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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1919)
THE SCIO TRIBUNE Independent, fearless, free; Not tied to any party; Will support best candidate for office regardless of party VOL. XXIII NO. 14 SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. NOVEMBER 20. IDI» JORDAN ITEMS |jut Saturday considerable inter est was manifestcii when the trial of P Wallace v» Archie Ray was called in the justice court at the city hall. The bone of contention was* whether “some punkin»’’ that had been grown in a two-acre patch of corn, which Mr. Ray purchase«i al the late public sale which Mr. Wal lace made prior to his removal to Lebanon was included in the «ale. Mr. Wallace alleged that the pumpkins were not included in the •ale of the com. while Mr. Ray as- ■erted that the pumpkin« were in cluded in the purchase, and he re moved them when he harvests«! the com. Witnesses were introduced »uh ■tantiating the claim« of each aide in the controversy. After deliberating a half hour or more the jury decided that the pumpkins were included in the sale of the corn and rendered a verdict in accordance therewith. This is the first lawsuit tried in Scio fur many months and from the number of spectators present it fur nished Scioana a small sited red letter day. Mr». R V. Comb« returned from Nampa. Idaho, on Thursday. ALBANY ARRANGES TO PAY FOR FAIR Mrs. W. N. Thomas visiled with $20,000 in Stock to Be Sold and Mrs. Wortman Friday. One Halt Mill iu County Bud Harve Shelton and wife went to get Asked For. North Rend Thursday to vi«g their •on Delbert and family. SI.60 THE YEAR o i I Lumber Business Active. SCHOOL NOTES. Since there has N’en an abund ance of water to operate the flume, Friday night the Scio high school the Scio («egging & Ixnnlier Com girl« played Crabtree high school the Wr*‘ «•"»• •n<* w,’° by « of S3 pany has l>e«n active About 26,000 . feet of lumlier Is sent down daily, a to 8. part of which 1« in th«* shape of cants Some of the high school boys went I to I m * n-Muel as may l»e desired at to Jefferson to «e<* the football game ■ this end of the line by the cutup betw«*vn Jefferson and Halsey, ‘ plant. All the neecmary machinery The pie social Saturday evening to til the lumlier for market, such was attended bv a large crowd who as cutup «aw«, planers, edger». etc., enjoyed the splendid program. Plea are at this end of the flume. The •old at good price«. i 8. L & L. Co. is determined to de — The .......................... high «chool boy« will play velop a big busineiu here. Crabtree at Weselv hall’tonight.' I jw I Saturday th«* Albany fair Charley Barrett ami wife «prnt the week end with her relative« in board held a meeting at which the wind work for buying the Linn Co. Foi Valley. Mis Clyde Thomas is stopping in Fair wm begun. The roundup grounds at Albany Stavton the post few days calling on were ordered purchased for SI6.000 friends and having dental work and a drive was planned to raise I The high school girls will play at done alternately. 120.000 by the sale of stock of the Crabtree some time after the vaca Thomas Phillip^ ami son Garland fair association. The Urm County tion week. of Lebanon were here visiting his Fair Association's offer to sail its parents and marketing turkeys. franchise and holding» al Scio was A Soldier'» Letter From France They looked a little homesick Tom accepted. and the boy we mean. Ths county court will be asked to Umler date of Brest, Fran«*, De Fid I'epperling and family visited put a half mill levy on the county lo tier 3. Henry E Dobrkovsky writes with the Burtons Sunday. budget to aid the fair The fair to hi« »isler, Albina A. Dobrkovsky. The proposition of an electric association at Scio has several large as follows* light plant at Jordan i« meeting with tents which may tie used at Albany I arrived in France about two much approval. As general resour until permanent buildings are erected months ago but wasn't able to get ces are tine and through the j»erse any writing paper, so couldn't write. Many remarked «»ne^i-ar ago “the verance of the promoters money and I just got over the measles a few labor for the erection of the same Germam hadn't l>een licked enough” days ago but am still In the hospital, will no doubt be forthcoming For and now everybody is convinced of Altnoat all the boys coming from the when once the vicinity is awakened the truth of that statement. States gel the measles on the boat to the possibility of its establishment W. A. Ewing and James A. Bil or when they get here. It took us no reason why our parts should not yeu are among the juror« for the Recepì mm . | ten days to get acroaa, the weather tie well lighted by electricity within December term of the circuit court was fine and with no storm« or wind a few months. Just keep pressing at Albany. Ewing is listed as a Saturday evening a pleasant time Ithe ocean was nice an«! calm. the button some one. banker while Bilyeu is calle«! a far was spent at the home of Mr. snd 1 have now been in many parts of O bboon M mt , mer. Jim would have dillicultv to Mrs. Leonard Gilkey when they en (France and »« much as I’ve seen I prove that he 1« a farmer. tertained in honor of their brother, didn’t like. The people have such Hospital Note* 111 • Suita are on file in the Scio justice queer way« of living. They dress Edgar F. Gilkey, of Juneau. Alaska C. A Everett, who entered the court to collect for goods purchased Music, contests and readings were different than the Americans do; all hospital Monday evening for medi for family use by M. U. Ward an«! in order after which light refresh- the girls ride bicycle« or walk. You ments were served, Thoee present cal treatment, is doing as well as J. B. Housle , both of whom now don’t see any auto« except thoae of can be expected. live south of lx*l*an*>n on the Sweet , the U. S. army. The Frenchmen