Jo ts and Tittles
TREASURE TROVE
(Continued from page 1)
Hidden When the Enter­
prise Editor Was a Baby
The proposed L in n county e x h ib it
at the state fa ir has been aban­
1 Birch Bark -Cached by Trappers In
doned for want o f funds.
L in n highw ayaget $7,844.82 from
the auto licences of the last h a lf
year.
the State'a Early Days Found
Recently in Washington.
W e lc o m e ,
County Fair Visitors!
Leave your bundles here and make this
store your headquarters.
W itii each .*25 cash purchase we will give
F R E E one 25-lb. sack Olympic F L O U R
$ 2 0 cash purchase.........13 lbs. sugar F R E E
$15 cash purchase..............................
one 10-lb sack Olympic Flour F R E E
$10 cash purchase.......... 6 lbs. Sugar F R E E
$5 cash purchase.................................
5 bars Crystal White Soap F R E E
The
J
Strength j
o f the Pines I
■xet knocked the anlmxtl off his feet*
then turned back to Dove. Except fur
a higher color In his cheeks, darker
lights In his eyes, and an almost in>
perceptible quickening of his breath-
tng. It did nut seem as if he had
moved.
“You're always bringing news,” he
said. "If It's as important ns some of
the other news you've brought don't
take my time.”
"All right," the other replied sul-
lenly. “Yon don't have to bear it. liut
I’m telling you It's of real Importance
this time—and seine time you'll find
oat.” He scowled Into the dark face.
“But suit yourself."
Dave walked clear to the door, then
turned. “Don't be a fool. Simon," he
urged. “Listen to what I have to tell
you. Bruce Folger knows where that
secret agreement Is.”
For once in bis life Dave got a
response of sufficient emphasis to
satisfy him. His brother whirled, his
whole expression undergoing an Im­
mediate and startling change.
If
there was one emotion thnt Dave had
never seen on Simon’s face it was
fear—und he didn’t know fof certain
that he saw It now. But there was
alarm—unmistakable—and
surprise,
too.
“What do you meun?” he demanded.
“Out with it !” Ills tone was really
A cache o f birch bark hidden
W ilfre d M cH u gh , a farm er, and since 1860, near the site of an old '
M rs. I(*a C rawford, both of Browns­ fur-trading poet, was uncovered by
ville,* were married the other day. the Columbia river undermining a
Author of
D r. G arnjobst and fa m ily have huge sand bank, saye a diepatch
"T h e Voice of the Pack”
moved iu to Miss. W rig h t’s bouse from Deep River, Wash.
on N o rth M aiu street, Browns­
Seventy years ago, when N orth­
v ille . .
west fu r companies were engaged in
Illustrations by Irwtn Myera
&
There was a slim attendance fierce competition over the rich otter
X .X « X » X » X » X » X » X < * X » X * X » X < ? i
from Halsey at the Brow nsville and beaver pelt« of the north Pa­
Cop,right by Littl«. Brown 4k Co.
fa ir. I t bad not been advertised cific coast, many trappers came from
in Halsey.
Canada and the Orest Lakes region.
S Y N O P S IS
They generally preferred birch
Mrs. G ertrude Boggie of Ash
C H A P T E R I.—A t th e d eath o f hie fo ste r
j , j bark canoes to cedar dugouts and
Swale died a t the ______________
state insane asy-
fath er, B ru ce D uncan, in an e a ster n c ity ,
rec e iv e s a m y ste r io u s m e ssa g e , sen t by a
lum last week
She was buried at lest birch of good quality should not
Mrs. K oss, su m m on in g him perem ptorily
B row nsville.
to so u th ern O regon—to m e e t “L inda."
be found on the rivers of the west­
R ev.T .L Jones, 80 years old and ern slope, some had a stock shipped
C H A P T E R II.—B ru ce h a s v iv id but b a f­
fling r ec o lle c tio n s o f h is childhood in an
b lin d , form ely of B row nsville, from Montreal,to London, thence to
orp h an age, b efore hie ad op tion by N e w ­
ton D u n can , w ith th e g irl L inda.
Afloat on a Hox Car
preached in the Lincoln Methodist Astoria, Ore.
