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THE HYTON MHIL Has the Largest Circulation of Any Paper in the Santiam Valley—It Covers the Territory Like a Blanket. S T A Y T O N , MARION COUNTY, OREGON, T H U R S D A Y , ¿2nd Year, No. 16. APRIL 20, 1916. Serial N o. 1049 PEARL HUMPHREYS BIG CROWD AT WHAT’S THE TEACHERS’ OREGON “HICKS AT COLLEGE” DIES SUDDENLY MATTER WITH INSTITUTE INDUSTRIAL THE VALLEY SATURDAY REVIEW The many friends and relatives of Tho high school auditorium was well Pearl Humphreys o f near Shaw, were , parked Tueaday night to see the last surprised and grieved at his sudden de | entertainment o f tho four that had mise at his home, Saturday April 15, been arranged for last fall, "H ick s lit o f congestion o f the brain, caused by an College” by the high school. abcess. The stage wan prettily arranged in An immense crowd gathered at the home A Front Page Editorial on a Few of the all the scenes and tho hits as the play j SUyton Entertains Teachers From Many Monday to do honor to his memory and The Week’s Slones About Enterprises, proceeded received rounda o f applause, i to lay him to rest with loving hands in Reasons Why the Willamette Valley Payrolls, Industries and and Com Nearby Districts. Enthusiastic C. I*. Hurinealer, as the inventor o f ! the Rock Point cemetery. R. L. Put Should Wake Up and munity Development. Capital Papers Read at the "H rain o" was there with the hot air nam o f the Christian church in Slayton, stuff, while Itoy Kellis and Guy Hurt, officiated. Re-adjust Meeting Coming Here For as Tom Horton ami Frit« Jordan, col- j Mr. Humphrey was but 34 years of Investment. lege boys, acted the part oven to the age at his untimely death and leaves, “ coffin n ail«." , Will Ityan a a t h e ; besides his wife and two smaller chil Tho writer, with Knottier business " P r o f " made quite n hit and Stanley The local teachers’ institute held at dren, three brothers, Floyd, Arlo and men o f StKyton, took u trip to Salem Forrest should he renamed Percy by j the high schooi last Muturday was at Harry, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Holland —Parties out locating chrorr.e by HUto, m i i . I from Salem to Portland all means. l,eo «looker a« the report tended by a large number o f teachers H. Humphreys o f near Shaw and a iron ore which will be mined here on a er, kept his pencil working overtime, host o f other relatives and friends. He by the Oregon Electric the leter part from Mill City, Jefferson, West Stay- large scale. o f la»t week ami were impressed by and Paul Shreve a« the proprietor o f ton, Aumsvdlc ami many districts near was one o f the most popular young the " P a l" ate nearly ull the ice cream men of the Waldo Hills, where he was New money and payrolls make big aeveral thing« thut were Keen on the Slayton. Among t h e visitors and intended for the guesla. Gladys Hill He was sincere, a n d prosperous cities.—Sacramento trip. teacher.« from Salem who c«m e with born, and raised. In the first place the fact that seemed and June Keurns, two seniors interest- j Supt. Smith were Mr. and Mrs. Gan* honest and loved by all, and a consist I Union. the most potent was the vast arerage ed in Horton and Jordan acted just a< nett, Mr and Mrs. Axley, J. W. L. ent member o f the Christian church o f lone—Farmers union contemplates o f idle t.uid. covered with tree«, liruxli silly as if they had been the real thing, Smith, W. W. Williams and Assistant Aumsv.lle for the past nine years. while Wanda Hrown, as the waitresa Marlon county can ill afford to lose . buiWin* 60’ 000 bu‘ * rain elevator‘ and «tump«, good for nothing but the State Supt. Curieton. men o f his type in the prime o f life. Eagle Lumber Co. in Tillamook Co. pastnrage ol a «mail percent o f live was just a« pert ami just ns flirtatious I tie first number on the program was Soima SchufT sells $200,000 timber to U. S. Govem - stock. I.and that is good tiilnbtc land as a waitress could be. a paper by Miss Crabtree on the sub ment. too. (.and that will produce almost acted the hou*ekee|>er to perfection a« ject o f "Teaching Gram m ar." It was did Marion Alexander the part o f maid. CARD OF THANKS anything grown in the tcm|iernle «one. one o f the best papers on this question Mill City—Hammond Lumber Co. Along the road were immense signs No one know« who the bill poster w h s that the writer has ever heard. It planning to build six miles railroad. We most sincerelv thank our friends telling o f the wonderful pnssibilitlen of as he kept his back to the audience, touched ail the vital points in the Eugene— S. P. Co. will spend $100,- these lands, 5. 