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THE SCIO TRIBUNE VOL. 5 SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JULY «0. 191« NO. 6. MAIN BUSINESS SEC TION TO BE PAVED All Europe Feeliag High Coot oí Living Washington. July 13. War.» in crease of finid prices in Europe, as shown today by the bureau of labor TIM ScM City C mki I it Its Litt Sis statistics, has touched neutrals. The bureau's statistics give the mm , Orhrs tk< Ntcnsiry biggest food price advances in A us ina. where meats are more than 500 PreMurMs tier cent higher than before the out break «>f hostilities. Beef that in February, 1914. sold for 6.3 cents a weeks ago when the city 1 pound now brings 38.7 cents. Meat council ordered the necvwmry preli prices in Berlin show increases rang minary stops to be taken, looking ing from 45 to 150 per cent. toward« wtreet improvement and a The British public is (laying on an ffetieral remonstrance, signed by average 55 per cent more for its enough property owners to defeat food than it did two years ago. The the improvement was filed, matter« greatest increase. 152 per cent, has looked blue for any relief from wading mud in the winter time on lieen in «ugar, th«- lowest, 17 per Main street, for another year nt cent, in oleomargarine. In France, prices are 23 tier cent above the least. But when the remonrtratora re pre-war average, in Italy around 30 alized that the remonstrance, which per cent. Price increases in the neutral balked the city council from do countries are shown to Is* high«*st in ing anything for six months and Norway, where 29 necessities are that h I reel improvement of any sold at an average of «3 per cent kind was dead until next year, they more than in 1914. got busy. A petition signed by all f the property owner» interested, was Would Increase Auto Tai file<i with the council at a later meeting, in effect, killed the re monstrance. At the council meeting of last week, it was ord« red that the pre liminary »tens tie taken to pave the business section with asphalt. It is now probable that .Main street throughout will join the pro cession and that, before another winter is on. our uneven muddy Street will la* replaced with a sjp<»»th hard surface. Thi» will lie done un less another remonstrance, which is n<>t proltable. blocks the enterprise. The asphalt pavement is limited to cost not more than SI.25 per square yard, after the street has liven properly graded This improvement is the first that has tieen attempted by Scio to shake off pioneer environment and place our city in line with other neighbor ing towns in the way of improve ments which modern conditions re quire In all other respects. Scio is up with the best of our neighbor ing towns Ry another winter the humiliating condition of our Main street cannot be pointe«! to by visitor» as an evidence of moss- back ism. Narrow Escape Too late for last week's issue. The Tribune leame«! of the near fatal accident to Mrs. Emma Gilkey of near Thomas. She was leading a cow with a rope when the cow be came frightene«! and ran The rope in some manner liecame wrapped about Mrs. Gilkey’s wrist and she was thrown to the ground, after which the rope got around her neck as well. The cow ran until stopped by brush In protecting her neck one of her fingers was no injured that Dr. Hobson amputated it at the first joint. No other injuries of consequence was sustained How About Faints If you contemplate painting vour house, barn <>r other buildings, be sure an«! look us up We can sell you guaranteed paint at 12 per gal lon. Others are asking 22.30 per gallon for the same quality. Chas. W early. C. C. Chapman, editor of the Oregon Voter, is endeavoring to have the license fee for automobiles increased, the same to lie applied towards improving the roads. He is submitting the following pre ambles and resolution to all farmers union», granges and commercial I mm I ics fir action to obtain sentiment for or against the in -reuse: RESOLUTIONS WEATHERFORD WILL DRAW BIG VOTE Lacomb SI 25 THE YEAR Man Paise» Away at Lebanon John Marrs, of Istcoinb, immwi I ; away at Is-lumon Monday at the Montague home there were h<* was! RURAL CREDIT BILL SIGNED BY WILSON TI m PnülrtiMnts m M UtaKiits Art living treated fur dropsy, the caum* PfiMdtit Rapes Farmfl Will Bt I