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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1912)
t • t 7 » , - «* (»»he Snnthm flftrs PUB. I8HED LVEBY THURSDAY BY !.. W. CHARLES Pihticall! Iifcieil?!t Entered at the v»tiirfke at Scio, Ore . ita ». '-olid eiaaa mall matter. Hil-J ION KATKA. ............. SI One year in advance One year, st end uf y< ar .................. Sis month» In advance Three month» in advance Single copy in wrapper... A t>V H K'l !*ING i HA.T1MB: Card uf thanks ... ..................... S;- «-ml obituary notv»» |wr lin» L»t«.i I. t w« Ming comments. |i»-r line ............... Display *4», to ba tliar.grd weekly if 4«-»irwl one column wide * ■ ;u I. ..... rtloll. l-cr itvh Buainc»« i<val» per line.................... I • • • . ■..< k »4» < '.’strai t» made on application. • •• »• There ia a habit and a delusion tice, changed it to a religious among a large number of our ceremony by writing on the slips people to go to some nearby tow n of pajier instead of the names of or city to shop, believing that women those of particular amts they can purchase cheaper. whom they were to follow and These good people may he bunco imitate during the year. ed by their own thoughts. Please ............................................................................... reckon your carfare and time, if t the latter is worth anything. If 2., I */ • • our town merchants try to “soak” you or do not have what I you want, of course you are jus •«••A«»-».» ........................................... tified in going elsewhere. But Lulu ("lark and Christina SI i - l - first find out by getting prices | dler visited home folks over Sun- and see what ycur home mer ' day. chants have. The Science classes ar< making good use of the new compound Half the joy of life comes from ■ microscope this term. getting good out of things as we The Physics claas is now study- go along. Some of us are al 1 mg electricity. ways putting off our enjoyments. All persona having books lie After awhile we expect to take longing to the state traveling li a rest, see a friend, read a book, brary should return them at once but that after awhile never in order that the s -t now her- comes. the good times we are may be returned and a• ’ looking forward to lies as far secured. away as ever. All our life is i The school gro nd- ' av '• • spent in meaning to overtake it very muddy for some time. Play and rnjoy it. .Meanwhile we toil, ing games !s almost impossible drudge and grow old. passing by because of the mud. with unselfish eye the happine.-s we might get out of every day. Lumber A full line of I>r !•»»>«! Hob. rl- stuck ami poullrv r«m««iv« on hand A!! b medi« pariu lti It'. : " they are recomm»n<l«wt for A.k for free book a at Weaely"» (ir->'«ry Candidate’s Announcements I hereby announce mv Candida' y for th«- noninalmn for »herifT of linn county on the Kapublican ticket, «oh ject t<> the primariev A It M m. 11«11. > <> Ho « AT » Glasses bitted Disease# of Eye and Ear Knowledge and extensive experience in treating di -a > of the Eye and the fitting of Spectacles, enables us to guar antee satisfaction. We furnish any style of frames or eye glasses at reasonable prices. W. R. SHINN, M. D. OCULIST ANO OPTICIAN, AIBANX, cusick s OREGON bank WE WANT All over this broad land the 22nd of February Washington’s birthday is celebrated. How shall any man add aught to the praise oreulogv of George Washington? History and biography, eloquence and poetry have exhausted their combined riches upon the success ful leader of the American revo lution and the founder of the American republic our first great national hero. Oftentimes the first question asked about a stranger is “how much money has he?” We try not to I m * pessimistic, to think we, as a nation, are growing stronger iu the attributes of ideal manhood, yet it is hard to do. In the mightv struggle for power, fame and position we have been led astrav by false gods. Let us go back to find the old trail marked out by our pioneer fa thers. and with one mightv voice say. ”1 had rather be right than | president.” No mnttrr what you build wc »»'.I t<> furnish th» lumber. rough ««r.lr«-'»«••' lx>t u» Alture with you about prue» and t.-rm» of pay ment». Ur also handle •a»h. door», brick, plaster, anti • mint. The Scio Pinning Mill» Co., Svio. Oregon Successfully I frate I orricc ovtn The acreage tracts in Portland are under assessed. That means that the home owners have to pay more and the speculators less. In one case the acreage went up nearly ten times as soon as it was cut into lots. There is a mine of graft in this line of assessment alone. Every customer to know that our STOCK DRUGS is new, clean and pun-, Should we have in stock what yon want, tell us. and we will be glad to get it on short notice and without extra cost to you. In addition to a general stock of Drugs, we carry paints, oils, varnishes, wall paper, school books, school supplies, phonographs, orchard sprays, sheep dip and stock fotxls. handle the best cigars. We We supply you with the best gasoline for vour automobile. 'n fact you will find us headquarters for quality in all lines. E. G. SCIO • - a < » a. kW »<M Single taxers have opened headquarters in Seattle in the The St. Valentine who suffered North rn Bank building and are martyrdom on the 14th of Febru out for business. ary was one of fifty-two saints of that name but nothing has The Southern Pacific is going ever been found in his life or in to operate with electricity on a the lives of any of them, that large ¡Miriion of its iines in the would give occasion for the sing Willamette Valley. ular olwervances of the day. It has been maintained that it was There are over a hundred mil an ancient custom among the Ro lion acres of logged-off land in mans during the Lupercalla, cele Oregon and W ashington of which brated in the month of February, it is said fully half could be farm for the boys and men to draw the ed if cleared. There are less names of their future wives in than six million acres of land honor of their goddess. Februate classed as cultivated in Isith Juno, and that the Christian cler states. gy finding it alisolutely imposs ible to abolish th'« heathen prac Governor West has abolished contract convict labor in the pen itentiary. Whether it is from humanitarian or business reasons makes no difference. Organized lalsir salutes with respect the man who docs such things. I', takes a rich man to draw a check, a pretty girl to draw at tention, a horse to draw a cart, a porous plaster to draw the skin, a toper to draw a cork, a free lunch to draw a crowd, and a well displayed advertisement in the Santiam News to draw trade. W • .s PEERY DRUG COMPANY OREGON I An Interlocking U. S. Cream Separator I ut *»n y- tr *■*; ft-- r .. ■ g**4.- ung .4h»r cr»-am »»pArStaS, «>r off "th»t m |-»r»U r«. . . outakim l.’.vm all. will r»» «•»»«». will »uh ap quicker. and will g.ve mor» »«UsfacUon rigSt from th» »tart. If w» ran t pro*» thia, you »hrmid buy another kind. If we rn* prov» thi». ) u »bould buy tnc i. . S. W» »«II rrn. You next on«. N. I. Morrison, Scio, regoOn 0: F »■ o * WALL PAPER Largest Stock outside of Portland Samples and Estimates on Request I I I I ♦ FISHING TACKLE o Woodworth Drug Co., Oh > -<> Albany, Ore «O • *r r ic r X aa PaMlIlt ST, W » . < ill). **»>arr»sva C A. Warner Hl *. < |. ,|< t < » SCIO ROLLER MILLS