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Let Us Populate Oregon.
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I’ nrt I iiik I, .Imi. SOtli, I'.HIK— Fvriy
property holder mid every citizen of
tlio ititn of Oregon in indebted to the
newapeperv, the cotnmerninl ixalies,
the m 'I ioo U iind the biisin«-»» men for
conducting mi advertising irtinpnign
thru HHI7 which lirnt 27.215 people to
this stall'a» u remilt of the colonial
rule» in March und April, Heptemlier
mid Octohcr
No greuier return him ever been
achieved n* n reault of conintunily or-
giiui/iitiou ii nd co operative advertis
ing
Thin record of 227 people for
every day for 120 day* i* alinoat with
out a purullel in the hiatnry of itiiini-
grution effort anywhere in thin come
tiy. During the same nioutha in 1906
the colonial rat**« hrot IS,214, »bow
ing the unprecedented increaae of it,
001, or in round figure» 50 per cent.
Tlie coloni»t rule» go into effect
again on Murch l»t, and continue un
til April 30th, and if the »ante ener
getic campaign can lie curried on in
lltOS, even thi» large influx of new
people can l>e increnieil, and it i» cer
tainly worth w hile.
The colonial rate» were the central
feature around which the aevenly-aix
I mh I ic » coilipo-ing the Oregon Develop-
incut League carried on their cam-
pnign, and the chief credit for tliia re*
»u 11 i« given to I he newspapers, to
whom it heioug»
The direct benefit of the colonial
rate in that it bring» people to every
»eetion, and build» up the country
around all the town» rather than in-
creating the population of the larger
citiea. And it has been couclu»ively
proven that immigration cornea to
coinmunitie» in direct profiortion to
the effort expanded by then».
During tin* paat year more than five
million copie* of printed matter were
cirulated from thi» atate. and in nil of
these the »|>erial rate has hfen promi
nent.
It iia» been tfie cotmtant effort of
tlie Portland Commercial Club irr its
correapondenco thruout the »lute to
impreaa up on all the people of Oregon
that tliia low fare nppliea to nil points
the »»m e as to Portland, and in all
advertising this fact inis been empha
sized.
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Immediate organization should lie
commenced everywhere by the com
mercial bodies and thru the schools.
Oregon needs no one tiling more than
additional population.
Present rati a are $30 00 Irom Kan
sas City, St Paul and all tlie Middle
West; $35 00 from tit Louis and im
portant points in tlie Mississippi V a l
ley; $ 38.00 from Chicago; $55 00 from
New York; and a proportionate rate
from every portion of the United
Htates. The rate is $2.50 less to Uma
tilla and and all points Ka»t.
Tho Oregon Press Association closed
Saturday night one of tlie most profit
able meetings in its history.
Never were lietter apples displayed
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S u b s c r ip t io n , f t . 2 6 P L R A N N U M
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world, stopping at all sorts of interest would do the courting. Madam, he
ing and uiit-of the-way places along continued, this i» no time for trifling.
the route. *
The justice is waiting. O, I prefer a
minister, she »aid. A » q u ire m a rrie d
Better Register.
me the first time, and F had had luck.
The registration of each voter i» ab
Terrapin.
solutely essential if von wish to cast
Terrapin ftcgln laying about the mid
your vote at tlie Primary Election on dle o f May and hatch In atiout thirty
April 17th.
(lays. The feninle terrapin acratcbea
After April I7tlr, the registration a bole In the sand with her fore paws,
ian.k» will he open for voter» for the deposits her eggs, from thirteen to
nineteen. In it and then covers them
General Election in June. The l»ook» up and leaves the beat of the sun on
will close for this on May 15th, so the sand to hatch out the young terra
every voter must register la-fore that pins. They are not much bigger when
batched than a man's thumb nail and
time,
They crawl
are tut soft ns dough.
Tl^-re will practically l»e three elec
around pretty lively anil begin to bunt
tion» this year— the Primary Election for their food, consisting o f small fish,
in April, thy (ieneral Election in June crabs, etc. The first summer they are
and the Presidential Election in Nov quite small, and about the first to the
ember— and each election will involve middle o f November they go Into their
winter quarters.
These consist of
alamt the same expense.
some soft mudbole In the marsh or
If yon wish to participate in these on the lx>ttom o f some stream. Here
electiong you will have to register a* they sleep until about the middle of
April or biter, when they come out and
required by law.
are of quite reajiectable size, say four
Inches In breadth. The next year they
are six Inches and the third seven
inches In breadth. It Is undoubtedly
while the terrapin slumbers In the
Eiud that be acquires the peculiar
qualities for which we admire him.
