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About Rural enterprise. (Halsey, Or.) 1924-1927 | View Entire Issue (June 9, 1926)
NTERPRI A g rc u ltu re H o r t e u 11 u r © L iv e s to c k A Weekly Chronicle of Local Events anti Progress in Linn CouTitv VOLUME 15 Harrisburg Bridge Dedicated S a tu rd a y was a big day for H arrisb u rg . The occasion being the dedication o f th e new bridge th a t spang the W illam ette river at th a t poiut, and forms a link in the great Pacific highw ay. W hile the bridge lias been com pleted and in use for some m onths, it was not form erly dedicated u n til S atu rd ay , when w ith befitting ceremonies it waB given over to th e use of the public. T he celebration was not unlike th a t of an old fashioned F ourth of Ju ly celebration T here were p a rades, speechm aking, footraces, baseball and other sports and d an c ing. A big basket d in n er at noon in a nearby grove was also one of the principal events.* T here were autom obile carcv an s from P ortland, A lbany, Corvallis, Eugene, Junction C ity and m any persons were present from all the neighboriug towns. HALSEY, OREGON WEDNESDAY JUNE 9. 19.'6 Seniors Give Good Program Hotel Under New Manager The closing event of the 1926 grad u atin g class of the local high school was enacted in the Methodist church last Thursday evening iu the presence of a full house. The program was a well balanced affair and enjoyed by all present. T hom as Palm er who made the second highest average in grades for the four year course delivered the address of welcome. Class history was by Velva H adey; pro- phecy, Agnes H a \e s, grum bler, Leroy S traley; “ je ste r,” R alph Mc Neil; poem by R uth Quim by fol lowed by a verse by Eunice Sylves ter about various members of the class; advice to juniors, Thomas Miller; class will, Helen W illiam s; and the valedictory by Roberta Vannice, who had made the h ig h est average for the four yeais. T he clo«ing num ber was a soDg by the class, entitled, “ We d o n ’t like to say goodbye,’’ w ith Miss Roberta V annice at the piano Graduates Feted NUMBER 6 Surprised on Birthday D a iry P o it 11 r y W ool Camo Meeting at Halsey After the class night program at Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Forster were The local M ethodist church has tiie M ethodist church T h u rs d a y , very delightfully surprised Weil- for the past two summers put on a cvcning the graduating class was litaday evening when members of ten t meeting in Halsey. Last year entertained at a 'w o course lunch-J the fam ily began to gather in ' it took on more than a local aspect eon at the home of Mr. and M rs. • help Mrs. Forster celebrate her in th a t tho churches a t Peoria aud Lyman P attou. Place cards d e - ' birthday. Tha presentation of Lake Creek co-operated while it corated w.th blue and gold candle- a new electric cleaner, a gift from was attended by people from Shedd sticks which carried out the class ' all the children was a feature of T angent, Brownsville and H a rrir. colors marked each place. A fter i. the evening. Refreshm ents were burg. the luncheon the evening was served. Those present were Mr During the year the Linn C ounty passed pleasantly in guessing and Mrs. Chas. Falk jr. and fam ily Holiness Association has been o r games and conversation. R esides. H . W. Stienke and fam ily, Mr, ganized aud it seemed to be in the the senior class, Mrs. Irm a Shot- and Mrs. Algie Sweet and Mr. and minds of the executive com m ittee well, Mrs. Inez Fret,land and Mr. Mrs. Fred Roberts and daughter to continue the work begun in H al all her tim e to the restau ran t busi and Mrs. Eldon Cross were guests. Lucile, all of Eugenp. The other sey this vear, only m aking it a ness on Second street. F orster of county affair. The present mem Mrs. Johnson is thoroughly reno Geo. Laubnor 40 Acre Tract Sold T ujunga, C alifornia and Mrs. bership of tiie association is one 1 Preston Newton of Portland were vating the entire building and a d hundred-eighty five. W hile it was 1 lie -lit acre tract of land adjoin- unable to be present. ding some new equipm ent and fur organized in Lilin county, there highway at the north edge' nishings. Another bath room is iug IT the . 