=r B R IE F NEW S OF DECORATION DAY BOY SHOOTS SELF SERVICES SATURDAY . WITH SHOT GUN O REG O N George C. Jones of Portland has been uppotnted dock officer In the const geodetic survey. The proposed new elty eharter ol Monroe Is to be adopted or rejected at a special election to be held on Monday, June 16. the abolition of the state senate, m-ommended In a report of the legts 1st on committee at the ptate grange at Monmouth, was adopted in resolu tion form later. Five fotal Industrial accidents were reported to State Utbor Commissioner j O. P. Hoff last week, along with <7 other accidents of more or less seri ous nature. J.a Grande commercial club offers prises for the best mile of road built1 A bsolutely Pure within a radius of eight miles of that i c: y. The club undertakes to keep up a mile of the road known as Gekler Lane. The Wrangell chamber of commerce has asked Senator Chamberlain s aid in securing a survey of Dry strait, with a view to gatting more adequate accommodation for steamers running The members o f the different tele to southeastern and western Alaska. NO UUM.N0 UM E PHOSPHATE Alva Myers, the sixteen-year-old son Grand Army o f the Republic will com o f O. V. Mvcrs who lives one ami one- memorate Dbcoration Day on Saturday half miles northwest o f this city, acci May 3d The line o f M i i k will be from the City Hall in Stayton to the remetrry. The band will lead t h c procesaion which will !>ta* i t It) a. m At the cemetery the following pro gram has beer arreuged; Music J>> the Hand Invocutnn Song, ••America" Add re-s. Prof. W. C. Gauutt S>>^g, “ Battle Hymn o f the Re lic" Music by the Ban I Song. *• renting oil the Old Camp Ground” Reading o f Lincoln’ s Gettysburg .Address * Decoration o f graves. SPECIAL C A L L ” PEPPERMINT AT Mrs. 1. B. Carter and Mrs. E. C. Carter o f Union Hill were trading with Stayton merchants one dav this week. Dr. E. F. Reamer, Specialist in dis eases o f the Eye, Ear. Nose a n d Throat and the fitting o f Glasses. 140 M isonh Temple Salem. Oregon. phone companies o f the Stayton Switch board Ass'n are called for a meeting Saturday May 30 at Stayton, City Hall at 2 p. m. The purpose o f said meet ing is to sign up papers and by laws o f Incorporation and to consider plans for a central building and any other busi ness that may come before the meet ing. W. E. Christman. 2t FRUIT JARS Til« S A Hunter Post. No 3f, o f the dentally shot part o f his right shoulder away on Monday o f this week. The lad had been out hunting and had placed the gun over a rail fenca and when he picked it up again, by some means the weapon wiis discharg ed, taking quite a sired chunk of rteah out o f his shoulder. A numb*» o f shot also went through h>s hat brim, which ■ shows how near fatal the accident was. Dr. Brewer dressed the wound at toon at possible. MAYO SELLS THEM CHEAPER Com pare these prices with others. . R rxi!l Straw Hat Cleaatr— Old straw hats made to look like new. | Enough to elean.eight hula or to keep > your hat clean and new all aummer. Price 26o at Beauchamp's. D R. J . W. V O G EL WEST STAYTON One o f the newest and moat inter esting crops- raised in Oregon is the mint from which peppermint oil is ex tracted. In other sections o f the country where this oil is an established . product, the oil sells at $3 to $4 per pound. Experiments conducted in the vicinity o f West Stayton, Marion Coun ty, indicates that this crop,when grown under irrigation, will yield at the rate o f $120 per acre. It is expected that a plant for distilling the oil will be erect ed at West Stayton ami a profitable business in the shipping o f. plants to other sections built up. Regiatered Specialist for refraction and defects o f the Eye will make regu lar trips to Stayton every 90 to 4) days Watch for dates. 