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Scio’s Newspaper History
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Ihtcember 12
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An investigation of the file» of
papers that have been printed in
Scio show that the first newspaper
printed here was edited and publish-
•d by Dr. H M King, in 1370.
Hie paper was • 4 column 4 |«age
.beet, with pages about 9 inches
wide by 12 inches long. At that
time it was one of the few |Mi«>rs
published in Oregon, the others ba*
ing principally the Oregonian, at
Portland, the Statesman, al Salem
•nd papers at Oregon City and
Astoria. At that time there was no
paper In Albany. After about a
year and a half, or in the fall of
1371 Mr. King discontinued publi
cation.
Again in D«9, Col. Van Cleave,
a vetran newspajwr man came to
Scio and established the
Scio
Frees.** which he published for a
little over a year. In July 1390 he
•old the paper and plant to T. L.
Dugger, who published the Press
until 1897. when he sold the plant
to Albert Cote and Roy Gill.
Cole & Gill published the "Santi
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taking immediate
continued to hold the editorial pen
until during the summer of 1912 at
which time he sold the paper, plant
and eerything to L. L. Gooding,
who sold the plant to L. W. Charles
a few weeks later.
Under the management ef Charles
the News began to deteriorate, and
in the fall of 1914 a number of
merchants and other interested par
ties wrote tn Mr. Dugger, at Sweet
Home and asked him to return. Mr.
Charles refused to sell the News, so
Dugger set up the Tribune in oppo
sition to him, and in the fall of 1915
the two plants were merged into
one paper under the name
Scio
Tribune.*’
Tom Dugger held the Editorial
pen from then until the first of
September, this year, when I the
plant was sold to I. V. and F. W
McAdoo, the present publishers.
The newspaper history of Scio Is
a great deal like that of other cities
of this sice. Editors come and go.
some giving the people an extra
am News” for • few months, then
good paper, others a comparatively
suspended publication and left town.
poor one. one remaining throughout
During the fall of 189M Ira Phelps
a lifetime, others only a few weeks
purchased the plant and revived the
It is with a great deal of pleasure
News. Mr. Phelps carried on pub
lication of the News foi about five that the present publishers offer to
vears, when he became dissatisfied their subscribers and abvertisers
and sold the plant to Don Humphry this paper, the first paper of more
In 1904 T. L. Dugger returned to than eight pages ever printed in
Scio and again purchased the News. | Scio.
RIVERSIDE LOCALS
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Scio is represented by five of the
3.400 students at the 0. A. C. this
year. Two of these students are
registered in agriculture ami one
each in mechanical engineering,
home economics and commerce.
Hazel Lambert is a junior in
home economics. She is a member
of the home economics club and the
Cltatation committee, a eommitte«*
of upperclaas and sophmore women
who aid in maintaining campus tra
ditions among freshman women.
Hazel Phillinpi, freshman in com
merce. is specialising in office train
ing. Both girls are living in the
new woman's dormitory.
Franklin Gilkey is a junior in ag
riculture. John Clark, also taking
agriculture, is registered as a voc
ational student. James Keller, reg
istered in mechanical enginewring,
is taking industrial art work.
Stores Display»! Holiday Spirit
Many of the stores are putting a
Christmas display In their windows
that certainly should attract any
proeoective purchaser. Coin has a
very attractive toy window; Kelly
has a window full of books and coy
ote skins and a numbes of dolls and
playthings for the children. Bartus
have a very original tractor display
showing the ground covered with
snow, a tractor, also covered with
snow and Christmas greenery.
Hibler & Gill and J. F. Wesely’s
windows are also quite attractive
In their decorations of red and green
and display of Christmas suggest
ions both for gifts and the dinner«
as is also the Hollis confectionery
and others.
December 13
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Alvin Gilkey returned from For
rest Grove last Tueedav where he
has l»een working for the past two
months for C. D. Minton in an apple
packing house. Edgar Gilkey re
turned with him. He had been
visiting in Corvallis and several
towns on the west side and in Port
land
J. G. Holt has returned from a
visit in Salem and Dayton. He has
been gone since Thanksgiving day.
A farewell party was held at the
W. A. Gilkey home Saturday evening
in honor of Winnifred Ferris.
It is reported the child of Lillian
Bee me of California, who has been
so ill, is improving.
Fred Gooch and fanily. who have
been visiting relatives at Gilkey, left
yesterday- Sylvia Gooch, their
daughter ie studying pharmacy at
the O. A. C.
Moot of our people attended the
William Bartnik funeral in Scio yes
terday. The Riverside and Oak
View Schools were dismissed so that
the teachers and children could par
their last respects to the one who
grew up among them and will be
missed by all. We extend our sym
pathy to the bereaved family.
