Or*imi Historical SooUlf ¡ V
MAIL
19th Year, No 16.
ST A Y T O N , MARION COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MAY 22,
BIG CROWD WILL
ATTEND BAND
DANCE
EVANGELIST BEGINS WORK
TO-NIGHT
REFERENDUM INVOKED
C. 0. Babcock, one of the members
of tho state industrial commission,
created by the passage of the work
men’s compensation act by tho last
legislature, believes that the move to
invoke the referendum on this measure
is fathered by the casually companies
doing buaineaa in thia state says the
Oregon Messenger. Mr. Babcock is
reported to have said that “ If the mat
ter of invoking the referendum is not
dropped, efforts will be made to place
the state in the Insurance business. To
be honest, we don’t know whether or
Band Bjyi Drsenre Patronage—tom e and not this is a good and wise law. It has
s few good features while there arc
Help Make the Occasion a
others which do not ap|ieul to the bet
Success
ter judgement of thinking men. Doubt
less the saddest feature of the matter
of invoking the referendum is the fact
that three good men will lose three
Great preparations are being mule good jobs at £1.600 a year.
fur the Grand Benefit Ball at the Op
era House, l<>-murrow night, May 23.
The Oregon State Fair has taken up
The ball in being iriven by the Stay- the subject of “ Eugenics” or “ Better
tun Rami fur the purpose uf raising Babies” in earnest, and has a leaflet
money to assist in buying uniform*. out describing the different prises to be
awarded. Better groom up those kids
The uniforms have already been select and take them to the State Fair this
ed, and will mi>l considerable to the ap- fall.
pcarirnre of our band Itoys when they
play for the public.
Come out whether you dunce or not.
The Slayton Orchestra will furnish the
music, the Band will play, the nights
are bright, the weather ia Ane, what
more do you want for six bits. Come.
W. A Elder received u congratulatory
telegram from Senator Chamberlain a
few days ago, relative to his appoint
ment as postmaster of Stayton.
It is not known just at what time his
commission will be dated but in all
probability it will not miss July 1st,
The American and PaciAc Coast as Very far.
sociation of nurserymen will meet in
Just where tho Post Office will be
Portland June 17-21. A good attend located under the new regime, has not
ance for both conventions is indicated. yet been decided. Several parties have
Many delegates are coming from the signified their willingness to put up a
Kaat to the national gathering and the neat concrete building for Uncle Sam.
PaciAc Coast States will be well repre so it is altogether likely that a new
sented at the other. Several joint ses building will be atarted in the near
sions will lie held.
future. Watch Stayton grow.
EVERYBODY WILL TURN
OUT TOMORROW NIGHT
CONGRATULATORY
TELEGRAM RECEIVED
NERSERYMEN TO MEET
AT PORTLAND, IN JUNE
TUWN OVER RUN WITH RATS
1913.
S e r ia l N o . 8 9 8
EXCURSION GOES
TO MILL CITY
SUNDAY
HOSPITAL IS IN MOURNING
Pendleton, Or., May 19.—The East
This town is being over run with rata.
ern
Oregon branch hospital lain mourn
Not two-legged rata, but the real kind.
ing
today over the death of Frank H.
There are thousands of them. One can
Daughters,
special traveling agent,
hear them under every board walk in
yesterday
morning
just three days af
town. You can see them every even
ter
the
day
set
for
his weding with
ing. They make Ane targets for 22s
Miss
Lottie
Hobson,
one
of the attend
but firearms make but a small impress
ants. Ten days sgo Daughters was
ion on their number.
seized with potomainc poison after
Poison is the stuff, but be careful of
drinking buttermilk and eating i e e
it. At either of the drug stores in the
| cream at a local confectionery store.
city you can find several kinds of poison
He seemed to rally under treatment for
and a virus that is guaranted to give
i several days but his vitality became
an incurable disease to rats that they
exhausted by the struggle against the
communicate to each other. We had 1®® Tickets Must Be Soia io Order to i poison.
Last Wednesday had been set for his
better get busy and get rid of these
Make It a Financial
marriage to Miss Hobson, and cmploy-
rota or some Ane day we will wake up
Success
I es of the institution had been laying
with a case of plague or something of
pirns for making the occasion a holiday
that order, for it is a well-known fact
affair. When his bride-to-be returned
that rata are breeders and carriers of
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The Stayton Bali Team has made ar-
| Stayton, Marion county, she found her
disease germs of several kinds.
