THE
¿1st Year, No. 5.
Scrial N o . 989
S T A Y T O N , M ARION C O U N T Y , OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , M ARCH 4, 1915-
—
HORTICULTURAL FIRE
RELIEF GOES UNDER
BIRTHDAY PARTY AT UNION HILL
A number o f friends and relatives
were entertained at the home o f Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Gilmour at Union Hill,
Sunday, February 28.
The occassion
being Mrs. (iilinour's birthday anniver
sary. Thu hostess was the recipient of
many beautiful and useful gifts. A
bountiful dinner was served, those en
joying the day were: Mr. and Mrs. M.
M. Gllmour, Mr. and Mrs. W.R. Jones,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Fischer, Mr. and
Mra. G. 1). Scott, Mr. and Mra. Phillip
Fiachcr. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mr.
and Mrs. Orlo Humphreys, Mrs. J.
King, Misses Lyle Stewart, Martha
GehrmHii, Kthcl and I^ona King, Inez
and Klva Fischer, Veda Scott, Bernita
Jones, and Stellu, I-etha, Kdythe and
Bernice Gilmour, and Messrs Arnott
King, Verity and Harley Scott, Eric
Fischer and Carl Jones.
The affairs o f Ihe Horticultural Fire
Relief o f Oregon were placed In the
hands of u receiver Monilay arid Har
vey Welle, »tale inauranre commission-
cr, waa appointed by the court to take
the handling o f the company’» buai-
neaa. The board o f trualeea o f the
company met laat week and after hear
ing the re|a,rt o f an ex|iert accountant,
who went over the company IxHikn, de
cided to place the company under the
direction o f the »tut« insurance com-
mi»»ion.
According to the report o f the ex
pert accountant the appurent exce»a*of
liahilitiea over the aaacla o f the com
pany la $60. 194.10. The insurance com-
mis» ¡oner will also handle the affairs of
the I'aciflc and the Oregon Merchants'
Mutual companies,
These two latter
were smaller companies, w h o se policies
were purchased by the Horticultural
Fire Relief and absorbed by the latter
com|»any, A number o f policies still
running under the names o f these com
panies are exiatant but the greater vol
ume o f business o f the smaller compa
Among the changes in the school
nies has been taken over by the Horti
i
laws
that will become effective on May
cultural Relief o f Oregon.
i 22nd, next, are several pertaining to
Inauranre Oirntnissioner Wells esti-
Senate
mat*-d tha» " i t over 40 per cent o f the j the certification o f teachers.
liabilities o f the companies would ue j Bill No. 85 provides that physiology
shall be taken by applicants for one-
paid
year
certificates, instead o f physical
The total Insurance o f the Horticul
geography, as at present. In the rush
tural Fire Relief association in force
and confusion during the closing hours
December 81 was $9,030,566, o f the
Merchants Mutual, $3,808,000, and the i o f the session, this hill was amended,
and through a mistake, physical geog-
Pacific Home, $1,076,000.
. raphy was omitted entirely, hence for
the next two years applicants will not
take physical geography when applying
THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY FOR SALE for any kind o f certificate.
Hereafter the summer teachers’ ex
amination will begin on the last Wed
1 Belgium colt coming 3ycarold soon,
nesday in June instead o f on the third
already broken.
1 Hambletonian nnd
Wednesday. No change was made in
Hackney colt coming 2 year old soon.
the date for the December examina
Both very gentle and the latter some
tion.
W. M. Smith.
thing swift. Also 2 young Duroc boars
31 months old weight 85 lbs. t hus. W.
Mayer Phone Stayton 145.
The basement wall o f John Thoma’ s
new residence at the corner o f First
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Heater were • and Water Streets have been complet
down from Silver Creek Falls on busi ed, and work will begin on the super
ness on Monday o f this week.
structure next Monday.
CHANGES IN LAWS RE
LATING TO TEACHERS
CASH PRICES
As wc have gone on a cash basis , which began March
1st, we give below a few sample s ot our new prices.
50c Royal Bak. Pow.
$ .43
25 K. C. Bak. Pow.
23
4 Boxes of matches for
10c
3 Yds
25c
of gingham for
10 Arm & Hammer Soda
5
10'/b off on all Shoes
5c Yeast now only
4
10 '/c off on all Hats
25 Coffee reduced to
21
1(H ) off on Dress Shirts
25 Catchup reduced to
15
Men’s Heavy Wotk Shirt
1
CHAS. GEHLEN’S
1 ¡Dash Merchandise Store
Home
Made
Candy
.
Right Here in Stayton I
W hy send away for
p v ->
a
product that can and is
being made here at home at the Gem Confectionery of the
purest and best ingredients on the market. They are only
sold with a guaranteed quality.
Tobacco Coupons
Redeemed in your own city at no cost for postage or registra
tion. Bring your coupons to me, l have over $200.00 worth of
premiums on hand now. Magazines and Newspapers.
