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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 , APRIL
24th. Year, N o. 15.
Serial N o. 1156
War Savings Society
They are Doing
STAYTON GOING OVER THE
Hard at Work
TOP IN THE BOND DRIVE Their Bit are You?
Down on the front, Oh the clouds
hang gray
And low, o’er the trenches whqre
death holds sway,
Midst boom of cannon and shriek
of shell
Where
the gas waves seem like
Last Friday evening the Third guarantee of their value and a
a
breath
from hell.
Linerty Loan drive was formally good rate of inf rest is being paid
There,
your
love
and mine, with
opened in the Star Theatre by a so do not wait hut buy bonds
quick
coming
breath,
splendid program consisting of and more bonds.
Lie,
waiting
signals,
that to some
solos hy both Mrs. Ringo nnd
one means death.
Mrs. Mayo and and some clever
And
when they come, like a bolt
work by Mr. Patton the well
from
the blue.
known Salem magician. The!
They’ll
do
their hit. I wonder
main event of the evening was]
will
you?
a stirring patriotic address hy I Since announcing his candi
I>>uis Lachmund forinely mayor dacy for repre*8entative from There goes a rocket, 'Tis their
red signal light,
of Salem. Those who were un Marion county J. P. Wilbur has re
Out
over the top, like eagles in
able to lie present missed a rare considered his action and owing
flight.
treat as the speaker was alive to to the trying times through
his subject and impressed a ll! which the country is passing and They cross no man’s land, whose
sands will be red
manufactur
present with the idea that we being a woolen
With
life blood of theirs, for your
have a big job ahead of us and i er he feels that he can Berve his
freedom Bhed,
the only way to do is to get rightj country better making blankets
in and finish it. The real work than making laws, and wishes to There, forms lying still hear not
the rattle
of taking subscription however thank all his friends who had so
They’ve
did not commence untill Satur warmly pledged him their sup Of sabre and gun.
fought their last l>attle,
day but the residents of the com port.
munity are showing they are in | While the entire community is For others they died, and for
liberty true
earnest as the first few days sorry to have him withdraw from
over $13,500, was subscribed, the race realizing that he would They did their bit, now I wonder
did you?
this is a splendid beginning but; have been a valuable man to have
Soft
shine the stars o’er fields
hud
in
the
legislature
yet
they
ad
v bile our quota is a little over
where
they fell
$32,000, we will not lie satisfied mire the patriotic stand he has
So
wet
with
the dew, and torn
with that small amount for the taken in the matter and will be
hy shell.
administration can and will use anxious to support him at some
And the wind mourns soft, as if
wisely all we can raise. The future date.
under the spell
people throughout the country
Of a requiem low. or some fun
aie giving their answer to the
pres* nt German offensive by
eral knell
O’er our boys lying still. On
shelling out the dollars with un
honors last field
precedented liberality and free
dom. Our freedom and liberty
The unit 'd revival meetings For you and for me their life
was sealed
ure at stake and we have already will lie continued all this week
sent several hundred thousand in the Baptist church at 8 p.m. Till the angels open and find
written true
of our Itoys to the front nnd except on Saturday when there
many thousand are now ready j w ill Ije a childrens meeting at “They did their bit bravely,” will
they say this of you?
to go and surely we will not fail 4p.m. Parents are requested to
to back them up w ith our m oney: send their children or come with The birds carol sweetly, and the
for while they are giving their them. On Sunday there will be
wild flowers bloom,
all we are only asked to loan our no services in the Methodist Round the old homestead, yet its
money, and the entire resources church. Hour of service in the
lone, oh so lone
of our goverment are back o f' Baptist church 11 a.m and 8p.m. : And the folks seem so still, for
the bonds we are buying as a j Good music good singing.
out of that home
Only a Question of a few Days Until our Com
munity will be There-People Responding
Liberally to the Government Call
Wilbur Withdraws
From the Race
"You Must be
Born Again”
of Goods at this Store
e have made big plans to take care of our trade
this sea on, and our advice to you is to tu y
yvyur needs in clothing and furnishing goods now.
Our stock'is complete in all lines-the largest we
have ever had. The values are good and the prices
exceedinglv low.
W
T h is fall th e re v, '1 be a m aterial increase in th e price o f all m erch an d ise and
the v alu es will b ‘ cot.: ierab ly reduced.
O u r stocks cl h e a v y w eig h ts in all lines a re re a d y n o w an d ' y o u c an save
fio n 20 to 25 p e rc t by m ak in g y o u r p u rch ases now .
