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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 11, 1919)
THE STAYTON MAIL < T * Y T O N . M A R IO N C O U N T Y . OREGON. T H U R S D A Y , DECEMBER 11 25th. Year. No. 45 HIGH SCHOOL LYCEUM COURSE Ï ' 9 i Cl FIRST N U M B E R —Chicago Recital Company, DE' H. L BENNETT BUYS A HALF INTEREST IN WATER POWER DITCH BUNGSTARTERS There are about a dozen next presidents now. A busin**»» change, o f interest Will it he a just peace, or just to Stay ton’ s manufacturing cir peace ? cle, was completed this week Germany is swallowing a whereby H. L. Bennett purchas- pill that’s good for bile on the ed a one-half intercut in the brain. water power ditch o|>erated by Kusia is tyimr a knot in its Gardner & Sandner; John Sand- own tail. ner retiring and A. D. Gardner No, Messrs. Tom and Jerry remaining with the company. will not l>e around Christmas The wuter power ditch is one as expected. of Slayton’s valued possessions, L ife is made up of trifles. furnishing as it does, inexpen When a fellow has only one sive power to our manufacturing back suspender button, a whole industries the Santiam Woolen lot o f responsibility rests up Mills, Brown-Petzel Lumber Com on it. pany’s saw mill, the Gardner Some women wear fine clothes Flouring Mills, the Stavton Ex to please the men while others celsior Mills,—in addition to the please the men in order to Electric Light & Power Co. and wear fine clothes. City Water plants; and employ ing a number of workmen in the upkeep of its ditches and dams. While Stavton has utilizod wat er power for the past fifty years, it was not until 1905 that control o f its water power came definite ly into local hands, when on no tice o f the Salem company then Interest on Third and Victory supplying water that the rates Liberty Loans Buys Christ would be advanced to $10 per mas Presents horsepower tier annum, the Stay- San Francisco Patriotic citizen» ton Water Power Company was of the Twl-tflh Federal Kcserve 1)1»- organized by A. L). Gardner, of trlcl who bought Liberty Honda dur the Gardner Flouring Mills, S. ing the war have coining; tu them ap Philippi of the Santiam Woolen proximately > 1 0,046,300 on December Mills and George and Charles 15 aa Interest ou bonds of the First and Fifth Liberty Loan». This 1» Brown, o f the then Brown & more than one dollar pur capita tor every resident In the seven states of Sons saw mill. New ditches were dug, levees the Twelfth District. To many the Interest money will and dams constructed and water come almost a» a Christina» gratuity, turned into the wheels at a year hut tbe Government is anxious lim ly cost to users o f but $7 a horse its creditor» use the Interest not n easy mone) but that they re-1 nvest It power—a rate said to be the least Immediately In Government secur> expensive in the state which tins, such as War Saving« Stamp« and low rate our industries have had Treasury Savings ('em ¡K a les carry ing 4',. Interest compounded Quarter the advantage of ever since. ly, thus making Interest earn Interest. Some $3000 worth o f new To those who intend to make holi dredging equipment will be put day money of It, the Government says; "G ive War Savings Stamps for into service at once, and we are Christmas.” assured that it is to be the con The total of $10,046,300 due Is stant aim o f the new company, apportioned Into $8,296,’ 50 as inter est on the First lman and $7.74 9,- to furnish the highest degree of 560 Interest on the Fifth laran. If service compatible with a reas the entire $10,04 6,300 collectible on December 16 was Invested in War onable horsepower charge. Saving» Stamp» and Treasury Savings * . Certificates, and the securities held LIBERTY BOND BUYERS HAVE 10 MILLION DUE Agreeable Outlook. "I Jim. now overheard ¡in argument W wcmi m theorist uml ii hard headed buslne»» iDStl." *‘l presume tin- M>enrl»t »«III M h - Inis Ini'»« mun lacked » im I oii ?” "Oil, ye*. TI iii I h h »lock phrase nnioni.' theorist* wlv> onn’t pny their hoiiril hill», hut the business innn sitlil he coulil see n net |Wollt of not less thnn $200,000 next year, with a little fling lit Saratoga, r ,lm lleuch or Mon lerey, unil that was vision enough for hltu.” BELGIUM BISHOP IS ALSO A BANKER i 1>I MU -,■ : • f*.t ’ it- • -o-i'iitloit—•*» 1 » A liti ¡I fir,U P ! I « i.< * ,'- 1 1 k m * « II I I m J !’ ’ . !'im : i t : ■ ics--. M e !•) U . - .»i» t! N"o¡i"ir.. i deleítate i*, im 1 :r -iiMiiiinml Lahor Gor« lui ulive « i vV«„aii.