The Stayton mail., June 14, 1907, Image 1

THE STAYTON MAIL
By B. D. ALEXANDER.
T welfth Y ear .
STAYTON, MARION COUNTY. OREGON. JUNE 14. 1907.
LUM BER ACTIVITY
IN ELKHOKN DISTRICT
"Th era ik going l" I** much doing in
our M ctio n ," «aid Postmaster I’<>| m - of
Klkhoru yesterday. A Frrnch com ­
pany of M ichigan loot taken n trial
contract to deliver 10,000 tie « to V*
cut along tha L ittle N orth Hantinni.
If they can l*e floated aucoeaafnlly to
W ia t Hlayton and put in rendineaa tor
■ hipping, a hie contract o f 1,500,000
tie* w ill lie forthcom ing.
In cane the
latter contract la made it w ill be the
largest in the hiatoryof that aection of
the country. N atu rally such a con­
tract m ean« much to our aection and
w ill give em ploym ent to many work­
e r«."
" T h e Ogle Creek M ining Com pany
which ia o|H*rating five m ile« north of
Klkhoru haa a 10-atamp m ill running
day and n ight and are working a 7|
foot ledge roiling ore,' «aid Mr. Pope.
"T h e re haa been aotne tine im prove­
m ent« on what ia known a *th a county
river road which haa been graded to a
fi per cent grade and for which the
people of the «urrnunding country have
donated more than $7,000. Thia give«
ua a aplendid road from Mehama to
K lk h orn .” — 8 ta teaman.
Eire at Shedda.
A Prominent Induitry.
^ ‘SjŒistôVoçCcîs.
W e doubt if many o f the readers of
this pa|(cr have any idea of 'lie size of
the business transacted by the Htayton
LOW
Excelsior Factory, of which Gardner A
f CUTS;
Htayton are the owners
Th is factory,
located hack of the flour m ill, is an
unpretentious institution to all s p ­
ites ranees hut nevertheless cuts a large
tigure in the am ount of money handled
in Htayton during the year.
The |wy roll of this factory and the
(la rd n er flour m ill haa for the past
month or more l>ccii an an aver
age of $125 per day. T h e two in sti­
tutions
are
now
givin g em ploy­
m ent to about fifty men, and will con­
tinue to do so for aotne tim e. T h e ex­ T o sec our nice line of men’s,
celsior plant w ill liegin almut July first
women’s and children’s white,
running a double shift, working 24
hours a day, and will cut from 10,000 b rO W D , v ld and patent shoes tS
to 12,001) pound« | mt day. T h e com ­
to buy, as the
pany has a standing order for two ton*
|>er day from one firm. Th is plant is
a valuable addition to Htayton, givin g
the farmers a chance to di«|Kiseof their
balm timlier, which has heretofore
been worth little, and givin g during
the wood cu ttin g season em ploym ent
to a large force of men at good wages.
rH ite H ouse
Prices Very Reasonable
A t a m eeting of the Htate Board of
Building Commissioners held Tuesday
afternoon it was decided to purchase
the Coleman tract as a site for the new
institute for the feeble minded. T h e
Coleman tract is made up of various
farms and contains about 538 acres,
distributed as follows: James R. C ole­
man, 130 acres at $90; Mr*. Z. M iller,
130 acres at $30; C. P. Guard, 40 'acres
at $55; M. P. Dennis. 44 acres at $31;
W illia m H . Himpson, 103 acres at $05,
and the J os.Th iel 85 acre«. T h e price
of this tract is held at about $120 per a.
E., of Portland; and E. W ., ol Albany.
N early all of the brothers were pres­
ent at the reunion. T h e party partook
of an excellent dinner at the Htayton
H otel and the day was ploasautly
passed in recalling incidents of the
past, in which theso men helped make
the early history of Oregon. They are
all men of standing in the com m unities
in whicu they live and have host« of
friends over the state who w ill wish
for them many reunions.
