THE SCIO TRIBUNE
VOL. 5
NO
SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JI NK 21. IHDi
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>1 25 THE YEAR
20 U. S. SOLDIERS
SCHOOL MERING
WAR WITH MEXICO
E. C. PEERY, CANDIDATE
FOR THE LEGISLATURE
SLAIN IN BATTLE DRAWS GOOD CROWD SEEMS A CERTAINTY
»
Sets Fourth His Views on Measures He
Will CvrMmtis Trig Traeprs With baca blM het 8 i twin Dr Frill iU
Discuss During the Campaign
Below The Tribune publish*-« an
article handed in by Mr. Peery. be
lieving his ideas are pertinent and
remedial of some present condition»,
w hich are a source of complaint and
Flag- Th Mtticia lass is
Bayiaenky Fu Oirecter Midi
Mebiliziet If th Order if
Fat at Farti
laterest MiiilistH
Fitsdiat Wilsaa
recommended by both isirties to I m *
El Paso. Tex.. June 21. Ameri
left to a tariff commission. There
can ami Carranza troops fought a
i» n<> |wrti<mn question in Mexico.
I>atlle today only a few hour* after
There is no partisan question in
President Wllaun’a fiOOO-word re
preparedness. There is no partisan
liuke yesterday to G«*neral Carranza
had gone forward to Mexico City.
I
With which side victory rr^t» i» not
known
Hie engagem«-nt took place on the
Santo llomingo ranch near th«- M«-xi
can town of Carrazal
The number of dead. American or
Mexican, was not definitely kn*>wn
here tonight but nearly u score >>f
General Pershing'» men are said tn
ha ve tM*en killed ami the Mexicans
art* said to have l<H«t more than two
score.
Seventeen American« are declared
by Mrxicon official» to have br* n
captured and to have I m - cii hurrhsd
to Chihuahua i'lty under adc*|uaie
guard.
A machine gun used by the .Mexi
can* i* report*»! l*> have «lorn- heavy
execution.
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Scio Gel»
Into
the
War Game
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annoyance to the pvoiHe The people question in the i'nibppine*. the
are tired of the young army of in »hipping bill nor rural credits. The
spector* which have iwen grafted fact is that both the great parties
unto our «tate, county and municipal are going through a period of re
governments; of the unnecewiary adjustment and. today, there is
and expensive change -if schoolbook», ! more dispute between republicans
of the concentration of candidates and republican» and democrat* and
at our population center* which can democrat*, than between democrats
I m - remedied in part by districting ■ and republican*.
_
counties fur purpose* of nomination
Partisan question* have been eli
of legislator* and county commi»- minated from our state legislature
»■oners; of the increase of expehae -inc»- the inauguration of the system
in our judicial system, etc.
| of elec ting United State* senator*
Peery show* that he w » bv direct vote of the people. Our
thinker and. if elected, will try to legislative body, a* a consequence,
remedy some of the thing* which ha* been converted into an organiza
fret and worry the people and which tion ty make and unmake law» and
are the cause of much of our tax ; to transact the business of the state.
* burden*. Hi* article foil > wb ;
I »hall, therefore, discuss only such
measure* as are related to state,
county and municipal affairs.
To the Voter» ot Linn County
Too many laws and too much un
Having lM-en chosen at the re«*-nt necessary inspection involving fees,
primary election to be one of th«- commission* and salaries, are com
lhrt*r democratic stamiard in-arers bining to burden the taxpayer and
to make the ra«-v for the legisiature tu discourage the bringing into the
at the coming election in November, stale of new capital and new indus
I deem it but fair to the voter» of tries. This unfortumate condition
Linn county that they be |M*rnutted ia largely due to the fact that we
to know mi position <»n the more have been loo lax in electing the
impurtant i»»u«*« which I intenti to right kind of men to our legislature.
discuss during this campaign.
True, the small aalarv i* no induce
A* for the nominal differences be- ment for a man of even average
tween the «iemocratic ami republican busine«» ability to seek such a posi
parties, there is not «Mie at present tion, ami it i* only an unselfish
that i* vital, The tariff, the only
IcgiUmaU- p*riman immm - is bring I
(Continued uo page 4)
Hit Nitiml Cairi ia Evan State Ara
by
Proxy
Scio ha* not a militia company
nor i* it conm-cted with any feature
whatever, which i* eonneete«! i with
the war game. lAe have not a re-
cruit nor anyi«ody wh*> thinks of tie-
coining a recruit at th«* pre *«ni
time. so far as reoorted
Yet we
nad • siii'ht touch uf th«* war excite
-nrnt when «htcar Tusek. <»f <>»klni»l
Cal., wh«» is h-*re visiting r«*lativ<-«
receiv«*,! a leltrgra n yestea lay morn
mg. ordering him to report for duty
forthwith, to hi» company wmman
der at Oakland, he In-iag a member
of a militia there.
Mr. Tusek with hi* mother and a
younger brother, came up from
Oakland a week or ten day* ago,
expecting to visit among relativ«*«
and fri«*mls here for two month*
The war ha* thus deprived him of
the pleasure of much of hi* visit
Fine Road Material
If th«* large crowd is a criterion,
At last the expected event has
Scio pt*ople are deeply interested in hapiM-ned
Everyone who has kept
their public and high »ch<M>l*. At in touch with conditions in Mexico,
least the school auditorium wa» with
the
bombastic, «-golistical
fairly well filled, for some reaxon, i character of Carranza and the cam
bv our citizens.
paign of false information aiming
-The m«*eting was called to order the Mexican people, has known that
by Dr. A. G. Prill, chairman of the war l>etween the Unit«! States and
board of director*, with J
F. .Mexico would I m * the only logical
Weaely clerk at the desk
and final outcome.
