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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1915)
> sen Will • ••••« • >•••*». * 4 »«■•••••• Possibly About You ; 3» I Mr and Mrs E J Shumaker of Jefferson returned home Wed- nesday. Mrs Frank But-'her returned to her home at North Yakima. Wash, Wednesday. G M Flook anti his estimable family have moved to Buxton, where they expect to make their home. John Brock returned Saturday morning from Portland when» Io attended the state Masonic con vention. He reports a royal g<x»d time. Mrs Steve Philippi and «laugh ter Hazel went to Falls City this Thursday morning for a visit with her sisters, Mrs Wm Abbott and Mrs Hutchinson. J M Lindley and F T Bilyeu returned Friday in the former’s car from a visit to Portland. They were accompanied on the down trip by Bill and Ben Neal, who came in on the train the same evening. Prof 0 V White, who has been with the college two or three years, has accepted the princi palship of the Scio schools, and will begin work there in the fall. He is a competent instructor and a man of splendid personal qualities. Albany Democrat. The Scio ball team had a great time foot racing at Crabtree Sunday afterm»on, giving the latter boys a goose egg, while the hom«- swatsters crossed the plat«- 22 times. The main fea ture of the game was reported to be the great number of times each Scio player went to bat. Oregon News Notes Panners Union Cele bration Crabtree wdl have a big cele bration and Farmers Union pic nic on Saturday, July 3. tow I.ch th«- whole countryside i- inv ted. There Will be speaking by prominent orators, games and sports and roast ox at noon. Everyone who can possibly do so should plan to s|»eiid the day at < rabtree. 11) 115 vjOOCl I\( ><i(l ly«4\S For the purpo-e of ditching, grading and graveling the Coun ty road along the west side of the farms of John Couey aid E L Bilyeu, being the Richard son Gap road, in road district No. 15, the Sup rvisor i as des ignated July 1 and 2. as good road day* to d » work on said road, and you are all invited to come to said road on said dates and improve same, 1-idit s are also invited to prepare and serve diinii r to tl.o < working. R Shelton, Supervisor. Sam Miller of Alsea w as here from Sunday night until Wed nesday at the bedside of his father, Walter Mill« r. D M John, the Oregon Life man of Corvallis, was here look ing after business matters the last of the w eek. <’ »ntracts have Is-en signed ip at Portlan«! for hard surfacing 66 miles highway. 10 miles con crete ami brick, 5<> miles War- renit»- bithulit i > ic . Freewater contracts let .for two new sch-Mil houses, JW.3oi> and $8033. Bids opened July 12 for $200.- expenditure «>n Siuslaw jetty. immi Union street improvement t<> cost $2.1.5-1 at Rainier. Marshall hotel to be remodelk-d at Weston. .Aitolishing death penalty work ing out badly in parts of eastern < )r« gon. Albany has built hard surface [»averm-nt to Masonic cemetery. Bandon to |>uli down hills anti bulkhead water front. Newberg handle factory itile for years is in full operation. ('•»os Bay lumln-r shipments leading all Pacific ('oast ports. Portland Gaa <& Coke Co. granted franchise nt $1.25 per 100() feet at Milwaukie. Potassium nitrate found in caws near V’ale and $1,500JM)0 capital to work them. zk crab cannery at Empir«* and fish cannery on Rogue river jx-r- sist in running in spite of k’»mr codes, fish wardens Hlitl laixtr laws. North Bend tries to get water supply in competition with Coos Bay Water Co. S I’ Co has put on the fast Ex- position s|H-cial, ’caving Portland daily at 12:30 noon. Hill st«-am«-r Northern Pacific lands 484 passengers at A toria and 350 tons freight, largest load since startcii. School Meeting A. Montgomery Dies Th«- annual school m«-eting Alex Montgomery, one of the i t « -I «»if Monday afternoon honored pioneer •- of this -octior, wit) -ut a ripple, a»x»ut forty be died at his home south of town ing present. Fuesday night of senility, in his He leaves a larg«* Frank I Fhaycr was elected 84th year. «lirector for a term of thr«-«- circle of friends and relatives. years, u thout op|»osition. in The funeral services w » re con- pl.u'«-of R M ( ain, whose term ducted from th*“ hmis.- at 10 a m expired. Mr Thayer is n good today an<i interment was made ' t.yntial citizen, who htis th«- m the Franklin Butte cem« tery. '■ st mt -r- ds of th«- school at t omplete obituary will be given m-art an I will no «io iht be a g >» I t« xt w eek man for the [»luce. .1 F Wesely was unanimously re-chsted clerk, and a b«-tt«-r or«- could n«»t I» - found. 1 lie Knights of the Macca- \ v ef thanks was tendered bees Had a big mis ting Saturday Fred T Bilyeu, the janitor, for evening, when speaking, music, ti<«»» <c-'ilent condition in which refreshments and other forn s of h<- has kept the budding the past entertainment were the salient year. feature.-. A very enjoyable tine S< vor-il prt’txisitions put up to is reported. the patrons of tin- district by the z\ large gathering wa« pre ent, L ird < arri.-d without atlissent- . i aim ,: To build a suitable »’»« - • from A bmy alien I ng be s« pt tank ami toilet this sum- ing as follows: J S VanWinkle, re- r. to retain Dameitic Scienc«- W A Cox, \ A Smith, Kaiper in tin- • ;oo.; and to replace th«- Kropp. Chas Dannals, C I* Feeb Is-ard walk ami approaches ler, • i \\ Goff, Cha ( o■ »per, I! G around the school building w ith Hall, \\ A Hmg. A Semlers, S A Crowder, S W.-aver, C N Mc concrete walks. Kay and C A Curran. Obituary John Roland Gill was born near N i hville, Tenn, August 18. 