Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-02-18

W.
E. Kent from Portland, and his
daughter, Mrs. Ivy GRAY from Hood
River, returned to their homes We'd
nesday after few days visit with
| Mr. and Mrs. o. Cotterman, 1885
Highland avenue.
Mrs. j. A. Carpenter and daughter.
Helen, 1445 Highland avenue, went to
Portland Wednesday where they will
attend the wedding of Mrs. Carpen-
ter's brother. Willard Smith, to be
held in that city Thursday.
Mrs. Bert Townsend and son, Floyd
from Prineville, are spending a few
days visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Townsend, las Myers
street, this city.
Men in the signal corps of tn. ar
my to handle pigeons are urgently in
demand, according to communica-
ton received at local recruiting head
Quarters "Wednesday by Corporal w.
w. Sites from the office of the chief
signal officer at San Francisco. The
local recruiter is urged to exert his
efforts to enlist men for this work.
Mr.. and Mrs Gus Brown, residing
on Cherry avenue, have as their
guests for short time Mrs. Browns
parents from Portland.
The fire department at nine o',,ock
wednesday morning answered a CALI
to the home of Mrs. Hattie Jackson. |
BAL Center street. and extinguished
small chimney blaze.
The robbery of a store at McMfnp-
Vile late Tuesday night by an nm
known man who drove a small bug
machine, with the words "Bun Dur
ham, and Tuxedo" painted OH the
sides was reported to police here by
Sheriff Henderson. who asked the aid
of the local authorities in the hunt
for the thier. A large quantity of sew
eral brands of tobacco was taken by
the burglar.
The theft of his bicycle from the
alley between High and Liberty
streets, on State, some time Tuesday
night was reported to police by Merl
Putnam, employe at the Gray Belle.
The collision of his machine with
one driven by A. Jones on North Com
mercial street at 1880 a. m. Wednes-
day, was reported to police by Morris
Race. Mr.. Jones is said to have driv-
EN- his auto. up to the side of Mr..
Races machine, striking it in the side.
Both machines were slightly damag-
ed. Differences were settled on the
spot. police reports said.
III. F. Woodry, the auctioneer of
Saskatoon, Canada, who with his wife
and daughter visited his brother, F.
N. Woodry, of this city for month
at Christmas time, and then sojourned
to California and Mexico, returned
Wednesday and has left on his return 4
to Canada. His wife and daughter will
stay in California until April. Mr..
Woodry is very prominent in Canada
as a registered farm and stock auc-
tioneer, He was much taken with Ore
gon and California and says he will
return next fall.
Members of sedgwick post No. 10,
G. A. r., and all other Civil war vet
erans are urged to turn out and at
tend the funeral of the late Comrade
E. Albert Hart of Co. A III N. Y. in
fantry. at O'Clock in the afternoon
of Thursday February 10, at the un-
dertaking parlors of G. T.. Terwilliger, [
TO Chemeketa street in the announce
ment of J. M. Watson post comman-
der by D. Webster, adjutant
John NJ Scott, general passenger
agent of the Southern Pacific, was a
Wednesday visitor in Salem looking
after company interests.
Lausanne hall is making transition
into a new and admirable addition to
the Willamette university campus,
but the Lausanne hall girls were very
much in evidence at a Valentine par
ty at the temporary dining room, Sat-
urday night. Valentine exchanging
and the opening of large valentine
box were the features Of the evening.
Decorations carried out the familiar
heart motif of the good saint Of Feb
ruary IA.
County Judge W. NJ. ,Bushney sign
ed an order Monday appointing An
ma Newman as guardian of Clara Ja-
cobson, 13. The little girls parents
are both dead. She has an estate of
about $3.50 left by her father. OF the
amount named, $500 is represented by
life insurance.
Mrs. Nellie Geer passed away at
the home of her mother in Portland,
February 16, 1920. following brief
illness of bronchial pneumonia. Be
sides husband, Guy NJ. Geer, the de-
ceased leaves a son Morris years
old, a daughter, Elma Louise, age 16
months, her mother, Ida A. Morris; a
brother Harlarfd r. and a sister Ruth
Morris, all of Portland. Mrs. Geer
was formerly Miss Nellie Morris of
Salem.