“ THANK YOU” TH E IR GREETING
church, Portland, Sunday.
To prevent the valued canoe ma-
CH APTER
III.—A t h is d estin a tio n .
Two weeke ago today F rank T rail’s
End, n e w s th a t a m e s sa g e h as
M rs. P. O’ Mara is re tu rn in g to teris^ from fa llin g into the hands Children of Unhappy Russia Taught Porter wrote a letter to C- P. Stef- been sen t to B ru ce Is received w ith
to Say “8potalba** to Americans
m arked d isp le a su r e by a m an Introduced
her borne in R iver F alls after of competing fu r traders, the Asto­
l° rd from which we have been to the read er aa “ S im on .”
In Famine Dletricte.
spending the summer w ith her sis­ ria people sent i t up the river by
CH APTER
IV .—L ea v in g
th e
train.
permitted to reproduce portions.
ter, Mrs. F. M T in d a ll of Browns­ relays, at each step burying i t from
B ruce Is oa to n ish ed a t h is ap p a ren t f a ­
A thing to remember is that He was on his tr ip w ith his red m
iliarity w ith th e surrou ndin gs, th ough
v ille .
sight.
This historic specimen of Alexejewska is only one among
to hlg k n o w led g e h e haa n ever been there.
Capt. W u lff of the Salvation trapping daya here w ill be con­ many villages in the Samara dis­ polled cattle to capture some of C H A P T E R V —O bedien t to th e m e ssa g e .
the prizes at B ritis h Columbian B ruce m a k es his w ay to M artin s c ro ss­
A roiy was over th is way Friday signed to the state museum.
tric t in which the American relief
roads sto r e, fo r d irectio n a s to rea ch in g
looking over the chances of getting
fairs and though any news iu th« Mrs. Ross* cabin.
administration is conducting feed­
P R ETTY R IVER COURTESIES
quarters in which to hold services
article may be rather stale now it
C H A P T E R V I.—On th e w a y , “B lm on”
ing operations, but they are so much has interest not o nly from the nov fter
n ly w arns him to g iv e up hie qu est
every two weeks in Shedd, Halsey
and
return E a st. B ru ce r efu ses.
f apt. P h ilip Reybold, who oper­ alike that having seen one of them eltv of some o f his experiences but
and H arrisburg.
C
H
R V II.—M rs. R o ss, a g e d and
you really have seen them all.
from the fact th a t the w rite r is infirm A , P w T e E lco
m es him w ith em otion . She
The
younger Q uim by girls ated a passenger steamer— the Ad­
We
arrived
just
as
the
little
h
a
ste
n
s
him
on Ills w a y —the end o f “P in e-
known
to
every
man,
woman
and
board in town d u rin g tiie school m iral— on the York river, between
N eed le T ra il.”
term . They are quartered in the West Point, Va., and Baltimore, fol- people were finishing their midday c h ild in this part cf the co un try.
C H A P T E R V III.—T h rou gh a co u n try
Here goes:
Corcoran bouse and th e ir aunt is lowing the C ivil war period, de­ meal of corn grits w ith sugar and
pu sxlln gly fa m ilia r , B ru ce Journeys, ana
Here
we
are,
going
down
the
finds
his child hood p la y m a te, L inda.
m
ilk
and
bread
and
cocoa,
and
as
housekeeper—a very comfortable scribes in a southern paper the enor­
Frazer rive r in a Southern Pacific
C H A P T E R I X .- T h e girl te lls him of
arrangemsut.
mous difference between boarding a they filed out past us on their way
box car.
