The most enticing
line of
KITCHEN
RANGES
ever seen in Halsey is ou dis
play at the store of
HILL & CO.,
with bright porcelain and
shining nickel which need no
polish. Up-to-date cooking ap
paratus ; latest improvements.
GENERAL HARDW ARE
P A IN T S and O IL S
FU R N IT U R E
O ur prices are made w ith the object of making sales
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ELEPHANT’S BOARD
AND KEEP
It Cost Nothing—That Wonderful Gift. But, Oh, the
Horrors of Ownership That Followed.
By ELEANOR PORTER
Author of " Pollyanna,” " Just David," Etc.
Ooprrlrht br B U ssor H . Porter.
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a m n im n i
TW ELVE
O N LARS
a year
JU LY Ó, 1922
fo put info K l“ hanrattered dismally, I tta gvdan had died long ago from
HALSKV E N T E R P R IS E
PA6R >
aa he rone to lock up the hoflse fo r want n t care, and they could buy only
the night. “Well, I fancy that’s what gasoline. But they did have an auto, Huston estate, has been fil-d with ' was killed by a railroad train at
we'|| have to do—aell the automobile mobile. Thia much the town knew;
the probale court. ’’ be es'.ate is the Shaw crossing, a couple of
to get money enough to more It ! “
and there come a day when this fact
valued at $3714.
Hearing is set «tiles south of Halsey. A Pacific
Two days later the automobile came. loomed large and ominous on the hor
for Aug. 7. as ft .ted in au advertise-j highway crew had taken down a
Perhaps the gixx-ar waited. Perhapa ison of the Wheeler's destiny.
section of Mr. F alk ’» pasture fence
the laundry bill went unpaid. P e r
On the first day of October the bank uient elsewhere.
baps an obliging friend advanced a In which young Wheeler worked cloeed
and failed to replace it in a safe
Wedneaday of last week a $50 condition.
Baaey
wandered
loan. Whatever It was, sple and span Its door«. There had been a defalca- .
L. Falk jr. ' through iota the road and onio the
In Dearborn's ra re r« stood the threw tlon. A large sum of money was miss- J c° w “C onglng to C
thouaand-aotiar automobila, the ad Ing, and the long finger of suspicion
mired of every ey*.
pointed to Herbert Wheeler.
June had gone, and July was weeks
Did lie not sport an automobile?
old, however, before the prellmloar- Was he not living far beyond his
les of license and lessons were over, means? Had not the Wheelers for
and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Wheeler weeks pust flauuted their Ill-gotten
could enter Info the foil knowledge of wealth In the very eyes of the whole
what It meant to be the Joyous pos town?
sessors of an automobile which obe
And so the town talked and wagged
could run one's self.
Its head, and bock In the tiny house
"And now wa ll take our friends," tn the midst of Its unkept lawn and
cried Jessica. "Who'll go firstT’
garden sat the angry, frightened, and
"Let's begin with the A s— the Ar appalled Herbert Wheeler, and Jessica,
nolds. They're always doing things his wife.
for us.”
In vain did the Wheelers point out
“Good! I l l telephone Mrs. Arnold that the automobile was a gift. In
tonight. Tomorrow la Saturday, half vain did they bare to doubting eyes
holiday. We'll take them down to the the whole pitiful poverty of their dally
lake and come home by moonlight. life. The town refused to see or to
\ \ by not take advantage of this opportunity to realise
understand; tn the town’s eyes was
Oh. Herbert, won't It ba lovely?
big profits iu transportation costa to
the
vision
of
the
Wheeler
automobile
“You bet It will," exulted Herbert,
as tbe thought of the Arnold's admir flying through the streeta with sel
T illamook C ounty B kachics
N kwpobt bv - th b S ka
ing eyes when their car should sweep fishly empty seats; In the town's nose
C rates L akh N ational H abk
was the hateful smell of gasoline.
up to their door.
O regon ' s F orest , L ake , k iv » r and M ountain R esorts
O hkgon C aves N ational H ark
At three o'clock Saturday afternoon Nothing else signified.
S hasta M ountain R esorts
Y osemite N ational P ark
Te the bank examiners, however,
the Wheelere with their two guests
tr
started for the lake. It was a beauti something else did signify. But It took
ful day. The road was good and ev their sworn statement, together with
ery one was la excellent spirit»—that the suicide of Ceshler Jewett (the
ls, every one but tbe hoet I t had proved defaulter), to convince the
come to him suddenly with overwhelm town; and even then ihe town shook
Ing force that be was responsible not Its head and said:
“Well, It might have been that au
only for the happiness but for the
lives of his wife and their friends. tomobile, anyhow I"
The Wheelers sold their elephant—
What If something should go wrong?
