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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1908)
G. D. TRO TTER. Ge n e r a l Me r c ha nd i s e . Fifteen year* ago Q I* Trotter came Iowa to S ta y t o n and opened u atoek of general merchandise. At that time the »tore compared favor ably with the sixe of the town, 1 ut in comparison to the « u r of his present stock of gixuls won Id ap|x'ar limited. Ihirm g the year* since Mr. Trotter located here, hi» hti»im -s has constant ly mcreasctl and is trade increased so did hi- stock of g o o d s , u n t d tialay ho occupies the large*' »tore huildmg in town, which is tilled with tirst'cla*a good* in his line, consisting of dres* go.als, s h o e - , clothing, groceries, and a thousand atid one other Hrtitlcn not necessary to siiecify. Mr. Trotter 1» a store keejier of the first grade. His g o o d s unit store am alw ays kept n* at and orderly and his s t i l e s are alw ays lip to date. Thro' In» long experience in tin business he ha* learned the wants of the people of S ta yto n and vicinity and 1* seldom found without the necessary article to supply his patrons' needs. He alw ays p»ya the top price for produce and niaik.s Ills goods at the lowest reasonable selling price, l i e is a careful buyer, and buying and s e l l ing only for cash, give» his c u s'om e r* the ad va lit age of some goo 1 h u g 1111 * He recently built a large two story store building that when completed will bo a decided credit to S ta y to n . from RESIDENCE OF J. T. KEARNS. J. T. KEARNS & CO. Real Estate. Prom inent am ong real estate d eal ers in Marion county is this firm. Mr. Keurns i* one of the pioneer* of tlie state, every part of which he has traveled over and knows thoroughly. As a result he is well informed as to the respective merits of the different lands, their locations, values, etc. He i* also thoroughly posted on Oregon m ining properties. Hi» lisi of properties for sale com* prisca some exceptional burgain», am ong wliieli are city p ro p erly ili and ahout S ta yto n , grain, dairy and stock l imi». He also ha» some U rge traci* of ti'iiher land* for sale. Mr. K'-arns hi» served hi- town a» mnyor, i» courteous ai.d accommixl.it- ing, and willing to give hi» c.istomer* thè Ixoutit of hi-« year» of ex|>erience. He will gladly answer an y im pune* regariiing ri al estate of an y kind. C. P. NEIBERT. Confectioner?. One «if the neatest, cleanest estali lishm ents of the kind to l><- found any where is the confectionery »tor*1 t i l t ’ . I ’. Neilierf. Beside* keeping 1* full line of confectionery, he carties a large and elegant line of po»t-ca*d*. A |KT*on ea*i surely limI som ething to suit in Air. Neilierl s post card col ee- lion. HILL BROS. nml art* well k no wn l \ nl! mir pimple T h e i r billiard hull 1» s t r i c t l y Up-Doll il l - Billiard Hall and Bowling Alley. anil few to wn s III tlli-goll l.aAe on r** i In» e»t a Id isli ii eiit is a credit in its m<*di*rn places ■ • f mnoserui nt Tin* line and idler« tin* (>e»t of op|M.rt un i ti* - for those w ho desire to indulge in a social game of poo) or hillianl* or tin* inori* *t■ ••iitioii« exeercise of howling. T i n* proprietors have been in lm *l lies« in S ’ nyton nearly two years, Inst In a d d i t i o n to the billiard ball »ini bow l ing alley tlu-v li n e all l i p h * d a t i n g ir s t a n d , w lii-ii* tin* l i m -1 br.md* ol • lliu n ie r e r e c t i n g tin* largì* b u ild in g Ix.th foreign a nd ibimestu* c i g a rs and show n ni. ai* I hey are Stay Dm Ixiy » s l i c k e r s suppl ies are liamlleil. IACOB SPANIOL. Tinner RESIDENCE OF E. T. MATTHIEl". RESIDENCE OF P. C. ERERE8. Mr. Freres lives near K lurnb P. O. in the