THE SCIO TRIBUNE
AND SANTIAM NEWS, CONSOLIDATED
VOL XXI
NO. S.
OREGON NEWS NOTES
OF GENERAL INTEREST
SCIO, LINN COUNTY. OREGON, AUGUST 23. 1917
SIR ARTHUR CURRIE
Principal Events of the Week
Briefly Sketched for Infor
mation of Our Readers.
Fir«*« have don«* much datna«« this
•«*•*<>11 In Curry county.
Mld-t'olumbia Hwhrrmcn sre plan
nine for a rich harvest thia season
The supreme court, now on Ita va
cr.tlon. will reconvene Reptvgiber 4.
Albany may have an agricultural and
»tuck (air and race meet October it.
>2 and 13
Astoria will celebrate Ita 2?nd
annual regatta August 11. beptember
1. 2 and 3.
Telephone girls of Portlar d bars or
ganised a union affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor
Kvporta to the public service com
mission Indicate an Increasing car
eh'>rtage on tbe Southern Pacific lines
tn Oregon.
Shot k caused by tbe fire that <!•*-
•troywt Sumpter and took all bls pos
sessions caused the death of V. R
Meador, aged 7*.
Corvallis will vote on September t
on several bond Issues and a referred
ordinance to close the moving picture
theaters on Sunday
Orlo 1» Center, director of exten
sion at the University of Idaho, has
been appointed extension director of
the Oregon Agricultural college
I be Eugene Woolen Milla company
is delivering khaki cloth to the Unlt«*d
States government at tho rate of 3000
yards a month
The mill has con
traded to supply 24.000 yards.
I>r J. L. Masson of Myrtle Point,
who Is examining dairy cows for the
state livestock board, has condemned
34 head of cows afflicted with tuber
culosts In the Coquille valley
Mtl«v Ijknts. aged 41, well known
resident of Molalla, was Instantly hill
ed while putting hay Into his barn
Mr iainls was standing on the load,
using a hay rake, which fell and struck
his heart.
Itrcause of high price of feed small
flocks of poultry In the state are being
reduced at an alarming rate. accord
lug to K J MeClauahan. prwldent of
the Oregon Slate Poultry Breeders*
ana<>< lat ion
That students may give all possible
anaiatance In getting in the crops, the
authorities of Pacific college at New
berg, have decided to postpone tbe
opening of the fall term which was to
have been September 17.
Though It was held almost a month
later than ordinarily because of the
lateness of the season, the Cove cherry
fair, held last week, was altogether
successful There was a large attend
ance from surrounding districts
For the third time In Its history the
30 year old town of Ruthton, an OW.
R A N station and home of a big
planing mill of the Stanley Smith
Lumber company, burned, the fire
entailing a loss of more than 323.000
Governor Withycombe has appoint
ed W. G Trill, of Fossil. as district
attorney for Wheeler county, to sue
ceed J K Htarr. who resigned to go
to the Presidio. Ran Francisco, where
hr hope* to obtain a commission In
'tbe army.
Owplte the drouth. Lane county
farms will produce an average crop
this year and the farmers will re
celve more money when it is market
ed than for many years. according to
a statement leaned by County Agri
cultural AQgit Robb.
The alate board of control received
bide for a second time on th» S4<M>.
000 Issue of Bean Barrett road bonds,
the second bide being asked for to
ascertain whether a better figure could
be received on shorter term bonds.
The highest bid was from K II Rollins .
A Rons, of Chicago, through the Caps- i
tai National bank of Salem, for 3333.-
M0. or »7 SI on IM. Thia Is approxl I
malely SIS.<»0O better than the highest i
bid the last Ums.
J
DEPUTY SEARCHES
GOVERNOR’S CAR
GEN. HUNTER LIGGETT
$ m Trutti Lit« Or town
SkSRCtS
(¡old Beach, Ore., Aug 21.- l>ry
laws are made to be enforce«! and it
makes no difference whether a man
is governor of a stale or a mere
motor touriat, he must subn it to a
thorough search when crossing into
Oregon from California, so Gover
nor Withycombe discovered when
he returned from the roa«i meeting
in Crescent Qty. Cal., on Tuesday.
