Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-29
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StaytOn News Items
CapitaI journal Special Sefvice)

Capital Journal Special Sefvice)
Stayton, Or, June 29.-The new
laundryman who recently leased the
laundry of this city, now owned by
Mr.. Sloper, is expected to arrive about
the first of the month. lie has been
employed at McMinnville in the laun-
dry there and mas had a great deal Of
experience in that line of work. Stay
ton is glad to welcome him for we need
a good laundry.
dr. Sloper has been repairing the
old building, He has Put solid foun-
dation underneath the building and mas
equipped the building with a new wat
er wheel. The machinery in the build
ing is in very good shape and there is
need of only one or two new pieces
and the laundry will be well equipped
for business.
In these waring and troublous times
the city of Stayton was surprised to
learn of the appointment of its new
postmaster, f. D. Alexander, editor Of
the Stayton Standard, has received the
appointment to succeed w. A. ElGNr.
Usually such matters do not receive
such rapid attention, especially when
the government is in crisis such as
it faces at the present.
The rain has damaged the cherry
crop here considerably. Many people
are wondering whether the Royal
Annes will be ruined or not.
There were enough people in attend.
ance at the "Trip Around the World, ~
given by the Junior Loyal Sons clasS
of the Christian church, to have three
different parties. The parties left the
church twenty minutes apart under the
leadership of guides. The three guides
were Ed Young, r. Putnam and Mr..
Taylor, proprietor Of the Stayton cleo
tric hgnt plant The parties first Wis
tied Japan, the home of Mr.. and Mrs,
Lester Smith, where tea and waters
were served to the guests who sat an
cushions ON the floor. Germany, home
Of Mrs. Ben Shaefer, was next visited
and here the menu was chicken noodles
and water served by two German
maids. From here the parties jour.
MED to Ireland, the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Young. Aside from the lrisl
lunch served, each member Of the par
ties had to kiss the Blamey stone. The
return trip to America was now begun
and the last place visited was Boston,
the home of Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Elder
where Boston Brown Bread and Boston
Baked Beans were served.
Those attending enjoyed themselves
greatly and were well pleased with the
trip the boys planned. A small sum
was realized for the building fund
and the boys are starting with the eX-
Ipectation Of building a new class room
soon.
The Junior Loyal Sons class, their
teacher and several invited guests
went to Salem Sunday in Ward Rol.
ford auto truck. They went to visit
the Bungalow Christian Bible school,
They went out to Ed Young's place
east of Salem and took dinner THIS
triu had been promised the boys by
their teacher, Mrs. Young, for some
time and they surely enjoyed it.
The Masonic lodge and the Rebekah
lodge neld a Joint fellowship meeting
and banquet last Friday evening. Sev-
eral splendid tousts were given and
the ladies' trio treated the company
with some beautiful singing.
From the looks Of things it is a
good thing Stayton did not take a no
ton to celebrate the Fourth There
are Furth of July celebration posters
all over the city. Mill City Sublim-
Iity, West otayton, Turner and Salem
have their bills out.