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THE STÄYT0N MHIL
Serial N o. 99 2
S T A Y T O N . M A R IO N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T H U R SD A Y ,M A R C H 25, 1915.
21st Year, N o. 8.
LINN COUNTY FARMER
WRITES GOOD LETTER
SKINNY S FINISH
SPECIAL EXCURSION TO
SCHOOL BONDS CAN BE SOLD AT
Being a little ahort of material t h i s
week we asked the devil to write us a
A PREMIUM IF PASSED BY PEOPLE short
article against the use of slang.
SHIP VARUS ARE BOOMINC
GREAT SALE AT ALBANY
The moat remarkable change aince
the time of the Napoleonic war« haa
come auddenly in the American ahip-
Yoag Départant Sfere Qiits Basnets
He did. H»re it is:
Scio, Or«.. Mar. 22, 1016. buildlng Induatry. The laat day of De There has been some talk of oppoai- special tax shall annually be levied by
"H there ia anything that gets our
After 49 Years—Stock and Entire
cember. 1814, cloaed one of the pooreat tlon to the proposed bond iaaue for a the county court, of each county in Nanny, it ia the uae of slpng. Some
Editor RtwjW'"i **•!*:
year« the American chip yarda have
Dear Sir:-
Business Bought by L E. k H. J.
guys spill so much of that kind of dope
I saw in y«ur laat number of the hail in a decade. Today every «hip high school building by some who ob- which there is no county high school, that it is hard to get wise to their spiel.
Hamilton.
Mail a number of donating subscribers building concern from Bath, Me., down jeet to it on the grounds that the diet- at the same time taxes are levied for Kids shonld be put next by their par
to build roada in Linn county Hoad to Newport New« In Virginia, i» work rict board might spend too much money county purpose*, upon all the taxable ents that slang ia on the Fritz a n d
IMatrffct No. 30. but I do miaa a (food ing to ita fullcHt capacity.
property in the countv not situated in should ought to be cut. If I had a kid
for a site.
Consolidation o f Two Stocks Brings
many. I am alwaya willing to help
One of the largest companies ha« or
The board has been interviewed on any high school district, in the manner that couldn't put over straight stuff 1
About Gigantic Sale—Largest Ever
build the roada. b«t we can never build ders sufficient to keep 6000 men em that subject a n d have unanimously hereinafter provided, to be Known as would wallop the lining out of the lob
Known in the State Outside of Port
them by donation any more than by a ployed full time for two or three year«. agreed that not over $90«) will be ex the county high school tuition fund.
ster. Skirts are shines proper, when
Contracts have been closed for forty- pended for a site. The pro|H>aed site,
Section 6. The county court of each it eomea to slang. They think they are
bond iaaue.
By donation, part of the people build eight ocean vessels, and negotiations is to buy a atrip of land 58 feet wide eounty with whom such certificate is real tough, I should say not. The Boss
t ^ i r t of a road for all the people, and are pending for sixty more. P r i c e « ami 215 feet long juat south of the filed, must, at the time of making the is a dish of prunes when it comes to
One of the oldest mercantile firms in
i by Binding all the people have to build have been advanced 16 per cent, altho preaent school grounds. This would tax levy for that year for county pur slang. He bawls me out to a fare-ye-
the northwest will end their merchan-
im peet/if • road for a part of the peo- that tact is not significant. A British embrace part of the land belonging to poses, levy a special tax upon all tax-
well, and I am in Dutch from the time
company has placed an order for the Hrnry Smith and P. Al. Korinek. By able property in the county not aituat- 1 come on the job till haying time in tiie career in Albany. The Young de
gik. urea« aa unfair a# the other.
Wnder uer preaent ayatem of road building of two ship« in an American building the new building partly on thla o<J in any high school district, sufficient [^"evening. This ia the first thing 1 partment store, Albany, occupying the
largest building in the state, outside of
tax ’ 'wm wl11 w>ver
0Uf ro,d* bU‘* ’ yard, a thing never heard of before, and partly on the present site (facing ¡„ amount to defray the cost, for the have ever wrote and if it don’t show up Portland, has been sold. The stock
« it waate that much money repair- and is likely to order two more.