Hart Schaffnor & ?iarx
?\\ wee! Suits '
Men’s and Yeung Men’s Models.
Bishops All Wool Suits
Solid in Color
and pure wool fabrics
All Models
$25 to $40
$ 2 0 to $ 3 5
M en’s
U n d e rw e a r
Hosiery
W o rk C lothes
SA LEM
W O O L E N M ILLS
STO RE
M en's
Hats
Slices
Shirts
S2
Be Patriotic by Buying Liberty Bonds
An enthusiastic meeting of St.
Mary’s War Saving society was
held Monday Apri1 8 after the
regular meeting of the C. O. F.
and from the report of the sec
retary ('has. Gehlen it was learn
ed that through the members
and their influence nearly $3,000
had been raised for the good old
IJ. S. A. The society is doing
its bit in order to help put Stay-
tun over the top and new mem
bers are coming in ail the time
The society expects to get their
supply of service buttons in the
near future. Regular meetings
are held every second Monday
of the month. Enlist with them
now and help the good work
along.
A loved one had gone—How quiet
the room
For this message had come,
‘‘Killed in action, your son.”
Their clear eyed laddie will never
more come
To those old folks again. To the
starry flag true
They have given their hit. I
wonder have you?
Help the Boys by Conserving
Be Economical by Trading at the
M ARKETERS
B E C A U S E IT S E L L S FOR C A S H
General Merchandise
Highest Market Prices paid for your
Wool and Mohair in any quantity
Good Second Hand Sacks
And Twine for either for sale.
Custom carding done.
WILBUR WOOLEN MILLS CO.
School Notes
The high school will give a
Basket Social next Friday night.
The following program has been
arranged:
Vocal Solo
Wava Brown
Reading
Margaret Schaefer
Piano Duet
Selma Schuff
Ruth Roy
Songs
Chorus
Reading
Will Ryan
Vocal Solo
Mrs. Lau
Coronet Duet
JamesMielke
Albert Warren
Community Sing
Miss Miller
Orchestra Selection.
This program will be given free
and the sale of baskets will be
immediately after.
The girls in textiles have com
pleted several garments and are
now ready to begin the making
of cotton dresses.
The Baseball team from Hub-
lard gave the Stayton team a
warm game last Friday but
were defeated with a score of
6 to 4 in Stay ton’s favor.
The Teachers’ Training class
are now taking a course in pho
netics.
Boost for the Ball team! Buy a
season ticket.
Following is the list of those
eligible for the silver cup now
held hy Leona Sandner for Type
writing: Melvin Nipple. I^eona
Sar.dner, Gladys Hamman. Juse-
p! > (> Laml>rei. iit. Anna Si mini,
and ('aryl Ruble.
The baseball manager reports
that two games have b^en ar
ranged for with the Salem high
school.
Prof. For was able to return
to school Monday.
Twenty of the children in IV' s
Bchifferer’s room have taken up
the Club Work, and will soon be
very busy.
The children in Mrs. Law’s
room have been busy st-liing War
Savings Stamps.
They have
sold owe to Dona d Sanders this
week.
Donald Sanders, Carrie Gavin,
and Wendell Weddle have re
turned to school. Hazel Ham-
man and Hilda Trask have re
turn al after having attacks of
chicken pox.
ih e fourth grade have been
writing some poc-ms, some of
which are very good to have
been written by children.
Don’t forget the B ri<et Social
Friday April 12.
GROCERY COMPANY
THE 3TCAE THAT UNDERSELLS
STAYTON
- OREGON
Girls’ Honor Guard
- D A N C E -
FRIDAY APRIL 19,1918
IN THE
TROTTER BLDG.
TWO GRAND- PRIZES
First Prize-Fat Turkey
Second Prize-Fat Hen
Proceeds from prizes to be
donated to the Red Cross
Frank Siegmund donated the First p-izc and Mrs. T . W .
Creech the Second
W in a Turkey for 10 cents
G. R. Munkers, cashier of the
Stayton State Bank, of this city,
is one of 29 out of 33 Marion
county boys who are expected to
re p o rt at Camp Lewis about the
‘2tSth.
Easter Sunday a beautiful iser-
vice flag curtaining 37 stars each
representing a boy from this corn-
munity who is in the service for
Uncle Sam was unveiled at the
Christian SundAv School
Why buy Cow Butter?
W hen you can get
PEANUT
B U T T |7 p
For less than half, lust Received a full
Barrel of Peanut Butter
y
nobody
Ill
i
d : : s e u s us
W . F. K LECK ER.
EST/BUSHED 15 YEgRS