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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1919)
§ in the MAINE BOY SOLDIER SAW HIS OWN GRAVE Wilfcrd Oakes. With law Shot Away, Couldn’t Protest, So They Buried Wrong Man. Wllford O. OakM o f Patten, who rw- tnrne<1 to Bangor. Me„ recently after • remarkahle record of eerrlce In the war hi a member o f a Canadian ar tillery regiment, had the experience, near Camhrnl, o f viewing hla own grave, or that which was at* designated, with his name Inscribed on a rude slab over the last resting place. He took a snapshot o f the grave as a ■ouvenlr. Oakes was severely wounded sev eral times, and passed through expe riences of the most hazardous nature, but returned without apparent dis figurement, owing to surgical opera tions In British army hospitals. In one battle when he was wounded he lost his Identification card and was hustled to a hospital more dead than alive. His Jaws were shot away, mak ing It Impossible for him to communi cate his Identity, and as he was miss ing from his company his death was finally reported. Some soldier was burled under his name. A surgical operation gave to him new Jaw hones, his tongue was sewed up aud other disfigurements reme died. and today one has to examine bis face carefully to find the scars. When younp Oakes enlisted In 1914 he was seventeen years old. but his discharge papers give his age as twenty-five years. This Is. however, explained on learning that he was so anxious to enlist that he raised his age to gain admission. Oakes has been cited for bravery, and has r*- ceived a medal o f honor. CAUGHT BIG TURTLE It Was an Old One and Was Set Free. A turtle measuring 6 feet from besd to tall and 5 feet across Its shell, the head being 13 inches In circumference, was caught recently by Japanese fishermen off Yokohama and released by Ah Long. Chinaman, who paid *35 for the privilege o f giv ing the turtle Its freedom. The tur tle weighed 600 pounds, and Its age was estimated at 1,000 years. Probably the reason for the pur chase and the freedom given to the tur tle Is that the reptile Is a sort of sacred emblem and the Chinaman who can set one free in the ocean considers him self especially blessed. An Interesting ceremony followed the financial transaction. Ah Long fed the turtle with several bowls o f sake, the favorite alcoholic drink o f the Japanese (prohibition having made lit tle inroads there), and accompanied by as many friends as could be accommo dated In two sampans sailed out to sea. and after many prayers were said the turtle was released. M arriage Joke That H as Gone Entirely Too Far HICAGO.—TUI« Is a story about a man » h o accepted the congratulation» and wedding presents o f his friend»—and then went out and got a wife. The wife, who la Mr». Harriet L. Sttlle. daughter o f Mr. aud Mr». Walter T. Wilcox. 'Jill4 Wavelaud aveuue. has announced that the Joke hna gone YOitU n« quite far enough by filing a bill “ for WurtT YOU Of AA A-A divorce." DON'T w in 0 “ The plaintiff at the time she wan l*Lf Aie - f -É Induced to marry Walter T. Sttlle be OfAMff - lieved that he loved her." the bill re- cites. In the s|*rlng of 1918, the bill E SA — V asserts. Stllle. who was employed In a __loop office, secured it two-day vacation g-gT ----- — - to attend the wedding o f u brother. Upon returning to his office after the •su f»x¿ wedding th e, other clerks suspected him or being a principal rather than an accessory. These suspicions. If not confirmed, were at least not disproved, the bill saya, and soon Walter’s back was the recipient of many a hearty congnMulatory smash. A day or two later the friends In the office presented Walter with a cut- glass water set. You know how they do these things— everybody antes up, and the office boy goes out to buy whatever he sees and likes. "I would like to have you come out and see my wife,” the "bridegroom” said. He was playing the game and having a perfectly lovely time. The