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Price $3,50
O ther makes of tires priced proportionately.
Our stock of accessories is very com plete and prices arc rig ht
' hen in want of anything for car or tractor give us a call. Y o ur patron-
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H A LSEY RNTPRAfltlSE
T h is is good advice; " I f you live
in Albany, trade in Albany ; if you live
in some other town, trade in that tow n ."
B u tin these automobile days many re-
aiding elsewhere find it advisable to do
at least part of their buying in the
larger town. Those who go to AltAny
to transact business w ill find the firms
named below ready to fill th eir require
ments w ith courtesy- an I fairness.
A L B E R T F O O T E Prop.
New
snd
used
FURNITURE AND
FARM MACHINERY
bought, sold snd exchanged at all times
T h e boy was asleep on the bed of
boughs. Mr. Blnkus covered him with
B E N T. S U D T E L L
the blanket and lay down beside him
snd drew hie coat over both.
Phone 76-R, 123 N. Broadalbin st, Albany
“He'll learn that it ain't no fun to
be a acont," he whispered with a
yawn and in a moment was snoring.
A lbany Bakery, 321 Lyon street,
I t was black dark when he roused
-pound loef of bread made.
-*■ Best one-pound
bis companion. Solomon had been ap
for ten minutes and bad got their ra 5 cents.
Wedding cakes to order.
dons of bread and dried venison nut
bf his pack and brought a canteen of
A lbany Electric Store. R adio
fresh water.
*«t«
sets. Electric wiring. Delco l ight Shoes that cost less per month of wear
They started down the foot of the
products
gorge then dim in the night shadows. G ib n n W illard
W m . h u m e s . Halsey Happenings
Blnkus stopped, now and then, to lis-
Albany
Floral
Co.
Cut flowers
en for two or three seconds and went
(Continued from page 1)
plants. Floral art for even
bn with long stealthy strides.
Ilts 3 * and plants
Ida
M
itzner was home for the week
and
all
occasions
movements were panther-llke, and the
l-'lower phone 458-1
end.
boy imitated them. He w(is a tall,
AHGA1N3 IN SECOND-HAND
handsome, big-framed lad with blond
Glenn Walton went to Silverton
organs.
balr and blue eyes. They could soon
Monday.
Fine
second-hand piano case organ.
»ee their way clearly.
Davenport Music House.
They hurried through sloppy footing
F. H . Porter was in Halsey several
in the wet grass thnt flung lta dew
lue Bird Restaurant, 309 Lyon days last week .
nto their garments from the shoulder
street Eat here when in Albany.
lown. Suddenly Mr. Btnkus stopped,
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Stewart were In
Open from 6 to and 5 to 8.
i They could hear the sound of heavy
Halsey Saturday.
Mss. B l o u n t .
feet splashing In the wet meadow.
W, „ . Walton was a passenger to
"Scalrt moose, runnin' this w ay!’*
R U N S W I C K
Alhany Monday.
the scout whispered. 'T il bet ye n
PHO NO G RAPHS
at
bint o' powder an’ a fishhook them In-
W. G. T rill, the Harrisburg atto r
W O O D W O R T H 'S
luns la over east o' here."
ney, was in Halsey Monday.
I t was his favorite wager— that of
astburn Bros.—Two big grocery
t pint of powder and a fishhook.
Mrs. George Alford and children a r
stores, 212 W. First and 225 South
They came out upon high ground Mam. Good merchandise at the right rived Saturday for a visit with home
rnd reached the valley trail Just ns prices.
folks.
the sun was rising. The fog bad lifted.
Epilms
developed
and
print«
ited.
Mr. Blnkus stopped well njyay from
The Peoria-Halsey telephone, with
*
We m ail them rig h t back to you.
!he trail and listened for some min
eighteen
patrons, is giving high satis
btes. He npproached lt slowly on his Woodworth Drug Company, Albany, O r
faction.
tiptoes, the boy following In a like egon.
manner.
For a moment the scout Ipirat garage going north.
M r. and Mrs. John Coehell of
itood at the edge of the trail In al
Tires, accessories, oils, gasoline, Brownsville have been living at Brush
ienee. Then, leaning low, he exam'.hed
repair work.
Creek and the other day the house
it closely and quickly raised his hand.
W. H, H u L s u r t .
they were occupying was burned, with
"Hoofs o’ the devil 1" lie whispered
»a he beckoned to the boy. "See thar,” EfORD SALES AND SERVICE all its contents.
Tires and accessories
he went on, pointing to the ground. *
J. A. Stevenson and wife, wh
Repairs
“They’ve Jest gone by.
