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THE SCIO TRIBUNE Independent, fearless, free; Not tied to any party; Will support best candidate for office regardless of party VOL. XXIV. SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. FEBRUARY 24. 1921 NO. B« LINN COUNTY TAX IS CUT $141,550 Our snowstorm Sunday was quite a treat as it reminded us of our Mistake Made in Auditor’» Budget snowfall last winter. Still the old man didn't appreciate it a little bit Discovered by State Tax as he was caught out in it face fore Coanissioa. most. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERALJ'ITEREST Principal Events of the Week Briefly Sketched for Infor mation of Our Readers. G. A. and Elmer Griffin and Mrs. This year's Portland rose festival Rebecca Morris pulled into Scio on Linn county taxes for 1920 will Will be held Juae » 10. be cut 1141.550 33 in one lumpsum Wednesday to attend the (hid Fel Th« Clackamas couuty fart» bureau as the result of an error discovered lows* initiation of new members. has tx-Xuu a rampalsn fur members. Mr. Rucker was up Wednesday The amount of tax«» to be collecird in the county court'» budget. The in Ism* county this year la 11.47 L- mistake was found in the flffice of for a load of Santiam Farm straw «54«. the state tax commission at Salem. M C. Gaines of Crabtree was af Marshfield to have la the Instead of paying a 26.7 mills tax ter a load of corn from his father. n«ar future a slaaa factory and a »*• as originally authorised by the coun Mrs. James Mulligan was ending tannery ty court, the millage will be 22.2. The city of pend was left with an on her aunts Wednesday to pass 'The year’s budget of the county away dull hours while Jim was haul ladubtndacaa of |7o.ooo by the out going council. court was based on figures presen ted ing wood. In the last two years ths slate has by Auditor F. M. lUdfisld. This Elmer Griffin has bought a cabin •pent 11.400,000 In Josephine oounly called for a levy amounting to as he is going to start in the chicken for road development. $444,470 30 in county taxes. Under A coyote killed by Polar flallf near business He has his eye on a nice the state constitution the levy for Hoaaburg last week had . killed 1« widow as a partner. this year can exceed that of last lambs out of a band of 22 Jack Griffin contemplates return Clifford McKinney, 17. was killed year by only 6 per cent. County ing to Montana soon as he has a tnetanlly when bo waa struck on the taxes last year amounted to $285.- bead by a falllag tree near hla home, good job, as sheep herder. 773.63. Six percent of thia Is $17,- near Shelburn The latest news from grandma 146.41. Adding the two together A week's momtw-rahlp campaign of makes $302,920 04, and this is the Poindexter is that she has ha<i a the Jackson county farm bureau has amount at which the county taxes second stroke of paralysis and is eotne to an end with not leas than 1000 membora signed up. should have been set for 1920 in quite feeble. G-rttlns only on« bld for atr-*t pav. John Gaines who is sutYering from stead of $444,470.30. — Herald. Ing at Dallas, and that considered ton a paralytic stroke, is cheerful and high. It la possible the project will be bears his affliction manfully. entirely abandoned this year. “King Olive" was featured on the Boginning Monday morning a con Mrs. Rebecca Morris of Scio spent dining cars of the Southern Pacific period effort Was made to enroll 500 a few days the first of the week with publlo-sptrlted men as member» of the system February 21. Hotels and her sister, where starvation stares Roseburg chamber of commerea restaurants operated by the S. P. them in the face with the sigp hang Average coat of tnstrurflon of one also took note of olive day. Agents pupil for one year In Ibe Bend schools ing out ‘'Free Hotel.” of the railroads have been notified la |»7. th* city school superintendent Our legislature is a humbug; generally to co-operate wherever announced In bls semi annual report worse than ¿ever. Increased sala With 350 rabbits on exhibition, the possible with the movement to make ries, big appropriations.* make the annual show of the Oregon branch of the California olive popular in this land pay all the tax; officers and ar tba National Breeder»' and Pander»' country and abroad. istocrats sit back and have heluva axoeiaUon was held In Portland la»t week. good tim- at labor's expense, Poor The Southern Pacific company ha» In demanding war wages the build old hayseed will scratch his head announced that until further notlco the Saturday night »peel* I train from ing trades are the worst obstacle tn and think damn. Santiaifi Farm still has litu bush Wangling to Eugene will bo discon the housing campaign and the worst tinued. enemies of the poorer class of work els of potatoes at 5(X per bushel.* Th* Lebaaon Electric Ught eom- ers who must have small, cheap you pick out. putty baa filed an application with Tie haulers are laying off for re-1 the public service commission »»king homes. for an Increase la rales for service tn pairs, as money is scarce. Lebanon. » Monday mail people wild to start I Pine Indications of oil have been their plows as they never were so dl»c<w*r«d near the old town of far behind as at present. Horse | Scottsburg. Oil Is ooilng from the ground for over SOO yards along th* flesh will suffer from now <>n if the county road. sun shines. According to Rendition rail male*. Seasonable Goods— FORMALDEHYDE BLUE VITRIOL LIME-SULPHUR SPRAY SHEEP DIP UNSEED OIL < KI DE CARBOLIC ACID NEATSHXXT OIL DENATURED ALCOHOL At prices that conform to pres ent conditions The reviewers of the new road around Franklin Butte met last Fri-■ day with »'me 30 interested neigh bors. All pronounerd the proposed rout« practical as it would save a hard pull over the hill. J. Mulligan and family made ai business trip to Crabtree Monday. The Weaver & Cleveland mill hear Abe Powell’s closed down Monday as money was scarce until they sell < their tie* G. A. Griffin has been on sick list i the