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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1917)
'm Contry Correspondence Fron: All Over The Valley I spelling contest we had nir.e 100. | U n io n H ill This bought the school average I up as well. • Elbert Tate left Sunday for Portland where he secured a po- sition as bookkeeper with Wad- ham & Kerr. A large crowd attended the Mr. and Mrs. J. Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. W. D- Hurt took dance at the Hall last Friday. dinner at the Wm. Mollet home Arthur Forrette and family ! Sunday. # | visited at the Frank W olf home Mrs. M. E. Darnell returned last Wednesday. home after a week’s visit with her daughter, Mrs. YV. E. Tate. Kingston Kinks Charlie and Frank Peters were Sunday morning callers at the L. T. Titus home. Rock Point Mrs. Vandanmeer left Tues Chas. Mull o f Lents, is visiting day for her home in Portland. at the J. T. Hunt home. Mrs. R. C. Clayton was a caller Mr. and Mrs. Perry Darby and at the school house Thursday. children spent Sunday at the J. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Titus called A. Bums home. at the Ward Holford home in Mrs. W. H. Downing and Mrs. Stayton Sunday. Worthington visited at the Pery Julia Creech and Katherine Darby home Monday. Brand spent Friday afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Downing school. spent Tuesday afternoon at the j Joe and Philip Pietrok spent C. K. Reed home. Sunday with home folks. I Rock Point School Notes Carl Titus purchased a new Mr. J. J. Staiger gave state Ford car last week. geography examination to two Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Creech students on Jan. 19. spent Friday in Stayton. The story, “ The Dutch Twins” Laurence Peitrok was employ has proved most interesting, and ed at the Jos. Brand home Mon shows cleverness of the author, day. Lucy Fitch Perkins. Her “ Japa- nere Twins” was excellent, but H. Williams was a Stayton cal this little story carried with it ler Monday. even more charming glympses of In spite of bad weather and the home life o f the people. An illness the school report shows excellent opportunity was afford an average attendance o f almost ed during this reading to con 99% for the past month, while trast the present day Holland the monthly tests shov' t h a t with the one we read of. splendid work i s being done. Our list o f visitors the past Elsie Peters and Beradina Ituett- month has included Miss H. Zu- gers o f the 8th grade have an ber, Miss Mary Burghart, J. J. average o f 97 and 98% for the Staiger, Mrs. Perry Darbv, Miss month. Stella Wagner, Masters Craw Mr. Foster of Pendleton and ford and William Darby and Miss Miss Ethel Walker o f Salem vis Alice Downing. We extend a ited Thursday and Friday at the cordial invitation to all patrons J. T. Follis home. * and friends. T. W. Creech was a Stayton Rehearsals are progressing for business visitor Tuesday. the plav “ The Old Maid's Club” O. M. Baker received a load of with much ardor and zeal ai d the call will soon be sent forth— Fords last week. “ Come ye old Bachelors, Come J. T. Follis went to Albany to ye old Widowers Where ’ere ye have his eyes treated, Mr. Follis languish.” is having trouble with his eyes The average of attendance was lately, but w e hope they will the highest of the year (.tiring soon be alright. the past month. A t the last IS A BARGAIN DAY AT O ur Big S tore Butterick Patterns and Delineator •r Miss Elma Warden of Vancou- Osie Condit visited at the Ham- ver, B. C. is visiting with her mer home Saturday afternoon, mother and brother the past Mrs. McClellan was an Aums- week. ville visitor Monday. Roy Carter, who has just re Peter Woelke and wife o f M t turned home from Olex, Ore., Angel, visited at the McCormack was with his sisters and brothers home the week-end. last week. Mrs. Hall and daughter of Al- ! Miss Florence Pottorff called bany, are visiting her sister Mrs. on Mrs. Adolph Heater Tuesday Pearl Stevens and family. afternoon. Mrs. Fallrich and son returned Miss Bertha Mollett returned