The grass
K i r k -P o l l a k M otor C o ,
have been in California most of the
»ln't rlz ylt. W alt here."
He followed the trail a few rods I7OR SALE—Oregon and M«r- winter, returned to Halsey Monday.
with eyes bent upon tt. Near a little a slall strawberry plants, $3.50 per They visited in San Francisco, Long
run where there was soft dirt, he 1000; C uthbert red raspberry plants. Beach and other points, and report an
Stenla-re Bros., 235 Lyon enjoyable time.
«topped again and looked Intently at $8 per KMX».
he earth and then hurried bnck.
About 25 people regularly attend
“It's a big band. A t least forty In EVirtiniller Furniture Co., furni-
juns In lt an’ some captives, an’ the A ture, rugs, linoleum, stoves ranges. the Thursday prayer-meeting of the
Funeral directors. 427-433 west First
devil and Tom Walker. I t ’s a mess street, Albany, Oregon.
Interdenominational church at Albany.
which they ain’t no mistake.”
Dr. Price’s secretary announces that
I'm afraid my folks are In danger,"
a ll’s Floral and Music Shop afte r a return series of meetings to
Cut flowers and floral designs.
«aid the boy as he changed color.
be held at Vancouver soon Price w ill
"Er mebbe Peter Boneses'— 'cordin' M oving to larger place next door " s J
Phone 1661 come to Albany again.
to the way they go. We got to cut
»round 'em an’ plow straight through
UO LM AN fi JACKSON
One 3ign of prosperity is the num
the bush an' over Cobble hill an' * *
Grocery— Baker y
ber of people who are trading organs
we'll beat ’em easy."
Everytliing in the line of eats
It was a curious, long, loose stride,
Opposite Post office for more expensive pianos. The show
room of the Davenport music house
the knees never quite straightened,
ub Candy Co., First street, next in Albany is full of second-hand or
with which the scout made bla way
door to Blain Clothing Co.
through the forest. It covered ground
gana that have been taken In trade
Noon lunches.
so swiftly that the boy had, now and
for pianos.
Home made candv and ice Cream.
then, to break Into a dog-trot In order
W. E. Lynch of Hillsboro is visit
to keep along with the old woodsman.
ub Cleaning Works, Inc.
They kept their pace up the steep side
Cor. Fourth and L yon ing his father, Henry Lynch, who is
of Cobble hill and down lta far slope
Master Dyers and Cleaners
ill. His sister, Mrs. Bertie Shafer, re
M a d e -T o -M e a s u re Clothes
and the valley beyond to the shore of
turned to her home at Salem Satur
the Big creek.
day.
Many Halsey people will re
I
f
you
have
friends
they
should
I'm hot 'nough to sizzle an' smoke
member Mrs. Shafer, who had charge
a have your photograph.
when I tech water," said the scout as
Clifford's Studio
of “ The M cAllister” rooming house
he waded In, holding his rifle nnd
333 West First street, Albany.
at Newport several years ago.
powder-horn In hie left band above the
Irvin's Garage— Next to Comtnu-
creek's surface.
The survey committee of the valley
They had a few strokes of swim * n ity house. E xid e Battery distrib
water
system will meet State Engin
utors
tor
I.iu
n
county.
Repair»
made
ming at midstream, but managed to
on all makes of batteries.
eer Luper at Salem the latter part of
keep their powder dry.
this week to start the work of inves
Now we've got Jest 'nough hoppln'
AUNKTG ELECTRIC CO.
to keep us from gettln' foundered,"
The state will appropriate
Official Strumberg carburetor serv tigation.
said Solomon, as he stood on the far ice station.
Couservative prices
A ll $3000 to match a like sum to be rais
ther ahore and adjusted his pack. "It work g uaranteed
110 121 W . Second. ed by backers of the scheme and this
ain't more'n a mile to your house "
en a n d m o n e y a re best w hen $6000 it is thought will be enough to
They hurried on, reaching the rough
busy. M ake your dollars work in determine the extent of the water sup
valley road In a few minute«
otir savings department. A l h a n y S t a t r
Now I'll take the bee trail to your H a n k . Under government supervision. ply and the probable cost of the plant.
Prizes of $15, $10 and $5 are offered
place," said the trout. "You cut ercrost
for the three best names suggested to
the medder to Peter Bonese«' an' fetch
iller Motor Sales
O akland anil Jewett cars
'em over with all their grit an' guns
Secretary Victor Oliver of Albany fo r
Supplies and accesscries
an* ammunition."
the company.
Albany,. Oregon
Solomon found John Irons and flvq First ami Baker tit».
