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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1922)
taw VOL XXV NO. M WORK IS STARTED ON GYMNASIUM Kinds Being I aken Up Rapid ly—Volunteer Labor Is Called For Active work on the new gymna sium tx-gan Tuesday immediately ui>“ii ircript of tinal, safe, prelimi nary figure* Walter Bilyeu, with a leant and a volunteer crew of half a dozen are busy putting in the ap proaches to the rock crusher, pre paratory to hauling the gravel for the foundation. With the assist ance of every Scioite it is expected that work will now move steadily till the completion of the building that will make Scio the proudest community in the State. Si hat has been done during the w«-«-ks intervening since the bond drive? A committee was. as you know, chosen to act with the Stu dent Council in safeguarding and managing the planning and building <>f the gymnasium. The late, la- tm-nted Bert Hollis waa choeen by School diretort. I)r. E. H. Hobson bv the Student Body, and Milo Bartu by the bondholders. Thia committee met with the Student ( >uncil immediately to diacua* plant and ways and means Mr. Morrison and Mr. Ballin very oblig ingly estimated the material and cost without having, however, defi nite plans to work from. Lyl* Fick- lin presented the first valuable idea for a plan and Milo Bartu laid be fore the committee other valuable suggestion* These tip*, together with others by Morriaoo, Ballin. Hollis, Hoagland. Proepal. Cameron, Hrudka. and others, were worked into a satisfactory form and aketch- ee made by Mr. Bartu and Mr. Bal- lin. From these sketches a bill of lumlx-r was made and presented to various lumber companies for bids. The last bid waa received Tuesday and then work waa started. In the meantime the bond* were printed and are being delivered at odd moments by the school pupils. The work of collection has been rather slow due to the fact that no exp-rienced collector has been do ing this sizable task. The results of the lH>nd deliveries have been very gratifying nevertheless. Bond- holders have proved not only willing but anxious to exchange their tens for the attractive bonds. If any b • idh Jders tire of waiting fora collector they may send payment by any responsible student and the b<>nd will l>e delivered immediately. Two set* of books ar* kept of these transactions lxmi«!e* the treasurer's n < ords The principal and the Stu dent Body Secretary each keep a asr THE SCIO TRIBUNE 11.76 I IM. YEAR SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. Till RSDAY. MARCH 30. 192? Of Interest to Wool Grower* On Way to Mexico High School Notes J. B. Cornett, reerstarv of the Pacific Wool Grower* coojx-rativ«- ■aaoctation, was in Seio last Thurs day and made arrangement* so that members of the association in this community «rill get their wool sack* at th* Scio mill. Th«- aMkx-iation haa recently Bold aom* of the wool being held for a better price Mr. Cornett predicts that the wool grow ers will r«-celvc a better price for wool this year Linn county ha* 360 members in the aaaociation. which is said to be the largest in any county. Sheep did not winter well thia year, aaid Mr.Cornett, many of the owner* re porting more than the usual lose. Members will not have to pay for the Murk* a* they get them, but will b* charged up to them and collected for at the end of the aeason. The reason for the association for matting the aack* is ticca use they want only jute tack* used. a* mohair sack* are to fragile. GILKEY STATION Ere this paper reach«-* our read er*. Dr. S. C. Browne and household clft-ct* will be speeding south by S. P. fast freight for hi* new home at Esquinapa. Palmito 1H-I Verde Is land. Mexico. Monday the doctor was in Port- larxl. where he complete»! final ar rangements for hi* iNuoport*. Tues day hi* car wa* loaded with house- 8«>l<! effect*, two fine horse*, a cow an»! a fine sow. with enough feed to see them through, an»! Wednesday night at Albany two »-arb-ad* from Salem will join the doctor and pro ceed to their destination .Mrs. Browne wiil visit a couple of w«-«-ks at Astoria and Salem an«l then join the doctor in the eunny southlan«! W'r are sorry to lose thi* «-»lima- ble family from our midst and wish them good luck, good health and prosperity in their new home. March 2« With the coming of spring weath er new athletic sport* put in their appearance All of the boys are taking a great interest in the local track meet*. Miss Morcom viix-cted to