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PAGE TE2E2 ot Silveir&on Region Now Being Compiled The 05SG0N STATESMAN; Sa1qsy Oregon. Friday Morag. April tt, 193 Eamy Histoiry M. Mf' CI, NEW SOCIETY S PROGRESSING Silverton Historical Associa tion Plans Museum and Collects Rater i SILVERTON. April 17 Tbe SiWerton Historical society met Tuesday evening for its regular meeting. June Drake as president ca)led the meeting to order and the minutes of the last meeting were read by Robert Allen, as sistant secretary. Mr. Drake appointed the follow ing committee on constitution and by-laws: Robert Goetz, super intendent of Silrerton schools, Percy Brown, secretary of the or ganization, and Theodore Opsund. local attorney. Mr. Goeti was also asked to se cure permission from the school board to place the cases which will contain a portion of the his torical display. In the corridors of the Eugene Field building un til other arrangements could be made. The securing of the show cases was left to Mr. Drake and Mr. Allen. Data Ilrlng Collected Considerable discussion was held concerning the collection of data of the early history of Silrer ton. The data collected are .to cover the early history of schools, churches, city organization, lodges, musical organizations, be sides all the usual Information. Mr. Goetz suggested leaving the collecting of this to the social sci ence classes of the high school, explaining that he was .of the opinion that the students muld secure tbe material In a better and more rapid manner than could in dividuals who were rery busy with other matters. Mr. Goetz suggested that the gathering of such material would work in splendidly with the projects of the students. No definite deci sion was reached upon this mat ter at this meeting. Mr. Goetz in speaking of Sil Terton history, mentioned the im portance of the surrounding country districts, particularly the Waldo Hills, to the early history of Silverton. Relics Are Displayed Three Interesting relics were displayed at the meeting. One was a Fourth of Jjily social ball ticket dated for Friday evening, July 2, 1875 with F. C. Geer. J. S. Green ly wood, and Ira Fuller as manag ers. The tickets were priced at $2.50 a couple and Included both dinner and dancing. This ticket was In the possession of Superin tendent Goetz. Mr. Drake display ed an old powder horn, the prop erty of Nels Langsev, which was dated 1724. The horn was beauti fully hand carved. Another object displayed at this meeting was an Old gun, known as a "pepper box" which was brought across the plains in 1853 by Anson Hobart. Other objects of interest will be displayed at the next meeting called for April 29th. Every one Is Invited to these meetings. Chicken Thieves Busy at Rickey RICKEY. April 17. Chicken thieve are agaia busy la this vicimlty. M. M. Magee reports the loss f boat 35 Rhode IUnd Red hens. This Is aaite lorn mm Mr. Magee has balk op his flock from prise winning stock from both Oregon and Wash Ingtoa aad has a contract for hatching eggs. Some, years the bajrtey handles eggs the eat ire' Ver. ' - Two more eases at rhlck ea stealing ia this commun ity have been reported. T. Laoderback has had his henhouse Broken into recent ly and W. Sheridan has also loot several chickens. The other case was that of Mr. M- Magee who have abont 85 hem stolen. I SIM business course In the Silverton high school and graduate "in June and the scholarship will be very welcome to hsr. AT PERRY DALE Spring Valley Community Club Players Are Well Received PERRY DALE, April 17 Tues day evening Perrydale people en joyed on of the best plays that has been put on here for some time. The Spring Valley commun ity club presented "The Little Clodhopper." Miss Irene Windsor took the part of the clodhopper In a most delightful way. aad had a very able supporting cast. The girls orchestra played se lections between acts and there were vocal selections also. There was a large attendance I from Ballston present. Three of the teachers here. Miss Wanda Elliott, Homer Earl and Helen McMillan bave been rehired for the coming year with increase in salary In each case. Perrydale community are fortun ate Indeed to be able