Vol. 27
THE SCIO TRIBUNE
$1.75 the Year
TWO SMALL BOYS
HOLD UP STORE
SCIO OREGON. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923
Citv Council held their regular
meeting last
Thursday
night.
Meeting open«»! in regular form
Ixst Monday
afternoon
two and dispense,I of such business that
small boys, Raymond McBurnty. came before it.
They voted to take up $14,000.00
aged IS, and hia brother, Albert,
aged 11, of Mill City* held up the of the citvs bund« ami during the
Jordan store and taken only a box coming year 1924 to pay IbOO.OO
of .22 calibre cartridges. They I quarterly out of the electric light
hung around the store all afternoon, and water funds. This ia to be
they had asked Mr. Philips about paid by the city and not by taxation
the shells several times dur ing the
The citv received t>00 feat of new
afternoon.
He was afraid the ' fire hose which was ordered late
boys would take the shells so he -thia fall, thia with the 4'M) feet of
told his brother to watch them. 'good hoae now on hand gives the
Finlv the older boy came In and city 1000 ft of hoae and will enable
demanded the box of shells at the them to reach any building within
point of a pietie.
the city limits.
Deputy Sheriff J. M. Bilyeu,
took the boys to Albany where he
turned them over to the sheriff
there.
Accoring to the story told by the
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
COUNCIL MEETING HELD
INPROVEMENT IN
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
Brief Resume of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
Utile Robert Bilyeu, the oldest
son of Ed Bilyeu, was the victom of
a scarious accident last Saturday
afternoon, when he and his small
The Eugene Masons have de< ld*d tn
brother and a neighbor bov was erect a new temple next year
playing with some dinamite caps,
Fire completely d»atroy«d the Chil
hia first two fingers and thumb on oquin hotel al Chiloquin. Jo tnllea
his left hand being blowen off his north of Klamath Falls.
The total assessment of public utlll
right hand waa powder burnt and
one eye recieved a «light ingure he ties of Union county la *6.663.293 Last
year's assessment was *1.137.434.
was powder burnt from his cheat to
The Eugene lodge of Elks has ap
hia knees. He waa rushed to Scio
NOTICE
aeveral houra.
(x>me and win a turkey or duck
for your Christmas dinner at the
turkey shoot Dec. 16. On thcSurfling
place 2 miles east of Crabtree. R.
R. Preever ,
visitors in Salem. Saturday.
Mix H. Tobie has written from
Reedsport, saying they are, well
and sujoying their new home.
Th« Oregon Walnut Growers' asso-
talloa. In session at Halem. voted lo
hold Its cuaventlon next year at New
berg
I. H. IXIs of Newberg was
sleeted president and C. E Hcheuatvr
•f Corvallis was reelected secretary
.reaaur«r.
As a result of the eInd and rain
«torsi that swept tb« state last weak,
tirv«’.s in Warrenton ware flooded,
rock* fell on the Columbia River high
■ ay and trees blocked other roads.
Seaside atid Warrenton telephone
«wltchbuards «ere burned out; the
burned area of Astoria waa flooded
when a high lid« backed up over the
seawall. Young's bay and John Ihty
Irawbrldx»* were put out of commis
sion temporarily, and minor damage
«u done at Hood River.
pointed a coramiv«" to investigate tbs
The state highway department has
feasibility of remodeling Its temple.
granted perm lesion to the t'oaat Pow
Members of the Willamette Valley er > mpnay to reconstruct and extend
Robert got the caps out of his drain Growers' association held a con its power line on the Roosevelt high
terence In Salem to discuss market way between Manhattan and Gara-
father’s wagon shed and the boys*
conditions.
baldi.
went up on the hill Where thev were
Seventyelx carloads, or approxl
Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock a
going to blow up a stump in whitch malely 23.000. more sheep were ship
memorial tablet placed on the old
place they though there were some ped out of Head thia fall than in the
Methodist church at Jacksonville,
skunks and Robert knelling down fall of 1923
which N said to be the oldest Protes
The Pacific northwest Interinilo tant <hur<h building now standing
lit the fust he had made of binder
glate
conference meeting, scheduled went of the Rocky mountains, was uu
twine and it went off and caused
to be held In Spokane, haa been veiled
the accident. He is reported to lie
switched to Portland
General Manager A. F H. Steel« of
getting along fine.
