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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 21, 1908)
/ —V THE STAYTON MÄIL B y B. T n. A LB X A N D B k. h ir t e e n t h Y e a r . Oregon Happenings. / I'nrtlaml, K*b, 19th.—Tin* »piril of priigrv»« thoroughoiit Oregon waa uev or more pronounced tlinu at tlic pres ost time. The commercial urganizn- lions of the state Mein to lie ih-termin cd to do utoru offectiv« advertising than e w r before. There is s spirit of organization in tlie h ir« and the big geet etTort centers upon the colonist rates from .March TO to . April 30th, and the $30 rate from all points in tbe Middle West to all points in Ore gon is emphasized in eveiy advertiae- idoii t ami every Appeal. Halum held the greatest progressive meeting in her history last Tuesday night, February IHtn, at which she entertained several hundred prom in e n t citizens from outside points sml more than oho hundred of these wi re from Portland and included the lead ing financiers, manufacturer», m erch ant» and property holders of the city. Eugene is attracting a l a r g e am ount of foreign immigration, and similar re|>orls come from Ashland and Med ford. The Coos Hay country 1 « busy in presenting its claims, while E ast ern Oregon points are improving every opportunity to gain new citizens and new industries. California has been aroused to the importance of the Pacific Northwest, and es|wcially that of the great " I n land Empire," a s a result of the m ag n ific e n t excursion which was en te r tained in Los Angeles liy the C h a m ber of Commerce of th at city. The positive assurance th at Mwift A Company and other great packing companies will l o c a t e enormous plants at Portland will give an impetus to tlic livestock industry o( all tit in por tion of the United Htates. The loca tion of these parking houses will add to the value of the holdings of every breeder and producer of cattle, sheep, hogs, and poultry, and the dairy pro* ducts of Oregon will be trebled and find a market in every part of the world. Five tons of printed m atter, present ing in an attractive form, both by pic ture and by text, the vital facts relit live to the im portant fruit districts of Oregon, have been distributed by the Portland Commercial Club within the last few weeks. The T rans-C ontinental Passenger Association will decide, at an early meeting to be held in Chicago, upon tlie rates to Oregon jioivts in connec tion with tlie National Democratic Convention at Denver in July. The Portland Commercial Club made this request and will work to bring many of these delegates to the Pacific N orth west. _____________ * S T A Y T O N , M ARIO N C O U N T Y . O R E G O N . FEBR U A R Y 21, 1908. seem as though every |teroon who pro fesses Christianity could readily find a church to please him. Hut there are churches ns well ns individuals, wliieli, while they may please themselves may not please Him who looks not only on the outward np|tearatice, but U | miii thu heart. The Bible informs us th a t there are those who, while they burn incense yet are they like those th at bless an idol. Isa, Ami in the New Testam ent we are warned not to sub stitute the traditions of men for the com m andm ents of God. When Peter preached th a t tiiemornhle sermon and three thousand were converted, he had studied the Hcriptures and used them, ami if the people would do the same today, there '«tou I f be a revival that would astonish Christians them- selves, and converts who carefully con sulted th a t volume for directions would not t>e puzzled as to which church to join. More prayerful study of ti'sl s Word and less attention to what tilts one ami th a t one says will do a good deal to unite people in "One Lord, one faith, and one baptism."— Communicated. JiisT asTceaTinro Invented a |#ccullar nest building material In wax. no wasps have prepared a s|>eclal durable patter for the same ptiri>oM. The queen mother lay» the foundations of the city with her own Jaws. She attaches » sort of »Milk of wood patter to a cbosen support. This may lie the brnnch of a tree, a root In a cavity below ground or a I team in a garden »bod. The stalk prepared, the queen build» ■ few »hallow cells, in each of which »he lays an egg. As these ma ture, hatch and develop into worker wns[ts the labor of the little colony 1» turned over to them, and thus a vast nest with thousands of cells 1» evolved. —Chicago Tribune. A G host U n d a r tho 8«a. The story 1» told of s direr who saw two ghosts "full fathom five" under the surface. He had gone down to the wreck of a large steamer and was crossing the main saloon when two gray shapes of enormous size came shambling toward hlnTT lie did not Walt to make note# for the Psychical society, but gave the danger signal and was at once pulled up. Told In the cheerful light