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LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST
VOL. 2.
NO. 42.
SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, 'OREGON, FEBRUARY 12, 1914
$1.25 THE YEAR
IMPORTANT! WHAT ANTI-HUERTA COUPE GOVERNOR SUED FOR INTEREST INCREASES
A FARMER READER
IS YOUR INCOME? FEARED IN CAPITOL
COPPERFIELD ACTS IN SCHOOL MATTERS
GIVES HIS REASONS
Says That ths Home Merchants Charge Only a Few Days Left in Which to File Train. Sent by Guerillas Into Burn­ Owners of Confiscated Saloon Stocks Sweet Home is Coming to the Front
ing Tunnel-Railroad Officials
Also Make Militia Officers
-Parent-Teachers Meeting
Your Income Tax Statement
a Forty Per Cent Profit on
Defendants
a Big Success
Better Get Busy
, ,> Were Captured
Their Goods
In last week’s issue of your paper ■Applications for blanks-can be ■j Mexico City, Feb. 7.—Reports
I noticed an article on the disloyalty made to any bank or county treas­ that conspirators were planning a
of the farmers to the merchants of urer or to M. A. Miller, collector of coup d’etat last night resulted in
our town saying, the merchants Internal Revenue, at Portland, Ore. the troops of the entire garrison be­
complained because so many patro­
Penalty of $20 to $1000 for fail­ ing held in quarters dr placed on
nized mail order houses instead of ure to file returns on or before guard in the neighborhood of the
artillery barracks. Soldiers were
the home merchants.
March 1.
Fine not exceeding $2000 or im­ on top of some of the buildings,
While I don’t blame the mer­
chants for wanting the farmers prisonment not exceeding one year from .which families had been ad­
trade, I do blame them for asking or both at the discretion of .the vised to move.
prices for their goods that cause the court for making a false or fraudu­
farmer to look elsewhere for better lent return.
■ Juarez, Mexico, Feb. 7.—Aroused
bargains.
Every person having a net income to a high pitch of anger by- the
In the first place I would ask why of $3000 or over-for calendar year capture of American railroad offi­
it is disloyal for the farmer to save ($2500 for year 1913) must make a cials and trainmen by Maximo Cas­
the profit made by sending to mail return; a single person is allowed tillo’s bandits, the burning of a
order houses instead of giving it to an exemption of $3000 and a mar­ passenger train and the wrecking of
our local merchants? Why won’t ried person $4000. For • year 1,913 the.big Cumbre tunnel,’ posses are
the money saved by the farmer do March 1 to December 31, the exemp­ being formed in. the Guerrero dis­
as much good toward building up tion allowed is $2500 or $3333.33:
trict to assist the rebels in running
All payments due on your incojne down- the band. >
our community as to give it to our
may be remitted at once or you can • One posse is reported to consist
home merchant?
I could cite you to a number of have until June 30 in which to nay- of -cowboys from the Hearst ranch.
instances in the jjgst that the money Payment must be made byi; certified, Railroad employes and men from
gave to the merchants went else­ check, money’ order or draft. -the-Madera Lumber Co.- plant are
where instead of building up home Personal checks can not'be excepted. said- to- be among those who have
industry.
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Partnerships as such are not sie- volunteered to assist in the hunt.
If the people of Sweet Home will quired. to.make income returns., blit ■■■ From Madera came a- rumor,
look back a few yeors they will re­ the members comprising the firm which-¡was generally discredited,
member several instances when providing their indrviehidl ’incomes •that.when the passenger train was
merchants came to Sweet Home reach $3000 ($2500 for 1913) or •sent crashing into the burning tun­
with a small capital and, after a over are to make returns.
nel the passengers, including the
If in doubt regarding any part of Americans, were locked inside the
few years in the merchandise busi­
ness, built up a fair sized store and the law or regulations, write for cars and perished.
then left. Of course they never information to M. A. Miller, collec­
In ¡previous exploits , of the kind
leave any of the profits made while tor, Portland, Ore.
.Castillo has treated the passengers
For the year 1913, the law oper­ generally with great consideration
in business.
Again, I would like to say if our ates only from-March 1 to Decem­ and when the. ¡telegraph wires to
merchants want the trade of the ber 31; so the deductions and • Madera.were, restored today, rail­
farmers, why don’t they ask reason­ exemptions are figured accordingly. road officials there threw doubt on
able prices for their. goods? ; They
the r.umqr. Nevertheless news from
All Ready to Sail
will say they have to make their
./F. J. Clark, superintendent of the
living out of their store. True
.Chihuahua division of the road, who
enough, but are they willing to live
New York, Feb. 10.---A shipload .left Madera to investigate the whole
and let liye?
of negroes, mostly farmers ¿nd their occurrence, was eagerly awaited.
Any farmer is willing to pay a wives from Oklahoma’, Waited here .... The railroad, from Eagle Pass to
reasonable profit to a home mer­ today for’ Chief Sam to . lead them the City of Mexico, via Torreon,
chant for their goods,, but do you to a new negro Utopia on tfie gold . where the next big battle of the
blame them for not wanting to pay coast of Africa.’ The colored/.farm­ revolution is expected to take place,
prices 40 per cent above Cost? Yet ers were induced to come here, they was reported open today.
that is the basis on which, most of said, by Sam, who had been collect­
our merchants mark their goods.
ing colonists from Oklahoma, Texas
Douglas, Arjz, Feb. 7.—Accord­
Perhaps some of the merchants and Mississippi. More negroes were
ing to }deal Mexicans affiliated with
will deny such a wide margin of expected from Galveston and the
.Mexican socialists, the Magonistas
profit, but I say this because I know west, and it was said that many
expert to take advantage of Presi­
the cost of most of their goods.
were coming’from Boston.
dent Wilson’s-action in lifting the
IHow can you blame the farmer- , Reports of ¡Sam’s, activities havje
.embargo op. the exportation of arms
come .from time to time from the
into Mexico: and will have an army
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black belt of the south and south’
.equipped with ..munitions of war
west and New York negroes were
Clean Whaletame Bed«.
