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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 1, 1912)
Everybody’s Doing It! Better Climb on the Band W agon and Subscribe for The^Stayton Mail THE STAYTON MAIL 18th Year, No 26. en To Get COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT Dairym M ilk Cow s On RENDERS HIS ANNUAL REPORT Time Attendance Shows Increase Over Previous Year— Educator Says Rural Ilfth Schools are Greatest Need of County Governor W ilson and Family A t Sea Girt Summer Home (Special to The Mail) West Slayton, July 31—The dairy industry her« bus been given a decided we print a part o f it herewith. The numtier o f pupila enrolled during 1012 wa* 88T>1, an increase o f 726 over 191). Tho teacher* employed totaled 275, and $168,003 wa .1 *|K'nt for salaries. Establish Standard to serve us a ventilator as well a s a j Rural High Schools Every school in the county had six months school during the year and 85 hail mure than six months o f achool. Tho general condition o f tho achoola Our greatest need at the present time is o f Marion county haa unproved greatly for rural high school* ao that the hoy a during tho part year. An effort war and girls in the country may get a high made to bring the achoola all up to u arhool education and not have to leave common atandard. A circular giving home. the condition* to be met waa placed in . the lianda of achool officer* and teacher* at the beginning o f the »chool year. Thi* circular waa |ratted in the achool room, and aa the lighting, heuting ven tilating, utc. were improved the teacher checked the (aunt* o n the circular. Thi* plan craatcd a great deal o f inter- eat in achool improvement. Given Diplomat When a achool won ull o f the point* a neat diploma atating that the achool yard, water *upply, out-hourcr, school* building, heating, ventilation, furnish- Inga, organimtion, and teaching were aatiafactory. This plan w ill I k - revised and extended- Many achool* will make change* and improvement* thia rummer ao that at the beginning of achool they will be up to ataadurd. TRAFFIC REFORMS MAY HELP FREIGHT BUSINESS Bftulhhic Is Best Surface for the Buxine« Section of a Town Accuracy and Care on Part o f Shippers Urged by Railroad Ofbciais, Who Deplore Errors As stated last week, we will give a few facts and figures from Siiverton’s bids received on paving and macadam. On hard surface paving the bids were as follows: Warren Construction Com A campaign for a number o f freight pany, Bitulithic, $1.79 sq. yd., Clark St traffic reforms that will I k - a great aid The plan o f supporting all o f the high ! to both the shipper and the railroad, is school* o f the county from a general being worked ont by the traffic a n d county fund has been tried by a num claim* departments o f the Southern ber o f the counties of the state and has Pacific Company. One o f the import proven to be the lieat plan to aeturc ant features o f Inis campaign ia to be high achoola in the country. There is i an attempt t o d o away with over an increasing demand for rural high charges. school* in Marion county and no doubt “ A railroad would rather s|K-nd two the county Fund Law will be made dollars to avoid an overcharge, than operative at the November election. half that sum in adjusting on e,” says Spelling Caatests E. O. McCormick, vice president i n The Spelling contests aroused much charge of traffic. One o f the common enthusiasm in that important subject causes for overcharge claims :s the fail during the past year. Teachers and ure o f the shipper to properly describe Sujicrvisor* are unanimous in the opin- the article on the shipping ticket, and ion that these conteata have aceom- • in Mich cases the bill o f lading carries pliahed much good. All o f the rural; erroneous information. schools o f the rounty participated in ; Claims, in many instances, arise Henry, Asphalt concrete, rock base, $1-72 sq. >d., Montague & O ’ Riely, El County Fund Plan Important Im the contests. Sublimity won first place 1 from causes beyond the control o f the provement* have alrvudv been made in among the one-room schools and St. railroad company. Rnd can be avoided at leaat fifty diatrict*. Paul won over all other schools having J only through th< activi inter« and rc- Several Inatitutet two or more rooms. operation o f shippers. Another cause During the part your heaidea the reg Supplementary Books for overcharge claims is illegible and ular annual inatitutc which waa held on It is a well established fact that the , poorly written tickets ami bills o f lad Oct. 18—30, three local institutes and text book* in reading do not furnish i ing. The use o f abbreviations also thirty-five teachers' and patrons' meet sufficient reading material for the pu makes a great deal o f trouble. Fre ing* were held throughout the county. pil*. They are compelled to read the j quently these alleged overcharges are At most of these meetings the patron* same lesson again an<l again or advance really undercharges. Proper descrip took an active part in the discussion o f to a more difficult reader before they tion o f the article shipped is one o f the achool problems. are ready. The result is that the pu best methods o f avoiding overcharges, School Hoard Conventions were held pil forms the habit o f reading i n a sav the officials. It means much de at Salem nnd Woodhurn. Practically strained unnatural manner which is dif lay to the shipper when the railroad «very diatrict in the county wa* repre