Vol. 28
THE SCIO TRIBUNE
$1.76 th« Y «ar
Native Resident
Community Has
Crosses Divide
18 More Families
-
Wins $15,000 Home
According to the number of pat-
Mr> Martha Smith passed away
ron* served an tea four saute* out Thursday morning. January first, at
of Scio, there are 1« more ten II to*
bom* of her son. Frank Smith
receiving their mail out of th* local >
after an illne* of several
ixHitoftice than there was at this
time last year. This show* that the
community ia growing, that there ;
are more on th* farm and in and
around the small sawmills than the
previous year, and that an era of
substantial growth and prosperity ia
upon IM.
The abov* is «leaned from the
difference in the number served by
the Scio High School paper last win-,
ter and the number of Tribune's for
th* two iaeuee Itefore Chrwtmaa
Il is said work wiH begin ia fall
ing limber by the Thomas Creek
Lumber Co by the 16th and not la
ter than the 20th. unless some un-
fomeen accident occurs. About 35
men will be employed at th* uoper
mill and in the woods, while about
10 men will be eaiploy»<1 at the mill
in Scio. Weather conditions and
inability to get machinery and re
placements have held the company
back, but they are ouw assured of
early receipt of their machinery or
der*. and then the wheel* wiU turn
around apd a handsome payroll thus
be established.
Lorenz Isaak, who not long agu
disposed of his dairy herd so he
could devote all hie time to his saw
mill. has made cnessderabtai lasprave-
men Is thereto and will also have a
nice payroll.
Joe Ambrooek has added two new
families to hi* colony st hi* mill and
otherwise getting ready for a big
year in the lumber industry.
The Mountain State* Power Co. to
spending lots of money in extending
their trunk line from Jefferaon to
Scio and Stayton. A large crow is
now at work out of Scio. and every
morning the streets look metropoli
tan and prosperous
As »non as the
trunk line is completed, improve
ments on the street lighting system
in Scio will be made. The lights
will prolioUy be hung in the cvnter
of the street, with a 500 candle light
at the intareecteon ef Mill and Main
street*.
This is just the beginning, and
-other* will Miow
P.-T. Meet« Tonight
The regular monthly meeting of
the Parent-Teacher Aaeoeiatnm will
be held at the high school auditori
um tonight at 7:45. The committee
appointed at last meeting to find a
wav to pay off the gymnasium debt
and improve it will have a report to
make and everybody should hear It.
The aasocsatioa is aew discussing
problem* pertinent to the school,
and much good will result.
weeka.
She was th* youngest of 15 child-
ren in the family of John J
and
Maiinda Crabtree, an<i tee ar * Ixirn
in October 1X52 on the donation land
claim th re»- mil«* east of -Scio, on
which her parents settled in 1X45
Her husband Wm. S. Smith, pa-a
ed away in March 1923.
She is survived by »ix children
Mrs Ina Pfeffer and Mrs. Myrt'e
McCoy of pebanon; Mr» Bertha
Bowen of Chicago. Ill . W alter Smith
of Washington; Mis* Elia Smith of
Salem, ami Frank Smith of I^scomb,
one brother. Newton Crabtree of
Scio; and three sister*, Mr* S. W.
Gaine* and Mrs. Ketrecca Morri* of
Scio; ami Mrs. Phoebe Turner of
Crabtree.
Funeral service* were held Sun
day afternoon at Franklin Butte
cemetery, were conducted by Kev
George Simonds of lg-banun. and
she was laid to re«t in the family
plot beside her husband.
H im Julia S. Groo. an 13-vear-old
Portland. Oregon. high «chool girl,
is the winner of th* 115,Otto modern
electrically «-quipped horn* in the
National Lighting C< nle»t in which
over 1,0*10,000 school children par
ticipated.
Miss Groo aíso won the
$200 cash grand prize in the Port
land lighting contest. lier eraay of
tiOO words wa* worth over 125 a
word to her.
Mi** Groo wm several months in
writing her eaiay. but the prize waa
worth the time and effort. She in
How Do You Ship?
vestigated. hence she said tee right
things in the right way, because she
There i* grave danger just now wa* able to be accurate in her state
as to whether the local *xpre*e oftice ments. correct in her phraseology
can be maintained here, and thus and earnest in her endeavor*, She
give the people a service that can has proven that it pay* to do your
not be secured in any other capaci work well.
ty. Th* reason given ia lack of
patronage.