6-4x 9 FOR SALE Thomas—Mayo Co. Three good young Pure bred Jersey cows. One fresh, two fresh soon. El igible to registration. All flrst class stock. M. H. Titus, Kingston. WALTER F. SMITH LANDS GOOD JOB IN PANAMA D. Townes and wife and Mrs. Leslie A. J. J. C. JERSEYS Townes o f Mt. Pleasant were Stayton FOR SALE—Several choice p u r e visitors Frilay. Mrs. D. Townes went bred A. J. J. C. jersey bulls, nearly on to Portland for a visit with her ready for service. Out o f profitable daughter Mabel. The Stayton Mail acknowledge« the producers and sired by a pure ored St. receipt o f a copy o f the Panama Morn Lambert S i r e . Prices reasonable. O. L. Holt head bookkeeper o f the ing Journal wl.ich states that Walter Registered, transferred and Pedigree Hammond Lbr. Co. has been called to Mrs. C. A. Beauchamp is on the sick F. Smith, brother o f Henry and Alva fnrnished. Jos. A. Ditter, Tongue Point, Ore., where the comp Smith o f this city, a n d formerly a i list. 5-28 Aumsville, Ore. any has a big mill. He is gtffng to Stayton boy, has been promoted to the straighten up the books there. position o f Chief Clerk under the Port Captain o f the ports o f Colon and Cris NOTICE—Will the party who took a tobal in the Republic o f Panama. large blue platter from the I. O. O. F. The friends o f Mr. Smith will be hall by mistake at the Rebekah social a pleased to hear o f his promotion and no | coa r>!e o f weeks ago please return doubt will wish him auccesa in hia well same to the hall. earned position. J. P. Davie, Janitor. HAMMOCKS N o w is the time of the year draw n to the O u t-of-doors. FOR S A L E —Driving horse. A four year old Ambush gelding from a Zom- bro mare, exceptionally large, city broke and is safe for a woman to drive, sound in wind and limb. Also rubber tire i top buggy and single harness. John D. Turner, Salem, Ore. A t Brown’s Machine Shop intentions are to get the good will o f our custo mers ar.d “ Good Jobs” is our motto. Try us onqe and be convinced. Cha-s. Brown. w hen y o u are Nothing' adds so m uch to porch or cam p pleasure as one of our beautiful easy ham m ocks. Plain Canvas Hammocks . . Striped Canvas Hammocks . Extra Heavy Kahki Hammocks Couch Hammock, best ever $2.25 2.75 . 3.50 12.75 Other hammocks at all prices. All of our ham mocks are guaranteed to stand heavy weights and rough usage. STAYTON HOUSEFURNISHING CO. Pint 60c doz. Gross $6.09 Quart 70c doz. •" 7.10 1-2 Gallon 90c doz. “ 9.80 Full measure 8 oz. Jelly Glasses 35c doz. MORE SIDEWALK COMPLETED counts what y ou F ord buyer m on ey. With the completion o f the cement sidewalk in front o f the Hobson ar.d the Titus properties this week, we are getting a very good walk along th e ; East side o f Third St. J. A. Van Han del and E. C. Lau are doing all the sidewalk work thia spring and the kind ot work they turn out would pass mus ter in any city. get isn't w hat you for w hat you gets the B ig m ost production, and best materials m ake and Ford pay— but pay. value skilled The for his w orkm en Ford quality, high prices lo w . Five hundred dollars is the price o f the FORD runabout; the touring car ia five fifty; the town car seven fifty -f. o. b. Detroit, complete with equipment. Get catalogue and par ticular* from. P. Deidrich, Stayton, AND STILL THEY GO Peter Deidrich sold three Fords since the last issue o f the Mail. Frank K a y - lor o f near West Stayton, Frank Fraz ier o f Sublimity and Chris Giebler o f Fern Ridge were the lucky men. W hat Agent for Stayton, Sublimity, Aumavilko, Stayton, Mehama and Mill City^territory. Shaw, Wc«t j — Ht. Pleasant . Leona Forrette o f West Stayton vis Mrs. Jake Etzel o f Fern Ridge was ited home folks here Monday. : in town one day lagt week. SURPRISE PARTY About forty young people gathered ' Mrs. G. A. Pratt returned home at the Willing home in East Stayton from a visit in Aumsville and Salem last Sunday .evening as a surprise on Mrs. D. Townes went to Port Miss Esther Willing. Games and re Friday. FOR SALE—Good dry tier wood. freshments made the time pass all too land Friday to spend a few days 6-11 Ciaude Darby. Mrs. Rilda Fish and daughter return quickly until the time cam« to bid the with son and daughter. ed to their home in the Waldo Hills hostess good night. Geo. Boll and family o f Sublimity j Francis Kloer spent Thursday Sunday. were in town Tuesday. afternoon with Roxana Shank. V. J. Phillipi and wife o f Kingston were in town Saturday. WILL STAY IN STAYTON Joe Youngworth and wife and Leo Rund o f Jordan wi re Stayton visitors The Christian Church o f this city ex Saturday. tended an invitation to Rev. Russell to be pastor o