Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-03-03

There was time not far distant when
it was an even race with divorces
forging trifle ahead. The records for
February show that Is marriage licenses
were granted in Marion county and that
only eight divorce eases were filed.
George Nelson, who served % months
in the lazy and nine months with the
heavy artillery near Verdun, is now
with the Capital Drug store as regis
tered pharmacist He has just recently
received his discharge.
months old, S. ]. Comstock, Of Silver
ton applied for and was issued a mar
riage license last Saturday. He is a
farmer living near Silverton. He was
married to Jennie B. MacDeveny, age
GA, also of Silverton.
When a German citizen wishes to be-
come an American, he does not renounce
allegiance to Wilhelm II as there is no
such person any more, or at least not
officially. Hence when John F. Peter
son filed last Saturday his declaration
of intention to become an American
citizen, he renouneed his allegiance to
the present government of Germany and
didn t even mention the name of Will
helm Ii. Mr.. Peterson is Sc years old
and was born in Pellworm, German.
He arrived in the United States on FEB.
10, 1905, at Galveston. After living in
this country IA years he has taken out
his first citizenship papers.
The Pleasant Point district school
No. 80, Just west of the reform school,
is one of the county schools that is not
living up to the law in regard to fly
ing the American flag. The law says
that all school districts must not only
have an American flag but that it must
be displayed during school hours on a
flag pole. The Pleasant -. Point
school has q flag but no flag pole. The
directors are E. S. Coates, chairman;
T. E. Herren and L. Larsen.
In keeping with the national New
Era movement of the Presbyterian
church, there will be special services at
the First Presbyterian church Thurs
day afternoon and evening. The after
noon meeting will be for ladies and will
be in charge of one Of the prominent
ladies from Portland. AT six clock
the ladies Of the church will serve a
bountiful supper in the parlors, the pro-
ceeds of which will go to the New Era
mission fund. AN those who expect to
be present should send in their names
in advance to some Of the ladies of the
church in order to permit of sufficient
PREPARATION. In the evening there will
be very interesting service, at which
DR.. Boyd, Of fPortland, is expected to be
one Of the speakers.
The young ladies' Of the Epworth
League are planning an attractive social /,
evening at the Keizer school, tomorrow
evening, March 4, at which fine pro-
gram of music, reading, ETC., will be
given, with assistance Of talent from
Salem. A prominent feature will be an
addres by Rev. J. L. Miller, of st.
Louis. The ladies will serve ice cream,
cake and coffee at the close Of the en-
tertainment.
Under the auspices of the local Elk's
lodge, the funeral services Of James
A. Wilson were held this afternoon at
the Rigdon chapel. Members Of the
lodge met in the lodge rooms and march
ed in body to the chapel where the
services were held according to the
Elk s ritual. The pail bearers were VIM
H. Dancy, Fred w. Schmidt, Sam T. /
Koser, Homer H. Smith, DR.. H. H.
Olinger, George G. Brown, Kola Neis
and Frank Miller. Following the SER
vices the body was taken to Portland
ON the clock electric for cIepnnon. 4,
Indications are that the armory will