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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1919-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 19, 1923)
Vol. 26 THE SCIO TRIBUNE |1.75 the Year Was Pioneer of Oregon, and I jnn County--Pronunent I hroughout State Judge W R Bilyeu, one of Linn county's twat known early pioneers, dud at St Mary's hospital, where h» was removed Saturday. Tuesday April 10. at 10 45 after a lingering i In. «a that had confined him to his U I nine* March 19th, his 76th birth day. Judge Bilyeu was born in Miller county, Missouri on March 19. 1947 and < mu west with his parents in 1862. crossing the plains with them with an < x team. The family upon arrival in Oregon, settled near Hills- |..>r", where they remained until 1866 w hen they moved to Polk coun ty and two year* later they took up thru residence in Linn county near S > <>n the Green bridge road. Judge Bilyeu was married in 1982 t<> Mary E. Goldson, of Corvallis, »h pn -rd awav in 1919. Throe children were born to them, two of whom survive: Charles Rilyeu. of Enterprise and Dr. Walter Bilyeu, <>f All anv. One daughter, Alice, di> d m 1885. Mary Joan, daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles Bilyeu, and Walter R. Jr., son of Dr. Walter R Bilyeu, are surviving grandchildren. Judge Bilyeu was the oldest of 11 children He is survived by two brothers lark Bilyeu, of Eugene, and J. A Bilyeu, of Salem, and two -otter- Mrs. T J. Hall, of Linnton, prig >n, and Mrs. L. A. McQueen, of Portland. In 1*82 he liegan an independent law practice in Albany. His public «•rvice twgan in 1873 when he was elected to the senate from lann county and served two terms, re- t ’ ng in 18*6. In the legislative — Wood Lark SC|o OREGON. THURSDAY, APRIL 19. 1923 session of 1903-4 he represented Linn county in the house of re pre sentativee. In 1919 hr was elected county judge and took office the first of 1919. Earlv this year, owing to fading health, hr tendered his resignation as county judge and one of the first acts of Governor Pierce when he took office on January 9. was the acceptance of thia resignation and the appointment of B M Payne to serve the remaining years of the term Judge Bilvew was prominent in the Masonic lodge of Albany and of the state Hr wa« also a charter member of the Albany lodge num ber 359 of Elks, bring numtier 32 on the original list The funeral services were con ducted from the Albany Masonic temple on Friday afternoon al 2:30 under the auspices of the Blue lodge The services were public Dr, D. V. Poling delivered the funeral ser mon and D. P. Mason conducted the ritualistic services both al the hall and at the grave. Interment was in the Masonic cemetery. The remains were escorted to their final rest by the Knights Templar. The jawbone of a rhinoceros, re cently unearthed near Gateway, has l>een received by the department of historical research of the O. A. C. and has been placed on exhibition in the museum It was sent there for identification. A. h. Makinster and Fay Chit wood, of Madras, found this fossil which was burled in forty feet of gravel and sand. The men were working on a rock crusher on the Mecca r<»ad at the time of their finding. Although the data furnished were somewhat meager. DC. Livingston, professor of geology, identified the jaw as that of a rhinoceroa, and the two teeth as the last molars from the right lower law of the animal. Judging from the coarse sand in which the fossil was encased, Prof. Livingston decided that the speci men evidently came from a lake or stream deposit, which Indicates that the region about Gateway has passed through a marvelous change in the long period since the animal lived. Dr. Thomas Con lon, professor of natural science in three Oregon uni versities. and at one time Oregon state geologist, discovered some Linn County Crop fossils of the rhinoceros near the Production For 1922 same locality, and the indications are that the rhinoceros has been According to F L. Kent, agricul quite common in eastern Oregon. tural statistician, Linn county grew 26,000 acres of winter wheat which Benefit Dance yielded a total of 494,000 bushels or 19 bushels to the acre. The Next Sa'urd**y night at the gym average for the state was al»> 19 the Pythian Sisters are giving a bushels. benefit dance for the gym fund, and The 12,(MM) acres of spring wheat this should bring out all lovers of yielded only I om . imhi bushels or nine the terpsichorran art. The Pythian bushels to the acre, The average Sisters have engaged the ls*ban«n for the state was 11 bushels, orchestra for the occasion The The 46,000 acres of winter oats price of the tickets are 11 00. and yielded 21 bushels per acre and the spectators 25c. Refreshments will 2600 acres of barley averaged 26 lie served. bushels per acre. The total oats was 966,000 bushels and total barley Lease Recreational Ground 66,000 bushels. own II ——----- Last vear Ijnn county grew 2000 At the spring meeting of theSan- acres of potatoes which average 100 tiam Fish am! Game Aseosiation. bushels per acre or a total of 200 - held in Lebanon last Friday night, 000 bushels the members decider! to lease recre- The 66,000 acres of hav of all na aticnal grounds at Clear lake and a tures. yielded an average of 1.8 tons committee will soon be named to per acre. complete the arrangements. Thia Apples are given as 1200 acres and yielded 60,000 bushels, beans, 120 acres, yielding 6000 bushels; and prunes. 1,025 acres yielding 100,000 bushels. The commercial fruit crop w»s 4,500 bushels of apples. 1600 bushes of pears. 