whole office force accepted the Invitation, and Walter's smile imme diately fled. There was a Jam— now where was Walter going to get a wife— ah I He had It. That same night, according to the bill, the little rose light In Harriet Wil cox’s parlor blinked softly under the barrage of love Walter was sprinkling. On April 11, 1918. Harriet and Walter were married and the "bunch" gave a nice little house wanning for them. Things went along pretty smoothly for a while, the bill says, and then Walter started to neglect his wife aud later turned to cruelty. C © fh Congreaa Shoe* Com» Back. There ha8 been a very decided reviv al o f the old “congreaa gaiter,” with Its elastic Insert at the sides, which were very generally worn more than a quarter of a century ago. The explan ation rests In the fact that American shoes are now being extensively worn by the natives of Japan. The more rrpld adoption o f the western style* of lace and bntton shoes Is made difficult by the native custom that requires that shoes he removed before a parson en ters a home or Inn. In some cases It Is even required that the shoes be re moved or at least covered with cloth protectors before entering shops, thea ters and similar public buildings. This custom has led to the quite general adoption o f the old-fashioned but con venient “ congress” hoot by tho^e who wear occidental footweur during busi ness hours. Hen Letters Her Egg. James Albert Plgg o f Terre Haute has a ben. The rooster’s name Is Tom. Now Pigg says when he lifted the hen recently he found “ she had laid an egg with a monogram Initial T in raised shell at one end.” FARMER COULDN'T MARRY HM*t st stammt«! mta tmmmtmtmmmtmtmtmtmmtimtKmmMiMMK*RMM« The Germans Did It and tha Yankees At# tha Bird. Wounded, gaaaed and shell shocked, and after having been at 14 different hospitals. Sergt. Benjamin C. Sehlll hna returned to hla home In Oolutn* but, O., wearing the Croix de Guerre and red and green citation cords with the honor of having received 14 rlta- tlons with his regiment. ” ! want to tell you about last Thanksgiving.” he laughed. “Our turkey was gaased, hut we ate him. Yep, we washed Mr. Gobbler off with chloride o f lime and, say, he was some bird." . FORD T he Universal C a r T h e Ford Model T One T o n Truck is really the necessity of farmer, manu facturer, contractor and merchant. It has all the strong features of the Ford car made bigger and stronger. It has the powerful worm drive, extra large emergency breaks acting on both rear wheels and controlled by hand lever, 124-inch wheelbase, yet turns in a 46 foot circle, and has been most thorough ly tested. W e know it is absolutely de pendable. W e advise giving your order without delay that you may be supplied as soon as possible. T h e demand is large and first to order first to receive delivery. Leave your order today. T ru ck chasis $550 f. o. b. Detroit. Fox Farm. After two years’ operation*, start ing with eight pair* o f blue and two pairs of hlack foxes. Claude Green o f Petersburg, A1u*ka. now ha* between 280 and 273 blue and 17 black foxes 1 on hi* farm In the Tonga** National ; foreat. The farm la on Suknll Island, 1 which has been leaned from the gov- eminent. A fl»h house holding Ifi.lSS) dry fish has been constructed mi the farm. • "Personal Liberty" Hit. 8pooners. beware I "Personal lib erty" l* due for another rap In Kansas City. Superintendent Dunn has an nounced hla Intention o f mnklng Swope park "light a* day" with a new lighting system. Peter Deidrich, Agt. Some "Clean Up.” It was «onte “ clean up I" Chris ! Christianson flashed a ÍUH) roll In a w-aalimom In Boston. Two men n w It. and after one minute’s cleaning they left—with the 1100. Bird Brings Wild Mates to Owner's Cornfield. Last August Simon Tlxel o f Platt Center, N. Y., yvhlle working In the woods, caught a young crow. He brought It home and It became very tame and a great pet. but Its life Is now lu Jeopardy. Tlxel declares. For the past few weeks, he