Divorce Case.
Lecture To-night.
Mrs. M a ttie M. Bleeth, of Portland,
Htate Organiser for the W . C .T . U . of
Oregon, w ill deliver an address at tlie
M. E. church this (F r id a y ) evening at
8 o ’clock. Hhe spoke to a small but
most appreciative audience last even­
ing, (or ow ing to the very short notice
that we had o( her com ing, many were
prevented from hearing her.
Mrs. Hleeth is a gifted speaker and
those who hear her once are eager to
hear her again. I t is expected th at a
large audience w ill greet her to-n igh t.
Country News.
••Ole
O le te n .”
T h e welcome rain has com e at last.
Mrs. F. G. D eVoc mid gran d d a u gh ­
ter have returned to the farm, after
■pending the winter in Salem.
Alfred Fox spent Sunday even in g at
the Shelly home.
Miss Jennie K in g is visitin g with
her sister, Mrs. Gilm ore.
Rev. M cE lroy w ill preach at the
Union H ill church Sunday at 11 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. M cElhancy were
the guests o f Mr. and Mrs. W . H . Tate
8uoday.
George D ow ning, D ick Tate and
Clarence and Marion H u n t left Sun­
day for Silver Creek Falls where they
w ill spend n few days fishing for trout.
Mrs. Chas. Brown, of Htayton, spent
Monday and Tuesday with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Staiger.
W . H . K in g has returned to Salem
after a few days stay on the farm.
Mr*. M ary Castile, who was reported
on the sick list, is much improved.
M r and Mrs. H enry H ahn left S at­
urday for H ood R iver where they w ill
spend a few weeks visiting their daugh­
ter Mrs. Philips.
Robt. D ow ning and wife, of Salem,
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W .
H . Downing.
A . Cooley who has sold his farm w ill
j locate near Silverton.
i Mias Ethel Burns i* visiting with
her brother Paul Burns
O u r well known K in g and Kingsbury Hats are
built
for style and service— every weU dressed man wears
a Kingsbury.
G. D. TROTTER, Stayton.
John H . Hwick, a resident of W est
Htayton, in this county, has instituted
divorce procsedings against his wife
L illie M. Hwick, and asks for the cus­
tody of the only child of the m arriage
Dolly Hwick, aged about 4 years. H e
also asks for two-thirds of the real
property which is owned jo in tly by
him self and wife. T h e parties were
married in Indiana seventeen years
ago and have been residents of Oregon
Mr. and Mrs. G ilm ou r are the happy
about eight years. Mr. Hwick claim s | parents of a daughter.
that his wife has been g u ilty of in fi­
NOTICE.
delity and names one Clydo Rucker as
N
otice
is
hereby
given that my wife, j
co-respondent, and the specific act
complained of is claim ed to have been L ily M. Hwick, haa left my bed and
com m itted in Halcm on June 6 last. board w ithout just cause and I willj
T h e papers in the case were tiled by not lie responsible for any debts con-
A ttorney Carey F. M artin yesterday. I tra d ed by her.
J o H » H w ic k .
Dated June 8 1907.
19-2t
«—Statesman.
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June Sale on Men’s Clothing
Shoes for all classes.
Reunion.
Friday last, Ju u e7th , was the 74th
birthday of W . H . Cooper, and a
reunion of a pnrt of that fam ily was
held in Slayton to celebrate the event.
Th ere are seven brothers in this fam ily,
\V. H . being the oldest. T h e others
are D. J., of the Dalles; Hon. J. S.
of Indejiendsncc; Col. J. C , of M c­
M in n ville; R. D., of Independence; J.
N umber 19
$20.00 Men’s Clothing now $17.00 suit
for Worn«*
18.00 “
**
“ 15.00 suit
15.00 “
“
“ .12.50 suit
12.50 “
“
10.00 suit
There is no occasion for any
To See is To Buy
one not having a new suit of
clothing for the Fourth of
July celebration when you
can get dependable goods at
such prices.