Who
would
have w rongs c o m m itted by an e n e m y c la n on
fam ily, th e R osses. L an d s occu pied
K. S. Marsters' auction sale F ri. ferry-boat then and now, especially back to their homes each one of thought th a t a box car was the her
by the clan w ere sto le n from th e R o sse s,
day was well attended and con«ld- for ladies. I t was an old custom of them made a little curtsy and said proper tub in which to ride down and th e fa m ily w ith th e ex ce p tio n of
A unt E lm ira (M rs. R oss) an d h e r se lf,
Spotsiba, ’ which means “ thank 4 river?
ering business conditions
prices the region for lady passengers to
We are m aking good wiped ou t by a s sa s sin a tio n . B ru cp’s f a ­
ther. M atth ew F olger, w a s o n ^ o f the
received were satisfactory, fo r the wait to be eacorted on and off the you.”
time, yet the wheels are not tu rn ­ victim s. H is m other had fled w ith B ru ce
articles offered were in good con­ steamer. When the boat made a
Our little Russians everywhere ing—q uite different from our usual and L inda T he girl, w h ile sm all, had
been kidnaped from th e o rp h a n a g e and
d itio n and such as are in demand
brought to th e m o u n ta in s L in d a ’s fa th er
landing the ladies would gather in are always saying this to us. I have bumps.
had
deeded h is lan d s to M atth ew F olger,
in modem farm ing.
We were loaded on a barge ai but the
ag r ee m e n t, w h ich w ould c o n fu te
the salon o f the main deck and wait actually met children on the street
the
e
n e m y ’s c la im s to th e p rop erty, h as
A walnut tree of unknow n origin u n til the captain came down from in Moscow who have curtsied to me New W estm inister to da y—cattle been lost.
growing on K ir k avenue, Browns­ the pilot house to lead them to the and said “ Spotsiba!” One supposes car, household fu rn itu re and bed
C H A P T E R X .—B ru ce’s m o u n ta in blood
respon ds to th e c a ll o f th e blood-feud.
ville , ie pronounced the most p rolific dock. He would approach the eldest their parents teach them that they d in g — and are in tow of a steam
er.
The
rate
comes
high,
bui
of its genius in seasons of drouth
C H A P T E R X I.—A g ia n t tree, th e S e n ­
"What Do You Mean? Out With Itl»
o f the waiting group and walk with must never pass an American w ith­
w hat’s the d if” when you art tin el P ine, In front o f L in d a ’s cabin,
Its product is of rare excellence
see m s to B ru ce ’s excitpd im a g in a tio n to
her down the stairway to the land­ out saying “ thank you.” I t is rather enjoying the trip ?
urgent now, not insolent as usual.
be en d e a v o r in g to c o n v ey a m e ssa g e . *
and trees propagated from it have
pathetic and was always to me ex­
“Good Lord, man, don't you know
ing
place,
she
leaning
on
his
arm.
On
our
rig
h
t
just
now
ie
a
verv
C H A P T E R X II .—B ru ce s e t s o u t in
iis characteristics. It is called the
The rest of the ladies would follow, ceedingly embarrassing. — Eleanor fine s trip of diked land. Both sea rch o f a trapp er n am ed H ud son , a that If Bruce gets that down to the
K ir k nut.
w itn e ss to th e a g r ee m e n t b e tw e e n L inda's
settlements before the thirtieth of
servants w ith luggage bringing up Franklin Egan.in the Saturday Eve­ ■«ides of the rive r as we pass along fath er and M atth ew F oiger.
next month we’re lost—and nothing
There are plenty of widowers
are
lined
w
ith
fis
b
irg
boats,
m
ostly
ning
Poet.
the rear.
C H A P T E R X II I .—A g ig a n tic g r iix ly ,
In this world can save us? We can't
si d widows liv in g alone in Browns­
know n a s th e K iller, is th e terror o f the
»pernted by Japs, so th ic k in place
drive him off. like we drove the
vic in ity , b ecau se o f h is siz e an d fero city .
F A ITH LE S S JACK
v ille , and even in Halsey, who
ih a t it seems we w ill surely run
F A IR Y DOLLS
Rosses. There’s to o ' much law down
C
H
A
P
T
E
R
X
IV
.—D
ave
T
urner.
sen
t
by
n ight p ro fit by fo llo w in g the ex­
some of them down.
Sim on, bribes H ud son to t»w«ar fa lse ly
in the valleys. If he's got thnt paper,
He
(continuing
his
narrative)
—
con
cern
in
g
th
e
a
g
reem
en
t.
If
b
ro
u
g
h
t
to
ample of M r. and M rs. Venuer
Here wo are passing Stevenson, tight, he k n ow in g its w h erea b o u ts.
there’s only one thing to do. Help
Late in the afternoon the settle­
* ‘I t is not good for man to b
And there was I close up to one of * fish canning town, own^d largelv
me saddle a horse.*
ment
worker
returned.
