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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1912)
HAVE WE YOUR ■ BANK ACCOUNT ? A Scien tific E x p e rim e n t By WILLARD BLAKEMAN When the Pranco-PruaaUn war broke out Edward Penton, a young American ffii-dlcnl atudor.t who. on account of The hank that a younjr baainaM man seek« to pht<e hi» youth, had e»<a|>ud being either killed money with is of supremo importance, It haH much to do by ammunition or dlaeaae In the great atruggle that hod ended live year» be with his chances tor success. We are serving some of fore In hla own country, went to Ger U.uny nnd through the Influence of the the largest concerns in the city but don’t hesitate be American mlnlater waa accepted a» cause your balance may be small. Keep a few hundred aaalatant aurgeon with rank of lleuten- aut ' to the jrood nil the time show us that you ore in earnest After the battle of Gravelotte, when and that you do business in the ritfht way. all the medical etaff was moat needed, • i word waa brought to Dr. Bnedlrker. Then, when you need assistance, we’ll l>c pleased to have medical director of the Pruaalan army, >iou come to us. that the American had deliberately In sulted a medical ofDcer of hla own runk and that a duel waa to be fought We loan money on good real PHtate to clients of this bank. between the two. "Thla la very wrong," exclaimed the doctor with a scowl. "These two young men may both be disabled, and we have not now enough phyalclans to take cere of the wounded." "And yet, doctor, the challenge hav ing pained, there la no way out of It. Itoth would have to leave tho army If they did not flgbt.” "They don’t flgbt duels In America." said Dr. Snedlcker. "Mend this Atnerl- * can to me.” Penton reported, and the doctor en deavored to persuade him to apologise. “I’ll tell you what I ’ll do, doctor,” I’enton replied “I'll agree to Are an .Imaginary shot at him, and If he la not killed at the flrst Ore 1 will apologize to him.’’ "W hat do you mean by that7 ' “Permit the due! on the following ten n i: Make trzo tablet», both harm less. Announce that one contains a deadly poison. The principals each choonc a tablet Convince my oppo nent Lieutenant Berkbalter, that be baa rboaen the poisoned one.” “If that will satisfy you, proceed." As Boon na the wounded were at least temporarily provided for Dr. Snedlcker called a number of medi cal officers Into his tent and, laat of all, the participant» of the duel. He ahowed them two pelleta exactly alike In appearance, announcing that one waa hnrtnless while the other contain ed pruaslc acid. The one containing the poison would have the taste of the kernel of peuch atones “And now. gentlemen,” concluded the doctor. .... .. ■■ " ■ 1 “cbooHc. It Is better for this army to 07 t| mil«* - fr o » P. O., well Gobble thi»! — I>Ot 100x100, on edge have ore live aurgeon than two dis Unproved. Pric« |U per'i ere. Term». of town. For a short time only, $125. abled onea.” $90 cash, terms on balance Act quick- Berkbalter bravely stepped up to hla :’ Town Lot», 50x11)0. f.r.n to $00 each, ly. superior, put hla band Into a glass f! down, $1 n ^eek. One full block in Stayton, improved tumbler and took out one of two tab and situated in the center of the town. lets. Penton took the remaining one. , 119 fee re» l i mi. from tow». Well Then at a word from the commander Thi* ia a bargain as it can be cut into fciiproVed, heat land I n t h e valley. each put his tablet In Ills mouth. An eight lota and t h e money doubled. officer banded each a glass of water, Ifri- e $17,¿60. Term*. Price, $4000. which be was required to drink In or Special—Nab It Quick—140 acre« 6 S a m -* Improved, 5 room houae.barn, der to make sure that he had swal S»i. from town, on R. F. D. and Cream orchard, etc. Cloae in, and in city lowed hla dose. Berkbalter turned pale. He had rec- Router. I ml. to aehool. wall impvfwed, ' limltg of Stayton. Price tttOu. Terms. ogntxod the taste of pruaslc acid given ij'M.ii buildings, line orphan!, running For Sale 97 acres 31 miles south of him by bis superior One of the offi water, a n up-to-date farm, others Stayton, 60 acres under cultivation, cers stepped up to the doomed tflnn would aak better than $100 per acre ' good buildings, hay, grain, stock and and said: Our Price only $65 per acre. Term* farm tools complete goes with t h e “If you have anything to any, say It 1 place. Well improved, running water. quick. The poison acta at once." * IS acre» Inaide corporute limit» of "I have only to any that I propose to Price $8500. Terms. Stayton, all cleared. Price $2400,Tcrma. I 103 acres, 6 miles from town. Good die as an officer of the Pruaalan army should." replied the plucky doctor. Price $45 per acre. * / 6 acre tract, only a »hurt diatunco improvements. At the same time he felt hla legs 941 acres 2 miles from town. One giving way under him, and he sank from main atreet Stayton. well improv ed line for aubdiviaon, can double your half under cultivation. Balance valua Into the arms of his second, who car ried him to an army cot and laid him in aix month». Price $4000 Term». ble timber. Well improved. upon It Penton went to him nnd of Price $70 per acre. Terms. fered him his hand. 9 room modern house, 4 big lota, all Mi acres inside corporate limits. Giose "1 envy you." he said, “your oppor well improved, only 4 block* from poat in. well improved. Price $1700. tunity to show your bravery. I would office In city of Stayton. A bargain at not have you die without withdrawing one.hilf rfntvn. 33 acres, I mile from railroad, mar the offensive words I spoke to yon.” * * ^ I *’ '. * • i ket and*aehool. Good ¿-room house and But Rerkhnlter had passed Into nn- . 25 aero tarni 1 mile from town. Good outbuildings. Price $4000 Terms. consciousness. h (torn land. One hulf under cultiva- “Are you satisfied7 ’ asked Dr. Sned Good mill site, including water right lcker to Fenton. t on. Good rniprovementa. in town of Stayton. Price $550. Terms. • Price $1000. Terms. "W alt a moment. Ills Imagination cannot net while he Is unconscious. Tie will revive presently.” Snedlcker waa disposed to pot nn end to the matter before It should be too late, but a German Is nothing If not nn Investigator, and he was con S. H. H EITZEL, MANAGER tent to grant the request on the ground of science. S tayton, Oregon Over Dcidrich’é btore Presently Rerkhnlter opened his eyes; hut, seeing n group of officers b in d ing over him, watching him die, he cloned them again. ‘ U ~ J »» One of the medical men present went to the cot nnd placed his hand on Berkbnlter's heart, then looked anxious ly at the American. "A few minutes,” he said, "will place him beyond the pale of revival.” Penton whipped n vtnl from his pock et nnd. removing the stopper, held It but easy to smoke and de under his antagonist’s nose. Berkhal- licious to enjoy— one of | ter again opened his eyes. “Tell him.” said I’enton nnd Immedl- our matchless cigars. j ntety left the tent. "Doctor.” said Snedlcker, “you have Any match will light it, | not swallowed poison. The duel has of course, but we know it been turned Into a scientific demonstra tion. Neither tablet contained poison.’ is matchless in quality be "Where Is the cursed American?" cause so many of our cus cried Rerkhnlter, standing erect. “I tomers tell us so. And ! shall kill him!" “Ilcre Is a written apology." “I wnnt no npology. I shall kill”— the s lies are growing rapidly— another good indication of A corporal came In, but Rerkhnlter the superior quality. In tobaccos and cigarettes, too, we had no mind to be handled by nn en- I listed man nnd subsided. offer the same sterling values at very reasonable prices. Penton received a warning from hts commander thnt ho had better keep out of his late opponent’s way If he didn’t wish to die a violent death. In- | stead of doing so, the next time he saw i hla enemy he approached him with j outstretched hand. | “These Americans,” said Uerkhalter, J A. H E N D E R S H O T T , Proprietor “have no sentiment." I'oing off the Market We are oifering a few choice lots, )0 x 100 for $50 to $60 each— $1 down and $1 per week. On November 30 these lots will be taken off the market altogether, and when offered for sale again, they will undoubtedly be placed at a higher figure. Buy now if you want a bargain in lots. armers Co-Operative Realty Co. HARD TO BEAT file Gem Confectionery ROLLING GOLD PIECES By TERENCE J. O’TOOLE BON TON BAKERY and = RESTAURANT TINW ORK and PLUMBING Bath TuH, Lavatories and all Lanitary fittinK«— Farm- ers-W e carry a line of pumps, leader water sys tems, etc. Gasoline engines. “Mike, ye poor dlvll, why don’t ye go to Amerlky 7’ The words were spoken by a country »quire In Tipperary county, Ireland, to JACOB SPANIOL Mike Doolan, one of hla poorest ten ants. "W hat would 1 go there for 7’* In quired Mike. “Why, man, don’t ye know that In that counthry the gold pieces ara FARM AND CITY BARGAINS pollin’ around Iverywbere?” Mike scratched hla head. “Well,” BUY NOW -There will be he said presently, “If that’s so I’ll go. a rapid increase in land val Lind me the money for the voyage and as soon as 1 get to Amerlky I'll ues and now is the