Miss Grace M illgste, who spent two
of his sons and three of his daughter!
ortoit A Speer Service Com
years at the Elmo tuberculosis sani
digging potatoes und pulling tops In i
pany
Headquarters for good tires
tarium, near Aberdeen, Wash., has
field near the house. The sky wai
First and L yrn been sent by the Oregon Tuberculosis
clenr and the sun shining warm. Sol Phone 65
omon called Irons aside and told hlu
TVIurpky Motor Co. Bnick and association to work in the schools or
of the approaching Indians.
Chev rolet automobiles. Tires and this county for a month or six weeks.
"What are we to do?" Irons asked accessories
In eo-operation with County Superin
“Send the women an' the bablet
Albany, Oregon. Phone ?OO
tendent Geer she will visit all the
back to the sugar shanty," Raid Solo
oscoe ames hardw are schools in th e oounty, not con Aning
mon. "We'll stny here 'cause If wi
the
run erway the Boneses’ll glt their ha’i
activities to tuberculosis, but will at
W IN C H E S T E R S T O K E
lifted. I reckon we kin conquer 'em?
tempt to arouse health interest in the
First st.
322
,v
••Howr
pupils and will answer any who ask
"Shoot ’em full o' meat. They muat
s. GILBERi A SON
health questions.
a' traveled all night. Them Injuns It
ty. New York. Now, In September,
1768, they were traveling ahead of a
hand of Indians bent on mischief. The
latter, a few days before, had come
down Lake Ontario and were out In
the bush somewhere between the lake
and the new settlement In Horse val-
ley. Solomon thought that they were
probably Huron«, since they, being dis
contented with the treaty made by the
French, had again taken the war-path.
This invasion, however, was a wholly
unexpected bit of audacity. They had
two captives— the wife and daughter
of Colonel Hare, who had been spend
ing a few weeks with Major Duncan
and his Fifty-fifth regiment, at Os
wego. The colonel had taken these
ladies of his family on a hunting trip
In the bush. They had had two guides
with them, one of whom was Solomon
Blnkus. The men had gone out In the
o
SHQE o
SERVICE
B
B
B
E
IRVING
BACHELLER,
"Lt was the season o' the great
“W hen prod igiou s th in g s a rs to be
gone, how ca refu lly m en are ch o ssn for
moon,'' said old Solomon Blnkus, scout
...
the d oin g,” said
and Interpreter, as he leaned over the
Edm und B urke to
B enjam in F ra n k campfire and flicked n coal out of the
lin. And It Is of
ashes with his forefinger and twiddled
th e se
prod igiou s
lt up to his pipe bowl. In the army
th in g s and or the
ca refu lly prepared
he was known as “old Solomon
m en th a t Irvin g
Blnkus," not by reason of his age, for
B a ch eller
w rites
In th is novel of
he was only about thirty-eight, but as
the fou n d in g of
t. mark of deference. Those who fol
the republic, the
g rea t ad ven tu re of lowed him In the bush had a faith In
our cou n try e h is
his wisdom thnt was childlike. " I had
tory.
It te lls a d o u had my feet In a pair o’ sieves walkin'
ble
lo v e
story;
the white sea a fortnight," he went
one Is th at fa m il
iar one of the love
on. "The dry water were six foot on
of a man for a
the level, er mebbe more, an’ some o’
maid, but the oth
er and the greater,
the waves up to the tree-tops, an’ no
Ir v la g B a ch eller.
m an s love
body with me but thia 'ere ol’ Marler
for lib erty, and of
the tria ls, the a g o n y he w ill endure ti
Jane (hjs rifle) the hull trip to the
w in th a t love, or how the hope of win
Swegache country.
Gol' ding my
n ln g It w ill carry him through every
h ardship and breed In him an endur
plctur'! It seemed as If the wind
a n ce and a co u ra g e th a t are more than
were a-tryln’ fer to rub It off the
hum an
ere is the dram a of our nation s
slate. It were a pesky wind that
h. and how It m igh t n ever have
been played but for B enjam in Frank- kep' s cuffin' me an' whistlin’ In the
lin’a u n a ssa ila b le In tegrity. F ran klin
briers on my face an' crackin’ my coat
Is the real hero of the story, a lth ou gh
tails. I were lonesome—lonesomer’n
the lo v e o f Jack Irons and M a rg iret
H are co n ten d s w ith th e cen tral ch a ra c
a he-bear—an’ the cold grabbln’ holt
ter for th e reader's Interest. The a u
o' all ends o’ me so as I had to stop
thor b rin es us Into personal con tact
w ith F ran k lin , W ash in gton , Adams and
an’ argue 'bout whar my bonnd'ry
oth er g rea t figures o f the period
lines was located like I were York
T hrough th e se pages w e w alk sid e by
elde w ith them and ta k e part in their
state. Cat's blood an' gunpowder! I
d a lly life.
