THE STAYTON MAIL
A NHW9PAP11H. NOT AN ORGAN
II y ä. U. A L H X A N U lìk .
subBcrlption , SI. 21 P t A MA A i A.
STAYTON. MARION COUNTY. OREGON. DECEMBER 6, iqo7.
TWH’LFTH Y h AP.
II«' rendered conspicuous »«r
Fearful Tragedy ucmt.
vie« lii hiii party mnl the nUt*. 11«
was i lieM'il «horiff of Linn county
N umber 44
Special Sale
Special Sale
ON
while "till lying Hick wounded after
ON
tliii CiiyiiHc war lie hit veil ¡1 yen rs ah
enmity ciiiiiniissiobei, one term in the
territorial li'gi»latiir«, two term t a* n
coiiiicilmnn of the city of Albany, one
On tin' Ilumi furili, iit-:tr Macleay, term hh mayor of the city and one
Huiiiluy night, finir ihtuiiii met «hath, lerm/in the »tat«- legi«Uture. He was
and their taking oil' i« »hrouded in A ....... of the committee Hi nt to
mystery. The pervon* were Mm Cas- ! congre»« to ohtnin the pa»»agi> of the
teel, aged ahoiit 60, her Mill, lg« 22, I'idnin war |>on»ion hill,
ouse
and daughter, nge 24, ami Mont Mont- M‘ »'"•
U»« hu»ine.» enter
FULL DRESS
gomery, foreman of the farm, aged pri»e< of the valley. He wa* »uiterin-
ahout 50. Their charred rematiuw were tendent of conatruction of the Albany
SHOES
found and identified in the a»lie» of and Lebanon canal and of the military
F o r-
the lion»«, all except Montgomery ap wagon road aero«* the CaacadM into
W om en
pearing to havudied in bed. H im re cantero Oregon. Thi« road is 450 miles
long
Later
it
wan
«old
to
Colonel
main» were foil ml ill the kitchen near
the stove, and hii suspender and licit
^or Ì 130,01)0,
buckle» found indicate that lie wa* President Cleveland appointed Mr.
drcNMcd when the atTair occurred, Wheeler Indian agent at the Warm
which was between nine and ten Spring« Indian fascination and lie
served three years.
o’clock ut night.
The sheriir and hi» deputies were on Hi- wa* a member of the Masonic
Our entire line of Children’s, Misses and La
the ground the morning following the ofder and the funeral was held under
dies Cloaks and Suits going now at sale prices.
tiageily with Mood hound*, hut could Masonic auspices yesterday at I o’chick. $6.00 Ladies Black Patent, plain toe,
short vamp button shoes, sale prLe $4.85 Not an old garment to show you. Beautiful
He wa> also a memlier of the Oregon
find un clue.
Brown, Grey, Red, Bear Skin and Crinkle-
A small hank wa * found outside the Pioneer society and of the Indian War 5.00 Ladies patent colt button shoes,
down Cloaks on sale.
ihe kind that don’t crack,sale price 4.15
house, broken open Also a double Veterans’ Association. He leaves three
barrelled breech Im.ding shot gun ws* children, Mrs. J M. Kitchen, of this 6.00 Ladies black patent lace shoes,
found hi the yard, with the hreech place; Mr* John 8. Morgan, of Al-
Ogontz last, sale price
.......... 4.75
open and iincxplndfd »hell» in the bagy, ami Frank P. \N heeler, of Blue 4.00 Ladies shoes, 1907 pattern, sale
barrels. The gnu was rusty and had Lake, California,
price .................................................... 3.28
not lat'ii tired for «mue time Loaded
A large line at prices very reasonable.
3.50
Ladies shoes, sale pric^ ........... 2.65
Commercial Club.
shells were scattered about the yard.
Montgomery's pocket-book. containing The Htayton Commercial Club met
$<*0, a bloialy sock supposed to lielong I at the City Hall Tuesday evening,
to him and a bloody hatchet, with a I «ml there was a fair attendance, ultho
lew short gray hairs clinging lt| it not so many a* should have la-cu there,
were found in the yard.
A‘ ‘*»e previous meeting W. D. De with the serious attack suffered by
The Casteels first enme to Myrtle Varney, of Portland, was present, and him
three years sgo. With his recov
Creek from Indian Territory. Uesid- ‘be railroad question was discussed. ery frsnii
the present trouble it is said
itig there foi a tune they rented the Mr l)e Varney is one of the directors hs will enjoy robust health. He is 64
ilurat place near Macleay. It is said and promoters of the Corvallis A Alsea years old, and a man of powerful men
that Mrs Casteel's husband died three railroad, which has already nearly 20 tality, who is much loveil by the peo
yearn ago, and that »he was soon to ">>les graded out of Corvallis. He gave ple of Portland.
marry Montgomery, who had been an interesting talk to the Club, and
with the family 20 years. Also the enthused the members with the belief A. H. Baty, of Gates, w liojost a large
daughter was engaged to marry a that by proper effort on the part of am ount of ties in the high water in
young man of Myrtle Creek, the event the |ienp!e of Slayton, a spur can lie the Sautiaiu river last week, figures
to take place Chri«liuns. This gentle secured from here to some jwiint on his loss at about |5,000. He had been
man slates that the small hank found Woodhurn branch, and practically the operating a crew on the Little North
was Miss Casteel’s, and that she had same train «ervice be had here as at Fork near Elkhorn nearly all summer,
Turner—four trains a «lay.
nlmut $'.<0 in it.
and expecte«l to take his ties from the
Mr. Hursi, the owner of the farm Committee-was appointed to secure river at Mehaina, but most of them
where the murders occurred, and who data iiT regard to the matter, hut at were carried past this place. About
now lives at Myrtle Cr.ek, states that the Tuesday night meeting asked for 5,000 ties lodged in the Halem aud
Mrs. Caswcl should have had about! more time to complete their report. Htayton water ditches at this place,
$7,000. He advised her when they A committee appointe«! to invest!- and will be run down the Halem ditch
left Myrtle Creek to d é p o lit it with gat«* the probability of a laundry pay to Aumsville.
ing in Htayton also a»ke«l fur more
Ladd & Bush.
