Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-08-30
FRUTTLAND ITEMS

Capital Journal Special Seryiee)
Fruitland, Aug. S0.--M. Brubaker OF
the Bethel district has moved onto the
Tastout property. He has rented the
house and pasture but not the pillow
land.
Fred Gerig, one of our German boys,
has needed the call to arms. This makes
six Fruitland boys who have lined up
for your Unee Sam.
Your correspondent and daughter,
Mrs. Esther Woods, of Portland attend
ed services last Saturday at the Seventh
Day Adventist church in north Salem.
Elder Bogar, q returned missionary
from the Central American states and
the West Indies, occupied the forenoon
hour. He related interesting experience
es of his seven years labors in these TO-
e~alities. Many churches have been rats-
ed up, one Of 500 members, another Of
900, others Of a less membership. He
stated the population is mixed as TO
color and nationality, Negroes, indians,
mestosos and whites. In religion there
are Mohammedans and Buddists, along
with protestant aud Catholic.
M. j. Cernik and family family have
returned from Netarts where they went
to enjoy the sea breezes aud 10 drink
the beverage of Neptune. They also Sc
cured q quantity Of clans, One night
by lantern light when the tide was out
they secured quite a supply. This ma
rine ancestor Of ours is some what OF
an "'it' according 10 M. Us account,
1t has a head and neck corresponding
" as long as a dromeaary 3. These II
thrusts out on being disturbed in rath.
er a threatening manner Ii also has a
tail like that other ancestor further mp
the line-the monkey. This 1t uses not
in coiling around a limb Of a tree as
does cousin monkey, but making a
hook Of it at the end anchors himself
to his ancestral sandy home and holds
on for dear life till wrenched away by
sheer force. Now this is quite true and
accounts for that beautiful human sen
timent-'There 3 no place like home
A petition was circulated here last
week for pardon and release from the
state prison Of one Of the inmates
This was hardly necessary as recent
events at the open" indicate that the
poor abused convict needs only watch
his chance Gnd he can separate himself
from his confinement without the aid
of a petition.
II. G. Bressler came down from Ore
gon City and spent Saturday ard Sun.
day at home. He is employed at the
Willamette pulp and paper company
He states he likes the work in which
he is engaged.
Relatives Of Big Andrew Monsoon
whose sister. Mrs. Bert Bressler, resides
here. have received word that he has
arrived safely in France. He il now one
of Uncle Sans terrors. Now you Huns
hunt yonr holes
J. w Silsbee and Mrs, silsbee OF
Mountain View, Cal. 60 miles south Of
San Francisco. visited relatives here
week. They attended the national G. A
| (brother n.law) TO this writer thi'
week. Thew attended the national q. A.
Il. eneampment at Portland. He was q
member OF the eth Wisconsin infantry
in the Civil war and was at the bat
tie Of Mobile BAY and Fort Blakely in
1864. He was in General cAnby's di
vision and in 1898 the general wa
a~ssassinated BY hostile Modoe Indian'
under the notorious Captain Jack. Thii
took place In the famous ''laya lands.
in northern California. One or two 9th
er white men were also killed AZ tbi'