George A. Walters, of Oakland,
Cal., who haa been buying fir trees
in this comunity. left for Oakland
Saturday to resume his studies at
University of California. While
here Mr Walters distributed more
than $609 among local people. Eli
DeLong, 1>1 Bilyeu and O. K. How
ard getting the most of it. TM
Cooked Food Sale
trees Will be sold by a leading Oak
land
florist among the richer class
The ladies aid of the Baptist church
of
people
for Christmas decorations.
will hold a cooked food sale at Riley
Shelton’s office Saturday Dec. 17 and
24. On Dec 24 they wdll sell dres
in addition to the cook-
sed chick»
422
ed food.
We buy eggs and pay you top
market price«, also we pay you 5c
Hagey The Jeweler
premium for white select.
Swift Produce Co.
Has just received another nie« lot
safety filling fountain penn.
Bill Kookin of Shelburn, paid a
husmees visit to Scio Monday morn-
Lot the Tribune do your printing. ing.
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'»erected at Noon Tuesday
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CHEESE FACTORY SOLD
Silverton
PtM I TRY, VgAt. AN» EtMK
Start
Maa Will Remodel aad
Operation Immediately
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A Ford runabout and a Bug pa«« Hens. 4 lbs and over
—To Move Near Plant.
Hens, under 4 ihe
th« farm dally at about 50 to 60
Springs. If Hat and up ._.
miles an hour, not having time to Broilers, under If lbs
The Richartlsun Gap cheese fac
watch the road.
Stags
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tory was sold to Adolph G Mueller,
Mrs Paine was summoned to ap Cocks
of Silverton. Saturday morning by
pear in court Monday. She got Turkeys, No. 1
order of the b>»ard of directors.
Turkeys, drelated .
George Griffin to take her over in Gr«-«r. live
Mr. Mueller will take immediate
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his auto, as she has no way of going.- Geese, dieesed __
possession.
Monday the old man closed out Ducks, live
.
The cheese factory was built sev
his fine stock of White Leghorn*, Ducks, dressed
eral years ago by a company of
about 150 chickens, realizing 3110. Veal, fancy no. I
farmers in the Richardson Gap dis
a bargain for anyone wishing a fine Dressed pork, no. 1 blockers
trict.
intending to use it as an out
Eggs.
rash.
Iftc
trade
lot of hens. That is the way adver
let for their milk supply, and hav
tising pays in T he T rihink , for one Egg». white select __ _
Rutter fat
day finished up th«- »*!«-
ing no one who understood the busi
.Hi
Mr Powell’s milk truck« hauled Vsal
ness sufficiently to handle it success
four coops full of chickens to Scio
F kkp
fully, it was closed down and has
for generosity Monday
Mill run
31.10 has remained idle during most of
Arch Ray and Eldon Gnffin made
Scratch
2.06
a flying run to Albany Tuesday for
the time. The .«ale to Mr. Mueller
Egg producer
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2.60
cheat» guods. *» Scio was a litt.e up
More fat, for hogs
2 00 for $1,100 was considered very fair
Mr Jam«* Dubrovsky, of near
Ground barley
2 00 by the owners, in as much as the
Richardson Bridgw. returned home
Rolled barley
1.70 factory will be pat into instant use.
Friday, after a two year's absence,
Shelled corn, eastern
1.65
Mr Mueller has announced his
bringing with him a fine Buick tour
Ground or cracknf corn
1.75
ing ear, He was on the hunt of a
intention
of making a number of re
Ijd’age cracked corn
2.00
better half
Not being able to find
pairs
at
once,
and is moving near
Middlings ..
2.00
one to suit his fancy, decided amu
Red Dog _
2.00 his work in order to properly super-
sweet Oregon girl was his fancy as
ntend the work
He will probably
F lour
he intends to take on«- in for com
pany in his new car, so now the Hard wheat
$2.05-2.15 build a home on the land with the
girls better look out
Soft wheat
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1 50 cheese factory this spring.
John Griffin returned Friday from 1.
The factory will start work as
a trip to Dallas, where he was visit
soon as repairs and remodeling are
Basketbail
Game
as
Seen
From
Line
ing his sister. Mrs. Lovejoy.
finished, and a supply of cream laid
Ed Kalina finished up covering
in. It is said the factory has a cap
his barn without a drop of rain He
(Contributed)
is proud of the job as a boy with a
acity
of 10,000 pounds of milk a day.
Scio opened the basketball season
new knife
Eldon Griffin after »{lending a last Friday night by defeating Jef
week with Lafe Osborn of Sethorn ferson High School by the onesided
JORDAN ITEMS
returned to the Santiam hotel as he score of 37 to 5.
is looking for a job.
Although the game was a walk-
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Decern I »er 12
George Griffin is going into the I
away for Scio, it demonstrated that
canine business a» he has a Scotch
Miles Marshall, who looks after
the home team is in need of lota of
Collie female.
the T. H. Thoma« ranch, was a Jor
The Santiam farm, after placing practice before they will be’m num
dan
shopper Saturday.
an ad in the Tribune for fine enick- ber one condition.
