gummuns got some guns,
too. All dey want to know is your ad-
dress and dey will get From
Fun and Frolic. in The People 8 Home
Journal for February.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04
NORTH CENTRAL CORN CONTEST

NO6Ik1 C6NIdAI COhN CONI6ST
Growing corn in the north central
part of Minnesota last summer was no
fun, but the boys in the state s acre.
yield corn contest in north central
Minnesota stuck to their jobs and got
good returns in spite of weather com.
ditions.
The returns as announced by the
Agricultural Extension division Of the
University of Minnesota for this Sec
ton of the state are as follows: Is.
Floyd Bemis, Todd county, yield
57.7 bushels, first prize, $50; Anton
els, second prize, SIS; Hilmer Carl
son, Becker county, yield 53.7 bushels,
third prize, $40; Carl Berg, Ottertail
county, yield 47.12 bushels, fourth
prize, So; Lyle Searles, Ottertail coun-
ty, yield 45.48 bushels, fifth prize, SO;
Harold Strandberg, Douglas county.
yield 42.7 bushels, sixth prize, So;
James Cole, Ottertaii county, yield
1881 bushels, seventh prize, So George
Gunderson, Clay county, yield 81 bush.
els eighth prize, So; Willie Selck, Ot--
tertail county, yield 1901 bushels,
ninth prize, So; Wyano Silvola, Doug
las county,, yield 1872. bushels, tenth
prize, So. o.-.
The winners of first and second.
places in the state contests were YER
non Adams, Winnebago, with a yield
of $50 bushels and Charles Templeton
Of Tracy, with a yield Of 1853 bushels.
The prizes are the gifts of the Ex-
tension division of the Minnesota col.
lege Of agriculture.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1916-02-04
Mean ThinQ.

Elsie Maude's face is her fortune.
Alice-My dear, you mean misfor-
tune, don't you?-Judge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
COUNCIL ARRANGES
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
Expresses Appreciation Of the
BuSh'S Generous Gifts.
P. Given Time

AT last nights meeting Of the city
council Mayor White appointed a com
mittee of three from the council to CO.
operate with Sedgwick Post No. 10, in
arranging suitable exercises ia honor of
the Grand Army of the Republic on
Memorial day. The council granted the
use of Wilson park for picnic for the
soldiers and way will be cleared to the
river where the ceremonies il ccmmcm-
orration of the sailors of the Civil war
will be observed. w. y. Faulkner, com
mander of Sedgwick Post appeared be-
fore the aldermen and asked their aid
in observing the day.
Alderman Hudelson, who is a veteran
of the Civil war, spoke IN the interests
of the local post and recalled the fact
that Memorial day had been set aside
to honor the dead of the Grand Army
and that the men VINO rallied to their
country's s call in '6l deserved oHe day
out of the year as their own.
Councilman W. H. Cook, who has
served for two years as chairman of the
street committee, rendered his rcsigna-
tion but was urged by Mayor White to
reconsider his action. Alderman Hills
also spoke in commendation Of the work
of Alderman Cook and asAcl him to
remain in the position winch lie has
filled with such evident credit to him
self and the city. A motion was unani-
mously carried asking AdcrmaL Cook
to withdraw his resignation, but he did
not withdraw it.
The gift of A. N. Bush and Miss Sally
Bush of the tract known as Bush g pas
ture to the city as park was recalled
and it was moved that the council ten
der the appreciation of the city for the
gift. Mayor White answered that as
soon as the tract were surveyed and ac-
cepted that appropriate exercises would
be held. The drinking fountain at the
McGilehrist corner was called up and
Alderman Hudelson was of the opinion
that Salem was "dry enough as it i
without turning off the water in the
fountain. " He was in favor of the city
supplying the water if the water com
pany declined to do So The matter
was referred to the fire and water com
mittee.
The matter of the Improvement and
repairs on Twelfth Street ,Gas brought
up and several heated arguments were
offered. Councilman Cook as chairman
of the street committee, favored com
pelling the railroad company TO repair
Twelfth street and to bring the tracks
to grade on Mission street. 1t was fin
ally decided TO give the railroad a lit
tie more time to make the improvements
according to the promise of Engineer
Hampton.
Mayor White stated that the city
paving plant had been ordered and
would be in operation in the near fu-
ture. A remonstrance from the proper
ty owners on Min street from Nine
teenth to Twenty-first streets was read
asking that the paving of this st.'et
he deferred for another year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
PERSONALS