18-17. ami died at his home in Scio, Oregon, June 1 I. 1915. He moved to Iowa in 1856. and from there to Kansas ml - He was married to Minerva Smith, July 23, 187»». Ihr«-«- children were lx»rn to this union, who, with his widow survive him. They are. Mrs Frank Butcher. North Yakima. Wash; Byron 11 Gill, E igen«-, ami Mrs I. J Shumaker, JetTerson. Mr Gill crossed th«- plains with hi family in 18-40. They moved to Colormio in 188! where they remain- d on«- year, returning from there to Scio, w her«- he had since mad«* his hom«*, with the exception of two years «[»ent in Ashland. He affiliated with theChristian tian church at the age ot 2»i years, aid always lived a con- . tent Christian life, being a Deacon in the church 32 years. Albany Chautauqua The Albany Chautamiua man agement is very fortunate this year in being able to offer to tin public an unusually interesting program, The dates arc July 6 to 13. Among the attractions are Congressman Hawley, who will speak July 6 at 2:30 p m; Senator Chamberlain, who will deliver an address on W<-<lm-sday afternoon the 7th; Dr Ix-wtas, vho has lust returned from the cem- of the European war, will also give a thrilling description of happen ings in Europe from personal knowledge. Then com«- many other fine events, such as the Schuman quintette of Boston, th«- great Italian band and opera company, tin- famous sja-akers. Dr H i II ih of Brooklyn, Col Bain and Nels Darling, ami other entertainers in things wonderful, useful and educative. We invite our friends from all over the county to bring tents ano equipment fora weeks James Richardson was born in stay, secuie season tickets soon, L mois August 31», 1847. and and see to it that the whole fam died at his home in Scio, June ily has th«- advantage of this fine 15, 1915. time in stor«- for th«- people. He was of sturdy pioneer stock, coming to Oregon in 1851. Mrs Minerva <»ill went to lie was a good citixen, quiet and Newport W • dm day for a short una uming in manner, and had rest. She expects to visit her been a great sufferer for years children at Eugene and North He was a consistent Christian Yakima, Wash, before returning and had been a chur.'h member after which she will make her over 45 years. home with Mr and Mrs E J Shu Mr Richardson is survived by maker at Jefferson. his widow, Mary E Richardson. The wool pool was delivered at West Scio Tuesday, which Out of 21'.» gradual-s at ( or- made business lively on the vallis. 128 took degrees in agri streets here for a few hours. culture, and 86 in home eco Dr T K Sanderson, E II Hob nomics, domestic and industrial son. J S Sticha and Dean Mor art. Rest tooK engineering and ris, went to Independence this pharmacy. Sigma Chi house at Eugene to Thursday morning to attend the be remodelled, cost $2,000. .ace meet. Pacific Power & Light I Co at F L Rosegrant left here Wed- II S Johnston took the old Pos- Astoria w ill expend I $50.(M»o to desday for Roseburg, to join his var tra-tion engine to West Scio cut out a «langetous trestle i and family. They have a stock Tuesday, where it was shipped Serve more |H-ople, if the city ranch near there consisting of by the Averill Machinery Co to gives permission. 1,000acres, all under woven wire parties at Hubbard, who have Bandon people are finding out fence, with about 100 acres of bought it. how many years it takes the plow land, and F L thinks there government tn improv«- a harlsir Walter Miller is very low at is a chance to make money there. and then how poorly the job is Although we are sorry to lose his home near West Scio and his done. them, they have the best wishes death has been momentarily ex Yamhill and Tillamook coun of people here for abundant suc pected for several days. He is well up in the eighties, and it is ties w ill expend $20.000 on Sour cess. not expected, in his weakened Grass road. John Kelly and Forest Wood condition, that he can survive Reuben sawmill at Glendale to mansee were playing catch in much longer. be operate«! v. ith 25 men. the street Saturday afternoon Arthur Edwards and Wm State University at Eugene Best typewriter -arlstn paper Reed met in rather close quar when T L Dugger was fired with Henry Miller and family an- will put in printing plant. made, two sheets for 5c at the ters at th«- approach of Green a sudden ambition to fatten his arranging to leave in a few «lays Eugen«- factories committees News office, batting average, using his cane for a farm between Sisters and bridge Saturday afternoon in as a bat. Kelly, who has muscle < Redmond which they recently to investigate potato starch in their Ford cars with the result like a pile driver, let loose of bought. They have 156 acres, dustry. Marion county will lay 20.000 that Edwar Is st«*«-r--d his car in May building |x-rmits 1915, at yards hard surface roads this to the ditch, putting the front one which Forest failed to s»«-p with 1<X) acres irrigated, and and Mr Dugger made a pass at seem to think that they have a P«»rtland, $452.066; for May 1911 y ear. axle out of commission. it with the result »hat the bones good proposition. They would $643.880. Dredge Chinook removed 160,- of the left fore arm were frac have gone before now. but for Pendleton has select«-«! John <">t> tons sand from bar at mouth ^snp Consult Drs L ow «- A- Tur- tured and he now carries that the condition of Mr Miller’s son & Mayer, Portland architects of Columbia at Astoria last n«-r, ey<- j «-• lalist«, at Dr member in splints. | father, Walter Miller. I for new city library. ¡week. » Prill’s office, Wednesday, July 7. N Young returned last Thurs day evening from Portland where he visited with Mr and Mrs (' A Warner. 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