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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1908)
J DR H A. BEAUCHAMP. Mr. B eau c h am p is a native of Ore gon anil hi* curly education was ob tained in the public *chool*. After a literary course in \ \ illuniette Univers* lly In- ta u g h t III the public school* of the s ta te for several term». lit 1901 lie entered the medical depart in en t of W i l la n o tl e l.'uitreraity, from which ne wa* graduated in 1905. In April of th e sam e year he began the practice id In* profession in S la yton. Me i» well liked hy th e people of thi* section a* a m an and physician, a* his large prac tice testifies. W. N. PINTLER. Dentist. DR C. H. BREWER. Mr. liri wer wa* horn in Iowa, com* ing tn Oicgun hi IKK), lli* early edit* i it inn wa * gaini'll in fln< |iultli«* »clitxd .it M lw rln n , followed Iiy * I'o u n « at Mi Ai hji 'I i-i>1 li*n»*. mill nt tin* Lniv.-r- *nv nf O'l'ifmi, nt Eugene. 11« then / KK HIIIRNCK OK W. E. TH O M AS & i SON. l ili* !'■ rm pu rchased th e ir |ire*ent lul-iiH--» ii l u l l «1 over a innntli ago, in* ■ ri-.i«»111* i In* * t m k ve ry la r g e ly *in ce t a k in g possession. T h e y cu rry u com* (•'l ie line ni *iupie Mini hilicy g roceries, i' m ii' il mill ill led fru it* <d nil kind* I llnlir, lei d, In-sli vegetable», e t c . ’ nl*u eriw'kcry mui gla ssw are . T h e y r u n a d e liv e ry wagon hi co n n e c tio n w ith the »tur») mid d e liv e r good* Iree to a n y I'.il l ni I lie c i t y . The *en¡nr ineinher of th e firm han In en fur over forty year* u resident of S la y to n mid Ini* lieeti identified in ninny any» with it* grow th. He lor a ittiinlicr of year» condueted tint under* Inking e s ta b lis h m e n t here, mid Ini» a large a c q u a in ta n c e th ro u g h o u t th e J- M. RINGO. Funeral Director and Embalmer. Iletoie com ing in S ta y to n mid pur- dianiiig th e u n d e rta k in g establish- n ii * ii t of W. K Tliouin*, Mr. Lingo h i * associated with one of the | >i it m i ll < ■ 11 1- e*iutili*liinent* of tlii* kind in Salem, where he secured a thorough knowledge of the Inudne**. Since coining to Sfitytou lie ha* enlarged In* stock of coffin* mid cu*ket*, mid now him a large hmidiinnie line to »elect rum . Me al*o h a * ii handsom e hearse. I Mi. Kingo is licensed em balm er and a* a funeral director gives excellent *nti*fnetion, Me is genial and accoin* m iniating mid takes sjiecial pains with all hu.sine** en tru s te d to his cure. W hen n resident of th e east the writer used to do u h t th e veracity of •‘ueilic Const lite ra tu re t h a t told of people m aking a good living off from five nr ten ueres of ground. Since lo c a tin g here we find, however, t h a t it i* done hy ninny people, e«pecially in th e neighborhood of th e large cities. T he territory aro u n d P ortlan d , Salem and o th e r cities Inis m an y of these small farms, h u ndreds of people in th e W illam ette valley m a k in g money raising garden " t r u c k ” , fruit ami poultry. In a few year» th e valley a ill lie largely occupied hy small farm». ( W. X P o o le r, l) M. 1). win gra d u ated at th e N orth Pacific Mental ('id- lege. P ortland, Or.,in 1902, s i n c e which tim e In- has been in active practice of vr.viTtrsrr. nr h r . j . m . K iT r iiE .v . hi* profession. T h e past four years he 1 1 a * been located in S layton and has DR. J. M. KITCHEN. course in the New York Medical Col- built up a large practice, proving him- Before com ing to Oregon Mr. K itc h lege. entered the medical d ep a rtm en t of the * -If an expert in his profession. Me en read m edicine for some tim e with a Mr. K itchen ¡»a th o ro ’ s tu d e n t and W illam ette ITnvcrsity, g ra d u atin g in ha* well furnished offices, with all ne p ro m in e n t physician in Missouri. keejoi abreast of th e tim es o n all su b 1898. Soon after g ra d u a tin g lie locat cessary a p p a ra tu s for successful work. 8<»on after com ing here he studied jects pre ta in in g to m edicine as well as ed hi S layton, where lie ha* built u p a in edicinein th e W illam ette University, c u r r e n t events. H e is in politics a R. A. EL WOOD. large practice Me i* at present a from which he wa* graduated in 1877. d em ocrat of th e J a c k s o n ia n type. As Attorney. mem tier of th e city council and greatly H e located in Htayton for th e practice a m an and physician he ra n k s high in If. A. Klwood i* a native of P ennsyl of his profession and has since resided the co m m u n ity an d hold» th e esteem in>ere*led in th e welfare an d