were: Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gilkey Joseph Fink of Jordan was dis Home road. Suit is entered here use two-wheel cart» drawn by dogs, and family. Mrs. Sadie Flook and I ►«cause both defendants have ac horaea or cow«. family. Mr. and Mrs. R. L.»Elwood. missed from the hospital Monday. This isn’t swift Mrs. Cora Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mrs. Roliert Jones of Crabtree is counts al the condenaery for milk enough to suit me. and hauling. Riley and Edgar F. Gilkey. convalescing nicely. As soon as I gel out of the hos Astronomers predict heavy storms pital I'll tie «ent up the Rhine to do “How did your mother-in-law The Portland Daily Journal and from December 17 to 20. because guar«! duty as most of my company Scio Tri bun« one year 65 50; with meet with her death?” some five major planet« will all be is there. We will proliably see the Sunday Journal 67.50; with aemi* “She didn't meet with it. It ov- on the same «ide of the «un. High liattlefield«, which I am anxlou« to weekly 12.50. erlook her.” winds an«! earth«|uak«« are billed to view. “How?” appear at the same time. A« Dec i I must tell you how I got «cared "A mule kicked her. And the ember 17 is th«* anniversary oY the when I changed a ten dollar bill for next day a big crowd of my friend» birth of the editor of The Tribune, ' French money. I went into a store came over to the house.” he will be under obligations to Nep an«l asked the Frenchman to change "To sympathize with you?” tune. nature or whatnot for cele the bill. He handed me a big pile “No. to borrow the mule.” brating the event in this herculean of one-franc and half- franc bills. As there are seven and one-half The Tribune is told that one of manner. francs to a dollar you can imagine our citizens whose opinions seem It is scarcely t«»o much to say that the size of the pile. I askwl him if tinge«! with I. W. W. ism was hear«! a poor orchard is worse than none. I got all that and he said yes, I had , NEW STtX'K OF GUARAN- to say ’ served them right.” when Uncared fur tree« are a source of no place to put it all and was afraid ■ speaking of the Centralia tragedy low to their owners and a menace to go out, for somebody would think I TEED We do not <n«»w if he is an 1. W. W. to the neighbor’» orchard that is I robbed a bank with a bunch of or not, but we do know, if the above kept in up to date fa**hion. bills like that. Such is life in the report la true, that his remark was Hot Water Bottles • a „ army. Ha! very unwise in these parlous time« A of p.,nt n.>t ' make About a month ago 1 saw the big The sun never «eta on th«* Wwb- Drag f*rm building« any more than clothes I AND About 70 men Saws. They Are not «wily us«*«! in th« rnake the man. neverthelem. the city of Bordeaux. different »late« in the Union, but all I from my company were doing special over the world more W»«k uvi arc in j appearance of the farmhouse guard duty there and I was one of Fountain Syringes IM» than any other make. »nd barns j, almost invariably an tne 70. It is a nice place and much At last we've found out what be <•»« efficiency of the owner. different from the American cities. I came of the two bullfrogs that one»* Appearances do cotint. About 75 per cent of the building« disported themselves in the pond in All kinds of dried legumes require are made out of rocks, which we front of The Tribune office. That soaking over night and long, slow don't see in our dear U. 8. bold, bad man. Bill Brenner, made cooking. If bean« are old and hard Would like to tie among you folks his threat good and one dark night, add a little soda tn the water in and my Scio friends. when the city marshal was asleep. which the bean« are «naked and in Bill catMwailered the innocents and the first boiling water. He—Are you married? planted them in his corn patch back She No, I was crossed in love. of the hospital where they lull the Store TOURS FOR SERVICE inmate» of that institution to peace ful sleep every night with cheerful melody and no war tax. Bring 'em back. Bill. an«i we won’t give you away. On Saturday am! Sunday evenings ^r* you’ Mrs John Weedy will present H* ~Yw- 1 w"<,oubb cr”*n’1 'Dorothy Phillips In “Paid in Ad-, vance,” a thrilling story of I North with beautiful scenery. the * A quartet is composed of three men and a tenor. WILL HAVE TO RAISE PRICES. Owing to th» increasing cost uf nil kinds of paper, ropecially new« «tuck. Th» Tribun« will be compelled to in- cmase its subscripti from II ¡«0 to It.76 twr year. This increase «imply covers tn«* price sufficient to pay th«* additional coat of paper over what it was when the price waa fixed at II.60. Th» increase will not go into ctfect un til January 1, Pxju. Until that tim« overdue accounts sml new subscriptions will I m * received st the present price. Advertising rates will also be advan ced 20 per cent; iob worn 26 |wr reni We are compelled to itu this or <•!«>•<> up shop. We know that the big papers arc furnished at th« sanw old price, but subscriptions form but a «mall |>urtM>n of their receipts. All of them have in crease«! their advertising rates full 26 per cent or more, '■unscriutions con •titule nearly one-half of the r«*c»ipls of the small country paper. When labor and paper coats return to what they were In pre war days, then Th«- Tribun«* will rtxiuco its prices ac cordingly. Council Meets. A «(>ecial m«*ting of the council was held Monday evening at which a number of Jordan people were present by invitation. The light question was discussed with the view of placing the power station al Jordan. It is understood that the Jordan people are anxious tn have the power station placed at the pro post'd location and would aid mater ially in financing the «ame. John Kelly believe«« in doing his Christina« «hopping early, and he is in Portland doing it. NEW School Books Pencils Tablets Slates, etc C. A. EVERETT ‘Druggut and Stattnnrr SCIO. OREGON. THE REX ALL STORE