to keep these teachers. There Is harmony among them and they are always willing to help in any way that they are called npen. Miss Elliott teaches in the high school. Mr. Earl the intermediate and miss McMillan the primary grades. Friday evening the IS, the spelling contest tor Perrydale zone consisting of Ballston. Enter prise. Broadmead. MeCey and Perrydale, will be held here. Mrs. John Molenaar has been confined to her bed the last few days with an attack of fin. Mrs. Robert Mitchell and Mrs. Lorenzo Gllson were shopping in McMinnville Wednesday. Mrs. Ijou Morrison and daugh ter, Leda and her children from Lone Beach. Calif., arrived at Mrs. Jane Baxter's home Monday. Mrs. Morrison Intends to stay all summer but Leda is returning Friday that the children may en ter school on Monday. POLK COURT1 DOCKET Accident Cases Occupy At tention of Judge and Jury DALLAS. Anrll 17. The Jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant in the case of Harriet versus Fawk. Fawk was xouna not responsible for an accident which occurred near Brunk's cot mt it November. It was al leged that Fawk was driving with ont a tail llaht. causing a car heading the same direction to run Into him and swerve across the hiihwav. and the Harriet car ran into this car, causing injury to several passengers. Wednesday the jury listened to another accident case. In which two cars were involved near the Craven place on the Dallas Salem highway. Smoke from a bonfire made it impossible for approaen ing cars to see each others. The suit of the parents of not- man and Hayes, the two . youths who died as the results of an ac cident near Oak Villa last Decem ber, against J. C. Uglow, driver of the ear which ran into the two who were endeavoring to push a car oft tbe road, has been set for Friday. It was a very rainy night and ITrlow claims he was unable to see the boys, due to an approach ing ear. The plain tuts claim he was driving fast and had defec tive brakes. Gregory and Barn- hart of Dallas, and Wlnslow of Salem are attorneys for the plain tiffs, and Oscar Hayter of Dallas for the defendant ROSEDALE FAMILY RETURN FROM EAST PLAYS TO BE GIVES GERVAIS, April 17 The hu morous plays will be given at the city hall on the evening of April 30 for the benefit of the com munity health center. These plays were recently given at Parkers ville and proved very popular. Female parts will be taken by three boys: John Paulson, Ronald Stevens and Zan Esson. ROSEDALE. April 17. The D. C Bloom family, who bare been spending the winter with relatives in Pennsylvania, amvea nome Monday eveninr. Tbey motored through, having left there April 4. They are glad to be home in Oregon again. Mrs. Walker, of Portland, a sis ter of J. D. Alexander, also an other sister from Detroit, Michi gan, called - at the Aiexanaer home Wednesday. - Mr H H. -Smith has been railed to Portland on account of the serious Illness of her daugh ter-in-law. - Mrs. W. Campbell has been on tha airlc list for a few days. The Qice family has moved into the Blinston house. . A. J. Hally is doing some pa- nr hinrlne for E. B. Stroud. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Bear and son Kenneth of Turner called on relatives here Sunday. The Sunday school will give their eastern program at the Sun day school hour, 10 o'clock. Sun day. Members of the 4-H club are- giving a demonstration of their1 work Friday night. GERVAIS MBIT CHANGES IMS GERVAIS, April IT. G. T. Wadsworth has Juit recently , closed three deals In real estate in this community. C. E. Mcllwaln bought ten acres of M. Jones, who has re moved to Dallas; J. W. Zlnzer of Portland bought 29 acree from Mr. Wadsworth and G. D. Bilyeo' of Silverton bought a SI acre sub--divlslon off of the C. L. Dunn place. This property Is all Improved land and is situated on good roads and rural mail .routed. Diversi fied crops are grown on all three places. Gladys Leichty Wins Scholarship CENTRAL HOWELL, April 17. Miss Gladys Leichty. daughter nf Mr and Mrs Chris Leichty. is hinr ran era tn la ted on winning a six months scholarship to Behnke Walker Business college in a sub rrlntlon contest. 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