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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1913)
INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE =—AND LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST VOL. 2. SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 2, 1913 NO. 23. $1.25 THE YEAR TO VOTE ON LOCAL 80 HOMESTEADERS IN A SWEET HOME HOLLY GRANGE PIONEER DIES OPTION QUESTION BIG BOTTOM COUNTRY FAIR SEPT. 11 They Are Building Homes and Making Falls Dead While He Was Taking Care of Petition Calling for Election in Novem A Wide Spread Interest is. Being Taken Seems the General Report Substantial Improvements, His Team—Heart Failure was ber Has Been Filed With the We Are Told the Cause County Clerk Word was received in this city last Thursday that Joshua Nicholls was dead. Later particulars show ed that Mr. Nicholls had been in his usual health and on the day of his death, was attending to his usual business of caring for the ranch and such other work as was required. When caring for a team in' the barn, one of the horses was observ ed to act frightened.. The fright was caused by Mr. Nicholls’ fall when his heart ceased beating. Within a very few minutes, all signs of life had vanished and long before the arrival of Dr. Wilson, the fami ly knew that the father had passed away. The shock caused the physical col lapse of the aged wife and mother. The husband’s death had occurred about 5 p. m. and early on the fol lowing morning the death of thè mother was reported. This report proved to be untrue. When Dr. Wilson left his patient, very early Friday morning, he regarded her chances of recovery as being most critical. But she rallied and, at the present time, is regarded as being out of immediate danger. The funeral and burrial occurred at the family cemetery on Saturday. Joshua Nicholls was born in Pike county, Illinois on December 18, 1839, and there grew to manhood. On October 13, 1860 he was married to Phoebe E. Thompson, at Quincy, Illinois. In 1882 the family moved to Oregon and settled near Sweet Home in December of that year, having lived on the present home stead since 1885. The exact age of the deceased was 73 years, 9 months and 7 days. The surviving members of the family are the aged wife and moth" er and two sons, one of whom, Andrew, resides at the family home and the other, W. H. in Lebanon. A large circle of friends and acquaintences extend their heartfelt sympathies to the bereaved wife and sons. • The Albany Democrat says: Sweet Home will vote on the local option liquor question in the coming gener al election in November. This is by virtue of a petition filed with County Clerk Marks late Saturday afternoon, following an opinion given Mr. Marks by Attor ney General Crawford, that the petition could be legally filed. The. petition calls for an election on Novembet 4 to determine wheth er the sale of intoxicants shall be prohibited in that town. The petition has 28 signers. Such a petition would require 10 per cent of the legal voters of a com munity before it could be filed. According to the last vote cast at Sweet Home, fourteen names would be sufficient to make the petition legal as that would be 10 per cent of the legal voters of that place. It is understood that a petition is being circulated at Harrisburg for a similar election. At the last gen eral election Harrisburg voted upon this question, while the town was dry and the wets won. Now it is understood that the dry element will make an effort to defeat the wets in the coming election. Some two years ago some eighty or more people moved into the Big The following are the cash premiums offered: Bottom country. As the land was HORSES yet unsurveyed, these settlers be Best Stallion, full blood,............... $2.00, 2nd best $1.50 came what are usually known as “ Clydesdale “ “ ... ..................... ,.........................2.00 “ “ 1.50 “squatters.,’ They have erected Percheron “ “ ...... ............................... .....:.... 2.00 “ “ 1.50 good comfortable cabins, are clear ing the land, planting gardens and “ Draft team......................... 1.00 ........................... “ Brood mare............... ............... 2.00 “ 1.50 orchards, building roads and other “ 3-year-old stallion colt, any breed... ..... 1.50 “ “ 1.00 wise making residence possible. Afterward, if we are correctly “ 2-year-old and under..................... ....,,...... ............ 1:50 “ “ 1.00 “ mare colt, 2-years-old and under.......___ .....__ 1.50 “ “ 1.00 informed, the Northern Pacific rail “ Roadster, any age.... ...................... ......... $1.50 way people covered the same with “ Spring colt... .......................... ......__ 1.00 “scrip,” obtained in lieu of abso- lute worthless lands along the lines CATTLE of the railway. Just recently a survey of the Best Shorthorn bull ............................... ....$1.00 “ Jersey bull.... . ...... ................................ ¡._ .... 1.00 land has been accepted by the De- “ Herford bull........................ 1.00' partment of the Interior and the “ Milk cow..... .......................... ..... ............... ;......... 1.00 land will soon be declared open to “ 2-year-old Jersey heifer....................................... 1.00 settlement. The question is “who will get the “ Calf under one year old............................!........ L........ .'....... 1.00 “ 3-year-old steer...... .......... ........ ,................. j...________________ _______ 1.00 land.” Will the government turn “ three Jersey heifers....................... 1.50 down actual settlers and allow a corporation to gobble up the land? SHEEP The Tribune thinks not. Of course Best Buck, full blood........ ............ ..................................... $ .75 2nd best .50 both the actual settlers and the railroad or Wayerhauser Co. want “ Ewe, any breed..!........................................... ,............... 75....... . ......... ... the land for its value, which is “ three to six ewes........,._____ ...........5.______________1.00 “ “ .75 principally timber. But settlers are what the government wants on the GOATS / land and as corporations seem to be Best Billy goat...................... .•.„..!___ ........_____________ .75 “ “ .50 on the short end of matters, the , “ Nannie goat............................... .......................... ____ 75 “ . “ ’50 Tribune believes Secretary Lane will decide in favor of the home- SWINE steaders. Best Poland China boar_ ______ _.:.......... i. j....HL .75 At the present time, there is • Berkshire boar.................... .75 nothing to discourage the settlers. “ Brood sow.......... .'....................... .75 Precedent is in their favor and, we believe, the Department of the POULTRY Interior has a leaning in that direc Best trio of any breed.................... ....................$1.00 tion, anyway. “ pair of white or buff Orpingtons .......... .75 The Tribune will watch all matters “ Barred Rocks........ ....!......!.■.................. ................................... * .75 pertaining to the disposal of this “ “ White Rocks............... ;;................. 75 land closely. If there is. any funny “ Rhode Island Reds........... ......................... ,............... ....... .75 business in the final disposition, the Other breeds will be reeognized by the committee. responsibility will be located where Best pair of ducks............ ........ .75 it justly belongs. “ geese —........... ............ .,..... !....... .!........... .......75 DAIRY PRODUCTS Best roll of butter.................................................. “ home made cheese..;............... .....z.... .......... .....'........ „...a....... .50, 2nd .30 .20.... ......... STUDYING THE PRISON SYSTEM PASTRY Best loaf of bread....................... „!.................................... ;.................'.J.,.. “ pan of biscuits................ “ apple pie...................................... ...... ........................................ .......... “ layer cake.................. „.......¿,.„.;„......;J®;.„!<:,^®.....!...ji!.;.!!..i!W!E!:.? “loaf cake........ ........ .20 ,20 .10 .50 .56 GRAINS Best peck of wheat. ................. “ bushel of oats................................... “ half-bushel of corn ........ “ dozen ears of pop corn..............................L.,........... “ peck of clover seed__ ._____ _________________ ......... “ one-half bushel of potatoes ......... .7__ _____ ......._ ____ “ gallon of beans.... ........... .50, 2nd .30 .50 “ .30 .50 1 “ .30 15 .50 .50 .50 FANCY WORK Best pieced and quilted quilt..... ..... ............................................. 50, 2nd “ piece of fancy work.... ....................................................... .50 “ “ homemade rug................. / .50 “ All kinds of fancy work will receive recognition. (Continued on page 5) .30 .30 ,30 Chairman Thomas M. Osborn is Serv Some progress is being made on the High school building. In an other week, at thé present rate, the at Auburn roof will be on. The building is now sufficiently advanced to show Albany, N. Y., Sept. 29.—-Thomas that it will be handsome and a credit Mott Osborne, chairman of the state to our town. Commission on prison reform, enter ed Auburn prison today to serve a Both the Public and High schools short term, self-imposed, for the are Under full headway and by this purpose of studying the effect of time should be fully organized. the present prison system on the Some complaint about not being ifiental and physical condition of a able to get books is heard. man. J. A. Thompson went to Albany He was assigned to the “idle gang”, has a cell in the south wing to-day, to pay the last half of his and will live the life of a convict, taxes. ing a Self Imposed Senrence in every detail while in prison. His mutsache was shaved off, but his hair, cropped closely normally, was untouched. He wears a convict’s uniform. Sweet Home Post Office in a Muddle ' Some time ago F. ’L. Gilbert, postmaster, resigned and his resig nation was accepted. R. W. Van Fleet was appointed to succeed him. Mr. Van Fleet forwarded his bonds, which were accepted, his commission and authority to take posession of the office forwarded to him. Un fortunately, Mr. Van Fleet is a poor man and did not have money enough to buy the present post office build ing, so has erected a building less than 125 feet east of the present building. It is said a petition was sent into the department against moving the office this short distance. Mr. Van Fleet exhibited his com mission and order to take .posession Tuesday evening. Mr. Gilbert re fuses to give posession, so the Tri bune has been informed. The Tri bune is too new in town to pass an opinion about this matter further than there». is a right method of action, to which, all should conform. Mr. Van Fleet seems to be armed with all authority necessary, signed by Post Master General Burlson, which ought to be supreme in the matter. -Evidently some post office official with power to act will have to come to town and adjust matters. Market Quotations By W. B. Thompson Beef, live, per lb..... ............ ...5 to 5|e Frank Malone, dur barber, is tak-, Beef, dressed, per lb..,......,,;...,;.... ..10c ing care of the state fair this week. Hogs, dressed, per lb......... ...8 to 10c Fat hogs, live wt.,.... .,7c, S. W. Bowser went over to Cor Stockers.... ............. 6c vallis, Tuesday. Veal, taacy________ _____ .........12c