Mrs. F. Hatman spent the week
ens for sale on Wednesday received
Scio’s second team would undoub
a phone call Thursday evening for
end with friends at Mill City,
320. worth of chickens which were tedly give Jefferson a good game.
Mrs. M. J. Kranz and daughter
It is an old saying that the first
delivered Saturday morning. M»»n I
went by stage Saturday to Scio to
day the remainder were boxed for ‘ team is what the m-cund team makes
market when young Posvar drove it. Scio’s first team will be an al have some dental work cone.
in for $54 worth so I sold the re- j
Mike Bilyeu, while wrestling with
together different team after a few
maining 65 in market.
a vicious heifer, had the misfortune
hard practice«.
I have learned the Richardsons ‘
Krneth Simms and Glen Holland to get a littli the worst of the com
Gap cheese factory ha» been sold to
bat and is now nursing a very sore
Mr Mueller for $1,100. The sale proved to be the outstanding stars
was a fine thing for the farmers as for Scio, while Lindsey Doty iwr- hand, having been hooked through
the palm.
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they could not stick together and
formed likewise for Jefferson.
make a success of it.
A fine load of Xmas trees paaaed
The lineup WO--
James Milligan and Dave I lore
through our town Saturday enroute
Scio
Jefferson
burgh killed some fine hogs Thurs
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to West Scio, which tiespeaks the
day for their own use. as they were K. Simms
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Albert
productiveness.
in that line, of oar
young and fat.
r. Simms
Hall
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wonderful hills and valleys.
Bill Beran and wife, of Rodger
Holland
g
Arnold
Mountain, were down on a run Mon
lteiH>rts say the Jordan Flouring
Allen!
White
f
day morning for a chat with Ed
Mill
was recently purchased by Mr.
Doty
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Kalina and wife as the women are Wewly
Sylvester
Bender, who hopes to have
sisters. also bringing Ed some
The Scio I team», both boys and
I
th«
same
refitted and in running
mountain apples
girls mix with Halsey in a double
Joe Kalina was over visiting hie
order
within
a few months. Hero’s
header here Friday liecember 1«.
brother Ed and failed to bring hie
' wishing success.
A close game is expected for both
wife along as he forgot her and an
O regon M i yr.
teams.
he was afraid to go home.
Geo Griffin is making quite a lot
of necessary trips to Sci<> of late.
Well, of all the questions
I fear he has wool in his teeth, a«
Under the sun.
On Wednesday morning a cum- The question confronts me
he killed a fine mutton last w«-ek as
he is getting tired of a bachelor« mil tee of leading farmers of the
Just this <>ne|
life.
community met at Riley Shelton’s
'Who reads the arivertieementa?”
The pie eatere good wife visited
office to consider a program of work
Be patient a minute—
her sister. Mrs. Rebecca Morris, of
Scio, Monday as they are old friends for 1922. The following program Did you ever see anvone
Really who didn’t?
and recognize each other when they was adopted and leaders selected:
meet.
Drainage, Lester Arnold; Tile Even the parson, perhaps, they say.
PIE EATER.
Demonstration Farm, Joe Crossman, Had stopped to read one that same
day
Lime Demonstration, W W. Miller;
Torkey». Geese and Duck»
His wagon went to pieces.
|T. B. Eradication, J. F. Parker;
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Wanted. Also all the poultry
you can bring in. I am paying spe
cial prices now for turkya, geese
and ducks up to the 20th.
Swift Produce Co.
People’s Theatre
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Frísente
Dorothy Dolton
"Idols ol the North
An interesting northern
story anil beautiful
•denery
Satwday and Sunday
December 17 Mi 18
Admission 25c-1 Sc
Culling Demonstration, Vilas Ar- His congregation took it in—
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No, not the wagon, by the wag.
nold; Rodent Control, F. T. Thayer; i
But what that advertisement
Thistle Control, W. W. Miller.
Had to say.
The community is interested in
another drainage project east of the From that day on. so the story goes.
city. It involves the making of an Both parson and people, let us sup
pose.
open ditch approximately three-
Are stopping to read advertisements
fourths of a mile long to head off
still.
the water from the mountain and While climbing life's rugged and
tiresome hill.
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prevent its flowing over a numlier
of farms, Iwwter Arnold, who is
Contributed.
much interested in the project, is
County Judge W R. Bilyeu, com-
acting as leader.
mifsioners
Dave Fierce and Tom
Rodents and thistles were also re
Butler
passed
through here last
garded as serious pests and the com-1
Friday
on
a
tour
of the part of th«
munity expects to wage a strenuous
warfare against these, under the county suffering the moat from the*
leaderahi p off F. T. Thayer and W, flood. They found part of the
foundation of the Richardson bridge
W Miller.
' loosened. but otherwise U!Ue dam
N. L. Brown, of Shelburn, made age done near here.
a special trip to town Saturday night
Among the visitors at the Odd
in order to be present at a meeting fellow-» meeting Saturday night was
of the Oddfellows, of which he is Mr Alexander, a Jefferson business
Noble Grand.
man
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