But nothing did go wrong.
He their motor-car.
"Yes. I think we'd better sell It,”
stopped twice. It Is true, end exam
ined carefully hla car; but the only- agreed Jessica tearfully, when her hus
result of hla search waa a plentiful band made the proposition. "O f Course
bedaubing of oil and gasoline on his the car didn't cost ns anything, but
hands and of roadway dost on his we------"
"Coat ua anything!" cut In Herbert
clothing. He was used to thia and
did not mind it, however—nntll he Wheeler wrathfully. "Cost us any
went to dinner at the Lakeside House thing ! Why I It's done nothing but
beside the fresh daintiness of his wife cost from the day It smashed those
Three world famous and beautiful cities
and their friends; then he did mind two eggs in the kitchen to the day It
Visit California's National Parks and Charming Seashore Resorts
almost smashed my reputation at the
lt.
Oregon Outdoors-’ and ''California for the Tourist,” beautifully
The ride home was delightful, so the bank. Why, Jessica, It’s coat ua ev
Illustrated folders, are FREE on request
Arnold's said. The Arnolds talked Of erything—food, clothing, fun, friends,
For further particulars ask agents
It, Indeed, to each other, until they and almost life Itself 1 I think w all
sell that automobile.”
fell asleep—but even then they did
And they sold It.
not talk of It quite so long as their
VACATION
TRIPS
Cost Less This Year
Eastern Cities
H U N D R E D DOL
"But mere are places—garages and
the Wheelers had things, H erbert; you know there are."
“Yes, but they—cost something.
contrived to live thus far with some
“I know It; but If the car Is ours
comforts and it few luxuries—they had
been married two years. Genial, fun- for nothing, seems as If we might be
loving, and hospitable, they had even able to afford Its board and keep I”
“Well, by George! It does, Jessica
entertulued occasionally; but Brainerd
was a modest town, and Its Four Hun that a fact," cried the man, starting
to bis feet. “There's Dearborn's down
dred was not given to lavish display.
In the bank Herbert Wheeler spent to the Square. I ’ll go and gee them
long hours handling money that was about It. They'll know, too, bow to
not his only to hurry home and spend get It here. I'll go down right after
other long hours over a tiny Iswn and supper. And, by the wny, how about
a tinier garden, where every blnde of that omelet? Did our new automobile
grass aud every lettnee-head were leave any eggs to make one?”
"W ell, a few,” laughed Jessica.
marvels of grace and beauty, simply
There was no elation In Herbert
because they were his.
It was June now. and the lawn and Wheeler's step when two hours later,
the garden were very Important; but the young bank teller came home from
It was on a June morning tliut the Dearborn's.
host worked cleaning op the car after
“ Well, I guess we— weTe up sgalnst
large blue envelope came. Herbert
the trip Wheeler kept the automobile
went home that night and burst Into It, Jessica,” he groaned.
now In a neighbor's barn and took
“What's
the
matter?
Won’t
they
the kitchen like a whirlwind.
care of It himself; It was much cheap
(Continued from page 1)
“Jessica, we’ve got one at last,” he take It? Never mind; there are oth
er than keeping it In Dearborn's ga
ere.”
cried.
T
.
J.
Skirvin’s warehouse roof
rage.
“Oh. yes, they'll take It and take
"One what?”
{,
There were several other Mends In his a shining new coat of black,
care of It for fifteen or twenty dollars
“An automobile.”
the A's and B's and two In the Cs who
T. M Zooaman of Brownsville
Jessica sat down helplessly. In each a month, according to tbe amount of were taken ont In the Wheeler automo
has been divorced from Carrie on
hand she held an egg—she hnd been work I have them do on It.”
bile before Herbert one day groaned
the ground of desertion.
“Wliy, I never head of such a thing I
selecting two big ones for an omelet.
“Jessica, this alphabet business Is
"Herbert, are you craty? What are Does It cost that—all that? But then,
E. M. Jewett of Halsey spent
killing me. It does seem as I f Z never
you talking about?” she demanded.
the car doesn't cost anything,” she would be reached I"
leal week with hi» sister, Mrs O
I “About our automobile, to be sure,” added soothingly, after a pause.
"Why. H erb ert!—and they’re all our T. Howell.— Friday's Eugene Reg
he retorted. “ ’Twas Cousin John's.
“Oh, no, the car doesn’t coet any Mends, and youltnow how much they ister.
I heard today— he's left It to us.”
thing—only eight or ten dollars to think of It.”
