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22nd Year, No. 31.
S T A Y T O N , MARION C O U N T Y , O REGO N, T H U R SD A Y , A U G U ST 3, 1916 .
FOR
THE ROBERTS BILL HOLD RECEPTION
RETIRING MINISTER
NOW BEFORE
CONGRESS
A DAREDEVIL
OF F1LMD0M
M EXICO’ S URGENT N E ED .
Mr. and Mrs. Kdwsrd Young were
dinner hosts Monday night, the honor
guesta being Rev. and Mrs. Putnam,
who are soon to leave Stayton and ns-
sume the pastorate of the First Chris­
tian church of Forest Grove.
A Proposed Tax On The Mail Order An elaborate reception followed at
which a goodly number of guesta were
Fo The Maintainance Of Your
present.
Roads and Schools
It was with deep regret that the
many friend* said good bye to the re­
tiring pastor, who during the brief
I stay of one year has -von the love anil
| high esteem of the church family hh
| well as the entire community. Perfect
Th« Tax U To B« Turned Ovar To The ! harmony and the utmost good will in \
the church have prevailed while Mr.
County In Which 'I he Concern
Putnam has been the leader and an ,
Doe* fiutine**.
untiring worker for the general uplift
of the community which he has soj
The Roberts Hill, which is now [tend­ faithfully served.
Mrs. Putnam was presented with
ing before congress, places n commun-
ity tax on mml order houses.
It re­ un electric iron bv the church and
Dainty refreshments were
quire» m nnnuitl statement from the friends.
tnnd order houie hh to the nmount of served by the charming hostesa, than
business done by their company in whom none better knows how tojdispenae
every county mid state, and n tax ia hospitality. Assisting were the Missc*
levied on such business, end turned Vivian and Veda Young. Among those
over to the county in which the good* present were Rev. and Mrs. Putnam. !
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Ware. Mr. arid Mrs
are hold.
The object of the bill is to make the Jos. Kearns, Mr. and Mr*. Von Behren,"
mail order house use part of its enor­ Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Weddle, Mr. and
mous profits to assist tjie different sec­ Clyde Hoffer, Mesdames Sarah Cox,
tions winch reap no lienefit from it, in Mints Titus, Edna Richardson, Kflic
maintaining their roads, and other in­ Miller, A. J. Chance, Minnie Weddle,
stitutions, which by virtue o f their ex- Misses Nora Crabtree, Kllu Williams, !
istnnee, enable the ma.l order house to lna Harrold, Wilma Ware, Grace and
Het busmen. What do the readers of Minnie Von Behren, Seims Scnuff,
the Mad think of such a law? We Alice Smith, Winnie Taylor, Maud
would be glad to publish comments on Eskew, Lois Bracken, Coral Smuck, ,
the same. Write on one aide o f the Ethel Wirth, Thelma Riggs, Alma |
pa|>er, and sign your name, not for N'etidel, Ila Hoffer, Lenore Putnam,
Lcfa Hill, Helen Richardson Nannie D.
publication, hut for our own use.
and Carmeltte Clarke yf Mobile, Ala.,
A t
Dr. J. D. Turner, formerly of Thus, and lna Taylor, Eugene and Ang­
The program for ths Linn County
Lowe & Turner, eye s|>erial- us Ware, Rotit Teague, Durwanl Wirth, | Fair at Scio has been completed, this
Ista of Portland, will he in Stayton Shirley Smith, Lowell Riggs, Harold year’ s session being scheduled fi r Sep­
ax ai n Monday Aug. 7, at Stayton Ho­ Richardson, Norwood Eskew, Calvin ! tember 6, 7, and 8.
tel imrlora. Dr. Turner devote* his en­ Bracken, Dan Young, Ben keuyon and
Governor James Withycombe will be
tire time, energy and effort exrluaively the host and hostess Mr. and Mrs. Ed. | the principal speaker on the opening
Young
and
the
Misses
Young.
to the eye. He is a graduate o f the
day and other well known men will be
Northern Illinois College of Opthamol
secured for the program.
ogy and ethology, of Chicago, Illinois,
There is to be an aeroplane flight
and has had more than 1H years of hard
each day. Last year the man secured
practical experience, and knows hia
to make the flight failed to arrive and
business thoroughly in ad its branches.
in order to safeguard themselves this
This ia no aide line.