Patterns are Right
There ia «aid to be no doubt that the
big fire at Hhcdd station Friday m orn­
ing waa of incendiary origin. An in-
a|iection of the rem aining «tors build­
ing allow« indication* of coal oil having
been poured on the lloor« and that an
effort waa made to aentter it among
the atock of good«.
A «lo ry ia circulated that a couple
of tram p« were in town the evening
before, and were reftued mcala and
otherwise coldly treated
Many liclieve
N E W HEARSE.
th at in revenge the hoboes sought to
W . E. Thom as, the popular Htaytou
destroy the towrr. T h e tramps have undertaker and ernbalmer, haa added
disappeared and, cannot be located. a new funeral car to his equipm ent for
Home silverware was found in a sack careing for the dead of this com m u n­
hidden under the corner of one of the ity. I t is one o f the latest pattern and
large warehouse« uear the railroad.
up-to-date in every respect. A lthough
I t is the general opinion that the the car is an expensive one, Mr.
four stores were fired sim ultaneously Thom as wanted the best to be had,
in an effort to wipe ou t the town. I t and secured it.
is believed that kerosene was used in
Press dispatches state that the 8. P.
each case. T h e little city is sadly
com pany has purchased the C. A E.
stricken, and the calam ity will wreck Railroad and will take possession in
the business enterprises of most of the two weeks. A. B. H am m ond, presi­
losers. T h e loss is only partly covered dent, tendered his resignation at A l ­
bany Monday. The Curtis Lumber Co
with insurance, and even w ith this the
of M ill C ity has been shiping lumber
greater number of those burned out to Yaquina, and this week a large ship
wilt lie unable to rebuild and ngaiu load whs taken nut of that port. I t
looks as though Yaqu ina m ight again
enter business.
be made a harbor.
Cooper Family
S uéterIßt l o » , $ l . U BER ANNUM
A N K W 5 H A I ’ lC K , NOT A N OROAN
Bank
Money
Orders
Never risk money in
the mails. For ab­
solute safety, at a
trifling cost, buy a
BANK MONEY ORDER
at this bank.
We have just recent­
ly affected arrange­
ments whereby we
can issue as a me­
dium of exchange
Money Orders good
throughout the Unit­
ed States and Canada
and payable at any
bank.
Something Doing
Every
Second
At Stayton July 4th
Come and Help Us Celebrate!
Profitable Spring Buying
\
This is undoubtedly the best time of the year for
making your spring purchases and you should not
allow this one idea to get past you. This store is
filled with seasonable goods priced where you can­
not afford to neglect your needs. We use every ef­
fort to impress this upon you. Nothing but the prop­
er things will be seen in any of our departments.
Wash Goods
STAYTON
STATE
BANK
Cool dainty fabrics in various designs and styles.
pecially tim ely just now.
and sell qu ickly.
•T A Y T O N , OREGON.
last long.
These are es­
T h e stock we have bought was to sell
T h a t means that the opportunity w ill not
Prices on the these have been placed w ith the idea ol
seeing that our customers received the best values, and a t the
same tim e to insure our having them m ove rapidly.
Sallows«» Transformed
to Duoky Beauty
A dark skin becomes fascinada*
when delicately soft, underspread
with tha radiant glow which indi­
cates a healthy, scura skin. Robert-
ine keeps the skin refined in quality,
keeps pores free from clogging waste
and tumulate« the tiny capillaries to
contribute the color which charms in
blonde and brunette alike. Robert«
ine is certain protection against tan,
sunburn and freckles if applied be­
fore exposure to «un or wind.
Spreads like an imperceptible eheen
of game over skin surface, forming a
shield stimulating and preserving a
I delicate, lustrous beauty.
Gotton Goods
Fancy prints and other goods in a variety of gray
and colors. Handsome low price prints, lawns and
percales. Everything the market affords.
We invite you to inspect our stock.
Gehlen Bros.
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