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THE SCIO TRIBUNE VOL. 6 NO SCIO. IJNN COUNTY. OREGON. DECEMBER 7. 1916 25 11.50 THE YEAR — DARDANELLES ARE PROMISSED RUSSIA CMStHtMN'l« aim h “ClM" ly t* ANf«$- N«ip is Seat II BackMKt l»ndon. D«d. 3. An event sur passing in far reaching importance the actual military operations of the war came today in the public announcement by the new Russian premier, Alexander Trepoff. that by an agreement concluded in 1915 and sutmequently adhered to by Italy, the allien definitely established Rus sia’* right tn < onatantinople and the Straight*. Simultaneously, with the fate of Bucharest «till hanging in the bal ance. came the new* that Russia wax making heoric efforts tn turn the tide of events in Roumania in addition to exerting vigorous pres sure against Von Falkenhayne in Mddava. where the Russians have gained a footing at Kirlibaba The new Russian effort was visible south of Bucharest in an important attack on Field Marshal Mackenaen's rear, which, according to the Rus sian official report, was accomplish ed by some success, the German* and Bulgarian* having been driven from Txomana and Gostmardi The Russians are also successfully apply ing pressure in Dobruda. These Russian attack* on the two extreme Dank* of the central forces may change the complexion of the Roumanian campaign, a* there is no indication as yet that the central power* have succeeded in cutting off any considerable portion of the Roumanian armies. Bay’s Essay on Editors A Country schoolboy was told to write an essay on editors, says the Fallbrook (Cal.) Enterprise, and this is the resnlt: Don’t know how newspapers came to be in the world. I don't think the good lxird does, for he ain't got nothing to say about an editor in the Bible. I think the editor is one of the missing links you read about and stayed in the bushes until after the flood and then came out and wrote the thing up and ha* deen here ever since. 1 don't think he ever died. I neysr seen a dead one amt never heard of one getting licked. “If a doctor makes a mistake he C E. Beoclit There will lie a musical program | remlered at th«- Federated church1 Wednrwlay evening, th-cember 13 for the benefit of the Young Peo|>lee Christian Endeavor society. Pro ceed* to go toward the new piano lately purchased for the church Come out and enjoy a pleasant evening and help a good cause along. (General admission 15 cent*. CASE AGAINST C. The City IrtaMct « Nat Irari Eaaefl ti Stef ShifMiats Sin Mp Killy In a decision rendered thia after noon by Judge Kelly, the case of the City of Alliany against C. Bur ns*. appealed from the police court was dismissed Burris* i* charged with transporting liquor through the street* of the city in violation of the city ordinance. Judge Kelly in his decision stated that the ordinance is not broad enough to «top the transportation uf liquor through the street*. The state makes it legal I» bring the good* into th«- state in original packages and the present law of the city is not adequate to stop the good« from panning through if there is no attempt to «ell or dispose of any of the content« of the car* or wagons Thi* mean* that the cases against Burris«. C. Cilg. A J. Bennett. Jack Well« and H Hawkm«. all brought by tee citv ami their good« confis cated, will be drop|>ed and their good« returned. The present term of the circuit court for jury trial« was an extrem ely short one Court wa* convenced thia morning by Judge Kelley, but there were no cases on the docket to be tried by a jury So the grand jury for the December term wa* drawn, charged and the whole jury list dismissed. The county is saved 393 a day by having no jury trial The jorors for the l>ecrmber term arc: Foreman, E. E Taylor. U-b- anon, II. Dlnkard. Halaev. Wm R. Kirk. Albany, W. F. Farson«. Fnce; L. F. Millhollen, Orleans, J. N. Hunter. Holley, and J A. Witt. Crawfordsville. TAX LEVY ESTIMATE FOR 1917 IS MADE C«Mt) Curt N«ts 11 5 Bat Will Nat lusa As M ho A s U1S The Linn county court han ci>m- plcted it* tentative xetimate for the* county budget and will Ix-gm adver tising it today, to run for