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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1913)
INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE =AND=------ - LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST VOL. 2. NO. 26. SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 23, 1913 $1.25 THE YEAR For Better Streets A Visit to the Mountains SOUTH SANTIAM’S LEBANON HEN IS OPTIMISM RULED The Tribune is informed by (Composition by an 8th grade pupil) Comm. Russell that about MINERAL RESOURCES County A WORLD BEATER A girl and I once decided to take CATTLE MARKET Vovember 1 a rock crusher will be a trip to the mountains. We thought we would start June 30th, so we A Number of Very Promising Gold Bear Silver Wyandotte Owned by J R. Beard would be there July fourth. The Portland Swine Market Can Always We decided to go on Monday^ so Lays 284 Eggs in 11 Months ing Claims Are Soon to Be Be Depended Upon, Mutton we had to bake our cake’s and eat ables that we were going to take -New Record Developed Buying Limited along on Saturday. We hired a wagon to take us. When we got up Monday morning For many years, placer mining In the heart of this enterprising Portland Union Stock Yards, Oct. was raining very hard, so we 18.—Receipts for the week have has been carried on in a small way city is a poultry industry conducted couldn’t go untill Tuesday. On our up the Quartzville fork of the South been: Cattle, 1931; calves 412; hogs on scarcely one acre of land by J.R. way we had a fine time. We had to 3151; sheep 3921; horses 42. Santiam river on its numerous bars Beard which merits the envy of men camp out one night. The young but, so far, no one with sufficient Optimism has ruled the cattle engaged in like business of greater lady who went along with us was a capital has taken hold of the district market this week and prices are five proportions. very jolly lady and before we were to demonstrate its real mining quali to ten cents higher than they were Mr. Beard’s specialty is the Silver at our journey’s end we were very ties though, it is believed that gold, Wyndotte, although he is producing six days ago. Prime steers and intimate friend’s. She had often silver, platinum and copper exist in a large number of other breeds of cows were in demand and sold gone on such trips and knew how to this locality in paying quantities. quickly. Best load of steers aver chickens and has something like 200 go at things pretty well. aged $8 early in the week. Other Quarts claims are being held by in all. The attention of an Express We set up camp for the night. parties in this city, which give every top sales were $7.75 to $7:90 in representative was called, to a rècord Four Generations We girls put up the tent and start evidence in the outcroppings of be small quantities. Butcher stuff had established by one of his Wyandottes ed to get supper, when Mrs. Laird ing rich and at the present time, Last Saturday the very unusual which seems to have beaten the came in and began to help us get a good outlet and buyers filled placer bars are being worked in a occurance of four generations of. world’s best. This bird was hatch orders-with some choice cows, bulls supper. After we had supper, we small way, which yield good values one family, were gathering apples ed April 1,1912 and commenced lay and stags. Bulk cow top was $6.50 had a very pleasant talk, then re in gold, silver and platinum. and $6.75 with one load at $6.90. in a Sweet Home orchard. The1 ing at age of six months. In Oct. tired to bed. At no distant day, somebody with representatives were Mrs. Cornelieus it produced 23 eggs; November 27; Steer range closed $7.50 at $7.75 Next morning we got breakfast, and bulls $5 and $5.50. A slight sufficient capital, will give this Stone, her son Warren Stone, his' December 28; January 1913, >28; section a thorough prospecting and, daughter" Mrs. Mary Putnam andi February 23; March 28; April 27; washed the dishes, packed things flurry on Thursday eased prices off it is believed, a profitable mining her son Cornelius. May 28; June 25; July 17; August and started on our way. We had about a nickle but the stock offered gotten about fiften miles when we was not extra choice. district will be developed. Several We have seen many pictures of 19; Sept. 11, ceasing to lay during experienced miners are now in the four and, in very rare instances, the latter part of last month. This met a panther. It stopped and we Portland’s swine market can al district and a rich find may be ex that of five generations; but this is makes a total of 284 eggs in eleven stopped. Mrs. Laird said “give me ways be depended upon for sur the gun” I will kill him. Just ther prises. It sprang a new one this pected at any time. the first instance on record, so far months. he ran and so we started on. About week by advancing a full dime to A hen at the 0, A. College is said as we know, that four generations' three o’clock we arrived at Cascadia. $8.75 and this advance was made A Challenge have engaged in what may be re to have attracted considerable atten We set up our camp, got notwithstanding a total receipt as tion bv laying 99 eggs in 100 days. garded as practical work. She produced 283 eggs nine days and next morning we fixed things large as that of last week. Outlet The Tribune has three subscribers before the year-expired, and beat as handy as we could. Mrs. Laird has greater capabilities than the Won Valuable Premium —brothers, whose aggregate height had to return to Albany in a few trade anticipated and the run was the world’s record by one egg. is nearly 19 feet. We are willing to days; but we pursuaded her to stay disposed of at sellers’ prices. Swine The highest record in the United Last week we made mention of wager .our itterest in the Panama a week with us. It was lonesome weights were better also, and quali- States previously recorded was made canal that no other newspaper in the fact that Miss Vera McMaster by a hen at the Missouri station, without her when she left. ty averaged high. Bulk of light Oregon can make a truthful show had been awarded first premium at The Fourth of July we had a fine swine sold at $8.25 to $8.95. Heavy that laid 281 eggs in one year. Mr. the state fair for best handmade ing to equal this statement. Beard naturally takes