VOL.
XV
scio,
MAN MEETS
TRiGIG DEATH
Potato Carnival
Harrisburg, under the management
of an energetic corp# of latlies, i* plan
ning to have a big time October 16-19
I when will occur their first potato show.
There will aUo be a display of fruit and
flowers, historic»! curio# and an elabor
Lt/l Stayton on Horseback About 8 O'clock ate program. The News wishes th#
ladle* ami Harrisburg generally th#
Saturday Night Ftr Hone ol
very beat of success ami congratulate
the male population for having so pro-
Brother Near Hunkers
greasive a set of the gentler aex who
' can lake things into their own hamis if
necessary to "wake th«> town up.”
i Mrs. IzMiiae Maxson is pr«-aident and
II. F. Montgomery, a single man .V Mrs. T. J. Anderson is secretary of the
year* old, was found dead on the road- organization giving the exhibit.
siile aboflt five miles east of Scio about
10 o'clock Sunday morning.
Mont
Lumber
gomery was in Stayton Saturday night,
No
matter
what
you build we want
leaving there on horseback for the
to
furnish
the
lumber,
rough or dressetl.
horn«.- of his brother, Howard, about 8
Iwt us figure with you about prices and
o'clock in tiie evening.
Sunday morning a passer by saw the term# of payments. We also hamile
I ru «, plaster, and ■ ••ill« nt
dead man's horse grating by the road 1 is 11.
The Scio Planing Mills Co.,
side and tied him up to the fence, but
Scio, Oregon.
did not notice the body of the dead man
LINN
COUNTY. OREGON,
FRIDAY, ocK >r.i:i{
13
IDI I
OUR AGED PIONEERS
N< ».
passed
11
am
Th«- City Council met Oct 2. with E.
. C. P<-«-ry presiding. Roll called. .Mln-
ut< read Fire. Light A’ Water Com.
ho I lave Survived Many Hardships
reported that city electrician, F. B.
West had tendered hi* resignation. The
resignation was accepted and offie
was <lv. lar«<| va«-ant. On motion Mrs. Had Been En|oying Unusual Health SoCden
F. Morris' request wai granted, asking
Edward Rolland Abbott
I I rrmember right ther«’ were but two
Death ol Pioneer Was a Shock
for a street light to lie place«! in the
house# in Portland, one store belonging
Edward Rolland Abbott was bom on
"tr« < t near her home. On motion the
Io the City
t<> ( apt. Petagrove, th«- other belong
January I. 1'27 in Tenneaee, being th#
following bill* were allowed and order «-J
ing to a Squaw man There were three
Sth child in a family of eleven.
They
paid
J N Weddle l;k>. Santiam
stores in Oregon Citv, Hu«l*on Bay t'o.
moved (rum there to Indiana when 14
New* f •»!, Daily Oregon!** II. U m , F.B,
»tore, ('apt. Kilburns ami Abm-rthy
years old.
Then moved to Illinois.
Wi st |i»i. Si n> Mill (>>. MS: Barn# ami
stores. Dr. -Maglothlln flouring mill and
!:. mg tin r«’ I ■. < urs.
Gill,
Ralston 'apply Co. >6.31. The
The city of Albany was *hucke«l early
I saw mill.
bill of P. H McDonald in the smount Saturday morning by the announce-
Started across the plain* April 2.
In the spring of 1849 I drove an ox of III ■ wa* refer«’»! to the Fire Light
1847 in company with Samuel Cooper, |
' team of three yoke for the government and Water Com. Applications were ment that Martin V. Ihlyeu, an aged
whose wife waa my sister. Other* in
1 pioneer ami highly «’»termed r«-*i<k-nt,
to Fort Hill. There were 22 ox teams read am) on moton the council proceeil-
the company wer#: Mr Trlk-s and
I bail suffered a shock of aproplexy at
in the train.
Lieut. Hawkins, head •••I to vote for electrician which resulted
family, Geo Cine and family. Mr.
1 his home at the corner of East Fourth
boss, Gen. Parmer wagon master and in the eletion of Walter Bilyeu,
1‘erdy ami family, Henry Peach ami
' and Baker streets, while at the break-
‘•cott guide; we went the southern route
On motion the city recorder was in fast table, and died three hours later.
family, Comodore Ros* and family,
thru Rogue river valley and Klamath structed to find the cost of an ex|iert
Mr Stanley »ml family. Bill Matheny
Dr W. II Davis, the family physician
lake country. Helped to carry the inspection of the city light and water
ami family, Dave Abbott. Joel M. Kee,
was immediately summoned, but dis
! express back part of the way on horse- 1 plant On motion the ordinance cum-
S. M. Remington. Bill McKee, Lute
covered that Mr. Bilyeu could not re
untie«’ was instructed to prepare an cover. A few momenta lat.-r he Ml
Savage, ('lay Ramiall, Hill Forrest, Joe
Norn«- rods distance.
back by way of Th«’ Dalle* on the old
I .pool I MM to permit Into unconsciousness ami passed away.