f their organization for the Adam Schlies a n d wife o f Linn Jos. Sherman, wife a n d baby o f : enauing year, beginning July 1, 1914, j county were Stayton visitors Monday. Shaw visited at the Fischer home lest Mr. Rossell has accepted the call and ' Thursday. will stay in Stayton another ylar. * | Geo. Keech and wife and Mrs. E. T. _____ Mr. Rossell went to Dallas Wednes Matthieu motored over to Salem Friday Miss Alta Archambeau o f Portland day to attend the Northwest District visited at the Shaff?r home the first of Convention o f the Christian Church at Joe Senz and wife o f near Scio were i the week. that place. He will preach in Stayton trading with Stayton merchants Tues Sunday n-.orning, and will commence a day. Walter Heater and wife o f Silver revival at the Old, Central Christian church east o f Albany on Sunday even Miss Julia Boedigheimer o f Sublimity Creek were trading with Stayton mer ing, May 81. was visiting relatives in. Stayton Tues chants Friday. day. E. E. McKinney o f Turner Miss Mamie Zimmerman of Stayton on business Tuesday. Sublimity spent Thursday night at the H. Senz home. Lewis Ray attended the dance at Kingston Wednesday night. Mrs. Margaret tim ed back to her lem after spending weeks at the M. F. Hoffman re home in Sa the past few Ryan home. Mrs. Leslie Townes received a telegram from Chico, California Wednesday evening that h e r father had died. Good Goods— J. W. Me Crow c f McCay, Oregon, is Mrs. H. Shank and daughter Good Drugs, Good Soda, Good Ice Roxana were guests at the M. F. visiting at the Jos. Fisher home this Cream, Good Candies. Beauchamps. week. Ryan home Monday. Mrs. H. A. Beauchamp and baby re For gas on stomach,belching indiges Elra Gunsaules of Jefferson turned from their two weeks visit in tion, etc use Sodium Phosphate. 50c j spent the week-end with Harry Medford Sunday. bottle at Beauchamps. Shank. Miss Nora Crabtree came home one Mr. Saltzer and wife and Mrs. An Harry Shank went to Mon day last week for an extended visit drew Saltzer and babv o f Jordan were mouth Tuesday after some regis i with home folks. tered cattle he had purchased trading with Stayton merchants Mon day. ! from J. B. Stump recently. B. Minton and daughter Agnes of H. Kloer was a guest at the Joe Williams o f Coon Hollow is go Linn county were trailing with Stav- M. F. Ryan home Sunday after ing to build a new house east o f the ton merchants Tuesday. Baptist church where he has purch ased noon. some tots. The party given at the H. Senz home Thursday night was W ANTED— A furnished well attended. Games were tween now and ‘ June 1st. played until a very late hour the Stayton Electric Light when lunch was served. Every Mr. Rouse. one reported a very enjoyable Korinek & Mielke got in a time. FOR R EN T:—6 room house and Bix lots on Water St. Inquire o f S. H.' 5-28-x house be Burson, Stayton. Apply at office for Peter Deidrich and Cap Cramer went to Salem Tuesday evening for another invoice o f Fords. new line o f Rex buggies. V. J. Phillipi, Lesto- W. H. Downing, candidate for the Linn Lambert -pent Sunday at Baldron and Mose Titus took one each legislature on the Democratic ticket the P. H- Lambert home. the last o f the week. was a Stayton visitor Tuesday. W ilbu r W o o len Mills Co. STAYTON. OREGON M anufacturers of Blankets, Dress G ood s, W o o l Batts and Mattresses. W ill make mattresses from y o u r o w n w ool. A n y of our products sold retail at the Mills. Wool Growers Attention W e will pay the H ighest Price for y ou r w o o l at the M ills. W e use this in our business, and do not buy on com m ission for the B roker. W e will furnish you N e w W o o l S ack s Gratis if w e buy you r w ool. W c are in the market at all times. C om e and see us and get the best price for you r w ool. J O H N P. W I L B U R . M g 'r. N e w C o m m e rc ia l H o te l C. ULLOM, Prop. Ladies Oxfords and Pumps Best of Service To All Commercial Trade a Specialty Cafe De Luxe AT REDUCED PRICES S U ED E, NUB UCK, Patent Leather and TAN IN CONNECTION Hot and Cold Water Baths STAYTON. OREGON L E BLAIN AM HAMMER CO Baby Doll Pumps, Suede $3.00 Patent Leather $2.50 E VE R YTH IN G LANCEFIELD’S FOR ALBANY. ‘ M AN AND BOY OREGON. - .......