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B R IE F N EW S O F OR EG O N The STRYTON MAIL Published every Thursday by The Stayton Mail for $1.00 Civil service exam inations are scheduled In Portland on March 11 and April 6 and April 16. Pendleton is renewing its efforts to Entered as second class m a tte r a t the poatofflee at S tayton, obtain an additional appropriation fot Marion county, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. $60,000 for a federal building, site foi All communication» shoukl lie addressed to T hk STAYTON M ail . which was bought four years ago. The federal departm ent declines SUBSCRII ’TION8, $l.SO per y e a r in u d v u n e e change Its plans of enlarging the AdvertiHlug Mutes on application dredge Chinook, It is declared in C a rps of T hanks » .5 0 O bitua ries - $1.00 up. m essage from Senator Chamberlain. S enator C ham berlain has been made Posit in* Iv .i II pnfters Stopped on expiration o f subscription chairm an of th e senate subcom m ittee on com m erce relating to Oregon and W ashington. Mrs. Agnes C. McFadden McElroy widow of E. B. McElroy, for 12 years superintendent of public instruction for the s ta te of Oregon, died a t Port- land afte r an illness of three weeks. A m ovement is on foot in Sllverton Statistics have proved over and over that the Missouri hen to Invoke th e referendum on th e use is a bigger revenue giver that any other crop, but the Oregon Hen of dogs in hunting birds, and sen ti ment seem s strong in favor of abol occupies no such pedestal of fame. There is no material reason ishing the custom. either, why the Oregon feathered biped should not even surpass Frank S. G rant, form er city a tto r her Missouri sister. Climatic conditions in our own state are much ney of Portland, has mailed his fo r better not only for p r o d ig io u s egg production, but chick raising as mal petition as a republican candidate for the office of attorney general to well. Secretary of S tate O lco tt Take the matter of education and environment alone, (for R epresentative Sinnott has asked those things go to make up a perfect hen as well as her two-legged the secretary of the interior to allow compatriot, man,) she is by far and away ahead of the Missouri the hom esteader to take his five m onths' annual absence in two periods product. » instead of one as is now required. This offer cannot be duplicated with any other magazine. If you don’t know What eastern hen car. look forward to, and try to attain the Alleging th at fraud was practiced Collier’s,, you have missed something, a great big fearless, independent, illustrated in organising the corporation of the near-perfection exhibited by that biddy from the Oregon Agricul town of W est Woodburn. suit will be tural College, that laid nearly 300 eggs in one year- weekly magazine devoted to the common people. Collier’s is a standard in filed to annul the corporation on the Just think what would have been the progeny of that one request of Governor West. Newspaperdom. The governor, secretary of sta te and hen if every egg had been set and a goodly per cent hatched in treasu rer of Oregon were put under that time. Good Heavens, what could Oregon do with a 1000 such arrest, nominally, for alleged viola hens? 300,000 eggs, 250,000 chicks, and the second year, (if only tion of the law prohibiting employes one half were roosters) 125,000 hens, 37.500,000 eggs; 25,000,000 of sta te institutions to work more chicks, and the third year, give it up! The eggs would be piled than eight hours a day. Portland will entertain Secretary higher and whiter than old Mt. Jeff, while every man, women and of the T reasury McAdoo and Secre child would have enough money to go to the San Francisco Fair. tary of A griculture H ouston on the It is stated by several men in the far East, who are well evening of January 30. The cabinet versed in hen lore and traditions, that a hen is a great deal like a officers will be in Portland on th at date to h ea r reasons for establishing luman being, she does better work, i. e., lays more, bigger and a regional reserve bank in Portland. more productive eggs if her mind is in a happy mood. Some go Congressman Sinnott of Oregon is even farther and say that our hens should be entertained on pushing a schem e to cut down the cost stormy days. That lively