Dr. Turner gives
year a large bond has been required
your eves a moat thorough searching
which requires a flight each day of the
Over two-hundred and seventy visit­
and scientific examination with the
fair.
latest improved electrical instruments, ed Young’s Cash Grocery at their for­
The racing program will be the ^qual
and when he prescribes glasses it is mal opening, Saturday.
of any ever staged at the fair and with
The coffee was excellent, and the
with positive and absolute assurance
a big display of agricultural products
thHt they htc the best and only kind Tru-Blu Biscuit girl, which by the way and other interesting exhibits the fair
suited to your eyes.
If you do not was a man, dispensed the daintv tid­ promises to be the biggest event ever
need glasses he will tell you so frankly bits to all who came.
held in Scio.
Everyone was well pleased with the
No charge for consultation or examina­
Dances will be held on the fair
tion. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Con­ opening, and the boys and girl9 of the grounds each night and there will he
town wish Mr. Young would have one
sult him.
2t
plenty of carnival amusements and
every day.
other attractions.
WHAT’S YOUR OPINION?
—
j m B rsa xiy n Eagle
SUPERVISORS ARE
SCIO FAIR WILL
DISCONTINUED
BE BEST EVER
MANY ATTEND YOUNG’S
FORMAL OPENING
HARRON IN MASTERP1CTURE
Robert Harron, the young actor ap­
pearing in the four part Mutual Mas-
terpicture, "The Outcast,” by Thomas
Nelson Page, is ns clean cut nn em­
bodiment of American young manhood
as the most exciting could wish for.
This shows even in the low browed
environment o f the drive where he is
supposed to work as a waiter.
Harron
was nn office boy when D. W. Griffith
recognized the lutent possibilities in
the young man’ s physique and person­
ality. “ The Outcast” will be shown at
the Star Theatre on Saturday night.
See our com plete line
of Talcum powder, just received a new
assortment, new odors at Beauchamps.
Miss Ella Williams was the first
member of the Teachers Training class
o f the Christian Church to complete
the course. She completed the final
examination Monday and will get re­
turns after her papers are sent to
Eugene for marking.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Spragg, who
have been visiting at the home of Mrs.
Sprugg’s sister, Mrs. S. A. McKenzie,
of Linn Co., left for their home in
Minnesota last week. They left their
eastern home early in April, and have
s;ient the entire summer on the coast,
visiting the Fair at San Diego, and
friends in California and Oregon. They
were well pleased with our country
and climate and talk some o f coming
hack and locating near Stayton.
[
THE “VIRGINIAN” AT
THE STAR THEATRE
WILL ATTEND THE
MEDFORD CONVENTION!
The Scio Dramatic Club
THE
Vis gim an
of lack Waltemeyer
STAR
P rices— Adults 3 ; c.
O&C LAND GRANT
STILL BEFORE
CONGRESS
Oregon Should Profit More By Land
Thai Naturally Belongs
To The Slate
MAKING THE LAST FIGHT
You Should Write Personal Letter* To
Your Gongreaman If You
Are Interested
Portland, Aug. 2—The pioneers of
Oregon were forced to undergo many
hardships in carving out homes in the
wilderness.
To help those pioneers,
the Federal Government granted to
the Oregon California railroad Com­
pany a large grant of lar.d*o assist in
building that road and to give Oregon
more settlers and more taxable prop­
erty. The Government received its
pay, all it ever expected, in the build­
ing of the road and concessions re­
ceived. Had the land grant been dis­
posed of according to the term3 o f the
grant, Oregon would be profiting today
by many mere acres of taxable lands
and many more settlers. Oregon alone
is the sufferer, yet when these lands
are disposed of according to the bill re­
cently passed she gets but 5C > of the
proceeds.
Thousands of acres of and lands
thirsting for water, yet 40'/ of the
land grant fund go to the general rec­
lamation fund instead of to these lar ds
Representative Sinr.ott is making a
last fight for the 40* i and has intro­
duced a bill, asking that the proceeds
from sale o f land and timber apportion­
ed to the general reclamation fund be
expended on projects in the state of
Oregon.
Is there any injustice in this request?
Is this state asking anything unreason­
able? Did the Federal Government or
any of the reclamation states expect in
get anything from these lands under
the original grant act? Oregon did e x ­
pect something from the original grr.’ :
so why shouldn't she expect it now
It seems that there is little room li r
argument as to the real merits of tl
issue, but it is necessary to present
the facts to those who should know.
