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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1912)
A GREAT C lu bbin g O ffer S tra n d e d S ml-Weekly Oregon Journal, one y e a r ................(1.50 The Stayton Mail . . . $1.50 n, V F R N O N A R N O L D IBantlsf “* Ned I- ruiikIlii wun Die aou of a man who hud graduated a« a pluiuainan, drifted i-nat and made money. Ned went weal to ace w hat Ida futber hud aeen. lie had been gone Just two week* when Ida futber received the following telegram from blui: fitrnmli-d T«l«sr«ph money for return. When be got home bu told them of Ida week'* adventure* in the laud of the apura. the revolver aud the rllle. It wiih ua follow*: lie found iHuiver, which bla fattier hud known ua a amall town, a large city and pushed on weal ward. When lie came to the end of the rails lie took coaches. Me waa now In the land where travelers talked about road agents, where tbo«« In tbv tow ns S|ioke M Y W IFE’S BIRTHDAY B 1 C A R I SA R G EN T C H A S E "ily dear," I Bald to my wife, "next Thursday will be your birthday. You (’reaching; every, ,Suiiduy||at*ll*a. m T o t a l ....................... $3.00 know how buay I am und how th e fur- and at 7:30 p. m. by Kev. A. C. Kat nUliIng of glfta for member* of the Bjth Papers One year, . $2.00 on. Sunday (school a t 10 a. in., A. J fuinlly dlatreases me. Hobby inuat Caldwell, supt. II Y I* U at 6:30 p. m. tinva a birthday gift for you ns well Mra. Kuton, preaident. aa me, and I muat provide bla aa well Tlio Semi ua mine Will you please relieve me Weekly of tile reaiemslbillty by buying some Catholic Publishes the latest «mi mimi complete thing for me to give you und some thing for Itobby to give you?’’ t. !i.«ri.|.hi.- now« of the world; givi* ( 'i t n i ' it o r n u t I mmai i ’I. atk Concur* This wus not displeasing to my wife, reliable m arket rc|>ort*, ns It I n pul'. lio n , S tav to ti; Hev, A. Lainck for she Is a frugal woman und would priest in charge. H igh ton«« second Il-hed at l ’u ri lumi, where the m arket rath er buy glfta for herself than th a t io u rth and tilt 1 1 Slindaya 8 30 a. in.. I should tiuy them for her, fearing n wa can be hiii I I b corrected to date I’rient’a addre««: S ublim ity, Oregon. th a t I would be too ex tra v ag a n t In the f <r eiirh iaxuc. It al«u bau a page of matter. Besides, glie ha* for som e a '<cinl m utti-r for the farm ami home, T. HoairAOK'H C atholic C honch , S u b liin iiy ; Kev A. I.am ck , m u o rj tim e provided tbe family gtfta for a en tertain in g »tory page and a pane birthdays and Christm as. However, Kow ilia*« 8 a. m., high man« |i :t" o more of comic each week, anil il a. in., tirat and th ird Sunday« in the there Is one feature of tbe m atter th a t g >ea to the aubaeriher twice ever) m o n th ; high inn»« 10:30 a. ill , »ee incidentally o f the last guD tight, or needs careful attention. O ur hoy. Hob week 104 time* a year. en d , (ourlb and tilth Sunday« Ve« how much money bad becu wou or lost by. aged ten, la not taken Into th e by som e prominent citizen a t faro. secret. He is supposed to assum e th a t |H*r h a t eventide. Ned. who believed the only way to I buy bla and my own g ifts for hla learn the manners and custom* o f a mother. people wa* to make M m lr acquaint Christian On tbla anniversary, being very mucb Civea all the local newa ami hnpix-nlngH ance. told everybody th a t he had come engaged, a fte r throw ing the burden on and ahouM bo in every home in thia Services will be held every Sunday. out to see the country nnd m eant to my w ife's shoulders 1 did not eveD vicinity, , Preaching a t II u. m., and 8 p. m. sec It thoroughly, l i e had no atuck take tbe precaution to hnve tbe usual The two pa|x-r* make a aplendid com- Sunday school at 10 a. m ., Mra. W. H op notions about him; not lie. H e felt consultation with Hob as to w bat 1 t nation and you nave $1 i.y «ending H o I ihou , superintendent. Y. 1*. S. C. E. ns much at home w ith a stage driver should procure for him for bis m other's ) ur aubaeription