■ Ü M 11 '***” 4 ■ ? - THE S T Ä Y T 0 N M A I L triotic League this week. Thej money to be used to buy mater- mi for l>ed sox and bandages so ALEXANDER X DAIV.HERTY, Owners and Publisher» much needed at this time. The C. E. DATO HER TV, E ditor und Manager I’. I, has been doing a great deal by donation ever since their Entered as second class m atter at the poetofflee at Stayton, Marion organization. Let as many as County, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. possible come to sew and help to t i, finish all comforts possible for 1 our soldiers. Peter Fiedler passed throi gh town today on hi.-; way home ,/ m from Park Place, Oregon, from A dvertising Rates Made Known Upon Application V ' where he broug it two orphans, ■ brother anil -sister, with him. W S f c ' ï» ', - Î L V 1 : Foreign Advertising Represented by The American Press Association Mr.- and Mrs. Fiedler had been . e to see about the children a month ago. Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail The sad news h is arrived here PaSSæ.— of the death of Kutie, the six! | along all right. Last Friday we held a big smoker and everybody year old daughter of Mr, and Ahtr 1 1« day'» f i d, a rasf am d a d a p at had a good time. We had wrest­ Mrs. Mike Kuciis, who moved to Ural (¡n atty. Tl.it it toi.J Inbru.a iitat/urf; Idaho a month ago. The child! ling and boxing, the main fight aod fe Hunk- Sit -ta l U. tool of the evening was between was taken sick with diphtheria The following letter from Lu­ Scott of Headuuarters Co., and three days after the family a r­ THE ther Cole to his mother will also me and I won in the third rour letter some interesting articles in it. I will A U M SV IL L E OREGON time ago and was glad to hear send you one every month as they SELLS from you. I have written three are printed. letters to you. 1 hope you have Ten men of our Co. went up Mrs. Elizabeth Flick died at Formaldehyde and received them all. 1 am well and the line to work on another job. the home of her daughter Mrs. feeling fine and hope this letter Don’t know what they will do. Blue Stone David Aegcrter of Mt. Pleasant finds you the same. We have How is Henry and Harry getting March 25. 1918 aged 83 years. 2 School Books, had fine weather here most of along? Today is mail day, a truck the time. It is raining some to­ load of mail came into camp but months and 25 days. Mrs. Flick was born In Brienzi Flash Lights, Drugs day. Well I am not sorry that I is not distributed yet so I don’t Ct. Switzerland December 31 am here, would just as leave be know if I got much oP not. It and Prescriptions 1834 and was married to John ! here in France as any other has been raining a little the last Flick in 1860. Two childr*‘n place I know of. few days, but not very hard. were born to this union, both of! I have played in two baseball The people are planting their whom survive her. They are games so far. We have a good gardens and the fruit trees are John Flick and Mrs. David Ae-j SU M M O N S time in the Co. I guess that is beginning to blossom out so that gerter with whom she has made; about all I can find to write this I think spring is here. Well its her home for several years. j In the C itcuit C ourt o f th e S ta te of time, so will close with love to getting late so I will close for The family came to America in 0 r e K°" for M>non b o u n ty . D epart- all. Luther Cole, Co. M 162 this time with best wishes to all 1881 and settled near Montrose, j m„nt f’”' „ „ ol , , _ . Inf. A. E. F. v« u v i- i j - i • lo o o Beulah R. Ratliff. Plaintiff, va Levi good bye from Carl Martin Mo. Mr. Hick died in 1883. D. Ratliff and Nellie Pearl Ratliff, De- Co. F 18th Eng. Ry. P. O. 705 Mrs. Flick and children came to fendanta. Mrs. H. J. Mutschler has re­ France. Oregon in 1888, locating nenr To Levi D. Ratliff and Nellie Peurl ceived the following letter from Stayton. In 1893 she moved to d efen d an ts above nam ed; Carl Martin, and his friends will Mt. Pleasant where she lived u n - ! In th* n' m* the St*le °f 0r**”l The secretary of the local A. enjoy reading it. , , . , | you and each or you are hereby required til her death. In addition to her ^ M ppear and amiwpr the com plaint R. C. auxiliary is very much i France, March 7, 1918 tw o children she is survived by Hied ag ain st you in the above en titled pleased to announce to its mem­ Dear Friend Mrs. Mutschler: three grand children, they are cause in th e w ithin en titled Court by the Will write you a few lines to bers the swelling of their funds David. Ernest and John Aegerter wilhin six irom the to let you know that I am getting by a donation of $50 by the Pa- , n . —— . all _ of Mt. Pleasant. !date °r th“ firBtPubJ:« tion°f lhi* _ _ , . inon* and if you fail to ap p ear and an- Mrs. Jacob Denny a neice and ■wer said com plaint w ithin said tin**», Peter Abplanalp a nephew, both the plaintiff