tunes and cheerful conversation, inter of living and make scientific farm ers out of the school children of his dis arded with a few choice jokes now and then, will help wonderful- tric t at th e sam e tim e by urging the y to keep the egg basket full in the winter. students in every school to organise What a chance Stay ton, as well as other small towns is a boys’ and girls' poultry club. Robert Brown and wife visited missing. Just see the effect on the egg production alone, if more A special election will be held in Columbia county F ebruary 2 for the of our social duties were performed in the henhouse, or better still at the F. M. Fresh home Wed purpose of voting on a bond issue to bring biddy into the parlor. The Ladies’ Club could stand a few J nesday. be devoted to th e developm ent of a old hens, especially if the prospect of angel-tood cake in the win Mrs. J. T. Hunt visited friends system of perm anent roads. The ter was in prospect And then the men, we are sure that there is in Salem a few days this week. am ount of th e proposed issue is $360, nothing funnier and more arcusing to a hen then to » it and w a tc b ooo. J. T. Hunt and W. H. Down-' Tim ber owners, loggers and lumber four grown men try to break a table with their fists in a warm ing were transacting business in m anufacturers of the Pacific north game of “ Pedro.” The epithets, alone would fairly make tears of west will assem ble in Portland on the Salem Friday, joy flow from the eyes of most any old hen. How comfc-table it evening of Monday, Jan u ary 26, to The remains of the late Mr. discuss the depressed condition of the would feel too, to know that one had helped fill the egg box and Pottroff, who died at Oroville i incidentliy the purse. lum ber industry with a view of find ing a remedy. California, January 15, were Besides, what innumerable chances we miss to entertain the want to make them happy. All the ingredients we T hat th e growing of loganberries brought here for burial. use are the very should become one of the m ost profit len when young folks assemble to pull off a stunt of some sort. Antone Lozer visited his cou able industries of the W illam ette val Old Domineck would fairly cackle with delight, and no doubt try ley was th e opinion of 150 growers and lay TWO eggs if she could see what we have seen not many sin Mike Raehm Sunday. and dealers who m et a t Salem to dfr moons ago. But why continue, we think that it has been proved obtainable, making our Confectionery delicious in flavor and Jennie King visited at the F. vise m eans for b etter exploiting the absolutely wholesome. to any reasonable mortal that the road to wealth and ease lays M. Fresh home one evening this fru it and obtaining adequate m arkets. To co-operate with 10 other W illam within easy reach of any one who will carefully follow these sim week. ette valley cities to te st the eight ple directions. Jake Schmitt is working for hour w orking law, as applying to It may be added that a hen will eat almost anything. She C. P. Darst. policemen, the Albany council has au thorized M ayor Curl to pledge $20 of lad just as soon peck a hole in a nice juicy pie that had been set Norris Frank and Willie Smoke city money tow ards a fund of $200 to on the back porch to cool, as to go to the trouble to hunt up a spent Sunday at the L. 0. Rey carry the case to the suprem e court. wiggly worm. So don’t listen too much to the food faddists about From Ja n u ary 10, 1910, to January ien-diet etc. Just give her good wholesome food and plenty of nolds home. 10, 1914, 450 contests were filed In M. W. Hunt of Salem is spend entertainment. Keep her jolly. Make her cackle. Tickle her the Roseburg land office. One hun ing a few day visiting his broth fancy, and the eggs will come, just as sure as it rains in Oregon in dred and eighty-five cases were tried er J. T. Hunt. and w ritten opinions rendered. Oi the winter. these 15 w ere reversed and 146 con Mrs. C. J. Hunt is on the sick We will state right here and with emphasis that we are not firmed by the commission of the gen list this week. poet selling hen farms or stump land, but we will say with the eral land office o r the secretary of the “ My kingdom for a hen.” interior. W. H. Downing is the owner The D eschutes railroad company of a new Buick five passenger Hot and Cold Water