¡east) the west part of
the campus current year of educating a l l high in the rag it sure is a flivver proper,
we j
will be disposed of at special sale.
Apparently the American merchant would remain intact for playgrounds, I school pupils residing in such county
ing tl. « old mud holea.
The transfer of this big business was
la m rnucb entitled to a marine haa entered upon another per which the Oregon school law (jeclares grid not in any high school district. If
—
One
made
a few days ago to L. E. & H. J.
The «hips ordered must be ampie.
it shad appear by the report of the
1 u* w0,k ■"'* *ut iod of expansion.
roadea a mother. *• * « we
Hamilton,
another leading Albany
can raise more I
thobe for which marine architect«
Furthermore, a contract haa been county achool superintendent that pu- j
a ayatem, thereby
store. Hamilton’s store was practical
i much per
flow j r, Wmg the plana embrace made with a prominent bonding comp-, p)u residing in one county are attend- NOT SOMETHING
money by t
lam.,
ly destroyed by fire a few weeks ago.
of the roed ,]0t 00|y p«aaenger vessel« for t h e any of Portland to the effect, that, in jng high school in another county, the
FOR NOTHING In seeking quarters for a new location,
acre and alert on one eni
foot o t ! ro»,twise trade, but freighter« for the the event of t^g bond issue carrying at county court of the county in which
diatrlct and neve r atop till ever,
negogtiations were entered into with
eny
and South American service, big the election next Thursday, they will j said pupils reside, shall levy a tax as
road in the dial rict la built. 1.
the Young store. As a result, the store
! ««rgo carrier* fpr the transatlantic boa- buy the bonds at an advance of a little provided t.y this section, to pay the
But splendid values in dress good« and stock w a a bought outright by
diatrlct doea not want to build, the.
^ end oil tank«»» I* go anywhere better than one per cent premium. In j cost of educating such pupila. Said for your dollar.
make them do it.
Land will alwaya
Hamilton’s.
Other words, t h e $15,<K>0 issue will I tax shall be collected as other taxes
•ry<rh«M.
Before purchaaing elsewhere, we in
have to back road building, ihe aooner in*-
As very little of their Spring poods
bring *js,175,
are collected, and shall be paid into the vite you to call on us and compare had arrived before the fire, this will
we will get them the better the country and e\
There '* no *,«aBon on earth why countv treasury, and placed in a fund quality, and prices on the new dress or mean two great stocks of goods at the
will be.
Stay ton should not ».*?• 8 good rein- to be known as the county high achool waist pattern you will buy for spring Young store—Hamilton'* new spring
If the Automobile Companies want a
’ ARID
forced concrete 8 or 10 room bui’ding tuition fund. The county treasurer of and summer wear, and inspect our line stock-and that of the Young store.
Pacific Highway, tlien let them get to
TOURIST l °0K PRti
for that amount of money. That Stay- each county shall make annual report of Silks, Crepes, Poplins, Serges. Cash The condition has forced an immediate
gether with thoae landa directly bene
n
the building no one usn g*'n‘ of all high school tuition funds coming meres, etc., we have these goods in a sale of over $80,000 of fine, new Spring
flted by It and build it.
^
-
a
minute. Positively th ere] jnto and paid out of the treasury in the large assortment, right up to dste, merchandise, including d r y goods,
Let ua build the roada, but by all
In order to induce a g.*«*t number of
-« room provided for next_ same manner as annual reports of othj | stylish and p»etty. and at very tow shoes, women’s ready-to-wear apparel,
mean* let u* do it by fair play.
touriste to viait Oregon U ’>• year, auto- say to.
must
be
m„.
Thursday ef school funds coming into and paid prices, you are welcome whether you men’s furnishings, groceries, etc, etc.
