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VOL. XXVU
N o. 34
D A Y , JU N E 3, 1915
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AT LA FAYETTE
J James M. Belcher, a pioneer of
♦ Yam hill county, passed a w av at
♦ his home in ^ F a y e t t e last Sun-
f day afternoon. Had M r. Belcher
j lived until JuJy 11, he would
♦ have been 93 years o f age. Hr
jjw a s born
Taswell County,
Virginia, in 1823. In 1831 he
moved w ith bis parents to Mis-
souri, where they resided until
i860 , when they came to Yam-
hill County, Oregon.
Mrs. M argaret Belcher, bis
wife, died less than tw o years
ago a t the age o f 87.
But tw o children remain oi the
fam ily, a son and daughter—
Captain C. T . Belcher, o f Port-
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D a II a
D a I a V i a *
land, ahd Miss
Belle
Belcher,
who has lived w ith her parents,
her entire life. Funeral services
were held Tuesday w ith inter­
ment in The local cemetery.
The College Music Department
makes its form al dosin g o f the
season’s w ork a t the concert to
be given by Mrs. H all, and Mr.
Hull in W ood-M ar H all on
Saturday evening, June 6, a t
eight o ’clock. Prof. Hawkins
w ill assist on the program w ith
rial beside her husband, Dr. A. a number oi entertaining read­
M . Hutchinson.
ings. The program w ill be a
varied one, comprising piano,
’cello and vocal solos as w ell as
several selections for tw o pianos.
This mnsicale w ill be, as ate all
the college commencement ener-
by President, Levi T.
cises, free to the public which is
tion am ong W. C. T. U. work-
ers when the news o f the death
o f Mrs. Elizabeth P. Hutchin­
son, the National Treasurer,
was flashed over the wises, for
she w as
beloved
wherever
known, and her position had
given her a wide acquaintance.
Mrs. Hutchinson had been in
declining health for tw o years
and soon after coming from her
home in Kansas to arrange for
the National Convention, which
is to be held in Seattle, she was
taken so seriously ill that heroic'
treatm ent was advised.
Ac­
cordingly she was taken to a
pefrate hospital where a surgi­
cal operation for the rem oval o f
a tumor was successfully per­
formed by Dr. R. C. Coffey, but
ow ing to impaired vita lity she
was unable to rally. She died
on last Saturday a t 9:30 in xhe
evening.
Her only daughter, Mrs. C. M.
Roberts, o f Winfield, Kansas,
Mrs. Jennie M . Kemp, state
president of the W. C. T. U., and
Dr. Coffey were a t .heir bedside
when she passed aw ay.
Funeral services were conduct­
ed a t the Finley undertaking
parlors a t 4 p. m. on Monday.
Dr. Frank Loveland, pastor o f
the First M. B. church, and Dr.
Shank, o f the Baptist church,
spoke o f her life in its strength
and purity. *
Mrs. Helen D. Harford, o f
Corvallis, former state president
of the Oregon W. C. T . U., and a
life-long friend o f the deceased,
spoke as National Organiser and
lecturer tor the state and na­
tional W. C. T . U.
Roses in prolusion, tor which
Oregon is noted, were presented
. by many o f the friends of the de-
It. was Mrs. Hutchinson J a s
National treasurer, who ar-
ar­
ranged i^nshy^prhich financial
aid w a r given th at greatly
helped in bringing about the vie.
tory for prohibition at the last
state election.
Mrs. Roberts foft Portland on
M onday night UfW* the remains
forH utchinsga, K an sas,for bn-
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F. R o ll w ill attend a meet-
the prominent music teach-
the state in Portland oo
I and 9. The committee is
iff to draft a set o f rules to
»rdise the music teaching
•ion, a move that is b a d lj
1* since the music credit
l has been installed in the
schools o f the state. The
tune, which has been con-
ig standardisation, is look-
i the teachers to make rec-
odations in the conven-
tat m ay lead to a fair and
mble bill being adopted.
