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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1915)
4 St IO, Editor Uses Stick LINN r K VOIR -I ltS< R1ITION 4 MILKS on the date »lamped in th«' »pace be low lo tho*e who pay promptly in advance the »utwcriptlon price 11.25 Oregon D«»« lopmint Se»« in line of per year. The price ia JI.60 if pxid Industrie». Payrolls, and Product» at end of year, The pa|«r i» r.nt »ent of Lahor and Enterprise. to •ulwcriber* who are mure than one tear in ar rear*. Oregon News Notes 1 rlrphone Meeting Editor “Tip” Humphrey, of the Jefferson Revi -w, has been a source of trial and tribulation to the |< (al clerk» of Allmny for *<>n - time past. The men In the 1« al < ffice in ert that the J» ffei . on journalist does not ad- dr s his 1« ttvrs w ilh a pen or even a pencil, but that instea«! he uses a spike or sharp stick with which the destination of Recorder*» report, city of Scu», ye^r any mail sent by him is cratch« d ending Dec 31. 1914. on envelopeor card. Ile »ou reca To save eye strain and to eli City franchi*« ............ J 2.000.00 10,000 00 minate the temptation to indulg«- Eire light and water plant in vitriolic language in the en- Fire ap| arato» 500 UO lio»«-................................... d;\« r to di-cern the ¡ascription 692.00 engine .... .................. of^Ir Humphrey’s missives, the 100.00 M agon .................. lino- cart. .................... . 300 ue Albany clerks clubbed together 260.00 today and pure based a bort in 1 City park ................ .. .. 1,1*1" • delible pencil. They wound a j Ctty hall ...................................... »u ppi lea ............................. 357.70 ti.n p carefully artud their pur-, I Elec Accounts due city...................... 115.7H chase, while on one side of a Extension of line» ......... 192 90 cai d attschco was written Mr Total......... ........... 15.5UH 3M Humphre)'s address and on the Liabiiltie» other, the following commnni- City bond* ........................... 4.500 00 cation: 592.00 Warrant* ............................. that “Kindly throw away lotul. .................. 5.092.(0 hardwood stick that you use to Net renourv«» of city 10,416 3» w rite addresses on your papers, Electric Light ami Water Plant and accept a piece of soft jw.ici 1.931 3x Curb receipt* for »«rvice for the purpose. < >r else use Service for city softer paper so that the imprint 54.00 3 .'40 watt light* .... will be easier to read.” Albany 1.128.00 56 Ir e. lights.. ...... 3M.00 1«. hydrants Democrat 24 Oo Lights at city hall......... Portlan«) Baggage an«!’ Omni bus Transfer Co. has bought a block and will erect a large plant here. Bids have been taken for 450.- (MM) tons of rock for the Colum bia jetty next year. Hood River Fourteen carloads apples went to New York by steamer via Panama ai 35 cents a box with refigeration. Corvallis () A C is proud of the new $l(Ml,(KM) gymnasium with the most completely equipp ed boxing and wrestling rooms Mrs F. ank Smith who has been on the coast. for several Gresham Nine buildings de iu poor health stroyed by fir»- are to be rebuilt. months, was removed to the Hood River Planning a new Parker hospital Wednesday for medical attention. court house. Mayor Simpson of North Bend School re-opened Monday with proposes that the federal govern-. all the teachers and most of the ment take over all Coos Bay im- pupils present, after a two weeks provements in future. vacation. Bandon a Supreme court de- John Chytl of ea-t of Scio was cision releases $25,(MM) to be ex- granted naturalization papers by pended on this hurbor. the county «• >urt at Albany. Mon Tiie ice cutting season in East- day. Mr Chytl is a native of en' Oregon is a month earlier Austria. than usual. I ight* ul Milling Co . From Jan. 30 to Sept. 30, 1914 Mrs C z\ Parker has been en Light at »» hooi bldg "*t4) the counti«» of the state spent joying a visit th« past few days $3,3ti9,7b8 on roads. Total with her brother W A Davis of Plans and estimates of cost of Cent rah«. Washington. Expen»«» Light and Water Plant Supt. Salary.................. sot) oo. irrigating 200.000 acres of land L00 in tne Upper De-ichutes River Su| t. extra .... The M-rnontli ol I baby of .Mr I KOO Power ... ...................... and Mrs Chris Burmester who ia basin are being considered by I nt| ectiun .............. 