Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-01-22
Influenza Situation
In Monmouth Improving

ing, there being no new cases within
the past week. About forty cases re-
suited from the high school exposure
but they have sll been light and are
practically recovered. One case has de-
veloped among the Normal students but
is now eonvalescent. Strict quarantine
regulations were put in force last week
and it is thought the epidemic is well
under control. The High and Training
schools did not open Monday morning
and probably will not until next week.
The rural centers are all in session ex-
eept Mountain View, but no student
teachers are being used at these places
as an extra precaution against spread
ing the flue.
Superintendent Todd of the Salem
schools and Acting Superintendent
Grout of the Portland schools visited
the Normal recently for the purpose Of
securing teachers to supply vacancies in
their district. Among the February
seniors who have already been placed
are Miss MeAllister, Corvallis; the
Misses Maison and Dugan, Portland;
Miss Ethel Calkins, club supervisor of
Multnomah county; the Misses Mar
garet Dickie and Elinor Warner, Sa-
lem; Miss Joyce Teeters, Baker City;
Miss Traffic, Clatskanie; Miss Delk, pri-
mary critic at the Elkins Rural Center,
Miss Beck, Adams, and Miss Tillotson,
Toledo.
President Ackerman attended the re-
construction and readjustment Nmmit-
tee meeting held in Portland recently.
The particular work of this committee
is to aid returned soldiers to readjust
themselves to civilian life.
Miss Myra Butler, former head Of the
domestic science department at the
Normal, now doing canteen work in
France, writes that she does not expect
to return to the United States for some
time yet as there is still much to be
done. She says the work is even more
strenuous now than before the armis-
tice.
1t is with regret that we learn Of the
cancellation of the regular course of
special entertainments which had been
scheduled for the season at the Normal.
Among these are the lecture by Baron
ess Huard, the concert Of the Apollo
Club Of Salem, the cinemas "Americs 3
Answer" and Hugo's "Les Miser-
|ables.'
A tradegy occurred last Thursday a
few miles south of Monmouth on the
farm of Lena Brown. The bodies Of
Lena Brown and Mr.. M. c. Spores were
found Saturday morning lying in the
kitchen of the farmhouse. Both had
been shot through the heart. A note,
written by the man, stated that he
killed Miss Brown because she had
promised to marry him and then had
turned him down for former sweet
heart, soldier who had just recently
returned from England. Mr.. Spores, it
Is understood, had family in Port
land but was expecting his divorce
soon. He was 40 years old and had
rented farm adjoining that of the
girls. Miss Brown was daughter of
Mrs. Girls Marks and a sister of Mrs.
George Jones, who live near. She was
about 30 years old and has for several
years lived alone on her farm, doing
the greater part of the work herself.
The bodies were removed to Dallas Sat
urday by Coroner Chapman. No ar.
rangements have as yet been made for
the funeral.
The shareholders of the First Nation.
al Bank of Monmouth held their an
nual meeting last Tuesday and re-elect-
ed officers and directors for the en-.
suing year. Ira G. Powell was re-
elected president; j. B. v. Butler, vice.
president; Il. L. Kilen, cashier; Emma
Parker, assistant cashier; and Francis
Arant, bookkeeper Directors reelected
are j. b, V. Butler, j. M. Simpson, VIM.
Riddell, ST., Robert Steele and j. c..
Powell. The reports show that the bank
has enjoyed prosperous year, keep
ing up the usual dividend with con-
siderable sum remaining to be added
to the undivided profits fund. More
than 100000 worth Of Liberty Bonds
were sold through this medium during
the past year.
AT the recent meeting Of the city
council the reelected mayor, 0. A.
Wolverton, was inaugurated and the
new-old council was organized, only one
change having been made in the mem-
bership. Committees were appointed to
carry out the work of the different de-
partments of the affairs of the city for
the year and the usual business mat
ters were attended to.
The mayors annual report shows
that the expenses of the city have ex-
ceeded the receipts or income only
about $l00. Considering the unusual
expenses incident to bad year and
war conditions, this is considered 6
small deficit, and the main reason for
this was the expense of the lawsuit the
city had against the paving company,
which cost the city about $270. The
mayor recommends however that, to in
sure ample funds for the accommodation
of the growing needs of the city, a
charter amendment be placed before the
people for adoption for the purpose OF
creating reserve fund. gravity
water system is contemplated for the
city as the present source has proved
at times to be inadequate.
The rnnual meeting of the stock
holders of the Monmouth Cooperative
Creamery which was scheduled for last
Saturday, the 18th, was postponed un-
til one month from date, on account of
the influenza ban, and the inclemcnt
weather which prevented the meeting