He was riding with S. Benson,
chairman of the Slate Highway
commission. Amos 8. Benson and
John B Ycon
Sir Arthur Currls, commander of
the Canadian forces fighting on the
British front in Francs
TROOPS ARREST
I. W. W. OFFICIALS
The four were much Impressed
with the scenery along the coast
Major Gsnsrsl Llggstt. commands«
rood.
They carefully noted how of ths Forty first, national guard divi
California maintained her mountain sion, to be mobiliasti at Falò Alts, Cal.
i highways, looked at the ocean break-
i era dash against the rocks
They
Bought Player Plano
I were enjoying the trip northward.
< No one noticed when the California-
Oregon line was crosse«l.
Suddenly a man stepped into the
Spokane. Wash. James Rowan, dis
trict sirervtary of the I W W . and 24 roadageniar and yelled "Halt." He
other alleged tin lulu-rs of the organisa then proeveried to search the auto
lion, were arrest« d at Imai I W W mobile.
He kaiked under the seats,
headquarters bore Sunday by a com
inside the extra tires, in the grips,
pany of Idaho na'lonal guardsmen and
placed iu the county Jail as military behind the gasoline tank and inside
the crank case.
Meanwhile the
prisoners.
The raid and arrests were made by I distinguished gentlemen waited be-
Major Wilkins, acting under or«lsrs re ; side the roaii with no mor«* <*onsid>
ceived from th« district < ummander
eration shown them than to boot
at Portland The Immediate word for
the action of the military waa from leggers.
K F Blaine, chairman of the state
Industrial relations commission, who
cam* tn Hpokaiie ss reprrie-ntallve of
Governor Linter.
Th« general strike of the Industrial
Workers of tho World, »hub was
callnd for Monday as * protest against
the holding In jails of members of the
organisation, failed to materialise ac
cording to reports received hers
Tbe federal government took steps
to check any thrtatcued trouble by
placing troops at Lewiston. Idaho, and
at Wallace, Idaho. Troops at Lewis-
ton will protect the orchards and har
vest fields and the soldiers st Wallace
were pla««*d near the big lead mlnea.
It devrlop«-d here that James Row
an. district secretary of the I W W .
who signed lb«* strike order which de
ms tided the release of men being held
In Jails In Washington. Idaho. Oregon
and Montana, may be court martlal**d
instead of being tried In court.
SHELBURN ITEMS
I
Arthur Mclstin has returned home
after a four weeks stay with hi«
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Russell. He
picket! Iowan berries while there.
II. O. Shilling and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday with
their daughter. Mrs. McCrae, near
Thomas.
GERMANS FAIL TO
RETAKE POSITIONS
Masses of Men Are Thrown
Against British Trnnns
at Lens.
Mmn Vitkyteate. Ttea aad I msm m J
*
fl.SO THE YEAR
J. F. Weaely ha* an elegant home
just south of town, which he is
gradually Atting up to a degree of
perfection. seldom seen in the Ore
gon country home. Every imnrove-
ment added is of the very beat,
regardless of cost. Nor is high-class
improvements hisonlv expenditures
He adds to the enjovment of life
along with the comforts.
Idsst week he purchase«! and had
plan*«! in his home, a splendid player
piano, costing Infill.
Joe, while
entertaining his friends who visit
him, believes in entertaining him
self ami family and as entertainment
can he fumish«*d in a player piano
the records of which are supplied
hy the world's lumt musicians, the
artistic enjoyment is supplied by
this means. The piano was placed
by the well known and popular
Davenport manti house nt Albany.
Ixxoloa.—-For three <!•>• German
troops continued throwing masses ot
men against tbe newly won Brllisb
positions near Lens.
All eounter attacks were again corn
pletely repulsed slier «harp ttghtlng.
Field Marshal Haig rep«>rt«d
German prisoners say wont had boon
passed to them that they must retake
Kill 70 al any coat.
Th« Canadlaua had been engaged in
man) sanguinary flshta b«*tore thia,
but the battle that has raged about
Lens since the capture ot lllll 70 ia
lb« tuoat biller these troops ever •>
perlencsd
.Moreover, never had they
used the baronet ao much as In thia
present encounter
Brllisb tanks score«! another tri
umph In the caplure ot Important Ger
man poalllona In the neighborhood ot
tbs Ypres Fuclcapelle road. nurth ot
St Julien.
