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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
SCIO. I.INN COUNTY. OREGON. MARCH 2f>. 1916
READY FOR WAR AT
MINUTE’S NOTICE
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Should
Be Remedied
Our prewnt method of road work
will never get anywhere
A larg«»
part of the work done through th«»
summer. m d«*stroy«*| in the follow
winter. Either our roods must
Svitata* ta Man—EipectM ing
lie hardsurfaced, els»- heavy hauling
I by wagon or automobile must be
Declara M m Witta the
prohibit**! when th«- roads are wet.
N»it Sii Weeks
I Hani surface mean* I*-nd« in the
and. for we can never hav«» enough
money at any one tim«> otherwise.
Paris, March 22. Italy’s entrance (?lti«M which
have har>isurfac«*l
in the war within six weeks is prac streets would not give them up un
tically certain
der any consideration
It is pre»-
Only unexjM-clt-d international de sun table the |»eoplr would feel a
velopments will interfere with the | like spirit if our roaris were hard-
carrying <>ut of the Rorm- govern surfactsl
Automobiles and auto
ment's program which has i>«*-n trucks are here to stay and we may
obviously fixed. The country is ful a* well prepare the r-»a<ls so that
ly cognizant of the situation. The they can l»e uw*l the year through,
Italian |w»rls are crowded with in first as last, for it is coming to that
coming Italians of the military age in th«» end. Our *1641.000 of mad
Thins» places arv also veritable bee work as now applied, is simply
hives of young men from th«» United waste
States anu Europe, who have iieen
recall«*! to defend the colors. Every
where the troops are drilling
Italy is ready even to the last de
tail for a strenuous spring and sum
mer campaign, is the emphatic ex
pression that prevails in that country.
She may i-e forced shortly to either
altandon fighting and release the
men she is holding subject to mobi
lization, or declare war and give the
idle reservists something to do.
Teachers all over Italy have l»een
notin«*i to close their aeh<»ol» April
I so as to use the buildings for mili
tary purposes
Today the country
went on war bread rations in order
to conserve their food supply.' Fancy
pastry has lu-en prohibited for the
same reason.
The country is on tip toe. expec-
tantly awaiting war. which she is
certain is near at hand
Thos. Smail had the misfortune
to lose a valuable mare laut week.
George Griffin ia recovering fiom
his late illness.
Mrs. Joe Poimlexter and son ls>th
have the mumps.
Ge<»rge Sutherland returned home
Saturday
after
organising two
farmers unions.
George M. Bilyeu took a load of
slock hogs to West Scio Friday.
Milk Maid
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For all Kind» <»f
Fresh Meats
go to the
Farmers Meat
Market
It iff heat market price paid for
Beef. Fat Hogs.
Mutton. Etc.
Meats soldat the lowest price
c«»m mensúrate with giss! stuff
Cash paid for Hides
frank
SCIO.
M c D onald
ORE
FALL OF PRZEMYSL
OFFICIALLY GIVEN
GarnsM
Petrograd. March 22. Praatnyal
has fallen. The official announce
ment of the capture tty the Russians
uf the great fortress after a siege
lasting many months waa made by
the Russian war office t<slay
This
result has been forecasted for weeks
l»y the official announcements of th«-
Petrograd government, which indi
cated the garrison of the ladeaguer-
ed city waa rapidly running short of
food ami supplies.
When the Russians entered the
fortress, they found the Austrians
in the last extremittos of disease and
hunger, The suffering has l>ren in-
The Russians spoke highly
tense
of the bravery and heroism of the
defenders ot the fortress, who had
fought until their condition WHS
absolutely desperate.
The fall of Przemysi is proclaim«*!
the greatest Russian victory since
the beginning of the war ami re
leases to the Russian army sixty
thousand m«m who had liven engag
ed in the long cam|MiigTi against this
strongnold. This army will lie sent
imnmdiately into Poland to reinforce
the armies holding back General
Von Hindenburg.
The sh-ge last«*! almost exactly six
months. It began September 20
when the first advance of the Rus
sian army through the Carpathian
mountains reached the
fortress,
which is considered one of the
strongest in th«» world.