prog re»» of Stuyiun. vania, wan graduated from tiie law de here. In 1893 he took a po»L-graduate of all our people. p a r tm e n t of th e Cniversity of M ichi gan a t A nn Arbor in 1900. He located T here is no spot in th e world of C. E. Mills, of Lyons, ten miles east in S la y to n about a year ago since equal area with th e W illa m tte th a t is of S tayton, ha* dem on strate d th a t th e which tim e he has built up a good better watered. dairy industry i* profitable to those practice in hi* profession. T h ere is no hog cholera in the who will engage in it in a business OREGON GOATS. W illam ette valley. like m aim er. T h e stream* and springs of the F or the past year he has kept an ac T he tii• Ml, even clim atic conditions of the western part* of Oregon and Willamett»* valley furnish abund a n ce c u r a te record of the receipt» and dis- W a sh in g to n are very favorable to th e of pure, clear water for m an a id beast. l>ur-ement* of his dairy, consisting of indii*try of breeding and raising A n T h e W illam ette valley is an ideal twelve head of cows. H e lias not c o n gora goats of a quality t h a t i* far place for th e sp o rtsm an , ft* stream s ducted th e dairy on the plan of re ta il a b o v e tin- production of this class of are well stocked with t ro u t and other ing the milk in small q u a n titie s but d o m e s t i c a n im a ls in a n y oth er c o u n gam e fish, the m o u n ta in s and foot was one of th e regular p a tro n s of th e try, consequently the m ohair ol these hill* atlord good h u n t i n g ground* for cream ery a t Lyons and of course had districts i* m uch sought after by th e deer a n d bear, while the lowlands no chance to do an y better th an his m an u fa ctu rers of fabrics for house fur- abound with native pheasants, grouse, neighbors. T h e total receipts from nishing*, braids, plushes, fu rn itu re quail and the world-famed Mongolian, th e creamery am o u n ted to th e sum of $ 1 1(J4 94 for th e year. T h e value of coverings, and n u m erous o th e r t e x or ring necked, pheasant. w . K. T.IOM t s . th e milk consum ed in the home and tile*, and the breeder* experience lit T h e an n u a l rainfall in S tayton is fed to poultry and stock on the farm eastern (»art of t h e c o u n t y . Mr. T h o m tle or no difficulty in disposing of th eir about the same in n u m b e r of inches as a n n u a l clips at prices w hich retu rn in th e ce n tra l p a rt of Iowa. We have was $226 80, th u s m aking a total of a s lei* th e d is tin c tio n of having lived them satisfactory profit for th e p ain s more cloudy days here, however, and $1331.74 realized from the twelve cows, longer in Stay ton th a n any o th e r tak in g effort* liestowed on tiieir Hocks. days on which there is a slight rainfall. an average of approxim ately $14.25 re sid e n t,co in in g here in lh68. In Oregon th e central W illam ette This la tte r fact has given an erroneous per m o n th for each cow in th e herd. I.. L. T hom as, th e ju n io r menilier, T h e expense of m a in ta in in g th e valley seems to have th e best reputa- impression in m an y minds. I t rains is a bustling young business m an, who herd for the year was $358.50. T h e ion for producing the choicest A n g o r here a good deal in the rainy season, has had considerable experience in the itemized expense was seventeen ton» as, and th e pioneer breeders are de and th e sun shines in the d rj season. m ercantile business. of hay, $102; n in e and a half tons oats, Until iiiembe.s of thi* firm are c o u r serving of great praise for th eir per- I t rains enough, and the sun shines s is 'e n t labors in building up th eir enough s i t h a t th e properly cu ltivated $192; three tons bran, $60; salt, $4.50. teous, coiiscicntous busine*» m »• n, Mr. Mills believes he can better the stock to the present high standing. crops never fail. anxious to please th eir pation* in every results for the ensuing year.