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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
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VOL. XXIV
NO. 22
SCIO. LINN COUNTY* OREGON« JANUARY 13. 192!
LEGISLATURE GETS
TO WORK AT ONCE
Desk
and
Floor Stall» h
Both
Branche» Are Named Wilk
Serioua HHckea
Salem, Jan. 10.—Organised from
top to bottom and advancing so
rapidlv that 15 bill» were introduced
before the day's adjournment was
the record eatabllshed by the 31st
legislative assembly of Oregon which
convened here today.
There was
not a hitch in the proceedings other
than the necewity of the house mar
king time fur several hourr until a
member of the supreme court was
available to administer the oath of
office.
There bemg no contest for presi
dent or speaker these positions were
rapidly filled; then came the organi
sation of the desk and floor staffs,
the appointment uf committees, and
before the afternoon was expended
prospective laws were being intro
duced. Rarely has an Oregon legis
lature proceeded with such business
like and rapid steps.
Roy Ritner of Umatilla was elect
ed president of the senate and Louis
E. Bean was elected speaker of the
house.
John P. Hunt, chief clerk of the
senate, was elected without opposi
tion and Miss Boston L. Miller, as
sistant chief clerk, had the same
success and is the first woman to be
elected to a desk position in the
Oregon legislature.
Parea! Tendu».
The Parent-Teacher Association
will meet Thursday evening, Janu
ary 27. with the men furnishing the
program. The committee is very
secretive as to thia program and
some surprises may be looked fur.
During the cold
weather of Janu
ary and February
the milk flow of
your cows
generally decreas
es. You can
prevent this by
using
International Milk
Producer
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Sold in f»-lb packages
and 25-lb pails at
Kelly’s Drug Store
tours for
savia
Annual Telephone Meeliag.
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Last Friday the annual meeting
of the Scio Mutual Telephone Co.
met at the central office to elect
officer» and transact the annual bus
iness.
Secretary Couey ealled the meet
ing to order. President Calavan be
ing absent. J. G. Holt was ealled
was ealled to the chair. It was de
cided to buy the property in which
th«» central office was being con
ducted at the price of >750.
The new officers are: S. B. Holt,
president; Lester Arnold, vice pres
ident; J B. Coury, secretary; Scio
Slate Rank. treasurer.
The busi
ness in reported to lie in a very sal-
JORDAN ITEMS
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Mike Bilyeu was a Jordan visitor
Saturday.
N. Enders and wife ami Mrs John
Thomas motored to Albany Wsd-
nesdav.
Mrs. Clyde Thomas visited a few
days In Stay ton recently.
Joint lutlallaiioa.
A large auiiience of Knights of
FytLiai* ai. i !’> thian Sinters attended
the joint Instailatloa January 11.
After a sumptuous banquet at the
Hotel Spi", installation ceremonies
of the Pytman Sisters commenced.
Mrs. Juba A. Bilyeu, grand chief.
‘ offieuting. asMsted by Jennie Jones,
deputy grand senior, and Birdelle
Sticha, deputy grund manager, as
follows; Jennie Shelton. P. C,; Rose
Chromy sr , M E. C.; Caroline Shel
ton, E S.; Audrey Hobson, E. J.;
Unas Bartu. Mgr.: Vivian Bilyeu.M.
R & C„ Claudia Gill, M of F ; Rose
;Chri iU>. jr.. i'rjteetor; Audrey My-
'era. Guard.
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HARDING BANS ALL
INAUGURAL POMP
President Elect Would Simply Take
Oath of Office —Extrava-
gante la Fought.
Marion. ()., Jan. 10. In the In
terest of national thrift President
elect Harding tonight requested of
Hal Shelton visited his brother
ficials arranging for hi» inaugura
John Sunday.
tion to abandon ail plan» for an in
C. Sibernairlo went to Allumy
augural ceremony.
Monday to visit a little niece who is
In a telegram to Mr. MeLsan.Mr.
very ill.
Harding declared his preference to
Miss Lixxle Schwindt visited home
iafactory condition.
Officer» of th« Knights of Pythias »imply take the oath of <>rtice, de*
’ folks Sunday.