Baths has been granted the right to enter touring car. about 16 acres of public land In The Dalles land district for use in con James Gibson and Mike Raehm nection w ith the equipm ent of Its sta spent Monday evening with the BOARD BY THE DAY OR THE WEEK tion at H u n ter Ferry, the principal ! Schmitt Bros. w heat shipping point on the line and the largest receiving station for live Mrs. L- M. White and baby stock. The Editor of the Mail has received a “ Buy your Ticket are visiting at the J. T. Hunt On recom m endation of Senator 1915, via Oregon” cut, and we have fixed up a return card for en home this week. Cham berlain, the order to deport 12 velopes that one can see almost across the street. We are print Jew ish im m igrants detained a t Ellis Ben Klecker and wife are vis The Parent-Teacher C lub held Miss Katherine J. Kelly, School Island has been suspended. The im ing these envelopes in small lots at 50 cents per 100, or if anyone iting relatives in Portland this its 1st regular meeting, since or- Nune representing Oregon State Board mi- rants intended to come to Oregon, will order 250 or more we will print their name in the blank space. it was said, and Mr. Cham berlain had The sample below explains itself. Fifty cents could not well be i week. ganizing, Friday with a large at of Health viaited the school Wednta- day and inspected the grounds, build been advised $1000 had been put up better invested than in 100 of these envelopes. Just call at the C. P. Darst butcheres some tendance and a good program. ing», w ater and pupils. Miss Kelly re with Ben Selling of Portland as a fine porkerd Tuesday. Mail office and leave your half dollar, we will do the rest. The Invincibles of the M. E. ports th a t buildings and grounds a re in guaranty against the im m igrants be coming public charges. Sunday School held a meeting a sanitary condition. So thoroughly convinced Is he that Friday evening at the home of the industrial departm ent of the coun J. M. Bones. The class elected ty schools will become one of the GROOM THE X1DS new officers for the year and most im portant feature», Superintend At a recent m eeting of the m anagers enrolled another new member. ent of Public Instruction Churchill has of the Oregon S ta te Fair, a rra n g e announced he has decided th a t an ments were made for an Eugenic expo entire week should be devoted to a l Dick Waggoner was called to sition this year. The age lim it will he falfa study by th e children this year, Portland Monday to relieve a the same aa last year, from 12 to 48 HAS THAT instead of one day, as originally plan sick section foreman. months, and the boy and girl winning ned. Mrs. A. W. Cornish and Mias Ella th e championship prizes will berew ard- M ore U n to u ch ed Po.sibilitie* T h an Any O th e r Tow n Portland on Saturday experienced Mr. Barnes and family will Williams viaited Miaa Holliater’a room by a trip to the San Francisco Expo of 1,200 P eo p le in th e Pacific N orthw est ~ w orst Ja n u ary wind storm In 34 move to Portland about the 26th laat week. sition in 1916, including all expenses W ith th e barom eter down to of this month. The Parent-Teacher Meeting will be for one week. O. M. Plummer, mana 36 mile south gale blowing, RETURN IN 5 DAYS TO ger of thia department, states that he a>- rc orded by the delicate in stru G. F. Booth was in Jefferson held In the achool house Friday night. haa served notice on the whole United A good program ia being prepared by m ents at th e local w eather bureau, Thursday and Friday o f last the teachera of the different gradca. States that Oregon ia going to »end to roofs w ere torn off buildings, tele wsek. San Frnnciaco two of the finest babies S T A Y T O N O R K O O N graph and electric light poles w ere Heit Pancoast w a a absent from and he expects, if the other states ac snapped like pipestem s, trees w ere Miss Fisher of Salem assumed school last week on account of aickneaa cept the challenge, to see there a col stripped clean of th eir branches and the duties of High School teach- Miss Theresa Fehlen viaited the High lection of 100 of the most perfect child- h ats w ere se n t flying. E. M. Olmsted During the month of January only we will make this offer The Bargain Price positively closes Saturday January 31. 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