— Pacific This has been accomplished th ro u g h way. They sell th e ir good* on their Come to Oregon, if you w a nt to H om estead, Salem . tnent* and aim to keep th e best only. co-operation largely. raise th e best apples in th e world, or Last year the m o h air clip of Oregon They already have a large patronage, pears, or eherries, or prunes—o r most Stock w inter on less feed and come which tb eir close a tte n tio n to business a m o u n te d to 675,000 pounds and it is any o th e r old th in g in t h e line of th ro u g h iu better shape, th a n in any and special a tte n tio n to tin* wants of believed t h a t had th e men who own fruits th a t grow in th e te m p e ra te zone. eastern or m iddle west state. goats have used registered bucks on th e trade i* bound fo increase. T h eir store i* kept neat and clean th eir Hocks d u rin g th e past three and i* such an e s ta b lis h m e n t as is a years th e sum total of this clip would credit to any city. ♦ have easily been o n e-third greater or : ♦ nearly a q u a r te r of a million pounds ! ♦ more, w orth close to $70,000 over and CITY W ATER WORKS. ♦ ♦ F o r a n u m b e r of years th e business above th e aggregate received by them ♦ of the condition of the Stayton State Bank at the close ♦ houses and near-by residences have for th eir 1907 clip. been furnished water from the water tower a t th e saw mill. T his system being in adequate to supply the needs of the tow n, about a year ago tn e council decided to p u t in a city w ater system . A new building adjoining the electric light plan t wa* purchased, into which was placed a duplex double a c tin g force pum p, which pum ps on mi average 330 gallons per m in u te a t 130 lb*, pressure. Power i* furnished th e p u m p hy th e electric light plant water wheel. T h e w ater m ains are kept full by th e c o n tin u o u s action of the pump. There are now 3.8(H) feet of pipe laid— 1,700 feet of 6 in., th e balance is 4 in. H y d ra n ts are placed every two blocks. T he water pipe* are so laid that a considerable portion of the town can he reached in case of tire with th e 6(H) feet of hose th e city possesses. However, as there is considerable de m an d for water for residence use and for lawns, it is probable th a t before th e close of the year th e city will be well covered with water pipe*. State Buildings. Oregon is well supplied with s tate buildings, all fine stru ctu re s, well lo cated. In addition to th e state schools and the capitol building there are the p en iten tiary , hospital for the insane, reform school, and school for the deaf. An a p p ro p riatio n has been made and ground secured for a school for feeble minded. T h e s ta te also has a tine fair ground a t 8alent. ♦ A Hard Knock. Ilabroad claim agents have little faith In tlielr fellow creatures. One said recently: "E very tim e I settle a claim w ith one of these hard bended rural residents who w ants the railroad to pay tw ice w hat he would charge th e butcher If lie gets a sheep killed. 1 think of this story, illustrative of the way some people w ant to hold the rail road responsible for every accident, of w hatever kind, th at happens. Two Irishm en were driving home from tow n one night when tlielr buggy ran Info a ditch, overturned, and they w ere Isith stunned. When a rescuer came along and revived them the first thing one of them said was. ‘W here’s the train?' ‘Why. th ere's no train around.’ he was told. ‘Then w here's the rail road?' ‘T he nearest railroad Is three miles aw ay.’ lie learned. ‘Well, well,’ he com m ented. T knew It hit us p ret ty hard, hut 1 did n 't suppose It knock ed us th ree miles from the track!’ **— Argonaut. ♦ : \ | \ ♦ ♦ of business on Feb. 6th, 1908. : ♦ Loans and Discounts $67,019.44 ♦♦ ♦ Real Estate owned by the bank 4,150.00 ♦ ♦ ♦ Bank building and site 4,750.00 ♦ : Safe, Furniture and Frxtures 3,200.00 : Collections in transit 3,100.43 Cash on hand and in Reserve with banks 60,675.33 i $142,895.20 He have no Wall Street Securities. Our Loans are local , consisting o f real es : ♦ tate Loans anti go o d jwrsonal securities, easily convertible into cash. w i \ Capital fully'paid up Surplus and undivided profit Over-drafts Individual Deposits ♦ ♦ ♦ $ 20 , 000.00 1,278.27 95.78 121,521.15 I The Page Between. A New Orleans woman, well known for her work for charity, recently ac I cepted an Invitation to speak nt an anil-tuberculosis m eeting. On the p lat i $142,895.20 : form she found herself seated betweeu n bishop and a rabbi, and the tone of The object of this bank is to attend to the wants the m eeting seemed to be rendered ex trem ely solemn by th e combination. of our home people in all matters consistent with In order to lighten the solemnity, she said, turning to the rabbi, “ Mo you good banking. know. I feel as If I were a leaf be tween the Old and the New Testa ments.” S T A Y T O N S T A T E BANK, The rabbi turned a sad eyed gaze upon her. Stayton, Oregon. “Yes, madam,” he said, “and, if you will recall, that page Is usually a blank ! one.” ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦ ♦ ♦ •♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»♦»» \ l