Notice!
There ia a possibility ef the office
being eioeed in Scio and moved to
All 1924 account* not paid In full
(West Scio. The express office ia a
by March 15. 1925, will tie charged
oec«e*ily, it to a real asset. it gives
interest at
from Jan. 1, 1926,
employment to a man and hi« truck,
and all such accounts not jiaid in
and thia man own* property here,
full by that date will be put on a
pavs tax«-« and spends his money
strictly cate basis. J
here. To keep this man h*re ami
These terms, although against our
th* office in Scio, the express com-|
¡wrsonal view* and businees princi
pany must have patronage enough
ple*. are forced on us bv general
to keep it her*, Truck* are eheap
business principles that require and
er until they put traffic on the rail-
demand these step*
road down and out. and then the,
By enforcing these we will be
rate* are made than the railroad
able to handle our bustneo* on a
was charging. If the ex<re»s office |
somewhat closer margin and give
is forced out and train -ervice fur
our patrons a lietter variety of
ther curtailed, farm si. i city prop
good* to select from, and thoae who
erty will deteriorate in value and
are not abusing their credit privil
make taxes high bv reason of a low
ege* will pay somewhat less for their
valuation. The fartlwr w* are from
good* and still retain their credit
rail «ceommo« «uor*. die cheater
term* with u*
our lend* are and our marketing ia
Thanking vou all in advance I by
higher.
complying with this notice.
Why drive a business already here
Your* respetfuliy.
out to bring in a truck line? la a
22-tf
J F. W’Kixt.Y.
policy ef that kind g<><>d business?
D oom a tempi rary saving warrant a
Scio and Gates Both Win
move of that kind? Think thisovor
before it is too late, and next month
Honors were divider! in the double
may be too late.
header basketball game between
Gates and Scio al the gym last Fri
Death« Exceed Births
day night. The Scio girls won by a
score of 32 to 6; and the Gates boys
According to the report of Dr. A. won by a score of 25 to 9.
G. Prill, registrar of vital statistics
for this district. No. 5t>, has just
a
forwarded his annual report, ending
December 31, to the State Board of
People’» Theatre
Health. The report shows that 27
births have occurred, of which 20
Saturday Sandajr
were !>»>• and 7 girls
The total
Present*
number of deaths was 29. the latter
exceeding the births bv two
The health ef the community is
generally good, with no contagious
"The Shooting
Dan McGrew”
Home Radio Set«
If It I* a Radio Set. see A. W. |
Unger. 8 tal * seta $30.00. Stube
arts as low as 850.00
A. W. Unger. B o » 7$. Scio, Ore.
with Barltars LaMarr,l.ew
Cody, Mac Busch, Percy
Marmont
And a Comedy
,’s, ••K* IJ,
1 dephone Co.
22 Years Service;
Ejects Officers
New Council In
The annual meeting of the stock
On January 1 the old city council
holders of lheSeio Mutual Telephone idjoumed stm- die. after winding
Co. was held at the city hall in Seto I up all old bur- e- >n I allowing tee
last Saturday afternoon and about l>rc- mber bil ». r I «wearing in the
50 stockholder* attended.
new city officers (r <m mayor down
The old officer* were re-elected, a* I to all councilman.
follow*: J D. Densmore, president;
With the passing nut of Mayor
L I*. Arnold, vice president; J. B j Prill, the city has lost one of its
Couey; secretary; Scio State Bank, most progressive otlicer*, alway*
treasurer; S H. Holt. II. E. Cu-h- having in mind the betterment of
man, Joe Dobrkovsky. executive hia town civicailv. socially, commer
cuiumttl<w, J. N Weddle. operator. cially and politically. Hia services
re-«tupio>*d at the *ame «alary of to the ocople extended over a netiod
it25 per mon’h.
if 32 year*. 13 of these as council
Oh motion, the same phone tolls man and nine a* mayor. Prohably
a* last Star prvi»i.«; $6 Ip U h CO«« i in all Oregon there is not another
I
try at.d |t> in the city.
record equal to thia. He has l»een
The question of how to gel the i metnlier of the school hoard, and
• ock holder* in the various line* to tn every capacity has rendered con-
do their share of the upkeep of the scientioua. faithful sorvice to hi*
line, was brought up and discussed constituency in he saw it. ami the
al length. Several plans were ef- people must have concurred in hi*
fared, but upon each plan occurred service to keep him in office for so
the greater right of the party who | long a »erm of years. Thus, with
wouldn't do his part than the one* Jan I ended the service of a man
who were contributing of labor and | to the city who has been most *<g-
money tn keep the line in working i nally honored.
order.
