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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1908)
I 77 /£ i é # ****♦ **♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ A. I. Shreve went to Salem today. U nintentional Sabbath Breaking. In the tsirly days of New England it Miss Norma Gardner left l‘ hnt>da> L O C A L L IL IA ) was tiie custom to keep the Sabbath for a few «lays at Pori a ml, from sundown Saturday night until *********♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦* ♦ • Ed. Mielke and Paul Zuber were at the same hour on Sunday. That this practice was attended by pitfalls Is Portland for the Rose Festival iUy night. shown by an Incident told In "T h e Pa Chopper» " >1- No. O «« W . O. W . A E. Roy came up from Portland per* o f the Connecticut Valley Histor O. V. Myers, C.l\ come. K. B. W a ITKH í , t'li-rk . and spent Sunday with home folks ical Society:” There lived in Ryefleld n thrifty W. H. Cooper, Jos. Fisher and J. P Mi»« Alt!» Hobson visited the Festi dame, an enterprising, driving woman Davie ur«- preparing to build cement and a notable housewife. The go<xl wo val at Portland. walks. man wns not w illing to lose Sunday H. E. Wirth and family are now liv evenings out o f her catalogue o f house Gilbert Stayton anil Byron Robert ing in their new house. work, but she was pious wtthnl and Mrs. Nick Gymer and little son at son spent several days at the Portland strictly kept the day to the sunset Carnival. limit. As soon as the hiiii was fairly tended the Rose Festival. ladow the horizon she would liegin her Fitton and Yanllandel are laying a FOR S A L E — Good, young, fresh washing nnd get her clothes ready for cement walk in front of >l«'s. Sestak’s cow. Call on L. R. Wylder. drying bright and early on Monday residence. morning. Wm. Pettit and wife, of Iowa, are One cloudy Sunday she, supposing E. Roy combined business with guests at the editor's home. the day was ended, changed her Bun- pleasure and visin-d Portland Tuesday Jar. Spaniol and family attended day gown, rolled up tier sleeves nnd ami Wednesday. went to work. As she wns scrubbing the Hose Festival this week. Jos. scstak & Sons have improv«<i away In the kitchen, her frtce toward Miss Fery went to Portland Tuesday the apj»earanee of the front of tlu-ir tho west window, the clouds suddenly to visit her sister, Miss Susie. broke, nnd the gr«»nt round sun shone meat market by painting In full on the poor Sabbath breaker nt Anyone wishing to connect with the E. D. Alexander and wife, ami Misses work. She gave one cry o f amazement city water works, call on Jac. Spaniol. Fraud ami Marion were at Portland and horror aud fhnl the kitchen. Misses Rose Kerber and Elizabeth A fter that sinful day she never be Tuesday and Wednesday. gan her work on Sumlny evening. Klecker attended the Hose Festival at Horseshoe Camp w w t ó The new houses of Jac. Spaniol, Lee Portland. Lin coln's Rules. Tat«' and John R. Lake are being There will be preaching at the M. E. pushed an«l will soon be completed. On one occasion President Lincoln on entering the telegraph offli'e o f the church next Sunday, morning and The W. C .T . U. will gives reception w ar department, writes Mr. Hates In evening. to the young men of Stayton who vot "Lincoln In the Telegraph Office." was Dr. C. H. Brewer and wife spent the ; ed the dry ticket, Thursday eve., June heard to remark to Secretary Seward. week with friends in Portland and the 11th, 1908. As to the place furth “ By Jlngs, governor, we nre here at last!” Turning to him In a reproving took in the Rose Festival. er notice will be given. manner, Mr. Howard said, "M r. Presi L. P. Brown, Dr. Beauchamp, Dr. dent, where did you learn that Inele OBITL'AltT. Pintler and K. A. El wood were all gant expression?” Without replying Arminda Turnei was born in Buck- to tho secretary, Lincoln addressed ths Rose Festival visitors this week. hanon county, Mo., July 15th, 1835 telegraph operators, saying: Mrs. M. A. Stay ton and Miss Veva "Young gentlemen, excuse me for She crossed the plains w |t|i her par Gardner went to Portland Tuesday to i before you. 'By Jings’ Is ents in 1847. Was married Oct. 5fOtb,j visit friends and the Rose Festival. swearing, t u f jfoqd old mother 1852, to Washington Thomas. To FOR S A L E — A limited amount of this union w a s Lorn trn children, six taught mo tlint anything that U'W q •by' before It was swearing.” Grain and Vetch hay. living, four preceding her to tin* Heav One day Secretary Seward, who was 18tf E. FoRRyrrrE. enly home. She united with the Bap-1 nut runqwned as a Joker, said he had Mrs. E. V. Fergugon, of Amity, vis tist church in l88ti. She leaves to l<eeu told that a .