THE STÎYYT0N MAIL
H a s t h e L a r g e s t C i r c u l a t i o n o f A n y P a p e r i n th e S a n t i a m V a l l e y — It C o v e r s th e T e r r i t o r y L i k e a B l a n k e t .
S T A Y T O N ,
¿2nd Y e a r, N o . 2 1.
M A R IO N
OF
STAYTON MAIL FREE DEMONSTRATION
TYPEWRITING CLASS
STARTS SIXTEEN
DAY CONTEST
Conlett Will Be Held in High School Audi
C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y ,
M A Y
2 5 , 19 16 .
STAYTON MAIL STANDS i ÇAIFM WINS
FOR BIGGER THINGS
COMMENCEMENT
Tb L Paper Has and Will Champion Every
Good Came
torium, Friday Eve, May 26
Two-Hundred Dollars' Worth of Paces to
Be Given Away
GET BUSY IN THE START
Every Active
Contestant
Will
Win
a
Beautiful Prize
Our paper starts the biggest sub-
ariplion contest of its kind, that was
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ever put on in this part of the state.
One of the main objects is to «tve the
advertisers more readers, and to im
prove the paper, by adding new fea
tures and more correspondents. It is
the belief of the publishers that they
are supplying; a paper that deserves
many more readers than it now has.
They also believe that its advertisers
deserve a greater circulation than the
paper is now furnishing them. In o r
der to obtain these added names the
paper is preparel to spend money liber
ally in the effort. It feels that the ad
vertisers are spending monev on the
strength of the paper having a large
circulation, and it is the purpose to
justify their investment in the adver
tising space by maintaining that circu
lation at its maximum strength. We
feel that the paper should weild a still
greater influence and should be read by
a great many more people than now do
so To this end we have engaged the
services.ot Mr. ami Mrs. C. I.. Perkins
who are experienced people in news-
paper work and capable and thorough.
The contest will be under their super
vision and personal direction. Mr. and
Mra. I’erkina come here with flattering
testimonials from the publishers they
have been associated with. We are
satii-lied that they will do good for the
paper, Its readers, and its advertisers.
We expect to add not less than a
1,000 new readers to the large list of
those who already receive the paper
regularly. For these reasons all should
be interested is our big contest which
is now being launched.
The plan is simply to issue votes for
old o r new subscriptions and give a
prize to every active contestant. The
mutest is to be out in the open absolu
tely free fmm any misrepresentation
or fake In giving of prices and there
will be three well known business men
selected to act as judges of the contest.
The list of prizes will be bought
through and on display with your local
jeweler, C. A. Luthy, where they may
be seen, and we feel sure that you will
pronounce them well worth the effort
put forth by anyone who wishes to win
a price. Each prize is guaranteed and
will stand (he fullest inspection by any
one interested.
Nomination coupons for those who
desire t o enter the contest will be
found elsewhere in this issue. Fill
them out and mail them to the contest
manager. The contest will only run 16
days. Therefor the contestants will
need all their spare time to do their
work, so help them all you can. Don’t
fMtl to read the contest page in another
part of this issue.
NO TICK TO CONTESTANTS.
The first subscription that each con-
le.-tant brings, or sends In to the office
will receive 2,500 extra bonus if sent in
by Saturday. Cut out the free vote
conpon.
0»e O f The Next Circuit Judges
A demonstration of the typewriting
department of the Stay ton High School
will be held in the Auditorium on Fri
day evuning, Mav 26 at H p. m. No
admission will he charged.
Thu program will begin with a nlmd-
fola teat for the beginning students,
writing from dictation on matter un
familiar to them. Those taking part in
this contest have been taking typewrit
ing since February only. Next the
"speed fiends" of the class Henry Lu-
lay, Melvin Nipple, (’aryl Ruble,Gladys
llamman, ar.d Iva Doughty, will give
an exhibition of their speed on mutter
which they have practiced. Their pres
ent records on this runs from 110 to
160 words per minute.
The main event will be a speed con
test on unfamiliar matter between the
six students whose records during the
term stand highest. This contest will
be conducted for ten minutes under the
rules of the International Typewriting
Association, five words being deducted
from the gross nurnbe-r written for
each error. A silver trophy cup has
been put up by Mr. Davis to be con
tested for in thia event. This cup is to
go each year to the winner of thia
event. However, should any student
win the cup two years in succession he
is to keep it for his own.
The Remington Typewriter Company
has consented to send a demonstrator
and a Remington-Wahl typewriter-add
ing machine to Stayton for the enter
tainment. This machine will add, sub
tract, write bills,statements, post ledg
er accounts, tell who will be the next
president of the United Statea, and
wink at the pretty girls passing the
window without aid—almost—from hu
man beings. An opportunity will be
given all to see this machine in opera,
tion. Business men are asked to bring
some of their statement blanks in or
der to ace what the machine will do on
their forms.
