Jots and Tittles
KITCHEN
RANGES
ever seen in Ilalscy is On dis
play at the store of
H I L L & CO.,
P P M
C
D
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with bright porcelain and
shining nickel which need no
polish. Up-to-date cooking ap-
latest improvements.
,R^ L H A R D W A R E
P A IN T S and O IL S
F U R N IT U R F
P A . n jtc
Our price, are rn.de with the object of in . lung
JU LY 27, 1922
W despair before her.
HALSEY KN TB RPRISB
“John. 1 suppose we can take this,“ I
•aid «he. In a low voice, reluctnntly
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laying a little pile of silver on the'
desk; “there's Just ten dollars there.” !
Mrs. L. C -Merriam v.sited lb . 5
2
S
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L
a
Then she recoiled In terror, so wildly county seat Mouday.
did her hnsband dutch the money
'
° f Saturday. Nobody came near.
get t h ls r he gasped 1 divorco by
b t* U
io ‘
eo Sheriff Dunlap confiscated it
f I saved It from time to time out |
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Dave Waigamot and Morria and forty gallons of raisin and fig
of the household money. I meant you
H r.
G arn jo b st
a n iv e d hnln,
discovered a still On the mash.
•
should take It and go out to Cousin S atu rd a y from S ea ttle
Blain place, four mile« east of
Frank's for a rest and vacation after
c a ttle .
Up to Saturday the county clerk Brown» vtlle, which showed signs of
this was over,” said she doggedly
"Vacation ! Mary— vacation I” he ex had tsiued 2663 dog license«;
claimed, with unutterable scorn. Then
**« • L. E. Nixon of Oregon
he fumbled In his pocket and brought
C ity waa a visitor with Mrs. Cum-
out a little change w ith trwnhlhj.J “ 7 / ” 7" “ .’ w,lor w*“ »
fingers he picked out teu pennies and I
8 for tbe week «<>d.
a flve ,ent piece, putting a lone quar
Andy Brown and Charles Moro-
ter back In his empty pocket.
hinweg went to Portland Sunday
“Thank God, Mary, we've done H i'
to
work in the railroad shops.
;
and the man's voice broke.
New Tear’s night there was » j n
Miss Gertrude Porter is given
hllee meeting in the town hall. The great praise by those w ho heard
Reverend John Grey hurried through Jer sing at the M. E church Sun.
his bread-und-mllk In some excitement
He was to preside, and must not be
Commercial and Savings accounts Solicited
Mr. Tohl
from the
av u t was
nop missing
iiuehing Iron)
th t
The hall was full to overflowing. Ou W fo d w u rth drug store in A lh an v
. .1,
u
u r ug store id A lb au y ?£■
6 platform With
ln lu f o » sat
ant thi
au. 'tbits »'Part Asvmen
L.
. . .
the
with tin*
the m
minister
deacons of the First Congregational
I
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church— and the Honorable
Petei
Wentworth.
The
well fed.
well
Howe of Brownsville
groomed honorable gentlemun himself went to Portland Monday on busi
looked about with a complacent «mil» ness lor tbe Howe garage. Mrs
— this was Indeed a most del'clitful «owe accompanied bitn.
occasion.
Clarence McKern aud DeLos
Tlie Reverend John Grey's address
was an eloquent tribute to the grout Clark went to Newport Thursday
generosity o f their distinguished fel »Ite.-noon and returned Monday
low townsman. The minister's volet after enjoying their brief vacation.
trembled sffeethigly, and his thir
Miss Lillie Reynolds accidentally
Cheeks flushed with emotion. Ths
First Congregational church was deep HHustan arm through a window
ly Indebted to the Honorable Petei ° f Hie hotel Monday, receiving
Wentworth, and would fain egnreas wounds in which Dr. Marks took
Ils grntltude.
four stitches.
The minister's wife listened IV. it,
Little Alice, daughter of O. M.
faraway look on her face, and little
K
a
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s
: ^
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1^ t; T r t a ,,¡ ‘ ,r t 0 r ” liM
Donald Marsh gazed with ii round
round eye»
eyes i '"’»"P
of Shedd, tried to use
Of awe at tlie great man vbn had been • n e»«ctrio wringer as she had seen
SO very generous; while over In „„ i , d|raO,l'ei d° a" d 8 '’‘ h tr hand
T iu a w o o « C ovwtv nxAcars
NxweokT bv - t h «
obscure corner of the hall a pale lit • adly crushed.
