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S T A Y T O N . M ARION C O U N T Y . OREGON, TH U R SD A Y , SE PTE M B E R 30, 1915.
-¿1st Year, No. 36.
CANNING TIME
STAYTON INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
FAIR WAS COMPLETE SUCCESS
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Serial N o. 1020
CAN YOU ?
Everybody thinks he can run a newspaper better
That the School Children’s Industrial 8 Jack Tefft.
than the benighted souls who have been placed by Provi
Fair l.eld here last week was a success,
Machine Made Dress- 1 Kate Tefft,
dence in that unenviable position. Maybe its because the
was strongly evidenced by the fact 2 Caryl Ruble.
that fully eight hundred men, women
editor’s faults are glaring ones—out in the open in black
Darning 1 Caryl Ruble.
| and children visited the Opera House, j
and white—or, possibly, it just a queer quirk of human
Display of Flowers
1 Mrs. Dora
I where the fair was held, in the two
Shreve, 2 Mrs. Wm. Cladek.
nature and the jobs so easy, anyway. They offer advice
I days of its existance.
POULTRY
in their spare momeuts with the same same spirit as they
Everything went off smoothly and as
Plymouth Rock—1 Gilbert Hamman,
play golf or pinochle. One would have the editor a mili
j far as can be learned, all were satis
tant suffragist, another demands that he rail against wo
fied. The hall was crowded with agri 2 Ida Frank.
There are baskets heaped with apples;
cultural products, can tied goods, fancy 1 Rhode Island Red —1 Willie Bowne, 2
men voting. The prohibitionists can’t see how any de
Heaped with damson plums and pears;
work ami flowers, while the coops that Mildred English.
cent person can be for the regulated saloon, accuse him of
had been built, were filled with poul
Leghorn»- 1 \rth u r Bunnell.
Jelly glasses by the dozen;
selling out to the liquor interests if he taxes that side,
try.
Mason jars long stored down stairs,
Canned Fruit—1 Mabel Frank,2 Cora
while the “ wets” say he is being intimidated by the
Following are the awards mode by ■ Bunnell, 8 Fav Thomas. B1 Clara Miel-
Have been washed in boiling water,
churches
and ruled by the “drys” if he is opposed to the
the different judges:
ke, 2 Lawrence Smith.
And now stund in g'eaming rows
saloon.
The
Democrats say the paper is “dirty rag” if
Field Corn Class A. 1. Alma Als-
Jelly—1 Bernice Hensley, 2 Tilde
And neatly written labels
the editor is Republican in his sympathies, and the Repub
man, 2 Carl Ruble, 3 Alvin Farley. Spaniel, 3 Richard Childs.
Soon their contents will disclose.
I Class li 1 Rollie Galloway, 2 John
licans stop their subscription if he comes out for a Demo
Hand Made Apron-Class A. Win
Mertz, 3 Vincent Mertz.
crat. If the editor is for anything the antis condemn him,
Blackberry jams and melon pickles,
nie Darby. Class B. 1 Mary Tate,
Sweet Com —Class A. 1 Alma Als- Cora Bunnell, 3 Tilde Spaniol.
and vice versa. If he takes a stand he is trying to dic
Brandied [teaches, apple jell,
man. Class B. 1 Ralph Strong, 2 Cora
Best, Pen Chickens—1 Gilbert Ham-
tate to the community. If he doesn’t take a stand he is a
Preserved pears (last season’s winner)
Galloway.
man, 2 Annie Mertz, 3 Kenneth Thom
mollycoddle and a jellyfish. He is a crank a reformer, a
And quince marmalade as well;
Pop Corn -Class A. 1 Caryl Ruble. as, 4 Nick Fehlen, 5 Lawrence Smith.
fanatic, a four-flusher, a crook, a disturber of the peace
All thj sunshine of the summer
¡Class B. 1 Jqjin Hewitt, 2 Frank
Ducks—Pekin. 1 Helen Bowne.
or
just a plain idiot, according as he meets with the de
For the winter time put by;
I Clow, 3 Zoru Stowell.
Indian Runner 1 Mary Bowne.
sire
of his subscribers or goes against them.
And there
All the orchard’s golden sweetness
Watermelon Class A and B. 1 Gol
Best Pig— 1 Earl Downing.
die
Davis,
2
Cora
Galloway,
3
Rollie
you
are.
The
average
man
never
thinks
of
the
hours of
Ripened under azure sky.