time to pick up enough gold pieces rollin’ B U Y . around to slnd back the loan.” In Stayton Hotel Dining Room The squire laughed. Nothing more safe on earth “Mike,” he said more seriously, “all than earth itself. as smart a mac aa you need» Is a chance. I’ll pay the pnsange of ye and J. T. KEARNS Bridget and the kids, eud ye needn’t OF R EA L PROPERTY The Realestate Man of Stayton eend It back at alt.” Notice is hereby given. That by vir Mike accepted the offer and went to America. The squire heard nothing tue of an execution duly issued out of from him and had forgotten him when the Circuit Court of the State of Ore one morning while sitting at his desk gon, for the County of Marion and to me w ritlD g he looked up and saw a man directed on the 7 day of October 1912 dressed lu a fnr coat and with a soli upon a judgment ar,d decree duly en- taire diamond stickpin In hla acarf dered, entered of record and docketed New h the time ta standing looking down on him. in and by said Court on the 28 day of We can fornisti “W hat can I do for you, air?" asked December 1911 in a certain suit then in the squire. said Court pending, wherein G. E. “Nothing. You done It long ago." He pulled a wallet from bla pocket, Unruh was plaintiff and C. A. Rain Al»e build Stone or Concrete W ale 1« counted out a number of gold pieces water and Mary Rainwater were de- - enter. Don't M to get prices before and laid them on the desk. fendants in favor of plaintiff ami “What’s that?” asked the squire. against said defendants by which e x - ; “Didn't ye llnd It to me to take me ecu lion I am commanded to sell the L . L THOMAS, to Amerlky? And didn't ye tell me property in said execution and herein STAYTON. OREGON. I’d find gold pieces rollin’ around after described to pay the sum due the there? Well, I did. I kern back to plaintiff of Two Hundred Dollars with return the loan.” “You don’t mean to aay that you're interest thereon at the rate of six per cent, per annum from the 28 day of Mike D oolanr ✓ December 1911 until paid together with "I do." “And found gold piece» rolling around the costs and disbursements of said suit j In America 7* taxed a t..........Dollars and costs and ex- | “I did that same.” penses of said execution. I will on “Tut, Mike, ye’re fnnnln’. Sit down Saturday the 9 day of November 1912 1 and tell me how yet got rich.” at the hour of 10 o’clock A. M. of »aid Mike took a chair and told his story. day at the West door of the County [ “Ye remember, »or, that me trade Court House in Salem, Marion County, ! waa a mason. Well, as soon us I got Oregon, sell at public auction to the ! to Amerlky I got a Job and went to work. I didn’t see any gold pieces roll highest bidder for cash in hand on the in’ around, but I thought me time for day of sale, all the right, title interest j that hadn't come yet. I found a shan and estate which said defendants and ty on a road near a city and used to all persons claiming under them subse- quent to the date of the attachment to- go in every day to work. Physician and Surgeon "Well, one evenin' I was walkin’ wit the 11th day of November 1911, at home covered with mortar whin a rag 4 o’clock p. m. in, of and to said ged. dirthy lookin' filly stopped me and premises hereinbefore mentioned are STAYTON. OREGON says, says be: described in said execution as follows, “ ‘Are ye a mason 7 to-wit: “ ‘Faith I am.’ says I. The East one-half (1) of the South “ ‘If ye'll let me blindfold ye I'll give west quarter and the Southeast quarter ye a Job.* of the Northwest quarter of section “ ’For how mneb pay 7 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ” ‘Somethin’ more valuable than Thirty-two (32) in township Eight (8,) South of Range Four (4) East of the money.’ Willamette Meridian in Marion County, “ *Go on.’ S ta y to n , O regon “He blindfolded me and led me along Oregon, containing 120 acres of land. for awhile. I counted ray steps. Thin Said sale being made subject to re he turned me to the right and went on, demption in the manner provided by I beginnln' to count me steps ag’in law. Then he led to the rotght. I still count Dated this 7 day of October 1912. in’ till he stopped, nnd turned me PHYSICIAN a n d SURGEON H. P. M into round and round nnd took me Into a Sheriff of Marion County, Oregon. PHONE 1584 house and down Into the cellar. He By W m . E sch , Deputy. showed me a little room about 6 by SU BLIM ITY, OREGON 0, with no door to I t All there was In It was a coffin shaped box. Brick and morthar waa handy, and the seedy Prominent New York G. F. KORINEK, V. S„ B. Y. Sc. man tould me to wnll up