I
t
was
the
CH
A
rTT.’R
X
V
—
H
u
d
son
and
D
a
v
e
v
is
it
alone.”
those Big Berthas.
by the Japs, so I am to ld, who do the form er’s trap,.. A w olf, c a u g h t In one.
“Walt a minute. I didn'J say he had
swarming library hour. The kiddies
Is d»s overed by th e K ilter. D istu rb ed at
She— Oh, Jack, you horrid thing I most o f the fishing near that his fe a st, th e brute str ik e s dow n ¿ lu ifo n . It. I only said he knew where It was.
I t w is not Mrs. Edwards but her are always so eager to get books
B ruce, on his w’ay to H ud son , s h o o ts and
He's still an hour or two walk from
daughter Adele who had her tonsils and so careful of them— sometimes And you told me you’d never look place.
w ounds the K iller, d r iv in g him from his
here, toward I.lltle river, and If we
A l Savage has juat climbed on v ictim H ud son , lea r n in g B r u c e ’s Iden
removed recently. The affection
at a g irl over there.
have to wait for him on the trull,
tlty. tries to tell him th e h id in g p la ce o f
m rainy days bringing them back
top of our car to get a better view, ‘he
bad spread to the bronchial tube
agreem en t, but d eath sum m on * him.
we’ve got plenty of time. And of
trapped
up
in
paper.
One
small
tnd be and otber stoegmen are
CHAPTER XVI
and the surgeon had to cut deep,
course I ain't quite sure he does know
g
irl
wanted
only
fa
iry
tales.
When
ordering
the
Japs
to
get
out
of
the
b u t the young lady, after a serious
where It Is.”
Dave Turner traveled hard and late,
asked why nothing else would do,
way, desist from clubbing the fish
sieAe, is recovering
Simon smiled . mirthlessly.
"The
•ver the head as they are hauled snd he reached Simon's door Just be- news Is beginning to sound like the
she said:
G uaranixbd W obk
Colonel Sudtell, who cries more
n, and other good, sound fishing fora sundown of the second day.
rest of yours.”
Because I read them to mv
L aundry
euotion sales than anybody else in
Bruce was still a full two hours dis­
advice.
"Old Hudson Is dead,” Dave went
dolls.”
(hie p a rt o f the state, says very
tant.
But
Dave
did
not
stay
to
knock.
C leaning and P ressino
We are now entering the mouth
on. “And don’t look at me— I didn't
“ How many have you ?"
It was chore-time, and he thought he
good prices are being realized,
o jth e rive r and w ill then boon the would find Simon in his barn, super­ do it. I wish I had, though, first off.
D D R I B E L I N , Prop.
which show th a t though some crops
And the little Serafina answered:
‘ ‘p on d,” where we are supposed to vising the feeding and care of the For once my judgment was better
and prices are disastrous to farm -
I can have as many dolls as I want,
than yours. The Killer gut him.”
get seasick.
live stock. He had guessed right, and
• •'8, the m a jo rity of them are do­ i f I believe in fairies.”
"Yes. Go on."
You may te ll the w orld th a t I the two men had a moment’s talk in
ing w ell.
“I was with him when it liappen°d.
am not ru n n in g for office th is fa ll, the dusky passage behind the stalls.
My g T got jammed so I couldn’t
NO AGE LIMIT
so why worry? However, Al and
"I’ve brought news.’’ Dave said.
Among Halsey vieitors at tl e
shoot."
Plump redeand seed, already treate. t are g ettin g a wee b it homesick
Simon made no answer at first. Tiie
county seat Saturday were Mrs.
“Where Is it now?"
“ This department store advertises with copper carbonate for
for tbe fa m ilia r eights, hustle and saddle pony In the stall immediately
B e rtC la rk and G eorgin*, M argaret
Dave
rambled In vain for a story
‘Tootsy Togs.’ ”
in
front
of
them,
frightened
at
Dave's
gossip of Halsey. We expect to
to explain the loss of his weapon to
S kirv ln a n d Mrs. J. W- Moore and
What are Tootsy Toga’ ?”
return to our old haunts iu about unfamiliar figure,,hud crowded, trem­ Bruce, und the one that esm e out ut
little daughter, the la tte r to visit
bling. against his manger. Simon's last did.i t do Idui particular credit
three w.eks.
