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THE SCIO TRIBUNE
and son. Floyd, spent Sunday at th*
Dav* Patterson home in North Al«
bony.
Guy VanBrunt and wife, of Wil-
, lamina, have been visiting at the
paiental home of Charles VanBrunt
Mr Schmidt, father of Ma* J. J
McHenry, died last week from the
effects of a stroke of paralysis
Th* funeral was held last Thursday.
Mr. and Mm Riley Frevver so*nt
Sunday with Mr. Preever’s parents.
Herman Preever*. near Ijebanon,
Mrs. Gus Schiseman has been III
for some time with liver and heart
Ttll RMtiAY. Fr.U. 23, 1922
trouble but is improving.
T M Holt is ill with a cold.
Answer* Mr. Morrison
Mrs. Ralph McDonald and Infant
To the Taxpayers of School District daughter, Mina Marie, came home
No. 95, in answer to an artiiie Sunday fro ■■ the Scio Hospital.
Mrs. Ernest Kelly iasubstituting
printed in the Scio Tribune of
February Iff, 1922. signed by N. for our postman. Rolla Shelton, who
is reported ill with flu.
I Morrison.
The following attended the E E.
Will say that if Mi Morrison will
examine the record* of w him) dist­ Benge sal* at Mario* last Thursday:
rict nun tier 95 he will find that no John Reiley, Elmer Whetstone, Sam
tax has ever been voted for the pur­ Stewart. J. G. and S M Holt, Fred
pose of building a gym. He will Sommer, W A. Gilkey and wife,
find that at the annual school meet­ Edgar and luronard Gilkey
There was a larger attendance at
ing held June 16. 1913. it was Voted
Sunday
School last Sunday than
to allow the directors to ‘expend a
usual.
sum not to exceed $500 for a gym.
The 8. P Co. have several ear«
That matter was left entirely to
sidetracked
here tor a crew of men
the discretion of the board and no
on
the
railroad
bridge. A Chinese
tax was ever voted for that especial
cook
attend»
them.
purpose
The Farmer* Union met last Sat­
Therefore the school board has
urday
evening and had an intereel-
n<> fund on hand for. a gyrnnx
ing
session
at present, if Mr Morrison had
8. B. Holt is able to get about
ex am in«ii the records befor writing
the article above mentioned he some.
Nora Holt, of Altmny. spent Sun­
would have been in a poasition to
have stated the facta in the case In day with her parents, the S. M.
justice to .Mr Morrison ! wi.-h to Holt'»
Baby Arthur Kreba. who has been
say that since Feb. 16 he has ack-
ill
for some time, is improving
noledgetl the error by buying sever­
Mrs
Donald Donn, formerly Miss
al bonds.
Gertrude
DeLaney, of Scio, has re­
F. T. Thayer
turned from Corning. Calif. She
Morrison Come* Again
I owe an apology to the school
hoard. It was $540 voted for a gym
I am sorry that any one took it as
mean.ng any one had taken this sum
and used it for their own gain It
never rntere«i my head that way.
I thought probably that it ha«i been
used fur some other purpose and
would tw turned back when asked
for. I wasn't aware that the tax
pay ers had voted to use it anv other
wav. I feel that the High School
owes an apology to the voters of the
District if not to me acording to the
arti« le stating that there had never
lieen any amount voted on up to
date Also the Tribune, a news
paper, had aught to be neutral.
W hile I doni care for my self but
the publ.c ought to be treated fair­
ly. I rather enjoyed the pet names
that are spoken of so often in the
Bible. The following from the "San-
tiam News." June 19. 1913, was
the ba»i» of mv article laat week:
"An appropration of $.’>40 which
was allowed for another inatructor
the coining tear, whom it has lieen
decided will notion ed<d. wasvot d
to iw applied on gymnasium This
building is to be erected on the
school grounds and <quipped at a
coat not to exceed $540 The work
will probably be done this summer."
N. I. Morrison.
Monrgomery Ward Could Not Compete
I rom Merchants Journal
With Kansas Prices
January 14. 1922
/us/ H hat Wege Been Telling You
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visited her sister, Mrs. Tom Phelp*.
last w ek
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn will
reside in Albany.
J. 8. Funk has tieen re-seeding
his clover, which was damage«! by
by the winter freer*
Mies Cora Warner, a crabtree
High School teacher, viaited at the
Tom Phillipa home last week.
