INTERMOUNTAIN TRIBUNE
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LINN COUNTY AGRICULTURALIST
VOL. 2.
NO. 43.
SWEET HOME, LINN COUNTY, OREGON, FEBRUARY 19, 1914
TAX COLLECTION
WHEN CALLED HE
STARTED MONDAY GASPS LAST BREATH
Telegraphic Sparks
$1.25 THE YEAR
HINDUS ARE TO
PRICES OF FOODS
BE BARRED OUT CONTINUE TO SOAR
There are 7,500 national banks in
the United States. Of this number
6,589 have applied for membership
A Total of $633,084.58 is to Be Col­ James Brady Dies Suddenly From Heart in the Federal Reserve banks. The Exclusion Expected to Result From The Govetnment Statistics Show Record
time limit for applications to be
Compromise-Speedy Action
Figures for the Year Ending
Failure—Rheumatism of Heart
lected By County Treasurer
accepted, expires February 22.
Francis
Thought the Cause
A 11-weeks old baby at Tacoma
weighs but two pounds. The babe
is normal in every way and has not
Collection of the 1913 tax roll
A hurry call was sent in Friday been sick a day since its birth.
commenced Monday morning by morning for Dr. I. B. Wilson to go
Senator Bacon of Georgia, the
County Treasurer Francis, who will to the Brady farm as soon as pos­
first
senator to be elected by .direct
sible. When he reached his desti­
be assisted by several clerks.
vote of the people, is dead. He
Under the new order the county nation, he found James Brady quite
was chairman of the senate Foreign
treasurer is the tax collector. As a dead. All efforts to revive him
Relations committee and wielded a
result of this change the sheriff and proved futile.
large influence in the deliberations
Mr. Brady had enjoyed his usual
the treasurer have exchanged offices.
ofithat body.
The sheriff is now located in thé health on Thursday, the day pre­
David Swing Ricker, the Ore­
office occupied by the treasurer on vious. He had visited Foster during
t*he second floor of the court house the day and played several games of gonian's special traveling good roads
at the south end of the hall and the pool with F. B. Knapp. After doing correspondent, says the public roads
treasurer occupies the office on the his chores at home, eating his sup­ of Josephine county are as good as
first floor, to the left of the ent­ per, etc. he repaired to his bed at those of any other county of the
rance to the building,, vacated by about 9 p. m., without making any state.
the sheriff.'
unusual complaint. He had. been
110 Chicago men were fined $1
Under the new system, the tax troubled with rheumatism in his each, last Saturday, for spitting on
collection has been made an easier arms and shoulders for several days the side Walk.
task, providing the tax payer will but did not think the ailment at all
Express rates are to make a big
assist the collector in the way of severe. Friday morning when his
tumble,
March 1, in obedience to
presenting the statement sent them, mother went to his room' shortly
when they apply to pay their taxes. after 7 a. m. to call him to his the; orders of the National Inter­
This statement is a duplicate of the breakfast, she found him with one state Commerce Commission and the
statement, arranged alphabetically arm and his head hanging over the State Railroad Commission.
According to the late estimates
on the collectors books. When a side of the bed. Help was called
taxpayer presents his statement it and the doctor telephoned for at carefully made, the population of
can be readily looked up. Then the once. When arroused, Mr; Brady Portland is now 243,898.
proper entrys are made and the opened his eyes and looked at the
Heavy snow storms are prevail­
statement is receipted. Whereas, family around his bed, but ■ never ing throughout the Mississippi valley
if the payee fails to present 'his spoke. Some one present felt his states, interfering greatly with tele­
statement, the collection will be de­ heart beats and felt but two faint graph and telephone wires and train
layed. Because of this, all taxpayers beats.
service.
are requested to bring or send their
When Dr. Wilson arrived, Ke
statements to the treasurer’s office found his patient quite dead and - President Wilson, after three days
confinement to his rooms because of
when remitting their assessments.
beyond the power of restoratives.
a heavy cold, is again able to be at
The several ammounts apportion­
James Brady was 29 years old,
ed to be assessed upon the taxable unmarried and' leaves his father, his desk.
property in Linn county, general mother and a large family of broth­
Jury List Drawn
and special school, city, road, special ers and aaister to mourn his sudden
road and other purposes for the faking away. He was a young man
The county court has drawn the
year 1913, amounts to a total of who enjoyed" the respect of all his
annual
jury list, of which the fol­
$633,084.58.
neighbors and friends.
lowing are of this southeastern part
The amount of state, county,
The funeral, which occurred on
school, high school, etc., is $377,- the following day (Saturday) in the of the county:
Crowfoot.—Peter Lewis, L. R.