Rabbits—Arthur Bunnell.
Galloway. 4 Vincent Mertz.
toil—down-right,
soul-sweating
toil,
it
takes
to
get
out a
Like the squirrels of the forest
Embroidery—Class A. 1 Josephine
Muskmellon Class A.
1 Job n
paper.
He
never
thinks
of
the
worries,
the
trials,
the
Wowen folk are full of thrift
Bowne. Class B. 1 Vincent Mertz, 2 I^imbrccht, 2 Marion Alexander. C'ass
tribulations every editor must undergo. Some of them are
B. 1 Helen Richardson, 2 Cleeta Bee
When Queen Nature in her beauty
Cora Galloway.
ry.
3o
unappreciative of his efforts to boost their town and
Pours before us gift on gift.
Squash Class B. 1 Rollie Galloway,
Biscuits—1 Caryl Ruble.
make
money for them, that they won’t even contribute
2
Cora
Galloway.
And I seem to read a promise
Home Made Hat—1 Kate Tefft, 2
the
price
of a subscription. Just remember this. The
Pumpkin
Ciaas
B.
1
Clarence
Hunt-
In the kettle’s frothy foam
Theo Matthieu.
editor,
apart
from the perfectly laudable desire to make a
ley,
2
Cora
Galloway.
That the summer time will linger
11
Butter- 1 Mary Tate.
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decent
living
for himself and his family, has only the
Potatoes—Class
A.
1
Carl
Ruble,
2
In the heart and in the home.
< I
A. I). Gardner. Class H. 1 Rollie Gal Canned Vegetables—1 Annie Mertz,
< >
good of the community at heart. If he disagrees with
loway, 2 Zora Stowed, 3 Ralph Strong. 2 Cora Galloway, 3 Clara Mielke.
you on a subject political, moral or educational, you and
Fancy Needlework—1 Mrs. J. H. An-
Onions -Class A. 1 Roht. Teague, 2
not he may be wrong.
Caryl Ruble, 3 Wallace Childs, Class cerson, 2 Mrs. Jos. Korinek, 3 Mrs.
B. 1 and special, Margaret Hensley, Bessie Klecker.
2 Bernice Hensley, 3 Rex Alsman.
Canned Fruit— Mrs. Fannie Crab
Tomatoes—Class A and B. 1 Harold tree.
Richardson, 2 Marion Alsman, 3 Zora
Canned Vegetables—Mrs. M.J. Crab
tree.
Stowed.
Harry Minto, Supt. of the Peniten
Dr. C. L. Ransom of Mill City and
Bird House—1 1 Earl Downing.
Farm Products—1 Ira Thomas,2 Mrs.
tiary w h i shot and inatantly killed by well-known in this city and the Willam
O.
J. Ruble, 3 W. F. Harris.
Cabinet
Work—1
Isabelle
Surry,
2
an eaeapcil convict, Otto Hooker, who ette valley, has been lost in the moun
A crowded house greeted the Scio
A very charming dinner was given
Home Baking 1 Mrs. M.J. Crabtree,
had but a few hour* before ahot J. J. tains near Wilson, Wyo.. since Septem Earl Downing, 3 Geo. Surry.
Dramatic Club in their presentation of
at
the
Dr.
Brewer
home
to
Governor
2
Mrs.
W.
Richardson,
3
Margaret
Feh
Hemon, city marshal of Jeffernon. Mon ber 18, and his friends fear thnt he
Bread Class A. 1 Theresa Fehlen,
Withycombe and the members of the “Jinri The Westerner” at t h e Star
day night near midnight.
Class B. 1 Mary len.
has either become the prey of a gnz7.lv 2 Carvl Ruble.
Theatre last Friday night.
school
fair committee.
Hooker waa on the railroad track be hear he ia believed to have been follow Bowne, 2 Kate Tefft, 3 Jack Tefft.
School Dist. Col.—1 North Santiam
, ‘,Jim” was plsyed by Jack Walt< •
The
dinner
was
given
bv
Mrs.
C.
H.
tween Jefferson and Albany when he ing or that he Is dead from starvation.
Cake 1 Mary Bowne, 2 Caryl Ruble, Dist. 126.
meyer, who is known by almost ever. •»_
Brewer,
assisted
by
Miss
Nora
Crab
waa met by Supt. Minto ami Guard
Searching parties have combed the 3 Annie Mertz.
