Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-07-24
Journal Special Correspond
Chautauqua At
ls, Monmouth Is
y = To Be Repeated

Monmouth, Or. July 24-,rhe chau
tauqua session held here last wee
proved so successful that the compan
operating the circuit, the West Coas
company was signed up for servic
next year at the same time. Only mex
year we will have a six day program
Instead of the five day program pu
on this year. With a seven hundred
dollar guarantee fund the local sale
and tickets topped fourteen hundred
dollars which was a persuasive feature
In tacking a larger proposition mex
year. The five day program gave com.
plete satisfaction, high spots being the
Virginians, a colored troup, the Han
del Orchestra Choir and lectures by
John Gray and Mr.. McLaren.
Congressman w. c. Hawley was a
speaker to large assemblage of stu
dents and townspeople at the normal
"Wednesday evening. AS member OF
the ways and means committee of the
house. Mr.. Hawley explained the man.
ner in which appropriations are made,
financing the operations of govern
ment. Only one-tenth Of one per cent
of governmental expenses he said was
spent by congress the rest being useo
in defraying expense of the admsn.--
tratiye department. He explained also
the workings of the proposed national
budget bill as something that would
make governmental expenditures
more as private business is run and as
tending to throw the responsibility of
spending on the departments that ac-
tually use the money. Previous to the
war. he said, the nations revenues
~, f,.
but now we face a period of deficits
and heu rged that thorough study
be made OF national finances that ei,.
crisis of meeting the obligations of the
war might be safely met.
Hiram A. Newman, an elderly resi-
dent of this city died at the home of
his son, Charles Fl. Newman, Monday,
of this week. Death was caused by
the infirmities of old age. Funeral
services were held at the presidence
on "Wednesday at p. M, with Rev.
r.. B- Pace officiating. Burial was in
the X. p. cemetery Mr.. Newman was
SO years Of age, having been born at
Plymouth, Mich, April "a, 1882. He
was of family of thirteen children,
all of whom have passed on before
him except one, o. N. Newman of Bill
ANFSs xhOflthha, WIN Ia aLWO ytdIS
senior. He was married to Rachael
Bogert, September IA, 1854 Mrs. |
Newman died ten years ago. They a,e
survived by two children, Charles III.
Newman Of Monmouth and Mrs. Eva
line Taylor of Brighton, Mich. Mr. /
Newman came to Monmouth about
10 years ago. He was respected by
all who knew him.
EtU pOu a,f re yi,,p, Ia "a
p. B. Bogert of Falls City, with their
TO attend the funeral services Of H. A. /
Newman.
Mr.. Elliott, late of Colorado is here
with his family. He has accepted q
position in the Miller store and will
live in the Miller cottage on College
street.
Richard CayZer was here from Port
land this week, calling on friends and
making some sketches for his work as
an artist.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Butler are here
this week visiting at c. H. Newman's.
Mis- Eleanor Guthrie of Corvallis
has been spending. the past month
with her grandpafehtsT while her folks
in. Corvallis are recovering from the
scarlet fever 'f'il-i1"@ 2A15j
Mis- sesNottinghan1t ana Booth of
Portland we're visiting, during the
week END with normal friends,
"A gold wrist watch picked up on the ]
streets and placed In the keeping or =
Lhe Herald office was returned to lis n
owner, Miss Cecil Hughes, Thursday (
An adjourned session of the coin : II
iii was held Tuesday. night at which /
ime the weed and grass ordinance I
was placed on its final passage and I
duly adopted. II pr0vfdes,that il aft
lrg notification by the, marshal. prop
,rty owners do not. cut weeds ana
grass on their properly and to the CEN i.
er of the street abutting, the city will
10 the cutting Of the wedds and grass
ind charge the same as lien against {
he property. An ordinance making /
'inal the new water rates was also |
,dopted. In the interest of economy G
/ was also voted to abolish the office =
IL water superintendent beginning !,
With the first of August.
Their many friends have been
,ieased to greet James Graham and
!, Il. Force ON the street this week. v
Both have been convinced to their p
ZONES for some time past.
JOY Ostrom was here from Oak v
srove this week to visit with boy {
riends. II
Pete Cornwall was here from Sher- d
rood a day or two this week on bust r
ess. ii,