TO CELEBRATE
: members oi the Moose
are taking the lead in a
meat to hold a big celebra-
in honor' o f Independence
The necesqgry loads áre
subscribed and the pro­
ís already partly planned.
J «*r 4 comes on Sunday
flebration w ill be held on
day, July 3. Farther details
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There were tw o showers in
Sew berg M onday afternoon,
jgfnjt the clouds w ept socopions-
1|<* to flood the streets lor a
short time, and then when the
4605 electric train pulled in at
•jK r First street station there
¡¡■ b e forth as prospective pas-
B lg e r s a couple, o f mature
y e y a , who w ere! oil owed closely
ujy members o f the Woman’s
Relief Corps who showered them
w ith a liberal sprinkling oi rice.
The bride-to-be—for they were
not yet married—smiled sweetly,
and then smiled again and again
MEMORIAL DAY ÇTT-
TINGLY OBSERVED!
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program. A chapter was read os the rice flew thick and last,
• of from the text book chosen and while her gallant lover »im ply
¡¡¡£ each member assigned her subject looked back w ith a quizical eye
fo r the year’s w ork. The after- as he glanced out from under a
Hell noon ended inform ally w ith a hat that sheltered a head covered
tdfle dainty lunch and music.
with snow-white locks. F o r sure
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they departed “ midst a slo w er
Rev. and Mrs. S. H . Upton oi rica? and w ith the hearty good
I ms . »pent last 8atnrday and Sunday wishes o f their friends,
u D. a t W ood barn. They also went
And who were they, do you
<«*- to Salem the first of the week to ask? W ell, the smiling and ex-
seethe blind man Johnson who pectant bride-to-be was none
win was taken from here some time other than Mrs. Bmma Hart-
nasi * 8 °
placed in a hospital, mail, o f Newberg, while her gal-
He has tubercular trouble and lant escort w as the venerable
Baft his death is expected a t any time. Mr. David Wolfe, o f Boring, a
While generally throughout
the country M onday w as ob­
served as Mem orial Day, Satur­
day was chosen fo r the decora­
tion oi graves in Newberg, and
from the standpoint o f weather
conditions the innovation proved
to be w ell timed, for the whole
day w as perfect, while on M on­
day afternoon a rain fell here in
Newberg which was one o f the
heaviest down-pours o i moisture
th at this section has ever w it­
nessed.
A t 9:30 in the m orning the
line oi march was formed a t the
headquarters o f Shiloh Post,
w ith both the Fern w ood and
Newberg bands in the procession.
F orty or more old veterans
marched on fo o t to the cemetery,
while the disabled and infirm
and the members o f the W. R. C.
rode in automobiles.
A t the
cemetery the Post held short
exercises, after which the decora­
tion o f graves was made.
F ollow in g these exercises a
march was made to the river
where, from the high bridge that
spans the W illam ette, flow ers
were strewn upon the waters in
memory oi those w ho have
perished a t sea while engaged in
the service of their country.
Here a short patriotic eulogy
was delivered by Comrade R. B.
Linville, th at was appropriate
to the occasion.
In the afternoon a program
was rendered a t Friends church,
the address being given by Col.
Emmett Callahan, o f Portland,
which was well received.
ized at Lents on Tuesday after
noon at 3 o ’clock, and “ happy
ever afterw ard” may as will In-
w ritten now, for they both
Sealed proposals w ill be re­
looked it. She is 61 and he ¡« ceived a t the office of F. A. Legg,
ten years her senior.
architect, Salem, Oregon, until
12 o ’clock, noon, on the 15th
day oi June, 1915, lor construc­
tion and completion w ith plumb­
Civic Club Benefit at Star ing and beating o f a tw o story
Theatre Friday evening, June 4, frame dw elling a t LaFayette.
first show 7:30, “ The Wedding Oregon, in accordance w ith
o f the Roses,” and tonr other draw ings and specifications,
good numbers by local talent copies of wbfch may be seen at
besides a good reel of pictures. LaFayette State Bank, L a P a y’
Admission 5 cents and 10 cents. ette, or a t the Architects office.
TO CONTRACTORS
THE WEDDING OF THE ROSES