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were Installed
Dr. E H Hobson. ■ liver a brief address and then lake
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Mrs. C. Sibernagle spent Thurs :d«-|»uty grand chancellor, assisted by up his duties
He said It would
Corvallis 18, Scio 39.
day at the borne of her son John.
make
his
position
very unhappy if
I D. Bilyeu, deputy grand vice
Mrs. Gearhart and son. who have chancellor, Rolla Shelton, deputy i ths outlay for an elaborate inaugu
The Scio high school girls* basket- ‘
been juite ill, are able to be around gran<i prelate, and John S. Stich, ral created the Impression of extrav
ball team piave«! the Corvallis high
again.
deputy grand master at arms, aai agance.
school girls* team Friday evening,
He also telegraphed Senator Knox
Earle Phillipa and wife viaited the follows: J F Bartu, C. C.; 1‘harles'
January 7. and in spite of the pre
suggesting
that the propoaal to erect
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White.
V.
C.;
Guy
Johnston,
P.;
W.
vailing idea that the local team was
end with his parents, the
stands
m
the cnpitol grounds l>e
W. Miller. M. al A ; C. L. ladficr,
outclasaeti, the Scio girls displayed Henry Phillipses,
abandoned.
This proposal has been
O hkgon M ist
M. of W.; C. C. Bilyeu, I G ; Van-
their skill and were victorious. The
the
subject
of heated debate In
dare Bilyeu, 0. G.; Sam Stoller, M.
»»core was IN and 39
congress.
of F.; W. J. Chromy, M. of E ;
The Corvallis girls were game
Mr. Harding’s telegram to Mc
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Frank Bartu. K. R. A M.
and fought hard, but luck In toss
8 ANT! AM FARM TOPICS
Lean
said:
After the installations a social
ing baskets was againrt them. The
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rv»|H-ctfully to sugg«*at to
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lineup for the teams was as follows:
your committee complet abandon
Scio
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Everything is lovely and the gooae
Corvallis
ment of all plans for an inaugural
Georgia laiw .
F Elfreda Thayer hangs high at old reliable Santis m
Railroad Talk.
celebration.
Heretofore I have been
lou Hathaway F Lu Lukenbach farm.
very reluctant to expresa my per-
Lrdia Shourei
Leta Orner
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Uncle Tom Smail is tearing out a
It is now positively aaw-rted that sonal views I »ecu use I know of the
Teasie Duigin , G
Hazel Philippi
l,eta Thurman G Blanche Barnes bone building a new board fence, th«* Hammond people will build thia chertsh«*d regard in our national
Mary Gellatiy sub. Jeanne Stoddart making bis farm look as good as yea» a logging railway into the
capital for this quadnennial event
Abbie Keasey »ub
new.
Crabtree and Thomas Crock timber
and the generosity of 'he citirena of
Referee, Miss Rankin. Umpire,
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Lyman Smail and wife are back belts, but where the final location the district in making provision for
Mias Skei. Scorers. Msry Gellstly
and Prof. Tobie
Tlm«*keep«*ra. F. from a three weeks’ visit with his will be is not known ami probably it.
T. Thayer and Mr. Stockwell, Line sister in northern California, report will n >t be until the right of way
"However. If It is becoming to
men, Mrs. F. Thayer and M m . Floyd ing plenty of rain and mud.
for the road is obtained.
express my preference, 1 wish you
Shelton.
The average layman has his opin and your committee tn know that
The senior Weaver mill hai been
On February 12 a return game
ion as*o where the location should the impression of extravagant ex
cutting lumber on shares so neigh
will be played at Corvallis.
l»e, yet the locating engineer may penditure and excessive cost would
bors have a fine lot of lumber cheap
have his own ideas and will locate make me a very unhappy imrtici-
Ed Kalina made 5000 shakes and ( the line where he deems best.
Auto Beat» Sbasta Traía.
peat. I know full well that the
10,000 shingles from a 6-foot tree;
But the fact that the road is to government
uutlay 1» relatively
constructed and probably a large
Beating the Shasta Southern I*a- he is clearing 5 acres for corn and
small and that the larger ex|M*ndl-
cifie train by 44 minutes, a mud- think» to scoop Pie Fater on Golden I ,awn»lli eonMructed as well, is a ture comes from the generous con
| matter of interest to ths people of
coated automobile driven by Claude Beauty corn.
tributions of a district citizenship,
Dave Horsburgh has his new canal the Scio country. It mean»
moan» an act
act- but it is timely and wholesome to
McGee arrived in Portland Saturday
ive business fur this section during practice the utter denial of public
night 29 hours and 16 minutes after about finished.