George Tetzie of Halsey was in Sa'
lem yesterday.
$. A. johnson of Newberg was in
the city yesterday
Claire Kirk was in the city yester-
day from Brownsville.
Charles w. Snyder Of Bross was a
Salem visitor Monday.
Attorney Glenn f. Unruh went to
Portland tais morning.
Mrs. Nettie Gilman visited over Sun
day with her brother in Albany
w. G. Crawford and wife were Salem
visitors from Gervais yesterday.
c. b. Webb was in Portland yester-
day attending to business matters.
DR.. D. b. Griffin, wife and son, left
today for Los Angeles, where they
will probably locate.
Miss Hazel Scott after a two weeks
stay at Wilhoit Springs on profess
sional business, returned yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs, Robert Eakin, Jr, and
son returned to their home at La
Grande after few weeks visit with
relatives in the city,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Fuller of Port
land returned to their home last even
ing after few days visit with the
family of j. f. Scott.
The Misses Margaret and Majory
Lemon of Portland spent Sunday with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A
! lListon, 2l5 South Fourteenth street.
4 w. b. Lawler, formerly Of Cherry
Creek, Nevada, now Of Benton county
left this morning for New York on
business in connection with his min
ling properties.
| Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ, Cooper ant
daughter Louise, and Mr.. and Mrs
Marion Deepen motored to Portland
Saturday for a week end visit with
Mrs. Cooper's 5 sister, Mrs. Perett.
/ The following Salenites were regis
tered in Portland Yesterday: Frank
Ward, at the Imperial; r. T. Hardy
Eaton hotel; K. C. Bishop, at the Port
land; A. C.. Bohrnstedt, at the Sewarii
and Mr. and Mrs. j, +. Smith 1t tAC
Oregon hotel.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
s11vERToN KILLS BONDS

Silverton, Ore, May 2.-SilvertOn de.
cided Yesterday by a vote Of 2SS to a.
not to establish municipal lighting
plant. The campaign had been warm
one but the fight for the bonds failed
to carry weight with the S2S voters who
cast their ballots.
T. w. Totter was elected mayor He
is republican. The following were
elected couucilmen; G. Il. Barr NJ.
Bigeriess and r. g. Allen. For record
er, NJ. Paulson received the highest
vote, with l.. c. Eastman second high
est. There is some question Of Mr.. Paul
SON s ability to qualify, as it is under
stood he is registered as voter IN
Multnomah county. 1t is doubted that
he has been established here long
enough to qualify for the office. F. r.
Callster was elected treasurer,
On May l3 the city will hold an elec.
tion to vote on bonds for a municipal
water system.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