of day, It seemed rather a lame story, and another direr went down to see what he could make of It. Toward him also came the shambling gray shapes. He stood irresolute for a moment and then, going boldly for ward, struck Ills hatchet through—a mirror! The ghosts were only a dim Triumph Notes. reflection of his own legs, much en I. W Smith has rented part of hi» larged, of course, as everything Is that farm to John H efnet. a direr secs through the great frontal Mrs E. P. Schott »[tent a fev day» eye of bis helmet. visiting at Ge»her’» M i s s Lena Stniger recently visited a H elp in g t h s PoatofRc*. week with tier sister, Mrs. Clias. Brown In a history of the great advance In postal methods accomplished by 81r at Stayton. Rowland liill Is giveu this anecdote: N Highherger made a business trip To the postofflee of at that time tiny to Aumsville Wednesday. Ambleslde came one day a well to do man to buy a stamp to put on the let Alfred Fox is running a farm near ter he was altout to post. "Is this new the State Fair ground«, Salem. reform going to last?" he asked the Clias. Stowell was in this vicinity postmaster. “Certainly," was the re ply. “It Is quite established." “Oh, recently, buying beef cattle. well.'then," said the man, resolved to Shelley A A rthur are getting to run give the thing generous support, “give quite an extensive dairy. me three stamps!" Farmers are all busy doing field work. Tlieo Higtiberger lost a horse in a bar lied wire fence. When We Fit Glasses. We all appreciate the S tayton MAll., and especially the last week's We have the Scientific In stru m e n ts (or determining and correcting any copy. and all defects of vision, no m atter John II. H urt died Tuesday near the nature of the case. Silver Creek Falls, the cause of his death being poisoning from eating raw WE F IT ANY sausage. The body was embalmed by T H A T RES- J. M Kingo and shipped yesterday to PO N D StoU G H T Portland for luirial. He was aged 34 years and leaves a family^ The Optician and Jeweler, Stayton, Or. Owing to the series of meetings now in progress a t the Christian Church the lecture of Rev. Father O’H ara, of Portland, has been postponed. The date of the lecture will he announced later. Use C. A. B’s Cold Cure, fully We Don’t Guess E. ROY, N um ber 5 FREE Valentines Delineator A nice line—all fresh, new From Feb. Ist to May 25th, 1908, we will send to each and every customer’s address “The Delineator” prepaid for one year, who buys $15 worth of goods at my store for cash. The customer has the op tion of buying $15 worth of goods at one time and get the Delineator, or two or three times; but in no instance more than three different times to aggregate the $ 15. You now have the opportu nity of getting the “ Delinea tor” free. 4,000,000 American families now have the Delineator in their homes. Forty million American people read this De lineator. In every instance the price of goods is the same whether you take the Delineator or not. N. B —Always ask for a Bill. Always keep your Bills (of which we have a duplicate.) Bills altered or changed no good. Lost Bills not counted. stock — cheap, medium good. O nly charges and when you buy. Come and look. Be young again. Extra Special on Raincoats $15.00 Men’s Cravanet Coats 12.50 *• “ “ 10.00 " «• « $1165 935 8.15 S p e c ia l on a ll W o rk C o a ts a n d P a n ts. $1.50 comforters, good values at former price,$1.15 comforters, good values at former price, 1.00 Star Tobacco, per lb....... 4^ 8.5o men’s water proof 14 in. pegged shoes, 7.45 1 oc Malta Ceres, now....... 8c 2 pks Malta Ceres, now ¡ 5c 15c pk shredded wheat 10c CoalOil.same as you have been paying 25c, now 20c Coal O il, 5 gallons, now 90c G. D. TROTTER, S T A Y T O N , OREGON. There is Satisfaction 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. Shoes for men, womerr and children. Fit, style and ser vice combined in a way that w ill satisfy the most fastidious, and prices that w ill suit you. For That Cold T h e W r o n g Nell. guaranteed to holp cure cold. Nell Is n girl who lives up on Capi W. L. Freres ami E. 1>. Alexander tol bill. On Mondays a woman comes These cold tablets nre com to Nell's bouse to wash clothes. The represented the Slayton Commercial woman*» name Is Nell too. One Mon posed of cascara, ipecac, q u i Club at the reception given by the day Nell, the girl, was In the sitting Salem "booster»” to the Commercial room reading when the telephone rang. nine and other valuable in Clubs of the W illam ette Valley. Port Nell, the washerwoman, answered the ring. Nell, the girl, theu heard Nell, gredients, and is an effective land was there a hundred strong. Eu tho washerwoman, say: gene, Corvallis, Albany, Jetl'erson, and "Yes, this is Nelly" remedy for Colds, La Grippe other towns l>ad good delegations, Silence- and Headache. Does not "IIqw'» that?" The large crowd wns entertained at Silence. thu Elks hull, and an excellent pro cause ringing in the head. "What! Am I mnd because you gram w h s carried out. Speeches were I Itlssod me Inst night? I.ook here, man, Price, 25c at made by Mayor Roger» of Salem, Gov you're too fresh. Who nre you any way? I never kissed”— Chamberlain, Clias. Ladd, Senator C Just then the telephone receiver was \V. Hudson, Judge Carey, Oeii’l Man wildly snatched from her hand. Nell, agi*r O’Brien, of the S. I’., and other the girl, blushing furiously, had grnb- Bank Building. Portland men. Hnrtog, the $¡ 1 ,0 0 0 ^ ’Kho |ullltT q on the hook. >5*booster" for Eugene alto gave a talk “He wanted me," she said. "He al- This meeting was a valuable one in wajrs tries to tease me that way. I —I Timber Land, Act June 5,1878. th a t it will ............... . towns to great- h,u‘ . ... Notice for Publication. . Aa she disappeared np the stairs the U n i t e d S ta te s L a n d Office, er act ion, and have a tendency to do Wn^ilol-Wom«n «mlleil nn«l s«U: P o r t l a n d , O r e g o n , J a n u a r y , 4 190». away with the jealousy th a t has been "That's a big one.”—Denver l’ost. N otice Is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t In OOSipltSSeS w i t h t h e p rovision* of t h e a c t of C o n g r e s s of exhibited by some towns toward oth- ----------------------- J u n e S. 1H.H, e n t i t l e d " An a c t for th e s a l e o f U m b e r la n d s In t h e S ta tc a of C a l i f o r n i a , O r e era. At the meeting the "Salem hog" 1 Ws»p's Jaws Mak» Colony’s N w l g o n , N e v a d a , a n d W a s h i n g t o n T e r r i t o r y , " as t h e P u b l i c L a n d S ta te s b r a c t was not once mentioned. Wasps readily succumb before th# I e of x t e A n u d g e u d s t to 4, a ll ISirj, b e n j a m i n K n a p p , of Kal- The Salem “ booster»” treated their i mcrenslug cold of autumn. The few i Ispell, c o u n t y of F l a t h e a d , S ta te ol M o n ta n a , . . , , ir> that escape tho merciless scourge of h a s t h i s d a y tiled In t h i s oftloe h is s w o r n state - 1 m e n t No. 7S.M, for t h e p u r c h a s e of t h e t»K'« of v.sm ng brethren royall), and tho niort, 1|ty nr# the qllPeqp ' N W q u a r t e r a n d l,ot* X, 4 a n d of S e c tion No.lt, qiecting will no dohht he productive «on. They pass tho winter in some i til T o w n s h i p N o . I t s , K. No. 3 K, a n d will offer to show t h a l t h e l a n d s o u g h t Is m o re v a l u warm cranny, and when tho spring a proof of much good to the entire valley. b le for ita U m b e r o r s t o n e t h a n for a g r i c u l t u r al p u r p o s e s , a n d to e s t a b l i s h hts c la i m to sa id Although there were only two from arrives each comes forth from Its hid , l a n d before t h e R e g is te r a n d R e ceiver a t P o r t ing place and seeks n suitable place l a n d , O r e g o n , o n S a t u r d a y , t h e J l s t d a y of tho Connnerchil Club prevent, we were M a rch , 19UH. for the noHt that Is to ite. This found, He n a m e s a s w itn e s se s: M s r c e llu s S. S to re r glad to see that Stayton was well rep the queen repairs to a fence or tree a n d A n d r e w J . I l o h a n , of P o r t l a n d , O re gon, resented— the hall being seated with trunk nful with her Jaw rasps off a Phil K n d n e r anil G r a n t S m i t h , of Mill Pity, O regon. Stayton chairs. bundle of wggd $l>or which when Any a n d a ll pnrsous c l a i m i n g a d v e r s e l y t h e moistened with saliva and kneaded ahove-descrltm d l a n d s a r e re q u e s t e d to fl4e la i m s i n t h is office o n o r before said '¿1st In view of the num ber of different fonns the pn|terllkcsubstance of which d t h a e y i r of c M a rch. I9CS. VJ. ia s s o s S. D rkm kr , R egister. denominations in existence, it ttwuld ibv neat to eutlieiy constructed. Salem Boosting S u b M c rlp tlo n .tl.2 6 P E R ANNUM X N IIW 8 P A P E H . NOT X N OKOXN Hats % To reduce our stock before our spring shipment ar rives we are offering some of them at reduced prices. A few are listed below: Light G ray, Low C ro w n .... regular $1.50 now $1.00 Dark “ Telescoped....... “ i.$o “ i.25 “ “ “ “ 2,25 to 2.50 2.00 Black, Low Crown ............... “ $ i . 5 o now $1.25 Stayton Pharmacy Gehlen Bros. *********** *********** ^ Change of Business. ^ «$» ♦ y ^ * * jl . ^ Having sold one-third interest of my stock of General Merchandise at Sublimity to George H. Bell and one-third interest to John P. Ditter, I will retain one-third interest. The business in the future will be conducted under the firm name of Ditter, Bell & Co. Thanking my many customers for the favors shown me in the past 17 years, and hoping a con- tinuance of the same for the new firm, I am yours gratefully, JOHN A. D ITTER. ^ ^ ^ . J* *** * ^ ************ **********
