Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-09-08
Silyerton City
Treasurer Quits

Siiverton.--Sept. S.G-F. p. Cal
lister, who has been city treasure
most of the time since he came t
6iIverton, handed his resignatio
TO the city council at the meetin
held last evening. Mr.. Calliste
resigned his position as cashier 0
IL the Coolidge & McClaine bank
few days ago. and M. G. Gunder
Y son was made his successor. MI
Gunderson was also elected by th
city council to succeed Mr.. Calls
ter as city treasurer. The tern
expires Jan. /, 1921.
N. o. Holeman. a farmer livint
northwest Of here. died at hi
farm home Saturday afternoon
and the funeral was held in Trini.
n ty Lutheran church Monday after
noon, Rev. Henrikson officiating
Consumption is said to have beer
the immediate cause of his death
and his two daughters are said to
be critically i'll at the family home
from the same disease. Mr.. Hol
man had lived on the farm where
NJ x9 ulGu IOI liOkC eAs"h VNAA"S
years. coming here from Mime
sota.
Buren, Fenide. who has been at
tending summer school in Califor-
MIA for several months, arrived
home the fore part of the week
and will enter school in Oregon
this winter.
Mrs. Belle Whitlock of klamath
Falls, is visiting relatives in the
city.
Clarence Whitlock, formerly Of
Silverton, and who is now under
taker at klamath Falls, was visit
ing in this vicinity with his wife
when the terrible fire occurred in
his home town causing numerous
deaths. Mr.. Whitlock tried to get
an aeroplane from Portland TO
convey him home quickly but
was unsuccessful in this under
taking. Ell left by train and Mrs.
Whitiock will drive the car, which
they came north in, back to Kla-
math Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moe are re-
joicing over the arrival OF baby
boy Saturday at the Silverton
hospital.
j, III. Moser and Mr.. and Mrs.
d. n. Moser are spending the
week at Mt. oHod.
Mr.. and Mfs. eHnry Palmateer
are entertaining friends from CAN
fornia. To make the entertain
ment complete, Mr.. Palmateer
and company motored to Mt. Hood
In his new car, leaving Sunday.
Mrs. L. P. Risteigen, who has
been visiting in Portland for few
weeks while her husband was pur
suing other deer" in southern
Oregon, arrived home today
Mayor L. J. Adams was trans
acting bushes in Salem yesterday
9. Al. Harwood and son, Clar-
ence, were in Salem on business
last evening.
street commissioner Yates is
new cross walks on North
water street.
C. A. Hartley, maager Of te rfi-
verton Food Poducts Co., is hav-
ing lumber hauled on the three
acre tract he recently purchased
north of the city, and will erect
a home at once.
q. ]. Barr was recommended by
1dayor Adams as member of the
water commission to succeed G
Al. Book, who refused to serve af-
ter the expiration of his term of
office. but the appointment was
not confirmed by the council last
evening.
Otto Aim was visitor in Salem
on business and pleas
IRE.
One Of the longest strings OF
bills that was ever presented at
council meeting in this city was
read by the recorder at a meet
ng last evening. The claims ag-
yregated more than $1,000, and
we're ordered paid. The order
vas made in payment of numcr-
,us Improvement, such as street
work., sewer extension, new bragg
lcross Silver creek in Geiser's adj
lition and pavement of intersee-
ions of streets in the north part
,f town made necessary by the Inn
of Front street.
Harmon & Anderson, contrac.
ors. have finished paving Front
treet and the city council last eve
ling ordered payment of the work
o the extent Of seventy-five per
ent OF the total cost, the balance
o be paid upon acceptance of the
york by the street committee. ]