Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-22
FruitIand News Items

Capital Journal Special Service)
Fruitland, Mar. 22.-Mrs. Val Gerig
and sister, Miss Hannah Lambert, have
returned from Portland, where they
visited relatives. They report the
cost Of living in that city very high,
more SO than at Salem.
Among those in the recent draft is
A. A. Munson of Salem, who is a broth
err of Mrs. Nina Rressler of Fruitland.
Mr.. Munson is engaged in cutting
wood here. 1t is reported he is quite
willing to serve his country. John
Fhromander, another of the three Sa-
lem boys drawn, is a relative of Mrs.
John E. Miller, who also lives here.
He will be exempt as some time ago he
lost an eye through an accident.
The literary Friday night was we'll
attended. There had Deen no meeting
for a month. The following program
was given: Music by the Bethel-Fruit-
land orchestra; recitation. Lincoln s
Gettysburg address, N. J. Bowers; read
ing, Edwin Edwards; music by three
girls, Miss Grace Stevens piano and
Misses Ruth Latten and Hattie Setak,
vocalists; recitation, Mrs. Geo. Stur-
ges; piano recital, Mrs. G. M. Robin
son and children, Carroll and Lucille;
recitation, Mrs. T. G.. White; violin,
Ben Boden and AL Graham; reading OF
paper, Kenneth Runner. Miss Estella
Balch who with Mrs. Mary Beutler,
were appointed to represent Fruitland
school district at the food conserva-
ton meeting at Salem a few days ago,
presented an interesting report.
FL. G. Todd states that 100 per cent
of the pupils of Fruitland school en-
rolled as members of junior Red Cros.
Now let some other school try to beat
that.
The Fruitland literary society is
planning to put ON a play in the near
future. As the school house does not
afford sufficient room nor does Coul-
son IS hall, it will be staged elsewhere,
possibly at Macleay. The play is copy
righted. There are about a dozen act
Ors and about two hours will be need
ed to present it. Proceeds to be applied
on the piano fund and possibly some
will go to our local Red Cross.
A late Oregonian states the demo-
cratic party at the suggestion of the
editor of the Capital Journal, is adj
vised to nominate w. H. Taft for the
presidency. Now laugh.
Exterminate those ;nhuman beasts
wearing the German uniform. Read
l. D. Wishart' s account. He was in
the wal zone as the presidents repre-
sentative.
The air is redolent with the odor of
deeayed eggs. Cause. Shooting San
Jose scale.
1t is reported that VIM F. Kapling-
or, patrolman of road district 20, while
attending the funeral of w. P. Morse,
a neighbor at Salem, had his car stol-
en-.
1 note Pastor Russell's book "The
Finished Mystery is under the ban.
Not having read it L cannot say how
deep the stain of sedition on its pages
is. Perhaps not deep enough to hurt.
Ut is just possible this seeming for
tracks of disloyalty can be carried too
far. L have heard of dogs baying at
the moon. The late Pastor Charles
n. Russell died about two years ago on
a railway train somewhere in Texas
but his numerous followers still live
and are presumed to be as loyal as the
rest of US. There are quite a number
an Salem. During the past few years
q have read several of the "Watch
Tower" publications and have not
been impressed with their somewhat
fantastic theology.