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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1917)
ftoC litt THE STAYTON MAIL Has the Largest Circulation of Any Paper in the Santiam Valley—It Covers the Territory Like a Blanket. ¿3rd. Year, No. 16. STA Y TO N . MARION COUNTY, OREGON, MEASURE TO BUILD persona or firm« obtaining the HP lljniKlTDICC k,anH* the interest would he met Ul I N U U jlK ltj in the same way and the redemp tion of the lain da would lie hy Washington Here are th<* money returned at the end of high lights in President Wil Muncipal aid in os » m ' hing the loan, ho that the city would son’s appeal to the country factories in Porli. s proposed be out nothing either directly or, for each man and woman to in a measure whieh mav be sub- indirectly. do his bit: mitted to the voters June 1. The plan would involve no cx-i “ We must supply abund As proposed, the measure pro- p Tine to the city or the taxpayer ant food for ourselves and vides for the issuance of $1500,- ttu bonds being merely a n e x - f for a large part of the na 000 in 20-year 1 per cent muni- tension of municipal credit for tions with whom we have cipal bonds to be known as ‘lac-{the benefit of factories which now made common cause. tory aid bonds, to provide otherwise could not be establish- “ We must supply ships hy money to lend on adequate sec- ed. The bonds would finance the hundreds. urity to firms seeking to estate themselves. The only expenre “The industrial forces of liah factories, hut handicuped (,f administration would Is.* that the country, men and wo for lack of capital. I he m* a- ,,i clerical service. The cdhimit men alike, will be a great sure is in accordance wifi, the tee in charge of the fund would service army engaged in the campaign to huild up Portland in serve without pay, under the service of the nation and an industrial way hv establishing term of the measure. t h e world, t h e efficient factories and payrolls. _________ friends and saviors of fret* The proposal is to ‘have a men everywhere, committee of three business men “ The importance of an ad appointed to administer the equate food supply especially loans. The committee would be for the present year is super bound by certain obligations re lative. John K. Schrunk died at his garding the type of factories, “ Upon the farmers of this home 1213 Center street, Salem, the nature of security back of country in large measure the loan and the ability and char- Monday, April 1<J. 1917, at 4:30 rests the fate of the war and acter of persons or firms to i° ,cloc,t in the morning,at the age the fate of the nations. which loans might be extended. of SO years. “ I call uj>on young men Mr. Schrunk was a native of Other committees would be ap and old alike to turn in hosts pointed to campaign for patron Pennsylvania having been born to the farms. age of home industries and home on Christmas day 183ti. His wife “ I appeal to farmers of Mr. products, “ quality, prices and died three years ago. the south to plant abundant Schrunk was a retired farmer. service equal." foodstuffs as well a« cotton. The municipality would sell He ,euve» tw0 8° ns* Frank “ To the middleman of the $500,000 in 4 per cent bonds 1 S h ru n k , of near Independence, every sort: The eves of the and would lend the money under and A* vv* Schrunk of Aumsville country will be especially strictly business conditions at 5 and also two daughters, Mrs. A. upon you. The country ex per cent thus realizing 1 per Reynolds of near Independence pects you as well as others cent would go to pay all costs of and Mrs. Charles Griffen of Ma- to forego unusual profits. administration and the balance pleton, Iowa. "This is the time for The funeral was held Thursday would go into the sinking fund America to correct her un to care for all depreciation which afternoon u l_2::^° o’clock from pardonable fault ot waste the First Methodist church. the bonds might suffer. fulness and extravagance. The period of the loans would Rev. Richard N. Avison con “These things we must do be fixed and on the money being ducted the services and burial and do well, besides fighting paid back to the city it would Is; took place in C; > View cemetery. the things without which available for further loans. All mere fighting would be fruit unused or idle funds would be It has been reported that there less.” invested in muncipal securities are now stored n» the Ainsworth until needed. At the end of 20 and Munieipal Docks in Portland f t »»» years the money would I k * avail- approximate^ 