1 ____ .1 > a are probably forty from Benton of Halsey and owned by Geo Cornett Farm Near Shedd is Sold am ong im provem ents scheduled. county who are members and sever Laubner has been purchased bv al from Lane county. The asso Frank K inney, prom inent realtor T he J. B. C ornett farm of 54 ciation is not a church, b u t it has Stage Driver Gets a Jolt of Eugene. acres located a short distance east as its aim the helping of all Mr. K inney, no doubt will be of Shedd, was purchased the first churches. As the Y. M. C. A. is State traffic officer Bloom after able to tu rn this place in a short of the week by T. E. Bevens of organized from members of all following one of the big stages for M arried in Portland time at a nice profit. Salem who expects to occupy the churches for a specific work, so the several miles on the highway last The Laubners expect to locate in Miss G ertrude P orter, d aughter place as a homo as soon as im Holiness association is organized Charles S traley and fa m ily , Le- T hursday decided th a t the speed Halsey. of ex-senator and M rs. F. H. P o rt Roy Straley and K arl Bramwell was a little too fast and after provements in the buildings are from all churches for the purpose er, a form er Haisey resid en t and a and family and m other, Mrs. Al stopping it near H alsey, asked the made of quickening and deeping sp irit native of Linn county, was united bert Miller were among the people driver to go talk the proposition Will Attend Summer Camp Mr. C ornett was foruieriy a ual life. in m arriage at the home of her who went to Eugene Sunday to over with Justice of the Peace, prom inent Shorthorn breeder of By such an organization, strong p aren ts in P ortlan d la st week to E. hear the sacred concert by tb s new Bert C lark. A lter hearing both Ralph McNeil and F. Buford th a t district but is now u n k in g his workers can be secured and more L. M cKalson of P o rtla n d . chimes in the C hiietian church a t sides Mr. Clark was also covinced Morris will leave Monday for F o rt home at K lam ath Falls. people from the outside «will be Stevens, at the m outh of tne and assessed a fine accordingly. th a t city. brought together. M rs. Bramwell Entertains Club Columbia riv r, where they w i l l ! Brownsville Chooses Picnic Queen The old records of the church re spend two weeks with Rat. A. 249, | veal, while it is still vivid in the Mrs. K arl Bramwel! en tertain ed Miss E m m a Howe, freshm an of minds of the old tim ers here the Coast A rtillery of the Oregon N at several members of th e Purity Past ional G uard. Mr. Morris has a Brownsville high school, was elect cam p m eetings th at were held at Noble G ra n d ’s club at her home commission as Second L ieutenant ed queen for the pioneer picnic, to E van’s ferry, near Lake creek, Fred Skirvin and fam ily of Mar- she is superintendent, to a picnic last T hursday afternoon. Follow and will have charge of the range be held Ju n e 16, 17 and 18, in a R obert's bridge, B r o w n v i l l e , quam were guests a t the home of a t S m ith ’s grove near I’eoria Tues ing the business session and a soc section during the encam pm ent. popularity contest held by the Keeney farm , Peoria and M ary's Mr. S k irv m ’s brother, T. J.S kirvin day. T w enty-four youngsters were ial hour refreshm ents were served J . W. Rector who is a registered American I-egion A uxiliary. The river. and wife Sunday. present and the day passed in by the hostess, assisted by her pharm acist, and Mrs. Morris will a tte n d a n ts to the queen will be Ju n e 17-27 there will be a revi J . W. E vans of Lake Creek re playing games and swim m ing. At have charge of the drug store d u r M uses Lois H enderson, Virginiu m other-in-law , M rs. Mae Miller. val of the old tim e cam p m eeting, noon lunch was served. Mesdames Shelton, Clarissa T indle and Alice when the people will meet nt the Members present were Mrs. turned home