Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-26
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Airs. A. C. Foor is business visitor
IN Albany for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs, George Hack of Port
land, have been the guests of AIrs +
Clifford Farmer. l625 Saginaw street
for the past few days.
The Marion County Loganberrv
Growers Association will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting at the CONNER
clal Club auditorium Saturday after
noon. The meeting will convene at
2:S0, with President Bruce Cunninr-
ham, presiding. AT recent meeting of
the association plans to mobilize onI
non-contraet growers in the county
in fight for higher rates for the
berries were laid
No trace of 1917 Ford model auto
stolen Wednesday from in front of the
Caas. X. Spaulding Logging companvI
plant had been found Thursday bv
authorities, to whom the theft was re-
ported. The auto belongs to F 7.
Cation and bears an Oregon license
number 36493.
Mrs George Watson, a former resi-
dent of this city with her husband
died at her home in Summit. New
Jersey, following a siege of influenza.
according to word received here We'd
nesday' She was i'll ten days. Burial
was in Greenwood cemetery, Brook
lyn. New Yorok. February IS. accord
ing to advices received here.
summoned to the bedside of her
father Rev. George f. Stivers, in
Eugene, who LAYS at the point of
DEATH Mrs. f. T. McCroskey, wife of
Manager McCroskey of the CONNER
cial Club, left this city Thursday
morning. Rev. Stivers suffered an at
tack of influenza that later develop
ed into paraletic stroke, rendering
him helpless.
farms in South Bottom, west of Che
mawa, and the planting of strawbcr-
ries and loganberries was inspected
Wednesday afternoon by Manager T..
e. McCroskey of the Commercial
club, and three business men from
this city, William Gahlsdorf, Dave w.
Eyre and William McGilchrist. ,hr.
Tne Phez company plans to have the
tracts on the farm planted and ap-
portioned and ready for sale to east
ern families by May l,
Due to the inability to gather re-
quired witnesses in time the trial of
John P. Murphy against e. B. Ewing,
involving the alleged illegal possess
sion of real property, was continued
from 10 O'Clock Thursday, and began
with jury hearing testimony at 1870
'p. m. in Judge Unruhs court. 1t is
/ expected that the case will occupy
about all the afternoon.
Phillip Hanshaw, former resident
of this city who died at Oregon City
Wednesday, will be buried in City
View cemetery here Friday, follow
ing a funeral at the chapel of the
Webb & Clough company at 10 am.
Rev. Loughbridge, Of the BAPTIST
church, will have charge of the SER
vices.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Pres
I hvfpriao nhurob ,,,iII ,,oot "a A. La,..a
of Mrs. w. II. Steusloff, 11S5 Court
street, Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock. Mrs Alice H. Dodd will adj
dress the meeting. Assistant hostesses
for the afternoon will be Mrs. r. A.
Klein, Mrs F. L.. Klein Mrs. w. w.
George NJ. Brown.
] In decree issued Thursday, Judge
| Kelly issued a verdict clearing title
to 81 acres of land in Marion county
in the case of e. r. Hogan against
Clifford Johnson and others BY this
| judgment, Mr.. Hogan is held to pos
sess unclouded title to the property
the defendants are concerned.
Owing to the present influenza sit
uation. Sacred Heart academy has
dismissed school for the week. Glasses
will resume Monday, March I.
u J. w. Sherwood, state commander
of the Maccabees, was the principal
speaker at an open meeting held in
Mccormack hall Wednesday night.
He chose as his subject the objects
and benefits of the order, Frank
Davev delivered a patriotic address.
A short business meeting was fol-
lowed by a program and the serving
, of refreshments. The Lady Macca
bees assisted in the evenings enter
!. tainment.
H Paul Wapato and Roy Skeen, win
ners of first and second place in the
Willamette university oratorical try
. out held Monday, were awarded the
prizes of SIS and $40 offered by w
f. Keyes, who offers this prize annual
ly for the winners in oratory. The
J prizes were presented in the chapel
service by Dean Alden.
Word was received Wednesday