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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1918)
V- • t~ ' ■* » T he S T A Y T 0 N M A I L C h a s. S . C la r k , lid i ( o r a n d P r o p r ie to r I Foreign Advertising Represented by Tbe American Press Association Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Stay ton. Marion County, Oregon, under the Act of Congress of March 3. 1879. ^ % £ While in Salem Monday of this week, the editor happened to a stroll by a vacant lot where the country people tie their horses when they come to town to do th* »r trading. We noticed a bunch of young tneut Yes, young men. who seemed to be having the time ot _ their lives, poking fun at an old lady who was sitting on a wagon tongue, eating a lunch from a red handkerchief which she had brought with her from the farm. She seemed to be in distress, and we went over to where she was and asked her if we could he of any assistance to her. She politely said no, hut she did not like the way those hoys were making fun of her. We stepped back of a shed that was near and listened. This is what we heard: “ How’s the hard tack old girl?” “ Look out, or you’ll loose your false teeth.” “ How many cows did you juice this morningT" and a lot of trash that is anything but becoming to a polite young man. Did these boys ever stop to think that this woman was some body's mother* We dare say that if any one of their mothers were seated on that wagon tongue and they heard any one making tun ot her that there would he a scrap, right pronto. \\ e haw this much to s a y of that bunch: Be careful. Don’t be too hasty. Have all the fun you want to, hut don’t make fun of somebody s mother. SEVEN-CENT FARES AND UTILITY RATE INCREASES. Cities that can get by with no higher increase in street car fares than 6 cents had better seize their bargain. Six-cent fares have been granted by the hundreds in the last few months and 7-cent fares are hot on their trail and already estab lished in many places, large and small. When the Oregon state commission granted the 6-cent fare in Portland the socialistic velpers set up a terrible howl. They were going to have the law repealed that created the state commission. They demanded that the 5-cent fare be restored. The commission declared that to restore it would necessitate cutting out 41 per cent of the service for 59 per cent was as much as 5 cents would pay for. The commission also explained that a 6-cent fare would not produce more than l 1/, per cent return on the investment, hut th«- wags didn’t believe that. Portland faces the probability of a 7 or 8-cent fare, as a result of an agreement between the company and its employes to submit the matter of wages to the national war labor board. In addition, water, gas, electric and telephone rates have been increased in hundreds of cities over the United States, and why shouldn’t they be when every butcher, baker, candlestick maker, fanner, factory and laborer has raised the cost of service from 50 to 400 per cent. A man is a hypocrite who raises his own price and then kicks at inevitable raise which must come in other lines. The Turner Tribune says: “ The edit has gone fourth from New Yourk medical men that kissing hereafter must be done through a handkerchief, if one wishes to avoid the Spanish influenza that is sweeping over the country.” It also says that “ it is doubtful if Turner lassies will heed the warning.” The invitation is all right—but listen, boys, you had better take along a handkerchief. Some patriotic men who have been bewailing the fact that they were too old for military service have discovered that Y. M. C. A. means “ You May Come Across.” ' L , ■.■■■■ — .— ■■I You’ll more tobacco s&t- isfactici in the condensed Real Gravely Chewing Plug than in a thick piece of ordi nary tobacco. mm I I v> i P eyto n Brand Real Gravely Chewing Plug These makes are too well known to need description, with one of these stoves you will be able to do your cook ing in a cool kitchen 10c a pouch —and worth it C r a v m l y l a » l t t o m i c / » l o n r » t r i l e o ë t ê I n o m a r t t o e Hour t h a n u r J in Torypiug u r y p iu g I P . B. G r a n ly Tob.ec«» Coinp*ny D auvilU , V irgiuia LILLY H A R D W A R E CO 1 *. [++•:-:-++++++++++++++++-.'”)