a period of twenty day*, after which the final levy of the counlv will lx- settled. From the following estimate* it will be seen that the state levy i* higher ami the county levy iowar than last year The •tate inform* the court that their demands will lie higher next year. The proposed levy of 115 mill* la just th«- same a* last year, but it will not raise a* much money, for th«- tax roll is nearly fl.nOO.iHXi lower than l**t years The proposed millage lew is: General Co. expense* 2 • Common nchool* 2 3 Co, High school* 7 Road* and Bridges 1 2 Stale Tax 2 M The county is not taking Mivan- Lage of the tax limitation law to raise the taxes six per cent more than the aaseaimeni last year, n<>t even raising as much this year Total tax will tie 1370.671 Probable receipts From State and County fund* and office fee* I 32N.3N9.00 Balance on hand I ft 1.4M 83 Woman New City Treasurer Sweet Home. Ih-c 4. Of four city officer* elected in the municipal election here today one was a woman. Mr». M Story was elected city treasurer Other officers chosen were \& . II Davis, city recorder, A (River, councilman for one year and Fred Rolfe, councilman for two year* Most of the present city officer* hold over for another year. FARMERS OF TWO STATES IN SESSION Clttritt Wirts NcMmivill* Cilbtnet el lew Wheat Prices After th War McMinnville, Dec 5. More than 100 delegate* were in attendance at the annual gathering of tin- Farmer* Educational ami Cooperative Union of America for the district compris ing Oregon and Southern Idaho, which convened here today for a four-dav session. . J. 0. Brown, of Portland, ia preai dent and F A Sike*, of Corvallis is secretary of the organization, which like the Grange, ha* taken a keen interest in the extension service car ried on by theO. A ('.. both through the county agricultural ag«-nt* and special lecturers and worker» Governor Withcombe wa« ->ne of the qx-akrrv. lie declared that there was no place where mx-d time harv est i* more certain than in the Wdla- Total 369. N73 33 met tv valley, and that the time is coming when the whole world will wonder at it* product*. He spokr of the n«-ce**itv of getting th«- boy» and girl* to see th«- lieauties of farm We ha<l a Thanksgiving exercise life, and a* on«- of the solution* of at the church and a big basket din the problem lie advised the building of Ix-tter farm home* and making ner which wa* well attended. civic centers of rural school houses. Edward. mm of Dr Howard, kill "Don't be led awav by present ed a grey fox east of Brownsvtjle^ pruaperity that i* du«- to the war," and Mrs. T J. Malone i* mounting wa* th«- advice the governor gave it. She ha* just mounted a great to the farmers. He made the pre horned owl for the doctors little diction that at the close of the war daughter. American wheat would lie offered Fred M alone and I * W. King on the market at a price lea* than succeeded in bagging two while for 25 year* past. Arctic owls. Two mure of them "Don’t throw your livestock away have been seen in thi* vicinity and run after wheat," he warned Bro. Johnson ha* been preaching them. -------------------------- at night since Thanksgiving at the Charier Stabb Marshal ol Slayton Christian church THE CITY ELECTION PASSES QUIETLY F T. Tbiytr Is Eliciti Mijti iH W A Cress is Musini iad I. $ StKfea Itcitiir Scio'* city election jui-vx-d quietly with aliout HO percent of the vote cast The principal contests were for mayor and marshal The follow ing is the vote as cast for the Indi- ; vidual candidates For mayor F. T Thayer 74. W. i A Ewing 69. I I del. J S Sticha 1 For treasurer, Roy V Shelton 12b. For marshal, W. A Cross 79, J. N. Weddle «6. For councelman. W E. Arnold 77 F T Bilveu 109. W. J. Chromy 124 R M Cain 97, J. F. Oupor 102. J. M. Lindley 115, N. I. Morrison 101, Cal Carson 73, Walter Bilyeu 71 Albany Rejects Bond Issue Alliany, Dec. 4 In an election in which le*s interest wa* taken than in any city election here in many years. Albany today elected three council men, rejected a proposed Imml issue by the narrow margin of one vote and decisively defeated an ordinance to remodel an old