home Saturday after an extended home from Salem Sunday, where i visit with relatives at Salem and I she has been visiting with friends Geer. the past week. Forrette Bros, sold a span of Mrs. Mary Pottorff. and Miss horses last week. Emma Peters visited Mrs. W .R. John VanEykeren was a Stay- Heater last Friday. ton visitor Tuesday. Miss Bertha Oliver spent the Ruby McCormack is visiting week-end with Miss Rand a t relatives near Mt. Angel this Rock Point week. Mr. and Mrs. Heater a n d daughter. Vivian, were entertain- Peter Blone and wife and Mrs. at the W. R. Heater home Sun. ^ ahlstrom visited at the McClel lan home Sunday afternoon. Mrs. W. H. Carter called o n Mrs. Will Titus called on Mrs. | Mrs. C. C. Carter Friday after Briggs Saturday. noon. Mrs. A. v erry entertained the j Rev. Plumber and w ife held Crochet Club at her home last services at the Union Hill church Sunday at 11:30 a. m. Quite a Thursday afternoon. A splendid time is reported by all. crowd attended. Miss Edith Hurt of Sublimity is spending a week visiting her cousin, Belle Hurt. Every Day AGENCY FOR West Stavton Charles Porter was transact- Chas. Mull o f Portland v-- vis- ing business in the Capital city iting at the Geo . home. Saturday. ■ We Give Free with a Cash Purchase af 25 Cents a coupon for Rogers SILVERWARE Guaranteed for 25 Years »N Mr. and Mrs. Loyde Chrisman “ The Farmers Store Of Quality” W here you can fold everything to Eat and Wear. Also a full line of Hardware, Granitewear, Harness Supplies and Crockery W e have also added to our stock a full line of P o u ltry S u p p lie s At the Lowest Prices in the VaUey SPECIALS FOR WEEK 10 pounds Golden Rod Oats F o r 5 0 c e n ts 10 Bars Laundry Soap 5 pounds Macaroni for 2 5 c e n ts 6 boxes best matches 2 5 c e n ts U ; HDi W I 7 ’ W M i Wi l l l W ■ VVAA m F o r 2 5 c e n ts w »» w w Don’t forget we pay best prices for produce A. W. SCHRUNK, Prop. AUMSVILLE, OREGON GOOD GOODS spent Sunday at the John Sand- quite a time with a felon on his fingeri ner home. Elva Grimes and family o f Lonnie Titus was a Stayton Shelburn are visiting with rela visitor Saturday. tives at Lyons this week. Adolph Mueller is sawing wood Ed Hartmus died in the open in this vicinity, Mr. Mueller has a new gasoline machine and does air sanitorium at Salem one day last week and was buried in the good work. Fox Valley cemetery. Ed Hart L. M. Archambeau w a s a mus was raised a t Lyons and Stayton visitor Saturday. he leaves a host of friends here. J. C. Leffler and family spent Mrs. Ed Hartmus and children Sunday and also enjoyed a birth are spending a few days with day dinner with their daughter, her parents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mrs. Arney Flood and family in Richards. Stayton. Mrs. Dave Monroe has been Leo Weir spent Sunday at the suffering from an attack of la- Henkel home. grippe but is now better. Mrs. Chas. Schaefer and son There v ill be preaching in the Loyde left for Portland Monday Methodist church next Sunday. for a few days visit with rela Rev. VanWinkle, pastor. tives and friends, they expect to The Grange held an open ses return the last of the week. sion Friday night. A fte r business Charley McKenzie was a Stay- matter.; were attended to a dance ton shopper Wednesday. was given. Bert Morris of Lyons is visit Amos Hiatt lost a four year ing a few days this week at the old colt last week. 1). I. Caldwell home. Mrs. itoy Huber was down T here will be preaching ser the line visiting the latter part vices at Kingston next Sunday o f last week. as announced. There will be choir practice at Mrs. Silas Brown’s next Satur day night. Lyons and Fox Valley GOOD GOODS The human nose can cause a lot of Geo. Chrisman and wife word trouble—when n man tries to paint hi* in this vicinity Monday. and a woman tries to |a>ke tiers Into oth er people's business.