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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1908)
y \ V THE STAYTON MAIL H y B . D. A L E X A N D E R . X N K W 8 P A Hf£ K . N O T A N O R O A N STAYTON, MARION COUNTY. OREGON. MARCH 20, .908. T h i r t e e n t h Y e a r . twtá I * S u b t c r ip t io a .S l.2 S P E R ANNUM N umber 7 I» STAYTON ENTHUSES S A L E M , S U B L IM IT Y , S H A W , A N D T O M R IC H A R D SO N , O F PO R T L A N D , A RE H ER E T O H ELP. Bad W eather Doesn't Prevent Although it mini'll nil ilny Saturday nml eonliniii'il through * I»«* night, with n cnltl wind milling to the dim»- grecahleueas of tin» weather, the opera house was wi ll lilluil with "boo*tern” nml iliuir friend. anxious to liuur tjim Richardson, itrriU ry of the Portland Coiniiii'rcinl Club, mid other n|ienkera present. a Big Turnout of People. our great »late. He hna traveled throiigh California mid other nlnten mid id m im them only becmiae they were better boost era than Oregon. He is glad to aee Oregon gelling into line, mid urged the people to gel together and advertise. Kx Mayor Keama gave a short talk on the great ml vantages of .Slayton and eastern Marion county. He fav ored pulling together and advertising our advantage» to the WurhJ- A letter from Hoc'y Hurtog, of the Eugene Commercial Club, wns read, expressing regret at not being able to be present. Also a communion lion from Ml*» Cornelius, principal of Stay* ton Hohool«, regarding a union high soliuol. \V. L. Kreren, president of the Htay- ton Coiiiinereinl Club, presided, mid tir»t eulleil on \V. 1!. Downing, presi dent of tin* Htntc AgricuItuml A»»oci- ntioif. Mr. Downing Minted that »even mile» of inncndHtn rond have been built in Hnhliinity preeinei, and more Will be built this year He »poke strongly in favor of good ronda a» a means of building up our country. K (i. Dekabach, president of the Tom Itichardsoii made a splendid Salem Board of Trade, spoke of the in- twlk, and one that was listened to with t e i e s t the people of Salem have in an the closest attention and thoroughly electric line lip this valley, anil said enjoyed hy all present. He said the that Salem would raise f 10,000 for the people of Slayton and vicinity do not prn|Minition if necessary. realize the pn»»jbilit jra of this section. |f K. Page, manager pf I lie Salem ||*' "|"ik,: uf the remarkable achieve- btnpcb of the Portland Railway, Light tmmt» iif the town in securing so many nud power Do , declared that tl e coun notable industries without a railroad, try should I g developed | ii order to »0 it M i scarcely equalled hy any other cure a railroad. H<- »inike highly of town in the country. H« was much Slayton's water (tower- Impressed with- the factories in tttay- A. K. 1 Infer, secretary of the Salem ton, all of which he had visited during Board of Trade, declared himself “a the day. He spoke strongly in favor bashful I mi )'," but never!hcless made a o! a liU-ral and judicious advertising fine talk. He s|K.ke of what has liecn policy, anil »jio|cu pf (he awakening in accomplished in Sslimi by persistent *Ji||em, and the progress made there, effort, and suggested that Htayton and stated that Slayton would do well might profit by Salem’s example in to take that place as a model, the way of advertising. He showed The speeches weio interspersed hy that the Interests of Htayton and Ha- ■ music by tbe Htayton orchestra, which |em are identical, and that what lame-' was highly rqxjkcn of and much sp- fits one will help the other. predated by the visitors. After closing at the opera house, the Dr. Kitchen made a brief talk on what our town lias accomplished thus guests and club members adjourned to the 1. O. O. F. hall, where excellent f»r- M. L. Jones, of Brooks, gave some of lunch wa* served. Those present from Salem were C the results from berry raising in bis M llisiiop, p. 11. Wallace, J . H. Albert, neighborhood, and spoke highly of the dairy industry and also of a condensed \V. Walton, F. O. Dekebach, W. H. Dancy, A F. Hofer, F. 8. Hkiff, R. K. milk factory. Jos. II Albert »[Mike on the feeling Tage and W. A. McGilchrist. This meeting was a notable event of interest existing between Htayton and Salem, and congratulated the peo for Htayton. TI>P Commercial Club pie of Htayton on their pr"grps«. Ho appreciates the visit of Mr. Ricbaidaon spoke very nicely of the Htayton or- and the gentlemen from Salem. Their chettra. coming here in the storm as they did K. E McKinney, of Hublimity, de- i« ait evidence that they are of the dared that ho was a “booster," and stuff of which boosters are made, and was only sorry that he was not a that they are interested in the growth younger man, so that he could get in of the whole valley as well an their and do a bigger share of boosting for own town. • In voting for U 8 senator at the forthcoming primary election, nearly the entire vote of Linn county will lie cast for the two candidates represent ing Htatcmeut No. I. The Republic ans will vote for Mr. (lake and the Democrats for Governor Chamber lain.