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H A L S E Y , L IN N CO UNTS’, O R E G O N .
T H U R S D A Y , DEC.
Jots and Tittles
Short Stories of Happenings in Linn County Generally
and in Halsey Particularly
—Y C 4/ZrI « O f f e r in g o f Q i o n e
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H .C . Davie ««.turned Thursday sign io view o|
the shortage of
from hie eastern trip.
bouses
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J. C. Walton and M r. Petrick
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were passengers for Albany Mon- u
J °ne8 accompanied her hus-
day
L“8l8r Jones, pastor of the
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Christian church, from Eugene
H . W . Hughes and wife of Saturday and epent the week end
Brownsville were passengers to , with Mrs. True.
Albany Monday^
C. A. Waggener has been ap
Clayton Sprenger and wife of A l pointed administrator of the es
bany, late of Shedd, have a daugh tate left by C. E. Waggener, and
ter. born last week.
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T- J. Simon and
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Mrs. John Bramwell got home B M. M iller appraisers.
Sunday evening from a visit wit*-
her daughter, Mrs. Neville. , t
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Cathlamet, Wash.
in
WhiLi F r'daJ aDd<called
on Mrs. Wheeler.
Mrs. Acker
H . A. Wilson brought Mrs. man’» mother, Mrs John West,
Charles Childs over from Browns came with her and is staying at
ville Monday to take train for Sa Hugh Leeper's.
lem.
The duties of printer’s devil,
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The protracted revival at the
Baptist church in Brownsville has
ended and Evangelist Beutly is
gone.
compositor, pressman, bookkeeper,
reporter, editor, etc,, in the E n
terprise are now all performed by
two young fellows whose combined
ages figure 129, or an average ol
The Shedd basketeers, two teams only 64} apiece.
of them, were defeated by Albany
college teams Thursday at the
(Continued on page 5)
county seat.
Edwin Warmoth records a deed
from Grant Tavlor to lands in sec
tion 1, township 14 south, range
4 west, and in Halsey
Mrs. Byrd Waggener, trom three
miles south of town, was doing
Christmas shopping Friday and
visited with Mrs. L. A. Pray.
B V. Crawford, a native of this
county and deos>ndant of the
founder of Crawfordsville, died at
his home in Shedd Thursday, aged
6’J years,
Charles Ballard, formerly pub
lisher of the Enterprise, is pub
lishing a weekly paper at 997
Mississippi
avenue,'
Portland,
called the Promoter. It is a newsy
little sheet devoted to that section
of Portland and chronicles in de.
tail a considerable amount of build,
ing activity.
This last is a good
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W e H ave
EVERY THING
O ptical
E Y E S T R A IN
1« the Cause of M any
H U M A N IL L S
If your eyes give you trouble or
your glasses are annoying
SEE US. W ecan Relieve You •
Bancroft Optical Co.
J1J 1st St. W 'Albany. Phone
.
May we all be a9 little children !
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Halsey Christian Church
Church Announcements
Methodiat:
Sunday School, 10.
Preaching, 11.
Junior League, 8,
Intermediate League, 6:30,
Epworth .League, 6:30.
Preaching, 7:30.
Prayer meeting, Thursday, 8,
Rev, C, T. Cook, Pastor,
Christian:
Sunday School, 10.
Preaching, 11.
Endeavor, 6:30.
Preaching, 7:30.
Lester Jones, k n itt e r .
Pine Grove Church:
Sunday School, 10.
Preaching, 11, by Bro. Eggly,
Prayer-meeting, 7.
Bible Study, Wednesday, 7.
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Sunday School Leuon
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The
C o p y r ig h t, 1 11 1,
For Father
Handkerchiefs •
Hosiery
Silk Shirt
Wool 0 loves
Merita Jewelry
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LESSON T E X T - M a t t J1-1X
G O L D E N T E X T —And when th ey had
opened their trea su res th ey presented
unto him g ifts; (o ld and (r s n k la s sn se
and m yrrh.—M att. Z:1L
PR IM A R Y T O P I C -W is e Men V isit the
Baby Jesu s
JU N IO R TOPIC—T he W ise Man »ad
the 8 ’ar
IN T E R M E D IA T E A N D SE N IO R TOPIC
—T he F irst C hristm as
YOUNG P E O P L E A N D A D U L T TOPIC
—The M ost J oyou s D ay In th e Tear.
For Sister
Hummingbird Silk Hose
Silk Lingerie
Fountain Pen
Stationery •
Photo Album
Silk Blnuee
For Brother
Neckwear
Silk Muffler
Swestere
Cep
Arm Bands
M. V. KOONTZ CO.
F1TZ W A T E R E D
C H R IS T M A S LESSO N— T H I V IS IT
OF T H E W IS E M EN .
