THE SCIO
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VOL. XXIV
NO. 39.
Forty Nine Year» Ajo.
Tue-iay. May 10, marked the for
ty-ninth anniversary of the date of
The Tribune editor’* arrival at Port-
tet.d.
The Union Pacific railroad
had (e*en completed the year prev
ious and travel from the »talc« to
On gon had to be via San F’ranciscn,
Portland then waa a town about
the size of Albany, or a little larger.
On the east aid*, or East Portland
then, had not more than a dozen
houm*s and one «tore Then were
no bridge«, m> street ears, but one
bank Ladd & Tilton’«, three hotels
—Cosmopolitan, Morrison and Am
erican Exchange.
Portland then wm strung along
the river, fourth atrvet was full
of large Hr stump». Front street
was the main businrsa street and
there were as many frame buildings
as brick.
All the hotel* were of
W....1 c r -tr ii-to>n
The Oregon &
California (S P.prailroad was com
pleted only to Oregon City.
Hut improvement was rapid the
following year and during this year
(1871) the railroad was completed
to Albany and on to Roseburg soon
thereafter and wiiich was the end
of the road for many years.
Albany was then but a village of
a few hundred people and the busi
ness houses were all on two blocks
on either side.
*
B-banon was then but a small,
unincorporated town of 150 people.
This writer was engaged to teach
the academy school that fall (1871)
visited Scio and was surprised to
find it a larger place than Lebanon,
Both Scio and Lebanon received
mail on a stagy line reaching from
Salem to Eugene, the line passing
through Stay ton. Scio, Lebanon.
Brownsville, on to Eugene. With
expiration of the stage line contract
the foilowing year short stage lines
were established from each of these
towns to the railroad.
The population of Oregon was
then but 66.000 and Linn count)
could not have been more than 4000.
At the election of 1872 the vlve
voce system still prevailed.
The
chairman of the election board re
ceived your ballot and immediately
read aloud the names of the candi
dates voted for by th* elector».
The budge across the south San-
tiam «a, built in 1874. Prior there
to Scio wo» completely isolated from
Albany much of lb«- time in winter.
Do you know
you can roll
so fiasd
cigarettes for
x » lÓcts. from
one ba# of
genuine
“B ull D urham
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Jy ?
rosaceo
x.
SCIO. LINN COUNTY. ORFSON. MAY 12. 1921
Farm and Home Reminder».
From O. A. C. Experiment Station.
FARMERS TO PROMOTE
A DRAINAGE PROJECT
11.76 THE YEAR
Cat» Start Blaze».
Birthday Party.
Je-u«e Hildreth and Mia* Lulu
New York, May 12. -Stories of
The field vetch aphis is beginning
how cat« ate taught to upset lamps, Clark gave a party at the home of
to show up in serious numl«ers in
thus m-ttiog ¡ire to buildings, were D. H. Hildreth last Thursday even
s>nw fields in the W illamette Val
relate«! here today by C. D. West, ing in honor of the birthday of D.
Forty Sevea Land Owner» Inlerctied
ley.
No satisfactory method has
manager of the Investigation and H. Hildreth «nd Z. J. Clark. The
Iwen developed for the control of
— Big Meeting at School
pr<H«-euti»n d-’partmeni of the na evening was pleasantly spent playing
the pest, but specialists are at work
tional association of credit men. in social game«. At a late hour re
House May 16.
<»n the problem. Growers bothered
detailing exp-•«urea of schemes urn'«! freshments of ice cream and cake
with this aphis should notify the ex
by «l»rek -■-oera to gain insurance.
were served.
Ever since the organization of the
periment station so that we may
A large birthday cake was baked
While Investigating in Paterson.
keep them Informed of any possible farm bureau local at Scio drainage N. J., recently» Mr. West said hv by .Miss Lulu for the occasion. It
has l»een considered and now plans became interested in the disappear was iced and decorated with the
methods develop«*! for control.
for a drainage ditch, heading on the
ance of »--vend satchel* used for same number of chocolates as the
Newly seeded lawn« should be F. T. Thayer farm and emptying in transporting animals
He traced birthdays totaled.
rolled just before or just after the to Thomas creek 2$ miles below Scio, the caw to Ch-ster, Pa . and the trail
The following were present, all of
are nearly completed.
first clipping
led him to a man whom he found to whom enjoyed the evening:
Mr.
it is estimated by »he promoters— be apparently fond of cats.
and Mrs. Z. J. Clark. Arthur Clark.
