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STAYTON MAIL
14th Year, No. 42.
S T A Y T O N , M A R IO N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , N O V E M B E R 19, 1909.
FIRST CITY
ELECTION
TICKET
IÓ2I
Serial No. 720.
• Thanksgiving , 1909
Citizens' Party In
Field Earlier
Than the
Others .
Ciiizcns’ Ticket
For Mayor
W L. F r KKEB.
For Councilman—
W. F. K lecker .
H. N. H untley .
For Treasurer—
For Recorder -
J. B. G rier .
For Marshal —
H enry S mith .
WHEN
IT S
EAST TO BE THANKFUL.
Out in grandpa'« cornfield, where the golden pumpkins lie,
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It's easy to be thankful and to think of grandma's pie.
Angels and editors appear to be the
only ones outside o f the politicians
themselves who are supposed to know
when caucuses are held, and candidates
nominated, for a city election in these
roaring days of Oregon. Republican or
Democrat, "w et” or "dry,” Citizens'
or Independent, the procedure seems
inevitably to be the same in Oregon,
coy and naughty sister of the other 46
T he wires into Stayton have been kept hot this week by the United States.
Speculation as to who will be nomi
Southern Pacific railway, which it would appear is seeking an nated, as used to be the rule in the
early entrance into this city. Such a move on the part of the " 'good' old days” when bosses and
henchmen framed up a slate beforehand
Southern Pacific indicates an efiort to checkmate the plans of has today given way to speculation as
the Oregon Electric, which it has been stated will build in here to how it is all done, anyway, for
next spring. Evidently the Espce has inside knowledge of just whether the caucus be secret or public,
in earnest or only for effect, the result
what its rival is doing. J. T . Kearns and other citizens of is the same- those most interested in
Stayton have been kept hustling the past two days answering the city’s welfare or property interests
get together and do things, while the
questions volleyed at them by the S. P. thru its agents.
T he casual voter stays at home (or perforce
amount of freight carried, probable passenger traffic and local is left at home) and does nothing until
called upon Election Day to go to the
express business have all been inquired into thoroly.
polls and exercise his great American
privilege of suffrage.
The facts are, there is a mighty fight
Comprehensive Summary of News, Views and Events Writtei by Mai' Co.Tresponitnts.
on in Stayton this year, in which he
who holds his ear to the ground can see
things some distance ahead. It is not
for the editor, the rejiorter or the print-
shop "devil” to opine what these things
Stayton Mall Torres; ondence.
Stayton Mail Correspondence.
Slsyton Mall Cofrt»toO<linc«.
be; that is the voter’s privilege.
Nov.
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lined parties afield, with somebody else potatoes while the sun shines, seems VN illiam English and Albert Rabens thermometer at 20, we feel rather
trying to run independently for mayor, j to be the intention of our busy farmers are breathing the “ difficult air of the wintry.
iced mountain tops” , near the head
I The initiative in things political, and | this week.
Dr. Beauchamp spent meat of last
i municipal, was taken by the Citizens’
,
waters of Silver creek.
Bill always
Tuesday
at P. C. Freres* attending a
Party Monday night, when the requisite
The coolness of the atmosphere manages to take a week’s outing
fine horse which was badly cut on
number met in caucus at the Grand p,M»uld not
,0 effect tl'° while rounding up his cr.ttle for the
barbed wire.
Central hotel and there nominated the cordial spirit of the neighborhood \Y e
winter.
1 ticket shown above.
have a new family with us, that of
C. E. Siegmund, assistant book
Ralph and Walter Casteel visited in keeper for Gile A Co., wholesale grocery
Interest in this ticket is only equalled Mr. Scheileck, who recently purchased
; by desire to know who will be nominat - 1 the Long farm. It is the duty of all Coon Hollow Sunday.
dealers, moved his family to Salem
J ed by the opposition, and these names, the neighbors to show them that thh
Frost here on the morning of the Sunday.
also, are due to uppear in the Mail.
is not only a prosperous country, but l l t |,
The first hint of approaching
John Zuber and family and Miss
a social one as well.
winter.
Fisher of Sublimity visited friends here
Clarence Hunt, Max Hill and Dick
Migj) Ethe, KoMiier 0f Portland is Sunday and Monday.
Father l.iinck, Catholic priest of late returned from the mountains visiting her brother, Charles Rossiter,
Jack Appleyard spent a few days on
Sublimity and Stayton, preached an Saturday. The success of their trip t)j t|,jg p|ace.
the Ridge. He has interests at the
excellent sermon on superstition Sun- seems rather doubtful, as one of the
The Willing# family are moving on Gold Creek mines.
day, dwelling particularly on the boys reported it merely a “dear hum.
their farm, which they bought iu
Miss Grace Apple is home from an
absurdity, and sinfulness, of all persons j Mis« Me Cluin, the popular teacher t,ljg neighborhood
extended
visit in Portland.
who allow their minds to imbide obses , of the Union Hill school, is making |
Miss
Della
Phillips
lias
gone
to
sion of this sort. He told how the Bible preparation to give an entertainment
Mrs. J. M. English and children
j and Jesus Christ, through Holy Writ, and box supper for the benefit of the Portland for a few weeks’ stay with visited relatives here Saturday and
her sister, Mrs. Cordon Hull, who is .Sunday.
Condemned all soothsayers, giving unto school.
man only the Word of God and His
E.G. Siegmund is home again from
The regular quarterly meeting is to
laws “ Folli \v the teachings of the
Salem. He reports his brother slow ly
he held ut Union Hill church Sunday.
Blessed Savior nml the Churhc,” said
improving.
Rev. Mr. Hornslioe, presiding elder
Father Lainek, ‘‘and you can not go
of the district, will deliver llie sermon.
Conrad Zolkoske has left for Texas.
wrong In them is all that is necessary
C J. Heil el is mourning the loss of
for t,hc children ol men."
Misses Nellie Barnes and Ellen
a valuable colt which died Sunday
1 Zoellner spent Sunday at North Cala
evening.
mity.
— NIX.
ESPEB INQUIRES
ns TO R. R. HERE
Live Wires of ‘The Garden Spot*
UNION HILL
COON HOLLOW.
KLUMB.
SUPERSTITION.
YOUTH DIES.
lrvto Vetley, l'i years of age, »lini
between 1 and 2 o’clock Monday
morning, of spinal meningitis, at. »he
home of his father, W. E. Verley, l|
miles north of Shelbnrn. He was
mined thence from eastern Oregon
last Kebruaty, in the hope of effecting
a recovery.
When the stately bird of promise is yet a toothsome dream
As in the noonday sunshine he moves with radiant gleam.
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Mrs. .1 M. King and daughter. Opal,
■spent Thursday at the home of Mrs. E
E. King.
in a hospital there, having undergone
an operation for appendicitis.
Miss Denny and the Misses Ros
siter visited at the home of R. P. Phil*
lip# and family Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs A 0. Barrows made
a business trip to Salem last week
Mr. and Mrs. Hill visited in Salem
last week.
The Brewer Drug Co., this city, offer
Miss Lettie Weddle has taken UP ! a splendid toilet set to the subscriber
her abode ut Mill City.
I winning Prize No. 21.
«BOOT K > AN ANOKL BAND.
Mrs. J. M. English drove out Sat
urday evening for a visit with home
folks on Fern Ridge. She was accom
panied by her children, Clarence and
Mildred.