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Learn WKAT IS THR MATTER WITH RAILROADS? T o S k a te The most Healthy, Exhilirating, Moral Amusement of the Day G * «i Floor. Good Order ar.u rooa loi Sped «tors, who are Admitted Free FREE S K A T IN G T O L A D IE S In the afternoon of each day for learners. O P E N E V E R Y E V E N IN G STAYTON : : BUYS EUGENE STOCK : With capital abundant in our coun try, with over two billion i vfiarsleantd FOR RENT a nice ti room cottage abroad in 1916, why it it it American railroads have teen unable to secure near the new high school, Kmpiirc at the Mail Office. new capital? With industries and cities >» like Jonah's gourd, with popu. t S A l.E B It.IJ al thè Vali D itta. W t and wealth inereasit g as never lief , there is almost no increase in railroad mileage or terminal facilities. Vaile. .VI-ertiti wtth tts and got It is a serious situation .'or a g v . i resoli ». nat.t o, with much tirntevelopled terri tory ami world problems la?fore it, to Mnnsjr lo Lo«n I l'ava Vada Arrange- be weakest where it should h • *tro* •n. • t f..r Inaitin - castoni money, We have federal eonimiss'ons H'-d -15 wili .nvke vi r.v low rate o f inter state commissions to regulate railroads est »•• high'y un) rovcd fi rma. IIo- and yet dur ttg past year we had the mot li Smith, n uni 5, MclVrnark ' “ worst enps lortage in history. ” Some Bklg., S lem. Ot< gon, PI mie 96, thin.: wrong. tf. State railroad commissions are figl1*- ing for a Supreme Court decision m the Shreveport care to give them com Clovrr or Volch H*y Wanted Ht plete control o f railroad business with Brewer's Dairy, Slayton. 12-28 in state b es. For instance, in Utah, w' ere over tk) per cent o f railroad mdeage is un !**r Fcr f.-.U or Trade for good dairy inters’ l'e regu'ation, poüti ans are cows, a fine team o f nuilt-a. Brower’ s clamoring for a state railroad comm is Dairy St ay tun. 12-28 sion. . ■ Instead o f extending the authority of FOR SALE 7 head milch cows. 1 states over railroad business. Congress heifer. Cows $40 per head, heifer $30 should exercise its admitted power to if all are taken. 1 two vear old filly limit state control within narrow bounds. $ 1 ihi Mrs. Rosa Miller, | I 12-28 Phone 2-8 Shelburn, Ore. OREGON CI. a ISTMAS EVE I ARTY One . f the sc. isl ever t* o f the pre- toliJavs that th M- m ! it -sod last week was the ertertairnu ft tree, with b • ntiful presents for «11 present at the E Small ’ me • O .r.s'm as Eve Be- s i!c.; the host an I l o t » » , Mr. and What kind o f leather makes the beat M . K. v- !. t' . sc : it «»-nt were: Mr. s!uiea?" "D on't kuow. but banana peelings and Mrs. J. P. Wilbur, Miss Selma 5 iT. T! ..sr, . 8 at ! K i tie So-.; 1 i take the ties! slippers." and Miss Martha Small. It la Easy to Float. Flnatlne means reclining on the wa The same party with the exception ter So hmjr a« one’s oody Is straight f Miss S. i ulT ate u Loi.tet us dinner at ened out uud the head Is thrown well the h ’ -all home on Christmas Day «nd hack In the water the arms and legs all attended the Star Theatre in the will take care o f themselves. One has evening. nothing to do but maintain a straight hack and submerge the head to the John O'Groat’s House. ears. In this position one cannot help John O'Uroot's house was formerly but float It Is a physical Impossi bility for the body to drown so long situated on Dtuiv-ausby head, the most as this position Is maintained. But the northerly |s>iut o f Great Britain. It minute you raise your head out o f the took its name from John of Gri>at. or water or bend the body or draw up the Groot, and his brothers, who came. It knees down you go.—Outing. is said, from Holland about 148S). The expression so often heard. "From John The Voice of the People. O'Groat's to Gaud's F.nd." means the Lady Jol... iiusaell visited Paris as whole length of Great Britain front u girl in ISot> and witnessed the some what anifhhtl enthusiasm for Louis north to south, like the other ex pression, "From Dan to Beersbeba." Phllllppo. who had Just beeu placed on meaning the entire length o f Palestine. ♦lie throne by the revolution. “ It Is —Exchange. said." we are told, “ that any small Custom In Spain. Bay In those d a is could exhibit the One thing specially Is vital In Spain: king to cur.mirt sighiseers by raising a cheer orts Ue the Tttileries windows, "Costumbre." they say (“ It ts the cus when his majesty, to whom any mani tom"). It explains commercial honor tersely for the Spanish business man festation of enthusiasm was extreme to keep his word and pay his bills; ex ly precious, would appear automatical actly us it Is equally customary for ly upon the balcony ai d bow.” him to lack what we call “ honor" In Mule Riding In Portugal. some other departments of life. It is In odd coutrast to the