O beoo n ' s Foal M T Ti
N4TI° n u Paa,t
tie woman stealthily rearranged the
O?< gom
V " AND
R bsobtj
The Browusville chamher ol
folds of her gown, thnt she might
‘t n . c v . «•
cavrs N ational P ark
S
hasta
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hide from Inquisitive eves the great commerce has passed a resolution
darn on the frout breadth of her worn Paeifi?' o lc ‘?n‘ 1" 1" " «
or
Central
black cashmere.
Pacific and Southern Pacific rati-
(To be continued.)
roads under one control.
TE BANK
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Halsey, Oregon
C A P IT A L
A NEW ENGLAND
IDOL
By ELEANOR PORTER
r
Author of “ Po’lyanna.” “ Just David,” Eta.
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Copyright by Eleanor H. Patter.
-puK *lS .X ”,’ ! " 1“ ,'»" i,‘ , ^ i T T t r * * <**<***w*t^
AND
SU RPLU S
$ 3 5 ,0 0 0
VACATION
TRIPS
„1 " r S n °^ a —
iiiuu, nriu
when he appeared at the prayer meet-
wlth rich candles, and Deacon White
tng on that memornble Friday eve
lost his temper over a tin trumpet he
nlng there was at once a most irrelig
drew in a grab hag. At the end of the
loua Interest manifested by every one
week there were three cases of uerv
present, even to the UreJ little mlu
ous prostration, one of pneumonia, two
later himself.
The object o f their
amazed glances fortunately did uot. of grippe— and one hundred dollars
*'^ P the good people long In suspense. , and five cents In money.
The ladles drew a long breath ond
After a timid prayer—slightly (neo- I
looked pleased; then their faces went
icreut, but abounding In petitions for
suddenly white.
Where was ninety-
’ Ingle mlndedness and worshipful rev-
nine dollars and ntnety-flve cent« to
erence from the minister's wife, the
come from In the few days yet re
Honorable Peter Wentworth rose to
maining? Silently and dejectedly they
»"’ feet nnd loudly cleared hi« throat:
went home.
Ahem! I.adle« and gentlemen—er
It was then (bat the Reven-id John
ah—brethren," he corrected, hastily
The Linn county juvenile clubs
The federated churches of Aroer-
Grey rose to the occasion and «but
faint menmrtes of „ gOfllv yoBth
■
ro
having their effect. At the
himself
in
bis
study
all
night,
strug
ica
have
decided
that
censorship
prompting his now unaccustomed lips;
Holstein picnic at Corvallis they'
*—er— I understand that you are de gling with a last appeal to he copied of screen films is futile.
Cei
sor
on the faithful mimeograph and dellv-
held their own with the grown
sirous of building u new church. A
ei-ed by his patient youngest burn differs from censor as much as any people in stock judging tesla.
very laudible wish—very," with his
That appeal was straight from the censor from the producer as to
eyes fixed on a zigzag crack In the
heart of an all hut despairing umn which playa are objectionable. 1 he
D . S. McWilliams expects to
wall across the room; “and I under-
question remains;
“ Who represent the New York life ingur-
«tnnd tliut your funds ure— er— Insuf Was two thousand dollars to be lost— old
and because of a paltry ninety-nine shall censor the censors?”
ficient.
I nni, In fact, Informed
c°">P»«»y i»> this territory
dollars and ninety-five cents?
that you need two thousand dollar«.
after celebrating his release from
The
pressure
was
severe
«nd
he
Ahem I Ladies—er—brethren, I stand
the postoflice with a few holidays
came crushing as the holidays ap
here to unnounce that on the first day
or January I will place In your pas proached. The tree for the Sunday
A M. Gultra had another jo y.
UwVER5nY»0BBGON(
cU
h: J a\ S,,nIJ“^
He went L
tor's hands the sum of one thousnnd school had long since been given up
dollars, provided''—nnd he paused and but Christmas eve a forlorn group of
V I. . r- ,ir
T,lree world fa,1,ou» »“ d beautiful cities
me»dh '’ WhfFv h '#
M" d f" 'n ily
wlstfuleyed children gathered In tlie
Visit C alifo rn ia'. Na,i„ nilI Park.
Charming Seashore Rckirt.
put the tips ot his forefingers togeth
met him with their auto and all
church
and
spoke
Christmas
pieces
er Impressively—“provided you will
went
into
the
country
ami
enjoyed
Oregon
Outdoors"
and
••California
for
the T ou rist,” beautifully
raise an equal amount ou your own nnd sang Christmas carols, with long
our glorious climate.