and Gray-Belle to the matron and maid
selling the most flags.
Miss Lillian Blake was rendered a
jolly surprise party by about twenty
of her friends Saturday evening at
the country home of her parents. evil
low Lake.
Refreshments rounded out the even
ing's gayeties.
The pupils of Mrs. Helen Miner
Sem of the department of public
speaking and DR.. Frank Wilbur Cnace
of the department of music will give a
joint recital in Waller hall at william
cite University tonight at eight
0 clock The public is cordially inyit-
ed. Here is the programme:
Part
Piano solo (a) Waltz of the Forest
Sprite .....-...... krug
(b) Gathering Wild Flowers ...-.-..
....................................... Burgmuler
Contralto solo GAY The Nightengale s
Song .......... NeNm
(b) Goodbye Sweet .Vannah
MISS Nenlta MchlnneN
Miss Evangelne Ora Hall
Piano solo, Sweetheart Kern
Miss Margaret Marion Alden
Pupil of Mrs. Cossalman)
Reading, Watchin the Sparklin'....
............................ Fred Emerson Brooks
Minnie Settlemier
Piano solo, Variations on Theme
! from, ffnar EraiqqhutZ' -
L................................... Weber-Paeker
Miss Helen Moore
/ Reading, Editha s Burglar........-.........
..4............... Frances HOigsOn Burnett
Ruth Barnes
Part II
Piano solo, Valse Caprice op. -.
/ ................................... R. A. Newland
Miss Irene Cole Eddy
Baritone solo, Because | Love You
........................ ................... Iawley
Mr.. r. f. Jackson
Piano solo, Reve Angelique .Rubinsteir
Miss Myrtle Estelle Paine
Reading, "The Lie" ..............-..-......,...
........................ Anna Hamilton Donnel
Minnie Settlemier
Soprano solo, Sogni .................... Sehira
(Sung in Italian)
Miss Eugenia Belle MeInturff
Piano solo, Piraphrase de Concert
"Old Black Joe" ............... GimblC
Miss Faye Janette Bolin
Mrs. Il. o. Seicke returned Sunday
after a delightful two months sojourr
in the East.
The st. Paul's Guild gave charm
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
WEST SALEM
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Capital journal Special Service.)
Clay Heise, who is working ON the
telephone line at Eugene, spent the
weekend here with his family.
Mrs. Edith Atwater and daughter
Ethel, of Portland, have moved into the
neighborhood.
Miss Alice DeLapp is visiting Miss
Dorothy Ward at the Bellamy home in
Fruitland.
The Rev. Mr. Jasper of Brooks was a
Wednesday overnight guest Of Rev. T.
D. Narnes and family.
Five auto loads Of representative
citizens of West Salem attended com.
miSsioners court in Dallas last week to
present their views ON the bridge
question.
Mrs. Earl Wood visited her parents
at Liberty Sunday.
Mr.. T. C. James left for California.
last Thursday and will be away for
some time attending to some business
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
S Q OCIETY
AL1NE THOMPSON

Mr.. and Mrs. George William Gray
had as their dinner guests Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson Cannon, and
daughter, Caroline, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
Til Moores and Mr.. and Mrs. +. D..
Patterson of Portland and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Cook and Miss Anna
Cook of Honolulu, who motOred up
from Portland. The party motored
through Salem Saturday on their way
to Albany where they were dinner
guests of the Rockey Mason s. In the
evening they drove to Corvallis and re-
mained as guests of the John Witty
combes until Sunday, when they mo-
tored back to Salem for the day.
A score or more of young girls gath
cred at the delightful five hundred par
" for which Miss Ethel Rupert was
hostess Saturday afternoon at the res
idence Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
J. Rupert on Chemeketa street. The
card rooms were aglow with spring
blossoms in pink and lavendaT, tulips,
hyaeinths and lilacs making an airy
back ground for the young players,
who were the members Of the " kra
Club" and several additional friends
The score honors were won by Miss
Dorothy Buehner and Miss Margaret
Legg. The club members playing were:
Miss Luelll Patton, Miss Dorothy
Dick, Miss Dorothy Buchner, MissMar
gerry Brown Miss Valeria Briggs, Miss
Ruth Jones, Miss Maeyle Lenard, Miss
Ruth Jones, Miss Gladys Harbert, Miss
Emma Shook, Miss Margaret Goodin
The additional girls were: Miss Muriel
Sleeves, Miss Helen Hunt, Miss Eva
Randall, Miss Margaret Legg and Miss
Catherine Campbell.
Mrs. Chauncey Bishop and Mrs. c
D. Gabrielson went to Portland this
morning for the day.
To prove that Salem is never weary
Of well doing, there will be flag day
This event is scheduled for Saturday
May when a number of society maids
and matrOns will vend American silk
flags upon the streets, in hotel anC
shops for the purpose of raising funds
for tle benefit Of the local Salvation
army work. Some Of the matrons anC
maids lending their support on the com
mittee are: Mrs. Melvin Plimpton
Mrs. John ]. Roberts, Mrs. Charles
Dick, Mrs. Curtis Cross, Mrs. r. f
Lee Steiner, Mrs w. F. Fargo, Mrs
G. R. Bonnell, Miss Caroline Dick an(
Miss Ida Simmons
The headquarters will be at the Ho
tel Marion. Two large boxes Of candy
will be generously donated by the Spi
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