-«.i.r; time before on a street crossing Uncoiu hud becq ited her sister, Mrs. Joseph Hamilton mourn her loss one sister, one brother seen to turn out in the mud to give a and other Stayton friends this week. and the following children: G. R. and colored woman 8 chance to pasa. Lee Brown & Sons and the Stayton J. F. Thomas, of Portland; Mrs. Geo. i “ Yes." said Lincoln, "It has been a Chair Co. each were fined recently by Smith, of Sacramento, Cal ; Mrs. W. rule o f my life that If |»eoplo Would not turn out fo r me I would turn out Fish Warden Mack for allowing saw H. Hobson, T. J. and L. A- Thomas, for them. Then you avotil collisions.” dust from their plants to get into the of this place, also six grandchildren | and a host of friends. She died June W h a t d a M eant. river. Park row at 1 a m. ami a policeman 1st, 1908, aged 72 years, 10 months, Mrs John Smallmon, of Woodbum, and a sailor In conversation. has been visiting her son, I. C., and 10 days. “ Keyslde, keys id *!" said the sailor. Funerat services were held in the other relatives and old friends for the “ ’Ow will III reach the bloomin' kef> past week. She returned to her home Baptist church, Wednesday, June 3rd, side?” A. H. Carman, the pastor, officiating. “ G'wan wld ye. D’ye think I ’ m a on Tuesday last. The house was tilled with sympathiz locksmith, that 1 know about yer old Children’s Day will be observed at ing friends, most of whom accompa key nnd Its side? There's one key and the Cnristiau church next Sunday at lock I ’ll be after glvln' ye, and that’s nied the remains to the cemetery. to a cell. Move on now." the usual S. S. hour, 10 o’clock. Short “ Keyslde! H i said keyslde as plain program, and a collection for foreign Not Disturbed. as H i could, bilme!” Nassau W illiam Senior, tho English missions will be taken. Just then a high brow who had been W. E. Thomas and w ife left the first of the week for Portland to visit Mr. ar.d Mrs. H. Thompson, and also to take in the Rose Carnival. They ex pect to return the last of the week. Uncle Thomas J. Smith, father of Mrs. J. R. Miller and Mrs G. \V Mur phy, of this place, died at the old home farm June 1st. The funeral was held this afternoon. An obituary will be published next week. W A. Elder attended the sixth an- nual convention of the Oregon Lettei Cariier’s A-encintiun. held May 29 31, at Albany. A very interesting and instructive session was held, and sev- eral prominent speakers addressed the convention. political economist, was a frequent guest of Lord Lansdowne at La ns- downe House and on one occasion was busily writing, quite abstracted as usual. In a room full o f company when Tom Moore was singing The scratch o f his pen was not an agreeable ac companiment. and nt last one of the company asked very |>olitely, “ You are j not fond o f music. Mr. Senior?” “ No,” he replied, “ but It does not disturb me In the least Pray go on.“ Careful About W orry. 1 A physician was recently attending a patient whose husband came to see . him concerning her condition and L. R. Wylder has sold his property in Stayton to Olivi r Earns, and ex pects to leave in al>ont 10 days for Camas Prairie, Idal o. Air. Earns will finish the barn begun by Mr. Wylder and will also build a house on the property. Tuesday Warren Richardson and Jo Kearns were driving to Turner, and at Aumsville the train was at tin- de pot as they crossed the track. The team became frightened and over turned the buggy just after the track was crosse»!. Both men were thrown out, but neither was hurt. The lines broke, and the team got away from Mr. Kearns, who was driving. The horses ran the full distance to Turner, wheie they were caught. Not much damage was done the buggy. Mr. Richardson boarded the train at Aunts ville, and continued his trip to Salem via Woodburu. A L im it to H is Power. A curious historical anecdote is hand ed down from the time of James I James, being in want o f £‘Ji».000. ap plied to the corporation for a loan. Ttye corporation refused. The king insist ed. “ But, sire, you enunot compel us,” said the lord mayor. “ No,” exclaim ed James, “ but I'll ruin you and the city forever. I’ll remove my courts of law, my court itself and m.v parlia -1 ment to Winchester or to Oxford and make a desert o f Westminster, and then think what will become o f you” ' “ May It please your majesty,” replied the lord mayor, "you nre at liberty to remove yourself nnd your courts to