Mr». Henry Preever gave a sur­
prise party Saturday evening in
honor of her daughter, Bernice
Griffin’s 15th birthday. Fourteen
young people enjoyed the evening
in games, music, and singing,
freahments were served.
Mr Stewart's daughter came last
Friday for a short visit with him.
Mr. Scott and Mr. Stewart at­
tended the sale south of Providence
Church Saturday.
Notice For Bids
Notice is hereby given that
county court of Linn county, Oregon
will receive waled bids up to 12
o'clock noon.on March 2. 1922. for
the lumber, bolt*, washers, • ails
and carboleneum for all th* bridge*
to be constructed on the Pacific
highway in Linn county, south of
Albany.
Any information in regard to the
plans and specifications may be had
on application to the county court.
The court reserves the right to re­
ject any or all bid*.
By order of the
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C ounit C ourt of L inn
C ounty . Oat
GILKEY STATION
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February 13
Mrs. John Reilly is staying with
her daughter. Mrs Tim Kelly, who
became the mother of an n J pound
son last Saturday, the 19th. The
The little one has been named Tim­
othy Reilly. This is the first child
born into U>e family.
Mr*. A. L. Godwin arrived at Gil­
key Mondav evening from a six
week's visit with her daughter at
Caldwell, Idaho.
Word has reached her* that Mrs.
Sam Stewart and two son*, who are
in lx>* Angeles ar* ill with the flu.
Mr. And Mrs Elmer WlieUUine
The high school students caated
in the “over the top" celebration
are making wonderful progreaa in
their part*. The entire perform­
ance will use more than 40 char­
acter*. producing a sketch on th*
uffraeette movement and a black
minstrel that will make vou feel
like the cotton field was next door.
The Z C. B. J. Hall will be used to
present this show.
John Evens is improving slowly.
and Dr Prill is rxlieving the eon-
geation of his lung*
Mrs. Herbert Shelton is confined
to her bed with infiuenia Her ease
is not serious.
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Montgomery Want A Co . of Chicago. en­
tered into n rujw dtH n afsmet the wholeaaie
ar»l retail mer-'hanta of Kansas and neigh-
boring at a tea at the last cumneUtiv» bidding
for furnishing supi-lie* to the alate inatitu-
tiona of Kansas. and though it bid on ITS
itema, representing IlSi.W»! worth of mer­
chandise. it was the low bidder on only two
items
Instead of landing the *130,000 worth of
business which it undoubtedly hopad to land.
Montgomery Ward will, during the next ail
months, supply the state with the following
items:
27 barrels of steel rut oatmeal at $6.35 »161 45
2 doaen bash brush** at $6 40....
12 HO
Total. ............................................. 1174 25
Montgomery Ward's total receipt* for aia
months will about pay the expenses of the
firm's representative, R. M Andrews, who
came from < hicago to Topeka, with trunks
full of samp!«-*, and personally conducted the
bidding on behalf of th«- big mail order house.
It waa a bitter pill for Montgomery Ward,
for it discloaed to the public gale how Its
price« really compare with the prices of other
merchants on iti-rns where an exact duplicate
of merchandise is called for, and where the
bidders must sulimit sample* of what they
propose to furnish.
After the i>i sling was over Mr, Andrews
admitted that Montgomery Ward has been
fairly licked, all along the line. “It waa a
square ileal, all right, but we were simply not
in it," wa» Mr. Andrews’ comment.
This was the first Um* tn the history of the
state that any of the big mail order houses
have uixlertakcn to bid on slate contracts, and
it is therefore the first Ume that there has
ever been an opportunity to com|>are mad or­
der bouse prices with other prices on exactly
the same itema of merchandise
Some think that Montgomery Ward would
not have entered into th» competitive bidding
now but for the fact that it ia very anxious to
continue its unloading pmcuaa. It is sup[«osc<1
to have a big stock of merchandise which it
must get rid of. if it hopes to avoid th* »ame
difficulty which recently confronted Sears,
Roebuck & < ompany.
All the bids on Kansas contract» have to be
accom|>anird with »»mplr* of the merchandise
which the concern proposes to furnish, so
there is no possibility of any mistake or mis­
understanding. Montgomery Ward submitted
» good many sample* of dry goods ami cloth­
ing which were rep-ct'd by the stale on ac­
count of inferior quality. Bid» on such items
were not considered.
six month* ago Thia contract call* for fio.OiiO
pound*.