had to kick an' scratch to keep my
Irv in g B ach eller Is one n o v elist of
m erit w h o is con sp icu ou s for fo llo w in g
nose an' toes from glttln’— brittle.
a vein o f pure A m ericanism . He grew
At this point, Solomon Blnkus
up a m o n g m en of rural New York
sta te— m en racy o f the so il. Independ paused to give his words a chance “to
en t, se lf-r e lia n t. G o d -fearin g, fu n -lo v -
sink In." The silence which followed
ln g
He listen ed to their ta le s and
drank In the very sp irit o f dem ocracy.
was broken only by the crack of burn
He Is not a sen sa tio n a l or m elodram atic
ing faggots and the sound of the night
n o v elist. H e has kept h is v isio n s high
and lig h ted the torch for p ilgrim s lost
on the w ay
H is lig h t has been sure
wind in the tall pines above the gorge
lig h t and not the w ill-o ’-th e -w isp lig h t
Before Mr. Blnkus resumes his nar
r isin g from the sw am p s o f p u trescen ce
and d ecay
The m ingled stren g th and
ratlve, which, one might know by the
b eau ty, the ten dern ess, co u rtesy and
tilt of his head and the look of his
ch iv a lry found la h is book s are an
Inspiration and an Influence upon A m er
wide open, right eye. would soon hap
ican society.
S
CHAPTER I
The Horse Valley Adventure.
“The first time I saw the boy. Jack
Iron«, he was about nine years old. I
was In Sir W illiam Johnson's camp of
magnificent Mohawk warriors at Al
bany. Jack was so active and success
ful In the game», between the red hoys
and the white, that the Indians called
him ‘Bolling Water.' His laugh and
tireless spirit reminded me of a moun
tain brook. There was no lad, near
hie age, who could run so fast, or Jdmp
ao far. or shoot so well with the bow
or the rifle. I carried turn on m.v back
to his home, he nrglng me on as if I
had been a battle horse and when we
were come to the house, he ran about
doing his chores. I helped him, and.
our work accomplished, we went down
to the river for a swim, and to my
surprise, I found him a well taught
fish. We became friends and always
when I have thought of him, the words
Happy Face have come to me. I t was,
I think, a better nickname than ‘Boll
ing Water,' although there was much
propriety In the latter. I knew that
his energy given to labor would ac
complish much and when I left him, I
repeated the words which my father
had often quoted In my hearing:
** 'Seest thou a man diligent in his
calling? He shall stand before kings."'
This glimpse of John Irons, Jr.—fa
miliarly known as Jack Irons—Is from
a letter of Benjamin Franklin to his
wife.
Nothing further Is recorded of his
boyhood until, about eight years later,
what was known as the "Horse Valley
Adventure" occurred. A , full account
of tt follows with due regard for back
ground and color:
___
early evening after moose and Ira
prudently left the ladles In camp,
where the latter had been captured
Having returned, the scout knew that
the only possible explanation for the
absence of the ladles was Indians, al
though no peril could have been more
unexpected. He had discovered by
"the sign" that It was a large band
traveling eastward. He had set out
by nlghi to get ahead of then» while
Hare and his other guide started for
the fort. Blnkus knew every mile of
the wilderness and had canoes hidden
near Its bigger waters. He had
crossed the lake, on which his party
had been camping, and the swamp at
the east end of It and was soon far
ahead of the marauders. A little
after daylight, he had picked up the
boy. Jack Irons, at a hunting camp on
Big Deer creek, as It was then called,
and the two had set out together to
warn the people In Horse valley,
where Jack lived, and to get help for
a battle with the savages.
It will be seen by his words thnt Mr.
Blnkus was a man of Imagination, but
—again he is talking.
“I were on my way to a big Injun
Pow-wow at Swegnche fer Sir Bill—
ayes lt were In Feb'uary, the time o’
the
great moon o’ the hard snow. I
pen, the historian seises the oppor
tunity of finishing his Introduction. found a heap o' Injuns at Swegache—
He had been the best scout in the army Mohawks, Senekys, Onandogs an' Al-
of Sir Jeffrey Amherst. As a small gonks. They had been swappln' pres
boy he had been captured by the Sen ents an' speeches with the French.
eras and held In the tribe a year and Just a little while afore they had had
t^o months. Early In the French and a bellerin' match with us ’bout love an'
Indian war, lie had been caught by friendship. Then suddenlike they tuk
Algonqulna and tied to a tree and It In their heads that the French had
tortured by hatchet throwers until res a sharper hatchet than the English.
cued by a French captain. After that I were skeered, but when I see that
hla opinion'of Indians had been, prob they was nobody drunk, I pushed right
ably, a bit colored by prejudice. Still Into the big village an' asked fer the
later he had been a harpooner In a old Senecky ¡chief Bear Face— knowln'
whale boat, and In his young man he were that—an' said I had a letter
hood, one of those who had escaped from the Big Father. They tuk me
the Infamous massacre at Fort W il to him.
