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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 8, 1912)
BON TON J BAKERY and — RESTAURANT Meals at all hours C. Ullom, Proprietor The best to eat at the handiest place to eat. Now In Stayton Hotel Dining Room THE G R A N D PROMOTER W AK IN G UP A TOW N By M QUAD By M. QUAD Copyright. IVI2, by Associated Lit- riopjrflaht, IVU. by Associated Lit e r ary Pres» •rary Press. THE “ Do you know, sir," said Deacon Major Crofoot, grand promoter and general organizer and d> tit shirker, was HUngcr to Abrahum S< ntt lu front of Preaching every Sunday nt II a. m a little late In reaching hi» office, lie the postofllce one evening—“do you know that this town o f Beverly is unii ut 7:30 |i. mi . hy Hev. A. (I. Kat mi. Sumluy uchiHil ut 10 a. in., A. J hud mounted the stairs In hi* usual slow, the slowest In the state?” Caldwell, nipt. H Y I' U ut tl:.’W> p. m. rautlous way oud derided that the “ Yes; business seems to drop off a Mm. Kuton, president. coast was clear, when he got a sur little every year,” was the reply. prise. Tlie cobbler to whom he bad “ Ami why ure we dead and dying been owing $2 for two or three years here?” asked the deaeon as he step- Catholic was not only waiting at the door, hut I I*” ' UP 0,1 *1*® platform beside n bar his stale of mind was such that be rei of kerosene, for It was puatodice C i i i ’ iî ' ï i o r riiK I mmacui . atic (-OM, and grocery combined. lion, Hiuylon; Hev, A. I.aitieli saluted the major with: He waited till his audience had shut ” J*y golly, hut 1 peieef you vbns mu priest. in charge. Il tuli tu h KH »remiti arhay und don't neffer come back any J ,u“ * pocketed their Jackknlves and ¡mirth mui lililí Sundays H HO a. in., ' then answered hi» own question. l*rie»ik’n address; Bubiimity, Oregon, morel” “ Iteennae n o t h i n g ever happen* here. H o m k a i k s C atholic C h pu . h , "Can this he my dear old friend Was- Does any one die? Do we have any Sublimity; Rev. A. I.amck, .ector! Mrm\n7' tbo u’ »Jor » ' I,lit h,J funerals? I toes any one ever get mar t t ot loi i hi d III! fi d *'/ Iff! f o l d Low mass h a. in., Ingb mass 10:30 extended his hand. "Good lands, hut ried? Does any one steal? Has any a. in., Iir«t und third Sunday» in the where have you been for the la-l one present even seen a dog fight In mouth; high nia.s 10:30 a. ui., see* year?" ” 1 haf been hunting for you!” was the last two years?” Lini, (mirth »ml ti ft li Sunday». Ves "No. no!” the blunt reply. "You owe me $2 unci jiers at eventide. “ Something ought to he done, dea 1 haf run my legs off almost to git dot money. I f yen vhns in your office vhen con,” suggested a voice. “ And don't 1 know It? Don't we Christian I knocked on der door you don't open it=w him. If you see me on der street you all know It?” Services will be held every Sunday. “ Might call a public meeting and j run avhay. I wait for you here dis Preaching at 11 a. in., and 8 p. m. morning und we shall settle oop or haf resolve,” was a second suggestion. Sunday school at 10 u. m., Mr*. W. H. some lights"' "Resolve what—that we nre goiug to | , Hobson, superintendent. V. 1*. S. C. K. "Fights, lights! My dear Mr. Wns- the dogs?” “ Our forefathers did that, and then ! at 7 JO p. ni., Mrs. K. L. Dunn presi- serman, don't get excited. Come right we licked the British.” dent. Ladies Aid society meets each Into my otllce and we'll talk It over "But where's your British to lick J Wednesday at 2:30 |>. rn., Mrs. G. D. I ’ve had a check lying on my desk for now? I've been thinking this thing j Thomas, president. It. L. Dunn Pustor. 