HALSEY ENTERPRISE r 9— event as oceuring in 1974 instead of 1374. G LO BE 2 2 NOV. 5, I, ALBANY 3 D A Y S , 8 T A R 1 IN G SU N D A Y , November 9 j Cotitinuout »how Suaday Mr, and Mrs. E J. Boner of Eugene were guests of Mrs. S. C. Bass 8unday. E. S. Bass and family »pen. Sunday at the home of Mr. Bass mother, Mrs. S. C. Bass. Harvey Bike and family have moved to the property owned by Mrs. M E. Bassett in east Halsey ABRAHAMI LINCOLN j X> 5 C. H . Koontz and fam ily drove to Harrisburg Sunday by way of giving the new sedan exercise. Miss Msarle Straley gave a H a l­ This is the same show that lowe’en program Friday evening is now playing in the tides £ in which her pupils took pari. Several visitors were present and a nt prices from 11.66 to 15 60 The first lime ever shown at J | social time was enjoyed. # P o p u la r • P r ic e » Adults 60c ; children 26c Harold Stevenson of Browns­ • ville was in Halsey Monday and took dinner at the home of his S| parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A . Ste­ venson. •9 9 D 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 » 9 ^ Albany B a rke T d Delivered HOT every morning at H alsey and sold at the Mrs. Reynolds sold 50 loaves Saturday £ P G 0 0 D Restaurant V i EATS 2, 8c a 1-lb. loaf. 15c Doughnuts and cookies. 15c a dozen Fresh and WARM daily at Crabtree Lebanon Tangent Scio Plainview Shedd Jefferson Brownsville Foster The best bread made M r. and Mrs. Gordon Munk re and son Donald of Brownsville spent Friday at the H . L. Strasy (Continued page D r. Marks was an Albsny esllsr home. I 0- W Frum and family heard Monday. Roland Marks was home from President Coolidge’ s speech by radio Monday evening at the C. II. 0 . A . C. Sunday. Davidson home. 0. W. Frum and fam ily were H . L. Straley an 1 family were in Albany Monday for radio re­ visitors at the home of Mr. and pairs. Mrs. Will HuSBey Sunday after­ Lloyd Byerley and wife of A l- noon« bany spent Sunday at the Hugh I The W . F. M . 8. of the M. E. Leeper heme. church will meet at the home of Leonard Gilkev has been elected .M rs. Gardner Friday at 2. Mrs. secretary of the Albany chamber B. M . M iller has the lesson. All of commeroe. members and friends invited. Joe Pittm an, who has been George Hussey, who has been working for T. M. Bennett near working for C. H. Davidson at Lacomb for several weeks, came his farm north of town, left the home 8aturnsy and stayed till first of the week for Washington, Tuesday. where be has employment. The high water incident to the Ted Porter and Miss Doris Lake long-continued heavy rains pre­ attended the Kappa Kappa Gam ­ vented travel between Halsey and ma house dance Saturday night at Brownsville for a day or two last O. A. C. weak. Ercell Sneed of O. A. C. was Mrs. Hugh Leeper, who has a week-end visitor with his been in ill health for some time, parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. T. went to Albany Sunday. She had Sneed. her tonsils removed Tuesday. Halsey Happenings Mrs. K. E. Gourley and little daughter Marie returned Saturday from Eugene, where they had beeu to have Marie's tonsils removed. Miss Mabel Temple of Lebanon ■pent the week eud at the home of M r. and Mrs. Sturtevant, She is Mrs. Sturtevant’s niece. M r. and Mrs. Oran Stratton, from Brown«viUs, were guests at the W . H . Beeue home Saturday night. L. W . Shlsler of Harrisburg passed through Halsey Sunday on his way home from Corvallis where he had been to see his wife, who nnderwsut an operation for ap­ pendicitis recently. A printer’s error made the late W illis Davis, whose death is nar- rated in tbs last item on page 8, 57 years old instead of 51, and one in ths editorial column told of an Miss Beulah Miller spent several days last week at the B. M. Miller home. W. L. Wells and family were Albany shoppers Saturday and also heard representative W. C. Hawley speak. L. E. Gardner and family were shopping in Albany, Sat­ urday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Radley and nieces, Gladys and Velva, were guests at the home of Miss Beulah Miller Sunday. Dr. J. C. Booth mW son Clarence of Lebanon were din­ ner guests Sunday at the D. H. Sturtevant home. Miss Ellen Vannice expects to start Friday for Lewiston. Idaho for a three-weeks visit with a brother. “A Treasure Chest! ” That is what a woman said re­ cently upon opening a box of our assorted candies. W hat woman doesn’ t regard candy as a treasure? I t is really more than that, too ; it is au absolute dccessity, supplying a food want In a manner no other article of diet can. Ours is the best to be had. Clark’s Confectionery Any Girl in Trouble may communicate with Ensign Lee of the Salvation Army at the « «White'Shield «Home, 5e5 Mayfair avenue. PoitllftA fWSgot. •••••••••••••••••••••••••• Pay 3ravel (Continued on page 3) "I never get lonesome whan I nave quarter erf a million for company»” said Dlnsdale. with a grim smile. "And I ain't doubting ytrar chief «ay. Tour word goes for him as well as for ydur- self But I always do hanker to keep close to my earnings. You're planning to stay here and sell out sort of natu­ ral, huh?” “The selling out Is already planned. I’ve been talking It for some time. Folks wUl think I'm off for South Af­ rica with Kitty. She thinks Tm going with her. I had Intended to. But I'm through with her.” "I thought you were helplessly In love with her.