Clerk Wesely read th«- financial
President Wilson has ordered the
report of th«* district, stating what mobilization uf the National guard
had been th«* rx¡Mmditures for the in every state, to he ready for duty
iuM<t )ear and what had I mmhi the re- ion the Mexican border whenever
'ourevs and »flowing that the war ! nee, led.
Th«* tr«M»ps thus tieing
rant indebtedness would owrl>alance . mobilize«! will total from 100,000 to
th«- ca»h «»n hand ami to accrue 150,000 men
They will be »worn
something over $5tH>
into the IL S. service ami I m * subject
Nominations for director were to duty, the same a» regular trout*.
then declared in order
Dr. A. G.
The tiregun contingent. one regi
Prill, Joe Boyanovskv and W. E ment of infantry, on«* battery of
Arnold were nominated. Mr. Arnold artillery, one troop of cavalry and
declining.
several hospital corps are lM*iiig an-
When a ballot had ta<en taken, it gambled at Clackamas, on the 8. P.
was found that the vote was a tie, railroad, twelve miles south
of
Prill 30. and Boyauuivakv 30
Al Portland
this time two or three lariated voters
Clackamas will lie a camp of in
arrived and a second ballot sb>iw«*d struction and the boy» will do fi ve
Prill 31 ami Bowiovakv 30.
hour« of drill daily. The camp will
J. F Waeely wa» nominated for have guard» surrounding it, just
clerk ami wa» el«tcte«l by aclamation. ' the Name a» if in the field of action.
after it wa« Voted to instruct the
It is not now known how
the
lastrd of directors to increase the ’ new levies will I m - ordered to th«*
clerk'» »alary fmm $25 to f lu per ' Mexican border. A* event* are now
annum. M»*-tir>g adjourn«-«!
moving rapidly, th«* order to the
field will not I m * long delayed
Should intervention I m * determin-
CRABI REE VAM.EY HEMS
; *«i u|«>n. the capture of the Mexican
capital and the overthrow of the
Sunday school again at Providence uresent Mexican government. would
after a lat»«e uf two or three year*. I m * a matter of but few week» dura
Che old church, which ha* existed tion. But tu su I h I uc the many rov
for over «>3 years, has no pastor. ing band* of l>andita. may take
Fhe ihuihvhi , who buildrd it, have year*.
In 1M6-X General Scott, with 12,-
pa-wed on. Many of them sleep in
<)00
troops march**«! from Vera Cruz
the old church yard ami
their
to
Mexico
City, captured the »am«*
children are scatter««! to the four
and
|M*ace
term» were dictated at
corner* of the earth.
the Mexican capitol. in a
few
The writer, who attended the
month*. Then all transportation of
memorial exercise* at Providence,
mu ppi l«*s was by wagon alone,
Now
found only a very few present of
railroad
and
auto
truck,
makes
the
that great number who frequented
the problem much easier.
the church twenty year* ago when,
a* a boy. he attended the church.
If
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Employer» Are Patriotic
The great numlier of headstones
erected in the old church yard in
Road Sujiervisor Riley Shelton ia
Many employer* of labor, both of
the past few year* give mute evi-
having what appear* to be an inex
■killed mechanics and deride em-
dene* of those who met here in the
haustible rock querry opened on the
employes, are manifesting a patri
year« gone by.
Scio-Shelburn road on the .Munkera
otic spirit towards their employes
Mr. Gibson, who bought the who are members of the National
hill. The rock ia of a flinty charac
ter. dark blue in color and is of the Frank Gaines farm, ha* moved in.
guard, in Mating to the guardsmen
very best quality of road material.
Sam Shank purchased a new car that their positions will lie awaiting
A crusher will «non t«e placed and from ('has. Widely.
them when they return from the
the work of preparing road material
war. Some employers even promise
M F. Davenport and wife visited
will begin.
The location is such
that pav check« will I m * lasued regu
at the home of R. E. Peery Sunday
that road work can be prosecuted in
larly. during the alntrncv of such
evening. Also Mr. and Mrs. C.
the winter a* well as summer, The
employe«. This patriotic spirit re
Ingram and brother, Oscar.
querry is but a half mile from the
lieves the guardsmen of any feeling
The Compton hill, long an eye of anxiety about the care of their
Scio-West Scio highway and one
sore in the country, han been graded families while they habitually wear
mile from town
down
aad graveled in good shape.
When the street work a* now
Unde Sam's kahki.
planned is completed. Scio will have
The che*ne factory la a decided
Mortgage Loan*
streets almost as good as if they nuccesi*, some patron* «late that
were paved.
their check* for milk are over twice
When in need of anything in the
way of job work, call and see u*
We do fir*t-ct
work at reasonable
price«.
.
the amount received for cream in
the same length of time. 33 rents
per pound is paid for butter fat.
About 1000 pounds of cheese i*
manufactured per day.
In amount» from $2.500 to 110.-
000 on good cultivated farm*
No
delay if your title is perfect
Call
on J. V. Pine, 203 West 2nd 8t..
Albany, Ore.