says, his farm has been overrun with wild crows. His tame crow files Into the woods, perched Itself upon a limit o f I a tree, caws a few times, and soon the tree Is full o f crows. Then the tame : crow files home, followed by the wild 1 one*. Tlxel says he has no objection to the crow bringing home Its broth ers, but when he coaxes them Into his barn and they begin to banquet on his oats, corn and wheat. It Is more than he can stand. He will give the crow one more chance, and If It dm** not stop Its performance off goes Its bead. Tlxel says he has shot close to 100 crows In his barn, hut It does not de plete the ranks. They have eaten at least ten bushels o f grain, lie de clares. Phone 1283 Stayton, Oregon ^HIPPO DRO M ES — VAUDEVILLE— EVER Y S A T U R D A Y A N D SU N D AY Bligh Theatre Salem ADVERTISING PAYS Man la Convinced of the Power of Printers’ Ink. Does it pay to advertise? George C. Wine, age fifty-nine, o f Hartford City, Ind., is convinced o f the power o f printers’ Ink. Wine recently adver tised for a housekeeper and got a wife. Now he’s happy. The marriage took place In the clerk’s office. Elisha Fierce. Justice o f the peace, tied the matrimonial knot. The bride formerly was Mr*. Martha J. Jones, age fifty-five, of Mont pelier. She admitted to the license clerk that she had known her husband only four days. "H e had the advantage o f me.” she said. “ I answered his advertisement and he came to Montpelier and made Inquiries about me. while I didn’t have a chance to look him up.” Wine has been active In Salvation Army work here. G ASSED THE TU RKEY Oregon I Vision is the faculty of seeing- Thing for a moment —do you see as clearly as you ought? If you don’ t have us examine your eyes—examina tion free. We can fit you with glasses so you will see bothlnear and far with perfect comfort. All work is guaranteed. P i THINK cACT SAVE YOURj EYES ■•" h , il" Hartman Bros. Co. Jewelers and Opticians N. W. Corner State and Liberty Sts. SALEM , OREGON I Couple Told by License Man That This Wat Not Russia. ’^YaVaVa’.a ’^ .a ’.aVaVaVa'.a’é i’.a'.iiVaVa’.a '.A ’.g'.kVaVa’.aVa A Hungarian girl and a Russian ap plied for a marriage license In the Franklin county probate conrt at Co lumbus. Ohio, and everything went smooth until It came to filling in the name o f the officiating minister. “ Who will marry you?” aaked the HOME M ADE BREAD, marriage license clerk. "Him.” said the groom-to-be. point C A K E S A N D C O O K IE S ing to another Russian who had ac companied the couple. "W ho’s him?” asked the clerk. "Him a Russian farmer,” was the C E. K R A M E R , Proprietor reply. “This Isn’t Russia, and ’Him’ won’t STAYTO N OREGON do.” said the clerk. “You will have to get a preaeher or a Justice of the peace to do the splicing In this coun try.” THE STAYTON BAKERY NO ORDER TOO LARGE Got Old Wedding Fee. Forty years ago Rev. J. A. Sutton o f La Rue, O.. performed a mnrrlage a ml the bridegroom forgot to hand over the customary fee. Through the mail Rev. Sutton lias recalved a $10 bill and n note accompanying says It Is from a “ stricken conscience." As Reverend Sutti n has performed 714 marriage ceremonies, he does not re- inember the man who “ forgot.” Alas and Alack. "Dry” upper Michigan’s aches have beep cured. The which began several weeks Immediately followed by an bot-wnter bottles—but. alas, tie leaked, and the officials ’em have any more. stomach epidemic, ago, wns influx of one bot- won’t let New and Second Hands Goods 3 / w W •fifivr gN' l i l t b * K. J. 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W e tell you to smoke your fill at any clip—-jimmy pipe or makin’s cigarette— without a comeback I T nppy red hopa, tid y r ed tine, h a n d som e / <7 r-nd h u lf p o u n d tin hum idors and th a t n e v e r , p tn t i .1 p o u n d cr v ita l hum idor w ith r p m n m otet nr to p th a t k ei.p e th e to b a c c o in guch p e r f e c t co m l iion . R. J. Re yn old s T obacco Co., Winston-Salem, N. G