Il waa a tank show almost from
•tart to tlnlah. and the Infantry In ibis
ease played tbs part of supernumer
aries In support of the leading actors,
while large numbers ot the enemy
troops added a final melodramatic
touch by aurrenderlng abj«Htly or fie»
ln( In terror as the heavy leads lum
bered onto the stage and "reached tor
their ahoollng Irons “
Fast of Fpehy British troops raided
th« German tinea on a wide front In
ths neighborhood of the St. Quentin
canal and brought hack prisoners Tho
British improved lheir positions slight
iy north of the Ypr«-a Menlo road
Iler Takes Up Stale
Sale of Vulcanizer
Rev. H. B Iler has transferred
tbe depot bartier shop to J. Roberts
and ia now to engage in the sale of
a vulcanizer. Hr and Geo. Balsiger,
of Jordan, have formed a partner
ship for the new undertaking and
have purchased the right to handle
the vulcanizer In Oregon.
Geo. Balsiger is a member of the
firm of Balsiger A Son. of Jordan,
a general merchandising eomjmny.
Lyons Minister Marries
Rev Iler has been conducting the
Rev. McClain preached at Mt.
barber shop near the 8. P. depot.—
Pleasant Sunday, Mrs. McLain ac-!
A quiet wedding occurred Mon-
Albsnv Herald
comt tamed him and they had dinner day when Mias Regina Laka was
married to Rev. J. Stanley Van
with Mrs. Shanks.
Alfred Powell and wife visited Ms Winkle at the Methodist parsonage
parents and other relatives in Jeffer-' at high noon. Only the relatives of
the bride and groom were present,
son Sunday.
and the ceremony was simple
Mrs. T. Russell and son, Jesse.
Most people buv ayringw at
Mias Malta was attend«*«! by Miss
irregular intervales, therefore
•I>rnt the week end with her parents
License Given V el eran»
Pauline Liaka and Mias Ethel Van
their knowledge of syringe
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McLain.
quality ia limited. Exterior
Winkle and the officiating minister
To Fish and Hunt
Delmar Qiurchill and wife have
appearance« rarely show a
and Mr. J. 8. Van Winkle, father of
returned to Shelburn, after several
defect. It is best to rely <>n
the groom, were the <>nly others
the knowledge and judgement
Hayman Shelton anti T. R. Bilyeu, weeks stay in Tillamook.
of some good druggist- who
I present. The ring ceremony waa
Mrs. John Bino died at her home performed by Rev. C. E. Gibson
both of Scio, were given a fishing
exercises care in selecting his
near
Shelburn on August 16. She
anti hunting license each, as the re
stock.
Mrs. Van Winkle ia the daughter
sult of an act being pa«se«l al the I had taken her bed three weeks ago. of Mr. and Mrs. Jdseph Lska. of
We buy syringes from reliable
makers only and use the same
last l«rgislaturr. granting licenaes to She was 60 years old and leaves a Scio. Rev. Van Winkle ia at preaent
care in selecting them as we
any resident of the state of Oregon, husband. nine children and nine , the pastor of the Lyons church and
do
In buying drugs
The children are , after a trip to Newport, the couple
who ia a veteran of the Indian wars grand children.
Fountain
Syringes. Bulbs
or the Civil war or has been a r«*si-| Emery and John of near Shelburn; will make their home at Lyons. —
, and Combination Syringes
dent of thia state prior to the year Julia Walen, of Camas, Wash.; Mary Albany Herald.
and a variety of Syringes
I w;o, to hunt an*l fish in the open Beard. of Portland; Ora. Barbara,
for special purposes.
season
Shelton has the reputation Agness and George at home; Frank
Notice to Water Users
Our large and careful buying
enables us to get the lowest
of having livs-cf on th«* same donation who is in the naw and Joe. who
prices. This saving we share
land claim, that his father took up. they could not find all were at her
On account of low water, it will
with our customers.
bedside
except
the
two
latter.
Also
for 73 years.- Albany llemocrat.
be necessary for patrons to sprinkle
her sister from Portland was here.
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Father l-ane assisted by Father from 6 to 9 o'clock in the morning
C A. EVERETT
No use to deny it, Peerys is the < Henry, conducted the funeral ser I and at no other time during the day.
beet, if vou are particular and ap vices and she was buried at the
J. 8. Slicha,
Druggist and Stationer
Miller cemetery
preciate service.
City Recorder.
Syringes
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