Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-09
Monmouth Subscribed For
$4,000 Liberty Bonds
On First Day Of Drive
Capital journal Special service)

mouth SlIhScT1Ded arOund Sl0,UOO. AIR
lie and several other outlying districts
included in Monmouth territory, were
mot included in this amount.
Friday April IL, marks the close Of
the present ten weeks term at the Nor
NAL and a splendid program is being
prepared for same. II
Most Of the students and several of
the faculty members took advantage OF
the Easter vacation and the excursion
ito' spend the time with friends or rel
atives in other places.
Prof. Butler visited Camp Lewis last
week end, and on Tuesday at chapel he
gave a most interesting account of
what he saw at this great training
camp, the thing that impressed him
most was the fine spirit of democracy
which prevails throughout the canton
ment.
Pres. Alderman and Miss Rosa Par
rot attended the meeting of the Inland
Empire association at Spokane, last
week.
, Colonel John Leader, ofNthe U. of
O., will speak at the Normal Wednes-
day morning at the chapel hour. All
are. welcome and no one should miss
this opportunity of hearing this splen-
did speaker.
Normal trained teachers are in
great demand now a days and none
of the students who have had a year
of it, are afraid of not being able to
a position, Supt. Inflow of For
est Grove was here Tuesday to make
sure of teachers for the coming year.
Monmouth branch Of the Red Cross
is planning to held a sort of fair some
time along the last of May, for tho
of raising funds to carry on
the work here. Mrs. Will Mack is lead.
er in the move and has already appoint
ed her captains for the different Sec
tious of the town and vicinity. There
will be q sale of donated articles, q
cafeteria lunch, various booths and
other attractions to take in the money.
Every one is expected to send some
thing for the sale. Workers are not as
numerous at the regular meetings of
the Red Cross; partly due to the busy
season for farm women, as most OFT
them are doing part of their bit by
raising chickens and the Matching sea-
son is now here.
J.. S. Miller of the Luckiamute coun-
try was recently kicked by a horse and
several Of his ribs were broken. Al
though the accident caused a great
deal of suffering it was not sufficient
Ito keep Mr.. Miller down. He did not
stop his farming operations.
Walter Strain, the new mail carrier
has been making the route with a Ford
for the past week. He says the roads
are still rough but not muddy. He ex-
poets by the use of the Ford to- make
the round in half a day and so will
have ashah day to devote to his farm
ing operations.
1 Miss Laural Canning, who gradu.
ated from the Normal in February, is
at Eugene attending the univer'
sity. Miss Canning is teaching at Mo-
sier this year.
Ivan Wood, who is in the quarter
masters department at Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Texas. has been promoted to the
rank of sergeant. Oak Wood, who is
doing work in the civil service at
Washington, D. c., in writing to his
parents SAYS that he likes his WORK
fine, but that living expenses are very
high. He pays $34 for board and room.
Oak is continuing his business course
in the government school.
Elkins school district which recently
netted over 800 for the Red Cross, the
proceeds of q box supper, is once more
in the lnnelight; this time it is thr11t
stamps. Last week pupils off the school
sold $l2O8 worth of thrift and war
stamps. Leaders were chosen and the
school divided in two sides. Competi-
tion was keen and the contest close.
The winning side sold $500 worth N
the other side sold $548 worth.
Monmouth hotel, which recently
changed hands, is now under the new
management; Mrs. Denny having mov-
ed in last week.
Miller McCaleb has gone into the
chicken business quite extensively this
and is very happy over the pros
poets Thus far. He has a modern brood
house of 1900 chick capacity, built
on the Petaluna plan, with
ventilating system and oil burner
complete. He has nearly 800 ehlx or
the White Leghorn variety. He plans
next year to run the plant at full ca
Sumner Ostrom of the non-eommis-
stoned staff, coast artillery, stationed
1T Fort Candy, WASH, has received Of
fetal word from the war department
that he had been promoted to electric
AN sergeant, first class, on March II,
and would rank as same from that date
lie has also qualified as first glass
Besides having charge of the
BIC search lights and all electrical APP
Sumner teaches the new re-
.ruits this work and also teaches a gas
class.
Next Saturday, April 10, is regular
grange day. State Dairy and Food Com
missioner J. G. Mickle is scheduled for
! talk on cooperation between the gov
rnmen and the dairymen. Also Mass
Mills of the home demonstration de-
Dartment will be present to organize
the local work.
Miss Hazel florence who recently
passed the civil service examination,
eft Thursday for Washington to 90
work in the var department.
She expects to stop over at Walla Wal
IA for a short visit with her brother
Ed and family.
At the last meeting of the II. >
Athena society it was decided
hat a hiking club would be formed
for the high school girls. Miss Gaynell
Shore and Miss Hazel Eastwood were