„ jt., D. C. Heaviest Snow Oregon Has Ever Known Strikes Santiam Valley This W eek-B usiness A t A Standstill Monday night about 12 o’ clock snow began to fall in this vicinity and only for short intervalls it continued to spreads its whiteness over this section o f the valley up to Wednesday evening. Thursday morning two feet o f the winter decoration was in evidence with the atmosphere 3 above. Friday morning ther mometer’s registered 5, 6, and up to 8 below. Old settlers differ as to whether this is the heaviest fall that the state has ever had. Some say this valley experienced a like fall some ten or eleven years ago while others claim (.hat this is the heaviest. Anyway we have two feet on the level and that is no lie. The weight of the snow, whigh is very damp, has broken a number of awnings in the town—the awning of the Streff building collaps ed. as did the awning of Ernest Mathieu’ s pool hall. The skylight on the Gehleri shore was broken and the telephone and eleccric light wires were put out o f commission in different parts o f the town. The local school was closed on account of the high snow, al though a few pupils came but were dismissed as there was not enough to hold session. In the high school the boys were employed in shoveling paths, and snow off the huldings. in town, white the girls in the Domestic Science apartment furnished lunch for the boys at noon. v Logging operations were stopped in the camps and the Brown- P.etzel saw mill here and the Gardner-Murpy mill near town also were compelled to close down. The Hamman stage line is out of commission at this writing and the West Stayton stage is also on the shelf. Wednesday and Thursday we were without mail service, but as far as that is con cerned we were not any worse off than the rest of the Oregonians as there was not a train moving in the state. The storage warehouse o f the excelsior mill caved in Wed nesday and also the roof of Ernest Mathieu’s barn, S. H. Heltzel’ s wood shed and part of the roof o f the feed store. A. D. Gardner’s ditching plow was brough into play and the streets were partly cleared of snow so as to make traffic more easy. Should a schnook wind or a warm rain strike us and melt the snow in a hurry, this section would experience the largest flood in the history o f the valley. ANNE MARTIN IN SENATE RACE AGAIN Navnda must *->on«r or later have a woman in the United Stake* Senate If th e persever ance of Mies Anne Marlin U ever rewarded. She has an nounced t h a t her defeat in the race last spring has only spurred her on to greater ef forts and that she will be a candidate f o r the second time In 1920. This photograph o f Miss Martin and until their maturity dale five years latnr, the Intorest on the Interest would amount to nearly a half lui! lion. TRACED DESCENT OF HORSE her Oregon Professor Left Records of Hie Reecarchcs in the Marshes of Oregon. Horses of tho mlocene O'rtlnry times, nnd during the pllwene «go. which rulin' Inter, ronineil «round (lie mnrshes of Oregon, «(-cording to Professor Con don of the' tJnlvorsIly of Oregon. A letter which the professor wrote it woman In Nashville, Ore., thirty veers ago. hn* been dlseorered. In which he referred to »ome o f hi« own specimens of the early horse. "There were In Oregon three or four specie» of the »mull hone." the pro fessor wrote. ” 1 have fragments of many Individual» o f several of these species. The one o f whieh t have the most complete skeleton was about two feet high. He lived during the mloeene tertiary times. "M.v fossil* would not warrant me In »peaking of more thnn three hoofs on each fo o t; the center one on each foot being large, nnd the other ones small. Kaeh fetlock hone furnished him with what was an external hoof, "Helonglng lo a later period, the plhe eene. I have other horse remains The older classification gives the name Ilip- parlon ft* the pliocene horse. The side hoofs of ibis animal were »Mil extern nl. and therefore, to some extent, fune- tloiml. These horses liioltlnlled In specie«, a« well ns in iitnnhers, varying In sire until the horse proper, or i»pt u*. came on the stage with only rail- Imeidiiry fragment» of the metatarsi I hones of Ihe side hoofs provided for." collie taken at the National W om an’s P a r t y headquarters in Washing toil. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ SS S S S S S S S S M V V e S S .S t V S S S t SS M S S S SS M » » * * * * * * COME TO HARTMAN BROS FOR YOUR Christmas Jewelry Here you will find hundreds o f suggestions for your gift, from the smaller inexpensive M a tc h Safes, B elt Buckles, P in s and R in g s to the F in er G ilts in H ig h G rad e W a tc h e s . Solid G old and P latin u m -D ia m on d J e w e lry Gome in at your earliest convenience. It is a pleasure for us uo assist you in your selection. Early shopping w an s better selections lo choose from We Invite You to our Store N/IRT/Mrt BROS. CO. Jewelers and Opticians • SALEM OREGON fit Gym Fund LF R 20th V S S IN G s h o w v , t h e orchestra dr> ot o* punk conver- s i Vv < more ’ taters and 1er ater». S n o f ’em ar e now getting free .. vertising as well as free speech. Our ambassadors to Mexico need accident policies. Some men may die and go there, but the cinch is that some live ones catch it when they get home. Ar.d now one never sees lit tle dishes of cloves and cinna mon. Prof. David Starr Jordan savs love and common sense in choosing a wife will improve the stock. Love and common sense? Ah, watch-u-givin’ us? BASKET MAKERS OF NAPLES For Centuries H* Has Been a Pictur esque Sight in Streeta of City. FIREMEN ELECT NEW ' OFFICERS