10, 15 miles out o f Port but by the way the kiddos giggled it leaching o f English, in regard to meth and ne-ighnors for their kindly assist 000 on new equipment in this city, must huve been “ P r o f." ance shown us during our hour o f trial land at from ¿tun to $*00 per acre. Do ods and manner o f presentation. The occasioned by the death o f our beloved An army bill with 75 hours a month the land agenta ami subdivision sharks papier was highly commended by all the Pearl Humphrey. Also for the beauti- vocational trainir.y would mean much think the people are foolish enough to teachers present. pay such enormous prices for land W. F. Gannett, o f Salem spoke on ful floral offerings and for the attend- in the way o f national industrial effici- when good lurid ran be bought near the question o f “ Defective Children." ance at the funeral in honor o f his ency. Yoncolla—Theil Bros, building laree large eastern cities at less than half? Prof. Gannett, who is a graduate o f memoiy. O f course there are a few suckers who Mrs. Pearl Humphrey and Relatives, warehouse—district to erect $15,000 the University o f Maine, has made a ------------------------------ I school. have bitten, snd their small clearings special study o f this question. The dotted here and there looks like the oc In response to the telegram sent to speaker pointed out many cases o f chil Theodore Rizzo made a business trip Seaside has selected site and adoptod casional oases in the Sahara desert. W C. Hawley relative to the d'stribu- dren who did poor school work because to Salem Monday. plans for $30,000 school. What Oregon, what the Willamette tion o f the money derived from the of some physical defect, which if Baker—Contract let for constrdction Valley and its tributary valleys need, sale o f the O. & C. lands, the following known, could be easily remedied. o f Welch block. are home buikirra — men with brain, letter has been received: Prof. Axley, head o f the history de- Coquille—Ross & Curry started man brawn and business to clear the W il Ur. H. E. Beauchamp, Mayor, par*rneot o f the Washington Junior ufacturing sand brick. lamette Valley o f its brush, stumps and Mr. E. M. Olmsted, High in Salem, gave a very interesting Baker Twenty stamp mill at Conner rail fences and make it flower like the Chairman School Board, talk on the ‘ Teaching o f History and Creek mine started up. Oregon banks valley o f the Nile. Mr. George Keech, Civics.” He emphasized the im port reduce interest rates on time certifi Thw can only be possible by the re Pres. Commercial ajlub, ance o f vitalizing this subject and I Last Saturday was a Red Letter Day cates to three per cent. Public owner duction o f prices usked for uncleared Slayton, Oregon, teaching it in such a way that the stu in the history o f the Stayton Grange. ship o f utilities would be more hopeful and unimproved lands. My dear Sirs:— dents will become more interested in There were representatives from Tur if there were more public ownership o f It ¡ b unnecessary to state that tho Keplying to your favor relative to public affairs. ner, Aumsville, Fox Valley and several I officials. hills, covered with a pcrpetuul growth the distribution o f the receipts from In U m afternoon Mi P ratt prwent- otk^ hwjrfe.'ti» »Ute Master’ à C Portland— public works department o f limlier will take care o f themselves. the Oregon and California land grant Primar; Reading - - - — • -- - The outside world wants timber, snd lands, I beg to «ay that I have not been by giving a demonstration with some Spence o f Oregon City; Mrs. Z ell. ; pro8ecuted for workinK men over 8 Fletcher, County Deputy o f Salem, and hours. will want it more and more each year a party to any proposal that will cause o f Iter pupils, it is needless to dwell John P. Robertson o f the same city. as the eastern lumber I k It i« depleted. the removnl o f any o f the value o f the j u|K>n Mrs. Pratt’s ability in this line Marshfield—Contract let to grade S. H. Heltzel gave an interesting , _ , The foothills with their thousand tumb grant from Oregon. 