710.48.
The general road tax afternoon, at the Gilliland cemetery,
Cheadle,
Chas. M. Clern. B. F. Sim­
amounts to $83,192.32. The city was largely attended.
mons, T. L. Hall.
taxes are as follows: Albany, $50,-
Foster.—W. R. Mealey, John
140.35; Brownsville, $3,322.61; Hal­
Settler to be Ousted
Lawrence, Levi Ellis, Jas. Cowling,
sey, $1,979,76; Lebanon, $8,590.45;
J. H. Reinhart.
Scio, 1,010.12; Sodaville, $34.17;
Roseburg, Ore., Feb. 14.Be­
Crawfordsville.—R. N. Matlock,
Sweet Home $410.20.
The amount levied against union cause he failed to comply with 'some Thos. Cowling, Elmer E. Fox, Geo.
high school district No. 2, is $3,- technical provision of the Land B. Gay, J. A. Witt.
647.92. Special road taxes for the Office laws, Hi Acker has been eject­
Holley.—J. R. Springer, J. M.
following districts are as follows:
ed from his homestead in Southern Rice, R. E. Warner, H. A. Reinin-
No. 15 $1,467.05; No. 16, $1,368.08
No. 17 $1,132.15; No. 18 $1,402.5? Douglas county by the General Land ger, T. J. Philpott. E. R. Groshong,
No. 23 $1,710.99; No. 24 $4,930.77 office. Acker filed on the land 29 D. J. Hildreth.
No. 25 $2,087.09; No. 27 $1,370.18 years ago, and has since lived there
Sweet Home.—O. C. Stone, W.
No. 28 $2,912.87; No. 30 $1,849.36 almost continuously. He has im­
H. Daugherty, Geo. L. Ellis, A.
proved the property and brought it Horner, B.* F. Burnett, Wm. C.
Clean Wheleaame Beds.
Menntain Air
to a high state of cultivation.
Taylor, S. W. Wood.
The technicality taken advantage
Waterloo.—Fred W. Kreig, Sam’l
of by the government was the clause Harris, William Robertson, George
compelling a person formally to file T. Collins, Neal Loftin.
on the land within so long a time
after, the government survey is
Church News
Newly refurnished and
made. In Acker’s case he was ill
painted infeide. Tables
and failed to receive formal notice
Sunday school, 10 a. m., L. K.
are supplied with the
until time for filing had expired.
Geil,Supt.
best the market affords
Preaching at the Lower church
The local land office held that
11,.
a. m, and preaching at the
Acker
should
retain
the
land.
The
Feed barn in connection
people of Douglas county intend to Upper church 7:30, p. m.
with the Hotel....... .....
Christian Endeavor at the Upper
assist Mr. Acker in appealing to the
church 6:30 p. m., Marie Wood
Meals 35c,
Beds 25c. secretary of the Interior.
leader.
F. B. K napp , manager
Keep your feet dry by buying
Please note the change of the
and wearing a pair of those Ball evenihg. services. A welcome to all.
FOSTER
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OREGON
Band rubbers for sale at Scholl’s:
L. H. Wood, pastor
Hotel Foster
is Urged
October 15,1913
Washington, Feb. 15.—Represen­
Washington, Feb. 15.—During
tative Burnett, of Alabama, chair­ the year from October 15, 1912, to
man of the House committee on im­ October 15, ' 1913, which includes
migration. predicted tonight that as the first seven months of President
a compromise on the Pacific Coast' Wilson’s Administration, the prices
fight to exclude Japanese and all upon 13 of the 15 principal food
other Asiatics, Congress at this ses­ staples advanced in price, while
sion would enact legislation to bar only two declined, according to
out the Hindus.
figures just published by the Bureau
“Whether the immigration com­ of Labor.
mittee will go further than that I
The increases range from 1 to
do not know,” Mr. Burnett said, over 40 per cent.