To relieve the shorter* of dwelling the Apple Growers' association has
houses in Albany a building and loan received a letter from United States
association la planned by several busi Senator McNary to the effect that
ness men of that city.
stored applns may be utilised aa se
The 14th annual convention of the ■ UHty for loans with Inlerumdlalc
Oregon Hotel M»na association was credit banks.
held In Portland with more than 100
Farm acreage In Oregon for 1923.
Mrs. W. F, Gill entertained the delegates la attendance.
exclusive of II countlne which have
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Mra. L. McDaniels is staying at
Joe Munker, while her husband
and brother are wiring houses on
the West Scio electric line
with a capacity of 4600 horsepower.
where he recieved medical treat
ment.
boys, the older had had trouble with
his teacher in the Mill City school,
and yesterday morning the two had
The local pustoffic has made
run away. They said that Frank
Hu*. another Mill City boy. had quite an inprovement in the last
given them the guns and told them week, they have combini-! the office
that the weapons would earn them that was occopied by Dr. Hol >»<»n
with the old office. Giving the
a good living.
The boys’ father went to Albany rural carriers more room. and past
and took the children home with master Sticha more room for parcel
him. He will take them back to poet. It gives the patron» of Scio
”500'* dub at her hmoe last Friday
Albany later for a hearing. One who have locklio.xc* a 24 I hour
afternoon, in a very charming way.
service
instead
of
12
hours.
of the boys' guns, a .38. was loaded
Mrs.Jennie Jones rec< ved the first
Thi* inprovement has long been
I
with one shell. The other a .22
prize
and Mrs. Minnie Shelton the
was empty. The boys had no other needed, and eapeci ally during the
consolation.
At the close of the
Chrinemaa rush. Scio now has one
cart i idges.
afternoon
the
haste»- assisted by
of the beat offices in the stale i for
Mra. Ed Mvers served a dainty two
a town of ite size.
course luncheon at tables liguted
GILKEY STATION
with attractive candle», whitch she !
a soft glow over the ’many boquets
Dec. 11
of pink ohryantheums arranged
throughout the rooma. All members
.Mr. and Mrs. John Shepherd are
of the club were present except
the parents of a babv boy, born
Mrs. Carl Bragg.
Thursday, Dec. 6th. Mother and
baby are doing well.
Gone Are The Days
A double header basket
baiket bail
ball game
Ira Serfling came from Silverton
waa played at Turner, the I mivs
Sunday. Mrs. Mae Higgenbotham was
The famous frog pond on null
game
was a tie and the Turner
and (laughters came with him to
street,
that T. L. Dugger used to
girls
girla
were
victorious
by
a
-
-■
re
of
visit her sisters, Mrs. W. S. Kelly
write about, is n« more, Through
12
to
7.
The
game
was
the
'he
first
of
and Mrs. Frank Prokop.
the effort» of Riley Shelton and a
girts.
Mr. Ed. Smith and wife and Mrs. the season for the girls.
few
other helpers we now have a
Minnie Smith of Albany visited at
ProfT Rav, have vou that problem
well drained, graded and graveled
Fred .Mespelta Sunday.
worked ? Ray
Yea, all but the
street. A ditch being cut across
A large crowd from Crabtree and answer.
the road back of the Hotel carries
around here gathered at the S. P.
There was only one half day of
all the water into Thomas creek,
Crenshaw home Saturday evening
school last week because of an acci
"Now The Tribune office is high
in honor of the birthdays of Floyd
dent to the furnace. A new one and dry as the town itself."
and Violet crenahaw. A good time
haa been installed which is slightly
was tn joyed by all until a late hour.
Isrgcr and should heat the bud ling.
Mrs. Irma Saux of Albany enter
The board haa ordered dial no one
tained the Thimble Club Thursday.
be allowed in the furnace room
Owing to the inclement weather.
but the janitor.
Mrs. W. A. Gilkev, and Mrs. Fred
AU parties knowing themselves
Somers, were the only once who
in debted to the Scio Mutual Tele
went from here.
phone Co. for long distant calls
MUNKERS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Holt and Will
please call at the central office and
Holt spent Sunday at the home of
settle the some, as we wish to
Tom Millet and wife and Mrs.
Mrs. Nellie Jones in Stay ton Sunday.
balance our books before Jan. 1
L. L. McDaniel and children left
Fred Mespelt has be»a installing
J. N. Weddle.
Redding. California Wednesday at
a furnace and an electric automatic
3:30 P. M. and arrived at the Joe
pump, in hia new residence which is
Admission to Human Wreckage
Munker’a home Thursday evening
nearly ready for occupancy.
