Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-16

- StttSt t1RS EcNuFHcu llNlu a t0Nf
months soiourn on the Gulf coast of
Texas. Mr.. Suter has land holdings
in that section, which he reports is i'm
mensely fertile and in solid cultivation.
He reports that corn planting is vir-
tually completed in that portion Of
Texas and cotton planting being got
ten under way. Many children here.
he saws got to school barefooted dur
ing the winter months. Because of
failing health and old age. Mr.. Suter
has return to Salem. planning to dis,
pose of his land there later.
Raymond Walsh. Salem civil engi !
neer has been employed bv the state
highway commission to install the
signs along the entire state highway I
state highway engineer, The work
will be started Just as soon as a design 4
can be decided upon for the signs and
the signs prepared. The signs will
bear the name of the highway, the dis
tance to terminal points and the dis
tance to the nearest city OF town. 1t
will also indicate lateral roads. Sur
veys are now being made preliminary /
to the preparation of these sIgllsS
Gus Moser, state senator from Mutt I
nomah county, is a Salem visitor to- /
day on business before the supreme
court.
Mrs. Sadie E. Alohr and daughter,
Pearl, of Portland are spending the
week at the c. w. Stenberg home on
Waller street.
Due to the fact that the lecture room
and lower floor of the Salem public IL
brary is being repaired the William
! IL. Galcani lecture Wednesday evening
win be held in the main reading room
/ of the library. Mr.. Galvani's lecture,
Il W. w. ism vesus Common Sense"
has attracted much attention
| Charged with interfering with the
duties of an officer. Henry Albers was
arrested today by Street Commission
er Walter Low, and was being held in
the> city Jail this afternoon. He prob
ably will be arraigned before evening.
Albers is said to have taken dog
away from the dog catcher after Com
missioner Low had ordered the dogs
I apprehension
The baby clinic, under the auspices
of the Marion County Children's bu-
! reau will be held Thursday afternoon,
March IS. From 1880 until p. m.
/ children under normal will be exam
ined and from 3 p. m. those who were
left over from the February clinic will
be re-weighed, Owing to the fact that
!. the callipers were not working cor
rectly last month. mistakes were made
in ascertaining the weight of the chill
dren. and those who were examined at
} that time will be re-weighed Thurs
| day.
Arthur Geary, a Portland attorney
and Dr. George Rebec, of Reed college
4. were Salem visitors Tuesday in the in
5 terest of the millage bill for the sup
! port of the University of Oregon, Ore
s. gon Agricultural college and the Ore
4 gon normal school.
\ Mr.. and Mrs r. Walsh have arrived
in Salem and after few days visi
here will leave for Corvallis wher'
a they plan to locate permanently Mrs
Walsh (Jennie Fry) is daughter O
! Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Fry of this city.
j. X. Sears, of Mccoy, was Salem
I visitor Tuesday.
The baby son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
iamia K. Perkins. 2410 North Fourtl
street, born several days ago, has beel
> named Howard Thomas Perkins, tn
, proud father told friends today.
Mrs. Hiram II. Saston returned MOI
y day to her home in Newport. Mrs
Saston is the only daughter of Mr.. am
Mrs. William Prunk Sr., and sister o
William Prunk Jr., OF. the Red Cros
Pharmacy,
Word has been received in Salem o
the death Sunday, March IA, of Til
imam II. Simons, of Seattle, Washing
= ton. Mr.. simmons is an old time res
= dent of Turner. He is survived by fou
! brothers and one sister. George an
II Asa simmons. both of Geryais, Jerom
: Simmons Of Seattle, Henry Simmons {
Waldport and Mrs Anna Needham
r Salem. Funeral arrangements viii !
% announced later.
Rev. A. Sterling. a prominent eitize
of jefferson City. Mo, is visiting h
D. daughter, Miss Edna L. Sterling. hea
e of the English department Of the S
q lem high school. Mr. Sterling has be-
IS spending the winter in California. al
y era weeks visit with his daughter, !
will go to Olympia where he will b
the guest 5f Governor Hart, an ol
time frierd.
h h Wood Asks Leave
!, To Make Campaig
In' Washington. Mar. 16.-Major Ge
" eral Leonard Wood today asked Il
and was granted two months lea
- of absence TO conduct his campait
y for the republican nomination I