—Hcio News. Hal D. Button, of Hulein, candidate for Republican nomination for repre resents live, besides bdng one of Mari on county’s best known business men and one fully competent for a legisla tor, is in favor of Htstemcnt No. 1. Mr. Patton will be elected to the leg islature from Marion county. The anti-Htatcmcnt No. 1 fellows and the “Republican only” dodgers may get the support of tbe ringsters, but when it cornea to votes the men who stand squarely lor Statement No. 1 will get them. The |>eople of Oregon are get ting tired of having thieves sent to Washington to misrepresent them. SOURCE o r OPPOSITION. Most of the opposition to the pri mary law and Statement No. 1 comes from the political hos»-s and the hack number fellows who ace their chance of getting * nomination gone through the primary election. The man be hind the ballot, generally speaking, of all political parties, is heartily in fa vor of the law, and the bowlings and ravings of the political vampires who are seeking to overthrow it will have no effect on tlie.n. The people of Or egon are smart enough to make their own laws and nominnle their candi dates fur ufhoe without the help of the wise political bosses and the little tack-head heelers who work for them, and they will never »Ilow the primary law to he tampered with by this new school of anarchists.—Myrtle Creek Mail (Rep.) Tom Darby is very low witli slight prospect of recovery. < A d m in istra to r's Nolle» of A p p o in tm en t. «N Í The Sun Leaves behind him an excellent substitute in the Electric Light. You ought to learn how little it will cost you to enjoy it in your home. Stayton Electric Light Co. 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, women and children. Fit, style and ser vice combined in a way that will satisfy the most fastidious, and prices that will suit you. Hats To reduce our stock before our spring shipment ar rives we are offering sorne of -^hem at reduced prices. A few are listed below: Light Gray, Low Crown.. ...regular $i.$o now $1.00 Dark “ Telescoped...... “ 1.50 “ 1.25 “ “ “ " 2.25 to 2.5 o 2.00 Black, Low Crown ........... “ $ i.5o now $ 1.25 Notice I* hereby xlvcn that on the 18th day of March, A. D. 190», the county court of Mar lon county, Oregon, duly appointed the under signed, administratrix of the estate of K. 17. Hull, deceased, and having qualified as re quired by law, all persona hurlng claims against said estate are hereby notified to pre sent them, with pro|>er vouchers attach ed aa hy law required, to the undersigned at Me- hama, Marion county, Oregon, within six months from the date of the tirst publication of this notice, to-wlt;—March 30th, luna. Dated St Itali-ni. Oregon, this lath day ot March. A. I). Hast. t'oRiiBUA P. Hctx, A dm in istratrix. F. A. T e s s a s , Attorney yr ...IMPLEMENTS... Marion County Prohibition Convention We are in the trade and call your at tention to our line of goods. Gehlen Bros. T h e Marion County Prohi- bit‘? n in v e n tio n v/UI be held W e carry a full line of the well ietm Friday] M aVch l o . T m , knOW" & S 'a' ^^cfnominahn’^ l'c'oum y WdgOnS, HaCkS,’ StlTHCS Money to Burn Some people have money to burn— some people invest their money in wireless telegraph stocks — and some in tbe Mexican mines. We Have No Honey to Burn Neither have we wireless telegraph stocks or stock in the Mexican mines. But we have money to loan at a reason able rate on good substantial security— for hazardous speculations you must seek ac commodation elsewhere. Stayton State Bank ticket, and such other business as shall comç before the con vention. Every Prohibitionist j is requested to be present that day. On behalf of County Com. Oliver Jory, Chairman. Sylvanus Presnall, Sec. Conditioner for Horses Get your horses ready for the Horse Show. We have the best horse powders on the market. P A C IFIC C O A S T C O N D IT IO N P O W D E R S Ask people who have used it and see what they say of it. Good for staggers, colic, dis temper, catarrhal fever, kid ney trouble, constipation, in digestion, scouring, coughs, colds, nml heaves. Hold on its merits and fully guaran- anteed by Htayton Pharmacy. Price 50c per package. Spe cial price in quantity. Stayton Pharmacy Hunk Building. and Buggies. A full stock of Oliver Plows and all extras. Buy from us the Myer Spray Pump T h e y are the best. Do not overlook our Rose Manure Spreader. The Deering Mowers and Binders And all extras. T h e above are all fine goods and at the very lowest prices. Sublimity Implement House, PHILIP MEIER, Proprietor. 8ice of a Han’s Egg. lia s the average size ot the ordinary hen’s egg ever been mathematically computed? Yes. Great egg packers employ men xvho from dawn to dark do nothing but pass eggs, one after an- other, before a candle to insure only fresh ones being received. Measure ments have been conducted by these, and experiments based on perhaps a thousand eggs show the average length of a hen’s eggs to be 2.27 Inches and the average diameter at the broad end 1.72 Inches, while the average weight Is about one-eighth of a pound.—Mont real SU r. A Republican county convention was held in Salem Saturday. Delegates from this part of the county to the State Convention were appointed ss follows: O. W. Anderson, Meliama, Silver Creek Falls, Klkliorn, Hreiten- bush and Horeb. J . W. McKinney, Htayton and Sublimity. W. H. Hob son and J . F. Hunt, Stayton, Sublim ity and Aumsville. SV. S Gentry w«s chosen precinct chairman for Htayton, I) C Downing for Hublimity, J. A. Sm ith for Aum sville, K. G. Hiegmuutl for Mehama.