J. A. HENDFRSHOTT, Proprietor,
GEM CONFECTIONERY
MONDAY AND TUESDAY, MARCH
8-9, APPOINTED CLEAN UP DAYS
STAYTON DEVELOPMENT
LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS
Frank Mick o f near Sublimity traded
his farm recently for one in Kansas.
Mr. Mick and family have already gone
The Stayton Development league
to their new home.
I t i s reported i
As will be found in another column,
met in special session in the Stayton
Why not get ail that stuff together
that the new owner o f the Mick place {
the city council has appointed Monday next week, burn what you can and pile
Mail office on Monday night and elect
has sold it to a third party.
and Tuesday March H-1# aa “ clean-up” the rest near an alley or street for the
ed the following officers for the ensu
days.
ing year: Pres., Geo. Keech; V. Pres.,
city to haul away.
The Eldeen Club was entertained by J. W. Mayo; Sec-Treas., Jno. Thoma;
This is a move in the right direction
It will not cost you a cent for the
and wddle the city can only enforce a hauling just the trouble to get it to Mrs. J. W. Mayo at her home on Third Directora, W. A. Elder, S. L. Stewart,
Street Friday afternoon.
T h e la- : Geo. Spaniol, E. D. Alexander, J. T.
general cleanup on the streets aid al gether in a pile.
I f you cannot get
ley, t h e citizens should have pride away from your business to attend to dies spent the afternoon with their Kearns.
enough in their town and homes to ex this matter, hire the school boys next needlework and a delicious lunch was
The next regular meeting will be
Additional! held on Monday, March 8, in the city
tend the work to the lots as well.
Saturday to do it for you. It will cost served b y t h e hostess.
It is almost a crime and it certainly ' you but a few cents and the satisfac guests besides the members were; Mrs. | hall. All who are not members are in
is s disgrace to let rubbish accumulate tion you will get in seeing a cleaner Earl Queener o f Milton, Oregon, Mrs. vited to attend and join the organiza
as it does on some o f Staylon's vacant town will more than repay you for the Creech o f Linn County Mrs. C.O.Craw- tion.
During the paat year the League haa
lots.
small amount expended.
Do it NOW. ford and Mrs. M.J.Crabtree o f this city.
collected in dues $102.00 and has paid
H. N. Huntley made a business trip out for stationery, stamps, printing,
etc $19.25; for development work, $16.-
to Albany yesterday.
00; for rent etc., $0.00; leaving a bal
anee on hand o f $61.75.
Considerable good has been done dur
ing the twelve months in various ways
and the members are encouraged to go
Colonel W. G. D. Mercer o f Rose-
Standing room only and very little o f
ahead and continue in the same way.
that, greeted late comers at the Star burg, who has served as sergeant-at-
KIMBALL SISTERS DRAW COMMANDANT ELDER
CROWDED HOUSE
WILL RETAIN JOB
Theatre last Saturday night, to hear
the Misses Wao and Enid Kimball of
Jordan in their cornet and trombone
duetts.
The young ladies, who are
momoers o f Barnes’ circus band, ren
dered "H ear me Nora,’ ’ and "L a r
board W atch” in a pleasing and credit
able manner. Lloyd Kimball, brother
o f the two young ladies, sang “ Out on
the Deep” and “ Think o f what Mother
has said” to the entire satisfaction o f
the audience.
If these young people ever visit us
again, they can be assured o f a hearty
welcome.
Mention should also be made that
the High School Glee Club is improving
rapidly and their encores are much ap
preciated.
CANBY WANTS ALL
OF ITS ROAD TAX
Oregon City, Or,, March 1.—Canby
has joined t h e ranks o f Cl&ckamas
county cities that want the entire a-
mount o f road tax money collected
within the corporate limits o f the city.
Suit was commenced this morning a-
gainst the county to collect back road
tax for six years. The total asked for
is $5437.17.
This makes the fourth Clackamas
county city to sue for the entire amount
o f its road tax. The others are West
Linn, Gladstone and Milwaukie.
West Linn’s suit has been fought
through the circuit court and is now-
pending in the supreme coui t.
It is
understood that adecision will be forth
coming from that court in a few days.
—Journal.
I f this suit is decided in favor o f
West Linn, it looks pretty good for
Stayton to get a few thousands from
Marion county to help her fix her peri
odical munholes.
STAYTON SCHOOL BOYS
ORGANIZE BALL CLUB
45c
TRADE FARMS
Last week a ball team composed en
tirely o f pupils o f the Stayton schools
was organized. A diamond has been
laid off and a back-stop erected on the
school grounds and the boys are practi
cing every day.
The officers are: Ed Blakely, mana
ger; Leo Klecker, secretary-treasurer;
Leo Rook, captain. The line-up o f the
players is
Loren Wilson
c
Leo Rock
p
John Fehlen
lb
Geo. Rohwein
2b
E<i Blakely
3b
Leo Klecker
ss
Win. Doughty
if
Guy Hurt
cf
Henry Tate
rf
The first game will bo played some
time this month.