200,000 sacks of able for redemption of the potatoes, L ibis be true we are Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Crabtree, bonds. The cost of administra- at a loss to kr.ow what has be- of Kingston, were in town jus- tion would be cared for by the come of the Sherman law. terday. WHAT PRESIDENT ASKS John F. Schrunk Passes Away ESI C I O Ö O O Cl C.. r"’1 J*"’! f!7f Cl Q ìtt ¡¡¡j i Good Clothes You c a n 't tell ? "or**-; s r't a t a "H n ce. th e dealer, r N e ith e r c an ° t > ■'man. Tv.t y o u r tru s t in a good n a m e th a t h a s stood foi clothes th ro u g h a q u a r te r o f a c en tu ry . Hart Schaffner & Marx $20 $25 $30 $15 $20 $25 It m ean s in teg rity o f m a te ria l an d proficiency in m a n u fa ctu re. SALEM « « j n y— v I |-v » r a « fi * p M EN S h a t s WOOLEN MILLS SH0ES STORE S alem , O reg o n biiliK. Serial No. JJ C5 FROM ONE WHO KNOWS Honor Guards n . j jj Organized Here Congressman McArthur in an worth from $.300 to? 100 per acre. It is a very beautiful country iu J has a fine climate. ------ L *aving Bakersfield th: t ev< - address before congress March ing by train Sacramento v,\ a Another Mseting Called for three last, made some remarks „ . . _ .. . reached the next morning, fro \ Girls from Cou.l which are of vital importance to Saturday y — Girls there a two days visit was mace try District Invited these western states. In com- i with his old neighbor Peter Rued meriting on the failure of con and family at Rocklin, California gress to pas ; workable water- t Friday afternoon, Apail 13, a Mr. Rund has one of the pret power ogislation he said in part: ' Gl1 ^ National Donor Guard v.as tiest orchards in the Sacramento “ We have failed to make it organized ¡n the High School ti L valley and lies in the cit’ limi 3 s?“!. J“",‘bie our .and wasting h,,r- s tir s (,f aide men i to r develop i* whom signe■; the and 11 different kinds of fruit. w ater powers, notwithstanding pledge. Most of the others are Edd says he likes it fine, he is the fact that hundreds of mil- Panning to join in the near now guard on a large railroad lions of dollars are available for future. At this meeting the bridge between Rocklin a n d such development, but will not, I followiing ofncer3 were elected: Roseville, He own , n new 1 7 by reason of world-wide recon- ^Jrs* L. H. Brewer, Leader; Mis3 Maxwell car and is showing the struction demands, be available N^ra ^ illirig-. Asst. Leader; Ca girls a good time. He exper ts in the near future. It has been ciIia Mie,ke« Secretary; Caryl to get married this summer and of no consequence to the major- Buble, Treasurer, intends making his home in Tex ity of us that millions of water Gn Saturday afternoon, April as Leaving there Thurst - y horsepower are now actively de- ^ a^ 0 cl°ck another meet- April 5 John arrived in Albany, mancM h, ,1,. promotion of our «¡» '* ■»■<! « the Hteh r. ___ i School I Efforts are being made 0regon’ Fnday’ JU3t in time to national t -----T_.o.. prosperity. n We ‘ " t o have one of the state officers S“ t h e to ll and progr » indifferent to the fact that great railroo'l lines are atvauine the «1» Girl*. .National Honor the[ “ thf ke.tem n*: W * " * " * 1 « passage of legislation that would ^ ; - t a t this fleeting to ™*h t 'vltn hl* UnC,C A‘ A - make it possible to use electricity aid the leaders in organizing and ¿ jy m o irin eT e w aT raet by is as a motive power and thereby outlining the work. day m om nfr he was met cousin Augustir.e A. Ben r increase the efficiency and com-! become a member of the , _ , ----------- irnow i noni, „;,.i • „„i.„ i 4 • with whom he spent the day, fort of the service while decreas- A fter - t.iu T s i n LKiuuii u u re a .- , each . £iil , js ___ asked to sign * A supper they went to t ,e ing its cost and incidentally pre- F-e 3ad paj an intrance' home of C. A. Sijbernagle t r- venting the present enormous j^ee ^pc* A fter completing prising his folks who kr.e.v notu- consumption of exhaustible fuel. , the oiganization the Honor Guard ing of his coming. It has made no difference to us exPec^3 to ^ self-supporting, that great industries which we ^ *s desired that all girls be- netd ^and demand in this world- lUeen the ages of fourteen and wide crisis must seek other thirty he present Saturday after- A local newspaper i al so- countries, because we would not noc,n* Ad girls from neighbor- enact honest and practical water- •in* d k tricta are e invited lately w* cesssury to any ■ ommun- power legislation to i° in in this meeting. The *ty. It is the home p ;p e r th a t “The embargo on water-power Girl’s National Guard is keeps the people in the commun- develbpment is now about nine » N a tio n al organization with an *y in touch with each ot* er by f years old. One Congress after aim of installing patriotism and giving them all the news lave of country in the heart of their own neighborhood a d anotti^r has passed out of exist ence w ithout providing a remedy. every American girl and iW d- county. For li a à. n e '.b e r i; » We have listened to the propa eating a spirit of ability to do ° f va' - a d '■’onh. ' r m< e ganda of self-style and self-ap one thing well for her country, than the small su» scrip lion pro . d pointed conservators of the pub This being the case the girls of They keep the local pride r n of Stayton will bo more than progressive sp irit. < un and lic interest who assume infalli bility and whose watchword is glad to have the support and Co- various ways are v.orth fi r a ‘holier than thou,’ but whose °Peratioa of the girls from all of n’or« t:> a only clear and unmistakable neighboring district in this or- community ever sptfidson the .. The daily paper, with its la e desire is to keep their names and ffanizatl°n B service and quicker fa their activities constantly before t. a. ay, some in? tar. s the public. In this urgent need John Siii}€rnagd RctllHlS overshadow the wee., y. but e for wise and manful action we J weekly home paper fill a pi e liave been unable to rise above in the. hearts of Ine people t vt the trivialities of those who John Silbernagel returned a dai.y canuot fi t. I come o would tear down that which home last Saturday after a five your home as a tried frit ¡id they have not the ability to month visit at Anahiem, Califor- while the daily as a stranger. construct. nia. He left there April 1st at “ The appalling and the shame- H a- m. in an automibile accom- CARD OF THANKS ful fact is that we have failed— panied by his two uncles Geo. failed in a m atter which, as Bender and Cornel Silbernagel, We wish to thank our neigh efficient public servants and con- " ’ho formerly lived here and two bors and friends f r their h Ip siderate, sensible, and full-grown of their friends from Anaheim. nit , we ought to have been sue- In theSmountains they reached an a,ld sx muatlu in t . e rickn ->s id cessful. The w ater powers of altitude of 4.233 feet arriving at and death of our son brother. the country will continue to Bakersfield at 5 o’clock that Geo. Roeser and family waste down to the sea. Our in- evening covering a distance of dustrial capital and our creative two hundred miles in six hours A mov< m< t t* men will continue to go, as they with a Dodge Brothers car. The gadize a U : C* 8 ciety n have in the past few years, to following day a 150 mile trip was Stayton, a nu .ti. g will l e cal d other counties, where ability and j taken through the oil fields in the ver: near future. Wat h enterprise are appreciated and where the uncles own 300 acivs for the announcement. where the creation of aomething of oil land. farm s th a t. u n u n o « n -*« big. broad, purposeful, and use- are producing from 8 to 10 er>i s Bring yOliT niOHAin 10 UC.i$ ful is not considered a repre- of alfalfa per j ear, land Icing ClSfl Store. hensible abt. “ NOTHING LIKE IT Stayton gets a Chautauqua Bishop All-Wool Clothes M EN S j HURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917. Two young men representing! the Ellison White Chautauqua System who were calling on the business men of our city last week were suceesful in securing the guarantee necessary to assure us of the three days Chau tauqua some time next fall. The Mail is in receipt of a letter from the Ellison White people thanking the community for their patronage and assuring us that Stayton will experience three of the biggest and best days in her history. If you w ant pure, sanitary milk or cream call Brewer’s Dairy. tf Northrupy King & Co’s Dependable Tested Seeds W h a te v e r y o u raise depends larg ely on the seed you sow . Y o u r v alu ab le tim e an d lab o r will b rin g th e best re tu rn s or w h e n y o u so w reliable seeds. The STERLING Seed Boxes which are sc fresh each year to dealers give you an upper , .ity to make a personal selection of, the seeds best suit ed to y. ur locality. They include the choice home garden varieties. The packages are large and con tain dependable, tested seeds fu” *f vitally. ...i *.• - to-follow cultural directions printed on the4back. W. F. KLECKER. ¿i £ T€ __ J : «