Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-06-19
George Keech Elected
School Director at Stayton
(Capital journal Sneeial Servieel

Stayton, Or, June 19.-The annual
school meeting of District No. ~ was
held in the High school auditorium Mon
day afternoon. George Keeeh was elect
ed director and VIM. Weddle clerk. A
motion to levy the necessary tax to con-
duet the school the coming year, as pre-
sented in the budget offered by the
board, was carried by vote of 46 to
4. Stayton has been having very salts
factory school the past few years, and
the tuition from outside pupils last year
was over a thousand dollars. With the
schools conducted as they have been,
the people are not averse to voting a
substantial tax for school purposes.
Frank Silhavy was down from his
ranch above Mehama and spent Sunday
with his family.
Leo Weir, who has made his home
with his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Gasner for
some time and attended the Stayton
schools, received the sad news Sunday
that his father John Weir, had passed
away at his home in Portland. He left
at once for the city'
Everett Condit, son of H. B. Condit
of West Stayton, was in town Monday
evening, and being well up in military
tactics, assisted the local company in
their drill. The boys are continuing to
progress.
John A. Clark, an employee in the Will
bur Woolen mills, expects his family
here soon from Canada. They will oe-
cupy the Mrs. Kitchen house on Second
street.
w. d. Cornish and wife, Mrs. Mabel
{ Crabtree and Miss Dora Rabens, with
/ Geo. Warford as chauffeur, made the
I trip over the Columbia highway the
: first Of the week.
Mrs. Matilda Jones, who has been Wis
i Iiting her parents, Jacob Siegmund ant
-Iwife, on Fern Ridge has returned to Sa
lem.
Anna Mary, wife of Nicholas Welter
5 died at her home in Sublimity this
, morning. She had been suffering from
! dropsical condition for some time. Tht
. funeral will be held in Sublmity Thurs
e day morning. She was aged 81 years, IL
s months and days.
e Kearney Kimsey, who has been visit
r ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs, L. Kimsey
least of town, has returned to Portland
: He will hereafter devote his time to th'
. service of Uncle Sam, but in what de
partment he is not yet aware.
Q Miss Elnora Willing, of Salem, AM
III Mo1 ha af A Gtnrla
n both graduate nurses, are visiting at th'
!, home of Mrs. Rose Willing.
i Miss Katherine Nelson, sister OF Il. X
q Nelson. of the Marketeria Grocery, wa
married in Portland Wednesday, th'
n 18th to DIR. Ira CASTOR, at the f1rs
. Presbyterian church. DR.. CASTOR is
/ member Of the army medical corps, AM
' he and his bride expect to leave sool
for Honolulu, where he will be station
cd. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson and Miss Grac
Elder were present at the wedding.
Ira B. Carter, of The Dalles, has beel
visiting relatives in town and north o
c town the past week.
l. Mrs. Carl johnson of Payette, Oregol
!, visited several days with her father
n Carl Schaefer, and her brothers an
y families, Chas. and Ben schaefer.
y Geo. Boedigheimer came from Cam
e Lewis and spent Sunday with his VIII
5 and other friends.
h D. J. Caldwell and wife spent tn
n weekend with relatives here. Mr.. Cald
e we'll is a member of the Oregon Stat
Police and has been in Portland O.
# guard duty for some time. He expect
e to transfer soon to the Oregon Guarc
r and thinks there is a prospect OF som
5 Of the men from this organization bt
g ;,, amt m dufv on the Mexican border