■+•) ++++++++++++•:• THE S t a r - ^ p T h e a t r e ++++++++-■-+-:-+++++*++++4"*"*-:-+++-i-+++-i"*"*"‘- Be Ready For An Opportunity t ♦ ♦ +| Saturdays Program will portray Ona o fte n hear», " I f / only h a d a little m on ey I c o itld m a k e a fortu n e. ” Jack Pickford and Louise Huff | in - JACK and JILL H +++-5-H-++MI++++++++ -i + J. | 4 v Sunday s Program will present CHARLES RAY W h y r.ot be r e a d y w h en o p p o r tu n ity hnochn a t y o u r d o o r ? P lz n to p la c e in th e ban k a c e rtc in p e r c e n ta g e o f y o u r » a l a ry or buaine»» p rofit». il IN — Then w hen th e m ain ch an ce come» a lon g y o u ’ll be re a d y for if. +J "Playing the Game*' B an kin g in e v ery fo rm . STAR * 1 THEATRE | STAYTON STATE BANK ¿+++++■♦♦++++*++<~:--:-+++*++++*++++**-:-:-'«*++++++*+*-: £„^£¡5 ¡1 ++++++-M-++-E++++++++-;--:x-+++-«"»-+++++-r+-4T+++-M-*++-*-yKJ D1TTER, BELL & CO. a ■ r % -¿C A share of the banking business of Stayton and vicinity is solicited. STORES IN ONE I % % Groceries, Dry Goods, Drugs, * Hardware, Lubricating Oils % **■ ». You are assured of a safe deposi tory and courteous treatment at this bank, by ample capital and long experience in the banking business. We Handle Everything the Farmer Needs. If we Haven’t got ^ What you want we will get it fdr you. % — n - IGHT IGHT IGHT IGHT R ............... - ........................- - GOODS PRICES SERVICE S E T T LE M E N T DITTER, B ELL & CO. MOTTO F arm ers & M erchants B ank o f Stayton, Oregon SUBLIMITY, ORE. C ap ital $ 2 5 ,0 0 0 .0 0 rxxxXK» 000000 000000 000000 6 ooooooooooooopoooooooi; L es le y Hotel MRS. FRANK LESLEY. PROP. \ * OOOOOOOOOOOO We cater to the traveling public C L EA N R O O M S G O O D B E D S OOOOOOOOOOOO Make this your home when in Stayton S TA Y T O N OREGON OOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOoOOOOOOOO< 5 £00000-000000000000 THE STAYTON BAKERY HOM E M ADE BREAD, C A K E S A N D C O O K IES Some women are awful touchy. A widow has brought an action against a paper which said that her husband had gone to a happier home. It is better to dream of world democracy than the world domi nation. One dream may come true, and please God, the other never «hall. -- % SOMEBODY’S MOTHER. We all know that when our nation entered the war one of President Wilson's first acts was to send for tire h-st-known food expert of America. After bis conference with this gentleman the president, with the sanction of congress, appointed h:m head ot a bureau to oversee the production and distribution of food. The president fully realized that the food problem is the g,-i,at >t one which our country has to face. An army must have a full and sufficient food supply. Equipment, artillery, ammunition, transpor tation facilities,—all are useless unless they are backed up by plenty of good food. In our ease our problem was not only to feed our own armies, but to supply all deficiencies in the food supply for our allies. For all this we had to look to the American farmer. At the end of fifteen months of war, how l|||ve our hopes and expectations been fulfilled? We have made a constant succession of food shipments across the Atlantic and met all needs. Our farmers showed their splendid patriotism by sowing a vastly increased acreage of wheat this year. We have a wheat harvest in hand which with continued foresight and sacrifice will meet all proper requisitions. Corn promises an abundance for use in its cereal form and for con version into pork. All honor to the American farmer, who by his willingness and skill makes possible the success of tlie greatest cause ever known. When the end of the war comes.—and any end save a complete allied victory is unthinkable.—the farmer and the soldier alike will share the gratitude of the country. ----- I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Perfection and Blue Florae Stoves Address all Communications to The Stayton Mail THE FOOD SUPPLY. - W e have a large line ot the best oil cook stoves on the market in all sizes such as Subscription Price $1.00 Per Year in Advance Advertising Hates Made Known Upon Application in Coo! Comfort I Cook NO ORDER TOO LARGE C E. K R A M E R , Proprietor STA Y TO N ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ * ♦ ♦ OREGON ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 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, sm oked m eats. In fact ev erything you w ill find in a first-class M erchandise store is to be found here at prices . that are right. GEHLEN S STORE ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ 4 ♦ ♦ « ■> * ♦ ♦ ♦ ❖ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ « ♦ ♦ ❖ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