THE SCIO TRIBUNE
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VOL. XXIII
8(10, LINN COUNTY. OREGON. JANUARY 15. 1920
NO. 22.
JORDAN ITEMS
JUNGLETOWN JINGUS
SAXTIAM
>1 75 Uli
FARM
TOPICS
You needn’t think that Jack the'
Messrs John and Peter Jungwirth
George Griffin's galvanized stove
of Portland are visiting their folks Wripper is dead. he isn’t; just took pipe set him back 30 bucks.
a little rest, went to see my girl;
Co-operative Buying and Selling 1» here.
M C. Gaines is having some sur
Mrs. Enders came home Sunday found her 0 K and waiting.
veying done on the line between
Proposed Spokane Session
Mr. Shed win and wife decided on George Bilyeu and Santiam Earn»,
from Sci«> wnere »he was nursing.
keeping
house
Thought they’d like which has lieen surveyed thrice.
to Examine Details.
Joseph Rowein, who has lieen ill,
is improving under the care of Dr. their eats cooked at home.
a George Griffin heard a grouse
William
Be
ram
sold
|52
worth
of
Beauchamp
of
Stayton.
hoot
Monday, the first one ever
Spokane, Wash.. Jan IL-Four
potatoes
to
the
cookhouse.
Mrs.
known
to hoot before March.
Mrs. Harvey Shelton returned
committees—on organization, pub
Titus
rods
on
the
load
to
hold
it
Mrs. Phoebe Turner of Crabtree
licity, contracts and finance«—were from McMinnville Monday where
appointed Saturday by the North •he has been visiting her daughter. down, while Marv Walter followed visited her daughter. Mrs. Mulligan
liehind and could holler for help if Saturday.
west Farmers Grain Maiketing com Ruth.
Mrs Titus fell off
mittee. representing farmers of
Earl Phillips is at home for a few
Mrs. Gaine«' bunch of White leg
As I was strolling one day I heard horns average 40-50 eggs a day; all
Washington, Oregon and Idaho, to days before beginning clerking in
examine into details of suggestions the new Balsiger store at Mehama, a young lady say to a gentleman, pullets fol on corn, hooppoles and
hello, sweetie.” He smiled clear pumpkins.
advanced looking toward the forma soon to open.
up to his ears, and then some.
tion of a buying and selling organi
Haman Shelton moved to Crab«
8. W , the old flunkey, is cutting
zation on a co-operative basis.
It
certainly
was
kind
of
Mrs
l.iska
tree Saturday, leaving their son Hal
200 rods of ditch, 3 to 5 feet deep,
In calling the meeting to order. and wife in charge of the home to let the schoolma'am and scholars
for the exercise.
Presidtnt A. A. Elmore said:
have a birthday t«arty. A good time
ranch.
Elmar Griffin is still trapping: he
"This is a red letter day in agri
was had.
E. J. Pepperling move«! to Ieha-
gut over 50 mice and will soon have
culture in the United States. We
Joe l*affo«»n went toJ*ortland to the pelts rea<ly for market
He
n«»n Friday w here the family will re
are gathered for the largest under side on the newly purchased home. *’** **is girl. He stay«»«! late and in
went to Scio Wednesday to have the
taking of this nature that has ever Ed »»•. tn- to think he struck a bar- ,h* morning was so sleepy hr went
dentist half sole his teeth.
been attempted in the United States
without breakfast.
gain; we hope he has.
Seed potatoes are as cheap as bull
- the marketing of wheat on a ns
F. Lam. our donkey wood sawyer. beef at fl a pound; they are 7 cents
OfuctMiN .M ist
tional and international basis with
wm off a few day« and Joe Laffixm and hard to get at that price
the elimination of «peculation
had lota of fun on the job.
Left Between Sun».
PIE EATER.
"It has been demonstrated during
Mr. and Mr». Titua returned to
the last three years, since the entry
,
A «hort time ago a minister came the jungle* after a few day* in the
Uncle Ben Irvine I» 91.
of the United States into war. that
the wheat erop can be handled with to Scio for th.; purpose of holding a «ly »nd found ail her chickens O
series of meetings at the Federate«! K even the one in the cook house,
Uncle Ben Irvine, who for many
out the aid of the Chicago Hoard of
church.