“ "I am,” groaned Ban Juan. "And that’s why IU not go to South Africa with her. She doesn't care for me ex­ cept to have me stand by and scare off folks who bother her. No more watchdog work for mine» I've had enough.” Dlnsdale nnd Amos Roberts, the cap­ tain of the guard, rode In advance of the treasure-coach. Throughout the hills and at the various ranches, or sta­ tions, relays of horsee had been wait­ ing for a month. Horseshoe Webb, sit­ ting his horse awkwardly, was one of the eight men galloping along beside the coach. A few hundred feet In the The Illiterate Landlord Gave Him a rear came two more guards. All the men carried their rifles ready Boisterous Welcome. the dust la coming In.~A whole ounce | for Instant service, although no at­ tack, In the hills at least, w as expect­ In Just one place. Yes, sir. The price ed. Good time was made over the Is a dollar now. Demand Is more’n I corduroy road, and none of the twelve «ran fill.—Thunk you, sir.—Now, gents, men observed anything to arouse sus­ I’m going to turn out just one dozen picion. Ten of the guards had made more before I move on. .liter tills the trip several times and scoffed at you'll have to come to San Juan Joe's the idea of road-agents daring to try tent to get them. Always could do It. for the gold. The holding up of one I ’m wakan. I’ve forgot lots of things, consignment and the theft of twenty- but I know Indians. Who wants a pic­ ture of the great Crazy Horse, who five thousand dollars only proved It reckons to raid this town very soon? was foolish to send out treasure under a -guard of two men. First come, first served.” Boberts admired Dlnsdale Immense­ Pyrites, frowning severely, pushed his way to Dlnsdale's side and secured ly because of his exploits among the Ogalala. Credit for the escape from his attention. “Did that fool tell you Joey’s talk?” Slim Butte was given almost entirely to him despite his Insistence that Scis­ he asked. Itecelvlng a negative Pyrites growled sors deserved all the praise. Dead­ wood City could Imagine the picture an oath and Jeered: "Might have known It. I don't see ninn In only one role, a harmless and why Joey trusts him to do errands. He very clever peddler of paper pictures. always forglts If he finds any one to So Dlnsdale’s vehement disclaimers listen to his yawp. Joey wants you to were accepted as the workings of mod­ drop in and see him soon ns you can. esty. Roberts elected to ride w ith the new He sent Scissors to tell you. When you didn’t show up he sent me. Every man and he kept his tongue wagging time a body sends Scissors on an er­ Incessantly. Dlnsdale listened, shrewd­ rand he gits to mooning round with ly appraising the man and ««including that tlie fellow would know no fear in his paper cutting.” “All right, Pyrites, Til trot right on emergency, but would he easily de­ ceived. Among other gossipy things along.” Roberts said there would have been San Juan Joe was In the tent, walk­ thirteen guards If one of the regulars ing among the various bank games. On hadn't been Intoxicated when It came beholding Dtnsdale he motioned him to the bar and Joined him nt the lower to pull out from the gulch. "And thirteen ts unlucky. I'm mar- end, which happened to be deserted. After they hod been served and the tnl glad he quit. Not enough agents bartender had retired San Joan said: In the hills to hold up thts outfit,” he "Rather talk here. Looks as If we'd boasted. "I should say not. Guarding a met by accident, you know. The game mast be played on the Jump. I went coach Is soft money. Injuns may give over to the express office to see about us some fun, but the agents will think sending out some dust. Patrick A twice,” replied Dlnsdale. At Rapid City fresh horses were Saulsbury's agent has decided to take no chances on the Indians cutting the ready. The coming of the coach caused Blnck hills oft from the railroad and but little Interest. It carried much plans to send out the coach tomorrow. wealth, securely guarded. Tlie agents wanted none of that game. But the I've given Webb his last orders. “I spoke to the agent about you, ex­ town was most anxious to learn the plaining how the Indians had cleaned latest Indian news, as extravagant you out and that you were keen for stories of danger