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Published even Thursday by
E. M. Olmsted arid W. C Parry
IM M M M
SAMANTHA JANE HIGGINS
T H E EM PEROR
A N D FATE
Bv THEODORE BORLAND
Entered » » »ecord class mutter at the postoffice at Stayton,
Marion county, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 187V*.
A ll communications should be addressed to T he STAYTON M a il .
of Squdbtown near Lick Skillet Is candidate for Oregon Senate as a starter— to express
her opinion of T E D D Y F L I P F L O P . She wants the following placed after
her name on the ticket:
C o p y rig h t b y A m erlo»» Dr*»» A s s o ­
ciation
1911.
There was once a young tunu who
Heed In a couutry that hud lung been
ruled by « Hue of profligate king- At j
C a r d s o f T h a n k s -$ .50
O h m i a h i t a -$1.00 up.
last the people, tunddeueil by their
wrongs
ami by hunger, rose up lu
Positively all pn¡ ers stopped on expiration o í subset it itoti.
their might, beheaded the king and his j
queeu and secretly made away with
the heir apparent so that no successor •
might luhertt the throne
Then they
killed all the nobles on whom the king
ly power restinl aud eetahllsheil a re
Eugene will have a carnival
public.
this year.
This young man. who was a soldier
by profession, stood by the palace ami
witnessed the fury of the mob. lie
Bend claims to be the “ city of
had not suffered himself from the toy
electric energy. ”
al tyranny, but could understand the
All rooms are studying George vengeance these people coveted Nev
Pendleton is planning a new Washington this month.
eftheless the scene Impressed him with
the undesirability of anarchy.
The
gravity city water system.
Gertie Shepherd has returned kings of other countries turned ont
their armies to force the revolutionists
Santa Barbara. Calif., is plan- to school after two weeks absence,
to put back the monarchy, and the
ning new' street improvements.
Miss Tapscott’s room has had young soldier fought with the urmles
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perfect attendance this month. of his country against these sover­
The Dalles has changed the J Others should profit b y their eigns.
From the flrst It was apparent that
names o f a number o f her streets, good example.
he had lu him the elements of a great
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general. He soon obtained the com
Those absent f r o m M i s s niand of an Independent army and
A Cottage Grove dispatch says s
Smith’s room this week on ac­ fought battle after battle, winning ev
that plum trees and garden peas
count of sickness are Retta Bur- ery one till his enemies retreated with­
are in bloom.
in their own borders and left him mas
res and Lesley Dunagan.
ter of the situation.
There is to be a 1200-acre game
In monthly examinations A l­ The young man. naturally ambitious,
was tired by this success to greater
preserve established near Spring- bert Lulay received the highest deeds. Obtaining other armies he
field, Oregon.
average in the second grade and went on foreign conquests, always re
T. V. Fischer has returned
Ella Spaniol in the third grade. turning successful. This won for him home from Lebanon.
the plaudits of the people, and when
The highway between Ashland
I Two rooms have made an aver- they placed the government In the
Jos. Prange is visiting at ML
and Klamath Falls will be com­
age o f more than 95 per cent hands of three associate governors Angel again this week.
pleted this summer.
they made the general the flrst of the
; every' month this year and have three. But be did not remain long at
“ Sw ift Water Bill” was i n
received a certificate o f attend­ home Fresh wars called him to other
Portland merchants, as a unit­
town
a few days this week.
ance from the Countv School fields, but he always conquered, and
ed body have opened war on fake t
whenever he did so he attached some
Mrs. Louis Schott is visiting at
; Superintindent.
additional territory to his own couutry.
advertising stunts.
Shaw
a few days this week.
Miss Jewett, a former teacher And so absorbing one territory after
another from what had been a king
Joe Schrewe and Dr. O ’ Leary
The Umatilla county Good in our school visited the school dum he established nn empire
made
a trip to Portland Monday.
Roads association will discuss the this week. She gave a very in-
And now. since he was appointing
his
brothers
to
govern
these
countries
West good roads bill soon.
teresting talk to the High School
J. A. Ditter and Miss Rosa!
he had conquered, making them kings.
and
eighth
grade.
We
are
glad
Ditter
left Monday morning for
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- . It was necessary that he should have
Work on the b ig 2600 foot tun-¡to have our former teachers with for himself a title even higher than North Yakima.
nel on the Oregon Eastern near us again.
j that of kin*, so the legislative body
From what has been reported.
Vale has been commenced.
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' uuff rred on him the title of emperor.
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In the February County Spell- j putting it to the vote of the people Sublimity will have number of
SUBS^. !>: 11 * 1 I O N S , $l.oO pt»f ytiiir tu a d v s n o o
AUverttHluu H o t o s o n e x p l i c a t i o n
Northwest Clips
'* 47 years old and not married yet~can not read or write—has a wart on the side of her
nose and wears the same hat she wore when Cleveland was first elected president."
(Solomon turned over again)
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75c voile one-half price going for
$1.00 voile one-half price going for
$ 1.50 voile one-half price going for
$2.00 voile one- half price going for
$2.50 voile one-half price going for
................................37JC per yard
.................................... 50c per yard
.................................... 75c per yard
...............................$1.00 per yard
............................... $1.25 per yard
110 gallon galvanized oil tank at a price.->$61.00 Computing
Scales, good as new, one-third cost price.