— Linn County Reader. mobile clubs and various business or-
ton on the map oilt of the treasury are made.
purchase or not. We want you to aee Undoubtedly the greatest sale ever
ganisationa throughout the Northwest year. Come to
~to>o| is com- Section 8. N o high school district our line of damaged blankets, at cost gnown in the history of the Valley will
are planning to send invitation* to aim- determined to put St«.,
»hall be entitle«! to tuition from the of material in them, to clean them out, be launched at the Young «tore, Al
ilar associations throughout the East at least as far as a high »
FARM LANDS BOOKLET
edgnty high school tuition fund qt any and not carry them over until fall.
bany, Thursday, April 1.
I and Middle West to Include Portland, eerned.
**» for any high school pupil unless
Wilbur Wooten Mills Co.
A feature of this great sale will be
' the Columbia Highway and ithe Pacific
It might be stated further that thes
’ 'h a t is maintained in ita
I
the special excursion train, a t reduced
"Farm Lands in Oregon", i g the Highway territory in their it inerariea.
H aohq»|a, 1 « the
! rates, which will leave Detroit on Fri-
title of a booklet just i asumí by the : The Portland Automobile Club is pre- retired each year beginning i n th e ; co°,rK<
the b-And>ru
. „ '
jb^
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Schott and little day, April 2. The schedule and rates
Farm Land Bureau of the Oregon Do- paring a new tourist book, for general year 1920. which will reduce the inter- hf|rh Pchool 0 r ^
..
are given below.
velopment League. It eunLaiaa « Hat distribution, which will contain a vast est each year after the fifth. The in-1 standard prescribed or to o.
sou of Sublimity were here Tuesday.
nf several hundred farms and small amount of descriptive matter und will terest is «'A which is the same that the by the state Board of Education,
pieces of land for sale, with prices and 1 be illustrated with cuts of some of the Slate Land Board demands and is the equivalent thereto, to be approved by,
third for round tn p tickets good for special train
terms. It is desisned to bring togeth moat attractive scenery within i-each of
***** obtainable.
the State Board of Education; and un- ’
'v*d. 1815.
er owners of land and prospective buy the motorist.
Parts of the New Law
!'*• * certificate to that effect by the
Fare»
Read up
ers without the intervention of middle
Fare am.
State
Board
of
Education
is
filed
with
For the benefit of those who have not
men or agenU. Copie* will be mailed
$2.20
W. H. Sloper of Salem spent the
‘ -Hv« 10:16 P. M.
only, Friday, April
the county school superintendent of
to those interested.
2.10
week-end with hrn brother J. E. SloDer. seen a ropy of the new county high such county.
Read down
school tuition law passed by the last
1.59
Section 9. No high school district
Ala.
Leave 6:45 A. M. Detroit
legislature, we print sections 1,6.8 and
1,50
shall be entitled to receive tuition from
7:00 ‘ * Halls
9 of the law. These section relate to
the county high school tuition fund of
7:45 ‘ * Gates
the tax and the qualifications necessary
county, fur any high school pupil, un-;
9:u0 P. M.
8.-00 • • Mill City
t«y a high school district to escape the
A*
less such high school pupil holds an j
8:08
*
‘
Gooch
tax. Read them carefully if you are
1.30
eighth
grade
diploma
from
some
county
8:12
*
*
Fox
Valley
interested.
1.15
in this state, or an equivalent thereto,
8:22
*
*
Lyons
Section 1. For the purpose of de
.80
to be approved by the county school j
8:00 P. M.
8:52 * * Kingston
fraying t h e cost of educating high
.55
Come in and get Cash Prices and do not pay a per cent of
superintendent of the county in which j
-
9:12
‘
‘
Shelburn
school pupils residing in any county in
.50
such high school pupil attends high j
7:35 P. M.
9:20
*
*
Munkers
which there is no county high school,
some one rise's bill. Remember, a certain per cent must
.50
school. The county school superintend
9:27
*
*
Thomas
and not in any high school district, a
.40
ent of each county in making any re
9:38 ‘ * Bussard
«
be added when doing business on a credit system.
port under section four of this Act, be
Leave 7:00 P. M,
Arrive 9:50 * * Albany
fore making such report, shall investi
Half of fare will be refun led, from Detroit to Fox Vally on $20.-
3 pr 50c Ladies silk hose $1.00 10c bottle of Blueing
CELILO CANAL TO BE
5c
gate and see that the provisions of this
00 purchase. Entire tare refunded from Kingston to Albany on $20.-
section are complied with.
