Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-10-30
Monmouth Exceeds
Quota SO Per Cent

tional bank of Monmouth was author
lied to keep open until midnight Sat
urday to receive subscriptions to the
I'd liberty loan. Before that time about
one hundred and eighty persons had
purchased bonds, the total of which
lamounted to about twenty five thous-
and dollars. This amount exceeds by
fifty per cent the sum which was al
lowed to this vicinity
AT the regular meeting of the Odd
Fellows Monday night a collection
was taken up among the members for
the purpose of buying liberty bond.
THE sum of ninety seven dollars was
COLLECTED and several members had not
been solicited, so the committee bought
a one hundred dollar bond for the
lodge. Not a cent was taken out of the
Treasury for the purpose.
On Thursday night at the Rebekah
lodge meeting a special assessment of
twenty five cents was made against
each member toward the purchase of
"a liberty bond; later a fifty dollar
bond was purchased for the lodge. 1t
was decided to have only light refresh
ments instead of the feeds which have
been INDUCED in at some of the social
gatherings and in this way save enough
to pay for the bond and at the same
time preserve digestion and health
The students of the normal school
harvested their potato crop yesterday
There were 80 sacks. They viii be used
at the dormitory, as that institution
paid the expense of raising them.
The past week has been an extreme
lly busy one for the normal faculty
Ipeople, as they have charge of the
flood conservation of Polk county. On
Sunday afternoon meeting was held
in the dormitory, the purpose of which
was to coach the speakers and instruct
them as to the Eays of reaching the
people of the county ana eff taking a
census of the various homes. Mr.. Pitt
man is at the head of the movement
of the county and called his workers
together at this time so that each
would know just what to do On Mon
day night many meetings were held
at various school houses thruout the
county and most of the faculty mem
bers went out to speak tG the people
of the district to which he or she was
assigned. All of them report good meet
ings and feel sure the people are in
sympathy with this great movement
and are willing and anxious to coop
crate
Miss Corndlia Marvin, member of
the board of regents, spent last week
end with friends in Monmouth, the
main purpose of her visit here being
| to arrange for the furnishing of the
new dormitory annex which is now al
most finished. Miss Marvin addressed
the women of the dormitory at the
dinner hour on Sunday on existing war
conditions-she is much interested i'll
French orphan children and their need
of homes and feels that there are many
| who could and should adopt one or
more of these children. The girls of the
Idormitory think they may take several
of them to their hearts and give them
home in the institution.
| Monday night Prof. Gilmore spoke
to an audience composed mostly of Ger
man people. He found them very at
tentive and most willing to work in
harmony with the conservation plan.
Every one of them signed card.
j. r. Stockholm, manager of the
large prune ranch known as Monmouth |
orchards, reports that the prunes are
about all cared for. Although this year
has been abnormal and the prune crop
in general is light, Mr.. Stockholm says
his'cro was better than ever The dry
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but the trees were still so heavily load
ed that much bracing of limbs had to
be done. There will be about $4,000 I
pounds of the dried prunes and Mr..
Stockholm says he is confident that
with the aid of adequate machineSiy for
thorough cultivation there would have
been at least $4,000. He is thinking
seriously of buying Cleveland trae
tor in the near future. The prunes from
this place were contracted last sum
mer to the Drager Fruit Co. of SalSm
at eight cents per pound.
On Wednesday, Oct 81, a new baby {
girl arrived at the home of Mrs, Albert
Sacre The baby is fine one, weigh
ing about nine pounds; both she and
the mother are doing well.
Clem Mckinney is teaching school :
at Drain this year and is getting along
nicely. ,
P. 0. Powell made business trip to +,
Portland Wednesday in the interest of +
the Monmouth Cooperative Creamery. !,
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Hoyser went :
to Albany last Monday to spend few
days with Mrs Hoyser s mother, Mrs. !,
A. Nelson. They returned home Thurs
lay. Mr.. Nelson has a butcher shop at /;
Albany and one at Corvallis
Mrs. w. E. Smith returned last Mon T
day from southern Oregon where she :
has been visiting for several weeks =
with relatives. !
Mrs. E. T. Evans and daughter Gla- .
iys, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Williams
to Dallas to attend the fare
well reception given in honor of the
soldier boys who left for Clackamas
the same evening.
Miss Daphne Ostrom spent the week
end with home folks at Sunshine farm.