REAL ESTATE IS
ON THE MOVE
Several exchanges, some o f consider
able magnitude, in the real estate mar
ket, have taken place in the last week.
J. T. Kearns has sold 100 acres o f
his fine Waldo Hills ranch to Thomas
Becker o f this city.
He took in as
part payment on the same Mr. Beck
e r’s tract o f land in l.inn coi: ity that
he had purchased some time ago from
K. Harold.
I,ee Bailey traded places with Te-u
Smith this week and they moved yes
terday.
arms o f the senate for the paat three
sessions, is a candidate for command
ant o f the Oregon soldiers’ home and
has filed his application with Governor
Withycombe, as chairman o f the state
board o f control, for the position.
All
members o f the board, however, who
have expressed themselves upon the
matter have declared that Commandant
Eider, who has been in charge o f the
home for several years, has given im
minently satisfactory service, and there
seems no disposition on the part o f the
board to make a change.
Numerous other applications have
been made for the position, one o f
which is from an old soldier o f Baker
county, which was made early in the
session, but the majority o f the board
of control are o f the opinion that inas
much as it is a verv difficult position to
fill and that Commandant W. W. Elder
has given perfect satisfaction in his
management, there is no need o f mak
ing a change, and it is not probable
A w t one will be made.
JOHN HENKEL DIED AT
HIS HOME YESTERDAY
John Henkel, one o f Linn county’s,
most respected citizens died at h i s
home near Kingston last night about
10 o’ clock.
Mr. Henkel had suffered from cancer
f o r some time and the end was not al
together unexpected.
He leaves a wife, and four children,
three sons, Emil. Rudolph and Fred,
and one daughter. Mane.
The funeral will be held at the Kings
ton church tomorrow, Friday, March 5,
and interment will be in the Wisner
cemetery near that place.
WHAT THE
March 1, is the time set by the city
charter o f Stayton to shut all chickens
from running on the streets o f the city.
All persons are hereby notified; that
any chickens found running at large
after the publication o f this notice will
be impounded.
Jno. Downing
Marshal.
FARMER
NEEDS
NOW
...IS...
Squirrel Poison
AUTOMOBILES
NEED PROTECTION
RED DRAGON
Recently the editor o f a Chicago au- 1
tomobile publication wrote the adju
tant general o f Arizona asking wheth- :
er the militia would be mobilized this
summer to patrol the motor highways
in the remote sections o f the state or
whether the protection o f the trans-1
continental motor tourists would b e ;
left to mounted citizens’ posses.
Unfortunately the adjutant general'
is unable to call out the Arizona militia i
for this important service and e x p e r-:
ience has shown that there is no re
liance upon voluntary citizens’ patrols.
But it is possible that a number o f j
Apache bucks from the San Carlos res
ervation may be induced by the Arizo- |
na Automobile Club to abandon the |
seat o f the alfalfa mower for the sea
son and keep the main auto highways |
clear o f the Horned toads.
A number
o f Yakima Indians have likewise signi- |
fied their willingness to donate their
services and their automobiles to serve ;
in a similar capacity on the highways i
through the Washington wilderness!
where the bloodsucking woodtick o f the ,
northwest has been seen as 4ate as
1914. Should these precautions prove j
insufficient, first aid to the injured may |
be obtained at the numerous camps of
kimenatograph cowboys along the prin
cipal auto trails.
Automobile tourists from the East
r hould not omit to obtain a non-resi
dent license before shooting b u ffa lo .,
The limit bag is ten a week.
Ammunition and scalping knives nre
for sale at every gasoline station. Hair
estorer may be had at the same plac
es. From March issue o f Sunset Mag
azine.
1RS. GRIER LIVES
IN PORTLAND NOW
Mrs. Nevada Clarke Grier Solomon,
who was acquitted in the Linn county
circuit court recently on a charge of
murdering her husband, Frank Grier.
and who in less than a month after-
wards married George Solomon, imp':
eated with her in the murder, is living
| in Portland with her new husband, ac-
cording to Mrs. Charles Kolb, o f Mill
City, sister of Mrs. Grier, who was an
Albany visitor Monday morning. Mrs.
Kolb said she had not heard from her
ister direct and hadn’ t seen her since
her marriage. “ We were bitterly op
posed to her marriage to Solomon,”
Mrs. Kolb added.—Albany Herald.
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K IL L S
SQUIRRELS,
RATS,
GOPHERS,
ETC.
Guaranteed by
Sloper’s Drug Store
V. DARE SLOPER
Prescription Druggist
Stayton, Oregon
Royal Worcester Corsets
NONE BETTER
$1.00 to $2.00
BON TON CORSETS
$ 3 .5 0 t o $ 1 0 .0 0
You will find these Corsets of the Latest
Style, and b^st workmanship
When in this store ask to see the
Latest M odels
Suits Made to Measure
W e have the Agency of the
Royal Tailors
And will take pleasure in showing you the
Sample Line
Thom as-M ayo Co.