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THE STAYTON MAIL ■ **! i S T A Y T O N . M A R I O N C O U N T Y . O R E G O N . T H U R S D A Y . M A Y 27. 1*20 26th. Year. No. 15 STAYTON WILL CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE encounters some shoots himself Fifteen Thousand Dollar Bondinp; Stayton Will Celebrate VEky rough roads wim GOMiER gun Measure Defeated-Old Wateraorks The Fourth of July Pump Continues to Groan on Ac count of Old Age and Overload in Right Royal Style r 1 ij f | While going to Silverton on a Elmer Ferry, the 5 year old Motorcycle lately, L. E. and It. boo of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fer- It. Harold encountered some very ry, o f West Stavton, had .the < rough roads. It. It. who was misfortune to shoot himself in, riding the tandem, got his over- the hand with a gopher gun last coat tangled up with the foot week, badly lacerating the hand, rest, 'A hile trying to free the Hr. Brewer, found it necessary The primary election passed! could to put them out of busi- A Fourth o f July celebartion in line headed by a brass baud. coat he was thrown from th e , to amputate a part o f the hand. 0ff quietly in Stayton and o u tine8S- I ’ ve lied about them, and will be held in Stayton itiis year The Bpeaking will be held in the machine. L. E. did not mis* At last reports the little fellow 3jrfe c f a little skirmish by those would have stolen from them i f that'will make the celebration of Masonic grove which will be put him at the time, and after two wa3 getting along nicelv. 'who were «opposed to the bond- I had the courage. I have done the »¡(ruing of the Armetisl fade in shupe to accommodate the or three unsuccessful attempts -----------— .... ■ ing o f the city for $15,000 with all I could to keep the town from into significance by comparison. crowd. Seats will be erected to at conversation discovered the, The annual meeting of the which to improve the water sys-,growing and never have spoken This in the Hentiment that ha» make it comfortable for all. a good word for it. I ’ ve knock- loss of his passenger. On re Alumni Association o f Stayton tem> it a quiet affair. le n expressed in town this week often. I ’ ve put The committee is figuring on turning K. R. was found »bout a| ' ¿ ¿ h' Schoo, “will" be' held on Sat I Some of our citizens claimed ! ed hard a" d by our enterprising citizen*. children’s slides an airoplane flight, swimming mile back with a badly torn pap . • j * a. 09 th T h is !that the co'incil were trying to on tho Monday evening a number of and Jog rolling contests, athletics o f trousers, a scratched knee . *7 , . , . c put something over on them, and ^‘ave made tne marshal stop business meti met at the city hall and other sports. There will be and saying things that wouldn’t meeting is to be held in Strelt s ; daimini? that the council did not the 1,078 Pla>'inK 1,811 on my v*- and talked over the plan of cele- races for young and old and prizes look good in print. j hall and efforts are being made )et t^e V0t0ifl know* about th e ,cantlot- Whenever I saw any- b-ating and it was decided to , will be given for all o f them. --------- * to secure a 100 per cent attend- bonding deal before the election 1 one Pro8PCr' ni? or enjoying them uppoint a committee to go out Services at the Christian church ance. The committees in charge although copies of the proposed i 801768 1 76 started 8 reform to On second thought there will and interview the business rtu*n morning and evening. Sunday, ; Are arranging accommodations measures were printed in book kill the business or spoil the fun. be a baseball game and the lov- and citizens and see what money I don’t want the young people form and a copy place«i in every 1 ers of That sport will be given an May 30th. Morning subject: The k raised for that purpose. ! opportunity t o flaunt t h e i r Challinge o f the Church school.” ar.d entertainment for these for- home in the city a week before to stay in this town and I will do j mer Stayton High School gradu A committee composed o f VV. election. But it takes all kinds all I can by law, rule and ordi ignorance o f the national post- Services at 11 o’clock a.m. ates and teachers, as well as the of people to make a world and nance to drive them away. 1 am F. Klecker, J. H. Thomu, Forr ! time ar.d yell at the pitcher and Mrs. C. G. Esson. est Mack, Harry Humphreys and graduates and teachers of this according to the election returns against building a new church— ; probably “ His Umps” will come V I)ur<j Slopei