ficult to correct. An abundance o f company has to adjust these, and the sented at those meetings. The entire supplementary reading in the hand* of company is able to save much delay and time waa taken up in discussion o f ways n skillful teacher is the remedy. A expense, principally b y having t h e and means o f improving the achoola. majority o f the school hoard* o f the agents and shippers see that proper Naw Budding« county responded to a request to sup descriptions and proper addresses are Ten new achool buildings, modern in ply extra readers for the first three well written or printed on the shipping every particular, were erected during grades. It is hoped that all school* tickets and bills o f lading. the year. Mialorn heating and ventilat will be supplied next year. SUNDAY SCHOOL GIRLS ENJOYED CAMPING TRIP STATON SHOULD MAKE * A START ON THIS WORK by a sheetiron jacket and thereby made 1 heater. ASPHALT WORTH DIFFERENCE INPRICE : igures from Siiverton’s Bids on Strec> Work Show Relative Cost of Hard aBd Soft Surface impetus by the action o f the Willam ette Valley irrigated Land Company in providing the settlers on the irrigated j County School Supi'rint« latent Smith, ing system* wertt installed in five -of tracts \gjth funds to buy all the milch- him completed hi* annual report for the these. In many o f the old buildings cows they can feed, repaying t h e achool year just ended. Hia reaume of the stove was moved from the center, amount* in monthly installments out of , the year'a work la o f interi«t to arhool of the room to one corner, surrounded ’ the cream checks. patrons throughout the county, a n d Serial No. 861 S T A Y T O N , MARION C O U N T Y , OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , AU G U ST 1, 1912. STILL IN DOUBT A week or two since, we thought Oso pavement, $1.70 sq. yd., Ambrose & Burdsal, Asphalt concrete, rock base, $1.45 sq. yd. These are all known as hard surface or concrete pavements and the wear ing surfaces o f each kind is composed o f crushed rock, sand and asphalt cem ent, and mixed at a high temperature and thoroughly rolled while in that con dition. The wearing surface is two inches thick on a four inch compressed rock foundation. In the macadam- bids, Bedwell A Hay den were lowest at about $1.15 sq. yd Photo copyright, 1912. by American Press Association. N the event of Governor Wilson's election ns president there will be no lack o f "la d ie s of the White House." His three daughters are attractive and accomplished girls, who have been encouraged by their mother, her self a woman of talent, to develop their own Individualities. Thus Mar- garet, tb.......lest, who baa a fine voice, has devoted herself to the study of Ul' : the second daughter, who had leanings toward a missionary career. Is en ant n-pic and educational work, and Eleanor, the youngest. Inheriting her mother's taste for painting, Is following art as her chief interest. The young women are all fond o f outdoor sports, and with the Wilsons in the White House, though there might be no “ tenuis cabinet," the claims of the open air life would receive ample recognition. The governor ami his f .Hilly have been making their summer home at Sea Girt, living In the "Little White House," the official hot weather residence o f the governor of New Jersey. It was there that the accompanying photograph was taken. In which the governor nnd his wife nre seen In the foreground, with their daugh ter- In the background—Jessie, Eleanor and Margaret standing In the order named, from left to right I This firm, however, gave the property owners the right to change any street to hard surface at any time before the work commenced, and the Silverton 9 Appeal states that some have already taken advantage o f this privilege. On the basis o f a 50ft. frontage, and hard surface at $1.45 sq. yd., paving in front o f your lot would cost about $lt'5. If it was decided to put down macadam at $1.15, the cost would be about $130. Would you not rather have hard sur face at the former price? As a suggestion, it would not be a bad idea for a half dozen, or more, S. P. WILL SHIP FAIR EXHIBITS FREE Products of School Children to Receive Special A t- tcntion From Railroad property owners to visit Silverton at d verify these figures and see for them selves just what street improvement ia being done and in what manner it ia being conducted. Are you interested Owner? I f so, act. Mr. Property I f not, pleaae do not "cu ss” our streets next winter. The Southern Pacific and Corvallis and Eastern Railway, have made the | following announcement: FAMOUS POWER SITE LITIGATION IS DECIDED Exhibits such as Drawings, Needlework, Agricultural Products, Canned Goods and Preserves, Poultry, Live Stock, or work qf Industrial Schools, ex hibited L>y pupils under direction o f State Board o f Education at the Oregon COOKERY BOOK IS OF INTEREST TO CAMPERS State Fair, at Fair Grounds, Oregon., will be transported by this Company that we were safe, as the International from all points on its lines in Oregon to the Fair and return free under the fol The Loyal girls o f the Stayton Christ Bible Students Association had declar-1 The famous case o f the Willamette lowing conditions; 1st. All exhibits will be restricted to "pupils” regularly enrolled; and ian Bible school, Miss Hally Shelly, ed that there was no such place as hell. Power company against the Hammond But now comes a St. Louis divine ami Lumber company, in which the plain All exhibits will be