THE SCIO TRIBUNE
VOL. XXVI
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STAYTON SUFFERS
DISASTROUS FIRE
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SCIO. LINN COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 17. Wirt
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as to evidenced by the statements of
the members
It is a fact that when
a body of men cannot get along to
gether. there is littl«» chance for pro
gress. and this is an tnstaiwe where
Cail Sent To Salem. Albany the public will pav the bill. The Great Caravan l ame, People
division come* over telephone rate*
Saw and Greater Interest
And Scio For Help—Sev
now in effect, and which the new
Had in Power Farming
eral Went From Here
member* want to reduce
H. H
Corey the old member, aieo wants to
reduce, but he want* to do it in a
The great Ford t'artvan. with all
Yesterday morning, at
throe o’clock. Stayton was vttotsd i,MrBl manner, so that the decision the many units for power farming
bv one of the moot disastrous flrrs will stand, whichever way it might I came to Scio on Monday ami a great
In it* history, and as they were un go. It to a fact the rate* are too throng of peopl«» were here to *er
able to cope with th« sMwaUon. high, compare»! with other commod and learn more atiout power farm-
i ing and how money corn Id lie saved
sent out a call for assistance from ities and usages. l>ut tn reduce them
drastically
will
only
make
for
more
¡thereby. It was a great showing
Salem, Albany. Scio and other pla
costs and expenses to the taxpayers, I and will be remembered for year*
ces for help in subduing a flame
and thus we believe Mr. C«irvy I* to come.
that promis«! to wipe the town out
correct
The new members m*ern
In coming from Lebanon, where
of existence. When discovered. It
to think they have the bull by th«» they exhibited on Saturday, the car
is said flame* were shooting from
tail am! can twist It off any time avan became stuck in the mud and
two corners of the old Commercial
they want to, but there is a better new road just thia side of the S. W.
hotel, and liegan to spread rapidly.
and
more satisfactory way. as sug Gaines place, and this delay«! the
The call from Scio was responded
Work to arrival about an hour, but the wait
to bv Fire Chief A W Hagev. J. B. gested by Mr. Corey
gether.
gentlemen,
and
all
will be was patiently mad»» by the tw-tple
Couey, Clare Cobb. Glenn Holland.
well
and the show wa« all that could
Frank Bartu, l>r. E 11. Hobeon and
To be sure,
have been desired
Fred Bilyeu. Others would have
there
were
no
liras*
ban«!*,
no esh
To
Remodel
Church
gone had they Isren notified. Sa-
ope.
no
elephant*,
and
the
like,
but
lem sent their engine and pumper,
it
was
enlertami'ig
and
educa-
The
members
of
the
Christian
and with hetoic work soon had the
tional.
flam«»* under control. The Stayton church met last Thursday night and
At ll o’clock. when the caravan
took
step«
to
enlarge
the
edifice
by
fire department worked hard and
arrived,
a parade was formed and
widening
it
on
the
east
sole
and
faithfully, but were unable to get
it (Poceeded down Main street and
taking
out
the
vestibule
and
thus
the fire under control.
The bu«ine*H houses eonsuaied or making it lunger. The church will back again to the pasture of Fred
so badly ruined that burning would also make other improvements and Bilyeu, on South .Mam street, ami
have io-en the same, are: The Com bring it up to date as near as possi adjourn«! until I o’clock, when a
In plowing with:
mercial hotel, the Gardner etore, ble under the circumstances. The demonstration
plow* ami disk plow* was made i
Presbyterians
ala»
worship
with
them
the Klecker store (no Insurance),
the Hendershott confectionery and and have services every alternati» The ground was dry and hard, but
the tractors pull«! their loads with
rooming house, a barber shop and Sunday
ease
and
certainty
Th«»n
the
The
spirit
of
progress,
improve*
the Kramer bakery. The fire was
ground was disk«! and harrow»*!
ment
and
betterment
of
the
com-
■topped just as it reached the bak
ery, but the damage from water and munitv is tieginning to lie noticeable, and left in good shape for *e«iing. >
other causes was as bad as the fire
would
iiave Ixwn. The Gehlen
store, across the street, was dam
aged by the heat and wire lows bto-
ken out, as was also the hardware
store, 'hough it is a concrete build
ing. We were unable to learn the
amount of damage, or the amount
of insurance carried.