Entertained ’’Stag«”
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SI 2b THE YEAR
Good Butuie»« Showing
BATTLE SHIP WORK
IS BEING RUSHED
Scio has three general merchan-
nixing stores, two of which carry a
grocery de|»arlmrnt. two general
hardware and implement stores, one
Snptr DfiMuvtlt PtutjhMia It It
F mb M is Ull Vtsstl is
Wittait (*ta
Newport News. Vs , March 20.
In a rush to complete the world’s
biggest sea-fighter liefore February
29, I'Jlti, hundr«*ls of workmen be
gan working up tn the finishing
touch stage on the Unite«! States
super dread naught Pennsylvania as
soon as the hulk had baen m«M»r«*l
after first touching the water
The Pennsylvania »«» launch»«!
March Id in the presence of lO.OUoj
cheering persona, including stataw
men of th«» United Mtat«rs and foreign
governments.
Some idea of th«» proportions of i
exclusive grocery store, one drug
store, two confectionary stores, a
jewelry, watch ami dock shop, a
blacksmith shop, a plumbing shop,
a f»s-d store, a splendid flouring
mill, ime l«nk and two print shops.
Ik-sid«*» we have one of the Iwat
small milk comlenseriea in the state
and a first class pinning mill
Nor
»h-uld w f--ig«-t to m<-nt.'->n that
we have one first class dental office,
real «-stat«- office, two physicians,
om- iairber shop, billiard hall. m«»at
shop, shoe shop, livery stable, one
poultry houiM-; a siJendid public an I
high «rhonl, thrr«> churches, a muni-
ci|>ally owm*l light ami water plant
ami the very ls*»t farming section
in the valley
This is a good busi
ness showing ami should la* enticing
to pr<w|s*»tiv«- settlers. Anyway Scio
is worth coming to see
th«» Pennsylvania may b«» de<!uct«*l
| from her cost, when comph-t«*!.
■ which will lie al*>ut $13,000,000
Some of the earlier typtsi of Imttle-
ships still uae«l in the navi«»» of the
United States and other govern-1
ments eoat $5.000.000
The main battery of th«» big fight-'
er consists of 12 14 45- inch rifle*, Ike
carrn*! in four turrets. Her secon
dary battery will consist of 22 five
inch riftes and will lie equippe«! with
four submerged 21-meh torpedo!
MITCHELLS POINT
ROAD IS ORDERED
Stete Awirft Cwtrect NtM it
Abt JMCI Otta CtMtltS
Setk AM
tubes. Her complem«-nt will conaist
of do officers, Hd3 jackies am! 74'
Salem. March 22 After announc
marim-s
The ship measure* dOb ing that th«* stretch of the Columbia
f«-et over all with a 97-foot I »»am Highway at Mitchell's Point. Howl
Her mean displacement ia 2d fret River county, would lie built witii
10 inches, almost the limit in ai xr state funds in accordance with a de
for the Panama t'anal
Her keel cision reached last July, the state
waa laid October 27. 1913.
highway commission today awarded
Tallman Meeting Largest
Ever Held in District
The largest meeting ever held in
Tallman was the community meet
ing last Saturday, according to old
timer« It waa the flrat meeting of
its kind as well and was enjoyed by
ail present. That it waa a aucceaa
in every way was the statement of
many prominent Tailman residents.
Nine schools were represented ami
a particularly goal school program
waa rendered. The usual declara
tion contest waa given and several of
the schools were duly standardised
Judge McKmght, S. V. Skelton,
and County School Superintendent
Jackson were the principal speakers.
The basket dinner at noon waa a
a hummer and waa enjoy«*! by all
a
-All>any Herald.
Leave« Store For the Farm
Mr. and Mrs. S. K. Barnes have
close«! up the M Sternberg A <>>.
store in this city and have shipped
the goods back to the parent store
in Albany.
Mr. and Mrs. Barn«*s will move
onto a part of what is known as
"the Serfling place” situated some
three miles south weal of Scio, a
part of which they have Ismght and
a part leased. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes
have made many friends during
their stay of a few months in Scio
J. S Sticha. Ethel Arnold and
John Kelly entertained a numtier of
their gentlemen friends at the K.
of P. hall last Saturday evening,
(arils ami refreshments constituted
the order of business
About 25 or
3u were present ami a general good
time waa had.
