NTERPRI
A g ro u ltu re
11 o r t c u l t u r e
L i v e s to c k
Halsey Happenings
and County Events
Doings of Our Populace
Chronicled in Brief
- Paragraphs
Kirk Kinks
George Maxwell went to
Friday.
Drain
B. M. Miller and family are now
riding in a Chevrolet sedan car.
One Death Per 1000 Autos
in a Year Is Record of U. S.
( E n terp rise O r r e e p c n d e o e e )
Henry Seefelii was an Albany call
er Saturday.
M. B. Harding was
Halsey Thursday.
Miss Beulah Miller was a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Veatch Sunday.
a
caller at
Happenings in
Public Schools
Mary Smith came back to school
Wednesday after a ten-day absence
with a severe spell of flu.
The high school gave a basket
social and short program Friday ev­
ening at the city hail. Twenty-three
baskets were sold and r»e Tie pro­
ceeds amounted to $46. Mesdames
Shotwell, Coldiron and Coleman pre­
sided over a lunch counter also and
$7.00 was taken in additionally her«,
naking in all $62. Prof. Patton
made an efficient auctioneer in Bell­
ing baskets. The first number on
the musical program waa an instru­
mental duet by Miaaes Roberta and
Edna Vannice. A vocal solo by
Harry Mason followed, and an in­
strumental number by Mr. and Mrs.
Jess Cross, Miss Julia Hulse and
Harry Mason.
The girls outdid themselvee in bas­
ket making and there were many
beautiful and unique specimens.
Cart Sparling was absent Thura-
iay and Thomas Palmer Wednesday
rom among high school students.
This week start* the second se­
mester of school. Exams were the
irder of the day last week.
Currin Miller was absent from
chool Wednesday long enough to go
to Brownsville and have an offend-
ng tooth extracted.
All basketball playing has been
liacontinued until smallpox, scarlet
ever, etc., have suaided. Thia ia by
>rder of the school board.
Mias Agnes Haye«, who has been
Xscnt from school about four weeks,
s said to bo improving.
In a 6th .grade teat In Oregon the­
ory last week Rotta Armstrong re-
•eived a grails of .93 which waa the
ligheat in the county.
C. H. Falk is building a play shed
W. Hi Clark of Eugene has bought
Mrs. Arthur Foote has been teach­
tor Brandon school.
the Brownsvillo hoteL
ing the Junior league during the ill­
The H. J. Falks were Sunday vis
ness of Mrs. Parker.
John EaRue and W. P. Wahl visit
itors at F. W. Falk’s.
Mrs. Mary Taylor of Portland
ed Eugene early last week.
Ellen Vannice was home from Sal­
spent
the week end here with her
L. L. Graham of Eugene was look
em over the week end.
father, J. C. Standish.
ing after Southern Pacific interests
Clifford Carey of Eugene called at
here Friday.
The degree team of the Rebekahs
Cecil Bilyeu’s Saturday.
met Monday evening for practice
Harold Stevenson, the Brownsville
Louise Seefeld spent Wednesday
work. Elbert Isom is captain.
druggist, has bought the Barger
evening with Nellie Falk.
A
meeting
was
held
Monday
after­
hruse on north Main street. ' ’
The G. J. Rikes were Saturday af
noon by the M. E. church board and
The $350 moonshining fine of Mrs
temoon callers at Halsey.
new Sunday school officers elected
Greathouse of Crawfordsville has
for the year.
C. L. Falk jr, and family visited
been paid and she is out of jail.
The illness of Btiddy Holt has ter­ Q N E out of a thousand la the relationship between tbe annual automobile at A. I. Falk's Sunday afternoon.
Flu became so prevalent at Browns­
minated with a rising in his head
fatalities ainl the number of motor vehicles In this country, according
Herman Stienke and w ife^ sp en t
ville that the picture show took a
and both ears breaking and running, to the Stewart-Warner Safety Council for the prevention of automot e
vacation of two weeks.
Monday
afternoon at G. J. Rike’s.
accidents,
which
lias
undertaken
a
strenuous
campaign
of
automobile
sufety
but he is getting relief.
and accident prevention.
