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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1914)
« Dragon Historie*! «ocM f THE STHYT©N MAIL ¿ O th Y e a r , N o 4 4 . S T A Y T O N , M A R IO N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , VETERAN SUCCOMBS TO PNEUMONIA MISCELLANEOUS SHOWER FALLS M> e e e v THURSDAY, D E C E M B E R 3 , 1914. te m e e t HARD TIMES ’ HAD “ GOOD TIMES” TEARING DOWN YOUR TOWN The young people held a aurpriae imacellaneoua ahower at the Fred Bart By "Hans Garbus’' lett home on Monday night o f thia Daniel Neff, who would have been K2 week in honor of Miaa Iona Bartlett, ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « M » a é é é è ê a è > 4 » é * « â à à é * « a a a a a „ . . . ^ t t t t t t t t u ( > j year» of age Dee, 28, died Monday, bride elect. A large crowd waa prea- November 80 at the home of hia nep "What Tearing Down the Home Though w e got bit every once in ent and ahn received many uaeful arti hew, E. Shepherd in Slayton, of pneu cle». Town Coat an Iowa Farmer" appeared while, we got in the habit of sending monia. in the Oregon Merchanta Magazine, away for «tuff. Mr. Neff waa down town laat Friday published in Portland, in a recent iaaue, "Gradually our merchants lessened and waa sick but two daya. He 1» the and contains many pertinent hints to their atock of good» for lack of patron laat of hla family but leavea another nephew In Slayton, Jaa. Leigh. all interested in the upbuilding of the age. Finally we began to realize that when we needed a bolt quickly for ma Mr. Neff came to Oregon In 1873 and I city in which they reside. The article chinery or clothing for sickness or haa lived In or near Stayton alnee that ~ follows: death we ha«l to wait and send away time, at one time owning the rhair fac (Special to The Mail) Hans Garbus is a German farmer in for it, which wasn't so pleasant One tory here. A very enjoyable Thanksgiving even- Iowa. He wrote a letter to the Farm Mr. Neff waa a member of the S. A.. ing was celebrated at Jordan under the Journal, Philadelphia, the other day. by one our merchants moved to places Hunter I’oat, Stayton, Grand Army of auspices of the Catholic young men, It summarized his experience and that where they were appreciated, and men the Republic and waa one of the moat assisted by the Catholic ladies. The of his neighbors in neglecting their of leas energy moved in. Gradually our town haa gone down, our business reaper ted of Stayton'a Citizens. program, although arranged upon short home merchants to "save" money by houses are "tacky” in appearance, a The funeral waa held in the Chriatian notice, was well carried out and also patronizing the mail order houses. The number are empty, our schools.church- church on Wedneaday of thia week and well received by thore who attended. letter Is a human document. Hans and walks are going down, we have the interment waa In the Stayton cem The first part of the program was in Garbus writes just as he would tell us i ea no band no library, no newspaper nor etery. Rev. H. E. Roaaell officiated at charge of the ladies and the second und it rings true. Let the secretary or I ball team. There is no business in the the funeral. part in charge of the young men. retailer give this to his farmers through town, and therefore no taxes to keep Muny wdl miaa the quiet little old The program was followed by a bas- his home paper. It ought to be read man who alwava had a amlle and a kat social and a dance. A large crowd by every farmer in the United States: things up. Hotel is closed for lack of travel. Go down to the depot when pleasant word for everybody, for he attended and all enjoyed themselves in Farmer« Need Awakening. the freight pulls in and you see the se waa one of nature'» true gentlemen. a very orderly manner and left with quel in mail order packages. the feeling of satisfaction of having “ VVe farmers need awakening to the Nine Years A g o and Now. Mra. Andrew andMra.Frank Rausch- spent a very pleasant evening. fact that we have upmistakably reach er viaited at the A. Wolf home Thura- Nine years ago my farm was worth This social gathering was indeed a ed the period where we must think and day. success, both from a social and financial plan. I am one of the slow German 8195 an acre; today I'd have a hard farmers that had to be shown, and 1 matter to sell it at 8167 an acre. It is standpoint. 