I Ü HALSEY ENTERPRIS VO L X II HALSEY. U K X C O tO T V , O kBG O N. 1 U V R S D A V ,J U L Y 17, rtC | They consider M unethical to adver­ HALSEY HAPPENINGS tise. Lew Davis had business in Albany AND COUNTY EVENTS Friday. Short Stories from Sundry Sources Thrashing is in progress. THE F A R M E R G O E S TO M A R K E T J. A. Minor returned from * trip to Albany Friday. FHOOMCTt-^SUCM At WOOL F L A X t t L O S tUGAX CHOPS f o h i s t CHOPS HON IV |TC . fs + x o o a o o o Preston Newton, who arrived from Portland last week, is working for James McMahan. IS5SR It rained Monday morning—almost. Mrs. A. H Quimby and daughter- Mary La Rue went to Albany Sat­ in-law, Mrs. Cecil Quimby, were A l­ urday. bany shoppers Saturday. P. W. Robinson and fam ily were callers at the A. E. Foote home on Saturday. The editor of the Enterprise was second or third cousin to W illia n A. Wheeler, vice-president with Presi­ dent Hayes, and the editor’s wife was Miss Davis, a near relative of John W. Davis, democratic candidate now for president, but the editorul family has not quit work to live on the laurels of ancestors or relatives, laurel is not a very satisfying diet. In fact, complaint is made in Oregon that stock is poisoned by it. Miss Fanny Walker of Amitv and Mrs. Adda Shields of Cheney, Wash., spent the week end with Mrs. George Starr. Mrs. Hasel Wallace and daugh­ ters, June and Maxine, and Mrs L. C. Merriam were Albany shoppers Friday. EXCLUSIVE OPTICAL PARLOR OUR NEW P R IC E L IS T : Double Vision Lenses Ultea. Sid.54 ; Kryptok. >17:50. Peerless. (16 50; Brights. $15;50. Cemented Segments >14.50. Mrs. C. K. May and children from Springfield, who have been visiting at the W. M. Beals home, took the train here Saturday for a stay at Newport. Mr». J. N. West and son went tc Oregon City Saturday to visit and care for another son, George West, while ha undergone the or leal of hav­ ing his tonsils removed. E m ily England and her friend, I \_ J 1--------------------------- 1914- >9,095,000.000 1915 - 10,775.000,000 1919- -23.787.000,000 1 92 0 — l& 328.000,000 1 9 1 « -; 13,406,000.000 1917 19,331.000.000 1918 — 22.480,000,000 1921 — • 12.402. OOO.OCO 3t3 West First street Albany, Ore. Ask about Punktal, the perfect lena 73. (Continue ’ e page 5) KOONTZS The fourth annual Methodist Epis­ copal ramp meetlug will open at Cot­ M r. and Mrs. C- R. Rowan of Cor­ tage Grove Thursday. vallis were week-end visitors at I lie Representative Sinnott has arrived M artin Cummings home. in The Dalles to spend the summer Farm ers are busy binding and recess at hit borne there. 1923 — - 16,064.000.000 were The forest fire airplane patrol for western Oregon will continue to make Ils headquarters In Eugene. M r. and Mis. George ledgerwood The city of Rainier has voted to Riddle are spending some weeks Issue bonds and take up outstanding at their farm and visiting old friends warrants for street Improvements. here. A fire originating In an old burn­ Mrs. J. S. Nicewood and children, ed-over slashing destroyed the Paun accompanied by Mrs. Coatee and Mrs. Harrold Lumber mill near Glendale. Jay Snytar, were shopping in Albany With chiropractors preseat from all Thursday. sections of the slate, the 17th annual Bill Allingham and w ife of Port­ convention of the Oregon Chiroirscti - land are camping at their farm and issoclatifn war hcio tn P trtb ns j [ Shedd Snapshots Brownsville Briefs (B y The Oregon ckves hsve been ex Special Correspondent) Ray Duncan and family of fam ily re­ were in Shedd last week. Marion Harrison and turned from O scadia Thursday with a nice catch of trout. Noti perlenclng the heaviest year tn th eir hlstofy. During the first month and A. D. Elder and Mr. Shorn visited a half of the season, from Msy 16 to> June «0, 6»00 visitors had registered. the Tillamook beach last week. Rev. Milo Bentley, the evangelist C. Coiner and fam ily of Bend have who held meetings a few years ago keen visiting relatives al'out Shedd. in the Baptist church, is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Pennell of Port- with the C. J. Howe fam ily this '»nd spent Saturday and Sunday in week. Roseburg, June 19. Mr. and Mrs. Reese Mallow, Bruce Shedd. A. S. Dudley, manager Oregon and Belle Burson, Gladys Hoy and M r. and Mrs. J. W. Sprenger from Itate Chamber of Commerce, My L o u ie G efst are nn a motor trip Corvallis spent Sunday visiting rela­ ..»ear M r Dudley : to M yrtle Point and the coast. They tives here. Through the agricultural depart­ expect to be gone about two weeks. Mrs. Freerksen, Mrs. Agnes Clark Ilepey Church of Christ Ltl aw AM Announcements A SW M a« MW SAVWAnf a unuren Church of C b r ia t: Lon Cbam le«, mini«tar. Bible school. 