Art Work—1 Mrs. J. F. Robertson, tree. Miss Grace Tiffany, Miss Maude one, and is one of the best player* oil
John*on,who were off the right-of-way. mountains for him since the night of
Pie—1 Mary Bowne, 2 Caryl Ruble, 2 Jeanne Shreve, 3 Clyde Hoffer.
Hollister, Miss Wanda Brown, Miss the coast toda.v. Mrs. J. S. Slich t
Minto called for Hooker to halt but the Acptcmher 18, when he failed to return
Jeanne
Shreve. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. was Mary Lawton, and she held t. i
convict raiaed the revolver, which he to camp, but the search up to Tuesday
audit nee with her in every line, wht'-t
Pratt.
hud taken from Marshal Benson, and had proved fruitless. Tuesday his two
Miss Vella Brer.n.ir, as Jessie Den ,
The Menu
by a chance ahot kille.1 Minto inatantly. brother, Harvey Ransom of Mill City
and Mrs. E. H. Hobson as Mrs. Dva ,
Iced
Cantaloupe
Johnaon opened fire on the fleeing and Charles Ransom, a merchent of
i simply coula not be beaten by any an •
Bouillon
man hut failed to hit him. The con Aumsville, left for Wyoming to aid the
ateurs that the w riter has every see .
Halibut
vict dodged hi* pursuer* for 24 hour* search. Hia wife followed them yes
Dr. E. H. Hobson took the part of
Fried
chicken
with
cream
gravy
before he waa ahot under an unflniahrd terday.
The Executive Committee o f the them. He spoke of Uie wonderful min
Sheriff Mart Ferris to perfection an l
Creamed
potatoes,
Greencorn
houae in the auburha of Albany, by
Dr. Ransom is a son of Dr. J. W. Stayton School Fair Association was eral and timber lands of Oregon yet
the way he handled the firearms mai o
Combination Vegetable Salad
Patrolman long, ot Portland. Hooker Ransom, formerly of Turner, hut now very fortunate In securing Gov. Withy- undeveloped, of the great water-power
one think that he must have had con
Vanilla
lee
Cream,
Whipped
Cream
Cake
died a f e w hours later Wednesday living at Riddle. He graduated from eomlie to deliver an address at the re sites unused, yet with all this, when
siderable practice.
Coffee
morning in Albany.
the medical school of the Willamette cent school fair.
the mines were mere holes in t h e
John Sticha as Harrv Lawtoii and
There were eleven men in the party,
An immense crowd of people turned university in 1903 and since then has
ground, ami the land denuded of lim ten guests and the host. They were: Forrest Woodmansee as the aged Aia*-
As
a
private
citizen
and
as
a
mem
out to do honor to Hurv Minto at the been practicing in .Mill City. Besides
ber the farm land would remain to
I thew Lawton held up their end of the
funeral in Salem Wednesday.
a wife he has four children. He saw ber of the O.A C. Faculty. Gov. Withy- produce untold millions for our people. Gov. W’lthvcombe, Mayor Beauchamp, comedy-drama, while Roger Cain as
combe
has
devoted
the
greater
part
of
Harrv
Minto,
S.
H.
Heltzel,
Geo.
Space forbids us saying much hut service in the Spanish-Ameriean war in
The Governor emphasized the fact Keech, E. M. Olmsted, Henry Smith, the villain Andrew Burke and Jack
Harry Minto waa one of the lies! liked the Phillippines, serving with a Middle a very active life in promoting the in
terests
of
agriculture.
Perhaps
n
o
that
the basic wealth of Oregon was in Dr. C. H. Brewer, W. A. Barr, E. Ownbey as the “ Deacon” were all to
inen in Oregon and it hnrdly aeems Western volunteer regiment. He is 35
i the mustard.
man
in
Oregon
has
been
so
intimately
agriculture
and that no community, Fom tte and W. C. Gauntt.
possible that the pleasant man who ate years old.
It was one of the best shows t h a t a
connected with the development of the town or city could hope to grow that
The guests were one in voting this
dinner with the writer and othera in
ever been to Stayton and the Scio Dra
did
not
do
all
in
its
power
to
encourage
one
of
the
most
delightful
dinners
of
state.
Kta.vton laat Saturday ia cold in death.
matic Club will be welcomed back m
? ? ? WHO PAYS ? ? ?
their experience.
The governor accompanied by State better methods in farming.
the future.