Settler* on National Forests under (Mine, John Danford and John Alien. . emigrant road. In thr winter of 1'19
The man met his death about a mile
Sunday play ing ami to re«!uce the license
At
Omaha
river
we
eleete«l
John
Ito#«
Mr. Bilyeu is a retired farmer ami
and a half from the home of hia broth the Act of Ju»«’ II. H#«>. will no !•■■■->;• r
I run a keel boat for Cha*. Sanbum be to i ■(> u year. Council then adjourned.
though
70 years of ag«> wa* remarksidy
as
captain.
All
went
well
until
we
er whom he was going to see. The have to pay for a survey, as they have
tween Portland and Oregon City. Came
well prem-rve-l ami has »njoyt'l excell
reach«id Ash creek, lieyoml Fort Car-
indications were that the horse he was had to do tn the past on unsurvey« d
up on the Albany prairie in i860 aiul:
ame. Here th«- Pawnee Indiana stop-
ent health and vigor for many year*.
riding had run into a pile of w«xxi by lands, when the claim goes to patent.
tmught what is now known as the Me-
He was about the city ymtvnlay and
trata
•
This
relieves
many
settler*
under
th#
th«’ side of the road and that he - must
Penington place, l aying 1160 for tilt)
retiml
last evening as UM UM I Without
with
our
wagone,
cattle
and
everything
have thrown the rider and fulb-n on act. commonly known as the Forest
acre*. I sofcl thia place to McPenington
any thought of illness.
on the inside The chief's excuso was
Homestead
Low,
from
a
burdcn»om#
him.
for J's») ami tiwik up 810 acres in what
that h«’ wante«! hi* men to come up »<•
He is survived by u wife ami nine
It is supposed that Montgomery must expense. Relief from this burden has
•
he
coul«l
talk
with
us,
ao
they
would
not
I
children
as follows:
have met his tragic death not long been brought about by an agieement
4 mile* mirth of lo-banoii. In Albany
bother us afterward*. Every man wa*
Win. J. Bilyeu, Merling, I', Mm.
after leaving Stayton. He leaves a between the secretary of the Interior
there win but one store belonging to '
out with hi* old flint lock and musket I
Addie DeVaney, Henry C , Mr» Alice
widowed mother who recently came and the secretary of agriculture, whrre-
Walt ami Tom Montirth and n shark
ready
for
the
worst.
>1
e
mad«*
a
treaty
•
Beavers, and Minnie E’ckrr, ull of
by
surveys
made
by
employes
of
th«-
■piece.
with him to Stayton, two brothers
Albany, Mrs. Alyida Young, R om - v III#,
w
th
them
giving
them
some
blanket*
who reside near Munk er*, and a broth Forest service will he under the super
Jerry Ralstons donation claim waa JîfTI Hill Drives Golden Spike ol New Pailroad Cui., Liu«» Riclianiri'ii, Kerby. Orc ,
«omething to ent and some present*.
vision
of
the
Surveyor
General
so
that
er in Washington.
Jerry Ral
We all there was of Lebanon
Loffy L. Bilyeu, of Albany, be#ide*
they can be accepted by the General There were nearly 3uu of them.
ston,
M.
Kee*.
Wm.
Gore,
John
Settle,
- Demonstration Firms to he
saw
a
great
many
Indian*
but
they
many
other relatives in Linn sml Lane
I.and Office as tinal.
8ub#cribe for the Santiam NrW».
counties.
would mil come near ua. As soon hi Jake Settle, Joe Moist, Smith Knox,
Operated
in
Oregon
we would leave camp they would go toi Henry Climer. Driggs and Ketchcm
M. V, Bilyev was born in Miller
i'.urls and John tri«'lb<>!l w«-r»- Io. .«(«-«I
Wile re we had camped.
county, Missouri. March 1'12 II«’ was
iH’tween Li i.ir,..' »nd h "■ . I'.iitt«-,
the youngest of a family of 12 chlklren,
The first buffalo were seen at Fort
along the limiter west of th«’ Santiam
He with his parents ami family were
Laran a. where Luke Savage ami m> - j
river ami not a fence or house between
Jam«-» J Hill h#lpe«l to make Oregon among the early pioneers who cro «« I
self killed a two year old heifer, fat
them ami Albany.