10, W . H. Robert- on , su p e rin ten d ed . wear longer, th a t w ill be comfortable and flexible, th a t w ill protect your feet and your h ealth -g et W eyenberg’s Comflex w ith the double-tan aoiea— we tell them because they offer our cus­ tomers, a t a moderate price, the beat service th a t can be bought at any price. Fig trees growing in the yard of August Rakel In Canemsh are heavily laden with fruit T o M arket T h e ir O w n G rain More fires in forests, in homes and :n factories are due to tobacco than to any other single cause. Y ou have probably concluded that to be tough and durable a shoe must be uncomfortable. Y o u have a new sense o f satisfaction coming w ith your first pair of W eyenberg Comflex "A ll Solid L eath er" shoes. Epitome of Events in the Beaver »State superintending the remodeling of the Oregon postmaster« have been ap­ house, A new roof, porch and paint pointed as follows Miss Maud Hsr' I- add much to its appearance. road. Agate Bee’'’'., Lit cola ?oui ; Hiram W illiams of Harrisburg, Mrs. Asoe E.bvs. Ha: ¡at, Line ..u who has been confined to tils bed for county. A bond issue tor the construction several weeks, is much better and w ill aoon be up again. He is at the of a high-pressure water system for protection against fire will come be­ home of his son, Clarence Williams. fore the people of Portland at th « Mrs. Henry Brock was hostess to November election the L. C. B. sewing club Thursday. James Hammond. (7, who has serv­ About twenty ladies spent the after- ed 11 y«sra In the Oregon state peni­ neon sewing and visiting. Mrs. Ar- tentiary tor the murder of Ike Bloom dry and Miss Sarah Williams assist­ In Portland was granted a conditional 'd the hostess, in serving refresh­ pardon by Governor Pierce. ments. Several new members were Tho annual meetings of the Lane added, and a picnic dinner on the and Linn County Holstein Breeders' river near Peoria, Sunday, July 13 associations will be held at the Wild was planned. Guests of honor were Rose stock farms, owned by CJ. B Mrs. Jane Curtis of Harrisburg Mrs. Swangu, near Coburg, Friday. M ary Palmer of Sonora, Cal., Mrs. A field of Federation wheat near Ledgerwood of Itiddle, Mrs R. Pendleton measuring 4» acres belong­ The co-nperaiing grain farmers have taken over the business <>f five Rhodes of La Grande, and Mrs. Decle ing to Jarnos Thompson has lust boo« brock ef Halsey. of the largest film s io the CLiorg»' g ia in exchange and, « ilb a »cat in. threshed sod the yi«M * u IM sacks, or an average of IF'j bwehels the ft«»«, w ill have a baud iu the isr^rket e rd of their U uom » o m . A n- A series of six picnics, beginning ither pesky farm bloc ! In Multnomah county at Gresham. Monday, «re being held by eight coun­ ( E n te rp ris e C orrespondence) Me Squeal Here George Crume of Brownsville was ty Holstein Freslan associations of the W illamette valley during the week. In the ed ito iia l eo lim n a we note in Shedd Tuesday. ment of the state chamber we have been materially assisted in securing twenty-four bona fide settlers for this ounty, and there are more in sight that* we expect in the near future. Lonqer W ear Greater Comfort. 1 922 — K , 604.000.000 During 1823 the America* farmer carried over >16.064.000.000 worth of grains and ilve stock, dairy sad poultry products, fruits and vegetables from the farm to the market. The total value of the nation's farm output waa $146,008,■ 000 more than the estimated value for 1(22 and over >6,109,000,000 more than the value of the farm products In 1814. In 1921 and 1022 the value of firm products was lower than any rear since 1816, when the total was >11. 