1 J
Ing gnze fixed on the empty corner
Part. The first day of next January,
Illustrated folders, are FREE on request.
remember. You have nearly a year, where was wont to be the shining tree.
For further particulars ask agents
m.T ?6 fif8t woman to perform a
It was on Christmas day that ths
ai
you v III notice, In which to raise the
merrtage
ceremony
in
Linn
county
widow
Blake
fought
the
good
fight
In
money. I —er—I hope you will be suc-
• ’ aid to be M i„ Mary j aryiH *
her little sfx-hy-nlne room. On the bed
cesaful." And he sat down heavily.
Pk
c ” ’» orda,n‘;d minister of the
The reinnlnder of that meeting was lay a black cashmere gown, faded and
not conspicuous for deep spirituality, rusty and carefully darned; on the
J O H N M. SCO TT.
The
UNIVERSITY
f»
OREOON
S .”
C li" ” d J ” »”
and after the beuedletton the Hon table lay a little heap of bills aud sil
eontaies:
General Passenger Agent
orable Peter Wentworth found himself ver. The woman gathered the money
T he college o f Literature. Science
surrounded hy an excited crowd of In her two hands and dropped It Into
grateful church members. The hon her lap; then she smoothed the bills
•nd the A rts with 22 d i r i m e n t ,
«rriyetl Thursday evening f,,r a
orable
gentleman
was
diatlnctly neatly one upon another, and built lit
The profeasional schools o f A rch i
M ~
‘•l" 0 F
h» " '"
pleased. He had not given anythiug tie pyramids of dimes and quarters
tecture-Bueinew Administre tion -
awny before since—well, he had the Fifteen dollars I I t must be live years
M ■ bent
is an accomplished
IS,
tducebon-Graduate S tu d y -U w -
same curious choking feeling In his now that she had been saving that
U k in » ‘ a
and !’ cor,t* n“plh«i«g
throat now that he remembered to money, ond she did so need a new
Medadne— M usic— Physical Educa-
u- S o B i i U
.i f f
—
-
have felt when he gave the content« dress! She needed It to be—w h y -
bon—Sociology
of his dinner pall to the boy across even decent I—looking sourly at the
frayed
folds
on
the
bed.
the aisle at the old red school house.
to I f . ’ T im ?’ . UrgM Brownsville
It was on Christmas day, too, that
After all. It was a rather pleasant
hiJhw
Ru,deb?ards on M ain-line
(sensation; he almost wished It had the little cripple who lived across the
F orac«tolo t u , or onÿ inform ation i
iJ w f
W , n ,ntH,'8 ,he " av ’« ‘ »’ •f
bridge received a five-dollar gold piece
oftener been his.
^ « e J f ,, n ^ titr a r . U n lo r r .a , o(
' S
’
• 4I<’- A double one
Donald's eyes
I t was not until the silent hours of by registered mall.
Owgon, Eugene, Oregon.
sflone
and
his
thin
fingers
clutched
the
|p
.c
f
ig
c
h
k
,,orlh
“ou«h,)n “ »•
Bight brought a haunting premonition
f.c ific highway in H a,M y at the
of avtl to the Reverend John Grey yellow gold greedily. Now he could
Brownsville road, ought
that the little minister began to real have those books!—his eyes rested on
men.
ize wbat the church had undertaken. kf) open letter op the floor by DI»
One thousand dollars!
The village chair; a mimeograph letter signed
w as small and the church society “John W. Grey.” Gradually hit fin
smaller. The Honorable Peter Went gers relaxed: the bit of money slipped
Bereaved friends committing to my car- f , „
W e sell
worth was the only man who by even from the Imprisoning clasp, fell to the f e t h . remains of beloved one, ,„xy feel a s s a rt of P^ep,r4" o,, ,nd b«"« ' ;
floor,
and
rolled
In
flashing,
gleaming
the politest fiction could be called rich.
* tender treatment I would wisb ,o be give
m' " ' T
!
Where, Indeed, was the thousand to be circles round and round the letter,
in wish carried out in detail .nd price, g u.r.n te Jl , " ° a"
Every '
ending In a glistening disk, like ■ seal.
found?
equipment and complete stock
F'urantewl to satisfy. Best of J
P.v •!>» *nd of the week an urgent Jnst at the left of the signature. The
appeal for ntoaay bad entered the door lad looked at the yellow, whirling
Come in and hear It play
thing with frightened eyes, then cov
of every house In Fnlrvltle.