The price* at thia letting were a little
atmnger than aix month* ag«> A coneider*-
bi* number of grocery itema declined, but
many advanced. There wa» a »harp decline,
however, on the lag meat and flour contract*.
Other »u. cc**ful bidciera on th* grocer line*
were H I) I aw Merc Ca., Kan»** City; Jett
A Wixai. Wichita. 8ymma. Alchi»<»n. Mc< oed-
Kletter. Topeka, Ridenour Baker. Kanaaa
City. I^hmann-Higgmaon.Wichita. Lux Merc.
Co , Toiwka. Topeka Wboleaaie Grocery Ca>,
Topeka; Carmen Supply Co . Kan»aa City.
A compariaon of the .Montgomery Wardbnia
with the winning bi-la abowa that the mail
order houae waa much too high on muat of it*
price*.
Here are aom«* of the dry good» bid*:
Montgvm. ry Winning
Ward Bid
lib!
Bedaprt-ada, each
. » 2 HI S 2 35
Bo>«ta. rubber, pair
3 HO
2 40
Brush«», hair, doaen
II 45
1 75
Bruihea, »having ....
13 50
2 00
B.uahe*. tooth...........
1 70
77|
Capa, men’s
...,. ..9 to ih CO
4 49
Coat*, duck
....
3 35
2 H7
Curtain »crim, yard ., •a«..*
17
141
Flannel, outing, yard
134
Uà
Ghivma, men’» leather
5 is)
2 93
SO
Handkerchief», coloriti ...
54
HandkrrvMefa, 12x12
tii
39
Handkerchiefs, lSxlH
65
1 26
21 S5
Men’» hat*
..........
9 ty
lb (HI
Hat», men’s straw
2 75
Hu* , bova’ heuvy ...
2 45
1
llo»c, women's .........
2 50
1 15
•Jumper», men’s
•«•••» 15 U)
14 39
Tabic linen, yard
1 20
93
........
15 95
Mattrvsws
7 20
5 75
Mattresses, large .... » . » » . 4 10 25
N 67
Mirror»
..........
lb
6 65
Mitten«, leather.........
6 Ml
4 06
6 ()0
Mitten*, wool ............ - s . .
3 00
Napkins, table...........
2 70
1 47
3 90
Necktie*
.........
1 50
Overcoat*, duck
.......... 104 <h)
61 00
Overshoe*, men's ....
2 Hl
1 45
I *4»
1 56
i »,
Slicker».......................
26 00
3 90
Sua|>cni!era ...............
2 99
Sweater*, men’s
21 05
• se
X 90
2f- «5
10 50
Sweaters, women’s...
Towel», huck
........
1 t«5
1 29
Cotton, bleached 4-4. fruit .
IN
1771
Cr»ttt>n, blearh<*d 6-4, Pep-
pereti
....
»Tf
33*
Cot Imi, bl«-*< bel V 4. I’rp
|~-rell
.... • a • • - ,
4619
4H
Cvttofb blear ht'«! 4-2, Pep-
tMTvll ...................
2499
¡»4
Cotton, brown 4 4. Pepperell
1232
>9
Cotton, brown. Walhalla 4-4
13
909
Oilcloth, white 6 4. Sanilo».
2H
2497
l’ina, »afety. medium
Pina, safety, Urge
58
Tubing, 42. Pepperell .♦•». *
2695
THK FIRM* THAT GOT THR Ht’HtXKM
<OMI-ARISON OF GRtH'KRY Rill*
Many of the firm* which were bid«ling
against Montgomery Want were Kansas re­
tail merchant*
For example, Crosby Brow, of Topeka, a
retail department store, secured dry goods
contracts aggregating »14.9*4 40 The Gibbs
Clothing Co., another Topeka retail Arm, waa
second with *11,275.93. Other firms which bid
on the dry go-la business and secured con­
tracts were Cohn, of l^wrence, Wm Small.
Leavenworth. Weaver, of t^iwrence; N. H.
Wolff, Topeka; C A Karlan, Topeka; l> J.
August. T«q«eka. all of whom are retailer*,
Hsuser-t larnson and J ohnaon 1 jirnmer, whole­
saler* at Wichita; Farwell, wholesaler at Chi­
cago; Catlin-Knox. Ridenour and other whole­
saler* and manufacturers.