7 °“ for '“ ■» ■>* "lonth*.” ' ” 1 don't want some talk mlt you!” over for two years, and I hain't lit on j .. .. .. . wild the cobbler as be refused a chair a remedy yet. I've got a whole barrel j M6U10QISI "| shall take my $2 und go right of molasses In the cellar, and I’ll give I It to the critter who ran wake this Mcth<»iist Episcopal Church, order of , . , . i 1 hope ana trust you won’t,” gently town up.” services: Bible school ut 10 .. m „ tlle pron)oU.r M b. borkM, up The critter to do It was right at A. 8. Pancoast, superintendent- ,c ,he conl , tOTe to K,>t coW hand. The deacon meant a human be Preaching at 11 a. m. und 7:30 p. m. ' fpo old days « lien 1 was hard up and ing. but the critter was an eld spotted Midweek Prayer and Bible .Study, bad few frienda you did some work for bull coming down the highway. The Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Epworth me, and you did not demand the ready 1 r°wd at the posteftlee was scratching League, Sunday, 6. p. m., Clark cash In fact, you trusted to my lion *,s bead and utmost tasting that mo- Msce Pres I miles' Aid Society or* rcpo*cd confidence In my financial ln«seH when the hull turned a corner Thursday afternoon, Mrs. J. R. Card- It U one of the things I an«l «aw his golden opportunity He Baptist “Bee” « “Bee” BAILEY & BERG, Proprietors W IN E S , L IQ U O R S , . ___ C I G A R S SALEM B E E R O N T A P h T IN W O R K and P L U M B IN G Hat h Till is. Lavatories and a ll^Lanita ry fittili rh — Farm - ere-Wo carry a line c*f pumps, leader water sys tems, etc. (¡asolinemirine». JACOB SPANIOL For Saie BRICK, CEMENT, PLASTER t è A. W eddle ...... ■ > you ■ * * - would " ,, pay uie , I d two £ ® du after L ' l 8ra&8nJng a h l n “« 7 three h ^ « (rates t J f that hit You said days.” protested the cobbler as bis | were «winging open he was at the bristles continued to stand up. I poatofflee. Ho knocked the crowd right “ I f I dhl the fact has slipped my j a»«! le ft Me cleared the platform of NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION mind. It Is only a trifling detail, how- barrels and boxes, lie ran his horns ever. Mr. Wassermnn. I presume you ; through windows. Department of the Interior have beard of the great change In ray The bull came and saw and did U. S. LAND OFFICE at financial condition? You have not con- things and went his way. It was a Now is Ihr lime to ord v a monum nt Portland, O rto n , August 2 .W * | « " « « la t a d but you will as soon as fi” e beginning to wake up a town. W* (an (urni«h your excitement 1» pant** •v ,n o ot 11,0 * ■ » • doctors in It bad even Notice i» hereby given that Oscar A. "I told you I don't want some talk!” i had a case o f measles in six months, j Marble, Granite or Bronze Hun h, o f Scio, Oregon, who, on Jan replied Ihe cobbler as he began to ( Now they had thirteen bull horned and ' doubt himself “ I f you Tbas n reecb \ bull kicked victims to practice on. In-1 Aho build Mom v < olierete With io uary 1‘J, lu ll, made Homestead Appli man now you cau pay your old debts ” stead of every light being out by 9 order. l>on*f foil to gel price» bclnrc cation, No^OgS-sH, fur tSJNI-l and NJ ” 'Tin true, my dear friend. ’Tla true. o'clock they were burning In almost you buy. SKI, Section 24, Township 10 S, Range I can pay $1.000 for every cent I owe, every bouse at midnight. Next morning the town was early 2 K. Willamette Meridian, has filed no ■nd the feeling Is a placid one. You L. L. THOMAS, come up here this morning to collect an astir to repair damage« and exchange STAYTON. OREGON. tice o f intention to make Final Commu old account of $2,” mused the major, opinions, and no one was looking for tation Proof to establish claim tu the "and you had no suspicion of the good anything more to happen when the old My old friend, bull came charging again. Instead of land above described, before Register luck uwaiting you don't have a fit or faint away when I being miles away he had slept just out M . R I N G 0 and Receiver at U. S. Land Office at announce the fact that you Imvc been side the town to be ready for an early npi»>lnted treasurer of the Universal call. That bellow was like the fall of Undertaker a n d Embalmer Portland. Oregon, on the 2*ith day o f Goat Raising company, which has Just a brick house. There were three fann September, 