to ua. a t 7:30 p. m., Mra. K. L. Dunn preai as he would with the veriest dandy at birthday. The day In-fore the anniver We can alao give our aubaeribera a dent. I .allies Aid society m ccta each home. The consequence of this tie- sary carne round 1 suddenly rem em ber tmvlor was Hint he made friends In ed the m atter, reminded him of it and g id clubbing offer for the Unity and Wvdneaday a t 2:30 p. m., Mra. U. D. stil tiler. asked him w hat he would like to give. Sunday, ot Sunday Journal, in con Thomas, 1’rea., 11. S'. Kossell, pastor. One evening a t th e A n telo p e-a ta v He prefers to pay for bis gifts o c t of nection with ern. gin mill and gam bling bonne com Ids owu money and, having an ey>> to bined—It was suggested by a man who business, suggested caudy, well know- TH E STAYTO N M A I L 0 Methodist was allowing Ned the town, th a t he lug th a t nine-tenths of It would go Into » ! Methodist Episcopal Church, order of Invest a few dollars a t fnro, Just to his own stomach. He gave me :he services: Bible school a t 10 a. m ., see bow It worked. Ned looked a t his money for the purchase, and I straig h t P O L K ’S friend, smiled, slapped him on tbe way Informed bis m other of bis choice, A. S. 1‘uncoast, superintendent- back, winked and said: f O R E G O N a n d W A S H IN G T O N telling her Just w hat kind of sw eets Preaching at 11 a. ni. and 7:30 p. rn. “ Not much. I’m a young man from Midweek P ray er and Bible Study, th e city, and you c a n 't come fnro on lie preferred for her, or, rather, for ^ Business Directory himself. Wednesday, 7:30 p, m. Kpworth me.” A 1 »lr*«t ic>r y of Mi ft ct«y. Tc»wn nn! My wife left s box containing my V, V i l l a « « . « I v i n * t 1 * * - r l p f h * irk««• It o f •’You're dead right, pnrd.” said the le a g u e , Sunday, 6. p. m ., Clark on ( I t p in « «, l o c a t i o n , Ion. otlicr.^'Injt^w bnt'iTiennt'vvns To Invest * f*r* [or her *“ c l« e t and so busy Mace, Pres. Ladies' Aid Society, was I th a t I never thought to look a t 1 •• • l>H. *tiij>pln« an d Lankin« i*oint; r ia sa in c d U l w i o r y , compiled by Thursday afternoon, Mrs. J . it. Card |L’ to see tbe game. Just ns you'd spend IL The aftcruoou before her birtb- basil»«*» ami iiroioMion, ner, Pres, P asto r of the church. E. tbe sam e for n round of drinks.” M. I- POLK * CO., BRATTLE T he man left Ned, but a fte r aw hile day we walked out together, and d u r S utton Mace, returned and asked If he proposed to ing the w alk she dropped In a t a candy go w est In the stage tbe next morning. store and. finding a b etter article th an Ned said be did; whereupon bis friend Hob had suggested for less money, T o h e a d off a trv Dr. Miter asked If ho would mind tak in g charge bought It. carefully instructing me as A n il-P a in Pill. t Mom fall. of a young lady. Neil rem arked th a t to t,le reasons 1 should give Bob for he would lie only too happy to do so. the ctiaDge from his order. Jcs. Sectak & Sons, Props. T hat evening 1 took Bob into my He was seeing n good deni of the men D«dHr< In of th e country, but had th u s fa r met study, sh a t tb e door eo th a t hla m other few of th e women. He w as assured could not overbear our conversation fresh, Sait and Smoked flint th e young lady, Mlsa Iver, was and showed him tb e candy, explaining th e daughter of a wealthy ranchm an, at the sam e tim e why th e change had a id bad ls-en to Denver on a shopping been mnde. U nfortunately I told him tour nnd was returning to her home. double the price paid. H e heard me M i r i f l I V k r V o i d fo r Slock nr This pleased Ned very much, nnd he through then said: hide*. “Pnpa, 1 didn’t suppose you woufd anticipated a bit of a flirtation with allow any one to m ake such a guy of Miss iver. llow It would su rp rise his STAYTON. OREGON fa th e r If he should m arry a ranch you.” B Y B U Y IN G Y O U R "W hat do you m ean 7" I asked, quite m an's d au ghter and turn ranchm an taken aback. himself. "To charge you 50 cents for h alf a Ned was introduced to Miss Iver