Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-20
STAYTON'S RAILROAD
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
Construction Of Line Depends
Largely Upon Securing
Right Of Way
Capital Journal Special Service

Ar. haSum tno consulting enBluoeI
fAfl the proposed railroad, has been in
the city all week. He says that he must
know definitely by November 10th just
what the people here are going to do.
For the past few days the right Of way
men have been busy securing the right
d way and stated that they have all
tAe right of way from the Humphrey
place to the Pratum road. The right
= ~ef way men were ably assisted by two
Of our public spirited citizens, V. A.
Goode and Geo. A. Smith. From time
to time other men who are interested
in the promotion of the road will as
lx$ them It is to be opened that all who
are called upon for right of way will
be as liberal as possible, also that our
town will do all in its power to secure
the road. Stayton has had a number
uf railroad surveys in the past several
years and good many think that this
il to be the last. Whether it is eer-
tainty or not is up to the people Of the
town and community.
Mrs. c. H. Brewer entertained par
ty of friends at dinner on Wednesday
evening in honor of the Doctors birth
day. Those present were E. D. Alex
ender and wife, w, W.. Elder and wife,
W: H. Hobson and wife and Misses
Marian Alexander and Grace Elder.
An enjoyable time is reported.
GIen Porter son of J. II. Porter,
writing to his father from France says
that he Is well. Also that he is in the
maxt beautiful country he ever saw.He
snys the climae is very much like Cali
furnia and that 1t is hard to believe
that the country is at war. Glen IS
with Co. E., 18th Railway engineers.
Miss Mae Smith Of Aumsville is q
guest at the G. r. Munkers home.
j. M. Ringo and wife motored to
Brownsville and Junction City for the
week end
Mrs. d. M. Doll was agreeably sur
prised at her home on Tuesday eve
ming when about 25 friends called to
spend the evening. The affair was in
honor of her birthday. Games and
music were enjoyed and a delicious
luncheon was served at a late hour. /,
u. W. jackson and wife have moved
down from Mill City. They will oe-
Snpy the Mrs. Ester Stamp house.
Mrs. Carrie Palmer is home from
visit to Portland, Salem and Lebanon.
Mrs. Everette Crabtree is visiting
Sergeant John F. Lau who has been
home on a week g furlough returned
"wednesday to Fort Candy where he IS
stationed Sergeant Lau was called
home by the serious illness of his little
JH. Brewer and family left Tuesday
for Pilot Rock, Ore, where they ex'
pect to remain indefinitely.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.. Hochradel OF
Roseburg visited the first of the week
at the W. W. Elder home.
Ben and Ted Gehlen are home from
the Yakima valley where they nave
been for the past three months:
J. NJ. Ringo and wife left Tuesday
ao~ a motor trip to Portland. They
uxpect to return home Sunday:
W.D. Cornish and wife and W, M.
RAhens and wife left Wednesday for a
motor trip to California.
Mrs. Anna Riggs who has been IN
Tacoma came down Tuesday for VS.
il with relatives. She reports that her
son Cecil writing from cover there
says that he is in a hospital IN Eng
land with an attack of mumps.
Harold Murphy came up from Salem
for a few days hunting.
Friday night at the gymnasium inc
high school basket ball teams Will put
on two games. The first game begin
ming at s:15, is between the seniors
and the sophomores. The next game Is
iuniors VS.. freshmen. Last Friday
two good games we're pulled off and the
fans are looking forward to something
good Friday night.