It Is the only flesh known which one
can crush In his mouth with his tongue
without the aid o f his teeth. The oth
er animals run about, sleeping only at
night. The terrapin sleeps night and
day for six or seveu months of the
year and takes his night naps, too, for
the balance o f the year.—Baltimore
Sun.
State 0. E. Convention.
Plan» for the eighteenth convention
of ihcOicgon Christian Endeavor un
ion, to lie held In Eugene, February
20 to 23 inclusive, are well under way.
The *tat'- president, Rev C. T. Hurd,
of Corvalli«, announces that a »thing
set of sp e ak e rs is being secured for the
convention.
Tlie railroads have granted the us
ual one and and-lhird fare to all dele
gate«.
Eugene Kndeavorer» have organized
the necessary committees, and will
provide entertainment for all accredit
ed delegate*. If A. Hctillen is chair
man of the entertainment committee,
and all names of delegates should lie
»cut to him.
There are between 200 and 300 o f
the Christian Endeavor societies in
tho state, and an attendance of fully
2*k) delegates i* expected.
For That Cold
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ing around the world in his little boat to nmn>’ each
and that it9 flCtual
Smirk, state that he is now more than n,on8fcary v“ lu* i8 not 118 ,ul‘ " ,0MUre
a month overdue at Tahiti of the Soc- of 9 °°* in a community, «pent with
a c,,talf)*
,f' le* ve" the home
lown a,,d doM no more * ood ,here*
but is launched in its proper channel
‘'«pecially when left with the editor,
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of liquidating a subscrip,
tion long past due, it relieves the
journalistic stringency, and sends all
the other allied forces working togeth
er for good, on their way rejoicing.
Come now and get the cream of a $25,000 stock of goods
before lines and sizes are braken.
SALE PRICES ON
Dress Goods
70c 36 in. all wool green
ish check dress goods.
Good every month in
the year. Sale price, yd 97c
52.90 92 in. blue, fancy
dress goods, with a red
silk pin check—a beau
ty. The advance pat
SALE PRICE ON
tern for 1908.
Sale
price, per y d .............. 5i-9<;
2.00 90 in. blue serge,
steam shrunk, one of
$18.00 men's suit
14.35
the patterns for spring
’08. Always right, al
17.50 men's suit
13.20
ways good. A bargain ,
12.85
at sale price, per yard 1.98 16.50 men’s suit
1.29 44 inch all wool
14.50 men's suit
11.45
brown serge, a pattern
12.50 men's suit
10.00
that is worn very much.
Good opportunity to
10.00 men’s suit
8.40
buy a good piece of
8.50 men's suit
.... 7.35
goods at a great reduc
tion. You have been
7.50 men's suit
5.65
paying $1.90 to $1.79
6.50 men's suit
4.95
for same goods, now
on sale at, per yard
98c
5.00 men’s suit
4.15
CLOTHING
G. D. TROTTER,
S T A Y T O N , OREGON.
posed of cuscara, ipecac, qui
nine and oilier valuable in
There is Satisfaction
gredient», and is an effective
t
remedy for Cold», La Grippe
nnd
Headache.
Does
in trading here. We never misrepresent. You can
depend absolutely on the quality of our goods. We
never take a back seat when it comes to price and
you can be sure of saving money whenever you
make a purchase here.
Let us have your trade on
a straight business basis, of the best and the most
for your money and one price to all.
not
cause ringing in the head.
Price, 25c at
Stayton Pharmacy
Bank Building.
We Don’t Guess
When We Fit Glasses.
HALIM OK STAMPS
An interesting experiment was tried
in a small town. A dollar was tagged
and on the tag was the request» to
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Those cold tablets are com
1906—$ 1,034 04
1907—$1,204.27
We have tlie Scientific Instruments
Increase, $170.23
for determining and correcting any
STAMPS CANCELLED
and all defects of vision, no mntter
1906—$850.79
1907— $1016.07
the nature of tlie case.
Increase, $164.28
1906— $611.91
1907— $743.56
Incrcimg, $131.55
Respectfully submitted,
W. 8. W a t t e r s , P. M.
u m b er
Is now on until Feb. 1st, 1908.
guaranteed to help cure cold.
Following is a report of the money
order business at the Stayton post-
office. for tho years 1906 and 1907,
showing the inepase during the latter
over tlie former year.
1900— Issued 2,054 Mo. O s, $16,110.98
Compensation of P. M. for same, $61 02
1907— Issued 2,119 Mo. OV, $18,208.12
Compensation of P. M. for same, $63.57
Increase for 1907, 65 Orders, $2,097.19
Decrease in number paid. 54.