"To us 1 But we hardly knew him, bring It down by train, or else two
The M . E. ladies’ foreign mis
“I think of It, too, when the dinner
and he wag only a third or fourth dollars an hour for a chauffeur to
checks aud the supper checks come sionary Focieiy will meet tomorrow
cousin, anyway, wasn't he? Why, wt run It down for us,” retorted her hus io. Jessica, we Just simply can't stand with Mrs. Bob M iller, a few miles
never even thought of going to the band.
It I”
southeast of town on the Coburg
funeral I"
"Eight or ten dollars! Two dollars
Jessica frowned and sighed.
road. Those wishing to go {lease
" I k n o w h u t he was a queer old an hour to run I t !” gasped Jessica.
“I know, dear; hut when the ear be at the church at 1 30 .
codger, and he took a great fancy to "Why, Herbert, what shall we do? didn't cost anything—— "
you when he saw you. Don't you re There is only ten dollors now of the
J. D. Pittman and wife aud Misi
Well, lobster salads and ehlckeu
member? Anyhow, the deed Is doue.”
patties coat something," mentioned the L illian Barber went to the Chris
"And it’s ours?—0 whole automo
man grimly.
tian church convention at Turner
bile?”
I know It; but It seems so—so sel Sunday.
"That's what they say—and It's a
fish to go all by ourselves with those
The junior member of the firm
three-thousand-dollur car.”
empty seats behind us. And there are
"Oh, Herbert 1" When Jessica was
so many I have promised to take. Her of McAdoo A McAdoo, publirhers
pleased she clapped her hands; she
of the Scio Tribune, has withdrawn
bert, what can we do?"
clapped them now— or rather she
I don't know; hut I know what we The remaining member, however,
flapped the eggs— and tn the result
can't do. We can't feed them to tbe is a seasoned newspaper man.
ing disaster even the automobile was
tune of a dollar or two a plate any
Mis» Dorothy Sherling, formerly
for a moment forgotten. But for only
longer."
a moment.
, . .
a resident of Halsey, entered thn
There was a long pause; then Jes
“And to tb’rk how we've wanted an
Good Samaritan hospital in Port
sica clapped her hands.
automobila I" she cried, when the Im
land June 19 to take a course in
Herbert.
I
have
It
I
We'll
have
baa
promptu omelet tn her lop had been
ket piritica. I l l take lunch from the Hb« nura<s' training school.
banished Into oblivion.
''The rides
house every time.
And. after all.
Thursday— five days before the
we'll buve— and we won't be pigs I
that'll be lota nicer; don't you think 4th— a firecracker set fire to the
We'll take our friends I”
aor
“Indeed we will," agreed Herbert.
roof over Dr. Garnjohst's office.
"Well, that might do.” acquiesced
"And our trips and vacations, and
the man slowly.
“Anyhow, there A small hole was burnt but water
even down town— why, we won't need
wouldn't be any dinner checks a-coro- from n hose quenched the blaze.
any carfare. We’ll save money, Her
Ing."
The greater success of the pioneer
bert, lota of money I”
August passed and September came. picnic at Brownsville this year than
“E r— well, an auto costa something
The Wheelers were tn “M" now; they in the preceding few years is at
to run, you know," ventured Herbert.
had been for days. Indeed.
Even tributed to Ihe fact that tbe man
"Gasoline, 'course!—but what’s a
home-prepared luncheons wars beyond
little gasoline? I fancy wa can afford
agement availed of more of the
the Wheelers' pocketbook now. sad do
that when we get the whole car for
local talant for entertainment.
friend
hnd
been
Invited
to
ride
for
a
nothing!”
»■«vk post. The spoiling of two tires
R. W- Tripp has bought from
"W ell, I should any I" chuckled the
and a rather serious accident to the Ed Storlz the interest the latter
man.
machine had necessitated tbe Wheel-
retained in the Elite confectionery
"Where la It now?"
era spending every spare cent for re
at Albany whan I. L, Hood bought
“In the garage on fhe estate," re
pairs.
turned Herbert, consulting h it letter.
in, so Tripp & Hood are the
"The Idas of Giving Up a *3,000 Au
Ih the eyes of moat of the town the
"I'm requested to take It awny."
Both are
well-known
tomobila Because One Owes a Or*- Wheelers were objects of envy. The? owners.
“Requested! Only fancy I As If wo
oery BUI and fll.flO for Laundry.
had an automobile. They could ride buisnets men. M r. Stortx took in
weren't dying tn take It away!"
while others most plod aloog behind trade a farm near Holley, where
“Tea, but— how?" The man's face
household fiiouey to last flie rest of them on foot. Minded by their dust lie and Mrs. Stortx will reside.
had grown suddenly perplexed.
the month; and there's this week's and sickened by their noisome odor
"Why, go and get It, of course.”
