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S T A Y T O N . M A R IO N C O U N T Y , O R E G O N , T H U R S D A Y , N O V E M B E R 29,1917.
23rd. Year, No. 45.
Sure of Russia's Future
The Western
Sugar Industry Events in Russia have of late
Happily Wedded
The young couple left Tuesday
afternoon for Corvallis, accom
The most charming wedding panied by Mrs. J., P. Funk and
of the season whs that held at daughter Vera. They will take
the Catholic church in this city | Thanksgiving dinner at the Funk
No industry has a stronger
on Tuesday m o r n in g , when Miss home anti will then go on a hon appeal for support than the man
Theo Agley M. Mutthieu, only eymoon trip to Portland, Seattle, ufacture o f licet sugar in the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. urid othercities in the northwest. western states that employ irri
They will be at home about the gation and raise live stock. Su
Mutthieu, became the bride of
first
of the year on the groom's gar beet culture and its conver
Clarence N. Forrette, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. Forrette. The bride farm.
sion into a staple of life is the
The Midi joins their many red triangle of prosperity, and
was beautifully dresBed in a
white shudow-plaid crepe de friends in extending heartiest completes the circle of production
chene. Dainty lace made a drap congratulations.
back to the soil.
ery on the akirta and touches of
Beet culture employs labor
lace were used on the bodice.
on the farm, supplies feed for
The veil was arranged most be
the dairy and for swine, es
comingly and she carried a
tablishes factories in the city,
handsome bride’s boquet of white
Only a fairsized crowd attend and makes the nation safe and
carnations. Miss Vera Funk, of
ed the school entertainment at independent of the world.
Corvullis, a cousin of the groom,
Counties that have sugar beet
the high school auditorium last
was bridesmaid and she was very
factories
develop a higher status
Friday evening. Those who at
attractive in a yellow crepe de
of
general
prosperity than even
tended witnessed a splendid en
chene gown and carried yellow
fruit
growing
counties, because
tertainment and one that was a
chrysanthemums.
The bride
country
and
town
and transient
credit to the teachers who trained
groom wore the conventional at
labor
are
benefitted.
and drilled the children and to
tire and was attended by his
It devolves upon state and
those who took part.
brother, Edwin Forrette. Rev.
county
governments to interest
The recitations, songs and tab
Father Lainck performed the
themselves
in securing necessary
leaus were all first class, show ing
impressive ceremony and at the
labor
to
make
sugar beet pro
hard work and study on the part
close of the mass gave a splen
duction
on
a
larger
scale possible
o f all who participated in the
did talk.
and
meet
the
world
demand.
program. The music furnished
Following the ceremony a de
Growers
from
patriotic
motives
by the orchestra was up to their
licious wedding breakfast was
should see to it that the western
standard of excellence.
served at the Matthieu home to
.Every number on the program irrigated land states turn out the
the wedding partv. Rev. Father
was well rendered and received biggest crop of sugar beets in
I.ainck and the immediate rela
hearty applause. If the enter 1918.
tives.
The happy couple received a 1 tainment furnished that evening
J. H. Porter has received from
number of usefvl and beautiful| was any criterion, the future af
fairs
of
thut
character
given
by
his
son Glen a copy of “ The
presents, among them a hand
Spiker”
published in France by
school
will
be
well
worth
our
some silver cake basket, which
the
men
o
f the 18th Engineers
time
and
money
to
attend.
was u gift from the Catholic]
i
Railway.
U.
S. Army. It has the
Order o f Foresters of Stsyton. |
distinction
of
being the first pa
The voung people have grown
per
published
by the American
to manhood and womanhood in
Faster W. J. Warren
troopi?in*
France,
and is full of
this community, where they are
reading
of
interest
to the soldier
Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30
hold in high esteem. The church
boys.
A
Jackson
county
boy, J.
v/as crowded with admiring rela p. m. Sunday School 10 a. m.
J.
Gassid.v,
is
circulation
man
tives and friends.
Epworth League 6;30 p. m..
ager.
Theo is a young lady of charm Prayer meeting every Wednes
Mrs. Willard Goodman accom
ing personality.
She attended day evening 8t 7:30.
Meeting o f the Sunday school panied Mrs. J. Ray Blakely and
Stayton schools, where she was
a great favorite, also Mt. Angel board the second Monday of children to Albany last week,
acacemy and O. A. C. Mr. For every month at 7:30 p. m. O f where they took the train for
rette is a progressive farmer and ficial board meeting the same Tacoma, where Mr. Blakely has
a good position.
a young man o f exemplary habits. evening at 8 o ’clock.
Entertainment at
School Auditorium
Methodist Church
Don't Put All the “Feans"
On the Turkey
Put Some on Yourself
If there ever was a choice line of Winter
Suits and Overcoats we have them now
Hart Schaffner & Marx
$25 $30 $35
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Bishop’s All-Wool
$15 $20 $25 $30
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Boys’ Suits - Hats - Shoes - Etc.
Remember our own tailors will conform
your suit so that it will fit you perfectly
SALEM
Headquarters for Good, Reliable Clothing for the Willamette Valley
136 N. Commercial Street
Yellow Corn Meal
so stumbled on one another’ s
Per Box
heels that the American’s natur
al ro<*od is one of bewilderment.
It is hard, among conflicting re
Golden West Coffee
ports, to judge the true state of
Is Right
affairs, still harder to predict the
future. For it is only on the ba
sis of first hand knowledge of
the Russian people that any con
For the whole family
jectures are possible on this
at last year's prices
question, which are of the most
momentous conctrn to the United
States.