‘ I judge they are something for
th e ir mother and grandm other,
red eyes watched him ; then he ut­
Realty to sow.
I—I threw the d—n thing away.
F. H. P orter
who was recently h urt In an auto children to wear, but they may be
tered a short oath. He took two
low. b u t It m ade
accident.
suitable for flappers. You never
strides Into the stall and seized the m ad by Jam m ing—
o l trick.
ig— i it f was a fo
fool
halter
rope
In
his
huge,
muscular
To the Public
can tell about clothes nowadays.” —
Maybe I can go back after it and find
L. E. W a lto n, the Halsey can­
I am removing m y watch and hand. Three times he jerked it with It."
didate for sheriff, is probably the, Birmingham Age-Herald.
a peculiar, quartering pull, a curbing
Simon smiled again. "Very good so
jew
elry business to C ra in. Ore-
o n ly one of (hose running for the '
that might have been Ineffective by a 1 far," be commented.
THIS
OLD
EARTH
gon
office who has k ille d a man. The/e
man of ordinary strength, but with
ALBANY, OREGON
Dave flushed. “Bruce was there,
I wish to th an k the people of the Incomprehensible might of the
fs nothing in the manner of the '• Based on radio-activity observa­
i
too—fact
la, creased the henr—and
Halsey
and
the
c
o
m
m
u
n
ity
for
great forearm behind it was really
man to suggest the w ild west or
last minute before he died Hudson
tb e ir patronage.
terrible punishment. Dave thought ! i the
Illin o is , hut he says when the tions, Prof. W illiam Duan of Har-
told him where the agreement was
I am not leaviug for any other tor a moment his brother would break
woma-oe
m taking
ta k in g ! Var" **-ve
w°Hd is between
Would-be oeiiK
hank roooers,
robbers, in
hidden. I couldn't hear all he said—
the
animal's
neck;
the
whites
began
reason than a better opening for
leave of the Halsey State bank. 8,000,000 and 17,000,000 years old.
I was too fur away— but I heard
to
show
about
the
soft,
dark
pupils
m y business.
fired a volley from the I ack o f their 1
’
---------—
enough
to think that he told Bruce
A ll promisee w ill be made good • f its eyes. The strop over the head the hiding place.”
auto and one of the bullets crashed
T H E L IT T L E BUSY BEE
hroke
with
the
fourth
p
u
ll;
then
the
through the m ail. A n v unfinished
“And why didn't you- get that infor­
into the bank wall close to him , he
-----
We have lots of good
horse recoiled, plunging and terrified.
work in m y hands w ill he taken Into tbe opposite corner of the stall. mation away from Bruce with your
thought i t t ’ me to respond and he
Th« cave man had ore source of
gun?"
care o f p ro m p tly and returned to
pul a little lead into one of the trio i livin g open to him — hunting
tom on leuped with shattering power
owners
w
ith
o
u
t
delay.
"Dldn t I tell you ths thing was
at tbe creature's shoulders, his huge
which ended his activities in this
I f he were nnnv k . l . j
«
That
W .k o ...! d b M T r f Z X iS ? ’
™ " on h ind and are getting more everv day
T hank you again.
m u encircled Its n<>ck, his shoulders Jammed? If It hadn't of been for that.
I
By Edison Marshall £
W
ST E N B E R G Bra.
Third and Lyon, Albany, Oregon
The Old Stand Barber Shop
Cheat Seed
Smut Prevention
$3 per cwt.
M urphy’s S eed Store
E. L. Stiff
FURNITURE EXCHANGE
USED FURNITURE
k X.’|"
Among the activities of the Sal.
vation A rtn y
reported
by the
county eeat papers are tbe cases of
• ii A lb an y g itl who, deserted by
her husband, died in Oakland,
•'a l., a couple of weeks ago. Her
fa m ily were unable in pay tbe
funeral expenses and Capt. W u lff
arranged fo r that, the fa m ily to
make repayment when it can. In
another case an old man belong­
ing at San Francisco was stranded
here ill, w ith no funds for return
to San Francisco and Th no
“
claim on L in n county
g it a local woman
ro'im free and is supplying him
w ith necessaries.