If the members of Congress « re
given the facts with regard to thi>,
there is some hope that they willsto
the justice of it and vote to give our
state that to which she is entitled.
Personal letters to members of Cor-
gress or to piersons who may have in­
fluence will prove an effective means.
Write such a letter and by to doing
contribute your part in securing this
fund for Oregon's arid lands.
USE THE CLASSIFIED
ALABAMA GIRLS
ADVERTISING COLUMn
GET INITIATED
Tomorrow Nigîû, iïiday, August 4iii,
AT
Lew A. Cates, editor o f the Dallas
Observer, was a Stayton visitor last
Friday and while here made the Mail
offi'-e a pleasant call. He was accom­
panied by his wife and Mr. aud Mrs.
Green of the Blake-McFalt Co. The
party motored up the river above Me-
hama where they spent the week-end
fishing.
Acting under the authority of the
luw passed by the 1915 legislature
which make it optional with the county
board whether or not a supervisor
‘ hart be employed to assist the county
school superintendent with his work
o f supervising the tural schools, the
Linn county board consisting of A. C. j
Schmidt, J. W. Miller, Milton A. Mil- j
ler, W. C. Cooley and W. L. Jackson j
have decided to discontinue the services
of a supervisor in this county.
This decision was reached after a
The Scio Dramatic Club under the di­
poll o f the school directors of the coun­
ty had been taken; each director being rection of Jack Waltemeyer, will pre­
requested to submit his ideas- on the sent the above play at the Star Thea­
matter. As a result whoever the peo­ tre, in this city, on Friday night, Aug­
ple elect tor county school superintend­ ust 4th.
“ The Virginian” is a strong, splen­
ent next November will have the work
or supervising ail the schools in the j did, virile story of the West during the
dayajwhen the cowboy was king. It is full
county.
of dramatic situations, clever comedy,
and a charming love story.
This play was made famous by Dus­
tin Farnum and the book, “ The Vir­
ginian” has been one of the best known
in recent literature.
Don’ t fail to see this company in one
E. M. Olmsted, editor o f The Stay-!
of the strongest plays it has ever put
toh Mail, and his wife left this af- !
on. Read the ad in another part of the
ternoon from Kingston to attend the
Mail. Popular price 15c and 35c.
State Editorial Convention in Medford. 1
While there, besides the regular side
trips scheduled by the convention Mr,
and Mrs. Olmsted will spend three or
four days in Ashland, their home be­
fore coming to Stayton. They will ar­
rive home August 10th.
The Loyal Daughters of the Chris­
Peter Deidrich has already sold two tian church with a few invited friends
Fords under the new price, both in entertained the Misses Carmeleti and
Mill City.
One goes to Hammond Nannie Clarke of Mobile, Alabama to a
Lumber Co. and the other to Harry hike to the T. J. Ware place about four
miles east of town yesterday.
The
i Wood.
program otherwise consisted of a weiwie
roast and sleeping in the barn last
night and cooking their breakfast over
a camp fire this morning. The crowd
returned home today tired but happy,
with the Misses Clarke thoroughly in­
itiated to our western ways. Those
attending the trip were:
Misses Carmeleti and Nannie Clarke,
of Mobile. Ala., Eila Williams, Nona
Fulton, Nora Crabtree, Alice Smith,
Mrs. Stella Hotter, Maud Eskew, Veda
Young, Vivian Young. Wilma Ware,
Lois Bracken, Agnes Kirsch, Coral
Smuck. Ethel Wirth, Lefa Hill, Grace
Von Behren, Mamie Von Behren, Myr­
tle Taylor, Ettie Miller,Mrs. Grace Hol-
ford.
Western Drama
San Tox Saline laxative, a teasnoon-
ful in a glass of water before break­
The dance in Beauchamp’s hall last
fast, washes out the stomach and re­
Saturday night was a success, and whs
lieves biliousness, 50c at Slopers only.
well patronized, especially by out of
BUYS INTEREST IN MILL
town people.
Margaret Fehlen and
Walter Miller won the prize waltz.
D. C. Thoms, a miller, has bought
The same managers will hold another
nn interest in the Scio Milling Co.'s
dance in the near future.
flour mill here and assumed charge the
first of the week. Mr. Thoms is a first
class miller as well h s a clerical man of
Dr. Henuchamp, wife and little daugli- I
ability. He conies here from Jefferson ter Constance, E. D. Alexander, wife J
ami is well known to many o f our and daughter, Mrs. G. F. Korinek
people ns a man o f strict integrity and motored to Junction City Sunday and !
high moral character, and the mill un­ spent the day visiting at the W. C.
der hiH management will be kept up to Parry homo. Mrs. Korinek remained
the high standard and hold the enviable for a visit with her sister.
record which it did when Charlea War­
ner was manager.—Santiam News.