—Florida Tlines- Mrs. Frank Habberman and Unlon. Marguerite Ryan called at the Boilad Oysters. Floyd Shelton home Sunday eve. In ” Hoclal I Jfe In the itelgn of qoeen The Misses Frances K loci', Anne” Hwlft writes to Stella, ” I.ord Masliam made me go home with him Gladys Downing and Elsie Down to eat boiled oysters,” and then be ing. and Messrs. Joe Pietrok, obligingly adds the recipe: "Take oya- August and lony Kloer, a n d ters, wash them cleuu—that Is, wash | Clifford Downing visited at Ed their shells elran; then put your oys ters In nn earthen pot with their hol Smith’s Sunday. low side down; then put this |«it, coh Charley Lambert was a Sunday ered, Into a great kettle of water anil caller ¡it the D. Townes homo. let It boll. Your oysters are then boiled In their own liquor and do not nils Mrs. Itoxie Shank culled at the with water.” H. R. Shank home Wednesday. Washed Into ths Sss. An average of ninety-five tons a* eel) and looae rock is washed Into th« ecoau every year from every aquars mile of the United ¡States This esti mate does not Ineludn the great bnaln. The Immensity of tills contribution may lie better comprehended when II Is renllecd that the surface of tbla eountry covers 3,OSS,riOO square miles. Frank Senz is on the sick list. Miss Hazel Lambert o f Leban on spent the week-end visiting home folks. Mrs. P. H. Lambert visited a few days last week with her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Brenner. I ha Canny Scot. Mrs. John Huber called at H. The latest story of the "out went R. Shank’s Tuesday. sax pence” series: There were two Hte- Joe Jungwirth of Jordan called laii'mi-n, an' they wero at the front An’ yin o’ them cob-li a lien, an' the at W. It. Ray’s Monday. Ither yin wax Jist goin' to tbraw ita Prof. Lamb o f O. A. C. is to neck. “ No' the noo,” says the first yin; “ let ' give an address on poultry r is her be till the morn’s mornln’. Hhe ing at the Mt. Pleasant s hool mlcht lay un egg.” —London Tlt-Blta. house, Saturday, Feb. 3, from I f f a. m. to 4 p. m. There will be a Vary Easy. lunch at noon. Everyone is in “ Why la It thnt truth will r in when crushed to earth?” vited to attend and bring a well- Gene Canning was called back "Because of Ita elasticity, o f course. filled basket. east last week by the death of Don’t you know how easy it la to Pete Laux called at Nick Zim stretch the truth?” — Boston Tran his mother. script. merman’s Tuesday. Mrs. I. V. Kane and son re La T aylor of lill City died turned home on the motor Sun Saturday evening and was bur day evening after a two month’s ied in the Fox Valley cemetery visit with relatives in California. Sunday afternoon. She leaves Mrs. Roxie Shank and G. H. Mrs. Ralph Trask o f California many relative., and friends 1 n Ray spent the week-end visiting Lyons, Mid Cl y and Fox Vailey is visiting her parents Mr. and with their sisters, Mrs. V. Nad- to mourn her death. ‘ Mrs. Ring here. stanek and Mrs. Frank Savage Lyons is sure getting quite a at Salem. Everything O. K. snow storm and quite a hit of Your Icttei oh me. Glad you bought Mrs. Ed Smith returned home n loam of homos. Hilda In nick. Hhe wind. Wednesday from Portland. She tin d ip h th eria , mid alio will die, 1 Mrs. B. M. V. od ortli think. Clara died thin eve. Sho bad was accompanied by her mother, called to th bed :-ide o f h < It loo We arc quarantined. Five ef Mrs. Wright of Canada. daughter, Mr J o e Wiotmao, i'i'dicr’H family have got It. My w ife Mrs W. It. Ray left Sunday 1« Nick. Hhe Imln't got It. I f this thing Monday. She 1 f o : h a fte ’’- j (4 worse we may have to get a doc for Lebanon to be with h e r tor. Them trees are budding good. noon train. mother, Mrs. Ben Irvine, who is Kverytbiug O. K.—Chicago Tribune, Mr. Hardison has been having! 1 - _____ ▼cry ill. ■ — e— ii i« « ■ n % r~ - * Ht. Pleasant h i One o f the best dances o f the season was held at the Jordan Catholic Hall Friday eve. Good order ruled through! ut the even ing. The Farmers’ Union held (heir regular meeting Saturday even ing and various business propo sitions were discussed. Three prosperous, young busi ness men o f this vicinity were supposed to attend the dance at Scleis’ hall Saturday eve. Won der why they did not get there? Wayne and Willis Huber are on the sick list,