from the Corvallis Bramwell, Coleman and Johnson ' ing M oriss’ absence. Cochran, G overnor Pierce fias Gourley grove, iust east of Halsey. Nellie F ru m , Mrs. Belle G orm ley, hospital Monday. Mr. E vans is acted as chnperones. been invited to crown the queen Mrs. Addie Moody, Mrs. Mae M il suffering from stomach ulcers. Graduates From Normal 'This m eeting is not of oue church Rev. J. C. O rr and wife of Inde and there is not the least doubt but hut the m em bers of the association ler, Mrs. Louise T aylor, Mrs. E s Mrs. F. O. Salm on and children V ere Byron Higbee, of Halsey is w hat he w ill he there. T bs gov th er Bond, Mrs. S arah F. W ells, returned horn« Monday from E u pendence spent M onday afternoon are members of following churches: w ith H. L. Almon at the E n te r among tjje students of the Oregon ernor has m ade a splendid record Mrs. M ary Gray, andalso the h o n gene where the children had been Evangelical, Free M e th o d ists, prise office. Mr. Orr is a cousin of Normal school a t Monmouth who in this line of work during the past or guset, Mrs. F . Buford Morris. M ethodist«, Presbyterian, South attending school. Mr. Almon. graduate a t tho end of the spring three years. The next meeting of th e club is M ethodist, U nited Presbyterian, Mr. and M rs. C harles F alk, Mr. term , June 15. The standard scheduled for June 25 at the home Ercell C. Sneed, recent graduate Salvation A rm y and C hristian A l and Mrs. H erm an Steinke and of Mrs. Em erson True. in chemical engineering a t O. A. course at the norm al covers tho M ay Rains Kill Young Pheasants liance. th eir families and Mr. ami Mrs. G. C ., has accepted a position in the work of two years and entitles the Halsey is highly favored in be J. Rike spent Sunday afternoon F ifty per cent of the Chinese chem ical laboratories of the A m eri graduate to a state certificate lead Public School Note* ing selected as tho seat of the picnicing up the Calappoia. can Trona Corporation at Trona, ing to a life certificate after 30 (pheasants hatched in the Willitm- county cam p m eeting and it is hop (Enterprise Correspondence) Miss W illim ina Corcoran who C alifornia and is leaving soon for months of successful teaching in "tte valley during M ay were killed ed to give the Association and vis Oregon. The elem entary couisc, Î by cold rains, according to a re Tuesday and W ednesday the last has been a p atien t a t the state (hat place. itors such a welcome th b t the g a th which covers three terms of resi port made S atu rd ay by the state school tests were given. Bessie tuberculosis hospital at Salem for ering will he continued here from Nellie, A rdith and B a rn e tt Sneed dence work, entitles the holder to Reynolds and G ilbert H ayes who some tim e will be brought home game commission. C onsequently, year to year. of Marshfield arrived S aturday and an elem entary certificate which, were unable to tak e tlie state tests goon. Mr. Corcoran has an open the commission reports, sportsm en will spend some tim e a t the bom.' with renewal is gooit for two years. on account of illness will be given air house completed for her. wifi have a poor season this fall. Patronize Home Industry! of theirgr& ndparents, Mr. and Mrs. them on T hursday and F riday, Miss Isabell G u llifo rJ, a d au g h N. T . Sneed. H arry Bressler was a business Picnics were the order of th e day ter of Mr. and Mrs. C. E . G ulli- F riday . High school students ford, who was born and raised iu Rev. John B. Coan, S u perintend-I visitor in A lbany. Tuesday. choosing T riangle lake as th eir des Halsey was Married June 5 to L. ent of the W esley liosjital will oc cupy the pulpit both m orning and Pine Grove Church tin a tio n , where they sp en t th e day W . H oughteling in P ortland. evening a t the M ethodist church boating, swimming or hiking. A Sunday school 10 a. rn. Mrs. J . T. McNeil moved in to next Sunday. The subject for the very extensive and bonntiful lu n ch Preaching, 11 a. m. Rev. Gil eon was spread a t noon with sev the Cummings house near the M m orning sermon w ill