mm - of his death. saly Beat lilt id -Twihtt L>ad He was <>n«- of the government forest rangers at larumb and some Banks Created C m M j II years »go killed an elk which was »tutTeii and is now in the Elk's temple here. Prof. 0. V. White, of Scio, ha* Washington, July 17. President He was a memtw-r of the local just returoe«! from a two week's Wilson signe«l today the rural creilita trip over the state, including mostly order and Tur«lay a large number bill i>aa»t*<l recently by congress. II«* on the west side of the river Ili- of the nw-mliers went to Ixu-omb to uswi two pens, afterward giving one stti-fid the funeral Alliany Herald work was in th«> interest of the to Senator Fletcher, of Florida, who temperance cause and nlM> in tin- will present it to th«* Southern Com V Trap Sei For U Boat interest of the prohibition party’s mercial Congrees. Several memf»er» part of the candidacy of Mark of th«« House and Senate were pres Norfolk. Va . July 16 At least Weatherfords for congress Prof ent. among them David Lubin, one Mhite states that he finds Mr three British and Flench cruiser» of the originators of the National Weatherford a popular candidal«* are off the Virginia Capes waiting tirange. the Farmers Educational for th«* lieutM-hiaml to go out into every place where he has lawn, and ami Co-operative Union, the Farm while he will have th«* solid tiackmg the Atlantic on the wav liack to ers National CongtiM« and the of the democratic party, lie will also Germany and for the Bremen, mud National Council of Farmers Co* have the support of th«- prohibition to Is- enroute fmm Kiel 4 I operative Associations, The presi <>ne <>f th«* war»hi|M came within party, which also endorse«! him dent deliver«.**! a brief add reus • • • Prof White says that Weather »is miles of Cape Henry today. In I cannot go through ths simple ford’s chances to win from rongre ■ roming steamers report sighting ceremony of singing this bill without man Hawley arc excellent, that lb«* foreign warnhips in all directions off expressing the feeling that I have in people want a new man in the place, the Virginia coast. indicating that signing It," he said. "It is a feeling a V-aba|M*i| pocket is Iw-ing formed one who is young ami vigorous and not only yf profound satisfaction, ‘ will work for their intor«*»l* all the in which it is hoped to catch th«* but of real gratitude that we have time. He finds the prohib.tion par tv , I leu tach land Completed this pi«*c«* of legislation, <ieeply interested in th«- congr«-- which 1 hope will la* immensely Leonida» Install» Officer» tonal campaign, and Weatherford (■eneficial to the farmers of the will be backed by Ute large majority country. Nevertheless a number of the “The farmer», it a«*vms to me, of the party who are depending on him to be one of the leader» in con members of Leonidas l<»lge No. 86, have <>ccupi«*d hitherto a singular gress in the fight for national pro K. of P. art* out of th«* city ami at position «if disadvantage. They have work «dse where, quite a gisidly not had the sain«* freed«>m to get hibition. numiwr were present Tu«**la> even crv«lit on their real «»state that oth Prof. White is county chairman ing to witness the semiannual in ers have had who were in manu of the prohibition party and in that stallation of officer». facturing an«l commercial enterpri»«» capacity he has written several' The Itslge is tn a flourishing con ■mi while they have sustain«*»! our thousand letters to voters all ovet the district and has receive«! but on«- dition. More than a dozen new life. th«»v did not in the same degree reply unfavorable to Mr. Weather-! names have ls-«*n add««! to the with shim * others share in th«* ben«*- mrinlwrship roll during the first fits of that lift*. ford.