Diversification in farming is an F. T. Thayer, F. G. Cary. W. A
"I «•>« found out the reason." he Mr. ami Mrs. D. H. Hildreth, Mr.
important factor in the net returns White, and others, that 47 fartm-is
added ’Th»-cats were being train and Mrs. Bert Hollis. Myrtle Hollis,
of a farm. Analysts of lfiO dairy and small landholders will be benv
ed tn fight lamps and when their Mr. and Mrs V. E. Shelton and son
farms In the dairy section around ft ted by this project, and that each
training was completed they were Howard. Grandma Fleming and *ons
Portland «hows that they djd not will l>e required to pay toward the
sold for $256 each. When a man Ail and Bun. Je«*e Hildreth; Miseee
make their expenses in the last year. cost of construction according to the
wanted a tire in hie store all that Blanche Arbuckle, Christine Shindler
The same is true of the alfalfa sec benefit* received.
war neees-»ary to purchase was a am! Lulu Clarke.
tion in the irrigat«*d district in Mal
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There are two way» of him Ibog
trained cat and leave It in his store
heur county only to a greater ex such a project. First, all landown
lk»m
with a lighted lamp.
The owner
tent. This indicates that the great ers who are benefited may agree on
A l»aby boy was born at the Scio
could go home and sleep soundly as
er the diversity the greater will the the project, form an association, de
sured that while he slept the cat hospital Friday to .Mr. and Mr*.
net return* be, probably for in the termine cost, and then do the work
would knock over the lamp and his David Weaver.
case of the dairy farm the farmers co-operatively. Sec>ndly, if the first
store would be destroyed."
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SA.NTIAM FARM TOPICS
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raiiasl feed and fed it to the stock, method does not work, or the land
—
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while in the case of the alfalfa farm owners cannot agree, then a regular
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Aunt Martha Get» Spring Lid.
they only raised the hay and as a drainage district can lx- formed un
John Griffin of Salem viaited here
eonatsiuence they lost heavily.
der the laws of Orgon. To form
over
Sunday.
Meester
Editor
—
meh a district requires th* petition
Heer
ay
bnn
vaitln
’
oil
vinter
for
G.
A Griffin went to the charivari
ing by landowners who own 50 per
Uncle Ben Irvine 1» 92.
'
Monday
night to remind the bride
Easter
Sunday
so
Yens
an
ay
rood
cent of the land to be benefited.
»he still had friends even if married.
fax
up
an
promntld
a
litel
an
show
If the first method, which is vol-
IjMt Saturday, when in Iwbanon,
Oldtimer Al Munkers. wife and
untary
and co-operative, does not nebbers ve got sum stile, den it haf
this editor paid Uncle Ben Irvine a
daughter of Blodgett, also Mr*. Joe
io
tie
cold
an
ftormy.
Ay
got
nice
call. Uncle Ben formerly owned a work In thia vicinity the drainage
Munkers called on the old man for
hat for feer doler an fematrva cent
w«-d corn Sunday.
farm In the Mount I'ieasant neigh district will, as already the owner«
from Mon go .Mary ward. Toun mil-
borhood and has eve« been one of of more than 50 per cent of the land
Bl Kalina and wife went to Scio
ner ant got anting on us for cheep
Involved
have
declared
themwlve«
Sunday night to see Che picture*.
Linn county’s stanchest and most
in favor of drainage if the coat is hats I never *ee anting like It, an
reliable citizens.
Old Pie Eater got a little nervou*
ay gas ay save it fort en Yuli. Yen»
when he saw snow on the hills, so on
But .(jncle Ben is quite feeble not prohibitive.
sa ay sho e! vare it deckerashen day Sunday h«> plsnte»! 4 acres corn and
Those to be benefited by the pro
now, requiring the assistance of two
cos he got *o menny Hours en ribens finished his garden Monday nnd it
F. T.
cane» to hobble about, yet he will posed drainage ditch are;
to et Mis Karlson sed if el ben her can snow and lie darned.
Thayer,
E.
D.
Myer*.
D.
McKnig^t.
still get out and work in the garden
hat she vood pul hem avay for aver
As butterfat is down to 24 cent*
occasionally. His genera) health is Riley Shelton. Ben Thayer. E. Plum«
an she vmk at Yens She need en Ed Kalina and Mrs Pie Eater are
quite g-xsi for one of his great age. mer, Cliff Shelton, Jap Smelzer, N.
ban so smart, hoamly ol made. Last patronizing the condenwry.