The
meetings
were
fairly.
As
we
haven
’
t
a
barber
Es
Stew
years
was a farmer in the Mount
Trade and like institutions, without
well
attended
and
a*
the
aforesaid
art
an«!
F.
Williams
went
to
town
to
Pleasant
neighborhood. celebrate«!
making speculation and gambling a
mil.
«ter
p.
-ied
as
a
«ingle
man
and
get
a
hair
c
cut
cut.
his
91st
birthday at his home in
major factor. It is our object to
was
prepoaseaaiug
in
appearance,
he
()h
wh
at
fun
when
R
ucker
gets
U-banon last Sunday.
eliminate this element in the mark
buck )o<a They n,nMi
Uncle Ben has remarkably good
eting of the wheat crop of the liecame popular with the young un tha hm
into the pond in droves
Doc. what health for <>ue of his great age, and
northwest. We are pioneers in a people.
In th.- second week of his minis- do you thjnk of that and what d„ is pleased to have nn old friend drop
movement which will ultimately I*
teriai
effort« the family with whom you mean?
in and chat about events of the past
of untold tienefil to the nation. Our
he
»a«
sojourning re«v-ived a letter
which are forgotten except by th-««-
work is a service to humanity.”
Joe Laffoon has been elected clerk
who because of the decrepitude of
The meetings will be continued from a student at Oregon University of thia school district.
age must live largely upon the events
until defioite plan« have been out tendering thanks for the ph-mwint
Schedwinand Williams are putting of the past
lined and the nmociation put in shat*- manner in which her huidiand was
'
up
the electric light wires. They
being entertain«-<l.
Uncle Ben lives In the north edge
to begin its initial work.
hate
to
c«>me
down
from
the
top
of
He
wa«
informed
that
if
he
wa*
a
of
l«ebanon tenderly care«! for by
"Keep your feet on the ground,”
‘ the poles as they think they are as his daughters. Mattie and Bertha.
married
man.
awing
that
he
had
wa* the warning of Attorney Sapiro
The friends and relatives who
of California.
"Our object is the been posing as single, not to return near the good place as they'll ever
get.
to
this
particular
family.
i
•pent
the day with him and hie
organization of the three northw«-st-
The minister attended a picture!
I«ast Sunday an unexpected visitor daughters, from Scio and vicinity
show Saturday evening and was)
tramped into Junglrtown via the were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beard.
theie privately informed Ihat his* lumber flume. He was The Tribune Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thayer, Mr.
alxwnce from Scio would lie wise printer and he had so timed his trip and Mrs. Ben Thayer. Mr. an«! Mrs.
and pleasant to all concerned.
as to get here just in time for din* Elmer Ray, Mrs. Roy Shanks, Mrs.
We give n«i names. n«»t on account per. to which he did ample justice, Edith McKmght. ijewis Hay. David
uf the minister but Iwcause it would | Mr. Wells then took the printer in Argerter. Bertha Thayer, great
be humiliating to the young ladies charge and showe«! him over and grandchildren Esther .McKnight.
an«! the parties who invite«! him to! about the mill plant, The millpond Ed res Thayer and Everett Ray,
corne and hold the rm-etings. Need-1 took Mr, Brant's eye, for he wanted Jesse Ray. Lebanon; J. H. McCune.
les« to say he went without bidding to know about the trout in It. He Moro; Charley Irvine. Hubl>ard,
a general ginnibye to the people and was much impresaed with Jungle and Mrs. Gather Rav of McMinn
al midnight.
town’s freak of nature, where about ville.
ten acres of ground suddenly drop-
Uncle Ben asked us to state that
pe<!
fifteen
to
twenty-five
feel
as
they had music, not of the jazz or
More Eligible*.
though it fell into a cavern. There ragtime variety, but of the «»1«! camp
So long as the supply of bachelors was no slide, an«! where did the meeting class -which warmed the
and widowers keeps up we must de earth go? This curiosity is worth heart blood and charmed the soul.