I give him a chain o’ wampum an'
liam Henry when English fnrcqs, hav
ing been captured and disarmed, were then read the letter from Sir Bill. It
turned loose and set upon by the sav offered the Six Nations more Innd an'
ages. He was a tall, brawny, broad- a fort, an' a regiment to defend 'em.
"A powerful lot o' Injuns trailed
shouldered, homely-faced man of thir
ty-eight with a Roman noae and a back to Sir Bill, bat they was a few
prominent chin underscored by a short went over to the French. I kind o'
sandy throat beard. Some of the ad mistrust tbar’s some o' them runny-
ventures had put their mark upon his jades behind ns. They're 'spectin' to
weathered face, shaven generally once fit a lot o' plunder sn* a liorse apiece
a week above the chin. The top of in' ride 'em back an’ swim the river
hla left ear was missing. There was a it the place o’ the many islands.
long scar upon his forehead. These We'll poke down to the trail on the
were like the Botches on the stock of •dge o’ the'drownded lands afore sun
hla rifle. They were e sign of the rise an' I kind o' mistrust we'll see
stories of adventure to be found In dgn." '
Jack Irons was a sop of the much-
that wary, watchful brain of his.
Johnson enjoyed his reports on ac respected John Iront from New Herap-
count of their humor snd color snd he ihire who, In the fertile valley where
describes him In a letter to Putnam le had settled some years before, was
as a roan who “when he 1» much inter •weeding horses for the army snd aend-
ested. looks ss If he were taking atm ng them down to Sir William Johnson.
with his rifle.” To some lt seemed Hence the site of his farm had been
that one eye of Mr. Blnkns was often •ailed Horae valley.
M r Blnkua went to the near brook
drawing conctuslons while the other
was engaged with the no less Impor tnd repeatedly filled hla old felt hat
with water and poured It on the fire.
tant function of discovery.
His companion was young Jack Irons 'Don't never keep no fire a goin' a'ter
—a big lad of seventeen, who lived in Cm dried out," he whlepered, aa he
a O rtlle valley some fifty miles north •tepped beck Into the dark cave,
west of Fort Staawlg, Ip T ij c q conn- •'cause ye never kin tell."
Hs
H
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M
M'
M
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,
R
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k J» Adi
Adding a line
of
builders' hardware
tired an' hungry. Been three days or
Old custon eie are invited lo c a li ta d
the trail. S'o time to hunt! I'll hustle see the new stock.
some wood together an' start a Ore
You bring a pair o' steers right hen CTIMFON THE SHOE DOCTOR
Second street, opposite Hamilton's
handy. We'll rip their hides off an
store.
git the reek o' Tittles In the air soon
"Sudden Servies."
aa God'll let us.”
V l^ ' a aldo
ld o Anderson A Son. (Iis trib -
(T o
t*
continued»
main« in the fact that its virulence is
in the ptomaines it produces. Other
1 ptomaines,
as
fa r
as
known,
are
iitrys and dealers for M axw ell, C b a l- ! harmless the poisoning being the di
mers, Essen, Hudson A Htivm obile cars. !
a * u
1
u
»a
1
Acres«, net. Sup,-lies. 1st A Broadalbin. r * c't work of the microbes themselves.
A Wenatchee hotelkeeper
—
threw an Ink well at a man
who was using prolans language
in the presence of women and hit
W rite for booklet describing our 20-
him in the head. The thrower , ear Rural Credit Amortized Loans.
loan pays cat in 2>> payments, re-
was arretted on a charge of dis t 1 he
ring the principal. Cheep rales
No
turbing the peace, but the ceart delay.
discharged him. saying he was not
B r am I. a no Co.,
FARM LOANS
diiturbing but preserving it.
The botSlinus poison, which killed
tha twelve people who ate a dinner
j together at Albany, differs from other
bacillus diseases which produce pto-
U3 Lyon SL, Albany, Ore
An anti-toxin has been produced that
will neutralize botulinus if injected a t
the same time the peison is taken or
' Immediately after, but afte r the la t
te r has been retained long enough to
cause recognizable symptoms the rem
edy is of no avail.
(Continue* en page 4»