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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1914)
LOCAL BREVITIES J. A. Thompson and S. W. Bowser i An Expensive Farce were doing business in Albany the | first of the week. Some two weeks ago eight wit The original plat of the city of nesses were subpoenaed, from this San Francisco was lately unearth city to appear before the grand ed in the city recorder’s office, at jury in Albany, to give evidence in Oregon city. The plat was made in the matter of the deer killing case, 1850 and was filed in the then only of which most people in this locality are familiar. The expense incured federal circuit in the west. by the county on account of these witnesses was over $100. As all of Will Plant Orchards these witnesses testified to the same The Tribune learns that Gottleib fact, two of them would have Wodtli, of Foster, will plant 35 sufficed. The two young men were indicted acres to orchard, this spring. The major portion of his nlanting will and arrested and taken to Albany be prunes, though quite a percent last week. When they were arraign ed, they each plead guilty to the age will be English walnuts. John Wodtli, who lives near charge and the sentence for each Sweet Home, went to Lebanon was “30 days in jail.” Before they yesterday to receive English walnut were taken to the jail, each of them was granted a parole. trees sufficient to plant five acres. Notary Public Mails. Now these young men were guilty Mortgage Leans Negotiated Thd Tribune is glad to learn of Arrive from Lebanon........ 1:30 p.m. these steps to grow orchards in this for “guilty” was their pleas/ The N. M. NEWPORT Brownsville.......3:30 p.m, locality. Orchard experts . regard law says plainly that for killing Attorney at Law “ Cascadia... /.-......8:45 a.m. our hill lands as being the equal if deer out of season persons guilty Depart for Lebanon............9:00 a.m. not the superior of ariy other lands shall be punished. Is the law vindi (CITY ATTORNEY) " Br6wnsville..........4:00 p.m. in the state for orchard purposes. cated by sentences so farcial as LEBANON OREGON “ Cascadia__ ...... 2:00 p.m. In fact, specimens of fruit grown these? Will these sentences deter here are superior in qualitv, flavor these and others from like violations Mortgage Loans Negotiated Notary Public and color to any of the Hood or in the future? Rogue rivers products and, too, Of coures, we have a brilliant (?) Auctioneer grown without the great care given game warden who is trying to pro ATTORNEY AT LAW the orchards of these far-famed tect game and maintain the majesty districts. Whenever our people ,of the law. He should have pre Twenty Years Experience grow fruit in commercial quantities pared his case more thoroughly, else Satisfaction Guaranteed Office on Sherman St. Lebanon. Ore. and give their orchards the expert passed it by. The costs of the Terms Reasonable care given those of other localities, action are not less than $200. Who Phone Farmers 28x1. - Lebanon The Tribune $1.25 per year. the Sweet Home country will be has suffered and who is the victim? come as famous as a fruit district A school boy will' tell, you “the as that of Hood river. people of Linn county. ==SALE= Garden-making is in order. Subscribe for the Intermountain Tribune, $1.25 the year. M. Story passed his 72nd birth day, Tuesday. Merchant J. M. Cowdrey was do ing business in Lebanon the first of the week. The Linn County Grange Council has pronounced in favor of quarter ly tax payments. For some reason Sweet Home has failed to receive any electric juice. What is the matter Fred? Mayor L. M. Curl, of Albany, has resigned as chairman of the Linn County Republican central commit tee. For Sale—Indian Runner duck eggs, 50 cents per setting of 13. See or write to William W. Billings, Foster, Oregon. The cougar killed recently by a 12-4 homesteader is said to have been a monster, measuring 10 feet from tip to tip. 0. H. Russell, of east of town, has filed a petition with County Clerk Marks, to succeed himself as county commissioner. For Sale, Trade or Lease—The Mealey Bors.’ sawmill. Good terms offered. See or write to Mealey Good Roads Pay Trade Succeeds Booze Bros., Foster, Oregon. The Linn county court has let the The Evansville, Ind., Journal- Salem, March 8.—Although it is contract for electrically wiring the big steel bridge between Albany News recently made a canvas of the less than a month since the supreme farmers of the county to find out if court decidecj that the election and Benton county. good roads paid. The answer shows making Salem “dry” was legal,, _ Several well-developed cases of that they do. Seven townships there are but few indications that, spring fever are reported. Dick voted $250,000 bonds for good until December 1, last, there were Watkinds thinks he has a severe at roads last year, and the estimates 16 saloons in the city. All but two tack but will,, probably, survive. show that the good roads increased or three of the saloon buildings have A crew, of men, having a rowboat the value of farm property from $5 been rented and several are being with them, came up from Lebanon to $15 per acre. remodeled. Monday, and went on above for The figures go