at th e conch door by tb e man who bad pound of candy.” Not Itelug able to explain the m atter, asked him to escort her nnd wns Means Money Saved som ew hat disappointed In her. Her I tried to get out of it by directing bis We make all garm ents with utm ost walk was aw kw ard, and her voice wns attention elsewhere, so 1 took th e box not refined. However, she w as a wo containing my own present for his care 'th e quality of m aterial and of the man of th e country, and he w as curi mother from tb e closet aud began to excellent Work mat hip Insure every ous to learn all about her. lie asked open IL order executed by us to be almoldte- her If she w ouldn't like to sit outside, Now, It suddenly occurred to me th a t ly right and satisfactory, Thare is but she declined on th e ground th a t 1 wns Ignorant of th e contents of th a t real money saving quality in our the sun freckled her, so they entered box. While unw rapping It Bob nsked the coach, Ned taking a sent beside me several tim es w hat It was. ! her. “ You shall see." I said. But th e im Tlio young woman wns disposed to patient Bob did not see. for there w as John Henkel, The Tailor tie quiet and uncoimnunlcntlve during n knot In tbe strin g th a t bound It the early p art of th e Journey, but ns which 1 found It difficult to untie, so I Stayton . . . Oregon IN STAYTON HOTEL ANNEX one by one tb e passengers left the kept repeating, "You shnll see, my boy, I conch, none others taking th eir plnces, w hat it is If yon will only be patienL” she tbnw ed mid took pleasure In giv When I got the cover off I discovered ing her escort Information about the tlint th e gift hnd been packed In ex country, occasionally pointing out ob celsior. nnd I wns obliged to hunt for jects of interest. Ned. w arm ing up, It. Tills enused more delay, during began to pay her com plim ents ns he which Bob continued to ask “W h at Is hnu tteen used to paying them to girls Itr* and I to reply “You shall see." at home, "but she wns not used to But I wns cornered a fte r all, fo r when FOR them , or did not seein to know how I produced n little round glass recep to tak e them ; but she evidently wns tacle profusely gilded, with a hole in try in g to make It appear tlint she had th e cover. I d id n 't know w hat it wns. ls-en paid com plim ents before. "W hat is i t papa?" again Bob que She told Ned th a t she expected her ried. this tim e with a new meaning, fath er to meet her nt the Junction of for he hnd never seen one of th e kind the stage road and another lending to before any more th an I lind. the ranch. When the conch readied H ere w as n pretty predicament. 1 the Junction Ned expected to see a hnd I Height n present for m other w ith four mule team nnd n four seated coun out knowing to w hat use it was to be [ V ) f SUNSFT 1 try wagon. Hut he saw nothing. Nei IOGOlNi SHASTA» put. Thnt wns n dead giveaway. I ther did the young Indy. She looked 1 ROUTES I looked It ever, turned It upside down very much troubled. Ned nsked her and took off the lid, b ut for the life of w hat she would do. Sho snld she sup- me I could not rnnke out for w hat it posed she would hnve to w n lt F o r n wus intended. Finally I hazarded; young woman to w nlt nt n crossroads “Why. don’t you know w hat th a t Is, w ith no house w ithin miles scorned to Bob? Why. It's a —a thing a lady puts Ned little short of madness. The on her bureau to hold powder, and Has authorized a low round trip fare from all points on its stngecoach m ust go on, nnd Ned tried to persuade his fnlr charge to go on th a t hole In the top is for th e handle lines in Oregon: from points on the Corvallis & Eastern; too Rut she said her pnpn would be j of the thing she puts the stuff on her fnoe with. T he handle sticks out Salem, Falls City & Western and the Pacific Railway & Navi aw fully worried when ho arrived nnd through the hole.” gation Company of • did not find her. H aving said this I directed Bob’s a t There wns nothing for Ned to do, es tention again to his own p re se n t and pecially since she h id been plnced In | lie asked me If It would lie allowable Ills charge, but to remain w ith her. for him to take Just one She declined to |>ernilt him to tnnke H aving staggered through the m atter the sacrifice unless he would promise with Bob nnd come o ut whole by the to spend his tim e till the conch passed skin of my teeth. 