2,000,000 pounds of prune«, 250.IMM) pounds of cherries and 500,000 pounds of Loganberries. Lebanon Criterion. Hiking Party Squirrel Poison 50c Get it At Kelly’s Drug Store The HfxaU Store A Find Rhinoceros Jawbone Six little girls hiked to Randall I hill Saturday afternoon and had a j most glorious time, as they express I it. They took their lunch with ■ them ami gallantly resisted the temptation to eat until the destina tion was reached. After gathering armfuls of spring flowers, they returned home, being fortunate enough to catch a ride hack. The little girls in the party were Sylvia Bartu. Mona Bowser.Geraldine Rod gers. Brenda Scott, Evelvn Lind lev. and Viola Fuller. Mrs. J I. Rod gers chaperoned. A card announcing th* arrival of a baby girl at the home of Mr. and Mrs C. V Ashbaugh, former res! dents of Shelburn, but now of I Brooks, was received here Mondav. ] The baby airiv. d >>n April 2. and has been christened Kreta Fay Mother and babe are doing fine $1.75 the Year No 36 is one of the most forward move ments yet undertaken by the Asso ciation. It will be entirely for members, and it is urged that all who can take out membership and thus enjoy the privileges The Mr.. Robert Cary, Aged 83, gr»und to be leased comprises an Succumbs to Paralysis at acre and already has two cottages. Many speeches were made urging Cobelo, California greater respect for the present law and its proper enforcement, as also Word was received In Scio Mon timely suggestions for withholding day by Frank Cary that his mother, licenses from violators tor all lime to come. The ladr U for protection Mrs Robert Carv. had died Sunday to real sportsmen and the game A night following a second attack of visitor from Canada was present paralysis, which occurred on ru.n. and he told of the protection a like •lay, April 10. Early last September Mrs. Cary organisation was giving migratory , received her first stroke, and for a birds so that the present and future time her life hung in the balance, generations may tie supplied in both but she rallied, became stronger and countries. later was taken to Cobelo, Calif..the The meeting was held in the Leb home of a daughter, Mrs Luella anon hotel at 9 o’clock and the menu Bigger, where it was thought the was all that one could wish Some change <>f scent rv and climate would 100 or more attended Those from Scio were C. Flcq, A. G. Prill. P H. prove beneficial. For a time her MacDonald, E. II II : - th N ¡condition improved, but the second rendered her unconscious, in which Morris and I. V. McAdoo. state she died. M(S Cary was born in Ohio in Nearly Meet. Death 1*40, and had she lived until next July would have been 83 years old. Monday afternoon while John L. She was a kind neighlxir and devot Kelly was at the Scio Logging & ed mother. The following children Lumber Co.’s planing mill a heavy survive. Mrs. Luella Bigger, of box of stones fell from its perch on Calif , Robert Cary, jr,. and wife,of th« bridge and struck Mr. Kelly a I»« Gatos,Calif.; Dr. Carv and wife, glancing blow on the head, cutting of Tacoma; Mrs. Bertie Cary and a gash about 14 Inches long and Mrs. Alice King, of Washington which required several stitches If state. Miles ami Frank, of Scio, and the box had struck him on the head Mrs. Rhoda Hudson. All were squarely almost instant death would present at the funeral except Mrs. have resulted. He considers him Hudson. self luckv in the accident, although The remains arrived in Scio Wed- It was a surprise and quite serious. nesday morning and the funeral was Dr. Prill attended him held al the Baptist church at two o’clock in the afternoon. Rev. F. B. Aged Minister Passes bellman, of Albany, officiating. In terment was had in the Masonic Rev. W. C. Reuter. Ph D . 66. a cemetery. retired Methodist minister died sud Another pioneer has gone to her denly Tuesday noon at the Southern reward, and her good works will Pacific station in A'bany. He had act as beacon lights to those of us just purchaser! a ticket for Cottage left tiehind to take up the work she Grove and was waiting for the train left unfinished. He had been in seemingly good health, having lecturer! at the Meth- Shoe.! Shoes! odist church on M onday night He had been on the platform 40 years We hsve a complete line of spring and had held pastorates in several shoes for women, misses and child southern Oregon cities. ren. Como in and see them. DEATH CLAIMS A PIONEER CITIZEN Hibler & Gill Co.. Scio. Ore. Sella Hia Ranch John Kouba has sold his four acre tract on the West Scio road to Jam es Skokan, recently of Canada, and possession is to be given the first of Mav. Mr. Kouba will have charge i of the Tucek farm during a visit of the family back to North Dakota. ; We welcome the Skokan family to our midst. Miss Frances Eckert had as Sun day guests her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Eckert and three children and her grandmother, Mrs Myers. all of Portland. "Aunt Becky" M oris bad «« in- day dinner guests Mr, im I Mrs. .Al An all day »er vice will lie held at bin bason of Albany and Mr. and the Baptist church next Sunday. Mrs. Marion Arnold. April 22. Everybody is invited to bring a basket of food and enjoy a Mrs. C. W. Bragg entertained the basket dinner as well a. have a good 500 club at her home in West Scio time. A Baptist roll call will occur yesterday afternoon. Spring flow st two o’clock. ers formed the decorations and re W. F. Gill. Mias Josie Kotan and freshments made a Atting dose for Mrs. Donald Mcknight and children the pleasant afternoon. »pent Sunday with Mrs. Anna Ko tan. southeast of town. last the Tribune do your printing Let ’Er Buck At Scio, Sunday, April 22 More homes, more riders and a general all around good i show. Starts at 2 p. m. Admission 25c and 50c. 1 jllirrri-------- TrTTTTrrrrTTrrTrriirrtrrri r in. *