still farther; they One building that was occupied the purpose of starting a drive of show that the farmers were able to as a saloon has been converted into papermill wood. deliver produce 30 per cent cheaper an office building, another is used ExSenator Jonathan Bourne has than before and to deliver all the as a barber shop, the Daily Capital announced that he will not be in year around. Journal has rented another and is the race for the nomination for the In the seven townships there are making it over for its riewspaper United States senate, to succeed 600,000 acres of land, Taken at the , >plant, and still another will become Senator Chamberlain. lowest estimate, the increase in a moving picture theater. One On March 7, just before midnight value amounts to $3,000,000 against saloonman who converted his place ' at the residence of and by Rev. C. an expense df $250,000. It looks into a soft drink establishment and H. Wood, Roy Tolbert, of above like a paying investment there. a billiard hall, says he is making! Foster and Miss Stella Burrell, of There is no question about good more money than he did before. Waterloo, were united in marriage. roads paying. Everybody knows it One person has been arrested for It is reported that the roads be and everybody acknowledges it. The “bootlegging” since the saloons were closed. The advocates of the tween this city and Lebanon are in question is, How? saloon, however, assert that liquor fairly good condition. The only is being sold extensively on the mud of any consequence is within Hungry, and Drenched, Angry Idle Are Routed “quiet,” and that the illegal sale the incorporate limits of both towns. will gradually increase. ?■ It is estimated that Oreggn’s in Sacramdntdi March 9.—Buffering come will provide a total tax' of Administrators Notice $400,000 which is divided among from bruised fyeads and empty stom- more than 300b persons and their aches, 1000 nifembers of the unem Notice is hereby given that the undersigned income range from $3000 up to ployed army; who have been camped have been appointed by the County Court of Linn in Sacramento for two days, are County. Oregon, as the administrators of the $500,000. estate,of Edith Leach, deceased, as such as by law sulking in .their “ tents ” tonight on The Lebanon city council has required. Therefore notice is hereby given to all persons prohibited boys from smoking cigar the far side of the Sacramento river, having claims against the said estate to present whither they were driven taday by ettes within the corporate limits of them save duly verified as by law required, at the of N. M. Newport, in the Lebanon National that city. So boys, when you go to Sacramento city and county officers. office Bank building in Lebanon, Oregon within six Not all are nursing injuries, but months the Strawberry City, you’d better from the date of this notice. all are hungry. Dated this 13th day of February, 1914. look a leetle oudt. F. E. Fell, Most of them are cold from a N. M. Newport, Attorney. Chester A. Leach The body of Fritz Bending, who' drenching given them by the »fire Administrators of Estate disappeared from Albany some two hose used in routing them from months ago, has been found in the their, camp. Willamette river, at Independence. They are swearing vengeance on It is now believed that he committed Sacramento, because of the forcible suicide by drowning himself. ejection, but as their entrance to Everybody is invited to partici this city is guarded by several pate in th,e basket social at the High hundred armed deputies and officers school building next Saturday even and the town of Broderick, across ing, commencing at 7:30. Bring a the river is equally as well guarded, basket and help the boys out, for. their proposed activities may? be their efforts are meritorions. curbed. Mike Cosgroye, who is stopping at Hotel Sweet Home while he is receiving medical treatment because of the steam scald he received some two weeks ago, is now able to leave his room pilotted by one having good eyes. Mike is nursing his eyes carefully and thinks they will not be injurdd. The unemployed were driven off the Southern Pacific railroads lot early this afternoon by deputy sheriffs, armed with pick handles, and by police. They at first refused to go, but several strong stream^ of water played upon them by firemen started them on the run toward Second street. I will sell at private Sale, at my residence in 'Sweet Home, one horse, buggy, and harness, also my entire household effects. Must be sold by April 1. Come in and get your choice. L. H. WOOD, Sweet Home H. D. SCOTT H. B. CHESS FOR SALE BY J. M. COWDREY DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, GROCERIES HARDWARE, ETC. Highest Market Trice Paid for Produce SWEET HOME - - OREGON T. L. DUGGER J. A. THOMPSON NOTARY PUBLIC NOTARY PUBLIC Thompson & Dugger Real Estate Brokers SWEET HOME, OREGON If If you want to sell your Farm, other lands or City property, list them with us. We can get you a buyer. TJ We manage Transfers of Property, Write Deeds, Mortgages, etc., etc., examine Abstracts, --------------- Negotiable Loans------------- — COME IN AND SEE US. WE DON’T WANT THE EARTH BUT WE DO WANT TO SELL YOU A PART OF IT