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TR O TTER ’S STORE, Stayton
Sublimity Shots
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mg the ItcGilchriHt-Savage wed­ Grant Ashby spent the week­
ding. He also made a trip t o end with his family in Salem.
Portland.
Mrs. Joe Morley spent the day
A party given at the Shelton Sunday at the C. Morley home.
home Friday night was on-
Will Humphreys and wife vis-
joyed by alargo number o f peo- iu>d at the Nott home Sunday
pie. The evening was spent in ! evening.
playing games and music.
At
midnight a fine supper was serv- ¡ T. B. Patton and family visited
ed consisting o f oyster soup, cake with their daughter, Mrs. Jones,
and many other good things. on Sunday.
The party broke up about 2 u. m.
Mr. Geo. Caspcll is enjoying a
and everyone went home tired, visit with his brother’s wife and
but with the memory of a very daughter from Canada.
pleasant evening.
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Miss Lois McElhaney visited
Mc Alpin Notes
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The fire loss at Houston is $7.- inR cont*-at some good grades
rm « \ the
n t men t. In d
000 000 o f which onlv about 40 vvere mac*e - Out Ot nineteen PU- he was seated on an Imperial throne
per cent is covered by insurance. pils in the seventh * r ade four' J * *■*
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teen names were sent to the Co. ’ f
f . h*; g ?ry nm1 p °-«'r. one
0
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night he had n dream. He dreamed
Chehalis residents are fighting Supt., and out Ot eleven pupils that he v u sitting on his throne, the
crown on his head, the seep
the payment for a sewer which in the sixth grade nine were sent Imperial
ter in his band, and a throng of cour
to
the
Co.
Supt.
they claim fails to benefit them.
tiers passing before him. bowing to blra
There were 61,483 jack rabbits
killed in Klamath county during
1911, according to the number
of ears brought in for bounty.
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The mining exhibits sent to
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the Northwest
Mining
convention
at Spokane
from
Josephine
county brought forth many ad­
miring remarks.
Over 140.000 persons were
treated for the “ hook worm’ ’ by
the Rockefeller Institute during
the past .year. None of the “ in­
valids” came from Oregon, how­
ever.
at home a few days last week.
I Her mother accompanied her to
i Mehama on Sunday.
Bertha Doerfler visited home
automobiles this year.
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folks over Sunday.
For the first time in the histo-
Farm for »ale—2 mile» e u t of Jor­
Mrs. Z. Downing made a trip
ry of Sublimity, apples art* sell­
dan. 352 acre», 2 houaea with out­
ing at 2 for 5 cents.
Who said to Salem Monday.
building*. Price $66 per acre. Suit­
taxes were high.
Floyd Humphreys made a trip able for two partira.
2-29 r.
Joe Schwint.
It looks natural to see the smil­ toSilverton Monday.
ing face of Fred Albus back in
the Ditter-Bell store again, even
if he will only be there for a
week or so. He is taking J. A.
Ditter’s place.
The school month closed last as they passed. Among them the em­
peror noticed a figure clad In unseem­
Friday and the report is as fol­ ly apparel to wear at court, having
lows: The enrollment is boys 90. notbing about his or her figure—for
g i r 1 s, 86. total. 176. Whole there seemed to be no sex—only a flow-
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i lng robe of poor material. This per-
moer d a y s taught during gon parsed the emperor without a bow,
Miss Lizzie Doerfler of Louis-
month, 19. Whole number days keeping his strange eyes on the sover-
attendance, 3216. Number pu- e,pn a" the whlIe-
burg was an evening caller at
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“ Who are you?” asked the emperor.
the hame o f John Zuber Sunday
pils neither absent or late, 87.
-Fate.”
evening.
She left for S a l e m
Average daily attendance’ 169.
“Ah. you are Fate, are you? Wbnt
Monday
where
she expects to
Per cent, o f attendance, 95.3 per aref you dolnK
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“I came to Implant within your brain
Cent- Number o f visits by par. that which will accomplish my Inten- work this spring.
ents, 11.
tions for you.
One of Herman
Riesterer’s
“ What are those Intentions?"
‘‘It Is not meet that mortals should horses, while attempting to jump
know what I have In store for them.”
a woven wire fence one day last
"A t least tell me what will he m.v
week, caught one of its front
end."
The figure turned and looked up­ feet on the top wire and fell,
ward. The emperor's gaze followed in breaking a bone in its head. F’or
the same direction, and he saw a pic­
some time it was thought i t
ture. toward which he seemed to lie
The Klamath Falls Odd Fel­
moving. It was a rock surrounded by would not live, but it is doing
water, the waves Incessantly heating nicely at present.
lows are contemplating the es­
upon it. Presently he stood on the
tablishment of a club room, with
rock himself. It was a desolate place,
bowling alleys, billiard room and
and with him were only a few of those
whom he had ennobled. Soldiers of a
other furnishings for the benefit
foreign nation loitering about Indi
o f its members.
cated that he was a prisoner. He en
F. T. T ’.iayer was in Scio last
tered an unpretentious house, from
which he would never emerge.
week.