achcad building for u*e a* a city hall. T. D. Leigh, VS C. Tweedie ami II. I .yon* were re-elected council men from the First, Second and They Riird ward*, respectively, were unop|x>*cd. Two charter amendment* were submitted to provide for a bond issue to take care of the city'« war- rant indebtedness. The measure to validate the butatanding warrant* carried by a vote of 277 to 242. while the bond inaue itself Inst by a vote of 252 to Ml The city hall ordinance wa* lost by a vote of 174 for to 3X9 against. Thi* ordinance wa* panned by the council, vetoed by Mayor Curl, pass ed lver the veto and then the re ferendum was invoked. Because very little interest wa* taken and al*o because heavy rain tell m<Mit all day, only a »mail per- rentage of the voters went to the polls and the vote wa* the lightest in many year*. W. 8. Swink, of Sweet Home, Lebanon Elects Countilmen Stay ton. Dec. 4 —Charles Stabb •pent Thanksgiving at the home of Sodaville Election was elected city marshal, E. Beau I J Malone Lebanon. Dec 4. Only three champ, treasurer; Jerome Grier, H. Cross has sold hi« farm to Roy councilmen. a recorder ami treasur Sodaville, Dec. 4 Sodaville elect recorder and C. D. Stayton and E. Garret and has gone to California. buries it. and people daaernt say no er were elected here today. Mayor ed the following offiteri in the city Murphv, councilmen, at the election thing'. Underwood being a holdover offi- election today: C. L. Patterson, re Better Than Some Professionals here today "When an editor makes a mistake cial. corder; H. Seifert, treasurer; J. B. there is big swearing and a big fuss, For recorder. ('. H. Witman was Well Attended Bewly, marshal, and A. Cale, J. W. The Scio Dramatic Club produced but if a doctor makes a mis take elected. R. Wayne Green will act Wilson, A. A. King. L. A Simmons "Pierre of the Plains" at the Scio there ia a funeral, cut flowers and a* treasurer, with Albert Crandall The Y. P. 8 C. E. was well at and C. H. Freaive councilmen theater Thanksgiving evening to a perfect silence. councilman from the first ward; J. tended Sunday evening when ibe Under the local city charter the crowded house. In fact standing “A doctor can use a word a vard M Jones, second ami Dr. W. W. subject ''Conservation of Buainesa council elect* one of it* memtier« room wa* at a premium. The truup long without anytxidy knowing what Life*’ wa* diacussed by the several Kimmell re-elected from the third mayor. acquitted themselves in a manner it is. but if an editor use* one he members of the mciety, with Mias ward. Riley Shelton, guardian of the which drew praiars from visitors. A has to spell it. Berryman acting as leader. Jefferson Has Light Vote “If a doctor goes to ere another estate of Douglas Hamilton, incom Lebanon lady «aid "We have an Come out next Sunday and enjoy man's wife he chargee for It. but if petent, yesterday filed the inventory amateur troop in Lebanon, but it is a pleasant hour with the endeavurer* the editor goes hr get* a charge of of the estate, showing real property not nearly so good as your troup. Jefferwm. Dec. 4. With light Also, don't forget the musical enter consisting of 111.46 acres of land Your company of player» are far buckshot. voting and little inlere«t shown the tainment to I* rendered at the “Any old college can make a near Scio, valued at 15,000 and superior to must professional troupa following city official« were elected church Wednesday evening, Decem doctor, but an editor has to be personal property valued at 333.73, which visit the small towns.“ at the local election here today: May ber 13. Olando Turner. The guardian was granted a permit The company played sn engage born.“ or, (»oorge P. Griffith; Recorder. J. to sell the perwmel property for the ment at Stayton Saturday evening, Teacher* Attention let us help T. Jone«; Treasurer. W. E. Smith. Him* developed free at Peery’s good of the estate. -Albany Demo but owing to other attractions, had you in «electing your Christmas Councilmen, J. J. Benson, F. R. drug store. i crat ¡Tandy and C. M. Smith. I but a moderate bouse. candie« and nula. J. 8. Sticha. I