It’s natural for you to want th«’ most and the be-t you can get for
They were six
history the post week when he drove the plains in DC>2.
ami nice, out of a heni of about thirty.
your money. But when you buy a bill of lumla-r without getting an
I was marrie I at the age of 24 to th«- golden spike marking the com months on th«’ road lu-hmd ox trama.
We hail plenty of buffalo meat from
estimate from us, how do you know that you’re getting th«’ best bargain
there on to Green river, where we saw Sarah Jane Striethuff October IK I h AI, pletion of th«’ Oregon Trunk railway to They located on a farm in Jordan valley
that is possible for you to get? You simply can’t Ull a thing al»«it it.
by Rev. John A. Powell, at the resi Bend. That it w ill lie the final termi- 2fi miles east of Albany where tin y
the last one.
You don't know whether you're losing money or not The only safe way
lience of W m. Baaye.
No llcen*e was nu* of th«’ line is not ex|>ectc«l, but resided many years.
We saw one herd that w# judg<-<!
is to always let us make you an estimate on what you ^want tx-fore
i required. . Moved to donation claim 4 th«« event was notable because it célé
Until three y««ars ago Mr. Bilyeu
must have been k»*) in. It seemed a*
buying elsewhere. We have * complete stock of everything in lumber
' mil« 14 s mir
north of Lebanon.
lived
on a farm near Scio, where he
brai
’
«i
the
coming
of
a
new
era
in
the
though ti>r miles there wa* a sea of
ami building material. Estimate* promptly furnish«-«!. ( all and see us.
prospered
and accuinulnttd a compel-
interior,
ami
the
railroad
will
lie
the
November
I,
1861
I
tmik
the
gold
buffalo. Aten» time we had to divide
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our tram to let a her«! pass through fever and in company with Luke Hen greatest developer th«’ country could ence. They have »inco rcsialed at the
corner of East Fotirth and Baker
that waa atamp«*ded.
Luke Savage shaw, Bill Smith. Andy ami Charley have.
••Go to work and build up th# country streets.
killed |M in one day. and while trying to ('«aihran started to Eureka, Cali, to the
Mr. Bilyeu did not look to be over
get the last one, he ruined a horse by mines Stayesi there two months, I for the cities would starve to death if
went from there to Josephine creek in it were not fur the country,” said Mr 46 years of age am! this fact was often
goring him.
«
Junephine county, Ore. Prospected Hill at th«- spike driving. "Nations the subject of comment by his friends
We ford«-«! every »trram thm »ide of
there for awhile then came home •hat have neglect«! thr cultivation of and neighbors. Though 70 his hair and
the Missouri river except the Culum
Stayed on donation claim until IK65, the m > i I have faded from thr foe# of beard were black as ebony. He was a
bia Old Breck ami Berry, my lead
ami taking the gold fever again and in thr earth. There is no reason why good citizen and kin«! and generous
oxen, lead every team aerva# all river*.
company
with my brother-in law, R. Central Oregon should not produce neighbor His sudden death is a matter
We woukl bkx-k up the wagon bed* *o
Streithoff, went to Eureka again, thia «mormoua wealth. We have a gmxl of sorrow to manv. Albany Herald.
water woukl not run into them, th>-n
was during the Rogue river Indian war. d«’al of faith in It. Wr believe If thia
tie one team U-himl another and ford
We had mi trouble with the Imiiaii* soil is properly car#d for, if it is proper
Loor
th# rivers in this way. We forded the
i going to the mines, Work«! on Green - ly undent<w»l ami fair Justice dune to
Snake river three times. W«’ *top|ie«l i
The Santiam New* on# year and the
horn two mile* west of Furcia for 4 it, it will make n happy home for
at The Dalles long enough to build 3
months. The mine* ilici nut pan out thousands and millions of people. I Semi-Weekly Journal until February I,
rafts. Wagons ami all were put on
well, so I started horn«* amt got a* far wish you all Gmla|ieed and every 1913 for 12. Thi* gives you th«- Journal
th#** ami floated down to the Cascades.
aa Rogue river all right. While wait- iMrticle of lurk ami prosperity that can 16 month# and the New* 12 month*.
Six of us drove th# cattle down the |
, Thia ofler la good to November 16 only.