2 00 under the doctor» care at Parker 279 35 the government, estimated cost Int. on bond» hospital suffering with dropsy is Repair» ............... 17.15 $2.929,000. 142 65 Pole» ............................... The Portland Railway and in a very critical condition and Wiring............................... 79.02 Power Co. predicts that with the no ho|xr is held out for the little 22.94 Wood, etc. . ................ decisive defeat of radical legisla sufferer’s recovery. Annual Report Notice Any Person or head of family, laving any contagious disease* in th«- family, and who fail to report the same to the City or County H< alth Officer with in ten honn<, are subject to a fine. No person having such disease, or recoveiing from such disease are allowed to appear in any Public place or Gathering under; Net p lality, untill fully recovered. State ixiws ar.d City Ordinances, i Net Country sausage wanted. II 'tel. R W Gutt came over from Al- bany Wednesday to help Mr ar.d Mrs Barnes put un the big sale for M Sternberg & Co. Total............................... revenue fr’>m plant income above ex|M-t>»e* Net prolit made on »uppliea handled by 11 reorder for 1914........................................... J, / Forest Woodmansee and his friend Mr ( arson returned to Portland Sunday morning to re sume their studies at the North Pacific Dental college. 1.524 11 2.« 15 1 7 407.17 13» hi Stichs, Recorder, City trcMurer’» report for year end ing Dee. 31, 1914. Receipts Cash on hand Jan. I, 1914.. License* and fine».. ... ................................ L W Wood of White Salmon. Tax«» Service, light and water . , Washington was here on business1 Electric supplies ....................... the first of the week, accompan Cash for »uppiie» ami »ervice by R shelton ........................... ied by his «laughters. Furnished housekeeping rooms wanted Leave word what JOU have at the News office. The annual meeting of the Scio Mutual I’elephone Company was held at the City Hall last Satur day when J B Couey was elected pr« 'lde> t to sccceed EC Shelton, anil.I N Weddle was re-elected manager of the central office for the ensuing year. As there was a deficit last year, it was thought la -st to levy at a - ■Ksment of $3.00 for the first half of the vear. and leave it to the discretion of the di n-ctor- to make th«.' see »nd as sessment what ever is needed to cover the bills for the balance of the year, which can l»e figured mor« accurately six months from now. 774 HH 75.00 1,000 00 1,931.28 404.60 2300 Total.................................... 4.203.7*» Disbursement* Paid a* per voucher*............... 3.4W 21 Bai. on hand Dec 3!. 1914... Hal distributed in 3 fund* Light ami Waler........... General fund. ............. Sinking fund for re demption of bond* . 710.55 Total.................................... 710.65 91 56 .349.60 269.60 Roy V Shelton, Treasurer. C C Wade and daughter Mb Rolla went to Portland Monday Dr W H Dale of Harrisburg morning on a short business and was called here Tuesday in con pleasure trip. sultation with Dr AG Prill in the Mrs G A Griffin was operated case of Mrs Wm Young who is on at the Albany hospital last suffering with dropsy. The doc Saturday and little hope was held tors hold out encouragement for out for her recovery as she has her recovery with rest and pro been in a critical condition fur per attention. She ia under the I care of Dr Prill at the Parker several months. hospital now. Call at the People’s Store and Roy V Shelton transacted busi see the valuable premiums given ness at Salem Munday. free with cash purchases. NO. 25 TWENTY TWO YEARS AGO IxM Mayor Munkers, R«-cord«-r Shelton and Marshal Dilley, is the way they should be uddress- cd now. It is said ”A new broom sweeps clean." Wonder if the new city officers will verify the n«’w proverb. Now that the Oregon cas«> has I been decide«), th«- following ! >H h il vou ■"! each. candi- date; ( levelend 27(5, Harrison I I t ami