6:30. They drove through with a Evenings 25 and 60 Saturday after
W, A. Gilkey’s were busniees
Star car. beating railroad time noon 15 and It5.
Mr. and Mra. Millet left Saturday
morning for Klamath Falls.
No. is
People’s Theatre
Mra. Wallace Reid
"Human Wrekage’
and
Oar Gang Comedy
Friday 8 p. m. Saturday
1:30 and 8 p. m. Sunday,
8 p. m.
Admission 10c*25c
J
Cooperative marketing and banking
were discussed al th« annual con
vantiun at The liulles of the Oregon
Slate Horticultural society
not reported, aggregated 4.914.973 67
acres as against 9.419.964 94 acres In
1922 This Information was contain
«d In a atatmnnt by Karl Fisher, slate
Th« Medford school district census tax commissioner
for this year, just taken, shows the
Petitions numerously signed by per
largest school population In the city's sons residing In 34 counties of Ore
history, th« number tieing 3343
gon urging the appointment of Wallace
The fourth annual Winter fair and McCamaat of Portland, to the United
eighth annual Southern Oregon Foul Statue court of appeals, ninth circuit,
try show, combined. was held In the San Freni U<<>. have reached Wash
Chautauqua building In Ashland
ington and will be submitted to Presi
Asel Erickson, a logger, was drown dent Coolidge.
ed when ho accidentally fell Into th»
Mor« satisfactory distribution of
Nehalem river at the lilrkenseld I.uni harvest labor to the end that both the
her cum pan y camp at lllrkenseld
employer and employ« may be bene
Attorneys of the state, at an In fit <’d will be attempted by the Hnaaoa-
formal gathering In Salem, presented abln Employment commlaelon. which
to the supreme court an oil paint was organised at a conference held In
the offices of C. H Gram, stalo labor
Ing of Justice George II Burnett.
commissioner,
st Halem.
Two additional unite of 26 miles and
one of 13 miles on the Klamath Ku
geue line will be contracted by the
Southern Pacific on December 31.
Fred C. Schulte, former constable
and deputy sheriff at ItxedapurL was
found guilty of accepting a bribe
from H O Roberts, confessed bout-
logger,
F'de.al prohibition officers have
notified operators of cider plants that
they must cease manufacturing cider
unless the finished product contains
beuzoate of soda Cider manufactur
ers allege that the order will ruin
their business, as the soda content
spoils the flavor of the apple product
Dr. Mabel Atkin and Mrs. H. E A
Smith, both of Portland, wore appoint
ed by Governor Pierce as members of
the advisory board of the atate in
dustrial school tor girls.
Oregon pensions have been granted
as follows Vwrda A. Orchard. Port
land. 630; Delbert A. Lyons. Central
Point. 912; James W. Hackman. Tim
ter. 111. James Morlartty, Portland.
619. Carl Woolman. Baker, *34; James
Construction of th« rntalnlng walls
for th« streets In th« devastated die-
trlct of Astoria and of the tunnels
for the protection of the trunk eew-
era han boon completed
(Continued on page fi)
William A. Marshall, who was re
appointed a member of the state in
dustrial accident commission has nerv
ed In thia capacity since th« creation
of the depart meat In 1913
Dolls
An artesian well with a flow of 130
gallons per minute has been encount
«red at a depth of 426 feet at the
workings of the Eastern Oregon Oil
Exploration company near Hermiston
A quarantine on ail dairy and breed
ing cattle brought into Oregon from
California became operative Dr< <-m
tier I. many rases of tuberculosis In
southern Oregon having been tra< «-d to
California.
Nothing will suit the little
girl better thvn a nice
little doll. Come in while
our line it large.
The demand for the appropriation
of further funds to complete the
Tongue Point naval base along lines
originally planned la being carried
direct to Hecretary of the Navy Denby
by Henator McNary.
A shipment of eight black foxes,
valued at *900«. baa arrived at Klam
sth Fall* by express, consigned from
New Brunswick. Maine, to Captain H
K Hansbury. who la starting a fox
farm on upper Klamath lake.
Head officials of the California Ore
gon Power company In Han Francisco
have authorised Immediate construe-
tlon of a half million dollar power
plaal M Link river in Klamath Fall»
Kelly’s Drug Store
I
The Rcxall Store