for w ant of answ er will of Salem attended the funeral apply to th e C ourt for th e relief prayed which was held Friday from the for in her com plaint, to-w it; For a decree dissolving th e bond« of Mt. Pleasant church, conducted m atrim any existing betw een plaintiff by Rev. McGee of Albany. In­ and d efen d an t Levi D. R atliff on the term ent was in the Mt. Pleasant grounds of desertion and g ran tin g plait* tiff aHmony in the sum e t $1000.00; for cemetery. Less Than 10c Per Week His Best Friend Sent Him a pouch of Real GRAVELY Chewing Plug You will be sending vour friend more to­ bacco comfort and satisfaction in a pouch of Real Gravely Plug than Li a half a dozen plu*:s of ordinary tobacco. Real Gravely is worth sending a long way. It is condvntcd qu ality• Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year in Advance Givu any man ■ chew of Real Cravaly D ue, ami ha will («11 you fh o f’atlia l.imi to lend. Mend l a botll Ordinary plug ii fni-a «cottony. Itc*ata l< > per waak In thew He I Gravely, becauaa a small chi / of it I n t i m s l< ng win Is. ff vi.u innk i a p'p*- •Hi") Crave’y with your Unite ami mid r. I H a v e « —Ir.iy PL P . B. GRAVELY TOBACCO COMPANY, Danville. Vs. Tht Pattuì H oerl l u p i if Fresh amj Cltam o a f Goad — U it oaf Htul Crattlf mritoml this Frafacfiua Stai K a< abllat< > < l I S S I rm Be Ready For An Opportunity One often heart, " If / only had a little money / could make a fortune. " Why not be ready when op­ portunity hnocht a t your door ? T. W. JOHNSON, Prop. The Meat Bill is one of the | large items in the family fe budget but less than 10 cents |per week of it goes to the packer in profits. In converting live stock into meat and getting it into the hands of the retail dealer, the packer performs a complex and essential service with the maximum of efficiency. The above statement is based on Swift & Company’s 1917 figures and Federal Census data: Swift & Company’s total output (M eat and by products) - 5,570,000,000 Pounds Swift & Company’s total Profit $34,650,000.00 Profit per pound $.0062 U. S. Meat Consumption - - - - 179 pounds per person per year 170 pounds at $.0062 = $1.05 per person per year The average family 4Vi persors = $4.72 per family per year CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks to our friends and neigh­ bors for their aid and sympathy in the loss of our beloved mother and grandmother. John Flick Mrs. Aegerter and family W ants To Be County Judge In another column will be found the card of L. J. Adams of Silverton who is a candidate for county judge subject to the action of the V O te r s a t th e R e p U O - lican primaries May 17. Mr. Adams is a iarge tax-pay­ er and is a lawyer and business man of ability. He has served Silverton as mayor for a number of years and under his leadership Of the of the I \JL m e Treasurer n* m t Town t' at tow n "has f ;rjied io the front. .. . • , . . of Stayton, for the quarter end- He needs no introduction to . ’ ,„ ,0 ,, tm ■ „ , . ing March 31, 1918 th e voters of Marion county; h is W ATER FUND re o d is o p e n to in s p e c tio n . Balance on hand Jan . 1 1918 $2,956 22 319 85 HlS a b ility and p ro g re s s iv e Collection!) since Ja n . 1st business m e th o d s qualify him j :t,27t> i*7 211 97 for th e c o u n ty ju d g e s h ip . W arran ta paid Quarterly Report Balance in W ater fund G E N E R A L FUN D Swift H ON HAND In W ater Fund In G eneral Fund f « * % * ♦ < • h ♦ ------- - ♦ 1.790 26 <• 4 3.064 10 £ 1.790 26 X 4,854 36 t Deposited as follows; In S tay to n S tate Bank 2,432 49 In F arm ers & M erchants Bank 2,428 23 Unpaid W arran ta 4,860 72 6 36 $4.854 36 C, A BEAUCI4AM l’. T re asu re r the Town of P t»yton O 4 T Then when the main chance come» along you’ll be ready for it. Banking in every form. STAYTON STATE BANK A share of the banking business of Stayton and vicinity is solicited Farmers & Merchants Bank of Stayton, Oregon Capital $ 25 , 000.00 ei«U m *11 **■ y {• In ’ » , mt tl* t n h m h i . i i d t in t s M n ir y I r*l$»in«i r a n , in a l i a m m p p i.r *,r 1 5 a)«H 1 « •> l|K »»«; >lt III ill«» IJ.L A . I.v n “ n v r l l i s r « " • j v . a ta m p w ill t s k s il Io k lm . Y o u r d s s b r w ill su p p ly oliv e to p o « n d « tv « y o u o f f ic ia l diroclUMM b o w to • ddtmee U. STO R E It Cost the Average III ari.o i sK'n n»n~xo I'i tj »" ii . ff. 0C:.VIC3 Soldier Boys Write From "Over There DRUG - to • n o y e a r » r ic h e . A GOOD PLACE TO TRADE W e carry a large line of dry goods, shoes, notions, gents’ furnishings, hats, caps and rubber goods, etc. OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT - has a large line of fancy and staple groceries, canned goods, cinoked meats. In fact ev- erything you will find in a first-class Merchandise store is to be found here at prices that are right. j <• \ % j * % % v X GEHLEN S STORE ^ V