Jeese Hinm an, I. P. Pouttu, A l
grocery bill and • dollar and a half of gasoline.
"But one can't walk In and pocket
ton W illiams and R. H. Brock
Aa long aa the Wheelers were "de
a motor-car aa one would a package for the laundry to pay I”
"That's exactly It—what shall wa cently hnepttab{e” about sharing their visited the Enterprise people F ri
of greenbacks.”
do?" mapped Herbert. Thia thing was car, the townspeople added to their day. The three former, classed by
"O f course not I But you can get It
envy an Interested tolerance based ou the Albany Herald aa the Browns
and run It borne. It's only fifty miles, getting on hla nerves.
“But wa must do," laughed Jessica a lively speculation as to when one's ville Times force, had been in A l
anyhow."
hysterically. “The Idea of giving up osrn turn for a ride would come; but bany that day.
I f brother H in-
" I don't know how to run an auto
a three-thousand-doUar automobile be when a whole week went by, and not man’s pocket
book
is growing
mobile. Besides, there's licenses and
cause ooe owes a grocery MU and a one of the many anxious would-be plethoric aa fast aa he ia he’s surely
things that bava to be 'tended to first.
dollar and a half for laundry I"
goaets had been Invited, tbe Interset
n clover,
I t h i n k ."
“ Well, we ra n t eat the automo and the tolerance fled, leaving only ap
"Well, somebody ein run It, can't bile. and It won't wash our doth«* angry disdain as destructive to happi
Ira Tanton in tbe timber on bis
they?“
ness aa was tbe gasoline smell of the little ranch across the river found
for us."
"W ell, yea, I suppose so. But—
car itaelf.
"Naturally not! Who wants tt t o r
a quail mothering two young P ly
where are wa going to keep ItT '
Jessica's nerves, also, were feeling the
T here were some things, however
mouth Rook chicks, and a little be.
“Herbert Wheeler, one would think strain.
ttiat the townspeople did not know. rood was a neat of native pheasant
you were diapleeaed that wa ve been
“W e might—sell IL *
They did not know that, though the eggs which were being guarded by
given thia automobile. As If It mat
“Sell It !
Sell our autoaaoblle r
Wheelers had a motor-car. they had a Plymouth Rock hen.
Just what
tered where we kept It, so long as we flamed Jessica; and to hear her. one almost nothing elfla; Uo new clothes,
that quail will think of its job a
had It to keep I”
would think the proposition was to except duet coats and goggles: n& hew
"Tea, but— really. Jeealca. we can't aell an old family heirloom, belovtd. hooka and tnagalrnes, except such te conpls of weeks from now would
reading —Harris
keep it here— In the kitchen." he cried. for years.
dealt w ith “the practical upkeep sod be interesting
•It's smashed two eggs already, Just
H st husband alghed.
operation of a cor” ; no leisure, fo r the burg Bulletin.
the mention of It,” ba finished wblin-
“len t there something somewhere cor must ba kept repaired and ahln-
The final account of Mrs. M. M.
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a»xmt_aeiiuig to *
to I * 4 somethin j
t» $ ! no,Qresh » « « e tA b ljfto eatv
(via the Scenic Shasta Route
On your way east stop over at
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Southern Pacific Lines
Jots and 1 itlles
J O H N M. SCOTT,
General F astenger Agent
ET SOMETHING that is stout, that is,
C A B L E , ip place of rope—stronger
and lasts a lifetime.
G
When jo u buy machine oil don’t think
any old grouse ¡so il.• We have a heavy red
E N G IN E OIL, best that can he bought, at
5O< a gallon. Try it. T W IN E is here.
|
G. W. Mornhinweg
h
M
Hustoo, administratrix of the J. B.
We M il
the Claxtonola
Come in and hear It play
AU
phonograph records aud atadlea.
H E DR V, parched th ro it of the
motor girl craves our deliciously
flavored ami tempting ice cream.
W hy not gratify hert Our lea cream ia
more beneficial than cheaply flavored
Hit drink*. We d m the beat flaroring.
T
Cold drinks
Lunches
Stewart & Price Confectionery
If your farm will bo for ront this fall got in
touch with me. I have several good farmers
wanting t j rout farms. Firo insu ran ce; farm
loans.
Jay W. Moore, Realtor.
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C if you have been drifting along—»pending all, saving nothing—«top
■nd think.
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numbered. Now, while your earning power is the greatest, Me to it that
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’ Where Savings are aafe •'
Four per cent and no worry.
Automobile Insurance
Fire, theft, collisicn, property damngo and
personal liability. Protect yourself against
loss.
C. P, STAFFORD, Agent.
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