Mrs. R. E Bierly and son Ken­
J. K. Fronk, check kiter from Los
Gilbert Carey, who is attending
And for every fatality there are at least 28 accidents serious enongh to neth visited at H. J. Falk’s Thursday
Angeles, has been arrested in Chica­
W. U., spent the week end with rela­ get on record. Ib is does not take into consideration minor sprains and bruises
go and confesses to $100,000 worth
Clarence Gillette and family were
tives here, and made a good talk at or people suffering from nervous shock as the result of being In an automobile
of the frauds charged.
accident.
at Cottage Grove over the week end
the M. E. church Su 'ay evening.
To appreciate what a vast army of killed and Injured Is annually con-
An Ash Swale citizen has connect
Mr. and Mrs. A-. L. Falk were a*
'Miss Ellen Vannice was home
scripted by the reckless motorist and careless pedestrian, a comparison may
ed with the electric light line from
from school work at W. U. for the be made with American casualties In the great war. Over a third as many Dean Bilyeu’s at Pine Grove Tues
Shedd and the Times predicts that
people are killed annually by the automobile as there were American aoldlers day.
week end. After this semester is
the habit will grow in his neighbor
finished Miss Vannice expects to go killed on the field of battle during the entire war, while the number Injured
Cecil Bilyau, Wilson Gillette and
hood.
to Monmouth to continue her studies. each year Is nearly three times as great as the number of our boys who were J P. Templeton went to Brownsvilli
wounded throughout the war.
J. E. Connor, from near Seattle,
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roberts of
has bought the S. G. Hogue farm
Dr inken drivers are to blame for more th a n h a lf these a ici-
Eugene
made
a
Sunday
visit
to
Mrs
J. H. Vannice and family weri
south of Halsey, lately occupied by
de is. D o you w ant to double and treble the aw ful to ll by m «k-
Sunday dinner guests at Sidney
Clarence Peterson. The family con­ Roberts' parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. ng I be Volstead act less s tric t?
The Herman Steinke
Smith’s.
sists of Mr. and Mrs. Connor and J. Forster.
family were also present at dinner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Templeton at
two sons.
Ernestine Coleman was a dinner
tended the funeral of William Tern
Barrett Bros.’ tractor school has guest of Dorothy Corcoran Sunday,
pleton at Albany Tuesday.
(Enterprise Correspondent)
become a regular annual event t being Dorothy’s twelfth birthday.
(By an Enterprise Reporter)
Theodore Falk and family of Sal
The ferryboat was brought back
More than 200 farmers last Frida)
Mrs Hattie Mitchell, returned mis
Miss Lillie Rickard spent the week
Wsh Bend from peoria the nrst em and Paul Bierly and family wer<
beard talks by experts on tractors sionary from Africa and co-worker
end at her home.
Sunday visitors at R. E. Bierly’s.
of tho week by two motor boats.
and farm machines, saw the moving
Glenn
Davis,
son
of
Sheriff
Davit
I*eo Ingram and family spent Sat­
picture show and filled up on the
James Kenneth Kirk m-.Aored to
Misses Mary and Maria Evans,
free inffeh.
of D ella, Col., who was mur­ urday evening at J, II. Rickard’s.
Albany Friday afternoon to see hi
who
have
been
sick
with
flu,
are
im­
*
dered in October, 1924, by a criminal
There are 64 hoys and 49 girla
Mr. and Mrs. John Rolfe have mov­ proving now. Mrs. Belmont of Har­ new cousin, Iva Maxine McLoughin.
The Brownsville Times says that
whom he had arrested on a warrant ed into tho E. A. Starnes house.
>f
school age (a the Halsey school
risburg is staying with them.
Mrs. M. A. Hassett is a great-great­
Mr. Gillette, who stayo with hit
arrived in Halsey Saturday night anil
liatnct, besides residents of other
grandmother and that the descent
son
Clarence,
spent
last
week
at
In
Lee
Ingram
and
family
were
Sun­
is stopping with his aunt, Mrs. Wil­
Mr3. Lenna Bass entertained the
iiatricts who corn« here to school.
has been all along the line in eldest
day evening callers at A. E. Whit- L. C. and B. club at her home on the gram Island, helping conduct revive
liam Wheeler.
Laat year there were 8899 boys
daughters who were bom 20 years
services.
beck’s.