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„ rangements with the C. & E. for a lover at death’s door.
Get after the rats by all means. If
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people will NOT do something, the city spec,al tra,m
M,U Cit* SurKl*y> Ma> Both young people were very popu
council should offer a small bounty, say 2s- Thc round trip from Kingston will lar among employes.—Oregon Journal.
of Ave cents each, and see how the . be but 75 cents.
boys and men too will start on a rat
Geo. Darby and wife are here for a
The train leaves Kingston at 9 a. m.
crusade.
week
or two from Corvallis, called here
and Mill City at G p. m. The occasion
Don’t wait or put it off, buy some
by the illness and death of Mr. Darby's
Rev. June* Crook*
is a big ball game between the Stayton
poison and go after the rodents.
father.
boys and the Millmen.
The Tent Meeting in charge of the
You had bettor plan to go. Take a
Rev. Jame« Crooks and helpers bcgii a
basket of lunch and enjoy a day’s out
this Thursday éVening on the lot near
ing at Mill City. It will do you good.
the Muaonic Hall. It is understood
Everyone is invited to go. The Mill
that Mr. Crooks is a fíne singer and an
City people are preparing to give a
attractive speaker. There w i l l be
rousing reception to the Excursionists.
plenty of good ainging, from new
The Stayton Brass Band will ac-
books. Everybody invited.
| company the Ball Team, and there
The Me Alpine school closed Friday
C. A. Beauchamp’s new building at
won’t be a dull moment the whole day.
with a picnic dinner, and a short pro
the comer of Third and High streets is Plan to go.
gram and graduating exercises in the
rapidly nearing completion. Practically
afternoon. A large number of patrons
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and friends of the pupils and teacher
cornice, under the direction of Jacob
were present, and greatly enjoyed the
Spaniol is completed.
splendid dinner which was served at
in a short time the roof will be on,
M. Crabtree, our genial red-headed
noon.
and then the interior work will advance
K. F. D. Carrier says that if the peo rapidly. Mr. Beauchamp is to be con-
Of the class of five which took the
examination four passed successfully
pie on his route will do a little much ! gratulated on the expeditious manner
needed road work he will be able to >*> which tue work has been carried , Portland’s Annual Rose Festival thia and one was conditioned.
Mi£3 Lizzie Cornelius the Co. Super
run that new auto and get their mail 'forward, despite t h e unfavorable year will be bigger than ever and pre-
visor was present and presented the
weather.
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paraiions
are
now
in
full
swing
to
en-
to them several hours earlier. Now is
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I tertain the thousands of visitors, to the diplomas to the graduates. Frank Cas-
just the time for that work to be done,
pell, Francis Doerfler, Mina Doerfler
city at that time. The dates are June and Genevieve Patton. Miss Cornel
so that the road will be settled before
9 to 14 and during that period Rex ius's speech was greatly appreciated by
the winter rains.
Oregonus. the merry monarch who all. She complimented both teacheri
Wc can sympathize fully with "Red’’
owes allegiance to but one superior, the and pupils for the good work that ha i
as we worked for Uncle Sam as Car
rier on one of the worst roads in South
Oregon Rose, will rule the city and its been accomplished in the two years
Miss Albee has had charge o f the
west Missouri f o r three years, and
people.
school.
know exactly what an R. F. D. man is
Stayton will fitly observe Decoration
Big delegations are coming from
Both parents and pupils regret very
up against on account of rough and Dav, Friday, May 30th.
much
that the board was unable to se
other
Coast
cities.
Special
trains
have
stumpy roads.
All members of the Sons of Veterans been routed here for the week from a cure Miss Albee for the coming year,
Woman’s Relief Corps, Lodges and number of points and the hospitalty of as the pupils have advanced rapidly un
Citizens are requested to meet with the the city will be extended to all visitors. der her direction in all branches of the
G. A. R. at the City Hall on that day. Revels, gorgeous parades, beautiful school work.
The graduating class presented Miss
The march will be taken up at the pageants, races, concerts, electric dis Albee with a book as a token of their
plays and special entertainments will
Hall, and the school children will fall in occupy the week. The best Festival in appreciation of the help she had given
them in their work.
line as the school house is passed, from | the history of Portland is promised,
which place the march will extend to
School children of the state are busy he cemetery, where appropriate ex
gardening, intent on securing prizes ercises will be held commemorating the
offered at the Slate Fair next Fall. day.