1921.
leaving San Francisco.
His speed
expenditure where there is no real
Our school is just grand, the best
ometer registered 750.2 miles.
necessity, and it will be a wholesoms
In 10 years, under Mias Anene Smail,
Birthday Party.
The Shasta left San Francisco at
example
of economy and thrift if wn
ai»o our Sunday school.
4 p. m Friday and arrived in Port
eave the many, many thousands the
Moat all the neighbors went to
Uncle B«n Irvine of Ixdianon on
land at 10 Saturday night. McGee
inaugural celebration w>>uid call
E
Iwood'a
sale
and
report
fair
prices.
Tuesday
reached the 92d mile post
crossed into Oregon at daylight.
from the private purse of those at
About 20 mdes through the Siski
Mr. Sumner of Seattle called on in the journey of life. F T. Thayer tending.
you» was made through Mow.
Pie Eater for a night*» lodging in and wife went over to help cel«*brate
the day, Mrs. Thayer being Uncle
the barn, a» he was broke.
A Cayote Huai.
Ben’s daughter.
Pioneer» and Native Soo».
M C. Gaines moved his sheep
Those present were: B. H. Ir
Coyotes have b»*«n making repris
fyom Sanliam farm to Crabtree. He
vine, Further Ann Ray, Linn 1-am-
A meeting of Linn county pioneer» has a fine lot of lambs.
als on sheep and lamb« in the vicin
bert. Lola Lambert. Roy (.amtiert,
ami native non» has been called by
ity of Scio lately.
Vilas Philippi
The old man has a horse that has Don McKnight, Everett Ray, Frank
A. M. Templeton of Brownaville to
has lost 10 old sheep and 14 spring
not eat a bite or drank a drop of Thayer, Mary Thayer, Bertha Thay-
meet at the community house in Al
lambs. At th« same time the coy
water the past ten days, but does er, Irene Thayer. Ed»«a Thayer,
bany <>n January IB at I p. m.
otes have not escaped punishment.
not seem gaunt or sick, and always. Max Shelton, Lee Shelton, Emma
The meet is ealled to complete
Ijut Sunday the boya in the vi
Beard. A. Zell. Mrs. N. E. Zell. Mrs,
ready for work. ’
work at has l»een already started
I cinity of Larwood gathered some
PIE EATER.
Mattie Ho.lt, Je*w Ray, Mattie Ir I
and to consider such other s&ttera
I dogs together and started out after
vine. Bertha Irvin«.
Joseph Knew.
as may I* brought up for action
I coyotes. Ge<«rge Rodger» got one
I and l»u Posvar another. It may
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Research.
be a good idea for the farmers and
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A teacher in a primary grade was
sheepmen along the hills east of us
For thin week, Saturday and Sun-' using her most ingratiating manner
day evenings at the Peoples Theatre1 to make the subject of physical geo-1
’’What’» them?" inquired Farmer ‘ to form a "coyote club" and make
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Comtoascl
as his wife wu preparing an inducement for some hunter with
Mark Twain’» "Huckelberry Finn
grnohy attractive to her pupils
Emerson Spatx and family visited
at the K. M. Chromic home Sunday.
a g<H"l pack of hounds to come her*
"Now. ran anyone tell me what for the^iarly.
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---------- .1 "Those an» olives."
' and exterminate the pests. In th«
shape the world is In?" she pursued
meantime hefe’a a good chance for
"What are they good for?"
We halted at a quaint old inn
her Socratic method.
i oor sportsmen tn show their skill.
"Good to eat."
Joseph arose rapidly as hia hand
To rest <>ur legs.
"What else? You can’t tell me
And there we got some quaint old unfurled to the summ*»ns.
"Please, ma’am," he said, "gpy anything with a taste like that
Some people are ao alow they
ham
father any» it's in a helluva »hape.''i oughtn’t to cure something.**
| wouldn't make good pallbearers.
And quaint old eggs
will be presented.
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11.76 THE YEAR
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