> nd 87l7 girla of sehnol age In the
Harrisburg road Thursday afternoon.
apart, in 1846, 1866, 1886, 1006 and
Sunday school superintendent Wil­
On account of illness at the home onniy. Now the numbers are
Mrs. Joe Cersovski and daughter Fifteen ladies were present and en­
192$.
iam Robertson at the Christian
Anna Theresa returned home from joyed the hospitality »of the hostess. of Mr. Parker, Misses Robert* anc 1864 and 3703 reepectiv**ly.
Lurch challenged the school to a
Lunch was served, valentine« living Edna Vannice went to school from
Portland Saturday.
Harvey Savage of Brownsville,
Bible verse contest Sunday. He said
used as favors. The exchanging of home last week.
who left his wife five years ago be­
Rev.
Mr.
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he would quote a verse for every one
cause of the interference of William
held
a
meeting
at
the
Mennonite
» P’ rt
The W. R. Kirks were In Alban)
given by the Sunday school and he
1 noon’s entertainment.
Darllhg and afterwards allowed her
several days last week on account
church Tuesday night.
did i t
(By Special Correspondent)
to get a divorce and support money
C. R. Evans motored to Oregon of the death of Mrs. Kirk's brothei
for the children, now sues for cus­
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Curtis and
The Linn County Holiness asso­
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hover were
City Saturday to attend the annual and other illness in that home.
tody of the latter, alleging that ciation will hold its all-day monthly children visited at Jack Curtis’, near
Harrisburg callers Friday afternoon.
meeting of the Oregon Holstein
Mrs, J. P. Templeton spent Fri
their mother is not a fit person to meeting at Sweet Home next Fri­ Peoria, Friday afternoon.
Bert Haynes and Bert Minckley
Breeders’ oanociatfon.! Frem thero day evening at Cecil Bilyeu’s while
havo charge of them.
day, at the Evangelical church.
he went to Portland for a short visit Mr. Templeton attended a telephone were Salem visitors Monday.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
John
Yoder
and
chil­
The number of subscribers of the There will be morning, afternoon and dren and Mr. and Mrs. Kropf were with his brother Ed and family. meeting held at Brandon schoolhouse
A. F. Albertson and W. G. McNeil
Enterprise has increased more since evening services and a basket din­ Sunday visitors at Frank Kropf’s.
Charley Wright assisted his brother
and their families attcaded the all-
ner
at
noon.
Everyone
invited
to
Gilbert
Carey
of
Salem
came
down
Jan. 1, 1926, than ever before in a
on the farm in Mr. Evans’ absence.
to Cecil Bilyeu’s Thnraday and, ac­ lay meeting at Ingram Island Sun-
like space of time in the four and bring lunch.
Mr. and Mrs. Landis Philpott and
companied by his brothers Everett« lay.
baby son of Harrisburg were Sunday
a half years it has been under the
(Continued on page 8)
S iortly before the primaries at and Marion, motored to Eugene the
Fred Heinrich jr. and Earl Albert-
afternoon callers at Chester Curtis'.
October a columnist ¡of the Erie same day.
«on, who are attending O. A, C.,
Four out of five of the sixth grade (P a.) Times announced in his
While on his way to his farm in ¿pent the week end at their home«
students who took the recent Oregon daily column that he was goiug to
this
district, Saturday, Arthur Foote her 4.
history examination in the Alford run for sheri V because ha '* need­
ed the money.” Ha meant the called at L. R. Falk’s to look at the
There will be a community meet­
school Were successful.
statement as a joke, but bis friends barn recently built. Mr. Foote ex­ ing at the schoolhouse Friday even­
Rev. Mr. Pierce and wife, from took it otherwise and would nos pects to build a barn on his farm ing, Feb. 6. N. O. Jamieson of O. A.
Corvallis, and their »on, George not let him withdraw and be was soon.
C. is expected to speak on "Dairy­
Pierce, and wife from Alpine, were elected.
ing."
Mrs. Paulina Seefeld, who lives
Sunday visitors at J. H. Rickard’s.
west of town, spent Saturday and
A telephone meeting waa held at
Seymour Curtis spent Tuesday of W IL L P R E S S TAX M EASURE Sunday at her home, east of town, ‘he schoolhouse Tuesday evening. P.
helping care for her daughter Es A. Pehrsson waa sleeted president
last week with his brother Chester,
before returning to his home in Can­ 8enator Smoot Predicts Final Vote by ther, who is ill with the flu. Esther Floyd Nichols secretary, George
Saturday Night.
is slowly recovering.
ada the next day. Mrs. Curtis and
’’ handler director, and Frank Gibson
Washington,
D. C.— The tax reduc­
her mother, Mrs. Miller, and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Harding of director to fill the place vacated by
tion
fight
In
the
senate,
centering
on
Eva Miller, spent the day with Mrs.