modern rush customary to do or not to do, to like and honk o f the automobile and the or not to like, a thousand things. Why? clang o f the trolley cars are the >a:«ic •‘Customl.ro" Is the only reply. It Is or small farmers o f Portugal, who ride [ customary, moreover, not to yield read nonchalantly through the twentieth ily to an Improvement or a luxury, century hubbub on the l>ack-tlie ex even n< It Is again equally customary, treme back—o f small, patient eyed once the Spaniard has yielded to a mules. Though the country has pro given thing, to hold to it like adam a n t—Exchange. gressed and the farmers are progress lng toward prosperity, they have con Dalayed Appreciation. “ Do you enjoy opera?" sistently refused to move farther for “ Yes." replied Mr. Cumrox. “ I en ward on the mule's back In Portugal than the last fifth o f his anatomy Per joy an opera first rate after the tunes haps the custom arose from the time In It have become sufficiently popular when the mule carried a large load to be played by the brass bands."— Just before the rider and the habit has Washington Star. not been broken.—Christian Herald. How to Act In Polite Society, Protects the Shark's Eggs. Do not tuck the napkin under your Protective mimicry, that cunning de chin in order to save your shirt front vice o f nature to preserve animals from the soup and tomato catsup. That from their enemies, is well known In Isn't proper. Tie It around your neck. the eggs o f certain fishes, notably the When you go to a party do what California shark, known as Gyro- your wife tells you to do and you will plenrodus franclscl. The shark is o f a make no mistake, for she has found sluggish habit, lurking among ro- ks, out all about It in a book. Don't crack jokes with the servants. and its dark egg resemble« a leaf of It Is hard enough to distinguish the kelp or seaweed folded up spirally. It guests from the waiters nowadays Is deposited among the beds o f kelp without doing that. and clings to the leaves by the edges Don't offer to sing or play the piano o f the spirals. The young shark bursts Perhaps the hostess has prepared a open the end o f the egg and swims program o f her own. If you want to get a good hat and away. Another shark's egg of the Pa clflc coast has tentacles which c la s p overcoat say you have a slight head- the seaweed and also imitate its ap a- lie and leave early.— Detroit Journal. pearance. RECORDER'S REPORT For Quarter Ending Dec. 30th, 1916 * * * * * * When the Stage leaves for Salem Tell the Driver to let you off at B ric k Brothers ------- FOR------- CLOTHES, HATS, SHOES * * * * * * * — AND— FURNISHINGS This Means You * BUY AT THE STORE THAT GUARANTEES EVERY PURCHASE * * 4* * * Corner State and Liberty Sts. * * Salem, Oregon * * ♦ * * * * * * * + * * * * * + * * + + * * Good Fresh Cows Wanted at Brew er"» Dairy, Stayton. 12-28 Shot Gun For Sale —Double barrelled, breech loading. 12 gauge. Will s e ll1 cheap. See or phone Chas Schaefer, 112-28x Scio, Ore. General Fund Receipts'. Oct. 4, show license.................. $ 10.00 FOR S A L E -200 Pure Bred White “ 15, street assessment........ 9.64 : Leghorn Hens for Male, none over 2 “ 20. show license____ _____ 2.00 I years old. One Dollar Each. “ 27, taxes r e c e iv e d -.... 322.44 Wayne Ashby, Nov. 11, from E. Roy for rock 1.62 ; j 1-4 Sublimity, Ore. I “ 23, taxes received ............ 273.07 j Dec. 1, show license................. 2.00: Baled Straw For Sale Frank Cremer, “ 4, show license................. 8.00 j M ix Rt. 1, Box 90 Stayton, Ore. Total receipts $628.771 Warrants Drawn On Fund Oct. 1 1916 account overdrawn $390.79 “ 3, Stayton Elec, light Co. 57.86 “ 3, Theodore Rixzo........... . 3.50 " 3, J. B. Grier....................... 10.00 “ 3, John D o w n in g ..__ . . . . 45.00 " 3. O. L. W eddle.. ............ 3.50 “ 3. B. B. Herrick................. 10.00 Nov. 4, Elec. Light Co................ 58.02 “ 10, J. B. Grier...................... 18.60 10, John D ow ning................ 46.00 2.75 10, Stayton Mail.................. Dec. 4, Elec. Light Co............... 59.27 .33 5, Lilly Hardware Co. 10.25 J. Li. Grier ............. Oct. ** Nov. Dec. Jan. Steel Range For Sale -Been used but i short time, has hot water coil. Will trade for pigs or shoata. A. F. Welter I -llx Shaw, Ore. NOTICE The annual meeting o f the Stayton Mutual Telephone Co. will be held in the city hall. Monday Jan. 8th, 1917, at 7:30 p m., for the purpose o f electing the following officers: president, vice- president, Secretary-Treasurer and one : i L97 director, and the transaction o f such Total other business as may properly come Mi. 10 Account overdrawn before the meeting. Water Fund Receipts Henry Smith, Pres. 1, balance on hand___ $1,015.21 2, water rentals turned in 410.00 1, “ “ “ 313.56 •• 2<i 5, 1, ’ 17, “ “ 110.50 m . W Total 1934.46 Warrants Drawn on Fund Oct. 3, C. E. Brown.. ........... $ .85 " 3, John Downing. ............ 