bad been relayed by work. I dragged Scissors In off the volunteer and Irresponsible messen­ street and made him tell about your gers. The guards were eagerly ques­ gun-play among the Indians, and the tioned. Was Crary Horse camping on agent wants you for nn extra. But we the Belle Fourche? Had Sitting Bull want better than that. You must take cut off the Blsmark and Fort Pierre some one’s place. I’ve arranged to trails with a force of six thousand have one of the regular guards filled braves? Was there any truth In the up with scalp-talk, with plenty of report that the bulk of Crook's com­ drink on the side. He won’t show up. mand had suffered the fate of Custer's All you've got to do now Is to call on five companies? On receiving reassur­ the agent and say I spoke to you. You ing answer« some persisted In believ­ ing the sending out of the gold evi­ know what to tell him.” ’T il make a good talk. How much denced a fear of an early attack. One man bitterly complained: la going out?” "Tboy'U take out the dust under San Juan Joe's pate face colored slightly and his right hand gripped the guard, but they don't fix It so the bar to •¡♦op 'ts tendency to tremble. He women and children will be safe Gold's more precious than human whispered: "Two hundred and fifty thousand. life.” “We've got to be in Sidney In fifty Think of It! Quarter of a million! Sounds more the last way. Do It four hours. So long,” shouted the driver times and It's a million. It’ll be the as the la « trace was secured; and the biggest kllllug ever made in any mines long whip cracked over the leaders and the coach plunged ahead. nt any tim e!” With the Spring creek crossing "And there’ll be a mighty hot chnse ahead the rear guard rode In closer, to get It hack.* "No I That’s the b?aut.v of It. This llorse-thleves were reputed to have Indian scare will held all the men to I their headquarters somewhere on the the gulch. Tlie timid won't dare to go ' divide between the Spring and Rapid, in n posse and they won’t let the men I nnd white It was not generally be­ with sand go. They'll hold them by lieved that the horse-thieves and road- squalling about their duty to the wom­ agents belonged to the same band it en and children. But even If there would be easy for lawless men to de­ wasn't any Indian scare It would work sert one vocation for another when smooth. W ell pack the gold to a place a quarter of a million dollars was In­ where few white mon have ever been. volved. They could hunt a year with an army Dtnsdale hod bung back with the and not find us. You nnd Webb will main body, but after the first two clear out, riding for the railroad sad miles be gave Horseshoe Webb a sig­ then streaking out to the coast and nal to follow him and galloped on In meeting us Isfer, dr von can stdy wTflS advance. Webb pounded after him the bullion In the hills and light out and was riding by his side when the after every one thinks you've skipped. two turned a wooded bend and were lost to view. Roberta heard Dlnsdale r.r seh, the chief and I will be masked call out sharply and spurred forward and will come back here. Talk with to Investigate. He found Dlnsdale the agent and I’ll explain later." afoot and trying to lift Webb beck on Dlnsdale's face dnrkenefl. hit horse» "You're all right, Joe. But I don't "Nag stumbled and threw him knew your chief, the man you call Never tried to save himself. Landed Number One. I’ll stick by the dust till like a beg of meal, right on his bead.” I get my share of IL* "Leave him lay till the coaeh comes "Glad to have you do that," readily up and we’ll stick him inside. H— I agreed San Juan. 'Horseaboe knows of a guard!" growled Roberts. us and he prefers to ride for It and get They had K—n you, Dlnsdale 1 You've be­ Halsey-Prowntville stage meets trains trayed us.” 18, 17, 14, 34 and 33 in order named. As the fellow spoke up went his gun and as It exploded two allots from the SUNDAY MAIL HOURS hushes roared o n t The horse went down, shot through the head. Around The delivery window of the spun Dlnsdale. his right arm helpless. Halsey postoffice is open Suudays He began firing wtth his left hand and from 10:40 to 10:50 a. m. aud 12:15 the man In the road swayed wildly, to 12:30 p. m. but doggedly continued working the Suoday mail goes out only ou trigger although his lead went wild of |the north-bound 10:48 train: the mark. As he collapsed a muffled j A ll mail going south on Sunday scream rteg out from the bushes, a is ruado up at 10:50. howl of rage rather than pstn, and On week days mail going south there was a crushing in the under­ brush as men hustlly rode sway. Rob­ is dispatched at 11:05 and 11:45 erts dashed up with half of the a. m. and 4:05 and 5:30 p. m. guards, shooting into the woods at random. Three men ran to the pros­ trate man and pulled off