. ing there for sokiier* to come to go com«’ to you.”
trail on th# south sxle of the ( olumbm
The Weekly Oregonian from now to
with them to Grove creek, u stranger
Portland will raise money to aid in
river, where we got to what we calle«I
being In a hurry to get through, wont the operation of two demonstration January I, l'Jl.'l amt the New* one year
Wind mountain where we were delayed |
ed me to go on with him, he waa rieing farm* in Central Oregon. Thr rail for 11.96. Thia offer expire# October
14 day# with nothing to eat but milk 1
a good horse and my horse was poor roads have pledged
Every customer to know that our stock OF
Portland | 31.
and a pint of flour a day.
We con-
The sooner you «ubacrib«’ the more
ami tired, and I did not like the id«-a of buaineaa men will give |2.m«J ami ( rook
tracted with the Indiana to swim our!
Should we not
DRUGS is new, clean and pure*,
he ’ wouk
would stay with county will raise by taxation |3,(MM) i you get.
” . , '
"
'I going, but he said h«
cattle over the river. They had cro*s-
.
. . ..me if attack«! by Indians i We got aa line farm wilt I h « «’»talilished in dry
have in stock what yon want, tell us, and we will
e«i with six bead when they * broke the , far aa , lnniru>n , 1»«.« uhon u
You are not exiienmcnting on your
far aa Jumpoff Joe when we were fl red farming country and th«- other in an
' bow off of their canoe, then they would
self
when you take Chamberlain'■
I
on
by
Indians
and
alxiut
the
first
shot
lie glad to get it on .short notice and without
i Irrigated district. A local committer
not take any more ov#r unless wr
' my man put spur* to his home ami left has Ix-en named to secure the funds Cough Remedy for a cold as that
[ would give them 120 more. We had no j
extra cost to you. In addition to a general stock
m*. all I could do was to get tiehind ■ I am! a dinner will lie held at the preparation has won its great reputa
| more money with ua, as Cooper, —
’
!
pine
tree. Eight Imlians were on the commercial club October IK. when tion and extensive sale by its remark
of Drugs, we carry paints, oils, varnishes, wall
! brothrr in-law, had all the money with'
i aide of a hill about 200 yards away plans will be made. On the train re able cures of cokls, and can always l>e
I him on the raft. They had to bring a
paper, school books, school supplies, phonographs,
j shooting at me. 1 would poke my gun turning from the golden spike driving depended upon. It is equally valuable
' boat back up the river to get us across.
I around the tree ami shoot once i«i a 1 at Ben«l during the past week, a con for adults anal children ami may I m >
orchard sprays, sheep dip and stock foods. We
' When we got back down to the Cascade*
! while, but my ammunition wa* scarce siderable sum was subacribed by Port- given to young children with implicit
I we had to mak# a portage of 6 miles.
confidence as it contains no harmful
■ml was saving it for the worst. It laml excursioniata.
handle the best cigars. We supply you with the
Then every thing was put on board the
drug. Sold by all dealers.
waa simply a case of surrounding me.
| boat and taken down thr river to Sandy
best gasoline for your autonjobile.
T.n fact you
Open timber and no chance of getting
Itltolioo Farmers
going by trail with the cattle to where
Aicout every town In the county ex
will find us headquarters for quality in all lines.
I. there was a ferry boat and croaard the away. I tell you I thought Uncle
We
can
supply
g«x«l
seven
foot
split
cept
Scio has Riven one or more recep
Columbia again. Here several of the Ned'* time was almut up. A* luck cedar fence poet*, sixteen inches and tions for their public school teachers.
would have it, John Ros* ami the
families took what we called the camp
larger In circumference, in car load Uta It is a Rood thinR for the people to
fl
fever, which really was the typhoid soldiers heard the shooting ami came to at nine renta each f. o. b. M tinkers, meet the teachers socially and let them
my
assistance,
knowing
we
had
rone
on
fever. We had to remain there about
Oregon. Yew and cedar anchor |iosts feel that they are not unwelcome in the
1 a month, during which time all had the ahead. What I said to the man that on hand. Hoover Lumbar Co., Hoover social circles of the town. Any one can
left
me
when
I
saw
him
at
Grove
creek
!'
measeia.
Comodore Roes' wife and
Oregon.
teach a better school if she feels
Manila Telles died, this being the first that evening would not look well in '1
her work is appreciated and it pays f< r
, print. I came on home afoot, had I
sick fleas on the trip. From there we
Don't kick until you are shod. But freinds to speak a few of their kind
came to Bakers prairie to winter, arriv enough of the mines for awhile.
if you tret your shoes at iiibler & (»ill’s words during the term mates i of keep,
ing there the day l«efore Christmas. If
(Continuaci next week)
you won't need to kick at all.
mg them ail until the close.
Sketches of the Lives of Men and VI omen
PORTLAND
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