(Continued on page 6)
BeauTy Banquet Ranges $65
' « • » « » — L i r a b ra h m a
to $92
I « 'a man added another wrfv o f mak-
j ’ n g « livin g —cu ltiva tion of the ami Used ranges $20 to $40. Very goed
conditon. ■ Alt «^bargain prices.
So the system expanded, u n til to­
422
West First at., Albany, Oregon.
day even a paralyzed Flint) man can
earn hta own liv in g , provided his
brain is intact.
Some of the occu pationa most of
us consider aide ifm e s i n our a v i­
a t io n are re a lly gigantic i ndus-
Before buj injr automo­
bile supplies of any kind
it will pay you to come to
“
«
M. F. B want
of Medina, 0 ., or,« of the kings of
the honey induDtrv, sava 900 OOP
Americana are he ekeepere, predneing
WO.OOO.OOO w orth o f honey a vear
X
“ “ “
Halsey Garage
and get prices
We handle G O O D Y E A R . F IS H and
O A T E S T IR E S and are able to sell
von a tire at almost any price yon with
to pay.
Automobile repairing Willard bet
tery service.
HALSEY GARAGE
Ft Ml IF. BROS . Props,
N ina K um p w ont to Kugt nc F r i­
- /S h o p . 16aS
day to attend a business college. m. bones
Residence, 1M
A rchie C ornelius
FIR ST SOVIET RACES
The horse-racing season started
the other day at Moscow, after an
interruption of five years. The at­
tendance o f the public was large,
despite the admission fee of 1,000,-
OtXI ruble«.
The promoter lusde
profits of amounts expressed in as­
tronomical figures.
The ladies were dressed in the lat­
est fashion. The orchestra played
the “ Internationals” and varions
marches.
The entire new bour­
geoisie had come and rivaled the
Soviet aristocrats in the spending of
money. The Pravda complains that
such luxury was not seen even in
the time of the czars.
I heaved, and he haH-threw It to the
ttoor. Then, as it staggered to rise,
hi* heavy flat flailed against Its ueck.
Again and again he struck, and In the
h a lf darkness of the stable It was a
dreadful thing to behold. Tbe mao's
tori always quickly aroused. was
gpon him ; his brawny form moved
With th* agility
a panther
-
. of _ _
, — ------
Even
whose shallow eyes were usually
»« n t to feast on cruelty, viewed the
•sene with some alarm. It wasn't that
Its was moved by the agony of ths
Iwne. But he did remember that
horse* cost money, sod Simon seemed
totwtnlned to kill the animal before
his passion was spent.
H ie horse cowered, and ir. a mo­
ment more It was hard to remember
he was a member of a noble, high-
spirited breed— a swift runner, brainy
as a dog. a servant faithful and
Worthy. He stood quirt at lost, his
hesd hanging low. knees bent, eyes
Wnjoutly sorrowful and dark. Rtmon
Un broken sea p ahou: fcu
I'd done something more than find out
where It Is. I'd stopped this non­
sense once and for all, und let a hole
through that tenderfoot big eiwugh to
see thsough. Then there’d never 6e
any more trouble. It's the thing to do
now."
Simon looked at tils b-other's face
with some wonder. More crafty and
canning. Dave was like the coyote In
that he didn't yield so quickly to fury
as that gray wolf, bis brother. But
when It did come. It scared him. It
had come now. Simon couldn't mis­
take tbe fa c t; he saw It plain tn the
glowing eyes, the clenched hnn-ls. the
drawn lips. Dave was remembering
the pain of the blow Bruce had glveiz
him and the smart of the wor^s that
had preceded U.
“You and he must have had a llttlw
session down there by ths creek."*
3tmon suggested slowly, “when your
gun was jutum.ed. Of course, he trait
f t e . g n c k . 3 r h a f t th « w of tiring tw