Weaver 21. If you made good resolutions on last Sunday (Jan. 1.) stick to them. When a m in vi >la(-s re solutions made in good faith, he has lost a portion of his manhood that he never w ill or can regain. The Oregonian as usual issues a fine 2l)-page (standaid size) edition, filled with statistical in formation and des-riptive of Portland and her business. The edition is an effort worthy of u great paper. So little attention is paid to the law against gambling in this locality, that it is carried on openly. Report says that the play has been running high this week. Boys, this cla s of m | m * cu - lation is very uncertain, and u ay- cause you trouble besides the loss of your money. Or-gon now has within her borders I.-Ml miles of railroad, exclusive of her street railways. Last week E J Daly acting f« r Wm Faber bought J«-ff Montgom ery’s hop crop, pay ing 17 cts. per pound for them. This week the state scions are assembling a( the capital city and by Saturday all w ill be t' ere. The «dea is rapidly gaining favor, that Much mistletoe was shipped the Oregon legislature is an ex- out of Oregon this season. pensive luxury, with which the We don’t mind giving the Rail stat«-could well dispesne. roads a five per cent increase since they have been so nice If you will sulwcribe to the ai> it :.auiii.g the contributions News or renew your subscription for the starving Belgians free. we will include three standard (Heppner Herald) magazines, all one year, lor only VC Gorstof Marshfield has in 25-- extra. Write or call at this office. vented a land and water boat. tion at the last election and with the 5 percent advance in freight rate, 1915 will be a prosperous year in Oregon. Nebergall Bros. will erect a meat [tacking plant at Albany. Chas Putney of California is pr« paring to manufacture a pat , ent window ventilator st Eugene. A phone li»>e is being promot to ed from Medical Springs Richmond is working to get a Baker. L H and David Rice of Port club h03 P|tal- $1.30 per bushel for — land visited from Friday evening The time has arrived when big wh«-at breaks the record. until Sunday at the home of business is going to investigate The Spokane Spokesman Re- their parents, Mr und Mrs view in speaking of the coming the government and see why two David Rice. sessions of the Oregon, Wash bit politicians are allowed to ex ington and Idaho legislatures pend public money in a reckless says “Economy” must I m - the maim« rand charge the govern watch word. The legislators ment 2<> cents a mile railroa«! Cash buyers for all kinds of will do well tu remember alwuys fair when traveling. If regula tion is good for business why not pr'sluce. livestock, hides, sheep that they represent not them for government. and goat pelts. selves but their constituents. The Taxes all over the state of Thus. Igirge, Manager. |M*ople are likely this winter to Oregon generally are lower than Keep close tab on their legisla Thc mask ball at the Wesely tures. It is their duty and their last year. Cain hall on New Year’s eve was Cottage Grove levy is lowered advantage to do so. a decided suer« ss. Many comi Oregon Ojuntiej will be repre 2 mills. cal as well as pretty costumes sented at the Panama Fair. England is asking for bids were in evidence, th« music was 5G horses were shipped by ex from Oregon and Washington first class and all seemed to en press from Pendleton to Denver, mills for 22.000,000 feet of rail joy themselves to the limit. probably for Eureopean armies. road ties. A building permit has been Eugene and Grants Pass have both l»een offered a $650.000 beet issued fur the new $37,383 ar sugar plant if each town will mory at Eugene. raise $250,000. Don’t forg«-t to ask your repre Why not spend Sunday eve Grading on the Willamette sentative bi the legislature to ning at the picture show? First Pacific will be finished by Feb. 1. vote for a resolution limiting the class films, g'xxi music, and ad Spencer’s shingle mill in the number of bills that may be in mission orice 15c and 10c. Show troduced by any member to five. istarts at K:<M) sharp. Alsea county starts saw ing. Scio Produce Co. Pitture Show Sun day Ni -_L I