1912. been Incorporated with a capital of ers' teams on the street, early as it Third und Marion Streets was. To play ball with them was fun Claimant names a» witnesses: SS.000.000 " **VDill you pay mo dot $2?" Interrupt for the bull. He put his horns under Thurston Thomas, of Scio, Oregon STAYTON. OREGON ed the cobbler, as he reached for the obi Mrs. Baxter as she was crossing Byron Wolf, o f Gates, Oregon the street to borrow nn egg and tossed major’s coat collar William Hrotherton, o f Scio, Oregon “ l will," suavely replied the major. j her over a fence to come down head j "There Is $2 coming to you for repair first In a tomato patch. lie kicked Manley Smith, o f Portland, Oregon. FARM AND CiTY BARGAINS Ing my shoe« As treasurer of the C Elder Southfield in the solar plexus nnd II. F. Higby, Register. O It. C. you should file n bond of at knocked him the length of a black BUY NOW There will bt First Pub. Aug. 8. least $">0.000. It might give you some smith shop. trouble to do so. and ns you nre an old There was no loafing on the part of a rapid increase in land val Last Pub. Sept. 5. friend of mine I propose to extend Ihe that bull. He was at work every min- j ues and now is the time to glad hand. In other words. I will ro- ute of the time, nnd when he finally B U Y . duce the bond to the trifling sum of quit it was because tbero was nothing OVCR SS Y EA RS' $2. and thnt squnres the debt Do you more In his Hue to be done. On this E XP ERI ENCE NothinR more safe on earth think you'll ha TO lime to bunt op a oocasmn our staff CWTSOpaftdOat aim- than earth itself. »nil of elllce rooms this afternooD? j ply telegraphed: V n had better come In nnd let me go "I have seen the dead and dying, and J. T . K E A R N S over to (he hank with yon anyhow i have gazed on the wide wrought de- The Realcstatc Man o f Stayton llcreaftei yon will pay by che k. you »miction, and I am simply overcome." know It will nlso lie well for you to At sundown scouts that had been Tnxoc M arks get some new clothes as soon as you sent out reported that nothing had D esigns can I think this Is about all I think been seen o f tho bull, and It was be- C o p y r ig h t s A c . A n?on#••fullnf a phrtrh und dw orlPHon tnny lii-t eti that he ha* retire* to some qiili’ k lf n*<'4*riniti on r opinion fre e w heth er nil Invention 1« p m lm b lf putentAble, Communion« "Und vhore vh.is my $2?" demanded place where the rates wore not too lion * mi riot Ijc otilltletif Ini. HANDBOOK ot« I’ nfonin ■ ■•». » »Most « igencr it e iir f i fo r Recurinir rlnjT pntentR. patent the cobbler ns a lump gathered In uls high to commit suicide. There was | l'utente through Mutui A r Co. receive -- - - --------- taken ---------- - ----- - ---------- À Jos. Sestak & Sons, Props. throat. rj>< n i n o tie f, w ith ou t charge, lu tho great felicitation nnd an attempt to do j "At>out all, Mr. Wnsscrunin. except business, but the old hull had fooled D«*Ura In that we shall deal In goats of both ’em. With the same old bellow, same A hnndMomelf lllnetmted weekly. Î.urgent oir- sexes and all colors.” horns, same tail, he came charging in f resh, Salt and Smoked illation ■ f any aelentlUo Journal. Terms« |9 » > cir: four month*, $L tíold by all ncw»*lonW»r'.. "B y golly, but vlint n mnns-vhnt n for the third lime. lie was willing to I dodger! 1 don't polief he gifs me luy work overtime without extra pay. Dr.iH.-ti Offioo, r.'j Y Ht- W »itilu »lon , D. C. money. 