1 believe that we as that is well known to the people of talk on "Education, from a Farmer’ s eounty road t0 Co<iulI,e for $63’ 000’ ling streams o f energy gushing from j are entitled to all tlie value o f the Stayton and is recognized by educators Portland—$40,000 will be expended Standpoint," and Mr. Robertson helped the everlasting mountains o f granite grant, and that Congress so Intended. all over the state. his hearers to understand "Credits and improving Oaks park. and snow will blossom into factories The plan ot the Ferris-Chamberlnin bill Prof. Hoffer gave the teachers a Taxation.” Three new concrete buildings are be- and nulls to use that wasting power. o f revesting title in the government, tuIk on "M usic in the Schools" by There were also addresses by o th e r; ing planned for Tillamook. j however, operates to take from Oregon L o c a tio n it D e s ira b le . showing actual work being done in our members present including Mr. Spence Capital secured to double capacity o f Stayton is located at a point that is her exclusive right in these lands, and schools. A claso o f third grade pupils and Mrs, Fletcher. Hoed River cannery plant. a« natural as u land locked harbor. The has opened the way for others to come gave a very pleasing recitation show Besides the usual feast of good things Too many towns are ready to spend fertile rolling foothills to the north, in and claim a division o f the proceeds. ing conclusively the value o f music. provided by the Granger’s wives, the $5,000 on a Billy Sunday tabernacle nnd south, the possibilities o f power In addition to the loss or reduction you Stayton is the only town in Marion crowd was treated to a musical and lit that would not put up a dollar for a almost untouched, and an empire o f i complain of, vour county schools will County, outside o f Salem, that is teach erary program that was much enjoyed. new cannery. evergreen forest at her back What be for many years deprived o f the ing music in the schools. All in all, it was a day that Stayton 1 more could you ask? The one magic taxes formerly derived from the lands, ' Assistant Supt. Carleton discussed at Railroad employ»« could not choose Grange may well be proud, and the Word transporalion. The survey line is because when title revests in the gov-I length the work outlined by the State growing membership hart several new i almoiit done—The ripht-ot-way men are ernment the lands become non-taxable, Teachers Association. Mr. Carlton names added to its list. at work—and it will be a shortsighted and the loss o f these taxes annually out the value o f this work and man indeed who will deny a right-of-I will be many times greater in amount asked the co-operation o f all teachers way across his place to unlock the than any umounta to he received by in making a success. treasures nt his hack door. Think well your county at some indefinite future Many pleasing comments were made before you turn down the right o f way time, from the sales o f the lands and by the visiting teachers in regard to arrows your farm. It means dollar« to timber, to be placed in the State sch ool: the building, equipment and courses of fund. It is my intention to do all I can study offered by this school. you nnd yours. to hnvc the largest percentage |tossiblc obtained for Oregon in the distributions Sunday School llj a.m. proposed when the bill comes up before Church service 11 a. m. with Easter PUTS UNE IN MILL C IP the House for when all the value really sermon by pastor on “ The Fact o f is ours we would not be justified in be The Resurrection.". * , Joe Peerv mad»’ a trip to Mill City ing content with any smaller amount, Junior Epworth League 3:30 p.m. but we may be forced by superior vot the later ■ part o f the week and rented a i Senior Epworth League 7:00 p m. ing strength to take less, under the room there where ho will have on dis - 1 Church Service 8:00p.m. play his samples o f woolens for made- theory o f tnis bill. Truly Yours, With sermon by the pastor on "T he Joe is a hustler, j W. C. Hawley. to-measure clothes. Bed Too Short and The Covering Too and will make the mill town every S u n-1 Narrow .” dav. Friday night Choir Practice. Wednesday 8:00 Prayer Meeting Each Saturday will be a Bargain Day Thursday 2:30p.m.Ladies Aid Societj EVANGELIST COMING at Young’s Cash Grocery. The public invited to all services. Saturday April 22, Royal Baking Pow-1 E. B. Lockhart, Pastor. der 1 Ih. 40c. Arbuckle Coffee 1 lb. Evangelist John Lewtas will com 20c. Young's Cash Grocery. mence a series o f meetings at the M.