interviewed the jin for a merciless fulsilede of The program for the we will have to be satisfied with I even though I gave nothing. I Satuadav Dustin Farnum in year. business men Tuesday and re have always fought ball playing. milk bottles and ice cream cones Captain Courtesy. ban- the same old water system. Price 10 and evening will begin with ported that evening that the and sundry other containers now Hi Johnson carried the town sllows- dancing, amusements on 20c, Star Theater. quet at 7 o’clock. largest amount ever subscribed universally used in dispensing F °urth of Jnly. It pains over Leonard Wood bv a small in the h story of the town A*as • breverages of the more or less to * * that in 8Pite margair,. the same counctlmen me* 0 signed up for and all that re- were re-elected, Oscar Steel- of my knocking, the town is soft kind which have superceed- mained to la* done was to get ¡•■d those “ delightfully exhilerat- hanmer got more votes than growing and some day I fear I busy and put on the fun. ing and slightly intoxicating” Ben West for Assessor, some of I w ill be called upon to put ce Wednesday evening another our favorites were nominated ment walks in front of my place concoctions so much in vogue meeting was held and was at ! prior to the advent of July and some were not, but we won't and who knows but what I may tended hy a large number o f'th e ; thirsty-first last. When the cas know anything about it in a have to help keep up the streets townspeople. An e x e c u t i v e ualties have been given first aid hundred years from now any . i that run by my premises? This committee was elected comp« sed and all bets have been settled, w’ould be more than I could bear. The Oaksdale school Dist. 90 energetic and progressive young way. so what s the use raving o f George Keech, chairman; V. the fat man’ s race tun. the It would cost me money though gave their closing exercises last business man, is up-to-date and about it it? Let us pray:- { ^ ^ ^ ^ herfc Dare Sloper. Harry Humphrey*. ¡largest families counted and the Fnday evening. May 14th. That is equipped with the latest con- Lord, please don t let this raore le'may come George Smith and W. F. Klecker greased pigeought it will probab the affair was one of unusual | vemences. It is located along town grow. I ve been here for if the town growg which would who have full power to carry on ly be time to start dancing. success and pleasure, is acceded the principal thoro-fare o f the many years and during that time cause me to lose some of my pqll. the work. Sub-committees will More details will be forth to by the many w ho were there town which for convenience we I’ve fought every public improve- 1 1 ask, therefore, to keep be appointed soon and the pro coming next week. The cele from all parts of the country are now calling Market St. The ment. I ’ ve knocked everything town at a standstill, that I may gram will be arranged as soon as bration will lie held on Saturday, around. The pupils showed in- other busy street of the town on and everybody. No firm or in-j continue to be one of the chiefs- jiossible. ! July 3rd. dividually and collectively, extra- which is situated the Mehama dividual has establiseed a busi- —Amen. The celebration will embody ordinary fet of memorizing both Hall and the pool hall run by ness here without my doing all I Kveryone will have to help, all the time-honored customary in historic and musical numbers Orin Morris we are designating amusements, together with many J work, talk, agitate and attend in and a large programme was as Powell St. so new and startling as to jolt 1 order that Stayton may once offered The closing exercises Mr. Bert Parsons has bought ______ into frenzied activity even the again be the place where all will no doubt he long remember 21 acres of land from Miss Anna stages stop and where the people octogonariana among us. ed by the children for the offer Stout. Mr. Parsons and Mr. M. Mrs Joe W right and sons of There will be a big parade in can come and have the time of to sing of Mn.e Virginia Rovere, Spratt have gone in the chicken southern Oregon spent the past their lives on the Fourth of July the morning, with all the frater a grand opera singer, who is business and will raise thoro week with her daughter Mrs. ------- nal orders, school children, etc., 1920. visiting at the Mehama Hotel. bred Plymouth Rocks. Tom Epping. W. W. Mokler, who was em- The closing of this school year Mrs Percy Hiatt and Mrs Joe Mrs. Ed. Smith and family ployed in the m e c h a n i c a l marks the end of