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Everybody’» Doing It! Better Climb on the Band W agon and Subscribe for The Stayton Mail THE STHYT0N MAIL S T A Y T O N , M A R IO N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , 18th Year, N o 22. T H U R S D A Y , JU L Y Serial No. 857 4, 1912. CELEBRATION TODAY Stayton Appropriately Observes Fourth o f July W oodrow W ilson Is Choice of Democratic National Convention Mammoth Crowd Is Expected For Today — * * Battle Cruiser M oltke A Notable Naval Visitor Bryan’s Candidate! Gets the Nomination ___ VARIED PROGRAM READY 46 BALLOTS ARE NECESSARY Day’s Events Promise Plenty Of Amusement And Entertainment for Visitors Delegates Switch to Wilson and Give Victory to Progressive New Jerseyan Today 1» the biggest (lay o f 1912—the Sadler, and a baby show. The Baltimore convention is over, and not get the nomination This latter at Baltimore. the great Commoner has once more He is too much o f a reactionary, demonstrated the fact that he holds the much o f a stand-pat Democrat. (lay when Stayton, the hub o f tbe San* is arousing great interest, and a large tiam, welcome* the whole valley to her number o f babies are expected to be too celebration o f Only two ballots were taken for the Democratic party in the hollow o f his hand. Gov. Wilson o f New Jersey was second place on the ticket, with Gov. and Kune, but Meldom in the hiatory of sirable prize* for this contest, so all the finally chosen as the standard bearer on Burke o f North Dakota and Gov. Mar the 4l?th. ballot, after one o f the hard shall o f Indiana as nominees. The sec the nation'* birthday. entered in competition. The committee The Fourth* o f many July* have come in charge has provided numerous de Stayton, have circumstances been *o pretty infanta will have something to propitious for a successful celebration show for being handsome. In the meanwhile the fans will find o f Independence Day, and everything points to a fitting commemoration of an attraction at the hall park, the greatest nations! holiday. From Stayton and their old est battles ever fought in a National convention. where Speaker Clark is very bitter against Bryan but says: ‘ ‘I never scratched a the sunrise salute at 5 o ’clock this Jefferson will conduct a nine inning morning until the last strain* o f the argument. The evenness o f these two Democratic ticket or bolted o'clock, with a big street parade. The committee in charge o f thi* feature baa been making a special effort to have this a worthy drawing card. Several business firms will have floats; the Slayton brass band will dispense mel ody along the line o f march; school children and others will march in pro cessions; and a herd uf plug-uglies will add merriment to the column. S Impressive compliment was paid to tbe United States by the visit to American ports o f the German “ battle cruiser” Moltke and the cruis er* Stettin and Bremen. Tbe Moltke represents a new type of con At 3:30 a series o f contests in racing, struction, combining great power and large tonnage with high speed. jumping and other sports will be held She Is BIO feet long, has a displacement o f 22,032 tons, Is said to have attained in the streets. Many prizes are offer a speed of more tnau twenty-nine knots and cost $10,491.0d0. Her heaviest ed for the best competitors in these guns are ten eleven-inch rifles. She Is tbe flagship of the squadron, which Is commanded by Rear Admiral von Itebour-Paschwlts; her captain Is Ritter events, and there should be a keen von Mann Udler von Tlschler. Two o f the officers of the squadron are of fight for all the drat places. At 5:00 royal blood—Ensjgn Prince Henry X X X V ll. o f Iteuss, o f tlie Moltke. and o ’clock comes the big tug o f wur be I.leutennut Prince Christian of Hesse-Phlllppsthal-Barcbfeld o f tbe Stettin. The upi>er o f the two photographs shows Rear Admiral Winslow o f tbe tween representatives o f Linn and United States navy boarding the Moltke and saluting Rear Admiral von Re Marion counties. There will be five on hear I'asclin Itz and Prince ilenry. a aide, and they will pull across one of Following tbe parade, the crowd will the open ditches down town. You assemble at the grove for a short pro may see a splash if they get a bull dog gram. A fter music by the band and an (Trip. a Demo cratic nominee in my life ,” which is probably the very reason that he did last waltz at thia evening’* ball, the teams has been thoroughly demonstrat day'a program will be in keeping with ed in the games' already held thia sea the oeraaion and all that it star«)* for. son, and a real exhibition of baseball The real celebration begins at 10 can be counted upon. The final vote was. Wil the lead. son 990, Clark 84, Harmon 12. frienda from A Tu rn e r C op C o p s G a m e fo r T u r n e r ond ballot disclosed Marshall much in NEW REAL ESTATE FIRM IS READY FOR BUSINESS Burke then withdrew and Marshall was declared nominated by acclamation. It is, ot course, too early to predit who our r ext president will b*-. 1 * is altogether probable that na. prises sre to be expected bef. November election. wonderful success as a practicing ai torney in Stayton and being thorough! familiar with every phase o f farm iif should, as manager o f the new firm 1 o f great service to the farmer w: The rumor that a new real estate firm wishes to buy as well as to the one th.-l would begin business in Stayton, is wishes to selL Mr. Heltzel states th-t now a settled fact. The new firm, he believes he can milk as many cows, which will be known as the Farmers’ prune as many trees, shock as much is now hay or transplant as many cabbage ready for business. S. H. Heltzel has plants as any one in the county. been chosen manager o f the new firm. Co-operative Realty Company, Mr. Heltzel states that it will be the policy o f the company to co-operate MILL CITY PAIR WED with the buyer and seller o f farm pro For those who can round out the day Fat Star Bearer, Assisted by an Alleged Umpire, Breaks Up perty in every possible way. He says Miss Helen Ruth Gale and Russell he believes that the buyer should know Caspell, both o f Mill City, were mar or Beauchamp will introduce the speak by remaining for the evening, plenty Contest in Seventh Inning what the seller is getting for his pro ried last Thursdsy, June 27th., at the er o f the day, Hon. P. H. D’Arcy o f o f amusement will be furnished. At Salem. The Declaration o f Independ 7.30 there will be a band concert In the A large number o f fans traversed the j for the occasion. Everything went off perty, and that the seller should know Salem Commons, Rev. C. H. Way mire ence will be read by I^ce Sadler o f grove. A little later the grand ball beautiful Santiam valley by buggy, as smooth as a wedding, with a suc- what the buyer is paying for it, and officiating. Mr. Caspell is well known invocation by Rev. A. C. Eaton, May Eugene, while band music and singing ! will comrflcnce at the Opera House,and make up the balance o f the program. will continue until all have had their A fter dinner there will be more mus fill o f dancing. This will be a fitting ic in the grove, a recitation by Lee i close to a most fitting celebration. two, thereby do away with that feeling of in Stayton, he having relatives here. sleepy little hamlet o f Turner, where three, until the fifth, when some Turn- mystery and possible under-handedness The young people sre popular in the another bunch o f fans had accumulated erite lammed a foul full seven feet out- so frequently attendant in real estate lumber town, where they will make an aggregation o f “ Bush Leaguers” (Continued on page six) transactions. Mr. Heltzel has made a their home. stage and auto last Sunday to the cession o f one, two, three, one, •• j |