And there the matter rests
The other members of the city
to come up again next year, ad libi administration had been in service
tum.
from three to 10 war*. W. J. Chro-
President Densmore, in hopes of I my having served the latter. That
finding a way to solve the above
question, has called a meeting of
th* executive committee and head*
of lines for Saturday afternoon.Jan.
17. at I o'clock, at the city hall ini
Scio.
Hts Received Foxes
Dr. 9. C. Browne and Thos. Smail
have received their silver blac* f"X-
es and are quite elated over them.
Because nt the closed season to visi
tors by all fox owners, these genlle-
men ask their friends not to reqnest
seeing them, as they are in a strange
climate, among strangers, and if
anything should happen to them tie
cause of visitors the owners would
receive no insurance.
We are assured by th« gentlemen
that as soon as permissible visitor*
will be more than welcomed. and an
invitation will be extended.
Celebrates Birthday
Charles Mumper, *<>n of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Mumper, was live years
old Tuesday, and in his honor Mr*
Mumper invited some of hi* friend*
for a party from three to five in
afternoon. The hours were passed
in playing games, closing with re
freshments.
Those present were: Clement Cain.
Donald MacDonald. Marlie Sims,
Maurice. Rex. and Vorl Shelton,
Frederick and Charles Mumper.
Dr. Prill Receive« Gift
Dr. A. 0. Prill received as a
Christmas present from Prof, and
Mrs. II. E. Fobie of Reedsport. a
rare bird specimen, fully mounted
In fact it ie so rare, the ductor hail
difficulty in Andmg tee name of the
specie, but Anally decided to call II
a "stork’'.
He has put It among
his other specimens. One should see
it to appreciate the specimen.
With Mrs. Lardon
all served the people well, no one
will deny. To serve th* public in
any capacity i* hazardous, because
the puhlic cannot or will not grant
mercy to its wrvante.
The following new city adminis
tration waa swum in:
I V. McAdoo, mayor.
Ollie MacDonald, recorder.
E. 0. Myer*, treasurer.
I. Hoagland, marshal.
John We*ely, Tom Larte, W. F.
Gill. J. B. Couey and L. F. Jones,
councilman. J. L. Kelly, who was
also elected at the Novemlicr «lec
tion. has declined to qualify, thus
leaving a vacancy in tue council.
The following committees were
appointed by the now mayor:
Ways and Means: John W**ely,
chairman, W F. Gill.
Water ami Lights: J. B Couey,
chairman; L. F. Jones. Tom Large
Ordmanc*: W. F. Gill, chairman;
John W'esely,
Streets and Public Property: L.
F. Jones, chairman; W. F. Gill, J.
B. Coo«y.
Health'
Tom Large, chairman;
W. F. Gill.
Owing to the fact that the busi
ness of tbe several com mil tees Is
new to th* members, ro businea*
other than ordering som* supplies
for the water system wm transact
ed. The recent freeze has entailed
an expenditure of approximately
|3o0. and oecaaionod a lot of extra
work and new pipe, etc.
On account of tbe ciliaens being
out of water half of December, only
half of the water rate wa* collected
for that month.
Th* report* of the treaauror and
recorder were read, teowing the
amounta of money received ami ex-
pended during »924. were read and
referred to th* wavs and tn
mittee for audit. As » jo -> aa they
are chocked over and report is mad*
to the council, a resume wiil t>* pub
lished. A hea thy growth is shown
and several thousand dollars in boada
and warrants hsve been ranceilrd
and burned.
Mrs. Paul Lardon gave a one
• dock luncheon at her horn* last
Friday, which was followed by the
regular fortnightly meeting of the
The bu sin ess men of Scio will
bridge club. Mrs. C. W
Bragg
hold
an important meeting at tee
took Arsi honors and Mrs. John
dty
hall
tomorrow (Friday) night.
Wsosly. second. Mrs. B J. Holland
Every
business
map be precept.
wa* a* tentad ganat
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