past few day* with attacks of IHjtts and liver trouble. Sunday school goes on every Sun-. day rrgardlrs« of bad weather with | a full house in district 77. PIE EATER. Editor Dugger was brought from : the hospital to his home Monday ! afternoon, but is not yet able to Kelly’s Drug Store YOURS FOR SERVICE $1.75 THE YEAR ♦............................................... .. ♦ ♦ BASKEFBALL NOTFX ♦ • .................... ......... ♦ « The Scio bov»' basket Im! I Mam I lefcatcd ihc fast Shedd fiv* hers ! last Friday evening 35 to 22. Tlw VIEWERS RECOMMEND ROAD AROUND HILL Petition» and Counter Petition, For victory was due to the superior and Against Change oi Road agility and shooting ability of the local platers Ths Shedd athlete» Numerously Signed. lacked the brilliancy of their oppo nents an«| were carelewi guards but The graveyard hill, long an eye- excelled in imming and were always sorrf ar.d a bugaboo to motorists, es ' dangerous The game waa fast and pecially in wet weather, when it is ■ clean and the beat boys' game wit almost impossible to climb it, is a nessed here. bone of contention among interested On Wednesday the 16th, Scio parties. For a long time some were played Iwimnon and lost, 32 to 15. in favot of going around the hill, ultra ted by tu a team much inferior to Shedd. but their efforts were th« owner of the land sought to be Several of Sen's regular» were miss condemned. ing ami four inexperienced players I'cl i lions and counter petitions were used during the game. have been circulated and some per On Friday th* 25th (tomorrow! sons have been •<) obliging as to sign local fans will be treated to the best both petitions. The county court and probably th« last game of th* appointed George Cline and Hike season. The Halsey teams playing Ohling to view the situation. They in this double header are both, prob did so and filed their report with ably, the best h-ams played so far the court Monday recommending this year. The Halsey bore defeat that a new road be built around the ed the locals 21 to 9. and the Halsey south point of Franklin Butt«. The girls were only defeated by two court has taken the mailer under points in the first game. advisement. A bunch of Scio girls went down Parent Teachers. to Chemuwa last week to play the Chcuiawa girls and wire Iwaten in The I’arent-Teacher anniversary a score of 19 to 26. The Scioans meeting was a great success. my thef were beaten because Che- The school preimred several num mawa played boys' rules. bers commemorating Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays, which add Line Sulfur Spray., ed greatly to the interest of the programme. <). A. C.. Corvallis. Feb. 21.— Miss Bertha Patrny sang two Lime-sulfur »prays as a dormant or beautiful solos in splendid style. drisved dormant control of scale, Mr. Weeely. Mrs. Cain and Mrs. red Spiders,ipear leaf blister mite, Barnes gave two musical numbers twig miner and mo**, should not be that were well receiv«*d. discarded for oil emulsion sprays, A class of domestic science girls, replies A. L. Ivovett, college station under the supervision of Mias Mul entomologist, to scores of grower* ler, prepared and served doughnuts who write to ask him about the oil and hot coffee at 10*' per. This sprays. was quite a "surprise and greatly “The right type of oil sprays will appreciated by a num tier of those effectively handle tho** same Insect present. troubles,'*xsays Professor Lovett, Three graduates of th« Mlh grade "but the oils vary greatly and our - Eld»n Knauf, Blanche Barnes, knowledge of them and their action Grace Long received diplomas. is bv n<> means complete.” There was a large crowd present. Lime-sulfur, on the other hand, - m 1 e> • is definitely snown as to materials, At The l'«'«iplr» 11M-**« 45 per rent of the Umatilla county method ami time of application, and grain crop has now been sold. There results. It combines fungicidal and Fur this week, Saturday and Sun haa been considerable selling «face insecticidal value/ and has justly day evening«, at the People* Theatre the flrat of January. "The bea Wolf,” by Jack London. Some 1000 sheep In th* Mitchell won universal favor as a general cleanup spray. country ar* Infected with scab, ac- eording to word received at Bend by The plan recommended to grow l>r Parsons. United State* bureau of ers is that they use the lime-sulfur animal Industry «Xpert. on the bulk of their orchards and Appmumainly M0 Huslaees men of leave small trial plots of represent The Dalle* shouldered picks and Then shovels sad put In a day's w«k upon ative tree» for oil sprays. the n*w rtty auto ramp ground, west watch results and check up. of The Dalle*, on Washington’s birth Oil sprays suffer even more front day. rain with than lime-sulfur, which is A bars* loaded «1th lumber sad a affected but little if it has a chance ptle-drlvlns outfit towed by the saao to dry before the rain For various line »cb<An«r K L. Smith was cut reasons California results with oil loose dur inc a rsernt storm »ad has «on« »»bore »t Lower Nratucea. near cannot be taken definitely as applic for 10c from able to Oregon conditions. Lime- Haystack rock. one sack of Th» Hammond Lumber company Is sulfur ha* passed (he experinrenul preparing to construct IS miles of rail stage in Oregon; oils have not. GENUINE road in th* Crabtree vicinity to tap the company's holdings ther*. There la sufficient Umber to keep a fore» Missed Vella Brenner, Doris Wed bu»y for one year. dle. Mrs. William Brenner, and Mrs. Prua* w««k formally wa* eioaad J. 8. Sttcha motored to Albany on with a big Street demonstration is Portland Prune* war* served from j Washington’s birthday. i take up his work. He paid an in- 1 formal call at the office Wednesday H. B. B«r «pent the afternoon of 1 morning, but following doctor's or- army field kitchens oa th* alrw*t by | • • drrs. Printer Brant shooed him tmek the women's auxiliary of the Hpanlsb Washington'» birthday hunting rab- America* War v*<eraas. I home. i bit*. 50good cigarettes DURHAM TOBACCO