Vol. 28
THE SCIO TRIBUNE
11.75 the Year
Native Son Passes
Attend Reunion
Family Has Hard Luck
Thursday night. July 23. at eight
o’c! >ck. the messenger of death laid
its hand on the thread of life and
called Chris Bilveu from his earthly
troubles and years of silent suffer
ing. For over three days the de
ceased was unconscious and so pass
ed out.
On July 14 he underwent an ope
ration for hemrhoids and same was
successful. He was thought to be
safely recovering, but on Monday
following his fever went to 104 and
he soon became unconscious, never
rallying. A post mortem examina
tion, sanctioned by relatives, showed
cancer of the intestines and liver,
which caused his death.
C. C. Bilveu was bom in Scio on
Feb. 13. 1876. HU parents were
Mr and Mrs. J. A. Bilyeu. He had
spent practically all his life here.
He was a member of the Knights of
iiythias and I O O F lodges of Scio.
Besides his widpw. he io survived
by one daughter. Grace; his mother.
Mrs M. Hayes of Albany, and three
sisters. Mrs. Beryl Austin of Albany
and Mrs. Maude Conoway of Hood
River, who were present at the fu
neral. and Mrs. Charles Smith of
Alberta. Canada.
Robert Bilyeu
and family of Harrisburg also were
out-of-town relatives attending the
funeral.
The funeral services were held at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the
Christian church, Rev. Stanley Van
W.nkle, pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Lebanon, officiating, the
services being in charge of the I 0
0 F. The pall bearers were Sid
Stringer, Arch Ray, Con Donohue.
John Davenport, Riley Montgomery
and B. A. Holteen. Interment was
made in Franklin Butte evmetery.
The floral offerings were many and
beautiful.
Approximately 200 pe--ple most
of whom were f >rmer students, at
tended the annual reunion of Min
eral Springs College at Sodaville
Sunday
The days program con
sisted of speeches, songs, the ex
change of retninisenees. a basket
dinner and election of officers for
the coming year which was as fol
lows; W. E. Parrish, president; R
A. McCully of Eugene, secretary,
and Mrs. Flora Childs of Iwbanon.
assistant secretary.
W. F Gill and wife and Mrs D.
M McKn ght sod daughter, Esther,
and son, Lloyd, of Scio attended.1
Mrs. Gill and Mrs McKnight as well
as many other prominent citizens of
this community are former students
of Mineral Springs Culls-ize.
Hard luck, in the shape of a num-
Iwr of accidents, overtook the Jos.
Li ska family of the Scio neighbor-
h o..d n-c- ntiv. ss>s the- AH-sm D«-m-
orrat-Herald of July 24. Of the
foui in«-mtiers of the household
three were injured in accidents.
Mrs Liska first came under the
spell of the broken mirror when she
slipped and fell down a flight of
stairs, causing disabilities that were
but partially overcome after a stroke
of paralysis.
Audie Liska. a daughter, was next
when a team of horses ran awav
with a hayrack <-n which she was
riding. She fell from the ra k but
her clothing caught and she was
rolled along on the ground by the
Card of Thanlu
Our hour of sadness has been
made lighter by the many acta of
kindneas extended us by the I 0 0
F. K of P. Rebekahs and Pythian
Sisters and friends during the sick
ness, i.eathand burial of our beloved
husband, father, eon and brother,
for which we extend our heartfelt
thanks, also for the beautiful songs
and floral offerings and to the min
ister.
Mrs C. C. Bilyeu.
Mist Grac« Bilyeu,
Mrs. M Hays.
Mrs. Nita Austin.
Mrs. Maude Conoway.
IN MEMORJAM
Return from Vacation
E. D. Myers and wife ami J S.
Sticha and wife returned Saturday
evening from a seven days trip
through Washington and into Brit-
ish Columbia.
They drove approximately 1450
miles, visited Rainier Nsti >nal Park
Victoria and Vanccuver, B. C , ami
made short stops at several other
points along the route. They did
not re-trace but a few miles of the
road and found all roads in splendid
condition, practically the entire dis
tance being either paved or go.. |
hardsurfaced road. Thev report a
moat enjoyable trip
Native Son Visits
Mr. and Mrs Wesley Howell and
two sons of San Francis* > arrived
last Thursday on a visit tn Mr. How
ell*« sister. Mrs N. E. Gill.
Over the week end they «fid Mrs.