foot-hills east of S ta y to n . T h e altitud e is considerably higher than S ta yto n and light falls of snow frequent, ly occur in the winter. H is home is in a splendid farm in g section. SE ST A K & STOW ELL Retail Meat Market. M an y butchers know all ahout meats except how to cut them and no housewife can properly cook a piece of meat not r ig h tly prepared for the pan. At .Sestak J i .Stowell’s m ark et you can secure your roast or steak cut in the right iiiatiner. T h is firm has been in business in 8 lay ton the past four years, and have built up a large custom that is c o n s ta n tly growing. Besides furnishing the local trade with nil kinds of fresh, salt and smoked meats, sausages, etc , they also handle fish and oysters in season. T h ey also run a wagon, s e l l ing meat to the farmers and small towns adjacent to Stayton . T h e y buy hides and dressed meats, also do a large business in buying and selling live stock. E v e r y t h in g about their market is kept neat and clean, am) their shop is supplied with the latest improvements for the m aufacture of sausage, ground bone, etc. T h e y buy the best stock possible, and endeavor in every way to satisfy the wants of their m any p a trons. ROBERTSON & WATTERS. Real Estate. Messrs. Robertson & W atters, real estate dealers, are both old residents of this locality, and both excellent business men of integrity. In c o n nection with their teal estate business they handle insurance. Mr. W atters is a notary public: T h ey have a large list of property for sale. Both are conversant with values, conditions, and other information ahout proper ties which they have for sale. They have followed the real estate business for several years and made m any sales. Investors should inspect their list before buying Oregon prop erty. All correspondence regarding real estate w ill be prom ptly answered by this linn. J. A. HENDERSHOTT. Confectionery. Here is a place where one can get fine fresh candie«, soft drinks, cigars, .-ot I a water, ice cream in season and a post-card from the cheap to high priced. and P l u mb e r An institution that tills a large want am ong the necc»»itie* of Stayton is the tinn in g and plum bing « »t •tilinhment of Ja c o b Spaniol. Mr. Spa 1110I c a r ries a tine line of Imth tui>n, lavutori* », etc., and a full line of plumber’» s u p plies. He also keeps a full line of m a terial nece-sary in the m anufacture of tinware. H e i» an expert workm an and d o e * repairing in short order; a l.o m anufactures a n y th in g ordered, from tin or «beet iron. He 1» a careful and painstiikihg workm an, and an y th in g he undertakes is well done: KERBER BROS. H a r d w a r e and F a r m i n g Implements. One of tin* prominent firm« and one that ¡ill* one of the !I'Hil«ng nei*.-««it n*s of Stayton i« that of K**rfx*r Bros I In* firm is tnm pns.d of Jo h n nml Lee Kcrber, both successful business men and wlm a« private citizei.s stand well in Ibis com m u nity. T h eir »lock consists of a complete line of hardware, tinware, s t o i c s , e t c , also wagon* buggies, farm m achinery and everything usually found in a well appointed store o f this kind. Lee K ei her was for some time of the firm JOSEPH FISHER. ol K<*rlx*r and K leeker and i« w e l l Wagon-maker. known by the trading c om m u nity. AN hen an yon e in Stayton or vicinity breaks a wagon or buggy limy firing it Both tiicmh* rs o f tin* firm are pleasant to Stayton to Jo s .F is h e r and get- it re and accoinislating men to deal wuh, paired right. Mr. F'isher ia an exjmrt and although they n e e n t ly entered this line of trade, will soon Imild up a workm an, being a first clu«s carpenter prosperous business. a* well