But for the fact of the gun and the U'iie. A partial report was presente«!,
Wseds W orth Millions.
broken and rilled hank being fomul, which indicates that such an enter New Zealand
flax Is one of a num
prise
here
would
prove
profitable.
the crime might be laid to Montgom
ber
of
wild
weeds
that yield their
ery, hut these would indicate the^ec«l The meeting adjourned to meet gatherers great wealth. The flax, the
\«j have been Committed by others. ne*t Tuesilay night, after every mem- strongest known, grows wild in
Hu is said to have been deeply attach- her had been appointed a committi*e marshes. When it is cultivated it
dwindles and its fibers become brittle
«•«I to the family. The most probable of one to solicit new membeis.
valueless.
T o introduce our Mokona 25c package Coffee we
theory seems to be that the partie The Commercial Club ought to and
Indian
hemp grows wild, and out of
have
a
membership
of
at
least
100.
who coiiiinitte«l the de«'«l were aware
It hasheesh, or keef, is made. Iveef
will give one-half pound free with every pound pack
of the woman having money, as she Every live resident of town should lie looks like flakes of chopped straw. It
is
smoked
in
a
pipe;
it
is
eaten
on
a
meiViber.
There
i»’nt
a
town
of
any
was commonly reputed to la1 well off,
age. Other roasted Coffee from 20 to 40c a pound in
liver; It Is drunk in water; it produces
ami that robbery was attempted, tcr- consequence in the state—nr in W ash an
intense,
a
delirious
happiness,
and
bulk and in 1 to 5 lb. tins.
m inuting in the greater crime of mtir- ington or California, for uluit m atter among orientals it takes the place of
der. The loaded gun points to the be —that hasn’t a commercial b«>dy of beer and whisky.
The most valuable weed of all the
lief that Montgomery niaro an at- some kind, and Htayton shouldn’t rest wild
growths is the seaweed. The
Goods delivered to any part of the city.
easy,
but
get
in
and
hustle
with
the
teinpt to shoot the murderers am! was
nitrate
beds
of
South
America,
which
rest,
«>r
we
will
be
out
of
the
race.
%
V,
himself shut, and w as either carried yr
yield something like $65,000,000 a year,
crawled into the house after it was tir It is expected that Tom Richardson, are nothing but beds of seaweed de
ed. However, there are many theories, secretary of the Portland Commercial composed.—Columbus Dispatch.
ami the ranee of these people’s death Club, and also of the Oregon Develop
ment League, will be here soon, when
may always remain a mystery.
a public meeting will be held, to
which all will be invited.
Jason Wheeler Dead.
Jason Wheeler, of Albany, died Tues
Soon Able to Return.
day morning of paralysis, was 84 years
of age and one of the state’s leading In about two weeks Archbishop
citizens. He was horn in Ohio, Aug. Christie of the Catholic diocese of Ore
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4, I82.’l, and came to Oregon in 1847, gon w ill be able to return from Chica
being one of the earliest »«'ttlers in go and resume his honored ecclesias
this section. After the im m igrant tical place in Portland, if he make* We issue drafts on other
Jackson
party lamb'd at Oregon City, in com the rapid recovery that is expected
pany with Governor Abernethy, he The crisis has "been safely passed by countries, and we make them
traveled into Linn county,and settled him after an operation for romoval of payable in such money as is
"V
on a donation land claim of <>40 acres gallstones. Thu operation was made
by Dr. John B. Murphy at Mercy Ims- used in the place where the
near Peterson's butte.
W ith the outbreak of the Cayuse pital November 20. Only the most
war in 1847 he volunteered anil was a favorable conditions have attended the drafts are to be cashed.
member of Captain Maxon's company. case and it is expected that theem i-
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In the battle of Wells Springs in 1848, nent churchman will soon hecomplet«'-
ly
rccovere«!.
lie was wounded in the knee. He was
carried 50 miles to the rtearest camp, The archbishop had l«een ailing for S T A Y T O N S T A T E BANK
a year past. The illness was not of a
called W hitman, for treatm ent.
Stayton, Oregon.
, OREGON.N ’
Politically Mr. Wheeler was a Dem- chronic nature, and had no connection
Four Person» Near Macleay
Murdered and Bodies
Burned
SHOES
W hite
Ladies (Cloaks
H
J
j
Suit Cases and Trunks
G. D. TROTTER, Stayton, Or.
New Crop
We now have the most com
plete line of Groceries we
have ever shown. Our stock
of this years crop in Canned
goods has just arrived and
consists of Preferred Stock,
Extra Selected, A. & L. extra
standard, also the standard
in Red Cross, California state
and other brands.
Coffee
Other
..Countries..
Gehlen Bros.
Here we Are Again
with a full line of
Doowc Harness S X , Buggies
o.dmeVv
Wagons
Superior Drills. Canton Plows.
Korinek & Mielke