Santa Barbara has just been
The scene changed, and lie lay (lying
the scene of another leap year
W. R. Ray was i n Portland
in this bouse. The few friends who
had accompanied him stood about him this week.
marriage.
Miss Cassie Ruiz, a
to her Jewelry because it was bought but no wife, no child. Then the pie
beautiful “ hello girl” captured a
here and is therefore of the finest qual­ ture rolled away, and the emperor sat
H. Senz and family spent Sun­
confirmed bachelor who changed ity. Any girl is naturally proud of alone on bis throne. He awoke wlih a day at the Pietrok home.
his mind the minute he heard her whatever she purchased here or what­ dreadful sensation and slept no more
till morning, when he fell Into a trou
Linn Lambert and Leslie Tow­
musical voice over the telephone. ever was bought for her. We carry the bled slumber. When he nivoke all
nes went to Scio Monday.
memory of bis dream had left him.
most artistic lines of gold and silver
Notice to the Public
Not long after this he started on an
Mrs. T. Townes spent Satur­
jewelry in town, as well as high-grade other ‘campaign.
Thus far lie had
The two leading magazines of the Pa­
day
afternoon visiting Mrs. Lee
selections of diamonds, rubies, pearls ' n* ver failed and did not think It possl
cific Coast, the Pacific Monthly and
ble for him to fail. He marched an Downing.
; army Into a northern country In the
the Sunset, have been consolidated un­
.Ve a. o grind and mount agates into dead o t winter. The people of that
lA*slie Townes and F’ox Thayer
der the title o f “ Sunset— the Pacific rings, scarf pins, cufT links, broaches,
couatry retreated before him. (les..oy
attended the dance a t Jordan
Monthly.”
etc.
ed their granaries and burned their
Saturday night.
cities. H i» army, cold nnd starving
It ia the intention of the publishers
made
a
horrible
retreat,
a
very
few
Bessie Lee l e f t Wednesday
to spare no money nor effort to make
i t his soldiers again regaining their
Experienced Jeweler and Optician
morning
for Mill city where she
Sunset— the Pacific Monthly a credit to
• wn country.
From this point the emperor'» star will be employed indefinitely.
the West and a magazine of national
steadily went down. down. He made
value and importance.
M . R 1 N G 0
Mrs. 0. Shelton of Scio, spent
¡desperate effort» to retrieve Ids falling
To introduce it to new readers, we
fortunes, but achieved no permanent Saturday and Sunday with her
Embaimer success. All those kingdoms lie bsd
will make the following special offer: Undertaker a n d
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ray.
subdued, seeing that b b tide had turn­
Send 50c in stamps, and we will put Third and Marion Streets
ed, Joined together to crush blru. He
Mrs. T. Townes returned home I
your name on our subscription list for
staked all on one decisive battle and
Tuesday
after spending a month
STAYTON,
OREGON
lost.
the next four months, and will send you
or
two
in
Stayton with her son
lie
gave
himself
up
to
one
of
the
free a copy o f the superbly illustrated
Dog Tax Notice.
fclngs who defeated him nnd was sent and family.
Mid-Winter number, and also the fam­
The annual dog tax of *2.50 on a|| to a rock in the midst of a great ocean
ous Sunset Indian poster, securely pack­ 4 months dogs of age is due on the 1st There he (lied surrounded by a few ad­
Misses Fllsie and Mabel Thayer
ed in a mailing tube. It will make a o f March. Call at the recorder’» office herents. bnt neither hi« wife nor hi» returned to Lebanon Sunday eve
beautiful ornament for your front room and get tags. The ordinance provides on were with him.
after spending a few days with
His name was Napoleon Bonaparte.
that all dogs found running loose with-
or den.
There was n saying among the an­ their parents.
Send your order to Fred Lockly, o t a tag Rfter the 1st of March shall
cients that those whom the gods wish
N o thwestern Manager, Sunaet—the , b ' ' '!“ ht and pUcid in t,ie «'ly pound to destroy'they flm m ukc mad.’
Harry Shank s p e n t several
I and sold or killed.
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Pacific Monthly, Portland, Oregon.
She Points With Pride
Ü É
fit. Pleasant
E. R O Y & S O N
DONT FORCE! THAT NEW SUIT OF
CLOTHING FOR EASTER SUNDAY
Everybody will want a new suit for
that occasion and we have spared no
time and pains, nor money to get the
best and newest styles money can
procure. Look them over. W e have
also added the following new items
to our Grocery line, Fresh Cabbage
every week, Parsnips, Onions, Dritd
Apples, Peaches, Etc.
For the chicks we have chick food,
scratch food, bone meal, oyster shell,
etc., at prices that can not be beaten
anywhere. Also a full line o f all
kinds o f fresh seeds. Thousand head­
ed kale seed in hulk at per pound
60
cents
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days in Salem last week attend- j
Give us a call and get the BEST at
the LO W EST PRICES.
W. F. KLECKER’S
STAYTON’S BEST STORE, Stayton, Oregon