1 pelief be tries to be some They had axes and clubs and crowbars deadbeats." ilighest Market Brae Paid for Mock and anil guns ready for him this time, but ; "And if you think of it,” continued they knew hltu nut Giving Man Credit. Hides. the major ns he stepped on the cob Abner Goodhue and his wife were “ I don’t believe any man Is really bler's toes to crowd him toward the going to prayer meeting. Over a fence , STAYTON. OREGON good,” »lie said. “ When you find on« door, “ yon might Inquire around and they went Instead. Aaron Littlefield f who doesn’t go wrong It Is boomse he see If you enn ascertain If there are and his mother-in-law were going to | Is afraid.” any long tailed goats to be found in sit up with one of the injured on the “ Oil. It i.ai't always because they nre the country. If there are It would be first charge. Aaron saved himself by afraid.” replied her frleml, who s-,-is well for ua to mix the long tailed nnd climbing a locust tree, but tho woman I married. "Very often It Is because the short tailed together for scenic e f was kicked in the head and never they haven't the price.” —Chicago Rec fect. I am afraid 3.000.000 bobtailed spoke again, though she lived on for j ord -Herald. goats pasturing in one great bunch j twenty years. would lack variety. Will you mnke There were a score mere cases like ! A Difficult Task. inquiries at once nnd report?” the above, but our staff correspondent Some men were db usslng thè sud- “ What I mnke Inquiries about vhns didn't particularize. He couldn't. His den tienili o f n nelghlior who luul loft tny $21” was shouted. emotions were too great. He had to a rnllier helplesr fainlly. “ And I have been told, Mr Wnsser "And thè worsi of It ls," salii Vuole man, thnt violet colored goats were { simply say: "My grandfather was at Gettysburg, Jnred, "Ihnt Ihere Isn't one of tho se bad tempered and their milk had been but he saw nothing like this. I simply j boy» Ihnt I i .- is Mie lie.nl lo fili lils fath- known to give children fits You stand appalled and ask myself who is j er'« slioes."- Volli h » Compii idea. needn't lose no time over them.” who.” "By golly, by golly!" gas|a>d the cred I f you should enter thnt town today Irrprovomsnt. Itor ns he leaned ngnlnst the door eas you would find 25,000 population in o p tim i Ji- \r 11\- l thlnk cook ls Im- tag Better let us do your printing you place of 2,000. Tou would find a hfick : brovlu l.ni't y<» i i ? lliisbnnd Why, "You might see the Janitor as you go may find it cheaper than you expect. postofflee with a lot of old men sitting I ut dlnner tonlglit ever.vthlng lmt Ilio down. I believe he was taken on here blm k '( 'H i.' t. h.Trihle. Optlmlstle because he knew all about goats. It around, and one o f them would l>o like W if e I l.now limi Itut tistinlly thnt’s he hasn’t a grouch on he may give you ly to ask: "Deacon Slltiger. wasn’t there a time tinti too. I.ife. a lot of pointers. Always Inquire of tho Janitor, Mr. YVmsermun Wbat— In the nistory o f Beverly wh*o she ] sorter stood still?" going?” Found Her Unmailed Lattar,. And the answer wonld lie: "Y'es; I have to go. I mny he robbed Gllihs My wife explored luy poeliet» N e w and up to date. "There was, sir.” Inst night. Idbbs lloiv diti she come more.” Clean and Sanitary. “ And then the snow shovel Dctory “ Well, good by." uni? t ,Iblei As all explorers «bolliti. And ns tho other clattered lawn came to give her nn Impetus?" Rhs acipilred enough material for a Ire- “ Snow shovel factory bo durned It stairs the major closed the door nnd Rrd and High Streets, Stayton ture. Boston Treni rlpt. was nn old spotted hull, nnd we t»rter 1 then whispered: » bronze statue of Jim on «vary | “ Poor man! What could he Have | Oblivion Is flic flower that grows beat •treet corner!” doue with $ 2 r on graten George Sund Merrifieid & Casteel, Proprietors, VV. n e r.P n Pastor o f the church. E. Sutton Mace. MONUMENTS J. Ì City Meat Your Trade Solicited— W e'll Treat You Right Banking Here Is Pleasant and Safe Safety of your funds is not the only advantage tnis bank can offer. In addition to the un questioned safety that our strong directorate, business-like management, and well chosen se« curites give to our depositors' money, this is a pleasant place to do business. You'll like the w ay you are received if you bring your account here, and we hope to see you do that soon. W e ’ll try to make the connection mutually helpful. 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