Birthday Party
Hall Well Filled
Last Thursday night the Z C B J
hall was filled to hear Rev Matthews
of Gervais deliver his lecture on
“Catholicism.” The lecturer was a
former priest, hr said, but is now a
Presbyterian minister
While not
an orator, he made a good Impres
sion upon his hearers.
Contrary to most speakers, the
lecturer did not attack the rank and
file nor the sanctity of the woman
hood of the church, but he did toss
a few red-hot broadsides at the bish
ops. cardinals, pope and priesthood,
saying that most of them were hard
drinkers and beasily in their desires,
claiming these keep the membership
in ignorance and cowered by super
stition
The speaker urged all to
rake until badly bruised.
read
their
Bibles, saying there was
f
Joseph Liska. head of the house, no material difference between the
He
stepped on a loose plank at a saw Protestant and Catholle Bibles
mill near the Liska home and the also said Protestant ministers were
other end of the plank planked him spineless snd lacked backbone to at
•ne >n the face and darkening his tack the fortification the priesthood
had built around themselves
apt*earance not a little.
He said he was not a memlwr of
Next Mrs. Liska again started the
cycle by falling and tearing several the Ku Klux Klan, but believed in
ribs loose from the backbone. The it, and urged “every rad blooded
others refused to continue the ser- American to join." He came here
ies for the second round was getting under the auspices of the local or
ganization. it is said
Quite a num
loo rough.
Ernestine, the other member of I ber of books, of which he is author,
the family at home this summer, were sold st 35c each.
was the only one to remain Immune
I
from the epidemic of accidents.
Oregon Piomeer Passes
Commission Firm Coming
William Thomas, one of the oldest
' residents in this section of the coun
There is every likelihood of a new ty, died at his home at Gates on
business firm coming to Scio—the ¡Sunday. July 19. and was buried on
C. N. Reynolds Co. Mi. Reynolds the following Tuesday in Fairview
has been making Scio lately buying i cemetery.
p >ultry, etc., and is much impressed
Mr. Thomas was born in Cooper
with the outlook. He is negotiating county, Missouri. Nov 10. 1833. snd
for the building used by large A was aged 91 years, 7 months and 9
liackleman. and if he comes to Scio days. When 12 years of age he
no doubt will open next week. The i crossed the plains by ox team with
Portland house will be maintained as ibis parents, coming to Oregon; thia
now. He buys outright, handling was in 1845. Al one time the
nothing on commission, finding this Thomas family owned several sec
pleases his patrons better, he says, lions of land above Jordan,
and will pay the highest cash price
At the age of 23 he v <4untoer<-d
Gill visited Dr. J G. Gill and family
at Lebanon. Ralph Gill and family
at Vancouver. Wash., and others.
Mr. Howell was born on the form
east of Scio now owned by C. J.
pruce. This is his first visit h .-re
in about 30 years
at all times.
Breaks Right Shoulder
Miso Christine Krosman was tlir
inspiration for a surprise i <rty last
Friday evening on the • <-asi<*n of
her birthday Thirty of her friends
walked in on her at her home at the
Krosman ranch near Gilkey Station
The time waa paw»- <1 in dancing and
playing games, and at a late hour
refreshments which the guests t<mk
with them wen-served. Mits-Kr»
man received many beautiful gifts.
and served in the Rogue River Indi
an war of 1856
He never married
and for the past 50 years had made
his home at Gates, and for several
years past lived with his sister. Mrs.
Jalev W. Flock, who, with several
nieces and nephews, survive. AL>ut
a month ago he fell from a chair
and this is thought to have hastened
his death.
The deceased was well known here
by the older residents.
Dr Browne waa called to the
home of Aunt Nancy Bilyeu yeet.r-
dav. where he found her suffering
fmm a fractured bone on the right
shoulder, and the aged oatient with
stood the painful ordeal of setting
it with great fortitude.
A week ago Sunday she fell on
thia shoulder, which she thought
waa only bruised, but as the pain
Several Minor Accidents
grew more acute site concluded a
twine was broken and called a sur
Dr. Prill reports the following ar-
Ice Cream Social
geon
The pauent is getting along
On Tuesday Lorenz Isaak
cidents;
nicely at this time, and her friends
The Christian Endeavor society «>f sympathize with her.
had the large toe on hia left foot'
the Crabtree Christian church will
mashed by a tie while loading cars
give an ice cream social at th«- church
at
West Scio. Last Friday Henry
Mrs John Sims passed another I
on Saturday evening. August, fir-t
Heister
cut the large toe on his right
milestone on life's journey on the i
The program will begin with a 19th
foot
while
working at the l«aak saw
All of her children except
funnydale parade at R;0o o'clock, Theodore came home to help her I mill.
and will be followed by a radio con cel>d>rate the event.