In the grocery wet ion. the bidders against
Montgomery Ward were jobber* and manu-
facturrra. The lmlan Merc. Co. at Atctuson
secured the biggest bulk of the contracts, its
total being $26,700.
I'eaxlsle, the St lx>uia dried fruit broker,
landoi most of the dried fruit business, a*
u*u*i, but lost the contract for 3H.UUU pouiida
of dried peaches to Ridenour-Baker, wh««se
bid was ll't cents, as compared with the price
12* which was paid six month* ago.
Teas.laic will furnish 25.1(H) pounds of prunes
at 9* cent*, c mpared with 7 7 H six months
ag<>, and 20.000 pounds of dried apples at 14f
compsr<-<I with 11| cents six months ago. Teaa-
dale al-o »ecured th* contract for 30,000 lbs.
of lima bean* at 19* cent*, which ia half a
cent above th«- price six month* ago.
McCord-Ki«Icr «-cured the navy bean con­
tract. calling for 35,000 poumia. at 6 65. com­
pared with 5. ON six month* ago
The coffee contract went to Lohmann- Big
ginaon at I* cent*, compared with 1* 7-3 cents
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Montgomery Winning
Mani Bi<i
Bid
Al) spice .......
12
19
Apric ta. canned
3 60
1 b3
Apricot«. <irl««d ...........
19*
-9
Bean*, kidney.............. >***•«
1 .50
1 ¿5
Black tierrie*. canned
3 10
I 94
Broom*, whisk .........
2 GO
1 45
Cherrie«. « anned
4 25
2
Chocolate, premium
2»i
25f
Cinnamon, ground
» ♦ s « •
14
U’i
( hive*, ground ...........
6o
43
Clovna. whole
....
49
40
Coroa .......................... ......
<*t*
19
Corn, canned .....
1 51
1 01
Cornstarch ................... » » a a *
07
0f46
Currant*
.......... »»ss
l«i
HI
Lemon extract .......... • - •
12 35
6 56
Vanilla extract
....
10 35
6 06
Figs, evajuratod.
Gelatin
1
1
Ginger
...........
Hominy, canned .
I
Macaroni
. ....
Mustard
Nutmeg. whole
Oatmeal. fresh flake
2
Oatmeal, freah steel cut
2
Oysters, cure........... .
2
Paraffine
..................
Peaches, canned .. . .
3
2
Peaches, eiapuratod ..
Peanut butter.. . ............
Pea», canned............. ,
1
1
Pep<>er, black............... .
Pepper, red...................
Pineapples, canne d ..,,
3
2
Corn cob pipes
Baking powder
Pumpkin, canned .........
I
Raisins
............
.....
Rice ....
Salmon, red,................... .
2
2
Baking soda............ .
,
Spaghetti
Tea, gunpowder ,. ...
Tobacco, plug
.........
Tubsccti. »molting....
Starch, laundry..........
a
The above price* are a ml muat be correct and certainly ahoul.l prow to th* moat
moat akepih-al
akrptieal that
that what
what
waa aaid in th* «■•»lumn* of thia t«aper by our local merchant* again»t the cut pri«-* ahark and the
mall order house ia about correct,' for if a competitor cannot give right price* in an <q«*n fl ght fair
to all, on big or>ler* a« atnv*. what can th* amall bargain hunter ext>--t to g, t on hi* Bttie order»’
This certainly *h«n>M inspire every one to help the bom- merchant whoae existence d<g»«-tMl« on hia
h im - pair >1» vi I 11 whom th - pair via depend for go -1 *-• .
. a ommodau.m, fair IU -( j i.ri« r»
an<! help in upbuilding o( the community and town. If the cut ( ric-- »hxrk and mail ord. r h«>u».- ha*
euch immense bargam* as they s>lv*rti»*. how can other at > «» in th- aam<- commnniti *, I the -ame
town exiat? Why don’t every one trade where the bargain« aw ao attractive? Why do three
shark* have to fi*h for tfade several hundred, ye», several th««u»and mile* away from h«.m* when
they have million» of people to draw from right at home? There »urcly » something radically wrong
with the quality of good» and advertising, but moot of u» don t and some of u» domt want to are it
Advertiaement paid for by the Scio Retail Merrharta
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