8106.15 was cleared. The Catholic young men recently or am now giving my experience that too far from a live town, s o every PLEASANTLY SURPRISED ganized them sc Ives and they expect to others may profit, for knowledge is farmer has said who wants to buy. He appear again in the near future before more expensive now than 10 years ago. wants a place near schools and church "Twenty-nine years ago I began my es where his children can have advan A pleaaant surprise party was held the public with a program that will by at the Joseph Koenig home on Satur far eclipse the one they have just rend- farm career. 1 had an old team and 850. tages. I have awakened to the fact Our furniture was mostly home made — that In helping to pull the totvn down day night The evening waa spent in ed, as their fist attempt. games and dancing. Those present With the proceeds they Intend to e- chairs, cupboard and lounge made from it has cost me $5600 in nine years. Like were; Dora Aidua, Katie and Mamie reel a spacious and will arranged hall dry goods boxes neatly covered by 10- the majority of farmers, I didn’t figure Vanllandle, Aggie Barkmeyer, Litzie for future social gatherings. Work cent cretonne by my girl wife. We far enough ahead. "This sort of business means the do Odenthal, Clara Rauscher,Geo. Prange, will begin on this new hall within the rented 80 acres. Being a boy of good habits I got all needed machinery and ing away with country towns. What 8immy Etzel, Jake Hafner, Frank next few weeks. Rauscher, Joe Odenthal, Bill Herman», The ball will be equipped with a fine grocerie* of our home merchants on will It mean to farmers to have only a Ed Etzel, Johnie Susbauer, Joe and stage, a check and ticket room, a bal credit until fall crops were sold. The few'large cities at a distance of 500 or Mike Benedict, Casey and Joe Ducha- cony and the main part will be a spac first year was a wet season and I did 1000 miles? What are we going to do teau, Wallace Smith, L. Phillipe, Ed i ious auditorium and dance hall 36x50ft. not make enough to pav creditors. 1 with our children who are demanding Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rauscher These entertainments will be under went to each on dute of promise and even better advantages than we had? “ Those cities we help to build return strict supervision and hence will always j explained conditions, paying as much and Mr. and Mra. Alva Smith. be conducted in a very clean and order- as possible, and they all carried the no favors; they take our money but | balance over another year. They con offer no credit in time of need. If we ly manner. tinued to accomodate me until I was want high schools, etc., we muBt raise Henry Gorger, Sec’y. : able to buy a 40-acre piece of my own. tha money and build near our farm j "As soon as I owned those few seres hoircs or send our boys and girls to the D uce at I.O.O.F. B oM ni , the mail order houses began sending cities at great expense, amidst tempta Saturday night, Dec. 5. j me catalogue», and gradually I began tion* of which the farm has no equal. j sending my loose change to them, let- Neither am I the only awakening farm- The Yeomen of thia city planned a The Urode Club will meet with Mrs. ting my accounts stand in my home er. These mail order agents that come big time at the I.O.O.F. hall laat night Shook to-night. I town, 1 had gotten my accom- to our homes every week are becoming ___ , where _________ and carried it out successfully. i modation when I needed it. a nuisance and making it unsafe to Each lady brought bait In the shape Mr». Geo. Brown waa shopping in leave women and children alone on the of a toy or some similar article and tha Salem Tuesday. Thrifty Village. farm. With farm cordiality we take gentlemen flahed for the same and had 'We then had one of the thriftiest these strangers into our homes, often the pleasure of the fair owner's com T. J. Ware is confined to the houaa little villages in the state—good line of as one of the family, and we are some pany at supper. with a bad cold. business in all the branches, merchants times paid in having them entice our Dancing, cards and other games fill who were willing to help an honest fel girls to the city. ed out the balance of the evening with Lee Kerber and family have moved low over a bad year and a town full of entertainment for all. Facts for Consideration. on a farm in Linn county. people who came twice a week to trade and visit. Our little country town sup "These are some facts that need Henry J. Ford of Salem spent Thanks ported a library, high school, band, ball consideration, and I have decided that Will Miller and August Rahn of Scio team, newspaper, and we had big cele the safest ptoposition ail around is for were business visitors here Wednes giving at the Weddle home. brations every year. A farm near a the country people to look after their day. John Bailey was over from Sweet live town .aoon doubles in value. I sold own