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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 , M A Y
2bth. Year, N o. 14.
1920
W. H. DOWNING
FRANCES FREEMAN
STEELHAMMER DOES NOT
HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS HAVE
TO BE SPEAKER ON
WINS COUNTY DECLA­
BELIEVE THAT THE 10 PER
SLUMBERS DISTURBED BY
DECORATION DAY
MATORY CONTEST
CENT INCREASEON PROPERTY
HOP-GOBBLIN’S AND BEARS
IN COUNTY IS NECESSARY
Frances Freeman, a sopho­ Decoration Day will be observed
more o f Stayton High school, in Stayton May 30 and appropri­
carried off honors for her School ate services and exercises will
Friday evening. May 14th, Abe Lulay and Bill Prichard lost when she won first place in the held at the cemetery.
after the annual Class Day Pro- no time in moving their blank- Marion County Declamatory Con­
Memorial services will be held
gram, the Junior Class aceom- eta to another location,
Declaring that he does not be| Mr. Steelhammer said that he
gest for high schools, at the Sa­ in the High School Auditorium
panied by four members of the! Everyone was up at 4 a. m. lem high school auditorium, Sat­ Sunday. May 23rd. Rev. Reese, lieve that the 10 per cent in-believeá that through proper
faculty, left in cars for th e 1 and breakfast was over at six. urday evening, May 15. The of the Methodist church will de­ crease in property valuations in equalization of property values
Little North Fork about five Mr, Ford and Miss Moore left prize was a gold medal on which liver the sermon at 11 o’ clock in Marion county, that has been it would be unnecessary to im-
miles above Mehama for a two for Stayton so part of the bunch her name will be engraved.
the forenoon.
All denomina­ imposed by the county assessor’s pose this increased assessment,
days outing.
The boys were i started out to climb a ‘pinnacle’
Lindsey Doty o f Jefferson high tions are invited as this will be office, is necessary, O. A Steel-¡that has shouldered upon the
arrayed In there old clothes and They returned for dinner hungry won second place.
, hammer. Republican candidate ¡taxpayers of Marion county a
a union service.
carried guns of all descriptions as bears and found it was only
W. H. Downing win deliver for nomination in the primary i burden of about $4,000.000, in
Miss Freeman conpeted with
and considerable ammunition. nine o’clock
such schools as Salem, Silverton, an address at. the cemetery on election Friday, in a statement ¡increased valuation causing its
The girls had previously inter-1 Afternoon a party left for Jefferson, Scotts Mills and Aur­ Decoration Day.
this week explained his views in taxpayers to pay a state tax
viewed some o f our ex-soldiers Elkhorn and the rest o f the ora. Her work was far superior
levying assessments in the coun- greater than any other county
and ex-Oregon Guard men and crowd went fishing. Those who to that of the other five contes­
ty.
! in Oregon.
went to Elkhorn report a won­ tants according to the opinion of
were dressed accordingly.
U / rrif r n n m m u r
“ No other county in the state
I f nominated and elected to
Those who went the judges, ae well os o f the
has found it necessary to make, the office o f county assessor. Mr.
The first two cars arrived at a derful time.
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an increase like this.” Mr. Steel- Steelhammer said, he will con-
log cabin about three miles above fishing said “ the fish were no* large audience, which received
Last Friday, immediately af- hammer said, “ although each duct the office in such a business-
biting
that
afternoon.”
I her reading o f “ Some Other
Taylor’s Grove at seven thirty. '
ter the ball game, the Senior'’ county in the state is governed like, efficient and careful manner
Here they made camp. At half, A fte r supper the crowd sat Birds are Taught to F ly” from
class
left for its annual week-end
; in this respect by the same law. that such increase will be unnec-
Ford’s
car
had
around
the
fire
and
sang.
Leo
Kate Douglas W iggin’s “ The
.
past
eight
outing,
this
time
motoring
to,Therefore
1 believe that it is an ;
not arrived, so a searching par- Willing and Wm. Prichard went Birds Christmas Carol,” with
cesaary.
M r. Steelhammer’s
Aiihoyt
springs.
This
outing
injustice
to
the taxpayers of;
tv was sent out and they found 1 L.vons tor oil.