Increase in amount paid, $1317.98
COMPENSATION OK POST MASTER
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CLEARANCE SALE
Use C. A. B’s Cold Cure, fully
Money Order Business
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that a dollar spent at home does good
panion, for wlio.u Jack London is sail-
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and it ia supposed by his publishers
that he has experienced some more
trouble with it, or that he lias en
countered the doldrums, and that Ins
boat is rolling about, becalmed, some
where in tho Pacific.
London sailed from Ban Francisco
on May 4th ami reached Hawaii about
it month later. He is accompanied on
Ilia voyage around the world by his
wife, a captain, an engineer, one sailor
and two Japanese servants. The bril-
hunt siiilni-writer expects to s|>eml
seveu years on his voyage around the)
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S T A Y T O N . M ARION C O U N T Y . O R E G O N . JANUARY 24, 1908.
no,e to "honi it was paid and for
in tlie world than those.shown at the what. In a fo*t hours it had passed
through the hands of a grocer, a
" A ll Oregon Fruit Show" last week.
butcher, a collector, a hook store, a
Fear Jack London is
hardware merchant and a preacher.
Lost in Pacific. In a few days it had paid over $100
worth of debts. The idea was to show
Tlie editors of Woman’s Home Com-
iety Islands, for frhich place he sailed
from Hilo, Hawaii, on October 27th.
The gas engine)vwitli which the
Snark is equipped was not working
well when Mr. London left Hawaii,
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Shoes
for men, women and children.
Fit, style and ser
vice combined in a way that will satisfy the moft
fastidious, and prices that will suit you.
WE F IT A N Y
T H A T RES
PONDS*) LIG H T
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Hats
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The Optician and
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Jeweler, Stayton, Or.
To reduce our stock before our spring shipment ar
rives we are offering some of them at reduced
prices. A few are listed below:
T i m b e r L a n d , A c t . l u n r .1. 1878.— N o t i c e
for P u b lic a tio n .
United State» Land Office,
Portland, Oreuon, November 11,1907.
Notice 1» hereby given that Ralph L. Hall
of It tie n a Vista, county of Hoik, State of Oregon
has applied to purchase, under the act of Con
gress of June 8, 1878, as extended by act of Au
gust 4, 18*2, the S1» of 8W>4 of Section No. Id
In Township No. 10 S,Range No.t East .and will
offer proof to show that the land aought la more
valuable for its timber or stone than for agri
cultural purposes, ami to establish hlsrlatm to
stnd land before the Register and Receiver at
Hortland, Oregon, on the 6th day of Kcbruary,
1908.
He nainea as witnesses: W illiam Marlon
Winn, of Buena Vista,Oregon, Edward I’rath-
cr, of Hucna Vista,Oregon. Krankltn Herrllng,
of Stayton, Oregon, Otto Herrllng of Mchania
Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above-described lands are requested to Hie
their claims In this office on or before said 6th
day of Kcbruary, 1908.
A uikrnon S. D rksskr , Register.
T i m b e r L a n d , A c t .1 tin e .1, 1 8 7 8 . —N o t i c e
for P u b lica tio n .
United States Land Office,
Portland, Oregon, November t, 1907. r
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance
with the provisions of the act ot t'ongress of
Juna I 1ST», entitled " A ll act for the sale 10
timber lands in the »latcaof California,Oregon
Nevada, and Washington T erritory," as ex
tended to all the Public Land States by act of
August 4, 18«, Berths R. Herrllng, of Ntatyon.
county of Marion, Slate of Oregon, has this
day filed In this office her sworn statement No.
7616 for the purchase of the NW quarter of NW
quarter of Sec. 1 1 and K>, of N X 1* Section No.
I V in Township No. 10S, Range No. 1 K.and w ill
I offer proof to show that the land sought is more
valuable for It« timber or stone than for agri
cultural purposes,and toestahllsh hcrelalm to
said land before the Register and Receiver at
Portland, Oregon,on Tuesday, the 4th day of
February, 1908.
She names as witnesses: Otto Herrllng, of
, Mehama,1 Oregon, Albert Morris of Mchama,
Oregon. Krankltn Herrllng of Stayton, Oregon,
\ George Taxwell of Portland, Oregon.
Any and all persons claim ing adversely the
above described lsnds are requested to Hie
. their claims in this office on or beforesald 4th
i day of Kcbruary, 190».
An exchange states that a young
bachelor sheriff' who was called upon
to servo an attachment on a handsome
young widow, hud the following ex
pericnce: Madam, I have an attach-
ment for you. She blushed and said
the attachment was reciprocated. You
misunderstood, he said, you must pro-
reed to court. 8he told him she knew
it wns leap year, but she had rather lie I
ALGERNON S. DRESSER. Register.
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