L. Knighten.
motored down to M. B
proposed repeal of the inheritance tax Eugene
August Sperling.
and discontinuance of the publicity of Harding's Friday, returning the name
income tax payments will reach a evenirjg, taking Mrs. M. B. Hard­
A Gera of Art
show dow n th is week.
ing and children, Alice, Margaret
B R IE F G EN ER A L N E W S
Expressing confidence that the sen­ and Frank, with them to remain at
The most perfect reproduction
Barbara ba Marr, wolrdfamou« ate would approve the compromise be­ that place for several days.
we have seen of an oil painting,
screen vampire, died at her bungalow- tween republican and democratic regu­
Iona on a printing press, has been
la Altadena, near Pasadena. Cal
executed
by the Shelton-Turnbull-
lars, as embodied In the finance com­
I have discovered no desire
J K. Fronk, sought throughout tho m ittee’s report on the bill and Includ­
Fuller company of Eugene. I t ia
among
farmers
for
political
GROCERIES
country on a charge of embezzlement, ing repeal of tbeae two provisions,
" T h e Top of the W o rld ”
aid, although many politicians celled
GROCERIES
of $400,000 from Los Angeles banks, Chairman Smoot of the committee pre­
and ia a view taken from tbe
are
trying
to
stir
up
such
a
was arrested In Chicago.
dicted a final vote would be reached
summit of the Caaeada mountains
desire. — Samuel Crowther in in Oregon, looking towerda the
The prince of Wales suffered a frac­ by Saturday night.
tured collar bone when he was thrown
If action la not obtained by Saturday Dearborn Independent.
Three Riatere. C. J. Fallon of
DRY GOODS
from his horse while hunting with the night. Senator Smoot said he would
ingene painted it.
hounds.
DRY GOODS
preaa next week to speed up the work.
We obtained half a dozen copies
A bid of $.3,000,000 for the Admiral- Under thia program, leaders expect to
I ha annual mealing of tbs stock- end will give one, ea long ee they
Oriental line, running out of Seattle* assure final enactment of the bill by holders of the Linn County Fair [eat, to each new subecriber paying
to the Far East, was received by the* March 16. when first Income tax In­ eeaociatioa will be held in the *1 in advance for tbe Eaterpriae
shipping board from R. Stanley Dol­ stallm ent! are due
C irc u it court room at Albany Sat­ one year at this oftiee or the Ringo
lar.
urday, Fab. 13, 1926, at 1 o'clock drugstore.
By direction of President Coolidge, M . E. Church
m.
J. E. Connor has been awarded
the resignation of Colonel W illiam
Thia meeting ia for the purpose the Aral one end it'ewaita him at
Robert
Parker
pastor,
Mitchell from the army waa accepted,
of electing directors lor the ensu- the Hoterpriae office.
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Sunday school, 10.
effective Monday. The court martial
i g year and transacting a eh other
Preaching,
11.
Mrs. Harry Davis ia recovering
sentence, which carried a five-year sus­
bnainaea aa may properly tome
Junior league, 3.
pension with reduced compensation
from a severe scalding which result­
before »ha meeting.
Epworth league, 8:30,
for the air officer critic, thus ex­
All stockholders of lha associa­ ed from her foot slipping when she
Preaching, 7:80.
pired In Just one week from the time
tion
are earnestly urged to ba had a kettle of hot water in her
Praver-mcetina, Thotnday, 7:30.
It was approved and made effective by
present,
J. J. Barrett, President. hand.
Bible
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Tuesday,
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the president.
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I P e rs o n is Killed a n d 2 6
injured annually for every 1000 Auto­
m obiles in this C o u n tr y
Alford Arrows
Lake Creek Locals
Pine Grove Points
MEN’S CLOTHING
to order:
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F U R N IS H IN G S
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; DRY GOODS
DRY GOODS
GROCERIES
GROCERIES*
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