00 purchase.
4 • 35c Man’ s *
“
1.00 10 Arm & Hammer Soda
5
TESTED IN APRIL
CASH PRICES
3 Yds
of 10c gingham
25c
25 Coffee 5 lbs. for
Man’s Heavy Work Shirt
45c
25 Catchup reduced to
$1.00
15
10 % off on Dress Shirts
5c Yeast now only
4
10 % off on all Shoes
50c Royal Bak. Pow.
.43
1 0 % off on all Hats
4 Boxes of matches for
10c
10c can of Spice, now
ALL
K IN D S
OF
5c
FRESH
5 Gallons Coal oil
VEG ETABLES
AT
R IG H T
70 c
P R IC E S
SHAS. GEHLEN’S
C A SH
M ER C H A N D ISE
STO R E
Formaldehyde
The Best
SUGAR- $6.50 PER SACK I
We reserve the right to lim it the quantity to our customers as the price is
less than wholesale.
Price Reductions
On account of our making a reduction on almost everything we sell, We
do not have room to publish all.
Canned Salmon, dozen
ST.AYTON YOUNG COUPLE
MARRY MONDAY
SULPHUR -B L U E VITRIOL
In Quantities at
Sloper’s Drug Store
V. DARE SLOPER
Stayton, Oregon
Miss Edith Olmsted, eldest-daughter
or ye Editor and wife, and Lester, the
eldest s o n of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Smith, were marrieii at the Christian
parsonage in Salem, bv Rev. Porter,
the pastor on Mordav of this week.
Miss E.lith has been the right hand
I oomp<>sit«T of the Mail force for sever-
I al years. The groom is employed in
the Slopet Drug Store and is well-liked
by everyone.
The newlyweds will live in the north
part of the city, where they rray l<e
foumi by their many friends.
CM Tliomas. the 17-year-'di| son of
llenry Thomas of Silver Creek Falls
was taken to Salem Tuesday by Dr.
Beauchamp for an operation f«ir ap
pewiScit*.
Below are a few:
Groceries
Pineapple, from
Arm it Hammer soda
$1.08
10c up
5c
4 B >xes o f M atches fo r
Preventative for Sm ut on W heat,
Oats, Barley .P otato Scab and g en
eral disinfectant
Prescription Druggist
Unless there is a rearrangement of
present plans, the Celilo Canal will be
opened for the passage of boats for
five days in April, probably between
the 10th and 15th, and it is expected
that a number of steamers now on the
Upper river will be brought to Cortland
for overhauling and two or more boats
i will carry freight from h ttla M to
j Casco, Kennewick ami other points,
j Construction work on the canal is prac
tically finished, but little remaining to
| he done except to clean out an accu
mulation of refuse ami to build a few
bridges for the accomodation of owners
of fish wheels and two for passage of
Yearns. The canal is being finished
stiveral weeks earlier than was expect
ed, and it will probably be opened per-
manetitly for navigation May 1st.
10c
H. & G. Blueing
Cocoa, per pound
Winner Catsup, per bottle
Pref. Stock Catsup, bottle
Dry Goods
House Linings, 3 1-2c yd up.
8-4 heavy unblchd Sheeting 22c.
9-4 the same,
24c
9-4 Bleached extra qual. 26c
32 in book-fold Gingham, 12 1-2c.
Oil Cloth, yd.
24c
Ladies' Silk Booted Hose, 27c
Ladies’ All Silk Hose, pair, 48c
36tn All-wool Serge 47c
54 inch All-wool Serge, $1.14
F A R M E R S —W e
are paying
All-wool Granite Cloth, 57c yd.
top-prices
fo r M ohair and Wool
MAYO’S CASH STORE-
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