The Tribune editor has known
fer naming anxi»u« widows an«! old seeing. Cotn« again. Mr. Printer.
J
ack
the
W
hiitkk
.
Uncle
Ben for more than 40 years
maids. The latest addition: John
and
extends
congratulations to him
Plummer. (Harancc Leffler, Jam«»
for
his
good
health and love of his
Krosaman. Josefih Krosaman. Chaa.
Price 25 and 50 Cento
Beat Him tn It.
relatives
and
friends in these •un-
Hal«chw<*i<!, George Brock. Eli Ra
down
«lays
of
his long life.
mer. l-ew Ih-en. Claude Asher, Cleo
Stop That Bark
A. D. S.
White Pine Cough
Syrup Will Do It
THE SUPREME COURT
GIVES OUT DECISION
Ben W. Olcott
Will
Fill Out the
Unexpired Term of late Gov
ernor Witbycombe.
Salem. Jan. 13. The state su
preme court today decided that
Governor Olcott «hall retain his of
fice throughout the unrxplrrd term
of the late Governor Withy combe.
The prevailing opinion was writ
ten by Ju«tice Johns. Justices Ren-
nett. Bean an<| McBride concurring;
Justices Harris. Benson and Burnett
dism-nted.
This decision means that Governor
Olcutt will hold office for two years
more Itefore having to go before the
people for ejection.
Parent Teacher«.
The Parent-Teachers meeting for
January was held last Thursday ev
ening. An interesting program was
enjoyed by those present.
Miss Jeannette Wolter and Mias
Lortt-n Whit«» sang ”W hispering
Hope" as a duett; Gordon Wesely,
accompanied by Miss Mueller, gave
a violio solo. Both of them- num
tiers were heartily encored.
Mins Wolter put on an entertain
ing number from her room entitled
"Lexy Mary" by Ardeth Shelton and
Eunice Hutchinson.
Mias Fre«la Thayer read a paper
on "Benjamin Franklin."
Miss Hazel Philippi read from
"Poor Richard’s Almanac "
"The B«>y Who Would Succeed,
a paf>er t^y M um Humphrey, was
well received.
The revised constitution was read
and adopted.
An interesting discussion accruc«f
from considering three «fiecial proj
ects by which the organization would
he enabled to start a fund for the
propose«! play shed.
Committees
were appointn! to investigate and
make reports to the executive board.
The February meeting will take
place on the evening of the 12th
Lincoln’s birthday with a typical
Lincoln program
The Scio I jigging A Lumlmr Co.
1« installing more power in it« plant
here and up in the hill«. A Udler
a« big as a house displaced one at
the cutup plant, the latter one being
taken up to the mill, doubling the
•team power. A dynamo ha« bean
installed at the mill ami Jungletown
will soon lie a« well lighted a» Scir.
I
Kinser. Claude Miller, Bill Reed.
rm state» into a co-ooeralive wheat
marketing group, and our first two
corwHleration« are: First, is coop
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erative marketing of wheat desira
ble; second, i# it feasible? It is go»
ing tn take a long time before the
Chicago Board of Trade is even go
ing to notice us, but mu men who
are starting thia move are putting
agriculture on a sane basis."
I .iM week Carl Titua and Joe
Potter of up about the .Mount Pleas
ant country, became involve«! in a
mixup in which an axe was drawn
and a blow struck. Potter went to
Allmny to enter complaint and Titus
came to Scio and paid a fine, beat i
ing his opponent to the court. A
little bit of enol headednew would
have saved all the trouble. Boys,
do not allow your anger to super
sede your judgment
Th« aerie* of meeting» held
thia city a «hort time ago came
an end rather «uddenly. owing
the lai conduct of the minister,
plain English. hr was tired.
Al The People« TfwsUrr
Saturday evening and Sunday ev
ening Mrs, Wearly will Present
Elsie Ferguson in "Eves of the
Soul.” The comedy will lie laugh
provoking, "Ail in the Swim.”
Cut the bunk are you trying to
kid yourself that you really are a
sweet, virtuous little girl? Consult
Advertise in The Reio Tribune and get
"The Miracle Man."
results.
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