LOCAL
BREVITIES
Onlv the best mainsprings used
All kinds of watch and jewelry
SETTLERS CAMPED
for watches. Stacy, Lebanon.
repairing correctly done at Stacy’s,
Lebanon. '
If you have,a legal notice of any
Let Stacy fix vour watch. Work
Fresh and pure drugs constantly
NEAR LAND OFFICE kind to publish, have your lawyer guaranteed.
In Courtney building, on hand at the City Drug Store, Dr.
We make a Specialty of Friendship,
Engagement and Wedding Rings. F.
M. French & Son, Albany.
send it to the Tribune. It costs no
N. R. Luther, prop.
more here than elsewhere; besides Lebanon.
you
are
patronizing
your
home
Fifty Homesteaders of Linn County Make
paper.
Agate mounting, gold filled or
Sure of Deing “On Time”
solid gold. Stacy, Lebanon.
S. W. Bowser was doing business
In Filing
in Albany the first of the week.
Some $35,000 to $40,000 is in
volved in the land matters before
Ladies Wating Room
Having camped over last Sunday
the register at Portland, this week.
night in the corridars of the Wor
WE WANT YOUR TRADE AND
A Christmas tree with the usual cester building, half a hundred
MYERS & ROSE, Props.
WILL TREAT YOU RIGHT.
fixinis was given at tne Lower settlers are prepared at 9 o’clock
church, last evening.
this morning to plank down their Clean and Airy Rooms and Beds.
Thè. tables are supplied
Keep your feet dry by buying filings on the land in township 12,
PKone Main 101
LEBANON; ORE.
with the best the
south
range
4
east,
in
Linn/County,
and wearing a pair of those Ball
market affords
on which the Northern Pacific Rail
Band rubbers for sale at Scholl’s.
way has laid its scrip.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Howard and
The bivouac ih the hall outside
children went to Portland, Tuesday,
Undertaking, Embalming and Funeral
the United States Land Office was
to spend holiday week with rela
made by many of the settlers on the
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tives.
advice of their attorneys, P. A.
The Boucher7 family wish to ten
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Lafferty and John McCourt, who
der their thanks for the generous
CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED
urged the precaution to avoid the Special Orders—Special Prices
donation of wood, lately delivered
possibility of anyone or anything
DAY OR NIGHT
¡Feed and Livery Barn in
to them.
else “beating them to it.”
connection with Hotel
When Sweet Home has her streets
The effect of the filing this morn
H. R. SLAVENS
’Prices are Reasonable.
lighted with electric juice, we will ing will be to throw the case
Is
begin to be ashamed of their mud eventually into the United States
SWEET HOME
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OREGON
Phone 3x6
SWEET HOME, ORE.
dy, sloppy condition.
courts, after it has gone through
Mrs. Ellen Lawrece, aged 73, the Land Office and to the Secre
left last week for a seyeral months tary of the Interior, since a contest
visit to Iowa relatives and the bv the railroad is expected. Mr.
Lafferty said last night that he
scenes of her younger days.
■ Electric light poles from Foster believed the case would be carried
to this city have been erected this to the United States Supreme Court.
The lapd in question is situated
week. > Superintendent Wodtli ex
out
from Albany and the Northern
pects to be able to turn on the juice
Pacific laid its scrip on it after land j
about February 1st.
in Washington had been thrown, in-1
A “Hard Times” mask'ball is be to forest reserve. The railroad
ing billed to occur at Foster on the laid its scrip on the land under the
last night of the year. Thus, an act of March 2,1899, which provides 1
opportunity of literally dancing the that it may, in lieu of land thrown
old year put and the new one in into reserve by the government, lay
will be given.
its script on surveyed or unsurvey
John Roberts, of above Whitcomb, ed land in any state through which
was a passenger on last Saturday’s or into which its lines run.
The attorneys for the settlers are
stagewith Portland as his destina
tion. John seemed to think that basing their contest on the act of
his presence was necessary kt the Mav 14,1880, which permits settlers
opening to filing of township 12 S. to go on unsurveyed ■ government
lands and get credit for their time
R. 4, on Tuesday.
About 50 of the homesteaders in of residence prior to the surveying
12-4 will be able to prove up at of the land, which act they hold
once if they are permitted to file was not affected by the act of 1899.
and there is no contest against They maintain that the railroad ■
them. They have made the im might just as well have laid its scrip
provements required and have on land that had been surveyed and
avoided the possibility of such con
resided on the land the required
test as might arise and has arisen in |
length of time.
the present case.
We received on press day, last
Nearly all of the settlers who
week, a communication from D. W. filed have been on the land from
Jones, announcing the fact that a two to five years.
Christmas tree and program would
be given at Sunnyside school house
Dan on Spuds Holds
on the evening of December 23,
with an invitation to attend. We
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regret that the announcement did
not arrive in time for publication,
try. The first becomes effective
last week.
December 24, but will admit until
January 15 potatoes covered by
Notice to Debtors
consular invoices issued on or before
Wednesday next. The second be
The late firm of Goings, Tittle & comes effective January 25, next.
Goings having been dissolved by
Representatives of various coun
mutual consent, the accounts of the tries affected appeared at hearings
same must be settled at once in recently held at the department and
order .to close up the books. So protested against the quarantine.
everyone knowing himself to be
In the case of certain provinces in
indebted to the late firm should Canada and dertain countries and
in the Clothing and Furnishing goods busi
come forward, at once, and settle districts of EUrope, the officials be
ness, carrying complete lines of Mens and
the same.
lieve the absolute prohibition can be
Boys Suits, Overcoats, Shoes, Hats, Shirts, Underwear, etc. of all kinds.
J. H. Goings & Son
lifted in time to allow the move
ment of the present year’s crop
We have the newest and moil complete stock in Lebanoh and our
Notice of Annual Meeting
under regulation and inspection,
prices
are the lowest, Quality considered.
which under the secretary’s order is
The annual meeting of the Sweet similar to that for nursery stock.
You Are Incited to visit our store when in town and .look over our
In a statement accompanying the
Home, Foster & Cascade telephone
merchandise
whether you buy or not.
company will be held in the Grange orders, the department announced,
that
“
the
present
potato
excitement
hall in Sweet Home, Ore., January
WE HAVE WHAT YOU WANT AT THE PRICE YOU WANT TO PAY
3rd, 1914, at 1 o’clock p. m., for is apparently due to a misunder
the purpose of electing five directors standing of the yield of this year.”,
The department experts estimate
and one treasurer, to serve the
term of one year; also, the trans the crop at 331,525,000 bushels,
action of all other business that which, the statement says, “is con
siderably ebove the 10-year average
may come before the meeting.
HOTEL BUILDING
R. WAYNE GREEN, Mgr.
Dated, this 22 day of December, and exceeds the annual food and
planting consumption of potatoes in I
1913.
the United States.” The present!
W. H. Putnam, President
supply in farmers hands is large.
i
C. E. Galbraith, Secretary
When in Lebanon stop at the
Depot Livery Bam
Stoeet Home
B. O. BEL1EU, Prop.
STOP GUESSING
In buying things to wear, don’t take chances.
Know before you buy that you are getting
goods that are right and that will stay right.
We are Specialists
LEBANON CLOTHING CO.