Warden Minto, who was killed by a
Above all he pointed out that of all
Do Nd Forget
p r. p, G. Hewitt ami family of Inrte- convict Monday night, motored over the great crops in Oregon, our children I
C A. Luthy, the Jeweler guarantee* j pendenee, motored over Sunday and from Salem Saturdny morning, arriv is the greatest. The holding of fairs 1
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Lake of Indiana
Some fellow got“ bugs in his g arret”
nil work for one year, also stand* back spent the day with his brother, W. J. ing in Stayton about eleven thirty. Af is just one means of educating the
of goods sold that do not give satisfae- Hewitt and family of this city, return- ter viewing the exhibits and visiting children, to be better able to meet and are visiting at the W. J. Hewitt home Saturday night and drove a car into
tion.
with some of his old friends, the Gov solve the great social and economic and other places in and near Stayton the swamp between here and Sublim
ing in the evening.
while on their way home from the San ity. Booze and gasoline don’t mix
and the Executive Committee were en- problems of the future.
Francisco Exposition. Mr. Lake is a | well in a cool atmosphere. Seems to
? Who Pay* ?
Fresh Candies at Slopers all the time. tcrlaineil at dinner at the Dr. Brewer
In conclusion the Governor hoped cousin of Mr. Hewitt.
I be too rich.
home.
that the people of Stayton would con
Governor Withycombe talked from tinue along these lines until this com
the steps of the Masonic Hall and was munity woulil become known every
introduced by the mayor. Dr. H. A. where as one of the leading agricultur
Beauchamp.
al centers of Oregon.
The Governor complimented the peo
Here is something we want
That the people concurred in this
ple of Stayton on the excellence of the
exhibits and expressed his pleasure at wish was evidenced by the hearty man
you to become interested in,
being given the opportunity to address ner in which it was received.
There’s the fragrance of the orient
Through alt the house today,
The spicy smell of cinnamon.
Cloves, nutmeg and bay,
And it mingles with the perfume
Of the peaches and the plums;
Do you recognize this fragrance —
When preserving season comes?
HARRY NINTH’S SLAYER DR. RANSOM IS
IS KILLED IN ALDANY
LAST IN MOUNTAINS
ENTERTAINED AT THE
“JIM THE WESTERNER”
DR.CH.BREWER HOME
WAS GREAT SUCCESS
GOVERNOR WITHYCOMBE SPEAKS
TO LARGE CROWD SATURDAY
Fall Suitings Now in
it’s for your own benefit.
/
Boradent Tooth Paste
Prepared from milk of mag
nesia neutralizes acid condi
tions of the mouth and pre
vents the formation of tartar
25c large tube
Sloper’s Drug Store
LINN CO. COUPLE
SERVICES AT
MARRIED SUNDAY
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A very pretty wedding was solemniz Prayer-meeting Wednesday evening
ed Sunday afternoon at the home of 8 p. m. union prayer service at the
Mr. and Mrs.Ed Smith of Linn county, Baptist church, topic, “ Exegetical
when their daughter, Ethel, was mar Study of the Gospel of John.” The
ried to Harry Shank, a neighbor boy, Christians of Stayton are urged t o
come to this service.
at 2 o’clock by Rev. Blair of Albany.
The bride was dressed in a cream ] Ladies Aid Meeting Friday afternoon.
silk serge dress and the groom was at Bible School Lord's Day 10 a. m.
tired in blue serge. The bride’s sister, i Preaching Service Lord’s Day 11 a. m.
Subject—“ Christ in Man.”
Margaret, was bridesmaid, and Chas.
Communion
12 m.
Alexander of Albany, best man. Only
Christian Endeavor 7 p. m.
friends and relatives were present.
8 p. m.
The newlywed* left Sunday after Preaching Service
Everyone is invite«! to come and wor
noon for a week's visit with relatives
ship with us.
in Roseburg, nftcr which they will be
R. L. Putnam, Pastor.
at home to their friends on tho groom’s
farm near Mt. Pleasant. Tin- Mail to
gether with their many friends wish
? ? ? ? ? ? WHO PAYS ? ? ? ? ? ?
[ them a long and happy life.
Covert Cloth, Shepherd Checks
Wool Garbardine, Ottoman Cloth
36 in. All Wool Serge, 48c yd.
54 in. All Wool Serge, $1.18 yd.
Outing Flannel, Fleece Goods &
Cotton Blankets.
We are making special prices on
Outing Flannels that will pay
you to look into before buying
Mayo’s Cash Store