Mrs. W. E. Thomas tells us that her
son L. L. Thomas, well known here, as
In a Four-Act
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
a member of the firm of Thomas and
Mayo several years ago, did not enlist
The city council met in regular ses- in the army as was reported, but that
aion Tuesday eveniny in the city hall. he and his family are still living at
After the usual grist of bills was run Marshfield, Ore., where Mr. Thomas is
through and ordered paid, the council employed in a piano house in that city.
took up the matter o f the revised or­
dinances ns prepared by Attorney Helt-
zel. Five or six of these were passed
Nurse Clara Willing left for the As­
and a date set for anoth« r meeting toria hospital one day the first of the
Under the Direction
later in the week to consider and pass week, after spending a two week's va­
upon the remainder.
cation with her mother, Mrs. Rosa
Willing here.
Wm. Slopcr and wife returned to
their home in Salem Monday after a
G. W. DeJardin suffered from a had
week's visit with relatives here. Mrs.
case of tonsilitis last week. Dr. Brew­
J. E. Sloper accompanied them home
er lanced bia tonsils Monday.
for a few days visit.
“T h e
Irving Cummings, by his remarkable
portrayal o f the role of Arthur Stanley,
hero in “ The Diamond from the Sky,”
has come to he known as the Daredevil
of Filmdom. Time after time, in this
great continued photoplay in charac­
ters, which apfiears weekly at the Star
Theatre, Sunday nights, in this city,
Cummings has risked life and limb
that he might inject into the film story
the vigorous, red-blooded thrills con­
ceived in the brain of the author, Roy
L. McCardell.
In chapter three, Cummings plunged
in an automobile into the river. In
Chapter seven, leaps on horseback from
the highest tier of a grandstand.
Horse and rider literally hurtle thru
the air, but both alight in safety. In
chapter nine, Cummings leaps from
the saddle to a flying train, clambering
in through an open window. In chap­
ter sixteen, Cummings defies death by
diving from the high deck of a yacht
into the waters of Canta Barbara bay,
where he saves from drowning, the ad­
venturess, Vivian Marston, played by
Charlotte Burton.
Then, in chapter tght,Cummings en­
ters into the thick of a free-for-all fight
a. vigorous scene in w hich he deals about
him left and right in an effort to save
Esther (Lottie Piekfotd) from insult.
A building collapses, and Cummings,
who now is known as John Powell, the
“ Golden Man,” is crushed by falling
timbers. In this latter scene, Cum­
mings actually was hurt, one of the
heavy timbers falling across his body
and causing internal injuries.
Serial No. Í063
THEATRE
Children 15 cents
The classified advertising column c f
The Mail is growing in popularity wee.c
by week. That it is a complete suc­
cess is an assured fact. The price pit r
line is small and the returns are iarg .
It you have anything to sell; if you
want to buy anything, list it with us.
"W e Cover the Territory Like a Blan­
ket.”
TAKES CHARGE OF CENTRAL
Mrs. Anna Riggs took charge of the
telephone central at this place on Aug.
1. Mrs. Riggs states that she likes the
work, and no doubt she will prove a
competent and obliging central. The
outgoing people, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Crawford will visit a short time with
friends before starting for eastern
Oregon where they will make their
future home. Mrs. Crawford will be
missed by the many people who have
used the telephone in the past two
When in need of a good shave, a years, and the Mail joins with the
modern hait cut or a bath in an up-to- numerous friends o f the couple in wish­
date place, call at Mack’s Barker Shop ing them prosperity in their new home.
across the street from the postoffice.
adw
Matt Brown and Robt. Downs of
Silverton, were here Monday gather'’ g
Mack's barber shop looks as clean as
data which they will use in writirg a
a new pin after the thorough repaint
new history of Oregon.
ing and papering that has been giver
it. See his ad in another part of the j
Mail.
The Misses Clark of Mobile, Ala.,
I arrived at the Joe Kearns home ei rly
John Kintz of Sublimity was a busi­ this week for a fortnights visit with
* their aunt, Mrs. Kearns.
ness visitor Monday,