1 w ent to his m other SALE DATES the next day a t her fnther's ranch. In nnd said: deed. she declared thnt pnpn would not "F or heaven's sake! Why d id n 't you hear of Ills doing anything cNe. December 21st to 25th inclusive, and from December 28th to tell me w hat wns the gift you had So they alighted, nnd the conch went bought for me to give you nnd w hat It January 1st, 1918, inclusive, with final return on. As soon ns It turned n t>cml In the wns for?" limit January 2nd. 1913. road nnd wns out of sight Miss Iver "1 did. but you forgot." took n revolver out of n pocket In her "W lint Is the thing anyw ay? I told dress nnd. covering Ned, snld: For specific fares from any station, train service, sale dates, Bob It was for face powder." "Voting feller. If you’ve got nny vnlu- “I t’s a hair receiver." limits, etc., call on nearest agent, or write to nbles In yoor clothes shell 'em ont." "W h at's a hair receiver?" When Ned recovered from his su r " It's to put th e hairs lo th a t com i prise he necepted th e situation. The out of a woman’s head when she JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, PORTLAND, ORE. Indy threw off her fem inine apparel combs her hair.” ami stood before him n ntnn with his “ Do they go In a t th e hole In the trousers In his boots. Ho took $S00 top?" Ned handed him nnd snld: "O f course." “Now, you galoot, move on." "W ell, w e've escaped this time, but Ned walked back ten miles to n re don't roll ever buy any more presents lay, w here the driver of the returning for yourself or nny one else w ithout eonc’i took him nltonrd and enrrled him telling the giver beforehand w hat they to a telegraph station. are aud w hat for.” Oregon Journal The Best at the Best Price THAT'S WHAT YOU MAY EXPECT TO FIND AT THIS STOKE. In our Ion# experience in the general merchandise busi ness, it hau always been our endeavor to meet the demands for quality goods, and meet them with reasonable prices. In fact we have built up a reputation for doing just that, and we point with pride to the record growth of our business. In addition to our reputation for quality, we are known for the complete and timely stock of genera! merchandise we carry. We deliver promptly to town customers, and our far mer patrons always find us ready to fill their orders. “The Quality Store.” CHAS. GEHLEN The Stayton Mail T ♦ A share of the banking business of Stayton and vicinity [is solicited. You are assured of a safe deposi tory and courteous treatment at this bank, by ample capital and long experienee in the banking business. H I u ¡tv Meat Market MEATS PATRONIZE HOME - INDUSTRY Tailor Made Clothes * y Suits $19 Bread, Cakes, Pies, and Doughnuts BON TON Bakery and Restaurant HOME TO THE FOLKS Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton, Oregon C a p ita l $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 ™ e “Bee”#m “Bee” BAILEY & BERG, Proprietors W IN E S , L IQ U O R S , C IG A R S SALEM CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS .a v a v iti' ONE AND ONE-THIRD FARE ■ i Subscribe for The Mail B E E R O N T A P Your Trade Solicited—-W e'll Treat You Right N otice WE W ANT A L L KINDS OF P R O D U C E CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, EGGS PORK, VEAL, LAMBS, AND HIDES We pay the highest m ark et prices in Stayton. I f you cannot b ring your produce in, notify us by phone, and we will send the w agon fo r it. STAYTON CASH PRODUCE COMPANY 0. B Trask Manager. GO Stayton Oregon T O IT lie P a s t i m e K GEO. W A R F O R D , Proprietor For the B E S T in BILLIARDS. Everything in the line of Tobacco, Soft Drinks, Candy, Gum, Sand wiches and Canned Goods Now Next to the Stayton State Bank.