- , ! K. church Sunday, April 30. Full an- ! nounccmant next week. HON. W. C. HAWLEY ANSWERS TELEGRAM STAYTON GRANGE HAS BIG MEETING SERVICES AT THE METHODIST CHURCH Hot Cross Buns at the a more inopportune time to ask for a general advance in wages. When the devastating war in Europe ia over the question confronting American wage earners will be that o f finding a mar ket for their labor instead o f fixing a price for it.—James J. Hill. Astoria— McEachern Construction Co. lays keel o f fiist ship built on Young’ s Bay shipyard April 20. Cottage Grove—Big placer m i n e strike reported on Steamboat river. Hard fight for lowsr taxes in Lane County being made by the Cottage Grove Sentinel. Myrtle Point—City Council orders 24 blocks in business part paved. Federal grand jury uncovers frauds o f $1,000,000 that has been taken from citizens o f the United States by band o f sharp operators selling pretended titles to O. & C. land grant lands. W. J. Clark, editor o f the Indepen dence Enterprise and candidate for the legislature, is heartily opposed to the enactment o f further freak laws to hamper industry and keep capital from coming here to develop natural resour ces—Cottage Grove Sentinel. Why are towns dead? Because they expend their energies on matters re lating to the next world and utopian theories o f reform. Astoria—Methodist will build $25,COO church here. $50,000 paper package factory to be built in Portland. Coquille—Brick yard proposed here. Hillsboro— A fter months of idleness Merrell Lbr Co. starts. Mills all along C. & E. Ry. in Linn Co. opening up. SCHOOL RALLY APRIL 22 Saturday, April 22nd will be a big day educationally for Aumsville. Eight o f the adjoining districts have'been in vited to be present and several have in dicated their intentions to be present. Co only Superintendeat Smith with his county workers and two or three good speakers will be present. Supt. Smith has had charge o f the program and all arrangements except local. Three contests, including one on de ciamatory ability, will he held between the schools. Good speakers are prom ised and each school will have several numbers. A ball game o f the courty high school series will be held in the afternoon. The Executive Committee o f tK pareIlt.Teacher8’ Association has take charge o f the arrangements for the large basket dinner to be bekl at noon. The program will commence at ter o ’clock sharp at Hein’ s Hall. —Record. In the case o f Short vs. Etzel in the Circuit court last week the Plaintiff was given a judgment for $425. NOW IS THE TIME Royal Worchester Corsets Ideal for Spring Styles Back Lace $1.00 up Front Lace $1.50 up UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE BAKERY Ginghams, Percales, dyed with Old Dyes j SERVICES AT CHRISTIAN CHURCH WOOL MOHAIR We are in the market for Mohair and Wool ami will pay th - highest market price. Sacks furnn lied free. Large or small lots bought. Pnone us for quota tions. We want your Mohair and Wool. We need it In our business. Custom Carding for Comforters and Mattresses. Your own wool recarded and Renovated. WOOLEN M ILLS CO. Stayton, 9ro. W ILBUR MAKE START FOR ALASKA Thursday 8:1)0 p. m. Prayer service and sermon on "P ra y e r." Friday afternoon, Ladies Ai I Meeting Bible School Lord’s Day 10 a. m. A joint Easter program with the Kings ton Sunday school in the interest r f National Benevolence. Let us make it G. C. Eksman and G. P. Kearns made their initial start for Alaska Saturday morning, nnd on Monday morning G!cn Porter left for Seattle where the three young men will take boat Thursday, April 20, for Anchorage. The trip will last seven days and will he n delight-1 a banner day. fnl one along the green s hore« o f Un- ! Preaching 11 n. m. Subject. The Res- urrection o f Jesus.” I cle Sam's northern possessions. Communion 12 m. Wm. Non lei has roino lelod th - front Basket dinner and fellowship with vis- I i on the south side o f hi« livery stable itors. Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. m. and has a neat and commodious -si 8:00 p. m. I room for his feed store. He will - rry Preaching Service all kinds o f feed and supplies f ;«. Subject “ The Two Covenants." Everybody invited to ah the services. I cattle, chickens a I horses. See him it. L. Putnam, Pastor. ! before buying else .there. 'I Tw o cases of ginghams just opened. These are all of the old dyes and as fast colors as any ginghams have ever been. 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