considerable time, lot of people came up that we weights $7.25 to $7.80. There are but three of the broth dress. She there competed with all Mutton buying was limited to pride in thè fact that his celebrated knew. ers and all are paid in advance sub comers 12 years of age or under. ewes, as yearlings and old weathers Silver Wyandotte has produced more The next day we thought we could This same dress was entered for scribers. eggs in eleven months than any oth look about and see what was around were not offering. A strong ewe The South -Santiam country can Miss Vera in the Prineville fair er known hen in the world has pro Mrs. Laird and my friend each shot top at $3.90 was established and boast of tall timber, big potatoes, where she came in competition with duced in a single year. He attri a small bird. The next day I killed three full cars went over the scales large vegetables, splendid fruit of girls much older than herself. She butes the success of this bird to a rabbit. Mrs. Laird and my friend at that figure. The lamb market all kinds, pretty, rosy cheeked girls was awarded second premium. She careful housing and feeding. said they would go hunting and I was quiet'Wednesday and then set was, also, entered in the Fleishner and the tallest family of boys, per Mr. Beard is a member of the could get dinner. I said “be sure a new October record by going to & Mier contest, where she came in naps, in the country. Silver Wyandotte Club . of America. and kill a bear.” They said “all $5.50 for an extra choice lot of competition with girls of 12 years or under. She easily won first in In the official catalogue which is right,” we will have one when we Washington stock, representing the For Sale tale end of the 1913 lamb run from this contest. The premium is a $25 mailed to him annually is shown a còme in; so they started on their record of a Wyandotte hen owned way. They had not been gone long the Cascades. Bulk lamb top on tailormade suit. Two good dairy cows, one a Jer The same dress is destined for in Ohio that produced a record of until I heard a loud yell. I went to average good grades is steady $5.00 sey, also two high grade Jersey further honors, as it was entered in 276 eggs in one year, and the pub look and the girls were running as to $5.25. heifers. A. E. Weed, Holley, Ore. Miss Vera’s name at the Redmond lishers havfe given this record con fast as they could towards the tent. Of course Governor Sulzer, of fair, where it is sure of award. siderable prominence, but it falls Mrs. Laird was frightetied until she The amount of awards to date is $4 short of. the record established in was almost sick. My friend told New York was found guilty in the this city bv eight eggs. me about it while I was getting impeachment trial by the Tamany cash and the $25 suit. Miss Vera dinner. She said “we went down legislature. Nobody who has kept Mr. Beard is making preparation was 11 years old when the dress \yas made. She is now 12 and is fo breed and care for about 500 the road a little way when we saw posted in the event, expected any living with he grandparents, Mr. chickens next season, and at the a rabbit. Mrs. Laird was just ready other result. He refused to obey and Mrs. W. H. Davis, of this city rate he is starting, in the industry to shoot when we sa,w a big bear the Tamany king and his conviction MYERS & ROSE, Props. he is going to make ita crowning run out from behind a tree, and was ordered. Had not the governor in order to attend school. start towards us. It chased us to been guilty of moral turpitude., his success. —Lebanon Express. Needless to say grandpa is very Clean and Airy Rooms and Beds. the top of the hill when we ran as conviction would have been impos proud of Vera’s accomplishment. The tables are supplied sible. Lieutenant Governor Glynn, fast as we could to the tent. It should stimulate others to strive Moved to Foster - with the best the The next day Mrs. Laird said “I who will obey Tamany orders, suc for success in useful needle work. market affords ceeds him. F. L; Gilbert, our retiring post must go home.” So she left and we girls were so afraid at night we New Hello Girl master, moved his family and house Intermountain Tribune $1.25 a year hold goods to Foster, the first of the wouldn’t leave the camp; we nearly Miss Vera Coulter has succeeded week. The postoffice cabinet which starved for fresh meats. “allright,” I said. So she started the Gilberts as chief operative of has been doing duty in Sweet Home In a few days we thought we out. It wasn’t long untill she came the Sweet Home telephone switch for a number of years, was taken would go home, so we bought a in to the tent in a hurry. What’s Special Orders—Special Prices board. The Coulters moved into along and, presumably, to be added horse and thought we would walk the matter I asked. Don’t ask me the building made vacant by the re to the Fdster postoffice equipment. home, the next morning we bagan she said I will never go alone again, moval of the Gilberts. Feed and Livery Barn in ^Mr. Gilbert is principle of the to pack up. It didn’t take us long she saw a ghost. She said, I know I Miss Coulter has had experience Foster schools, which caused the to pack so we started out early be saw one. It was coming right after connection with Hotel in the hello business and the Sweet removal. fore the sun was to bright. Prices are Reasonable. me. I could hardly get to thé tent. Home exchange will be served quite In the evening we put up our tent We never found -out what it was. SWEET HOME - - OREGON as efficiently as under the former Intermouutain Tribune $1.25 for the night. My friend said “I The next day, about noon, we ar management. per year. am not afraid to go and hunt,” rived home. available for use in preparing ma terial for Sweet Home streets. There is abundance of material close at hand to place our streets in good condition, if Sweet Home people will supply the necessary labor. If every citizen of Sweet Home will contribute four or five days work each, our streets can be placed in fine condision. As a business in vestment, it will Day. The Tribune will open a subscript ion paper at once. All who will subscribe work, or cash thereon, will be published. This is a matter ip which all are interested and no one should wait to be asked to sign up. Hotel Sweet Home