Mr. Charles Eld ward ,
Russell, member of the Root j
Commission to Russia, in the
third of his series o f articles on
“ The New Russia in the Mak
ing, * which appears in Hearst’ s
Magazine for December, gives a
striking picture, remarkable for
detail and fr.sight, of the little
known Russian people themseives
THE S T O R E T H A T U N D E R S E L L S
—the peasants, on whom the
fate of the country now hangs. I
His observations are worthy of
careful study, for they overthrow
completely the common notion
o f the Russian peasant, and will
force many people to reverse
their opinion on the character
Maw’s signed the conservation
and future of the Russian nation.
card,
Our clearest pictures have hith
It’s hung up in our winder—
erto been derived from novels
Paw says he’d put it in the stove
written in the nineteenth century.
Ad’ burn it to a cinder:
But much water has run under
But maw says there it’s goin’ to
the mill; the novels describe con
stay
ditions which, since the emanci
It’s sacred as our banner,
pation of the serfs, have gradual
An’ all us kids must “ do our bit”
ly ceased to exist.
In place of
An’ help s$ve food with Hanner,
these antiquated ideas, Mr. Rus
sell gives us a view, photographic Our dog’s so thin he’s got to lean
in its completeness, o f the real Agin the fence to bark.
I&ssian peasant o f today/
^ Our cat has joined the midnight
crew
The study which he has made
An’
hunts
while it is dark,
of the underlying causes of the
Our
cow’
is
on skimp rations put.
recent revolution—the gradual
Her
skin
would
shock a tanner.
change in the peasant’s mode of
The
whole
caboodle
on our lot
life, the chain of cause and effect
Are
savin
food
with
Hanner'
through which the auW rocy
wrote its doom—prove that the Maw served us grub the other
day—
new Russia did not spring into
She
called
it squeak and bubble.
being in a day. He pricks the
The
way
paw
glared and fussed
bubble of the belief that the Rus
about
sians are a nation o f ignorant
barbarians, unfit to work out a It looked like there’d be trouble:
destiny of self-government; and But maw just pointed to the card
h e‘draws an interesting parallel Then in her kindest manner
between the conditions making Sai l: “ It’s up to each one of us
for individualism in the United To help save .food with Hanner.”
States and those which have gone Maw’s out to lick old Kaiser Bill,
to develop a strong social sense You bet your hat that’s true;
in the Russian people. So cogent An’ when she gets an idear.
an account o f facts and forces Well, maw will see it through.
now at work, furnish the foun She’s kind an’ good, but if she
could
dation of actuality, on which
alone calculations as to the .fu She’d hit bill with a hammer—
ture of the Russian republic can She can’ t, an’ so with all her
brood
be based.
She’s savin’ food with Hanner.
A. C. Wood, in Toronto Globe.
St. Mary’s Ont.
69c a Sack
Bob White Soap
21 bars for $1.00
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High Top Shoes
$4*89
MEN’S HOSE
23c a pair
RAIN COATS
One-third Off
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You carry more home for your eggs at
MARKETERS
GROCERY COMPANY
B E C A U S E IT S E L L S FO R C A S H
General Merchandise
SAVIN’ FOOD WITH HANNER Malicious and
Credit Where Due
Untruthful Stories
It would seem that it was time
for the public to stop circulating
the malicious stones that have
been going the rounds for some
time that garments the Red Cross
are making are being placed on
the market for sale.
There is a reward offered by
the Red Cross for the originator
of any one of these yarns, so if
person hearing one c f these
stories will immediately notify
tne Red Cross Chapter in what
ever district they are located
they will confer a great favor on
that organization and help put a
stop to this untruthful and mali
cious propaganda.
The Old Homestead
At the Star Saturday
In the flood of thrilling roman
ces, vulgar comedies and sex
dramas, it is a relief to find a
good old fashioned play like Den
man Thompson’s rural classic,
“ The Old Homestead,” being
adapted for the motion picture
screen. This beloved old come
dy drama, which for over thirty
years, has held the laughter and
tears of the public under its mag
ic spell, has been adapted by the
Famous Players Film Company
and will be the Paramount pic
ture at the Star theatre Saturday.
Kodaks and Kodak
The elderly ladies of Stayton
Good fresh cow for sale reas
and vicinity are deserving of onable.
Supplies at Beauchamp’s.
Arthur Forrette.
much credit and special mention
Aumsville.
A. D, Gardner, Jr., of Willam
for the way they have been knit
ette
U.. spent Sunday at home.
Subscribe
for
the
Mail.
ting for the Red Cross, many of
them learned to knit when they
were girls and had to knit their
own stockings, also socks, mit
tens and wristlets for father and
brothers, so when the call came
for knitters for the Red Cross the
One of our overcoats this cold weather. These are the
first to respond were these elder
finest overcoats in the market and price is absolutely
ly women who are in our midst
cheap, must be seen to be appreciated.
and who sometimes feel as if the
younger generation have forgot
ten them.
They have shown
Galore at the old prices. If you buy your merchandise
their patriotism#in giving their
from us you are right in line with Hoover’s instructions
husbands and sons in defense of
because you are saving money on every purchase you
the flag in ’61 and ’98 and are
make here.
now proving their loyalty by-
spending the evening hours of
eheir lives in knitting garments
The finest and best flavored Walnuts ever sold in Ore
that will help to keep our boys at
gon lb 25 cents.
the front warm and comfortable.
All honor to these ladies whose
NOBODY UNDERSELLS US
locks are becoming silvered from
the frosts of many winters.
Wool Dress Goods
W alnuts lb 25c
M IL L S
STORE
0
Apples, 90c
Buy that Boy o f Yours
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A full line of Men’s Furnishing Goods
of our high standard of quality. Also
a good assortment of
W O O LEN
Serial No. 1137
W . F. KLECKER.
The Mail is issued a day early
, this week on account of Thanks-
| giving.
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