He is jolly and likes a joke as well i»ng. T. Lukenbach, T. A. Richard
• hat she hot l«e>k las ole vash dish
While near Larwood I viaited the
son, Perry & Philippi. W. A Ewing.
as ever.
ban roun over by tnanoor spreadm-r, Cameron mill ami logging camp.
But his time is short and the grim C. Tucek, J. L. Calvin, Harry John
They are piling up million* of feet
an she had to valk lak she ban fradej of logs regardle*« of lumber price*.
messenger may visit him at any son, Ed Weaelv, Cha« Chrt. Wm.
she gone apil wmteng.
time. His friends hope he may be Reed. John Couba. Ed Chrz, W. E.
The old man received a dozen now
Yens gut soot from catlog house
record* for hi* phonograph and they
with us for many years. He is now Brodie, F. G. Cary, Marion Arnold,
and yu oil > see em. Pants so beeg are dandy.
one of the few remaining early pio WM Phillipa. James Arnold, Wm.
PIE EATER.
in wvstibuel he haf to turn roun lak
neers and ha* been one of the build Brenner, (Tiarles Compton, Frank
ol dog to sit down. An his west.
ers of Linn county, and when he Zabodsky, Bl Palon, John Fredrich,
Vorre an more to it. Part corset
does pa*» away he will have the sat Joe Madarush. T. B. Proaoal. Joe
an rest of et yust lak hoop skert.
isfaction of knowin» he has done his Novak. W. A. White. Dan McLach Ay vork all day j»««terday to mak et ’
duty during his long life. It is such lan, Roy Thurston, Ernest Melia«-.
mreiipond to hes pants, but he still
men as Uncle Ben who, in a «lent John Shelton, Guv McKnight, Frank
got short wrkit some place*. Vel,
and unostentatious way, have made Perry, Charles Perry, W. J. Burden,
ay see in paper dot President Hard
Oregon great. His example to hie J. M. Brown; Jerome Smith, Dean
ing got smartest mans In k»ntry en '
family and surrounding neighbors Morris, — Fosdick.
kabnet. Nobody missing from dis'
has been for good.
| A meeting of those interested will
nah*rh<xwl vot av no of.
I l>e held at the Scio schoolhouse at
Vel. Ik-eby i$ eryen an Yet»« yust
Deb Long is teaching school in the
7:30 p. m., Monday, May 16th. Pro- cut hiewdf en pantry tryen to feex
Bilyeu Den district.
feasor W. L. Powers, drainage and f
term dock with can opener, spate'
and this Ix-banon bridge was the irrigation engineer at O. A. C., and
ay hat to stop en tend to bole of cm
first .large bridge erected in the County Agent Heyman will lie on rite hear.
AUNT M art *.
at prices that are right
county.
the ground all day Monday to deter
- Clay Co. Herald.
Siner 1870 there has lieen some 28 mine the grade and course <>f the
murders in Linn for which but two ditch They will also estimate the
How ran labor leaders expect a
were executed. Several others went, coat of construction and will be
return
to normal conditions when
to the penitentiary, but the courts ready to answer questions and give
they
are
doing everything in their
failed to convict the majority.
information relative to the promo
power
to
prevent such a return?
The above facts are cited for the tion of * drainage project.
Strikes
at
this time are ■ crime
benefit of the late comers to Linn
It will be a big meeting; many
against
the
nation and are simidy
county. Nearly all of the old set will be preoent to oppose the proj-’
Kelly’s Drug Store
tlers who would remember these ev ect and discussion will be keen and prolonging industrial stagnation and
tncrea«ing
unemployment.
ents are dead. Boys then are our to th« point.
YOURS FOR SERVICE
old men now. The county officials
Al The Pcs*ies Thralrt
were: R P. Boi*. circuit judge; A. •
For thia week, Saturday and Sun
FORD
W. Stanard. clerk; R. A. Irvine,
For ml« or trade 1920 touring, day evenings, at the Peoples Then! re
sheriff; Cap Shields, treasurer, and electric starter. 5 tire«, first class Fatty Arbuckle in "Brewster's Mil
Johns, county judge.
running condition. Inquire this office lions."
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