Menntain Air
purchased in the United States, in
greatly stirred up today by conflict-
the.field-within a. month. Mago-
ing reports regarding, .his project. :
pistas refuse to state, however, how
The negroes on board were in the
they expect to evade, the provision
best of spirits and talked in know­
of. the president’s, proclamation pro­
ing terms of a sovereign land where
viding that only recognized leaders
they would have their own govern­
may obtain arms.
Newly refurnished and
ment and their own religion.
The first shipment of arms since
painted inside. Tables
In the absence of Sam, who they
the embargo was raised crossed in­
are supplied with the
said was in Boston looking out for
to Mexico at this point today.
/best the market affords
recruits, the party is under the
leadership of A. Davis, an old negro
Feed barn in connection
A Bargain
Baptist clergyman. Davis told them
with the Hotel............
they were to form a new church in
For sale or will trade for land
Meals 35c, 1
Beds 25c. the promised land, to be called “The
out of town, the second house north
Church of God.”
F. B. K napp , manager
Religious zeal seemed to sway the of Hotel Sweet Home barn. If you
party as much as the desire to bet­ mean business come and see me.
FOSTER
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ter their worldly comforts.
H. M. Bowser, Sweet Home.
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Hotel Foster
Baker, Ore., Feb. 9.--Suit for an
The parent-teachers association
aggregate of $8000 has been brought bids-fair to be an educational stimu­
against Governor West, Colonel B. lus-of great value to Sweet Home
K. Lawson and Sergeant Walton, and vicinity in the future.
milita officers, by the saloonkeepers
The meeting held here last Satur­
of Cooperfield on a comülaint charg­ day was surely a credit to the town
ing wrongful, malicious and unlaw­ and surrounding neighborhood.
ful confiscation of property, consist­ Many of the parents and members
ing of wines and liquors. Two of school boards made sacrifices • to
separate actions are brought, one come to the meeting. It is now
by William Wiegand, asking for certain that the association will
damages in the sum of $1500 for continue during ' the, school term.
the value of the liquor and $3000 Those who .read this article will
for the loss of the business, good estimate the interest* by the fact
will and patronage; the other by that two entire boards, the pupils
Stewart & Warner, asking $1500 of four schools, many fathers and
for the confiscated liquor and $2000 mothers and: .five teachers were
for the loss of the business, etc. It present to take part in or enjoy the
is said that this is the first time a program.
damage suit has ever been brought
Greenville district deserves special
against a Governor of Oregon.
credit-for the interest manifested in
Governor West is made a joint the school work. The teacher, Miss
defendant with the two officers in Burchard; her pupils and the school
the action and, if judgment is ob­ ’board were present with a good
tained, each, all or any. one of the program and a number of school
desendants will be liable to the exhibits which carried off three first
prizes.
arqount of the judgment.
The program for the afternoon
The two actions and complaints
are identical except that $1000 more began at 10 o’clock with special
damages for loss of business is asked : music by the high school band.
for by Wm. Wiegand than in the i After which the Sweet Home pupils
case of Stewart & Warner. Thé gave a short program. Mrs. Geo.
Wiegand complaint sets forth that ’Ellis and Mrs. Harry Watkings gave
the plaintiff has been especially, special readings on school subjects
damaged in that by reason of physi; óf interest. The meeting concluded
cal infirmity (the loss of a leg) he with a special program from Green­
will not be able to find other em­ ville school and judging of the ’in­
ployment. He sets forth that the dustrial work.
The High School band justly de-
defendants in the action knew of
this physical infirmity at the time seryes a word of praise for the
excellent music rendered during the
his stock.of goods was seized..
occasion. Prof. Van Fleet must
The complaints set forth that the
plaintiffs were engaged in the saloon certainly feel proud of bis boys.
business at Copperfield under licen­ Now let thè girls compete.
It- is hoped that the next meeting,
ses duly issued by the -, town of
which will be held in April, may be
Copperfield and by the United States
and that they were in lawful posses­ held in the High school building.
sion of the business and the property ¡.The program will be arranged
at the time it was forcibly taken later. We hope to have some special
from them, by force . of arms and college men on the program at that
sent al! out of the town of Copper­ time.
The officers òf the association are
field.
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>as follows: President, Mrs. George
'■Ellis; vice president; Mrs. Harry
Quarterly Taxes Urged -
Watkins; secretary, L. K. Gejl. ■
A change in the present tax law
Intermouutain .Tribune $1.25
whereby taxes may be paid;quarter- per. year.
ly instead of all at one time is favor­
ed by the Linn county- council of the
Grange.
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Another resolution adopted favors
the submission of, an initiative
rneasure regulating t.he courses and
departments of the. University of
Oregon and Oregon Agricultural
college in order to prevent conflict^.
I have’ a good stock of Electric
Light Supplies, including Lamps,
Now that our Union High school Smoothing Irons, Toasters, etc.,
building is Completed sufficient for on the road, to be here, in a few
use, the Tribune suggests to the days. I intend to handle every­
students that they, each plant a tree thing in the line of electric goods
demanded by the people of this
and care, for it until it gets well community. ■ I am also prepared
started.
This will serve as a to wire your business room or
memorial of the first class of students dwelling preparatory to the in­
attending the institution. It would stallation of electric lights.
be something you will be proud of, GEO. E. DAYTON, Sweet Home
boys, and girls, when you get old.
Electric Supplies