restricted to and represent the bona fide work o f pupils reg- teacher, returned from their camping trip on the Little North Fork, Monday asserts that there is a place o f future tiffs sought to condemn properties o f ularly enrolled and attending schools within the State o f Oregon. This leaves u s halting the defendant on the Sqntiam ami the 2nd. All such exhibits must be concentrated and shipped together from afternoon. That they had a most de punishment. lightful outing is putting it mildly. In between two opinions. Breitcnhush, closed at 9 o ’ clock Mon each school or school district undew direction o f Superintendent, Principal, or fact they say words fail to express the day, when the jury brought in a verdict other proper authority, and iY returned to original point o f shipment handling fun they had in the eight days t h e y awarding to the defendants a turn uf must be under same conditions. STARTS SOCIALIST PAPER “ Camp Cookery” is the title o f the latest bulletin from the press o f the Oregon Agricultural College. It is a small, conveniently sized book for carrying in the pocket o f a hunting \ ooa^ f ° r ready reference and contains m its 31 pages a large amount o f prac- ti<*al and useful information for those ! who spread their table under the green- 3rd. Exhibits will not be accepted under provisions o f this arrangement wo°d bough- It was prepared by the $200,000 damages on the property. The defendants asked $979.240 in an amend when tendered by individuals, pupils or shippers, but must in all cases be tor- school o f domestic science and art for Editor McNeal o f the Aumsville Re- ed answer filed several days ago. warded under conditions as specified in Rule 2. , the special u s e o f forest rangers, hats, and thereby won the nnme o f the "overall b o y s." Among some o f the j cord has just launched a new publication ith. Superintendents, Principals, or other proper authorities, must, in or- 1 campers, mining prospectors and sports- Lee Kerber o f Stayton w as one o f pleasant things they di«l, was taking on the world with the euphonious and Cia jurymen chosen s|>eeially to try «lor to get benefit o f the arrangement, place on Bills o f Lading or shipping re- men. It follows somewhat the lines o f were there. The girls wore overalls and big straw their daily plunge in the Santiam, fish ing, and exploring the region r o u n d about. Fun—well, just ask t h e m about it. On Wednesday, each "b o y ” with suggestive title o f “ The Broad A x .” this case. The sheet is a small four page monthly j and is supposed to be the last word in PROMOTES M O ROADS ceipts the following notation over their signatures: “ Shipment contains Exhibits o f regularly enrolled pupils o f School or ...................................................................... 11 h e realm o f socialist publications. I School District for exhibition (and not for sale) at Oregon State F air.” | The motto o f this exponent o f human (Signed) "h is” bedding strapped on "h is ” back, sagacity is ‘ ‘ Hew to the line, let the Samuel Hill, who has been one o f the | chips fall where they m ay.” frying pan in hand, and provisions in most consistent champions o f good (Title) "h i*” pockets, started on a twenty-five roads in the Pacific Northwest, will mile hike, starting one day and re turn ing the next. O f course the kodak was used freely, so they will have many pleasant re minders for days to come. Those camp ing were: Nina Henderahott, A l m a Nendel, Cecilia and Clara Meilke, Nor- villa Eskew, Lois Bracken, Maud Mor ton and Hally Shelly. PREPARE FOR ROUND-UP make a leading address before the In ternational Pacific Highway Associa- j Pendleton people have arranged to ti«>n convention, in San Francisco, next enlarge the stadium where the roundup week. This organization is promoting is staged, so that many more people a scenic automobile road from Mexico LYONS WOMAN DEAD METHODIST SERVICES instruction in the course in camp cook ery given at the college during the year i for the forestry, mining and surveying students. The little book also explains how to build camp fires, and what should be included i n t h e camp equipment. Among the interesting recipes a r e those for “ army bread,” “ emergency biscuits,” "dough boys,” "pulled fire bread,” ranchmen's bread, flap-jacka, “ fried quoits,” "M ulligan," "hunter’« "T h e Christian Church, Its Three Di pudding” and Johnnie cake. may be seated at the eoming show. , to Alaska, along the Pacific Ocean. died at her home near Lyon*. Thursday ; visions, Roman Catholic, Greek Catho She lic and Protestant Catholic” , will be The three-year-old son o f Herman The management has invited Theodore' Good roads advocates from all over will July ‘doth, of tetanus or lockjaw. Directors o f the was the wife o f Forrest Berry, a farm- the subject at the Methodist Church Robertson cut his lip severely Tuesday Roosevelt to attend and he writes he ! be in attendance. is considering a plan to arrange his it- | Panama-Pacific International Exposi near Lyons and was smk but a short next Sunday morning. lu the evening by tailing on a «harp instrument. D" J. A. Hendershott haa been a tele- inernry so he may be in Pendleton dur - 1 tion will have charge o f the entertain time. Interment was in the Fox Val the subject will be Have Hells’ Fires - Beauchamp had to take several stitche« ment o f delegates. in the wound. phone lineman this week. ing the Roundup. ley cemetery. Gone Out?” Mr*. Estclla Berry, aged 32 years, i