These Suggestions May Help You
Felt Bedroom Slippers
Leather Hand Bag
Ivory Toilet Set
Silk Gloves
Silverware
Silk Parasol
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LESSON FOR DECEMBER 25
In this store you will find the Christinas spirit
reflected in a host of pleasing gift articles for
every member of the family. The toy dpart-
ment. particularly, will appeal to the fathers
and mothers with sturdy youndsters to provide
with gifts.
For Mother
HEV, P.
T eacher of E n glish B ible la th f Moody
Bible Ioatltu te o f C hicago.)
Xmas Spirit
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M O ta lu fc SÌOÌ£sti3Ìe<
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When Santa Claus is hitching up
His reindeers to his sleigh
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I’m going to bring a great big bag
Of love to him and say:
“ Dear Santa Claus, please take this bag,
And on each Christmas tree
Tie just a littlo bunch of love
Fast with a memory.”
To you, dear triends, I wish the best
Of all good gifts that are :
Good health, and wealth, and tame, and i
love,
The last more precious far.
So search ye closely every branch
When lights bright up the tree,
And you will find my gift of love
Tied with a memory.
L. W. Snell in Michigan Farmer.
Twsnty.Seven P .r Cvnt ef Freshman
Class Working Their Way
Through College.
Tides Dispose of Sewage.
In Boston and many other coast cit
ies the tides are utilized In the
disposal of sewage, part of which Is
held In reservoirs until strong outgo
ing tidal currents have developed. Be
fore the turn of the tide the sewage
has been carried so far that It has be
come mixed with an immense hotly of
ocean w ater and Is rendered harm
less.
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PRINCETON MEN GET JOBS
Princeton. N. J.— Twenty-seven per
cent of the 585 freshmen In the class
of Princeton university sre working
part or all of their way through col
lege, and 18 per cent of the newcomers
are being assisted by the university
In the form of scholarships or rerals-
slon of tuition, according to statistics
gathered by Secretary V. Lansing Col
lins.
Approximately 150 freshmen are
now doing wrae sort of remunerative
work.
Men • desiring
permanent
positions have become waiters In the
university dining halls, and others sell
copies of campus publications and pro-
grams nt football games and food and
refreshments by a nightly canvass of
the dormitories. Some deliver metro
politan newspapers and The Dally
Prlncetonlan, others publish syllabi
to help duller students, and still others
are competing for the position as
manager of the various student estab
llshments, as of pressing, shoe shining
and the furniture exchange.
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Defeat and Victory
Halsey
Basket Ball Teams Lose at Scio but Local
Girls Defeat Albany
(Reported for the Enterpris«)
in for a Having as a rea*on for the
Saturday eveuing at thg theater Albany girls’ defeat. Itw aeagood
the girls’ high school basket ball thing that Ibeae officials did not
tvam was a winner agxinkt the call all fouls made by Albauy, for
Albany cel lege girls' team by a twice as many should have been
score of 16 to 11.
The college culled. The Albany referee called
girls came fresh from a victory twice aa many fbule on the ooilege
over the Shedd team Friday even girta as be did on the Halsey girls.
ing, believing that on Saturday We all liked bis decisions.
evening they could show the H al-
The baskets are exact regulation
-ey girls the game. Their very at si««; also in height, and stand
titude when warming up before the square.
game demonstrated (hnt they thot
The visitors never showed the
that they were the whole show.
sportsmanlike spirit, for Mr«. Balf
The first jump there was a foul
Bond planned a splendid reception
on Albany's center for removing
i for them and they turned down
the left hand from the baok before
the invitation.
How ungrateful
the ball was hit in the jump. Pearl some mortals can be!
Pehrsson made the basket.
One
The boys’ and girls' high school
point! Just a moment more and
Pearl made a field throw, counting basket ball teams went to Scio last
two more.
The big, little and Friday to meet the two teame re
dow Albany girls began to see a spectively there. The girls lost by
real team play, and began also t<> a score of 83 to 2*2. The boys lost
<»e defeat, for our five girls were to Scio by 47 to 18.
Pearl Pehrsson played a good
so qui ok and active that their op
game. Anna Heinrich tried to do
ponents could not find them
A* the game progressed and our ,l>o much work but did finely,
girls took a great lead. Miss Al ' Buth Krum, who started in late to
»»any on the forward end fumed j 1 rain, did exceptionally well for
and fussed and rtorm«d, mad- ' Ber first game and on a strange
(aces, and slapped the Halaey Boor. The other four did the best
guard and called time, gnd had a 'bey could iigpier the handicap,
consultation—changed the team's Beulah McKern surprised us all.
position some—but the Hulsey girl» Geraldine Cook played center and
went merrily along wincing,
bad an opposing center banging to
The college girls went home and ,ier all the game» Alberta Koontz
howled about a small hall, not I experienced the same treatment
nigger than a gool sized living room 88 * 'de center.