All was quiet intense interest and enthusiastic
number
on
the ballot is X84, a
was reported as the best the Marion county when they are
them gazing down upon Mill City Saturday night as the supply of applause.
seniors ever had, the weather compelled to pay this unjustified vote for which will mean a square
and exclaiming about the forest amunition had exausted and the
This selection is a delightful
and
roads being well in their increase.
deal for all.
fire they could see in the distance white bears were all chased away
work of a humorous nature, well favor.
which they later found out was. All were up early Sunday morn-
adapted to platform work and
About 8:30 that evening they
the consumer of the Hammond. *nK and
an(^ Fisher got
succeed in landing him in power.
arrived
at the springs and set up
breakfast; everything was.pack- ’ to Miss Freeman’s abilities,
Lumbef Co.
M’MADV A Ain III lAUMCAAI
Charley McNary may salve his
Miss Freeman makes a grace- their camp. The following d a y ,'
Nine o ’clock and Ford and his ed and at nine the crowd started
Saturday, was spent in hiking;
own
conscience by an appeal
tor
laylor's
grove.
More
bad
appearance
on
the
stage.
She
bunch arrived.
He told his tab*
appearance on
and hunting.
On Sunday after-
-
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luck.
Fisher
lost
four
dollars
of
!
from
Philip
drunk to Philip so-
o f woe between sandw itches and
is ever casy> and natural, has a
toon the class packed up and
“
Do
you
sepport
Senator
Mc­
ber;
he
may
be willing to risk
Uncle
Sam's
money
and
the'
hot coffee. He had onlv had one
spledid speaking voice, and this started on its way home, visiting Nary?
bpnch
back
tracked
and
found
the
hazard
of
the leopard chang-
blowout and two punctures.
combined with natural talent, un­ Oregon City, Portland the then
“
Is
Senator
McNary
radical?
ing
his
snots.
all
but
a
half
dollar.
A fter supper all sat arsund
taking the Pacific highway home
“ And is he pro-German or an
But the people o f Oregon will
Before dinner the bunch start­ derstanding and willingness to All reported as having had a
the Ironfire and sang, and at a
anarchist?”
not
follow him down the line.
late hour the bunch began to re­ ed for “ the slide’ so as to work work gives her the promise of i*;ry pleasant trip.
The
above
three
questions
have
President
Wilson tried such an
They were told future success as a platform ar­
tire to their feather beds of rocks up an appetite.
been
asked
o
f
the
Statesman
by
experiment
in
the last Congres­
CARD OF T H A N K S
and one blanket.
A short time it was a mile away but when they tist. She will repeat her read­
a
Johnson
supporter
in
Salem—
sional
elections—and
everybody
later Miss Bendler and Wava returned they riqxirted that they ing for the Benefit o f the high
We wish to thank our many
who
shail
be
nameless
out
of
re-
knows
what
happened
to Wood-
friends and neighbor« for theii
Brown went to the spring for a had walked ten miles and didn’ t
school students. Friday morning sympathy and help during our ¡spect to his family in the days row. Charley sohuld have re-
drink and returned screaming see the slide either.
at the student body program for ber<*avment. Also for the many to come: when the name o f Hi- membered that.
and breathless, telling o f a big
A fter the hike and dinner I>o
beantiful flowers. S ig n e d -
ram Johnson will be more o f a
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white bear they had s^en and Willing got a funny spell and eighth grade graduates.
Albert Frank and Family
j
hissing
and
a
by-word
even
than
Now.
for
the
questions of our
wink his eye.
Bill Smith took entertained the whole camp.
it is now to ail decent Americans > weak minded friend:
his gun aud the three started The spell lasted all the way home
and
well wishers o f the world.
Yes, the Statesman has sup-
hack. Rill shot the bear alright for he stopped several cars on
f
In
his
letter
asking
his
Oregon
ported
Senator McNary.
Been
which proved to be a large stump the way home and asked them if
friends
to
support
him
Hiram
with
him
in
all
his
ambitions,»
Things were pretty quiet after they had seen his wife or his
¡Johnson, because he is a western ever since he was born,
that until Ix*o Willing remember­ dog.
man. Senator Chas. L. McNary
No, he is not himself a radical,
ing that he still had his gun
The hunch arrived home about
says:
“
His
personal
view’s
on
,
But
he is advising the support
along and wondering if it would half past four very sleepy and
foreign
affairs,
whether
we
agree
by
his
Oregon friends of a man
still work, shot a hole through a tirSd but suoremely pleased with
or
differ,
must
yield
to
the
over-
whose
main support is from the
five gal. can of water at the the outing.
. i
powering
force
of
public
opinion,
reddest
of the red radicals.
head o f two of the boy’s bed.
The Junior class of Stayton Hi first, last and hick names of I entertain no fear of his boldness
Nor is Charley a pro-German
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presented its annual class day students.
In other words, Charley Me- or an anarchist.
