Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Clemmens
Under Women's Relief Corps auspices in the Odd Fellows hall Mr and Mrs William Clemmens celebrated their fifty years of marriage. Attendants and relatives joined a feast after a ceremony performed by Rev Ezra Hayes. The couple, married near Savannah Missouri in 1872, later lived in Oregon near Newberg and Dayton before settling in Newberg.
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Women’s Relief Corps
Wm. Clemmens
Odd Fellows Hall
Henry Clemmens
Jessie Britt
G. W. Byers
Mary Douglas
Frances Woodruff
Hattie Mills
Ezra Hayes
Shiloh Post
Clemmens
Henry
Fred Clemmens
Savannah
Missouri
Oregon
Newberg
Barclay Dillon
Dayton
Kansas City
Emma Snow
Old Missouri
Andrew County
City caucus names candidates for mayor and council
President Pennington chaired the caucus with C A Hodson secretary. Nominations were by acclamation. Jesse Edwards and Dr George Larkin were named for mayor, with Mrs Delta Porter for recorder and Ida M Woods for treasurer. Ward slates listed Omar Fendall C R Duer Mrs Marie Evans W W Silver D A Hart T S Sutton.
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Pennington
C. A. Hodson
W. H. Woodworth
F. C. Stannard
Jesse Edwards
Charley Baker
George Larkin
John Shearer
Delta Porter
Ida M. Woods
J. C. Colcord
Omar Fendall
C. R. Duer
Marie Evans
W. W. Silver
D. A. Hart
T. S. Sutton
Dallas Claims Oldest Twins J M and Thomas Campbell
Dallas residents J M Campbell and his brother Thomas are believed to be the oldest twins in Oregon. They were born in October 1833 and remain active, with J M still working daily in a shop behind the Imperial hotel. The brothers have long lived in Dallas and previously visited by the Pa cific coast’s former oldest twins, the Haines brothers of Monmouth.
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J. M. Campbell
Thomas Campbell
Dallas
Oregon
J. A. Haines
Monmouth
Mr. Haines
Haines
Pacific Coast
Campbell Brothers
J. M
Mr. Campbell
Imperial Hotel
Dallas Carpenters
Dallas—Observer
County farmers push petition to fund office operations
After a stiff rebuff at the budget meeting supporters of the county agriculturist move to sustain the office by a year long subscription. They plan to raise 1750 dollars from locals with committees to circulate petitions while the state and national governments will match funds. The effort aims to counter what organizers call a reactionary element in the county.
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Court House
Friends of the Movement
Yamhill Farmers’ League
First Annual Northwest Grain Convention At Corvallis
At the Agricultural College in Corvallis the first Annual Northwest Grain Convention is held with a wheat show. Speakers discuss Problems of Production Grain Handling Problems Elevator Organization. Wheat prizes listed for Eastern and Western Oregon sections include best bushels of Turkey Red hard red Red Russian soft red Early Bart Bluestem Forty fold White varieties and best Red and White wheat overall.
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Agricultural College
Corvallis
Oregon
Memorial Service for Allen G. Pemberton at Pacific College
A memorial service for Allen G. Pemberton will be held Tuesday at 2:30 PM in the Pacific College auditorium. Pemberton died at his Salem home on New Year’s Day. A devoted Pacific College supporter, his memory is honored by the college community and the public is invited.
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Pacific College
Allen G. Pemberton
Salem
Pemberton
Clinton and Clubleigh Exchange Lighthearted Family Qs
The dialogue hints at a playful exchange as Clinton notes how children ask embarrassing questions and Clubleigh replies that they resemble their mother. The brief exchange underscores a family dynamic without broader context.
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Clinton
Clubleigh
Luncheon Practices and 1917-18 Society Notes
A essay on lunch for a boy by Robert Bardette is included, with hyperbolic guidance ending in despair. The piece lists a 1917 meeting with officers L S Otis Emma Snow Minnie Owen B E Lang and a program of songs recitations and readings led by Rev Joseph Hall and others, concluding with hopes for January 1 1918.
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L. S. Otis
Emma Snow
Minnie Owen
B. E. Lang
Worthy
Joseph Hall
Little Ray Wirfs
Bernice Carlisle
Cora Diedericks
Walter Guyer
O. Wooworth
Olive Perkins
Blythe Owen
Floy Langworthy
Helen
Wilma Evans
Lyceum Entertainers Elsie Gordon and Judith Lyndon Praised
Elsie Mae Gordon of Ander son Indiana and Judith Hampton Lyndon of Washington Georgia concluded a Northwest tour at Wood Mar Hall. The duo drew a large audience for an hour and a half of lively numbers and expressed delight at the warm reception and hope to return to Oregon next season.
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Elsie Mae Gordon
Anderson
Indiana
Judith Hampton Lyndon
Washington
Georgia
Graphic
Lyceum
Wood- Mar Hall
Northwest
Oregon
Newberg
Minnesota Social Society Annual New Year Picnic
The Minnesota Social Society held its annual New Year's picnic at the I O O F hall with attendees pleased by the dinner and program. Election of officers followed the event.
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Minnesota Social Society
I. O. O. F. Hall
College Prof Weds Whittlesey Kin In Oregon
At the residence of Prof and Mrs C T Whittlesey in Philometh Ore on Dec 31 1916 Prof George Edward Goodspeed Jr of the geology department at Oregon Agricultural College Corvallis married Miss Lu della Mirians Whittlesey an instructor in German at the same college The ceremony was performed by Rev C T Whittlesey The best man was Ralph E Whittlesey and the maid of honor Marguerite Jewell Kaiser They will honeymoon in California then return to Corvallis to start housekeeping
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C. T. Whittlesey
Philometh
Ore
George Edward Goodspeed, Jr
Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Ludella “Mirians Whittlesey
Goodspeed
Maid of Honor
San Francisco
Los Angeles
California
A Jolly Tale Of Kedar Kan By The Po
A poem recounts Kedar Kan living by the Po, cobbling at night and fishing by day. He uses leather scraps as bait but catches nothing, while urging a smile in labor and life to harvest joy and keep sorrow at bay.
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Old Kedar Kan
How the Water Wagon Works in Portland Prohibition
The Evening Telegram notes New Year 1916 saw 85 jailed drinkers shrink to nine by 1917 start, showing crime and morning headaches down as prohibition takes effect. 1915 to 1916 arrests fall from 20 257 with 7 109 drunkenness charges to 11 719 with 2 070 drunkenness arrests. December comparisons show bottles push to jail drop from 804 of 2 004 arrests in 1915 to 250 of 877 in 1916. Police admit alcohol drinking remains a problem and druggists supply illicit alcohol until proper remedies are found. Attaches now back prohibition, citing police stats as proof.
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Portland
Bill Booze
Niae
John Barleycorn
Newberg W C T U Silver Medal Contest Opens
The superintendent will hold the first silver medal contest class of the year at the Friends church Tuesday evening January 16 at eight o clock. The eight bright participants will address temperance and purity topics with music. Admission ten cents, under twelve five cents.
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Newberg W
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Bill
William Clemmens
Coy
Elizabeth Pence
County Clay
Elizabeth
William
Willamette
Robert J. Bardette
Minnesota
River
Freeman L. Harford
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