the successful Krise both motored to Mehama motored to Albany, Monday. Presentation o f Diplomas department o f the Mail about a and brilliant career of Miss Clara , , , . , Prof. Burgess F. Ford. The Misses Gladys Downing yea r a K°.has purchaseda news- .. .. . ... .. , , Monday to do seme shopping. This year the class is thirteen Doerfler of Sublimity as a school; and Edith McCormack and friends PaPtr * the Skomama County Altho deeply regrett-j Mr*. Bane Martin was in Me- strong consisting of eleven boys teacher. Citv motored to the Pioneer,” at Stevenson. Wash. o f Oregon and the first number under his and two girls all o f them passed ing her retirement from her posi-j hama this week calling on Mrs. Lee Downing home Sat. management reached our ex the first examinations. The class tion among us we can but re- Sara Beringer also her daughter- Lewis Ray o f McMinnville was joiee to learn that she is to go in-law Mrs. Eldred Martin, change table the first o f the consists o f Geo. Hewitt. John The annual eighth grade gra a week end visitor at the Elmer into a new and more lucrative £)an Cupiii we hear is very week. Hetvitt, H a r o l d Richardson, duation exercises were held in ; Rays. The paper is newsy and well the high school auditorium, Henry Allis, Floyd Massey, lx*o position as assistant librarian of busy in Mehama having one The Misses Verna. Roxanna the State house in Salem. Miss ; wedding to his record the past Lulay. Ross Christman. Ivan edited and we congratulate the Wednesday evening. May 26 at and Crystal Shank motored to Doerfler played and sang F riday week among some new arrivals Kearns, Fred Ferry, Heit Pan citizens of Stevenson for being S:0t> o’ clock. lucky enough to get a man o f The program was well given coast, Lee Brown, Geneveve evening showing herself a splen- here and dame rumor whispered ^alem F'ida>. did musician and a singer of 0f an engagment between one o f Hal Shelton and w ife are visit- Mr. Mokler’s ability at the h« ad arid was received with hearty Span iol Marie Weddle. ’ promise. With her new residence the M ie s o f the towm and a relatives at Crabtree and Albany of their newspaper. applause by the audience and Following the exercises a ban As affairs this week. w as as follows: quet was served to the gradu- in Salem we hop«* and trust she prominent citizen. will continue her studies in this ¡s not yet formally announced so Mr. and Mrs. John Huber and Instrumental Quartet George tes and their parents in the Do CARD OF T H A N K S line and our best wishes for her We cannot now give more corn- Mrs Jake Huber spent Sunday at Hewitt and Lee Brown, cornets: mestic Science room. Among We wish to thank our friends plete details but hope to be able the H. R. Shank home. John Hew'itt, bass horn; Heit the good things to eat being ice success follow her always. and neighbors for their kindness That business is picking up in 11° congratulate the young couple [ Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Smith and Pancoast, saxaphone and Gene cream and cake. Maud and sympathy during the illness daughters Dofothy and ve ve Span iol, piano. Mehama is assured bv the fact in the next issue. ar.d death of our father and Class Poem Harold Richard that the comfortable and up-to- Mr. Howard King w ho left this called at the M. F. Ryan home, mother also for the beautiful The Coperhead Sunday, Star son. date Hotel Mehama is full capa part of the country in December 1 ''»Mrs. Roy Brenner and daugh- fioral offerings and car service. city and still making improve for southern California is over- ter visited at the P. H. Lambert "M aking Good” Mr. McGrevv Theatre. Belle Butler ments. a Junior in Willamette Univer seer of a large fruit ranch of 361 home Monday, Alzina Butler Captain Courtesy Saturday also sity and speaker o f th<* evening. The new Meat Market conduct- acres in Colton Cal. This posi- j Erf. Bel' was seen on the Mt. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wright Cass Song By class. a N«*ws reel. Price 10c-20c. ed by Mr. Wm Simns, a most tion he has held since going there. Pleasant streets Sunday eve. j could I * j a i Mehama Schools Closed for Vacation \lt. Pleasant W. W. MOKIER TAKES OVER NEWSPAPER AT STEVENSON, WASH. EIGHTH GRADE HOLDS GRADUATION EXERCISES WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 This Picture will appeal to you at the close o f Deco ration Day. Prices 25-50c The Coperhead STAR THEATRE, STAYTON, SUNDAY, MAY A story of the Secret Ser vice during the Civil War. 2 shows, 7 and 9:15 p.m. 30TH-*«**......... .