the openin'. A I done It nnd put one o' the bricks—the Politician Near Death Veterinarian fifth from the floor on me left—a little Hon. R. N. Lansing, of Rensselaer, furder In than the re st so I’d know N. Y .. Six Tim es a Member of the Treats all domestic animals, at. Assembly, Telle of Narrow Escape. applies the Tuberculin test. It again. "About fifteen "When finished the seedy man blind Telephone 3x7 years ago I waa folded me again and took me around taken with rheu Office at Stayton Stable s matism. w h i c h and, leaving me, says: affected my heart “ ’Stand till ye hear a shot then take STAYTON - - - - OREGOJ producing what off the bandage and ye’ll find the pay was called vaJ- for the Job at your feet.’ v u 1 a r trouble. Three doctors "When 1 hears the shot 1 took off the ; told me I would bandage, and there at me feet waa me never do another pay shure enough. It was a paper d a y ’ s work. DENTIST with wrltin’ on It: ‘Only a fool While I had many remedies recom works for nothin’.’ Office over Deidrich’s Store mended to me I “1 went home and wrote down the got a bottle of Phone 2152 Stavton, Ore figures of me steps, and of a Sunda’ 1 Dr. Miles’ Heart Remedy and It 1 blindfolded rneself and wlnt over helped me Insld» the ground, countin’ me steps. 1 of 48 hours. At found a house standln’ above with no the end the week 1 called on my body In It, and In the cellar I knowed doctor and asked him to examine me. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW mo Job by the brick out of place Me He said I was better than he ever expected to see me and asked If I was NOTARY PUBLIC curiosity bein' satisfied. I thought no i taking his medicine. When I told him more about It, but long Hither, when I was not. but was taking Dr. Miles’ Abstracts and Probate Work a Specie.Ity Heart Remedy, he said. 'Thank ths ■ me lease expired, I remembered this Lord for Dr. MUes’ Heart Remedy.' I 1 Office Over Stayton State Bank house and rented It. continued to take It. and while I “Like a fool. I tould Bridget that realised my heart was damaged so 1 there was a corpse In the cellar, and | could not expect a permanent cure, for j she wouldn’t let me rest till I'd pnlled fifteen years I worked every day, not I had been told I would down the brick wnll I'd put op and withstanding never work again. In July, l i l t . I was taken the coffin out. While we was 1 taken with rheumatism again, and It CONTRACTOR and B U I l DER carryin’ It somethin’ dropped on the went to my heart as before, t got so Plans and Specifications Made and Fu bad that one of the Albany papers cellar floor ished on all Contract Work. wrote up my life and said t could not ” ‘Mike,’ says Bridget, 'look at the live but a few hours. I again took yellow boys rollin' on the floor.’ Dr. Miles' Heart Remedy with very Opposite Streff’s Hardware. Water SL " 'Shure, me toime's come.’ I says. satisfactory results, and have not STAYTON : : OREGON T h e squire was right 'The coffin was missed a day at business or In the legislature since January. I feel that full of ’em. Dr. Miles' H eart Remedy has saved "I bunted for the man that had my life and cannot recommend It too M . R I N G U highly." beaten me out of the pay for me Job Dr. Miles’ Heart Remedy Is sold and and fonnd thnt he was a raiser. 1 con guaranteed by all druggist»» Enibaln; cluded to take me pay out of the box M IL E S M E D IC A L C O „ Elkh art, lad. Undertaker a n d and give him the rent when he come 10 Third and Marion Streets home. I bought all the property round nbout, and they built a railroad through STAYTON. OREGON It, nnd I’m rich.” The squire snt with eyes nnd mouth wide open till Mike had finished, then burst Into a laugh. ' Jos. Sestak & Sons, Props. "But suppose the miser returns?" he suggested. "W hat do 1 care? The gold I found Fresh, Salt and Smoked New and up to date. In the coffin Is nothin' to whnt I made speculatin’. Rut I reckon he’s dead, or Clean and Sanitary. he wouldn't leave his money so long Like enough he put It In there to lie gone on n Jonrney, and I don't think Highest Market Price Paid for Stock and 3rd and High Streets, S tay to ' he'll come back.” Hides. And ho never did. Meals at all hours C. Ullom, Proprietor The best to eat at the handiest place to eat. Now SHERIFF’S SALE MONUMENTS Marble, Granite or Bronze For Sale BRICK, C EM EN T, P LA S T E R W. A. Weddle H. A . B EA U C H A M P ,M .D . C. H. BREWER, M. D. Dr. Frederick Andersen Wilbur N. Pintler, D.M.D. S. H. HELTZEL W . A. W E D D L U J. Gtv Meat Market Stayton ButcherShop MEATS STAYTON. OREGON Casteel & Overlander, Proprietors