The West Salem school baseball
team played the Grant Junior high
team, Monday afternoon with a score
Of 7 to in favor of West Salem.
The Will Frederickson family have
moved into the Elmer Wood house, to
obtain more quiet for their daughter
Elvina, who is seriously i'll.
Mrs Bulkhead of Monmouth visited
her son Arthur BurklGad, who is
principal Of our school, last week. She
was an honor guest at the Parent.
Teachers meeting Wednesday evening.
\ tcnpound daughter arrived at the
Simpson home Saturday morning. The
Simpson family are recently from Jef-
fcrson and are occupying the Benson
house.
Tom Bean and family are with his
mother who is very seriously i'll at her
home in North Salem.
May Day was prettily observed by
the West Salem school, Monday after
4 noon. The exercises were under the
(direction of Miss Florence Corey, the
intermediate teacher. Miss bessie
Jacobs, the pretty daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs James Jacobs, was crowned May
I Queen by Claudine Gerth. The queen 5
attendants were Verna Martin and Cora
Mccoy. A group of primary children
gave a fairy dance and dozen boys
and girls wove the ribbons around the
Nav pole.
! The closing meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association for this year was
held at the school house Wednesday
evening, April Goth, in the form of
iitncy social, with a large number pres
/ ent. A short business session was held
and Mrs. Fannie Moore was elected as
a delegate to attend the Polk county
parent-teachers association to be held
at Rickreall at the annual picnic, After
the meeting adjourned an entertain
ing program was given. President
! Ackerman of Monmouth Normal was to
have been with us to give an address
but was unable to be present. Cake and
punch were served after the program
by Mrs c. +, Moore assisted by the
Misses Arelns Bennett, Beth Bedford
and Joanna James.
Among the attractions of the even
ing were violin solo, Delbert Moore;
whistling solo, Miss Joanna James
piano solo, Miss Beth Bedford.
The council met in regular session
Monday evening with all members, ex-
cept one, present.
Mr. Earl J. Cummins of the Oregon
Social Hygiene Society appeared be
fore the meeting and arranged with
the council to hold a mass meeting for
men, Wednesday evening, May 10th, at
S p. m. at the hall
Saturday, May 18th was designated
as cleanup day to be under the super
vision of the street committee.
A special committee consisting Of
Mayor Frazure and Attorney Blue was
appointed to confer with the state, the
county, and the citizens Of West Salem
in view to paving part of Front street.
Several committees made their re
ports and a number of accounts were
read and ordered paid. Council ad.
iourned.
Lindsay Menard and his brother Pete
have gone TO Siletz.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

rested Earnest Minty near East lnde.
pendence today on a charge of the
larceny OF a bicycle preferred by a
bicycle dealer in Dallas, and the boy
Who is II years of age will be turned
over to Sheriff Orr, of Polk county. 1t
is said that the boy formerly owned a
bicycle and that when it needed re-
pairs ne sold it to a dealer. A few days
later he saw his old wheel in the store
all fixed up in ship shape and he rode
it off and came TO this county from
Dallas.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

Tom Collins, an inmate of the Ore
gon State Hospital for the insane, who
made his escape from that institution
about 10 days ago has been captured
il Portland and will be returned to
Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

Lair Gregory who handles politics on
the staff of the Portland Oregonian,
was Salem visitor yesterday and also
one of the spectators at the smoker
held at the Moose hall.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

Presentation of prizes won by those
who took part in the last membership
campaign OF Company NJ will take
place this evening at the armory, for
the campaign ending March s. II. f.
Mclnturff won first prize, securing
- recruits. and his reward will be a
gold watch, Second prize was won by
Sergeant Max Afford who brought in
- recruits. He will be presented with
a pocket compass. Third prize. an
electric lamp, will be given to Arnold
Gralapp tor securing seven recruits.
-O-
Dr., B. L. Sleeves is in Saratoga, New
York, attending as lay delegate, the
9th delegated quadrennial session OF
the general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church. At this conference
more than 500 ministers and an equal
number of laymen will meet to review
the work Of the church for the past
four wears and revise and add to Its
legislation. One of the subjects tc
come before the conference is that OF
permitting the laymen to have voice
in the selection of bishops, and also the
long discussed problem of organic
union with the Methodist Episcopa
church, South. The question of the
selection of bishops for races ant
languages will also come before tn,
conferences.
-O
A street car off the tracks at Stat,
ami Liberty streets blocked the line fo
some time this afternoon. No seriod
llmage resulted from the accident.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
COURT HOUSE NEWS