P EN D LET O N R O U ND -U P
Big, Moving, Masterful and Whole
some in its human interest, powerful,
thrilling in incident, absorbing in situa
tion, powerful in progression from
start to finish. The Round-Up Picture
is a thrilling, red-blooded picture pic
ture of strong men and women and
women battling for supremacy with all
of their mind and muscle alert for
every caste of a chanca.
W h a t You Will See in th e P ictu re
World’s Championship wild steer
bull-dogging contest between the cow
boy champions of the western ranges.
Indian encampment of six tribes,
dazzling Indian parades and sensntional
Indian pony races and ceremonial dan
ces.
Worst outlaw horses and best riders
and ropers in the world. "Sharkey,”
the Round-Up bull, who has never
been ridden in his three years of ex
hibitions.
This Picture was filmed under the
direct observation of Ihe Pendleton
Round-Up Association, and is absolute
ly the only real authentic Picture of
its kind. There are several imitators.
Only Bt the Star, Saturday night. May
27. 5c and 10c. "L et ’er Buck.”
“PEG O’ MY HEART
COMING TO SUBLIMITY
The Scin Dramatic Club, under ti c
management of Mr. duel; Waltemi vi i
will stnge Peg O’ My Heart lit the (’.
(). F. Hull in Sublimity on Friday,
2nd.
C oit . c ami see thin m ost modern and
best of all plays th a t has been put or
in this vicinity for n.atiy y ears. Popu
lar prices.
G ood D ru g s, G ood C i
Geo. G . Bingham
CHRISWAN RUNS SECOND
W. E. Chrlsman ran second In Linn
county for Commissioner, T. J. Butler
lieing the successful candidate. Sheriff
Bodine won over C. M. Kendall by a
•mall margin.
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
BY
REV . E. B. L O C K H A R T
H IG H S C H O O L A U D IT O R IU M
S U N D A Y . MAY 2 8
8
P. M.
PROGRAM
H IG H S C H O O L A U D IT O R IU M
TH U R S D A Y , JU N E 1
8 P. M.
Processional
Invocation...........................................................Rev. Putnam
Bela
Mrs. Ringo
Class H isto ry ............................. — ................. .Helen Staab
Piano Solo...............................— ------- ----- A. Clyde Hoffer
Class Prophecy _____ _____ ___________ Nellie Stowell
Overture................ ..Poet anti Peasant................ ..Orchestra
Class Poem ......................................................... O. P. Lesley
Underclass Advice ....................................... Margaret Fehlen
Address....................................................... Prof. F. Berchtold
Class Poem.............Eighth Grade..................... Nona Fulton
Class Song............................ ......................... Future Freshman
Presentation of Diplomas....... .........................E. M. Olmsted
Song..................................................................S. H. S. Chorus
Benediction.......... .......................................... Rev. Lockhart
DAÏ
DECORATION
TU ESD A Y, MAY 3 0
Star Theatre, Saturday Evening,
May 27th.
gars, Good Sodas at Beauchamp’s the
Quality Store.
BUILDING GOING UP
The Young building south of the i
Farmers and Merchants Bank is rapid;
ly going up under the competent direc
tion of Messrs Murphy and Lnmpman,
the contractors. Ben I.aux of Browns
ville is laying the blocks,
S e r ia l N o . 1 0 5 4
lO A. M.
H IG H S C H O O L A U D IT O R IU M
Flag Drill........................ ..................... ..Mrs. P ratt’s Pupils
RedUtJoa
A King.................... —Mary Tata
Song _____________. . . __ ___________. . . . . . . . .Glee Club
Orchestra
Recitation.............................................................Darrell Down
Flag Salute
Address........................................................... ..Rev. Lockhart
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Speech....... — ............. . Rev. Putnam
Recitation........................................................... Bennie Kenyon
Orchestra
It rarely happens that this paper
goes to press without containing a good
strong boost for some worthy public
cause or community undertaking. It
just as rarely happens that any such
boosting is done in behalf of the paper
itself. The record of a newspaper and
the service it renders the community in
which it is published is its own best ad
vertisement. If it cannot stand on its
record and gain the support and favor
able consideration of the community
thereby, no amount of self-laudation
will do it any good.
Just now a motive arises for calling
attention t o the newspaper and the
place it is endeavoring to fill in the life
and the affairs of the community. It
concerns as well, the betterment of the
town and the su-rounding district, be
cause the stronger the paper becomes,
the greater will be its ability to aid in
the development of the community in
which it is published.
If you are proud of your home town
—you want to see it grow. You want
to see it develop more and more into
a city. You want to see it recognized
all over the country as a progressive
town. You realize that the more civic
improvements we have the better the
town will be. You are deeply interest
ed in its welfare. You have given and
will continue to give public improve
ments your earnest and heartv support.