AT REGULAR MEETING FRIDAY NIGHT A t the regular meeting o f the Stayton Firemen held in their hall, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: W. A Weddle, President; J. M. Ringo, Secretary-Treasurer; Jake Spaniol, Foreman: J. H. Thoma, First Asst. Foreman; John Miel- ke. Second Asst. Foreman. The c o m p a n y is gradually gaining in membership and now have 22 on the roll call. Refresh ments and cegars are served at each meeting. THE WARRIOR AND PEASANT BY ROBERT C. INGER SOLL A little while ago I stood by the grave o f old Napoleon—a magnificent g ift o f gilt and gold, fit almost for a dead diety. I thought o f the orphans and wi dows he had made—of the toars that had been shed for his glory, and o f the only woman who ever loved him, pushed from his heart by the cold hand of ambi tion. And I said I would rather have been a French peasant and worn wooden shoes; I would ra ther have lived in a hut with a vine growing over the door and grapes growing purple in the kisses o f the autumn sun; I would rather have been that poor peasant with my loving w ife by my side, knitting as the day died out of the sky—with my children upon my knees and their arms about me. I would rather have been that man and gone down to the tongueless silence o f the dreamless dust than to have been that imperial impersonation of force and murder. For centuries the basket maker has been a picturesque «ight In old Naples where the trade runs In the same fam ily for generations. The basket maker Is omnipresent, either placing or sell ing his wares In every direction, for In no other city under the sun are they used for so many purposes, from cradles for babies to fish receptacle*, and a covering for wine bottles. The artist splits his wicker deftly with a long-blnded knife and proceeds to weave watertight baskets by hand, ns only his strong fingers can fashion them. Not one. but many a day nre his “ stint” and when they are mound ed about him at nightfall, he gives a sigh of satisfaction and loads his cart for the morrow. Or possibly It Is his own hack which must be bent to the burden. If so. he appears like an animated basket-rack as he sallies forth to the tune o f "Santa Lucia." Later, one can easily imagine that there Is a ventriloquist hidden away in the depths of the baskets, calling his ware. By day and by night he lives in close Planet-men Had Good Day. proximity with his goat, cow and Three South Portlnnd (Me.) fishop horse If he is rich enough to possess these domestic animals, sleeping in the men. Dr. Geo rue W. C. Studley. Percy same room with them utterly oblivious York and Captain William York, war* to discomfort or anything ont of the out after groundflsh when they-s ghtod ordinary. More than one tourist has a swordfish. They had no swerdflsh told us o f a common sight, that of fishing outfit, but with a stove poker seeing a horse ascend a flight of stairs, and a boathook handle they Improvised ahead of his master, at the end of a a harpoon, with which they landed the hard day c i peddling. And if not a big fellow. In Portland they sold the horse, a male, the sonorous braying swordfish for *!)(), and the gnvndflah o f which does not disturb the slum they had caught—about l.OOtl picinde— ber he has won for he knows no for ?oo. -------------------- .4 eight-hour day. Misdirected W ifely Solicitude. Mr». Flatbush— Are you v earing QUEEN GETS MARVELOUS VEIL those pretty suspenders, with Mower» all over ’em. I gave yon for your Belgian Lace Experts Worked on birthday, Henry? Piece Four Year#— Designed Mr. Flatbush— No, deer; I was by Artists. afraid the nail I’m using In place 9t A button would rust ’em. The Queen of the Belgians has re ceived from the lac# and embroidery works of Relginn Flanders a marvel ous veil. 8tirroiindcd by all the mis fortune and misery of war these loyal subjects have toiled In secret rl Q for four loug years to produce s unique piece which they offer in hnmnge to their queen. Such is their devotion to their sov ereign. A French publication describes the veil—designed hy the most famous of Relginn artists and executed hy the most expert workmen, perfect In every detail of mesh and motif. Twelve thousand hours were re quired In worttmanship. for the veil contains not less than 11,000.001) points. It displays the almost unknown art of light and shade, a difficult effect and one of rare beamy. It solves for the first time, perhaps, the ques tion of perspective. The entire piece weighs hnt four and one-half oiincos. In the center of the veil are the King Swope of Kentucky Is net Belgian arms and in the four corners only tbe youngest man ever to he of the central panel the arm» o f the elected to ih* n. S Congress but c! r f Y pres. Nh«U|«>rt. I1' t i e r ", -he he Is aim» th- It: t world war hero nnd Futaie». The four side panels so award»-'! S' ope is 29 years represent the Industrie« of weaving, )ld and Is tho fir *. Republican to fishing, hop picking and dulrvlnu. be e'eot—d iro n M <* Kentucky dis trict ;• <!3 year* WAR HERO YOUNGEST U. S. CONGRESSMAN