406,000,000. With the entrance of the United States Into the World war, prices for farm crops almoet doubled In value. In 1817 the total value of farm products was >10.831,000,000. an In­ crease of (5.825,000,000 over the previous year. In 1018 the value had reached (22,480.000.000 and In 1018 It was estimated at (28.787,000.000. In 1030 the total value of farm products decreased In the one year more than (5,450,000.000. In 1821 there was a still greater reduction, the total value having dropped to (12.402,000,000, the lowest since 1915. Since 1021 values bare been working their way back Io normal Of this year's crop more than (2.000.000,000 worth were marketed by the farmer's own business organisations al the actual cost of handling. Reports from 2,600 grain co-operatives show business totalling (490.000,000; 1.841 dairy products organisations did a business of (300,000.000; 1,182 live stock shipping associations. (280.000,000 ; 78 cotton co-operatlvrt. (100,000,000 and 14 tobacco organisations. (132,000,000. Only 8,318 of the 10.300 organisations have report ed. of which 00 per cent were primarily engaged In selling farm products. are guests at the G. Mitxner home. They expect to go from here into a few in d ication s of progress that Canada for a visit. Mise England is ert p up in spit" o( tba cry (hat a cousin of the Mltznera. > ur ta x laws are keeping capital Twenty-four members of the Ack­ and settlers o u t of Oregon. erman family dined at the ancestral And here is a letter that does not home at Shedd Sunday. Among thoas who gathered at the F. Ackerman contain a word of squeal about the home were Jake and Hillard Acker­ ucouie ta x : man of Brownsville. F. Ackerman is Chambebr of Commerce B a n c r o f t O p t ic a l C o . - t ---------- YEARS FAL VALUE OF FARM PR 6 D Cnrve Tone, >13.50 ; Mencius, >12 50 lJ-4' I) Cnrve Periscopic, >12;'8; Flats' >10.50. Fitted in Zilo, gold-filled or rimless frames. For heesry Zilo framer add >1 to >2 Deduct >2 for second-grade lsns. Reading glasses. >2.50 to >10. Chicago .... NE VS NOTES FROM ALL (lYER OREGON (By an Enterprise Reporter) •o iiie th rash in g machines expected to start Monday. Ceiia of L a k e C r e e k L o c a ls A N IM A L S ;^ CEREAL; COTTON - ; eopouwo »corro« asso, F R U IT S HAY 6 FORACI tu ao o a o o o i JtfUXMOOO $1.460000.000 Single or Distant Vision Lenses Bcbwegtge» I j w . o o ù o o o T A B LES DAIRY R A ISED -^ Jyxnoocuxx pqooóctì $2.39^000400 Mrs. P. J. Forster and mother, Mrs. Angelina Ackley of Portland, went to Eugene Friday for a visit with relatives. Miss Ida Jackson left Saturday for Los A ngeles, where she will visit a while with her mother, Mrs. Fran­ Sending a local news item to the ces Underwood. Enterprise is doing a kind act for Rev. Robert Parker was voted s your neighbors who read it. Give two-weeks vacation Sunday, In order as many particulars as you can. The that he might attend the campmeet­ readers enjoy them. If you report ing at Cottage Grove. that John Smith underwent a surgi­ Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Patton and cal operation specify what the opera­ tion was, if you know—whether his Mrs. L J. Caswell, a sister of Mrs. toe, his arm. his appendix or a sec­ Patton, and Mrs. Rasa Powell drove tion of hts intestines was excised. to Albany Saturday to attend the funeral of R. A. Etamford. D on ’t a v n ’ion the rarae of l i e Miss Eald Vaatch came up Satur- surgeon, the doctor or the hospital. d iv front Eugene, where she is a t­ tending summer school, and spent the week end with home folks. Alb ny’a Only vtce- in a blanch S inches long lh«l Uc-M 93 cherries. That founds much bet­ ter than the ivpcrts from Minnesota and Ohio, where they had a hail storm which destroyed crops and a i wind storm which blew down hi uses and killed people. Come to Oregon, folks. — Times, C hristian Endeavor, 7. Morning worship, 11. Lord ’s «upper every Lord’s day. E v e n in g service, 4, The church without a bishop, ill the country w ithout a king. I f you have no church home •nine aud worship with u«. Methodist: Robert Parker, pastor. Sunday School, 10. Preaching, 11. Interm ediate Ix sg tie , 7. Epw orth League, 7. Prayer meeting Thursday, fl. Preaching, 8. A Fire losses In Oregon, exclusive of Portland, during the month of June aggregated >764,47«. according to a re­ port prepared by W ill H. Moore, slate Insurance commissioner. Them were a total of «5 (ires. The first consignment of peaches for­ th* 1*24 season reached the Baleini canneries last week In most ae