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The schools of Portland are teaching
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gardening just as religiously as they do
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arithmetic, and 2,700 boys and girls are
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tilling individual plots and planting
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vegetables. The same activity is going
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on throughout the whole state and this
year’s contest w ill more generally re-
| present all Oregon than the last.
The following people attended theW. I
O. W. meeting in Salem last night at *
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which forty candidates were initated. ♦
MANY VISITORS WILL ATTEND
L. H. Townes, S. H. Heltzel, John and
Frank Lambert, Louis Ray, Leslie
We have dacidcd to hold a special sale on
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Cow and Hog Day will be celebrated
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Lewis, A. and W. P. Burns, H. M.
ALL SUMMER H A T S, TRIMMED
, et StanAeld May 24. Under the aus- Crane, J. R. Gardner, Geo. Glover, O. ♦
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AND UNTRIMMED, F L O W E R S ,
; pices of the Commercial Club of that V., W. H. ami Alva Myers. E. B. Wat *
place an enthusiastic rally will be held ters and Jason Arrell.
TRIMMINGS, ETC.
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and dairying and hog raising will be
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T h e s e g o o d s p o s itiv e ly m u s t a n d w ill b e s o ld in
{boosted. Many visitors will attend
SELL SPREADERS
* th e n e x t f e w w e e k s .
from outside points.
STAYTON AND LUMBER
TOWN WILL CROSS BATS
BEAUCHAMP’S BUILDING
NEARING COMPLETION
ROAD WORK BADLY
NEEDED ON R. F. D .811 of 1116 blocks are in place’ and
MCALPINE SCHOOL
CLOSED FRIDAY
ANNUAL ROSE FESTIVAL
BIGGER THAN EVER
STAYTON TO OBSERVE
DECORATION DAY
Make a Sue- 0
cess of your gj SCHOOL CHILDREN
BUSY GARDENING
Business by H
Wearing *
Success D
Clothin
Clothe«.
TH E DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS and
FAILURE IS O FTEN MEASURED BY TH E
DIFFERENCE IN YOUR APPEARANCE. GIVE
YOURSELF THE ADVANTAGE OF G O O D
CLOTHES.
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DISCOUNT SALE
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M en’s G u aran teed A ll-W ool Suits to 'Suit
$12.50 to $22.50
Your boy needs a new suit too. A pair of
FREE with every one. Your choice
$3.00 to $7.00
The Gotzian Shoe “ Made to Wear”
Fisher & Richardson Lm d
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We have sold two brand new Inter
nation al Low Down Spreaders in the |
past two weeks, one to Gus Harold [ *
That Oregon should make n strong who had looked over several kinds be-j 4»
pants
fore buying, and one to Frank Roh
exhibit not only at the Punama-Paciflc
wein, a wide-awake farmer of JordanR I
| Exposition at San Francisco in 1915 hut
Korinek Mielke.
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at the San Diego exposition of the same
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year is the belief of people who are
EIGHTH
GRADERS
PASS
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I! studying tho benefits to be gained it em
these two big events. A representa
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The following eighth graders from
tive of tho San Diego Fair says it will
be visited by 15,000,000 people. !• will the Stayton School who took the State |
examination May 8-9 passed success *
be open the entire year of 1915.
fully: Wanda Brown, Ethel Olmsted,
Hazel Overlandeiv Leona Frank, Maud 4?
The Southern Pacific Company has
Morton, Merna Weddle, Paul Shreve
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gotten out a very pretty booklet, en and A. I). Gardner. Jr.
titled "Vacation Days in Oregon.”
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That part of Marion County east of
H. J. Mutchler anil wile, Dr. Pintler, *
| Stay ton is mentioned as a tine place Mrs. C. A. Beauchamp, Misses Alta ♦
__ for the summer outing. For booklet Hobson, Ida Mack and Maude Hollister
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i *nd 8,1 '»formation, address, John M. went to Salem last night to hear Maud
Adams
in
“
Peter
Pan.”
I Scott, Gen. Pass, Agt., Portland, Ore.
The Famous Porosknit Union Suits for
Sale here. Y our size an d sta n d a rd quality
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m a i B F -j g l
STAYTON PEOPLE
ATTEND W. 0. W.
SHOULD MAKE STRONG EXHIBIT
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PRICES THAT WILL ASTONISH YOU 4 4a '
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN R E D U C E D .
Ladies Hats at Low as $1.00
Children's Hats as Low as
COME EARLY AND G E T
.50
A SELECTION
The Ring is to be given away
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