Frost Bass was
The iiving-room-sised ball mess- there and allowed them she could
urea, playing space, 30x60 Rather P1“?.
{ood sized living room! But this
The banquet given at the high
room meets the rules of the basket school alter the game was enjoyed
•all game with no out of bounds.
by all.
Halsey came home in
Th« referees and umpire can»* good spirits under defeat.
the Suvlor, for H e Is the Logos— the
fulness of wisdom.
2. That God's Word shall not return
unto him void (Isa. 86:11). The seeds
east upon the waters o f the East
brought forth fru it a fte r many days.
No work done for the Lord eventually
falls.
3. The grace of Ood calls men from
unexpected quarters. Some who have
the least opportunities give the great
- eat honors to C h rist; while others,
j blessed with the richest opportunities
shut H ltn out.
II. Hsrod Seeking to Kill the King
larasl Turns From Mossa
plating giving a junior class plsy
! n 8-8).
And when the people Saar that Mnaea
The news brought by the Wine Men delayed to come down out of the io rsiee money for said ring«, if it
struck terro r to Herod's heart. Hi
mount, the people rathe red themselves decides in favor of ptin-h-aing
was not alone In this, for all Jerusalem together unto Aaron, and said unto them this year.
was troubled with him. The new
him, Up, make ua gods, which ahall go
ought to have brought Joy. A gllmpst- before ns; for as for this Moaea, the Halsey Plays with Scio:
at the social customs In and ahou
Last Friday evening the mem.
mun thot brought us up out of the
Jerusalem at that day w ill enable m land of Egypt, we wot not what Is hers of the Halsey hoop quint met
to understand ,why this news brought become of him.— Exodus 82: 1.
their Waterloo at Scio. The score
uneasiness to the people. They were
at the end of the first hglf was 30
living In the greatest luxury. Fine
Faith I t Substance of Thing »
to 10; final score, 47 to 18; both
dresses, sumptuous feasts, fine houses
Faith Is the substance of things in faver of Scio. The Halsey line,
etc., led to gross Imm oralities. The?
hoped for, the evidence o f things not up was:
McKern, neuter; Robert
did not want a Savior who wotih' seen.—Hebrews, 11 :L
son and Cross, forwards; Clbrh
save them from
their sins— the
and Muller, guards.
wanted to continue In them. Herod
The Cheerful Worker.
The girls' teams also played.
demanded of the priests and scribe;
Do all things without murm uring! Althn Halsey had the advantad«
Information as to where Christ should
and dlsputlngs ; thnt ye may be hlante- ,,f starting earlier in the season,
he born. They soon were able to tel
ess and
—,.i harmless,
i.. . . the
, i . sons of
... God,
game was a straight victory
him. Tliese people had a technical
vlthout rebuke In the midst o f a
knowledge of the Scriptures, but hnT
for Scio.
The score at the nod of
•rooked and perverse nation, among
no heart fo r the Savior set forti
the
first
half
was 28 to 11; final
lioin ye shall shine as lights In the
therein. They had no disposition ti
score. 83 to 22
T h r lineup for
world.— Phlllpptana 2 ¡14 to 16.
seek Him . This all occurred In Jem
Halsey was Cook, center; Koon is ,
Salem, the city of the King— the plan
running center; Bass and Pehrsson,
A Greet Reward.
of all places where He should havi
Heinrich,
I have fought a good fight; I have forwards; Frum and
been welcomed. It seetns where tin
Inlshed my course; I have kept the guards.
McKern, tab, played sec
greatest privileges are. there Is th,
faith. Henceforth there Is laid up for ond half as guard.
greatest Indifference shown as It
in« z crown of righteousness.— I I T im
[These games are reported else,
spiritual matters.
•
<thy 4:7 and 8.