interests and build up their own my forty acres at a big adyance and country towns that bring value to their Home the first of the week. bought an eighty, gradually adding to farms. Let these who want to patro HARD TIMES BALL. | it until I had two hundred acres of the nize the city mail order house go there best land in Iowa. I then felt no need to live, getting their living where they Christmas Postals— There is to be a "Hard Times" Ball of asking favors and found it easy to give their patronage. The remainder at Henderahotta. at the Mill City Opera House on Thurs patronize the mail order agents that of my life will be given to building up day, Dec. 17. Any dancer who violates came almost weekly to our door. I re- the home town that I helped to pull Mrs. E. T. Matthieu spent the week ' gret to say that I was the first in the down. Brother farmers, you can take the rule and wears “Glad Rugs" will end visiting her sister in Salem. be fined 50c. All are invited. j county to make up a neighborhood hill my advice or eet your knowledge the —"Hans Garbus.” and sent it t o a mail order house. way I got mine. Mrs. C. H. Brewer was in Portland The city conncil met Tuesday night. Tuesday and Wednesday visiting. F. C. Grierson went to his ranch laat W. H. Hobson made a business trip Thursday. to Portland Monday and Tuesday. For Sale or trade—s good work or Misse* Mary and Julia Boedigheimer road mare. Home Bakery, Stayton. 12-12 spent Sunday «vlth Anna Rauscher. THANKSGIVING DAY AT JORDAN VALLEY YEOMEN HAVE BIG BLOW-OUT THE REASON WHY GARBUS BUYS HIS GOODS OF SEARS & ROEBUCK T O -N IG H T "The Raiders of the Mexican Border” A story of the Great Southwest in 3 reels. Also Comedy. Turkey and 5 tickets given To-Night Saturday N ight- Chas. Burmester will give a Reading on Dr. Puffstuff’s Lecture on Patent Med icine. 4 reels of good pictures, all for 6 and 10c a ★ a a a THEATRE Friend Garbus is all right as far as he goes but he does not tell quite all the story. Why do farmers patronize the mail order houses? The answer is contained in two words "Invitation and Price." Let us dissect the second one first. "The mail order manager can buy in larger quantities and can sell for less." says one. Grant that, then let the merchants of a town or a number of small towns organize (not for restraint of trade in the selling end) but for the cheapening of the price on the buying end. You absolutely have it in your hands as you have lower rent, lower taxes and lower priced help than your mall order house competitor, and if you are too stubborn and bull-headed to do the obvious thing in this line, you can cerlainly blame no one but yourselves. Now for the first condition noted above, “ Invitation.” No mail order house could exist over a single season without the mail order house catalogue. “ But," my town merchant, friend says, "I cannot get out a catalogue like that. ” Quite true, as It is so costly that even Sears & Roebuck can issue it hut TWICE A YEAR at the most. But Mr. Merchant you have a medium S e ria l N o 9 7 6 of invitation right at your hand that you can use not TWICE a year but FIFTY-TWO times a year at a very nominal coat. "Shucks" says Mr. Merchant, "you mean that little 2x4 country sheet called the Stayton Mail, why no one reads that much less the advertisements.” Mr. Merchant that is where you make the biggest mis take in your life, the women of the household are the great readers of the country weekly, it deals with people they know, tells of the births, deaths, marriages and visits here and there, and incidcntly too, Mr. Merchant the women spend fully three-fourths of the money spent in your store. Am I not telling you the truth. To sum up, we reiterate without any fear of successful contradiction, (The columns of The Mail are open to any discussion of this matter, pro or con) that the secret of your competition lies in two words "Co-operation and Adver tising, or Price and Invitation." I do not say this because I happen to be Ihe proprietor of a country newspa per, for I believe I am honest enough to sny it even if I ran a glue factory. - Editor. DOES ADVERTISING PAV? TRY AND SEE The Hard Times dance at the Opera House Thanksgiving night was well at tended and everyone enjoyed them selves thoroughly. Mr. and Mrs. Mc The editor of the Mail has been ae- Kay won the prizes for the best cos verly criticized several times for start tumes, and M. J. Crabtree and wife ing a Premium Contest at this time. My dear critical friend, we believe in the prizes for the best waltzera. advertising, and, we knew that this was going to be a hard winter (because you alt said so) and we further believe that the time to advertise the