But most o f
one of fourteen Marion County program in the high s£hool audi­
Nary
knows
Hi
Johnson
is
an
the
pro-Germans
and
anarchists
The girls’ quartet looked very
candidates for representative. torium, Friday afternoon. May charming as they came dancing arch demagogue; that he is train-, in the United States are for Hi
Besides having served Marien 14. The program was consider- in, dressed in dainty summer ing with pro-Germans and pro- Johnson.—Salem Statesman,
success for the large audience
county in the Housp he once rep­
costumes with arms filled with everything else opposed to Amer-
thoroughly enjoyed the varied
flowers, to sing their song, “ Say ican ideals, merely to get votes,
resented the Harney-Malheurdis­
entertainment
o
f
songs,
stunts,
One o f the candidates for the
It With Flowers.” SilvaSestak. as he has always been all things
trict. Davy is a gifted news­ costume work and readings.
Legislature in Marion county is
Wava Brown and Ciara Minden to all men in California for the |
I have four patterns o f silver­
paper man and singularly im­
The program opened with the
composed the quartet. The class sake of political preferment.
referred tr in the following lan­
high
school
song
“
Stayton
High”
pressive pub'ic speaker. He al­
But he Will calm down and ware A 1 goods that I am offer­
prophecy was very cleverly writ­
guage by the Oregon Voter,
ing at the old price less 25 .
sung
by
all
the
students.
The
ways exercised a great deal of
ten by the students and was read “ yield to the overpowering force
whose editor. C. C. Chapman, is
These articles are below manu-
next number was a speech by
¡of public opinion,” if his present
by Ed Kleeker.
, influence in any session of which
i
facturers
prices today, so don’ t
one o f the most intelligent, fear­
the class president, Leo Willing
camouflaging and grandstanding
he was a member.
His record in which he told o f the many
A number which was especial­
be
late
and
disappointed.
P. C.
and appealing to the arch enem
less and impartial critics among
has been excellent." Mr. Davey successes and achievements of ly pleasing to the audience was íes of the United States shall Galbraith, Jeweler.
western writers:
the male quartej' “ Tumbled Down
the class.
“ Ex-Speaker F’ rank Davy is ; is No. (>fi on ballot.
The faculty meeting was a Shack in Athlone. “ the bovs, Leo
chacteristic impersonation of the Willing. Norval Fisher. William
high school teachers discussing and Worth Smith were heartily
school discipline. Dressed in ap-J T ° re<* nnd ,re8P °nded, with a
propriate costumes Gerald Finley
l’ !.1*** »Utty.
She fold Me
F’ inley
took the part of Prof.
F'ord, So.” Albert Lulay gave an in­
Have you
Do you R e­
William Smith represented Miss teresting interaction of "Soul-
Read the
member the
I)ake: Bo Smith. Miss Bendler; ful Sam-’ a war i * * " 1
St,r-
Book by
Limberlost?
Ef) Kleeker, Miss Mickey and v,t>e’ and Wava Brown and Si,va
Gene Strat­
Its shown
Norval
F ille r,
Miss Moore. |estak danced t h e Highland
ton Porter?
In T h e Pictures
Clara Minden pleased the audi- F ling in Scotch costume,
ence with her piano solo “ In the
The program closed with a
Gloaming.”
stunt "The Evolution o f a High
The Spanish Opera was a stunt ^School Boy” a little sketch writ-
vvhich was greeted with applause, bm by the students showing the
Stage manager Lulay introduced j f ° ur stages in the development
the famous and very charming °l an ordinary high school boy.
Spanish prima donna. Señora ( 'lara Mielke read the sketch
Rosa Maria Spaniola (Ella Span- ¡ while Norval Fisher as the in-
^ol) and the gallant Spanish hari- foot Freshman, was wheeled
tone Señor Leon Macaron (Leo aliout in a baby carriage by
Earl Van
Will.ng) who sang the light nurse, Leo Willing,
Big Dance at Beauchamp's
opera “ The Romance of a Fisher Nuys acted as the silly sopho­
Paid Adv
Hall after the Show
Bov” , which was a love story, more. Bo Smith as the dashing
composed by the members of the Junor and Ed Kleeker as the
class, in which they utilized the dignified senior.
ANNUAL SENIOR
WfctK fcl/D UUliJMb
AS TO CHARLEY
m NAKY ANU HI JUnNSUPI
JUNIOR CLASS PROGROM
PRESENTED TO LARGE CROWD
AT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM
A STRONG
ENDORSEMENT
Silverware Special
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SATURDAY
MAY 22,1920
Two Complete Shows Price 15c-30c
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