I I I . ‘i hs King Found (vy. 9 1 2 ).
where and' part of this report
The Wise Men having obtained the de
I omitted — EM. |
28 Pounce a Foot.
sired Information, started Immedlsteh
Debates:
A man should w rlglit 28 pounds te
to find the King
As soon ns they lefi
V'Vry foot of his he gh»
The individual debating has
the city, the star which had guldei
been about completed. Following
them from the East appeared agalt
to lead them on. Not that It had
are reaults of the concluding de-
High School OhMcrvationn
disappeared from the sky. but tin
| bates:
Merry Christmas!
dwellings of the city, no doubt, shu
Sixth debat^— Affirmative,Glenn
out the sight of It.* Oftentimes mil
Friday afternoon en elaborate | Prntn; negative, Preston Newton.
spiritual vision Is obscured or hiddei
program will I»« given by tbegrade Tie
by the things of this world. The slat
tnd high-sohool pupils at the Ri- j Seventh
debate — Affirmative,
guided them to the plac^ where lh<
ilto
hall.
The
grades
student-
John
Standish;
negative, W illis
Christ was.
Those who earnestl)
have been Working faithfully th. K irk. Negative won
seek Jesus shall And Hltn, though all
past weak on their part of the pro.
Eighth
debate — Affirmative,
hell oppose. When they found H ill
they worshiped Him .
In this the) jram, and from latest reports we W ar t ie Robertson; negative, Virgil
Thai Corbin
Affirmative won.
displayed true faith. They did not know it will be a eucceas
debate — Affirmative,
see any miracles, only a bnhe. yet portion of the program given by I - N i n t h
they worshiped Him as King "Hlesset! '.he high school is under the aus Clarence Gourley; negative, Mearle
are they that have not seen and ye
■ices ol the literary society,
Al S'>aley. Negative won.
have believed" (John 20:29). Note the close of the program the many,
T e n t h debate— Affirmative,
God's overruling providence In al presents will be distributed at us- Hazel Quimby;
negative, Hazel
this. Many hundred years before, fhi ual from the school Christmas Gulliford.
Negative won.
! prophet said that Christ should come tree.
The Christmas holidays for j Eleventh debate— Affirmative,
from Bethlehem (Micah 5 :2 ). God s.
bolh schools will ba the week Deo Grace Robinson; Negative, Cloy
1 ordered affairs that M ary should b<
16 to 21 and probably the follow- Dykstra.
Affirmative won.
brought to thst city to give birth te
ng Monday.
Twelfth
debate — Affirmative,
fSirlsL God so ordered that the»»
Bessie Dykstra; negative, W dl-
men should depart nnother way, there 1 lass Eveuts:
by defeating Herod a wlrked purposi
The senior class received * nu in- ,n* ' t 8 Forster.
1. The King Earnestly Sought ( w .
1. 2).
These Wise Men who sought Jesus
were either Arabian or Persian a*-
trologers—students of the stars. The
appearance of an unusual star at
trseted
their
attention.
Perhaps
they were acquainted with the famous
prophecy of Balaam (Nuns. 24:17).
Doubtless through the Influence of the
Thirteenth debate— Affirmative,
lews who remained In Chaldea, or the The lx>rd put gifts Into the hands ol her of sample pins last week, but
direct Influence of Daniel eitending
D el in a W ahl; negative, Clareuce
Joseph and M ary before going tc they did not prove satisfactory.
to this time, they had become ac
Egypt. Doubtless this served a giMxl
M' Keru. Negative won.
The junior o ass has been d
quainted with the hope of a Messiah.
purpose In meeting tbelr expenses dur
the next debates the win-
‘ hating on the perplexing prol »leu, I
The light they had was dim, but they ing their stay there. T ru ly “ All things •I purchasing the rings this year. " er*
ba
p f ec,-d m g
w ill
lived up to the best they had
Te
work together for good to them that The class is evenly d vided
* ■ into | I matched againet each other,
these who act upon the best light
love God." (Rom 8 :2 8 ).
iwo factions.
One faction wishes Whatnots:
they have. God always gtvea more.
The First Laugh.
io get the rings this yexr, as they
Snowballs have been prevalent
To those who refuse te act upon the
Rome authorltlea say that" the first
vill have longer to wear them the last week, many people being
knowledge given. God net only re
fuses to give mere, but brings into laugh wasn’t a laugh at all, hnt an ex
The other faction desires to w a it, unfortunate targets for well-aimea
confusion that which they already etamatlon of triumph. Prehistoric man.
m til nest year, as some expect to missile.
hsvlng
possess (M a tt. 25 2$).
These men ___
_ emerged victorious from an en- . «long to other graduating clesees
Lest Tuesday afternoon Lewis
were really wise. Let us learn fm m
w . ,
«»»an H a le y ’s, and alw on account Skirvin, a graduate of last year,
Bound
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to
express
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visited the high school,
1. That all true wisdom leads to end relief, end from ibis first “h a i" luextjear.
Tb« das« is coul«(W-
H, 3. Re|»oater,
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our laugh has grown.