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About Intermountain tribune and Linn County agriculturalist. (Sweet Home, Linn County, Or.) 1913-1914 | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1914)
Wilson is Winner in First Vote LOCAL BREVITIES Commissioner Russell went to Al bany, Monday, to be in attendance at the April term of the county court. A. Scholl has something to say in another column in the way of an advertisement. Read it for it may interest you. Dr. and Mrs. ’Luther gave a stereoDtican and musical entertain ment to a number of their friends, Tuesday evening. For Sale—Indian Runner duck eggs,, 50 cents per setting of 13. See or write to William W. Billings, Foster, Oregon. The attendance at our high school has fallen off to nine students, due to the fact that the boys had to stop on account of farm work. \ Washington, March 27.—Presi dent Wison won the first battle of his fight to repeal the Panama tolls exemption today when the house by a vote of 207 to 176 refused to con tinue discussion on the rule to limit to twenty hours the debate on the Sims bill. The special rule then was adopt ed, 200 to 172. That put the Sims bill to repeal the exemption square ly before the house for twenty hours’ debate and protected against intervening motions and amend ments. Party lines were eliminated in the vote, which was a round victory for the administration leaders. The balloting was preceded by àn hour of impassioned speechmaking. Speaker Clark, Representatives Underwood and Fitzgerald and other democratic leaders voted against the motion to cutbff debate. With the adoption of the resolution to stoD debate on the rule, the next question was on the adoption of the. rule- itself, and administration supporters were sure of its passage. Mrs. J. M. Cowdrey and Mrs. H. R. Slavens drove down to Lebanon Tuesday for the purpose of having one of Mrs. Cowdrey’s children treated by a physidian. Owl Train Deals Death Frank Crabtree, of near Albany and who was a former county clerk of Linn county, has announced his Albany, Ore.,, March 31.—The candidacy for the nomination for lifeless body of a man, not identified treasurer of this county on the as yet, was found this morning be democratic ticket. tween the Oregon Electric,- track The “ground breaking’’ event for south of Conser station, about four Albany’s new postoffice building has miles north of, Albany. He was been “filmed’’ for reproduction in struck by the southbound “owl” the moving picture shows. It will train at 3:15 a. m.. while kneeling be of interest to Linn county peo on the track. His position indicat ed either suicide or that he had ple, but to no other locality. ' D. A. Whinery, of Waterloo, has stumbled in trying to leave the discovered a bed of paint clay on track. Soon after passing Conser this his farm which may prove quite valuable. The bed is 40 feet thick morning the motorman saw what he and carries several shades of red, thought was a man kneeling midway between the rails with his back to brown, amber and blue colors. Rev. C. H. Wood, who has resign the approaching train. It was too ed his pastorate in Sweet Home and late to stop before striking the man, Foster, with his family, started for but the train was stopped and train his former home in Iowa on Monday men went back to look for the body. They found a hat and rubber coat, to reside permanently. Rev. Wood and close beside them a stick about was well liked by both congrega three feet long. Failing after a tions. search to find a body they came to Last week a donkey engine be the conclusion that I some one had longing to the Lebanon Lumber Co. placed a hat and coat on the stick was taken through town and later a for an April fool joke. number of long heavy timbers with The hat and coat showed no signs which to float the engine. The of having been struck, and evident- engine will accompany the log drive were discarded by the man before which will be started in a few days. he stepped on the track. Ed Simons, deputy county asses- Trackwalker Cowan found the sur, was looking after Sweet Home body at 8 o’clock this morning. It property this week. The tendency was some distance from where the is to assess propertv for taxation hat and coat were found, and had higher, this year than formerly. been thrown into the ditch beside The owner is required to place a the track. The man had knelt in true cash value on whatever he such a position that the train struck owns. him on the head. Mike Cosgrove returned from a Coroner Fortmiller conducted an several weeks stay at Eugene, last investigation and then brought the Sunday, where he has been receiv body to this city. It was identified ing treatment from an eye special as Harry Butzlaff, a local black ist. His left eye has fnlly recover smith, but Butzlaff was found alive at his work. ed so that it can be used to guide The man had nothing in his its owner over the rough Ways and pockets except a piece of tobacco. he expects his right to be on duty He was apparently about 55 years of age, was small and weazened in another week or ten days. Lee Bilyeu, who has been serving with short, grizzled whiskers. as deputy stable boss, pending the Bigamy Story Punctured absence of Mayor Myet, was called to Scio last Sunday on account of Albany, Ore-., March 31.