be, “ C hrist’s M inistry of H ealin g ,’’ and a gospel lispie. eral gallons of ice cream to finish E. parsonage this week. message will be given in the even- Prayer m eeting Thursday 8 p. in, off w ith. And though each mem- Mrs. W alter Stafford cf Eugene iug. m em ber o, the party trie d to do and Mrs. John H aines of O akland, Church of Christ am ple justice to all th e tem p tin g C alifornia were dinner guests at Mrs, W ilte r M cClelland and dishes set before them , so much the Stafford home Friday. M rs. F ran k G ray are leaving for had been prepared th a t supper was P ortland for a visit with relatives Mr. and Mrs. Frauk McCaslin T hursday, Mrs. McClelland will served before the crowd returned and Miss Marie Sneed all of P o rt join her husband at P o rtland and home. land motored down to H alsey S a t Unquestionably sm art styles at decidedly less The fourth, fifth, sixth and urday afternoon and spent Sunday they will continue on to Cam p M eeker, C alifornia where they wi¡ I than city prices. Come in and see the genuine seventh grades spent th e day at th e at the home of the ladies’ parents, reside. M cKercher mill and picnic grounds price reductions, dependable qualities and truly Mr. and Mrs. N- T. Sneed. Ercell adjoining. Many of the parent« Lyman M arsters who has been Sneed of O. A. C- «Iso spent S un Favored styles of the season. One Day Sale Only were present and a very pleasant d ay a t home and Mr»- Sneed re principal of tbe school at M ineral, day was passed by all. turned w ith him to witness his W ashington tbe p ast w inter came borne Monday. H e expects to go Sunday School 10. The prim ary room with their g raduation to Stanford university in a couple 1 Preaching 11. teacher, Mrs. Cross, sp en t th e day Mr. and Mrs. F. Buford M orris of weeks for a six weeks course of i C hristian E ndeavor 7. at the swinging bridge between are m oving from the E sther Rike study. P reaching 8. Sports Coats #16.75 for >19.50 to >22.50 styles Brownsville and Crawfordsville. bouse on F rst street to the Mrs. Clifford L. Carey, Pastor. M any parents were also present Charles Poole and W illiam Cur- Sm art Dresses #10.75 for >14.75 to >16.75 styles Addie j-eeper house today. with the youngsters. Many good Leeper has stored her household lii of Lebauou drove over Sl“ u rd ’ ' 100 spring and sum m er dresses. $16.75 to >19.75 th in es to eat wera in evidence and goods in the second story of the | and w‘ re lbe Bueets o f Mr. and M . E. Church R obert Parker pasior. 125 fashionably new trimmed hats 3.95 to 6.95 so far, no casualties have been re building and will make her home Mrs. Bert C lark. M rs. Clem who Sunday school, 10. ported f r om over-eating. wRh hef d ao g b l, r j IoJ. j By. has been stayiog with Mrs. Clark 150 most popular women’s coats 18.75 and 29.75 Preaching, 11. Miss A m anda M itzner, who ha« er e v ’n A lbany. Mrs. Rike will returned home with them . Junior League, 2:30, rn ,ro from been atten d in g the N orth Pecifl; retu r"IQrn m Corvallis soon eoon to oc- M rs. Bert Louden returned to E pw orth league, 7. her borne a t P ortland F riday after Evangelical institute at Portland, copy her home. Preaching, 8. came borne Friday. Her vacation Mrs. Nora Coleman treated tbe a visit with relatives here. Praver-rneetinz. T hnrsday, 8, will last until October, Jun io r E ndeavor Society, of which (Continued on page Bible S tu ly Tuesday, 2. On Tuesday of th is w< ek Mrs E valyn Johnson form eily of Sail Diege, C alifornia, to ik charge of the Halsey hot»l and will operate it for the next year under lease. The hotel is an old established one and well known to the travel ing public, having been owned and managed by Mr. and Mrs. G rant Reynolds for th e past several years. Mr. Reynolds who has had active charge for the p»st few m onths will retire to private life, and Mrs R ;ynolds will continue to devote - Local and Personal Mention - ONE DAY SALE— FEATURING Coats, I )resses and Hats Direct From Wholesalers Monday, June 14th M. V. KOONTZ CO. 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