P. H. MacDonald won the first
Isiat Sunday is said to have been
prize, a fine deck of cards in leather the warmest March 2lst since IMM
ease and Fred Jones received the As this date was lie fore our advent
booby
to Oregon, we don't know.
QUITS BUSINESS
Th Lifji Stick nd Eatift Biiiitst
is lii(kt If L E art H I.
IHMRM
One of the oldest mercantile firms
in the northwest will end their busi
ness career.
Th«» Young depart
ment store, of Allmny. occupying
the largest building in the stale,
outaid«» of Portland, has been sold
The stock will be disposed of nt
special sale.
The transfer of this big business
waa male a few days ago to L. E.
A H. J. Hamilton, another leading
A litany store Hamilton'« store waa
practically destroyed by fire a few
weeks ago
in seeking <|uurlers for
anew location, negotiations . were
entered into with the Young store.
As a result, the store and slock was
bought outright by Hamilton's
A very little of their spring goods
had arrived ls»fore the fire this will
mean two great stocks of good* at
the Young store Hamilton's new
spring stock ami that of the Young
store. The condition has forced an
immediate sale of over $60,000 of
fine, new spring merchandise In-
dialing dry go<s|s. sh«s-s, women's
ready to wear apparel, mens furnish
ings. groceries, etc
Undoubtedly
the greatest sale ever known in the
history of the valley will I m - launch-
ed at the Young store, Thurwhiy,
April 1.
A feature of this great sal«* will
lie the special excursion train at re
duced rates, which will leave Detroit
the contract for the work to the on Friday. April 2.
Fare and one-third for round trip
Standifer. Clarkson company, of
Tickets
good on special train only,
Portland, the lowest bidders.
Friday,
Anril 2.
The work will Is* done for $40,-
343 50, which is almost 110.000 lew«
Win» Suit For Lund
than the estimated cost. It ui the
intention to expend the remainder
of the $50,000 allotted tothecounty
Mrs. Wiley, of Sweet Home, who
on other parts of the highway there. is visiting her son in thia dty, was
Announcement also was made to gratified to learn this weak that she
day that E I Cantine and Herbert I ia the victor in a law suit, which has
Nunn, of Portland, had strong I tack i iie«-n pending for some time, the
ing for the position of State High state Supreme court handing down
way Engim-yr to succeed Henry L. the decision
The suit mvo|v«*l the
Rowlby. who iesignod at the re- {ownership of some Sweet Home
ipiest of Governor Withycombe and property, in which J. .1 Whitney of
Stale Treasurer Kay of the commis Albany was the plaintiff
sion. but is is-ing retained to finish
certain work
Married in Albany
It is prol»able that the new engi
neer will lie appointed at a meeting
Daniel 7x»h of Albany ami Mias
of the Cothmusiion next Monday,
Olive
Pettit of Scio, were married
when Secretary of State Olcott, who
in
Albany
at the Baptist church last
is now in California, will Is- present.
week.
Rev.
Young officiating *
Both applicants are said to have had
Zeh
is
a
clerk
for Scott A Conn
much experience In r-ad building
Mias
Pettit
Is
a
daughter of T
Major Bowlby, however, will be re
Pettit
of
up
Thomas
cieek
tained on the work in Hood River
and
Mrs
Zeh
will
reside
in Albany.
county until it is completed.
The Tribune extends congratulations
Sealed Bid« Invited
Who does not? There are sever
al hundred dollars due on our isxika.
all small amounts, but which, in the
aggregate, amounts to a consider
able sum
Now a dollar or two
does not amount to much to you,
but The Tribune has several hundred
of Qiear accounts. Will you kindly
help ua out?
Our bills must I*
paid and. unless we get the cash
due us. wr cannot pay them
We
need the money. Nuff sed.
Wanted Bids for 40 cords of 4
foot, second growth flr. 5 cords of
16 inch old fir; 10 cords 4-font giub
oak. Bids must lie in by April 10.
19 If» and wood delivered in full bv
August I. 1916.
The hoard of directors of district
No. 96 reserve the privilege of ac
cepting or rejecting any or all bida.
J F WESELY.
Clark Diet.
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