A suit to foreclose a mortgage on
205 acres of land in this county has
been filed in the circuit court by the
State Land Board which consists Of
Governor James WithycOmbe, Secre-
tary Of State Ben W. Olcott and Thom-
as B. Kay, as state treasurer against
Emma G. Robinson and a number of
others who also have a claim against
the land in question. The complaint
alleges that the sum of $4,000 was
loaned from the irreducible school fund
in 1908. The plaintiff seeks to re-
cover $500 with interest and $500 as
attorneys fees. Smith & Shields are
attorneys for the state land board.
]. ]. Sommers today filed a suit for
divorce against Rosa -Sommers on the
grounds that she found fault with his
clothes and called him a "hobo' be-
cause he failed to come up to her stan
dards of a fashionably dressed man.
The couple were married in Dallas in
I 1913 and have no children or proper
| ty rights to divide.
\ marriage license mas been issued at
the office of the county clerk to Clar-
enee c. Corey, Of 365 South 18th street,
Salem, and Phyllis f, Kellogg, a stem
ographer of this city. Mr. Corey is en-
gagged in the produce business in this
city.
Articles of incorporation forming
the j. +, Potter Logging Co. were filed
today at the county clerk s office by
IJ. +. Potter, G. L. Brown and d. B.
Hill. The principal office of the log
ging company is at Mill City and it is
1 capitalized at $4,000.
Company M hopes to take 100 men to
I the encampment this summer and as
the company at present numbers 100
men and three officers, it is probable
that some Of these will not be able
TO attend. In order to assure the COM
pany of 100 to attend, a whirlwind cam
paign will be put on for new members.
Ii will begin tomorrow and continue
three days. The opposing forces are
the first platoon, which includes the
OIL members, and the second platoon,
the new members.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02


give their concert at the First Metho.
dist church.
William Psetak, a well known Salem
farmer, reports that he mas lust closed
q deal whereby he traded 225 acres Of
wheat land near Walla Walla, Wash.
mqton, for $40 acres of pasture land
and bottom land near Brownsville in
Linn county with August j. Clark.
Mr.. Psetak will remain in Salem
-O--
The Tax Payers League and those
interested in holding down taxes will
have the pleasure of hearing some in.
teresting talks from several of the u
candidates who are running for tne
state legislature. The League has been
kind enough to invite them all to ap.
pear Wednesday evening At the court
house.
S. L. Mercer, Of Donald, one of the
farmers who had been serving as jury.
man in Judge KelleyS court, begged
Off last Friday and hurried home to
catch up with his farm work. Mr.
Mercer was on the Turner Jury which
agreed to disagree ON a six to six
vote. He was one Of the jurymen who
was opposed to conviction,
The receipts Of the Salem post office
for the month Of April are as follows:
Stamp sales, S5,S90.74; second class
matter. including postage rom newspa
pers, Sl05.76; third and fourth class
matter, including postage from uewspa.
stamps attached, S59.6S; from waste
paper and twine sold, Sll0; box rent
Sl75; from broken letter boxes, Sl06;
total receipts for the office for the
entire month, S6,226.3A
William Stanton who resides near
East Independence yesterday Swore
out a warrant fer the arrest Of his wife
and one Dennis McMurray on charge
that they eloped Saturday from Inde.
pendence. He saws that McMurruy
called upon his wife and that they left
for Vancouver to be witnesses in a
divorce suit and ne feared that they
had also appeared as the principals
in wedding ceremony.
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Deputy Sheriff w. I. Needham ar.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02
CITY NEWS
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A music and song service will be held
this evening at the Salvation army
headquarters on Court street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-02

Wednesday evening, May II, has
been definitely decided as the date
when the Glee club and Young Ladies
club of willamette University will
give their concert at the First Metho.
dist church.