Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-02-27
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Monmouth News
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Monmouth, Or, Ftb. 27.-Miss Myra
II. Butler, head of the Domestic Science
and Domestic Art department of the
o. n. s., is recovering rapidly from her
operation, and hopes to return to her
work soon.
The faculty club of the o. N. S. held
its regular meeting last Wednesday
night. Mr.. j. A. Todd, city superintend-
ent of the Salem schools, was the much
appreciated speaker of the evening and
chose for his subject "The Two-Group
Plan His address was a very helpful
and inspiring one.
Prof. Thomas II. Gentle of the o. n.
S. gave very interesting talk on "Thc
Normal School and Teaching; Adven-
lures of Young Man who has Many
Counterparts Today, y last Friday morn
ing in chapel.
Mrs. M. j. Norton of this city, went
to Corvallis one day last week, to at
tend the funeral of her mother, Mrs.
Sarah Mulkey. Mrs. Mulkey has been
resident of Oregon for fifty years and
is survived by four children, two daugh-
ters and two sons.
After a long illness, Mr.. Luther
Ground and original citizen of Mon
mouth, died in the Salem hospital last
Wednesday. Mr.. Ground was born in
Monmouth, Illinois, in 1912 and came
to Oregon in 1858. He has spent the most
of his life in this vicinity and will be
missed by many people here. He is sur
vived by his widow and four children,
one brother and two sisters.
Mr.. John H. Smith, well known and
highly regarded citizen of the Mistle-
toe District, four miles west of Mon
mouth, underwent an operation in a
Portland hospital, Tuesday of last
week, for gall stones, but died on
Thursday morning. His body was ship
ped to Monmouth for burial, which
took place Saturday. Mr.. Smith lack
ed but two weeks of being sc years
old, and will be greatly missed by many
people. He is survived by widow and
four children, two boys and two girls.
Among those wearing Polk county
ribbons and from Monmouth who at
tended the Christian Endeavor Conven-
tion at Eugene Saturday and Sunday are
the Misses Helen Moore, Beth Partridge
Meta Harvey, Bernice Mckinney,
Gladys Parker, Eva Hanks, Mary Don
dluSUI anu IGGlCI.
Last Thursday night was the regular
meeting of the High School Girls Ath-
ena society. The evening was spent in
formally by knitting. having a business
meeting and enjoying popcorn as a re-
freshment. -itt
While cutting wood on the Butler
place last Friday, Mr.. E. r. Ostrom ac-
cidently cut his foot with the ak The
wound is not serious, however, but had
to be sewed up and caused Mr.. Ostrom
to be very weak as the result of loss
of blood.
Miss GLADYS Evans of the 0. N. 8,
has secured a school uear Dee, Oregon,
where she will take up her duties on
March 18th, for thee month s term.
| AS salary she viii receive $50 per
month, and her frlsnds mlr= ner the besr
of success. ~
A little surprise farewell party was
given in the honor of Bruce Rogers last
Monday night at the home of Grace
Graham. The evening was pleasantly
spent in playing five hundred" after
which the delightful refreshments Of
bananas and oranges were served. Those
present were as follows: Druce and Cert
rude Rogers, Gail Hiltabrand, zola Bah
cock, Beth Ostrom, Andrew Smith, Will
da Fuller, Robert Hendron, Ruth Stone
Harold Haley, Mr.. and Mrs. and Teddy
Graham. Bruce left Wednesday for Port
Hand, where he will work in a music
store. His friends wish him the best of
luck