return to school Monday, but wan not able to do so. therefore, the high school ha* another new face among the faculty. Mrs. Cumming*. al*> an O. A. C. senior in home economics, ha* taken the place of Mow Gilstrap, who ha* been acting as a substitute for the past six week* A Parent-Teachers meeting was held al the school house last Thur»- •lay night. Among the interesting features of the evening were spel ling matches held between member* of the different classes. Prize* were given to the best six-ller of each grade. The studenta are verv buny keep ing their studies up and at the same lime lending a hand to help in build ing the gym. The work commence«! j_ _ JORDAN ITEMS Tuesday morning whi n gravel haul mg was the order of the day. March 27 Several laat vear senior* were Mrs. Fink asaitted at clerking in visiting al the Scio Hi last week t'ollrg i* no doubt great, but th (Mu the Phillips »tore Thursday. C. A Silbernaglr was called to college freshmen seem to like to re- California Saturday bv the seriou* turn to Scio, where la-t year they were those «lent, solemn seniors. illnewi of hi* brother. The last iasue of the Sphinx wa* John Shelton visited hi* grand The student* mother, Mr*. Nancy Bilyeu. Friday, printed last week, Geo. Goswick and family, of Cor- are now working on the annual. Be A Btxmler! valli*. were weekend guest* of hi* The attendencc i* almost up to [tarents, the J. F. Goswicka, a few normal and almost every one ha* day* thi* week. After a period of almost three fully recovered from the flu. but years idleness the Jordan flouring we regret that some are unable to mills have resumed operation with return to achool. promise of a good patronage. John Jungwirth and family, of Gooch, visited relative* and friend* here Sunday. Tom Phillips and wife were Jor dan visitors Saturday. Otto Weidman brought over a fine load of grain to be chopped Thursday O regon M ist . The ladies of thi* vicinity will be glad to learn that Mrs. ih-na Mark, th* milliner at Stayton. will give away two hat* on Saturday. April 1, one to a lady and the other to s>me girl. It will pay our ladles to go to Stayton and take thia opportunity to gel a hat. [Adv. Fred Sommer will be the local leader of the Scio Holstein club which waa organized in Albany Sat urday. Ronald Sommer is president and Harold Thurston is vice-presid ent. and Robert Summer, secretary. Th* other memliers are Lx-ttr Som mer and Glenn Thurston. J. D. Densmore left last night <>n ledger. a busmeas trip to Seattle, and will Some have mistaken fear for fact in their belief that the gymnasium bond money might be used in pay ment of the Student Body debt. The Scio High School Student Body is «elfsupporting and ended the year last year about fifty dollars to the good in spite of losses of thirty-ffve <>r forty dollars on basket ball and debate This year shower baths were uutalle and football equipment purchase-«! ami thee* unusual »xpen- ws and a bad financial season in basket ball have left a heavy but impossible debt. Thia will be raised as soon as the flu' and the Senior play are out of the way. The only use of bond money for Student body purjMMws temporarily was the return Sunday the worrying Th« book* of the gym fund are open to any one. There la only one "If” in this proposition and that ia labor. There ia not a thousand dollars in the coffers for labor, it will tx- necessary that everylx«b ’* idle time be invested in this proposition. From now on team* and men will be needed Six men a day for six week* will be wanted. No one man can put in all hi* time and th* "let th* other fellow do it” idea must be forgotten Divide thia and the labor will be just enough to make each feel like more Here • to six week* of cooperation and good fel- principal's own check, on which be iowship V n iu nl***r to th* front. look hie own cteaoeaa. Let htai de : SHINDLER BRIDGE j March 2« March 27 Riley I'reever claim* a record for one of hi* purebred Holstein cow* which recently droppe»! a calf weigh ing 129 pound*. Among thear who attend«-»! the Linn county Holstein Club in Albany Saturday were Frank an«! Fre«i Sommer ami Orville Gilkey. The latter wa* circle«! one of the direct ors. Cletus Holt return«-«! from Port- Ian«! Saturday. T. M Holt return«*! Wednesday Edgar Gilkey wa* viaiting hi* h>>me folaa Sunday at Gilkey. Jack Jone*, wife and son. Harry, of Stayton. visited Saturday and Sunday at J G. Holt's. Mia* Rachel Cook spent the week end in Portland and attended the