Tuesday while repairing a build
cert. bonfire, and other tnusie and
ing on Mrs. Karnosh’s place T. B.
amusements. Ice cream, cake and
Pmspal fell from a ladder, suffering
lemonade will be served
Everyone
an injury to hi« wrist and elbow and
invited.
left hip. He is confined to the house
DierdortT Lodge. No. 64, and
laone Relwkah Lodge. No. 84.
I 00 F.
Whereas, the Great Ruler of the
Universe has removed trom our
lodges our beloved brother, C. C.
Bilyeu, by the messenger of death.
We bow our heads in sorrow as we
submit to the will of Him who holds
our destinies in His hand. Be it
therefore
Resolved. That these resolutions
be spread on the records of these
lodges, a copv thereof transmitted
to the family of ths deceased broth
Wheat Yield Poor
er and a copy published in the Scio
Tribune.
All reports coming to the Tribune
G. W Morrow Janie Ewing
say the expected bumper yield of
J L. Davenport F.mma Oupor
wheat is poor, averaging from 10
N. I. Morrison Maud Montgomery to 16 bushels per acre. Early indi
cations promised a big yield, some
fields being estimated at 40 bushels,
Attention!
but the wet spring and the enforced
If you have a few dollars to ia- growth thereby, produced big hesds
vest, I have something that looks and but few kernels. There is an
very good. See me at once and let abundance of straw, but this does
not make flour nor bring a g<>od
me show you what it to.
Tw UMB
No. 51
Si’IO OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 80,1025
People’s Theatre
but is doing nicely.
Saturday Sunday
Presents
“Silent
Accuser”
( ung Comedy
“Seeing Things”
Draws $300 Fine
Sheriff Richard and Deputies Lil
lard and Geil raided the farm home
of Anton Faltua, 2 miles southwest
of Scio. Wednesday night. July 22.
and found 100 gallons of beer mash,
68 quart buttles of beer, two gallons
of moonshine and a still. The offic
ers took Mr. Faitus to Albany,where
Judge Olliver fined him $800 the
OvXl day
Farm Properties Sold
Antone Denes of Walla Walla.
Wash., who came here about July
1st to visit John Becickaand family,
became so impressed with the possi
bilities of this community that he
has purchased the Frank Zavadsky
ranch a short distance from Scio, on
Thomis creek. The price paid is
said to lie quite satisfactory to both
partiea. Mr. Denes is unmarried.
The Zavodeey family have rented a
place at Shelburn and will move
there Sept. 1st.
Another farm deal of importance
1« the ourchsMi by Win. Rhoda of
the Z J. Clark ranch, about 4 miles
oast of Scio, containing 1584 acres
The price paid waa $11.000, who
will farm part of the land and run
iheep on the balance. Mr. Rhoda
considers he has made a good pur-
ch ami and is satisfied with his deal,
but will ontinue to live on the old
home place.
Mr Clark held a public sale on
Wednesday of last week and di«i> s
ed of his livestock, farm Implements,
etc., all bringing a good price Mr.
Clark has gone to Arlington, and in
i letter to the editor sava the wheat
crop is good there and that he must
have the Tribune. We are surry to
lose Mr. ('lark, but wish him well in
his new location.
The Scio Condenser? reports the
purchase of the Albers warehouse at
West Scio at an attractive price,
l his how assures the company ample
storage facilities, which it needed,
for years to come.
Scio Defeats Knox Butte
In a one-sided game Sunday, Scio
defeated the Knox Butte team by a
score of 10 to 3. The Scio team is
growing stronger with each game
and we understand two games have
t>een scheduled with Albany to be
played at Albany in the near future.
Albany is now in the Interstate
League and is plaving good ball.but
no better than our own loam.
Next Sunday Scio goes to Jeffer
son for a matched game with a
picked team there, and the fane are
promised something good.
Fred Mumper received word ’he
first of the week from the Qi-*rry
Citv Milling Company at Salem Ih-M
they will again be operating «'«out
th>- fifth of August
This eompany
• offered a disastrous fire two weeks
ago, their large mill being eutiieiv
destroyed.
Fly-Tox
------ Fhes
Moths
——-Mosquitoes
Roaches
——Fleas
------ Anta
— Bed Bugs
Use II On Your Cows
Yours for
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