—The the illness of his wife’s father, L. W. Pomeroy. Mr. Pomeroy is get Enoch Arden-like story of Fred A. ting pretty well along in years and Scamerhorn, of Sandy, Ore., who even a Slight illnessjis a cause of arrived here last week and asserted grave alarm to ms relatives, and that Mrs. Herman Young, of Albany is his wife, has been punctured in friends. one particular. Young today re An unparallelled clubbing offer— ceived a letter from the county $1.50 we will furnish for one clerk at Butte, Mont., stating that year, the Intermountain ffribune Scamerhorn had never secured a and the following named four marriage license there. magazines: The Woman’s World, Mrs. Young denied from the first Fruit Grower, Home Life and that she had ever known Scamer Farm Life. Old subscribers can horn at Butte, where he claimed avail themselves of this offer by they were married arid lived togeth paying up all arrears and one year er as man and wife. She said she in advance. The four magazines did know him at Renova, Mont., will thus cost you but 25 cents and the whole five costing you but had refused his entreaties to but a trifle more than the Tribune marry him. When Scamerhorn left here, five alone. Public School Items of Interest Baled hay—I have several tons It is rumored that Sweet Home of good oat hay, baled, yet for sale. will soon have a saloon. Average attendarice for March, J. T. States returned from a A. Horner, Pleasant Valley. 95 per cent. New pupils, John and business visit to Madras, Tuesday Lee Parker, formerly of Medford; afternoon. Asa Smith, John Miller and Jose For Sale, Trade or Lease—The phine Miller of the Pleasant Valley Mealey Bors.’ sawmill. Good terms District. Four pupils moved from offered. See or write to Mealey our district to Iowa. Bros., Foster, Oregon. Befor you buy or construct a SILO We have an excellent eighth grade Fishing and hunting licenses can it will pay you to see H. C. Roloff. class, 12 in number, and all are do ing good work. Here’s hoping they be obtained by applying to Thomp -r—------ 1 am agent for the—-------- may all be successful in the exams. son & Dugger, just west of the WILLAMETTE SILO Usually the attendance falls short postoffice, Sweet Home. in the spring, the opposite has been Martgage Leant Negotiated Notary Public The best built Silo on the market, the case here., because it is Built Right and We shall soon plant our school N. M. NEWPORT of the best materials garden. The grorind will be fenced Attorney at Law obtainable. and plowed as soon as the weather (CITY ATTORNEY) permits. H. C. ROLOFF, Waterloo^ Oregon Baseball is the popular game with LEBANON 1 ' OREGON the boys. The Sweet Home boys won in the game with Pleasant Valley on the 21st. Score 14 to 26. Are you all ready for that “spell ing bee?” Remember it is to be in N. R. LUTHER, M. D. Prop. the high school building, Saturday night, April 18. All words will be taken from the Hicks spelling book. Everybody come prepared to spell. Our next educational rally will be held in the high school building on Saturday, April 25. This will be the last and the best meeting of the Dr. Luther will attend professional calls at reasonable distances school year. The speakers will be Day or Night as follows: Superintendent Jackson, Dr. Robert ’ s and Korinek ’s Veterinary Remedies Supt. Thordason of Lebanon, Prof. past Main Street SWEET HOME, ORE. Baker and a lecturer .from the O. A. C. All come and enjoy the rally. Parents will do well to encourage the boys and girls in the industrial work as outlined by our state super intendent. It will not only, help in their educational development, but it will be a source of pleasure in their older days. Teachers appre ciate the helping hand and the hearty co-operation of parents. Are you interested in éducation? ’ Show it by paying the school a visit. Do you love your boys? Then teach them. _________ ' ' LOOK LISTEN READ CITY DRUG STORE s Drugs, Patent Medicines Perfumes, Toilet Articles, Sundries 8 8 8 a6 a a FOR SHERIFF I hereby announce myself a candi date for the nomination for Sheriff, subject to the will of the republican voters of Linn county at the forth coming primary election. GRANT PIRTLE Albany, Oregon. FOR SHERIFF I, Ed Schoel; am a registered voter of Linn county and have filed my intention with the proper authorities as a candidate for thè nomination for sheriff of Linn coun ty, subject to the will of the demo cratic voters of said county and I yespectfully solicit your votes. ED SCHOEL Albany, Ore. days ago he threatened to return within three weeks and have Mrs. Young arrested for bigamy. Mrs. Young now asserts she Will sue him for damages for defatnation of character. For you particular customers who demand the best groceries, we recommend Folgers Golden Gate Coffee. It is so good we cannot obtain a better coffee—not if we paid $1 a pound for it. Everything about Folger’s Golden Gate Coffee is perfect, and we sell it with a positive guarantee that it will please you. FOR SALE BY 1 J. M. COWDREY DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE, GROCERIES HARDWARE, ETC. * SWEET HOME - - J. A. THOMPSON - OREGON T1 L. DUGGER 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. K 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