We hope this is your motto. It is
ours. This paper has worked for the
real, practicable betterment o f this
town. Every worthy improvement has
bad our approval and constant help.
This paper has stood for a bigger and
better community, for better roads, for
better schools, and many other public
necessities. W’e think that this paper
has earned vour respect and deserves
your support. We ask you to take it
and read it. We ask you to enter into
any campaign it may undertake for the
betterment of our city. We as!: you to
interest your friends in every under
taking for public welfare.
We want your backing both morally
and materially. If you are proud of
your home home town, don’t you think
that you should constantly support this
paper? The paper supports your de
mands for civic betterments, and is
with you on all good work. We are
adding new correspondents and new
features to the paper. Now we ask
you to help us by giving your renewal
or new subscription to your favorite
contestant who is trying to win one of
the beautiful prizes offered in our big
subscription contest. Y o u can also
help us, by telling her where she might
get a new subscription. It will be a
gracious act and will be greatly appre;
ciated by this paper.
After the program the crowd, let by the Grand Army
of the Republic, will march to the cemetery, when the
graves will be decorat»d. Everyone is invited to attend.
Capital City Lands All Candidates Except
Sam Brown and J . T . Hunt
OLCOTT SUCCEEDS HIMSELF
Geo. Keech and W. C. Gauntt Poll Heavy
Vote In Home Precincts
While the primary election last Fri
day was not a landside in any particu
lar, the "Silent Salem Vote” got in its
deadly work on the out-of-town candi
dates and sent all but two, Sam Brown
of Gervais, and J. T. Hunt of Sublim
ity, reeling to the ropes.
The complete Marion County vote
from Secretary of State down to coron
er follows:
Secretary o f state: Moores ?4C0,
Oicott 4201.
Public service commissioner: Buci tel
4020, Campbell 3085.
For circuit judge: Bingham 4193,
Kelly 5372, Morcom 1252, Pogue 2978.
For representatives: Belknap 2-45,
Sam H. Brown 4549, Thomas Brown
2839, Elgin 3034, Seymour Jones 4021,
W. A! Jones 4138, Keech 2140, Martin
30T4, Mclnturff 1243, Page 2555, Pob-
eitson 274- , Schemer 1488.
For district attorney: Carson 319,
Gehlhar 2349, Keyes 2136, McCord 374,
Smith 718, W’inslow 1974-
For sheriff: Cooper 2604, Needham
4935.
For county assessor: Anderson 1924,
West 5479.
For school superintendent: Cornelius
2194, Gauntt 827, Phillips 1069, Smith
3621.
For county commissioner: Hunt 4125,
Libby 2350, Nye 875.
For county coroner: Clough 4506,
Mclntire 2637.
The local candidates, Geo. Keech for
representative and W. C. Gauntt lor
county superintendent polled he y
votes i n Stayton and East Stayton
precincts, as did J. T. Hunt.
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CARD O F TH ANKS
We wish to thank our many kind
r friends and neighbors for their help
and sympathy during the illness, and to
the A. F. & A. M. and G. A. R. for
their help at the death and burial of
our beloved husband and father, Sam
uel Lake. Also we wish to thank the
many friends for the flowers and the
'singers for ine music at the funeral
(Signed)— M^s. Samuel Lake a n d
children.
For $75.
The ‘ Leader’ -C c m -
plete and complete
ly enclosed Upright
Columbia Grafonola
NOTICE
Mrs. Kemp, President of the Oregon
VV C.T.U. will lecture tonight (Thurs
day) at t h e Methodist church at 8
o’clock.
SLOPER’S furmshul ic* cream for lour
Ample, Open Tone anil Met»il
M c to r-P h tc , Combinatio?,
Carrying Power F b r :.
1o»1ge meetings and three public gath
erings last week. There is a vital rea
son for these sales. Try our cream and
you will discover it.
STAR
New Columbia Urpivci 'cer.
Columbia Tone Control
Leaves
THEATRE
CHANGES HANDS
Enclosed Removable Rec
ord Compartment. Ca
pacity 75 Double Discs
A D E FE A T E D CAN DID ATE
This Splendid Instrument on Display and
For Sale by
C. A. LU TH Y
Jeweler,
OUT FRIDAY
IN PRIMARIES
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Stayton, Oregon
I t i s authentically reported that
Chas. S. Clark of Salem has leased the
Star Theatre, an I will run it as an up-
to-the-minute movie house.
Mr. Clark is an experienced theatre
man. and will try to please the public
at all times with as good shows as ran
be gotten. H e is a young man of
pleasing appearance a n d will make
friends fast in his new home. The
Mail wishes him all kinds of good luck
in his new venture in Stayton.
Who
is
He ?
Constable Henry Smith caught two
of the Chemawa Indian boys Tuesday
morning. The lads took French leave
of the institution Monday. This is tie
third time the s ame boys have tried to-
escape.