a» wagon m aker A n y th in g in the way of broken wood work is taken to him to he repaired. He Inis WM. FITTON. a we|| equipped shop and the work Plasterer and Bricklayer. turned out by him can always he d e Tin* subject of this sketch came pended on as firing the best. from Illinois to Oregon over twenty years ago and has since made Stayton W. H. COOPER. Is the pioneer harness maker ami his home. His work may be seen la-sides harness goods carries a line of above the roots of most of tin* house» in town— In* having built a large por* groceries, tobacco, cigars, etc. lion of the Stay toil chim neys. He is an experienced wnikman and during JOHN HENKEL. the sum m er season has more order» Tailor than he can attend to. He is an ex* fn Mr. Henkel .Stayton has a first- |x*rt plasterer, anti goes over a house class tailor. H e has had m any years q uickly,luit alw ays titling careful work. of experience in the business and is an Mr. Fittoti belongs to the Stayton expert in the work. He carries the organization of “ boosters” and is nl* latest patterns of clotl s and his work ways found wi th those working for the is all done in the latest styles. I e*t interests of hi* home town. STAYTON ROBERT d GN. & lour table* 10 t lo ir cs tuhl i s hmi nl mi* al mos t a l w a y s 10 u*t* S T A Y T O N CHEESE FACTORY. T h i s e s ta bl i s hme n t r ondm-ted by I A Schttbing* r, A n t o n nml Al oi s Impi-r, i* in industry m u c h a p p l e 1 it- 1*1! llV the |M-ople of S* iVfotl 1* Well a . tie f a r m i n g c o m m u n i t y a dj a ce n t to tow 11. The factory consumes a l arge a m o u n t <*f mi l k d u r i n g tin* y ea r and pa ys u s u a l l y a b o v e the mat k.-t price. T h e y l o a u f a c l o r e 11 q u a l i t y of i-n* ■ t h a t Is l iiicxci' llfd a ny where— c r e a m , bri ck , S w i . * , l imb n r g e r, F i e m h a mi various k i n ds of f an cy clicesi* ,\ t lln* last S t a l e F a i r tin* facloty had 011 • x- htbitioii t we nt y t Itrei* di ff erent Ilf Clicesi*. H. J MUTCHLER. L lack su ith . A good b l a c k s m i t h a nd hor-e -l o. - r i * a va I u aide resident 10 1.1 • \ c o m munity. II J Mutel il cr s u ppl ies the want« of (hi« i ‘4 -111 m ti 11 i I \ to a |ir*t- Ha** ma n i**r, being a n i*x|H-ri. iii i**| b a n d at -hn* iug hor*i*s and il»o nl ¡ol k i n d* of b l a c k s m i t h work. He ha* a well tapiip|n*i| s hop, a nd is now at work on a new b ui ldi ng fm Id* b u - i n e . . . T h e b u i l di ng will be of stum*, wi th a brick front, a nd will lx- 2 a x .VI li-i-t. T h i s b ui l d i n g will lx* a credi t to S l a y ton a nd wi I m a k e Mr. Mntcl il ei a line pl ace to do bi* work W. H. QUEENER. I * a f ormer resident of Miss*. mi wl m has lieen d o i n g a l arge pm t of t In- l e g a l bitsiuets uf this c o m m u n i t y for m a n v years. I l l * has served 1« j u s t i c e of Ills |teace, ami town recorder, a nd is a no* f a r y public. l i e also has a list ol real es ta t e for sale. Milliners. T h e ladies of StayFun and vicin ity have an excep tionally good place to secure their m illin ery in the store of Mesdames S ta y to n & Robertson. These ladies carry a choice line of of millinery and du rin g the m illinery season their store i* tilled with all the latest creations of their art. T h ey are popular with their patrons and have a thriving business, which increases every year. G. W. PLASTER. 0. K. Barber Shop. Mr Blaster keeps a neat, tidy simp, with clean towels and sharp razors. He is experienced with the razor and shears. He m akes a specialty of Indie« shampoos, and keeps for sale a hair- tonic of iiis own manufacture. He is Hgcnt for the A lb a n y L au n dry. k i n d* RESIDENCE OF I 'El Eli KKEKKA.