Slav ton ha* been un a boom late
ly. doing a lot of paving and other
wise improving the apoearance of
that thriving little village to our
north, and a setback like thia puts a
damper on further prugrea*. but let
us hop«- that out of this disaster a
bigger and belter town will grow.
Not Working Together
The Oregon Publie Service Cora-
mimion is not working in harmony.
Cla-Wood
Lemon Cream
for
Comfort
Protection
The
xall Store
J
• 1.76 II#' YEAR
by the people when It was announ
ced that the radio set had tievn bro
ken ai.d that It had twen sent to
which
Portland for repairs, an«!
would take about a week for its re
naira. Most of our people have not
Many Come to 1 tear. But Were
tieen fortunate to hear or see a
Disappointed — Rapt At
radio in operation, and thia w«»uld
have b«K>n a rare treat to them.
tention Given Speakers
The picture show at night was car
ri«! out as seh«lul«*l, the gr«»at
However our prejudices may be.
works of the Ford plant being shown,
whether for or agatnat single tax.
and also how each and every artici«
or any tax of any other name, much
entering into th»» complete«! For«! | interest had been created in the de
product is made and then tested for I
bate scheduled to occur at the Z C.
Its strength, its perfc^tnew in fitting i
11 J hall last Saturday afternoon,
in where it belongs an-I with just
when Hon. Walter M Pierce was to
enough of the comic side of life to
have met J. H Herman in a discus
make the whole a pleasure to see
sion of the single lax question.
sud of lasting remenbrance by the
Hut disappointmiMit was in store
great crowd present
for those who wante»! to get the
Fred Bilyeu is to lie congratulai-
light. If same could be given for
id and comment«! for bringing this
Mr. Pierce did not put in appear
great educational feature to Scio
ance, and f >r a very gotai reason -
It coat him good money and lota of
Mi wife was sick and he had been
it. bu< this paper believes it was the
called to his home in la Grande,
Ix-st money he ever invested in the
Mrs Pierce is said to be suffering
way of educating the people t«» the
with csncvr of the stomach. and
use of power machinery on the
that her life la hanging in the bal
farm and in the home. He ought
ance, and Mr. Pierce was justified
an«! no doubt will r«*ceive lh»» hear
thereby in canceling his debate here
ty applause of the peoble her«-about
for this occasion.
However, Mr. Herman was hero
Honesty Beat Policy
and gave a very entertaining expla
nation of the workings of the pro-
Chsrjt«! with selling short meas p»>eed meaure and for which the
ure of wood to Mrs. L. Ward of voter isaske»! to vol«» for or against
this city. Raleigh Frietag, of the In the approaching election—single
Thomas community, appeared in tax. Of course, the absence of Mr.
justice court before Judge Olliver Pierce an»! his excuse* were capital
yesterday furesioou and pl«»ade»l ized by the speaker. not in the m-nw
guilty.
of ridicule liecause of the aickniMM.
He paid a fine of 124» and I I 6(1 but liecause the speaker felt that
«ats. I. was allege*! by Mr*. Ward Mr. Pierce was afraid to meet him
that wi od he deliver«*! sometime and discuss the issue
and soon Seto will tie second to none
Another farm utensil, and one: earlier "his month would not mean
F. E Coulter, also of Portland,
for cleanliness and attractive homes that eyerv farmer needs, is a mow ure out to full cords
Saturday’s was present and gave a short talk
and public buildings.
er. ami the attachment of a 6-foot Albany Herald.
on single tax. the banking system,
blade as use«! on th»» Fordeon was
and also a little ridicule of the ab
The Rain Came
here ihown ami demonstrated. It
sence of Mr, Pierce. It wait indeed
File* Suit For $10,000
dors its work with precision, auto
a misfortune that Mr Pierce was
For the past few days there have matically stop* the tractor when it
Mrs. Bertha ('uri. mother of al>«ent. because there was not much
been rain and then ram*, and the comes in contact with a «tump or
Frederick l'uri, the 17 year old b»»y «aid that would give the hearers
farmers with late ernt* are reaping large rock, ami will cut up to 26 who lost his life last Novernlwr while any idea of the single tax or income
the benefit
It was too iwd thia ar re* of hay or gram per day.