most is when the receipts are in danger of be ing the least, (gel that) so we put 8250 spot cash into advertising in the shape Sublimity district voted a special road of a piano. Did any merchant in this tax of 5 mills at their meeting on Wed or any nearby town with 2u times the nesday, November 25. It u probable annual business we have, ever put an> - that Supervisor Kintz will be re-ap where near that money into advertiz pointed. At the meeting in Stayton on ing in a whole year? We may lose some money, but we Saturday, November 28, a 2 mill levy was voted. The amount would proba will bold our subscription list up to a bly have been much larger but for the standard in a hard time. (Get that, fact that although fully 60*$ of the tax too.) Next spring, when business opens up, is raised in the city, all of the money must be spent outside of the incorpora we expect to be able to offer you s tion. L. S. Lambert will probably be medium of advertizing that has been unimpaired by a hard winter. You supervisor. At Fern Ridge a levy of 3 mills was may advertise then, if not, someone made, and Geo. Etzel was recommend else will, for we have given up (almost) trying to show the "Successful" busi ed as supervisor. Acrocs the river, the Kingston dist- ness man that, “The time to advertise trict voted to raise a 5 mill tax and the heaviest is when business is at its Raleigh Harold waa nominated as su lowest ebb.” pervisor for 1915. ROAD DISTRICTS VOTE SPECIAL TAX CHILD DIES WITH DIPTHER1A SMALL FIRE STARTED (Special to The Mail) In Areola Indiana while parents are here on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Gustane Kinder of Ar eola, Indiana were visiting at the home of Chas. Hottinger at Sublimity. Y\ hen here but a few days they received a telegram to come home at once. Sir ce then word has been received that their only daughter, Mildred, aged five had died and was buried before the beraved parents could reach home. Mrs. Kinder is a sister of Mrs. Chas. Mrs. Guy Moser of Silverton spent Hottinger. Thanksgiving at the home of her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Watters. Mr. Moser came over on Saturday and returned with his wife the first of the week. The fire bell rang a few minutes be fore one o’clock Tuesday for a blaze that started fiom a defective flue in the W. A. Riggs house back of the Stayton Stables. Frank Lesley grab bed a fire extinguisher and got the fire, which was small, under control when the hose cart arrived, saving the loss of the household goods by water. The loss was nominal. S. Arnold of Sublimity wa3 trading with Stayton merchants yesterday. CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD MONDAY The annual city election will be held Mrs. Jos. Hamman and daughter Ha on Monday, December 7. Two ciuncil- zel are visiting in Mill City this week. men, treasures, recorder and marshal are to be elected. Owing to the fact that three roroi- The W.C.T.U. will meet with Mrs. Chas. Brown next Wednesday after- nees of the citizens party viz: S. L. Stewart, W. Richardson and Henry Smith failed to qualify by acce; ting Felix VanErman and wife spent Sun the nominations, there will be practic day evening at the Andrew Rauscher ally but one ticket in the field, that of the Progressive party. home. However, blanks will be left on tie ticket, so that any may write their Mr. and Mrs. Treesh of Gates spent choice on the ballot. the week-end at t h e Jos. Hamman home. John Steinbrenner of Shaw spei t Thanksgiving at the Jno. Henkel homd Mr. Carlson and daughter Bessie of near Kingston. Aumsville were Stayton visitors Sat urday. ^ Henry Boedigheimer motored over frow Salem t o spend Thanksgiving with home folks. Clover Hay Wanted— Misses Agnes and Maude Rauscher Several tons of clover hay wanted delivered. Phone 288 W. R.Jephcott. of Sublimity spent the week-end with their cousins, Laura and Amelia. Fire Meeting at the city hall to-mor Harry Williams is here from Seattle row night. Election of officers will for an extended visit with his grand come up. parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Burson. Mrs. Ruby Epiey and baby of Sidney Mrs. Carl Titus and baby of Kings spent the week-end visiting at the Oron ton are visiting at the home of her Weddle home. mother Mrs. Geo. Murphy this week. A FULL LINE OF STANDARD PATTERNS Extra Special- On Ladies’ Coats that defy competition. R egular Prices on Groceries Bulk Coffee . one lb. 20c, 2 for 35c Steel-cut Coffee . . . 25c per lb. P e a c h e s ..................... 2 cans for 25c Tomatoes . . . . 3 cans for 25c W a ln u t s .......................... per lb 15c Special prices on quantities. Eggs 38c at KLECKER’S .