“but there is no gentleman’s agree­
Here are the figures for the rise
ment or favored nation agreement of retail prices in the country at
with Great Britain so far as the large between October, 1912, and
Hindus are concerned. There ought October, 1913.
to be prompt legislation to nip in
Potatoes advanced 42.3 per cent,
the bud any steamship arrangements eggs advanced 14.2 per cent, round
to bring on an extraordinary num­ steak advanced 12.9 per cent, ham
ber of the- Hindus, a project which- advanced 10.6 per cent, rib roast
the Immigration Bureau once dis­ advanced 8.8 per cent,, sirloin steak
advanced 8.3 per cent, bacon ad­
covered and foiled.”
Representative Baker of Califor­ vanced 8.2 per cent, hens advanced
nia, and other Pacific Coast repre­ 7.5 per cent, pork chops advanced
sentatives still insist on legislation 6.3 per cent, butter advanced 3.7
for general exclusion of Asiatics. per cent, milk advanced 2.7 per
Representative Church of-. Cali­ cent, corn meal advanced 1.7 per
fornia, who on Thursday will urge cent, and lard advanced 1 per cent,
the immigration committee to re.- sugar declined 8.8 per cent and
port his bill to exclude the Hindu flour declined 2.6 per cent.
laborers, said tonight he believed
When the price of each of the
the committee would report the articles of food is weighed accord­
measure favorably and that there ing to average consumption in
was no question as to the House workingmen’s families, retail prices
passing it.
were at a higher level on October
Chairman Burnett said he was 15, 1913, than at any other time
confident the President would not. during the last 23 years. Retail
veto his immigration bill now before prices of food on October 15, 1913,
the Senate committee because of the were 70.9 per cent above the aver­
literacy test. He asserted that age price for the ten-year period
stories of a possible veto had been 1890 to 1899; 7.9 per cent above
started for the purpose of influenc­ the price on October 15, 1912, and
ing the vote on the measure in the 16.9 per cent above the price on
Senate. .
October 15, 1911.
The great rise of food prices in
recent years is shown by statistics
Indian’s Rights Urged
giving the comparison between the
Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 14.—Full prices in October, 1913, and the
rights of citizenship for the' Ameri­ average pricé for the ten years be­
can Indian were advocated today by tween 1890 and 1899. During the
speakers at the council of the society intervening period, 12 of the 15
of American Indians, held at (he principal articles advanced more
than 50 per cent. The price of
Academy of Natural Science.
The speakers said admission to bacon advanced 133.3 per cent, that
full citizenship and the right of of round steak 107 per cent and
that of hens 74.? per cent.
ownership rather than occupancy
should-be granted the red men.
Intermouutain Tribune $1.25
Gabe E. Parker, newly appointed per year.
registrar of the treasury, a Choctaw,
said the Indian was in a peculiar
position, being independent in a
tribal sense, yet dependent in
National relations.
Mr. Parker said that there were
310,000 Indians in the United States
and that 138,328 had citizenship
rights.
I have a good stock of Electric
“Tribal life must be abandoned,” Light Supplies, including Lamps,
he said, “before the Indian can be­ Smoothing Irons, Toasters, etc.,
come self-supporting or a; vitalforce on the road, to be here in a few
in our National life. He must be days. I intend to handle every­
recognized as a man of capabilities. thing in the line of electric goods
He has made great progress jn demanded by the people of this
adapting himself to the life of the community. I am also prepared
country. He has suffered from the to wire your business room or
one fault of lack of self-denial, but dwelling preparatory to the in­
if the Indian has his land with pri­ stallation of electric lights.
vileges and responsibilities '■ of pro­
prietorship he will soon develop that CEO. E. DAYTON, Sweet Home
quality.”
Electric Supplies