performing duties for the Pacifie tax. It is hoped that another de
could not have happen«»»! a month or
The power tree puller was al«o Telephone A Telegraph Co. at Jeff bate can lie arranged, and that all
six week* ago. but such is the ele demonstrated. and three tr»*-* were erson, during the flood, has brought parties thereto will be present. it
ments, and no man ha* the changing. removed from the street north of suit against tbeenm|>any for 110.000. is hard to prepare for a debate and
In Albany laat Saturday, according Fred Bilyeu’s house
A three-quar It is said the youag man was acting then not be able to give it.
to the cwpeis and citiiens, an inch ter inch cable *«« u««l. the (tower under orders ia trying to string the
of rain fell and delug«><| the streets that can tie bad i* «|ual to 16 1500- company’s wire that was down in the
Here’s Real Opportunity
until they were like running rivers. pound horses, and the tr»*- just has Santiam at Jeffere«». am! he lost hi*
But six miles to the east no rain fell. to come. It ia not claimed that I I balance aud was drwwn«*l
Having other future plan* in view
The raina here have lx»-n slow and tr«*-* of two or more f«-et can be
I will offer all my holdings in Scio
of untold good to the pasture* and pull«! with an small a cable with
for sale at a reasonable price all
Culling Demonstration
growing crop*
universal »uccrss, but that same can
good income property: The Peoples
I m » done. It wag n night worth **»e-
A poultry culling demonstration Theatre with all equipment; one
ing, and show* the unlimit«! use to
Please Settle Accounts
will be held at the home of Vilas biick and one frame store budding,
which a tractor can be placed
Arnold on August 31. to which every both rented; my N-room house and
All persons snowing themwlve*
An electric washing machtn«* was
p«>ultry fancier is Invited
These 6-acre tract, and several other lota.
Indebted to the Sanitary Market also in use. showing that the work
demonstrations will help the raiser Will srll reasonable and on terms.
(Sbelton A Co.), please call and set of the lady of the house Is also re
to determine his paying flecks and
John Weeelv.
tle same immediately, so that the lieved by the applian«»* the Ford
also help in weeding out the winter
estate of 0. M Shelton may be ad p«»ple are puttiug out. Then there
boarders. County
Agent. A C.
Sulwcribe for the Tribune
justed quickly. Thanking you for was the road scraper, and other
Heyman. *tU be present and do the
past favors and anticipating a ready utensils that make for better and
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demonstrating.
response to this request.
i quicker work and the saving of man
Respect fully,
power on the farm, road ami stump
Good reports were heard on all
Shelton 4 Co. Meat Market,
age ground
side« of the big dinner served bv the
Ry H L. Sh«-Uon.
A great disappointment was felt
Scio hotel to the people of this vicini'y
, last Monday, and these reports show
Far From Truth
that Scio al last has what it has nettl
ed for a lone time There is no better
Ona M Shelton, a Scio butcher,
advertisement
for aeommunity than
People’s Theatre
was killed and his two son- and an
GOOD
its hotel whether go»«! or l>ad. but
adult pasaenger slightly snjurr»!
PLACI
a good hotel, such as we now have,
Presents Jack Holt in
when he ran hie auto into the aide
is the making of the town. Our
TO
of a moving railroa«! engine near
people at all times should give it the
DINE
Lebanon Sunday. That was one
support it deserves, and we hope
IN
time when the motor driver kilted
they will. Read the ad in this issue
himself and nobody else by reckleee-
SALEM
— then go there for dinner next Sun
nera at a crossing — Halsey Euler-
and a Bennett comedy
bay and as often as tMiseihle.
prise.
and Weekly
Johnnie Denamoie and Fred T.
August
19
and
20
Bilyeu
drove a couple of the Fordeon
Bernes! Bernes!
equipment to Albany Tu«raday. owing
to the fact that two of the other
top price« for berries
Admission
10c-25c
employees
had to return to their
Call for berry boxes. Winner Pro-
DEMONSTRATION
WAS A SUCCESS
SICKNESS PREVENTED
HAVING TAX DEBATE
“The Call of
The North
Kelly’s Drug Store
BOOST FOR SCIO
ALL THE TIME
regular employment.