AU phonograph raeords and needle,.
This was In Febrnary, yet by the •red his face with his hands, sad
g LICENSED
mortician and funeral
irector
end of May there was only four hun hurst Into a storm of sobs.
On the 2>5th of December, the Rev
dred dollars In that fund treasury.
L
E
B
A
N
O
N
,
O
RE.
Tlie pastor sent out 8 second appeal, erend John Grey entered on bis list;
following It up with a house to houss “Mrs. Blake. US; Donald Marsh, gfl."
in-’d ^ i - x
^
,T r : ; ; ,br ; ,n S 5 ?
Lady attendant g
The little minister’s face grew pale
vis it Tim sum grew to six hundred
.l.n
g
e
ro
„,.m
i
ttX
»
i m y ra “
and
drawu.
The
money
came
In
bit
dollars.
Then the ladles held a mass rgsejlng by bit. but It wanted twenty dollars
0,1,1 ‘¿r,.oka
Lunches
In the damp. 111 smelling vestry. The and plnety-flve cents yet to complete
result was a serie« of entertainments the needed thousand. Op tlje 27tb ths
varying from a strawberry festival to teacher of the Infant class brought a
the "passion play" lllustratsd These dollar, the gift of her young pupils
heroic efforts brought the fund up to On the 28th, nothing cams; on the
eight hundred dollars. Two hundred 20th, five cents from a small boy who
fur the money p ,ld.
Makea
* " « which offer e x c e p tio n ., value, «
yet to be found—and It was Novem rang tbe bell with a peal that brought
Ketnember, we cam* a f t
®
tfco Reverend John Orey to the door
ber!
ascaa be h.d .a a town of t h i . " L
u“ 1“ of • « “ »»«MW snppl,,,
W ith anxious faces and puckered with a startled hope lu bis eyes, ne
will get it for you
re
What
£
«
brows, the ladles held another meet took the live pennies front the small
I
dirty
Ungers
and
opened
his
mouth
to
ing In that cheerless vestry—then hast
ened home with new courage and a speak his thaDks. but his dry lips re
fused to frame the words.
¡new plan.
The morning of the 30th dawned
W
»5»
. B its o f silk and tissue paper, gay-
raw and cloudy. The little minister
colored worsteds and knots of ribbon
neither ate nor slept bow . Tbe door
appeared as by magic In every cottage.
bell rang at brief Intervals through
.W eary Cogers fashioned Impossible
out the day. end stray quarters, dimes
fancy articles of no earthly use to any
and nickels, with an occasional dollar,
coe. and tired housewives sat up till were added to the precious store until
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midnight dressing dolls In flimsy mus
It amounted to nine hundred and
lin. T lie church was going to bold a
elghty-flve dollars and elghty-flve cents.
■ 2 Z r ^ " “ vi'w while yo, 7 e ^ n , '“
° n* '*
ar<
f a i r ! Everything and everybody suc
It was nearly midnight when there
cumbed graclouaiy or ungraciously ta
come a gentle tap at the study door
-the Inevitable.
.............
Without waiting for pormlsalno tbs
The fair and a blizzard began sim
minister's wife turned the knob and
e will w alci u i your acc >,int an I kelp you save.
ultaneously the flrst day of December.
entered the room. Her hnsband sat
The one lasted a week, and the other
with bowed head resting on his out
three days
The people consclenrl- stretched »nay on u,8 Jexk
ipualy plowed through the «low, ut-
Where Savings are safe ”
—
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Four par «
cant aad no worry.
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Eastern Cities
I via the Scenic Shasta Route
On your way east stop over at
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Southern
• r S t V'” ! ,'’ nt
Pacific
Lines
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Ey .S 0 « El'H IN G th at is stout, that
iV.d
i i f e & e ° f rope - ’ fo n g e r
or, V\ i e n J ° u buy machine oil don’t think
E M
C i ’8 Vi'u Wo havo a hea' y red
E N G IN E OIL, host Unit can be boueht at
5Oo a gallon. Try it. T W IN E is h X
‘
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the Claxtonola
g
N. C . L O W E
D
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If your farm will be for ronf fhi« fi,n
•
touch with me. I have X r a
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Jay W. Moore,
Realtor.
Be Honest With Yourself
Eire, theft, collision, property damage
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---- and
personal liability. Protect yourself against
loss.
C. P. STAFFORD
The First Savings Bank of Albany, Oregon