his mask. Dlnsdale forced himself to look. It was the man known as Easy, and a (By Special Correspondent) red welt showed through the clipped hair where Dlnsdale had struck him Mrs. J. C. Porter and Mrs. W. down In the c e ll o of the horse thieves’ A. Muller were in Albany Fri­ rendezvous. day. "Aud Joe said his name w as Roach. Harry and Ted Porter at­ Roach of Crook City," cried Dlnsdala with a hysterical laugh. He grabbed tended the football game at Cor­ a horse by the bridle and crawled Into vallis Friday. the saddle. Frank Gibson and wife were “Stop! Don’t 1st him go! He's hurtl” howled Roberts, and he made ! visitors at Martin Cummings a dasli to seize the bridle. But the Sunday afternoon. horse Jumped abend and tore down the Miss Jennie Nice wood spent __ road. TORRANCE GARAGE Valve Grinding Macnne $ X j Lake Creek Locals Wednesday night with her friend, Wilma Wahl. N. H. Cummings and family Figuring Contents attended the program at Pine of Silo Made Easy Grove Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Baum­ Simple Table Worked Out gartner were guests at N. H. at Iowa College Is Good. Cummings’ on Sunday. Walter Baumgartner and A simple table, worked out nt the Martin Cummings attended the lowu Agricultural college, Is endorsed O. B. Long sale in Alsea Friday. as practical and good by the animal Mrs. Elmer Munson spent the husbandry worlauns at the New York State college at Ithaca. They point w tik end with her parents, Mr. out that tables would hardly be needed and Mrs. Alva Smith of Albany. If silos contained nothing but air, or O. G. Coldiron is home after water, or rocks, or sand. But silage packs down, so that the higher the having spent several weeks silo, the greater the pressure on the visiting relatives in Oklahoma. bottom layers, which means more pounds to the sqnare foot at tlie bot­ Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ardry tom of the silo» Other factors, such visited Mrs. Ardry’s brother. as time of filling ami condition of corn, Luther Boock, and family, Sun­ also cause a variation in w eight The followlnr table shows the aver­ day. age weight at varlocs depths of a cubic Tlie heavy rains of the past foot of silage; the first figure Indicat­ week did much damage to the ing feet and the ascend pounds: lb-2b, corn and potatoes along the riv- 12-27%. 14-29, 16-80%, 18-82. 20-33%. 23-34%, 24-36, 20-37%, 28-38 1-3, er. 30-39%, 82-40%, 84^1%. 30-42%, Mr. and Mrs. William Burr 38-14. 40-45, 42-46, 44-47, 46-48. 50-50. of Pasadena, Cal., have been CO-54. visiting their cousin. J. S. Nice- If a 12 by 40-foot silo contained 36 wood and family. feet of silage after being allowed to settle and the exact number of tons Rev. Mr. Hughes, Conference left In the silo Is wattled, the area Evanglist, will be here Thurs­ would first be figured by multiplying half the diameter multiplied by Itself day evening, Nov. 6, and hold times 3.1416. So 6x6t3.1416 equals revival meetings for some time. 113.1 square feet. T he total amount of Mr. Hughes comes highly rec- silage was 113.1x118 or 4071.6 cubic commended and we are expect­ feet. The amount fed off was ing a great meeting. 113.1x16 or 19096 cubic feet. Among those attending the From the tabke, the average of 36 feet of silage la 42% pounds for each hallowe’en party at Busey cubic fo o t or a total of 4071,6x42% or schoolhouse Friday were Mr. 174,000 pounds. The amount fed off, and Mrs. Henry Brock and however, averaged only 30% pounds to a cubic fe e t—a s the table shows. Doris, Clarence Williams and In other w trds, 1800.6x30% equals family, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Owen Everybody had a 53.175 pounds.- fed ouL The difference and others. Is 118,825 potmds remaining, or ap­ good time in spite of the weath­ proximately 59 tor». er. (To be continued) -------------- ■ «■ Mrs. H. Freerksen, who has been T/isiting her son, P. H. Freerksen and family for a week, left for Shedd Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Starr and daughter Louise drove to Corvallis. Wednesday to visit Mr. Starr's mother, Mrs. Fanny Starr. — &. J. Smith and family spent Sunday at the home of N. T. Sneed and fami’y. FO R SA L E Seasoned Ash and Oak Wood H . A . R íxxikgir Inquire a i ranch. Alford Arrows E s t-rp rte s C » r r « s p o n d « » f» ) Mr. and Mrs. John Rolfe have moved to B. E. Cogswell's place. Miss Lillie Rickard gave a hallowe’en party for her pupils at her home Friday night. Mrs. J. H. Rickard is going to Eugene three times a week for medical treatment. Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rickard were afternoon callers at the J. H. Rickard home Sunday. A special school meeting W3> held at the school house Satur­ day afternoon and elected E. A. Starnes a director to take the place of J;: N. ’Burnett, who has moved away. ‘ -