grand opera. S. F Zyaett ami Alvan Gilkey have returne«! from Portland. wh«-re th«-y were giving stump burner dem onstrations for the past 6 weeks. The demonstration is now lx-tng George Grimes was in this vicinity shown on the movie *cr«-en in Port Tuesday selling patent oilers for land with the men at work am! a Ford cars. crowe of 800 spectators Mrs J. S. Hannah visited at the The ladies Aid met Wetlnesday at Z. J. Clark h<>m* Tuesday while Sank Mrs Fr*d Sommer's and card«-«! wool for wool beds. went down town shopping. Bert Mitchell ha* lieen quite ill. Mrs. Cha* Vsetrcka and daughter Our Sunday school had a miaalon- Lily were on the sick list last week. A largo Miss Kcitha Morris visited with ary program Sunday, crowd was pri-wnt. Mrs W. A. Mrs J. H. Hildreth Wednesday. Mrs. Lula Bond spent Sunday Gilkey !••<! the exercise*, which were: »«»ng by all."!he Ninety and Nine;" with Mr*. Nell Hollis Mr* O. E. Eichinger attended the recitation, l^ina Zyaett: dialogue, four children; recitation. IJoyd church service* in town Sunday Mi-« Freda Thayer, teahcr of dis Crenshaw; song, bv the Primary trict N > 9, spent Sunday at the class, recitatioh. Violet Crenshaw; home of her sister, Mr*, i R Shel song, the bible claaa; mla»i<mary talk, J. G. Holt; duet, Mr*. Edna ton. Joe Shindler, had the misfortune Gilkey ami Mrs. 8. B. Holt; reading of cutting hi* left hand while split by Mrs. S. B Holt; solo, Mrs. J. G. ting wood Saturday morning. Dr Holt; s«>ng. Junior claw. U-onard Gilkey vialted at the Al Frill dressed the wound, which is doing a* well a* could lx- expected. len Arnold home Sunday uf termion. Frank Prokop and wife transact Mr. and Mr*. George Westenhouw- ed business in Albany Wednesday. are both on the road to recovery Ralph .McDonal«! gave a program after enjoying an attack of the Hu. Cecil Grime* and Arthur Clark at hi* school Friday which wa* much <mjov«i by eighteen visitor*. were out rabbit hunting Saturday. Miss Anene Smail spent the week I^banon ia all agog over the pos end at home. sibility of a landing field for the airplane forrest patrol. Why not Mr*. Mike Kelly Passe* Scio get busy and see what can lie Mary Jane Robinson wa* born in done? Time i* short and such field Yorkshire. England, April 4, 1886, would be of untold benefit to Scio and died at the Scio Hospital during citizens and busimmsmen. Obituary I Cooupu *i ir at «dI Anna Rose Rosprofka waa born in Moravia, Bohemia, Nevrmber 10, 1861. and died at her home near Scio on March 21, 1922, ag»xl 70 year*. 4 month* and 11 days Death waa cauaed by cancer of the liver, and came at the emi of five and a half month* Meknea*. She w a* mar ried to Frank Rosprofka in 1876. To thia union 7 children were born, three of whom are still living. She came to America in 1HH1. settling first in Minn«*sota, and coming to Oregon in 1907, when they t«iok the same homestead on which she died. She ia survived by her huv- ban«! and thrr* children, two sister* child-birth on March 28, 1922, at •— the age of 35 years. 11 month*, and four grandchildren. and 22 day*. She wa* united in marriage to Card sf Thank. Micheál Kelly in 1906. tiring hi* We wish to extend and express second wife. Besides her husband our heartfelt thank* to our friends she is survived bv three son* and for their sympathy in our reevnt three daughters, the «on* being bereavement of wife and mother. George. Daniel, and l«eroy and the Frank Rosprofka. daughters are- Annie, Marie and Mrs. Nettle Carruthers. Gladys. She will be hurried in Al Mrs. Josephine llalada. bany at 1:00 o'clock this afternoon Anton Rosprofka. Report ha* it that Fred A. Wil- liama, chairman of the Public Serv ice tnmmiaaion. will not tie a candi date to succeed himself. He probably ha* read the handwriting on the wall. He waa elected on a platform adverse to his actions since being a member of the board No wonder he will not b* a candidate to aucceed himself. Present« 41 Dangerous Curves Ahead” and a 2-Reel Comedy .April 1st and 2nd Admission 10c-25c While the ordinary run of "big egg" stories are getting a little bit tiresome and ve editor was looking for a good thriller. Charles Vesetka brought the real thing It measures 8| by 6j. and weigh* over 6 ounces. . Charley save the egg cam* from a Rhode Island Red hen I ------------- --------------------- Paint Up Clean Up AND We can furniali yon Lowe Bros. High Standard Paint Linseed Oil Brushes Varnish Wall Paper Etc., Etc. Give us a call Kelly’s Drug Store litxall Store