- Albany Democrat lialf-yeai term and but one droppt*«! "Therefore, this bill, along with for non-payment of dues The offi th«* very liberal provisions of th«* cers for th«* present or last half vear f«*deral nuervi* act. puts them u|s»n term installed Tu«*siiay night are: an equality with all other» who have C. C., Rolla Shelton. genuine assets and makes the great Miss Pike, of Portland, is visiting V. C., Roe Shelton credit of the country available to Mr and Mrs. Blatchford. Prel., I. Hoagland. them." M. of W , Henry Stepenek. L. W. Shanks, of Portlsnd. msdr 0. G., Roy Shelton, Lei Us Get Acquainted a week end visit with his »on. A. Clifford Shelton, M. at A. elect Shank». and Roy Thompson, 1. G. el«?ct were If Scio business men will <*<»-oper* Our blackamith has a helper id not present »nd will lie i natal le«i st ale in entertaining our muniry the shop with him. a future meeting. J L. ('alavan people «»«vasionally in th«* way of Grading on the ferry roa«l com was th«* installing officer. A lunch picture shows, music and occasional menced Monday was served after the lodge ail- g«Msi speakers, a lietter feeling lie- John Gibbons is laid up for re journed. tween liiwn and country is*oplr ran pairs with his back., wain lie acc«>nipli»he«l The Tribune Resort» Are Boosted LMMg Up Saitdh Ftf FwtMs Whereas, the wear on Oregon roads is caused principally by auto mobile traffic, and Whereas, the improvement of through highways is of direct bene fit to automobile owners, in saving tire and other expense, and a Whereas, automobile -owners as a class, are liberally disposed towards road improvement and will endure an increase of auto license fees if the proceed« ire td be expended bv the state for permanent improve ment of through roads, therefore be it Resolved, That we recommend to the 1917 general assembly of the state of Oregon the enactment of such l«*gislation as will bring an in creased revenue from automobile license fees, same to be the basis for providing interest and sinking- Lota of hay in this vicinity wasi fund payments for tiond iisun for out in the last storm but from most The Southern Pacific railroad has permanent highway improvement by reports, was not damaged much. prepared a numlier of richly illus- the state. Alfred Blatchford pul in a gaso trat«*«i pamphlets, diacriptive of line pump this week and you can Oregon’s many seaside resorts and AU Stockholder» Bound mountain trips, sll of which are get all the gas you want, he says. nxsit attractive to the tourist and Earl Gooch made a business trip Judge Galloway held in his court pleasure swker. Among the num at Albany last week that stockhold to Albany the fir»t of the week. ber are side trips along the Shasta ers of a corporation who sign a note Rev. McGee left on the morning Route, round the loop, Tillamook for money received »nd used by the train for Gates Tuesday morning. ls-»-«-h«*s. Newport, Coos i»ay. Wav- corporation are acting as trustees aide N'ites, Crater lake, Oregon Out Stanley Taylor visile«! his family for the corporation and that all at Newport over Sunday and report doors, Oregon walnuts and Oregon other stockholders are bound with them doing well. for the settler. Any or all of them the ones that sign the note. can lie obtained free by writing to C. M Trol linger motored to the The decision was rendered in the John M Scott, general passenger Parrish Gap sawmill last Friday on cane of Worth Houston and Dr. W. agent. Portland. • H. Davta vs. the First National business. To Auto Owners bank of Albany J M Smith and granddaughter, The court relieved Mr. Houston our central girl, are visiting rela and Mr. Davia of the full payment tives at Detroit. We carry all kin«!« of accessories of a note for >10,500 with accrued for your auto and do all kind» of interest from June 1. 1910, and When in need of anything in the general repairing. Vulcanizing tire» spread the responsibility upon the way of job work, call and aw us. an«! inner tubes a specially. All stockholders interested al the time We do first-class work at reasonable work guaranteed. the note was drawn. « pricM. Chas. Wassly suggests that some afternoon, Satur day preferred, we give a free band concert free picture shows, etc., to which the country p«*oplc in general »hall Is* invitee The co»t would tie light if all will <*ontribute The Tribune will donate a litwral amount of advertising as a starter, latt us get busy. Great Bridge is Opened Memphis, Tenn.. July 16. The new Harahan bridge »(tanning the Mnaiissippi river at Memphis, said bi be the lonvent structure on th«* river, was opened to traffic today. It cost >5.000.000 Including approaches, the bridge is three miles long, the bridge prop er living 2600 feet. Construction was started in 1913. Mrs. Nellie Gunaaula and Tommy Hannah, of Leban«m, were In Scio yesterday.