wherever you please; but, sire, there will always l>e one consolation to the merchants o f London— your m a jesty ! cannot take the Thames along with yon!” & » « :• > Thomas Grocery #* #* f* ft ft ft Headquarters for Vegetables , Straw berries , Oranges , A sparagus , Bananas , Lem ons , Cabbage , Onions , Riidishes, Pineapples, Etc. in Fact Anything to Eat ff il f# if f# if ft ft ft ft ft H W. E. Thomas & Son. ft $&&&&& & &&&$& TRY THE NEW PAINT SHOP Painting, Staining, Varnishing, Calcimining on plaster, paper or cloth. Day work or by contract. Use Lustrelack An W a Natural hcaut¡tier on Eu rn iiu rc, oods. Lie. Kxcellemt Line* Of Bass Huctcr Paints and Varnishes for Sale. We will use any oilier dealer’s paints. Yours tor Good Work W A T T E R S & Q U EEN ER , Water Street* Stayton, Oregon. to tho posfoffiee buying stamps so that his rejected contributions would eomt back to him steppe«t up. “ The man wants the keyslde, what ever that 1?, nnd I dunno,” said the po liceman. “ I believe he's looney and TO run him in." “ fie wants tho quayside—the docks,” sa(d the high brow ns he directed the man to tho water front, while the po liceman said: “ Well, I ’ll be blowed!” —Now York Press. A Slap at Mother. Dinner was done, and the fam ily was assembled in tho sitting room. Mother greeted him with the words. “ Mr had taken up the evening paper nnd Irving, do you think there is nny need wns rending an account o f how a high j fo r any unnecessary anxiety about my wayman had l>een operating In thesul>- w i f e ?” —A rgon a u t nrbs. Father was down on Ills hands ____________ and knees trying to act like a horse Guessed It. while little W illie drove him around Guest (suspiciously eying the flat the floor. Chas. Bates, of Colorado, has been pillows and the crlmpled “ Papa,” finally remarked tho good visiting his cousin, Mrs. J. B. Jctei \ tened sheets)—Look here, landlord, this bed lady, glancing toward her husband, and other friends in Stayton and vi has been slept in! fjindlord (trium “ here is a story about another man cinity tiie past week. He is an en phantly)—That's what it's meant for! who was waylaid. Do these holdups gineer in the mines in his state. always stop you w llb a pistol nnd then Renovated. go through your clothes?” Mrs. J. L. Rrown, of Dallas, was Puffer—W bat’s happened to my meer “ Oh, no,” grlnfully replied father, visiting her sister, Mrs Anna Stayton schaum pipe? Mrs. Puffer—Why, dear. arising from the floor. "Sometlmea and brother, J. B. Jeter and other I noticed It was getting aw fully brown they wait until you hang your clothes friends in Stayton the past week. She j and discolored, so ! put a coat of that over the back o f a chair and go to sleep.” —Philadelphia Bulletin. says she and her husband enjoy the j white enamel on 1L M a i l , it being liken letter from home, j & Nevertheless H* Got Her. "You say my daughter love# you?” questioned the old man. “ I ’ m sure o f It,” replied the young man. “ Well, well,” returned the old man, looking the young man over critically. “ There's no accounting for tastes. Is there?" And somehow, although the young man knew that he ought to lie happy over the possession of the girl, he couldn't help scowling and speculating on that remark o f the old man's .fia K ifk G POW DEl Makes the finest, light est,best flavored biscuit, hot-breads, cake and pastry. Renders the iood more digestible and wholesome. AB501UTELY PURE Power of Deceiving. There is a Brooklyn woman who pos sesses a servant who is a model in all respects save one—In that she la none too truthful. Lately the mistress has lieen using all her eloquence to make Nora pee tho error o f deceltfulncss. But at last she had to own herself beaten when Nora, Forced Out. She—Mr. Bloom does not pay his with a beaming smile, turned and In w ife much attention, does he? lie — a most cajoling tone said: "Sure, now, mum. an’ wot de ye sup No. The only time I ever knew o f his going out w 1th her w as on m w hen the pose the power o f desavln' was given us fer?" gas exploded. SOYM. SAK!N(J PO Impartial. “ Mr. Rcntterton prides himself on being strictly Impartial." "Y es." an ’\er.-d the unninlnble man “ 1 n i'if went shooting with him. He didn't w*eiu to «•are whether be hit the ““ '«bit. the dog «,r oiu? o f Uls friends.” D C R CO ..NCW VOBK. A D e f in it io n . "Paw," asked a thoughtful lad. wrin kling his brow, “ what's n pessimist?” “ A pessimist, John J ." replied his father, da a man who, nft«*r a cyclone baa Mown his house away with him In It, goes back aud grumbles nt his lot.” —Pu-k.