15.00 " 3, John Mielke ............ 3.60 Nov. 10, John Downing ............ 15.00 To Balance $ 34.45 1900.01 •- 1 r X ! -------I N ------- “The Unwritten Star Theatre SEVEN BIG Sat- Jan. 6th REELS Admission Adults Children Under 12 years 25 Cents 15 Cents WATCH THIS SPACE NEXT WEEK The 21st Annual meeting o f t h e Farmers Fire Relief Association will I 0 held at Sublimity, Jan.6 at 11 a. m. f r the election of officers and hearing o f the financial report o f the Secretary- Treasurer. Chas. Hottinger, Sec. YOUNG’ S CASH GROCERY NOTICE 1934.46 J. B. GRIER, The price o f milk will be tl)e same Recorder, as I have always charged in Stayton, viz: 7ic per qt. and 4c per pint in the J feeding season, and 0$c per qt. and 3Jc per pt. in pasture season. A. T. Brewer. Stayton Residents Must Learn The Im portance o f Keeping Them Well W r- m NOTICE * * YOUR KIDNEYS £ * * Beatriz Micbe!ena and Andrew Robson nave thè h rg eit etri ulatlan of nny paocr prn '< i or -ei.t i o Ile Santiam SU ckton’s »tor«* in Saletv, taught a $30,000 stock o f good* at Eugene list week, and will have it on • iaplay i their Economy baaement soon. Wate. ft r ad in the Mad. * * * * * CLASSIFIED* ADVERTISING ONLY TWO DAYS MORE FOR BARGAIN SALE OF 1 -4 Off CARD OF THANKS 1 wish to thank my friends and pa trons, who have so liberally supported me in the dairy business since I started in Stayton, and assure them that the Perfect health means that every or same has been fully appreciated. E. D. Crabtree. gan o f the body is performing its func tions properly. Perfect health cannot be enjoyed if N O T IC E -T o all my patrons who the kidneys are weak and disordered. have bottles please turn them in to the Thousands testify that Doan’s Kid Brewer Dairy. E. D. Crabtree. ney Pills have a reviving action on weak kidneys. Justified. What this remedy has done in so Hirers I iik I Just gone home mid wits many cases o f this kind is the best stumbling over Hie things In the tlnrk proof o f its merit. Read the following. It’s testimony hall. “ What are yon growling about, gratefully given by a resident o f this dear?” called out Mrs Itlvers from the locality: Mrs. M. B. Rexford, 836 N. Eight floor above. “ I am growling," he answered In tils eenth St., Corvallis, Ore., says: ‘ ‘ I deepest bass voice, “ to drown tin was ail run down and sick all over with barking of my alibis.” — New York malaria. My back nearly killed me at Globe. times, it pained me so. I could hardly Made It'Even. get up or down, hs I was so stiff and An Irishman who ltnd walked n long sore. My kidneyB were congested and distance, feeling very thirsty and see inflamed. The kidney secretions were ing a milkman, asked the price o f a unnatural and this trouble made me quart o f ndlk. weak and nervous. 1 had no ambition "Threepence," replied the milkman. to do anything. Three boxes e f Doan’s “ Then give me n quart In pints." Kidney Pills practically cured me of an id Pat. backache arid put my kidneys in good, "Right,” was the reply. working order. Pat, on drinking one pint, asked. Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’ t sim “ How do we stand?” The milkman replied. "I owe yer a ply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills -th e same that pint.” “ Ami 1 owe you one.” said Put, “ so Mrs. Rexford had. F o s t er-Milburn we are i,tllts."fLondon Answers. Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y. ON FRAM ED PICTURES UNTIL JANUARY 6 GREEN TRADING STAM PS & H . LILLY HARDWARE CO., STAYTON, ORE. BE AN OPTIMIST. To ignore trifling annoyam.es to avoid ultra fastidiousness, to condone human frailties, "re membering whereof we ere all made:” to believe that tho dark est hour is just before dawn— in a word, to make the beet of thinge— ie, besides making life a joy, to become a public benofae- tor without profession of philan thropy. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoeeeee# , Beware of Ointments fo r % Catarrh That Contain Mercury as mercury \ I.I sur< ly d< »troy the sense of *m< II and < »mpli-trly a.rnngii the whole systi in wla n entering It through the mtienua surf a i. Pin It nrtlrles should never be r ■ d • pt >n r-; icrlptlona I from reputable physh lana, n.i the damage 1 they will du la t I foi l to the goorl you ••an pnssllily dei o from them. Hairs Catarrh Cure, i nufirtured bv F. J. Cheney ft < Y •!• ’ >. <)., romains no no r ury, nrd h 1 . i i • nnlly, acting , directly up* n ti c t t 1 and mucous sur faces of i1 o i I i buying Mall’s fntnrrh Puri- 1 • • u • at get the genu ine H ti tili 1 r II” nnd made In TM. do. Ohi «'la rtey ft C t. Tes timonials fr Bold bv D-u' * r-V o TV per bottle. T ake Ita li'» Fa_d.'y trilla for conatlpatloe-